Adventure Weekend

I don’t even know where to begin!

Greg and I had a GREAT weekend! We drove 550 miles – as far west as Allegheny County and as far south as St. Mary’s County (that’s a lot of driving, believe me).

Saturday…

Saturday was full of exciting moments:

1. Dress shopping with Michele and her family

2. I finally found a Wii fit and bought it (and I LOVES it)

3. So many perfect picture opportunities

I haven’t uploaded the pictures of Michele’s dress shopping yet; I haven’t taken any pictures of my playing with the Wii fit (mainly because I didn’t get a chance to check it out until this morning), but I did upload the beautiful pictures from our travels of Western Maryland and parts of Pennsylvania.

Those are just a few of my favorites.

Greg and I also took a few self portraits; which are still on his camera and as soon as he uploads them, I’ll share. I feel they came out well.

The day started with the alarm going off at 6:30am; I was the first to get up and out of bed. We left the house around 8am and we’re off to Hagerstown. Greg was making such good time, that we decided to get the oil changed for his car.

Within 20 minutes we were at the bridal store with Michele and her crew (daughter and her friend, sister and niece, and Mom). Greg dropped me off; I had no expectations of him hanging around for 2-3 hours as we tried on dresses. Instead, he drove off to explore the land.

Michele tried on about 8 dresses and found 3 that she likes (even one that I suggested). The bridesmaids tried on a few dresses; not many. Michele’s sister and daughter are very picky. I told Michele that I would wear whatever she wants me to wear.

After the bridal store we headed over to the craft store. Michele wants to use silk flowers for her wedding. I told Michele about the lady I am going to use to make my flowers and how excited I am, and strongly recommended her to Michele.

Once we were done at the craft store, we headed over to Target. Out of habit, I wondered over to the electronics department (since Greg and I do this every.single.time we visit our local Target) and I was shocked to see a Wii Fit in their case (and it was the only one)! I immediately called Greg to tell him and plea to buy it. He caved and now I am the proud owner of a Wii Fit!

Just as we were leaving Target, Greg arrives! Perfect timing.

Michele treated all of us to lunch at Red Lobster. It has been decades since I’ve eaten there (I believe I was 5 years old the last time); I was thankful that they offer more than just seafood.

During lunch, Greg and Michele talked about Greg doing the wedding photos. Michele explained her expectations (very low) and Greg explained his hesitations. In the end, Greg accepted Michele’s offer! Greg has his first assignment! I’m so excited for him.

After lunch we parted ways. Michele had to go to work and Greg and I remained to explore.

And explore we did! We drove a total of 350 miles, from start to finish, and burned 3/4 our tank of gas (which we filled up just before we left). And, it was all worth it.

It was about 10pm when we were finally home. I uploaded the pictures from the camera and reviewed them, then I went to bed. I was exhausted!

You can view all the pictures here.

Sunday

The plan was to sleep-in, at least until 9am. Nope. I was wide awake at 8am. I slept so sound and so deep; it felt great. So, I got up and showered (again, before Greg) then I came out into the living room and set up the Wii Fit and started to upload Saturday’s pictures onto Flickr. I have so fallen in love with the Wii Fit. I didn’t want to leave it this morning!

Around 9am I called Mom to see how she was doing and what the game plan was; then I called April to see how she was feeling and if she was doing anything today. Well, we both were free so we decided to visit Bowles Farm. We all met at a local parking lot and drove down together. The admission was $10 per person (those under 3 were free), a little more than what I was expecting…

The day was gorgeous; clear blue skies. It was a bit chilly, especially when the wind was blowing, but we were prepared.

Amelia and Olivia LOVED the “straw pool”:

Kids were literally “belly flopping” into a jumbo, enormous, “pool” of straw. Of course, Amelia and Olivia had par take in the fun:

After a while, we moved on to the pumpkin patch/field and picked out 2 pumpkins.

We also checked out the petting zoo and the “corn box”, which Amelia loved.

You can view all the photos here.

We were home by 5:30 and life returned to normal.

It’s F.R.I.D.A.Y.!!

Work is providing the office with lunch today – yay!

It’s pay day – yay!

It’s Friday – yay!

I am feeling pretty damn good today. Especially since my check was MORE than I was expecting and it didn’t include my commissions from August (the commissions will be in the next check). My employer treats me so well!

Amelia was so sleepy last night. She was falling asleep in my lap as I was talking to my Mom. She was being as cute as could be… sucking her thumb as she lay her head on my chest. Aww…

Mom is going to watch Amelia from Oct 13 – 20. Greg and I are thinking of taking a few days off to do a little local traveling and go to Hagerstown for some clothes shopping.

This weekend is going to be spent doing small errands (Costco’s, Target, and Alcohol Store), having the cable installed in our bedroom, and going to Centennial Park in Columbia. Fall is starting to show it’s colors and Greg and I want to get some pictures. I mentioned before that I am thinking of creating a Christmas Card for this holiday and I want to make the card a collection of this past year in pictures. I guess I should get started with that… plus I want to take Amelia to a photo-shoot place and get some new pictures done and maybe some with all three of us. I know my Mom wants to get some pictures taken of Amelia and Olivia together for the holiday. Ugh! So much to think about!! Though, it is exciting!!!

Ok, who else watched Ugly Bettylast night? That episode was great – I was all excited to see that Santos survived the shooting and then BOOM! it was just a tease!!! I actually cried when it showed that he didn’t make it (could blame it on the hormones). I was so happy to see Henry get off the bus AFTER Betty finally started to move on. I am so hooked on that show! Greg, for some unknown reason, doesn’t seem to care about it. I may be able to get him into it later… like many other shows (Scrubs, Top Chef, Hell’s Kitchen, Heroes).

After Ugly Betty, Greg and I talked about our trip next summer to Seattle and all the places that we want to see. Greg actually had an itinerary! We’re definitely buying the Seattle City Pass and the Go Seattle Card although some attractions overlap (I’m leaning more for the Go Seattle Card). We are looking to be in the Seattle, North Bend OR., area for 15 days and have a budget of about $3500.00 (including travel, room and board, and food). I am trying to get over the budget thing. I, personally, have never spent that much money on anything in a 2 week time span. I have a hard time spending money on unnessary things (mainly things for myself). I work hard for my money, as does Greg and everyone else out there, and I have a hard time of letting go I suppose. I remember when Greg and I went to Atlantic City in March 2006 – I had $150 for play money and after $40 of ‘gambling’ I stopped because there was no way in hell I was going to waste the rest of my money; I was working two jobs at that time and could use the left over for many other things.

Last night I had some pretty interesting dreams. The main dream was of my wedding. I remember the dress I wore (which was pretty nice) and the rings. I remember my cousin April being my bridesmaid and my Mom taking care of Amelia. There were a few odd things about the dream, though I can’t remember the details at this moment. But mainly, I remember the rings. My engagement ring was a three stone ring in white gold or platinum and the wedding band was a ring of many little diamonds in the band. I remember thinking that I really liked how they looked together. I told this to Greg this morning and he didn’t really have a response.

I’ve killed a good bit of my afternoon looking at engagement rings (when I was assisting with a customer). I am going to post the ones I like next. Any feedback would be fun!

It’s F.R.I.D.A.Y.!!

Work is providing the office with lunch today – yay!

It’s pay day – yay!

It’s Friday – yay!

I am feeling pretty damn good today. Especially since my check was MORE than I was expecting and it didn’t include my commissions from August (the commissions will be in the next check). My employer treats me so well!

Amelia was so sleepy last night. She was falling asleep in my lap as I was talking to my Mom. She was being as cute as could be… sucking her thumb as she lay her head on my chest. Aww…

Mom is going to watch Amelia from Oct 13 – 20. Greg and I are thinking of taking a few days off to do a little local traveling and go to Hagerstown for some clothes shopping.

This weekend is going to be spent doing small errands (Costco’s, Target, and Alcohol Store), having the cable installed in our bedroom, and going to Centennial Park in Columbia. Fall is starting to show it’s colors and Greg and I want to get some pictures. I mentioned before that I am thinking of creating a Christmas Card for this holiday and I want to make the card a collection of this past year in pictures. I guess I should get started with that… plus I want to take Amelia to a photo-shoot place and get some new pictures done and maybe some with all three of us. I know my Mom wants to get some pictures taken of Amelia and Olivia together for the holiday. Ugh! So much to think about!! Though, it is exciting!!!

Ok, who else watched Ugly Bettylast night? That episode was great – I was all excited to see that Santos survived the shooting and then BOOM! it was just a tease!!! I actually cried when it showed that he didn’t make it (could blame it on the hormones). I was so happy to see Henry get off the bus AFTER Betty finally started to move on. I am so hooked on that show! Greg, for some unknown reason, doesn’t seem to care about it. I may be able to get him into it later… like many other shows (Scrubs, Top Chef, Hell’s Kitchen, Heroes).

After Ugly Betty, Greg and I talked about our trip next summer to Seattle and all the places that we want to see. Greg actually had an itinerary! We’re definitely buying the Seattle City Pass and the Go Seattle Card although some attractions overlap (I’m leaning more for the Go Seattle Card). We are looking to be in the Seattle, North Bend OR., area for 15 days and have a budget of about $3500.00 (including travel, room and board, and food). I am trying to get over the budget thing. I, personally, have never spent that much money on anything in a 2 week time span. I have a hard time spending money on unnessary things (mainly things for myself). I work hard for my money, as does Greg and everyone else out there, and I have a hard time of letting go I suppose. I remember when Greg and I went to Atlantic City in March 2006 – I had $150 for play money and after $40 of ‘gambling’ I stopped because there was no way in hell I was going to waste the rest of my money; I was working two jobs at that time and could use the left over for many other things.

Last night I had some pretty interesting dreams. The main dream was of my wedding. I remember the dress I wore (which was pretty nice) and the rings. I remember my cousin April being my bridesmaid and my Mom taking care of Amelia. There were a few odd things about the dream, though I can’t remember the details at this moment. But mainly, I remember the rings. My engagement ring was a three stone ring in white gold or platinum and the wedding band was a ring of many little diamonds in the band. I remember thinking that I really liked how they looked together. I told this to Greg this morning and he didn’t really have a response.

I’ve killed a good bit of my afternoon looking at engagement rings (when I was assisting with a customer). I am going to post the ones I like next. Any feedback would be fun!

So Much Going On!

Wow, this weekend went by way too fast!

Friday night, Pat (Greg’s middle brother) left for the military. Greg and Ken (Greg’s youngest brother) stayed up until 2am with Pat helping him pack and just hanging out together (I slept). Pat is going to be gone for a little over a year. Greg wrote this really nice letter to Pat to read and keep around. Greg let me read it and he asked for my opinion and such. It was really sweet and it came from Greg’s heart.

On Saturday, Greg and I head down to Nanjemoy to visit Amelia (because we are really missing her) and my Cousin April who just had her baby girl, Olivia. On the way down, just before we reached 495, Van calls to tell me that Mom’s car broke down (with Amelia in it) on one of the back roads and she has no cell reception (Now, you may be wondering how we found out about the car; well a stranger stopped and helped Momma and Momma was able to use the strangers cell phone to call for police and to call Van). Greg and I were still about an hour away when we received the phone call; so I called Sean, who was on his way down as well, to see if he was any closer but he wasn’t. We were pretty much neck and neck with each other, even though he was taking 301 down and I was taking 495 to 5. It was a little before 2pm by the time we make it to the area that Mom broke down, but Sean and I couldn’t find her! We don’t know the back roads as well as Mom and Van and I was getting worried about the safety of Mom and Amelia. Finally, Mom calls me from her home to tell me that the police guy took her home and that the car was towed there as well. Now, here’s what happened to Mom’s car: THE ENTIRE WHEEL/TIRE FELL COMPLETELY OFF THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION! She didn’t have a flat tire; the whole tire, rim, everything came off. Yeah, I know. How the hell does a tire fall off a car? We’re still baffled ourselves. But, Mom and Amelia are safe and unharmed and that’s all that matters. By the time I make it to Mom’s house, it’s nearly 2:30. Greg and I walk in to find Amelia fast asleep, to our disappointment. I wanted to hold her, hug her, and play with her! I let her sleep a little more (like 5 minutes) and decided to wake her. She wasn’t too happy about that, in the beginning, but within a few minutes she was all smiles and laughing! Oh, I missed her so much!! As did Greg. She looked taller too. I swear she’s going to be all legs when she gets older. Sean arrived a few minutes after Greg and I and we hung out while waiting for the visiting hours to resume at the hospital (they don’t allow visitors from 2-4). I believe it was about 5pm when we all arrived at the hospital and met Olivia. Poor Greg, he had to wait in the waiting room with Amelia because the hospital wouldn’t allow anyone under 13 to visit patients unless it was direct kin or something. We stayed about an hour and headed off to the store to get more formula for Mom and then headed home where we had a great meal cooked on the grill.

Amelia is eating a lot better now a days! She’s learned how to eat off a spoon and really enjoys the new variety! She nearly ate all the sweet potatoes I fed her on Saturday night! So far, she doesn’t like Peas and Apples.

Sunday was a pretty lazy day. I woke up before 8am and took care of Amelia while Greg slept in a little longer (yep, Greg and I spent the night at my Moms and slept on a very uncomfortable sofa bed). Not too long after, Mom came out into the living room and we just chatted and what not. Greg woke up around 9:30 and we all chatted and played with Amelia until she fell asleep (which she was so resisting to do) on me. Greg took a lot of pictures of all the Hummingbirds, Finches, and critters around Mom’s over the weekend; which he’s placed on his Flickr account. Greg is really starting to take some amazing pictures. I’ll post a few of my favorite later…

Greg and I left Mom’s a little after 4pm and as soon as we reached Waldorf, we were in a severe thunder storm! The rain was insane, it was blowing in all directions and the thunder was amazing; at times, the thunder was so loud, the car vibrated so much it felt like something was coming out of the ground! It was cool and scary at the same time. By the time we reached 5, it was all over. The drive home was uneventful (aside from the storm). We reach Super Fresh around 6, pick up a few items for the week (lunch and dinner) and we’re home by 7. Nothing exciting happened after that. Greg and I went to bed pretty early since neither of us slept well at Moms and that was it.

Today, Greg and I are going to meet up during the lunch hour and open up our joint account. Greg has had it with his current bank; all they do is tick him off now a days. He’s so happy to be getting rid of them.

The Condo Guy sent me an email over the weekend with a copy of the lease we signed and the check has cleared, so things are looking good for our move next week!! I’m starting to get excited, again, but I am still a little hesitant of the excitement (for fear of what happened last time). Last night, Greg and I started to talk about things that we need (not want) for the condo. Tonight, we’re going to make a list. This morning, I was thinking about Amelia’s room and thought that I might need a changing table for her; since I’ve always changed her on the bed but now that she’ll have her own room… And, Greg and I are thinking fo things we’ll need for the bathrooms and kitchen and so much more! I wish I didn’t have to pay this stupid deductable because we would have so much extra money to buy everything that we need without a second thought. Another thought that I’ve been having is our housewarming party and who to invite! There are so many people that I want to invite, but Greg wants to keep it low-key. We’ll see what happens…

This week feels good; or maybe today does. I don’t know, but in any case I’ve got that ‘good things are going to happen’ feeling in my stomach. Who knows, maybe my car is ready and I can get it back (I really dislike the Cobalt; the speakers suck). Who knows, but I am enjoying this feeling for the moment.

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So Much Going On!

Wow, this weekend went by way too fast!

Friday night, Pat (Greg’s middle brother) left for the military. Greg and Ken (Greg’s youngest brother) stayed up until 2am with Pat helping him pack and just hanging out together (I slept). Pat is going to be gone for a little over a year. Greg wrote this really nice letter to Pat to read and keep around. Greg let me read it and he asked for my opinion and such. It was really sweet and it came from Greg’s heart.

On Saturday, Greg and I head down to Nanjemoy to visit Amelia (because we are really missing her) and my Cousin April who just had her baby girl, Olivia. On the way down, just before we reached 495, Van calls to tell me that Mom’s car broke down (with Amelia in it) on one of the back roads and she has no cell reception (Now, you may be wondering how we found out about the car; well a stranger stopped and helped Momma and Momma was able to use the strangers cell phone to call for police and to call Van). Greg and I were still about an hour away when we received the phone call; so I called Sean, who was on his way down as well, to see if he was any closer but he wasn’t. We were pretty much neck and neck with each other, even though he was taking 301 down and I was taking 495 to 5. It was a little before 2pm by the time we make it to the area that Mom broke down, but Sean and I couldn’t find her! We don’t know the back roads as well as Mom and Van and I was getting worried about the safety of Mom and Amelia. Finally, Mom calls me from her home to tell me that the police guy took her home and that the car was towed there as well. Now, here’s what happened to Mom’s car: THE ENTIRE WHEEL/TIRE FELL COMPLETELY OFF THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION! She didn’t have a flat tire; the whole tire, rim, everything came off. Yeah, I know. How the hell does a tire fall off a car? We’re still baffled ourselves. But, Mom and Amelia are safe and unharmed and that’s all that matters. By the time I make it to Mom’s house, it’s nearly 2:30. Greg and I walk in to find Amelia fast asleep, to our disappointment. I wanted to hold her, hug her, and play with her! I let her sleep a little more (like 5 minutes) and decided to wake her. She wasn’t too happy about that, in the beginning, but within a few minutes she was all smiles and laughing! Oh, I missed her so much!! As did Greg. She looked taller too. I swear she’s going to be all legs when she gets older. Sean arrived a few minutes after Greg and I and we hung out while waiting for the visiting hours to resume at the hospital (they don’t allow visitors from 2-4). I believe it was about 5pm when we all arrived at the hospital and met Olivia. Poor Greg, he had to wait in the waiting room with Amelia because the hospital wouldn’t allow anyone under 13 to visit patients unless it was direct kin or something. We stayed about an hour and headed off to the store to get more formula for Mom and then headed home where we had a great meal cooked on the grill.

Amelia is eating a lot better now a days! She’s learned how to eat off a spoon and really enjoys the new variety! She nearly ate all the sweet potatoes I fed her on Saturday night! So far, she doesn’t like Peas and Apples.

Sunday was a pretty lazy day. I woke up before 8am and took care of Amelia while Greg slept in a little longer (yep, Greg and I spent the night at my Moms and slept on a very uncomfortable sofa bed). Not too long after, Mom came out into the living room and we just chatted and what not. Greg woke up around 9:30 and we all chatted and played with Amelia until she fell asleep (which she was so resisting to do) on me. Greg took a lot of pictures of all the Hummingbirds, Finches, and critters around Mom’s over the weekend; which he’s placed on his Flickr account. Greg is really starting to take some amazing pictures. I’ll post a few of my favorite later…

Greg and I left Mom’s a little after 4pm and as soon as we reached Waldorf, we were in a severe thunder storm! The rain was insane, it was blowing in all directions and the thunder was amazing; at times, the thunder was so loud, the car vibrated so much it felt like something was coming out of the ground! It was cool and scary at the same time. By the time we reached 5, it was all over. The drive home was uneventful (aside from the storm). We reach Super Fresh around 6, pick up a few items for the week (lunch and dinner) and we’re home by 7. Nothing exciting happened after that. Greg and I went to bed pretty early since neither of us slept well at Moms and that was it.

Today, Greg and I are going to meet up during the lunch hour and open up our joint account. Greg has had it with his current bank; all they do is tick him off now a days. He’s so happy to be getting rid of them.

The Condo Guy sent me an email over the weekend with a copy of the lease we signed and the check has cleared, so things are looking good for our move next week!! I’m starting to get excited, again, but I am still a little hesitant of the excitement (for fear of what happened last time). Last night, Greg and I started to talk about things that we need (not want) for the condo. Tonight, we’re going to make a list. This morning, I was thinking about Amelia’s room and thought that I might need a changing table for her; since I’ve always changed her on the bed but now that she’ll have her own room… And, Greg and I are thinking fo things we’ll need for the bathrooms and kitchen and so much more! I wish I didn’t have to pay this stupid deductable because we would have so much extra money to buy everything that we need without a second thought. Another thought that I’ve been having is our housewarming party and who to invite! There are so many people that I want to invite, but Greg wants to keep it low-key. We’ll see what happens…

This week feels good; or maybe today does. I don’t know, but in any case I’ve got that ‘good things are going to happen’ feeling in my stomach. Who knows, maybe my car is ready and I can get it back (I really dislike the Cobalt; the speakers suck). Who knows, but I am enjoying this feeling for the moment.

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