A GRANDE MOMENT, PLEASE.
even though mark had a few more things to do, i didn't even have to pull him away from the computer to come down for dinner (not that it's usually hard, but i usually have to call him down). right when he heard the plates hit the table, he was headed downstairs. (maybe he was just starving.) after dinner, he even took me to get coffee and browse target for holiday decor.
one pump vanilla gingerbread lattes are yum, btw. and sweet. i couldn't finish the last bit since all the syrup had settled on the bottom, but it was still good and i would definitely order it again.
target has a lot of nice stuff and for good prices, too. so we were able to come up with a couple inexpensive ideas for tree decor this year. we're either going to go with a silver and/or gold theme. i'm leaning toward a gold theme just because i've been inlove with gold lately and it's just warmer and might look better with everything else in the house. and i might also be slightly leaning toward some bohemian tones (golds, greens, blues/purples, and reds). we might be able to do either for about the same price so we'll see. we have some time to figure out what we want to do. they, also, had a few really cute stockings so we've bookmarked target...and since their prices are really reasonable, we're more than likely going to go back there once we have adequate funds. i wonder what wal*mart has because you really can't rule wal*mart out...it only gets cheaper! we'll see. target also had a nice tablecloth and cloth napkins on sale for the week. they'd be good for thanksgiving dinner, so we're prolly going to go back for those as well. after narrowing down christmas decor options, we strolled around the store and found an entertainment center and coffee table that we liked a lot. yes, we are still without an entertainment center and coffee table. but only because we've been holding out for a crazy set that we both have come to realize that we will not be able to afford for several years...unless we decide to go without everything else we enjoy for a looong time. plus, the set we found is really nice and more than a thousand dollars cheaper than what we were looking at at pier one. it would definitely tide us over until we are able to afford something a bit more timeless...which definitely won't be any time soon.
the day turned out pretty well. mark is finishing up some things and then i imagine we're going to fall asleep to f.r.i.e.n.d.s. again. we borrowed the first season from the sokols last night when they dropped millie off. we watched a few episodes before i fell asleep. i found out, today, that mark watched a couple more. i was always a friends fan, but mark, not so much. not that he didn't like it, but he never really watched any more than a couple episodes. after watching more episodes, he feels pretty much the same way i feel about it: "it's funny, but i wish they weren't so obsessed with talking about sex all of the time." oh well. i think we're stable enough in our faith that we can watch a show like f.r.i.e.n.d.s., turn it off and still say that we know pre-marital sex and watching your naked neighbor from across apartment complexes is wrong and definitely not admirable, cool, or why we like the show.
mark is still working on a project upstairs. i know it's 10:30, but i really can't complain because he is pretty much in charge of his schedule and i really wouldn't trade that for anything. it's nice to know that if he wanted to take a day off and make up for it on a saturday, that he could. or if he needed to sleep in later and work a couple hours later that day or another day in the week, that he could. him being able to do that has been really great for both of us. i know that God must've known we would need this. even though i can see mark 24/7, i can't complain. i rejoice in the fact that we've been able to share so much in such a little time with one another. it's truly been a blessing. God gave me someone that i truly feel i am one with. i know i can handle being away from him when certain circumstances demand it, but it's the feeling of completion in knowing that he will come back to me.
i love being married to mark alan retzloff. i love the life that God has created for both of us...together.
one pump vanilla gingerbread lattes are yum, btw. and sweet. i couldn't finish the last bit since all the syrup had settled on the bottom, but it was still good and i would definitely order it again.
target has a lot of nice stuff and for good prices, too. so we were able to come up with a couple inexpensive ideas for tree decor this year. we're either going to go with a silver and/or gold theme. i'm leaning toward a gold theme just because i've been inlove with gold lately and it's just warmer and might look better with everything else in the house. and i might also be slightly leaning toward some bohemian tones (golds, greens, blues/purples, and reds). we might be able to do either for about the same price so we'll see. we have some time to figure out what we want to do. they, also, had a few really cute stockings so we've bookmarked target...and since their prices are really reasonable, we're more than likely going to go back there once we have adequate funds. i wonder what wal*mart has because you really can't rule wal*mart out...it only gets cheaper! we'll see. target also had a nice tablecloth and cloth napkins on sale for the week. they'd be good for thanksgiving dinner, so we're prolly going to go back for those as well. after narrowing down christmas decor options, we strolled around the store and found an entertainment center and coffee table that we liked a lot. yes, we are still without an entertainment center and coffee table. but only because we've been holding out for a crazy set that we both have come to realize that we will not be able to afford for several years...unless we decide to go without everything else we enjoy for a looong time. plus, the set we found is really nice and more than a thousand dollars cheaper than what we were looking at at pier one. it would definitely tide us over until we are able to afford something a bit more timeless...which definitely won't be any time soon.
the day turned out pretty well. mark is finishing up some things and then i imagine we're going to fall asleep to f.r.i.e.n.d.s. again. we borrowed the first season from the sokols last night when they dropped millie off. we watched a few episodes before i fell asleep. i found out, today, that mark watched a couple more. i was always a friends fan, but mark, not so much. not that he didn't like it, but he never really watched any more than a couple episodes. after watching more episodes, he feels pretty much the same way i feel about it: "it's funny, but i wish they weren't so obsessed with talking about sex all of the time." oh well. i think we're stable enough in our faith that we can watch a show like f.r.i.e.n.d.s., turn it off and still say that we know pre-marital sex and watching your naked neighbor from across apartment complexes is wrong and definitely not admirable, cool, or why we like the show.
mark is still working on a project upstairs. i know it's 10:30, but i really can't complain because he is pretty much in charge of his schedule and i really wouldn't trade that for anything. it's nice to know that if he wanted to take a day off and make up for it on a saturday, that he could. or if he needed to sleep in later and work a couple hours later that day or another day in the week, that he could. him being able to do that has been really great for both of us. i know that God must've known we would need this. even though i can see mark 24/7, i can't complain. i rejoice in the fact that we've been able to share so much in such a little time with one another. it's truly been a blessing. God gave me someone that i truly feel i am one with. i know i can handle being away from him when certain circumstances demand it, but it's the feeling of completion in knowing that he will come back to me.
i love being married to mark alan retzloff. i love the life that God has created for both of us...together.