Over the past couple of weeks I have been buzzing around from here to there, and everywhere. Life is super hectic right now. I'm working 40 hours, juggling Angelyn's soccer, gymnastics, starting classes at church, time with Matt, playdates with friends, family gatherings, keeping house, etc. I feel spread pretty thin but I'm happy to finally have a few spare minutes to give an update on our lives. :) Since I last wrote we have started Angelyn in both gymnastics and soccer. She is loving it. They don't have teams in soccer for her age so basically they run around and learn the basics of the game. Brian is pretty excited to have her following in his footsteps with a love of soccer, just as I am excited for her to follow in my footsteps with gymastics. She looks so agile as she gets out there on the balance beams and high bars (pretty crazy for 3 years old, lol).
Within the contraints of our schedules we somehow found the time to have a beautful Valentine's night together...the day before Valentine's at 11:30pm, lol. I set up the house for Matt when he came home from work that night. He was an hour late because it was so busy but I think he was really suprised. :) We had a lovely night. Matt got me a beautiful card and angel wings. Last year it was diamond angel wing earrings and this year wooden angel wings to hang above our bed. I loved it! He really is the most thoughtful boyfriend ever. I
cut my bangs off too, lol...figured I'd go all out. :)
Last weekend we skipped date night and went shopping with Angelyn. :) We had to wake up super early on Saturday to take our annual family trip to Bushnell to visit my grandfather and now great-grandfather's graves. It was my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary. How amazing right? Every year we all load into my grandma's van and make the 2 1/2 hour drive. It's really the only out of town trip we all take together so I really looked forward to it. This year Matt got to come enjoy the craziness of my family too. I hope he's getting a little used to it by now, lol. Angelyn entertained herself quite well after I bought her a new doll at Cracker Barrell. She played with it as long as I can remember until I woke up to find my mom sleeping on Ryan, Ryan sleeping with his mouth wide open, myself sleeping on Matt who was also passed out, and Angelyn sleeping on a pillow rested against my legs. We must have been worn out!
We all look pretty awake on the way there. When we arrived we met up with Uncle Kenneth, Aunt Linda, and Uncle Ed who Angelyn kept calling, "Uncle Ralph."
It was a really enjoyable trip for all of us. :) As for the rest of February, Matt and I attended Mardi Gras in Cocoa Village for the first time. I got like 30 strands of beads from the parade and we danced the night away at Dog and Bone. Our new floors are being installed on Friday. I have been waiting for this for what seems like forever. After potty training a baby and a puppy our carpet had seen better days and steam cleaning them only lasted so long. So thanks to my wonderful boyfriend we are now putting in new beautiful laminate. This weekend my mom and I are going to a two day women's conference at church. I haven't been to one in years so I'm stoked about it. I'm also starting a new class at church for 9 weeks on Tuesday nights. Busy, busy, busy. Just the way I like it. :) Matt starts the last two years his bachelor's degree in computer science tomorrow and I am so proud to see his drive and dedication to it. I know he's going to do something great someday. I am loving working from home in the mornings. Even though I feel much busier, I also feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be and that's a good feeling. I'm taking a class next Saturday on homeschooling. I can't believe time is flying by so quickly that Ang wil be starting school in just a year's time...sad, but so exciting. I thank God that He is answering my prayers to be able to be at home and homeschool her which is what I prayed for since finding out I was pregnant. Slowly, the pieces are falling into place. Anyway, I'm sure that March will bring just as much joy and craziness as the previous months of this year. :) I'll keep you all updated!
