In other news Jonathan and I FINALLY have an apartment... Well, sort of... They called last week saying that they would call Monday when it was ready... I called because I am so anxious to get in there and they said it was being painted and shampooed at the moment, but we've still not gotten a call from them... It's been a constant battle going back and forth with them about getting things done on time. I'm trying not to complain and just trying to be thankful that we'll be in it soon enough, but damn! It's the cheapest apartment we've found, by $100 or more, and no one will put us in a two bedroom because there are more than five instead of four us (Mississippi state law). So we're patiently awaiting the phone call letting us know it is ready for move in!
In only THREE DAYS we'll be flying in to Arkansas and heading to Missouri to finally unload our storage unit and bring everything (well, hopefully everything) back (to move into said apartment)! It's not going to be a "vacation" like I would prefer, but we are going to make due with what we've been given. Mike and Joy have ever so kindly agreed to keep the kids for us during our leave. I am so grateful for all that they have done for us and our family. We may think we hate one another at times and we have our disagreements, but we have never once taken for granted all that they have done. However, as grateful as I am to be able to take a trip alone with my husband, I AM FREAKING OUT! I've never flown before and Jonathan has not flown since he was an infant so it's going to be an experience for the both of us BUT, I've done nothing but think of all the things that could go wrong... Like, if the plane goes down, who will care for our children? What if something happens to one of us on the way back? What if? What if? What if? It's quite stressful really... I will call everyday, probably more than once everyday, so much that Joy will probably start letting the answering machine take my calls! I cannot express how much I hate that I am going to be away from the kids. It's a completely different experience than being away just for a few hours for date nights. We're going to be 600 miles away from them for three whole days! I love them so much! ♥
Joseph will be six years old in only NINE DAYS! The original plan was to have a nice party (in our apartment), he would be allowed to invite six friends and we were going to have a blast. Unfortunately the plans we're changed to have his party the weekend after his birthday instead of the weekend of his birthday since all of our things might not be in place and we'll have not "cozied in" just yet. BUT Joy will be leaving for Alaska to join her daughter and her family on April 20th to await the arrival of their newest addition. We want her to be able to be here for his party, so now plans are to have a birthday party, just us, none of Joseph's friends or decorations or extravagant party. Joseph ever so sweetly accepted that he would not be able to invite his friends this year. He was so excited to be able to have his friends over and he already had a plan on what he wanted his invitations to look like, but after explaining the situation he was more than happy to give it all up! He's such a sweet heart!
Today I was forced to cut four inches off of Tressa's hair after failed attempts to remove the so intelligently placed putty! :'( It was getting so long and pretty! Just leave it to Tressa! To Amaya's dismay, I made her throw hers away before she decided to play monkey see, monkey do. I will try to remember to pull the pictures of her new haircut from my phone and add them to the post.
Hope that everyone else is doing great and enjoying the beautiful weather.
Jaclyn & Jonathan
