Since mother nature isn't cooperating, lets hope that she gets this weather figured out because it is depressing. I don't like dark & dreary days when it is almost May. Makes me feel blah!
Well, I have been super duper busy lately. In between working at Deaconess, working out, being a wife to Cam & mommy to Tia & Maisy I have also decided to start my own business. I am quickly learning that there isn't enough hours in the day anymore. 5-6 hours of sleep a night isn't cutting it right now. I have been living off of coffee in the morning. My little business, DivaBands, is coming together quite nicely though. I am very excited about it! My website is http://www.mydivabands.com/. Spread the word. :)
Last weekend I had my 2nd lesson on Roxy. I officially drove her around the block 5 times. :) My endorsement class is coming up in 2 weeks, yikes! I hope that I pass.....Cam and I took his new bike out for a ride this weekend and it was fun. I have my own motorcycle jacket now, so you can say that I am "legit".
Cam has been busy with work, school, and finishing our basement project that has gone on for over a year now. I can't wait to have the office space done so that I don't have to engulf our kitchen table with DivaBands.....
We are also in the process of selling the Jeep. I am looking at getting a peal white Acura TL. I am keeping my fingers and toes crossed that we can say "adios" to Candy this week....
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Snow in April?
I am beginning to think that mother nature is really confused. This last week it has been bone chilling cold in the morning and we have had snow. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck. This winter has been dragging on way to long. If it doesn't start to turn for the better soon, I might just move some place warm (sorry Cam!).
Monday, April 11, 2011
Spring Cleaning
Ah, spring cleaning is the nicest way to put it. It is more like getting rid of crap, but that doesn't sound as nice. I enjoyed being able to stay home for the weekend, but then I kep on adding stuff to my "to do" list and pretty soon it was a mile long! I felt like I cleaned all weekend, but our house looks good so I am happy for the moment. I have another huge bag to donate to goodwill and I will be more than thrilled to drop it off.
We finally purchased our bistro table to put in the kitchen. We had been looking at the same table at Target for several weeks and they finally put it on clearance. It was a steal of a deal! Cam put it together last night. It looks really nice and complements the space and our other furniture.
The next couple of weeks are shaping up to be pretty busy.....let the craziness begin!
We finally purchased our bistro table to put in the kitchen. We had been looking at the same table at Target for several weeks and they finally put it on clearance. It was a steal of a deal! Cam put it together last night. It looks really nice and complements the space and our other furniture.
The next couple of weeks are shaping up to be pretty busy.....let the craziness begin!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Olympia
In typical fashion we had to cram a million things into our weekend. Of course, this weekend was no exception. While we both ran around town and did errands on Friday we were also getting ready to leave for Olympia in the morning. I usually spend Saturday morning doing stuff around the house so I was feeling slightly flustered after work on Friday. Both of our work weeks were really busy and I didn't get much done around the house. Cam started spring quarter so he was gone on both Wednesday & Thursday night and my planner was full of activities to keep me busy.
The reason for our quick and randomly planned trip was so that we could transport Cam's Mazda to his uncle's house. His uncle had purchased the pick up several weeks ago and with his busy schedule he didn't know when he would be available to make the trip to Spokane to retrieve it. He also happened to have a motorcycle that Cam wanted to look at because he was thinking about buying it. Conveniently, he sold his motorcycle on Thursday.
I was pretty tired from the week in general, but was even more exhausted after my class on Saturday. We had to drive separately so by the time we arrive in Olympia I could barely keep my eyes open. Once we got settled in, I took about a 90 minute nap and that never happens. It was awesome and much needed. I could have kept on sleeping, but I didn't want to miss dinner!
I got up early and had an awesome and scenic 10 mile run through Olympia. It was refreshing and fun to run in a different location for a change.
Cam decided to purchase his uncle's motorcycle so we brought that back to Spokane with us. It matches Roxy quite nicely, but doesn't have a name yet. I will post pictures once Cam gets it cleaned up.
The reason for our quick and randomly planned trip was so that we could transport Cam's Mazda to his uncle's house. His uncle had purchased the pick up several weeks ago and with his busy schedule he didn't know when he would be available to make the trip to Spokane to retrieve it. He also happened to have a motorcycle that Cam wanted to look at because he was thinking about buying it. Conveniently, he sold his motorcycle on Thursday.
I was pretty tired from the week in general, but was even more exhausted after my class on Saturday. We had to drive separately so by the time we arrive in Olympia I could barely keep my eyes open. Once we got settled in, I took about a 90 minute nap and that never happens. It was awesome and much needed. I could have kept on sleeping, but I didn't want to miss dinner!
I got up early and had an awesome and scenic 10 mile run through Olympia. It was refreshing and fun to run in a different location for a change.
Cam decided to purchase his uncle's motorcycle so we brought that back to Spokane with us. It matches Roxy quite nicely, but doesn't have a name yet. I will post pictures once Cam gets it cleaned up.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Deserted Hubby
I feel kind of bad right now for deserting Cam so much lately. Good thing he has Tia & Maisy to keep him company. This last Monday, I got invited to watch the GU Women's bball team play UCLA. The game was awesome, they won, and Courtney Vandersloot broke an NCAA record. This last weekend I got invited to watch them play at the Spokane Arena in the Sweet Sixteen against Louisville. Our seats were awesome and the crowd was crazy. They won and for the first time ever will get to play in the Elite 8 against Stanford on Monday. Guess who gets to go and watch them play? Me! I do!
Tonight I am going to watch the 9 to 5 musical with Tom & Mags. Hence, I am never home and Cam has been deserted. I will mention that he had a chance to get the Broadway musical season pass with us and he said no. I don't think that Legally Blonde the musical sounded too fun for him. :)
Yesterday I was home for most of the day so Cam started to teach me how to ride Roxy. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be! Granted I only practiced in first gear, but I was going up and down our street. I probably looked ridiculous, but it was fun.
This morning we took the girlies to Starbucks for their weekend treat. They are so spoiled, but love going....
Tonight I am going to watch the 9 to 5 musical with Tom & Mags. Hence, I am never home and Cam has been deserted. I will mention that he had a chance to get the Broadway musical season pass with us and he said no. I don't think that Legally Blonde the musical sounded too fun for him. :)
Yesterday I was home for most of the day so Cam started to teach me how to ride Roxy. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be! Granted I only practiced in first gear, but I was going up and down our street. I probably looked ridiculous, but it was fun.
This morning we took the girlies to Starbucks for their weekend treat. They are so spoiled, but love going....
The Malcolm girls headed to Sbux
Tia knows exactly where she is going, smart girl!
Maisy is pretty excited
The girls ordering their whip cream treat
Yummy!
Making sure every lost lick is gone
Saturday, March 26, 2011
The Malcolm Girls
New pictures of the girlies....
Exhausted from playing in the snow
Maisy Malcolm
Tia Malcolm
Guilty!
My little princesses
Oh Maisy!
Sleepy little girl
Tia!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Roxy
Cam finally talked me into taking my motorcycle endorsement class. At first I couldn't believe I had signed up and almost called to cancel. In the end I decided that it could be fun and something that we could do together this summer. I am taking the class May 6th, 7th, & 8th. I am a little nervous, but I am in a class that is just for the girls. Should be fun and maybe not as stressful.
We went and looked at bikes last week. Cam kind of had an idea of what I might like and he was pretty much right! I didn't want anything too big and I liked the color silver. After looking at bikes around town he went on Craigslist and find the exact bike that I liked at a really good deal. The only bad thing was that it was in Grand Coulee. We both had never been there before so we trekked off after work on Tuesday to go and look at the bike. The drive was interesting and a bit longer that I thought it would be. Grand Coulee and Electric City were very interesting. I don't know why or how anybody could live there. The bike ended up being perfect so we bought it. Here is Roxy the Rebel!
We went and looked at bikes last week. Cam kind of had an idea of what I might like and he was pretty much right! I didn't want anything too big and I liked the color silver. After looking at bikes around town he went on Craigslist and find the exact bike that I liked at a really good deal. The only bad thing was that it was in Grand Coulee. We both had never been there before so we trekked off after work on Tuesday to go and look at the bike. The drive was interesting and a bit longer that I thought it would be. Grand Coulee and Electric City were very interesting. I don't know why or how anybody could live there. The bike ended up being perfect so we bought it. Here is Roxy the Rebel!
Cam is going to sale his bike (hopefully this weekend) and then buy a road bike like mine. Should be a fun summer!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
New Furniture
I know these 2 photos are a long time in coming, but better late than never! Here is what our new living room additions look like. I love the hutch, the top pulls out into a buffet. The plant is new also, her name is Patty.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Weekend Fun
It was a little sad that technically our weekend was an hour shorter because of DST. On Friday we went to Qdoba for dinner (shocking since we go there EVERY weekend) and then we had a drink at Press. After that we went shopping (Costco, Mall, & Target). Paydays are always the greatest. :)
On Saturday Cam headed downtown to partake in all of the St. Patty's day festivities while I was at the gym burning those calories. I had class at 7am and then I stayed and worked out for another 90 minutes. I was tired when I was done.
When I got home I took the girls with me to Starbucks to get a puppy treat, and to get a treat for myself. I haven't had a latte for over 3 weeks so it was just a tea for me and whip cream for them. Their treat looked better than mine. Haha. I don't think that it is fair for Starbucks to have such wonderful new treats right now when I am trying to lose weight. They have cake pops and Red Velvet whoopie pie. I wanted one of each! After we got our treats we cleaned house and then went for a walk waiting for Cam to get home. After Cam got home we went to the motorcycle show at the fairgrounds. It was a lot of fun. Lots of cool bikes to look at and very interesting people watching opportunities. There were a couple of bikes that Cam really liked.
Saturday night was Fro-Yo night! Yum! After that we went to the movies and saw "The Adjustment Bureau". We both agreed that it was one of the better movies that we had seen in a long time. I highly recommend watching it.
Sunday is my sleep in day with the girls. It is the only day of the week that I get to wake up whenever I want. We got up about 8:30 and made breakfast and then I went running. The weather was perfect! I don't want to jinx it or anything, but it really is starting to look and feel like spring.
On Saturday Cam headed downtown to partake in all of the St. Patty's day festivities while I was at the gym burning those calories. I had class at 7am and then I stayed and worked out for another 90 minutes. I was tired when I was done.
When I got home I took the girls with me to Starbucks to get a puppy treat, and to get a treat for myself. I haven't had a latte for over 3 weeks so it was just a tea for me and whip cream for them. Their treat looked better than mine. Haha. I don't think that it is fair for Starbucks to have such wonderful new treats right now when I am trying to lose weight. They have cake pops and Red Velvet whoopie pie. I wanted one of each! After we got our treats we cleaned house and then went for a walk waiting for Cam to get home. After Cam got home we went to the motorcycle show at the fairgrounds. It was a lot of fun. Lots of cool bikes to look at and very interesting people watching opportunities. There were a couple of bikes that Cam really liked.
Saturday night was Fro-Yo night! Yum! After that we went to the movies and saw "The Adjustment Bureau". We both agreed that it was one of the better movies that we had seen in a long time. I highly recommend watching it.
Sunday is my sleep in day with the girls. It is the only day of the week that I get to wake up whenever I want. We got up about 8:30 and made breakfast and then I went running. The weather was perfect! I don't want to jinx it or anything, but it really is starting to look and feel like spring.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Lazy Saturday
I love Saturdays. I get up, go workout, shop for groceries, clean the house, and finish my laundry all before lunch. Now I get to relax with my girls, a cup of tea and my book. Cam built a fire earlier and our living room so warm and cozy right now. I love it.
Tonight we are going to FroYo with Paul & Brenda. I'm looking forward to a treat since I have been working so hard. It will be nice to do some catching up too.
Cam is busy working on our rental property today. The tenants just moved out so now we have to get it all clean before we can show it tomorrow to potential renters. I went to the house for the first time last night since I moved out in May 2008. It was a little bitter sweet. It was the first big purchase I have ever made and was my house until Cam and I got married. Cam got a ton of inquiries on the house over the last couple of weeks so hopefully we can find some good renters.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Searching for spring.....
Just when I thought that spring was almost here, it starts snowing again. I know that it is still February, but really?! I am tired of it being cold in our house and I am tired of having to wear huge jackets and scarves everywhere. It just feels nice to be able to go outside without having to be all bundled up.
I am looking forward to possibly planting a small garden this spring. I say possibly because I don't know where I would put one and I don't know if I want to deal with the hassle of the upkeep. Of course Cam wants one, but he isn't going to be eating any veggies from it and I am sure he won't be helping me pull any weeds.......
I am looking forward to possibly planting a small garden this spring. I say possibly because I don't know where I would put one and I don't know if I want to deal with the hassle of the upkeep. Of course Cam wants one, but he isn't going to be eating any veggies from it and I am sure he won't be helping me pull any weeds.......
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Mobile Blogging.....
I have never written a blog from my phone. So far it seems like it is a lot more time consuming.:)
This weekend flew by! I'm a little jealous that Cam doesn't have to work tomorrow. I wish I could sleep in one more day!
Tomorrow, Monday, is little Miss Maisy's adoption anniversary. The year went by so fast. Maisy is such a wonderful little girl. She is quite the little fire cracker! Deciding to keep her was a very good decision, I can't imagine not having her. Tia loves her little sister.:)
This weekend flew by! I'm a little jealous that Cam doesn't have to work tomorrow. I wish I could sleep in one more day!
Tomorrow, Monday, is little Miss Maisy's adoption anniversary. The year went by so fast. Maisy is such a wonderful little girl. She is quite the little fire cracker! Deciding to keep her was a very good decision, I can't imagine not having her. Tia loves her little sister.:)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
February.....
Being sick is no fun. I caught a nasty cold last week and I am still recovering from it. Knock on wood, Cam never got it. I don't like being sick, it is lame.
We have been pretty busy the last couple of weeks. It seems like we are always busy. We have been slowly updating the furniture in our house which I am loving. Luckily, Cam and I are in agreement on most furniture pieces. We have finished our living room and it looks amazing! We got 2 new sitting chairs, an end table, new lamp, a plant (I hope we don't kill it!), and a hutch that doubles as a buffet and holds wine. We figure that if we get a couple of pieces every month, we will be done and not in a huge sticker shock. We still have to find a bistro table and finish our bedroom, but I am confident it will all come together. Other major projects still that need to be completed are carpeting the upstairs and finishing the office. We did (actually Cam did) get all the new bedroom windows installed before this winter. They look amazing! He did a wonderful job. I assisted on one window and it was hard work! Kudos to Cam!!!!
People have been asking me, and asking me, and asking me when I was going to start running again. The answer is NOW! I have an amazing personal trainer who has gotten me back on the right track. I have signed up for a couple of 1/2 marathons for this year and a 10K. Just last weekend Cam and I ran the Partners in Pain 5k. It was fun, nothing fast, but it was fun to run with him. I was still getting over my cold and Cam really hasn't been running, but we had fun and we finished. :) I am excited to be working towards the races that I have signed up for. A couple that I have signed up for are in Portland so I am looking forward to getting to spend some time with Cass. It is going to be a fun summer!!!!!
We didn't do much for Valentine's Day this year. Does that mean that we are getting old????? We were going to do a couple of things, but then just never got around to doing them. We did the 5k together and got eachother cards and that was about it.
We are making more of an effort recently to get out of the house and do stuff. We have gone to 2 Spokane Chief's games recently. Cam likes to go so that he can see a big fight. So far we have only seen a couple of small ones.
This last weekend I got to attend my first musical, Legally Blonde. It was a lot of fun. I feel so cultured now. :) I got a season Broadway pass so that I can go and see Wicked also. I think that musical is next month. Should be fun.
We have been pretty busy the last couple of weeks. It seems like we are always busy. We have been slowly updating the furniture in our house which I am loving. Luckily, Cam and I are in agreement on most furniture pieces. We have finished our living room and it looks amazing! We got 2 new sitting chairs, an end table, new lamp, a plant (I hope we don't kill it!), and a hutch that doubles as a buffet and holds wine. We figure that if we get a couple of pieces every month, we will be done and not in a huge sticker shock. We still have to find a bistro table and finish our bedroom, but I am confident it will all come together. Other major projects still that need to be completed are carpeting the upstairs and finishing the office. We did (actually Cam did) get all the new bedroom windows installed before this winter. They look amazing! He did a wonderful job. I assisted on one window and it was hard work! Kudos to Cam!!!!
People have been asking me, and asking me, and asking me when I was going to start running again. The answer is NOW! I have an amazing personal trainer who has gotten me back on the right track. I have signed up for a couple of 1/2 marathons for this year and a 10K. Just last weekend Cam and I ran the Partners in Pain 5k. It was fun, nothing fast, but it was fun to run with him. I was still getting over my cold and Cam really hasn't been running, but we had fun and we finished. :) I am excited to be working towards the races that I have signed up for. A couple that I have signed up for are in Portland so I am looking forward to getting to spend some time with Cass. It is going to be a fun summer!!!!!
We didn't do much for Valentine's Day this year. Does that mean that we are getting old????? We were going to do a couple of things, but then just never got around to doing them. We did the 5k together and got eachother cards and that was about it.
We are making more of an effort recently to get out of the house and do stuff. We have gone to 2 Spokane Chief's games recently. Cam likes to go so that he can see a big fight. So far we have only seen a couple of small ones.
This last weekend I got to attend my first musical, Legally Blonde. It was a lot of fun. I feel so cultured now. :) I got a season Broadway pass so that I can go and see Wicked also. I think that musical is next month. Should be fun.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
I should be fired...
Fired from blogging that is! I just realized that (gasp!) it has been almost 2 months since I blogged about anything. Since starting my new job (which I LOVE!) I have been a pretty busy person! When I am not at work I am either cleaning, doing laundry, cleaning, cooking, cleaning, going to the gym, or cleaning. I have to clean a lot. I should hire a maid (hint, hint Mr. Malcolm).
I will recap the last several weeks.....or at least attempt to. I spent Christmas in Oregon with my family and Cam stayed in Spokane. On New Year's we went to Portland for my mom's surprise birthday party. She was pretty surprised! It was a fun, but quick trip. It was wonderful to be able to stay in Portland with Cassie & Scott.
Not sure when we will make it back to Oregon. Seems like there is always something that needs to be done around here. I am planning on running some races with Cassie in Portland this spring and summer so that should be fun. Only fun if I train for them.....
Cam is taking some accounting classes at EWU, so he is pretty busy and rarely seen around the house. When he is home he is studying or sleeping. He seems to like his classes, but they sound pretty hard to me. I have never been good with numbers. I think he will be happy when the quarter is over.
The girlies are good. They are ready for summer already. It is no fun to have to go outside when it is freezing cold outside. Maisy is ready for some running with me and Tia is ready for all of the pretty flowers to come out so she can sniff them and then work on her sun tan. :)
I will recap the last several weeks.....or at least attempt to. I spent Christmas in Oregon with my family and Cam stayed in Spokane. On New Year's we went to Portland for my mom's surprise birthday party. She was pretty surprised! It was a fun, but quick trip. It was wonderful to be able to stay in Portland with Cassie & Scott.
Not sure when we will make it back to Oregon. Seems like there is always something that needs to be done around here. I am planning on running some races with Cassie in Portland this spring and summer so that should be fun. Only fun if I train for them.....
Cam is taking some accounting classes at EWU, so he is pretty busy and rarely seen around the house. When he is home he is studying or sleeping. He seems to like his classes, but they sound pretty hard to me. I have never been good with numbers. I think he will be happy when the quarter is over.
The girlies are good. They are ready for summer already. It is no fun to have to go outside when it is freezing cold outside. Maisy is ready for some running with me and Tia is ready for all of the pretty flowers to come out so she can sniff them and then work on her sun tan. :)
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