projects
me and finn got back from virginia yesterday in the afternoon. it was a good visit, but it was also nice to sleep in my own bed last night. finn had a lot of fun with his cousin - they got to jump on the trampoline, and on saturday we had a BBQ and jaime rented a bouncy castle. finn and stephen jumped in there for hours, even though it rained and was kind of a mess. i just put finn in his swimsuit and he had a great time. i got to play with yummy little charlotte and got snuggles from henry and mostly took it easy. we did the fantasy football draft, and i got to see my favorite people on saturday at the bbq. i had a few little bottles of wine, we had burgers and hot dogs and talked about all the crazy stuff from college we all remember. it was good times. i don't miss much about virginia, but i do miss my people!
when i got back yesterday, gavin and i filled out the paperwork for the options we own and he sent that via overnight mail, so we'll get the second round of payment in the next week or two, i would think. the crew is coming to start finishing our basement tomorrow (!) and i think we might go furniture shopping this weekend. we've been wanting to get a new couch for probably 8 months now, but we've been waiting on it. schroeder sheds a lot and i can't wait to get a leather couch that won't attract white dog hair like a magnet. i'm pretty excited about the basement - we're going to have one side be an office, the other side will be a big TV room with all of gavin's game systems, and i'm going to have a little closet for all my wine! we're putting hardwood floors in the basement, so we're also going to take the opportunity to rip out the carpet on the main floor and put hardwoods in there, which we've been talking about for two years, probably. the cat has scratched the carpet to hell, and the dog has vomited on it various times. we've had it professionally cleaned probably five times, and it's such a pain. hardwood seems easier!
i got back in the gym this morning after our little trip, and it was nice to be back on the treadmill. i thought i would be exhausted, but it felt good. hot yoga is tonight and i hope i can survive it! i think i'll take a little time off saturday yoga during the fall so we can go out and do fun things, like the zoo or hiking, but i'll get back to it in winter, and i can always go on wednesdays. my yoga teacher just started teaching a barre class on thursdays, so i might check that out and see if i like it.
also, i'm turning 32 in about two weeks. when in the world did i get so old?? and finn will be turning 5 a month after that. he's so grown up! he's grown a few inches just in the last month or two, and slimmed down. he looks like a big kid, not a toddler at ALL. i'm kind of glad he's not starting kindergarten until next year. i'm going to enjoy every minute of this last year with him, and hopefully i'll be ready to let him grow up when next fall rolls around!
when i got back yesterday, gavin and i filled out the paperwork for the options we own and he sent that via overnight mail, so we'll get the second round of payment in the next week or two, i would think. the crew is coming to start finishing our basement tomorrow (!) and i think we might go furniture shopping this weekend. we've been wanting to get a new couch for probably 8 months now, but we've been waiting on it. schroeder sheds a lot and i can't wait to get a leather couch that won't attract white dog hair like a magnet. i'm pretty excited about the basement - we're going to have one side be an office, the other side will be a big TV room with all of gavin's game systems, and i'm going to have a little closet for all my wine! we're putting hardwood floors in the basement, so we're also going to take the opportunity to rip out the carpet on the main floor and put hardwoods in there, which we've been talking about for two years, probably. the cat has scratched the carpet to hell, and the dog has vomited on it various times. we've had it professionally cleaned probably five times, and it's such a pain. hardwood seems easier!
i got back in the gym this morning after our little trip, and it was nice to be back on the treadmill. i thought i would be exhausted, but it felt good. hot yoga is tonight and i hope i can survive it! i think i'll take a little time off saturday yoga during the fall so we can go out and do fun things, like the zoo or hiking, but i'll get back to it in winter, and i can always go on wednesdays. my yoga teacher just started teaching a barre class on thursdays, so i might check that out and see if i like it.
also, i'm turning 32 in about two weeks. when in the world did i get so old?? and finn will be turning 5 a month after that. he's so grown up! he's grown a few inches just in the last month or two, and slimmed down. he looks like a big kid, not a toddler at ALL. i'm kind of glad he's not starting kindergarten until next year. i'm going to enjoy every minute of this last year with him, and hopefully i'll be ready to let him grow up when next fall rolls around!