& 'Twas a GOOD Day (:

This is probably the second time in a while that I can remember Rob being up and moving on a weekend before I am. He was up at and at it by 7; he and his friends were off to Taylorville for a day long trip 4wheeling & dirtbiking. I'm pretty sure they made it all the way out there before I was even out of bed. ;)


early morning chores (:

 Just kidding. Once I'm awake in the morning, there's no turning back, and after tossing and turning for twenty minutes in a failed attempt to re-enter dreamland, I gave in and got up.

And cleaned my house.

???? Yeah. I dunno.

First it was laundry; I got some of that started. Then I cleaned both the bathrooms, Syd's room and the kitchen.

And then.... I got ready for church and made it there with ten minutes to spare. I was pretty proud of myself. Haha.

Ali brought her friend Alicia, and afterwards, the three of us along with Joey, Tim & DeShawn made a lunch date at CBW before heading our separate ways for the day. The weather is starting to make a consistent upswing into that true Spring feel, and I was determined to make the best of every second. I headed home, grabbed up the first three bins of stuff I no longer wanted/needed, and loaded it along with Stella into the car. 

my errand buddy | stellapittie gone mobile ;)

colorsplash!

She and I made a full afternoon of errands: Plato's & Once Upon a Child [go sell your stuff!!], Goodwill [& go donate the rest!!], oil change and a few other miscellaneous things before heading back to the house for some more cleaning.

I ended up vacuuming, dusting and windexing [it's a verb, c'mon!] all the windows free of Sydni and Stella paw-smudges before Ali, Alicia and Marianne showed up at the door. They weren't there long, but it was nice to have some afternoon company to distract me from my cleaning fury.

Midway through the afternoon, I got the notification that Rob & Co. were finished with their outing; I couldn't help but laugh looking back on it, realizing once again that he and I are on the same level and I need to continue counting my blessings every. single. day. to have him... we're definitely one & the same, and I love it.

we're a silly couple of birds ... ;)

Rob made it home eventually: sunbeat, exhausted and covered with mud. He went straight to the shower. Marianne made her way over; we decided to brave what we thought was a nasty storm brewing. It ended up passing us by, which was probably a good thing since we came out of Walmart an hour later having spent a combined total of just over $700. Haha. Reason being? 



canon rebel!

Marianne just graduated into the big leagues of photo nuts. She had her eye on a DSLR, so after some research and price comparing, she took the plunge and brought home a new Rebel! [Congrats!] We had a good laugh, too, since she banks with USAA & after her initial card swipe for the camera, she was denied a second swipe for a $10 memory card. FRAUD!!! Just kidding.

 

She just left; Rob is fighting 2000-lb sleepy eyelids, Stella's well into some doggy dream, and I'm fading pretty quick, too. I guess it's time to call this one.

 

What an amazing weekend. Love love love.

 

xo | cmd