Illness and Redecorating

Illness and Redecorating-the two really don't go together.

This is currently my living room. I've been sick now for over a week. It started with a cold, yesterday I had the worst migraine of my life. I'm over it. so over it. Before I got too bad on Saturday we did most of the dining room:

Just an iPhone photo but you can kinda see what it looks like. It looks sooo much better, it makes me smile. the paint job that was here since we moved in left a lot to be desired. Not only was is your basic renters white cream? whomever did it did a horrible job. The living room didn't even really get done, they just painted over spots with what ever they had, which didn't match.

 My husband started the ceiling in the living room while I slept on Easter. I'm hoping to get the dining room finished today. All that's left is the wall the window is on, so it shouldn't take me too long.

I don't want to over do it because I still have a cough and I really don't have any desire to spend my whole vacation sick. 

It has been nice while i'm laid out on the couch to look up and see the happy sunshiny yellow, it makes my spirits feel better even if my body doesn't..

Spring!

I love spring. Most importantly I love day light savings time. As a student I always took spring break for granted. As a working adult it's something I look at from afar with longing. This year however I get a spring break. 2 weeks! As the family I work for is going on vacation. (Well really 3 but that's another story of a blessing in disguise of illness)

I'm making the most of my spring break and doing a little redecorating project.It's actually a pretty big deal as it involves paint, in our nearly 10 years of marriage and the 4 places we've lived we've never gotten to do this.

Here are a couple of  before pictures. Living in a 1 bedroom apartment our living room is our family room,media room,craft room and office all in one.

What you can't see in this picture is my husbands desk on the other side of the chair.

To the immediate left of the above picture is this. My quilting corner,it's looked like this for far longer then I would like to admit.

Here's what this corner looked like when we first moved in. It's never really worked. we've been on the hunt for better desks for both of us. His is too small and mine is big but has never been well organized. Ultimately   we've decided just to build what we need (Thank God for a husband who is handy). We got rid of the tv and my desk will be on the wood paneled wall. The hubbies will be on the shorter wall.

I have a lot of goals for my 2 weeks off and I'm trying to figure out whats doable and whats too far reaching.

Yay Spring!

Contentment

I'm off work today and so far it's been relaxing. Time off either unexpected or a normal Saturday is always a struggle for me to find the balance of relaxing and productivity. I'm sure I'm not the only one with this.

The last few weeks have been extra hectic for me. I'm slowllearning ( very slowly) to say no. I have to re-remember my priories and reassure myself that its ok to stop once in awhile.

I've also been remembering to be thankful always for the life I have and not be whiny about the life I thought I would have by now. Such a little word, always. Doesn't mean most of the time or when I feel like it. All. The. Time.

It's all about contentment and I think I'm finally figuring it out. God is very patient with me and I am most definitely thankful for that.

So today I'm thankful for:

An apartment to clean

An oven that works

A husband who has a heart to serve God and see the men of San Francisco on fire for Him

Old and new friends

An extra couple days off work

A fresh table cloth and a cup of coffee

Wonder

Last week I spent 5 nights on this

With this lovely lady

To celebrate her 30th birthday

We laughed way too much (it's so much fun to be the loudest people anywhere we went)

We survived going to foreign countries on our own. (she doesn't know her left from her right and I have number dyslexia alot of times, this is a big deal)

We ate too much yummy food

we relaxed

enjoyed happy happy weather

saw lots of characters

ate way too much

and laughed alot

Have I mentioned we laughed at ate alot?

A grand time was had.

We've already planed our 15th and 20th anniversaries so we can bring our husbands  next time

Vacation

I go on Vacation next week. A dear, dear friend's birthday is February 18th and for her birhtday her husband is sending her and I on a Disney Cruise. I'm soo stinking excited!

This has been in the works since October and I leave in 9 days. For 5 nights this is were I'll be:

The Disney Wonder

I get to go here:

and Here:

Disney's Castaway Cay

I'm spending a day in Miami before we leave and I have no idea what to do. I've been doing some googling and have a couple of ideas but I think I'll just wing it. I'm taking a red eye that gets me in at 5:30 in the morning and my friend doesn't get in till 10 pm so I have a lot of time. If nothing else I can start my vacation off on the beach. I heart the beach. Has anyone been there? Any suggestions?

Vacation!!!

I get to use my passport again!!

I have the best friends!

Testing

We got iPhones. We've been avoiding data plans for as long as possible, but I've been going over on our texts far too much. So we finally broke down and upgraded our plan.

I've of course gone app crazy and have been getting all the ones my friends having been talking about for we'll forever.

This is my test of the blogger app. Maybe if this works out I'll blog more. We shall see

Birthday ramblings 12.12.12

This is the day God made for me. on 12/12/1982 I was brought into this life. Today I am 30. 12/12/12. I've known that my 30th falls on this day for quite some time. I was in college, around 2007. (yes I'm crazy)

30.

My husband has been saying for months I should be turning 36 on this day. He's silly.

A couple people have asked me how that feels. So far? just like 29

Mostly this is ramblings so I can publish before my day is up. 

12/12/12 it's just so much fun.

 I meant to buy the paper today, oops I forgot.

ok off to bed, it's finally decided to act like almost winter in San Francisco and I"m cold.

12.12.12