This past week in review: BUSY

It's been obvious that I've been busy busy this past week with the silence that's been here on my blog.

This past week has been full of work and BBQ's and family get-togethers.

We worked hard on the house finishing up odds and end projects that have been just laying around. You know, the one's you continually walk bye and *sigh*.... Yes, we finally got most of them done. I will admit there are still a few of those *sigh* projects laying around, but we got the biggest ones done. We worked inside and out.. and let me tell you it was hot hot hot and muggy this weekend.

I had a nice long 4 day weekend, it was fantastic. It definitely made me NOT want to go back to work on Wednesday.

We had 3 BBQs this past weekend, two of them being at our house and one at my parents. I just love a nice BBQ and sitting outside on our finally complete patio! Friday night we ran to Home Depot and bought us a patio set, I had my eye on a few, and when one finally went on sale, I was all over that baby! I even went on my lunch break (Home Depot is right down the road from my work) and wanted to fit that puppy in my SUV.. yeahhhh not happening. So, we brought the truck that night and got us a set. I had also ordered a "conversational" set online that arrived the day before. So, Saturday we put together our patio, and it looks great.

Although, there was one set-back. Actually, two. The first was as we finished putting together the online set I bought.. the last chair... just wasn't going together. Until we realized that they had manufactured the back of the chair backwards!!! Really?? The right side where you screw the back into the legs was welded on top, and not the bottom where it should have been.... ugh. So, I've been put on a waiting list (4 weeks) to get the replacement part. Awesome. The 2nd? We go to get the new umbrella out that we bought for the table and.... there was no pole with it... REALLY?? REALLY??? It's like we couldn't win. I took it back yesterday and got a new one, with a pole. I told the lady, "I don't think it would have worked, unless we had a itty bitty table"

So, things are worked out.. and the patio still looks great, as the house. It's exciting to actually be able to come home and relax. A word I haven't known for a few months now.

Tuesday morning at 3 AM.. my brother and sister in law arrived from their drive from California. Yes, 3 AM. Needless to say it was one reason why I took of Tuesday from work.. it was an early morning.. and a long day. It is great to see them, and for them to stay with us and see our new place for the first time. I think they really like it. They left for the mountains today, so they will be gone for a few days, but we have lots planned, so the next couple weeks will be fun.

I'm excited for this weekend... we are joining some friends and going down to Camden, NJ to a BIG country concert.. it's an all day affair, and it's going to be sweet. Some big names will be appearing.. I'll tell you more on that soon.

For now... life is stressful, but life is good. Isn't that how it always is?

Enjoy your Thursday, the weekend is almost here!

Amberlee