Thursday, September 27, 2012

september 2012


It's Lindsey reporting from Camp Ewers.

Literally, CAMP Ewers.
Alright, we're not sleeping outdoors without electricity or running water (thank goodness).
However, this is as close to camping as I ever hope to be.
We got the keys to the house over the weekend.
Since Monday night we've been moving things to our new house.
Everything at the new house is unpacked and in it's place.
Perfect!  Great!  Fantastic!

But.
We're still sleeping at our current house - where things are packed and not in their place.  I don't have access to my favorite coffee cups or my leave in conditioner.
Roughing it.

Still, I find myself getting sad when I think about not ever sleeping there again.  There have been a lot of sweet memories made in those walls.  It's where my husband proposed to me.  We've spent hours upon hours relaxing at the pool, chatting on our deck after a date night, running up and down the hills of the shady neighborhood.  It's where we lived life together for the past three years.  It's our home!

We just ran out of room.
We're moving to a bigger home where we'll make more memories.
And we'll live life together.  And it will be our new home.

It feels like it's been forever and ever since I've sat down to write a post.   I'm sure I've been painting furniture and packing our home for the past seven years.  Somehow, I'm still not finished!

I think I know why.
My OCD and type A personality is hindering my packing.

Hubby packed up his entire gym room in about an hour.
Like, curtains and all.

I looked at his boxes and noticed they were all labeled "random."
Oh no.
Although astounded by his quick packing, I couldn't help but cringe at the lack of organization.

When he told me he was done, I remember looking at him and feeling baffled.
The type of baffled you feel when you walk away from a stranger wondering if they just complimented you or made fun of you directly to your face.  Or...the type of baffled you feel when your husband condenses an entire room into three large boxes in the amount of time it takes you to tape up your boxes.

I knew repacking and relabeling his boxes wasn't an option.  He would question my sanity.
Then I remembered that sanity isn't something I have much of right now due to lack of sleep and if anyone is going to question what little bit of it I have left, it needed to be me.

I threw caution to the wind last night and began grabbing as much stuff as I could and shoving it in boxes.
You know what?
The world didn't end and we were able to get a lot accomplished!  

As I mentioned, we've been at the new house every night this week.  There's no cable hook up yet and neither one of us has thought to bring a radio.  It's been just the two of us cleaning, unpacking, hanging pictures and eating dinner on the dining room floor.  We haven't made it to sleep before almost midnight.  As sleepy as I am, I must say that I have really enjoyed spending what has turned out to be good quality time with my very hot, very sweet and very handy husband!  

This Saturday is the BIG moving day and we are so lucky to have family willing to help.
I can't wait to see everything come together...and to watch tv again!

I'm at the office now and must get back to work.
Happy Friday Eve!
xo

Thursday, September 6, 2012

september 2012

We've been busy analyzing our finances lately.  It's been a blast.  Really.  We've talked about things like our budget, savings account, and dire need for a filing cabinet.  Can't we just hire a professional to tell us how much to save and how much to spend?
I guess we could.  But it's not in our budget.
Bill shares in the excitement of it all!

Look who we ran into while doing some tie shopping...Cam Newton!  In his boxers, oddly enough!    

In between grown up talks and posing next to professional athletes made of cardboard, we've been preparing for our move...which in our case means refinishing/refurbishing/repainting furniture as well as all of the normal activities that accompany moving.  It's just a blasty, I tell ya.  I'm not sure how I've managed to cope with the paint and packing clutter thus far.  Normally, my OCD doesn't allow for any amount of clutter.  Maybe it's because I justify the mess by telling myself (constantly) that we're moving.  Maybe it's because the paint fumes have impaired my judgement.  Either way, our home is an organized chaos - but it's still dust free and my bathrooms are clean.  That counts for something, I'm sure of it!  Last night, I snapped a couple pictures as I was sitting on the couch looking around the room in complete dismay.  I could have stood up and taken better pictures, but I was tired and indulging in chocolate ice cream.  So, wanna see?


Here's a few pictures of the fur kids as proof that they have, so far, survived the strong odors of paint thinner.  We think they're really funny...but as I mentioned above, it could just be the polyurethane.
You decide!

I woke up to get breakfast on Saturday and turned to see this.
Obviously, Bill had a late night watching hamsters on youtube.  
Dale, although ten years old and almost fifty pounds, still wants to be held like a baby.  
And what Dale wants, Dale gets.
I love when he sits in my lap or beside me in a chair:)
Bottom feeders.  
Polly and I were searching for recipes on Pinterest which then turned into a Sunday afternoon nap.  
She started it! 
Honestly.  I couldn't find Polly before work one morning.  I happened to pull back the shower curtain and found her sitting there, staring at me like I was interrupting her. 
I'm letting Dale spend as much time as he wants on the couch before we move.  He won't be allowed on the new couch.  Plus, it's bad for his hind legs to be jumping that high anyway.
Here he is being a sweet angel baby face:

K, that's it for now!

Tomorrow is Friday and I can't wait! 
I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!