phew!

I just read Meg’s blog from her weekend and I just thought MY weekend was full. Geez. Lemme see…

To start, I moved! I now live in the ‘burbs, super close to work. It’s very three’s company with me being the odd one out but I am so excited! It is so nice to not only be close to work but also in a house with a backyard for Sadie to frolic in. It took me nearly all week to get everything out of the old apartment — plus Thomas, Huynh (new roomie!), and two movers — which brings me to this past weekend.

No apparently I do no take stress well. I think Thomas and I fought the most this weekend than we ever have in the past 3 years. But, come on! Definitely a test of my patience. I just don’t understand why I have to be the one that makes decisions. Just pick up a box, pack, tape, and move. I don’t care how or what… it all has to come with me anyways. So just get it done! Ahhhhh.

So, I packed and packed just in time for Saturday morning when the movers got there! I mainly had them do all of my furniture — except my bed — and take it to storage. 2 guys, 3 hours, and $275 later, I came to the conclusion it was COMPLETELY worth it! We packed more that afternoon and then Sunday, took a rather large load of boxes to Huynh’s and my bed, got it all set up, then I got to go clean. Fun.

Today, I had to go into work this morning but took off at lunch to go finish up the apartment, pay rent (yup, for 2 days), and got the heck out of there! I am so glad to be saving some serious cash :).

Also this weekend, I got my KINDLE! I refused to let myself get too wrapped up in reading since I had to move but I did get to sneak some in Sunday morning. I LOVE IT. What’s also fun is that a group of four of us got together and decided to share books! So we now only have to buy one copy and all four of us get to read it. Pretty ingenious. It is really awesome and I completely recommend it to any reader — that is any reader that reads at least a couple+++ books a year. So now I am kindlicious!!

Okay, I promised myself that I would unpack a minimum 2 boxes per day so I better get on it. I must say, I got some new bedding and I could just melt. Must. Find. Will-power. To. Get. Out. Of. Bed. And. Unpack.

new look

Well, I changed my headline photo bar — I’m thinking that this one will stay so I thought that I would provide a caption (from L to R):

1: Me, Becky, Meg, & Pam – We surprised Becky, well, pre-planned surprised, for her 26th birthday. 

2: Adi & Me – It was definitely NYC and I think that it was the first time we went up there to see her.

3: My Mom & Me – Obligatory subway platform picture in NYC taken Thanksgiving 2008.

4: Thomas & Me – O’Hare Int’l Airport, waiting and waiting for the plane to arrive.

5: My sister, Stephanie & Me – Also taken in NYC (I go way too often!) on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

6: Sadie! – New Year’s Eve, wearing some leis.  

7: My Dad and Me: Empire State Building, Thanksgiving 2008. I obviously need to bust out the camera at other family events.

8: Thomas and Me: Jimmy Buffett concert, we try to make it every year. If you haven’t gone to see him, I don’t care if you really aren’t even a fan, it’s an experience unlike any other!

That reminds me… Jimmy tickets go on sale tomorrow!!

karaoke

Need I say more…

OMG.

first date!!

3 years ago, Thomas and I went on our first date — where has the time gone?  Some disagreement… but I claim it was the National Championship game and he claims it was a couple of weeks later at Uchi… we agree to disagree :).  We finally settled on February 2 (but since I am posting, I say yesterday!) —

We look so young!

Miss you!  Can’t wait to see you soon!

nye ‘09

New Year’s Eve… can I say more.  I’m not so sure what Ellen is doing… Yes, Sadie wore both of those lei’s the entire night (such a festive puppy!!)… and that is Thomas and I at the end of the night… yikes. 

We had a great time!  We hung out at the lake house which was FABULOUS — though not so fabulous the next dayyyy.  Yikes, again.  The ribs at the end of the day helped :).

bored at work

Never gets old:

if you know somethin’ well, you can always paint it but people would be better off buyin’ chickens

Thomas and I have been spending weekends working on his house – so here is a status update. We have painted like crazy – green in the kitchen/master, burnt orange office. Then on top of that, off-white on every. single. wall. We also installed all new cabinets in the kitchen, new flooring in almost every single room. Pretty much tore his house apart and slowly putting it back together. Hopefully the majority of it will be completed by Labor Day weekend – and then move TK in soon thereafter. It is such the perfect little house – I’m sure that we will be having a house warming party soon!

100 factoids

Thanks to Sara who came by this great idea (yes, I stalk your blog)… I too decided to bust out with my own top 100 things that you might have not known about me.  

1) I love TFK.

2) I love Jesus.

3) I’m a member of the brat pack.

4) My top 5 favorite movies are Grease, Mary Poppins, The Way We Were, Annie Hall, When Harry Met Sally and Beaches (okay, 6 favorite movies).

5) I try to read a book a week.

6) My favorite gift is a hand blown glass flower Thomas got me from Prague.

7) I quote the Office constantly.

8) I bleed burnt orange – HOOK ‘EM!!!!!!

9) I have an adorable dog, Sadie.

10) I will never move away from Texas (knock on wood).

goings and comings

Wow, it has been too long!  I don’t even know where to begin.  I guess to start, I will sum up my summer! Thomas and I went on a fabulous vacation to the beach!  It was amazing weather, the surf was beautiful.  Most importantly, I did not get sunburned!  We played plenty of volleyball, read a couple of books… so relaxing.  I love this family tradition and cannot wait to go back next year!

Me and Thomas

After vacation, we headed to Amarillo to see my new niece! Libby Kate is absolutely beautiful and looks exactly like my brother.  That brings the count up to 5 little ones in the family under the age of 5 – they are all precious children that I just cannot get enough of.

The week before Amarillo, however, Thomas closed on his very first house! It’s in Cedar Park and perfect. I love it. Currently, we have been spending our weekends painting, installing, and demolishing, though not in that particular order. My favorite room right now is the kitchen – it is absolutely beautiful. When it’s officially finished, I will be sure to take a bunch of pictures. Though I can’t speak for him, I’m going to say that Thomas’ fave room is the burnt orange office. Just a little obnoxious. We couldn’t help it :).

Yea… so my weekends are fabulous but my weeks are just as great! I have been keeping so busy up at work. The project I’m working on just moved into the design phase which means so much more detailed work and rework. It’s so interesting though and it keeps me busy and my days very full. I am just so very blessed to have such an amazing job that I really enjoy (you know, minus the being located in Houston… but that’s a different story).

Sadie is begging for her walk – oh she is doing wonderful too! – so I better wrap this up for now. 

XOXO—