April 20

Squeaky clean!

I helped Troy clean his refrigerator from top to bottom. As a single guy, the cleanliness of the fridge is not exactly a top priority and it had reached the point of being a crisis. Now, good as new!

April 19

Toastmasters

About a month ago I joined the Toastmasters club at work. Toastmasters is an international organization to help people learn public speaking skills. This is something I've been wanting to do for a while, but had been putting off because I really hate public speaking. But, for my job, I feel like it's a skill I need to get more comfortable with.

At the first meeting I attended I won the "Table Topics" trophy! Table Topics is a section of each meeting where the moderator presents a topic, sometimes in the form of a game, and each person has to speak on the topic for 1-2 minutes. At the end, we vote on our favorite. I think they may have just been trying to be nice since it was my first meeting, but I still like the trophy!

April 18

Finished Product

Here is how Troy's bathroom ended up - such a major improvement from how it looked before. I love the green color too. We were afraid it was too dark at first, but it ended up being perfect.

April 17

Saturday Night Bags

This will be a very familiar scene for the next couple of months!

April 16

Wine Tasting

Troy goofing around at at wine tasting. Looks like Brandon found a few things to buy!

April 15

Lilacs in bloom!

These lilacs were blooming on the tree just outside our office, so one of my co-workers cut some off and brought them inside for us all to enjoy. I thought they looked neat under the sky light. Since I'm a Lombard (the Lilac Village) girl, I think I'm required to love lilacs!

April 14

Happy Birthday Mom!

I had Mom and Dad over for dinner to celebrate Mom's birthday. Troy and I made a lemon pepper chicken salad and Dad made an awesome Tres Leche cake for dessert - yum!