tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19837563147736419122024-02-19T17:24:50.249-08:00The Kehrer FamilyJust two thirty somethings trying to nail down this whole marriage thing!Lauren Kehrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921069925514281897noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983756314773641912.post-78317397030020509042013-01-13T06:50:00.000-08:002013-01-13T06:51:30.738-08:00New Car!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Oh and my other big news is that we bought a NEW CAR!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One I have always wanted!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started looking mid-December and even
looked while we were up in Chicago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
had it narrowed down to a Highlander or a Nissan Murano.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had to be white with preferably tan
leather interior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought car shopping
would be fun and easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was Not. At.
All.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really couldn’t decide on what I
wanted and things that were important to Brian (technology, updates) were not
important to me and things that were important to me (Cuteness factor, price)
were not as important to Brian.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had
been looking and I finally came across a Lexus RX330 online that was at a
dealership nearby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mileage was
higher then I wanted but the price was lower than we expected to spend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went and looked at it and drove it and
before we even got out of the car, Brian had a little smirk on his face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked what was so funny..he chuckled and
said “I knew we would end up with one of these”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He knows me all too well!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My parents have had one for a few years and I
INSIST on driving it anytime they drive it down to Louisville or we go up to
Chicago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So…now I have one of my very
own!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am loving it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is cute and drives SO well in the snow and
wet roads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have mentioned we moved
kind to be kind of out in the country and bit and <s>some</s> all of the roads
to get to our house are kind of steep and windy so I feel SO much safer driving
the Lexus rather than my 2004 Toyota Solara.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>AND we did hang on to the Toyota.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It such a great little car and gets great gas mileage and the dealer
wasn’t’ going to give us much on our trade in so we decided to hang on to it
for a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have A LOT of emotional
attachment to it as well so its temporary relief to not have to get rid of it
though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One day I will have to get over
it though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
Lauren Kehrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921069925514281897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983756314773641912.post-43786115330217641872013-01-09T15:41:00.001-08:002013-01-13T06:51:44.370-08:00Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s been a few months since I posted (boy does that sound
familiar!) so I have a lot to catch up on!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our holiday season was HECTIC!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nice, fun, sweet, but mostly hectic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thanksgiving started it off with my family (Mom, Dad, Sis, BIL, nephew)
coming down to visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a great
time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so nice to have the whole
family be able to stay under one roof for the first time ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, let me back up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have been driving down from Chicago to
Louisville for years now but it has always been my parents staying with me (us
once we got married) and my sister and BIL staying at a nearby hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went over to the In-Laws for Thanksgiving
dinner and did our usual trip to Churchill Downs the day after.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throwing our money to the wind and eating and
drinking too much after drinking and eating too much the day before, go figure.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Soon after that we hosted TWO back to back Holiday
parties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Never. Again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had Brian’s entire school faculty over on
Friday night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would guesstimate that
there were about 60 people???<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes.
60.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t really know a lot of them
and of course they all knew each other so I spent the evening kind of running
around, then I would have nothing to do, then run around some more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Saturday we had all of my friends and most of
their spouses over plus some kiddos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Approximately
15 people?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was nice as well…low
key.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hardest part about hosting was
the fact that we had only been in our house about 2-3 months and I was <s>kind
of</s> a total spazz about making sure the house was decorated and put together
beautifully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone GUSHED about the
house though so that was nice to hear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After that we had a week or two of quietness before we
headed to Chicago for the weekend before Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Continued on the eating and drinking too much
campaign.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took time out of the eating
and drinking to visit the Goodwill by my parents’ house three times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My husband is obsessed…it IS a pretty good
Goodwill, I must say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t say much
though, I came out with 5 tops and a jacket (who is this girl) and he bought 6
pair of pants all for about $60.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good,
quality stuff too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We came back on Christmas Eve and had my In-Laws over for
dinner on Christmas Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was my first
cooking of Christmas dinner and it turned out GREAT if I do say so myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Made all the staples my husband requested…the
broccoli casserole, corn casserole, etc,etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was fairly easy too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Granted
it was only 4 of us but that’s ok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">New Year’s…we hosted AGAIN!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although this was only 3 couples and one of the couples kiddos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was very low key…played some Wii, sat
around, and most were gone before midnight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I will say it was nice to just sit on the couch with the hubs and a
glass of champagne at midnight and finally take a breather!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2013 is sure to be another crazy year!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It would be really wonderful if I would post more on a
regular basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess I have a decent
excuse though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WE MOVED!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Into an absolutely gorgeous, huge house!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ok so it’s been almost a month and a half but
it has taken awhile to become the slightest bit settled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have so much more to go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That being said, the house was in wonderful
condition with nothing crazy that we have to do right away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ok, the master bath is a tad circa 1988ish
but we will get there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will admit I
have no patience (something I am working on) but I am really ok with going
slowly with the decorating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank God
because it’s SO hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One would think
with Pinterest, HGTV, and numerous decorating blogs I spend hours at work
looking at, it would be easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Um
no.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s like impossible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are walls that I have no clue what to
do with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have spent hours upon hours
walking around home stores and can’t commit to anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have no pictures hung or anything because
for some reason I am having such a hard time trusting myself to know what would
look good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ugh…so frustrating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So back to the house….it is a large 5 bedroom
3.5 bath house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great big country style
kitchen, wrap around porch, gorgeous large yard for my little (ok well big)
pups to play in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I get a warm, fuzzy
feeling every time I get home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a
little big for 2 people (ok and two big dogs and one big cat) but I hope to be
filling it up sooner than later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My husband is an Assistant Principal for a public Elementary school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few days before we got married, one of the second grade classes decided to make him a book full of marriage advice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every now and then I read it and think about how easy it would be if we just listened!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Especially about the new car part…seriously Honey get with the program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So I have
gotten a little more into blogs lately and coupled with my Pinterest obsession
(because for serious, who isn’t obsessed these days), I have stumbled across
the idea of a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">No Spend Month</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The idea is based on a family of 3 or 4
people who are only allowed to spend $250 on extra “stuff”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Necessities like groceries, gas, and bills
don’t count.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I want to do
this a little different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really can’t
include my husband because we somewhat keep our finances separate for the time
being.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He (we) have number of rental
properties which he is sinking a lot of money in at the moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will write more about our lovely (cough,
cough) rental properties sometime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right
now they are consuming our lives to the point where I don’t want to think about
them!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, I want
to try and spend $300 between now and July 20<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That will be $75 a week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This includes groceries and gas but does not
include any bills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sense?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sound difficult?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only time will tell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What worries me about this is tomorrow, for
example, I will have to get gas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$60
right there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ugh!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I believe I have a hair appointment on
July 18<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dangit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$120 right there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Double ugh!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That got me thinking….there is not much I can do on gas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My commute is like nothing and that will
probably last me 2 weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the hair
thing, hmmm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe I can work on that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have a few
reasons for wanting to do this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
starters, ok I admit it, I have a teensy bit of credit card debt I’m paying
off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ok maybe more than a teensy
bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me put it this way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s under $5k.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know, I know, geez I was living on a single
income for like ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s so much
harder than living on two incomes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That
being said, with my townhouse being sold (fingers crossed till closing in 2-3
weeks), every cent I earn goes right to paying that off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So…another two to three months, and that
should be gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My second reason is, I need a new car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ok, I take that back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t need a new car, I want one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See my problem here?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> (However, the front console of my car is being held together by a rubberband) </span>The sooner I can pay off that debt, the
sooner I can start socking moola away for a slightly used, super chic, SUV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A white Nissan Rogue is at the top of my list
right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That may change by the end of
the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My third reason is, that when we have little
Kehrer’s running around (which I hope is sooner than later), I would really
like to be able to stay at home with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This will entail living off of my husband’s income, which he makes a
good living, but that doesn’t mean we will have money for me to spend my days
shopping and hitting up the local spa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Not by a long shot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I figure this
would be good practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have SO
much food in our pantry and fridge, not to mention about 400 pounds of steak
and ribs downstairs in our freezer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Brian bought a half a cow awhile back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Great investment if you are thinking about doing it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We should have enough food to not do much grocery
shopping for awhile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hamburger helper
anyone???<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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in one week to let you know my status.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Wish me luck!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Lauren Kehrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921069925514281897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983756314773641912.post-8722321790312942832012-06-19T19:11:00.000-07:002012-06-22T14:49:25.203-07:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Well I started this blog a long
time ago…I have wanted to get back at it and now, while I should be “working
hard” right now it’s more lie “hardly working”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I figured it would be a great
time to start!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">I have now been
married a little over a year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think
(know) that both my husband and I would agree with the saying of “The First
Year being the Hardest”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are both two
strong willed people that have been used to getting “our way” for a very long
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are getting better with this,
slowly but surely. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Some random
thoughts about our marriage so far…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="line1"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knowing that even though my husband did quite
well as a bachelor for almost 38 years, his life is <u>so</u> much more
complete with me in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were driving
back from a little weekend get a way a few weeks ago and the song came on the
radio “I’d be looking for a woman like you” by Lee Brice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The song has always reminded me of us, and I
didn’t even realize my husband listened to words of songs but the second the
song came on, his first words were “this song so reminds me of us”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And yep, from the line of “</span><span class="line1"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">She knows what a mess I'd be if I didn't have her here”
to “And not one throw pillow on the bed”, that song pretty much sums up our
marriage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a total of 9 pillows
on our bed when completely made, just FYI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s awesome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span class="line1"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">We
will make great parents and I think we will have a wonderful family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think there are two people in this
world that balance each other out the way my husband and I do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="EN">I have realized that I have a
lot of work to do on myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not that I
ever thought I was perfect or even close to it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I think being married makes you realize that your perception of your own
strengths and weaknesses are not at all accurate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not quite who I thought I was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before I was married, I used to think I was
level headed….after being married for a year I can wholeheartedly say that’s
not true, I really need to relax.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also
used to think of myself as kind of a hard ass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While I know my husband shakes his head, rolls his eyes, etc when I am
trying to save every helpless animal that I come in contact with, I know deep
down he loves this about me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brian makes
me feel like I am one of the most caring, sensitive (in a good way), empathetic
people in the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And that makes me
want to be even more “that way”.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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turned out to be a damn good cook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More
posts on this later…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">No
matter how big the fight or how frustrated you are…being married is worth
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I stated earlier, I think both
Brian and I would agree that the first year has been tough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have had a lot of adjustments, and still
have many more to go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, even at the
lowest point, I wouldn’t trade him or what we have for a second.</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="EN"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When people call me <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mrs</b>. Kehrer, I still feel the need to do that snort/laugh combo at
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes I actually do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know why.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m almost 32 and still don’t feel old enough
to be a “Mrs”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">In some alternate universe, if my husband was married to some
other woman, I would be painfully jealous of her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">So there are my random thoughts on our marriage for the
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will end with this….<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined together to
strengthen each other in all labor, to minister to each other in all sorrow, to
share with each other in all gladness, to be one with each other in the silent
unspoken memories?<br />
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<o:p></o:p></span></div>Lauren Kehrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921069925514281897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983756314773641912.post-83989423980020931462012-06-19T03:38:00.002-07:002012-06-22T14:50:19.823-07:00<h2>
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everything with the wedding is coming along as best as it could be. My husband to be is doing great. Working very hard as always. I know we are both a little (well maybe more then a little) anxious about the changes that are about to take place. I just can't believe in just two and a half weeks I will have this whole new "life". It's crazy...but at the same time I can't wait to see what awaits. That sounds super cheesy I know. :) <br />
I vow to write 2 more entries on here before the wedding. Two weeks from Saturday.Lauren Kehrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921069925514281897noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983756314773641912.post-30400950576096324752011-03-09T20:18:00.000-08:002011-03-09T20:18:53.765-08:00Where did those few months go...Well I know where they went. If you read my past post, you will understand. The past 2 months I have been working non stop, planning the luncheon (which was incredibly successful and I'm proud to say I did a great job), and just have not had a chance to sit down. It's funny I just looked at my past post and what I predicted is exactly what has happened...in a way. Through January/February I was working a TON. I was completly stressed out and overwhelmed with the luncheon. Plus, planning the wedding and thinking about moving. I must say I think I handled it very well. Now that I don't have the staffing issues and am done with my Panhellenic luncheon I have to say that things have not gone as great as I thought they would. I'm having some major problems with my job unfortunatly. It's hard to keep your head in the game for something that you really don't believe in. I'm struggling to find what it is I want to do for the rest of my life. It totally sucks I am so down in the dumps about my job right now. I am doing my best to put it behind me though. Some things are just totally beneath me and at the risk of sounding...I don't know...sometimes I think that God just doesn't want me to work there anymore. It's not a healthy environment and not good for me. I would hate to lose my job at this point because of the guilt factor. But, at the same time...maybe it's for the best. I just know at the end of the day a paycheck is very, very important...but self worth is a heck of a lot more important. My job isn't giving me any self worth lately. Honestly...it's humiliating to work where I work. <br />
Ok, enough of that...Ok! About 2 and a half months to go. I'm still so excited. Next weekend we are headed to Arizona to visit my parents and then the madness begins after that. Showers, bachelorette partiest, the whole nine yards. I can't wait! I still can't believe its all coming together. Well...yes I can. It feels like we have been engaged for awhile now. I am just ready to be MARRIED!!<br />
Good to get some stuff off my chest. May 21...only like 72 days away!Lauren Kehrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921069925514281897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983756314773641912.post-62873783950324745202011-01-13T19:52:00.000-08:002011-01-13T19:52:20.709-08:00So...I have been busy!Pretty much what my title says...I have been super busy with stuff. Mostly work stuff. I'm glad I kind of psyched myself up for stuff because I know I have to me majorly on my toes over the next few months. My job will be very demanding over the next month or two because of staffing issues. I'm also planning a Panhellenic Alumni luncheon for around 200 people that will take place the end of February. Oh and putting my house on the market as well as planning a wedding on top of that. If that doesn't make you want to pull your hair out, I don't know what will. But, I will get through it and you know what, come the end of February or more likely the beginning of March, when the luncheon is over and my job is not requiring massive amounts of time and brain power, I will be more the ready to take some time off and get ready for the wedding and...OK I will go ahead and say it...the happiest time of my life! Sorry...I am honestly just getting so excited about everything. I'm counting down the days till the wedding but I know that the wedding is only one day, well more like 3 days when you factor in rehearsal dinner, bridal luncheon, family dinner, day of wedding, actual wedding....anyways...I AM very excited for that weekend. But, I'm more excited to start out married life. I have a lot of friends that have gotten married in the past few years. Most of them have lived together, some of them have not. I see absolutely nothing wrong with living with your significant other before marriage, and I really mean that. I think/know that if Brian and I weren't kind of already "settled" in our own lives, that maybe living together would have been an option. But when we met, I had my place, he had his. I know I'm rambling...bear with me. I guess I hear a lot of people when asked "how's married life" their answer is "well really nothing different than before". Nothing wrong with that....at all. But I guess part of me is just excited for that "big change". I know some of it will be awkward and some of it will be really, really fun. And when I say awkward I really think at first it's almost going to be like "playing house" but in a fun way. Anyways, that was pretty much the all over the place posting ever. That's kind of my mental state right now, understandably. Maybe the next one will make more sense!Lauren Kehrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921069925514281897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983756314773641912.post-84794422267413840942010-12-09T03:41:00.000-08:002010-12-09T03:41:50.020-08:00My awesome family...old and new!My parents came down this past weekend to visit and get some "stuff" accomplished. I sometimes forget how lucky I am to have such wonderful parents. They do so much for me that I take for granted. Saturday night we met Brian and his parents at Wick's in New Albany. This is where we are thinking about having the Rehearsal Dinner at. The next day we got up, went to Church and then drove to Captain's Quarter's where the Bridal Shower that my mom's friend Gwen is throwing me. It's going to be a champagne brunch aboard the yacht on April 2nd. We were able to tour the boat which was so fun. I cannot wait for the shower. :) Brian and his parents came to this as well. We went home after this and while I napped the afternoon away, my dad worked on all sorts of stuff around my house. My mom and I went to a movie that night. On Monday we got up and me and my parents worked our bootys off on my house. There is a lot to do before I put it on the market. THEN...we went down to The Brown for the food and beverage tasting which was a little overwhelming but a lot of fun. There was a lot of questions to answer and think about. THEN...we went home and my parents and I went to Carabba's for dinner. Exhausted yet? It was a whirlwind of a weekend but we got a lot accomplished. Brian and his parents were able to make it to everything. I can't think of too many girls that have parents, a fiancee, and in-laws to be that would run all over the place for three days straight for them. I sent my parents a pretty Christmas flower arrangement to say thanks but it just doesn't seem enough! Can't wait to spend Christmas with them, my man, my sis, brother in law, and my little nephew Andrew (aka cutest, sweetest baby ever) in 2 weeks! Lauren Kehrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921069925514281897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983756314773641912.post-12898342859556542922010-12-01T16:05:00.000-08:002010-12-01T16:05:51.460-08:00Welcome to my blog!I decided to start a blog because I have seen a lot of others and I think it's a cute idea and a great way to relieve stress. (Which I seem to be feeling a lot these days) We have a lot going on over the next couple of months and years and what better way to keep everyone (who cares to read it) informed. Also, I have come to find that I always seem to sort out my feelings by writing. I will be at a loss for words but then when I just start typing, it all seems to flow. It's a great way to get down to the nitty-gritty of things. <br />
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Anyways to start out, we are getting married in less than 6 months. Whoa. In those 5 months I will be putting my house on the market, moving about 25 minutes away, and marrying and moving in with the man of my dreams...cheesiness, I know. I'm so excited to get married and be able to see Brian everyday but also incredibly nervous about the change in lifestyle. If this would have been 5, 6, 7 years ago, I wouldn't have thought twice about picking up and making a big change. I think getting married at 30 and he will be 37 has some definite pluses but it makes it a lot harder to leave everything you are happy and comfortable with. I have it kind of made right now to be honest. I have a cute townhouse that I absolutely adore. However, it's already a little tight with me and Roxy and Kitty. The thought of throwing in a 90 pound German Shepherd and an overly active guy who likes to play in the dirt would officially make this townhouse a national disaster area. Anyways, I live about 5 minutes from where I work and I live in a very convenient area of town. I can get to a Walgreen's, Target, McDonald's, Panera, gym, Kroger, Lowe's all within less than 5 minutes. The more and more time I spend up at Brian's, the more and more I realize that OK maybe that stuff isn't within 5 minutes...but not more than 10-15 minutes. The other day I wanted Subway and I started to freak thinking I would have to drive 20 minutes to get a sandwich. Brian was like um it's probably 2-3 minutes away. Hyperventilating avoided. Gosh I sound like a complete freak! It's just uncertainty. I know that in 6 months I will look back and think "what was I so worried about". I just keep telling myself that. It will be a big adjustment but the thought of seeing him everyday makes that worried feeling go away. That will be AWESOME. Anyways..that's enough for my first post. More to come!Lauren Kehrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921069925514281897noreply@blogger.com0