SLOW DOWN!

whoa. life is sort of flying by right now but nothing is happening. weird feeling. we have lots to do right now but there doesn't seem to be any time. story of my life... and probably everyone else's for that matter.

sell our house
buy a new house
find chris a job
chris finish school
chris continue to do well at current job
finish basement

like honestly... how do we do all that in one day. oh wait we don't. so we just push it off one more day. when is the last day gonna be here so we can cross some things off the list?

lately i've been a little down in the dumps. i feel so horrible for chris. he struggles to get everything done and make choices to better both our futures when all he really wants to do is sleep. this week he had an exam and tried to study between housework, showings, and working full time. he's such a strong person and i don't give him the credit he deserves sometimes. but in the mix of it all, i'm feeling alittle left out. i'm overwhelmed too but i just try to keep it to myself. not very wise, i know.

oh a lighter note... i've got ideas for three of the high school graduations i'll be celebrating this year. i can't believe the nasties are growing older. i can't say growing up because we all know they'll never do that. what's the point? right? i'm so excited to see them become independent and strong girls. love them. i'm sure i'll lose touch with them over the years and some of them may never talk to me after they leave R10 but i thank them for the many laughs and memories. i can't wait to spend the week with them at the beach this summer. they probably have no idea how much they've affected my life.

thanks girls!

Weekends Rule

what a great weekend. the sun was a welcome visitor. i wish it could have stayed longer but i'll take what i can get. i spent the weekend with my hubby and my baby... she's a dog, don't worry you didn't miss anything.

my husband is pretty much a slave driver. he feels getting up early (like 7am on a saturday early) and working hard all morning means you had a successful day. i however would opt for the sleep until 8:30, lay on the couch until 10, maybe shower by noon only in time to put sweats on and get food, a successful day. this weekend though he won, and i guess his theory of life paid off. we finished yard work and house cleaning by noon. then we went to the gym where i kicked his butt in a 3 mile run and he out lifted me by many many lbs. oh well. we ate at a great (cheap) mexican restaurant and were still able to enjoy the evening with friends. over all, i guess his busy weekend worked out. however, given the choice, i'd probably still choose mine.

this was the first weekend in three months i think, that we were home to run our own schedule. i made it to ww to visit amanda and whit and lay on their recliner without the pressure of christof encouraging me to do something. gosh lazy days with good friends make marriage life seem like a lot of work. :) savanah's cabin fever is finally ending so it's great to be able to get her outside more regularly.

i guess that's my life as i know it. welcome to monday. the beginning of another busy week. gotta love the "real world".

Nothing special...

i'm pretty much just that... nothing special.

right now my husband and i are attempting to sell our house. fun. a little. it's a frustrating process and exciting all at the same time. we want people to love it and care for it as we have. i wish we could just pick it up and move it north a few miles. like 60 or so. but since we can't we are going to need to sell it and buy a new one. my advice to anyone who cares, don't let your first house be brand new. it spoils you for what's to come. nothing we look at comes close to our house. maybe it's because we've been through so much in this house. we bought it before we were married. it spent months covered in decorations, invites, and gifts for the wedding. then it was covered in gifts we recieved from the wedding from all our amazing, and not so amazing, family and friends. this house holds lots of secrets too. it knows all about our fights and jokes. it's seen us cry, laugh, and heard everything we didn't say to each other. it's full of our love and resentment for one another. weird when you really think about it. and just think... to some stranger, it's just a place to live. if only those who come to look at it knew how much we've lived while we've been here.