Weekend Recap

This weekend was definitely a busy one! We had a lot going on and I must admit that I can't wait until things "settle down" a little bit.

On Friday it decided to snow! It was one of those unexpected snows which meant the roads were pretty bad and some of the kids couldn't go home right away. I was lucky enough to have a co-worker drive me home in her 4-wheel drive vehicle. Phil met me at my apartment and since the family dinner was cancelled, we were invited to play Texas Hold 'Em with some friends!

Saturday was a lot of fun. Some of the people from my church and I went to the Baltimore School of Massage and got massages. When we showed up, we found out they had a 2 for 1 special so it only cost $12.50 for a 50 minute massage! Once we left, we headed over to Red Robin for lunch where Phil met us. It was a lot of fun and Phil and I shared a Red Royal Burger...it was so good. After lunch, we met with Phil's parents and went to the Christmas tree farm. After walking around for a long time in the cold, we finally found our tree....I'll post some pics of it soon. We were able to get the tree set up and order this kitchen cart for extra prep space before we headed out to babysit for a friend.

Sunday morning was super interesting. I woke up to find out that the electricity was off. I was concerned since that meant no home phone or internet, but luckily, it was fixed within the hour. Phil and I managed to run to Homegoods and Walmart before meeting his dad to go through the apartment and do the checklist to turn into the leasing office. I was able to build the shelf-thing to go over the toilet and Phil hooked up the Wii, home theater system, and vcr so that I would have things to do this week!

My camera came in and I did take some pictures of the tree. I just need to download them onto the laptop and they should be posted soon!

Did anyone else do anything interesting this weekend?

Fun Friday

This weekend I have a lot of things planned, as usual. I thought I was going to have a free afternoon today, but I was called last night and asked to sub for Kindergarten. Since I work part-time, I try to take all of the subbing I can get. After work, Phil is going to meet me at my new apartment and pick me up on his way home to meet with his family for "Friday night dinner."

Saturday is starting off with a much-needed massage! I seriously can not wait. My back has been screaming with pain and has been cramping on a regular basis. It will be nice for my back to feel better again. After the massage, I am meeting up with Phil and his parents to go to the Christmas tree farm and get a Christmas tree! I am hoping that he and I will decorate the tree and the apartment. Saturday evening, we are babysitting one of our friend's little boys and I am sooo excited. He is super cute and a lot of fun. Hopefully, my new camera will come and I will be able to take some pictures of the tree and the apartment.

Sunday was supposed to be a relaxing day, but is now a "clean the old apartment" day. Fun times. I am hoping to get it done in this one trip since we've already done some cleaning this week and it sucks.

Somewhere, in all of this busy-ness, we need to get more boxes unpacked, take a trip to the grocery store, and figure out some stuff in the apartment.

We're busy now, but it will be worth it when it is finally done.

What are you up to this weekend?

Thankful Thursdays

Today I am most thankful for...

• Moving. Everything is over at the new apartment and it feels so cozy.
• Family and friends that help move.
• Having our first "dinner date" with friends tonight at the new place.
• Working part-time. It's so nice to be able to have the extra time to figure things out, although I'm usually booked anyways.
• Phil. He is more than I could have ever wanted and exactly what I needed.
• Christmas. I love everything to do with the season...not to mention the fact that with out Christ, Christmas would be obsolete.
• Yummy food. Enough said.

What are you most thankful for this week?

So What Wednesdays

So What If...

• I have a million more boxes to unpack. I have a lot of stuff and putting it away can be a lot.
• I haven't been to the gym consistently in months. Life has been hectic and I've been enjoying it.
• I don't want to have kids right away when we are married. We want time to enjoy ourselves being married and save more money before we have a child.
• I like real Christmas trees. They're better than fake ones!
• I skip the morning devotionals every now and then. I've been exhausted and that extra half-hour of sleep really helps.
• I change my lesson plans regularly. I really try to make the right decisions for what my classes need and sometimes that is a day off from learning and sometimes that's going over the same lessons to make sure they get it.
• I haven't slept at my new apartment yet. We're still getting the basics unpacked and I refuse to stay there if I can't even shower.

What are you saying "So What" to this week?

Weekend Recap

Moving day was Saturday. We had a 15-foot moving truck, a pick-up truck, SUV, CRV, and a van to help move and we still have to go back today to get the rest of the boxes. Clearly, I have way too much stuff for one person.

The move went well and the furniture is where it needs to be. My job was to stay out of the way, pick up lunch, and point and tell people where things go. It was awesome!

The apartment looks great with all of the furniture in it and I can't wait to actually sleep there. I am in the process of trying to get internet and phone hooked up there after our horrific experience with Comcast on Saturday.

This afternoon, Phil's mom and I are going to get the rest of my stuff from the old apartment and move it in to the new one and continue the unpacking process. She is such a huge help because she has so much energy and is quick to unpack.

Last night was the Christmas tea at church. I have been pretty busy for a while now with selling tickets and the ticket sales starting in October and ending last night at the tea. I also hosted a table and my friend, Nikole, graciously stepped in to be the co-host kind of last minute. The tea was lovely, as usual, and it ended with Phil and I being Mary and Joseph for the reading of Christ's birth. It was great to be able to have so many women there having a great time and supporting Compassion and our church with the child-survival project we support.

I will post pictures soon...I have a new camera in the mail and plan on using it!

We Have a Full Day Ahead of Us

Moving day is tomorrow and I couldn't be more excited! There's still a few small things to pack, but all of the big things are packed away in boxes, labeled, and have a post-it on it with a color to show what room it belongs in. Yes, I am one of those people when it comes to moving.

I am also loving my job right now. It gives me so much flexibility and allows me to change things last minute. That's the great thing about being a teacher!

We still have a lot to do today that is not packing related, but that's ok. I welcome other things at this point. Some of the things we have to do today are:

1. Go to the Circuit Court to get our marriage license (yay!)
2. Go check out and decide on the tuxes the men are wearing.
3. *Hopefully, pick up the key for the new apartment!!!
4. Get Phil's desk and computer ready to move. It would be a lot easier to do now with the truck we're getting rather than waiting until February.
5. Finish packing my apartment.
6. Go to the bank to get the certified check for the first month's rent.
7. Pay rent at my other apartment.

I'm sure there's tons more, but that's all I can think of right now.

ps...I'm also ecstatic that our wreaths came in and the bridesmaid's gifts came in today as well!!!

Wedding Wednesdays

Figuring out the bridesmaids' gifts were easy. I knew exactly what I wanted to give them and it was just a matter of finding out where to get them from and buy them. Unfortunately, this was not the case with the groomsmens' gifts.

With Phil being the groom, I really wanted him to think of something to give the guys. I should have known better! Phil is such a great man, but when it comes to deciding on gifts for people, he tends to have no idea what he wants to get them and waits until the last.possible.minute.

I had been asking him for months what he would like to do for the guys, but he had no idea. None of the "traditional" gifts seemed to match any of the men. We even thought of doing individual gifts, but that was even harder to think of. We really wanted the gifts to be useful and not too cliche so, we sat there and thought about it again and again and finally came up with this...

A monogrammed leather wallet.

We figured that a wallet is something that every man uses. The website we ordered them from even had great reviews for these! The best part is that Phil really liked the idea and seemed happy and relieved to have finally found the gifts to give the guys.

What did you give your groomsmen?