As the weekend is coming to an end, I thought I would share the fun we had. Friday, as soon as I got home from work, we went to the Fireman's Carnival in Stuarts Draft and ate and watched the parade with Mom, Ashley, Seth, and Zoe. We also got to watch Zoe go on a few rides and ate a funnel cake and deep fried oreos. They were good, but definitely only a once a year treat!
Then Saturday morning, Anthony's parents came to visit for the day. We sat around and just talked for an hour or two. Then we went to Applebee's for lunch. After lunch, we went to Grand Caverns in Grottoes which is a town over from us. I had been there a couple times, but I am always up for something fun like that. It really is amazing to see all the formations and marvel at one of God's wonderful creations. Anthony's mom got some really nice pictures and I will post some as soon as I get them from her. After the caverns, we got some ice cream and came back to the house and chilled for a while. It was a little after 6:00 when they left. We wished they could have stayed longer, but it sure was nice to have them visit! Saturday evening, we stayed home and watched "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" which is the second in the series. I have been working on the books and we're watching the movies once I finish the book. It has been so nice to have time to read like this!
Today, we had church then lunch at Mom's. Then Ashley and I went to the mall and did some shopping. It was nice since I haven't been shopping in such a long time. I got some cute shirts and didn't spend much money since I had gift cards. It was nice to be able to spend some time with Ashley too.
We have had a wonderful weekend, and are wrapping it up by watching Larry the Cable Guy on TV. He is so hillarious!
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
July Already!
Thought I would just give a brief update. We had a great weekend. My friend Eric from Shelburne got married on Saturday, so we went to the wedding and the reception which was fun. From there we went straight to Lynchburg. We went shopping with Matt & Amanda that evening and randomly ran into Vicky at Cold Stone Creamery... yum! Sunday we went to church at Lynchburg First Church of the Nazarene which was the church we went to while we were there at Liberty. They are in a new sanctuary now, and it was nice to go back for a visit. That afternoon we had Ren's bridal shower, which was a blast. It was so great to spend time with the girls. It has been way too long. Poor Matt & Anthony had to entertain themselves for about 2 and 1/2 hours while we girls gabbed away and caught up. All in all, it was a wonderful weekend.
Tonight we went for a walk and met an older couple at the end of our cul-de-sac. They were very friendly and told us that they are planning a street get-together picnic type thing in a couple weeks. They also told us about some other neighbors who have seen a mother and baby cub in their backyard! Kind of cool but scary too! We actually haven't seen any wildlife but she said they had paw prints from the bear on their driveway and that they have seen deer too. I would love to see some deer, but the bear can stay in the woods as far as I am concerned. :)
Tomorrow, we both have off and are going to the Biggs' for the annual 4th of July celebration. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!
Tonight we went for a walk and met an older couple at the end of our cul-de-sac. They were very friendly and told us that they are planning a street get-together picnic type thing in a couple weeks. They also told us about some other neighbors who have seen a mother and baby cub in their backyard! Kind of cool but scary too! We actually haven't seen any wildlife but she said they had paw prints from the bear on their driveway and that they have seen deer too. I would love to see some deer, but the bear can stay in the woods as far as I am concerned. :)
Tomorrow, we both have off and are going to the Biggs' for the annual 4th of July celebration. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!
Friday, June 29, 2007
Long Overdue
So I realize that I am long overdue for a new post. I guess I do have a pretty good set of excuses though... new house, new job... you know how it is. I feel like there has been so much going on in the past 2 weeks, I don't even know where to start.
We are really starting to feel settled in now and have been busy with details making our house what we want it to be. Anthony has been quite the handy man in that he has installed our garbage disposall (which I was dying without), some under the counter lights for the kitchen, and put together the grill we bought. We just bought an area rug and a runner for the living room tonight, which really make it feel more homey.
Also, just yesterday, after more than a year of having it boxed up, I pulled out my grandmother's china which she gave me as a wedding gift. It was one of her wedding gifts when she was married back in the 1940's. I have felt so honored that she would decide to give such a wonderful gift to me. I hand't unpacked it before now because I knew it wouldn't be long till we were packing again. But hopefully, we will be here for a nice long while. :)
We have been watering our lawn nearly everyday in what has been a mostly successful attempt to grow grass. It really is looking good, but there are a few spots we're going to need to re-seed to get some grass growing. I'm so glad to have the beautiful deck to be able to relax and enjoy the fruits of our labor.... now - if only we could find the time to do that!
Also new, is my job. I am working at Staunton Foods now as the Human Resources/Payroll Administrative Assisstant. I am truly enjoying it and it feels like a really good fit for me. I have always thought that if I didn't do education in college I would have done accounting (and now wishing I had!) and I get to do a lot of things that deal with numbers and that sort of thing. I actually may take an accounting class in the fall. It's been really nice to come home and have evenings and weekends free of schoolwork.
Well, I need to wrap this up and get to bed. We have a big weekend ahead of us with a wedding here tomorrow, and then we are headed to Lynchburg tomorrow evening for Ren's bridal shower on Sunday. Here are a few of the latest pictures.
One of our first pieces of grass!!!
Living room with new arrangement and rug.
Under the counter lights.
We are really starting to feel settled in now and have been busy with details making our house what we want it to be. Anthony has been quite the handy man in that he has installed our garbage disposall (which I was dying without), some under the counter lights for the kitchen, and put together the grill we bought. We just bought an area rug and a runner for the living room tonight, which really make it feel more homey.
Also, just yesterday, after more than a year of having it boxed up, I pulled out my grandmother's china which she gave me as a wedding gift. It was one of her wedding gifts when she was married back in the 1940's. I have felt so honored that she would decide to give such a wonderful gift to me. I hand't unpacked it before now because I knew it wouldn't be long till we were packing again. But hopefully, we will be here for a nice long while. :)
We have been watering our lawn nearly everyday in what has been a mostly successful attempt to grow grass. It really is looking good, but there are a few spots we're going to need to re-seed to get some grass growing. I'm so glad to have the beautiful deck to be able to relax and enjoy the fruits of our labor.... now - if only we could find the time to do that!
Also new, is my job. I am working at Staunton Foods now as the Human Resources/Payroll Administrative Assisstant. I am truly enjoying it and it feels like a really good fit for me. I have always thought that if I didn't do education in college I would have done accounting (and now wishing I had!) and I get to do a lot of things that deal with numbers and that sort of thing. I actually may take an accounting class in the fall. It's been really nice to come home and have evenings and weekends free of schoolwork.
Well, I need to wrap this up and get to bed. We have a big weekend ahead of us with a wedding here tomorrow, and then we are headed to Lynchburg tomorrow evening for Ren's bridal shower on Sunday. Here are a few of the latest pictures.
One of our first pieces of grass!!!
Living room with new arrangement and rug.
Under the counter lights.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
We're Here!
Hello! Just wanted to post a quick update-- we are all moved in to our new house. We got everything moved in last night and have been unpacking and organizing all day long. We got a lot done, and are exhausted, but very happy here. It's hard to believe that we are really in the house now. I am so thankful to God for this blessing. I will post some pictures tomorrow.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Home Inspection
This is the last house update before we actually move in! We had the home inspection on Friday. There were a few minor things that need to be fixed, but we are meeting with Bobby Anne tomorrow (Sunday) to do an amendment to the contract to have those things fixed before we close. I am really glad we had the inspection done, even though it's a new home. Inspector Homes from Staunton did it, and I think they did a great job. The only major thing left to be done is the grading and seeding of the yard. Along with the small things that need to be fixed, I imagine it should only take them a couple days this week to be completely done. Here are some pictures.
The living room with the beautiful hardwood floors. If you can see, there are 3 electrical plugs along the front wall. The one under the window is something that most builders don't usually do, unless asked to, according to our inspector. It is on a separate circuit that is connected to a light switch. So when Christmas time comes around, we'll just have to flip a switch to turn our Christmas tree lights on and off! The 2 bedrooms on the front side have that feature as well.
My wonderful kitchen! I am so happy with the way it turned out. It was really kind of hard to pick out everything just based on a tiny sample swatch of whatever it was, but we are both very pleased with the kitchen.
The main bathroom. Of course we love the double vanity, and both bathrooms have little linen closets in them, which will be very nice.
We should be closing this Friday and hopefully all moved in on Saturday! I can't wait to update with pictures once we get there.
The living room with the beautiful hardwood floors. If you can see, there are 3 electrical plugs along the front wall. The one under the window is something that most builders don't usually do, unless asked to, according to our inspector. It is on a separate circuit that is connected to a light switch. So when Christmas time comes around, we'll just have to flip a switch to turn our Christmas tree lights on and off! The 2 bedrooms on the front side have that feature as well.
My wonderful kitchen! I am so happy with the way it turned out. It was really kind of hard to pick out everything just based on a tiny sample swatch of whatever it was, but we are both very pleased with the kitchen.
The main bathroom. Of course we love the double vanity, and both bathrooms have little linen closets in them, which will be very nice.
We should be closing this Friday and hopefully all moved in on Saturday! I can't wait to update with pictures once we get there.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Update - Just for Amanda!
Hello-- sorry for the delay. What can I say? I just got lazy. But by request of Amanda, here is the latest. :)
At our latest trip to the house, we found the shutters are up, carpet is down, and the inside basically seems to be done. They still have to do the landscaping, but as far as we can see, that is all that is left. We have a home inspection this Friday at 2:30. Everything should be fine, since it is a new build, but we just wanted to cover ourselves, just in case. We close next Friday, the 15th! We reserved a moving truck today, so that was exciting. Things are moving along, and we are more excited than ever.
Sunday was really fun at Mom's house. We got our little kitchen down from the attic that Ashley and I played with when we were little. Zoe definitely loved it and was playing with it all afternoon. She has more kitchen accessories than any one child needs! Mom also got a bunch of my stuff down out of the attic since I will soon have my own attic to store them in. I went through some of my old dolls, animals, and books. There were some that I just can't bring myself to get rid of because I loved them so much. Did anyone else play with Magic Nursery dolls? Those were the best! Also, we went through a box that was some of my "special" stuff I have gained or made over the years. There was one autobiography that I must have written in the fifth grade. I read it out loud and we were absolutely rolling - I was crying from laughing so hard.
Anyways... only 2 more days of school left. I am going to be working at Staunton Foods starting this summer, and it is going to be semi-permanent. I'm not going to teach again next year, which I still have mixed feelings about, but I think this is the best thing to do for now. They know I only plan to work until we have a baby. I would love to teach at Ridgeview, but I just feel like it's not enough money to get rid of enough of our debt in order to be able to have a baby, which is the desire of my heart, more than any career. I'm not exactly sure of my job description yet, but I'm excited for a change. Teaching may still be an option for the future, but for now, I'll be at Staunton Foods. That's about the latest I have to offer. Hope that will suffice, Amanda! :)
At our latest trip to the house, we found the shutters are up, carpet is down, and the inside basically seems to be done. They still have to do the landscaping, but as far as we can see, that is all that is left. We have a home inspection this Friday at 2:30. Everything should be fine, since it is a new build, but we just wanted to cover ourselves, just in case. We close next Friday, the 15th! We reserved a moving truck today, so that was exciting. Things are moving along, and we are more excited than ever.
Sunday was really fun at Mom's house. We got our little kitchen down from the attic that Ashley and I played with when we were little. Zoe definitely loved it and was playing with it all afternoon. She has more kitchen accessories than any one child needs! Mom also got a bunch of my stuff down out of the attic since I will soon have my own attic to store them in. I went through some of my old dolls, animals, and books. There were some that I just can't bring myself to get rid of because I loved them so much. Did anyone else play with Magic Nursery dolls? Those were the best! Also, we went through a box that was some of my "special" stuff I have gained or made over the years. There was one autobiography that I must have written in the fifth grade. I read it out loud and we were absolutely rolling - I was crying from laughing so hard.
Anyways... only 2 more days of school left. I am going to be working at Staunton Foods starting this summer, and it is going to be semi-permanent. I'm not going to teach again next year, which I still have mixed feelings about, but I think this is the best thing to do for now. They know I only plan to work until we have a baby. I would love to teach at Ridgeview, but I just feel like it's not enough money to get rid of enough of our debt in order to be able to have a baby, which is the desire of my heart, more than any career. I'm not exactly sure of my job description yet, but I'm excited for a change. Teaching may still be an option for the future, but for now, I'll be at Staunton Foods. That's about the latest I have to offer. Hope that will suffice, Amanda! :)
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