Good news and good times

And announcing a new arrival to the Olive Family!!!!!

Before all you Grandmas get too excited out there, I'm just talking about our new fish! :D

2 days ago I went to the Library to drop off a book and somehow ended up at the Petsmart next door. I have been wanting to get a Beta fish for a while, and I figured I'd go look at them. Well, I found one. :)

His name is Theo, and he's a good fish. He likes to eat, and he basically recognizes my voice by now.

I got him and all of his accessories (including water treatment and food) for 15 dollars! I actually bought the bowl, rocks, and plant at Hobby Lobby. The bowl was half off, I used a coupon for the rocks, and the plant was 90% off because it was part of their Fall decor. I just took the plant apart and stuck it in the tank. I think it looks pretty good!

Theo seems to enjoy it, and I figure he hasn't died yet, so I must be doing something right.

In other news, Isaac and I put up our Christmas decorations yesterday. I was so excited. I remember every year growing up on the day after Thanksgiving, my family would all put up our Christmas decorations. I always loved doing that with them. And a couple of years ago, my mom gave me an awesome pre-lit Christmas tree for when I had my own place, so I've been waiting to use all of this Christmas stuff for a while now.

Isaac wasn't quite as excited about it, but I think he was just excited to see me so happy. He even got his new lap top yesterday. I thought for sure he wouldn't want to do decorations with a new lap top to explore. But when we got home, he put the laptop in our room (without even opening the box) and said, "So what do you want to set up first?" That made me really happy. So we put up our tree and all of the other little things we have.

It's a seriously legit Christmas tree. We both talked about how fun it will be when our kids bring home little decorations each year for us to put on the tree. I'd take messy, home made decorations over fancy, matching ones any day.

We also got this amazing nativity as a wedding present from a close family friend. I love Jim Shore, and I may have to admit that this was my very favorite wedding present. I had been wanting a nativity for a few years now, but they were always too expensive. I think Isaac and I will treasure this one for many years to come.

Anyway, so life is good here. I'll most likely be officially starting my job within the next couple of days now that the background check, fingerprinting, TB test, and drug test are all taken care off. It'll be nice for me to have something more to keep me busy. We're so grateful for all that we have and especially for our families.