HELP!

My husband (David) and I are celebrating our 5th anniversary next week. I am flying to Chicago to spend the weekend with him. My flight leaves early Friday morning from DC and I arrive around 8:00 a.m. which is just enough time for David to meet me at the airport, give me keys to our apartment, then rush off to class. Our actual anniversary is on Friday and since I'll have the day off I wanted to plan something special. I'll be the one with time. However, I'll be in a city that's new to me. We don't have too many "us" memories there and I'm struggling to come up with something for us to do.

I know that we'll just want to spend time together, but I also want to plan something. Any ideas??? He's going to be sleep deprived from writing papers and studying cramming for a final. Did I mention that his birthday is two days before our anniversary?

I'm usually really creative, but I'm stumped on this one. We are on a budget so we can't really do anything extravagant.

LOST

I never understood the appeal of LOST. I tried to watch the first season right before the second season began but I quickly lost interest. Thus I never joined the bandwagon until now.

Now that the series is over I decided to give the show a try, especially since Netflix has it on instant watch. I've become addicted. If is wasn't on instant watch I don't know if I could suffer through waiting for each disc to arrive. It would be torture. I'm so glad it's summer and my other shows on are on hiatus.

One thing I know for sure. I wouldn't want to be stuck on that island.

Obessed with craft blogs

Recently I've become obsessed with craft blogs. You heard me right, craft blogs. I can't get enough of them. Some many talented artists out there who are willing to share their techniques with us. My favorites have been Tattered Angels for scrapbooking and Distinct Designs for sewing projects. Both sites offer adorable recommendations for different projects. It makes me want to quit my job and focus on my own line of crafts. Someday.....

I will soon post about my recent craft projects. I've been working hard over the last few months on projects to give as gifts. I hope the recipients like them. I'm my worst critic.

All the Single Ladies

For the next eight weeks I'll be living as a single lady until I reunite with David in Chicago. I was both excited and nervous about this. Excited because I get to sleep on the side of the bed I like. Next, I only have to clean up my messes. I get to choose what to watch on tv or hulu. Things I'll miss - having a personal chauffeur, someone to cuddle with, talking to another person, someone to take care of the bills, and just David in general.

The first day was really hard, but I knew I had loads of activities to keep me busy this week. On Monday night I went to sewing at church. Tuesday I relaxed, exercised, and watched tv. Wednesday night I hung out with friends from small group. Thursday night I went to the Nat's game with co-workers, and tonight I'm going to the Nat's game for Stitch -N- Pitch. Tomorrow I'm volunteering at the DC 101/NKF Chili Cook-Off. Sunday I am helping to host a baby shower. I don't know what I'm going to do with all my free time next week, at least the pool opens next weekend. :)

Decisions, Decisions....

David's going to law school in the fall. Over the past month, we have been pouring over the decision of which school and in what city to attend. It's not/was an easy decision to make. We finally narrowed our choices to Wash U/St. Louis and UVA/Charlottesville, VA. Both places had advantages, but we weren't set on either one. We had planned to make a decision by this weekend.

Enter Tuesday and a call from Northwestern's admissions office. David was offered a spot in their accelerated law program with a HUGE scholarship. The only catch is the program starts in mid May. Talk about a tough decision, but an answer to prayer. David and I both wanted to get through the next three years with as little debt as possible and a job for myself. The upside to this is my company is headquartered in Chicago. Right now, they don't have any jobs available, but they might be willing to work with me. All I have to do now is figure out when to tell them.

Our lease isn't up until the end of July as we were planning to move before classes begin in August. Right now, David is moving in 15 days and starts classes in 18 days. I'll be left to clean and pack up the place. Fun times. I'm really glad this is happening during the summer. At least I'll have the pool and running to keep my occupied. And I've started compiling my list of things to do before I leave DC.

1. Go see Lady Antebellum at Jiffy Lube Live (formerly Nissan Pavilion)
2. Train for Chicago half marathon or marathon (I'll have to buy a bib off someone for the full marathon)
3. Visit NYC and travel to the Lady Liberty's crown.
4. Visit Luray Caverns
5. Visit all Smithsonians
6. attend the Memorial Day service at Arlington Cemetery
7. Volunteer at the Kidney Foundation's Chili Cook-Off

That's my big news for the year. I'm really excited for the next adventure that awaits us.