Weekend

We're off to visit Kathleen and Haley in Va. Beach this weekend. I am SO EXCITED. Kathleen is running in the Wicked 10k, and we're going to take Haley trick or treating. She is going to be Little Red Ridinghood, so I'll be sure to post pics later. AND we get to meet Kathleen's new beau, Scott. I am more than a little excited about that... and even more so since my Tar Heels beat his Va. Tech Hokies last night! Scott is currently a commanding officer of a helicopter unit in the Navy stationed at Norfolk, Va. Unfortunately, he'll be moving to DC to work at the Pentagon in March, but we'll see how that goes. He out ranks my brother in Army/Navy terms... and for whatever reason, I find that hilarious! (Although I think Scott is about 5 years older too.)

Isaac sent out Halloween cards to all our nieces and nephews this week. Every sibling set got their own card--we don't want to cause any hard feelings! : ) He drew a special Halloween drawing in each one, and enclosed Halloween stickers. I think he may be the best Uncle EVER! The only thing I did was sign my name and stamp and mail the cards! I hope they enjoy them.

Isaac's last day at the Youngsville manufacturing facility is today! They are taking him out for a celebratory lunch. He starts his new job on Monday, although I think he wishes he took a couple days off in between jobs. But, he has a week of unpaid leave in the next month or so, so that will help a lot.

Hope you all have a great fall weekend (even though it's forecasted to be 80 around here). Happy Birthday to my Mom who turns 64 on Sunday. Love you Mom!

Iowa Football

Isaac and I have had a great time watching his alma mater play football this year. They are undefeated this season, and are ranked #6. It's so exciting to see how well they are doing.

Last night's game was on the Big 10 Network--which we don't get. So we headed to the Raleigh Iowa Alumni club gathering to watch it. It was a great game, with amazing defense on both sides. But we almost had a heart attack at the end. IOWA WON WITH 2 SECONDS LEFT ON THE CLOCK! 2 SECONDS! Whew. We all jumped up and were cheering and high fiving... It was amazing. So, Iowa remains undefeated and will probably get to go to a good bowl game around the holidays. (And of course, we're going to try to go... we have some free plane tickets we need to use.)

Anyway... sorry for the lack of posts. Work has been crazy, and I've been dealing with a little bit of depression. I'm feeling better this weekend, so I hope it continues. Will post more updates later.

On Iowa! Go Hawks! (As Iowans say...)

Weekend--YAY

Hi all. We were supposed to go to TN this weekend to celebrate Nana's birthday (Isaac's grandmother). But it turned out that Isaac had to work today (Saturday) so we had to cancel our trip. Kind of a bummer. But I think we'll be there for Christmas. So we're looking forward to that.

I'm blessed to have a long weekend this weekend since Columbus day is a bank holiday. I am really looking forward to that. I need to chill out this weekend and focus on stress relief. I'm waiting for Isaac to get home from work so we can run together. And I've mostly spent this morning jeans shopping online (I HATE jeans shopping) and watching junk TV. Sometimes that's just what you need, you know?

So happy weekend everyone!

Weekend

It's been a nice weekend. We made it through a super busy and tiring work week! We also had a guy (who happens to be a high school math teacher) come over and install hardwood floors in our dining room and hall. They are almost done, and they look great!

I got to run Sat and Sun for the first time in over a week. BEAUTIFUL weather to run in too. Isaac and I had a couple near misses where SUV's almost ran us over. But overall, it was so nice to be outside and enjoying the cooler weather.

We met my sister and her family for dinner last night at the Boylan Bridge Brewpub. For those of you that don't live in Raleigh, this is a must! There is a nice patio and a beautiful view of the city. The food and homemade beer are really good too. Yum.

Still feeling really anxious about work. But I have to have faith that this awful project is going to be over in about 2 months. I am planning to take the last week in Dec off and chill out and enjoy the holidays with my friends and family.

Isaac officially starts his new job on Nov 1, so we're really looking forward to that transition. No waking up at 4:45 and 1 hour commutes--and no Saturday work!! Yay.

Trying to live in the moment to help me through this time. I am counting on God to carry me through this time. Have a good week everybody!