Volleyball Begins!

Volleyball! 

I spent most of today anxiously awaiting the first night of sand volleyball with the usual suspects. Chad is joining us this year, and even though we didn't show up to tie down a win for the evening, we were happy to get back out there and see the familiar Hahana faces from last year.

Rob showed up at the end of our third set, just in time to sit down with us and have dinner. It was definitely a chilly night to get the season started, but I'm pretty excited knowing it will only get warmer from here on out, and that means long nights of fun in the sand.

I took off long before Rob did, heading home to shower and relax. He stayed behind to hang out with Kalyn and Chad, meeting me later at home.

Also, I got word from some others today that my little Lent Letters are hitting their marks, and that makes me happy. Never underestimate the power of even the smallest, handwritten note. (:

Good night, blogbots!

xo | cmd

Moving-Stuff-Mondays

There's going to be a theme carrying on for the next few weeks: Moving.
If it gets old to hear, trust me, I'm with ya.

I headed out for work around the same time that Rob headed in the opposite direction to meet with a prospective employer [yep, still plugging away at that task, too]. My drive was far less scenic than his, apparently, but he made sure to share the jaunt out 32 with me:

hello, world! ♥

Nothing like a small reminder of the beauty that our God creates, every single day. It's been chaotic around here; a tiny glimpse of a much bigger - and gorgeous, at that! - picture, is always welcome.

There was another nice little break in the mayhem today, when the last part of the order we placed on NoMoreRack with SANTA... arrived at my office today, as part of Sydni and my Christmas present. (: To say that she was equally excited is probably a gross understatement. 

tablet! (:

After work, I picked Sydni up and we made our way to the destination of the new house. I was bound and determined to get the dining room table in from the screened-in porch to the dining room. I had no idea how I was going to do that alone, and if you ask me now how I did it, I honestly couldn't give you a straight answer, other than I am lucky to have accomplished it with all my fingers & toes in tact.

"raaaaawr!," exclaimed the ninja......
hello, dining room (:

Sydni helped me babysit the pups while I was creating and navigating through pathways of boxes and furniture. This place looks like a household goods bomb detonated right in the middle of every room; it's a familiar, overwhelming sight that I'm determined to change by the end of this week.

........ Challenge accepted.

xo | cmd

NoMoreRack.com Strikes Again!

So, ya'll know about my affinity with nomorerack.com. A few months back, I introduced Rob to it, which has led to some minor splurging on things here and there. He bought me the first camera lens coffee mug I saw on there, which, ironically and coincidentally enough, Becky snagged for me later as well. I have two of these, now, and I definitely don't hate it. I'll use them both, if that was your question (:

caniam d-slr camera lens coffee mug!
[thanks to rob & becky for both getting me one!!]

And fast forward a couple months to today:

caniam l-lens travel coffee mug!
[thanks to ali!!] ... collection complete.
.... for now ;)

I am pathetically excited about this.
It's like my friends know me or something. I am so thoroughly blessed with some amazing people in my life, and I hope one day I can return that favor tenfold. Thanks again to my turtley awesome best friend Ali [if you know her, that makes sense] for the newest addition to my caniam coffee arsenal. (:

I somehow survived work today with minimal sinus issues, aside from a few little sneezing fits and a watery eye that persisted on and off throughout the day. Otherwise, the headache that's accompanied that for the past few days has subsided some, so I'm grateful on all accords for that.

Oh, and speaking of online shopping, Ali also introduced me today to PersonalizationMall.com. My advice? Don't use this website if you like shopping online, personalizing stuff, and saving your wallet all at the same time. Haha. I just did my shopping for my mom for mother's day, and I must say, I'm pretty happy with it. I think she'll love it. 

check it out... (:
[& no, this isn't exactly what I got mom... no spoiler alert here!]

Anyway, Rob just pulled up to the house and it looks like we're off to Bindy's for dinner. Good thing, because I'm starving, and fried green beans sound aaaamazing right about now.

Seeeee ya later!

xo | cmd

Hey Friday - I Love You (:

It's that time again! HELLO, WEEKEND!!!

Sheesh. Today was definitely not a bad day, by any means. It'll be easier for me to just itemize this one (:

1 | OFFICE POTLUCK! [I told you today was good.. haha]


mushroom. ehhh... : /

I decided to be a butthead and send this picture to Rob mid-way through the lunch festivities; he loves mushrooms about as much as slugs love salt.... so I figured it would only be right to flash this thing his way.  I for one don't care much for mushrooms, so I didn't eat it when I was finished, but I was feeling particularly rambunctious, so yeah.... ;)

2 | RENTAL CAR? YES!

'ello, rental!

Rob and I quickly decided a few days back that my car with its current tire conundrum would not suffice for a 5-hour jaunt to Cincinnati and back again, so he used his work ties and landed us a nice little rental for the weekend. It's currently sitting with 178 miles on it; we'll just see what that's like when we get back..... it's a spiffy little thing though; guess we'll see tomorrow how it does on the road!

3 | CHALK CHALK CHALK.. aaaaaaaand CHALK

chalk chalk & chalk!

Dawne gave Sydni an Easter basket again this year [love. her.], this time equipped with a slew of Tinkerbell gear. There was chalk included, so of course the most urgent imperative step of action upon arriving at the house was opening said chalk and taking to the driveway. Well, it was more like the cul-de-sac, which proved to be a much larger canvas, and perfect for my mini Matisse. She covered patches of concrete all over that thing with her beautiful little art. Love love love.

4 | NOMORERACK.COM = AWESOMETHINGSFORCORI&ROB


nomorerack.com | obsessed....

A few weeks back, I introduced Rob [on accident, actually] to nomorerack.com. It's a website that retails various products well under the MSRP, and ships them to you in quite the timely manner. Since he's found it, the boyfriend has obtained a small collection of things just as random as the site itself. First it was a couple of down pillows [love them], then some laser pointer / LED light ink pens [entertaining], a few other things, and then today a back up camera for his truck. He went into tinker mode outside tonight wiring it up, while Sydni decorated the streets & I sat by with my Canon in full swing.

....... Speaking of camera.... the whole obsession with nomorerack came from some arbitrary Facebook newsfeed post I'd seen almost 2 months ago for a coffee mug that was shaped like a Canon camera lens. It immediately demanded my attention, both by its creative design and more importantly its price tag... or lack thereof : $12. DUH. I almost bought it on the spot, but for some reason didn't, and then definitely didn't after he carefully instructed me not to.



cameraholic..... caffeinaholic...

Long story short, that arrived at the house today, too, and I am in love with it. Thank you boyfriend, for being your amazing self and for snagging me this totally me mug. Love it... love YOU.

Like I said... today's been a great day. We opted not to head out tonight for Cincy; we'll be headed that way at some super early juncture tomorrow morning. Time to call it an early night (:

xo | cmd