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.

March Recap

During the month of March I've had a goal to blog everyday. I missed nine days, so not too bad for me. Tomorrow marks the first day of April and a new month of everyday challenges. I've been contemplating what to do for several days. I've considered doing 250 abs per day or writing in a prayer journal. Right now the prayer journal is winning. I think it's appropriate since Easter is on Sunday and David and I have some big decisions to make soon.

Eve's Daughters

I've been in a book funk for the past several months. I've gotten some books from the library and recommendations from friends, some better than others. I'm currently reading Eve's Daughters. I picked it up from the library based on a friend's recommendation. I didn't know what to expect when I started reading it and I'm loving it. It's a Christian fiction book, which is a genre I haven't read since high school or before. It's a story about generational sin and how the choices we make affect our children and our children's children. I love that the story is told from different points in the characters lives.

Anyhow, it reminded me that there is uplifting and encourage books out there that have a positive message. I love my fiction books, but I think I've gotten bored with them and this book is refreshing.

A big shout out to Katie for the recommendation.

Quilling

I'm making a scrapbook as a wedding gift for my sister. I have less than one week to start/finish it before I leave for STL. I've been so uninspired. I've never made a wedding book, and it's overwhelming me. I did what any scrapper would do and searched the internet for ideas. I found a site that I had been to before, scrapbooking.com, and typed in weddings. Ton's of layouts emerged. Most of them weren't what I was looking for, but I did come across a technique new to me "quilling". It's basically wrapping paper around itself. I'm sure most of us did this in art class.

I googled how to quill and searched several sites before I found what I was looking for. Quilling really easy and involves scrap paper and a straight pen or toothpick. Here's the results. I'm undecided about whether or not it will become a part of my crafting repertoire, but I gave it a shot. Here's a photo of my page.