This will be my last week that's somewhat "low key" before everything gets super crazy with coaching classes, conferences, and getting ready for Florida. Next week I'm at the school/class every night - the earliest I'll get home next week is 7p.m. (and that's only on Monday!) I'll be in Des Moines taking classes until 10p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, and THANKFULLY I have Friday off work/class. Then back to work/class again the following Monday-Wednesday and then I should be done. At that point in time it's only two weeks until we head to Florida and I've started to get prepared. I ordered a new swimsuit that I really like, even though I have so many swimsuits from the years of boating. BUT, I found this dress on Pinterest and was ABSOLUTELY in love. I mean...I HAD to have it. And from the picture, you can see why:
It's beautiful. But it's from a designer over in Europe, so I couldn't find it anywhere. And everywhere that did have it didn't have it in my size. And the sizes are so weird between here and there so I wasn't even sure what size to get. At the last minute, my friend Nicole found it on an Irish website, and they actually had it in my size - I COULDN'T believe it! I was also a little leery though...I mean, there are tons of sites out there with the same dress and don't have my right size. But...I was willing to give it a try. So I ordered it from Ireland (ahh!) and it arrived safely here on Monday! I hurried to put it on and it fit perfectly! I'm so excited and happy I found the perfect dress for Florida.
On Tuesday it was Valentine's Day - six years of bliss celebrated! Haha. We actually didn't do anything - no presents/roses/chocolates, etc. I was just a little bit bummed because I love getting flowers and things, but we just refinanced the house and Josh had to pay the closing costs out of pocket so he was a little bummed about spending so much money. Plus, we're blessed with awesome parents and grandparents who get us bags of goodies and cards. So it was a love-filled day anyway. :)
This will be my *hopefully* last busy weekend before we take off on vacation. My girlfriends and I are going to see Jason Aldean in Cedar Falls Saturday night. We saw him at the State Fair and had so much fun! So I think it should be a good time.
And thank you for all of your prayers. My grandma went home the other day, played in her card club, and won! So she's doing a lot better - the power of prayer is amazing! I hope everyone has a good weekend! xoxo
Well, we haven't really done much lately, but it seems like life just won't slow down! We leave for Florida in roughly a month, and I feel like I'm pretty well prepared for that, besides maybe getting a few new sundresses for the beaches and things. I should start packing soon, because I know I don't want to be rushing to pack the night before we leave. We got some luggage from my parents for Christmas, so I'm excited to try that out.
School has been FLYING by. We started reading The Hunger Gamesby Suzanne Collins to the 7th graders and they have been loving it! If you haven't ever ready the series, I would highly suggest it. Definitely my top 10 books to read. We're really getting into the political aspect and analyze the characters and things and they like it. They also go to be in groups according to their "districts" and just the other day we had our own reaping where the kids had to figure out the tesserae for their household to see how many times their name would be in the bowl. It was a lot of fun and they absolutely loved it. I've been having to take some 5-10 p.m. coaching classes this month which SUCKS. I have about 6 left to do, and I'm not looking forward to it at all. They're so boring and it's just hard to sit for 25 hours when I would rather be at home on the couch with Josh and the dogs. It's a drag to say the least.
Next week is Valentine's Day. We don't really have much planned - no gifts or anything. We're going to get a Papa John's heart shaped pizza on Sunday to celebrate, and maybe get a movie or something to watch. We'll probably just order some food on Valentine's Day and then hang out at home, which is totally fine by me. I like those nights the best. :)
If you're sending up prayers, send another for my grandma. She was admitted back to the hospital yesterday and is being monitored. No word yet on what's going on, but my mom says she's doing o.k., but is confused. So praying for her a lot and I would appreciate any you could send up too. xoxo
