Vacation Blues

Well, needless to say my last day of vacation has arrived. I got a lot more done in the cleaning and organizing department then I ever expected to due to the extra 3 days off cause of snow. New Years day arrived with de-decorating the tree and putting all the Christmas stuff away till next year, then there was more work on the basement. Around 3:30 my dad came over to watch the Buckeyes play in the Rose Bowl. David got word that he did not have to work, so it was a family night at home. I made dinner for all, and we played dominoes while the game was on. The best news yet...they won! Ohio State is the 2010 Rose Bowl Champs after being bashed by sports casters and told they could not do it! What a sweet victory. Now if only next year could be so promising:)

Yesterday we finished the basement! Another sweet victory. We had one last pile that we took to Salvation Army and David has some old electronics to take to the recycling center tomorrow. Then there is just a neat pile of my dad's things in one corner. Then we can rearrange to our liking and put up pictures. We are not painting that room yet. It, along with the bathroom down there, will be the last two rooms done since they are not the main living area. Before the room becomes Kyle's play room...so before he is 2, they will need to be finished. But for now we need to finish the entry hallway, living room, dining room, the two bathrooms upstairs, our room/sitting room, and my old room. It sounds like a lot but we have accomplished so much recently considering that I can't do as much of the work as I was able to this summer, and considering that we still had lots to go through and unpack and just clean out. David and I enjoyed our last evening of vacation together with a nice dinner at home and a fire. I am going to miss being at home with him, but he will be able to get back to painting while I am at work.

Today I have to work on some stuff for my masters class and then I will just relax! It will be so nice since tomorrow I go back to the grind of school, and my class really gets into full swing. I wish I could say it was nice weather here, but the wind has the temps at single digits or so. I can't wait for winter to be over so the warm weather can help us welcome our new addition! Pictures will come in the next few days showing off the before and after of the basement. Happy New Year all, make the best of 2010!