If you post your name in the comment section or email me, I will do the following:
1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll tell you which song or movie you remind me of.
3. I'll pick a kind of alcoholic beverage to share with you.
4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
(if possible. if not, I'll say something that only makes sense to me.)
5. I'll tell you my first memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll ask you something I've always wondered about you.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Settling In
Well, we've been in our house for almost two weeks! There are still boxes piled everywhere. I've gotten the kitchen unpacked, which makes it feel a lot more like home. Picked out some paint colors and we're excited to get going on those. We've been making lot of french food at home lately and are loving the lighter feeling those meals leave us with.
The other night we had our first negative home-owning adventure when our street flooded into our basement. Yup. All the sewer water from the streets came in through a valve and was literally rushing into our basement. Never fun to come home from dinner to the sound of a waterfall downstairs, and we had no idea what to do. Fortunately we found a valve that stopped the rushing water and it only took us a few hours to bail the water out. Now it's just extremely stinky down there and our washing machine is full of sludge and poop... are you kidding me?? This house stuff is no joke. Being a landlord sounds like a terrible idea now. We've thought about it before, but the idea of having to maintain your own home plus the one you don't live in sounds horrific right now.
So, I've officially been unemployed for two months! Let me just say that going back to work is going to be tough. I have never been someone who knew what they wanted their career to be. I've had a few things that sounded good for a while, but somehow I've ended up working in office after office for years now. I'm determined to break that cycle, but it's tough to get a job you like when you have no relevant experience. BUT, Jaron and I are pretty excited about the idea of me working for us right now. It's temporary, cause I'll have to do some kind of paid gig at some point but for now I'm spending about half my day doing stuff at home, including creating super fun meals and I'm loving that. I have cherry-dyed fingernails that I can't seem to get clean from making clafoutis last night, but it's a fun problem to have.
The other half I'm gonna spend working on getting us local gigs... cause I'm singing again! Taking it slow and easy, but I've had no pain and it is really fun to think about recording again now that we're in our house and I'm able to record my tracks again. In fact, we did a cover song at church on Sunday that came out fairly good for a live recording. It's originally by Sandra McCracken, and both she and Derek Webb have performed it before, but here it is by Jaron and Katherine: Love Has Come
:) It is so fun to sing with Jaron again. Every time we perform together it feels like a date. Practice, not so much, but performing, yes.
We've been missing our church family at home quite a bit lately. The folks we have met here are awesome, but not home. Not yet. I wish I knew when we would be able to visit. I know it won't be long enough when we do, so it sounds both wonderful and brutal. I try not to dwell on it, though. No sense sitting around in my sadness. There are wonderful things going on out here to explore.
The other night we had our first negative home-owning adventure when our street flooded into our basement. Yup. All the sewer water from the streets came in through a valve and was literally rushing into our basement. Never fun to come home from dinner to the sound of a waterfall downstairs, and we had no idea what to do. Fortunately we found a valve that stopped the rushing water and it only took us a few hours to bail the water out. Now it's just extremely stinky down there and our washing machine is full of sludge and poop... are you kidding me?? This house stuff is no joke. Being a landlord sounds like a terrible idea now. We've thought about it before, but the idea of having to maintain your own home plus the one you don't live in sounds horrific right now.
So, I've officially been unemployed for two months! Let me just say that going back to work is going to be tough. I have never been someone who knew what they wanted their career to be. I've had a few things that sounded good for a while, but somehow I've ended up working in office after office for years now. I'm determined to break that cycle, but it's tough to get a job you like when you have no relevant experience. BUT, Jaron and I are pretty excited about the idea of me working for us right now. It's temporary, cause I'll have to do some kind of paid gig at some point but for now I'm spending about half my day doing stuff at home, including creating super fun meals and I'm loving that. I have cherry-dyed fingernails that I can't seem to get clean from making clafoutis last night, but it's a fun problem to have.
The other half I'm gonna spend working on getting us local gigs... cause I'm singing again! Taking it slow and easy, but I've had no pain and it is really fun to think about recording again now that we're in our house and I'm able to record my tracks again. In fact, we did a cover song at church on Sunday that came out fairly good for a live recording. It's originally by Sandra McCracken, and both she and Derek Webb have performed it before, but here it is by Jaron and Katherine: Love Has Come
:) It is so fun to sing with Jaron again. Every time we perform together it feels like a date. Practice, not so much, but performing, yes.
We've been missing our church family at home quite a bit lately. The folks we have met here are awesome, but not home. Not yet. I wish I knew when we would be able to visit. I know it won't be long enough when we do, so it sounds both wonderful and brutal. I try not to dwell on it, though. No sense sitting around in my sadness. There are wonderful things going on out here to explore.
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