And a heads up, I grew up in a family environment where one or two syllable nicknames were used with frequency. Early on in our dating relationship, my mom started calling Brian "B". It has since stuck, and this is how I usually refer to Brian. My brother Jamie is "J".
Highlights of the past week:
We currently are the owners of 5 fish; though Brian enjoys these fish, I wouldn't exactly call them his "pride and joy". Anyway, we are still experiencing an ongoing saga with one of our fish. The poor things has developed a horrific, continuously expanding orange and white tumor protruding out of the side of its head. Though this is not new news, it continues to increase in size. Earlier this week a bubble emerged on the top of the tumor, but has since popped. Mind you this is the happiest fish in the tank, but I'm afraid that soon it will no longer be able to efficiently swim due to the excess weight on the right side of its head. (See picture posted below). It seems like every time I run into my mom and my grandparents, at least one question is posed regarding the sick fish, the current size of its tumor, and its swimming abilities. Since it has proved a fascinating conversation in the past, I thought I would keep all of you abreast of the situation at hand.
Moving on - as most of you know I am currently in the middle of tax season. This year's season started out slower than normal, whereas I was only working 50-55 hour weeks. It was enjoyable while it lasted, but I did keep warning B that this was not normal. This past week finally felt "normal" for tax season. I was able to work 65 hours in only 5 days, which is an "accomplishment" ('tis the Season). I didn't get home until 10pm on Friday night, but it did mean that I didn't have to work at all on Saturday. I woke up and said hello to B when he got home from hanging out with the boys a little after midnight and then fell asleep.
Grandma Hoover and I had a jewelry class on Saturday morning from 9-12pm at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds, which I had been looking forward to all week. We had a wonderful time! We each made a beaded necklace for ourselves, enjoyed some quality "girl-time", and lunch was provided which is never a bad thing! I love grandparents:)After the jewelry class, I met B at the fitness center and we worked out together, which was really nice since we hadn't seen each other much all week! Then I stopped at the library on my way home to get a stock pile of magazines to look at while B watched sports on Sunday. (Girl magazines get me through B's sports seasons. One of the many reasons our marriage works:) After that, it was time to clean the house (our tiny apartment takes a whole 45 minutes to thoroughly clean from top to bottom. I don't know what I am going to do when we buy a house... During tax season, B is on dish duty and I clean and do laundry. I'm getting used to not having to wash dishes...I may forget how to do them completely when tax season is over. Poor Brian!) That night our church was having a "date night" and showing Fireproof. We helped out with book sales before and after the movie. Popcorn, pop, and candy were all included in the $2.50 ticket price. We really enjoyed the movie, and made it through without tears (which I was pretty proud of).
This is turning into a novel, and I really should let everyone go. We are taking it easy this afternoon, and I will be making a shrimp and broccoli fried rice recipe I got out of a Cooking Light magazine. Cooking still is a bit of an adventure for me, so we shall see how this baby turns out.
Everyone have a wonderful week! God bless.
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