01.06.07
I love me some Chai tea!
Well, I do!
I thought of all kinds of thinks I wanted to post about that I forgot in my last post.
Thing #1: Adventures with tote bags.
While in Yakima to see Rob and Jodi (yes, we went to see them, not just their house. We also went to beat Jodi at cards, but that’s a different story altogether), I saw Jodi’s super cute not-too-teachery tote bag. I said to myself, “Self, you should use some of your Christmas money to purchase one for yourself! What a great idea!” Upon returning to Chicago, I ordered such an item. It came 3 days later. I was amazed and excited! I opened the box to discover two things. 1) The large size is for people who want their German shepards to be purse dogs and 2) The green was nearly florescent. Not quite the cute apple-green I was looking for. Luckily they will take back things with monograms. Now I get to go through the fun of choosing a new color and such… monogrammed? Name or initials? My initial (ha! pun unintentional but fun none the less!) thought is to go with the monogram so when I take it to school my kids won’t call me Becky trying to be clever. Thoughts? Go here and pick a color for me, would ya? 
Thing #2: I’ve been nesting.
After being in so many homes in Washington, I decided it was high time to make our apartment more homey. So I finished the blanket, which coordinates with both of our couches, to try to make our furniture look like it was on purpose. I also bought some baskets for our games and picture albums and DVDs, so our made-to-go-in-a-garage entertainment center looks a little less so. Then I got a collage frame and put cute pictures of Jamie and me in it, along with our wedding vows (awww…), so our guests will be, well, rather nauseated upon entering our home. Next projects on the list: fill one more frame for our bedroom, perhaps find a few more for shelves and such, put pictures in the albums sitting in the cute basket, rehang pictures of Paris so people can actually see them, finish the quilt for our bed so we won’t be sleeping with the fishes (really, our current bedspread was made by an elementary school class and is covered in appliqued fish. Parents accidentally bought it at an auction), paint if we decide not to move… wow, if I didn’t have a job, I’d still be really busy!
Thing #3: Speaking of jobs…
Going back to work has a strange effect on me. I question whether or not I should be a teacher because I so dread going back to work. I’m hoping it’s just the leisure time I love, not that my job is not my calling and I really should be working at Starbucks or something. Hm.
Thing #4: I love my husband!
He made me dinner tonight, and cleaned up. When I said “Well, you cooked, so I should do the dishes, eh?” He replied, “No, I’ll do the dishes to make up for all the times when you cook and help with the dishes.” That probably doesn’t sound romantic to anyone else, but it was to me!
Thing #5: I think I want to take Jamie to the bookstore now.
We returned some gifts and I got a knitting pattern a day calendar (yay!), and he needs to spend his part of the gift card. I really like book stores and kind of want to go. We’ll see.
