Long time no posting! Sorry! I will try to post more regularly over the summer!
1. Hubs is about to be out of school for summer vacation! Yeah! For the past 9 months I have handled the household chores myself. I tried not to ask the hubs to do anything for fear it would interfere with everything he has going on in his schedule. So that meant I had to suck it up and be the responsible adult that I am and take on some more tasks. But knowing that this whole situation is temporary made it little easier to handle.
2. This time next year the hubs will be done with his bachelor's degree and moving on to newer, exciting things such as working on obtaining a P.E. license.
3. We just bought a new truck and love it! Hubs drove a 2005 Ford Escape for 7.5 years (bought in 2004) and was very ready for another car! We had tossed around the idea of getting an Acura TSX, but needed the functionality of something bigger. So we scrapped the idea of getting a luxury car and decided to make a more practical decision. We are now the proud owners of a 2012 Toyota Tacoma! The truck rides so nicely and is so comfortable. We have noticed that there is hardly any road noise inside the vehicle, which we love because our previous vehicle was loud inside. There are many other features about the truck that I love, but my favorite is the XM satellite radio! I could listen to the 40s station all day long! I also love the bluetooth functionality as well as being able to answer a phone call from the steering wheel. It also has a backup camera for reversing, but I haven't come to rely on that, yet. I probably should, though, because I am having trouble judging the length of the truck. I would insert a picture of the truck here, but don't have one. I will post one soon (more than likely most of you have already seen it).
4. I still love my 2007 Mazda 3! It only has 35,000 miles on it and 20,000 of those miles were put on when I was commuting back and forth to Shreveport for work the first year I had it. So over the past 4 years I have put 15,000 miles on my car. I thank my lucky stars that I don't have to commute for work and my job is only 2.5 miles away from home.
5. We will be taking a much-needed vacation soon! We have a concert in Dallas to attend that I bought tickets for 6 months ago and then we decided to spend some time at Beaver's Bend State Park in Oklahoma. I cannot wait to go hiking and canoeing! I love the outdoors so much! This vacation is perfect for us...a little bit of city with a little bit of country!
6. If there is one thing that I have learned over the past year with having a husband who works ridiculous hours, goes to college full-time and spends every other waking moment doing homework, studying for tests/finals and working on projects, is that I am independent. I couldn't say this a few years ago, but I have learned to find ways to keep myself busy. And my heart goes out to military wives because not only are their husbands gone for extended periods of time, but their lives are also on the line. And my hat is off to women that have to run a household on their own with children. So I count my blessings everyday!
7. I'm lovin' American Idol! I was originally a Holly fan, but it seemed like she was more concerned with the technical aspect of singing versus just getting up on the stage and letting the emotion roll through her. That's about the time I started liking Skylar. She showed up week after week and put on a show, in my opinion. So last week I was so sad to see Skylar leave. My next favorite is Joshua Ledet and not just because he's from Louisiana. That boy can sing! And I hope he wins because of it!
8. I have been working on recipes, but not as often. I made a decent strawberry shortcake last week, but the recipe needs to be tweaked a little before I post anything on it. I have also had a heck of a time trying to find Pinnacle cake Vodka to make these strawberry shortcake martinis that I have been dying to make. Look for recipes soon!
9. I have had a few issues with my health. I have ulcerative colitis and my immune system is a booger! I have tried multiple medications and it seems they start to work but then a few weeks later they aren't as effective. That's my immune system going to work adjusting itself. I am also in the process of changing specialists because my current specialist doesn't take my insurance anymore. I hope to have a consultation with the new doctor in the coming weeks. I know there is no cure for this disease, but if I could get my symptoms under control, I will be doing much better. I would love to hear from anyone who reads my blog that has ulcerative colitis, Crohn's or ulcerative proctitis. Have a you gone into remission? Other than prescribed medication, did you have any natural methods of helping to achieve remission? Please leave a comment!
10. I was watching a comedy (Bob's Burgers) the other night and it was about a food critic named the "Moody Foodie". I thought that would be a great name for a food blog! Then the hubs said I didn't need to have a food blog titled that because I am not moody. That was probably the best compliment he's paid me this year! It's nice to know when your spouse thinks you are chill. :-)
Anyways, I hope you all have a great rest of the week and weekend!
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