Well Spring is officially here and it feels refreshing! We have had a couple sunny days and we have played with friends just because! I am usually a home body and am just fine hanging out and staying cozy at home doing our thing, but lately it has been good to get out here and there.
Winter wasn't too crazy or boring either. We have just been plugging along as it flew by! Everytime I think to blog, there are so many things to write about and more blog-worthy thinbgs keep happening putting me further and further behind on this blog. So....I will update you on our winter that skated on by way to fast and then I will start fresh with spring.
To start off the year I was talking to David about resolutions and how there were so many things I wanted to accomplish and get in the habit of that I couldn't decide how many to pinpoint and try to tackle...so I didn't, whoops! I asked David what his resolutions were and he said, "I'm clear! I don't have anything that needs work."
So...we were off to a "great" start! Goodness!
Of all of the resolutions, getting healthy and excercising more is usually on top of the lists. We had actually been doing really great. We were doing Insanity workouts each day from Thanksgiving to New Years...usually the time of year that people don't start excercising. Then when the new year came, we dwindled off. So now that we have taken a break when most people start excercising more, we are ready to go!
David has been working and working and working. He is loving his job still and misses his family still too. He has been put all over the place...Up in Pennsylvania for weeks, down in Richmond and Roanoke, Virginia for a couple weeks, back to Pennsylvania for a month, and now they were very nice and put him on a client just 5 minutes from home for the last month! We head out as a family some weeks and live in the hotel with him, but now always as sometimes I have appointments with doctors, friends, Young Womens and so on or sometimes I just am not in the mood to pack up and head out and am willing to take on the kids for a week!
David has been all over the place the last couple of months, but 80% of the last year he has been on the same client in Harrisburg. We had a lot of ideas of how we could move there and then questioned all the possibilities and pros and cons of it all and if it would save us money or not, or if he would even be assigned to that client anymore. When he was placed on a client just minutes from our house because the Partner felt he has been away too much and needed to be close to home with his family, we realized that they did care about family time. We talked it over with his Partner and mentioned that we would be willing to move to Harrisburg if they could garuntee that he would be on that client or any of the other clients in Harrisburg. This would save the client money as they are the ones that pay for all of his hotels, food, and travel expenses. This would also make so David can come home every night! We waited and waited for a response and just finally heard back that they will keep him busy in Harrisburg for the next 1-2 years....so we are moving on to Harrisburg!
We will miss the friends we have made here, but it is worth it to be together as a family for more than just the weekends. Skype calls at night only get us so close. Katelyn has hugged and kissed the laptop David goodnight enough and we are excited to be with him more. We are a little bummed we won't be raking in the Marriott points, but we will survive!
So how about that for a fresh start this spring? We will probably move in May so we have some time to figure out all the details of our move. We have a couple good friends that know the area well and have already been in contact with them and they are so helpful.
The rest of our winter we have been here and there. I have been doing little crafts here and there when the kids are sleeping or off with friends while I leave the kiddos with David...a Valentine's wreath, framing my side of our family picture, turning a Goodwill trashy lamp into a fun little treasure, finishing some painted canvases in my dining room, finally getting pictures of Davy up on our walls, built a small table for our laptop, and my next project is sewing a dress for myself to see if I can make something for myself that looks nice and not too homemade!
When David was in Richmond I got to spend some fun time hanging out with an old friend from highschool. It is fun to look at our lives now especially compared to where we were 10 years ago! Terryn was a month away from having her second baby and now he's here! It is so fun to be going through this motherhood thing at the same time as her. We crack each other up and have the same frustrations with our kids who are close in age.
David hasn't been up to much but working. When he's home, he just likes to be home! He loves our little family and watching them learn and grow. He works so much that having time to hang out on the weekends is so nice to him! He will go play basketball with friends every once in a while, but usually he works too late for that. It will be nice to get back to normal hours again soon! We all adore him and have to take turns having his attention when he's home!
David tried to do his best Asian face and the shadow of his hair adds a nice touch! He can be a tough critic on testing out new recipes, but I nailed it this time!
We finished off the meal with a yummy find from Pinterest! It is a yellow cake with caramel, sweetened condensed milk, Cool Whip, and his favorite candy bar, Butterfinger! We loved it, but had to hand some off to our babysitting friends because it would not be good if we ate this all on our own!
I made up Katelyn's "presents" that she gave to her friends at our Valentine party. It was a fun party with lots of food, kids running in circles and parents hoping no one collides!
So that has been our life for the last two months or so. We are all getting over being sick just in time for the sun to warm up our days so we can go have fun in the sun!
We are excited about this move even though it feels like we just got settled in here. We were a little surprised by it all working out the way it did but are ready to pack up and move on out! We are hoping for the best and that this is all a good idea! We'll let you know how it goes!
Winter wasn't too crazy or boring either. We have just been plugging along as it flew by! Everytime I think to blog, there are so many things to write about and more blog-worthy thinbgs keep happening putting me further and further behind on this blog. So....I will update you on our winter that skated on by way to fast and then I will start fresh with spring.
To start off the year I was talking to David about resolutions and how there were so many things I wanted to accomplish and get in the habit of that I couldn't decide how many to pinpoint and try to tackle...so I didn't, whoops! I asked David what his resolutions were and he said, "I'm clear! I don't have anything that needs work."
So...we were off to a "great" start! Goodness!
Of all of the resolutions, getting healthy and excercising more is usually on top of the lists. We had actually been doing really great. We were doing Insanity workouts each day from Thanksgiving to New Years...usually the time of year that people don't start excercising. Then when the new year came, we dwindled off. So now that we have taken a break when most people start excercising more, we are ready to go!
David has been working and working and working. He is loving his job still and misses his family still too. He has been put all over the place...Up in Pennsylvania for weeks, down in Richmond and Roanoke, Virginia for a couple weeks, back to Pennsylvania for a month, and now they were very nice and put him on a client just 5 minutes from home for the last month! We head out as a family some weeks and live in the hotel with him, but now always as sometimes I have appointments with doctors, friends, Young Womens and so on or sometimes I just am not in the mood to pack up and head out and am willing to take on the kids for a week!
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| Hotel life...playing with beads and string with David because that's all we got! Katelyn was in heaven, and David tried so so hard to figure out this girly bead thing while he was watching the Notre Dame vs. Alabama Championship game. |
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| Meeting up with an Idaho friend in Harrisburg |
David has been all over the place the last couple of months, but 80% of the last year he has been on the same client in Harrisburg. We had a lot of ideas of how we could move there and then questioned all the possibilities and pros and cons of it all and if it would save us money or not, or if he would even be assigned to that client anymore. When he was placed on a client just minutes from our house because the Partner felt he has been away too much and needed to be close to home with his family, we realized that they did care about family time. We talked it over with his Partner and mentioned that we would be willing to move to Harrisburg if they could garuntee that he would be on that client or any of the other clients in Harrisburg. This would save the client money as they are the ones that pay for all of his hotels, food, and travel expenses. This would also make so David can come home every night! We waited and waited for a response and just finally heard back that they will keep him busy in Harrisburg for the next 1-2 years....so we are moving on to Harrisburg!
We will miss the friends we have made here, but it is worth it to be together as a family for more than just the weekends. Skype calls at night only get us so close. Katelyn has hugged and kissed the laptop David goodnight enough and we are excited to be with him more. We are a little bummed we won't be raking in the Marriott points, but we will survive!
So how about that for a fresh start this spring? We will probably move in May so we have some time to figure out all the details of our move. We have a couple good friends that know the area well and have already been in contact with them and they are so helpful.
The rest of our winter we have been here and there. I have been doing little crafts here and there when the kids are sleeping or off with friends while I leave the kiddos with David...a Valentine's wreath, framing my side of our family picture, turning a Goodwill trashy lamp into a fun little treasure, finishing some painted canvases in my dining room, finally getting pictures of Davy up on our walls, built a small table for our laptop, and my next project is sewing a dress for myself to see if I can make something for myself that looks nice and not too homemade!
When David was in Richmond I got to spend some fun time hanging out with an old friend from highschool. It is fun to look at our lives now especially compared to where we were 10 years ago! Terryn was a month away from having her second baby and now he's here! It is so fun to be going through this motherhood thing at the same time as her. We crack each other up and have the same frustrations with our kids who are close in age.
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| This is the best my camera got...Katelyn and Davy wanted out and Terryn and I desperately wanted a picture together so we went for it...and everyone was matching in all that plaid...weird, but cute! |
David hasn't been up to much but working. When he's home, he just likes to be home! He loves our little family and watching them learn and grow. He works so much that having time to hang out on the weekends is so nice to him! He will go play basketball with friends every once in a while, but usually he works too late for that. It will be nice to get back to normal hours again soon! We all adore him and have to take turns having his attention when he's home!
We had a weekend Valentine's date at home while a friend watched the kids. I sucessfully made some yummy Orange Chicken and Fried Rice...the only thing David ever orders at Chinese places. It was a nice cozy simple dinner with no hair catching on fire from the candles! David was all for an "at-home" date and it was nice and relaxing for him and nice for me to be home with just him and no kiddos calling out for us for the whole night! Much needed and much appreciated!
We are excited about this move even though it feels like we just got settled in here. We were a little surprised by it all working out the way it did but are ready to pack up and move on out! We are hoping for the best and that this is all a good idea! We'll let you know how it goes!
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