Friday was a big day! Ryan had
been studying for two full weeks for his Life Insurance License test. The test is extremely difficult and covers a
lot of material; many people at work do not pass the first time they take it
and he was extremely nervous. He called
to tell me how it went and quickly informed me that he did not pass and he
would have to take it again. I had a
feeling he was joking, he has a tendency to fool me, and luckily, this was one
of those times. He passed and is
hopefully eligible for great things at work.
We are so thankful! We celebrated
Friday night by going out to dinner with my sister, brother-in-law and niece
and slept in on Saturday morning.
Saturday we finally, went to
get a new washing machine. Thankfully, I
knew exactly what I wanted and Lowe’s made it quick and painless. Unfortunately the delivery was not as simple
and I am quite disappointed with Lowe’s.
When we were in the store on Saturday the sales rep confirmed that they
had the washer in stock and would be able to deliver the next day. We received a delivery time of 5:30-7:30 PM on
Sunday evening. I was a little perturbed
by the time on a Sunday evening but since we didn't have to work the next day
and we had a lot going on Sunday afternoon I went with it. 7:30 PM arrived and no washing machine. When Ryan called they couldn't get a hold of
the delivery team, they were finally reached and arrived at my home at 8:15 PM Sunday night. They were less than courteous
and installed the machine with the wrong hoses.
So we now have to go to the store, get the hoses we paid extra for and
then install ourselves, which is why we paid for the hoses in the first place,
they assured us they would install. I’m
less than thrilled with the service Lowe’s provided. On a happier note, I am glad to have a
working washing machine again and I do like how the new machine runs!
Sunday we had planned to return to our old church because we both are frustrated
with the church search. However, we were
out late Saturday night, Ryan celebrating, me at home with my sister and the
baby, and we did not get up in time to make the trek into the city. We did however make a very successful trip to
Costco. My grandmother was still in the
hospital recovering from her broken hip so I picked my sister up to spend the
day with us. We watched Ryan coach his
basketball team and made it home just in time to watch the Falcons. There were a few disappointed people in our
house after that game.
I wasn't as interested in the game, so I chased this little one around. She is growing up entirely too fast!
Monday Ryan and I both had the day off for Martin Luther King. This is the first time both of us have had the holiday off since our wedding. Since we didn't get to celebrate our anniversary Wednesday night (he was studying) we took the day for ourselves.
We are hoping for a low key week.
After the run around of the holidays and then a busy start to the new
year, it would be nice to have a slow week.
