It's always a little weird not being home for holidays. Today was no exception. Nate and I went to church this morning followed by breakfast at a pancake house....yum!! We came back to Nate's apartment and both surprised each other with Easter baskets!!! That wasn't my only Easter goodies....Thank you Mom, Grandma, and In-Laws!!!
That's about all the excitement for today. It's now 4:00 and we're already taken a 3 hour nap today. Hey, we must have needed it.....
Going to try and talk Nate into making some yarn balls today......well, maybe AFTER the basketball games that are on.....
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
April showers BETTER bring May flowers.....
Had a little scare last night. The storm that hit the Springfield area yesterday, hit Indy last night about 9:30. First, it rained and stormed all day yesterday!! I had volleyball last night and walking in to the Y it was surprisingly warm, not cool like after most rain storms. After volleyball, I headed home. I called home on the way to talk to Seth, since he broke his phone!! I pulled into my parking lot and was still talking to him, so I just sat in my car door open, car off, enjoying the nice weather. As I'm talking to him, 2 kids walked up to my car and asked to use my phone (as I'm on it, mind you). I looked at the kid who asked and said in a some what apologetic way (why I don't know, maybe because it was late at night and I didn't want to get robbed......again!).....No. About that same time, Seth, on the other end of the phone says, "No what?". I waited a second till the guys walked far enough away as to where they couldn't hear me and told Seth what happened. I guess he couldn't believe, after my apartment already got broken into, that I was still living there. (I mean I can't really either, but it is what it is) Anyway, he said something to the effect that I needed to go inside and in order to do that and carry all my stuff inside, I got off the phone with him.
Poor Quincey didn't get a very long time outside late last night (which is fine) because the same kids started walking back towards the apartments so we went (quickly) back inside. After watching a little TV and getting ready for bed, I headed towards the only place I think about all day: My pillow! Not 10 minutes after I had been laying there, the tornado sirens went off. I got up to look outside, surprised that it wasn't even raining. Right about the time I was turning around to call Nate, he was calling me! See, I don't have Internet or cable or anyway really to look at the weather so of course he's my only access to the outside world....literally. The sirens only stayed on for a couple minutes...in fact we were still on the phone when both of ours turned off. At that moment I think that's the first time I was ever scared for a tornado. When I was little, when most people were heading to their basements, we headed outside!! Silly, I know......I guess since we knew if we ever NEEDED to go to the basement, we could. But I'm living in an apartment....on the second floor. Where the heck would I go?!?!? I thought about packing up Quincey and heading to Nate's, but I didn't want to get caught driving in it either! So I stuck it out. Got off the phone with Nate and laid back down. About 10 minutes after that the wind started blowing really bad!!! In a fit of panic (maybe that my window would blow in and shatter all over my bed??) I called Nate back. He said that our warning was only for a thunder storm and not to worry, but if I wanted to come over I could. No, no....I'm a big girl. I grew up in the country. Storms don't scare me. THEN the rain started. AND the thunder.....and the lighting almost so often you'd thought I'd left the bedroom light on. Well, needless to say....Quincey slept with me last night. And I did in fact survive!
Poor Quincey didn't get a very long time outside late last night (which is fine) because the same kids started walking back towards the apartments so we went (quickly) back inside. After watching a little TV and getting ready for bed, I headed towards the only place I think about all day: My pillow! Not 10 minutes after I had been laying there, the tornado sirens went off. I got up to look outside, surprised that it wasn't even raining. Right about the time I was turning around to call Nate, he was calling me! See, I don't have Internet or cable or anyway really to look at the weather so of course he's my only access to the outside world....literally. The sirens only stayed on for a couple minutes...in fact we were still on the phone when both of ours turned off. At that moment I think that's the first time I was ever scared for a tornado. When I was little, when most people were heading to their basements, we headed outside!! Silly, I know......I guess since we knew if we ever NEEDED to go to the basement, we could. But I'm living in an apartment....on the second floor. Where the heck would I go?!?!? I thought about packing up Quincey and heading to Nate's, but I didn't want to get caught driving in it either! So I stuck it out. Got off the phone with Nate and laid back down. About 10 minutes after that the wind started blowing really bad!!! In a fit of panic (maybe that my window would blow in and shatter all over my bed??) I called Nate back. He said that our warning was only for a thunder storm and not to worry, but if I wanted to come over I could. No, no....I'm a big girl. I grew up in the country. Storms don't scare me. THEN the rain started. AND the thunder.....and the lighting almost so often you'd thought I'd left the bedroom light on. Well, needless to say....Quincey slept with me last night. And I did in fact survive!
April
UPDATES:
It's been a month....I know. In that time.....Jake, Katie and Maris came up for a visit!! It was way too short, but so fun to have family here!!
My friend, Courtney, had her 2nd baby!! Collin Edward Arbour was born on March 23!!! Nate and I got to meet him the next day. Just perfect in every way!
First weekend in April, Nate and I made the trip home to watch Seth play at Busch Stadium again this year. 2nd year = just as fun!! And the weather could not have been any more perfect!!! I think it got up into the 80's!!! After the game the whole fam walked to Hooters to help Nate cheer on Kentucky as they played in the NCAA Final Four game. It was a good time, until Kentucky lost. Not so fun after that. ( OH, Seth's team won there game too!!)
The next weekend Mom, Maris and Chaela were up here for volleyball! (Maris coaches Chaela's club team) I took off early on Friday to watch her games that night. Got up early the next morning to eat breakfast at the hotel with the fam and did a little shopping with mom and Nate before the games started again that afternoon. They had 1 last game Sunday morning then Mom, Chaela and I went to find Chaela a bridesmaids dress!!! And we had great success!!!!!! Mom and Chaela headed back to my apartment to take a short nap while Nate and I picked out tuxes for the wedding. Over all it was a GREAT weekend.....just wish Maris could have spent a little more time with us.
I've been playing volleyball on Tuesday nights at one of the YMCAs. I totally look forward to Tuesday nights now! Even though some of the games have been "less than challenging", it's still great to get to touch a ball with people who are just having fun! (And we haven't lost a game yet!!!) Playoffs start in 2 weeks.....I'm getting mentally focused NOW!!! :)
Won't be coming home for Easter this year. First the plan was that Nate was going to be at Ohio State for a track meet (not running just yet)....I don't trust my car to make it home anymore so I was just going to go to church with Alli & Adam. Then he bought tickets to the Bulls/Pacers Playoff game and it turns out the game is going to be Saturday. So, now he's NOT going to the meet, going to the game Saturday, and we'll go to church Sunday. Sure will miss Easter breakfast.....and my basket. :(
We will be home for Dru/Katie's b-day and Mother's Day though. Already have most of those gifts out of the way and am feeling proud!!!
Less than 5 months till the wedding!!!!! The flowers are coming along....slowly. I am glad I started as early as I did though. Nate's even helping with most of the cutting which helps a lot. Alli & I made a few green yarn balls that we'll be using too....and they turned out great. (Well, minus one of them!) Hope to get some more of those done this coming weekend. Last weekend I got a whole table of flowers done. Yeah, they take some time. Up next....Making invites! Stay tuned Illinois ladies. We're going to need your help!!! Do I hear assembly line?!?!
It's been a month....I know. In that time.....Jake, Katie and Maris came up for a visit!! It was way too short, but so fun to have family here!!
My friend, Courtney, had her 2nd baby!! Collin Edward Arbour was born on March 23!!! Nate and I got to meet him the next day. Just perfect in every way!
First weekend in April, Nate and I made the trip home to watch Seth play at Busch Stadium again this year. 2nd year = just as fun!! And the weather could not have been any more perfect!!! I think it got up into the 80's!!! After the game the whole fam walked to Hooters to help Nate cheer on Kentucky as they played in the NCAA Final Four game. It was a good time, until Kentucky lost. Not so fun after that. ( OH, Seth's team won there game too!!)
The next weekend Mom, Maris and Chaela were up here for volleyball! (Maris coaches Chaela's club team) I took off early on Friday to watch her games that night. Got up early the next morning to eat breakfast at the hotel with the fam and did a little shopping with mom and Nate before the games started again that afternoon. They had 1 last game Sunday morning then Mom, Chaela and I went to find Chaela a bridesmaids dress!!! And we had great success!!!!!! Mom and Chaela headed back to my apartment to take a short nap while Nate and I picked out tuxes for the wedding. Over all it was a GREAT weekend.....just wish Maris could have spent a little more time with us.
I've been playing volleyball on Tuesday nights at one of the YMCAs. I totally look forward to Tuesday nights now! Even though some of the games have been "less than challenging", it's still great to get to touch a ball with people who are just having fun! (And we haven't lost a game yet!!!) Playoffs start in 2 weeks.....I'm getting mentally focused NOW!!! :)
Won't be coming home for Easter this year. First the plan was that Nate was going to be at Ohio State for a track meet (not running just yet)....I don't trust my car to make it home anymore so I was just going to go to church with Alli & Adam. Then he bought tickets to the Bulls/Pacers Playoff game and it turns out the game is going to be Saturday. So, now he's NOT going to the meet, going to the game Saturday, and we'll go to church Sunday. Sure will miss Easter breakfast.....and my basket. :(
We will be home for Dru/Katie's b-day and Mother's Day though. Already have most of those gifts out of the way and am feeling proud!!!
Less than 5 months till the wedding!!!!! The flowers are coming along....slowly. I am glad I started as early as I did though. Nate's even helping with most of the cutting which helps a lot. Alli & I made a few green yarn balls that we'll be using too....and they turned out great. (Well, minus one of them!) Hope to get some more of those done this coming weekend. Last weekend I got a whole table of flowers done. Yeah, they take some time. Up next....Making invites! Stay tuned Illinois ladies. We're going to need your help!!! Do I hear assembly line?!?!
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