...but I don't want to. Sooo tired ...
In preparation for our cruise, Mark has decided that he wants to lose some weight. He's thinking about doing the p90x program - does anybody know anything about it? I know it's pretty tough, but has anybody actually done it, or know someone who has? I'd like to know that it works before we spend money on it. (And if we do spend money on it, he'd better do the thing....) So feedback would be appreciated :)
Ahhh, our cruise.... Everytime I think about that, I get excited. It will be SO NICE to just relax and have fun and go to the Caribbean (where I have never been before), and while the cruise is 5 nights, I'll get a full 12 days off, if I don't happen to work extra before or after we go :) That will be a really nice break. We're going at the beginning of May, right after Mark gets out of school. (All his friends will be jealous!!) This is our cruise... Cruise!!! I can't wait to go on it :)
*sigh* Time to make a grocery list, I suppose... that's my goal, grocery shop, make lunch, maybe make some treats to take to work with me.
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Lazy Day :)
My big accomplishment of today:
Mark and I decided on and booked a cruise!
Other than that, I've pretty much been in bed all day. After my crazy week at work, and then Mom and Thomas coming, I've needed some "me" time. Yesterday was a "me" shopping day :) One of the nurses from work told me about this awesome consignment boutique, and I went there - I got a sweater and a dress for $26 :) I also found a pair of black heels for $9. And I went to the Summit, browsed around in White House Black Market, and found this pretty little number on sale! I figure it will be perfect for the formal night on our cruise :)
Speaking of which...
We are sailing in May on a Carnival cruise to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands!! It's a 5 night cruise, and I am so excited :) It will be so much fun! Perfect ending to Mark's semester and a nice break from work for me.
Now if I can just make it to May....
Mark and I decided on and booked a cruise!
Other than that, I've pretty much been in bed all day. After my crazy week at work, and then Mom and Thomas coming, I've needed some "me" time. Yesterday was a "me" shopping day :) One of the nurses from work told me about this awesome consignment boutique, and I went there - I got a sweater and a dress for $26 :) I also found a pair of black heels for $9. And I went to the Summit, browsed around in White House Black Market, and found this pretty little number on sale! I figure it will be perfect for the formal night on our cruise :)
Speaking of which...
We are sailing in May on a Carnival cruise to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands!! It's a 5 night cruise, and I am so excited :) It will be so much fun! Perfect ending to Mark's semester and a nice break from work for me.
Now if I can just make it to May....
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
This whole "getting things done" thing is not working out so well for me. Yesterday, rather than getting up and doing things, I stayed in bed until noon. Lazy, much? Ran some errands yesterday afternoon, then went into work at 4. Stayed till like 8:30, came home, and went to Outback with Mark and Andy and Suzie. We didn't get out of there till nearly 11 - the poor guy who had to close had only been there a couple of days, and he was a bit slow. Nice, though...
Work has been insane. We're keeping a pretty steady census, which is nice, but it's just CRAZY. Feast or famine, for sure. At least my paychecks will be nice :)
This Christmas season has been so weird - I can't seem to get in the holiday spirit. Normally I am like OMGCHRISTMAS!!!! But this year I'm just sort of apathetic about it. I'm going to try to go get the last box from our storage room today and finish decorating (and I am NOT working today - too much to do!!) I don't know if it's because we're in Birmingham, or because my family is doing Christmas a bit differently, or because we haven't done any Christmas-y things, but I'm just not very festive-feeling. Maybe I can make some cookies or something and be a little more spirit-ed...
Now. I'm going to read until 9, and then I am going to GET UP. Tooo much to do.
Work has been insane. We're keeping a pretty steady census, which is nice, but it's just CRAZY. Feast or famine, for sure. At least my paychecks will be nice :)
This Christmas season has been so weird - I can't seem to get in the holiday spirit. Normally I am like OMGCHRISTMAS!!!! But this year I'm just sort of apathetic about it. I'm going to try to go get the last box from our storage room today and finish decorating (and I am NOT working today - too much to do!!) I don't know if it's because we're in Birmingham, or because my family is doing Christmas a bit differently, or because we haven't done any Christmas-y things, but I'm just not very festive-feeling. Maybe I can make some cookies or something and be a little more spirit-ed...
Now. I'm going to read until 9, and then I am going to GET UP. Tooo much to do.
Monday, October 12, 2009
...it is well with my soul...
I really love the church we've been going to. I feel God there. I feel Him in the people, in the love that they have for each other, in the spirit that leads them to take care of the community around them. Yesterday, it literally felt like He was right above us.
The church has this really incredible worship band/group/thing, which I also love. It's led by Brian Pitts, the Student Ministries director from Samford, and I've known him and his wife, who is also in the band thing, for a while now. The band consists of Brian, lead (acoustic) guitar and vocals, and then several other singers, and a keyboard and a bass guitar, and - get this - a mandolin, and violins, and some type of drum thing that isn't a bongo but looks like one that lays down. I don't know what it's called, but it sounds cool. When they play, it's beautiful. But the thing is, it's not about what instruments are there or not there - it's the spirit of the people singing (and that includes the congregation.) I've observed that in a lot of churches, people don't sing like they mean what they're singing, or are paying attention to the words. I guess it's supposed to be like mild and reverent or whatever, but it just feels sort of complacent and dead to me. And I'm not talking about the type of song either - I like a lot of hymns better than a lot of praise songs - it's just how you sing them that matters. At this church, God's spirit moves when we sing. It's a beautiful thing. Yesterday, one of the songs we sang was "It is Well with My Soul," which is one of my very favorite hymns. And boy, I needed to hear that - because my soul is not well with a lot of things. (Like work, right now.) And God was there. And it was good.
In another vein entirely...
This weekend has been totally unproductive for me. I really need to get some stuff done today (but here I am, blogging in bed, at 9 am. oh well...) I should change my attitude about resting. I have this problem, and I think it's genetic maybe, that when I'm not DOING something, when I'm just sitting around reading, or doing a crossword, or whatever, having some restful "me" time, I always say something like "I'm SO lazy," or "I really need to get up and do something," or something to that effect. Usually it involves the word "lazy." Now, when I'm being honest with myself - I'm really not that lazy. I'm not type-A work-a-holic by any stretch of the imagination, but right now, I'm working full-time 3 days a week. I cook dinner for the hubby probably 4 days a week (we try to eat leftovers the rest of the time - sometimes this works out better than others.) I try to keep caught up on the laundry and cleaning - but that's what I've slacked on this weekend. And Mark always says "So what?" when I fall behind. I should listen to him. Because there's nothing wrong with rest. We talked about it in my fellowship group from church - how we need rest, how we don't function without it, how God intended us for rest and rejuvenation. I'm just not very good at not feeling guilty when I do it.
Seriously though, today, I DO need to get up and do some things. Like make my yummy soup for dinner!! Mark doesn't have class tonight, so we can eat at a normal hour, which is nice, and I'm making Turkey Rosemary Veggie soup and cornbread tonight for dinner. Yum! I'm really into fall this year, and I'm looking forward to trying lots of soups for meals this fall (because usually they're pretty cheap, and last a while.)
I also need to figure out exactly WHAT I'm doing for Mark's birthday, and WHEN I'm going to get it... Because his birthday is coming up here pretty soon. I have a few ideas ... we'll see how it all pans out :)
And now ... laundry is calling my name. Farewell, comfy bed :)
The church has this really incredible worship band/group/thing, which I also love. It's led by Brian Pitts, the Student Ministries director from Samford, and I've known him and his wife, who is also in the band thing, for a while now. The band consists of Brian, lead (acoustic) guitar and vocals, and then several other singers, and a keyboard and a bass guitar, and - get this - a mandolin, and violins, and some type of drum thing that isn't a bongo but looks like one that lays down. I don't know what it's called, but it sounds cool. When they play, it's beautiful. But the thing is, it's not about what instruments are there or not there - it's the spirit of the people singing (and that includes the congregation.) I've observed that in a lot of churches, people don't sing like they mean what they're singing, or are paying attention to the words. I guess it's supposed to be like mild and reverent or whatever, but it just feels sort of complacent and dead to me. And I'm not talking about the type of song either - I like a lot of hymns better than a lot of praise songs - it's just how you sing them that matters. At this church, God's spirit moves when we sing. It's a beautiful thing. Yesterday, one of the songs we sang was "It is Well with My Soul," which is one of my very favorite hymns. And boy, I needed to hear that - because my soul is not well with a lot of things. (Like work, right now.) And God was there. And it was good.
In another vein entirely...
This weekend has been totally unproductive for me. I really need to get some stuff done today (but here I am, blogging in bed, at 9 am. oh well...) I should change my attitude about resting. I have this problem, and I think it's genetic maybe, that when I'm not DOING something, when I'm just sitting around reading, or doing a crossword, or whatever, having some restful "me" time, I always say something like "I'm SO lazy," or "I really need to get up and do something," or something to that effect. Usually it involves the word "lazy." Now, when I'm being honest with myself - I'm really not that lazy. I'm not type-A work-a-holic by any stretch of the imagination, but right now, I'm working full-time 3 days a week. I cook dinner for the hubby probably 4 days a week (we try to eat leftovers the rest of the time - sometimes this works out better than others.) I try to keep caught up on the laundry and cleaning - but that's what I've slacked on this weekend. And Mark always says "So what?" when I fall behind. I should listen to him. Because there's nothing wrong with rest. We talked about it in my fellowship group from church - how we need rest, how we don't function without it, how God intended us for rest and rejuvenation. I'm just not very good at not feeling guilty when I do it.
Seriously though, today, I DO need to get up and do some things. Like make my yummy soup for dinner!! Mark doesn't have class tonight, so we can eat at a normal hour, which is nice, and I'm making Turkey Rosemary Veggie soup and cornbread tonight for dinner. Yum! I'm really into fall this year, and I'm looking forward to trying lots of soups for meals this fall (because usually they're pretty cheap, and last a while.)
I also need to figure out exactly WHAT I'm doing for Mark's birthday, and WHEN I'm going to get it... Because his birthday is coming up here pretty soon. I have a few ideas ... we'll see how it all pans out :)
And now ... laundry is calling my name. Farewell, comfy bed :)
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Lake Oconee
As promised:
We arrived at the lakehouse last Saturday afternoon, and it was lovely :) Pretty view of the lake, roomy downstairs, comfy couches (perfect for reading, lounging, napping, all the things that I did on our vacation!) ... very nice. Here's an outdoor view in the evening.
Then on Sunday, it was Father's Day. Mark's dad sadly had to go to work, and we didn't do much during the day (basically lounged, read, napped, you know the drill), but that night, Mark grilled steaks and we had a lovely dinner :)
On Monday, it was off to the lake (and that's where we stayed for the rest of the week...)
Kelly and I on our first day on the lake :)
Thomas and Mark go canoeing! (Kelly and I followed later, and I almost drowned in the floor of the canoe while trying to climb in. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of that...)
Mommy brought Ninny (my grandma) down to the water - you'd think that she'd be burning up in that long sleeved shirt and long pants, but she stayed cold all week. She was quite comfortable outside in the 90-degree heat... go figure.
Next day: Kelly and I in our matching skirted swimsuits!
Mommy and Daddy down at the lake :)
Later that day: I learn to drive the boat! Yay!
Skinner family photo!
Later, Kelly and I get a bit silly...
And later in the week, we get to watch Thomas show off his impressive wakeboarding skills :)
And that's that. We were there for 6 days, and it was lovely and restful and nice :) And now I'm back to reality, and the craziness that is my life right now.
We arrived at the lakehouse last Saturday afternoon, and it was lovely :) Pretty view of the lake, roomy downstairs, comfy couches (perfect for reading, lounging, napping, all the things that I did on our vacation!) ... very nice. Here's an outdoor view in the evening.
Then on Sunday, it was Father's Day. Mark's dad sadly had to go to work, and we didn't do much during the day (basically lounged, read, napped, you know the drill), but that night, Mark grilled steaks and we had a lovely dinner :)
On Monday, it was off to the lake (and that's where we stayed for the rest of the week...)
Kelly and I on our first day on the lake :)
Thomas and Mark go canoeing! (Kelly and I followed later, and I almost drowned in the floor of the canoe while trying to climb in. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of that...)
Mommy brought Ninny (my grandma) down to the water - you'd think that she'd be burning up in that long sleeved shirt and long pants, but she stayed cold all week. She was quite comfortable outside in the 90-degree heat... go figure.
Next day: Kelly and I in our matching skirted swimsuits!
Mommy and Daddy down at the lake :)
Later that day: I learn to drive the boat! Yay!
Skinner family photo!
Later, Kelly and I get a bit silly...
And later in the week, we get to watch Thomas show off his impressive wakeboarding skills :)
And that's that. We were there for 6 days, and it was lovely and restful and nice :) And now I'm back to reality, and the craziness that is my life right now.
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