In honor of “Talk like a Pirate” day…

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Well Jared and I are totally immersed in packing up the apartment. (I forgot how much I hate packing!) We were able to get a lot of boxes from our landlords and our friends, which has been a big help. We’ve made a pretty good dent so far, but there’s still a lot more to get done. We both get a little misty eyed when we think about how much we loved this apartment. It’ll be sad to leave it behind. At least we’ll live down the street…so we can keep an eye on it! We were so excited to move in to this apartment a year ago. (Primarily because that meant we could move out of Southland!) We’re definitely freaking out about having our own house though….cause who wouldn’t be?! It’ll be so much fun to unpack everything there and be able to really settle down this time. Anyway…just my few thoughts on moving. Time to get back to work. I have a lot to get done before Thanksgiving break gets here. Yay for Thanksgiving! I can’t wait to see family again!

Well, it’s about time for another weekend. We’ve decided to ditch Greenville for a few days and head up to see some family. (Even though we’ll see them again for Thanksgiving.) We’re heading up to Emden tonight to stay over at my parents house. We’ve got a meeting tomorrow morning in Lincoln to finish up details about our home insurance. (We close in less than a week!!!!) We’re also planning to do a little home shopping while we’re up there. There’s a few used furniture stores in Lincoln that I wanted to check out. We’re looking for a new dining room table set…and I was hoping to find something antique-y there. Bed Bath and Beyond is definitely on the list as well. We have to get some new bathroom things…since we’ll now have 2 bathrooms. (That’s right…2….finally!) Jared also needs to stop by him mom’s house…so we can visit and he can get his hair cut. That night we’re staying over in El Paso at Geof and Lauri’s. That’s excited because a) we never get to see them, let alone hang out for a decent amount of time and b) we’re getting Monicals for supper! (I’m drooling just thinking about that delicious pizza….yummmm….) Sunday we’ll probably go to church at Vale with mom and dad and go out for lunch with them. Should be a good weekend. Next week will be crazy because we’re closing on the house. We move in like 15 days or something like that….we really need to start packing! I hate packing, but I’m actually pretty excited about it this time. (Only because I know we won’t have to move again for quite some time!) Anyway, I better finish this up. I have to give a campus tour in a just a few minutes! Adios!

Weekend…

The weekend’s almost here…yay! I’m finishing up a long week here in Admissions. I think I’m just exhausted from traveling so much. Hopefully I can get some much needed sleep this weekend and start fresh on Monday. Last night Jared and I went to Vandalia with the Morford’s for “Operation LJS!”. (We ate a Long John Silvers.) There’s nothing like eating a piece of chicken or fish that instantaneously clogs your arteries! It’s so good though…but so bad! (The good part usually outweighs the bad part in my mind!) I need to start cleaning the apartment after work today. We have some friends coming to look at the apartment on Saturday…so it needs to look good. (ie….get all of the clothes off the bedroom floor and clean up the kitchen.) We’re trying to help our landlord find some new renters for the place after we leave. (T-13 days until we close on the house…and 23 days until it’s all ours!) Jared’s brother Steven will be around Greenville this coming week and he’s stopping by to visit on Sunday night. We’re going to take him over to see the new house and get some dinner. Anyway, I better wrap this up and get back to work. I’d like to get out of here at a decent hour today!

House Update

So today we checked back in with the bank. We were approved for our loan and the appraisal went well. Sooo…on November 17th we get to close on the house. The only thing that could go wrong at this point is if the sellers were to back out. (And we know that’s not going to happen!) Yay for getting a house!!!!

Pumpkins

http://jaredandginny.com/pumpkins05/

That’s a link to our “pumpkins” from this year. Scroll over the pictures for a nice suprise!

Halloween was a fun time this year. Despite the rain, we actually had quite a few trick-or-treaters this year. It was so much fun to see all of their cute costumes. I dressed up as a Hartem High School cheerleader….yeah, I know, so original. I had one girl ask me if I actually was a cheerleader…and when I told her I was…she just went wooooow…I’m going to be a cheerleader too. How cute are kids?! Anyway, we still have lots of candy left, but we gave out quite a bit too. Mandy and Alan brought Layla over in her cute little flower costume. She was adorable! We ended up watching the movie “Sahara”. I fell asleep halfway through it…so I’m not quite sure how it ended. I’ll have to rent it again I suppose. Anyway, I’m off for my last college fair of the semester (applause please!). It’s up in northern Illinois, so I have to get on the road pretty quickly. I’m staying at Geof and Lauri’s house tonight though, so that’ll be good. I get so sick of staying at hotels all by my lonesome. That being said…I better finish this up and hit the road!

Oh…one more thing. 27 days until our own HOUSE!!!!

halloween

So it’s Halloween (and Preview Day at Greenville College). Right now I’m supposed to be mediating an Information Technology meeting for our Preview Students. As you can see…I’m hard at work! I can’t wait for work to be over. It’s a really raining day and I’m so sleepy. I won’t be sleeping for awhile though. We’re dressing up and handing out candy…woohoo! We haven’t been able to give out candy since we’ve been married (most kiddies don’t visit apartment complexes…haha). So this year, since our apartment is basically a house, we’ll get to give out candy. I’m dressing up as a cheerleader, and I’m not sure what Jared’s decided on yet. Our porch is all Halloween-y and fun. We carved our pumpkins over the weekend too…and they’re fantastic. Mine’s just a silly face, but Jared’s is a “Cubs” pumpkin. So….if you’re in Greenville and you’re trick-or-treating…stop by the Smith household! Ok…gotta go. Bye!

Ok…so I must be really bored!

So I’m waiting for another campus visit to show up…and I’m procrastinating….

All the questions relate to YOUR senior year of high school.

1. What School did u attend? Hartem High School

2. What year did you graduate? 2000

3. What were your favorite band(s) or artist(s)? The Beatles

4. What was your favorite outfit? My cheerleading uniform

5. What was up with your hair? Long and straight (usually worn down with the ends flipped out)

6. Who were your best friend(s)? Karyn Traum, Amy Luken (Leesman), Deanna Detmers…..I went to a small school, I was friends with everyone.

7. What did you do after school? Cheerleading practice, Dance Class, Watched tv, hung out with friends

8. Where did you work? I worked for my dad (Sparks Soil Testing) in the summers

9. Did you take the bus? No…I had a car

10. Who did you have a crush on? Mr. Neavor (band teacher…ha)

11. Did you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? I had a guy from my school that I was dating….we weren’t serious though

12. Did you fight with your parents? Not usually…they were really cool

13. Did you ever get detention? Nope

14. Favorite Subject? Band and Chemistry

15. Who did you have a CELEBRITY crush on? I have no clue…probably Paul McCartney (even though he’s old!)

16. Did you smoke cigarettes? Nope

17. Did you lug all of your books around in your backpack all day? No-they wouldn’t let us use bookbags during the day.

18. Best event ever? Senior Prom and Senior Homecoming

19. Did you have a clique? I pretty much hung out with everyone

20. Where was your Senior Prom at? The Maple Club in Lincoln

21. Did you have a “Max” (hangout)? Steak-N-Shake (in Lincoln)

22. Admit it, were you popular? I guess so….I hung out with just about anyone and got along with everyone.

23. Who did you want to be just like? Not sure….I was just ready to be in college

24. What did you want to be when you grew up? A Psychologist

25. Where did you think you’d be at the age you are now? I guess I was hoping to be married by now…but probably in Grad. School. Certainly not working in Admissions here at Greenville!

26. What was the color of your yearbook? Orange and Black (school colors)

27. Colors of your school? Orange and Black

HOUSE!!!

So….my brother Greg came down with the nephews today to inspect our prospective house. He checked all sorts of things that I’d never even thought about checking. (Hence the reason for his inspection!) Anyway, after a tour of the house and lots of inspecting every nook and cranny….Greg gave us the “go-ahead”. Soooo….WE’RE GOING TO BE HOMEOWNERS!!!! It’s still so weird to think about. I can’t believe that in less than a week, we decided to look at houses, make an offer, AND buy a house! How insane is that?! We’re so excited though. Our closing day is November 17th, and we take possession of it 10 days later. So, we’re moving in a month! The new house is just down the road from our apartment, which will make the move a bit easier. I can’t wait to spread out a bit more and be able to have more people over at one time. We’ll also be moved in right at the time I start decorating for Christmas….which is great. I’ll have my own house to decorate for Christmas this year! Anywho…I’ll stop about the house for now. Just had to get excited and share the news!