What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:
Not nerdy, but then again maybe not all that cool either.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Test Results
I found this on Mom's blog and thought it looked fun. I can't wait for Corey to take it, I'll post his "nerdiness" for all to see. He'll probably score 110%!
What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:
Not nerdy, but then again maybe not all that cool either.
What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:
Not nerdy, but then again maybe not all that cool either.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Where Have We Been?
St. Louis, where else? Last week was a whirlwind of a week. Let me get you all caught up to our speed which felt like overdrive.
Jamie's (aka Grandma) mom passed away last week. Grandma Diahan had been battling Alzheimer's for the past 5-6 years. She passed away one day after the two year anniversary of Gram passing away. So last Wednesday and Thursday were spent with my family, saying our good-byes to another one of the "Greatest Generation" souls. She was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. It was kind of surreal to be in the exact same place we were two years ago. Same funeral home, same cemetery and some of the same people. We are planning on honoring Grandma Diahan's memory by doing the Alzheimer's walk with Jamie in September. Corey's maternal grandmother passed away of Alzheimer's two years ago so we have many reasons to support the Alzheimer's organization and to support their mission to find a cure.
Last Friday I took Corey to the STL Cardinals Game for his 30th Birthday (his b-day is May 9th). We had seats in the Champions Club with an all you can eat buffet. Our seats were covered so we were able to watch the thunderstorm while we sat at the stadium during the 2 hour rain delay. I booked a room for us at the Hilton Ballpark complete with a view of Busch Stadium (Corey said the view of the stadium was superior to the view of the ocean in Puerto Vallarta - must be a guy thing) and breakfast delivered to our room the next morning. The girls spent the night with MawMaw & PawPaw.
On Saturday afternoon we met up with Corey's parents and went out to show them the new house. I told our sales lady that the "tour of parents" would begin soon...I guess it already has. The foundation is poured and it's "curing" (kind of sounds like we're cooking a ham not building a house). They should start framing next week, weather permitting.
We ended up watching part of Juno on Saturday night and then finished it up on Sunday afternoon during our open house. Corey made dinner (see "The Great Debate"). I gave him a really hard time about what the dinner looked like, it did taste good though. I kind of felt bad about giving him a hard time so I ended up doing the dishes. We then took the girls out to kick the soccer ball, play catch and ride their bike and scooter. Fun times, the girls love to play sports with their Daddy.
So now we are at the start of a new week, oh how I love Mondays. I'm trying to psych myself up, can you tell? We are headed to STL tomorrow morning so that's a bright spot till Corey comes home on Friday. It's been a little tough to be here in Columbia while Corey is in STL. The majority of my interaction is with a 2 year old and 4 year old. Which is great, I'm not complaining, it's just a little lonely sometimes. It's difficult for us to get involved in anything here since we will be leaving soon. I've tried to take the girls to story time at the Library and we've made it twice since my last day of work (which was in January). It's on Wednesday mornings and we usually go to STL every other Tuesday & Wednesday. Sometimes I just feel like we are kind of lost in the shuffle. My sweet friend from AHA did email me this morning to tell me how much she missed me...so now I'm feelin' the love and we're having lunch next week - thanks Liz!
Ok, enough rambling...if anyone wants a lunch, play date or to buy a house just call...peace out!
Jamie's (aka Grandma) mom passed away last week. Grandma Diahan had been battling Alzheimer's for the past 5-6 years. She passed away one day after the two year anniversary of Gram passing away. So last Wednesday and Thursday were spent with my family, saying our good-byes to another one of the "Greatest Generation" souls. She was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. It was kind of surreal to be in the exact same place we were two years ago. Same funeral home, same cemetery and some of the same people. We are planning on honoring Grandma Diahan's memory by doing the Alzheimer's walk with Jamie in September. Corey's maternal grandmother passed away of Alzheimer's two years ago so we have many reasons to support the Alzheimer's organization and to support their mission to find a cure.
Last Friday I took Corey to the STL Cardinals Game for his 30th Birthday (his b-day is May 9th). We had seats in the Champions Club with an all you can eat buffet. Our seats were covered so we were able to watch the thunderstorm while we sat at the stadium during the 2 hour rain delay. I booked a room for us at the Hilton Ballpark complete with a view of Busch Stadium (Corey said the view of the stadium was superior to the view of the ocean in Puerto Vallarta - must be a guy thing) and breakfast delivered to our room the next morning. The girls spent the night with MawMaw & PawPaw.
On Saturday afternoon we met up with Corey's parents and went out to show them the new house. I told our sales lady that the "tour of parents" would begin soon...I guess it already has. The foundation is poured and it's "curing" (kind of sounds like we're cooking a ham not building a house). They should start framing next week, weather permitting.
We ended up watching part of Juno on Saturday night and then finished it up on Sunday afternoon during our open house. Corey made dinner (see "The Great Debate"). I gave him a really hard time about what the dinner looked like, it did taste good though. I kind of felt bad about giving him a hard time so I ended up doing the dishes. We then took the girls out to kick the soccer ball, play catch and ride their bike and scooter. Fun times, the girls love to play sports with their Daddy.
So now we are at the start of a new week, oh how I love Mondays. I'm trying to psych myself up, can you tell? We are headed to STL tomorrow morning so that's a bright spot till Corey comes home on Friday. It's been a little tough to be here in Columbia while Corey is in STL. The majority of my interaction is with a 2 year old and 4 year old. Which is great, I'm not complaining, it's just a little lonely sometimes. It's difficult for us to get involved in anything here since we will be leaving soon. I've tried to take the girls to story time at the Library and we've made it twice since my last day of work (which was in January). It's on Wednesday mornings and we usually go to STL every other Tuesday & Wednesday. Sometimes I just feel like we are kind of lost in the shuffle. My sweet friend from AHA did email me this morning to tell me how much she missed me...so now I'm feelin' the love and we're having lunch next week - thanks Liz!
Ok, enough rambling...if anyone wants a lunch, play date or to buy a house just call...peace out!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
The Great Debate
Sorry to have been gone so long with no explanation. I'll catch you all up in the next day or two. For now, Corey and I need you to help us settle "The Great Debate".
There was a song that rhymed with the word "Witch" from the 1990's that was featured in the movie "What Women Want" with Mel Gibson. Who sang the song?
Corey and I have already declared a winner but I want to hear if from all of you. One of us, who will remain nameless, swears that Alanis Morissette sang this song at some point in her career. The other of us thinks that's wrong. I wonder what Corey will be making me for dinner tomorrow night and I wonder how long it will take him to clean up the mess? Things that make you go...hmmm.
There was a song that rhymed with the word "Witch" from the 1990's that was featured in the movie "What Women Want" with Mel Gibson. Who sang the song?
Corey and I have already declared a winner but I want to hear if from all of you. One of us, who will remain nameless, swears that Alanis Morissette sang this song at some point in her career. The other of us thinks that's wrong. I wonder what Corey will be making me for dinner tomorrow night and I wonder how long it will take him to clean up the mess? Things that make you go...hmmm.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Special Anniversary
Today would have been my paternal grandparents 51st wedding anniversary. Today is also the 2nd anniversary of my Gram's passing. My Grandfather passed away about 18 months before I was born in June of 1976. My Gram and I were extremely close, I lived with her pretty much from the day I came home from the hospital until the day I got married. I was her only granddaughter for many years. Because of circumstances we even ended up getting an apartment together, just the two of us, about about 10 months before Corey and I got married. Once Corey and I married we got an apartment in the same complex as my Gram so that I could go see her everyday.
My Gram and I did everything together, we were shopping buddies, lunch buddies. She was my rock, especially during the crazy teenage years when you feel like your parents just don't understand. She was always there for me to lend an ear, give a hug, give an opinion/advice and even a good "kick in the pants". She taught me things like "you catch more flies with honey than you do vinegar" and "keep your nose clean". After Corey and I got married I always arranged my school schedule so that we could have lunch together every Friday, go to Target and then grocery shop. She would save the "heavy stuff" for that day since she knew I would carry it in and put it away for her.
As I got older, in the back of my head I would wonder how I would handle the day that she would pass away. I will never forget that day when it finally came two years ago. I know I had so many prayers lifted up on my behalf because God gave me the grace and peace to be able to make it through. Part of the peace came from knowing where she was going to spend her eternity. Corey and I had the opportunity to pray the prayer of salvation with her on March 18, 2008 (not even knowing that she would be gone within a month). I'll never forget the day I had to say goodbye to her, it was on Easter of 2006, and we knew the end was very near. I was strong for her but as I walked out of the hospital room with Corey, my two year old Aly and my brand new baby girl Ashley I burst into tears because I knew I would never see her again, at least not in this life.
My Grandparents are the "Greatest Generation" souls. I have such a heart for senior citizens and people from my grandparents generation. Sometimes I will see someone in a store who reminds me of my Gram and I have to choke back tears. Or I will see a young girl shopping or having lunch with her grandmother and I think "how lucky" that they still have the time to be able to be together, I just hope they are cherishing every moment because I miss my Gram's friendship everyday.
Below is a picture from my Gram's Wedding Day. Of course my grandparents are in the middle, Doris and Gus. To the right of them is my Great Aunt Bern (my grandfather's sister) and my Great Uncle "the Bug" (Bud). My Great Aunt is still alive and it gives me great delight to see her because I feel as though a part of my Gram is still here with me.
My Gram and I did everything together, we were shopping buddies, lunch buddies. She was my rock, especially during the crazy teenage years when you feel like your parents just don't understand. She was always there for me to lend an ear, give a hug, give an opinion/advice and even a good "kick in the pants". She taught me things like "you catch more flies with honey than you do vinegar" and "keep your nose clean". After Corey and I got married I always arranged my school schedule so that we could have lunch together every Friday, go to Target and then grocery shop. She would save the "heavy stuff" for that day since she knew I would carry it in and put it away for her.
As I got older, in the back of my head I would wonder how I would handle the day that she would pass away. I will never forget that day when it finally came two years ago. I know I had so many prayers lifted up on my behalf because God gave me the grace and peace to be able to make it through. Part of the peace came from knowing where she was going to spend her eternity. Corey and I had the opportunity to pray the prayer of salvation with her on March 18, 2008 (not even knowing that she would be gone within a month). I'll never forget the day I had to say goodbye to her, it was on Easter of 2006, and we knew the end was very near. I was strong for her but as I walked out of the hospital room with Corey, my two year old Aly and my brand new baby girl Ashley I burst into tears because I knew I would never see her again, at least not in this life.
My Grandparents are the "Greatest Generation" souls. I have such a heart for senior citizens and people from my grandparents generation. Sometimes I will see someone in a store who reminds me of my Gram and I have to choke back tears. Or I will see a young girl shopping or having lunch with her grandmother and I think "how lucky" that they still have the time to be able to be together, I just hope they are cherishing every moment because I miss my Gram's friendship everyday.
Below is a picture from my Gram's Wedding Day. Of course my grandparents are in the middle, Doris and Gus. To the right of them is my Great Aunt Bern (my grandfather's sister) and my Great Uncle "the Bug" (Bud). My Great Aunt is still alive and it gives me great delight to see her because I feel as though a part of my Gram is still here with me.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
The Dogwood
Many of you have been inquiring about the new house. With all of the rain this week I doubt that they have poured the foundation yet so as of right now it's just a big dirt hole.
We have chosen the Dogwood with the Country Colonial II Elevation. This decision was a little tough because I like all brick fronts but the brick doesn't have the same charm as the Country Colonial II with the porch and cute window. New construction in STL is really different than in Columbia.
The link to the home is below. You can see the floor plan from this link. It's hard to tell from the tiny picture but we are pretty much getting all of the structural options (i.e. bay window in kitchen, optional kitchen, master bedroom extension, 4th bedroom option, vaulted ceilings, coffered ceiling in master, etc.). Eventually we will end up finishing the basement...but for right now it's just one thing at a time. The home is about 2,000 square foot w/o the basement finished so when we do end up getting to that it will probably be close to 2500-3000.
This will be the perfect home for us for the next 5-10 years. Maybe longer, who knows. Things are going well with our home here in Columbia, we've had 3 showings this week, we've been averaging about 2-3 showings per week for a while now so it's just a matter of time. We had a showing this afternoon and the realtor left us an empty box of nerds with a little note that said "House shows very well", so Corey and I are claiming these people as our buyers. They need to come and get their house...in Jesus name!
Enjoy your weekend! We are planning to continue our relaxing weekend. We are having some friends over tonight for BBQ (I know it's in the 30's but I don't care...but then again, I'm not the one grilling) and a movie. We are watching Dan In Real Life (I guess I liked it more than I thought because I am looking forward to seeing it again) and the kiddos will be watching Alvin and the Chipmunks, sounds fun, huh!
http://mcbridehomes.com/homeModel2.asp?communityModelID=1021
We have chosen the Dogwood with the Country Colonial II Elevation. This decision was a little tough because I like all brick fronts but the brick doesn't have the same charm as the Country Colonial II with the porch and cute window. New construction in STL is really different than in Columbia.
The link to the home is below. You can see the floor plan from this link. It's hard to tell from the tiny picture but we are pretty much getting all of the structural options (i.e. bay window in kitchen, optional kitchen, master bedroom extension, 4th bedroom option, vaulted ceilings, coffered ceiling in master, etc.). Eventually we will end up finishing the basement...but for right now it's just one thing at a time. The home is about 2,000 square foot w/o the basement finished so when we do end up getting to that it will probably be close to 2500-3000.
This will be the perfect home for us for the next 5-10 years. Maybe longer, who knows. Things are going well with our home here in Columbia, we've had 3 showings this week, we've been averaging about 2-3 showings per week for a while now so it's just a matter of time. We had a showing this afternoon and the realtor left us an empty box of nerds with a little note that said "House shows very well", so Corey and I are claiming these people as our buyers. They need to come and get their house...in Jesus name!
Enjoy your weekend! We are planning to continue our relaxing weekend. We are having some friends over tonight for BBQ (I know it's in the 30's but I don't care...but then again, I'm not the one grilling) and a movie. We are watching Dan In Real Life (I guess I liked it more than I thought because I am looking forward to seeing it again) and the kiddos will be watching Alvin and the Chipmunks, sounds fun, huh!
http://mcbridehomes.com/homeModel2.asp?communityModelID=1021
Monday, April 7, 2008
So I don't get in trouble...
Do any of you love Build A Bear Workshop as much as I do? They are ridiculously priced but tons of fun (especially when you have a $20 off coupon). We all got up early this past Friday morning and went to St. Louis. Corey had to work on Friday, we negotiated a price on our new house late Friday afternoon and then Corey helped my brother move into his townhouse Friday evening. We left Columbia at 6am and were back home by 10:00pm. It was a very long, exhausting day.
The girls and I dropped Corey off at work at 7:30am and then we headed to to the STL Zoo. With Hwy 40 being shut down for construction for the next 2 years we had to take an alternate route downtown. The alternate route didn't take too long and we ended up and the zoo by 8:25am and had to wait in the car for it to open at 9am. It was cold, misty and overcast but we still made the most of it. STL is the best zoo around and you can pretty much go for free (unless you go by Build A Bear Workshop). If you get there early you can park for free, the children's zoo and the carousel are free for the first hour the zoo is open and we packed a picnic lunch (that we ended up eating at Grandma & Grandpa's because we were cold and tired - it was only 11am when we decided we were done).
We spent two hours late Friday afternoon negotiating a price on the new house so that we could write a contract on it. Corey will sign the papers today and I will sign them later this week. I'm pretty excited but I will be even more excited when we have a contract and a firm closing date secured on the house we live in in Columbia. The house is cute, the subdivision in perfect and I am excited about everything coming together. There is lots to do and believe for over the next 2 1/2 to 3 months. We have these neighbors across the street from us who are renting, I am tempted to go over there and see if they want to buy my house; just by observing them, I think it would be perfect for them. I've never officially met them so the question is "am I ballsy enough to go over there and do that"? Probably...we'll see.
That's it for now, so grandparents, here is your update...so I don't get in trouble.
The girls and I dropped Corey off at work at 7:30am and then we headed to to the STL Zoo. With Hwy 40 being shut down for construction for the next 2 years we had to take an alternate route downtown. The alternate route didn't take too long and we ended up and the zoo by 8:25am and had to wait in the car for it to open at 9am. It was cold, misty and overcast but we still made the most of it. STL is the best zoo around and you can pretty much go for free (unless you go by Build A Bear Workshop). If you get there early you can park for free, the children's zoo and the carousel are free for the first hour the zoo is open and we packed a picnic lunch (that we ended up eating at Grandma & Grandpa's because we were cold and tired - it was only 11am when we decided we were done).
We spent two hours late Friday afternoon negotiating a price on the new house so that we could write a contract on it. Corey will sign the papers today and I will sign them later this week. I'm pretty excited but I will be even more excited when we have a contract and a firm closing date secured on the house we live in in Columbia. The house is cute, the subdivision in perfect and I am excited about everything coming together. There is lots to do and believe for over the next 2 1/2 to 3 months. We have these neighbors across the street from us who are renting, I am tempted to go over there and see if they want to buy my house; just by observing them, I think it would be perfect for them. I've never officially met them so the question is "am I ballsy enough to go over there and do that"? Probably...we'll see.
That's it for now, so grandparents, here is your update...so I don't get in trouble.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Aly's New Bedding
This is for the grandparents since you paid for it. I finally put Aly's new bedding on her bed. It has princesses, jewels and glitter! Ashley's bedding is the same, we are just waiting for her big girl bed to arrive.
Mid Week Update
We are making progress and we finally made some decisions concerning our housing situation. After meeting with our realtor again this past Tuesday, looking at four more houses we decided that we are going to build new. I have really tried to give pre-existing homes a shot but it's just not working for me. Some people are really filthy and can make a beautiful home very undesirable. I am sure if I were looking at $1 million+ homes I would find something that I liked but when it comes to homes within our price range we have determined that we are better off building new.
So what did we settle on? One of the very first new construction homes we viewed almost a year ago, go figure. The house we have chosen was going to be a spec home but they just started it so we will get to choose everything! We are meeting with our realtor and the builders sales rep this Friday to iron out all of the details. The are waiting until after our meeting to pour the foundation, this is so exciting! We have always had new homes but they have been spec homes so by the time we chose the houses they were already framed, etc. The house is scheduled for completion late June / Early July. Corey and I are just standing in faith that our house here in Columbia is sold, quickly!
Corey's coming home tonight and then we are all headed to STL tomorrow morning. Corey is helping my brother move into his townhouse on Saturday so the girls and I will need to find something to do tomorrow and then Saturday we are going to take Jamie aka Grandma by and show her the display of our new house. I'm not sure what we are going to do yet, Grant's Farm doesn't open for a few more weeks, the Magic House doesn't open til noon. I'm thinking maybe a movie...we shall see.
So what did we settle on? One of the very first new construction homes we viewed almost a year ago, go figure. The house we have chosen was going to be a spec home but they just started it so we will get to choose everything! We are meeting with our realtor and the builders sales rep this Friday to iron out all of the details. The are waiting until after our meeting to pour the foundation, this is so exciting! We have always had new homes but they have been spec homes so by the time we chose the houses they were already framed, etc. The house is scheduled for completion late June / Early July. Corey and I are just standing in faith that our house here in Columbia is sold, quickly!
Corey's coming home tonight and then we are all headed to STL tomorrow morning. Corey is helping my brother move into his townhouse on Saturday so the girls and I will need to find something to do tomorrow and then Saturday we are going to take Jamie aka Grandma by and show her the display of our new house. I'm not sure what we are going to do yet, Grant's Farm doesn't open for a few more weeks, the Magic House doesn't open til noon. I'm thinking maybe a movie...we shall see.
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