Well not too terribly much has happened in the Norvell house over the past few weeks. We have a wonderful, week long visit with Mom and Dad Norvell who came all the way from Arkansas for a visit. I love having them here because we do things Dave and wouldn't normally do. We went shopping in all the malls, of course. They live in a small town, so they love to do "city stuff" when they are here. Dad Norvell loves to garden, so we drove to all the plant nursery's in town and went to the Grapevine Botanical Gardens. As a family, all six (and a half if you count soon to be born Newbie Norvell) went to see Prince Caspian and I got to be totally in my element by cooking some big family dinners for everyone. The week ended with a wonderful, but HOT, trip to Canton to "do some junkin' " as the Norvell's call it. I was tame this time. I only bought a cute little sign for my kitchen and some fabric to sew a few pillows for our new bedroom. I enjoyed spending time with my in-laws. I was the only one that could secure the whole week off from work, so I got to have some one-on-one time with them, which I really enjoyed.
Dave has finished school (YEA!!!) and we celebrated with a trip to Double Dave's Pizza Buffet with some friends. He only got a long weekend off before he started teaching Summer Enrichment. I know that he would probably love to just chill for a summer, but I admire and am thankful for his work ethic. It is his bigger summer paychecks that allow me to pursue my Master's Degree.
Speaking of which, I have almost reached my half way point for my survey count. When I checked this morning, I had 71 responses. Hopefully I can secure 130 more before school starts in August. I have browsed some marriage support websites and left advertisements looking for participants, but that has only yielded me about 5 responses thus far. I am going to have to get a bit creative and maybe step out of my comfort zone to find some others.
Things we still have to look forward to:
Next week I get to spend two whole days with my mom and sister. My sister is in town teaching a strings institute and is staying a couple extra days so we can all play together!
Both of our birthday's are at the end of the month. As usual, we have already started buying each other presents and giving them to one another. I wonder if we will EVER be able to keep surprises from one another.
At the end of the month I will get to see my best friend for a very short, but still wonderful, visit. They will be coming in from College Station for a wedding.
And of course, we are less than a month away from our Fourth of July trip to PHILADELPHIA!!!
Ok, I promise to have a post with pictures next time. I know all text posts are boring :>).
4 comments:
Sounds wonderful...even if it's just text :) !
Glad you got to have some great family time..
Hey chickie, we are really looking forward to your trip! I got off work on July 2 and 3! We need to talk about all the fun things you guys want to do.
I forwarded your survey to a friend this morning. I'll keep my eyes peeled for other newleyweds. Sounds like your summer is off to a great start.
There are several weddings scheduled for people at our church this summer. Would you want me to ask them if they're interested in the survey?
I'll need you to email me something they can use to get into it if you do.
okay Karen, I can hardly wait to hear your love story...carol
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