so much to do, so little time

A lot has happened since my last post.

1. My sister, Heidi, had her baby last Tuesday August 5th.
2. We went on our anniversary trip.
3. We are house hunting.
4. Job hunting and finding.
5. And, we are both working way too much!

First things first.....
Baby Joely Grace made her way into the world at 6:45am on August 5th. It was a fast birth, as Heidi's water broke at a bit past 5:30am that same morning. She had a home birth at which only the assistant midwife made it in time for. They are all very thankful that Jacob did not have to deliver the baby himself....it was a bit iffy there for a while.

And...
Our anniversary trip to The Inn at Lake Granbury was spectacular. We had such a wonderful time!!! We got there late afternoon on Tuesday. The inn has a pool, so that made our list of what to do first. It has been soooo hot here. I believe it was about 106 that day. After swimming we cleaned up and went to dinner. Not much to brag about there. It wasn't great. After dinner we walked around the square and happened to bump into Scott's step sister who lives in Granbury. She was on her way home from work. We chatted with her for a bit. We headed back to the Inn after that. It is sad, but one of the highlights of our trip was watching HGTV on cable! We aren't cable people right now. We watched all kinds of fun shows and got some ideas for our future home! We are sad, I know. We had picked out a movie to watch from the Inn's selection, but we were to entranced with HG! Our room had a fireplace which we actually used. The thermostat was set at 72 which feels a lot cooler than the 78 we have it on at home. The next day on Wednesday we ate a fabulous breakfast! The innkeeper is also the chef and she was amazing. We ate upside down banana walnut French toast, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit, and a hominy mix. It was soooo good. After breakfast we watched a bit more HG before checking out and then headed to the square for a bit of window shopping. It was unexpectedly cool and windy out as you can maybe see from the picture. We weren't really in the market for anything. I bought a new potato scrubber from a neat little kitchen store and a little pink bow for Joely and that was it. We ate lunch at Babe's Chicken. It is a little homestyle cooking restaurant. We ate too much and were ready to come home for a nap! It was such a great time and we would definitely do it again.

Next....
We got pre-qualified for our home loan. Looks like we may be able to look at a house this week that is a for sale by owner that is owned by the landlord of the house we are renting. We should be able to see it this week once the tenants move out. It is currently being rented. A friend of Scott's mom is moving and the house they are moving into is in a beautiful gated community in Fort Worth. They are doing a total remodel and gutting a lot of it. Well, they are getting rid of a double oven, wood blinds, a kitchen island, cabinets, sinks, and toilets. I went over there on Friday morning to take look at it all. It is definitely things we could use for our future fixer upper. We took a few things, but once we see the house we will really know what we need. They are just giving all of these too us! It is so amazing and such a blessing!

Then....
Scott has been offered the assistant basketball coach at Texas Wesleyan. It is a great opportunity for him! He is pretty excited about it, but he is going to have to do something else on the side as well. We are glad he has his personal training to fall back on. Personal training is very flexible and we think it would be a good thing. He would have to quit his job at The Vitamin Shoppe because the hours would conflict. Still praying on that. He will most likely take the position, but it is a big decision to make. It is his ticket into coaching and a way to pay his dues. He will make a lot of contacts though. He would also be working with his former coaches which is very enticing to him.

Last, but not least....
Work is going well for both of us, as of now. We are working a lot and hardly seeing one another. I really need to cut back. I have been working about 35 hours in Arlington and on my days off I go to Aledo or work from home doing massage. I owe it to myself to take a real day off here and there. I know I will get burned out if I don't.

Other than that, not a lot going on here! We are watching the Olympics and are ready to go to Arkansas in about a week to see that baby and Andrew!

Good night blog family!