productive day!

just stoppin' in to say hello!

tim & i are about to go pay mom in law a visit

but he's takin' a nap first

i believe we are going to get some bbq for dinner

squealers, maybe?

excited!

let me tell you

we spanburgs have enjoyed a rather productive day

husband does has a sore back

don't even get me started on that one.

ask me about it in person

and i have a pretty pesky neck

but we did a pretty good job nonetheless:

had our home appraised...

fixed a few things that had to be done before closing

and packed up some boxes

i don't think he was very happy about this!

poor guy barely has a place to sit

i've also been making an effort to clean the house for the people moving in

i finally decided to clean out my fridge

prepare for disgusting-ness!

uh... what is that??

if you are currently eating food,

stop!!!

ugh!!!!

sheer disgust.

i don't know what those black things are.

they weren't moving so that's a good sign they weren't alive.

while i was trying to get that hot mess cleaned up, i made this hot mess

i just left the water running and it overflowed everywhere!

what the heck is wrong with me.

i'll be glad when this move is over & done with

i'm a total space case scatterbrain!

mostly my week in review...

i haven't much time

so i apologize in advance for the haphazard nature of this post

things have been insane

but i've been dying to bring some positivity to this outlet of mine

not sure when it happened

but this humble journog (or blournal)

is something i truly look forward to updating on a regular basis

helps me de clutter the mind

and even though i may not have time to speak with the few of you who read this on a super regular basis,

i know we are connected throughout the week.

might seem cheap

but i kinda like it :)

i love when you guys have updates, p.s.

and check for new posts on my lunch break everyday

'kay.

while i'm looking forward to moving to a new place during the beautiful and comfortable season of fall, i'm also terrified of chicago winters. the other day while the husband and i were visiting with some friends (my first close friends who are expecting, which is super exciting....) tim checked his iPhone to see what the temperature in highwood was. it was fifteen degrees cooler than it was in jamestown.

fifteen degrees

!!!!!

it's non negotiable. i am going to have to get a better winter coat. i'm kind of a loser. last christmas tim's papaw gave me a nice monetary christmas gift that i planned on using to go towards a realllly expensive north face jacket. they are so expensive but i think so worth it and i so want one. well, we never found one i thought was reasonable and would work well enough for my needs so i ended up buying shoes or something. who knows, i can't remember. so this we must save up some money for. tim thinks if he can tough it out i can. but i will not be able to live right next to lake michigan wearing my fall calvin klein jacket. (it was my fault, i bought that jacket knowing it wasn't a winter coat but pretended it was a winter coat anyways.) oh, how i learn from my stupid trendy-driven mistakes :) i don't care how i look anymore!

so... a few things happened in the past few days

the 'bucks found me a store in chicago

and it it sans drive thru

which means no chicago drive thru winters

yay!!!

i used most of my teavana birthday giftcard the other day

...$43 i spent on tea...

i purchased Arcadian Apple

smells like apple heaven!!

i'm sure they don't recommend you do this:

you can actually eat the pieces of apple after you steep them

(it was that delicious!)

... i was really hungry when i made my first cup....

Emerald Bamboo Forest

the guy who helped me recommended this one to me and i was told to try it iced with the arcadian apple... the guy is a genius and it is incredible

Rooibos Tropica/Jasmine Dragon Pearls blend

i have been lusting after this blend for a long time!!

unfortunately, teavana will be discontinuing arcadian apple so i need to go back and get some more... i wanted to try it before i bought several ounces of it. i also would like to get their white earl grey tea... i was told you can get three steeps out of each batch of tea used. and it smelled wonderful! i saved a few dollars from this week's personal budget and then will be using next week's and the rest of my gift card to get stocked up before the big move. i'm sure they have teavanas there... i just won't know how to get to them for awhile :)

back to this past week... husband and i finally saw The Town

definitely gets an A from me

i thought it was incredible

and i officially crush on boston accents more than the british ones

i keep making husband say "get in the cahhh" to me

he gets a kiss when he does it right :)

so go see it!!

warning: there is one boob (yes, one) and lots of language.

so know that before you decide to go or take your man!

also this week,

my parents bought me a GPS for chicago

seriously the sweetest thing

i'm so thankful for my parents

through this gift they reminded me they know me inside and out

and that's pretty touching :)

in other news,

nash has been quite the holy terror

how is it that i love him more and more despite this fact?

here is he is lying next to a pee spot i had to clean up

how can he be so precious one minute...

and then eating dollar bills the next?

maybe it's because he smells really good when he's sleeping

(i know this is creepy, but it's true. ask husband)

maybe it's because he sleeps in my lap every time i write a blournal

hopefully my kids will be better behaved!

so i think i should stop here. as you can see, this is like two weeks worth of blogs crammed into one... i have more cute pictures but i think i'll have to wait 'till next time.

thanks, casey, for clearing this up for us

regarding I'm Still Here

to see or not to see?

i might need to mention that one of the biggest reasons this whole film piqued my curiosity is that i absolutely love casey affleck. i'm often bitter that my many of my favorite actors aren't given credit for their brilliance

casey affleck, matthew fox, robert pattinson....

so sue me

casey is a genius. so is joaquin phoenix. casey producing joaquin's mockumentary?

still not sure

i might have a friend...

There is a lovely couple at our church who introduced me to their daughter Amber sometime ago. She and her family live in the Chicago area and Amber's mom (Judy) wanted us to meet because she thought we were alike and would click. Amber and her husband stopped at Starbucks the other day, as they were in town for Old Fashioned Days and to visit (I think) with family. We are facebook friends and have been communicating through comments and status "likes." She does not realize this because we really don't talk but Amber has been a great encouragement to me as of late. Knowing I have someone in the area who shares in my faith and seems to be amazing makes the move feel less lonely. I know that this move will be difficult on a lot of people because change is just plain hard. At times I feel I romanticize this move simply because I desperately need a change at work. When it really comes down to it, I know that a part of me will be broken hearted... because we may not come back. We have no idea what the future holds.

Thank you, Heavenly Father, for providing for my every need... and for loving us through friendship. Thank you for Amber, who though I barely know her, has encouraged my spirit leaps and bounds. It seems Your gracious Love knows no limit.

Oh how He loves us.

:)

can't help it

i want to see this

go here to read one review

and here for another

different (or better?) perspective

i am intrigued.

and i want netflix so i can satisfy these doc(or mock)umentary cravings of mine.

cheap shots?

not a fan.

just tell it like you feel or see it.

the boys