Last week was pretty hectic for me and this weekend flew by without me getting anything around my place accomplished and yet time keeps going forward and life happens. Sunday morning Corey left for London where he will be for the next 6 months working. This means that I spent last week helping him get ready to leave and just hanging out as much as possible. I wasn't at my place very much so my room never got cleaned and my laundry was never washed. Luckily all the things on his list got done though. One of those items was clean out his fridge which was fun for me (and by default my house) because I brought home a nice supply of goodies. We now have most of a gallon of ice cream, caramel for apple slices, a bag of shredded cheese, two bottles of wine, six random beers, a box of eggo waffles, and a few chicken breasts. Also in that list should be one steak except that I decided to make and eat that tonight with some onions. It was delicious.
Today was MLK day as I am sure you are all aware which means I sorta had to work. By sorta I mean I had to go into work, but it was a short day and we didn't do normal work stuff. Every year for MLK our office does a service project with some of our students. This year we made sack lunches and then handed them out to people in the neighborhood who are experiencing homelessness. I had to go into work early to help set up and run the event but we were finish up by 1 and I was home by 1:45. There were several groups besides our students who came to help out and all in all we had around 100 volunteers. The event went smoothly and was pretty straight forward which is why I decided to reward myself with the steak dinner tonight. Now I am going to spend the rest of my evening watching some Netflix and eating a bowl of ice cream. I realize that I should get my room cleaned and my laundry done, but I figure it has waited this long, it can wait another day or two.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Monday, January 13, 2014
Happy New Year
So the new year has come and I have been pretty horrible about posting on here. The end of 2013 was a lot of fun since I got to go to Florida to spend Christmas with my family. Doing a vacation over the holidays was a new experience and while it was great to be able to relax and do something different, it didn't really feel like Christmas. In fact we didn't go to church on Christmas Eve and Christmas day we were at Busch Gardens. Still fun, but not really Christmas.
The new year began with me laying on the floor on my back in pain while fighting off chills. I was sick for a full week starting on the 30th of December. It was timed just right to make my last week of vacation miserable and totally unproductive. I ended up not going back to work until the 7th. Since then I life has basically returned to the same as usual - work, living in a house full of people, small bedroom that is incapable of staying clean, and working on my quilt when I have time.
On Sunday Corey returned from Cancun. He was there on a family vacation and had fun even though it apparently rained just about the entire time they were there. While he was gone I found a guy to sublet from him while he is in London. Corey leaves this Sunday for London and will be there through June. This means he has one week to try and pack for London in addition to packing up any of his clothes and books and movies and games he isn't taking so that this new guy can move in. Needless to say, this is a hectic week.
Now I know that it has been close to a month since I have updated anything and really anyone reading this is just hoping for some pictures so I will try not to disappoint.
Here are a few from when our office went bowling at the White House:
Here are some of the cups we gave one another for Christmas:
Some animals we saw at Busch Gardens:
The new year began with me laying on the floor on my back in pain while fighting off chills. I was sick for a full week starting on the 30th of December. It was timed just right to make my last week of vacation miserable and totally unproductive. I ended up not going back to work until the 7th. Since then I life has basically returned to the same as usual - work, living in a house full of people, small bedroom that is incapable of staying clean, and working on my quilt when I have time.
On Sunday Corey returned from Cancun. He was there on a family vacation and had fun even though it apparently rained just about the entire time they were there. While he was gone I found a guy to sublet from him while he is in London. Corey leaves this Sunday for London and will be there through June. This means he has one week to try and pack for London in addition to packing up any of his clothes and books and movies and games he isn't taking so that this new guy can move in. Needless to say, this is a hectic week.
Now I know that it has been close to a month since I have updated anything and really anyone reading this is just hoping for some pictures so I will try not to disappoint.
Here are a few from when our office went bowling at the White House:
The lanes tilt to the left but it does have automatic pin set.
The cup Cara gave me which she bedazzled.
And the cup I gave Cara which I etched.
Mariah's new cup.
Keith's new glass. He said it is good it has a heavy base since he is prone to spilling.
Now a few from our vacation:
Waiting for Journey to Atlantis
All ready for an awesome ride!
A super fat manatee that was trying to eat the leaves. They apparently grow to be almost twice their normal weight when in captivity as opposed to being in the wild.
Some animals we saw at Busch Gardens: