Yesterday I got my new iPhone. I ordered a white one for me and a black one for Matt and apparently the black one is back-ordered. I don’t know if it would have changed anything, but it would have been nice to know that we weren’t going to get them at the same time. In any case, as always, even just opening the box for the iPhone was fun. I don’t usually pay really close attention to this kind of thing so when it stands out, that says something. And of course, I’m thoroughly impressed with the iPhone and have been having a blast playing with all the cool features and downloading different applications for it. I think having a GPS enabled tiny computer will open up a lot of technologies and be a lot of fun too!
July 25, 2008
July 17, 2008
Anniversary
As of today, I have been married for 4 years. Last year was the worst year in my life. For the most part, Matt really stood by my side through all of it and I often thought I wouldn’t have gotten through it if it hadn’t been for him. I’m thankful to have Matt as my husband.
July 15, 2008
Back From Vacation
My family and I went to NYC for a family vacation and then down to Cape May, NJ for a family reunion. In NYC, we stayed in a hotel close to Central Park and mostly stayed up near the southern part of the park. We ventured into Times Square late one evening only to see a movie. Some guy made some annoying, close to perverted, comments about my 6 year old daughter though, so I was happy to leave the area quickly. We had dinner with a friend there and I kept asking him questions about living there. It’s hard to imagine what it would actually be like to live in the city there. I have always thought it would be awesome to move to a new place every 6 months or so. It’s impossible to really know a place without living there. I’ve been to NYC twice now and both times left wanting to see more. I guess we’ll have to go back again soon! The family reunion was also very nice. It was a little hard to see my mom’s brothers and know that my mom wasn’t going to be in the picture of the first cousins. One of the coolest things that happened was that a few months back, my aunt found the christening dress my mom had made for my cousin Lynn and they gave it to my sister. It is a beautiful dress. I didn’t know my mom could sew like that! Cape May is nice, but we mostly just stayed on the beach or at the hotel with everyone. I did get to watch dolphins swim in the (COLD!!) ocean, which was amazing. I’m very glad that we got to see all the cousins again. I wish this could happen more often then every two years, however!
July 2, 2008
Wonderful evening!
I had a dentist appointment this afternoon. I really hate to go to the dentist, but feeling all weird after going (I always tell them to give me as much medication as they possibly can.) I had the excuse to come home and take a nap. It seems that every time I go to lay down in my bed, I grab a new book. I don’t know what issue I have that’s behind that, but this is what I do. It really means that it takes me forever to finish any book I start because I’m usually reading 15 different books at any one time. I should stop this. In any case, as I was laying down, I decided to grab Kurt Vonnegut’s A Man without a Country. I fell asleep shortly thereafter. This evening I was supposed to have a meeting, but it didn’t happen so I took the kids home and let them play outside. After a bit of time with the kids playing so nicely I decided I should get a book. Surprisingly enough, I picked back up that same book. I sat outside reading while the kids played until nearly 9 tonight. It was so nice outside and the kids were being GREAT (they washed my car!). It just made for a wonderful evening. A big part of me wishes every night could be this relaxing. Even better, I’m going to finish that book before I go to bed tonight! It’s an easy read, but it’s a good one.
