Addison & Jace ::: en route

1.) Our new MacBook Pro.  It’s a-freaking-mazing!  It’s pretty, it’s fast, it’s powerful, it’s a Mac.  I love it love it love it!  We’ve been wanting a laptop for forever, and with all of Jess’ freelance work, we could finally afford it/justify paying for a new computer.  We’re keeping the desktop too, for now.  Now Jess can work and I can play at the same time!  So far, we’re loving it!

2.) All of our new technology upgrades.  Because we got a laptop, we had to get new stuff.  We now have wireless internet and Netflix.  You might think the two aren’t related, but you couldn’t be more wrong.  We can now instantly stream movies and TV shows directly to our laptop OR to our TV via the Wii.  Now, I know this is not news to the vast majority of people, especially those who are technologically inclined, but it’s new to me, and therefore a big deal.

3.) Cupcakes from Cupcake in the Vista.  This little cupcake shop has been around for a while, but Jess and I went for the first time last Friday, and I’m hooked.  They’re delicious.  Especially the ones with chocolate icing.  `Nuff said.

4.) My family.  Jess and I have a couple of family things lined up for this week, and I’m really excited about all of them.  We got to start our week by babysitting the boys on Sunday.  Tomorrow night we’re going to dinner with the Stanley’s to celebrate Matt’s birthday.  We’re going to Pawley’s Front Porch, because that’s the only restaurant in downtown Columbia that Allyson will go to.  Just kidding!  But not really.  And then Dad and Mary Alice are staying with us for a few days.  They’ll arrive on Thursday and go back to North Augusta on Saturday.  Elise (my step-sister) is being induced early Friday morning, so they’re in town for the birth of the baby.  It’s a girl.  Her name’s Emma.  So, of course, that’s exciting, too!  All kinds of good family stuff this week!

5.) Power.  We had a storm come through a few hours ago and our power was knocked out for 2 hours.  I know what you’re thinking–that’s no big deal.  Why is she complaining?  And while in the grand scheme of things it isn’t that big of a deal, it meant that I couldn’t cook dinner and that I couldn’t use all of my new technology and that I was stressing out about losing a week’s worth of groceries in the fridge.  I am now uber-grateful to Thomas Edison for making that whole lightbulb thing happen.  And to SCE&G for restoring my lifestyle back to it’s original luster.

-Addison