Too Much of a Good Thing...?

I'm almost sure we have too many exciting things going on for one couple to handle! We leave for Spain on Wednesday, and we are tremendously excited about our trip. We'll be gone for quite a chunk of time. Chris has never been overseas before, and I haven't been since my senior year of high school (1996). While I did enjoy my trip to Italy, I don't remember a lot of it. I'm getting old - that was a LONG time ago at this point. So we're excited to travel as adults. There will be lots of walking, lots of exploring, lots of eating, and lots of picture-taking.

We are also in the process (are we done yet!??) of buying our first house! We are set to close on Tuesday, March 3rd. I guess we should start thinking about packing and actually moving, but we can't get there until after Spain.




We have some painting to be done (see master bedroom below!) and our St. Paddy's Day party to host before we actually say good-bye to the duplex. As anxious as I am to have some space, I have to admit I'm somewhat sad to leave the duplex. I've lived here for almost 6 1/2 years. It's cozy - we can talk to each other from any point in the house. I'll miss that. However, I don't think either of us will miss sharing the ONE bathroom with ONE sink, that's for sure.

We are really excited, but, of course, there's a SLIGHT chance that things won't work out in the end. But, really, I think we should be all set. As you can see from the metallic paints here in the master bedroom, that will be the FIRST thing we do before moving in - UGH! It's nice that they left their bedding to justify the color choices, but really!?? We haven't picked a color yet, but I'm assuming it will be some shade of blue.

It's a busy time for us. Chris is working a ton, of course, since we'll be gone the rest of the month. I subbed at St. Pius six days over the past two weeks. I really enjoyed it, but it was just something else that had to get done before all the excitement begins. I have started working with my co-chair on the 2009 Walk, Wag, and Run (SAVE THE DATE ~ OCTOBER 24th). That's a pretty big undertaking in itself, but I'm looking forward to the challenge. Meanwhile, Chris and I have both been fighting off "the crud"! With him seeing lots of fevers and flus at Presby and my teaching over the past two weeks, we think we're doing pretty well. I can't run - frustrating! - since I'm wheezing while sitting and Chris has a pretty gnarly cough. All-in-all though, we're making it through.

Happy Valentine's Day!

LK