There is a certain about of emotion that accompanies moving. Steve's emotion is happy to be getting out of St. Louis. Mine is happy to move back to the great state of MN. I am, however, sad that I had to put all of my prized belongings into storage yesterday. I also thought that it would be the greatest thing to be pregnant and not able to physically move boxes. That is until I realized the lack of control I had in the matter. I tried not to watch as my "prized"belongings were whisked away and thrown over our friends (who came voluntarily to help!) shoulders and crammed into small spaces. Yes a few things did get broken along the way, but I am trying to let it go, after all, it's just stuff. I am certainly more than grateful that we have friends in our lives that are willing to help carry our heavy treasures around. They will get us on the payback, as Steve is busy moving three of those friends today and tomorrow.
So now I am sitting in our mostly empty apartment with only an air mattress and the floor to sit on, soaking up my last few hours with cable TV and the Internet. I should be working on finishing up those last minute boxes, and cleaning this place, but I felt that blogging was so much more important. After all, this will be our last blog for while, until we can get settled and back up and running.
Thankfully the hard/sad part of this move is over, and now I am just excited to sleep in a bed that doesn't deflate.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
4 1/2 inches
Well, the new news here is that I am finished working for two weeks! Yesterday, Friday, was my last day. Now my life consists of packing, packing and more packing. I think that I would rather be at work!
Steve is trying to finish his last week of school. He only has two classes this session, but he has never had SO much homework! He is spending the whole day in the library, which kind of works out, because it is one less item to move around in the house!
We are also trying to do all of the last minute things, like the last dentist appointment, haircut, and errands. I went to get my haircut yesterday, and ended up with 4 and 1/2 inches cut off of my hair. I really like it, it's just hard to get used to!
Other than that, there is really nothing new. We are all still doing just fine.
Steve is trying to finish his last week of school. He only has two classes this session, but he has never had SO much homework! He is spending the whole day in the library, which kind of works out, because it is one less item to move around in the house!
We are also trying to do all of the last minute things, like the last dentist appointment, haircut, and errands. I went to get my haircut yesterday, and ended up with 4 and 1/2 inches cut off of my hair. I really like it, it's just hard to get used to!
Other than that, there is really nothing new. We are all still doing just fine.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Packing is Overrated!
How do the days go by so fast and get so full??? It seems like this past week has been the longest week in history, but then I look back and wonder where has the time gone?
Last weekend I was in Shaumburg, IL, which is a suburb of Chicago, working at the first ever National Children's Ministry Conference. It was so fun to meet people that I have only heard about, written emails to, or talked to on the phone. It was also nice to see familiar faces such as my bosses, pastors, and other friends that I have met during the past 2 years. It was a great conference and an exhausting one too.
Sunday night brought me back to my sweetheart, and reality.... only two days left of work by myself, and three weeks before we move! After my slight panic attack, I realized that I still had time to pack an entire apartment, no problem. Remember when I asked the question how do the days mysteriously get so full and go so fast? Well, it happened. Monday came and went, Tuesday came and brought us a baseball game, Wednesday brought us an unexpected babysitting gig (although it was only for about an hour). Thursday I worked 10 hours and bowled on my league, Friday we got to hang out with some friends and I got to listen to one of my favorite bands (OAR) for free at an event called Live off the Levee. So as you may be able to gather, there has been little or no progress on my packing agenda. Even today we woke up early to gather with the seminary community at Planned Parenthood to pray for the people who were going inside. We got there and couldn't find our group, so after waiting for awhile, we decided to give up and come home. The day continues with Steve working, then baseball practice, then we have to cater for the rest of the evening. Tomorrow is looking a little better, but I am sure the same thing will happen, something will come up... not saying it's a bad thing.
I have also been lucky enough to train the woman who will be taking my job for the next year. I never realized how much it stinks to talk all day non-stop!!! Not even water could quench my thirst. I only have 5 more days left of work, but who's counting!
Last weekend I was in Shaumburg, IL, which is a suburb of Chicago, working at the first ever National Children's Ministry Conference. It was so fun to meet people that I have only heard about, written emails to, or talked to on the phone. It was also nice to see familiar faces such as my bosses, pastors, and other friends that I have met during the past 2 years. It was a great conference and an exhausting one too.
Sunday night brought me back to my sweetheart, and reality.... only two days left of work by myself, and three weeks before we move! After my slight panic attack, I realized that I still had time to pack an entire apartment, no problem. Remember when I asked the question how do the days mysteriously get so full and go so fast? Well, it happened. Monday came and went, Tuesday came and brought us a baseball game, Wednesday brought us an unexpected babysitting gig (although it was only for about an hour). Thursday I worked 10 hours and bowled on my league, Friday we got to hang out with some friends and I got to listen to one of my favorite bands (OAR) for free at an event called Live off the Levee. So as you may be able to gather, there has been little or no progress on my packing agenda. Even today we woke up early to gather with the seminary community at Planned Parenthood to pray for the people who were going inside. We got there and couldn't find our group, so after waiting for awhile, we decided to give up and come home. The day continues with Steve working, then baseball practice, then we have to cater for the rest of the evening. Tomorrow is looking a little better, but I am sure the same thing will happen, something will come up... not saying it's a bad thing.
I have also been lucky enough to train the woman who will be taking my job for the next year. I never realized how much it stinks to talk all day non-stop!!! Not even water could quench my thirst. I only have 5 more days left of work, but who's counting!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
We Did It!
Now that we are over 15 weeks into the pregnancy, something like 170 days until our Christmas Day due date, Steve and I made the much anticipated trip to go and register.
We started our adventure at Babies-r-Us ... two hours later, we made it out alive. I have discovered that Babies-r-Us is the mega for pregnant people. Of course it makes sense, but I have never felt so comfortable in a store...surrounded by people who are all in the same boat as we are. It was fun to watch how many women came with their Mom's, or another woman to register. Then there were the couples. All of the men held the scanners, as the women told them what to scan. That is how our day played out. I shopped and compared, while Steve scanned. If you check out the registry, there may be random things on there...I apparently went to slow at times for his trigger finger!?!
It is amazing how little we actually knew, and how many choices there are out there for just one little human. So many items are also used for only such a short time, and the price! I never realized how expensive a crib could be!!! That lead us on a whole new search ... We already knew that we wanted to get a crib that changed into a toddler bed, then a full size bed. That was the easy part. We then tried to narrow it down to the color of wood that we wanted. We thought that we knew, but just couldn't find anything that we wanted. Our search then lead us to multiple websites and stores. Finally today, Sunday, we found "The One" at JC Penny's, and registered for it!
Our search on Saturday also brought us to Target, which was easier to handle, since we had just researched all of the products at Babies-r-Us.
Finally, we headed home to rest our tired feet before celebrating our completed task at the Olive Garden.
We started our adventure at Babies-r-Us ... two hours later, we made it out alive. I have discovered that Babies-r-Us is the mega for pregnant people. Of course it makes sense, but I have never felt so comfortable in a store...surrounded by people who are all in the same boat as we are. It was fun to watch how many women came with their Mom's, or another woman to register. Then there were the couples. All of the men held the scanners, as the women told them what to scan. That is how our day played out. I shopped and compared, while Steve scanned. If you check out the registry, there may be random things on there...I apparently went to slow at times for his trigger finger!?!
It is amazing how little we actually knew, and how many choices there are out there for just one little human. So many items are also used for only such a short time, and the price! I never realized how expensive a crib could be!!! That lead us on a whole new search ... We already knew that we wanted to get a crib that changed into a toddler bed, then a full size bed. That was the easy part. We then tried to narrow it down to the color of wood that we wanted. We thought that we knew, but just couldn't find anything that we wanted. Our search then lead us to multiple websites and stores. Finally today, Sunday, we found "The One" at JC Penny's, and registered for it!
Our search on Saturday also brought us to Target, which was easier to handle, since we had just researched all of the products at Babies-r-Us.
Finally, we headed home to rest our tired feet before celebrating our completed task at the Olive Garden.
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