Oh boy

Man it has been a long couple weeks since we have been back from Michigan. At least for me. Well I started a new job and a lot of my energy went into training and learning the menu. Long hours at work with double shifts and tests. And since I work at a restaurant, Valentine's Day is pretty much a server's worst nightmare so I didn't get home till about 1 am last night. A nice 13 hour shift. But Jeff got me some flowers and they bloomed by the time I got home. We went out Thursday night instead since I had to work. Nothing too romantic but it was a nice. 

Happy Valentine's Day 

Vacation

Last week we took a trip up to Michigan to see my family as a late Christmas celebration and a birthday treat for me. We drove so we sent a good amount of time in the car. But we both really enjoyed our time with my family and seeing a couple friends. There really wasn't much to report since nothing significant happened but it was good to have a relaxing time there. 

New Year, New Start

Happy New Year (12 days late)!  Our new years was quiet.  I had to work until like 10 at night and boy was it a busy night.  But when I got home, we ate and then sat on the couch and watched the countdown.  That's about it.

But, I have decided to quit my job at Flemings.  I got another job that I will be starting in a little over a week.  I figured the 20 minute drive max to this place beats the 45-60 minutes it takes to get to Flemings (pending on traffic).  And it's close to Jeff's work so we can carpool if we need to.  I also had an interview last week for a very part time job for a photographer position in a hospital taking pictures of newborns.  We'll see if I'll be able to get that one as well.

We have trips planned for this year.  And since we announced it to Jeff's family at Christmas, might as well let the cat out of the bag.  We are actually planning a move.  I know, already.  We've only been here 5 months.  Jeff is going to apply for a school out in Italy.  The application doesn't start until around March but there is a lot of prep work to do with going to school internationally.  Well we will keep you posted.

Merry Christmas

This year was the first year that I haven't been with family.  And by family I mean extended family cause Jeff was of course there.  It was nice.  We got up, opened gifts, played some games, and relaxed.  We did go over to a friends house and play some games.  We basically learned 2-3 new games every time we go over to their place.  But it's fun.  We enjoyed ourselves and I think it was special just spending Christmas with my husband in our own home together.  Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the company of our families but this is different and in a way a little better I think.  Well I got Jeff a DC deck building game and we spent most of the day playing that.  He also got his usual stash of new movies from his family to add to his collection.  I got some clothes, books, and a beautiful emerald necklace that Jeff bought for me.  He did good.  I am grateful for his companionship and I'm grateful for the holiday season and the gift of Christ.  Merry Christmas.  Both of us are back at work today which is SO much harder to go back to work after Christmas.  Especially on the weekend.

Our finished tree with our 21st century wrapped gifts aka cardboard boxes.  

A side note about this derp cat.  First off, he was in love with the boxes.  I mean he couldn't decide which one to sit in.  Eventually he opted for a paper bag and then got his head stuck in it.

Dentist Update

So I wen to the dentist again today.  They did some drilling for a bit.  He didn't want to fill in my root just yet.  So this visit was just to clean out the hole and put in some medicine and leave that in for two weeks and go back in, more drilling and then filling it up.  I have to say, quite a hefty bill.  But I'm looking forward to this being over and done with.  And I have to say, feeling the novocain fading is not the best feeling.  Normally it wouldn't be that bad if it was just my lips and cheeks but it's in my nose as well and it's not pleasant.  Not painful but I don't like it.

I'm a little happy about this

I don't know if anyone else experiences the married 15, which is a self proclaimed name I gave it similar to the Freshman 15 in as you gain 15 pounds when you get married.  Well that certainly happened to me where I was down to like one maybe two pairs of pants that I would wear.  Well thanks to mono I dropped 10 pounds from that alone.  On top of that, with the meds I'm on, I can't eat carbs and that helped me drop another 10 pounds.  So happy I can fit into the smallest pair of jeans that I had since before I got married.  One thing that makes me smile.

Thanksgiving

A bit late, but here is how our Thanksgiving went.  Jeff woke up early and headed down to play football with the elders quorum (did I spell that right?) and help someone move.  I got a good dose of extra sleep and didn't start cooking when he was playing.  But I did wake up to snow!  Very happy about that.  I did prep the turkey, make the popover batter and pie crust the night before.  But we started cooking around 3 and it was not that stressful actually.  But we did skip out on a lot of dishes that are pretty expected in a Thanksgiving feast like the stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy.  Jeff and I aren't potatoes people and I can't really have carbs anyways so we figured one kind of potato was enough.  I didn't realize how carb heavy Thanksgiving meals are until I planned out the meal.

Since we had one oven, it wasn't planned out as well as I wanted it to but it turned out good.  We put the creamed corn in the crock pot and let it sit there.  Sweet potatoes were prepped and waiting for the oven and the pistachio pudding made.  Basically the day was spent watching Psych (good show) and basting the turkey every 30 minutes.  Very relaxing actually.  But I am proud to say that I've made not one but TWO things that Jeff doesn't normally like and he ended up really liking it.  Sweet potato casserole and cranberry sauce.  Success in my book!  Since I couldn't eat the sweet potatoes he had to eat it regardless so I'm glad that he actually liked it.  But I hope everyone's Thanksgiving was nice.