Yes, I did.

You know those pathetic Apple fanatics that know every detail about Apple's latest products?  That are willing to camp out by the store a week before a release date? That get all sorts of giddy inside when they hear the name Steve Jobs?  Well I'm not one of those people.  But I did get the new iphone on the release date.  Yes, I did.  And now you get to know about my experience.

First of all, Jake and I weren't even planning on getting the new iphones until later in the year.  But just so happens that God wanted us to get the phones - when I got home on the pre-order date I go to the website and in about 5 minutes we were scheduled to pick up our iphones at the mall on June 24th - I know, not the experience most people had with pre-ordering.  That's why I say God wanted us to have them.

I left work at about 5:15 and got to the mall at around 5:30.  Of course there was a line.  A nice, long, wrap around the mall type line.  It's what I expected, so only like 50 times did the thought cross my mind that I may waste 4 hours of my life standing in line and then be told I have to come back the next day to get it.   But I decided to make the best of the experience and tell myself that I would get my phone that night.

Jake got to the mall at around 5:45.  Awesome. This means I get to go shopping while he stands in line.  And I successfully left the line 3 times and shopped.  The mall has GREAT deals in every store right now, not kidding.  It was fun.  I hadn't shopped in a while.  Now don't think I got myself a new wardrobe; I mainly got baby things since about 73% of the women I know are pregnant.  That may be an exaggeration, but that's close to about right.

So while I'm shopping, Jake calls and tells me he's hungry so I should go and get us some dinner at the food court.  I do. I get us the new Spicy Chicken sandwiches from Chick fil A.  Um, delicious! And their fries, yum!  I forgot how much I like Chick fil A.  So after we eat in line, some nice Apple people come by and tell us we'll be getting free Chick fil A dinner!  That's right, Jake and I had 2 dinners.  Both from Chick fil A.  It was free, how could we resist?

About 2 1/2 hours after I initially got in line we were at the front of the line.  We meet our Apple dude that will help us out and we're in the store. And 15 minutes later we're leaving with our new iphones, holding on to them for dear life.  I still do. I'm so scared to drop it, scratch it, etc.

I'll spare you the details of my dilemmas with my iphone, but basically I have an old computer that's not compatible with the new phone, so I couldn't get all my old data into the new phone.  Left me frustrated, but with a little patience, I spoke to an Apple support dude and he told me how to do it on Jake's computer (his is a newer computer).

So all is well.  I love my iPhone.  I would repeat that experience any day.  Maybe I'll become one of those crazy fanatics after all... As long as I can shop while the hubby waits in line :)

Just some things I want to share

1. This weekend is a 3 day weekend for me.  I plan on sleeping in (anytime past 5:30 will make me happy) tomorrow, I plan on getting a big dent in our laundry basket, I plan on playing with Vince, I plan on getting my hair done (the grays are getting a little out of control), I plan on having a date with the hubby, and I plan on laying by the pool at Haylie's.  It will be glorious.

2. Vince loves to be held like a baby.  Only when he's relaxed or super tired.  I LOVE this about him.  He will lay there and stare back at you with his paws in  resting, cute position.  It melts my heart.  I really never thought I could love a dog.  I LOVE this dog!  If you haven't already, you need to meet him. 

3. We are getting our kitchen/pantry area painted right now.  It's looking good; not as dark as I had hoped, but it looks good.  I'll post pictures of it when it's dry and everything is back in place.  I need to find a couple more things for the walls, so I'll post pics after I do that!

4. Jake and I will be Uncle and Aunt to a baby boy in early December.  We are pretty excited.

5. We pre-ordered our iphones.  We are beyond excited about this. We weren't even planning on getting them until later in the year, but just so happens that it was easy for me to get on the website when I got on and pre-order it.  I had tried a couple of times earlier in the day without success, so I told myself I would try only one more time when I got home, and sure enough it worked right away.  Pretty sure God was in favor of us getting these things.  

6. I'm craving Italian food.  Romeo's specifically.  Haven't been there in years and it just sounds delicious right now.

7. In a 11 days, Jake and I will be at the 2 year mark of marriage.  WOW! It's been 2 years?? Really??  Jake has surprises for me on Sunday, and I honestly have no idea what it could be.  This is a first for me; I ALWAYS know his surprises.  I'm excited.  

8. I need a pedicure. BAD. I may get one tomorrow if I have some time.  My mom would be ashamed of my toes if she saw them; and that's how I know I NEED a pedi.

That's all for now!

Afternoon off :)

I have the rest of this lovely Friday off work.  about 75% of my team was gone, so I decided I should be too.  So what do I do with a little time on my hands?  First, I blog!

Ugh, there's a fly in the house.  Came in while I was taking Vince out...he likes to linger at the door ledge and let the flies in; we gotta work on that.  And on biting; he's still not over that yet.

So this year has been a year of doctors for me.  Today I went to physical therapy for my crazy hip pain, and I'm quite pleased as I think this will once and for all fix my problems. That's just what I think, but your prayers are greatly appreciated on this.  I've been saying lately that I feel like I'm 70 - I only LOOK like I'm 25.  I have hip pain and my head is about 20% grey - those should not be characteristics of someone my age.

Today, the physical therapists kept making comments such as "oh girl!"  "wow! it goes all the way up to your shoulder (from my feet)"...that's how messed up I am.  Amongst other things, I have low mobility in my left foot and I am VERY off balance.  She could tell just by looking at me stand that I keep most of my weight on my heels, which apparently is bad.  And you want to know what she said would definitely fix it?  Having a baby!  Yes, she advised I get pregnant as the 30 pounds of weight in front of me for 9ish months will teach my body to have normal balance.  Maybe we'll take her advise...

Anyhow, I'm ready for this pain to go away so I can get back to my normal, tough, sweat for a whole hour work outs!

And now I'm off to Target. We need some new lamp shades to match our new bed spread - we got this awesome deal at Crate and Barrel on it; it's brown, beige, orange, and some light blue.  We're pretty excited because it's lighter-weight than our old one.  Perfect for summer.  I'll post pics of the room, once it's all put together :)

I love half days.