I'm not really a morning person

I'm not really a morning person. Usually one of may favorite things to do is press the snooze button. I love that feeling before waking up of drifting between asleep and awake. I'd actually gotten into a really bad habit of snoozing for an hour or more - which is very relaxing at the time, but puts me in a huge rush when I finally wake up.

But in the last week or so, things have been changing. I wake up and instead of feeling drowsy and dragging myself out of bed. I feel awake! I feel like getting up and getting things done (which is good because there are a lot of things that need doing). I'm not sure what made the difference, but I'm really thankful for it. Hopefully it will keep up because while I still like sleep, I also like mornings.

Note: For those of you who are naturally morning people, you will not understand the significance of this post - just trust me on this one.

My typical is untypical

So today has already been quite the adventure and it's not even 10:00 am. I woke up at 6:00 today. This is totally not normal for me. Usually I love my sleep, but since I was awake I went ahead and made Josh breakfast (eggs and toast, thank you very much).

Josh left for work and I went ahead a got ready for the day. But he called me when he realized his glasses were still at home and asked if I could bring them to him. So around 8, I headed out. My car was awfully close to empty, so I stopped for gas. I was then informed by the attendant that our bank was having some kind of issue and none of their debit cards were working, so I would have to pay another way. I don't carry a credit card, and happened to use my last check on Monday.

I drove on to Target, by now the needle was pointing to E, gave Josh his glasses and stole his credit card. Whew. Crisis averted, I decided to stop at Kroger before going home. I bought all I needed and was feeling proud to have accomplished so much while it was still so early. But I didn't feel like making more than one trip up the stairs so I loaded up with all the grocery bags I could carry. Dropped two trying to get the door to the building open. Dropped another trying to get my keys out to get in the apartment door. And that was the one with the eggs in it. Surprisingly, only three were busted and leaking out.

And that is the fascinating story of my day so far. Typical - unusual and yet still boring. (This is why I don't blog very often. lol)

A Cake of My Own

After coming back from Illinois, I've jumped back into planning. There are two families in our church who are adopting from Ethiopia. It has been so awesome to get to see this process and the way they (and the rest of us) are anticipating bringing their babies home. Jack and Lyndsay are still waiting for their travel dates and Mark and Amber are leaving next week. So, we are throwing a shower!

I'm especially excited after working on these.



























This was my first try and they turned out so much better than I thought they would. Now for something we can actually eat...

Re-

Josh and I have been "recycling" for the last six months. Which basically equals a half-hearted attempt to save plastic, cardboard, and aluminum and store them all in the closet. It's a start.

To recycle in our county, the drop off point is the back of a huge semi. It's kind of secluded in a right off the main road, but still creepy at night kind of way. But yesterday (during daylight hours) I finally made the drop off. It was quick and easy. It also left me with a few doubts that all of that actually gets recycled. Not everything that was left was in line with the regulations, but hopefully they don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Not exactly inspiring, but I still hope to do better. Plus, I know our downstairs neighbors love it when I crush cans. :)

Cake mania

Okay, I thought these cakes deserved a post of their own. Megan definitely deserves a shout out for baking these herself with no professional experience. They look so good! She and Becka worked on them for hours - literally - many hours.

The groom's cake was (obviously) based on Mario and it was yummy banana cake underneath. I'm very sad not to have gotten a chance to try it.

The other cake was beautiful as well. And this is a picture of Lindsey with no cake on her face. You can tell she is very satisfied about that.

Wuv, tru wuv

This week was so packed. Josh and I headed toward St. Louis on Wednesday to join in the wedding fun. It was a lot of work, and a lot of fun. And now the bride and groom get a restful vacation, while we have to go back to work. Not saying they don't deserve it - just wouldn't mind some more time off myself. :)

Here are the new Mr. & Mrs. Greenfield.

Blushing Bride

A little preview of my weekend. More to come!