Bolded are the original plans.
Italicized are new items.
Us going to Chattanooga this Sunday (Completed)
Us going to DC in three weeks (Completed)
My family coming from Florida for Easter (Completed)
Us going to Atlanta for a Knicks game (Completed)
Us going to Pensacola for a wedding (Did not happen- instead Husband helped his brother move from Birmingham to Nashville)
Us going to Destin with church friends (Completed)
Us going to Birmingham for college/med school graduations. (Husband completed. I ended up going to Pensacola with a friend from high school)
Husband going to Atlanta for a few concerts with a friend for three days (Completed)
Us possibly going to Hawaii for 7-9 days with Husband's family (This weekend!!)
Us going to Birmingham for a Matchbox Twenty/Goo Goo Dolls Concert- August 2
Us going to Chicago for the last day of Lollapalooza to see Husband's favorite band- The Cure -August 4
Me doing my second mini triathlon (August 17)
Me going to Cedar Point with my mom and sister (possibly Husband too) (Update: Husband is not going. August 22-25)
Us going to Birmingham for a race (Labor Day. September 2)
Us going to Nashville for our anniversary and a Hanson concert- September 10
Me doing the Warrior Dash near Tuscaloosa- November 2
Us possibly going to Gatlinburg for Thanksgiving to see my family
Us going to Florida for Christmas.
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We've been having a lot of fun this month. We've been playing with Puppy, grilling, playing weekly trivia with friends, seeing movies, playing outside, and exercising. Of course, we've been working too, and working a lot to make it possible for us to go to Hawaii this weekend!
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In five days we leave for the island of Oahu for roughly 8 days in sunny, sandy paradise. We are going with Husband's parents, Tom and Diana, his sister, Sarah, and his younger brother and his fiancee, Ben and Sydney. I'm really excited. I've done a lot of travelling, but some how, I've never made my way to Hawaii. Husband's family has gone several times and has stayed in the same hotel where we will be. I'm looking forward to a week of fun in the sun, hiking, swimming, surfing, kayaking, exploring, biking, running, and, of course, lounging.
So five days is all that is currently separating me from my regularly-scheduled programming and adventure and relaxation.
I bought a new digital hand-held camera, who I finally named last night even though I've had him for almost two full weeks. His name is Cameron. I decided it was time to move on from the cameras of the past (Clarke I and Clarke II) mainly because this camera has many special capabilities. It's waterproof, for one, which was a huge deciding factor in my research. He's also shockproof. So I can drop him from like 5 feet high, and only have to apologize to him (as opposed to having to plan a funeral- and a replacement!). Also, he's freeze proof. I don't have any pending plans (see above) to go somewhere cold enough to worry about him freezing, though. Oh, also, he's a Nikon AW 100, for reference.
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We've been grilling a lot. Last month (maybe two or three months ago, really), Husband and I bought a grill basket, and we have used it and we have loved it! It's wonderful. We've really been enjoying grilling up pork chops, chicken breasts, and steaks. While those are resting, we've been using that time to grill up chopped asparagus, zucchini, broccoli, carrots, and squash. We've also been having a great time figuring out what kinds of spices work well with the delicious smokey flavor our grill gives our foods. It's been fun.
I helped Husband's dad grill some beef ribs on Father's Day. He did all the work, I just worked on and aided in the logistics of the rib-making. He made the dry rub, I stirred it. He handled the ribs, I directed him where on the grill to put them for maximum space-saving. He cooked them to perfection, I quality tested. Very important jobs! We make a good team.
Yum.
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Early this month, Husband went to Atlanta with his friend Ryan to see two separate concerts. Both symphonies. One night was a symphony playing Legend of Zelda music, and the other night was a symphony playing Final Fantasy music. He had a great time and came home with a new CD.
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He also came home to find the lawn freshly trimmed, weeded, and mowed.
I know how much Hubster hates yard work, and since I like being outside, I enlisted Tom's help to get through the basics (as this was my first time doing yard work). It started out pretty atrocious. The grass/weeds were so tall that when Puppy walked outside, they touched her belly and she hated it!
It started like this:
Much better!
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I've also been running, swimming, and biking a lot lately, to get ready for the miniature triathlon I'm signed up for. It's been fun seeing the rural sights of Huntsville while out on my runs. There are so many things we pass every day in our cars, that we could enjoy if we'd only just go somewhere by foot.
This is actually me finishing a 5K on the Arsenal in May
with my fastest time yet of just over 35 minutes!
And when I'm not running or swimming, I've been riding my bike around our neighborhood and the surrounding neighborhoods to prepare for the tri. Most of the time, though, my bike rides are leisurely, out with Husband and Puppy on Sundays after evening services.
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We've been having fun and enjoying the beginning of the first summer in our new house.
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