Hubby is heading to Austin, TX early tomorrow morning with a college buddy. They are going to another college buddy's wedding. They each told the wives that the other wife wasn't going.....hmmm? He knew I would have loved to go on this trip, but they will have lots of fun and do crazy boy things that I will be glad to not ever know about!
They are driving to Greensboro tonight since their flight is at 6:30 am and won't be back until the wee hours on Sunday night/Monday morning!
We'll definitely miss him!!!
At least mom and dad are coming in tomorrow so Little Hauss and I will have plenty of fun!
3.25.2009
Sail Away
We are going on a cruise in October! I'm so excited. It will make the summer seem even longer! My parents are avid cruisers and always use Carnival and usually take 2 cruises each year! We are leaving out of New Orleans and then heading to the Yucatan (Progresso) Mexico and Cozumel. Our Ship is the Fantasy! It looks cool and has lots of fun stuff on board. I haven't had much time to check out the excursions, but I did see a zip line that looks amazing! Now, I just have to get our passports and we are ready to go!
Nawlins' - hopefully we'll have time for some jazz and creole red beans and rice!
Cruise Ship!
Ruins in Yucatan (Progresso)
Yucatan (Progresso)
Cozumel
Nawlins' - hopefully we'll have time for some jazz and creole red beans and rice!
Cruise Ship!
Ruins in Yucatan (Progresso)
Yucatan (Progresso)
Cozumel It's so beautiful! I have been to Cozumel and Key West and had a great time, but I was only 16. This will be a nice relaxing Little Hauss Free vacation with the Hubby! I guess it is kind of like my birthday celebration - I'll be turning 30 in August. WOW.....let's not talk much about that!
This will be the longest we've left Little Hauss, but I'm not worried. He'll be in good hands with his Mauggie and Papa and then we have our good friends as back up in case the grandparents are in need of a break! He probably won't even notice we're gone he'll be having so much fun!
Well, now I guess I really need to get my arse in gear and start hitting the gym....Looks like I'll be in a bathing suit for months!
3.24.2009
Another Counseling Session
This time it will be with my mom. My parents are going to be here Thursday and we both have some home improvement projects we'd like to tackle. Friday, I will help her paint a bedroom at their house here in town, and Saturday I hope that we can work on some stuff in my bathroom. I really just want to get the vanity painted, and a new mirrror and light fixture!!! Since Hubby will be gone, I think I'll enlist my dad to help with the lights! I might just have to leave the room because we are so much alike, its hard for us to work on projects together for long periods of time!!! I think that is why it is easier for my mom and me to work together.
I hope to take some before pictures tonight and then hopefully by early next week I'll have some afters!
Hubby is probably glad he's going to miss this. Sometimes I suggest ideas and he's not too keen on them, but once I do it, he likes it. I guess he doesn't have much of a choice considering I'm not going to "un" do it!!!
I hope to take some before pictures tonight and then hopefully by early next week I'll have some afters!
Hubby is probably glad he's going to miss this. Sometimes I suggest ideas and he's not too keen on them, but once I do it, he likes it. I guess he doesn't have much of a choice considering I'm not going to "un" do it!!!
Planning Ahead
I'm a planner. That is not a secret. I drive a lot of my friends crazy with this trait, but I just like to know what's going to happen and when. I think secretly some of them like it because its one less thing they have to worry about. I'll just do it.
So, since Hubby works midnight shift, we do alot of scheduling and communicating via E-mail. He isn't the best at keeping a calendar, so I have to remind him of days he needs off for events and trips. It works for us. This morning, I had an e-mail concerning August dates. I know you think that August is soooooo far away, but notsomuch. I started jotting down his abnormal work schedule and it was then that I noticed some problems. THIS is why you plan ahead. I've said before I have a few trips scheduled to the beach and those weekend, Hubby was supposed to be on Daddy Duty with Little Hauss - notsomuch!!!!
My in-laws are great and very rarely turn us down when we need help with Little Hauss, but I hate to infridge on them anymore than necessary! Those particular trips were planned (after discussion with Hubby) to ensure that he could be with Little Hauss. NOW, both are in a mess. We (meaning me)need to make arrangements for childcare (I'm not sure Hubby even has the babysitter's numbers in his phone).
So, I called Hubby and informed him that I replied to his email along with every single event/trip that has been scheduled from TODAY through SEPTEMBER!!! I also asked if we could actually sit down tonight and discuss all of the dates in person so we both were on the same page and to address any problems or conerns! Maybe just maybe, between my desk calendar, my planner, the wall calendar in our kitchen, and that e-mail, we won't have any major surprises! (And, yes, I do need ALL of those)
So, since Hubby works midnight shift, we do alot of scheduling and communicating via E-mail. He isn't the best at keeping a calendar, so I have to remind him of days he needs off for events and trips. It works for us. This morning, I had an e-mail concerning August dates. I know you think that August is soooooo far away, but notsomuch. I started jotting down his abnormal work schedule and it was then that I noticed some problems. THIS is why you plan ahead. I've said before I have a few trips scheduled to the beach and those weekend, Hubby was supposed to be on Daddy Duty with Little Hauss - notsomuch!!!!
My in-laws are great and very rarely turn us down when we need help with Little Hauss, but I hate to infridge on them anymore than necessary! Those particular trips were planned (after discussion with Hubby) to ensure that he could be with Little Hauss. NOW, both are in a mess. We (meaning me)need to make arrangements for childcare (I'm not sure Hubby even has the babysitter's numbers in his phone).
So, I called Hubby and informed him that I replied to his email along with every single event/trip that has been scheduled from TODAY through SEPTEMBER!!! I also asked if we could actually sit down tonight and discuss all of the dates in person so we both were on the same page and to address any problems or conerns! Maybe just maybe, between my desk calendar, my planner, the wall calendar in our kitchen, and that e-mail, we won't have any major surprises! (And, yes, I do need ALL of those)
3.22.2009
Marriage Counseling
Whenever we do home improvement projects we go through a mini marriage counseling session! You learn to compromise, communicate, and control tempers! It's fantastic when its all over, but Hell through the process!
We started off the morning clearing out limbs and brush at my parents house (yes, they have a house here even though they live in ATL) from where Hubby had taken down a tree a while back. We have a wood stove, so we got the firewood and left the rest for another day. Well, yesterday was the day, so we started early and had it done in about 2 hours. It took 6 truck loads to move the huge pile to the street to be picked up! Halfway through, we thought it would have been a better idea to rent a chipper and make mulch....oh well! Little Hauss was a big helper and even got to drive the truck with daddy!
We got home, fixed lunch, and then started another project I've been begging for since Christmas!!! My new light fixtures in the kitchen. I've had the fixtures since then, but we've not had the time to do it! If I had thought ahead, I would have taken a before picture, but let me tell ya, it wasn't pretty! There was an old school brass and wood ceiling fan and a standard globe light! And, to make it worse, the fan was over the eating area - don't know who thought of that, but not a good idea!
This is my new fixture above the prep/kitchen area. I LOVE LOVE LOVE them! I was a little nervous of the brightness of the light due to a darker shade, but its great!
This is our new fixture for our eat in part of the kitchen!!! Only 6 attempts and 2 trips to the hardware store for this one! It was a bear! The wiring and feeding through all the little parts was a mess! Hubby finally got it done and I was estactic! This one is my favorite. It really looks so much better than what I had before!
We started off the morning clearing out limbs and brush at my parents house (yes, they have a house here even though they live in ATL) from where Hubby had taken down a tree a while back. We have a wood stove, so we got the firewood and left the rest for another day. Well, yesterday was the day, so we started early and had it done in about 2 hours. It took 6 truck loads to move the huge pile to the street to be picked up! Halfway through, we thought it would have been a better idea to rent a chipper and make mulch....oh well! Little Hauss was a big helper and even got to drive the truck with daddy!
We got home, fixed lunch, and then started another project I've been begging for since Christmas!!! My new light fixtures in the kitchen. I've had the fixtures since then, but we've not had the time to do it! If I had thought ahead, I would have taken a before picture, but let me tell ya, it wasn't pretty! There was an old school brass and wood ceiling fan and a standard globe light! And, to make it worse, the fan was over the eating area - don't know who thought of that, but not a good idea!
This is my new fixture above the prep/kitchen area. I LOVE LOVE LOVE them! I was a little nervous of the brightness of the light due to a darker shade, but its great!
This is our new fixture for our eat in part of the kitchen!!! Only 6 attempts and 2 trips to the hardware store for this one! It was a bear! The wiring and feeding through all the little parts was a mess! Hubby finally got it done and I was estactic! This one is my favorite. It really looks so much better than what I had before!NOW, I have another fan in the living room that I'll need to spray paint and we should be done with this area. Next, we move onto the bathroom. All kinds of plans in there!
3.20.2009
Springtime Fun with Family
Hubby's brother's family was in a few weekends ago and we had a great time catching up! The weather was beautiful, so the boys had a great day of climbing trees, flying kites and just hanging out! Here are some pics of the wonderful day!
Cousins climbing tree
Cousins with Mauggie and Papa (do you see the cow spotted truck? - yes, my brother in law owns a Chick-fil -A and he got this for his great work in 2008 - EAT MORE CHICKEN!)
Spiderman Kite
Flying the kite
Best Buds!
Cousins climbing tree
Cousins with Mauggie and Papa (do you see the cow spotted truck? - yes, my brother in law owns a Chick-fil -A and he got this for his great work in 2008 - EAT MORE CHICKEN!)
Spiderman Kite
Flying the kite
Best Buds! Catch Up
It's Friday - my day off! My day to catch up on what I've put off earlier in the week.
The only reason I have time to blog is because I am waiting for the first load of laundry to be done so I can start another before I leave to finish my errands!
I am kind of regretting my date with the couch and FoodTV yesterday....kind of!! I really enjoyed a little quiet time and watching something other than Noggin! Now, I'm paying for it.
To top it off, Hubby took Little Hauss to school this morning so I got to sleep in - until 8:45!!!! That's completely not me! I was greatful for the rest, but then I got up in a frenzy wondering how I was going to get everything done! I'm a morning person, so I was a little out of my element. Usually by 9, I've already accomplished so much!
So, with all my errands and chores to get done around the house, I did have time for a peidicure!! I haven't had one since last summer sometime, so it was refreshing! I almost passed out in the chair massager. YES, this was on my to-do list! I specifically waited until today because everyone else would be at work. I've just given up on weeknights and Saturdays! I was in and out in less than 45 mins! Hubby might be jealous since I didn't take him with me....yes, he gets pedis and LOVES them!!! Everyone needs well kept feet!!
Well, now I have to go back to the store for a few items I forgot and were totally on my list (which is kind of hard to follow when it is buried in your purse in the cart underneath all the produce bags)! So, off to the store, a Walmart run (due to the fact that I can't very well print out my state taxes without paper) and then to pick up little hauss!!
So, maybe just maybe I'll get all my stuff done by tomorow what was supposed to be done by today!!!
The only reason I have time to blog is because I am waiting for the first load of laundry to be done so I can start another before I leave to finish my errands!
I am kind of regretting my date with the couch and FoodTV yesterday....kind of!! I really enjoyed a little quiet time and watching something other than Noggin! Now, I'm paying for it.
To top it off, Hubby took Little Hauss to school this morning so I got to sleep in - until 8:45!!!! That's completely not me! I was greatful for the rest, but then I got up in a frenzy wondering how I was going to get everything done! I'm a morning person, so I was a little out of my element. Usually by 9, I've already accomplished so much!
So, with all my errands and chores to get done around the house, I did have time for a peidicure!! I haven't had one since last summer sometime, so it was refreshing! I almost passed out in the chair massager. YES, this was on my to-do list! I specifically waited until today because everyone else would be at work. I've just given up on weeknights and Saturdays! I was in and out in less than 45 mins! Hubby might be jealous since I didn't take him with me....yes, he gets pedis and LOVES them!!! Everyone needs well kept feet!!
Well, now I have to go back to the store for a few items I forgot and were totally on my list (which is kind of hard to follow when it is buried in your purse in the cart underneath all the produce bags)! So, off to the store, a Walmart run (due to the fact that I can't very well print out my state taxes without paper) and then to pick up little hauss!!
So, maybe just maybe I'll get all my stuff done by tomorow what was supposed to be done by today!!!
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