This Time Last Year

I love having friends that make me reflect on things. I had another great breakfast date with Christine this morning. We got to talking and I got to comparing where I am now to where I thought I'd be at this point.

Things have changed in the past year. I think for the better. I've had relationships grow and relationships die. I'm closer to my family - and husband - than I ever imagined I could be. My friends who have stuck around during my low points are pretty much my best friends and I am forever grateful for them. I have a job I love that I didn't even know was an option a year ago. I am in a great place in my life.

Sometimes things remind me of how much has changed. And with those, I am reminded that no one likes the idea of change, but the actual changing I'm okay with. I like who I am and who I will grow to be.

I am forever grateful for everyone's patience and for sticking with me. Thank you for being genuine and true friends.

Nearing the End of April

Tonight has been a rather relaxing night so far. Phillip made us dinner (what a great husband) and I got to watch Glee in real time for the first time in quite a while. Now we're watching the Rangers game and later we might head to the Pluckers in Arlington for Wingo. It would give us something to do and since I haven't been sleeping well lately, I could use a few late nights / early mornings to get me back on track.

Still no word on the moving situation yet. Every time the phone rings, our hearts race. Getting kind of anxious. Ok, more like really anxious. And I really need to start packing. Oh and I hate packing with a passion.

In other news, Heather moves back to my parents in about 3 weeks. I get my twin back! I sure have missed her and I'm ready to have my best friend in the same area as me again.

This weekend will be really uneventful (unless we end up moving - which is definitely a hope of ours) besides a screening Friday night and Saturday morning. Then next week is one screening, followed by two huge screenings next Saturday. Then work will fly by. Two graduations to go to this next month as well. May will be pretty busy for us.

Now to go wait around until Wingo.

Backyard Fun

So let's talk about something other than the impending moving process to a currently unknown location...

This might be more difficult than I thought. Seems to be all we can think and talk about lately. We need a break from reality. ASAP. Any suggestions?

Being the planner I am, I have already decided on things we will buy for our new backyard. I have never had one all to myself to overhaul. And one of the places we're looking into would literally give us free reign to do whatever we want in the HUGE space.

Here's a photo montage of all that I have planned. Of course, this is assuming we have tons of money to pour into a backyard fund. Hahaha. I imagine it'll be a more gradual process instead of instant wow factor.

In Limbo

Ok bloggers, it's time for a real confession here. It's hard to admit but they say that's the first step...

WE HAVE NO CLUE WHERE WE WILL BE LIVING IN 2 WEEKS

That's right. This girl sitting before you who plans every little detail in her life is absolutely clueless when it comes to the living situation in two weeks. Our apartment leases will be up and we don't even know the area we'll be moving to. If we don't find out in two weeks, we will be living in a POD and Phillip's parents' guest room until we find some place.

I hate this. I really do. I have never had to make such a fast-paced living decision. I have always taken my time finding the perfect place and now I feel rushed. Ugh. To be at the mercy of someone else's decisions. (I'll explain later, once we get the situation figured out.)

I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate being stuck in limbo with no clue where things are headed.

And what I hate even more than all of this - packing. I hate packing. Anyone who knows me knows that my way of packing actually includes throwing stuff away. Yep. I'd rather throw it all away than pack it in boxes. So frustrating.

Date Night

We started a date jar this week. It's our way of making sure we have great date nights at least once a week. Every week we pull from our date jar we created. For that night, we leave technology and TV behind to enjoy quality time together.

We each wrote down ten date ideas on paper and folded them up for secrecy. Neither of us knows what the other wrote for ideas - that adds to the excitement of the evening. We draw one out and unfold it to see what we will be doing that evening. Last night Phillip drew for our inaugural date jar date night.

Picasso and Wine night!

We started by heading to Hobby Lobby to buy a canvas for each of us. Then to buy a bottle of wine. Final stop before heading home was to get takeout italian food. Then home to start our evening.

After eating yummy food and starting on the bottle of wine, we sat down to recreate a Picasso piece Phillip chose online. We "competed" to see which of us did a better job. By the end of the night, we had tons of laughs and two wonderful paintings. It was definitely successful.

Our Inspiration Piece

Working hard on creating a masterpiece.

The final products. Which is better? Mine is on the left and Phillip's is on the right. Didn't we do such a good job!?