Hi there! I figured I should write a blog, seeing as it’s September now.
Atkins and I were just in Colorado for my brother’s wedding, which was awesome! It was so pretty and so sweet. I about lost it when Julie walked down the aisle, but that’s to be expected. :)
So, Chris and Julie are on their honeymoon right now, enjoying our nation’s capitol. It got me thinking about my honeymoon with Atkins. We had a little relaxing mini honeymoon, but haven’t actually gone anywhere exciting yet. We’ve decided that it’s time to really get planning on it, so we picked a time and a place. Now we just need to iron out the details. We wanted to go when the weather in Chicago is not the best, and definitely want to get somewhere warm. We also needed to space it out from the wedding far enough that we could get a good amount of time off without making our employers mad. ;)
And the winner is?
Belize in February!
I am so excited! I have started researching scuba classes to make sure we can go diving while we are down there. Atkins and I are so looking forward to it, in fact, that we are thinking about making scuba diving “our thing.” You know, every couple has their thing. Their activity that they enjoy together, that gives them an opportunity and a reason for travel. So, we’re thinking that if we like this, we might go all the way in certification and take diving trips! How cool would that be? I know, I’m getting ahead of myself. It’s just that scuba diving has been a dream of mine for so long. I can’t even remember a time that I didn’t want to go. And now I have an opportunity! Yay!
Anyway, that’s the plan. I have some e-mails out to local scuba instructors and we’ll see what kind of cost we’re looking at.
We would also accept any Belize tips or suggestions from people who have been there. I am not really sure where we should go or things we should see (or avoid) ;)
I can’t wait!
Hi! So, I had my second pottery class, and it rocked! I was able to make five bowls, and they all look pretty decent. I’m so happy I decided to take this class. It makes me very happy. :)
Everything else is going well. I had an emergency surgery on Friday night that kept me at work 3.5 hours after close (no, not the entire time was in surgery). It was a great experience, though I admit, I was pretty much terrified to try it at first. One of the techs, Shannon, kept me nice and calm and helped me out. Mainly just by saying “You got this.” haha!
Our air conditioning unit flooded. The little pan that collects water overflowed. We don’t know how long it had been going on. I only discovered it because as I went to feed the cats Saturday morning, I stepped on a wet part of the carpet. Atkins investigated (since I had to go to work) and discovered the AC problem. Unfortunately, it looks like it had been going on for some time as the small bookcase (which is against a wall that is shared with the AC unit) was moldy on the bottom. We decided to get rid of it. The larger bookcase was also wet, so we took everything down and are letting it dry. I think I may just get rid of that one as well and get decent-looking, larger bookcases. Here’s a pic of what the living room looks like now. (Bonus–you can also see our new tv.) Here’s another pic if the link ever comes back up. For some reason, that link is a little dodgy right now.
So, that’s our business at the moment. We are trying to figure out what to do for book storage. Should we get a nice couple of bookshelves and recreate the setup? Or should we move our books into the office and do something new in the living room. I’m not sure what that would be…
Lots of choices!
P.S. Don’t forget to check out the wedding photos!
Hey, guys! So, I spoke with my photographer and she said that you should check out her website and check out the pics from the wedding. Once you’re there, you can look at all the pics (and there are a LOT of them) and order the ones that you like!
There are some very wonderful ones, and I hope you guys like them!
Let me know what you think!
