we sold our house today.

Sometimes life seems uneventful. Sorry to inform you that nothing is happening here that is interesting enough to post for the world to see. We are working, eating, and sleeping. Tonight we might go to Target for a change of pace! ;)
We do have relatively good news, though. It turns out that Waste Industries will take care of the packing of our things in Albany and then move them for us. This is a huge burden removed from us, since both of us are working and couldn't figure out time to do this. It will happen next week! We should have all of our things on Thursday.

Saturday night we went with Marcela and her crew to Chuck E. Cheese. Aaron made it obvious to us all that he's still a boy at heart. He played the whole night, only stopping for the pizza :)
Marcela said that Dominick wakes up every morning pleading with her to take him to Chuck E. Cheese. She said it's a very serious plea...needless to say, he had a blast.

Ariana was content in her role as "the ticket lady."
It was great to visit with these friends. Maybe next time we see them, Derwin will be there!

We snatched our bed from Autumn Leaf Dr. this weekend. The air mattresses weren't cutting it. This is the hole that we left in our bedroom...and right after we took off, our realtor hosted an open house so I was a little embarassed to show it like this. We had a terrible time getting the bed to Atlanta- we didn't have appropriate materials to tie it down, and had to keep stopping to resecure it. We were thankful for that, though, because being held up like that caused us to miss the rain in Atlanta.
There were visitors waiting for us in our apartment, and Aaron had an experience as a mass-murderer. ANTS. They are all over the place. We stayed up way too late last night trying to get rid of them. They are never-ending.

Happy anniversary to our blog today! One year ago on July 13th we made our first post on Blogger. We can celebrate today- click on "Comments" to vote for your favorite post from the past year.
I have enjoyed working on this site...we are thinking about printing it out to keep a record of what's happened (I have lost my passion for handwritten journaling).

As for other news, this is the picture of our pitiful sleeping arrangements I promised to post on Monday:We have separate air mattresses because that's the way it has to be. The one on the right is donated from Tom and Sarah (see earlier post)...even the sheets and blanket. We are hoping to go to Albany this weekend to pack up our things and get the moving company to bring it all here. We need our bed.
Also, DO NOT go see this movie because it's awful:

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Yesterday we really enjoyed church- there was a guest preacher and he told the truth about handling finances. We grilled out at the apartment pool for lunch, and unpacked our few things in the afternoon. After a nap, we headed out to Lawrenceville again to visit other friends. Tom and Sarah (Tom works with Aaron) invited us over for dinner. Their son, Noah, was a great topic of conversation. Before we left, they donated a kitchen table for us to use in our apartment. It was a very kind gesture- now we won't have to picnic on the floor! In the last week, we have realized how helpful it is to have a truck!

Aaron took me to this concert on Saturday night. It was the most entertaining thing I've seen in a long time. Faith Hill was awesome, and when they sang together it was so intense that I found myself holding my breath. It was an incredibly romantic date for us. I took some pictures, but they turned out too dark. Please go see it if you have the chance!

We have moved again. Yes, it's hard for us to believe, too. We had to get out of our corporate apt because they were moving someone else in. We found a great place that is much closer to where we work- right in the middle, so it's fair for both of us. It only took me 11 minutes to get to work this morning!
It didn't take us long to move in...this is what we have to set up our new home. Pretty pathetic! Tomorrow, if I dare, I will post a picture of our sleeping arrangements.

On our day off yesterday, we watched a movie, sat by the pool, watched another movie, took a nap, and went to Lenox Square for their July 4th celebration. It was packed with people and all kinds of vendors. There was a pretty good band that made this guy want to dance (he was the life of the party, standing right in front of us. We had to scoot back so as to not be involved):
It was fun, but it turned out to be sad because a storm blew through and we never got to see fireworks. Is this my first 4th with no fireworks? Can't remember. They might have waited for the storm to pass and then started, but we couldn't stick around...6:15 a.m. alarm.

Aaron and I are praising God for your day of birth just 20 years ago today. We hope you have a memorable day (how could you not?) in Siena.
With love,
your sister

My hometown is mentioned in national news today! I am so proud!

Oops the Monkey Escapes From Virginia Zoo
Monday, July 03, 2006

ROANOKE, Va. — A Japanese monkey aptly named Oops bolted from the Roanoke city zoo, sparking a park-wide shutdown as staff searched the surrounding forest where they could hear her in the trees.

The 20-pound Japanese macaque and her family were being moved from their holding cells to the exhibit for routine feeding and cleaning when she got away Sunday morning, said David Jobe, education curator at Mill Mountain Zoo. She was still on the run Monday morning.

For the rest of the story, click here:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201912,00.html

Over the weekend we relaxed and cleaned up the house. We packed a few boxes to bring with us and organized clothes, drawers, etc. We came up with two big bags of clothing to donate to Goodwill...no reason to move things we never wear to another city and just haul it around with us! Aaron did a great job outside...the house looks great and we ask for your prayers that the right people will come along soon to buy it. On Saturday night we went to Red Lobster with two neighborhood couples to celebrate Mrs. Lou's 4th anniversary of being a cancer survivor. After dinner, she and her husband had us over for brownie sundaes. Hopefully the next time we go down there it will be to pack it all up!
Have a great week!

Last night Aaron took me to the Olive Garden to reward me for my faithful cooking services (ha! actually, on Wed. night we did have a fancy tilapia dinner). He was able to impress me with the new muffler that was put on his truck. Afterwards we visited a new part of Atlanta (new to us) in Buckhead called Phipps Plaza...very nice shopping area with a MARBLE SLAB. We got some ice cream (the guy put two scoops of cookie dough on mine...extra treat) and sat outside to enjoy the weather. It was a great date! I took a picture, but I had chocolate all over my face and it's not acceptable to post on the Internet for others to see.
We have made a last minute decision to visit Albany this weekend. We need to do some things around the house (grass!) and get some more clothes :) Have a great weekend!

This is the front desk in the office where I work. Actually, I sit right there in that chair...the International students come visit me and tell me all their worries :)

Last night Aaron and I bought a truck. We visited a man in town that was selling this 1999 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 and it was love at first sight for my hubby. I think there's just a deeply rooted desire in men to have a truck and as the wife I can't deny it...this is one of the important things I've learned in marriage. So, this a great day for us. If you get a chance to talk to Aaron soon, let him know how good-lookin' you think this new toy of his is (I've already told him how good-lookin' he is in it).

28 years ago on Saturday (June 24), my mom and dad got married and made plans to have 4 little babies. We went to the Homeplace on Saturday night to celebrate with them. We missed Stephen! Dad wore his Virginia shirt in remembrance of him, though. This is a really great restaurant that we've enjoyed for years and years. It's on top of a mountain (see picture of Aaron below...he isn't used to being surrounded by mountains and had to have his picture taken) in Catawba.

Congratulations!

This weekend I drove to Salem to sell my car to a family friend. They bought it! Kendall, who will be able to drive in August, will take great care of it and we feel good about the trade. I have to admit, though, it was a little sad to say goodbye. This car was my first! It has been very good to me. Aaron will now be able to have a truck (yes, this is sacrificial love at its greatest...my man needs to have a truck!).
On Saturday morning, after 3 trips to get cleaning supplies, our crew got to work. Dad, Joey, Sierra, Aaron, Michael, and I gave all our attention to cleaning the car. It looked beautiful when we were done. Aaron and Joey should go into business together.

Aaron and I are meeting in Salem tonight to spend a day or two! We are trying to sell my car to someone we know there. I promise I'll have pictures to add when I get back!
(My first week on the new job went well. I enjoy it, but everything about life is much better when Aaron is here...)

Sorry to have been out of it for so long...we are still trying to figure out a way to update the blog regularly since our move. Bear with us!
We had a great weekend together. Friday night we saw the long-awaited Nacho Libre movie (recommended if you enjoy stupid humor as much as my husband does). Saturday we slept late and got some things on my car fixed. We laid out at the pool on Saturday afternoon and Sunday after church! We are getting spoiled :)We received sad news this past weekend, also. Uncle Bob has passed away after battling cancer for more than a year. They are having visitation tonight and the funeral tomorrow in Hope Mills, NC. Aaron is flying out today and coming back on Sunday (he had a meeting for work in Raleigh already scheduled). I will meet him in Salem on Friday night! Please pray for Aunt Julie, Casey, and Joey. It's a great sadness.