Another Weekend

I'm not sure where the time goes. It's been a cold weekend here in Pennsylvania so it feels like we're stuck back in winter mode but in reality, April is just around the corner which is hard to believe. Chad and Elana are getting married in THREE weeks. It's still hard for me to wrap my mind around that one. :) For those of you that don't know, Elana is my dear sister in law and Chad is my first cousin. Very cool but super weird to think about your cousin becoming your brother in law. :) I love you, Chad. ;)

Chris and I had a nice weekend together. They always go way too fast but it was nice just the same. Saturday we worked on some miscellaneous projects around here and that always feels good to get some things accomplished. We also took time to go to the grocery store together for a few odds and ends, picked up take out from Brother's, came home to make "Little Fessie's Oatmeal Cream Pies" and relax the rest of the evening. Today after church we dropped off the car at the auto body shop to get fixed. I'm bummed that I'll be without a vehicle all week but I'm so ready for the car to come back in the condition it was before I got rear ended. I think I may open and close the trunk several times just because I can when we get it back! :) We had my parents over this afternoon to watch "Walk the Line". I just love that movie so it's always entertaining to me and I thought they'd enjoy seeing it. We had a nice time together. 

On Friday I started a new knitting project. About a year or so ago I bought a sundress that I'd really like to wear more places but it would be better with a little sweater to go over the top. After searching high and low and not really finding anything I was willing to pay $30 for (or more at times!!) I decided to knit one!! Hoping it turns out as neat as I'm picturing. Pictures to come if the pattern doesn't get the best of me. :) Here are the beginning stages of it...

Not sure what all I'll get into this week but I'm charging ahead hoping for a great week with some sunshine! I close with some of our projects from Saturday.

The last of the intercom system that was throughout the entire house before Chris attacked it:

After he removed the last two that were left in the basement, he drywalled in the holes and put a coat of joint compound on the areas already!! I love my handy hubby!

We also got the first set of bifold doors from the hallway back up thanks to Dad Coblentz's help. What a nightmare the entire project was. I'm glad one is complete but now I have to get up the gumption to tackle the second set for the end of the hallway. Someday. :)

Also finished the wall painting in the garage - just have to paint the doors at a later time:

Hello March!!

Woohoo! We've made it to March -- we're that much closer to Spring and warmer temperatures!! I'm getting really anxious to plant stuff. :) I'm not sure how I'd feel about any snow coming now but I guess one of our biggest blizzards came in mid March. Let's not focus on that at this time. :) If I don't stop saying that sn** word, I'm liable to lose some followers!!!! Two weeks ago when we had a warm spell, I cut my Blue Fescue plants to the ground to make room for new growth this spring -- the following picture that I took today shows how much it has grown. I'm excited. :)

After getting snow last week and Chris having off Tuesday, he started getting sick (cough, fever, congested, achy) and a few days later, I caught it. He was so sick he even took off work early a few days at the end of the week. He never does that!! The weekend was spent doing absolutely nothing for the both of us. What a miserable way to spend a free weekend. It seems like the entire county is sick with either the stomach part of it or the coughing bit and there were so many sick within our church that they had to cancel our Sunday morning service. That was all very crazy but definitely seemed necessary since there were so many germs flying around. It's been a slowwwwww road back to recovery but I think we're both finally on the mend. Chris still has an annoying cough he's trying to kick to the curb and I cough here and there but we're grateful for good health again.


Since Chris has been downing the cough drops like they are going out of style, I decided I'd run to town yesterday to get him some more and get milk since we were almost out. All I wanted to do was go to the bank, the grocery store, get gas, and stop for a McDonald's Strawberry Banana smoothie. Was that too much to ask??? Apparently it was. I went to the bank and to the grocery store first. I had to leave the grocery store in a rush because I started coughing and couldn't stop. I almost ripped open the new pack of cough drops before paying for them. Made it out of there alive and was driving through Greencastle on Route 16/Baltimore Street when I had to stop for a person in front of me trying to turn left onto a side street. She turned and I had just started to accelerate and just as I did, I randomly looked in my rear view mirror just in time to see a guy in a car coming up on me pretty quickly. The following next few seconds went something like this in my brain....


"Wow, he's going pretty fast."
"Wow, he's not slowing down at all."
"Wow, he's going to hit me."


I remember thinking that I really should step on the gas or something to get out of his way but of course it was already too late. After he rear ended me, we pulled off the side of the road. I was wishing it was a dream and that it hadn't actually just happened. Too bad it wasn't! The driver that hit me was apologetic and kind but I was still mad at him. :) The police came but since neither vehicle was damaged beyond being able to drive he just swapped our insurance information and we were on our way. To my surprise, the guy who rear ended me didn't even get a fine or ticket of any sort. How is that fair? Oh well.

The insurance dude came to look at my car today and I took it to the body shop to get an estimate. We're still waiting to hear back before we proceed but the initial estimate was $2,300. So far I'm extremely impressed with Erie Insurance. They have been completely on top of things and so very helpful. As far as my body, it wasn't very happy with the impact I took especially since I watched it unfold and while I didn't consciously brace myself, I'm sure it happened without me realizing. Yesterday afternoon was pretty miserable but I didn't wake up this morning feeling any worse so I'm taking one day at a time and hoping for no long term side affects in either my neck or back. 

Needless to say after all that drama with my car, I just wanted to go home and skipped getting gas as well as my smoothie. I was so bummed about missing that smoothie.

Tonight Chris came home from work bearing gifts -- A Strawberry Banana Smoothie from McDonald's. How awesome is he? I was overjoyed and felt so loved at his kind gesture. :) I am abundantly blessed beyond what I could ever have imagined.