The Past Couple of Weeks Recap...

I am definitely a terrible blogger. However, I have been extremely busy so therefore I have an excuse:) I have been working long days and nights at LU counseling students for the new grant program I have been put in charge of. I absolutely LOVE my job and anyone who knows me can attest to that fact. I have been blessed by my job here at LU and know that it has opened so many doors and opportunities for me.

Today is halfway through the week or 'hump day' as many people call it. I just know that I have still a long week and weekend ahead of me. I have my weekend intensive for my Master's degree on Friday and Saturday so that will take up the majority of my weekend. The class is a lot of fun and the professor is hilarious so that really helps pass the time. I have to work on a presentation for the class that I have on Saturday. I honestly need to figure out what I want to do because I know that I will not be able to complete my program with student teaching here at Liberty. I don't want to quit my job and there is no way for me to do student teaching and work full-time. I am considering getting provisional licensure through VA and going that route and then eventually getting licensed in the state we eventually move to (i.e. GEORGIA). That is my proposed plan then I can at least still teach, I just won't have full licensure.

Peter and I are supposed to officially close on our home this week. The refi's have taken over all 1st time homebuyers no matter how long ago they turned their paperwork in...lovely. So much for being the organized homebuyers who had everything today within 1 day. I guess that really does not matter anymore. I told Peter I am so ready to get this over with, I don't care what happens at this point. The builders and seller have been gracious enough for us to move in and live rent free until this all gets straightened out so I can't really complain.

Peter and I spent a wondeful weekend at Boar's Head Inn in Charlottesville, VA. We had originally planned to get a massage here in town, but everything was booked so we decided to check with BHI as they have an incredible spa. We have been there once before, but have never actually stayed the night at BHI. We booked a room Saturday night and a massage for Sunday morning. It was so incredible! The room was great, we had our own private balcony, the service was impeccable. Overall, it was amazing. If you ever need a wonderful place to stay, this is it. I highly recommend it.

My brother is coming in 2 weeks to visit Peter and I for his Spring Break. Oh to be a college student with a week off:) He is coming Friday and will stay through the next Tuesday then head home to Michigan for the remainder of his break. We are so excited to have him come and stay with us. He is so easy to please and laid back so I know it will be a great time. We plan to do some different things and show him around the abundant city of Lynchburg:) Those who live here know that was sarcasm. Peter and I have some work to do in our spare bedroom so that my brother will have some room to live for a couple days.

Well, I caved in...I completely redid my bathroom. I knew that I wanted something different, just could not find exactly what I was looking for. I found an adorable shower curtain at Target..the best store on the face of this planet...that was light tan and ivory giraffe print. It immediately caught my eye and knew that was it. They also had the bath and hand towels to match that were a little darker brown so I picked up a few of those as well. Peter put together an armoire for the bathroom in white for me and we hung a large picture and some bath towel hooks. It looks a million times better and actually looks put toghether. I definitely found what I was looking for. I am contemplating the different things we could do with the spare bedroom. It has become sort of a dumping ground for things we are not sure what to do with and I hate that. I am way too organized for that:) The bathroom in there is Peter's bathroom that he uses in the morning and I absolutely LOVE the color scheme in it. Amazingly enough, he picked it all out. I know we want to keep our desks in the room, but if we are going to make it an office, I want it to look like an office. Right now we have clothes, Goodwill piles, Peter's work tools, etc. all over the place. We have looked at some ideas through IKEA for some wall units, etc. to make it more office-like. I would love to put a big brown leather chair in there and just make it more organized than it is. We will see. I might tackle that project next weekend.

I am going to get back to work here. Have a great day everyone!!

I cannot believe it is already Thursday. The weeks seem to fly by lately! Peter and I have been working on getting our spare bedroom organized as much as we can. I was able to finally get the 2nd bathroom completed and it looks SO amazing. We did a green accent and some browns in there. I am in love with that bathroom more than ours! I am reconsidering doing different colors in our bathroom. I am just not 100% satisfied. It looks just kind of pieced together and not like it actually works. I am going to see what I find this weekend. I might completely change the colors all together. I love brown anything so I might keep the brown rugs, just might find a different shower curtain or something less dramatic. I get on these kicks a lot when I want to change colors of things. I think we have gone through about 7 or 8 different bedroom sets all with different colors. I have taken a love for the robin's egg blue, but we will see how long that lasts.

I have our 2nd Bible study tonight with some wonderful ladies! We decided to do the Esther study by Beth Moore and so far it is wonderful. It is a very in-depth study and really makes one think about every point. She loves to skip around in the Bible and get your familiar with the whole Bible instead of limiting it to one book, which I love. I have not done this much Bible study since Bible class in high school. Anyway, I have heard some good reviews on the book from the other girls and I think we all are going to really like it once we get into it more.

Well, this weekend is Valentine's Day. I am not sure what Peter and I will end up doing. Everywhere is booked solid and we really do not feel like standing in line somewhere that does not take reservations. We were considering Shoemaker's but we did that last year so who knows. We may end up cooking together at home and just making it fun! I know we are for sure going to see the new movie Confessions of a Shopaholic. I absolutely love Isla Fisher. She is a great actress and of course, Sophie Kinsella is a great author so the movie is bound to be amazing.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday!

For My Sister-In-Law:)

Well, my sister-in-law has informed me that I have not updated my blog lately so I decided to write about all the happenings from the past week or so. Thanks Jennifer for reminding me:)

Peter and I are officially moved into our new home. God has been so good and unbelieveably faithful through everything. Peter and I had everything worked out perfectly, but God had a different plan and there were a few snags along the way. It really has taught us both that we need to completely trust Him through the ups and downs of the home-buying process. It can be an absolute nightmere at times. Tons of paperwork, tons of meetings, tons of phone calls and emails back and forth. Basically, if you are trying to buy a house just expect to be super-busy until everything is finalized and you have closed on your home. We are both so thankful for the most amazing realtor and bank that could every come across our path. We have been extremely blessed in that area and would not have been able to get everything completed in a timely fashion and with the smallest amount of stress possible when buying a house without them.

A good majority of guys from Peter's work came over last Saturday to help us move in. They got the truck around 9:30 and they were done by noon. It was so wonderful to have them there to help with all the heavy stuff. I also had a friend of mine help too and it was nice to have a girl's touch and help with some of the little things. Peter and I worked vigourously throughout the day on Saturday afternoon and evening to get the downstairs organized and unpacked before our big SuperBowl party on Sunday night. We were able to pull it off amazingly. We headed to Sam's Club on Sunday morning to get 6 pounds of hamburger meat, tons of chicken, fruit, soda, etc. We had about 15-20 people show up that night and had a blast! It was so great to have the fellowship and of course, to see the Steelers win!!!

Peter has gotten extremely sick with some sort of flu virus or food poisioning. He was home sick the past 2 days throwing up constantly, but seems to be on the mend today. We have a lot of work to do on the upstairs before my mom comes this weekend. I want to get the 2nd bathroom prepared for her so she will have her own space. The house has turned out wonderfully and it has been a blast decorating and making it a home. The knobs the builder put in for us on our cabinets makes a world of difference compared to what they were before. Just the little things seem to make all the difference.

Tomorrow is the official start date of my little women's Bible study. There are a total of 4 of us getting together every Thursday night at our home to start a Beth Moore study. I have not done this since who knows when and am really excited to have this group of women get together. I know some of them from college and one from work. I am excited to have the fellowship of other women...not that I don't love spending time with my husband...but it is nice to have some girl time every once in a while:) Can't wait to see you ladies!

Well, I have a lot to work on tonight before American Idol comes on at 8pm:) I have to work on the 2nd bedroom and meet up with our cleaning lady that is going to clean our apartment for us for final inspection. I am so thankful we have found her!! Have a great day everyone!