Tying Up Loose Ends

Hello friends,

I am able to write today, I have been working endlessly it seems on helping Kyle prepare his English portfolio.  Hooray it was due today, so I have time while working to blog.  It seems odd, that this time next week I'll be moving back to Illinois.  I never would have expected to be moving back so soon, but I am truly glad to be doing so.  We've had a nice time in Missouri, but for me there really is no place like home with my family.  I love it, I never in a million years thought I would be so happy to be going back to Delavan, but I am!  I always thought I would prefer the city to the small town and I actually do, but I prefer family to the city, so small town it is.  I think at heart I'll always love the city, but I can always visit and get my fix.  Living close to family is what we want more.  Kyle is even excited about the move, he keeps me updated to the exact number of days until moving day.  I am so glad he's still happy with our decision to move.  I would be so bummed if he was not excited and was regretting it.  He's just so great, I am really blessed to have such a wonderful, sweet hubster.  

Speaking of my super amazing hubby, this Sunday is our 1 year anniversary!  Can you believe it?  I can't, the time went so fast, I can remember stressing over all the details for the wedding like it was yesterday, and it has been a whole year already!  Time goes so fast!  I'm still shocked and it's my own life.  

So, back to moving, it's exciting but there is so much to do too.  Luckily, I started packing up our little apartment early, but I still feel like there's so much more to do.  I thought the packing process would take no time at all, but we have managed to pack our little home full, not hoarders style or anything, but I am not sure how I've filled so many boxes already.  PLUS, where did all the stuff in the boxes come from AND how did it all fit in our tiny home?  Those are my main questions as I pack... I have to be clear though, our house wasn't a messy or out of order home.  It's not cluttered or unorganized.  It was nice and neat, almost always.  This is why I am shocked at the amount of stuff that is in our little place....this is me still talking about something I've already talked about, but that's how it is.  I just don't understand how we have so much stuff!

Well, I think I blogged about how we were able to finish all of our Christmas shopping on Black Friday.  Well, I don't know if this is true anymore.  Actually I know it isn't.  First of all, Cole's gift we bought for him, he got for his birthday, so now Kyle get's it, and we have to find something new for Cole.  Person #1 to re-buy for.  Yesterday, Denetta's gift came in the mail, well online I thought I liked it and we thought she would like it, but now that I'm seeing it in person, I'm just not sure.  So, I'm returning it and that makes Person #2 to re-buy for.  Then I thought we were going to have to re-buy for my mom, but she said not to.  So, the story is, new bathroom towels were on her Christmas list, so that's what we decided to get her.  Well, yesterday she told me that she got new bathroom towels the day before.  Ugh.  After I told her, she then revealed it was only for one bathroom, so she can have new towels in the other bathroom now.  So, person #3 to re-buy for was cancelled, so we only have 2 to buy for again.  But I we're so busy right now preparing for the move that shopping wasn't in my plan for the week before we move.  Now it is, especially since we have Christmas with the Nelsons on Saturday.  Yikes, I better get shopping!  Just not today, maybe tomorrow.

We also had our first sticking snow here in Missouri yesterday.  I believe it snowed more last night too.  Winter is officially here.  I think our days of 70's are gone for now, and we'll have to wait for Spring.

What have you been up to lately?  Is it snowing where you live?  Are you finished with your shopping?

Well,  that's all for now!  Cheers!

Welcome December!

Well, it has been a very long time since the last time I blogged.  Tis' the season...Since the last time SO much has happened!  I cannot even begin to fill in all the lost time, so I'm going to pretend like everyone's all caught up and just focus on the NOW and FUTURE.
December is a great month, full of fun, friends, and family.  I love spending time together and being with people I love.  December is THE month in my opinion.  It's the month I was born, plus Christmas, and my anniversary!  It's going to be a great month, AND on top of all those great things, we are also moving back to Illinois!  I am so excited!  I can't believe it's happening.
Anyways, we have been very busy.  It's been crazy.  I have to touch on this, because it was such a stick out thing for us in November, the week before Thanksgiving Kyle and I babysat for his cousins while they went to LA.  We were pretend parents for 3 whole days.  It was fun, I can definitely see my future looking similar to my 3 days with the kiddos.  I was getting up in the night, putting kids to bed, making dinner with kids playing around me in the kitchen, it was just fun and tiring at the same time.  I'm glad God gives us babies to start out with and then toddlers and not both at the same time :)  But if that's how it was, I would adjust.
So, tonight we are having dinner with our friends Becca, Jon, and Baby Asher.  Tomorrow Kyle has drill, and Sunday is his Army Christmas Party.  Sunday evening we are celebrating his brother, Cody's birthday.  We have a busy weekend ahead of us.  Plus we're packing and cleaning for a move, AND life in general is just crazy this time of year.
Next week is finals week for Kyle and my last week of work.  I can't believe everything is happening so fast! Less than 2 weeks from now and we're moving to Illinois!  I can't wait to get there and get our home out of boxes!
This blog is all over the place, but that's just how my mind is working these days.  Today we had to run some errands like change the oil, Kyle needed a hair cut, and I needed to get stamps.  BUT I forgot the stamps.  We also had to take back our Keurig coffee maker, because it stopped brewing full cups of coffee.  It had been almost a year ago that we bought it, and Macy's took it back no questions asked.  It was the easiest exchange I have ever done.  I was very impressed!
That's all I can think of and have time for now.
Cheers until next time!