Bunnies Don't Lay Eggs?

Someone, please tell me, why are Easter Bunnies associated with Eggs? I just don't get it, but I'm sure there is some story behind it. Rabbits don't lay eggs and that very thought just went through my brain while I was home for Easter. It's so silly to me, but I've always just thought of one and the other came to mind!

Other than this revelation that I came to, it was a wonderful, wonderful weekend. Full of egg dye, egg hunts, and yummy candy. I think out of two dozen hard boiled eggs only about 12 of them survived between all of us dropping them before they even got into the dye. We all got plenty protein in the process! Mom was not happy because she just kept hearing things crack while we were suppose to be dyeing.

Of course, I pulled into my parent's driveway on Friday night and didn't leave. We played and laughed and ate and napped. It was a lovely weekend. Dillon is getting so big and brave. He has quite the attitude and is very particular about things which just makes me laugh. He may have gotten that from me. He loves candy and was so disappointed when he ran out of jelly beans. He is so into Dora the Explorer and was sure to tell us that his candy was Delicioso! He practiced walking down the aisle with his ring bearer's pillow and just kept throwing it back and forth with David. We have to go make sure he is out of Dillons site on the short walk down the aisle!

We got to see all of our cousins and eat wonderful meals. It really was a great weekend besides the pouring down rain and tornado warnings. But, it was 40 degrees warmer at home than in Chicago, so I was sure to spend every minute outside that I could.

Can't wait to go back in 2 weeks for the Fiesta!

The Wedding Room

It started as a little pile, it then become the spare bedroom's closet, it's now the spare bedroom... yes, I'm talking about the storage area for wedding related items.

And it just keeps growing. Gifts and placecards and favors and invitations and shoes and jewelry and table numbers and picture frames and vases and ribbon and a flower girl's basket, oh my! This month I've made so much wedding progress I don't even know where to begin... I'm just glad so much is done!

As we speak I'm staring at a heaping stack of invitations to take to the post office tomorrow! I just have to go through every single one of them AGAIN before I seal them up because, by my count, I've left out a directions page in exactly ONE of them!

Thank goodness, my muse, Jesika has only been a phone call away while I've been making all of these wedding purchases. I know what I want and what I like, but I always just need her to bounce my ideas off of. I believe I was standing in the middle of Michael's with my arms full of things, having a tiny meltdown because they don't make gray pens to address letters with... she's absolutely the only person that would understand my concern, telling me she only uses charcoal eyeliner because black to too harsh... "Hello, that's what I'm trying to say... I can't address my wedding invitations with harsh black pen!" But I did, and they are fine.

And everything else is fine. Coming along quite nicely actually. I think we are at 65 days, and if they go as quickly has this past month has... holy smokes! I'm going to be a married lady soon!

Champagne on a Wednesday Night

Dan's been on the job hunt for quite some time. Doing my own job search was emotional enough. I'd get so excited after every single job interview and I'd start to picture myself in that job, just to get the disappointing call that I didn't get it. Now, that was my own experience, but being on the other end and watching someone go through that was even harder.

Week after week we'd anxiously wait to hear from the schools. Things just weren't looking that great and we'd thought that he would just stay put for one more year.

Then the morning came when Dan called me at work at 8:00 am to tell me that he received a pink slip and if the referendum didn't pass he'd lose his job. At noon he called me and told him he was going to apply for a job back home, and at 3:00 pm he called me to tell me he was just offered a Head Coaching position at an Illinois school close to our house.

Talk about an emotional Wednesday! And trust me, we definitely celebrated.

We've been celebrating all month. We celebrated the night when he came home from signing his contract, we celebrated when the principal called him last night to tell him that the he was approved by the School Board, and Dan says the next time we will celebrate will be when they make it to the playoffs! I told him there will be a celebration after each individual win... he told me, "I think you just like drinking champagne!"

I'm just thrilled for him. I'm excited for our new adventures. I'm excited to start converting our spare bedroom into his office, and I'm starting to get ulcers thinking about his first game in August, but I'm thrilled.

Oh, and the most exciting part... No More Red! We're moving to a school that is emerald green, have I mentioned that green is one of my favorite colors to wear! Go Mustangs!

What April?

As I sit here tonight I am thinking to myself, "Where has April gone??" The month started harder than most, but ended better than a lot others. I can't even begin to describe all of the ups and downs of the month, but I've grown because of them, I've learned a lot of lessons because of the things we've been through, and for as many times that I've cried, I've smiled and laughed even more.

I'm thankful for these experiences, and excited for what lies ahead for Dan and I. I'm sick of the rain, tired of wearing a coat, and definitely ready for April to go out like a Lamb.

I guess I just can't describe everything that has happened in the past month in one blog post; so this weekend I've decided to get back to some blogging... some good stories are sure to follow. I just can't decide where to start!