Pictures at last

I have picture updates at last.

My lovely sister, Abbey, who graduated from high school at the end of May & is on her way to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College,the first of many schools on her joruney to becoming a physician.

A picture of my "permanent buddy", Courtney, at her rehersal dinner after Lyndsey & I gave her a wedding cross-stitch we jointly made as a wedding gift for her & Bryan.

A cute photo of Courtney & Bryan at their beautiful wedding on June 2nd!

A recent photo of me & Sadie just hanging out...

Our enormous squash plants that we've pulled 12 squash from so far this week. We'll miss some while we're gone to Alaska, but Norman & Louise, the neighbors, will enjoy it for us.

That's all for now. I'm off to finish cleaning the house & packing my bag so we can head off to the airport in the morning. Alaska, HERE WE COME!

The Computer is Back!

Chris was able to get our computer working again! We ended up just buying a hard drive that luckily resolved the problem so we only spent $60! That definitely saved us quite a bit of money. I'm at work tonight, but when I'm home either tomorrow or Friday I'll add pictures to a post. I've got lots of pictures to share!

We leave for Alaska on Sunday! We're all getting very excited. I can't wait to have stories & pictures to share with everyone when we get back. Tonight's my last shift of work for over 3 weeks. I think I'm getting a much-deserved break from this place.

I've registered for the GRE on July 30th, our 2nd anniversary!, so I've been prepping for that in my spare time. I hope that goes well so I can start applying in the late summer.

Enough updates for now. I'll post pics soon.

No computer=no fun

I'm back again after another long time without a post. The good news is that our hard drive for the laptop is in the mail so we should hopefully be up & running by the beginning of next week. I will be so thrilled to have access to a computer at home again!

We've been very busy lately spending a lot of time at work & back & forth between home in Georgia. I've been picking up quite a bit of overtime lately & work has just been soooo busy. I was home for Courtney's shower on Mother's Day weekend, then we were back last weekend for Abbey's graduation from high school, & I'm headed home again Friday a.m. for Courtney's wedding on Saturday! A lot of driving, but a lot of fun too!

We'll be leaving for Alaska in just a little more than 2 weeks. We're all gettting sooo excited. We've booked all of our Princess excursions for the land & sea portions, so all that's left to do is wait, pack & hit the plane! I can't wait to share pictures & stories with everyone.

We haven't had much time for work around the house lately with all of our trips, but as soon as the laptop is up & running again I'll have some new pictures to post. For now, it's back to work.

A post with pictures...finally!

I finally have access to a computer where I can load all of the pictures that we've been storing on our memory card while our computer has been out of service. I came home this weekend to throw Courtney's shower so I have been catching up on computer stuff & e-mails while I have the chance!


Courtney's shower that Lyndsey & I threw for her was today & it turned really well, atleat I think so. She got lots of fun things. The wedding is now less than 3 weeks away...how fun! Here's a picture of the invitation that I made for her shower.



I had found a few little unisex baby gifts for Lyndsey since we don't know yet if the Cavola baby is a boy or a girl. I found the cutest little onesie that says "Party in my Crib 2 a.m.", a blue/yellow/green dragonfly stuffed toy that lights up & plays Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, and some of the cutest little yellow & white baby caps. I can't get over how excited I am for her!


Chris says he can tell that Sadie's been missing me while I've been gone this weekend. I miss her little cuddly self too! Of course, I miss my wonderful husband as well. It's hard to be away from them, but I've had fun catching up on stuff at home with my family & friends. Here's a recent picture of Sadie!
I'm itching to paint our bedroom sometime before I go back to work on Friday. I just have to make sure Chris is ok with the color & then I'll be good to go. It's the same color in our guest bedroom, but I love how neutral it is & want to use it in our room too. Plus we already have left over paint to do it with & we already have all of the supplies except a few new roller covers, so it should be a very inexpensive project for me. I'm ready to hang these new Southern Living sconces I bought on the wall...check them out!



Well, those are enough pictures for now...hopefully I can squeeze some more pictures in later. Off to visit Peppes & Pop.

Yet another update

Our computer has officially bit the dust so I've had no way to update my little blog. I'm itching to post pictures on here too. Hopefully I can do some of that over the weekend. We're going to have to buy a new laptop as soon as we have time to do some research & figure out what we're really looking for. Hopefully we'll get a great deal too!

Lots of news, but not much time here at work for updates!

I'll be headed home tomorrow morning for the weekend to throw a bridal shower for Courtney that Lyndsey & I have been planning for a while now. I'm very excited & I think it will turn out well! The wedding is coming up...June 2nd will be here before we know it!

My best friend since kindergarten, Lyndsey, just told me this week that she is 10 weeks pregnant! She is due December 2nd & I am so excited for her!!! Her & Cameron will have been married for 3 years coming up in June. I wish they were not all the way in Boston so I could meet the baby sooner & spend more time with him/her, but we'll work something out. I can't wait to share in all of the new memories they'll be making with their new son or daughter. Congratulations Lyndsey!

Back to work for now. Hopefully I can have some new pictures of Sadie, the yard, some new house things & such posted while I'm at home.

Update

I've been away from here for a while. Our laptop suddenly stopped working at the beginning of last week so we only have our desktop computer at home that doesn't have internet access...boo. It's frustrating not having the internet at home. Work has been way too busy lately to catch up on internet things there, but I finally have the opportunity today.

I can't post any pictures, but hopefully soon I'll be able to share updates on some flowers...our Pride of Mobile azalea is fully loaded & blooming with huge, gorgeous blooms. We planted a new yellow daisy shrub over the weekend & some purple African daisies in our back garden. There will be more yard work this weekend with 18 bags of red mulch to spread in our front flower beds. Lowe's had it on sale last weekend for $2/bag & thanks to our neighbor letting us know, we got to take advantage of that.

I'll also have to post some new pictures of Sadie. We're taking her to the vet next Wednesday to be "fixed". To our best calculations, she weighs about 32 lbs., but we'll find out exactly how much next week. She's quite a doll!

After my 3 days next week at work(Tues, Wed. & Thur), I have 7 days off!!! I have big plans for them too. I'm hoping to finish painting the trim in our hall bathroom & work on getting some accessories for it. I may start painting our bedroom too. I have some sconces I ordered from Southern Living that I'm dying to hang on the wall, but we're waiting until we paint. I'll have to post some picturs of the sconces. I couldn't get a great picture but they're gorgeous. Otherwise, I hope to have some time to relax and catch up on some reading.

I finished making the invites for Courtney's shower & mailed them on Friday. I think they turned out great. I hope she likes them. I took a picture, which again I'll post as soon as I can. The shower plans are coming right along & now it's less than a month away...that's hard to believe!

I should get back to work. I hope to post pictures soon!

Chris' birthday & the weekend

Yesterday was Chris' 24th birthday! I worked 7a-7p yesterday, so we had a mini celebration after we both got in from work, but we will have a nice dinner together later this weekend to celebrate. I gave him two shirts, a c.d., & a pair of binoculars. I figured the binoculars would come in handy on our trip to Alaska!

Tonight Chris & I are headed to a Durham Bulls baseball game with Will & Vanessa. We're meeting for dinner before at Mellow Mushroom downtown & then we'll walk over the ballpark. It's supposed to be in the low 50s today so it'll be a chilly game as it doesn't start until 7 p.m., but I'm looking forward to it. Will is leaving for Hungary next Wednesday to do some chemistry research abroad so it'll be nice to spend a little time with them before he heads away. Safe travels Will!

Even though it's going to be a bit chilly Saturday, we're planning to work in the yard. We've got some bushes we need to dig up and a few new things to plant. Our Pride of Mobile azalea has just started blooming & it's absolutely gorgeous. I'll have to post some pictures of it soon.

Sunday is of course Easter. I always look forward to Easter worship services. This will be the first Easter that we will celebrate it at our church in Chapel Hill, University Baptist. We're looking forward to it but we will definitely miss celebrating with our family and church friends from home.

Happy Easter!

New things...

I returned back home yesterday, Tuesday, with my grandparents. I enjoyed the visit home, but it was nice to be back in our house too. I have some new things to share.

I bought Sadie a new collar last Friday. I think it's absolutely adorable! Too bad it'll be too small for her all too soon.

Today at Target there was a huge pet clearance section & if you can imagine, I bought Sadie another toy! It's the cuttest little puppy that has a rattle & a squeaker in it. All the noise may get old very quickly.

These are a my new shoes! I absolutely love them! I wore them out for the first time today when I went shopping for Chris' birthday. They're simple ballet flats, but sometimes I think the simplest things are the cutest.

Check out this new scrapbook album I bought when we were home over the weekend. I of course had to make a trip to Hobby Lobby while we were home & I discovered it there at the great discount of 50% off. I love Hobby Lobby, but unfortunately the nearest one to us is more than 2 hours away. That actually might be the best thing for our budget though.

Our tulips started blooming while we were away this weekend. Here are some pictures of the ones that are open now. It looks like soon I'll have about 25 more blooming :-)!

I love new things!

Home Again

Well, we'll be starting our trek back to Conyers for a visit this afternoon. We haven't been home since a couple of weekends after Christmas, so we're very excited to visit with our families at home again. Unfortunately, Sadie seems to be carsick....ewww. We're going to try some Benadryl to see if she'll just sleep the 6 1/2 hour trip home away. I hope it works!

The weather here has been so beautiful for the last few days. Sadie & I have been enjoying playing in the yard together before I'd leave for work at night. We've been taking our late afternoon walks to & Sadie has met lots of new friends down the street. She does love people! Here are some photos I shot of her playing outside with me this week. Isn't she adorable?

Spring has Sprung

I am so glad that the signs of spring are all around us! The weather has taken a turn for warm (thank goodness), flowers are blooming, and our grass is getting greener.

I love these ways that God uses to remind us of the new life that we have in Him each day. Easter is just around the corner. It's one of my favorite times of the year.

Here are some pictures of the flowers blooming in our yard right now. We can't wait to see what else blooms & to get some more things planted in the next few weeks!

Our little family

Welcome to my blog!

I started this blog at the suggestion of a good friend as a way to keep my family & friends updated on the simple, everyday things that go on in our lives.

This is a picture of our little family-me, Sadie & Chris. We are so happy together and I am truly thankful everyday that I have been blessed to be a wife to such a wonderful husband. We love our puppy Sadie who is such a great little companion and playmate. Because we are so far away from the rest of our family, the three of us are very important to each other.

Keep checking back here for updates on my simple life!