Weekend Plans?

jessica490 · June 2015

TGIF! What's going on this weekend?

jessica490 · June 2015

First, I just have to say that we closed on our condo yesterday!!! Yay!

<:-P

Friday- Not sure yet!

Saturday- My parents are having 2 neighbors over for a picnic

Sunday- Not sure yet...ugg!

als1982 · June 2015

Relax! I had to work an OOT event last weekend, and next weekend we have a big celebrity fundraiser that'll take up Friday night, all of Saturday and into Sunday morning, so I'm going to soak up this weekend.

On Saturday, we are meeting with the designer from the design/build company we've hired to remodel our bathroom to pick the finishes, vanity, tub and toilet, etc. Once we've done that we'll be able to set a date to start construction!!

CuriousKiddosMama · June 2015

Congrats Jessica! That's awesome!

I don't really have anything planned. Dh is out of town for work. There is an event going on at one of our favorite restaurants (bounce houses, etc) so I will probably take ds there Saturday. Other than that, maybe paint some furniture? I have to get all the projects out of my garage before baby.

FirstMate06 · June 2015

Friday- Work until 5pm then downtown for an office camaraderie event.

Saturday- Weather permitting we have a hike and boating day around the lake planned followed by a 4-course dinner at a nice restaurant (thank you, Groupon!)

Sunday- Cleaning/organizing the house, grocery shopping and hopefully mani-pedi for me.

Mustard76 · June 2015

We're both working Saturday. Sunday we don't have anything planned, so just cleaning and grocery shopping. H will have an interview sometime in the next two weeks, so he'll be preparing for that. Hopefully then we find out if we're moving!

TravelJunkie1234 · June 2015

Congrats on the closing!

Well, today I'm having brunch with my mom who is in town. DH and my brother took off early this morning to go out. Tonight my dad gets into town so we'll probably go out to dinner with the parents.

Early tomorrow morning we're driving to Savannah to spend the weekend at the beach for my birthday. I've been wanting to go to Savannah ever since we moved to Atlanta a few years ago and haven't had the chance yet, so I'm excited!

Have a great weekend everyone!

brij2006 · June 2015

Tonight we're looking at a house out in the country, with 10 acres of timber, and a house 200 years newer than ours. I'm so nervous but also excited. Our dream is to live on something like that, but I'm not sure if it's the right time for us. Guess we'll see.

Tomorrow is some much needed cleaning. Our poor house has been neglected since I've gone back to work.

Sunday is a birthday party.

bridejl · June 2015

Tonight we're going to Polish Fest with friends. Good friends, food, beer, polkas - should be a fun evening even though it's cool and rainy here.

Saturday we're having our immediate family over for our birthdays in the evening, which means during the day we'll be cleaning, grocery shopping, etc. Also, we have an insurance review in the morning. Hopefully we'll see a decrease in our car premiums due to our ages.

Sunday is open so far. Which I'm excited about.

vlagrl29 · June 2015

Too much - I don't care for busy weekends

Friday - Meeting my parents for dinner tonight to celebrate fathers day and my moms bday

Saturday - playing a wedding in the afternoon that is an hour and half out of town

Sunday - Doing whatever DH wants to do for Fathers Day

and somewhere in between all that I need to finish the laundry

simplyelise · June 2015

Friday - headed to STL to visit my parents and friends. Stopping for dinner for st. louis style salads and pizza before going back to my parents.

Saturday - Bro's family is coming over for lunch, then meeting up with two friends and their SOs for Shakespeare in the Park (fingers crossed the rain stays away and it magically goes from 94 to 80 out)

Sunday - Church at my brother's church then lunch with my parents before heading home

hoffse · June 2015

@TravelJunkie, Savannah is awesome. Make sure to visit the river walk and eat some crab dip and taffy while you're there

Fri: Working on socializing the new kitten with our adult cat

Sat: Studying, costco

Sun: Hopefully visiting the granite yard to see our slabs and picking out backsplash tile!

H is out of town all weekend but should be back Sunday morning.

Erikan73 · June 2015

Friday - cook out at sister's

Saturday Morning - we are both volunteering

Saturday Afternoon/Evening - Assemble new office furniture & start moving things into new office

Sunday - Finish up office & start painting the new man cave/guest room

dragonstarjk · June 2015

Friday--H's mom and stepdad are in town, so we are having dinner with them

Saturday--H's sister got married in April and is having a reception tomorrow afternoon. My niece also has her first Girl Scouts awards ceremony that night, so I might go to that if we are through at the reception.

Sunday--Possible breakfast w/ the in-laws before they leave town, then volunteering for a local museum grand opening.

All in all a very busy weekend!

TravelJunkie1234 · June 2015

hoffse said:

@TravelJunkie, Savannah is awesome. Make sure to visit the river walk and eat some crab dip and taffy while you're there

Fri: Working on socializing the new kitten with our adult cat

Sat: Studying, costco

Sun: Hopefully visiting the granite yard to see our slabs and picking out backsplash tile!

H is out of town all weekend but should be back Sunday morning.

Will do! Thanks for the suggestion!

brij2006 That sounds like our ideal home too. How exciting that you guys are going to look for a new place!

cbee817 · June 2015

Tonight - home with the girls while DH chaperones prom. Homemade pizza and a movie for the little ladies.

Saturday - clean and grocery shop while my parents visit with the girls. Saturday night dinner with DH's parents.

Sunday - relax, laundry, food prep for the week. DH is taking DD#1 to her friend's birthday party so I'll be staying home with DD#2.

Not too exciting

Xstatic3333 · June 2015

Tonight: Relax, garden

Tomorrow: teaching dive class in the AM. At night we may go to Waterfire, a free outdoor festival in Providence.

Sun: Teaching dive class day 2, then grilling with H and his work friends

Wulfgar · June 2015

Have a wedding in Pittsburgh then the reception is an hour drive away to the hotel with shuttles to the reception hall. A total of 3ish hours of driving on Saturday. Then about 2.5 hours back home on Sunday. Then I have to do laundry and maybe some grocery shopping when I get home.

vlagrl29 · June 2015

Just found out that Father's day is NOT this sunday. They moved it back a week this year so it's next sunday which means I can now clean and go to yoga on sunday

TravelJunkie1234 · June 2015

@Xstatic3333 Do you mind if I ask how much you charge for a dive class or what some things to look for in a good class would be?

DH and I took one of those intro classes when we were on vacation but because DH got sick we didn't have enough time to get full certifications. We've been looking at a few places nearby that offer classes but I'm not sure how to go about picking one place over another. Thanks!

Xstatic3333 · June 2015

TravelJunkie1234 said:

@Xstatic3333 Do you mind if I ask how much you charge for a dive class or what some things to look for in a good class would be?

DH and I took one of those intro classes when we were on vacation but because DH got sick we didn't have enough time to get full certifications. We've been looking at a few places nearby that offer classes but I'm not sure how to go about picking one place over another. Thanks!

Not at all! I work for a dive shop that sets prices for us, and I believe the full cost of certification at the shop where I work is around $600, plus you are required to buy some equipment (mask, fins, and snorkel) and rent the rest. The shop where I work is in a wealthy community in metro-Boston, however, so cheaper prices can definitely be found in other parts of the country.

That said, cheaper isn't always better! Here are some things to look for when choosing a shop:

1) The shop should be a member of one of the major certification agencies, PADI, NAUI, SSI, and there a few other smaller ones. PADI is the largest, and if you are hoping to do your pool work at home and then your ocean dives on vacation, it will be easiest to find a referral using a PADI shop. Between PADI shops, a "5-star instructor development center" will have the most experienced staff, but many smaller shops are good, too. PADI now has you do most of the classroom work online, which saves time, and in my opinion they have developed a very good system.

2) Ask about ratios. Classes are allowed to have up to 12 people in them, but in my opinion a class that large will be a lower-quality instructional experience. My shop allows up to 8 in the pool and 6 in the ocean with one instructor and one dive master (an assistant-level rating).

3) Go into the shop, talk to people, and ask questions. Do you see signs of an active community that dives regularly? Are they friendly and outgoing? Even if you just want to dive on vacation, a very active dive shop will likely be a positive environment to complete your training with.

4) Your "open water" dives, which will be in either an ocean, quarry, or lake, should take place over two days. Some places do them all in one day, but that is exhausting and considered a standards violation.

Feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any more questions or would like my opinion based on shop websites! I always love to chat about diving. An instructor I used to work with also just moved to Atlanta so I could see if he has any recommendations.

FirstMate06 · June 2015

vlagrl29 said:

Just found out that Father's day is NOT this sunday. They moved it back a week this year so it's next sunday which means I can now clean and go to yoga on sunday

@vlagrl29 Lol, when I read your post I panicked and had to go check my calendar right away. I was worried I'd forgotten to mail my dad his card on time. Then I figured you guys were just celebrating early for some reason

TravelJunkie1234 · June 2015

Xstatic3333 said:

TravelJunkie1234 said:

@Xstatic3333 Do you mind if I ask how much you charge for a dive class or what some things to look for in a good class would be?

DH and I took one of those intro classes when we were on vacation but because DH got sick we didn't have enough time to get full certifications. We've been looking at a few places nearby that offer classes but I'm not sure how to go about picking one place over another. Thanks!

Not at all! I work for a dive shop that sets prices for us, and I believe the full cost of certification at the shop where I work is around $600, plus you are required to buy some equipment (mask, fins, and snorkel) and rent the rest. The shop where I work is in a wealthy community in metro-Boston, however, so cheaper prices can definitely be found in other parts of the country.

That said, cheaper isn't always better! Here are some things to look for when choosing a shop:

1) The shop should be a member of one of the major certification agencies, PADI, NAUI, SSI, and there a few other smaller ones. PADI is the largest, and if you are hoping to do your pool work at home and then your ocean dives on vacation, it will be easiest to find a referral using a PADI shop. Between PADI shops, a "5-star instructor development center" will have the most experienced staff, but many smaller shops are good, too. PADI now has you do most of the classroom work online, which saves time, and in my opinion they have developed a very good system.

2) Ask about ratios. Classes are allowed to have up to 12 people in them, but in my opinion a class that large will be a lower-quality instructional experience. My shop allows up to 8 in the pool and 6 in the ocean with one instructor and one dive master (an assistant-level rating).

3) Go into the shop, talk to people, and ask questions. Do you see signs of an active community that dives regularly? Are they friendly and outgoing? Even if you just want to dive on vacation, a very active dive shop will likely be a positive environment to complete your training with.

4) Your "open water" dives, which will be in either an ocean, quarry, or lake, should take place over two days. Some places do them all in one day, but that is exhausting and considered a standards violation.

Feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any more questions or would like my opinion based on shop websites! I always love to chat about diving. An instructor I used to work with also just moved to Atlanta so I could see if he has any recommendations.

Thanks so much for all the tips!

When we took our intro course and first dive in Jamaica it was through PADI and we were kinda bummed that we weren't able to complete the full certification course because DH got sick (poor guy). We both really enjoyed it and I was thinking of gifting DH a certification class for his birthday or Christmas. Ideally I'd like to find a group that does trips or something so that we can dive more than just when we go on vacation, but I haven't done much research into that yet.

Xstatic3333 · June 2015

TravelJunkie1234 said:

Xstatic3333 said:

TravelJunkie1234 said:

@Xstatic3333 Do you mind if I ask how much you charge for a dive class or what some things to look for in a good class would be?

DH and I took one of those intro classes when we were on vacation but because DH got sick we didn't have enough time to get full certifications. We've been looking at a few places nearby that offer classes but I'm not sure how to go about picking one place over another. Thanks!

Not at all! I work for a dive shop that sets prices for us, and I believe the full cost of certification at the shop where I work is around $600, plus you are required to buy some equipment (mask, fins, and snorkel) and rent the rest. The shop where I work is in a wealthy community in metro-Boston, however, so cheaper prices can definitely be found in other parts of the country.

That said, cheaper isn't always better! Here are some things to look for when choosing a shop:

1) The shop should be a member of one of the major certification agencies, PADI, NAUI, SSI, and there a few other smaller ones. PADI is the largest, and if you are hoping to do your pool work at home and then your ocean dives on vacation, it will be easiest to find a referral using a PADI shop. Between PADI shops, a "5-star instructor development center" will have the most experienced staff, but many smaller shops are good, too. PADI now has you do most of the classroom work online, which saves time, and in my opinion they have developed a very good system.

2) Ask about ratios. Classes are allowed to have up to 12 people in them, but in my opinion a class that large will be a lower-quality instructional experience. My shop allows up to 8 in the pool and 6 in the ocean with one instructor and one dive master (an assistant-level rating).

3) Go into the shop, talk to people, and ask questions. Do you see signs of an active community that dives regularly? Are they friendly and outgoing? Even if you just want to dive on vacation, a very active dive shop will likely be a positive environment to complete your training with.

4) Your "open water" dives, which will be in either an ocean, quarry, or lake, should take place over two days. Some places do them all in one day, but that is exhausting and considered a standards violation.

Feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any more questions or would like my opinion based on shop websites! I always love to chat about diving. An instructor I used to work with also just moved to Atlanta so I could see if he has any recommendations.

Thanks so much for all the tips!

When we took our intro course and first dive in Jamaica it was through PADI and we were kinda bummed that we weren't able to complete the full certification course because DH got sick (poor guy). We both really enjoyed it and I was thinking of gifting DH a certification class for his birthday or Christmas. Ideally I'd like to find a group that does trips or something so that we can dive more than just when we go on vacation, but I haven't done much research into that yet.

So I googled Atlanta scuba and looked at some websites and this shop caught my eye:

http://www.seaventures.com/scuba/

I realize that Atlanta is a huge area and this place may not be near you, but it strikes me as an example of a good shop. I think it's nice that they take you to the Keys for your checkout dives. Diving in the ocean has more variables than diving in a lake and it's good to get that experience early with an instructor if possible. Plus, there's much more to see. The prices seem fair, although there's nothing MM about diving! It's worth it, though. Let me know if you sign up anywhere!

TravelJunkie1234 · June 2015

Xstatic3333 said:

Xstatic3333 said:

TravelJunkie1234 said:

@Xstatic3333 Do you mind if I ask how much you charge for a dive class or what some things to look for in a good class would be?

DH and I took one of those intro classes when we were on vacation but because DH got sick we didn't have enough time to get full certifications. We've been looking at a few places nearby that offer classes but I'm not sure how to go about picking one place over another. Thanks!

Not at all! I work for a dive shop that sets prices for us, and I believe the full cost of certification at the shop where I work is around $600, plus you are required to buy some equipment (mask, fins, and snorkel) and rent the rest. The shop where I work is in a wealthy community in metro-Boston, however, so cheaper prices can definitely be found in other parts of the country.

That said, cheaper isn't always better! Here are some things to look for when choosing a shop:

1) The shop should be a member of one of the major certification agencies, PADI, NAUI, SSI, and there a few other smaller ones. PADI is the largest, and if you are hoping to do your pool work at home and then your ocean dives on vacation, it will be easiest to find a referral using a PADI shop. Between PADI shops, a "5-star instructor development center" will have the most experienced staff, but many smaller shops are good, too. PADI now has you do most of the classroom work online, which saves time, and in my opinion they have developed a very good system.

2) Ask about ratios. Classes are allowed to have up to 12 people in them, but in my opinion a class that large will be a lower-quality instructional experience. My shop allows up to 8 in the pool and 6 in the ocean with one instructor and one dive master (an assistant-level rating).

3) Go into the shop, talk to people, and ask questions. Do you see signs of an active community that dives regularly? Are they friendly and outgoing? Even if you just want to dive on vacation, a very active dive shop will likely be a positive environment to complete your training with.

4) Your "open water" dives, which will be in either an ocean, quarry, or lake, should take place over two days. Some places do them all in one day, but that is exhausting and considered a standards violation.

Feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any more questions or would like my opinion based on shop websites! I always love to chat about diving. An instructor I used to work with also just moved to Atlanta so I could see if he has any recommendations.

Thanks so much for all the tips!

When we took our intro course and first dive in Jamaica it was through PADI and we were kinda bummed that we weren't able to complete the full certification course because DH got sick (poor guy). We both really enjoyed it and I was thinking of gifting DH a certification class for his birthday or Christmas. Ideally I'd like to find a group that does trips or something so that we can dive more than just when we go on vacation, but I haven't done much research into that yet.
So I googled Atlanta scuba and looked at some websites and this shop caught my eye: http://www.seaventures.com/scuba/ I realize that Atlanta is a huge area and this place may not be near you, but it strikes me as an example of a good shop. I think it's nice that they take you to the Keys for your checkout dives. Diving in the ocean has more variables than diving in a lake and it's good to get that experience early with an instructor if possible. Plus, there's much more to see. The prices seem fair, although there's nothing MM about diving! It's worth it, though. Let me know if you sign up anywhere!

Thanks so much! I'll definitely check them out!

It definately doesn't seem like a mm hobby, but I like to say that I have champagne taste on a beer budget!

vlagrl29 · June 2015

FirstMate06 said:

vlagrl29 said:

Just found out that Father's day is NOT this sunday. They moved it back a week this year so it's next sunday which means I can now clean and go to yoga on sunday

@vlagrl29 Lol, when I read your post I panicked and had to go check my calendar right away. I was worried I'd forgotten to mail my dad his card on time. Then I figured you guys were just celebrating early for some reason

yeah I was scrambling like crazy last week making sure i had DH's gifts and cards because I thought it was yesterday. I wouldn't have know except while driving with a violin player this weekend to a wedding it came up and I thought he was wrong, then I googled it and he was right. lol

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