Gil was sick. It was heartbreaking when they'd found out. You're not supposed to die when you're 54. It was hard knowing he wouldn't meet his grandchildren, and hard leaving his wife. He'd finished the race and fought the good fight. Goodbye pain. God will welcome him at the gates.
I dedicate this to Dean Anderson
I saw this "mini-saga" idea in a book i'm reading and it's something I wanted to try. Not sure how it compares to others . . . I don't think I'd enter it into a contest or anything. Dean passed away September 5th. He was the father of a dear friend of mine from high school. My heart is broken for their family. Please pray for healing and comfort for them and that they might find peace. I have no idea what they are going through and hopefully won't find out. I have a lot of feelings running through me right now. It's been a seriously emotional weekend.
Carrie would have been 40 this past Friday, September 6th. Aunt Barb, Uncle Jim, Marci, Mark, Mom, Dad and myself went out to dinner to celebrate. It was right after Dean's visitation. We told stories, and laughed a lot. There was a couple seconds that got kind of sad, but Mark brought us back!
Dean's funeral was Saturday morning and it was a very nice service.
Again, it was an emotional weekend and recalling all of this is emotional so I'll stop there. Today has been a good day, very productive. I'm hoping for the rest of the week to go the same.
And, scene
Monday, September 9, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Babysitting/Journey/Family/Books/More Family
I started my babysitting job last Thursday (15th). It's been pretty good so far. I drive my car to the family's house. There I park my car and take theirs to the school to pick up the girls. I have to be there by 2:45ish so I'm not too far back in the car line. The girls climb in and chatter all the way home about their day. We have a snack, chat some more and then do something fun, like crafting or play a game. This week they'll probably have homework so we might not have as much time to do fun things :(
The most amazingist concert happened on Friday (16th) and I was able to be a part of it all. Journey came to Lampe, MO. It all began (for me) at 8:10 when the stage lit up and "Worlds Apart" was performed, which was then followed by "Anyway You Want It," "Don't Stop Believing," "Wheel in the Sky" and "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'" and other great hits. I sat with Grace and mom and dad sat a few rows in front of us. We sang and danced and laughed and it was great. Dad and Grace had arrived earlier in the day so they saw the cover band play and Starship. Mom and I, however, missed all that because I was unable to leave until 6pm and mom was sweet enough to wait for me. We got caught in crazy traffic on the way there. We sat in traffic for an HOUR waiting to park. It was insane!!! And then on the way out, we arrived back at the parking lot at 10:45 and did not arrive at our lake house until 1:00am. That is 3 hours and 15 minutes of traffic I endured to hear Journey. I do not regret a moment of it though because it was JOURNEY. I would have endured 3 hours and 30 minutes just to see them.
Kate and her little minions will be arriving on Thursday of this week and I am so excited to see them. I am still assembling Lucy's birthday present . . . hopefully I will finish in time. I'm making her a little To-Go beauty kit with fake make up and play hair accessories. I've cleaned out some of my old make up holders and painted them with fingernail polish so it looks real (to a two year old, that is). Hoping she likes it. Max is getting so chunky! I love it. He was so skinny when he was born, and I was like "umm, no sir, you need to be fatter. Your sister was a chuck and she was cute so put on some weight please." He's been pounding the breast milk (all for my benefit I'm sure) and he's HUGE!!! I can't wait to squeeze all of his chunkiness!
Grace went back to college yesterday and I'm sad that she'll be away. I know she'll be back for the next couple of weekends, but it's definitely going to be weird without her here. I've never lived with my parents without a sibling before. I'm the middle child. That's the one thing middle children have going for them. No, I'm just joking. It' s just going to be different.
I've been reading a lot more lately and it's been wonderful. I read Diane Keaton's memoir and really liked it a lot. It was definitely surprising, but in a good way. I guess I didn't realize how much I didn't know about her and her career. The one thing she's been known for in my life is Father of the Bride and she does not even mention that in her book. Kind of ironic huh? She wrote a lot about her mother. She said that her mom was one of the main things that inspired her to write a book. Her mother believed that everyone ought to write a memoir. I'm not sure if I agree. I'm going back and forth. What if I were to write a memoir? I have no idea what I would say. Which childhood stories would I pick? And I don't know about everyone else, but my memories are really foggy. Sometimes it seems like whenever I read someone's memoir they are able to clearly write out a lot of their childhood memories and analyze why they are significant. ??? Seriously? I maybe have 5 really CLEAR memories that could be turned into paragraphs. Other than that I have a few sentences, at best. And who would read it? Hopefully I have a few people in my life who would be interested, but in the big picture, what's the point? Would it be considered cocky to even write one in the first place, thinking that my life could actually interest or entertain anyone? (I guess it's a bit presumptuous to be writing this blog too, who says that what I have to say is worthy of being read?) That's just me though. I can think of dozens of people I would like to read about. So maybe her mom was half right. There is something to be said of having your story written down, though. Almost like your life has the opportunity to live on after you. Writing something down is very magical. Everyone should share their magic if they want to I suppose. Whew, let's swim out of the deep end. I'm getting a little winded.
I just finished Girls In White Dresses by Jennifer Close and it was great! I've never read anything by her before, but I'd read another one, that's for sure. It has a few different points of view. Some are re-visited and some aren't. All the stories intertwine and all the girls are friends. Some get married early and some don't get married at all. They're all on different paths and end up with completely different lives than they ever expected to have. They drink, cry, laugh, cuss, sleep with different guys, search for jobs, quit jobs, start new jobs, struggle with their weight and self-confidence, and say things that everyone else thinks but won't say. The characters are extremely easy to relate to, even if you've never lived in NY, or had multiple boyfriends or done half of the things in the book. For some reason I could relate. That was refreshing. It was a fun and quick read.
Next, I plan on reading Women Who Run With the Wolves. I'll let you know how it goes.
Pete played in a golf tournament this weekend (sat) and had a good time. It was a scramble and his team scored 2 over par. He said it was an average score. He then went bowling on Saturday evening and got in so late he didn't even call me to say goodnight :( I'm still recovering ;) He did his laundry this morning (I think he has un-officially declared Sunday his laundry day). His room is hot, he says. I think he's going to buy a fan sometime this week.
Prime is still loving MO way better than NC. We are trying this new brushing technique someone told my dad about. We are brushing him every day for a solid week. Then we'll brush him every other day the next week. Then, apparently, he won't shed as much and we'll just be able to brush him once a week. . . sounds crazy, but I'm playing along.
Adieu
Don't really have time/desire to proof tonight. Sorry for the mistakes! I'm only human.
The most amazingist concert happened on Friday (16th) and I was able to be a part of it all. Journey came to Lampe, MO. It all began (for me) at 8:10 when the stage lit up and "Worlds Apart" was performed, which was then followed by "Anyway You Want It," "Don't Stop Believing," "Wheel in the Sky" and "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'" and other great hits. I sat with Grace and mom and dad sat a few rows in front of us. We sang and danced and laughed and it was great. Dad and Grace had arrived earlier in the day so they saw the cover band play and Starship. Mom and I, however, missed all that because I was unable to leave until 6pm and mom was sweet enough to wait for me. We got caught in crazy traffic on the way there. We sat in traffic for an HOUR waiting to park. It was insane!!! And then on the way out, we arrived back at the parking lot at 10:45 and did not arrive at our lake house until 1:00am. That is 3 hours and 15 minutes of traffic I endured to hear Journey. I do not regret a moment of it though because it was JOURNEY. I would have endured 3 hours and 30 minutes just to see them.
Kate and her little minions will be arriving on Thursday of this week and I am so excited to see them. I am still assembling Lucy's birthday present . . . hopefully I will finish in time. I'm making her a little To-Go beauty kit with fake make up and play hair accessories. I've cleaned out some of my old make up holders and painted them with fingernail polish so it looks real (to a two year old, that is). Hoping she likes it. Max is getting so chunky! I love it. He was so skinny when he was born, and I was like "umm, no sir, you need to be fatter. Your sister was a chuck and she was cute so put on some weight please." He's been pounding the breast milk (all for my benefit I'm sure) and he's HUGE!!! I can't wait to squeeze all of his chunkiness!
Grace went back to college yesterday and I'm sad that she'll be away. I know she'll be back for the next couple of weekends, but it's definitely going to be weird without her here. I've never lived with my parents without a sibling before. I'm the middle child. That's the one thing middle children have going for them. No, I'm just joking. It' s just going to be different.
I've been reading a lot more lately and it's been wonderful. I read Diane Keaton's memoir and really liked it a lot. It was definitely surprising, but in a good way. I guess I didn't realize how much I didn't know about her and her career. The one thing she's been known for in my life is Father of the Bride and she does not even mention that in her book. Kind of ironic huh? She wrote a lot about her mother. She said that her mom was one of the main things that inspired her to write a book. Her mother believed that everyone ought to write a memoir. I'm not sure if I agree. I'm going back and forth. What if I were to write a memoir? I have no idea what I would say. Which childhood stories would I pick? And I don't know about everyone else, but my memories are really foggy. Sometimes it seems like whenever I read someone's memoir they are able to clearly write out a lot of their childhood memories and analyze why they are significant. ??? Seriously? I maybe have 5 really CLEAR memories that could be turned into paragraphs. Other than that I have a few sentences, at best. And who would read it? Hopefully I have a few people in my life who would be interested, but in the big picture, what's the point? Would it be considered cocky to even write one in the first place, thinking that my life could actually interest or entertain anyone? (I guess it's a bit presumptuous to be writing this blog too, who says that what I have to say is worthy of being read?) That's just me though. I can think of dozens of people I would like to read about. So maybe her mom was half right. There is something to be said of having your story written down, though. Almost like your life has the opportunity to live on after you. Writing something down is very magical. Everyone should share their magic if they want to I suppose. Whew, let's swim out of the deep end. I'm getting a little winded.
I just finished Girls In White Dresses by Jennifer Close and it was great! I've never read anything by her before, but I'd read another one, that's for sure. It has a few different points of view. Some are re-visited and some aren't. All the stories intertwine and all the girls are friends. Some get married early and some don't get married at all. They're all on different paths and end up with completely different lives than they ever expected to have. They drink, cry, laugh, cuss, sleep with different guys, search for jobs, quit jobs, start new jobs, struggle with their weight and self-confidence, and say things that everyone else thinks but won't say. The characters are extremely easy to relate to, even if you've never lived in NY, or had multiple boyfriends or done half of the things in the book. For some reason I could relate. That was refreshing. It was a fun and quick read.
Next, I plan on reading Women Who Run With the Wolves. I'll let you know how it goes.
Pete played in a golf tournament this weekend (sat) and had a good time. It was a scramble and his team scored 2 over par. He said it was an average score. He then went bowling on Saturday evening and got in so late he didn't even call me to say goodnight :( I'm still recovering ;) He did his laundry this morning (I think he has un-officially declared Sunday his laundry day). His room is hot, he says. I think he's going to buy a fan sometime this week.
Prime is still loving MO way better than NC. We are trying this new brushing technique someone told my dad about. We are brushing him every day for a solid week. Then we'll brush him every other day the next week. Then, apparently, he won't shed as much and we'll just be able to brush him once a week. . . sounds crazy, but I'm playing along.
Adieu
Don't really have time/desire to proof tonight. Sorry for the mistakes! I'm only human.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Now I'm In MO
Yep. I'm here in good ole MO while my hubby is in Brunswick, GA doing his training stuff for his job. We got all moved out of our house and everything into storage. It was not easy. It was actually more of a nightmare than the one I had last night about a cat clawing at my face, but who wants to dwell on the past?! Not moi! Pete and I got to come home for a long time and see family before he left and that was fun. We spent a few days on Amelia Island, FL at Fernindina beach. We had a really swell time. I'm much tanner than I was, and so is Pete. I took a one way flight to Branson, MO from Jacksonville, FL yesterday. Pete and I said our sad goodbye yesterday morning at 7:00am ET. Tears were shed, mascara ran (why I put it on that early I can't quite recall) and the world has continued to spin. I'm looking forward to my adventure here in Springfield and reconnecting with some old friends! I'll keep you posted.
Bye
Bye
Monday, July 8, 2013
No Problem
Boy, I never knew our life could be so . . . eventful! A few hours after I posted on the 4th a big ole tree uprooted in our front yard. I thought it was fireworks and Pete thought it was a tree and it was totally a massive tree. Not only one tree. It fell it hit another tree. Our driveway and the road that curves right infront of our house was blocked by a sea of limbs. This was about 10:30pm mind you. We went outside to check it out and saw all the blockage and got really excited. We didn't even notice that the road was blocked until we saw headlights stopped through the limbs. I went back inside and called the buncombe county sheriff's office, who then transfered me to the fire department. Pete stayed outside to signal cars who were coming from the opposite direction. The fire department worked until early in the morning clearing the road. They did a great job with a chainsaw and their arm guns. It was a big A** tree! I bet they slept well when they went to bed.
The next day our landlord called a tree service and they were able to clean up a bit more, though still not all of the debris (because their equipment is not big enough to handle this tree). This is a picture.
The next day our landlord called a tree service and they were able to clean up a bit more, though still not all of the debris (because their equipment is not big enough to handle this tree). This is a picture.
You might notice here on the left side of the picture that there is another tree leaning to the left. Yes. This tree and the one that fell were attached. So naturally it is unstable and it needs to be taken down because it could fall at any moment. At this point we've already reserved a uhaul truck to move all our big furniture on Tuesday morning, AND our rental insurance has lapsed because I forgot to pay it a month and a half ago. No problem.
I'm going to take a second to add that we've received a butt load of rain at this point. That's why we're having this problem in the first place. There is flooding all over the county, roads closing and washing away. Ya, it's been a pretty awesome weekend at this point. Happy B-day 'Merica! Too many cloudy rainy days makes me depressed . . . so I'm depressed right now.
Now with the unstable tree hanging over the house our landlord suggests (on Sat night) that we might want to stay in a hotel until it can be removed (we're in the middle of packing up our house, moving everything to storage and now we need to find a cheap close by hotel. No problem). We find a hotel and I move all our stuff on Sunday after work.
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| Prime chillin on the king hotel bed. |
These events lead us up to today, Monday.
Pete is off and I am working until 5pm. He is in charge of renewing our rental insurance, trying to get all of his work gear in order for FLETC and staging some of our furniture so it's easy to move Tues morning. The day starts off with him arriving home and Prime throwing up on the carpet (one of the two we have in our house full of tile and laminent). We're pretty sure he's just upset with all the moving and packing and now the hotel room stay that he throws up. Nasty.
A few hours later, he informs me that some of his travel paperwork is messed up. No Problem.
*the insurance does get renewed* - this is one of the two positive things that happen today
On my lunch break I decided to check my email and our landlord had informed us that the tree will be taken down Tuesday morning, but unfortunately we can't be anywhere near the house when they are cutting it down in case something goes wrong. (remember the uhaul truck) Also, his insurance won't cover the cost of our hotel stay. No Problem.
*he does say he'll compensate by not charging us for the month of July* - this is the second positive thing that happens today.
Pete has to get the truck pickup time pushed back which luckily he does so without them charging us an arm and a leg. We just have to hope they fall the tree before noon . . . we'll see.
After I got off work we went to the storage unit and double checked some stuff. That was cool.
By this time it's 7:00pm. We're tired, stressed, hungry and we have Prime because we very well can't leave him at home for the tree to fall on him, and we're not allowed to leave him unattended in the hotel room. It's a very mild evening . . . say mid-seventies. So we drove around for a while throwing around ideas for dinner and ended up deciding on Wild Wing Cafe. We rolled down the windows and headed inside for a quick dinner. It was our first time and we're happy to report that everything was great!
They had baseball games on all of their 12,000 televisions, the wings were great, the ribs were superb, my shrimp was delectable and the water was cool and refreshing. We walked out feeling a bit better about life. This was short lived...
We walked out to the parking lot only to see that SOMEONE HAD CALLED ANIMAL CONTROL ON US!!!!!!!! Their outside patio seating overlooks the parking lot. A small crowd had formed outside the front door and everyone was watching. Talk about AwKwArD!!! For those of you who know us, our dog in not mistreated. We spoil him rotten. He is our baby. I started freaking out thinking the guy was going to take Prime away and we'd never see him again. Plus I hated everyone watching. I do not like to be the center of attention! I could never be famous, though I've had many offers.
Anyway, the animal control guy was super nice. He talked to us a bit. He mentioned that there are some people that just sit and wait for someone to leave their dog in a car and immediately call animal control. As a result they respond to between 4-6 calls like ours a day. Seriously? Who has nothing better to do than tattle on people? I do not want their life. He said everything was fine and dandy and left without giving us a ticket or a warning. Animal cruelty? yep. Probably.
So naturally we stopped for ice cream on the way home so we could eat our feelings. They gave us a small cup for Prime which he downed in 2 seconds (someone call animal control).
I really hope you didn't read this whole post cuz it's scooper long. In fact, so long that I have no energy to go back and proofread. Sorry for the typos and improper grammer. This was mostly just for my benefit. I want to be able to reread this one day and remember how awesome this 4th of July weekend was.
Over and outta here.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Re-Vamped!!!
I've not been on this blog in quite sometime! Not really sure what spurred me to return...oh wait yes I do. I got on my computer to check our CC balance (never fun) I quickly left that page so naturally I went to fb. After I checked a few things out on the ole news feed, I started lookin through all my bookmarks and that's when I saw the "Our Blog" one. I clicked on it and was like "yuk!" So I changed a few things.
It feels great! I never really loved our old title (Sometimes Runners, Always Walkers), but Pete thought of it and wanted to do something "clever" with our last name. We used it for a while, but I just don't think it suits us. He did take an interest and helped out so I am super grateful for that, definitely won't complain. I've been reading a lot more blogs lately and I really like how everyone's title reflects what they write about. So I was trying really hard to figure out something clever, but then I thought "what will I be writing about?" I can't commit to a recipe blog, or sewing because let's face it...I'm just not that diligent. "I know! I'll write about our life. Like last time. It'll be soo great and everyone will love it!" So "Walker Stuff" was born. I'm hoping that if I can get into the habit of blogging then I'll figure out something great to actually blog about. Till then...
I'll be doing my best to blog about . . . stuff. Right now we're in a scooper great place in our life where Pete's getting ready to move to Georgia for training for his work and I'm getting ready to move back to MO with my fam and our pup. Yep, we're splitting ways and it's gonna be awesome! No seeing each other every day, kissing each other good morning and good night (Yuck!). No snuggling or laughing at each other's silly voices we like to make. It's finally over for 7 whole months! Won't you miss it you ask? No Sirreee! We both knew that marriage would be tough, and it has been, but we also knew that Pete would for sure be going away to do this FLETC thing so we've just been waiting and anticipating the time apart. Longest 3.5 years EVER!!!
Sarcasm? yeper doodles. I'll miss him a little bit.
Fun fact about me . . . I am very easily distracted. I arrived home around 3:30pm this July 4th and commenced packing up some more of our belongings (we're putting everything we own into a 10x15 storage unit). I've also changed the sheets on our bed, vacuumed, opened a hard cider to quench my thirst (cuz who needs water really?), played with Optimus Prime, searched high and low and finally found the extension to my Mac power cord! Started some laundry, changed our address with the USPS, and now am re-vamping this blog. These are all things that did need to get done, but who the heck jumps from one thing to the other like that with no rhyme or reason? Moi! This is one of the things about me that drives Pete crazy (when he's here to witness them).
Anywho. I should probably get back to all the other stuff that I was doing. Plus, I might want to think about dinner...maybe. It was great posting again! I look forward to tickling the keyboard again soon.
over and out
It feels great! I never really loved our old title (Sometimes Runners, Always Walkers), but Pete thought of it and wanted to do something "clever" with our last name. We used it for a while, but I just don't think it suits us. He did take an interest and helped out so I am super grateful for that, definitely won't complain. I've been reading a lot more blogs lately and I really like how everyone's title reflects what they write about. So I was trying really hard to figure out something clever, but then I thought "what will I be writing about?" I can't commit to a recipe blog, or sewing because let's face it...I'm just not that diligent. "I know! I'll write about our life. Like last time. It'll be soo great and everyone will love it!" So "Walker Stuff" was born. I'm hoping that if I can get into the habit of blogging then I'll figure out something great to actually blog about. Till then...
I'll be doing my best to blog about . . . stuff. Right now we're in a scooper great place in our life where Pete's getting ready to move to Georgia for training for his work and I'm getting ready to move back to MO with my fam and our pup. Yep, we're splitting ways and it's gonna be awesome! No seeing each other every day, kissing each other good morning and good night (Yuck!). No snuggling or laughing at each other's silly voices we like to make. It's finally over for 7 whole months! Won't you miss it you ask? No Sirreee! We both knew that marriage would be tough, and it has been, but we also knew that Pete would for sure be going away to do this FLETC thing so we've just been waiting and anticipating the time apart. Longest 3.5 years EVER!!!
Sarcasm? yeper doodles. I'll miss him a little bit.
Fun fact about me . . . I am very easily distracted. I arrived home around 3:30pm this July 4th and commenced packing up some more of our belongings (we're putting everything we own into a 10x15 storage unit). I've also changed the sheets on our bed, vacuumed, opened a hard cider to quench my thirst (cuz who needs water really?), played with Optimus Prime, searched high and low and finally found the extension to my Mac power cord! Started some laundry, changed our address with the USPS, and now am re-vamping this blog. These are all things that did need to get done, but who the heck jumps from one thing to the other like that with no rhyme or reason? Moi! This is one of the things about me that drives Pete crazy (when he's here to witness them).
Anywho. I should probably get back to all the other stuff that I was doing. Plus, I might want to think about dinner...maybe. It was great posting again! I look forward to tickling the keyboard again soon.
over and out
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
It's been a while since . . .
Time has really gotten away from me. It truly has been a whirlwind. I hardly remember anything that happened in October except that Pete and I were both so busy at work. Him with the rut and me being at Biltmore and October means preparing for Christmas. Once November hit it was full on Christmas until Jan 1. The longest Christmas season EVER! And it wasn't all pine and poinsettias either. It seemed the closer to Christmas it got, the more rude and crazy everyone became. I know this isn't a new thing. I definitely have noticed it before, but never in this magnitude. Anyway, I do not care to re-live the Biltmore Christmas season so, moving on.
We drove home in September because Kate and Will brought Lucy to meet the family. That was the first time we met her. I held her as much as I possibly could. She slept on me a lot. We saw some other family - both sides - it was great to see everyone, but it was just a crazy trip. When we got home we were exhausted and completely drained. We have come to the decision that the next time we go home we are going to plan a LOT better!
I went to two different Halloween parities in October. I dressed up as a rag doll at one and a hobo at the other. They were both really fun. Great eats and fun company. My 24th birthday was one to remember, but I can't quite recall the details.
Pete's parents came to visit in November right after Thanksgiving in order to celebrate Thanksmas. It was so great to see some family around the holidays because we didn't see anymore until January. We went grocery shopping and cooked up our own feast for four and had such a good time! We actually completed all of our Christmas shopping before December so we could send all the Walker gifts back with them. I was pretty proud of us . . . although I do remember not wrapping everything until the hour we decided to exchange gifts :) Oh how we love to procrastinate.
December was a blurr.
As soon as January hit everything really slowed down for me, which made it slow down for both of us. My family came to visit us toward the end of the month. Will, Kate & Lucy flew in. They stayed for almost a whole week. My parents and Grace drove and they only got to stay for the weekend, but it was great to have everyone together even if it was for just a couple days. We celebrated Christmas while they were here. Of course that means everyone watched us open presents :)
It is now February 28th so Prime had his 1 year Birthday and we had our 2nd year anniversary yesterday. We're planning a little weekend getaway in March (during the week). We'll be heading down to Beaufort, SC and camping for two nights on Hunting Island State Park. Our campsite has a view of the beach (that's what it looks like on the map anyway, I guess we'll see when we get there). We're excited to use all the new camping gear we've acquired this last year, eat seafood, and explore an area we've never been to before! Dogs are allowed, but I think we'll be leaving Prime behind with a friend so we have more freedom and no worries. I will miss him though. There's the quick update. I know I left loads out, but I've said before I don't have the best memory so until I get better at blogging right after an event, it'll have to do!
Until next time (who knows when it'll be!)
We drove home in September because Kate and Will brought Lucy to meet the family. That was the first time we met her. I held her as much as I possibly could. She slept on me a lot. We saw some other family - both sides - it was great to see everyone, but it was just a crazy trip. When we got home we were exhausted and completely drained. We have come to the decision that the next time we go home we are going to plan a LOT better!
I went to two different Halloween parities in October. I dressed up as a rag doll at one and a hobo at the other. They were both really fun. Great eats and fun company. My 24th birthday was one to remember, but I can't quite recall the details.
Pete's parents came to visit in November right after Thanksgiving in order to celebrate Thanksmas. It was so great to see some family around the holidays because we didn't see anymore until January. We went grocery shopping and cooked up our own feast for four and had such a good time! We actually completed all of our Christmas shopping before December so we could send all the Walker gifts back with them. I was pretty proud of us . . . although I do remember not wrapping everything until the hour we decided to exchange gifts :) Oh how we love to procrastinate.
December was a blurr.
As soon as January hit everything really slowed down for me, which made it slow down for both of us. My family came to visit us toward the end of the month. Will, Kate & Lucy flew in. They stayed for almost a whole week. My parents and Grace drove and they only got to stay for the weekend, but it was great to have everyone together even if it was for just a couple days. We celebrated Christmas while they were here. Of course that means everyone watched us open presents :)
It is now February 28th so Prime had his 1 year Birthday and we had our 2nd year anniversary yesterday. We're planning a little weekend getaway in March (during the week). We'll be heading down to Beaufort, SC and camping for two nights on Hunting Island State Park. Our campsite has a view of the beach (that's what it looks like on the map anyway, I guess we'll see when we get there). We're excited to use all the new camping gear we've acquired this last year, eat seafood, and explore an area we've never been to before! Dogs are allowed, but I think we'll be leaving Prime behind with a friend so we have more freedom and no worries. I will miss him though. There's the quick update. I know I left loads out, but I've said before I don't have the best memory so until I get better at blogging right after an event, it'll have to do!
Until next time (who knows when it'll be!)
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