So it has be awhile since I posted anything and as I was looking back at what I wrote I realized that most of it was complaints! First of all I want to ask your forgiveness for complaining. Complaining get me no where and it is not glorifying to God. It breeds a spirit of discontent that is hard to do away with. Therefore I want to give a list of good things about our move.
1. Tom had a job.
Because Tom is a carpenter and the way the economy is he doesn't always have work. Every job is a gift from God. We are very thankful for the times he has work because work is never a grantee for him.
2. We had somewhere to live.
Tom was able to find an apartment for us to live in while we were down there. This was a good thing because it saved us money. If he hadn't found an apartment we would have been living in a hotel.
3. Our apartment was bigger and cheaper then the one we had at home.
The apartment had an extra bedroom and we had a garage for storage and our rent was still $30 cheaper every month.
4. I got to come with Tom.
Now you might think "of course she came with him. Why wouldn't she?" Well I didn't go with Tom to Niagara and that was awful! If he could have saved some money by having me stay at home sharing a hotel room or apartment with one of his coworkers. But instead he chose to bring me with him. This is one of the things I am most thankful for. I married him because I loved him and I wanted to be with him.
5. We grew closer together as a couple.
When there is only you and your husband around and you don't have anyone you know in town you spend a lot of time together. I learned to trust him more and to rely on him as my husband as apposed to seeking out other's opinions on things. Instead of always trying to go hang out with my friends I learned to be content with just my husband as company. Because it was just us I had to actually make the effort to treat my husband with respect instead of just floating through our relationship assuming I would figure it out eventually.
6. I value the time I have with my friends and family more.
I always assumed that my family and most of my friends would always be around. I took them for granted and wasn't super concerned with making time for them.
7. I realized that Missio Dei Fellowship is not the only good church out there.
Ok, I didn't just assume it was but growing up in that church and having my dad be the pastor of it did make me biased. I also took Missio for granted. I just assumed we would always go to that church and that we wouldn't ever have to go find a new one. It is hard finding a new church! I didn't realize how dry and crackly you feel at the end of a sermon that said nothing after a week with no Christian contact. It was hard at first finding a church but when we found Highland Park Evangelical Free Church in Columbus, NE it was worth the wait. I am very thankful for our new church and I will be very sad to go home.
8. Norfolk is safe.
Kenosha isn't crime ridden or anything but there are some areas that you shouldn't hang out in at night. We lock our doors and lower level windows at night. In Norfolk you really don't have too. In all our exploring of the city neither Tom or I couldn't find "the bad part of town". When the weather got really nice we left all of our windows open at night. If you didn't know, our windows are level with the ground because we live in the basement. Anyone could have gotten in. We weren't concerned though. During the day I would leave the back door open to catch the breeze. We can take walks at night and I am not all jumpy waiting for bad guys to jump out at us. I wouldn't do any of this if I lived on the ground level of an apartment in Kenosha.
9. We learned to appreciate where God sent us.
I am not saying that I got this part down but I think I am growing a lot in this area and I think that if/when we move again I will have a much better attitude about it.
10. I saved a lot of money on gas.
When the city you live in is only 24,000 and the big thing you do every week is grocery shopping you don't much gas at all! When living in Kenosha I filled up once a week. Norfolk, once a month.
11. People are super polite.
When we first moved to Norfolk I would take a walk most days. Older people I didn't know would wave to me as I passed and traffic would stop even though it had the right away so that I could cross the street. Almost no one speeds, it is most common to be behind some one going 5-10mph under the speed limit. People stop at a yellow light instead of risk running a red one. people use their blinkers. Even Walmart customers are more aware of whats going on around them.
I know there is more but this is all I have right now. Living in Nebraska was a very good experience for us and I am thankful that we were able to have it.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Well its been awhile...
So apparently I haven't updated this in almost a month! I'm sorry! So here is whats going on:
As you all know I am pregnant. I have had two ultrasounds so far. The latest one was on January 3rd. I almost didn't get to have an ultrasound because the reason for the ultrasound was to test for Downs Syndrome. When they asked me if I wanted to take the test I said no because that would be one less thing to pay for. The doctor then informed me that I would not get to have an ultrasound that day if I didn't have the test. Now, I had asked Tom to come with me to the Dr's office that day so that he could see the baby so I really wanted the ultrasound. Another reason I wanted the ultrasound was because the first one I had had the baby was only 3mm long and all I could see was a dot on the screen. I quickly changed my mind about the test when I was informed that there would not be an ultrasound that day. It was really cool to see the baby on the screen! Our baby has a face and arms and legs!!!!!!
You can't really tell from the picture. It was a lot easier to see the features and arms and legs on the screen. Our baby has a strong heartbeat and it is moving around already! As we were listening to the heartbeat our baby did some sort of flippy thing :) It is crazy how much our baby grew in 4 weeks!
On January 5th we left for Texas. I tried really hard to get everything clean and ready to go before we left. It didn't work out the way I planned it. the night before we left we packed everything up and had it waiting by the door. Unfortunately that took all of my energy and then some. I still had to get the living room and kitchen cleaned so we wouldn't come home to a mess. Tom told me that I needed to go to bed and get some rest. We both thought that I would be able to do it in the morning. Boy were we wrong! I was so sick the day we were supposed to leave! Tom was so gracious about it. He did as much as he could but we really had to leave. He worked a half day that day and came home with only enough time to shower, change and go. I was still in bed when he got home. I was trying so hard not to be sick. He took good care of me and was very patient with me. He did a couple things and told me not to worry about the rest. I a wonderful husband and I am very thankful for him.
The trip to Austin felt like the longest trip ever and even though I took my prescription and Dramamine I still felt sick the whole way there. We got to Tom's parent's house around midnight. We did our Christmas with them then. I felt bad because I could not show as much enthusiasm as I normally would because I was very tired and still not feeling well. They were very kind and gracious to me. The next day we got everything ready for Tom's brother's graduation party. John graduated from Texas A & M with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering (I think) and is going back to get his Master's. It was a fun party. Some of the extended family that I didn't think we were going to be able to see this time were able to come. It was nice to be able to see them all and show them the picture of the baby :)
The next day we left for a cruise to Mexico. It was a very nice cruise! We had a lot of fun with his family and checking out Mexico. The motion of the ship didn't get to me until the last couple days. All around it was a nice experience. We stopped in Progresso and Cozumel. Cozumel was prettier. We took a bunch of pictures and some videos. As soon as I get them loaded on my computer I will try to upload them.
After the cruise we just spent time with Tom's family. We had a very good time. We both wished that we could have stayed longer this time.
Yesterday we came home. It was a rough day for me. I have been having trouble sleeping lately because I can't seem to get comfortable. We got up around 8. I was pretty mad when my alarm went off :/ The first flight was from Austin to Denver. The flight was completely full and I made the bad choice of taking the middle seat. The guy who sat next to me was in his lat teens I think. Oh man! I had to give him the nickname of Sir Wiggles-alot! He was dancing to his music, took all of his room and half of mine! He was so skinny! How come he needed half of my room too? I kept moving over so that I would touch him as he was dancing, I guess he took that as an invitation to take up more space because every time I made a gap he promptly filled it. He even started rapping out loud near the end of the flight. The worst part of that flight was the descent. It was the bumpiest descent I have ever experienced! I was already not feeling to good and hoping that I wouldn't have to get up and run to the bathroom. Getting up would have been hard because Sir Wiggles-alot was blocking me. When we finally landed and were taxiing to our gate I told Sir Wiggles-alotexperienced leaving! I kept praying that God would keep us safe. It seriously felt like we were crashing. It was pretty scary. We were glad to be in Omaha when we got there! After that we drove two hours to get back to Norfolk. Oh my goodness was it cold! We went from 80 degrees in Austin on Thursday to 12 degrees in Norfolk yesterday! At that point i was really wishing we could go back to Texas :)
Today we are cleaning up the apartment and unpacking and getting everything ready for Tom for Monday.
As you all know I am pregnant. I have had two ultrasounds so far. The latest one was on January 3rd. I almost didn't get to have an ultrasound because the reason for the ultrasound was to test for Downs Syndrome. When they asked me if I wanted to take the test I said no because that would be one less thing to pay for. The doctor then informed me that I would not get to have an ultrasound that day if I didn't have the test. Now, I had asked Tom to come with me to the Dr's office that day so that he could see the baby so I really wanted the ultrasound. Another reason I wanted the ultrasound was because the first one I had had the baby was only 3mm long and all I could see was a dot on the screen. I quickly changed my mind about the test when I was informed that there would not be an ultrasound that day. It was really cool to see the baby on the screen! Our baby has a face and arms and legs!!!!!!
On January 5th we left for Texas. I tried really hard to get everything clean and ready to go before we left. It didn't work out the way I planned it. the night before we left we packed everything up and had it waiting by the door. Unfortunately that took all of my energy and then some. I still had to get the living room and kitchen cleaned so we wouldn't come home to a mess. Tom told me that I needed to go to bed and get some rest. We both thought that I would be able to do it in the morning. Boy were we wrong! I was so sick the day we were supposed to leave! Tom was so gracious about it. He did as much as he could but we really had to leave. He worked a half day that day and came home with only enough time to shower, change and go. I was still in bed when he got home. I was trying so hard not to be sick. He took good care of me and was very patient with me. He did a couple things and told me not to worry about the rest. I a wonderful husband and I am very thankful for him.
The trip to Austin felt like the longest trip ever and even though I took my prescription and Dramamine I still felt sick the whole way there. We got to Tom's parent's house around midnight. We did our Christmas with them then. I felt bad because I could not show as much enthusiasm as I normally would because I was very tired and still not feeling well. They were very kind and gracious to me. The next day we got everything ready for Tom's brother's graduation party. John graduated from Texas A & M with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering (I think) and is going back to get his Master's. It was a fun party. Some of the extended family that I didn't think we were going to be able to see this time were able to come. It was nice to be able to see them all and show them the picture of the baby :)
The next day we left for a cruise to Mexico. It was a very nice cruise! We had a lot of fun with his family and checking out Mexico. The motion of the ship didn't get to me until the last couple days. All around it was a nice experience. We stopped in Progresso and Cozumel. Cozumel was prettier. We took a bunch of pictures and some videos. As soon as I get them loaded on my computer I will try to upload them.
After the cruise we just spent time with Tom's family. We had a very good time. We both wished that we could have stayed longer this time.
Yesterday we came home. It was a rough day for me. I have been having trouble sleeping lately because I can't seem to get comfortable. We got up around 8. I was pretty mad when my alarm went off :/ The first flight was from Austin to Denver. The flight was completely full and I made the bad choice of taking the middle seat. The guy who sat next to me was in his lat teens I think. Oh man! I had to give him the nickname of Sir Wiggles-alot! He was dancing to his music, took all of his room and half of mine! He was so skinny! How come he needed half of my room too? I kept moving over so that I would touch him as he was dancing, I guess he took that as an invitation to take up more space because every time I made a gap he promptly filled it. He even started rapping out loud near the end of the flight. The worst part of that flight was the descent. It was the bumpiest descent I have ever experienced! I was already not feeling to good and hoping that I wouldn't have to get up and run to the bathroom. Getting up would have been hard because Sir Wiggles-alot was blocking me. When we finally landed and were taxiing to our gate I told Sir Wiggles-alotexperienced leaving! I kept praying that God would keep us safe. It seriously felt like we were crashing. It was pretty scary. We were glad to be in Omaha when we got there! After that we drove two hours to get back to Norfolk. Oh my goodness was it cold! We went from 80 degrees in Austin on Thursday to 12 degrees in Norfolk yesterday! At that point i was really wishing we could go back to Texas :)
Today we are cleaning up the apartment and unpacking and getting everything ready for Tom for Monday.
Monday, December 12, 2011
12-12-11
So after a week of living in the bathroom Tom told me to call the Dr. I haven't been able to keep liquids down, I am dizzy (I feel like I am going to pass out even though I am laying down), my heart has been doing some funny things, I lost 20lbs in a week, fun stuff like that. Tom was reading the baby book the Dr gave me and it said to call the Dr if was having any of these symptoms. I called this morning and the nurse wasn't too concerned at first but then I elaborated on the situation and she changed her mind. She gave me a prescription and said that if it doesn't work in the next couple days I need to let them know. They might want me to come in. She also said that I was allowed to take Dramamine!!! Yeah! I am so going to try to sleep the whole way back to Kenosha! We might be leaving tomorrow to come back because there is supposed to be freezing rain coming and Tom wants to get out of here before that comes. Please pray for us as we make our way back to Kenosha.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
12-7-11
I am dying! I swear! Not really but it feels like it. We are pregnant. Normally that statement would have an exclamation mark at the end but I am too sick to put it there. Lord willing Baby Guthery will be arriving July 27th. I had my first ultrasound on Monday and they confirmed that the baby is in the uterus and the heart is beating! I am very thankful for this. I am not sure I could handle another miscarriage. I am so sick right now it is ridiculous. I have a nest of towels and blankets on the bathroom floor. I have lost 9lbs in the past three days. Poor Tom went to work without food or breakfast today because I was too busy in the bathroom.
I call this my nest...the layers keep the cold away.
I also have a container of green works wipes handy. My bathroom gets wiped down often now that I am living in there. There is nothing like living on the bathroom floor to make you feel really gross. I am praying that someday soon this goes away. I told Tom last night that this was our last baby. He reminded me that we had already discussed this and that I decided that 4 was the perfect number. I informed him that I had changed my mind since then. He still didn't take me seriously...
Saturday, December 3, 2011
12-3-11
So it has been almost a month since the last time I posted. Why? Because there hasn't been anything to post about.
So Tom keeps telling me that it is going to snow and I keep getting excited thinking that I am going to wake up the next day to a winter wonderland and I am constantly disappointed. But today it really did snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I woke up to this!
So of course we had to go sledding :) But we had to get a few essentials first; like snow pants, long underwear and a sled.
We considered our options and I think we got the best one!
I wish I could have gotten a picture of both of us on the innertube (we both fit) but I didn't really trust the little kids we were sledding by not to drop my camera in the snow.
After our first run down the hill I was covered!
So Tom keeps telling me that it is going to snow and I keep getting excited thinking that I am going to wake up the next day to a winter wonderland and I am constantly disappointed. But today it really did snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I woke up to this!
So of course we had to go sledding :) But we had to get a few essentials first; like snow pants, long underwear and a sled.
We considered our options and I think we got the best one!
After he blew it up we were ready to go!!
You have no idea how steep that hill was!!!!
This is the other side of the hill we were on. We decided to sled on the side that didn't have water on it :)
On the way back to our car Tom had some extra fun!
And ended up in a tree. Lol :)
We had a lot of fun!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
11-15-11
Its been awhile. So long in fact I am not sure which day we're on. Therefore I will jut be putting the date as the title.
Okay, What has happened since I last wrote? Not a whole lot. I went home last weekend for my almost sister's bridal shower. It was nice to be able to spend time with my family and friends.
This past Wednesday we had Tom's uncle/boss, Gino, over for dinner. Due to the fact that only half of our clocks were set back for the time change dinner did not turn out right at all. The good thing about it? Gino hasn't tasted this recipe when it was good so he had nothing to compare it to. :) He said it was good. That was nice of him.
Over the weekend Tom and I had an epiphany. If we are going to try to share the couch to watch a movie we should just get a futon. So Saturday we drove around town pricing one out. Lord willing tomorrow we will be picking one up.
Tom has been having trouble sleeping because his back hurts so yesterday I made him an appointment to go see a chiropractor. Lord willing he will be able to get some relief today at his appointment.
We also invited Hans to come over tonight after work. I guess him and Tom are going to play MW3.
While I was perusing facebook this morning I found a coupon for free curly fries at Arby's for today only. I love curly fries! So I printed it out and decided to do my shopping early today. I was cruising around town trying to find Arby's and at the last second I realized I was in the wrong lane so I decided to go to the store first and swing by Arby's on the way home. I went to the store and got what I needed and then headed over to Arby's. I pulled into the drive thru thinking that it would be faster than going in. Boy was I wrong!!! So I sat there for a little while waiting for someone to say something. When the person working drive thru finally said something it was hard to understand. They obviously didn't know what the greeting for today was. It was painful to listen to. I finally ordered and was asked to pull around to the window. I did so and then sat there for 6 minutes waiting for someone to come. 6 Minutes! All I ordered was a small curly fry and a small drink. That's it! When the lady behind me got fed up and drove away I laid on my horn hoping that might get someone's attention. (Ok, we have to pause for a second. I have worked in fast food. I know how long it takes to make what I ordered. I also know that it is rude to honk your horn to get the drive thru people's attention.) After no one responded to me honking my horn I pulled around to the front, parked and went in. There was a guy standing at the register waiting for some one to wait on him. I started yelling.
"So do I get my food or what?" I yelled at the first person I saw. The worker looked at me from the kitchen and then walked away without saying anything.
The man waiting by the register said "I have been standing here for awhile and I was starting to think there wasn't anyone here!"
A group of people came out of the kitchen then.
"Can I talk to the manager please." I asked.
"Yes" said the lady in a black shirt who was walking towards me.
"Are you the manager?" I asked
"Yes" was the reply.
"I have been sitting at the window for at least 5 minutes waiting for my food. No one came to the window. No one offered to take my payment. Nothing."
She then starts asking other employees who was on drive thru. After they established the fact that my food had been sitting at the window this whole time and there was no one on drive thru they handed me my food.
"Is it even still hot?" I asked scornfully. "Oh, do you think this guy might want some help? He has been standing here for a long time too!" I added.
The manager started taking the man's order and another lady went to get me fresh fries. She came back with a large curly fry and let me know that I didn't need to pay for it. Darn right I'm not paying for it! The manager came over then and said that she was going to give me a coupon. She wrote out a coupon for two free value meals. I then left with a scowl still on my face. I have never had to throw a tantrum for my food before. I know it sounds like I was really mean but they should have done there jobs. Just saying.
I am now going to pick up the apartment and get stuff ready for Hans's visit tonight.
Okay, What has happened since I last wrote? Not a whole lot. I went home last weekend for my almost sister's bridal shower. It was nice to be able to spend time with my family and friends.
This past Wednesday we had Tom's uncle/boss, Gino, over for dinner. Due to the fact that only half of our clocks were set back for the time change dinner did not turn out right at all. The good thing about it? Gino hasn't tasted this recipe when it was good so he had nothing to compare it to. :) He said it was good. That was nice of him.
Over the weekend Tom and I had an epiphany. If we are going to try to share the couch to watch a movie we should just get a futon. So Saturday we drove around town pricing one out. Lord willing tomorrow we will be picking one up.
Tom has been having trouble sleeping because his back hurts so yesterday I made him an appointment to go see a chiropractor. Lord willing he will be able to get some relief today at his appointment.
We also invited Hans to come over tonight after work. I guess him and Tom are going to play MW3.
While I was perusing facebook this morning I found a coupon for free curly fries at Arby's for today only. I love curly fries! So I printed it out and decided to do my shopping early today. I was cruising around town trying to find Arby's and at the last second I realized I was in the wrong lane so I decided to go to the store first and swing by Arby's on the way home. I went to the store and got what I needed and then headed over to Arby's. I pulled into the drive thru thinking that it would be faster than going in. Boy was I wrong!!! So I sat there for a little while waiting for someone to say something. When the person working drive thru finally said something it was hard to understand. They obviously didn't know what the greeting for today was. It was painful to listen to. I finally ordered and was asked to pull around to the window. I did so and then sat there for 6 minutes waiting for someone to come. 6 Minutes! All I ordered was a small curly fry and a small drink. That's it! When the lady behind me got fed up and drove away I laid on my horn hoping that might get someone's attention. (Ok, we have to pause for a second. I have worked in fast food. I know how long it takes to make what I ordered. I also know that it is rude to honk your horn to get the drive thru people's attention.) After no one responded to me honking my horn I pulled around to the front, parked and went in. There was a guy standing at the register waiting for some one to wait on him. I started yelling.
"So do I get my food or what?" I yelled at the first person I saw. The worker looked at me from the kitchen and then walked away without saying anything.
The man waiting by the register said "I have been standing here for awhile and I was starting to think there wasn't anyone here!"
A group of people came out of the kitchen then.
"Can I talk to the manager please." I asked.
"Yes" said the lady in a black shirt who was walking towards me.
"Are you the manager?" I asked
"Yes" was the reply.
"I have been sitting at the window for at least 5 minutes waiting for my food. No one came to the window. No one offered to take my payment. Nothing."
She then starts asking other employees who was on drive thru. After they established the fact that my food had been sitting at the window this whole time and there was no one on drive thru they handed me my food.
"Is it even still hot?" I asked scornfully. "Oh, do you think this guy might want some help? He has been standing here for a long time too!" I added.
The manager started taking the man's order and another lady went to get me fresh fries. She came back with a large curly fry and let me know that I didn't need to pay for it. Darn right I'm not paying for it! The manager came over then and said that she was going to give me a coupon. She wrote out a coupon for two free value meals. I then left with a scowl still on my face. I have never had to throw a tantrum for my food before. I know it sounds like I was really mean but they should have done there jobs. Just saying.
I am now going to pick up the apartment and get stuff ready for Hans's visit tonight.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Day 44 - 48
Early Sunday morning I woke up to Tom throwing up. Poor guy! We decided because we were both sick that we would stay home from church. I slept until noonish and Tom didn't wake up until around 3. We watched some movies pathetically on the couch for awhile. We were both laying down on our couch which is right under our living room window. The curtain was closed because the sun was too bright. Tom was laying closest to the window. As we were watching Malcom in the Middle out of the corner of my eye I saw the curtain twitch. Seconds later Tom says "woah!!!" I look over by his shoulder and I see a snake! Yup, that's right, a SNAKE!!! I immediately jumped up and started screaming "kill it! kill it! KILL IT!" I was having issues controlling myself so Tom told me to go to my room. I went in our room and stood on the bed hoping that there wasn't anything in there. Tom got a towel and captured the snake and released it into the wild. That wasn't cool... He then checked the window to see how it got in. There is a small hole about the size of a pencil eraser in the screen right at the bottom. Tom asked where the tape was and I informed him that we didn't have any duct tape. So he went to get some. I called my mom and told her about it. I was a bit hysterical at this point. I was sick, I had a migraine and a snake got in our apartment! She was very kind to me and tried to cheer me up. She didn't laugh at all which was nice. When Tom got home he fixed the hole and checked out our other windows to make sure there weren't any holes. We will be keeping our bedroom window closed from now on. For the rest of the night I was paranoid.
Monday Tom was still sick so he stayed home from work. We sat on the couch and watched movies and played video games. It was boring but its all good. I am glad that he got some rest.
Tuesday he went to work but came home around one. He was doing pretty good until break.He started feeling really sick after break and came home. We watched some movies.
Wednesday he went to work and lasted the whole day which is good. I went grocery shopping and did some Christmas shopping. We watched some movies and went to bed.
Today is Thursday. So far I have read my bible and worked on the blog. Tom went to work today too which is good. It looks like he is better. I don't really have any plans for today. Probably going to was h the dishes and mail the mail.
Monday Tom was still sick so he stayed home from work. We sat on the couch and watched movies and played video games. It was boring but its all good. I am glad that he got some rest.
Tuesday he went to work but came home around one. He was doing pretty good until break.He started feeling really sick after break and came home. We watched some movies.
Wednesday he went to work and lasted the whole day which is good. I went grocery shopping and did some Christmas shopping. We watched some movies and went to bed.
Today is Thursday. So far I have read my bible and worked on the blog. Tom went to work today too which is good. It looks like he is better. I don't really have any plans for today. Probably going to was h the dishes and mail the mail.
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