catching up

This weekend has been a game of catch-up. Because of the funeral arrangements and all of our traveling William was behind on his studying and I was WAY behind on house work...I also had to work this weekend to make up time. We still had a huge suitcase that needed unpacking, there was over 4 loads of laundry, the dishwasher was full, the trash was overflowing, and we had bills and school papers laying everywhere. Friday night we cooked at home and took a break later that night for some marble slab! It's similar to coldstone, they just don't sing, Lol. William studied the rest of the night and all day today. I got everything around the house back in order and we went out to Applebees tonight for dinner. Friday is William's third test--this one is on head and neck (which he is not that fond of) and then he'll have only one more month of this anatomy block. He is sooooo ready to be done with the cadaver!

Most of our wedding planing has been put on the back-burner with everything that's been going on so we're also excited to get back to it! Hopefully we can get our schedules back on track and use this coming weekend after his test to RELAX.

LOTS going on

WHEW. Sorry we have been M.I.A. We have had SO much going on in our lives. Last weekend I had to work on Saturday and there was a lot of drama (it just so happened to be 9/11) and we had to end up closing the office and I was stressed out. My parents came that night because they knew that we had a rough week but they didnt even get here until about 8:00 saturday night. They were here for about an hour and we got the call that they told my grandma that my grandpa's case was terminal. He had been struggling with dementia for a long time and around the end of June it got really bad. That sunday we drove to Raleigh for the day to be with him in the hospital then we drove back to Winston that night. This week he has been getting progressively worse and the doctors said he wouldn't make it to next week. My birthday was Friday (the 17th-thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes) and he died yesterday on the 18th in the hospital. William and I came back to winston today and we'll be returning to Raleigh tomorrow night for the wake and tuesday for the service. This is the second grandparent in two months so we have had sort of a hard time being able to settle down. However, we know he's in a better place. R.I.P papa george.

Fall is around the corner

This past weekend's weather was AMAZING. There was a slight nip in the air and it made me so excited for fall which is my favorite season. I love the colors of the leaves, pumpkin spice and peppermint lattes, fall clothing, etc [hence the new background change]. It also means we're that much closer to the wedding! :)

Labor Day

Warning: This is going to be a totally boring post.

This is the week of William's second test so even though we have had a fun, relaxing weekend with each other, he has still been studying A LOT. We've gone out to eat a few times, cooked some great meals at home, rented a movie, went swimming, went on a long walk on the greenway, STUDIED, and did lots of wedding research! It has been extremely nice for us to have an extra day together. Unfortunately I don't have any new pictures or anything because we have basically just been relaxing but next weekend William won't have to study and the weekend after that is my birthday so hopefully we'll get out and about! In more exciting news, we have added a wedding countdown to the side of the blog!! Check it out, a little over 5 months! Woohoo!

Just for random entertainment purposes, here's a picture of William and I in Africa with two of our favorite kids: