So how was every one'e weekend? It was rainy most of the time here, but we did get a lot done at home.
How is it August? This year is flying by!
Funny story: I was talking to MH this morning about having to pluck my chin hair and he confessed to using my tweezers every so often because they work better than his. LOL (He would probably hate that I put his business out there, but it's funny!)
We had a nice weekend. My best friend and her husband and kids came out yesterday, and we all went to the zoo. Our husbands had an argument a few months ago, but we've all been friends for over ten years and it all seems to have blown over.
Some old, same old in the Bellakitty household. My husband is still unemployed and is miserable about it. He has applied to over 50 jobs since Christmas, and has had four interviews and no offers. He has a phone call scheduled later this week with a hiring manager who recently rejected him, who agreed to give him feedback. He's dreading that call, but we also both hope that it's feedback he can use. He normally interviews very well, and his mentor/advisor has combed his resume/cover letters so we're not sure what's going on with this job search.
I applied for the position I've been debating about. A small percentage of me actually hopes it doesn't work out since I'm happy enough where I'm at, and my current job is easy, plus that would make my husband's job search more tied to this geographic area. However I do want the increase in responsibility (and pay!) and the work sounds interesting.
I start grad school in three weeks! Eek! One more reason to keep my easy job, however I am really looking forward to starting school!
I forgot to answer how my weekend was! It was good but expensive! We bought a new fridge and then we ended up buying a vehicle for my husband. A family member is a mechanic and their customer brought the truck in for repairs and mentioned not wanting to spend much because they were hoping to sell it. My family member ended up buying it from them, fixing it, and then offering it to us at an awesome price. I'm really happy that we are able to get a used vehicle that we know the complete history of for such a great price. Since they've really been cracking down on personal use of the company truck, it will be good for my husband to have a vehicle just in case I end up working a lot of overtime at my new job.
We went out for dinner on Friday night (paella!), and then went to another local place for a boozy coffee drink.
I did the usual grocery shopping on Saturday, trying to pick out things that won't need the oven. My mom was coming home from vacation on Saturday and needed a ride home from my uncle's house about an hour south of us (they flew from Atlantic City Airport rather than Newark, for some reason), so we made a day of it ... went to a brewery, stopped at Trader Joe's, and had Indian food for dinner.
MH went to a concert last night so I just hung out and folded laundry. He's going to a baseball game tonight, so I think I'll pick up something good for dinner rather than cook.
raangoli, I keep tweezers in my car so I can pluck my chin hairs and stray eyebrows using the mirror on my sun visor. It's so much easier than the bathroom!
And I frequently ask MH to let me tweeze his unibrow area. Sometimes I go after a stray beard hair, too - he hates that, lol.
It rained a lot over the weekend, and again this morning, but I know my lawn is thankful and I was happy not to have to water my small garden. My weekend was pleasantly boring - DH had plans on Saturday, so I got to stay in and read and cook (I made turtle ice cream). Yesterday I went to hot yoga in the morning and then vegged out on the couch for a second day.
Crazy that it is August! Time flies! I have concert tickets (Josh Groban (heart) ) for tomorrow and am going with a friends mom, which I bought months ago and now it is here! I suggested that I could make us some cookies, she has already bought more food, including cookies, than we can possibly eat. It makes me feel so taken care of! I will contribute a bottle of wine and be happy if she consumes most of it, as I am driving us the 2 1/2 hours (each way).
Post by dreamcrisp1 on Aug 1, 2016 10:36:50 GMT -5
It's a holiday here, which I am so glad about because my weekend was so busy! I can't wait to relax today. I also bled money this weekend, ah. So this is nice.
My weekend was pretty good. The weather could have been better though. On Friday night, we went for Moroccan food which was pretty good. On Saturday, I did some sideline client work. It was disgustingly humid. I'm normally very resilient with hot weather but this was getting to me. It just turned into a humidity stew until a bad storm went through in the evening. I was productive in spite of that. We went out to a new Japanese place and I had a lovely chirashi and BF had a nice ramen bowl. I'd go back there. The price for the chirashi was very reasonable and we ended up being able to apply a Ye.lp discount so it was MM.
On Sunday, we went to a kosher bakery and had nice bagels. I went swimming in the afternoon and then we watched some tv. Dinner was a quality frozen pizza. It was a good and fairly quiet weekend.
One of my BFFs lives in a HCOL area and wanted to get family photos taken of her, her H and their toddler. She found out what a photog would cost for 1/2 hour, and decided instead to spend the money on a zipcar to visit us for the weekend and have me take them. So we got a visit out of it, yay! We went to a nearby park and I am pretty pleased with the pics I got. She seemed to be as well. Win.
We moved this weekend. So I'm exhausted, and I feel puffy because we just ate out all weekend and I probably didn't drink enough water. But we're completely IN the new place, just need to unpack more. The place is nice and feels huge. We got an extra 500 square feet with this move, so I have a feeling we're going to have to buy a few things to make the great room look like a home. Right now it just makes our couch look tiny!
It was bittersweet moving. Some days I still can't believe my dogs are gone. The last several moves I've done have been emotional for various reasons, but I always had my dogs with me and we did it together. This time it was emotional BECAUSE they were not with me. I put their ashes right on our fireplace mantle but it's little consolation, really.
@buckybells It's such a big hole in your heart. I hope new memories in a new place helps heal a little. Did you plan to put pics of them up in the new place? (Or maybe you don't feel ready yet...)
Stan, I hope your vacation is relaxing and healing. You did an incredibly brave thing.
@buckybells It's such a big hole in your heart. I hope new memories in a new place helps heal a little. Did you plan to put pics of them up in the new place? (Or maybe you don't feel ready yet...)
Stan , I hope your vacation is relaxing and healing. You did an incredibly brave thing.
Thank you! I think in a lot of ways it will be nice to live in a place that I don't associate with them. It seemed even more odd that they were not in the old place. We will put pictures up for sure. I think probably just the ones we had displayed in the old place, but I am definitely not ready to NOT have their pictures around
Our weekend was pretty laid back. For the first time in ages it seems we didn't have any plans. Friday evening we were just hanging out and H and I decided to go to a late (for us) movie at 8:30. It's so nice that our girls are old enough to stay home alone when we do stuff like that! Saturday morning we all slept in a little and then went shopping for school supplies. After that my mom and sister picked me up to go to lunch. After I came home I just took a nap and H cooked jerk chicken for dinner. Sunday morning we did a little cleaning around the house and H and the girls pressure washed the back porch and patio, then we all took naps. Took the kids to the library when it opened at 2 and then stopped by the grocery store for a few things. H cooked homemade fried chicken for dinner. Super lazy weekend.
Our kids start school on Thursday so we're gearing up for that. DD2's gym is having a big block party on Saturday for the Olympics so that will be a lot of fun. DD is performing plus they just called and told us that she was chosen to run a leg of the torch run so she's excited about that.
Post by theblissisback on Aug 1, 2016 13:26:26 GMT -5
It was a brutal weekend but a healing, cleansing, and filled with breakthroughs weekend.
I've officially decided I'm going to grad school. So I've got a meeting setup for next week to begin the process. I've ordered some GRE books. I'm really excited about it too, the program I picked is one of the best.
MM win today: I had start paying the kids' new daycare today and was expecting to have to pay the whole month, but they told me they are only going to charge me for the days the kids are there this month!
Eta: DH worked all weekend and I didn't leave the house. He is off today and tomorrow so I'm pretending this is the weekend and we have plans to do a lot around the house.
Post by UnderProtest on Aug 1, 2016 15:21:06 GMT -5
I'm at my wit's end. The house is a money pit at this point.....paint, painters (who are taking their good ol time), new carpet, riding lawn mower and about a hundred other odds and ends from Lowes, new lights, a new car. And we still haven't done the inspection work because oh yeah, the contractor's wife was in the hospital and our realtor SUCKS. And we need the duct work cleaned, the THREE HVAC systems cleaned and maintained (one is leaking), and oh yeah, I still need a car. We have been living in hotels for two weeks now with two four year olds. And to top it off, I have poison ivy on my hands, neck, and face.
Edit- Oh yeah, and trying to decide between preschool and kindergarten for my kids. Preschool is AT LEAST 10k per kid....minimum.
I had a great weekend. I had a late breakfast on Friday with my sister and sweet baby nephew before taking them to the airport. Went shopping for birthday gifts for my friend's DH and his sister. Blow-out. Stopped at our favorite Indian restaurant for takeout.
Got up early Saturday, went for a hike and then lunch with a friend. I stopped at home before a nail appointment, but YOU GUYS. I never left the house, because my friend whose having the trouble with his wife that I mentioned--he asked me if I would talk to her, per her request. We talked for an hour. It was a good conversation, but I just don't know what is going to happen with them. Anyway, then I went to my friend's garden dinner party, which was a 40th birthday party for the aforementioned twins. It was lovely! The only problem is that it rained earlier, so they moved everything inside, but honestly, it was so seamless that if I didn't know it was supposed to be outside, I would have never guessed (and we were in the house while they were moving the tables and table settings in the house!).
Sunday, I was so annoyed with DH because he drank too much Saturday night and then didn't feel like going to meet up with my friend who was in town. So I told him off and he ended up coming, but it soured my mood for at least an hour. Anyway, my friend and her FI were at another friend's house who has the most amazing pool and backyard, so we hung out there. BBQ for dinner. The only bad part, other than my annoyance with H, was that it ended and I had to return to work today after being off all last week. *shakes fist @ work*
Congratulations on moving in, @buckybells. I hope the new environment will help a bit with the healing process.
I volunteered with the group today to help a couple who is moving into an assisted living home pack up and organize their house. She said we were welcome to grab anything on the to be donated pile, and I feel little bit guilty that I took advantage of this. But I now I have an upholstery steam cleaner. I am so excited about this.