Two Long Weekends

I didn't have to work last Friday and neither did David. We texted between classes. David: "What do you want to do with the long weekend" Becca: "Strip out all the carpet!!" David: "I'll help you strip!"

I raced home after classes and removed all small furniture and other items from the rooms. David walked in. "Wow, ok." Such a trooper. Then we got to it. Ripped out all the carpet, pulled tack-strips, scraped glue, pulled out washer/dryer and removed linoleum.... Nice way to spend a Thursday night. Friday brought even more fun. Then tile laying. We grouted last night!! Washer/dryer will go back in tonight, thank God because the laundry is piling up and we are having friends drop by for a quick weekend visit starting Friday afternoon!

On Friday we picked up a friends Puppy for the weekend. The dogs got along great and the puppy just wanted to play, play, play with the big dogs. She was small but could hold her own! It was fun having a puppy for a few days but I forgot how many times a day you had to take a puppy out to go potty. And how they get to playing and forget about peeing until it's go time (thankfully my neighbor was unperturbed). Our wonderful neighbor and friend and doggie sitter just got a new puppy. She lost her faithful Worthless about a year ago and just adopted a little lab mix something or other and named her Utah. Utah and our puppy for the weekend Bee, played and played and played. In and out and around the yard and into the doggie house and back around the yard.....

We are spending Thanksgiving with friends (the same ones that have Bee, the pup!). We started celebrating holidays with them a couple of years ago. Neither of us have extended family in the area so we cook up a big meal and invite the other "mis-fits". It's always fun and GREAT food!

On Friday we are heading to the Renaissance Festival, courtesy of CBI in the morning. Then we have friends from college that are heading in for a quick visit! We haven't seen them since we made a one day round tripper up to Dallas for a wedding a few months ago. We are excited to have them come down... but did give fair warning about the house being under construction. = )

I have two weeks of classes and one week of finals and then I am FREE for about four weeks! I'll still be working but I won't have home work or studying or commuting to do. Just baking, cooking, cleaning, running laundry......