flowers from my love

so...on the day i found out about my promotion, a lady at my work got flowers from her husband for their anniversary. yellow roses. my favorite kind of rose! they were big, beautiful and i was jealous. i had a mini pity party for myself. i'm not going to lie. after all, to me, it seemed (at the time) that it had been soooo long since i'd gotten flowers.

then, there he was walking through the door that evening...after a long day at work, with a beautiful bouquet of flowers for me. that's right...kevin brought me flowers to celebrate my promotion! he's so sweet. i absolutely love them! and he loves it because it gives him bonus points :)

it's funny how such a little gesture can make me feel so appreciated and loved.

moving on up!

first it was mrs. garvey.
now it's renewals coordinator - administrative specialist 1.

in case you don't get it, i got the job.
nothing like promoting before my trial service is over.

i heart promotions and new job titles :)

now i just need to decide on which decorations to buy for my new desk and my new window view!!

waiting game

there are a few things i really don't understand about blogging. like why people post their weekly menus. do you really think what you eat each day of the week is fascinating to those of us who read your blog? no. it's just weird. that brings up another thing that baffles me. i have no idea why people are so interested in reading about our so-called newlywed game that is garveywedding.blogspot.com. needless to say, i am happy that i have readers. it would be pretty funny to keep writing for myself. god knows kevin doesn't check this blog. ever.

now that my spiel is over, lets think of what is interesting in my life lately...nothing, really. we continue to jump on the hampster wheel of life, working everyday and going through the motions. we just recently learned that for my birthday weekend, we are blessed with a trip to vegas from my new in-laws. i'm so excited, i could just burst. it is so much fun visiting kevin's family. i can't say i'm not looking forward to the sun and warmth either :) not only do we get to go in 2 weeks, but also for thanksgiving. talk about a lucky couple!

interviews are not fun. not at all. i recently applied for a promotional position with the OLCC. i made it through the first interview last friday. barely. i left the room feeling like i rambled the interview panels faces off. then, once i was done sweating bullets, i was shocked to realize that i was asked to do a second interview today. i had the weekend to prepare. so basically, i thought through answers to typical interview question day and night. i stopped to actually focus with pen and paper on sunday evening. this morning i had a million butterflies in my stomach just clawing to get out. once the interview started, i felt a lot more comfortable. it was only in front of 2 people, rather than the 4-person panel during the first go-round. thank god. it basically consisted of 5 common questions--how well do you deal with change? what is your ideal work environment? why do you want this position? do you have any other reason why we should hire you for this position? and one other question that i can't remember. i'm too focused on watching Cake Off on TLC. anyway, after the interview was over, i felt like i could breathe again. no matter how it all turns out, i am so happy its over. i did my best. it was a great experience. now it's just a waiting game.

still married. still in love. still happy.
still just living the dream :P

The Top Ten

Here's our list of the top ten things we are looking most forward right now:

1. It's officially OSU football season and our favorite local bar is a Beavers bar. Perfect.
2. Monster looking more like herself. Awful haircut last week. For a couple days, we loved her less. Don't ask :)
3. Getting the disc to print all of our wedding photos and frame them. Should be ready end of October-ish.
4. Hopefully going to California over my birthday weekend. Can anyone say ROAD TRIP!?! :)
5. Getting our wedding video back from the videographer. I'm sure I'll watch it at least 5 times in a row. Best day of my life.
6. Almost being done with the thank you's from the wedding. Those things take time! I'm trying to write thoughtful things in each one, instead of just the generic "thanks for the toaster."
7. Getting our dryer fixed. Or buying an iron. We need one or the other. We're looking mighty wrinkly lately.
8. Throwing Lindsi a baby shower with my cousin Michelle. Okay, this is really very exciting for Kevin. Except for the fact that I'll be out of the house, thus out of his hair, for an entire day. The man likes his space.
9. Getting a DVR. Almost fall television time. Bring on the grey's anatomy, house, desperate housewives and brothers & sisters. Ahhh, my guilty pleasures.
10. BLAZER BASKETBALL!!!! We can't wait to start going to some games. We have so much fun together. Kevin loves that I like going to the games with him...since he's such a sports nut and all.

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Half-way there

Yes, so only 17 days until my birthday. The BIG 2-5. I'll officially be one-quarter of a century old. That's so depressing. If you know me at all, then you know I am my father's daughter. We both hate the same foods. We also both hate change. I don't want to be 25. So I'm making the executive decision to celebrate my "I'm turning 24 again birthday" this year. And it's my birthday, so I can if I want to.

I think Kevin is scheming some kind of plan to celebrate. I'm interested to see what, if anything, he'll come up with.

Beware...I already know that in 17 days, I'll be in a horrible mood. Good thing I took the day off from work so I can throw myself a pity party :)

Other than that, life is good. We're both just working. Kevin's contracted position could be ending any day now. Please keep your fingers crossed for him, pray for him, break a wishbone, etc. that his position will be extended. We are just starting to save money and work towards our future. We want to save up for some kind of 1 year anniversary trip. Spain? Back to Maui? Australia? Mediterranean cruise? Who knows where the wind will take us. That's the beauty of the unknown.