Life Happens

It has been so long since I have blogged, I think I may have forgotten how. A lot has happened recently. Most importantly, I turned 30! Ug. And yes, it was as bad as I thought it would be. My family and friends have been supportive in helping me through this difficult time. :) Hubby and I went on a cruise earlier this month. Pictures are below. We spent a few days with his sister and her family in Florida. It was so warm and relaxing, that it was hard to come home to 40 degrees.
Easter was fun. We had Steve & Erika and Brian & Darrah over for lunch. I polished the silver, got out the 'good' china and served corned beef and cabbage. I love it, but its my mom's sauce for the meat that really makes the meal. If any of you like vinegar and want it, I'll post the recipe.

This past weekend Darrah, Erika and I went down to Atlantic City to celebrate my birthday. We ate at P.F.Changs, then wandered around and shopped. I got this great dress to match my pink 'turning 30' shoes that I got in Florida. They let me wear the dress out of the store. Then we wandered around the casino. We each put a dollar in the nickel slot machines and then realized we didn't know how to work the machines. Have you ever tried to read the 'help' screens on slot machines?! We were even more confused, so we just started pushing buttons which turned out to be more fun. Then we ended up going to Erika's to watch a movie and eat ice cream. Aren't these girls great? They helped take the edge off feeling old.

In other news, Hubby is in the process of changing jobs. He has been working under a general manager that has a knack for making life miserable for everyone. Hubby decided to accept a job offer from J.Ruga and to do the computer work for his businesses. This should be a lot less stressful and he will have the opportunity to do more of the developmental side of things that he really enjoys.

Hubby finally got his bonus from last year and suggested that we go out and look at bedroom furniture. So, Saturday afternoon we drove up to Cherry Hill and looked around. Wouldn't you know, after 4 stores, we found a set we both really liked, at JCPenny. We decided to buy the set because we loved it, and it was on sale! Now Hubby wants to get the bedroom painted before we move the new furniture in, and we might as well paint our bathroom while we are at it. But...our walls are terrible and need to be sanded down... and we still have STUFF in our bedroom that has to come out if we are going to sand or paint.... so, this week we are going to be living upstairs in the guest bedroom while we pack up stuff and move all our clothes into the dining room I guess. Anyhoo, since we both work all week, things are going to be crazy around here. It will be nice to have a new bed and new furniture. The set we have been using was 'rescued' from someone else that had gotten a new bedroom set.

See? Its just one thing after another. Life gets busy, and before you know it- months have gone by. Oh! If I forgot to mention, I have a job now! I am waitressing at a little mom and pop diner in Dorothy. I really enjoy it. It's got that small town feel, with all the regular customers. It's not rocket science and it keeps me moving... which is pretty much the only exercise I get, but it's doing the trick! I only work about 20 hrs, 4 days a week, but I'm hoping to cut back to 3 days once they hire someone else. I like working, but my housework does suffer. And I don't have time for my scrapbooking either anymore, which is bad because fun pictures keep piling up!