Mat and I will be getting married! Now it seems like it isn't so far away. Tomorrow, I can say "in less than a year" we'll be getting married! Panic time! Just kidding. We have lots of time, so I am not too worried yet.
I have plans to go shopping on Wednesday with my mom for my wedding dress! I am really looking forward to that and really hope we find something or at least get some ideas. I don't really know what I want yet, so maybe that will be good when I start looking.
Tonight Mat and I are meeting with a mortgage lender to see what we can qualify for as far as a loan goes. I am really excited to be moving forward with looking for a house. We both are really ready to have our own home and get out of the apartment living. So this is our first step and then we might be able to spend some time looking online for houses this weekend. We aren't working on Monday in hopes that we could actually go see some houses. But it is kind of last minute, so we may not be able to. But we can at least do some driving around to see some of the houses that we find online.
Saturday is my sister's baby shower! I think we are pretty much ready to go. There are a couple last minute items we need, but other than that all systems are go.
That's about it for now. I'm so excited for both the wedding and looking for a house. If only Mat and I didn't have to work anymore. Wouldn't that be great?
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Oh Where, oh where have we been?
I'm back in action with the blog! It's been awhile since I wrote, I got caught up in loads of conference work and then I got to go to the conferences. So I am now back, and settled in a little.
Not much has been going on with us. Mat is still in the process of looking for a job, but he still is working so there isn't a rush. Just mainly a rush for him because he is ready to get out of his current job! We are getting anxious to start the wedding planning! We have 9 days until we get into the "less than a year away".
Mat was in his best friend Cory's wedding this past weekend and it was great for us to get to see how it all played out. It was a great wedding and the place they held it was beautiful. I can't wait to see how all the pictures turn out. And man, did they take a lot of pictures! It was really fun for me, since I got to tag along with Christina and the bridal party. I tried to do my best to help out with anything they needed, since I know it can be a stressful day. But I got to see them take all the pictures and just how the whole day happened. Christina looked beautiful and her dress was so pretty! Mat, of course, looked so handsome in his tux. We both just can't wait until our wedding! So now we are going to start our search for caterers, photographers, cake, etc. There is a lot to do, but we have a lot of time to do it in.
Next weekend is my sister's baby shower! This is going to be so much fun and I am really looking forward to it.
That's about it for now. Hopefully, I can get back into more regular posts now that work has slowed down a little. We'll just wait and see though!
Not much has been going on with us. Mat is still in the process of looking for a job, but he still is working so there isn't a rush. Just mainly a rush for him because he is ready to get out of his current job! We are getting anxious to start the wedding planning! We have 9 days until we get into the "less than a year away".
Mat was in his best friend Cory's wedding this past weekend and it was great for us to get to see how it all played out. It was a great wedding and the place they held it was beautiful. I can't wait to see how all the pictures turn out. And man, did they take a lot of pictures! It was really fun for me, since I got to tag along with Christina and the bridal party. I tried to do my best to help out with anything they needed, since I know it can be a stressful day. But I got to see them take all the pictures and just how the whole day happened. Christina looked beautiful and her dress was so pretty! Mat, of course, looked so handsome in his tux. We both just can't wait until our wedding! So now we are going to start our search for caterers, photographers, cake, etc. There is a lot to do, but we have a lot of time to do it in.
Next weekend is my sister's baby shower! This is going to be so much fun and I am really looking forward to it.
That's about it for now. Hopefully, I can get back into more regular posts now that work has slowed down a little. We'll just wait and see though!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Ah, Skunks
This morning, I woke to the lovely smell of a skunk. Not the most fun smell I have ever smelled. The nice thing about Idaho is you rarely see or smell a skunk. Not like in Oklahoma where they seemed to be everywhere! So then I just sat there and couldn't really get back to sleep. It made me think of a funny story that I have told many times and I still enjoy.
One day I came home from work late and my roomie, Joy, was out of town or something because she wasn't home. So I walked in and our house smelled so bad of skunk that I could barely breathe. Well, the longer I sat there and breathed this smell in, I think it made me crazy or something because I thought for sure that it wasn't actually a skunk anymore, but some sort of chemicals that were slowly poisoning me. We had three cats and four stray cats that lived below us (no we weren't crazy cat ladies) and I was totally worried about all of us breathing in these fumes, which I had convinced myself were dangerous. So at about 1:00 am, I decided to call the fire department and ask them what I should do. So the guy took my phone number and address and said he would call me back. The next thing I knew, there was a fire truck in front of my house! So they got under the crawl space and of course, they smelled skunk and nothing else. A skunk probably got into with one of the stray cats and it just was all under our house. So I felt really silly and I swear my pillow smelled like a skunk for at least 2 months.
In other news, Mat and I went on a fun daytrip this past weekend to see some waterfalls around Idaho. I got this cool book on Northwest waterfalls after Joy and I went to see waterfalls around the Portland area. So we finally put the book to good use. I took some good pictures and I really will put them on here someday. I will also put other pictures up someday, but I don't know when!
Next week I have two big conferences that has been taking up all my work time the last few weeks. Once I get back, I should be a little less crazed and can get some other work related things finished that have been sitting in my "to do" pile for awhile.
Mat is still looking for a new job, but he did get a raise at his current job and was put on salary. This is nice for us to know exactly what his income is coming in every week. So if anyone has any great job ideas in Boise, please let us know!
One of my great, great friends, Sarah, is having her baby on Monday! This is her second child and first little girl! I can't wait to meet her and hopefully I can sometime in July. My little niece is growing and is doing great, I can't wait to meet her either. My sister is due on July 31st, so who knows when she'll decide to show? My mom, my sister's friend Leslie and me have been working on getting everything together for her shower in June. I am really looking forward to being an Aunt!
Hope everyone is having a great week!
One day I came home from work late and my roomie, Joy, was out of town or something because she wasn't home. So I walked in and our house smelled so bad of skunk that I could barely breathe. Well, the longer I sat there and breathed this smell in, I think it made me crazy or something because I thought for sure that it wasn't actually a skunk anymore, but some sort of chemicals that were slowly poisoning me. We had three cats and four stray cats that lived below us (no we weren't crazy cat ladies) and I was totally worried about all of us breathing in these fumes, which I had convinced myself were dangerous. So at about 1:00 am, I decided to call the fire department and ask them what I should do. So the guy took my phone number and address and said he would call me back. The next thing I knew, there was a fire truck in front of my house! So they got under the crawl space and of course, they smelled skunk and nothing else. A skunk probably got into with one of the stray cats and it just was all under our house. So I felt really silly and I swear my pillow smelled like a skunk for at least 2 months.
In other news, Mat and I went on a fun daytrip this past weekend to see some waterfalls around Idaho. I got this cool book on Northwest waterfalls after Joy and I went to see waterfalls around the Portland area. So we finally put the book to good use. I took some good pictures and I really will put them on here someday. I will also put other pictures up someday, but I don't know when!
Next week I have two big conferences that has been taking up all my work time the last few weeks. Once I get back, I should be a little less crazed and can get some other work related things finished that have been sitting in my "to do" pile for awhile.
Mat is still looking for a new job, but he did get a raise at his current job and was put on salary. This is nice for us to know exactly what his income is coming in every week. So if anyone has any great job ideas in Boise, please let us know!
One of my great, great friends, Sarah, is having her baby on Monday! This is her second child and first little girl! I can't wait to meet her and hopefully I can sometime in July. My little niece is growing and is doing great, I can't wait to meet her either. My sister is due on July 31st, so who knows when she'll decide to show? My mom, my sister's friend Leslie and me have been working on getting everything together for her shower in June. I am really looking forward to being an Aunt!
Hope everyone is having a great week!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Just Checking In
Not much happening in our world lately. Last night we did attend a great concert - Brandi Carlile. I posted her link if you want to listen to some samples of her latest album. Mat and I are now officially fans! We had heard a couple songs on the radio and we liked them, so we thought we'll just check it out and see what we think. She has an amazing voice and was fun to watch.
Tonight we are going to be using Mat's new grill for the first time! We are going to grill up some steaks and some bacon wrapped jalapenos with cream cheese. YUM! So it should be lots of fun to try it out.
One more day until the long weekend! We are going to try to take a day trip, but still haven't figured out where.
Tonight we are going to be using Mat's new grill for the first time! We are going to grill up some steaks and some bacon wrapped jalapenos with cream cheese. YUM! So it should be lots of fun to try it out.
One more day until the long weekend! We are going to try to take a day trip, but still haven't figured out where.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Monday, Monday, Monday
Monday comes too soon! I swear I just left work and then my weekend zooms by. The weekend was a good one. I missed Mat since he was camping, but had a ton of fun with my parents and my sister.
This week we don't really have a lot of plans. I do have an appointment to get my makeup done Thursday morning, which should be fun! I had originally ordered makeup from my dermatologist and then after waiting a month, they told me that they decided to switch to a different kind of makeup. Grr... So I switched to a different dermatologist and am going to have a consult with one of the people there. It seems like it will be fun! It is supposed to be really good makeup and this was my birthday present from my parents. I am looking forward to that.
Mat and I are going to try to take a little day trip this weekend. We haven't really had much time to do this over the last year, so we thought it would be fun for this weekend. We'll probably shoot for Sunday, since he has to work on Saturday. Now we just have to find something to do! We have this great book of waterfalls for the Northwest, so we were thinking about going to find one of those. We also have a great discovering Idaho book, so we'll do some research this week to see what sounds like fun.
It is cold and rainy here today. I thought we were over this cold thing for a few months, but no such luck. It looks like it should be nice this weekend and later this week. We're ready to use Mat's new grill! Well, we have to season it first and then we'll really be ready. We got some steaks and chicken to make this week.
That's about it for now. More later if I can think of it!
This week we don't really have a lot of plans. I do have an appointment to get my makeup done Thursday morning, which should be fun! I had originally ordered makeup from my dermatologist and then after waiting a month, they told me that they decided to switch to a different kind of makeup. Grr... So I switched to a different dermatologist and am going to have a consult with one of the people there. It seems like it will be fun! It is supposed to be really good makeup and this was my birthday present from my parents. I am looking forward to that.
Mat and I are going to try to take a little day trip this weekend. We haven't really had much time to do this over the last year, so we thought it would be fun for this weekend. We'll probably shoot for Sunday, since he has to work on Saturday. Now we just have to find something to do! We have this great book of waterfalls for the Northwest, so we were thinking about going to find one of those. We also have a great discovering Idaho book, so we'll do some research this week to see what sounds like fun.
It is cold and rainy here today. I thought we were over this cold thing for a few months, but no such luck. It looks like it should be nice this weekend and later this week. We're ready to use Mat's new grill! Well, we have to season it first and then we'll really be ready. We got some steaks and chicken to make this week.
That's about it for now. More later if I can think of it!
Friday, May 18, 2007
Friday!
It's here, it's here! Friday, hurrah! Of course it is about that time on Friday afternoon where I lose all ability to actually do any work and I wander around trying to pass the time.
Mat is off to his bachelor party/camping trip with Cory. He's really been looking forward to it, so I hope they have a great time. I am going to start my weekend off with dinner with my parents and then home for a nice, relaxing evening. I'll probably catch up on some tv shows, maybe read a little, who knows what else? Then tomorrow I am going to make baby shower invitations! I'm going to my mom's to make those with her and that should be fun. We already know what we are going to do, we just have to get all the supplies. Tomorrow night I'll be hanging out with my sister and catching up on the latest in our lives. Then Mat will be home on Sunday. It feels so weird for him to leave, since I am always the one traveling and leaving him! I miss him already and it has only been 12 hours since I saw him last!
That's about it for now. Have a great weekend!
Mat is off to his bachelor party/camping trip with Cory. He's really been looking forward to it, so I hope they have a great time. I am going to start my weekend off with dinner with my parents and then home for a nice, relaxing evening. I'll probably catch up on some tv shows, maybe read a little, who knows what else? Then tomorrow I am going to make baby shower invitations! I'm going to my mom's to make those with her and that should be fun. We already know what we are going to do, we just have to get all the supplies. Tomorrow night I'll be hanging out with my sister and catching up on the latest in our lives. Then Mat will be home on Sunday. It feels so weird for him to leave, since I am always the one traveling and leaving him! I miss him already and it has only been 12 hours since I saw him last!
That's about it for now. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Happy Graduation to Mat...
Today Mat officially turned in his last assignment and he is finished with school! Graduation is on Saturday morning and then he will be really, really finished! WAHOO! Go Mat!
That's all for now...it has been a busy week again! Have a great weekend.
That's all for now...it has been a busy week again! Have a great weekend.
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