First Weekend of February!

This is the first weekend we could hang out and enjoy each other’s company in a long while. We are finally finished painting every room with the exception of the hallways/stairwells. They will stay white while we take a short break. We have also decided we do not like our orange sunroom on the first floor. We will be re-painting that soon. I plan on working on taping the room this week.

Friday the 1st of February, Ryan and I went to work and did our regular workout routine after work. Then we came home showered, and went to the dumplings place on the downtown mall and had our $3.00 dumplings for dinner while people watching. It was nice to not have anything on the schedule. Afterward we came home, and I worked on organizing some of our files in the sunroom off the kitchen while Ryan played around on the computer. It was great to hang out in the same room together. Not before long, we hit the bed and slept in to about 9:30 on Saturday morning.

Saturday the 2nd, we woke up, showered and got dressed to head to Sam’s and Lowes. At Sam’s we picked up all we needed for our super bowl party on Sunday. And at Lowes we got two gallons of the new paint color to redo the 1st floor sunroom. In between Lowes and Sam’s we had some Chick-fil-A for lunch. After our errands we came home and I finished my filing for better home organization and to make sure we have all we need for our taxes. Then we got ready to leave for Capps’ House. We hung out there for a few hours with our friends. It has been a while since we have all gotten together, so it was nice to chat and catch-up. When we got home later that evening I of course got on my computer and made a sign to put up on the front door, for everyone to make sure they take off their shoes for Sunday’s party (to my surprise the sign was Ryan’s idea). Then we both hit the bed.

Sunday the 3rd, we woke up again around 9:30ish to get ready for church. We went to church and then came home to have lunch. After lunch I started to get things organized and set-up for the big 1st gathering at our house. Ryan vacuumed the entire place and I did some dusting here and there. Then for a quick break Ryan and I headed to Walker Square for a speedy workout since we knew we would be stuffing our faces with junk food most of the evening. Before leaving Walker Square I got some helium balloons to put up on our light post to let people know which home is ours. And I also got our “welcome, please take off your shoes” sign laminated to stick on our front door and keep for future guests. Upon returning from the “Square” I took out the pork tenderloins which had been cooking in the oven for about 4 hours or so that day. While I let them cool, I put an apple pie in the oven and took a shower to be ready for our guests. After the shower, I came down to help Ryan get the tenderloins onto French bread slices for little sandwiches. And as we were setting those up and some other food items, guests began walking in the door. For about the first hour or so we had many neighborhood folks and then most of our local friends came in around game time. We all chatted, gave tours of our home and enjoyed the company. All in all, it was a great turnout; we ended up having about 25 people come in and out throughout the evening. To our surprise there were no spills and a very easy quick clean-up. Ryan was a wonderful husband, host, helper and supporter! Now that we have had our first bang and friends and neighbors know where we live, we hope to continue to have more regular casual gatherings.