Monday, April 26, 2010
"Can you see????"
Tonight, Andrew and I had the opportunity to help with the National Federation of the Blind's fundraiser. Each year, the NFB holds a barbecue, and we volunteered to walk some of "the blind" (oohhh...that sounds bad) around various parts of the city to sell tickets. Andrew and I were able to pair up with Justin, who's a member of generation church. It was so much fun! We met some interesting folks, and we managed to sell 24 tickets. At $7 each...that's pretty good. Our last stop was where we hit the jackpot. It was the sweetest man, a retired orthodontist who enjoyed our company...very much! Not to sound all cocky, but he was a huge fan of me. I know that sounds bad, but it was just so cute how he kept asking Andrew things like, "How'd you get so lucky?" Hey, it made my day. The day I'm not attractive to an 82 year old...I'm in trouble ;-) He bought 7 tickets, and Justin said that I could be the MVP for the day. Other highlights: almost getting attacked by a dog, seeing a man with his t-shirt tucked into his underwear, having a lady on a guilt trip who said "no" at first chasing us down in her car to make a donation, and meeting a super sweet couple who we got to talk with for a few minutes (their daughter was adorable!) Probably the funniest moment, which unfortunately I missed, was Andrew's van story. Volunteers dropped everyone off on their assigned streets. As Andrew was getting into the passenger seat of the van, the driver looked over at him and quickly asked, "Can you see???" After Andrew said, "Uhh, yes," the driver handed him some papers and said, "Good. I'm looking for Whittaker Street." Andrew almost died telling me that story. Sadly, we didn't take any pictures. Are you surprised? We finished off the night with pizza and cupcakes. What a good Monday.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
A few days in Greenwood...fishing and singing!
Well, friends, I know you're all shocked beyond belief that I'm updating my blog twice in two weeks. So am I. However, I have some pictures that are just too cute not to share.
Last weekend, Andrew and I (Gavin too!) headed to Greenwood on a Friday afternoon. I had to sing in Evie Wilson's wedding on Saturday, so we thought we'd just make a trip out of it! I just love going home. It's always fun to see what Mom and Dad are doing new to the house, hear stories about how Reuben (their cute chocolate lab) has run away and returned, and spend time with them! On Friday night, Mom and Dad made us an incredible dinner, including some macaroni and cheese! On Saturday, after I practiced for the wedding, we all went to the pond for some fishing. This pond is actually land that was once my great-grandfathers, now it's my PaPa's land in the country. The pond on the land is pretty big, but they had to re-stock it about 7 years ago. Apparently, it was having some issues. So, we're always concerned as to whether we'll catch any good size fish out there when we go. It's always fun though, regardless! We found out that Beth, Josh, and Levi were in town on Saturday too! They stopped by the pond to say hello right in the middle of what should be Levi's nap time. We got some CUTE pictures of him. It's hard to believe that he's 8 months old...just like it's hard to believe we'll be married for 8 months tomorrow!!!!!! Crazy! Hope you enjoy the pictures!
Levis' first time at the pond--
reaching for the fish--
love the hair-do--
huge catch--
award winning--
wedding singers--
with the beautiful bride--
exhausted after a long weekend--
Friday, April 9, 2010
Bad blogger update...
It's official. I'm a horrible "blogger." Why can't I just do a little bit all along instead of having to do a huge catch-up every two months? I guess I'll never learn. Well, here it is, all the random stuff in no particular order:
1. Duke: Yes! NCAA tournament champs. I can't begin to go on and on and on and on...and on and on about how excited I was that they won on Monday. Too bad I was working all night.
2. Work: I am now working night shift. Yippee. It's actually going well, even though it takes some adjusting at times. Which leads to #3.
3. We decided that we needed an office space for Andrew, since I'd be sleeping during the day after work. So, we made the big move to the two bedroom apartment, and we're still in the same apartment complex. We're closer to the pool, with a much better view...so that's nice! That also means no house hunting for a while, since we signed another lease. We had been looking a lot before we decided to do the two bedroom thing, and I just don't think we were ready! That's a crazy amount of work!
4. We have become addicted to "the Office." I mean, who isn't really? One of our favorite things to do is pull up Netflix on the computer to watch an episode. We're almost caught up to the current season. I have never seen Andrew laugh this much before. He was literally crying last night during the episode where Dwight pranks everyone with the fire drill and Kevin busts out the snack machine for food. Awesome!
5. Gavin and Sara Lynn graduate this May. I think that is insane! I am so proud of them both...and very excited about Sara Lynn's graduation gift that I bought yesterday! We'll be going to Gavin's graduation on a Friday, then leaving for Anderson for Sara Lynn's.
6. Another addiction: smoothies! Andrew and I are having smoothies on a regular basis. We are trying to eat healthier. It's going well, but we still have an occasional pizza. That will probably never cease to exist ;-)
7. Andrew and I both had birthdays in the past few months. I am married to a 30 year old! Wow. We didn't do anything huge to celebrate our birthdays...just had fun spending them together. We definitely broke the health food kick we were going for...let's just say that!
8. Movies we've watched recently...
-"The Box" (weird)
-"The Time Traveler's Wife" (I liked it...)
-"New Moon: The Twilight Saga" (pretty good for movies that Andrew and I vowed once never to watch
9. We broke down and bought a new TV, and I must say that it was just in time. I know Andrew was thrilled to watch the NCAA tournament on it. He's really happy about it, and that makes me happy too!
Ok, I know this is a pretty pathetic update. However, these are just some of the things that are going on in our lives right now. I will try to be better about blogging by putting up more pics, but I'm not promising anything.
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