Flowers.................Tulips to be Exact!

So I was so in love with the tulips that I planted last fall that bloomed this spring. It is just too bad they do not last that long. I really need to find something that has some similar color, but last longer than two weeks.

Yay it is Friday!!!!!!!!!!

Well, not much new here on the Robinson home front, just enjoying being husband and wife, and all that goes with that. We have had a busy, but very fun summer so far. I just finished up my summer class this week and will have off until the second week of August. We plan to get some things done with the house. Our upstairs has been done since right after we moved in, but I want to go shopping for decorations and such. We have been in the house for over a year and having nothing hang on the wall! Other than that I want to find some curtains for our bedroom. We have something up, but I do not really like them anymore. I change my mind often. The biggest project will be the bathroom in the basement. We are basically redoing it all together. I want a modern looking bathroom and while this one is nice, it is no where near modern. We are also trying to find a leather sectional that will fit where we want to put it. Apparently the size that we want is not common so it has been a trip to find something that we both like that will work. The only other project is changing a few things on our bar in the basement. The last owners apparently like teal counter tops, me not so much. I am excited to get it done. It will be really nice so that we have a great place to hang out in the winter to entertain, right now most our entertaining is done outside on the patio or upstairs. But if we host family Christmas this year we will need more room than that!

Ryan has also been working hard on the outside. We already have some really good landscaping thanks to the last owners so now our work (well mostly Ryan's) has just been fine tuning it and adding some things. It will be so nice once everything is done and we can sit back and enjoy it 100%, but I don' t think that ever happens anymore these days. There are several others things that we have seen at design centers that we would love to do, but it would be silly since this is not the house we plan on being in for a long time. Once we are about to have a second kiddo, we are gonna move. But that will be awhile since we don't plan on having the first bun in the oven for a few more years.

Other than house stuff we have my little sister's 21st birthday coming up on the 4th of July. We are going out on the 5th to celebrate at Fast Eddie's. The weekend after that we have a float trip with all of my friends from home. I am so excited that we get to go since it has been going on for several years now and we have not been able to go. Then we leave for Destin on July 18th and won't be home until the 25th. I am definitely looking forward to sitting on the beach and relaxing. Especially since once the end of summer and fall approaches we will be busy with weddings and all that goes along with those. Ryan and I are in several of them, so it will be a fun and busy time also. It will definitely be interesting to see my stress level once I have all that, work, and trying to keep up with my masters schedule.

I am gonna try and post some pics on here from our fun adventures together, but I cannot really figure it out. I am gonna need some help with this so whoever can offer some pointers that would be great! Well, now that I have probably wrote the longest blog ever, I am gonna get back to work!! Hope everyone has a fun and save weekend! God Bless!

Its Been Awhile

So clearly from the lack of posts I have been busier than ever these days. Tonight I finished up my first semester of grad school. Woo hoo!! I think that I did pretty good in both of my classes. I have a week off then I will start my summer class, but at least that is only until mid-June.

Although Ryan and I have both been pretty busy we have done a few fun things the past month or so. We just got back from Gulf Shores for my friend Courtney's wedding. The wedding was so beautiful on the beach and Courtney was gorgeous. I plan to post pics pretty soon on Myspace so if you have an account you can check them out.

On Friday morning we leave for Cincinnati for Ryan's brother Matt's wedding. This wedding has been two years in the making so I bet is going to be pretty fun. At the end of May is my 5 year high school reunion. I hope I get to see some of the people that I never get to see anymore.

I am still working to get back to my "ideal" weight. This is a challenge I started back in November, I am doing really well. I have been losing all the weight by dieting alone, but last week I started doing Pilates. I wanted to do something that would tone, but not really give me huge muscles. :) I was surprised how sore I was after the first few workouts. For such simple movements it really works those muscles! I now am 4 pounds from my goal weight. It is exciting because my clothes are fitting so much better. I was thrilled when I went dress shopping for the wedding this weekend and I bought a size 2. I could not help from grin from ear to ear when I had to go down two sizes than what I thought. I am not sure if it was just the brand, but it definitely was a good surprise. I plan to keep on working hard to get to my goal by the end of June. I suspect those last few pounds will be the hardest to lose.

Well it my bedtime so I better end this. Goodnight!

Busy, Busy Bees!

These days life has not slowed down, it seems like I am running through my days. On top of that my weekends are consumed with weddings, bridal showers, and bachelorette parties. I guess this "tis the season" for these kinds of things.

Ryan is also getting really busy with work. Today he is working from 7-7. He never complains though. I wish I could be more like him in that sense. If I worked 12 hours outside I know I would be complaining.

My two classes are going pretty good. I have midterms this week and then next week is Spring Break, which means nothing to me other than I do not have class.

I am so ready for warm weather and cannot wait till Spring. I hope that the tulips that I planted in the fall will bloom.

Lots of randomness...but that is pretty much how my brain works these days!

School Has Officially Started........

So yesterday was my first night of class, Marketing Management. To be honest I was so scared to start school again. It has been a year since I have had to worry about anything involving school work. I actually began shaking when I walked in to the room. I did not expect to react that way, but I guess my anxiety was getting the best of me. I quickly got a grip on my emotions and prepared myself to start class. Class is scheduled for 6-9 and we went the entire time. Overall, I don't expect things to be too bad. My professor seems like a nice guy and from the syllabus it does not seem like the class is going to overwhelm my life too much. I also have a class on Wednesday nights from 6-9, Business Ethics. I hope that I am able to slide in to school life without a huge interuption in my daily life. I guess only time will tell how this will be.

Frustration...........Ugh.

So sometimes I wonder why other people seem to be so stuck in the past. It really makes no sense. The past is the past and that is all ever will be. Nothing else will come of it. For four years now I have had to deal with "a certain unnamed person" that was in Ryan's life. It is like no matter what happens she refuses to move on. Just when I think that she has come to terms with the fact that I am in his life, we take 2 steps back. I mean for goodness sake we are married, if this does not give the clue that we are going to be together forever, I don't know what does. I really would not care except for the fact that Ryan and I get excluded from things for simple fact that she is "uncomfortable" with us around. I know that it bothers him when it comes to certain things we may never be invited. I understood for awhile, it takes time for one to get over a break up. But 4 years, this is getting a little excessive. Sometimes I wonder if she does feel uncomfortable or if she just claims to be so that we will be excluded. I guess I am aggravated, I do not like to see Ryan get excluded from fun things because of me. He tells that it will be okay and that he chose this path and if it means he will be excluded, then so be it. It should not have to be this way!

"When God Winks"

For Christmas I received a book called, "When God Winks." Basically, it is all about how many coincidences in life are not really just coincidences, but God guiding you. The coincidences are "God's Winks."I found the title of the book intriguing and started to read it about a week ago. It is a rather short book and easy to read. I finished the book last night and I loved it. It made me think of so many instances in my life where things happened and I never gave them a second thought, then later that event led to an positive turn in my life. I definitely recommend this book for anyone. Happy Thursday!