daily life
as i sit on the couch, munching on an ice cream cone and watching reruns of the office (september 21st!), i figured i’d update everyone on life…
- our little madam spirit of grace is growing like a weed… i stood on the scale with her a couple days ago and she is already 35 pounds, at a few days shy of 3 months old! she’s been great at learning new commands and tricks, with sit, down and shake basically figured out. we still have come, stay and heel to tackle…in time, i guess. she’s definitely in the toddler stage- she goes “deaf” when she chooses not to pay attention to us, she goes bonkers a few times a day running circles around the house, and she totally feels the need to have her mouth on EVERYTHING. we’ll take her to the vet on saturday for her puppy check up. *also, i’ve put some new pictures in her album.
- just before the wedding in fresno, i finished my thesis, wrapping up my summer class (i got an a!), and after not much time, i am already in class again with the fall semester starting today. my schedule is fairly open, with only 3 classes, but one of those is my senior major studio which will definitely consume my mind, time and energy for the next few months. hopefully once i start making some progress on the project i’ll have sketches, designs or photos to share.
- wil’s been working hard, almost full time, but still loving it. starbucks had an event called “open forum” on tuesday, for all the supervisors, managers and higher in the nashville district (and farther), and i tagged along. the afternoon consisted of presentations by the district managers, q&a, and awards/recognitions, and then a company-provided banquet and bowling, all at dave & busters. what i thought could be awkward or boring, ended up being really interesting. being a fly on the wall, i got to see the parts of the innerworkings of starbucks…as many times as i have heard how great starbucks is to it’s employees and customers, this meeting made it obvious to me in a few ways that people really are the driving force of the company. it was also great, personally, to find a new sense of pride in my husband’s job there…whether it’s pursuing management in a store, working in corporate or even in a coffee plant (a new sense of interest for him)
- it looks like we might be getting new windows and a slider door installed. after speaking with a man from the company and seeing the models, we had a guy come out and measure for a quote (this all being done due to the other construction in the development). it will probably be a big chunk of money for us to to spend so early on, in addition to the new siding (we didn’t really have a choice in that), but it will be so helpful when we decide to move and sell the place. our current windows are old, metal and difficult to use. the new ones will look great, work smoothly, clean easily (they tilt in and out), and maybe even save a bit on heating and cooling by being better insulated. even if it pinches to spend money on something like that, i know it will be so worth it in the long run, plus make our house that much nicer to live in.
that’s it for now. i guess i should get up and make this afternoon off worthwhile by running a few errands while grace snoozes in her crate (ahh the temporary, but quiet solitude!). have a great weekend, and please email me (or wil) if we haven’t spoken in a while… i’ve allowed too much time to pass between correspondence with a few of you out there!
-kris
