Day 80 - packing, sort of

We leave on a cruise tomorrow for the wedding of KM to JC.  So, tonight was dedicated to packing.  Well, it was suppose to be.  We decided to grab some dinner at Plucker's and talk about what all we needed to make sure and pack.  JE realized that he didn't have any books with him, so after dinner, we went to the book store.  This took a fair amount of time, as any good trip to the book store does. Then, we headed to liquor store to get the goods for the trip.  Finally, we had to go Wally World to get other last minute trip necessities.  By the time we got home, I was pooped and didn't feel like packing.  I had gotten this far when I decided to call it a night.

I had things all laid out.  All I had to do was actually pack them.  It was enough progress for me and I went to bed happy.

Day 79 - Chuy's

One of my favorite places to go for margaritas is Chuy's.  I don't love their food like a lot of people do, but their drinks are fantastic!  And I love the fact that they have chips, queso, meat, and different salsas all free during happy hour. 

I picked up JE from the airport this morning, but I had to go back to work afterwords.  It was kind of a tease to see him for such a short period of time.  We went to Chuy's after work to have a drink and catch up.  Unfortunately, we had such a good time that I forgot to take a picture of my delicious strawberry margarita with chips and queso and JE.  This combo makes me over the top happy!  I highly suggest that if you're ever close to a Chuy's you stop in and have a drink.

Day 78 - JE's basket

I bought some items for JE for his next visit, and my mom got him some Easter things.  So, I picked up and Easter basket and a couple of other items and put together an Easter basket for him.  It turned out pretty cute.

He gets in town tomorrow.  I'm excited to see him and for him to see his basket.

Day 77 - Easter card

I typically only check the mail on Wednesdays because I know that's when the ads come which can fill up the mailbox.  I live in an apartment and the mail place is on the other side of the complex, so I don't go by it everyday.  Today, there was something inside of me telling me to check the mail, so I made a point to stop when I got home today.  That little something was right.

I got a sweet Easter card from JE's parents.  They thanked me for the cookies and wished me a happy Easter.  That was so sweet of them, and it made my day!

Day 76 - Meet Joe

It's Monday night, and that means Body Attack class.  I got the this class because it's a great workout, I get to see and catch up a little with CC, and I love our instructor.  Everyone, please meet Joe

Joe makes CC and I laugh and I'm pretty sure that we do the same for him.  This class is a sports-inspired cardio workout for building strength and stamina, and it kicks our butts.  I have said many times that if Joe didn't teach this, I'm not sure I'd go.  He has missed or had someone teach with him a couple of times, and it's just not the same.  I really do enjoy the workout, but I'm extremely thankful to have Joe as an instructor.

Day 75 - Easter Basket

I worked from 11am until 1:45am, and I had to get up and go back again today.  There was a brunch for the guests that stayed in the hotel.  I only had to be there for an hour, but I was not pleased about having to wake up to an alarm clock.  (Side note - one of my favorite things in life is getting to sleep in and wake up whenever my body decides)  I was tired this morning when I stumbled out of my room, but my day got better when I saw this

Even though I'm thirty years old, my mother still makes me an Easter basket every year.  Last year when I was in Michigan, she even mailed it to me.  She's pretty awesome. The tin shown in the picture is my Easter "basket" from when I was a kid.  It's cool that mom still has this and uses it.

I'm not big on Holidays because of all of the merchandising, but Easter is one that I still enjoy for a couple of reasons.  1. It still holds its meaning.  People know that we celebrate Easter as the resurrection of our Lord and Savior who died for our sins so that we could be forgiven. I hope that we all take a moment to let the magnitude of this set in. We are blessed everyday because of the sacrifice of Jesus.  Christ our Lord is Risen!  My next two reasons are very shallow, and pale in comparison to number one, but for blogging sake, I will still mention them.  2.  My last name is Lamb, so I have lots of lamb items.  But, lambs are not the easiest animal to find.  Except at Easter.  Since Jesus was the Lamb of God, marketing people use Easter as a time to sell lambs.  And for people in my family, we buy right into it.  As you can see in my "basket', I have a lamb activity book, a stuffed lamb (which actually has handles and is a purse), and a lamb that I told my mom about from Hobby Lobby that I want to some day put in a baby room.  I know that at that point I won't have the same last name, but as I explained to my Nana today, I will always be a Lamb.  3) The candy!  I laugh even typing that, but it's true.  There are certain candies that only come out at Easter, and they are my favorites.  I bought extra to put in the freezer and ration throughout the coming months.  I had a great Easter with the family, and I hope that you all had a lovely and blessed Easter as well.

Day 74 - A real, live elephant

Today was day 2 of me working the wedding celebrations.  The guests were eating lunch when I arrived, so I jumped in and helped with last minute details.  I was talking to Hala when I heard someone mention that the elephant was here.  Elephant?  I knew that it must have been there for the Baraat (the entrance of the future husband), but I had never gotten to witness one done with an actual elephant.  I took a second to run outside and snap a picture.

People were posing with it before the event started, but I just wanted to see it now because I knew I wouldn't get to watch much of the Baraat.  And, I knew that there would be people everywhere so I wouldn't get a good shot of Christy, the elephant.  The rest of the day was LONG, so I'm glad that I stopped to enjoy this. 

If you have time, go check out http://gregblomberg.com/.  The pictures from this weekend won't be up for a little bit, but he has an entire section of just Indian weddings so you get an idea of how amazing they can be.