Year 3, Weeks 17 and 18: A Beyond Beautiful November!

Hello! I know we are a week behind, but boy, what a couple weeks it has been! We are so spoiled by the weather we had early November. It was very helpful for us! I worked most of the nice days, but Jonathan got to get outside and enjoy the property a little bit, so that was fantastic! I was so tired I had to take a nap the one nice day I was off, but I did get to go on a walk around the property and snag this photo!

The week of November 2-8 was one of my very busy weeks! Only two long days, but I worked six out of seven days, so lots of craziness. Monday was a short day for me, so when I got home we team worked making steak alfredo. It was FANTASTIC! For some reason I have struggled with alfredo sauce recently, but we tried a new recipe and it was amazing. New favorite for sure!

Tuesday is always a long day for me, so I got home around 10:30 and Jonathan worked until 9 trying to get as much done on his project as he could. It was election day, so we ended up staying up until 2 AM waiting for results...which we all know ended up delayed...and now questionable! So here we are! Still waiting! Shem came over to watch with us, but we all gave up and went to bed, which I wasn’t sad about. 

As usual, my Wednesday was a good day off, but this week it was my only day off of the week! So I got a lot done! Laundry, wrote thank yous, stopped at Drug Mart for some food, got apples at the orchard, made a beef roast with veggies and mashed potatoes, organized the gifts and watched the Masked Singer! Jonathan worked a little late, then we ate at the table and enjoyed some time together! Later in the evening we ordered a book for the parenting class we are going to do and we are very excited to start it soon!

 

On Thursday we had our new normal: both of us work, Jonathan has band practice, we eat leftovers and I hang out at home until he gets there! It has been really good for both of us, I enjoy an evening on my own and he really enjoys band! It does make for a really long weekend when I work, like I did this week. It was beautiful though! So it was a little slow, which allowed me to get a LOT done and it was super nice which allowed Jonathan to get a lot done too! He worked a little bit, but Friday he and Dad went to work on the bucket truck so it would be ready to go for Saturday, then he fixed the garage door and got the closet door ready to be fixed in the baby’s room. Saturday was the big day! I worked, Jonathan worked a little bit, then he got to work on the barn with the bucket truck. Dad, Grandpa and Shem came to help/watch. There were a few places where the siding had started to come off, so it looks a lot better. After work, I picked up pizza and Jonathan, then we went over to the Haas’ to watch football and spend time with framily. Sunday Jonathan videoed, then came to see me at work and picked a few things up fo us. He finished the barn, then detailed the car and talked to his family. Once I got home, we had leftovers and enjoyed some time together.

Last week was a big one! Jonathan finished his project on Monday!!! I am so proud of him, he put so much work in and it has not gone unnoticed. He is awesome. I had a meeting with the pharmacist team for my store, then went up to Canton for a doctor’s appointment. When I got home I was completely exhausted, so I started some enchilada soup, ate lunch, watched a show, then took a nap. I was so tried. After that, I finished the soup and made some lemon blueberry bread. This was a NEW recipe and I made it with fresh squeezed lemons from our tree! It was amazing. 

Tuesday, while I was at work, Jonathan got a lot done! He worked, then Dad came over and they worked on putting a door in for us to get into the baby’s room! They cut one door out, then cut the hole and realized the door was too big, so they picked a different door and now they have a great plan! 

On Wednesday, Jonathan took the day off school, I had two doctor’s appointments, so he was home a lot! He cleaned, I got some laundry done and between appointments we went to Aunt Mabel’s for breakfast. He had never been there before and I hadn’t been there in awhile, so we were both very excited about it! That afternoon after my dentist appointment I made apple cake, we looked at a couch, then we went to the Parrish’s for lunch in the evening! It was a lot of fun. We hadn’t spent a lot of time with them, but we enjoyed their kids and the fellowship with them.

Thursday was an interesting one. I just described for you a perfect Thursday....this was not a perfect Thursday. Our toilet has given us a lot of attitude since we have lived here. It clogs if you look at it wrong and then sometimes it just don’t stop running! We have been dealing with it a lot. Anyway, when I got home from work, it did both of those things at the same time and began to completely overflow. Of course, Jonathan wasn’t here, so I called Dad and he and Shem came to help....it ended up being a pretty big issue and took all evening...fun times! All I wanted was to eat dinner and watch a show!

I worked a short day on Friday, Jonathan worked, tidied up the house, then when I got home the Haas fam met me here! Dad and Jonathan worked on the electrical around where the doorway is going. Mom brought over everything for homemade reubens and we had some sausage soup with it! It was fantastic. 

 Saturday morning we were BOTH home! We had waffles, ordered our couch, Shem came over to get some pants for the wedding, we made a grocery list and straightened up the house! In the afternoon we had Matt and Amanda’s wedding, which was super intimate and beautiful. It was a ton of fun! We got a whole weekend together. Sunday morning we went to church, which was wonderful, then we went to an impromptu birthday party at Aunt Chery’s. Afterwards, Mom and I went shopping while Dad and Jonathan finished the electrical project. In the evening, the Franks came over to see the house and the kids LOVED the small hole in the wall...which was hysterical. After they left, we had mexican delight, made buckwheat banana muffins and talked to Jonathan’s family a little later. It was a great weekend.

I hope you are all having a great November so far! We are 8 weeks away from Baby and are very excited! Still trying to get ready for the holidays, but so far so good! Stay safe out there!!!

Love you all,

Alli and Jonathan

 

Year 3, Week 16: Autumn is Here!

Our backyard - first fall!

We are here AGAIN in time! This is crazy! We are definitely trying to keep up...of course, when Lil Landis shows up it could change drastically, but we will play all of that by ear!

Monday and Tuesday last week I worked long days, but Jonathan was home, so that was nice. I like coming home to him. His project is coming due here soon, so Monday he worked until I got home and he has been working extra hours the past few weeks. I am so proud of his dedication to the project and he is working hard to make sure it is all done as well as possible. Tuesday he didn't work the whole day, he practiced some guitar, did some caulking in our bathroom, which keeps our floor much drier now, and then he was there to chat with me when I got home. 

Wednesday is always my day off, so it is usually when I have my ultrasounds. We went up to Canton at 7:30 for my newest one. It went well, everyone is healthy, we will probably only have one more before we get to meet Baby in person!!! Once we got home, Jonathan started working and I did some laundry, got soup ready to go for Thursday, made pumpkin muffins and prepared a chicken pot pie for dinner. Before dinner we went over to Mom and Dad's so Jonathan could help Dad do some unloading, then we came home, ate and enjoyed some Masked Singer!

Our Thursdays have changed since Jonathan joined the band, but we are slowly adjusting to it and it is nice! I go to work a little later, so this week I started a soup before I left for work and let Jonathan know what needed to be done to get it ready. He finished it before he went to band and then when I got home after work and shopping dinner was ready to go! So I ate dinner and then waited for Jonathan to come home! Once he got home we caught up on our day and got to spend some time together figuring out the baby carrier and stroller. Jonathan enjoyed doing that and we both feel a lot better knowing that it is all ready to go. I don't remember completely, but we probably had some ice cream too! 

It was my long weekend, so we got to enjoy a lot of time together this weekend! Friday, Jonathan worked, so I spent some time on the phone with USAA, put together some layered taco, cleaned a little bit and wrote thank yous for our shower! We made an impromptu decision to go do some shopping and have dinner in Alliance. Heggy's for dinner, then grocery shopping, Big Lots and Kohls.

Saturday was complete craziness but we loved every minute of it! I had Ashton's bridal shower, which was a lot of fun. It was PJs and Pearls, so it was a lot of fun! Breakfast food and great people to celebrate and celebrate with. Now just waiting until the wedding! Mom and I got home around 4/4:30ish and Jonathan was mowing the grass. He worked all morning, then spent about 3.5 hours working on the lawn since there were so many leaves! The Henman family came over around 5 and we got to spend some really good time with them. It was so fun to spend time with Vance and we had such good conversation. They are just fantastic friends and we are thankful for all the time we get to spend with them.

In the morning we went to church at my parent's house, then came home and did some cleaning up around the house before lunch and the football game. In the evening we had my work shower at Amy's house. It was incredible. I was so thankful that my parents got to come and experience all the wonderful people I work with and I am so thankful for all the wonderful people I work with! God has just been so good to me and our family through my work family. They just love Jonathan and I so well and we love them just as much. It was fun to spend time with them outside of work and get to connect on a different level. We are just glad that time change happened this week! It was a LATE night, however, we had some extra sleep the night before, so I think that put us ahead.

Baby Landis is already so loved and cherished. We are so blessed by all of the people in our life being so generous. It is beginning to feel very real and we are starting to get everything put together for baby. Once the nursery is put together we will definitely share some pictures with you! I hope you are handling this week well and we can't wait to see you soon!

Love,

Alli and Jonathan