I'm still here

I just wanted y'all to know that I am still here. It has been super busy here. We had registration day yesterday and school starts on Monday. I have spent countless hours editing, revising, and printing our teacher's handbook. We made a lot of changes to it this year. There is about 115-125 pages in it. I think I remembered to put in all the new policies. :) On top of that project, I have had the bills, ordering the supplies, and getting the teachers ready for Monday. It has been a madhouse! That's work.

Chris and I have been trying to figure out how to rearrange our house. We have almost picked out our paint colors. We are going with a basic off-white for the majority of the house with different accent colors. We have chosen a rusty red accent for the living room and kitchen. The guest room is going to stay a shade of yellow (to be determined later) and the office is either going to be green or a khaki green. For our bedroom we are thinking of doing one wall a dark blue. We are also wanting to rearrange our bedroom and living room furniture. So, that is what we have been up to.

My parents and brother are going to Hawaii either this week or next. They are going to fly military transport and stay on base, so their departure will depend on space. I asked if I could tag along in their luggage! It has been far too long since I have been to the beach. Anyway, I just wanted to check in and tell all of you that I am alive and doing well. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Busy week

Well, it has been a busy couple of weeks. Chris has filled you in on our bathroom remodel. I think it turned out really well. Just to add, I made homemade ice cream the day we had ribs. Since then, I have been back to work and it really feels like a crunch now. The teachers will be back in 2 weeks and registration is on July 30th. It is getting crazy. Chris and I had a nice Saturday yesterday. We went to Franklin to have our picture taken. The picture is of Chris in his uniform and me. We ordered a package that includes a yearbook of the department, a pic of us, and 2 different pics of Chris. After the photo, we went to Ghengis Grill for lunch. It is Mongolian stir fry. After a great lunch, we bought tickets to see "Hancock". Because it wasn't for another hour, we went to Target to shop for Katie & the baby. We made an interesting discovery. The prices that print on the registry are the online prices and can be different from the store. Something we were going to buy was $10 more expensive in the store. Oh well. The movie was really good. It was better than what the critics said. We had a really good time. Today has been quiet. Chris is at work today. Today, I have been watching a "Bring It On" marathon. I did go to the gym and to Kroger to buy Lean Cuisines for lunch. Oh, and Katie, I had a Boca burger for dinner. I really like them! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

I need a reminder...

to blog more often! As Chris has said, I am on vacation this week. It's kinda silly, but they close down the school system for the week of the 4th; however, we have to make up 30 hours or take 3 vacation days. I have already worked my hours. Ok, this is going to be long, so bear with me.

First, the wedding. We had an amazing time at the b&b and with Brandy and Jason. It was so great to be there with them for their day. Chris and I were beside the best man and maid of honor. The first picture is of our bedroom at the b&b. The bathroom is really neat, too. The walls were the original brick because it was the outside of the house before additions. The second pic is of me and Brandy before the wedding. She looked great! Chris and I got down there early on Friday and we went to lunch with Brandy and Jason. After lunch, Chris went with Jason and Brandy and I went for pedicures. After that, we picked up our dresses from the shop and took them to the church and then I went to check into the B&B. Then, we ran to her house to change for the rehearsal and ran back to the church. The rehearsal dinner was at Jason's sister's house and it was great. We had BBQ and just an overall good time. The day of the wedding went very well. I bought food for the bridesmaids to have while dressing and the guys went out to eat. The ceremony was beautiful and the flowers were gorgeous! After the reception, we went to Riley's house for a party. There was food and homemade ice cream. We left Sat. night to come home. We picked up Shiloh from the kennel on Sunday and had a nice weekend.

So, now on to more things. I have been cleaning the house on my vacation. I am making an effort to get things where they need to be so we can paint. As previously noted, Chris suffered a major sunburn last week, so we didn't do much over the weekend. Yesterday, we embarked on an adventure to Lynchburg. It was a great day. I don't think it got over 85 all day. When we got there, we went downtown to eat lunch at a BBQ place. They had great fudge pie. :) After that, we went over to the distillery to take the tour. I had never done it before, so I found it very interesting. The place smelled wonderful. Our tour guide talked about the stills and it made me think of my family! I have some distant relatives who were moonshine runners! We had a wonderful time. Then we came home and Chris went to the volunteer fire dept. to log in some time. I am hopeful that we are going to be able to go canoeing this week.

Today, I had to take Shiloh to the vet. I hate to take her becuase she is terrified of that place. She is having some bad allergy problems and we need to give her some new medicine. When I got her there, she tried to run back to the car. In the waiting room, she hid behind me, shaking. We finally got her in the room and she hid under my chair. As the doctor was examining her, he literally scared the poop out of her. She does this almost every time. I don't know why she is so scared there. But, we got some steroids and have to consider giving her allery testing. She is better now.

That is about it for now. I told you this would be long. Katie, I made a bacon, cheese and spinach quiche for dinner. It was the first one I ever made and not bad. Not as good as some I have eaten, but not bad.