A Busy Life

Somehow we're a third of the way thru the month of February. How did that happen? The last few weeks have been so full of fun stuff that it just makes time fly by. Although I am still making sure I get one night of 'me time' to just be at home. Do I actually do anything while I'm home...sometimes. I've been trying to read more and one night I actually did all of my laundry. Every. single. piece. of. clothing....although you'd never know by looking at my bedroom floor right now. womp. womp.

A few weeks ago my mom, sis and I went to Amish Country, up in good 'ole Berlin, Ohio for a "Pajama Party." All of the shops in the town were open from 7-9am (some opened at 6am) and in order to get these awesome discounts, you had to be in your pajamas. So we went craft shopping at 6am in our pajamas. Mom and Molly stopped at Target to get new jams, but I just washed my favorite script Ohio pajamas I got for Christmas a billion years ago and added my robe. Yes, I wear that gray robe every day. It makes me feel like I have my life together when I get up and put on a robe before making breakfast. 

I didn't get anything at the first craft place we went to, but Molly got stuff to make a quilt and Mom got some felt projects to work on.

6am at the quilt shop

We also went to two other stores before everything closed at 9am. I got a cute dress at the Village Gift Barn that I thought for sure was going to be $100+ but when I looked at the tag it was only $34 and I got 25% off cause I was in my jammies. Score!

After we went back to the hotel and took a nap, we went antique shopping! The first place we went to I got a little glass nativity set like the one below. I have been looking for a nativity set that I liked and thought fit with my 'style'. And then I felt guilty because I was focusing on what it looked like instead of the meaning behind it. BUT as soon as I saw this one I knew it was the nativity set for me.

Not actually mine, but what it looks like.

We went to a few different antique places. I also got an "Ohio" glass that's going in my office and a mirror that I spray painted and added to my office wall. It's the perfect addition because it's in the shape of a "Block O". Molly got a few pieces of wall art for her apartment and Mom got a few more tea cups and saucers for her collection and two vintage license plates - one each for the years she and my dad were born.

I really wish this was an Ohio bracelet. Currently searching online for one!

We also visited Lehman's Hardware and I could have spent 12 hours looking at all of the things in that store!

And just because I thought it was so funny, I found Bowie's stuffed animal twin while in the toy department. No, I did not buy it. And yes, sometimes Bowie sends out snapchats. She's so vain.

 

We had a little Super Bowl watch party at a pub near my house. I was not invested in the Super Bowl at all this year. I don't like the Patriots AT ALL and some of the attitudes of the Seahawks made me not want them to win either, so I was clearly there for the commercials and halftime show. I even went home after the halftime show finished. And did not turn the TV on when I got home.

Kayla was excited that they passed out free mugs to everyone.

I loved the halftime show. I think Katy Perry can be a little out there, but I like entertaining shows and I'm not a fan of the halftime shows where they just stand and sign slow songs. Give me something exciting!

She rode in on a tiger!!

The beginning of last week I was busy with Bible Study, I donated blood one day (I'm becoming a regular), spent an evening with Molly at her apartment watching tv and just being sisters when I should have been doing dishes or something.

Thursday night was a busy night. I ran from one meeting to the next, caught up with my former co-workers for drinks, went to a fraternity exec meeting, and finally met Alicia at Newport for a concert. I had no idea who the guy was that was signing, but it was fun to be out with her and Molly. We danced and avoided creepers and then headed for a few drinks after the show, ended up staying way too late. The next evening we were both asleep before Dateline even got into the storyline because we were so tired. #oldpeoplestatus

Friday evening I had a scholarship dinner for the Fraternity after work. It was a very nice event that one of our alumni hosted. Because I was exhausted from the night before, I headed home as soon as dinner was over.

They all clean up well. 

All day Saturday was the fraternity's alumni event. I took pictures at it, but it's just a punch of them sitting at tables listening to each other talk. haha. Nothing interesting. But again, nice to see guys I went to college with and the ones that I've advised and have graduated over the past few years that come back for the event.

After that event I went with a group to a confirmation for one of the boys. I'd never been to a Catholic confirmation before so it was interesting and it made me happy to see so many of the fraternity guys come to support Zach.

My hair....I need something done to it. I'm hating it these days.

Later that night Molly and I met up with some friends and ended up going downtown. She hadn't ever been to the bars downtown before, so it was a fun night out.

Sunday was catching up on all the sleep that I'd lost on Thursday and Saturday nights. Molly and I went home and had dinner with the family, took a long walk/hike thru the fields and woods around the farm. We even climbed up in the deer stand that someone illegally put in one of the trees. Rude.  We also spent some time with our darling Posey before she went to the 'spa' and then drove back to Columbus in the rain while having a good sister chat.

Mom is in town this week for a conference and is staying with me. Looking forward to a few nights at home with her while baking and crafting. I might even get the two quilts done that I have had sitting on my sewing table for two years. :)