It seems like we are so busy all the time!!

After I left my parents house, I got pretty busy.  I had a meeting on Thursday night with a bride for her September wedding.  Aubrey came down Friday afternoon to spend some time with us.  But I drove to Meadow Creek Bed and Breakfast in Pine for a rehearsal for a wedding the next day.  The rehearsal went well but it was so cold up there, it felt like it could snow.  I was home early enough that I was able to hang out with Aubrey and the kids for quite a while.  Then Saturday the 1st, I went back up there for the wedding.  The wedding went well, I did make one huge mistake (well it was between the caterer and I – the caterer setup everything for the reception and I didn’t check it well enough and something was missing).  I was able to correct it and put it out later but it still bothered me.  The bride and groom said it was no big deal but I have a feeling it was kind of a big deal but who knows.

On Sunday, we didn’t do too much just hung out.  Went shopping and made stuff. 

I started working on the 3rd, so that was not fun!  I am not a morning person at all so working for a school is difficult.  My day starts at 5:45am.  I get up and get ready for work.  Then I get Ava up and put her in the car to go to the sitter.  We leave the house around 6:20am every morning.  I get to the sitters house around 6:45am and then head to work.  But I do get off at 3pm, which is really nice and after picking up Ava, we are home around 3:45ish.  I love having the rest of the afternoon and evening at home.  I hated coming home late when I worked at the bridal store because I wasn’t able to see Ava for very long.  We put her to bed around 7pm because she has to get up so early.  It is also nice to have time to ourselves for a couple hours in the evening.

On Saturday August 8, we had Wi’ll first birthday party at the house.  It turned out great and a lot family came, which was very nice to see.  Aubrey had a sports theme, so we made two cakes – one soccer ball made by me and one softball made by Aubrey.  We were up pretty late on Friday night making everything and cleaning up the kitchen.  Saturday I had a couple meetings I had to go to, one was in Denver for a new bride and the other was in Colorado Springs, also with a new bride.  They both ended up booking, which is awesome!  So I have 30 weddings for 2009 and 4 weddings for 2010.  I am hoping that 2010 will be as big as 2009.  It has been an awesome year for weddings and I am thrilled.  Well…ask me after September, I have 7 in one month!!

On Sunday (before Aubrey went down to my parents house), Nick was outside cleaning out the cars and getting the Mazda ready to be sold.  We took all of the kids outside and had ice cream.  Well, Ava really didn’t get how to eat it…well she did but didn’t know that you had to eat it quickly.  So it started melting all over the place.  Then she said it was raining (which is what she does when she gets wet and is not in the tub), we told her no, it was her ice cream, and she needed to eat it.  She did not like that at all and soon she was a big mess.  Ice cream all over the place and crying too.  And what kind of mom am I?  I pulled out my camera and snapped some photos of her.  Finally we took the ice cream away and I took her inside to bathe her.

Nick and I both started working on the 10th.  We both had to work all week.  Aubrey left on Wednesday morning.  Monday she spent time at my parents house and then she came up on Tuesday with my mom.  We went grocery shopping at the commissary (since it is so much cheaper there) and then we came home.  We made asian food for dinner that include sushi (which I didn’t eat) and lumpia.  The lumpia was really even though it was not done until 8:30pm.  Dad came up later so he could take Aubrey to the airport on Wednesday morning. 

We just worked the rest of the week and we were so thankful when it was Saturday!  Saturday we spent the day around the house.  Nick mowed the lawn and all of that.  We really didn’t do too much but relax.  On Sunday, I have 3 meeting scheduled.  The first one was a phone meeting that didn’t happen.  She said they got busy and we are rescheduling this week.  It is for a wedding for next year on my birthday.  The second meeting was for a bride and groom for their wedding this September.  It went very well and I am going to make their timeline today.  The third meeting was for a new bride for next year but she also had something come up last minute so we are rescheduling for this week sometime.

This week is going to be busy as well.   I have a wedding on Friday that I have to leave work early for -  I think I am going to leave at 1:45pm.  I also have their rehearsal on Wednesday afternoon at 4pm.  It is great that it is on a Wednesday because Nick’s mom will watch Ava.  Then on Saturday I am volunteering at Brides Against Breast Cancer from 2-8pm.  I am looking forward to it!  Nick is also starting tryout this week so he will not be home until 6:30pm every night this week. 

All in all, a busy week!  I am typing this at work so I don’t have any pictures but I will post some later on tonight when I get home.