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Name: Catherine
Interests: I love the Lord, most of all. I am also a little obsessed with reading lots of different books, drinking tea (although I'm trying to drink more water), healthy and natural food, playing piano and learning about music, playing keyboard for my church worship team, and most recently, wedding plans. My favorite people are my family, my extended family, and my fiance Dan.
Expertise: Classical music, specifically music composed for the keyboard between the years 1600-present, as well as hot beverages. :)
Occupation: Other
Industry: Education/Research
Message: message me
Member Since:
8/30/2005
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| For anyone who happens to be interested, I have a new blog site: http://catherinessilvanart.blogspot.com.
You can also check out my etsy shop at http://SilvanArt.etsy.com.
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| Alyssa reminded me about Xanga when I saw her update in my husband's subscription email! So I decided to update too! South Carolina is getting better all the time. I can't say I exactly love it here yet, but I'm getting decidedly fonder of the place. It's the weather that's gotten me. For the past month we have been having 60 and 70 degree days, hardly any rain, and beautiful sun-shiney goodness every day. All the flowers have been blooming, so everywhere I look the bushes, shrubs, and trees are covered with a panolopy of color! And the flowers themselves, though we have some of them up north (like pansies, hyacinth, daffodils, etc.) are mostly these huge, bright, tropical looking things. I wish some of you could see it. As always, I'm continually looking for visitors.
Other than that, I will start watching an adorable one week old baby named Ava Etienne when I get back into town after spring break. Not only is that a beautiful name, in my opinion, but also I get to watch a tiny little new born!! I'm so excited about it. I have watched her two year old brother occasionally, and I'm still watching Cole three times a week. I'm basically surrounded by children on almost a daily basis, and it's very nice for me to hang out with my friends on Friday nights, or teach my adult student piano and hear him ask intellectual questions, and be able to answer him using words instead of sound effects. Although I love children. Hopefully all this prepares me for my own mothering experiences.
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| I have started a job as a receptionist for a veterinary supplies company. It is only a temporary job, however, until their normal receptionist gets back from maternity leave. One of the women who attends my church offered me this work, and I jumped at the chance to make a little money. However, I find that it is very difficult to do things I had been getting used to doing, such as keeping the house clean and doing laundey, etc. I really am a homebody. I love to take care of my home and fix dinner for my husband and basically make his life more pleasant. I am also nannying for an adorable 16 month old boy named Cole. He has blonde hair, blue eyes, rosy cheeks, and is completely endearing. I love watching him, and I am thankful that after this four to eight weeks of office work I will be getting some more hours with him. He makes me want to have kids, which I'm not allowed to do until Dan graduates. Dan was hoping taking care of him would satisfy my maternal instincts for awhile, but alas, it isn't so! I am excited about becoming a mother, but I know in my head it's not a good idea for a while. Oh well. Lord, give me patience. :) | | |
| Marriage is a wonderful institution. I enjoy it tremendously. I'm getting use to living in a new city and a new home, with a new husband, and it's begining to feel almost normal. I can hardly imagine life without Dan, although I remember how horrible it was to be seperated from him for months at a time. I love seeing him every day, even when we argue. It's just so fulfilling to know I have someone with me, by my side, with whom I can argue and make up; someone I can count on to be there, to wake up with each morning, to make dinner for, to laugh and joke around with, work out with, and be my companion. I don't want to sound gushy, but I truely love Dan more today than when we were married. And who cares if I sound gushy? I'm allowed to, because I'm a newlywed!  Anywho, last night Dan and I got back into Ohio for the first time, and it took much longer than we had anticipated because our flight was delayed by two hours. But here we are, and the weather is cold and rainy and very fall like, and I am loving it. Tomorrow I get to see my family, and I can hardly wait. Jonathan, I'm told, has dyed his hair black, so I'm sure that will be something of a shock. I just finished two Sudoku puzzles, and I'm biding my time until Dan stops ignoring me. He's currently obsessed with this math problem he's been working on for the past couple of weeks, and it has him completely engrossed. He emerges from his oblivion with bleary eyes and aching back for meals and sleep, and that's about it. Sometimes I wrap my arms around him and look into his face and force him to pay attention to me, but I'll let him be for now, and go hang out with his mom for awhile.
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| I had my bridal shower on Sunday. It was lovely, and I so appreciate all the hard work my bridesmaids put into it. It made me feel so special. There were many people there, and we had a formal afternoon tea. With real china and everything! Reminded me of when Dan proposed, which, I believe, was the point. Got to see Christy too, which was nice. It had literally been years! Now I begin my last week of work at GH, which is kind of sad and kind of relieving. I did most of my thank you's today, and I will finish them tomorrow. Other than that, my life has been filled with everything wedding. I am also working on making a braided rag rug for my future kitchen, which is looking nice I guess. I will be happy when I have more than a wedding to focus on. When I can focus on a marriage, a new job, a new life, etc. I'm getting anxy waiting for this change.
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