Emo is moving!

So, yesterday we had our yard sale to start getting rid of all the things we don't want to move around the world. It was a beautiful day to be sitting outside all morning, and we sold LOTS of our stuff, so I will call it a success! The rest will be listed on Craigslist or taken to Goodwill this week. It feels good to see that there is less stuff in the house that has to be dealt with...plus, our garage is completely cleaned out so we can park both cars in it again (for the 1st time in over a year)!!


                                                                                    Today will be a sadder day :(

We're taking Emo to my her new permanent home at my parents. I keep reminding myself that she will be much happier in a place where she can run around outside rather than being stuck in an apartment, but I will miss her!

Temporary Unemployment

So, last Friday was my last day of work at NCGA. There was an after-work get-together for me and Judy, who retired earlier last week (pictures of the festivities to come). I got to spend the night at my friend Heather's following the party. We enjoyed a bottle of wine...maybe more than one...around her fire pit and had a very enjoyable evening of gossiping and goofing off. It was quite fun! And I got to see her adorable 2-month-old twins who were so well-behaved that they slept in until 8:30 on Saturday for us!

This leaves me a month and a half of life without a job. So far, it just feels like I'm on vacation...I've been running errands, doing laundry, organizing things for a yard sale, and spending time at the pool. I have a huge list of things that need to get done before we move out of our house and I'm trying to be sure to get a few things done each day, even if they're small. It's strange to wake up in the morning and not have anywhere to be and not see the people who I've talked to every day for the past two years...we'll see how I feel in another week or so.

Scuba - better late than never!

So, I'm not a good blogger...it's been more than two weeks since my first and only post, so I'll try to do better from now on.

Back to two weeks ago - August 29th -  My friend Mel and I took an intro scuba lesson at 8:30am (thanks Groupon!). I'd never been before, but Mel had done a similar class on a vacation and freaked out. So she was trying it again to see if she could do it, and I was just curious.

We got to wear wetsuits!

Once we got in the water, we learned how to breathe with the gear in the shallow end (3'). Both Mel and I panicked at first...eventually we got it.

Then they taught us how to deal with your respirator coming out of your mouth underwater. That was the scariest part...you have to expel the water in the system before you breathe in again. I was scared I'd breath in a gallon of water, but it worked out.

Then it was off to play in the deep end. I have pictures from that part too, but I'll have to add them later. All in all, I enjoyed it. I'd consider doing the whole certification course in the future...or shallow diving somewhere that doesn't require certification. Mel, on the other hand, decided it wasn't for her. We had a good time though, and spent the rest of the morning laying out at Mel's pool.

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