Is it still January?

Wow! This month is really creeping by. I think maybe I'm a bit too excited about Maui. Oh well, we have plenty to do before then. Right now, I'm in the middle of (hopefully) the last piece of drywall that I'll ever have to finish. We've ordered new carpet for the living and 2 bedrooms, so we wanted to rip out the one wall of paneling in the living room, and get the drywall installed, finished and painted before the carpet gets here. My second layer of mud is drying as I type this. Hopefully, one more layer on the tape and screws will be enough. After that I have to try and match the texture of the other walls with my last layer. This may be more difficult than I'm anticipating.

Work has been as busy as it's ever been for me. Luckily, I did some good work last year at this time that has made my annual reports a much easier job. I think that being an environmental and safety coordinator is a good, interesting position, but maybe I should be looking for more out of life. Maybe I should be doing something more interesting or fulfilling and worthwhile? Or, maybe I should be looking for something that will allow me to stay home with my future children. I'm looking into an opportunity that may be all of these things, but I don't know if I have the guts or wherewithal to do it. I guess I'll have to look to Dad for inspiration. [I know this is making no sense, but if something comes of it, I'm sure I'll be writing more later.]

January

For me, January is always is bit of a bore. After the excitement of the holidays, and the anticipation that comes with Christmas and New Years, I find that January brings the doldrums. So, this year, I decided to plan a vacation. Yep, Jeff and I are going back to Maui. Maybe I'm being a tiny bit frivolous, but you only live once. Right now, we have no kids, we both have good jobs, and we can afford to spoil ourselves, so why not? (Please, if you have an answer to that, keep it to yourself.)

We'll be staying in Kihei, Maui at the Kauhale Makai (aka Village by the Sea) Condominium Complex. The one-bedroom condo is on the ground floor and overlooks the pool and garden area. The complex sits right on the beach...it's not a great swimming beach, but is excellent for walking, sunsets and whale and windsurfer-watching. There are great swimming and snorkeling beaches a couple of miles down the road. We'll have a car, so there won't be any problems getting there. We'll also be taking a side trip to Oahu, where we'll give our respects to the sunken ships of Pearl Harbor and tour the rest of the island.

My plan is to remember my trip in my blog. Jeff thinks I'm the biggest NERD in the world, but I can't wait to document our vacation! I'm going to take pictures, and narrate the whole thing. You lucky readers....

Three Glorious Years

Okay, so I'm laughing a little bit here. Jeff and I just had our 3rd wedding anniversary (married on 1/3/04). So, on Wednesday morning, I told Jeffy, "Happy Anniversary." He then said, "Yep, three glorious years." I told him that he shouldn't be so sarcastic.

All joking aside, our first three years of marriage were pretty good. Personally, I like being married...coming home to Jeff every night makes for a very nice life.