Friday: Don’t remember since I went to bed pretty early.
Saturday: Greg and I had a pretty productive day! First, we talked about going to Kinder Farm Park before going to Arundel Mills but since the weather was so hot and humid, we skipped the park and did a nice walk around the mall. We were good and didn’t buy anything. Amelia did very well sitting in the stroller like a big girl! Greg and I did look at rings but mostly picked up booklets to look at the different styles and to see what I like and dislike (definetly going for the round or princess cut; hate the marques cut and think the heart cut is gross). Then we talked about if we wanted to get a set (engagement ring and wedding band) or just the engagement ring and get a band later. Greg, I believe, is going for the set.
After the mall we went to Super Fresh and bought needed and not really needed items for the week. One of the not really needed items I bought was cake mix and frosting. I was in the mood to bake a cake for some reason. But, all in all, we did really good shopping wise.
Once we were home, we fed and played with Amelia and I finished cooking dinner (did another crock pot roast) and then began on making the cake. As I was mixing the batter a weird thought or realization came to mind: I feel domesticated. It’s not a bad feeling at all, but it was just a weird moment to realize that here I am finishing up dinner preperations and began working on a cake at 8pm and on a Saturday night.
Once Amelia was asleep, Greg and I watched Ghost Rider. Eh, it wasn’t what I was expecting. It started really slow and with my short attention span I was already thinking of something to do and just have the movie on for background noise. But, I didn’t and stuck it out and watched the whole movie. Greg and I didn’t really care for it and I will give the movie two stars on Netflix. The other movie that we have to watch is Letters from Iwo Jima. We’re probably going to watch that tonight.
Sunday: The weather was great! The skys were clear and there was an awesome breeze. Greg and I got up bright and early (Amelia is our alarm clock and she’s always up by 7am) and we were out of the house by 10am! First, we headed over to Costco’s and bought another bag of Skittles (I know, I know) and then we headed over to Kinder Farm Park where we spent the latter of the morning into the afternoon. Of course we took lots of pictures but at the moment we don’t have internet access at home to upload them. We’re going to see how long we go without before we cave in and order service. It looks like the person that we usually bump off of has left for the weekend and of course their computer and router were turned off as well so we haven’t been able to connect. We hope they return today.
Greg and I discussed buying a membership for $30 which would give us access to all the county parks and not have to pay the $5 per vehicle (so it pays for itself after 6 visits). We have a new goal/plan and that is to get out more on the weekends. Way back in the day, Greg and I talked about visiting a State Park every month (a new one each month). So far, we’ve only visited Catcotin Park in Hagerstown/Fredrick MD and that was back in April. We talked about visiting other parks but with the move and all things related we never got the chance; so now that things have calmed down in our life we’re able to do more recreational things. I am looking forward to this goal, as is Greg. We did so much walking (which is good exercise) this weekend and we want to continue. Greg has started to loose some weight and he wants to continue. Greg also mentioned sometime while we were at the park that he can’t wait until Amelia is 3 years old so she can enjoy the park as much as we do. He can’t wait to show her the different types of animals and flowers and planes (BWI airport is not too far from the park and we can see the plans fly over as they’re about to land). Next weekend, I’m hoping we can visit Downs Park, which is on the water.
We returned from the park around 12:30pm and tried put Amelia down for a nap (since she only slept during the car ride to and from the park) but she wasn’t going for it. We played a little in the office and then we played on the floor. Greg took a little nap (since he stayed up until 2am playing Civ and Casino Tycoon) while I tried to teach Amelia to crawl. She did very well and actually ‘crawled’ 3 steps before plopping down. She is > < this close to acutally crawling. I’m figuring that by next weekend, the 15th, she will be crawling more regulary, just in time for the family get together!
The rest of Sunday was spent around the condo. Did some laundry, talked on the phone with my Mom, Brother and Cousin and played with Amelia.
The conversation I had with Sean was interesting. He finally received his security deposit from JM, the townhouse owner. She took out $475 of the secruity deposit for Merry Maides and other charges WITHOUT telling my brother in advance. Plus, Sean paid an extra $600 deposit for Max, his dog, and she kept that as well. I told Sean to not deposit the check as that would mean he is accepting her terms and told him to find the lease AND do some internet research since it seems she took her merry time with returning the security deposit (which it should have been within 30 days of the end of the lease). There are a lot of other little things that seem unfair with her reasons for witholding the money (the front lawn wasn’t mowed when in fact it was before we left - not our responcibility if it wasn’t mowed before she leased it to new tenants). Anyway, there’s a lot of drama going on regarding the townhouse. I hope Sean is able to resolve everything without getting a lawyer!
*** Fast Forward to 5:10pm ***
Yeah, another busy day at work; what fun I’m having!
There is more that I would like to write, but I’m running out of time. Maybe if the internet is working when I get home I’ll be able to write more, if not ya’ll are going to have to wait.
Until then!
J
