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Busy day

June 23, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

So today’s day was a little more predictable than last Saturday. I did end up cleaning the house. However, I forgot I had to work today and worked from 12-1. The girls came home soon after that and I wasn’t quite done cleaning. I did get the last few things done while MIL stayed and helped get the girls fed. I was extremely hot by the end of cleaning and the girls were eating on the back porch and it was so hot, I just told everyone to get their suits on and we were going swimming. Well, MIL had just bought them new suits so they were wanting to go but I had planned on waiting until Scott got back from helping C&D move but it was just too hot. It happened that Scott pulled up right after I said that. So we all got in the pool. S was scared to death. But finally after having a floatie swimsuit, armband swimmies AND a ring, she realized she was ok and then didn’t want to get out. Let me tell you, unless the girl turned completely upside down, there was no way on earth she was going to drown.

Scott signed up to work extra hours directing traffic from the baseball game so he left not too long after we got out of the pool. Me and the girls stopped and got some take out and went to Mom’s house. I helped a little sorting Mom’s shoes and such. It’s such a gigantic mess there, you kind of go in circles wondering where in the world to start.

Scott ended up taking a break after everyone got in the game and he met us at Bruester’s for ice cream. We left from there and went home. The girls watched a little bit of Aladdin and have requested to sleep together in Emma’s bed. They both got out of bed and came in the living room and I took them back to bed. I told them if they got out of bed, I’d have to put Lexi in her own room. Last I heard walking out of Emma’s room was Emma saying, Come on, Lexi, let’s go to sleep. I haven’t heard a peep since I came back in here and I’m sure they’re both out. MIL said last night after we dropped them off at 7 when Lexi was asleep, she didn’t wake up until 9 this morning. I think that might be a record and I don’t understand why she can’t be a sleepyhead like that when she’s at home!

April 2, 1992

June 23, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

Still in a dry spell of no vintage posts for today, so here is another essay. This one is from 8th grade I think.

My Dream Vacation

The beauty of the mountains became clearer as I came closer to the lake. The air was fresh and clean with a hint of pine in it. It wa swonderful being away from school and parents, and being in the mountains. Just the sound of the eagle game me chils. I saw the birds flying gracefully through the air as I sat by the lake. When I touched the small deer that had come to me, the eagle cried out again and the deer ran away. Sundown had approached and it was a beautiful sight. I began a fire beside me so I could stay out a little longer. The sun continued to slowly creep down. The crackling of the fire got louder and it sounded like music to my ears. My cabin awaited me for the last time as my dream vacation ended. I put out my fire and slowly walked toward my cabin, looking at the beautiful sight one more time, smelling the pine trees, feeling comfort for the last time. I stood in the doorway of my cabin hearing the eagle cry one more time before I packed it all up and went back to reality.

Lexi’s new bed

June 23, 2007 by Amy 2 Comments

Lexi has now officially moved to her toddler bed. The first night she was asleep when she came home and then she came out of her room about 1:30, walked to the kitchen looking for me and I picked her and she told me It’s scary. I said, it’s not scary. And then put her back in bed until she stayed until about 8am when she walked to the living room and then bedroom looking for me.

Thursday night I put her down in her bed and closed the door on the way out like normal. About 5 minutes past if that and she walked out. I just said, No, Lexi, you have to stay in your bed and put her back in bed put her covers on and closed the door on the way out again. And she stayed in there the whole night, once again coming out around 8 the next morning looking for me. The really good news is that really annoying, really loud noise her bedroom door makes when you open it has been a blessing in disguise because now I know exactly when she comes out of her room so I know before she can go traipsing around the house without supervision.

So, yay, no more cribs in the house. Well, actually that’s a little sad. No more babies. Nah, who I am kidding, that’s a good thing.

Glad it’s the weekend

June 23, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

So yesterday after work I went and got a hair cut at a new place. It’s literally half the cost of the stylist that I’ve had since I chopped my hair off a couple years ago. And this one is about 5 minutes from the house instead of 25. And I’m pretty pleased with it. I have no idea if I can style it myself or if it will ever look like that again but at least I walked out happy.

After that we went to Target and then took the girls to his mom’s. We came home and watched Freedom Writer’s. That was a GREAT movie. I even cried during it which happens rarely. It’s a typical determined teacher saves the ghetto classroom but it’s based on a real classroom back in the 90s. Definitely worth adding to your to-see movie list.

This morning I woke up a little after 9 and headed straight to spinning class. Now I really need to clean the house and I’m going to force myself to but I could easily go back to bed with no one here. Scott is off helping D&C move into his grandmother’s house and the girls should be with MIL until at least lunch, maybe late afternoon.

So I guess I should be off to do that…

My Great-grandmother, “Me-Me”

June 22, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

No journal post from today, this was an essay written in 6th grade.

My great-grandmother, “Me-Me”, is the most unforgettable person I have known because she is loving, helpful, generous and funny. She has done a lot for me when I have gone up in the Appalachian Mountains, where she lives.

Me-Me is very loving because when I was a little baby she took care for me. She said she would hug me gently all day long. Now when I go up to Pennsylvania, she hugs me or you could say squeezes. It really does not matter because it shows that she loves me. When I am watching a movie and she is sitting in her chair, I get up and walk to her and sit on her lap. When I do she hugs me gently like she did when I was little.

She is very helpful to me when I am up in Pennsylvania. When I wake up she helps me pick out my clothes. If I pick something out she helps me decide what looks good together. Also, when I brush my teeth she gets my tooth brush and toothpaste.

Me-Me is generous too because when we go to the store she asks me what I want before she looks in her purse to see if she can buy me anything. When I wake up in the morning she lets me pick out what I want to eat whether it is cereal, poptarts, waffles, or pancakes.

Me-Me is funny because when I go up there, I try to tell her something or ask a question and she answers something completely different. We all start laughing. She cannot hear really well, so sometimes she does things like that. She cannot help it that she is almost deaf.

She is still loving even if she makes mistakes. She is still loving, helpful, generous, and funny.

What you should know now:
That was a horribly written paper, but I miss MeMe and I still remember sitting in her lap in “her chair” and her fixing me brown sugar and cinnamon poptarts.

College friend

June 21, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

On a whim I did a google search for a college friend of mine. We met in the second semester of freshman year in a programming class. I’m pretty sure he liked me but then realized Scott and I were dating and by first semester Sophmore year, he totally renounced liking me questioning why he ever had. We had the oddest relationship I have ever had. No one could understand why we were friends. He was EXTREMELY smart and we usually were the top 2 of the class. I think I managed to get better grades on at least a few tests. Anyway, he was really quiet. He had a sense of humor but it was very dry and he never opened up to many people. I think he had a handful of other girls I know that he was friends with, 3 of which I also became friends with. But we did everything together. We had all of our computer science classes together, even some physics and such. We did our honors projects together, staying up was past midnight once to get one done. We ate lunch together, walked around campus together, etc. He did other things with other people and M went to school there too so we did stuff but a lot of my memories of college are with D. We weren’t flirtatious at all really and we didn’t even talk that much but we always were together. We even drove all the way to Virginia for a programming contest at VT once. We didn’t talk too much there either. It was a strange thing. He actually reminded me of my dad. You just sort of know he’s there and doesn’t mind your company but doesn’t talk a lot. I do remember laughing quite a bit though. He would always whisper something funny about the professor or someone or something going on. And he was always making fun of someone for something and giving you a hard time about something. We met up a few times after college with the other 3 girls I mentioned but then never really kept in contact. In fact, if I remember right the last time I saw him was for one of those girls’ wedding. He attended it with a date and I remember thinking she seemed to be a good fit for him, I’ve always wondered if they got married.

Last night on a whim I thought about him and searched for him and found his master’s thesis. It mentioned a company he worked for and I remembered him talking about working for them before. I somehow found an email address to that company on some conference information he had attended and emailed him to see if it was him. He was always HORRIBLE at returning emails so I didn’t expect one back from him. But I got one tonight. Nothing major, very D like…I’m still alive, how are you basically. I gave him the short of my life in the past 7 years and hope to hear how he’s doing.

On a side note, it looked like he forwarded his email to his home account, also on gmail. Which I think is really funny because D is the one that introduced me to my beloved Google way back in college. In fact, I also remember him being the first person telling me about mp3s. He always seem to have his pulse on the newest stuff. I think it’d be cool to hang out with him again now. As strange as it was, I do miss D.

June 21, 2007

June 21, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

Fast forward 13 years and I’ve had quite a busy day. Last night didn’t end until today at 1:30am. I am slammed at work and with the summer at hand and no preschool and no L this week, I can’t seem to concentrate during the day. I seem to go in circles, apparently working but not really accomplishing anything. So I’ve been spending a few evening trying to catch up. So I was tired this morning.

At lunch I made pancakes and eggs for us and then we got in the pool. The water had gotten a little cool because of the rain so I spent my time laying on the deck. And yes, we have a deck. Or at least a partial one. The main deck has all the boards, it just needs the railing. There’s a smaller deck that attaches that he’ll work on next. He’s off this weekend so I assume he’ll be doing that then.

This afternoon I went and picked up my rings from the jewelers. They fit perfectly and I’m enjoying them. Ladies, you remember when you first got your engagement ring and you kept looking at it. Holding it up on the steering wheel as you drove, taking a peek in a passing mirror, staring at your hands at the keyboard…that’s sort of how I am now. It feels weird to have a new set after all this time. This one is much different and just has a different vibe about it. I know the stone is not real, but I’m mentally preparing myself for my hopefully 10 year anniversary present! I can’t imagine how much staring I’ll do after that.

Lexi amazingly took a nap this afternoon and I had to wake her up at 6. I got take out from Olive Garden and took it to Mom and Dad’s new house where they are still working on it before the furniture gets moved in tomorrow. The house is really looking different and really, really good. Her bonus room is painted brown on the walls and then a green on the ceiling. It’s the exact colors of my house and I love it. I wanted to stay in there.

The girls seem to like their house. Mom calls it the princess house so the girls will be excited about the move. But Emma started asking questions tonight as to why they had to sell the old house and they couldn’t live there anymore. I’m sure she misses her other house, she loved going there.

Scott is working again tonight so I’m on my own. Probably will stay up for a little while and work. I’m really, really tired though so I doubt it will be long.

June 21, 1994

June 21, 2007 by Amy Leave a Comment

I’m so close to not posting this but it’s hilarious to me and the only one I can find from June 21. Now I wish I had written every day!

Tonight Scott came over, as usual. We were out on the hammock for a long time. It was so sweet. Lying on a hammock under the stars with the one you love. How much better could it get? I wish we were married! If I was a betting woman, I’d bet a lot of money he’s good in bed. [cringe, TMI I know] I’m sorry [see I knew even then], that’s just the way I feel! It’s going to be at least anywhere from 2-4 years until we’re married. That’s so long to wait, but I guess I have to! Tomorrow me, M & K are going to MC’s, MJ’s, and K&R’s. I’m not going to see Scott until after church tomorrow. It’s his day off too. Well, there’s not much more to talk about. Oh, we are leaving a week from Thursday I believe for PA. Scott is staying for 5 days. We are going to have so much fun. Well, I better go!

Love ya,

Amy (soon to be) Bennett

What you need to know now:

That one is painfully embarrassing. I was 15 at the time and Scott and I had been dating about 6 weeks. Scott and I had some good laughs over this one the other night. I was right on the 4 years until we were married and it’s so odd seeing I signed my name as Amy Bennett 4 years before it actually became that.

That trip to PA was the trip Scott got to meet MeMe, my great-grandmother. She died that September and it was the last time I saw her that week we visited. I’m so glad he got to meet her and she approved of him although made the comment to my mother that I was too young. Maybe you do get wiser as you get older…I never regret being with Scott but I do sometimes wish we had met a little later in life. Sometimes I feel like I never got to date much…I mean real dating. Even though this was 6 weeks into it, I honestly believed (and still believe) we were meant to be and now it’s 13 years later so what can you say.