So why am I awake at 1:11 am??????? If you are like me and caffeine keeps you awake at night, then you would agree with me when I say, "Stupid sweet tea....why are you so yummy but so mean to me??" If you haven't guessed it yet, I can't sleep because I had some sweet tea at dinner tonight......I've been in bed for over two hours now and still sleep will not come. Sad times! My wonderful husband on the other hand is passed out and has been for about two hours now....no matter what he drinks, the second his head hits the pillow, he is out! I wish that could be me! Oh well, I guess if I were smart enough I wouldn't do this to myself but it's just so yummy.
Anyways, since I'm up, let me update you on what's been going on. Lately, I have felt like the walls are caving in around me. Let's just say that hotel living is definitely not for me. This past month and a half has been super hard, we are just sitting in limbo and I am not very good at that. And to top it all off, JCB's boss is a work-a-holic and since he is the bosses right hand basically that means he has to be a work-a-holic too. At least sort of. I know he doesn't like it, but there have been several 12-14 hours days for him which leaves me all alone in the hotel with nothing to do, since we only have one car for the time being. This is no good for me. For those of you who know me, I love to do things. I can't stand just sitting around on my ba-donkey-donk doing nothing. So keeping me stowed up in a hotel room has not had a good effect on me. My poor husband has gotten the rough end of me lately too and I feel just awful about it.
All that being said, here is some good news.........are you ready......yesterday, February 25th, 2010, JCB and I closed on our first house!!!! That's right world, we are HOMEOWNERS!!!!! Only thing is, we have to wait until Monday to move in and even then. the hubby has to work so I have to do the moving in with some of his friends from college, which I am very thankful for, however, I just feel like this is something he should get to experience too. Oh well.......he will at least get to sleep in our house the first night with yours truly!!! I can't wait. There won't be anyone knocking at my door from people trying to kick me out to clean my room, no waiting to use the washer and dryer with the whole building, and no parking lot to try and find a parking space. It will just be me and my love and a whole bunch of amazingness!!
Speaking of our new little chapter in our lives, we will also be having an addition to the family. On the 13th we will get to pick up our first child.....ok ok not really a kid, but close enough. We will soon be the proud parents of a 7 week old chocolate lab named Jones!! We went to pick him our last week and met his real doggy dad and lets just say, he was a big energetic boy. JCB got a whole bunch of kisses from Bear! (that's the daddy if you couldn't figure it out!) Any ways, with the hubby deploying this summer he wanted me to have some kind of protection other than the alarm system in the house.....this is where Jones comes in, hopefully. :-)
We are so excited to start this new chapter in our lives. Maybe part of the reason I can't sleep tonight is because when I actually lay down to try and sleep my mind wonders to all the things I need to do from tearing down the awful wall paper in our new kitchen to re-doing the master bathroom and on top of that training a new little pup. I had a good long talk with Jesus earlier and even though I have a lot on my plate come Monday morning, all is going to be just fine! My God is bigger than any project I have and if I just lean on Him and trust that He is in control, what could go wrong?
Anyways, I guess I should try to get to sleep again.....hopefully I can get there this time. Just listening to the husband sleep is making me a little tired!
Til next time!
HDB
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Wow.....slack much!!
November 29, 2009.....that was my last post....man I really stink at this blog thing.....there has been tons of stuff happen since the last time I was here.....let me catch you up!
December was a great month. I had a wonderful bridal shower the ladies in the choir threw me. I got tons of wonderful stuff for my future kitchen! The following weekend was our choir Christmas party, lots of yummy food and fellowship. The next was my last at work. I finished training my replacement and then ended the week with our Christmas production that included a song with Dad, sis and I.....so so much fun! I can't wait to sing with them again. Also that weekend, the man of my dreams came back into my life. JCB came home from his training in AZ and the first thing we did was got our marriage license!!!
December held two Christmases for us. We went down to Jax to be with his family the week of Christmas and had a wonderful time. It was fun to see what his family did every year and what their family traditions were!! However, I must say, not spending Christmas with my family was hard.....not something that I am used to. We heading back to GA for Christmas with my whole family. Then what happened next.........WE GOT MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 1st, 2010 was the best day of my life, so far that is!! That is the day I married my knight in shining armor, my prince charming, the man of my dreams. I think you get the hint! :-) Let me just run you through the events of that day....
It all started at 5:30 am when I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep. Not fun! Since I couldn't sleep any longer, I got up and showered and got ready. Had breakfast in bed with one of my bridesmaids thanks to my wonderful parents! Then it was off to the wedding location to finish putting the wedding cake together and finish the decorations before getting ready. We were supposed to leave at 9am and we did, until my friend got stuck in the ditch.......goodness! After my uncle and dad tried to get her out for 15 mins we were finally on our way. hehehe. As I was getting the cake finished my phone rang....I didn't know the number and almost didn't pick up but decided I should. And who was it......my really good friend who lives over seas. I haven't seen her in about 5 years and it was so exciting that she called me on my very special day! Such a wonderful surprise. After chatting with her for about 30 mins I thought I was behind schedule so then I started to rush just to find out, I had tons of time left! Our photographer showed up before the lady who was to do my hair and was ready to start photos........but I was no where close to being ready. I tried and tried to call the hair lady and finally 30 mins after she was supposed to be there she showed up. I'm not too upset now, but my hair looked great that day!! I am very happy about it! The one thing I wish I could have changed was the waiting....it felt that after I was ready and we were done with photos that I had to wait forever....I'm sure it was only 30 mins or so but still.....it was nerve racking. Especially with my lil sis getting sad that I was leaving...my emotions were going everywhere! Finally mom came in the room and said it was her turn to be seated, that meant I was next. That's when the butterflies started flying like crazy. But as soon as I saw my handsome husband to be...all that went away....all I could think was that I am the most lucky person in the world to have someone like him in my life, much less love me the way he does!! So after a very tearful giving the bride away thanks to the wonderful song my dad wrote for us, and a very hard unity candle to light thanks to all the wind, we were finally married. We said I Do, and gave each other rings we have had for months and we took our vows in front of our friends and family. It was absolutely wonderful! I had become a Mrs. just like that! On to more photos and a wonderful cake made by yours truly, then some dancing and the leaving.....that was the best part! We got to the hotel that night only to be called multiple times because they couldn't find the keys I gave back to my mother before the ceremony. My husband finally told me to turn off my phone.....that is one thing I just don't do....but let me tell you, it was so worth it! That was a day I will remember the rest of my life!
The next day we flew to CO for our week long honeymoon and that too was wonderful. It was great just to relax and do absolutely nothing. To have no schedule or to-do list to get done. Just relaxing with my new husband was amazing.
Since the honeymoon though, we have been on the go.....from going down to Jax to get all his stuff from his parents house and then to my house to get all my stuff and then the move to our new state....North Carolina. We have been living in a hotel for 3.5 weeks now and its......something I will never wish on anyone! haha. It has been very interesting and a learning experience, but come next weekend hopefully we will be in our own house. I real house without housekeepers and people in the room next to us. I can't wait! It has been a very long journey but I'm ready to settle down and enjoy my life in my house with my husband....does that make me sound selfish? Maybe, but it's all true!
This time I'll be signing differently because I am no longer HDW......
Til next time,
HDB
December was a great month. I had a wonderful bridal shower the ladies in the choir threw me. I got tons of wonderful stuff for my future kitchen! The following weekend was our choir Christmas party, lots of yummy food and fellowship. The next was my last at work. I finished training my replacement and then ended the week with our Christmas production that included a song with Dad, sis and I.....so so much fun! I can't wait to sing with them again. Also that weekend, the man of my dreams came back into my life. JCB came home from his training in AZ and the first thing we did was got our marriage license!!!
December held two Christmases for us. We went down to Jax to be with his family the week of Christmas and had a wonderful time. It was fun to see what his family did every year and what their family traditions were!! However, I must say, not spending Christmas with my family was hard.....not something that I am used to. We heading back to GA for Christmas with my whole family. Then what happened next.........WE GOT MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 1st, 2010 was the best day of my life, so far that is!! That is the day I married my knight in shining armor, my prince charming, the man of my dreams. I think you get the hint! :-) Let me just run you through the events of that day....
It all started at 5:30 am when I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep. Not fun! Since I couldn't sleep any longer, I got up and showered and got ready. Had breakfast in bed with one of my bridesmaids thanks to my wonderful parents! Then it was off to the wedding location to finish putting the wedding cake together and finish the decorations before getting ready. We were supposed to leave at 9am and we did, until my friend got stuck in the ditch.......goodness! After my uncle and dad tried to get her out for 15 mins we were finally on our way. hehehe. As I was getting the cake finished my phone rang....I didn't know the number and almost didn't pick up but decided I should. And who was it......my really good friend who lives over seas. I haven't seen her in about 5 years and it was so exciting that she called me on my very special day! Such a wonderful surprise. After chatting with her for about 30 mins I thought I was behind schedule so then I started to rush just to find out, I had tons of time left! Our photographer showed up before the lady who was to do my hair and was ready to start photos........but I was no where close to being ready. I tried and tried to call the hair lady and finally 30 mins after she was supposed to be there she showed up. I'm not too upset now, but my hair looked great that day!! I am very happy about it! The one thing I wish I could have changed was the waiting....it felt that after I was ready and we were done with photos that I had to wait forever....I'm sure it was only 30 mins or so but still.....it was nerve racking. Especially with my lil sis getting sad that I was leaving...my emotions were going everywhere! Finally mom came in the room and said it was her turn to be seated, that meant I was next. That's when the butterflies started flying like crazy. But as soon as I saw my handsome husband to be...all that went away....all I could think was that I am the most lucky person in the world to have someone like him in my life, much less love me the way he does!! So after a very tearful giving the bride away thanks to the wonderful song my dad wrote for us, and a very hard unity candle to light thanks to all the wind, we were finally married. We said I Do, and gave each other rings we have had for months and we took our vows in front of our friends and family. It was absolutely wonderful! I had become a Mrs. just like that! On to more photos and a wonderful cake made by yours truly, then some dancing and the leaving.....that was the best part! We got to the hotel that night only to be called multiple times because they couldn't find the keys I gave back to my mother before the ceremony. My husband finally told me to turn off my phone.....that is one thing I just don't do....but let me tell you, it was so worth it! That was a day I will remember the rest of my life!
The next day we flew to CO for our week long honeymoon and that too was wonderful. It was great just to relax and do absolutely nothing. To have no schedule or to-do list to get done. Just relaxing with my new husband was amazing.
Since the honeymoon though, we have been on the go.....from going down to Jax to get all his stuff from his parents house and then to my house to get all my stuff and then the move to our new state....North Carolina. We have been living in a hotel for 3.5 weeks now and its......something I will never wish on anyone! haha. It has been very interesting and a learning experience, but come next weekend hopefully we will be in our own house. I real house without housekeepers and people in the room next to us. I can't wait! It has been a very long journey but I'm ready to settle down and enjoy my life in my house with my husband....does that make me sound selfish? Maybe, but it's all true!
This time I'll be signing differently because I am no longer HDW......
Til next time,
HDB
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