One year ago today, my husband and I became homeowners! Looking back, I still can't believe we actually bought this house. We still absolutely love it. Sure, we still have lots of things we want to do to it (paint, replace flooring, build a deck) but we have also already gotten a lot done in this short, crazy year! So far we have put up a privacy fence, replaced the roof (still a very sore subject with me), changed out some light fixtures and we have done some minor landscaping. We don't always want to live in FL, but this was a GREAT first home for us and we are looking forward to at least another 5-8 years of memory-making, happiness and Im sure even some blood, sweat and tears here in our first family home!
Tomorrow is also a milestone day. Rob and I will have bit the marraige bullet six years ago tomorrow! The past six years have been one hell of a ride! We have walked through fire together and our marriage has come out stronger and better because of it. We have been put through things and situations together that most people don't go through in twenty years of marriage let alone six. We drive eachother completely crazy, but at the end of the day, when I lay my head down next to his, I know I am right where I belong and there is nowhere else I would rather be.
Rob started back to school this semester. It has been a rough adjustment for all of us. He is only taking two classes, but they are three nights a week and require a lot of study time when he is home. He is doing so very well (even though he is completely overworked, stressed and sleep deprived) and I am so very proud of him! It has been an adjustment for Madison too. Two days a week, she doesn't even get to see Rob. He leaves for work before she gets up and he doesn't get home from class until she is already in bed. She has been a trooper though and she understands that Daddy is at school and he will come in and give her kisses when he gets home. I try to do fun things with her on nights that he has class. We go to the park or have a picnic in the backyard or have a girly movie and nail night. I know he is doing this to better himself and our family. It may be rough for a few years, but it will all be worth it in the end!
For the past week, I have been sick with what I thought was just a cold. Problem is, I kept getting worse. I finally went to the doctor yesterday and Im glad I did. At first, he thought I might have Whooping Cough... Okay, kinda scary... But thank God, I was vaccinated as a child and I do not have Whooping Cough! Apparently, I had a virus that turned into a massive infection. My lymph nodes, throat and ears are all infected. I have spent the past four nights coughing, maybe getting at best, four hours of sleep. Last night I though for sure would be better. When I finally got my prescriptions (a Z-Pack and Tylenol with Codeine) home, ate some dinner, popped in a movie with the hubs and waited for them to kick in, I honestly thought I would be getting some sleep. Silly me... I spent another night coughing up my lungs. Finally around the time Rob left for work this morning (my poor husband hasn't gotten any sleep due to my hacking either) I was able to get some rest. The coughing had stopped enough that I was able to sleep for about four hours uninterrupted. Madison is staying the weekend with Rob's parents. Hopefully, I can get some good rest and recover from this crap! Maybe I will start to feel better today and I will actually be able to enjoy my anniversary tomorrow! Keep your fingures crossed for me!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Playing Catch Up
Well, it's been several months since I have blogged, so here's the updates...
Life is crazy as usual. I keep waiting for a break, but it never seems to come. In March, we had to replace our roof... Yes, you heard correctly... WE had to replace the ENTIRE roof out of OUR pocket on a house that we haven't even owned a year and that is only four-years old... Darn the luck right?! Anyhow, that is done and it looks fabulous. We are going to start painting here in a few weeks. We want to get all that done before replacing the flooring. Our yard looks awesome now thanks to my husband. When we bought the house, the front yard had tons of bare spots and weeds and our backyard was mostly sand and weeds. I am now proud to say that we have one of the nicest laws in our subdivision!
Madison is getting so big so fast. She is completely potty trained (yes, even through the night). She has had the stomach flu twice, pinkeye twice and one of her earing holes got infected (Im just keeping them out and letting them heal up now) since I last blogged. She is still all girl but loves to get down and dirty in the yard with Rob or with me at the barn. She is three now, so of course she has her own opinions about pretty much everything and feels the need to express them all the time. She picks out her own clothes daily, brushes her own teeth and hair, does her own chores and even helps me fold laundry. This is nice, but I fear it won't last.
Rob is doing well. Going back to school this fall. I am so very proud of him! This is going to be a BIG change around our house as he will be taking night classes several times a week. He bought us a home gym and he has been working out like a machine! He wants to gain weight and I want to lose it... Crazy huh?!
As for me? Well, not much has changed. I am still riding as often as I can (it's never enough)... I have been tryng out new recipes here lately and I have discovered that I can cook and I actually enjoy it. I still plan on returning to school, but we decided that it was just smarter for Rob to go back first.
I guess thats really all for now =)
Life is crazy as usual. I keep waiting for a break, but it never seems to come. In March, we had to replace our roof... Yes, you heard correctly... WE had to replace the ENTIRE roof out of OUR pocket on a house that we haven't even owned a year and that is only four-years old... Darn the luck right?! Anyhow, that is done and it looks fabulous. We are going to start painting here in a few weeks. We want to get all that done before replacing the flooring. Our yard looks awesome now thanks to my husband. When we bought the house, the front yard had tons of bare spots and weeds and our backyard was mostly sand and weeds. I am now proud to say that we have one of the nicest laws in our subdivision!
Madison is getting so big so fast. She is completely potty trained (yes, even through the night). She has had the stomach flu twice, pinkeye twice and one of her earing holes got infected (Im just keeping them out and letting them heal up now) since I last blogged. She is still all girl but loves to get down and dirty in the yard with Rob or with me at the barn. She is three now, so of course she has her own opinions about pretty much everything and feels the need to express them all the time. She picks out her own clothes daily, brushes her own teeth and hair, does her own chores and even helps me fold laundry. This is nice, but I fear it won't last.
Rob is doing well. Going back to school this fall. I am so very proud of him! This is going to be a BIG change around our house as he will be taking night classes several times a week. He bought us a home gym and he has been working out like a machine! He wants to gain weight and I want to lose it... Crazy huh?!
As for me? Well, not much has changed. I am still riding as often as I can (it's never enough)... I have been tryng out new recipes here lately and I have discovered that I can cook and I actually enjoy it. I still plan on returning to school, but we decided that it was just smarter for Rob to go back first.
I guess thats really all for now =)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Harms Happening
Well, we have been in our new house for six months now. We absolutely love it! Our neighborhood is great and our house is beautiful. Rob and I have come so very far in our short five years of marriage. I am so very proud of us! Anyhow, we started on our privacy fence last weekend. It's almost done, we just have to connect both sides to the house and put up the gates. After we finish that, our next big task is replacing all the flooring and building a deck. Oh the joys of homeownership!
Rob and I took a trip down to Orlando last month and it was fabulous! The first four days were for business (Rob had a conference) and the other five days were all play time! We of course did the Disney parks. Rob got me on Expedition Everest again... It wasn't as bad as I remembered and I actually rode it six times! I also rode Space Mountian for the first time ever this trip... Yeah, I know, I'm a weenie! We got to spend some time with his family while we were there and we also got to have dinner with some of our friends that we never get to see. It was a great trip (I would venture to say our best trip yet) and I can't wait to go back!!!
Madison will be three next month and I have been planning her party with great anticipation! As some of you already know, she has been sick since we moved into our new house. She has been to her pediatrician twelve or more times and to the ER twice. She has been on several different antibiotics (none of which helped her at all) and now her pediatrician has decided she has very bad allergies... But to what is the question! Her pediatrician put her on two differnt meds and I can already tell a huge difference in her breathing. She isn't coughing and sneezing all the time either. She goes back to see him on the 18th and we will decide from there if she needs to see an allergist or not. Rob and I believe that our carpet in the new house is the problem. Even though our house is only four years old, it was a rental before we bought it and the carpet is in less than perfect condition. We had planned on replacing all the flooring when we bought the house, we may just be doing it sooner than we thought.
Rob's job is going great and I am still perfectly content to be a stay-at-home Mommy and give riding lessons on the side. Life is pretty awesome at the moment and we are looking forward to seeing what the rest of 2010 holds for us =)
Rob and I took a trip down to Orlando last month and it was fabulous! The first four days were for business (Rob had a conference) and the other five days were all play time! We of course did the Disney parks. Rob got me on Expedition Everest again... It wasn't as bad as I remembered and I actually rode it six times! I also rode Space Mountian for the first time ever this trip... Yeah, I know, I'm a weenie! We got to spend some time with his family while we were there and we also got to have dinner with some of our friends that we never get to see. It was a great trip (I would venture to say our best trip yet) and I can't wait to go back!!!
Madison will be three next month and I have been planning her party with great anticipation! As some of you already know, she has been sick since we moved into our new house. She has been to her pediatrician twelve or more times and to the ER twice. She has been on several different antibiotics (none of which helped her at all) and now her pediatrician has decided she has very bad allergies... But to what is the question! Her pediatrician put her on two differnt meds and I can already tell a huge difference in her breathing. She isn't coughing and sneezing all the time either. She goes back to see him on the 18th and we will decide from there if she needs to see an allergist or not. Rob and I believe that our carpet in the new house is the problem. Even though our house is only four years old, it was a rental before we bought it and the carpet is in less than perfect condition. We had planned on replacing all the flooring when we bought the house, we may just be doing it sooner than we thought.
Rob's job is going great and I am still perfectly content to be a stay-at-home Mommy and give riding lessons on the side. Life is pretty awesome at the moment and we are looking forward to seeing what the rest of 2010 holds for us =)
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