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?!?!