The Good: We finally have heat in the house! YEAH! The siding people are going to be done today. YEAH! Tonight we are going to have dinner in Atlanta with Eric's Uncle Dwayne while he is in town for a conference. YEAH!
The Bad: Tomorrow and Sunday I will be studying Managerial Accounting. BOO. I can not do anything else because I am making a C in the class and I can not get a C without having to re-take it. BOO. This class is stressing me out. BOO!!!
Just had to vent a little :)
Friday, November 6, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Week in Review
So this past week has been busy. Eric spent a lot of time calling Heating and Air companies to get bids on replacing our H&A units. He also spent time getting estimates on replacing some siding that we are having issues with. These are some of the "joys" of being a homeowner that I never really thought about. :) Today some guys came out to work on the siding and they cleaned our gutters for free. Thursday the H&A guys are coming out to put in our brand new system. I have to say, I have gotten used to it being colder in the house...maybe we wont be using the heat as much this winter!
We also had a realtor come out to look at the house. We are thinking of selling this March and wanted to know some things we might want to work on before hand. He seemed to like our house and had only a few suggestions of what we should do. I have to admit I am a little excited to sell and move into a smaller space. Less to keep up, less to clean, and hopefully a little less out of the pay check. :)
Also this past week, I have come to the realization that Accounting is my nemesis. I think I am on the right track and then BOOM I get a C on a quiz and cant understand the homework. I am very grateful that I am only taking one class this session because it is kicking my but!! I have a mid-term on Monday and I really need to crack down and work hard this week so I can hopefully I can pull out of this class with a B.
On a side note: the cat has stopped peeing on the furniture!! YEAH! We have gone a couple weeks with out any "accidents" so I think we are in the clear. I better knock on some wood though...I don't want to jinx it!!
And no post is complete with out a picture so here is one I took while at the Arboretum in Asheville. I really liked the texture and colors of the lettuce. :) But I am not sure it would taste any good...what do you think?
Have a happy week!
We also had a realtor come out to look at the house. We are thinking of selling this March and wanted to know some things we might want to work on before hand. He seemed to like our house and had only a few suggestions of what we should do. I have to admit I am a little excited to sell and move into a smaller space. Less to keep up, less to clean, and hopefully a little less out of the pay check. :)
Also this past week, I have come to the realization that Accounting is my nemesis. I think I am on the right track and then BOOM I get a C on a quiz and cant understand the homework. I am very grateful that I am only taking one class this session because it is kicking my but!! I have a mid-term on Monday and I really need to crack down and work hard this week so I can hopefully I can pull out of this class with a B.
On a side note: the cat has stopped peeing on the furniture!! YEAH! We have gone a couple weeks with out any "accidents" so I think we are in the clear. I better knock on some wood though...I don't want to jinx it!!
And no post is complete with out a picture so here is one I took while at the Arboretum in Asheville. I really liked the texture and colors of the lettuce. :) But I am not sure it would taste any good...what do you think?
Have a happy week!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Happy Halloween!
So I am a little late but happy Halloween anyways :) Yesterday I finally got around to carving our pumpkins that we got at Burts. I wasn't feeling too creative but I think they turned out OK. My favorite it the tall one...I think he turned out the best He is a little goofy but I like that. Hope you had a good Halloween!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Asheville
Eric and I had such a great time in Asheville last weekend that I wish we could go back this weekend! I think I could live there :) Apparently mid-October was the time to go to the small town in North Carolina...the leaves were in peak color. I couldn't believe how many red, yellow, and orange trees I saw! I think it has been a while since I have truly seen Fall color like this. It was great!
Like last year we stayed at the Sweet Biscuit Inn which is in a cute little neighborhood on a hill in South Asheville. The owners Robert and Angela are great hosts and wonderful cooks! The breakfast each morning was wonderful. One of my favorite things about the Sweet Biscuit Inn is that every room has an old clawfoot bathtubs...which meant that I took a bath every day!
We arrived in Asheville around 2pm on Friday afternoon. It was a rainy day so we ducked in and out of shops for about an hour before we could check-in at 3. After checking into the Inn we relaxed on the front porch for a little while before heading back to Downtown. We had a wonderful dinner at Tupelo Honey Cafe. I had the famous Cheesy Grill (fancy for grilled cheese with two kinds of cheese of your choice, I had cheddar and Havarti) and tomato soup, perfect for a rainy day! Eric had the Charleston Chicken Sandwich which was also yummy. After dinner we caught the new Michael Moore movie at a small theater downtown. It was a great movie and I recommend everyone to see it. After the movie we went to the French Broad Chocolate Lounge for some yummy chocolate desserts. I have to say...everything looked amazing and I would have liked to try it all!! After dessert, it was late so we decided to head back to the Inn for some R&R.
Saturday morning, the rain had left us and it was a beautiful and crisp Fall morning. We had a eggs, sausage, and sweet potato biscuits for breakfast. After breakfast we went to the NC Arboretum. We spent the morning there hiking and looking at some of the gardens. There were a ton of beautiful trees here. Below are some pictures from the Arboretum.
After hiking around we started to look for a place to eat lunch. We ended up at Luella's BBQ, all I have to say is A-mazing! The BBQ was very good and the hush puppies were delicious! I do love me some hush puppies!! :) After lunch we spend the afternoon relaxing at the Inn. Before heading to dinner we walked around down town to kill some time. They have some of the best shops downtown Asheville. One of my favorites was Chocolate Fetish (I know... another chocolate place) where they have all different kinds of chocolate truffles. We got a few to have after dinner. For dinner we went to Table, a local farm to table restaurant downtown. I think both Eric and I would agree that it was the best food we have eaten in a long time. I had the hanger steak which was served with the best cauliflower I have ever had and Eric had the lamb chops. After dinner we went back to the Inn and watched The Godfather Part II while eating our chocolate and drinking some wine.
Sunday was our last day at the Inn. We had delicious cranberry walnut french toast for breakfast served with bacon. Angela really out did herself on this one. It was fabulous!! After breakfast we took a walk around the neighborhood then packed up and started our trek back home. Before hitting the road we went to a store that Angela and Robert recommended to us that sells 2nd condition Fiestaware. I was super excited to get my hands on some cheap Fiestaware! Who cares if it has a bubble or two on it from the glaze!?! Unfortunately, they didn't have a whole lot of 2nd condition Fiestaware but they had a TON of brand new pieces. I left a little disappointed but with three more pieces to add to my collection.
We took the Cherokee scenic highway back home from NC. Along the way we spotted Table Rock Mountain in SC. We had to stop and take pictures because of how beautiful it was! I think we will be taking a trip here soon to do a little hiking. I am sure the view from the top would have been amazing with all the leaves changing!
Like last year we stayed at the Sweet Biscuit Inn which is in a cute little neighborhood on a hill in South Asheville. The owners Robert and Angela are great hosts and wonderful cooks! The breakfast each morning was wonderful. One of my favorite things about the Sweet Biscuit Inn is that every room has an old clawfoot bathtubs...which meant that I took a bath every day!
We arrived in Asheville around 2pm on Friday afternoon. It was a rainy day so we ducked in and out of shops for about an hour before we could check-in at 3. After checking into the Inn we relaxed on the front porch for a little while before heading back to Downtown. We had a wonderful dinner at Tupelo Honey Cafe. I had the famous Cheesy Grill (fancy for grilled cheese with two kinds of cheese of your choice, I had cheddar and Havarti) and tomato soup, perfect for a rainy day! Eric had the Charleston Chicken Sandwich which was also yummy. After dinner we caught the new Michael Moore movie at a small theater downtown. It was a great movie and I recommend everyone to see it. After the movie we went to the French Broad Chocolate Lounge for some yummy chocolate desserts. I have to say...everything looked amazing and I would have liked to try it all!! After dessert, it was late so we decided to head back to the Inn for some R&R.
Saturday morning, the rain had left us and it was a beautiful and crisp Fall morning. We had a eggs, sausage, and sweet potato biscuits for breakfast. After breakfast we went to the NC Arboretum. We spent the morning there hiking and looking at some of the gardens. There were a ton of beautiful trees here. Below are some pictures from the Arboretum.
After hiking around we started to look for a place to eat lunch. We ended up at Luella's BBQ, all I have to say is A-mazing! The BBQ was very good and the hush puppies were delicious! I do love me some hush puppies!! :) After lunch we spend the afternoon relaxing at the Inn. Before heading to dinner we walked around down town to kill some time. They have some of the best shops downtown Asheville. One of my favorites was Chocolate Fetish (I know... another chocolate place) where they have all different kinds of chocolate truffles. We got a few to have after dinner. For dinner we went to Table, a local farm to table restaurant downtown. I think both Eric and I would agree that it was the best food we have eaten in a long time. I had the hanger steak which was served with the best cauliflower I have ever had and Eric had the lamb chops. After dinner we went back to the Inn and watched The Godfather Part II while eating our chocolate and drinking some wine.
Sunday was our last day at the Inn. We had delicious cranberry walnut french toast for breakfast served with bacon. Angela really out did herself on this one. It was fabulous!! After breakfast we took a walk around the neighborhood then packed up and started our trek back home. Before hitting the road we went to a store that Angela and Robert recommended to us that sells 2nd condition Fiestaware. I was super excited to get my hands on some cheap Fiestaware! Who cares if it has a bubble or two on it from the glaze!?! Unfortunately, they didn't have a whole lot of 2nd condition Fiestaware but they had a TON of brand new pieces. I left a little disappointed but with three more pieces to add to my collection.
We took the Cherokee scenic highway back home from NC. Along the way we spotted Table Rock Mountain in SC. We had to stop and take pictures because of how beautiful it was! I think we will be taking a trip here soon to do a little hiking. I am sure the view from the top would have been amazing with all the leaves changing!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Week in Review
Last week was the start of my Accounting class and boy did I slack off! For some reason I am very unmotivated this session. I'm not sure if it was because we were going out of town for the weekend or what but I just didn't want to do my homework or study. Hopefully I will be better at it this week!
The highlights of last week were going to the SYTYCD Tour which I have already blogged about and our postponed anniversary trip to Asheville, NC (will post soon!!).
This week we found out that our heating and air unit has to be replaced...wah wah wahhh. :( So we are on the hunt for a good deal! Fortunately there are a lot of rebates for replacing old H&A units (ours is 15 years old!) to make them more energy efficient. Maybe this will help on some of our power bills too.
All in all it was a great week! Asheville was wonderful and I will probably get around to posting about our trip tomorrow.
Have a great week!
The highlights of last week were going to the SYTYCD Tour which I have already blogged about and our postponed anniversary trip to Asheville, NC (will post soon!!).
This week we found out that our heating and air unit has to be replaced...wah wah wahhh. :( So we are on the hunt for a good deal! Fortunately there are a lot of rebates for replacing old H&A units (ours is 15 years old!) to make them more energy efficient. Maybe this will help on some of our power bills too.
All in all it was a great week! Asheville was wonderful and I will probably get around to posting about our trip tomorrow.
Have a great week!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Asheville!
This is our "make up" anniversary weekend to Asheville, NC! I am super excited and will be posting all about our trip when we get home. :) Here is where we will be staying...
Hope you all have a great weekend!!
Hope you all have a great weekend!!
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