back from our hiatus!

So we have been busy little bees... or rices... that doesn't sound right... anyway...

Let's see what have we missed...

First, we went to DC a few weekends ago... We did the zoo and saw the biggest hippopotamus I have ever seen in my entire life...

We had a fabulous feast with my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins!

And of course, we had a great time at the Redskins game, even though we lost to the Rams who hadn't won a single game before...


Jim Zorn, the head coach, talking to Dan Snyder's wife.

View from our fabulous seats (Thanks, Aunt Peggy!)

Then, last weekend we met my parents, some of their friends, my sister and her family and my fabulous cousin down in South Carolina for the LSU game. The game was okay, not too great, we should've slaughter them but still won, but hanging out with the family was SO much fun! The highlights of our weekend in SC were...

My fabulous niece who gets cuter by the minute (who I just found out today is taking steps on her own!)

She stole Rick's hat and was trying to rock it!


A failed attempt at a family portrait... but cute all the same!

AND, our fabulous trip to South of the Border with my awesome cousin!




This past weekend was our first weekend in town in our new apartment but once again we were busy. We went on a haunted hayride on Friday evening (well, I did as we all know Rick is a scaredy-cat!) Saturday we watched the horrible LSU football game :( and Sunday we watched the Redskins win! AND we went to an acoustic Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds Obama rally for the "Last Chance for Change" Campaign.

So as you can see... we have stayed busy and unfortunately have not finished the unpacking process...

BUT we are hosting a housewarming/halloween party this weekend sooooo we better have it finished by Friday! I will be sure to post pictures of our apartment finally put together!

Love,
your half-settled richmonders.

Ps. Here is a picture of some of my class after we made our cute cat masks in preparation for Halloween! Just thought you would like to see it!

my camera battery has been found!

So I can finally post pictures!

First of all, the pictures do not do it justice because we still have a LOT of unpacking to do so it is messy, to say the least.

This is the hallway as you walk in the door. There is a shelf on the right and the living room and 1st bedroom to the left.

This is the living room with a beautiful bay window. During the day there is so much light it is lovely. This is not during the day as you can see...

Another view of the living room. Rick hooking up our stereo and such... The french doors lead to bedroom #1.

This would be our bedroom with a beautiful fireplace and mirror. Obviously we need to buy another dresser...

The beginning of the kitchen. Those would be all the boxes from our wedding gifts, which look very nice in our cabinets.

The other half of the kitchen.

Another view of the kitchen.

The laundry room. The bathroom is to the left and bedroom #2 is straight ahead.

The large bathroom.

Bedroom #2 with a loft bed so I can have room for all my crafts underneath and rick and still have his music space.

Lastly, we have our fabulous patio, perfect for cookouts. I believe the first on is going to be Halloween so come on by!

I haven't gotten a chance to take any pictures of our street and our building and being that it is so early, I am still in my pjs. But, I will make sure I do that this week so everyone can see our cute neighborhood as well.

We are heading to Washington D.C. today.

Everybody better rooting for those tigers... they have a big game tonight against Florida!

Oh and look for us on TV at the Redskins game, we have pretty good seats... in the lower level near the 40 year line... about 20 rows back!

Love,
your apartment-and-football-crazed richmonders.

we hit the jackpot.

So, I was waiting to post about our move until I located my camera battery charger, which apparently Rick packed somewhere and can't find... because I wanted to post pictures of our new place... but since we have yet to locate it and my camera is dead... I thought I would just give a verbal update.

We moved all of our life in about 2.5 hours with the help of 5 people besides ourselves. It was so great having all the help because it flew by.

Unfortunately, Rick had to go out of town on business Monday - Wednesday so the first 2 nights he was home and then gone to leave me home alone in this huge apartment! But 2 of my girlfriends split the nights so I wasn't completely lonesome.

I did not get as much unpacking finished as I had planned... but it is definitely starting to feel like home. I cannot wait for the Halloween festivities on our fabulous street!

In other news, Rick got back safely from business in North Carolina, but he caught a cold while he was gone. So I am trying desperately not to catch it, but we will see how that goes.

So... How about those Redskins?

Boy are the Redskins kicking some behind. Perfect timing because that is just where we are headed. I think I mentioned before we got a pair of Redskin tickets as a wedding gift from my aunt and uncle and the game is this weekend. It should be an exciting one for the Redskins, coming off all these wins and the weather is supposed to be fabulous.

We are going to try and hit the Washington Zoo on Saturday afternoon and then go have dinner with my grandparents as well as my aunt and uncle and cousins that evening.

So, no unpacking this weekend... or next weekend for that matter... We are headed to South Carolina for the LSU game with my folks, sister and her family, my cousin, my dad's best friend and his wife... so, I guess we will have to motivate after work.

As for school...
My new classroom is definitely a challenge. They basically have no concept of any sort of discipline! So, my assistant and I have trying to be very consistent with our rules and each day they get a little bit better, the progress is very slow but I have faith and patience that we will get there.

I have to say my new schedule and responsibilities takes a lot more out of me, so it is a good thing I already gave up on any kind of social life during the week!

I hope this finds everybody happy and healthy. We love you all and can't wait for you to see our new digs!

Love,
your finally-in-our-own-place richmonders.

t-2 days!

Our fabulous photographer finished our graphically designed wedding album. The last step is to print, package and ship, so we should have it very soon!

In the meantime, she uploaded the finished pages for our and your viewing pleasure!

Hope you guys love it as much as we do!

In other news, we picked up our keys to our new place. We are moving on Saturday provided the weather allows us.

We will post photographs of our new digs as soon as we can!

We love you all!

Love,
your almost moved richmonders.