I feel like I found a gem today! Josh and I noticed that there was an Aldi being built near the gym and he asked me if I had ever been in one. I had no clue what it was so of course I've never been in one before. He said that it was a low cost grocery store that sells staples only, you bring your own bag, pay a quarter for the shopping cart and get your quarter back once the cart is returned, etc...
Of course, this sparked my interest and we really didn't have much planned for today except we needed some more bread and he wanted to get new running shoes with his birthday money. Next, Josh tells me that there's an Aldi near our apartment. I had no idea it was even there! We decided to go there to get the bread so we could check it out because he's never been in one before either. I love that we are able to experience new things together.
As we were walking around the store, I was really shocked at how inexpensive the food is in there. They don't sell any name brand items (although we did see Pringles in there) but they have healthy choices which pleasantly surprised me. Almost everything is packaged to look as if it is a name brand item only it has a different name. They carry a brand called Fit & Active and we found turkey bacon, ground turkey, whole wheat pasta, light cream cheese, etc in this brand. I figured with it being a low cost place, they wouldn't offer healthy choices. They even have a huge section of fresh fruits and vegetables and they actually looked good... better than anything I ever see in a Super Wal-Mart.
We only bought a few items while we there (bread included) b/c we made a Sam's run last night after church and didn't need much but I will definitely be going back. This is a great find for me because I LOVE A GREAT DEAL!!!!!
Only 3 more days until Cliff and Phyllis arrive!!!!!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
I'm three days into my full-time job and I'm LOVING it! Isla and I are having a wonderful time together. I've taken her to gymboree and a drop-in story time at the local library. She is such a social baby and never ever gets upset when we're out! I'm going to try to find one of the big parks that are nearby and take her there when I wake her from her morning nap.
I got great news yesterday!!!! My sister is coming for a visit!!!!! YAY! So, now we have three sets of guests to look forward to in September. My in-laws (Josh's mom and stepdad, Phyllis and Cliff) will be arriving next Wednesday night and staying through Sunday. My friends from college (and my little sister in Chi Omega) will be staying with us that same Sunday night and leaving Monday (Labor Day). Then, Heather will be arriving the following Friday evening! I highly suspect that everyone is trying to get in their visit before winter. Our visitors are going to drop dramatically I'm afraid.
Anyone else is welcome to come visit! This really is a great place to visit. There's so much to do!
Gotta run... time to wake baby!
I got great news yesterday!!!! My sister is coming for a visit!!!!! YAY! So, now we have three sets of guests to look forward to in September. My in-laws (Josh's mom and stepdad, Phyllis and Cliff) will be arriving next Wednesday night and staying through Sunday. My friends from college (and my little sister in Chi Omega) will be staying with us that same Sunday night and leaving Monday (Labor Day). Then, Heather will be arriving the following Friday evening! I highly suspect that everyone is trying to get in their visit before winter. Our visitors are going to drop dramatically I'm afraid.
Anyone else is welcome to come visit! This really is a great place to visit. There's so much to do!
Gotta run... time to wake baby!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Hustle and Bustle
It's been a while since my last post. I've been so incredibly busy that I haven't even had time to think about posting on my blog.
My dad came for a visit a couple of weeks ago and I really enjoyed his time here. We were able to spend some quality time together do a lot of sightseeing. We explored Naperville, Il together. We walked along the beautiful riverwalk in the downtown area. I didn't even know that was there so that was a new discovery for me. It is such a nice place to visit in the warmer months. I'm not sure I would want to go there with snow all over the ground. They have a humongous bell tower in the center of the riverwalk. Dad and I were lucky enough to hear one of the concerts it plays throughout the day. It was really something to hear... sounded like we had a bell choir right in front of us. We also found a beach right in the middle of downtown. They have a place called Centennial Beach. It's a giant pool with platforms, diving board, slide and sand attached. It's pretty impressive and definitely unexpected in Illinois!
Dad and I also figured out how to ride the metra (train) into the city, ride the cta public transportation buses around and we were able to make it back home! We had a blast exploring Navy Pier. We took an architectural boat ride that was really cool. It gave us an overwhelming amount of facts and information regarding how and when buildings were built in the city.
On dad's last day, we were fortunate enough to get free tickets to see the Cubs play in Wrigley Field. They didn't win of course, but it was a once in a lifetime experience. We all had a great time at the game.
Not long after bidding farewell to my dad, we welcomed a new set of guests. Josh's brother, David, his wife, Amy, and their two girls, Rachel and Grace came up for a short visit. Surprisingly enough, we all managed to fit into our 1 1/2 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment. We can't wait for them to return. The girls got to go to the Naperville Children's Museum, swim in the pool, celebrate Josh's birthday and go on a shopping spree at the American Girl Doll store in Chicago. We were sad to see them leave as well, but both of the girls begin school next week so they had to get back to town.
I begin my job full-time next week. I'm sure it will be a tough week having to wake up to an alarm clock everyday. It's been three months since I've had to do that for an extended amount of time. It may be a bit of a shock to my body but I know I'll survive and I'm really looking forward to taking care of Isla. She took her first steps on her birthday so this will be an exciting year for the both of us!
My dad came for a visit a couple of weeks ago and I really enjoyed his time here. We were able to spend some quality time together do a lot of sightseeing. We explored Naperville, Il together. We walked along the beautiful riverwalk in the downtown area. I didn't even know that was there so that was a new discovery for me. It is such a nice place to visit in the warmer months. I'm not sure I would want to go there with snow all over the ground. They have a humongous bell tower in the center of the riverwalk. Dad and I were lucky enough to hear one of the concerts it plays throughout the day. It was really something to hear... sounded like we had a bell choir right in front of us. We also found a beach right in the middle of downtown. They have a place called Centennial Beach. It's a giant pool with platforms, diving board, slide and sand attached. It's pretty impressive and definitely unexpected in Illinois!
Dad and I also figured out how to ride the metra (train) into the city, ride the cta public transportation buses around and we were able to make it back home! We had a blast exploring Navy Pier. We took an architectural boat ride that was really cool. It gave us an overwhelming amount of facts and information regarding how and when buildings were built in the city.
On dad's last day, we were fortunate enough to get free tickets to see the Cubs play in Wrigley Field. They didn't win of course, but it was a once in a lifetime experience. We all had a great time at the game.
Not long after bidding farewell to my dad, we welcomed a new set of guests. Josh's brother, David, his wife, Amy, and their two girls, Rachel and Grace came up for a short visit. Surprisingly enough, we all managed to fit into our 1 1/2 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment. We can't wait for them to return. The girls got to go to the Naperville Children's Museum, swim in the pool, celebrate Josh's birthday and go on a shopping spree at the American Girl Doll store in Chicago. We were sad to see them leave as well, but both of the girls begin school next week so they had to get back to town.
I begin my job full-time next week. I'm sure it will be a tough week having to wake up to an alarm clock everyday. It's been three months since I've had to do that for an extended amount of time. It may be a bit of a shock to my body but I know I'll survive and I'm really looking forward to taking care of Isla. She took her first steps on her birthday so this will be an exciting year for the both of us!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Three's Company!
This past week was a fairly busy week for me. I babysat for the little girl I'll be nannying twice and spent some time with her mom. I really like the family a lot and think this is going to be a great job and break from teaching for the year.
I've had quite a few orders from mostly family members so I've been working A LOT in my chinese sweat shop this week. I did get an order from someone in Texas and that was my first order from an unknown person without them messaging me first. I think my small business is slowly starting to grow. Hopefully, I'll continue to have a few more customers each month! Keep spreading the word. I've got a lot of friends out there who will be having babies in the next year so I'm sure I'll be gifting lots of Little Posh Tot products to them all.
Josh and I made a mad dash to Ikea on Sunday after he finished playing golf. What was supposed to be a relaxing evening at home turned into a shopping spree. The bed we wanted in our spare bedroom has been out of stock. I've been stalking the website and we missed our chance to get the bed two weeks ago as they had just sold out again. On Sunday, I noticed later in the day that the inventory on the website changed from 0 to 12. So, Josh and I made the 30-45 minute drive to Schamburg, Il. We checked the website through Josh's I-phone along the way to make sure they weren't going to sell out before we got there. These beds go like hot pancakes so we definitely won't have an original bed in our house, but it will be a popular one. I just wish I had invented the things... they can't keep them in the store.
Our mission yesterday was to begin putting the bed together b/c my daddy is coming for a visit!!!!! Three's company, right? He'll be here Wednesday through Sunday. I'm going to pick him up at the O'Hare airport on Wednesday by myself. Pray for me... this will be a huge challenge. I don't really drive on any of the interstates around here. I'm pretty much petrified of them. I'm planning to leave very early to give myself plenty of time in case I get lost or take the wrong exit. Josh and I got half of the bed put together last night and we will hopefully be completing the remainder of the bed tonight and tomorrow. Josh and dad will play golf on Friday and I may tag along, who knows. We are going to go to a Cubs game on Sunday before Dad leaves to go back home (Boo... I'm sad already thinking about it) and we may try to go into the city one of the other days. I haven't been brave enough to try out the train but I think this may be the perfect opportunity for us to try. For those of you who know my dad and I really well, you know this could be a disaster. Neither one of us has even a good sense of direction so it will definitely be like the blind leading the blind. It will provide a great memory however and probably tons of laughter.
Gotta go get ready for my dad's grand arrival! This is only the beginning of our guest list. Soon to follow are my brother-in-law's family (David, Amy, Rachel and Grace), my in-laws (Cliff and Phyllis) and my great friends Rebecca and Jeremy.
Who's next?????
I've had quite a few orders from mostly family members so I've been working A LOT in my chinese sweat shop this week. I did get an order from someone in Texas and that was my first order from an unknown person without them messaging me first. I think my small business is slowly starting to grow. Hopefully, I'll continue to have a few more customers each month! Keep spreading the word. I've got a lot of friends out there who will be having babies in the next year so I'm sure I'll be gifting lots of Little Posh Tot products to them all.
Josh and I made a mad dash to Ikea on Sunday after he finished playing golf. What was supposed to be a relaxing evening at home turned into a shopping spree. The bed we wanted in our spare bedroom has been out of stock. I've been stalking the website and we missed our chance to get the bed two weeks ago as they had just sold out again. On Sunday, I noticed later in the day that the inventory on the website changed from 0 to 12. So, Josh and I made the 30-45 minute drive to Schamburg, Il. We checked the website through Josh's I-phone along the way to make sure they weren't going to sell out before we got there. These beds go like hot pancakes so we definitely won't have an original bed in our house, but it will be a popular one. I just wish I had invented the things... they can't keep them in the store.
Our mission yesterday was to begin putting the bed together b/c my daddy is coming for a visit!!!!! Three's company, right? He'll be here Wednesday through Sunday. I'm going to pick him up at the O'Hare airport on Wednesday by myself. Pray for me... this will be a huge challenge. I don't really drive on any of the interstates around here. I'm pretty much petrified of them. I'm planning to leave very early to give myself plenty of time in case I get lost or take the wrong exit. Josh and I got half of the bed put together last night and we will hopefully be completing the remainder of the bed tonight and tomorrow. Josh and dad will play golf on Friday and I may tag along, who knows. We are going to go to a Cubs game on Sunday before Dad leaves to go back home (Boo... I'm sad already thinking about it) and we may try to go into the city one of the other days. I haven't been brave enough to try out the train but I think this may be the perfect opportunity for us to try. For those of you who know my dad and I really well, you know this could be a disaster. Neither one of us has even a good sense of direction so it will definitely be like the blind leading the blind. It will provide a great memory however and probably tons of laughter.
Gotta go get ready for my dad's grand arrival! This is only the beginning of our guest list. Soon to follow are my brother-in-law's family (David, Amy, Rachel and Grace), my in-laws (Cliff and Phyllis) and my great friends Rebecca and Jeremy.
Who's next?????
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Lately, I've been craving sweets because I've been trying to lose some weight and the more I deprive myself of them, the more I crave them. So, I decided to make peach cobbler to satisfy my craving and to treat our company last night. I mention this to Josh and, to my utter shock and surprise, he tells me that I'll be eating it alone. He doesn't like peach cobbler! WHO DOESN'T LIKE PEACH COBBLER?!?!?!?!?!? I don't think you can claim to be from the South and not like peach cobbler. I think most of you would agree, right? This is such a shock because I can't believe I'm hearing him say this. Peach cobbler is one of my all time favorite desserts and I can't imagine living a lifetime without ever making or eating it again. I'm also shocked because I never knew this about him. I knew he was a picky eater but how can you not like peaches? He said he would try some but he didn't and I don't think he will. Our company didn't want any either so I'm stuck with whole dish of it. I'm going to send Josh to work with it tomorrow and hopefully the guys there will eat it up!
Today has been a great day so far! I sold my first embroidered gift set without them messaging me first to someone I don't know. I'm working on getting it stitched out as I'm typing. This is very exhilarating and little by little I can see my business is growing. Some day... not a day anytime soon.... but some day in the distant future, I may just be able to stay at home and embroider for work! How great would that be? Josh is out golfing with a friend today so I have time to work on this project. When he gets home, we're planning to go to the pool. It's a beautiful day and we want to take advantage of the nice weather.
Today has been a great day so far! I sold my first embroidered gift set without them messaging me first to someone I don't know. I'm working on getting it stitched out as I'm typing. This is very exhilarating and little by little I can see my business is growing. Some day... not a day anytime soon.... but some day in the distant future, I may just be able to stay at home and embroider for work! How great would that be? Josh is out golfing with a friend today so I have time to work on this project. When he gets home, we're planning to go to the pool. It's a beautiful day and we want to take advantage of the nice weather.
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