Lately I haven't had time to update because I've been sick and then all of a sudden super busy. I got strep throat last Friday and was down until Sunday. I was pretty bummed because I missed Alex's birthday Saturday night, and then Josh and I couldn't do anything for Valentine's Day so it was pretty sucky. After I got over it, it was ITBS/Conference week so the days were longer, on top of having to work until 8 P.M. Tuesday/Thursday and then running the middle school play after school. VERY, VERY, busy! So this is the latest I've had to update.
So I said in the last post I wanted to post some of the things I'm loving around the house lately. Not only am I loving that it was 60 some degrees yesterday (so nice - all the snow is almost all gone!), and my day off today, AND the fact that it's almost March (which means almost April, which means Vegas and one month left of work!), but I'm also loving some things around the house. I did a deep clean all morning this morning since I was sick last weekend and the house really needed it, so I took some pictures of the things I love lately.
Scenty's new catalog! Scentsy is coming out with a new catalog/scents March 1 and I can't wait to get some of the new scents and warmers! I am loving Cherry Limeaid and Love Story scents - cannot wait to get them warmed up in the house! <3
The new stove/microwave! We finished off the kitchen with our new stove and microwave! I love them...it's so much easier to clean, as well as they heat up everything faster. The microwave has so many options and does a great job of defrosting meat. They also really make the kitchen look complete - LOVE them.
Family wall I got this picture frame from Josh's Grandma for Christmas and was so excited to hang it. We have pictures of people in our families going up the stairway and I love the way the picture looks above it. It just really sets it off and I love how everything is black and white. Definitely something I look at everyday and smile.
"Hall of Fame" Josh's Hall of Fame upstairs. He got a signed Eddie Money t-shrit when we went to the concert last year, and I got him the signed Tesla poster for Christmas this year (he was SO excited!) He framed and hung everything, and is hoping to get plenty more autographed things from more concerts that we're going to. (This year we have Bon Jovi lined up in May!)
Bedroom Last, but DEFINITELY not least is the new bedroom! I started paiting it over Christmas break, because it was hunter green and looked like this before: It was nice at the beginning because we got some green/cream bed spread and things, but Josh got the headboard for me for Christmas and I HATED the green against it. Plus I had been hating the green for a good year or two, but was too lazy to do anything about it (I HATE painting). But this Christmas break I decided to tackle it. Josh's mom helped out a lot too, and that made it go easier. THEN, we painted stripes on the headboard side and I absolutely LOVE how the whole room turned out! I could spend hours in there - our bed seems to be more comfortable and I love waking up and seeing how light it looks in there, so sunny:
So those are some of the things I've been loving lately. I can't wait for March to be over and April to be here!
Happy February! January is finished, and I have a feeling this February will go by super fast (at least, I'm hoping so!). We had another snow day last week, it snowed a good 6" or so and then blew like a blizzard all night long! It actually blew so much that there really wasn't any snow in our driveway, it was all blown into a snow bank! It wasn't nearly as bad here as it was east of us though - Chicago had about 20" with 60MPH winds! YIKES! It also snowed a lot more in Davenport too, I would say about 10", which was where we headed this weekend. Last minute on Friday night we decided to go visit Andy, Laura and Kayden since we haven't seen them since Christmas. Kayden is getting so, so big! She's really learned how to reach out and grab things, and really liked touching your face. She's also started putting everything in her mouth, which probably isn't a good thing, but she really wanted to see how everything tasted. It was pretty cute, especially when she's trying to taste your face. <3 I even got to feed her while there:
I had bought this little touchy feely Christmas book for her, and last time I showed it to her she was like eh. BUT this time she was all about it! She liked touching the prickly pine tree and reading with Uncle Josh (this picture makes my heart melt):
Hello!
So that was basically our weekend. This weekend we'll be celebrating Alex's birthday on Saturday night, and I'm hoping I can talk Josh into going out to eat Friday night for Valentine's Day, since it's on Monday.
I also got some GREAT news on Friday...my friend Rachel and I are going to TAYLOR SWIFT in Omaha May 28th for FREE!!! We went and saw her last May and it was GREAT!! I seriously cannot WAIT for this year! :) It will be a great time, and we'll probably even hit up some downtown Omaha - I cannot wait! Shout out to Aunt Sharon for getting the tickets! <3
My next post (fingers crossed) may be about things around the house that I'm loving lately. (I.e. our new bedroom, picture frames, stove/microwave, etc.) so as long as I get my butt in gear I can take some pictures and get them posted!
Those of you who have me on Facebook or are apart of mine or Josh's immediate families probably already know the news, but I thought I'd spread it a little more...we're going to VEGAS! We're going over Easter Break so April 21st-24th, and staying at the Flamingo on the strip. I've never been to Vegas, and neither has Josh, and to be honest we've never really been on any vacations. We go to the Ozarks with friends over the 4th of July weekend, and we've been to the Mall of America and stayed in Omaha one summer and went to the zoo (aside from all the times we go to visit my family). I've also been to Chicago, Georgia, and Florida, but I'm super excited to go to the bright lights of Vegas! I've never really been on a "adult" vacation (meaning, without family, and actually planning most of it on our own - not just going to visit friends.) So I'm pretty (okay VERY) excited! Josh is excited in his own way, but I think there will be so much to do and see we really won't get to see all of it in the three days we're there. We got a really good deal on our hotel, and I can't stop looking at pictures of it online. And this is the pool that goes with it!: I think the weather will be fairly nice towards the end of April in Vegas, so I'm hoping to bring out the flip-flops, sundresses, sunglasses, and get a suntan! :) Only 83 days left!
Other than that nothing new to report. School seems to be flying by, January is almost over and it seems like it's the longest month ever (aside from March). We have tomorrow off from the kids, but will be working on professional development all day, which I don't mind at all because I love my co-workers and spending time with them all day beats creating lesson plans any day of the week. :) Then February comes and it's a short month, plus we have ITBS testing and conferences in there, with an extra day off on the 18th. March will be here before we know it, and we have a day off then too, also some field trips planned and track starts! I'll be coaching track from March-May 7th, and I couldn't be more excited. I love track, and not having to do basketball and drive the bus this winter has been amazing!
We haven't been up to much. We went to an ISU Men's basketball game the other night (they beat Baylor!), we're going to a hockey game tomorrow night with some friends, and other than that we've just been working, working out, and hanging out. We like to stay at home more often now (does that mean we're getting old?!) and I actually like it a lot, it makes for a relaxing weekend, not one where I'm nursing a hangover for a day or two and then having to work all week, so no complaints there.
Hopefully I'll be able to update more as the Vegas trip gets closer and the school year winds down. Yay!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Welcome 2011! We welcomed in the new year by celebrating at Bryce and Jill's before heading uptown. We had fun and it was nice to spend time with all of our friends, too. School started again for me last week and wouldn't you know it, we haven't had one snow day yet this year! (As opposed to last year when we had about 7!) So, I'm (im)patiently waiting for it to snow right now, hoping to maybe get one tomorrow (or maybe even a 2hr delay??).
Other than that I don't really have much to report. Tomorrow is our 5 year anniversary on 1/11/11. Pretty cool, huh? Can't believe we've been together for 5 years! Seems like it hasn't been that long...and I mean that honestly! I can definitely tell how much more our relationship has grown and matured over the past 5 years, (the most over the past 2) and he's really turned into my best friend. I've really enjoyed this past year with him and can't wait to enjoy hopefully many more! I've always been a sucker for scrapbooks, I love looking through them and I do really like making them, but they take so much time to do (and can be costly) and I really don't have that much time to spare during the school year. So, I hopped on my favorite site mixbook.com and created a scrapbook for the 2010 year! I can't wait to see it - I hope it really turns out great! :) You can check it out below!
Well, Christmas came and went. It's always so bittersweet when I wake up on the 26th. Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely LOVE Christmas, and I start looking forward to it around October. On Christmas Eve, I just wish I could slow down the next two days and soak up the amazing time I have with my families. Josh often finds himself rolling his eyes at my child-like excitement when it comes to Christmas (which he refers to as "just another day"), but this year when I told everyone that I wanted to take turns and watch everyone open their presents (we've always done this at my house), at first he was like, "What!?" But I feel like too often we get so consumed with just ripping open our own presents that we don't get to really thank people for the nice gifts, and we don't even get to see other people open the gifts we give! I put a lot of thought into the gifts I give, and I really like to see others' faces when they open my presents, as well as see the goodies they recieved. And he agreed, I think he even said he liked this way better because it feels like we are able to eat and then leisurely open gifts and spend more time together before we have to leave. It may take a little longer, but you really get to spend time with family and not feel so rushed. I love it! <3
Friday night we went to Josh's mom's, Saturday morning we went to my parent's, Saturday night we went to Josh's dad's, and then Sunday we went to Josh's Grandma's. We'll be heading to Omaha to my grandparent's Jan. 8th so we have a little bit of a break. This year was a little more special because we had Kayden and it was her first Christmas! She obviously didn't fully undersand Christmas, but she did like pulling the wrapping paper off some of her presents. She got one of those fun door jumper things, so that was fun to play in as well!
We all had a really nice time. I got everything I asked for and then some! Josh and I always say we make out like bandits once all is said and done, and we are very blessed to have families that love us and are able to provide for us all the things we want. Josh's big gifts included a recumbent bike and he was really surprised and excited to unwrap the autographed Tesla poster I got for him. He really liked it. :) He also got a bucket from my mom with his name on it, so we couldn't help putting Kayden in it haha.
I recieved a new pair of Ugg boots, some nice scarves, Christmas movies (AH! Can't wait to watch them all next year!), a headboard, and some diamond earrings from Josh. So like I said, it was a great Christmas had by all!
We don't yet have any plans for NYE on Friday night...but I am very excited to see what 2011 has in store for us! Hope everyone has a great end to their 2010!
(The trees were so pretty :))
Sorry for such the stretch of time between posts. Seems like when I actually get a second to sit down the last thing I want to do is blog. With Christmas almost here (15 days left!) as well as getting ready to wrap up the first semester of school (can it be?!) things have been hectic. Not to mention throwing Scentsy into there - I've been busy! Scentsy has been great - made some extra money this month and already more for next month so that will be nice! It has been overwhelming, but great at the same time.
We went and got family pictures done a few weeks ago in Davenport with Josh's side so I'll post a few sneak peaks: Baby K <3 Everyone: I don't have many pictures to post, I should take a few pictures of the tree and our new stockings, so that might be my next post. With the family photos done I finally got my Christmas cards ordered so they should be sent out Monday for everyone - enjoy!
Nothing really new to post or going on. We were reminded this week to count all of our blessings with the tragic passing of a 17-year-old from the community. My heart hurts for his family, not to mention my brother who is upset, as well as all of his other friends. Tell everyone you love that you love them, everyday. So I've made a point to think of all the positive things in my life and say an extra little prayer at the end of each day.
I hope everyone has had a great Christmas season so far - now if only it would SNOW and give me a white Christmas, I'd be so happy! :)
