Sorry Laura

I tried really hard not to bruise myself before Laura's wedding. I knew when we were moving, I would probably bruise myself moving stuff. And I knew just as long as it was my legs, I'd be okay. Well, as hard as I tried, my arms are looking pretty beat up. I have some old bruises on my left arm that are healing but I noticed a particularly nasty one forming on my right arm (on the left in this picture) tonight. Not quite sure how it got there but it is blue and knotted up. There is not much hope that it will vanish before Saturday. So, I'm sorry Laura. I will bring makeup to conceal my bruises so no one thinks that I am abused or do drugs.

Today Andrew worked and Tillie and I went back to the apartment to continue on in the process of moving out. We should be done tomorrow. I cannot even express to you how badly I wish this was already done. I am so over it.

We rented that movie, Ghosts of Girlfriends past today. It wasn't bad. Pretty cute. Worth the dollar we spent renting it anyway. I don't know that I would have paid to see it in the theater. But then again, there are very few movies that I feel are worthy of that.

Andrew and I threw around the idea of auditioning to be in movies this afternoon. Wouldn't it be fun just to audition for movies or even just extras or something. And then there is our old standby dream of voice acting. It wouldn't be something that we did for a career, just something fun on the weekends or something. We both need a hobby.

I can't think about anything but sleep.

Today was another crazy day.

Andrew had an exam, a practical, and a quiz. And he kicked all of their butts. He is doing really well in school this semester with his new major. He really enjoys it. And I'm very happy for him. I know he's happy to finally find an area of study that he really enjoys and is very comfortable with.

I went to the apartment and attempted to make some sense of the mess we had created over the past few days. We painted the computer room yesterday but I need to put another coat on over the boarder. Looking back, I wish I had never put that boarder on there. It is a beast to cover up.

Andrew joined me at the apartment when he got back from class and we loaded up the truck and took a ton of stuff to the storage unit. The apartment is looking really empty. There isn't much to do now.

I finally got my shoes back for Laura's wedding. They are the right color but a little big. It doesn't matter though. You won't be able to tell under that dress. And it is going to look really good. The wedding is coming up so soon! 4 more days! Hang in there Laura, you'll make it.

We finally got the router working. Well, it works on and off and it's really slow. I can't upload any of my pictures because it times out. I'll try to get them uploaded as soon as I can.

Huge update

Here is an update of the past few days. Sorry for the delay.

Sunday

Today we spent the entire day being busy. Andrew worked the ENTIRE day. All day. Seriously.
I went to the apartment with my mom and Tillie. We got the entire thing painted. And everything is packed. The only thing left to do over there is to clean and get the last few boxes out.

We came home, had lunch, worked on prepping the floors for the new hardwood, and played video games. And we took advantage of Sonic Happy Hour. When Andrew came home, we went out for Chinese.

And when we came home from dinner, the wireless internet was mysteriously working. Go figure.

Andrew has an Nutrition exam tomorrow. Wish him luck.

Saturday



We spent the entirety of the day painting the apartment, cleaning, and packing the last little bit of things left behind. I almost wish we could just throw it all out and start over. I hate packing on a large scale.

Andrew and I made dinner. We made homemade pizza (even the crust was from scratch). It is our very favorite way to enjoy pizza. We love pizza. I cannot believe how much we love pizza. If I were on a desert island and had to pick one thing to eat for the rest of my life, it would be pizza.

Still no news to report about the whole router situation. Still not working. Boo. I have to update while I am over here at the apartment painting.


Friday



Tyler has really enjoyed having us around lately. He has really enjoyed having Andrew around to play with. After a game of some super secret army agent type, I went upstairs to find this note waiting for me on my door.

We picked up a new router today after we returned the old one. The guy at Best Buy said it was the one he uses and that he's never had a problem with it. We took it home and installed it and everything seemed to work fine. We set it up, went to dinner, and when we came home, it didn't work anymore. Andrew has to mess with this one now. And he is incredibly frustrated about it.

We stayed busy setting things up and trying to figure out how we things to look.

I'll post pictures when it's all done.


Thursday



The entire family came over for dinner. I helped my mom make chicken and dumplings from scratch. I love her cooking. It is incredible. I messed it up a little but Andrew said he thought it tasted incredible which is reassuring for me. This picture doesn't do it justice -- it was in the middle of cooking and the dumplings are not done yet.

Andrew spent 2 hours on the phone with our wireless router's IT people. Basically they told us to go get a new router.

I might go crazy getting there.

We literally stayed busy the entire day.

Andrew had school and work. I helped move furniture. And we moved Andrew's beast of a TV. And if you've ever lived in an apartment with Andrew or helped him move, you know what a feat that is. I don't anticipating that TV being with us for much longer.

I finally had some free time after dinner & ANTM to unpack and set some things up. And the canvases I painted for the bathroom now have a new home above our bed. I am missing our accent pillows (still at the apartment) but it looks cute, wouldn't you agree?

We did some major work today: hauling, lifting, carrying, and pushing. Our backs are hurting. Our arms are sore. Our fingers are smarting. And I have so many buises, I look like an overripe banana. And its not over yet. Tomorrow we tackle cleaning, painting, and damage control back at the old apartment.

So, sorry if it seems like we have fallen off the planet lately. We are still here. Our posts might be short (still haven't figured out the whole wireless router thing yet) but we are always available by phone. That is unless of course we don't want to answer.

Life at 3104

We're at the rents'. Our bed moved this morning so we moved with it. So I guess the name of the blog could technically change to "Life at 3104". Whatever.

We got a wireless router today so we can have internet access upstairs but we are having connectivity issues so we might be MIA the next few days. Bear with us as we get this all worked out.

We are tired, sore, bruised, and grumpy. Today was a long day. We are going to call it a night early.

Oh and Rim, sorry about yesterday's picture. I realize you were not in it... technically. But you were there in spirit. And your Order of the 4 bracelet is coming. As soon as I get your address. Email immediately, please.

Goodnight.

Order of the 4 ever.

Got up early this morning and had breakfast with Kat and Krit before she left for Delaware. Sad to see her go but I'm very glad her plane was delayed and that we had the chance to see each other this morning. Now if only we can figure out a way to delay her return flight over Thanksgiving break so she will have to stay indefinitely.

My mom took my nephew to the doctor today because he had been feeling bad for the past couple of days. He has swine flu. Eww. Andrew and I have been hanging around with him this weekend too. Andrew woke up this morning not feeling so hot. And my stomach has been feeling strange all day. Great. Just great. We better not be getting the dreaded pig flu.

I had some library books delivered to the Sanders library today. My current read is "Mr. Darcy's Daughters" -- a continuation of the story of Pride and Prejudice.

Oh and some of the pictures from Laura's bacheloretter are up on Facebook now. Have a look.

The morning after

We woke up this morning later than we anticipated but in not too bad of shape after last night's bash. Everyone had a fantastic time. Look for photos on Facebook soon.

We checked out of the hotel and Laura and I went to the mall to shop for outfits for the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Then we had lunch @ Purple Cow -- cheeseburgers and triple chocolate malts are the perfect combination for bouncing back after a long night of partying. That and a nice long afternoon nap.

Kristin's flight was delayed and she ended up staying until tomorrow afternoon. This is very good news considering I wasn't going to get to see her to say goodbye. We are having breakfast tomorrow.

Andrew had a hard day at work today. He helped with the Sunday brunch and did office work. I'm so proud of how hard he has been working.

Georgia beat Arkansas last night. Got to love them dawgs.