Things I'm currently excited about

I know, it's another list, but admit it - you love 'em!

1. Hardwood floors - In case you haven't heard our testimony from this past weekend, here you go. Paul and I went to see Rent in ATL this past weekend (and it was awesome). Well, on Saturday, we checked out of our hotel and went to Ikea (if you don't know what Ikea is, seriously, click on the link). Anyway, we found a desk. Not just a desk, but a desk connected to a cube book shelf (if you know us at all, this is awesome, and yes, it's actually more than $50.) After an almost-fiasco of loading it into the car (I ended up being chauffeured home), we decided that if we're going to actually set it up, we need to rip up the carpet in the office and lay down some (fake) hardwood laminate flooring. We run to Home Depot, pay almost $400 to re-do the floor and closet in the office, and come home. We start by clearing the room and ripping out the carpet in the closet, only to find some naaaasty, old skool laminate (we're talking dark brown with weird shapes) underneath. Of course, we're thinking, "This is going to be greeeaat..." We start pulling the rest of the carpet only to find - YES - the ORIGINAL hardwood floors!! Boo! Yah! Our house was built in 1948, so we seriously thought there would be plywood or something under there because we never pulled up more than a little corner of this carpet. But wait...there's more. We start pulling the carpet out of the hallway - and yes, they're there too. THEN we pull up a full corner in the last bedroom, and yes, there too! WOO-HOO!! A) This will save us a ton of money; B) we are going to try to use this as a ministry opportunity with our neighbor; C) this will add a TON of value to the house. It's going to be a lot of work, and my house is insane right now, but it will be totally worth it.
2. Organization - Because of #1, my house is, as I said, insane right now. All of the stuff from that bedroom is strewn about the rest of the house. However, I am turning this into a positive by making it a HUGE organization project. We are planning on doing a yard sale, so some of the stuff will go to that. We also donate stuff to one of our local thrift stores, so they'll be getting some good stuff. I have a ton of ideas as to what to do with the rest of it - scrap books, picture frames, storage in the attic (ha), etc. It's gonna be great.
3. Counseling (I officially started with a counselor today, not the psychiatrist) - It was great. The woman I'm working with is going to be really good for me.
4. Bible study - I believe Maxwell is talking about healing this Thursday. It's one of those subjects close to my heart because of things God has healed me from. I'm just glad I'm involved with this particular group - we all want to go deeper, and we're real with each other. That's how Bible study is supposed to be! Even if we move to talking about how bad the Emergent church is (hehehe...)
5. Derek Webb & Sandra McCracken THIS SUNDAY NIGHT - Workplay, 8:00pm, be there or be square. If you've ever talked to Paul or me, you've heard a Derek Webb quote. He's just that good.
6. Girl's Night - May 10, The Barn, 6:00pm. Need I say more??
7. My brother's wedding - Yes, I have had a panic attack about the bridesmaid's dress I have to wear, but I'm still pumped about my brother getting married. His future wifey, Kari, is one of my favorite people ever, and I'm so excited that she's going to "officially" be part of the family (they've been dating for like, 10 years (read 4) so she's already a part of the family). Plus, as an added bonus, I'll be away from work for a couple days. YESSS.

I guess I'll stop at 7. :) What are you excited about right now?