The DMV

just got back from the driver's license bureau. it feels so so good to be a florida resident again! i got a new picture that was strangely fuzzy, and poor matt, all he got was an 8x11 piece of paper that is his 'temporary' license until his real one comes in a month from the capital. i guess down here in brevard county they don't trust canadians!

we've had this pending for months now, but once you start, you have to switch everything, so we've been putting it off...we're switching car insurance, car registration, title, and tags tomorrow, then health insurance. like i said, it starts to get overwhelming, but since we've lived here since october, it's time...

petsitting again

we're at tony and rachel's again, and sad to say jack has already taken a bite out of my leg. it would seem that he doesn't like his tail stepped on...of course i burst into tears from the shock.

matt's making perogies right now. we just finished a corporate finance exam that took me at least 10 hours. whew. i'm so glad that's over! yesterday i got a huge box of hot tamales and started snacking on them during my test. i started feeling a little sick in my stomach and realized i had eaten over half the box without even realizing it! gross.

matt's dad is coming tomorrow, so we're hitting the golf course. i should be an interesting combo - i'm not sure my game is up to par. haha.

i'm tired out, will write more later.

weddings, wild waters, and what a weekend!

we've been in ocala for the weekend. pulled in saturday afternoon in time for heather's wedding. it was really beautiful. the perfect early summer evening...my favorite part was the 'wedding walk' - a candle and lantern-lit walkway through the rose garden, around the pool and into the tent. after the wedding, sumanth and emily came over to play 'apples to apples'. oh i love that game!

mark gave matt and i an early 2nd anniversary gift - a day at wild waters - ocala's very own water park! there is something so fun about running around barefoot in your bathing suit from ride to ride. i forgot that i was 24...we went down the 'silver bullet' a 220 foot slide straight down. i was going so fast that when i hit the pool my top came up to my armpits. thankfully the water was swirling so much i had time to fix it.

today it's back to school and work, but nice to be in ocala - sometimes a change of pace is just what you need.

friday nights aren't what they used to be...

i realized this at 11.45 last night when matt and i were still working on a paper due today. school is definitely not what it used to be either...since when do we have a major paper due on the first week?! aren't we supposed to go around the class and share about our summer's first? we made the most of the night though - went to our little workout room at the clubhouse at 9 for a break, then went for a night swim - it was the most beautiful night, so beautiful in fact that i wanted to sleep in the pool. of course the morning would be rough, waking up all wrinkly with the sun baking us. so we slept in our dry, air conditioned apartment instead.

i love being out of college for a lot of reasons, but i realized last night that i don't miss the pressure to do something awesome on friday night. i don't know how friday got set aside as 'do something cool at night, or you're pathetic' night. why not tuesday? there were too many friday nights that i'd find myself at dinner at 7.50 and realize 'something cool' was not in the cards for that night! it's nice that in real life, friday is a night just like saturday and monday.

so when i say 'friday nights aren't what they used to be', i'm just kidding. they are a lot like they used to be, but now i have the perspective to enjoy them for what they are....

in the swing of things

something about taking classes in the summer just feels wrong! the hardest part of is planning our time. working from home can be so flexible and fun, but some days it's overwhelming to realize all the things we have to do and when to do them?

our new plan for summer 2006. wake up early, start working on regent by 7.30 for 3 hours, then start work until the late afternoon. after that...free time to work out, have youth group, and do whatever we want. so far, we've done our plan one time. today, actually! and i'm happy to report, so far...so good!

tonight we have a going away party for elizabeth, one of the student leaders. she's grown up in the church and is moving to virginia for a job...we'll miss her even though we haven't known her that long. she's one of the few people our age that we know!

we discovered that our apartment complex has a gym! who knew? we sure didn't for the first 6 months living here! we started to get suspicious when we noticed so many fit bodies walking around...where were they working out? right under our noses all this time! we found the mini-gym in the clubhouse, so we got a key and went last night. i'll be honest here and tell you that the real motivation was the tv in the corner of the room and the chance to watch the season finale of gilmore girls. ouch - not what i was expecting! but i won't give it away if you didn't see it...

my favorite time of day

the sun is low and it's right before dinner time...don't ask me why that is my favorite time! haha. it's been a really busy day, but i knew it would be - our last weekend before classes start again. we helped our friends matthew and elisa pack up for their move to minnesota this morning. oh my it was a scorcher! i've never been so tempted to jump into knee deep moldy water (the community pool under contruction) in my life! they took us out for lunch before they hit the road...i got a chili dog and onion rings and my stomach is still reeling.

we've been cleaning the bathroom this afternoon. my thoughts on cleaning are that as long as it looks clean, then no need to really bring out the chemicals. once in awhile though, i reach a point where i know 'it's time', and then we go crazy, spraying, scrubbing, really cleaning. the rest of the time i just tidy up and put things away and think of how good 'cheating' feels. after today though, i'm wondering if it would be less work to keep things clean all along rather than wait until i have to wear sandals in the shower to keep my feet off the skuzzy tile. we'll see...

mark's coming in a few hours for the weekend, so we'll probably make calzones and watch movies tonight. tomorrow is 'youth sunday', the youth do the announcements, worship, usher, everything. matt is teaching, so i'm sure i'll like the message tomorrow! the kids are really excited to be running the show. it should be really fun.

tomorrow todd graduates. the lanker's time at wheaton is ending after 8 years of being there. i'm excited for his move to kansas city this fall...i swear i was just sweating in those bleachers two seconds ago.

Tea in the morning...

i woke up with a dilemma. do i have english breakfast tea with sugar and milk or coffee with my new 'coconut creme' creamer? if you haven't tried it by the way...try it! it is so very good.
pros of tea - it's quick, throw the bag in the giant blue mug i got in seattle, add water (and cream and sugar!), and viola! something nice to sip during the morning. pros of coffee - a nice jolt in the morning so i'm not walking around in a half-daze for several hours, and did i mention the coconut creamer?! but...cons of coffee - matt doesn't drink it, so i always make about 4 cups and find myself pouring it out all morning! not wanting to make myself entirely dependent on it, i took a bold step and made tea.

it was a good choice.

sitting easy

i've been on the edge of my seat for 2 days now. no, i'm not excited about anything; i'm just in pain! everyone knows that just because you can't see the sun doesn't mean your skin isn't burning - i don't know why i always ignore this wisdom and go with my thinking 'how could i possibly get burned today?' the backs of my legs are just fried from the youth beach day. and the saddest part: it wasn't warm enough to swim, so i stayed in jean shorts and laid on my stomach on the blanket most of the day - creating a definite line in the middle of the leg- one half purple, the other half cream-colored!

outside of this small inconvenience, we had a great weekend. had matthew and elisa over several times (their apartment is being packed up right now) watched movies, played games, made calzones. yesterday i got to take a nap for over 2 hours. it was wonderful! read magazines at barnes and noble on the kid's stage area...i always feel bad when we try to read there. Last night, a sweet little kid was flipping through a book by the stage. She looked up and ran away after seeing us coming. hey! we like reading on the stage too! there's room enough for all of us!

a quiet night. matt's working on the website, so i think i'll go to target - the perfect place to go when you're not quite sure what you're looking for....but i'm sure i'll find it!