Yay! My poison ivy is all dried up! It actually has been since yesterday. I still have scabs all over and it looks horrible still but at least I’m not itchy anymore. Poor Jon still has his! I was using Rubbing Alcohol quite regularly when mine was bad and I think that really helped.
Saturday I spent most of my day working out in my flower beds. It was a great day to work outside because it wasn’t too hot but it was warm enough to wear shorts and not be cold. I dug out the random blubs and other plants that were in the flower beds before and then shoveled all the mulch off the top so there is room now to put new mulch on. Friday night Jon and I were at Costco and bought two holly bushes and some blubs and then yesterday we went to home depot and bought two more bushes. Tonight I think I’m going to start planting things. I love to work outside in the flower beds, especially when it’s so nice outside!
Jon’s been keeping really busy these days. He and his cousin Stephen started a web design company a few weeks back called Equinox Visual. They’ve already made one website for Stephen’s dad’s company and they have a few more jobs lined up and waiting for them. Today when I got in to work I had two more emails from people within THP who are interested in having Jon do work for them! I think we’re both excited that this is taking off so well. Jon’s also been working on selling my old Audi, I think we might have a buyer for it finally but we’ll see if the guy goes through with it. Supposedly he already took out a loan to buy the car so we’re hopeful.
I know I still need to post those pictures of our yard before and after we cleared it! I actually need Jon to edit them before I can post them because when I took the first pictures I didn’t have the camera set on the right setting so they’re really dark… I need Jon to lighten them up so you can actually see the picture :). Maybe tonight I’ll get them posted.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Yard Work & Poison Ivy
It seems that spring weather is here to stay. This past Saturday Jon and I - with the help of my sister Alysa (thanks so much Lysa!) – FINALLY were able to start working in our yard! We started a little before noon and worked until around 3:30pm. I had no idea we would get done as much as we did. I started with pulling out the dead mums I planted last year in my flower beds; then we all worked on the side yard. We dug out bushes and trees, picked up big rocks and branches, raked leaves and smaller branches and cut off some dead branches from bigger trees. Jon and Alysa did most of the digging out and cutting down of the trees and bigger bush-like plants. I stuck with pulling out weeds and smaller bushes and picking up sticks. Mid-way through we started accumulating pretty big piles of wood and leaves so we started a fire and piled everything on.
I took some before, during and after pictures but don’t have them with me now, I’ll post them later. Our yard looks so different. We still have one small corner to finish up but we had to stop on Saturday because Jon and I actually went up to Shady Maple in Lancaster for dinner with friends!
Sunday my worst fear about working in the yard came true: I had poison ivy! It’s all over my right arm and some on my left, as well as on my feet, little bits on my legs and some small areas on my face and neck! I must be much more allergic to the poison than Jon and Alysa are because neither of them got it as bad – at least I don’t think Alysa did. Jon’s got some on his legs and a little on his arms.
As for me… I despise poison ivy! It’s absolutely the worst! I hate looking at it or feeling it. I can’t even rub medicated creams on my own poison ivy because I can’t stand the way it feels and I get the irresistible urge to pop it all. Jon has been so sweet! He’s more than willing to help doctor me up. He puts the itch cream on for me and Monday night, when I just couldn’t take it anymore, he drove out to Wal-mart to pick up this expensive scrub stuff (called Zanfel). Then he took the time to scrub all my poison with it and wash it off! Ahhh! That stuff really works on the itch. I hardly have any itch now even though the rash has been spreading a little each day. Hopefully it will go away altogether soon!
Well, those are the big things that have happened lately. I’ll post the pictures of the yard as soon as I get a chance.
I took some before, during and after pictures but don’t have them with me now, I’ll post them later. Our yard looks so different. We still have one small corner to finish up but we had to stop on Saturday because Jon and I actually went up to Shady Maple in Lancaster for dinner with friends!
Sunday my worst fear about working in the yard came true: I had poison ivy! It’s all over my right arm and some on my left, as well as on my feet, little bits on my legs and some small areas on my face and neck! I must be much more allergic to the poison than Jon and Alysa are because neither of them got it as bad – at least I don’t think Alysa did. Jon’s got some on his legs and a little on his arms.
As for me… I despise poison ivy! It’s absolutely the worst! I hate looking at it or feeling it. I can’t even rub medicated creams on my own poison ivy because I can’t stand the way it feels and I get the irresistible urge to pop it all. Jon has been so sweet! He’s more than willing to help doctor me up. He puts the itch cream on for me and Monday night, when I just couldn’t take it anymore, he drove out to Wal-mart to pick up this expensive scrub stuff (called Zanfel). Then he took the time to scrub all my poison with it and wash it off! Ahhh! That stuff really works on the itch. I hardly have any itch now even though the rash has been spreading a little each day. Hopefully it will go away altogether soon!
Well, those are the big things that have happened lately. I’ll post the pictures of the yard as soon as I get a chance.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Dorney Park Trip
I am planning a dorney park trip for anyone that is interested. Call or email me to sign up or ask questions!
Monday, April 16, 2007
SNOW!?!
I could not believe it when I woke up this morning to see snow covering the ground and still falling! What ever happened to spring? Are we really in the middle of April? My word! I've heard this weekend we're supposed to see mid-60s and sunshine which I'm very excited about. Jon and I have been itching to get outside and start working in the yard and flower beds but the weather has kept us inside. We haven't just been sitting around doing nothing though.
Easter Sunday we went to my Aunt and Uncle's house for Easter with my Mom's side of the family. Even though all of my cousins and I, as well as Jon and Shawna now, are well past the age of Easter-egg-hunting, my parents and aunt and uncle still insist that we do an Easter-egg-hunt. They just can't bear to see the tradition stop. This year, because of the weather, we had an indoor hunt. For some reason it wasn't quite as embarrassing as last year - maybe since Jon was there to keep me company. It was pretty crazy in the house with 10 of us pushing, and shoving our way to the eggs first. Well, I wasn't pushing and shoving, but the guys were. :) My cousin Drew, for the first time in his life, found the prize egg and won the big chocolate bunny! He also ended up with a red light-bulb in his bag (everyone got a good laugh out of that).
Monday and Tuesday nights were nice and relaxing. We had nothing on the calendar so Jon and I stayed home and spent time together. Two nights in a row with nothing to do is pretty rare for us.
Thursday Jon took off work and went to a concert with some of his buddies so I went over to Sarah's house to keep her company since Brian was away on a business trip. We had a great time talking and scrapbooking together. I amazed myself with how much I got done too. :)
Friday night we went over to Doug and Steph Miller's house for dessert. They had asked to see our Germany pictures - which aren't sorted or printed out yet - so we took the laptop to show them. I hope they weren't bored by the time we got through our over 800 pictures! I have to get around to sorting them out :)
Saturday night we had a surprise party for my sister-in-law Shawna's 21st birthday. I think we actually surprised her, she's normally really nosy and hard to surprise. :)
And then finally we come to yesterday. Dave and Tanya Newman came over for cheesesteaks after church and we had a great time laughing and talking with them - getting to know them a little better. They are a fun couple and I now found someone who is almost as paranoid and scared of animals and bugs as I am! Although, Tanya's not afraid of thousand-leggers and spiders... EWW! I can't stand them!
Last night after Dave and Tanya left, Jon and I decided to just stay home and relax. I got out my scrapbooking stuff again and Jon hung out in the living room with me and played video games. It was so nice and relaxing! I wish we had more nights like that.
I really need to keep up with my blog more! It seems like its always a week or so in between my posts and then I have so much to say I forget some of it or don't write it because the post is getting long... like right now. I think I'll save the rest for tomorrow (or another day).
Easter Sunday we went to my Aunt and Uncle's house for Easter with my Mom's side of the family. Even though all of my cousins and I, as well as Jon and Shawna now, are well past the age of Easter-egg-hunting, my parents and aunt and uncle still insist that we do an Easter-egg-hunt. They just can't bear to see the tradition stop. This year, because of the weather, we had an indoor hunt. For some reason it wasn't quite as embarrassing as last year - maybe since Jon was there to keep me company. It was pretty crazy in the house with 10 of us pushing, and shoving our way to the eggs first. Well, I wasn't pushing and shoving, but the guys were. :) My cousin Drew, for the first time in his life, found the prize egg and won the big chocolate bunny! He also ended up with a red light-bulb in his bag (everyone got a good laugh out of that).
Monday and Tuesday nights were nice and relaxing. We had nothing on the calendar so Jon and I stayed home and spent time together. Two nights in a row with nothing to do is pretty rare for us.
Thursday Jon took off work and went to a concert with some of his buddies so I went over to Sarah's house to keep her company since Brian was away on a business trip. We had a great time talking and scrapbooking together. I amazed myself with how much I got done too. :)
Friday night we went over to Doug and Steph Miller's house for dessert. They had asked to see our Germany pictures - which aren't sorted or printed out yet - so we took the laptop to show them. I hope they weren't bored by the time we got through our over 800 pictures! I have to get around to sorting them out :)
Saturday night we had a surprise party for my sister-in-law Shawna's 21st birthday. I think we actually surprised her, she's normally really nosy and hard to surprise. :)
And then finally we come to yesterday. Dave and Tanya Newman came over for cheesesteaks after church and we had a great time laughing and talking with them - getting to know them a little better. They are a fun couple and I now found someone who is almost as paranoid and scared of animals and bugs as I am! Although, Tanya's not afraid of thousand-leggers and spiders... EWW! I can't stand them!
Last night after Dave and Tanya left, Jon and I decided to just stay home and relax. I got out my scrapbooking stuff again and Jon hung out in the living room with me and played video games. It was so nice and relaxing! I wish we had more nights like that.
I really need to keep up with my blog more! It seems like its always a week or so in between my posts and then I have so much to say I forget some of it or don't write it because the post is getting long... like right now. I think I'll save the rest for tomorrow (or another day).
Friday, April 06, 2007
Good Friday - Day Off
Since it's Good Friday I had OFF WORK today!! It was great! I always enjoy a day off work :). I assumed Jon would have off school as well but he didn't. This morning when I woke up to my alarm going off at 6:30am I quickly shut it off, glad for the extra sleep - completely forgetting that Jon still had school and would need to wake up in time... Jon woke up 5 minutes before he was supposed to be at school and realized what I'd done - I was still sound asleep. Oops!! He was pretty late to school but luckily it didn't really affect anything.
We were hoping to start working in our yard today and tomorrow but since its all of a sudden so cold outside I stayed in most of the day.
I did something today that I haven't done in a long time... cut hair! Jon was in need of a hair cut and we just recently purchased a buzzer and hair cutting kit from Costco, so I gave it a try! Jon was kinda nervous about me cutting his hair :). It turnned out pretty good despite the buzzer not working the best (we're returning it). I didn't realize though, that he normally doesn't get the top of his hair buzzed, they normally cut it by hand - and Jon didn't tell me until I was half way done buzzing the top of his head - so his hair is a little shorter than usual... but I like it! We'll see if Jon lets me try again next time he needs a hair cut...
Ocean City Monday night was a fun change of pace. We drove down, ate some Mac N' Mancos Pizza, and then drove home. It was cold on the boardwalk so everything was closed and there were only a couple people out. It was nice to have the long car ride to talk, uninteruppted. We don't often get time like that.
I was just thinking about a book coming out somewhat soon, that I'm really excited for. It's called "Shopping for Time - How to do it all and not be overwhelmed" You can read about it here. That question "how to do it all and not be overwhelmed" runs through my mind a lot so I can't wait to find out what the girl talk bloggers have to say about it!
Alright, it's getting late, I think I'll call it a night!
We were hoping to start working in our yard today and tomorrow but since its all of a sudden so cold outside I stayed in most of the day.
I did something today that I haven't done in a long time... cut hair! Jon was in need of a hair cut and we just recently purchased a buzzer and hair cutting kit from Costco, so I gave it a try! Jon was kinda nervous about me cutting his hair :). It turnned out pretty good despite the buzzer not working the best (we're returning it). I didn't realize though, that he normally doesn't get the top of his hair buzzed, they normally cut it by hand - and Jon didn't tell me until I was half way done buzzing the top of his head - so his hair is a little shorter than usual... but I like it! We'll see if Jon lets me try again next time he needs a hair cut...
Ocean City Monday night was a fun change of pace. We drove down, ate some Mac N' Mancos Pizza, and then drove home. It was cold on the boardwalk so everything was closed and there were only a couple people out. It was nice to have the long car ride to talk, uninteruppted. We don't often get time like that.
I was just thinking about a book coming out somewhat soon, that I'm really excited for. It's called "Shopping for Time - How to do it all and not be overwhelmed" You can read about it here. That question "how to do it all and not be overwhelmed" runs through my mind a lot so I can't wait to find out what the girl talk bloggers have to say about it!
Alright, it's getting late, I think I'll call it a night!
Monday, April 02, 2007
Since last Thursday...
Sarah and Manda came over Thursday night and we had a blast talking, laughing and scrapbooking! Well, Manda and I scrapbooked, Sarah showed up earlier than normal...but without her pictures! So, she was supposed to do most of the talking so that I'd get more work done...that didn't happen! I only got one two-page spread done the whole night!! I just had something to say about everything we talked about :). But Sarah's coming over again this Wednesday (hopefully this time with her pictures :)) and I'll try again to make more progress on my wedding album.
Saturday morning Jon went to the men's breakfast at church and then was in and out of evangelism seminars all day while I was babysitting Hailey, Justin and Sydney across the street. He stopped in for a while before lunch and played outside with Hailey and Justin while I made lunch. Then he was back again for dinner. He really enjoyed all the seminars and took pages of notes.
Sunday (yesterday) we had a relaxing day. We went to Pizza Hut for lunch and then went home so I could get some wash done and so we could just relax. I was so tired I actually took a nap for about 1/2 an hour! Last night we went to the final evangelism seminar together. The guy speaking was obviously very intelligent and Jon got a lot out of the meeting. I, however, was struggling just to understand what he was talking about!
Tonight Jon said he wants to go down to Ocean City to eat dinner and walk around the boardwalk. So I think we're doing that, it should be fun!
I think that's about all that's going on lately. I'm keeping very busy at work in my new position (which isn't official yet). It's great because the day's go by so much faster and before I know it it's time to go home!
Saturday morning Jon went to the men's breakfast at church and then was in and out of evangelism seminars all day while I was babysitting Hailey, Justin and Sydney across the street. He stopped in for a while before lunch and played outside with Hailey and Justin while I made lunch. Then he was back again for dinner. He really enjoyed all the seminars and took pages of notes.
Sunday (yesterday) we had a relaxing day. We went to Pizza Hut for lunch and then went home so I could get some wash done and so we could just relax. I was so tired I actually took a nap for about 1/2 an hour! Last night we went to the final evangelism seminar together. The guy speaking was obviously very intelligent and Jon got a lot out of the meeting. I, however, was struggling just to understand what he was talking about!
Tonight Jon said he wants to go down to Ocean City to eat dinner and walk around the boardwalk. So I think we're doing that, it should be fun!
I think that's about all that's going on lately. I'm keeping very busy at work in my new position (which isn't official yet). It's great because the day's go by so much faster and before I know it it's time to go home!
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Need a Laugh?
I just realized a few days ago that two of my sisters (Alysa & Kelsey) have blogs. Kelsey actually has like three of them. I put links to their blogs under my favorite links which you'll see on the side of my blog. One of Kelsey's blogs is called "Doggy Diary" and it's all about her seeing eye pupply Lamar. I was reading it today and came accross this post about a trip to Wal-mart with Lamar. Click here to read it. I was laughing out loud for a while after reading it!!! Kels you just crack me up!
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
SPRING IS HERE!
I am absolutely LOVING this weather! Sunday, yesterday and today were gorgeous spring days! At work I have a window right next to my desk (since I switched desks a few weeks ago) and the window has been open all day yesterday and today - so even at work I can sorta feel like I'm outside. It makes work so much more bearable. Nice days like yesterday and today are when I really wish I didn't have to go to work. I'd love to be outside doing yard work or playing with kids or anything outside! Oh well, soon enough...
This spring Jon and I have big plans for working outside at our house. We're going to clear the bushes and weeds from the one side of our yard and plant grass. Then we'll have enough room, hopefully, to put up a volleyball net and we're going to get a picnic table and make a fire pit so we can have picnics this spring, summer and fall. We're also planning to re-paint the porch and I'm hoping to re-do all my flower beds - they're looking pretty terrible right now. We'll see if that all gets done! :)
Jon had an interview at THP Monday so we were in high hopes that he would soon be able to stop working two nights a week and start getting experience in his field. Yesterday they called to say they don't have a job for him... Jon was disappointed and I'm a little bummed but oh well - THP's interview process is very strange and it's pretty much a game of luck whether you get in or not - it really doesn't make sense. Before Jon even had his interview I had prayed, asking God that if it was His will for Jon to get a job at THP, that He would work things out... so it must not be God's will for Jon to work at THP. Now we need to wait and see what is His will. Jon's submitted his resume a few other places and is also starting up a sort of side business with his cousin Stephen - they're going to be making websites for people - they already have 3 or 4 people who want websites.
While I'm on the topic of jobs and positions. My position at THP is in the process of changing. I'll still be working on the same team (the IT Team) but my supervisor is changing and I will be working more with the Help Desk, which is helping people with computer problems or anything else technically related. I'm only going to be doing very simple technical stuff, fixes or updates, etc. and I'll also be helping to monitor and administrate other projects and requests for other people on my team. I should be keeping very busy as time goes on and I move completely into my new position. I'm excited about the change!
As far as other things happening here at our house... Last week I don't remember much of what we did - my memory is horrible! Sunday we had Aron and Melissa Osborne and their kids over for lunch after church. We enjoyed hanging out and talking with them until almost 6:00. The kids watched a movie and played Lego's upstairs after lunch so we could talk.
Last night we had Kassia, Alysa and Kelsey over for dinner and games. That was fun too! Jon cooked hot dogs and chicken on the grill and we had noodles for dinner. Yumm! That was our first meal on the grill this spring - we love cooking on the grill when it's nice out. After dinner we played a game of Clue and a game of Sorry! I'm not usually a big game person, but those two games are fun. I remember being a lot better a Clue when I was younger though :). Kassia won the game of Clue but for almost half the game of Sorry she couldn't get any of her little pawns out of her start circle! Everyone was starting to feel bad for her but she came back and ended up coming in third place. Haha!
And that's pretty much what's been happening! Tomorrow I'm excited for Manda and Sarah to come over and scrapbook with me! It's been way too long (over a month), since last time we got together. I'm still working on my wedding album and now I have hundreds of Germany pictures added to my waiting-to-be-scrapbooked pictures. I need to work faster and talk less when the girls come over :).
Well, Jon was working tonight and now he's home so I'm going to go spend some time with him :).
This spring Jon and I have big plans for working outside at our house. We're going to clear the bushes and weeds from the one side of our yard and plant grass. Then we'll have enough room, hopefully, to put up a volleyball net and we're going to get a picnic table and make a fire pit so we can have picnics this spring, summer and fall. We're also planning to re-paint the porch and I'm hoping to re-do all my flower beds - they're looking pretty terrible right now. We'll see if that all gets done! :)
Jon had an interview at THP Monday so we were in high hopes that he would soon be able to stop working two nights a week and start getting experience in his field. Yesterday they called to say they don't have a job for him... Jon was disappointed and I'm a little bummed but oh well - THP's interview process is very strange and it's pretty much a game of luck whether you get in or not - it really doesn't make sense. Before Jon even had his interview I had prayed, asking God that if it was His will for Jon to get a job at THP, that He would work things out... so it must not be God's will for Jon to work at THP. Now we need to wait and see what is His will. Jon's submitted his resume a few other places and is also starting up a sort of side business with his cousin Stephen - they're going to be making websites for people - they already have 3 or 4 people who want websites.
While I'm on the topic of jobs and positions. My position at THP is in the process of changing. I'll still be working on the same team (the IT Team) but my supervisor is changing and I will be working more with the Help Desk, which is helping people with computer problems or anything else technically related. I'm only going to be doing very simple technical stuff, fixes or updates, etc. and I'll also be helping to monitor and administrate other projects and requests for other people on my team. I should be keeping very busy as time goes on and I move completely into my new position. I'm excited about the change!
As far as other things happening here at our house... Last week I don't remember much of what we did - my memory is horrible! Sunday we had Aron and Melissa Osborne and their kids over for lunch after church. We enjoyed hanging out and talking with them until almost 6:00. The kids watched a movie and played Lego's upstairs after lunch so we could talk.
Last night we had Kassia, Alysa and Kelsey over for dinner and games. That was fun too! Jon cooked hot dogs and chicken on the grill and we had noodles for dinner. Yumm! That was our first meal on the grill this spring - we love cooking on the grill when it's nice out. After dinner we played a game of Clue and a game of Sorry! I'm not usually a big game person, but those two games are fun. I remember being a lot better a Clue when I was younger though :). Kassia won the game of Clue but for almost half the game of Sorry she couldn't get any of her little pawns out of her start circle! Everyone was starting to feel bad for her but she came back and ended up coming in third place. Haha!
And that's pretty much what's been happening! Tomorrow I'm excited for Manda and Sarah to come over and scrapbook with me! It's been way too long (over a month), since last time we got together. I'm still working on my wedding album and now I have hundreds of Germany pictures added to my waiting-to-be-scrapbooked pictures. I need to work faster and talk less when the girls come over :).
Well, Jon was working tonight and now he's home so I'm going to go spend some time with him :).
Thursday, March 22, 2007
A New Look...
Please bare with me as I'm in the process of changing the look of my blog and it may be a few days until I get it to look how I want it :) Comments and suggestions are welcome!
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Last Days in Germany
Back home and back to always being busy! I’m finally getting around to finishing my journal of Germany… I left off Friday night when we were on our way back from Austria… Saturday was a pretty relaxing day. We were able to sleep in and then went to Robert & Conny’s to pick up Oma and take her home. (btw… I had been spelling Conny’s name wrong in all my previous posts, that’s why it’s different now) On our way to take Oma home we stopped at Globus, a 2 level grocery/department store. There, we bought all kinds of caandy - mostly chocolate and gummy bears - to bring home. After dropping Oma off and saying a sad goodbye, we drove back to Conny and Robert’s for dinner - which Conny made!! The salad dressing was made from scratch and was delicious! I got the recipe :) Jon also said that the chicken with onion sauce was really good. I had pizza because I’m not a huge fan of onions :). Benjamin & Daniel’s Cousin Andre (sp?) - who came over for our wedding with Benjamin - was there for dinner as well. It was nice to actually meet him when we weren’t completely distracted with wedding stuff.
Sunday - what we thought was our last day - we again were able to sleep in late and then went for a nice walk with Jon’s parents in the park next to our hotel. After picking up Conny, Robert, Benjami, Daniel and Andre we went to visit another castle which was actually still occupied by the royal family who had passed the castle down through the generations for over 800 years. It was hard to get a picture of this entire castle because it was huge and spread out right in the middle of a town. Here's a glimpse:
After visiting the last castle we didn’t do too much. We sat around at Conny and Robert’s for a while then said our goodbye’s and went back to the hotel to pack up and go to bed.
Monday we left for the airport after breakfast and waited in line for what seemed like forever, only to find out that there was a problem with our tickets and we weren’t booked on any flights that day. By that point it was too late to fix the problem in time to fly out Monday so we got to stay another day! We stayed at a hotel right near the airport and took a taxi into the center of Frankfurt to do some shopping. Frankfurt is one of the bigger cities over there so it was a lot different than anywhere else we had visited. Jon found a pocket knife and I found salt & pepper shakers! :) I’m so excited that I found them because I’ve been looking everywhere I go and haven’t been able to find any for months! Here are some pictures from in Frankfurt:
A Church we visited:
Our entire trip to Germany was a lot of fun but Jon and I both agree that the highlight of our trip was going to the top of the mountain in the Alps! It was just so amazing!! We were glad to be home Tuesday night though. It’s always great to go on vacation, but it’s also great to come home afterward :).
I think that’s about it. I probably forgot to tell about something but I don’t want to bore everyone with all the little details anyway. If you want to know more, ask! :) We've also got over 700 pictures!! :)
Saturday, March 10, 2007
More Stories From Germany
Right now we’re driving again. The Alps are behind us but still visible. It’s Friday around 6:00pm. I’m going to try and remember everything we did in the last two days since I typed out the last post. That was Wednesday and we were still on our way to the Alps. After we arrived at our hotel in Austria, we unpacked and then went for a walk thru the little mountain town. It was a very quaint, cute town surrounded by huge mountains with snow covered peaks. It was a little overcast so we couldn’t see the tops of the mountains. After our walk we at dinner at our hotel and called it a night. Here's a picture of the town and our hotel is on the right with lighted railings:
Here is a picture of the view from our hotel:
Yesterday (Thursday) we woke up and realized it had rained during the night and was still drizzling and very foggy. We had planned to go up to the top of the tallest mountain in the German Alps – which was right by our hotel - but because of the weather we decided to drive about an hour to the city of Innsbruck instead. The Olympics were held in Innsbruck a few years ago. On our way to Innsbruck Jon and I were once again in the car with Oma, Benjamin & Daniel. Oma makes me laugh because she talks almost constantly to herself in the back seat. At one point we noticed she was counting; then we discovered she was counting cars that passed us… when she finally stopped she had counted 500 cars! :) She was just doing that again recently. Her favorite word is “schoen” which means “nice” and she is always pointing to things and telling us they’re schoen. That makes me laugh too.
In Innsbruck we walked around exploring the town, had lunch and visited a big, elaborate, Catholic Church. The whole time we were also looking for wireless internet so I could upload my blog entry. We couldn’t find it anywhere! It’s not like around home. We found one internet café but they didn’t have wireless internet. Later we found out why… they are charged per-minute for internet, there’s no flat rate in Austria. So when we got back to our hotel we were able to use a computer in the office and transfer my blog entry using a USB port and our camera. It took a few steps but we did it. Here is us in Innsbruck:
When we got back from Innsbruck it was too late to go up on the mountain so we had some free time to explore the town some more. Jon and I went into a grocery store to see how different it was. They had some of the same things but almost everything was different. And their milk comes in little cardboard cartons that are less than ½ a gallon. For dinner we had pizza again. Yum! I love the pizza over here! Oh, and it was also Benjamin’s 23rd birthday yesterday. The hotel decorated our table for breakfast and brought out a chocolate cake with candles.
Today was the really busy day! This morning we packed up all our stuff and loaded the cars, then we went up to the top of the mountain called “Die (The) Zugspitze”. It was awesome! To get to the top you went in something like an enclosed ski lift – I’ll show a picture of it because I can’t describe it. It was kinda scary, especially on the way back down. When we got to the top of the mountain we were above the clouds. The view was incredibly breathtaking and unlike anything we had ever seen. I’ll post a few pictures.
This is a picture of the cart we rode up the mountian:
This is up at the top of the mountain. In order it is: Daniel, Connie, Robert, Jon's Mom, Jon and I:
Here is a picture of the view from our hotel:
Yesterday (Thursday) we woke up and realized it had rained during the night and was still drizzling and very foggy. We had planned to go up to the top of the tallest mountain in the German Alps – which was right by our hotel - but because of the weather we decided to drive about an hour to the city of Innsbruck instead. The Olympics were held in Innsbruck a few years ago. On our way to Innsbruck Jon and I were once again in the car with Oma, Benjamin & Daniel. Oma makes me laugh because she talks almost constantly to herself in the back seat. At one point we noticed she was counting; then we discovered she was counting cars that passed us… when she finally stopped she had counted 500 cars! :) She was just doing that again recently. Her favorite word is “schoen” which means “nice” and she is always pointing to things and telling us they’re schoen. That makes me laugh too.
In Innsbruck we walked around exploring the town, had lunch and visited a big, elaborate, Catholic Church. The whole time we were also looking for wireless internet so I could upload my blog entry. We couldn’t find it anywhere! It’s not like around home. We found one internet café but they didn’t have wireless internet. Later we found out why… they are charged per-minute for internet, there’s no flat rate in Austria. So when we got back to our hotel we were able to use a computer in the office and transfer my blog entry using a USB port and our camera. It took a few steps but we did it. Here is us in Innsbruck:
When we got back from Innsbruck it was too late to go up on the mountain so we had some free time to explore the town some more. Jon and I went into a grocery store to see how different it was. They had some of the same things but almost everything was different. And their milk comes in little cardboard cartons that are less than ½ a gallon. For dinner we had pizza again. Yum! I love the pizza over here! Oh, and it was also Benjamin’s 23rd birthday yesterday. The hotel decorated our table for breakfast and brought out a chocolate cake with candles.
Today was the really busy day! This morning we packed up all our stuff and loaded the cars, then we went up to the top of the mountain called “Die (The) Zugspitze”. It was awesome! To get to the top you went in something like an enclosed ski lift – I’ll show a picture of it because I can’t describe it. It was kinda scary, especially on the way back down. When we got to the top of the mountain we were above the clouds. The view was incredibly breathtaking and unlike anything we had ever seen. I’ll post a few pictures.
This is a picture of the cart we rode up the mountian:
This is up at the top of the mountain. In order it is: Daniel, Connie, Robert, Jon's Mom, Jon and I:
After going up the mountain we drove to see an old castle built back in the 1800’s. That too was amazing! It was huge and very elaborate – built on the top of a mountain with taller mountains around it. To get to the castle we had to take a bus up a tight road with sharp turns and a steep drop-off on one side. The bus driver seemed un-aware of the steep drop-off because he drove that bus way faster than I even would have with my car! Here's a picture of the Castle:
We left the castle about an hour or so ago. Now we’re on our way back to Friedberg where Jon’s cousins live. We still have a few hours of driving till we get there! There’s nothing big planned for our last few days (that I know of). My stomach problems are pretty much gone. I haven’t been having much trouble other than being hungry often. Jon’s sore throat is a little better too, and he’s feeling pretty good.
I’m sure we’ll tell all these stories in much more detail with pictures when we get home. We’ve already taken almost 600 pictures (there are many doubles though)!
Thursday, March 08, 2007
The first few days of Germany
Well we’re here and safe. As I write we’re driving about 115mph in a mini van on the Autobahn, and its raining. We’re on our way to Austria. Jon and I are driving in a car with his 2 cousin’s Benjamin and Daniel and his grandmother, who we call Oma. It’s funny, most of the music on the radio over here is American music.
We arrived in the middle of the night Sunday – our time - and it was around six in the morning on Monday here! Jon and I only got about an hour of sleep on the plane so we were tired. From the airport we drove to Jon’s cousin’s house in Friedberg, where we had a breakfast of fresh, delicious rolls and lunch meat. We were all a bit delirious but we couldn’t get into our hotel till around 11:00am so we spent some time there talking. We went to our hotel as soon as we could and got about 3 hours of sleep. Then we drove to Bad Orb (another city) to pick up Oma. We ate dinner at a Greek restaurant in Bad Orb. It was us, Oma and good friends of Oma’s. Jon and I both had Wiener Schnitzel (pounded pork, breaded and fried), I liked it. It was so strange having dinner and seeing elderly people drinking beer and then taking shots after dinner; Even a young kid (about 7 years old) at the table next to us was drinking wine and had a shot after dinner (Instead of after dinner mints they have after dinner shots, haha). Benjamin & Daniel said it’s not normal for kids that young to drink over here. The official drinking age is 16. Monday night after dropping Oma off at Robert & Connie’s (Jon’s cousin’s parents) we went back to our hotel to finally get a good night sleep.
Tuesday (yesterday) we had breakfast at our hotel and then went to Robert & Connie’s. We went with everyone to see an old Roman fort that was built back in 48 AD. We stopped at a McDonald’s for lunch and saw some US troops. It was nice to hear someone who speaks English. The McDonalds had things we don’t have in the states, along with the normal stuff; and it had a McCafé. On our way back we stopped and walked around the city of Friedberg (where Jon’s cousin’s live). There were so many old buildings and cobblestone streets. I bought a pair of slippers and Jon got a video game :). They have bakery’s everywhere over here! And the bread is delicious :). Last night we ordered pizza for dinner. I think that was the best pizza I’ve ever had. Each person gets an individual pizza that’s about twice the size of a Pizza Hut personal pan. Pepperoni over here means peppers, and pepperoni is called salami. I almost got peppers on my pizza because I ordered pepperoni.
I’m learning a few German words. I know how to say thank you “danke” and yes “ja” and no “nein”. Oma loves to talk our ears off in German and doesn’t realize Jon and I have no idea what she’s saying :). We just nod our heads and smile :).Benjamin, Daniel, Robert & Connie all speak pretty good English so we can communicate. Robert and Connie amaze me! They are both blind. They have all kinds of gadgets that talk to them or help them. Connie cleans and cooks and does dishes and everything!!
As I said earlier, right now we’re on our way to Austria where we’ll be staying for the next 2 days. It’s about a 5 hour drive. We’re going to the Alps and to see an old castle. Robert, Connie, Daniel, Benjamin and Oma all came with us. Jon caught a cold of some sort so he has a sore throat and runny nose and I’ve been having stomach problems. It doesn’t help that we’re still not caught up on sleep. So we could use prayer for health and continued safety. I’ll try to post again in a day or two.
It's now Thursday afternoon and this is the first chance I got to use internet and post this. I don't have time now to tell about the rest of the day yesterday after I left off. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get a chance.
Check out these cool things I can do with a German keyboard! Üüü Ääää ÖÖööö ßßßßß-jon
Here is a picture of us in front of the Roman Fort:
This is Jon at a McDonalds:
We arrived in the middle of the night Sunday – our time - and it was around six in the morning on Monday here! Jon and I only got about an hour of sleep on the plane so we were tired. From the airport we drove to Jon’s cousin’s house in Friedberg, where we had a breakfast of fresh, delicious rolls and lunch meat. We were all a bit delirious but we couldn’t get into our hotel till around 11:00am so we spent some time there talking. We went to our hotel as soon as we could and got about 3 hours of sleep. Then we drove to Bad Orb (another city) to pick up Oma. We ate dinner at a Greek restaurant in Bad Orb. It was us, Oma and good friends of Oma’s. Jon and I both had Wiener Schnitzel (pounded pork, breaded and fried), I liked it. It was so strange having dinner and seeing elderly people drinking beer and then taking shots after dinner; Even a young kid (about 7 years old) at the table next to us was drinking wine and had a shot after dinner (Instead of after dinner mints they have after dinner shots, haha). Benjamin & Daniel said it’s not normal for kids that young to drink over here. The official drinking age is 16. Monday night after dropping Oma off at Robert & Connie’s (Jon’s cousin’s parents) we went back to our hotel to finally get a good night sleep.
Tuesday (yesterday) we had breakfast at our hotel and then went to Robert & Connie’s. We went with everyone to see an old Roman fort that was built back in 48 AD. We stopped at a McDonald’s for lunch and saw some US troops. It was nice to hear someone who speaks English. The McDonalds had things we don’t have in the states, along with the normal stuff; and it had a McCafé. On our way back we stopped and walked around the city of Friedberg (where Jon’s cousin’s live). There were so many old buildings and cobblestone streets. I bought a pair of slippers and Jon got a video game :). They have bakery’s everywhere over here! And the bread is delicious :). Last night we ordered pizza for dinner. I think that was the best pizza I’ve ever had. Each person gets an individual pizza that’s about twice the size of a Pizza Hut personal pan. Pepperoni over here means peppers, and pepperoni is called salami. I almost got peppers on my pizza because I ordered pepperoni.
I’m learning a few German words. I know how to say thank you “danke” and yes “ja” and no “nein”. Oma loves to talk our ears off in German and doesn’t realize Jon and I have no idea what she’s saying :). We just nod our heads and smile :).Benjamin, Daniel, Robert & Connie all speak pretty good English so we can communicate. Robert and Connie amaze me! They are both blind. They have all kinds of gadgets that talk to them or help them. Connie cleans and cooks and does dishes and everything!!
As I said earlier, right now we’re on our way to Austria where we’ll be staying for the next 2 days. It’s about a 5 hour drive. We’re going to the Alps and to see an old castle. Robert, Connie, Daniel, Benjamin and Oma all came with us. Jon caught a cold of some sort so he has a sore throat and runny nose and I’ve been having stomach problems. It doesn’t help that we’re still not caught up on sleep. So we could use prayer for health and continued safety. I’ll try to post again in a day or two.
It's now Thursday afternoon and this is the first chance I got to use internet and post this. I don't have time now to tell about the rest of the day yesterday after I left off. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get a chance.
Check out these cool things I can do with a German keyboard! Üüü Ääää ÖÖööö ßßßßß-jon
Here is a picture of us in front of the Roman Fort:
Here I am in front of an old Castle in the city of Friedberg:
Friday, March 02, 2007
Germany & THP
Our trip to Germany is almost upon us! Unbelievably I haven’t even started packing yet… which is very unusual for me. Tonight I am definitely starting to pack! Jon’s finally finished his finals projects as of today, after two very late nights and just in time to help me pack and get ready to leave on Sunday. :)
I just found out yesterday that THP is looking for interns to do graphic design (that’s the field Jon is going into) so between yesterday and today I’ve talked to Jon and a few people at THP and things are moving along. Jon is applying today and will be going through the interview process. They’ve already said they are very interested in hiring him so hopefully he’ll have no problem getting it. I’m excited because that will mean no more working at night for Jon and he’ll be getting expierince in the field he is going to school for. We’ll see what happens.
Well, I don’t have much else to say. There’s not much happening these days. If we have internet access in Germany MAYBE I’ll get a chance to post some pictures and details about our trip. But I’m not promising anything :).
I just found out yesterday that THP is looking for interns to do graphic design (that’s the field Jon is going into) so between yesterday and today I’ve talked to Jon and a few people at THP and things are moving along. Jon is applying today and will be going through the interview process. They’ve already said they are very interested in hiring him so hopefully he’ll have no problem getting it. I’m excited because that will mean no more working at night for Jon and he’ll be getting expierince in the field he is going to school for. We’ll see what happens.
Well, I don’t have much else to say. There’s not much happening these days. If we have internet access in Germany MAYBE I’ll get a chance to post some pictures and details about our trip. But I’m not promising anything :).
Monday, February 26, 2007
Weekend at the Cabin
Jon and I spent this past Friday night and Saturday at my Pop-pop’s cabin in the Poconos, with 3 other couples: Nate & Shawna, Brian & Sarah and Ian & Ashley. We had a lot of fun hanging out, relaxing, playing games and more. Friday, I left work an hour early to go home, finish packing, and leave - you would have thought we were going for a whole week with the amount of stuff we had piled into my car. When we got to the cabin Nate & Shawna were already there and had started a fire outside for dinner.
Back when all of us girls planned the meals and decided we would cook hotdogs over the fire for dinner Friday night, we completely forgot that it would be freezing cold, dark and most likely snowy outside. There was at least 1½ to 2 feet of snow everywhere and it was bitter cold! While we were roasting our hotdogs, our fire - which was built on top of the snow - kept shifting as the snow melted underneath it.
Needless to say, with how cold it was, none of the girls stayed out very long. We came in right after eating and spent most of the night huddled around the wood stove inside the cabin. The guys, on the other hand, were outside around the fire talking for a few hours after we came in. When they finally did come in they realized that one of the doors had been left open, explaining why it wasn’t getting warm inside and the girls and I were still around the wood stove and still chilled :). We all stayed up talking till after midnight that night. I got some scrapbooking done too, while we were talking.
Saturday we all slept in and had a late breakfast of pancakes and sausage. We spent the rest of the morning into the afternoon playing card games and I got in some more scrapbooking. By mid-afternoon Jon, Ian and Nate got antsy from being inside all day and headed out to shoot a few guns. It was a while later that they called saying they had taken Ian’s truck and it was stuck in the snow! It took them the rest of the night – with a break for dinner – till 10 something to get it out. They didn't think they were going to get it out.
We got home Saturday night a little after midnight. It was so nice to be in my warmer house :).
Yesterday (Sunday) Jon and I went on a mini shopping spree with the intention of finding clothes for our trip to Germany next week. We found a few things but not all that we were hoping to find. We might have to go again.
We're leaving next Sunday for Germany with Jon's parents and will be gone until the following Monday (the 12th). I'm really looking forward to the time away and to touring Germany. I've never been to Europe before and we're going to Germany, Austira and Bulgaria (i think... :)). We'll also be visiting some of Jon's extended family that live over there. Normally I would be half way packed by now for a week long trip... I haven't even started! haha
Alright, I think we're leaving to go on a date to Starbucks in a few minutes so I need to post this and get going.
Here is a picture of everyone:
Back when all of us girls planned the meals and decided we would cook hotdogs over the fire for dinner Friday night, we completely forgot that it would be freezing cold, dark and most likely snowy outside. There was at least 1½ to 2 feet of snow everywhere and it was bitter cold! While we were roasting our hotdogs, our fire - which was built on top of the snow - kept shifting as the snow melted underneath it.
Needless to say, with how cold it was, none of the girls stayed out very long. We came in right after eating and spent most of the night huddled around the wood stove inside the cabin. The guys, on the other hand, were outside around the fire talking for a few hours after we came in. When they finally did come in they realized that one of the doors had been left open, explaining why it wasn’t getting warm inside and the girls and I were still around the wood stove and still chilled :). We all stayed up talking till after midnight that night. I got some scrapbooking done too, while we were talking.
Saturday we all slept in and had a late breakfast of pancakes and sausage. We spent the rest of the morning into the afternoon playing card games and I got in some more scrapbooking. By mid-afternoon Jon, Ian and Nate got antsy from being inside all day and headed out to shoot a few guns. It was a while later that they called saying they had taken Ian’s truck and it was stuck in the snow! It took them the rest of the night – with a break for dinner – till 10 something to get it out. They didn't think they were going to get it out.
We got home Saturday night a little after midnight. It was so nice to be in my warmer house :).
Yesterday (Sunday) Jon and I went on a mini shopping spree with the intention of finding clothes for our trip to Germany next week. We found a few things but not all that we were hoping to find. We might have to go again.
We're leaving next Sunday for Germany with Jon's parents and will be gone until the following Monday (the 12th). I'm really looking forward to the time away and to touring Germany. I've never been to Europe before and we're going to Germany, Austira and Bulgaria (i think... :)). We'll also be visiting some of Jon's extended family that live over there. Normally I would be half way packed by now for a week long trip... I haven't even started! haha
Alright, I think we're leaving to go on a date to Starbucks in a few minutes so I need to post this and get going.
Here is a picture of everyone:
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
New Layout
Sarah Changed her post layout and inspired me to change mine as well :). It's still under construction a bit but I'm liking it more already.
Monday, February 19, 2007
I'm 22!
I'm finally getting a chance to write about my birthday, valentines day, and the rest of last week's adventures and discoveries :). Jon's extremely busy with school projects for his finals coming up, so he's been upstairs all day working on one of his projects and that's where he is right now. The week or so before finals I don't see him very much usually :(. We just ate dinner - egg sandwiches and pork roll - about 30 minutes ago and it's 9:00 pm now! ha
So anyway, about my birthday - last Tuesday I turned 22, yikes! I was at work all day and when I came home I was surprised with a cake, balloons, flowers and gifts on the kitchen table waiting for me. Jon made the cake all by himself and had just finished icing it while I was on my way home - talking his ear off over the phone - I had no idea he was trying to ice a cake while I was talking to him :)
Here's what I saw when I got home:
So anyway, about my birthday - last Tuesday I turned 22, yikes! I was at work all day and when I came home I was surprised with a cake, balloons, flowers and gifts on the kitchen table waiting for me. Jon made the cake all by himself and had just finished icing it while I was on my way home - talking his ear off over the phone - I had no idea he was trying to ice a cake while I was talking to him :)
Here's what I saw when I got home:
I was so surprised Jon had actually baked a cake! Isn't that so cute!!! :) He's so sweet. And it tasted good too!The flowers and balloons were from Jon's parents. First I got to open my gifts - a PINK DS Lite with a PINK case and Diddy Kong Racing to go with it. That's one of my all-time favorite video games since when I was little :).
After I opened my gifts we drove to Jim's Buffet to get take-out Chinese food... YUMMY! :) Then we came back and hung out at home the rest of the night. We played Diddy Kong Racing together, watched a CSI episode and just had fun enjoying each others company. It was a nice relaxing night.
Our first married Valentine's Day was perfect! We got snowed-in together all day! Jon's school got canceled and he had found out the day before that he didn't have to work. I was originally going to try and go in to work around 10:00 but the weather didn't get too much better and about half the other people I work with weren't going in so I stayed home too. We had another really relaxing day at home and for dinner I decorated with cute candles and hearts and we had a nice candle-lit dinner. After dinner we watched a few of the videos from our wedding and reception. That was really neat! We hadn't watched them since we got married so Valentine's Day was a great day to remember and re-live our wedding day :). We both had written each other letters which we exchanged too. Jon's made me cry - it was so sweet!
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention... On my birthday I also found out I am anemic! I'm actually sorta excited to learn that I have a medical condition that is curable and that's symptoms include always being tired and cold. Those are two things I defiantly am, and I'm hoping that once my doctor figures out the root cause of my anemia, and tells me how to treat it, that I won't be as cold and tired all the time! But for now, it's a good excuse to get Jon to turn the heat up! ;) He's already caught on though. hehe!
Thursday when I came home there was another bouquet of flowers on the table for me! This time they were from my love... 12 light pink roses!!! They're sooo cute and they're still alive and looking well today. He knew I wanted to be able to have my flowers at work so I could enjoy them more (since most of the time I'm at work anyway). So he got me the roses to take to work. Which I did on Friday, but then brought them back home to enjoy over the weekend.
Friday afternoon I left work and took Kelsey to the doctors office and then to Grand View's Outpatient center to get x-rays. She had fallen while snowboarding on my birthday and her wrist was still hurting her, so I said I'd take her to the doctors to get it looked at. My parents were on a cruise - I'm jealous after all this cold weather :) - so they weren't around to take Kels. In the end she didn't have anything broken but we were both glad that we knew nothing was wrong instead of wondering and not knowing.
Saturday I spent most of my day cleaning and organizing around the house and cooking, while Jon worked on his final projects. We had Scott & Joann Heebner over for lunch on Sunday so I made spaghetti sauce on Saturday and we had spaghetti when they came over. Jon enjoyed adding his special ingredients to the sauce while I was cooking. He likes to make me nervous when he starts adding all kinds of things to whatever I'm making. This time it came out good! :)
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
RESULTS
The Rebelution just launched the results of their massive Modesty Survey! Over 1,600 Christian guys answered questions on everything from glitter lotion and lip gloss to swimsuits and skirt slits! For you girls, it's everything you've ever wanted to ask guys about modesty, but were afraid to ask! For you guys, it's really interesting to see what other Christian guys think!
Most importantly, the survey is presented as a resource to help Christian girls (and guys), not a list of legalistic rules, and it is accompanied by the Modesty Survey Petition (which tons of guys have signed) which encourage young women to focus on the heart, not the hemline, to honor their parents, etc.
Go check it out: Here
Most importantly, the survey is presented as a resource to help Christian girls (and guys), not a list of legalistic rules, and it is accompanied by the Modesty Survey Petition (which tons of guys have signed) which encourage young women to focus on the heart, not the hemline, to honor their parents, etc.
Go check it out: Here
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Modesty Survey
I just added a link to the "Modesty Survey" for anyone interested - see the side bar on this page, you won't miss it. It is from the Rebelution Blog by Alex & Brett Harris. They conducted a survey of 1500+ christian guys on the topic of modesty and will be releasing the results tomorrow (Valentine's Day). I'll be doing an entry tomorrow with a link directly to the results. I think the survey is a great idea and will be an amazing resource for all of us who are trying to honor God, as well as all the men in our lives, with the way we dress. Spread the word!
Monday, February 12, 2007
Grocery List Document is Available
The link to my grocery list is now working in my last post. Check it out! The only thing is, I couldn't get the formatting of my grocery list to show up right. The way you'll see it, the list just keeps going down but in my document I have 4 columns so the whole thing fits on one page.
Friday, February 09, 2007
I'm still alive :)
Wow! It’s been a while since I blogged. There just hasn’t been anything too interesting going on :). We bought a laptop this past Wednesday - after shopping around for a few days and doing research to make sure we were getting a good one. It has the new Windows Operating system (Vista) on it which is REALLY cool! I’m still getting use to how different it is. The laptop will double as my computer since mine has been acting up and we’re getting rid of it.
I’ve been spending a good amout of time going through all kinds of food and cooking magazines I had stored up. I was quickly going through and ripping out any recipes I want to try. Now I have a pile of recipes and need to sort through them and start planning a few meals. I have yet to even start going through all my cookbooks and picking out recipes I want to try – that will prolly be a while from now.
Ever since I started keeping a blog I’ve also been keeping up with other blogs (see the links on the right column of my blog homepage). The Girl Talk Blog – By Carolyn Mahaney and her 3 married daughters: Nicole, Kristin & Janelle – has been doing a mini-series on meal times, meal preparation, grocery shopping, etc. This series came in prefect timing for me since recently I’ve been thinking a lot and working on all these areas; trying to find some way to make full, more nutritious meals for Jon and I, even with our busy schedule. Last night while grocery shopping I used an idea another Girl Talk reader submitted: as I was going through the store I made a list – aisle by aisle - of everything I like to keep on hand and use regularly. Then I typed it all into a Word document in the same order I make my way through the grocery store. Here’s a link to see my new "grocery list" – it’s not completely fool-proof yet but it’s a start. I plan to print one of these every week and hang it on the fridge so when I run out of something I can just check it off. Then when I go to the grocery store I’ll have my complete list, in the order I shop. I’m hoping this will help me not forget things and also make my shopping trips much quicker.
Tonight and tomorrow afternoon Jon and I are babysitting our favorite little friends: Hailey, Justin and Sydney. It’ll be great now that we have a laptop, I can take it with me and get some things done while the kids are playing or taking naps. I’m hoping to create a weekly meal plan and a budget/bill paying system on Saturday - Jon has some things to do during the day so I’ll be alone with the kids for a good amount of time.
So anyway, other than that, nothing much has been going on.
I’ve been spending a good amout of time going through all kinds of food and cooking magazines I had stored up. I was quickly going through and ripping out any recipes I want to try. Now I have a pile of recipes and need to sort through them and start planning a few meals. I have yet to even start going through all my cookbooks and picking out recipes I want to try – that will prolly be a while from now.
Ever since I started keeping a blog I’ve also been keeping up with other blogs (see the links on the right column of my blog homepage). The Girl Talk Blog – By Carolyn Mahaney and her 3 married daughters: Nicole, Kristin & Janelle – has been doing a mini-series on meal times, meal preparation, grocery shopping, etc. This series came in prefect timing for me since recently I’ve been thinking a lot and working on all these areas; trying to find some way to make full, more nutritious meals for Jon and I, even with our busy schedule. Last night while grocery shopping I used an idea another Girl Talk reader submitted: as I was going through the store I made a list – aisle by aisle - of everything I like to keep on hand and use regularly. Then I typed it all into a Word document in the same order I make my way through the grocery store. Here’s a link to see my new "grocery list" – it’s not completely fool-proof yet but it’s a start. I plan to print one of these every week and hang it on the fridge so when I run out of something I can just check it off. Then when I go to the grocery store I’ll have my complete list, in the order I shop. I’m hoping this will help me not forget things and also make my shopping trips much quicker.
Tonight and tomorrow afternoon Jon and I are babysitting our favorite little friends: Hailey, Justin and Sydney. It’ll be great now that we have a laptop, I can take it with me and get some things done while the kids are playing or taking naps. I’m hoping to create a weekly meal plan and a budget/bill paying system on Saturday - Jon has some things to do during the day so I’ll be alone with the kids for a good amount of time.
So anyway, other than that, nothing much has been going on.
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