In the middle of February I was put on furlough from work. While our company still has plenty of projects coming in, the projects haven't been "released" yet so we haven't been able to start working on them and therefore there isn't as much cash coming in. A lot of our existing projects were being finished up, so the money wasn't coming in from that either. While at first this was a very scary situation for us, especially being newlyweds, we've just learned that all we can do is trust that God has a plan for us and know that he will carry us through this. We've leaned on each other, shared our thoughts and feelings, and it's ultimately turned out to be a very good thing for us. It's hard for me to not have a routine and I always like to keep busy, but I've learned to enjoy the down time while I've had it. The house is really clean, I've made trips out to Grayson to see Mom and the kids, and I've been able to enjoy life a little bit and just relax. We have a meeting tomorrow to get a status update on where we stand with our furlough, so hopefully we'll get some good news!
While the furlou
gh has been hard on us, we've had a lot of fun too! On Valentine's Day weekend, the day after I found out about the furlough, we went to a cabin in Hiawassee, GA with some of our good friends. We had a great weekend! We had no cell phone service so we were able to completely forget about "the real world" and just enjoy our getaway and each other's company. We played some Wii, soaked in the hot tub, the guys played A LOT of pool, and we played some really fun games! We also ate some AWESOME food too! It was a much needed vacation.
gh has been hard on us, we've had a lot of fun too! On Valentine's Day weekend, the day after I found out about the furlough, we went to a cabin in Hiawassee, GA with some of our good friends. We had a great weekend! We had no cell phone service so we were able to completely forget about "the real world" and just enjoy our getaway and each other's company. We played some Wii, soaked in the hot tub, the guys played A LOT of pool, and we played some really fun games! We also ate some AWESOME food too! It was a much needed vacation. We also took an overnight trip to Savannah at the end of February! Nancy made A
ll-State Chorus and so we went down for the concert and took some time to explore the city and eat some good Savannah food! We went to Paula Dean's restaurant, Lady and Sons, and had some yummy southern cookin'! We were going to have some seafood for lunch on Sunday, but the snow was coming back home and we decided to try to beat the storm and get home in time. Well, we didn't quite make it. After stopping for lunch on the way back we got to the Milledgeville area and here came the snow! It was beautiful and so neat to see the trees and wide open fields covered in snow, however it became pretty hard to drive in too. We got onto I-20, stopped at a rest stop to take a quick family photo, and then got back on the road. Traffic was moving slow and we had come to a stop at one point when next thing we knew we had bee
n rear-ended. It was a chain reaction type accident where there were about 5 or so cars involved and one person hit another person who hit the person in front of them...and so on. We were at the front of the line. Thank goodness no one was hurt, but we didn't have time to wait for the cops or else we would have gotten stuck in the snow. So we exchanged insurance info and hopped back in the car to head home. It was a VERY slow ride home, but we made it! And fortunately my car only got a few scratches on the bumper, so that won't be too bad to fix. Just have to wait on our check from the insurance company now! Woohoo!
ll-State Chorus and so we went down for the concert and took some time to explore the city and eat some good Savannah food! We went to Paula Dean's restaurant, Lady and Sons, and had some yummy southern cookin'! We were going to have some seafood for lunch on Sunday, but the snow was coming back home and we decided to try to beat the storm and get home in time. Well, we didn't quite make it. After stopping for lunch on the way back we got to the Milledgeville area and here came the snow! It was beautiful and so neat to see the trees and wide open fields covered in snow, however it became pretty hard to drive in too. We got onto I-20, stopped at a rest stop to take a quick family photo, and then got back on the road. Traffic was moving slow and we had come to a stop at one point when next thing we knew we had bee
n rear-ended. It was a chain reaction type accident where there were about 5 or so cars involved and one person hit another person who hit the person in front of them...and so on. We were at the front of the line. Thank goodness no one was hurt, but we didn't have time to wait for the cops or else we would have gotten stuck in the snow. So we exchanged insurance info and hopped back in the car to head home. It was a VERY slow ride home, but we made it! And fortunately my car only got a few scratches on the bumper, so that won't be too bad to fix. Just have to wait on our check from the insurance company now! Woohoo!Other than that, we've just been living life and enjoying all of the time we've been able to spend together. All of this time off of work has given me a chance to expand my cooking repertoire too. I now love the Food Network and have tried a few new recipes lately...Cooking is so much fun!!! I bet y'all never thought I'd say that! :)
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