10 Days and Counting

10 days until I leave Virginia for good. I can't wait!!

In Memory Of...

You deserved more than this. You were a great person and had a difficult life.

You will always be remembered. We will make sure the headlines give you justice and don't just say "3 Killed in Mayfield Heights"

Kathryn - I may not have shown it but you did have a special place in my heart. You will be missed.

And They Said It Wouldn't Hurt!

We had massages for our anniversary. I am not a massage person. I am to uptight so they really hurt. To make matters even worse, we had deep tissue massages. Not something an uptight person should have.

Needless to say, I am bruised but I am going back for more next week. They suggested I go back before I tighten up again. I am a sucker for punishment.

One Year Already?

They say time flies when you are having fun. I must be having a ball because I can hardly believe that a year has gone by. That is right my blogger friends - our 1 year anniversary is Sunday!!! (Oh and it is Nikol's birthday too!)

To think I am married, let alone have been married for a whole year is incredible. So what are we doing for our anniversary? We are going to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers kick some Washington Wizards' butt and then are getting a couples' massage. I am excited for the game not so much for the massages. I am so uptight (literally have a pole up my butt most of the time) that it is going to hurt more than feel good. Oh well, they always say there is compromise in marriage and this is a perfect example.

Condo for Sale (or Rent)

If anyone knows anyone who would like to buy (or rent) a condo in Woodbridge, VA please let me know. We really need to get rid of it or have it occupied before we move to North Carolina.

A Weekend of Girl Stuff

Brett went out of town for a recruiting conference so I was on my own this weekend. I decided I was going to go scrapbooking since I had it done it in a while. There is a great place down the road that holds crops every Friday and Saturday night for $15. They even bring in dinner.

My neighbor Karen decided she wanted to come with me. She had a baby 9 weeks ago and needed a little time away. Boy did we have a good time! I actually got 4 spreads done!! I was so excited. I stayed until 11:30pm and when I got home I wanted to scrap some more. I opted for bed.

Today I got up and did all my compliance courses as part of my disciplinary action at work (that is a long story I won't go into). The good thing about them is that they went towards my continuing education for my insurance license. I only have 3 more credit hours to do by 12/31/2008. I think I am a little ahead of myself. I just want to get them out of the way.

Karen called to see if I wanted to go get manicures and pedicures. I said sure. I definitely needed a pedicure so I said sure. We went to the nail place up the street and received a little pampering. It felt so good to relax a little bit.

I just got home from dinner. I went with a couple of neighbors. It was nice to get out.

Believe it or not I am still alive

Shut in the house today due to a snow storm. Just keeping busy with work, The Traveling Vineyard and trying to get ready to move down south.

Godparent-To-Be

I guess before I become an actual parent I will be a Godparent first. You heard right - Brett and I are going to be Godparents. Erich called Brett the other day and asked us to be Mia's Godparents. What an honor!

Of course Erich said he chose us 'cause we would give her more stuff. Like we are going to give her more then we give Eva and Chelsea.

I guess we will definitely be home for the Christening. That will all be determined once she is actually born. Just a few more days.

Though I came to the realization that I will eventually have the youngest grandkids in one family and the oldest in the other.

New Year, New Friends, New Life

I always feel like I am on the outside. Back home in Cleveland, I felt that way with my friends. Always the last know what was going on and usually an afterthought to the invite. I am sure part of it is just my personallity versus theirs (most of them are a little more outgoing than me). Then what do I do - I up and move and get married. Now I am totally on the outside.

I guess it is time for me to get over this. I need to go on with my life and not think about all the things I may or may not be missing out on back home. Maybe part of it is my fault because I don't take the time to call or write any of them.

Unfortunately, the same thing is going on where I live now. I like to be involved but I am always the last to know. this will definitely be something I change when we move to North Carolina this summer. No more waiting for the call. I am going to be the one making the calls.

Sick...Once Again

Someone must be trying to tell me something. I have a TTV event tomorrow afternoon and once again I am sick. How does anyone expect me to do well with this business if I keep getting sick when I have to do an event. Hopefully my sniffles will go way.

Gosh - I need a beer! But I will resist because it will just make me more stuffy and I promised myself I would not drink it anymore.

The End of Beer

I have decided to try and give up beer. I drink way too much of it. I want to see if I give it up if I will loose any more weight without actually having to exercise.

My Kuma Nada will be so disappointed in me.

North Carolina Here We Come

It is officially unoffical. We are moving to North Carolina this summer. Get to sell our new condo and find a new place to live. We lead such a fun life!!!

A Weekend at Home

Well Brett and I are sitting in my parents' living room right now watching Las Vegas with my mom. I didn't tell anyone we were coming home because we always have too much to do when we come home. Here is the schedule for this trip:

Friday

• Work from 8am to 12pm
• Lunch with Brett's Mom
• Pick up contacts
• Go to License Bureau and Title Bureau regarding the Jeep
• Dinner with Brett's parents

Saturday

• Paige's basketball game
• BMW dealership
• Visit Buba
• Dinner with Theresa and Garrett

Sunday

• Breakfast with Brett's Parents
• Church
• Lisa' Baby Shower
• Visit Grandma
• Eric & Lindsey's

Monday

• Drive home

Now everyone knows why I have stopped telling people we are coming into town. I don't want anyone to be hurt by the fact that we don't have the time and/or energy.

What the .....

I am still alive. I just haven't been around to blog lately. Hopefully things will calm down in the next week and I can catch up all you who read this (all 4 of you) on what is going on in my world.

Damn Condo Living

I like my condo - I really do. However I do not like the parking situation especially when my BRAND NEW car gets scratched. You read right - some moron tried to squeeze into a non-existent parking spot and scratched the bumper of my car.

Brett had planned on taking the jeep to work because he had to drive to West Virginia today. I parked it on the street in the parking spot a few condos down. Normally I park in the garage but I didn't want to get up at 4:30am to move the truck so he could get out. The spot where I parked it only fits 2 cars. Someone decided they didn't want to walk across the street so they squeezed their station wagon in between my jeep and a truck that was in front of me. Guess what - mine is the one that got damaged.

I left a note on their windshield to call me. I wonder if they will. If they don't, I have their license plate number and also pictures of how they were parked. I will try to do this the neighborly way but I will get mean if I have to. I finally have the car I have always wanted and some jackass scratches it up because they were too lazy to find another parking spot!!

The Long Road Home

So I get to go back to Cleveland for a whole 36 hours. I fly in tomorrow morning and leave Thursday night. Why you might ask. I am asking myself the same darn thing at this moment.

My boss is insisting I come home for the annual wrap up dinner. I told him if he wants me there he has to buy my ticket. Needless to say, he bought it and now I am stuck going. The only good thing about this is I get to bring home all the Christmas presents and maybe bring some back. (Our tree is very bare underneath!!)

There is just so much going on here that I don't really want to go. There are crisises occuring that I am just afraid to see what the out come is going to be. Between things going on with Brett and me and then things going on with our friends and neighbors I just want to stay here.

I never thought I would say that but I just did. I don't want to go back to Cleveland.

Before the Christmas Tree....

I figured I should posted the pictures from our first Thanksgiving as husband and wife before I posted the pictures of the house decorated for Christmas. So here we go....


I made the normal Thanksgiving dinner...turkey, stuffing, mash potatoes, peas. I think you get the picture.



Oh, and by the way. I made pumpkin pie...

from scratch and out of real pumpkins!

The Traveling Vineyard

Today I had two random people book events for the month of December. I am so excited. One of the people I met at a trade show and the other was someone searching the website. Hopefully from these shows I will get some more experience and also I will book shows for 2007. I was starting to think I was going to have to get out because I wasn't getting any leads.

I am also trying to weasel some business when I go to North Carolina for New Years and some in Florida while we are on vacation. I know I can always get some business when I go home but that is a really long drive.

Anyone who wants to book a show let me know!!!

Let's Plan To....

Believe it or not I am a planner. I like to know exactly what I am doing and when I am doing it. My parents used to threaten to take away my day planner when I lived there to see how crazy it would drive me (lovely parents I have, don't I?).

Anyways, I am trying to get out of this habit for 3 reasons. One - it is boring. Two - it drives Brett nuts. Three - there is no such thing as planning when you are a military spouse. No planning weekends, no planning vacations, no planning where you are going to spend the rest of your life (at least not until you get out).

Brett learned yesterday they are still working on where he will go next. They haven't given him a definite answer yet. We could stay here (I hope not), we could go to North Carolina (that would be great), or he could go overseas and leave me here for a year. I just want to know but I know that won't happen until the last possible minute.

Hopefully our vacation plans in January won't get changed. That would make me really sad!!

Memories

With him it was always who could one up the other. Who would be the first to be potty trained (he was), who was the first to go to school (we went at the same time), who would have a kid first (he was though he never saw him), and the list goes on.

One of my best memories of him was the night I gave him a bloody nose. Now to all of you reading this I know that is not a good memory for most but you don't understand the relationship we had. He was constantly picking on me which included poking me and making fun of me. That was just how he was. This one particular night I could't take it any longer. I went and asked my mom for permission to hit him ('cause that is the type of person I am) and his mom said go ahead. A few minutes later he was running up the stairs screaming "Kelly hit me". Aaahhh, what relief!!

As much as he annoyed me, I knew he loved me. We grew up together. It was him and me and his cousin. We were pretty much inseparable when we were put in a room together.

Things are different now. He is no longer here to annoy me. And as much as I hated it, I miss that. Then there are the other things: never seeing his son (who sometimes reminds me of him so much), being there for his mom (who is part of the "clan" that raised me), and just being him.

Happy Birthday! I miss you more than you will ever know!!