Our Week.

Our Week.

It was a short and successful week. Besides the fact that as usual Nic was gone most nights, far too late. The poor guy can’t catch a break. He waited 27 years to have the nights free and not have to be in school. But I think sometimes he would rather be in school then running around like a crazy person.

Monday night we had Baby McCoy and the fam over for a last family BBQ. We realized that it’s become kind of a tradition and it was so fun to see our favorites. But, of course the babe slept the whole time and Ruby and I agreed it would be a “good idea” if when they baby wakes up Maxine calls us. HA! It was just a great day, of doing nothing and being with great people. Plus it was a bonus to not have school or work or ANYTHING going on outside of the house. It’s just the thing we needed. Especially to rev us up for the following week that would be busy.

School is continuing to go great. Katy has helped us on Tuesday’s and it’s really the nicest thing to have Ruby taken care of. I enjoy my Monday/Wednesday classes a lot more than I do my Tuesday/Thursdays. School is busy, but I feel like a whole new student. Which I am, I am not here just for me. I am not here for the social part of college either. I feel more serious, I feel good. I feel like this is where I am supposed to be, and doing what I am supposed to be doing.

The meal plan mama is going well too. I feel like I’ve perfected/or tuned my system really well and we are all enjoying it. I am enjoying having a plan and having the ingredients. Ruby is loving being my best helper, and she REALLY is. I haven’t tried very many new recipes. Which I should do, but I think I will start a six week rotation, and then keep perfecting it. So far we are on week three, and it’s such a success. Success for our budget, our health, and our family time. Nic loves having a lunch everyday and has been so cute at thanking me about it. My mom wasn’t/isn’t much of a planner so it’s REALLY been great to see that I am capable of doing it. I also learned that I don’t mind buying things we use. Like Ruby loves chocolate milk, and we can buy it. Because we use it!

I went to YW and we did work at the Food Bank. It’s so amazing to think that people need this. Someone there asked if I would take a box home, and I think it was more of a hypothetical question but I was grateful that I don’t have a NEED for it. People are starving, and I’m making meals of my choice. Lucky! The YW are great, and I love getting to know them and the other leaders. People are all different and it’s strange to serve with people that aren’t like you. Because in life we mostly are around people we choose to, people we have things in common with. But in the gospel, in serving in the church, you don’t get that as much. Because you are put with people you need to be with. And not everyone is Hailey. I love that, and I want to be more like them. It’s fun to see what their lives are like. Especially since we’re in the condos so over 100 people live in my same house. And they are all sorts of shapes and sizes. It’s awesome.

We had Tam over for dinner and sent her off to Chicago to tend the Jones babies. She was so nervous and it’s so cute. Just because I’m so used to stand-by travel. But, the Jones’ are a different breed. And luckily she got on, and had a great experience. But again it made me reflect on how we are all made up so differently. It’s good to see how good Nic and I are for each other. It’s such a balancing act. Because we are SO similar yet we are so different and a big part of that is just the make up of where we grew up. Just miles away from each other, but into really different homes.

We had a great weekend, and ended up not going to the Utah vs Weber game, but luckily they still got a W. Nic golfed, and we went out to dinner. We watched way too much TV and played with our only child, at least for the time being. It’s so crazy that this time will end so quickly.

On Sunday we had my Mom and Dad over for dinner, it was delicious. I feel like I’ve perfected the roast! My parents are the best, and I loved being around them and hearing about them. They are so funny, and the thing I like most is how much they love Ruby. 

We finished the night and week or I guess we started it being together. And we were on to week three of school and seven more weeks until baby!