New Car!

As I am saying I have nothing to blog about I forgot that I got a new car in the last few weeks! The D-Strat was just not doing it for me. Every day there seemed to be something wrong with it and with the winter coming I wanted something a little more reliable. Luckily I was able to trade my car in for what I owed on it and got a 2006 Hyundai Azera. I have been told that this car is like the car an old guy would get after retirement. Its just that kind of car. I did not take these pics myself but this is the exact car I have inside and out. I am so in love with it and have never had a car this nice so I am very excited about this one!

Let's Play Catch Up

I'm thinking it's been far too long since I last updated (even though I'm sure no one reads this) so I figure I'll post something lame for something to do. The past couple of months have been pretty non-eventful to say the least. Most of my time is spent working, eating and sleeping. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE eating and sleeping but working is for the birds. If this were a perfect world, work wouldn't even be in my vocabulary. I would spend my days frolicking in fields with goats or hanging out at amusement parks.

ANYWHO.....Dexter is getting HUGE. He will be six months old this weekend and he is now 50 lbs. He will get to be around 90 when he is done

growing. Holy crap, I know. He is the best behaved dog and loves playing with his daddy. He does this really funny thing when his rope is thrown in to the air. He jumps up and tries to grab it with his paws and ends up batting it down to the ground. I guess you have to see it to see it to understand.

This is about the most recent picture of Dexter we have minus the one of us with him for this years christmas card but not everyone has received theirs yet so I don't want to post it. This will have to do.

Kevin's First Day of Kindergarten

On Monday, September 20, 2010 my nephew Kevin had his first day of Kindergarten. I had to work so I couldn't go to drop him off but I went with Erin to pick him up so that I could see his school. It is such a nice place and he really seems to be happy there. I can't believe how fast he is growing! I am definitely a proud aunt :)

Making our house a home

Last night Jimmy and I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond to obtain some gifts for ourselves with thanks to those who gave us gift cards. Afterwards we went to Red Lobster for dinner where we shared a few different appetizers which were delish! I even had a margarita in celebration of our first night together since the honeymoon (I love margaritas!). It was so nice to be able to have it just me and him without the dog and without cleaning or painting the house.

The comforter set we got. We painted our walls blue so this will look really good against it. From seeing my bathroom decor can you tell I'm a sucker for blue and brown?

No Dexter is not this big yet. This is the bed that we got for him. It is at the end of our bed so he can either lay on it or be able to actully get on to our bed since he his so small. He really likes it!

Date Night

People say when children enter your life that it will change forever. The same applies with having a puppy. Ever since the wedding Jimmy and I have been working on our new house and taking care of the newest member of the family leaving very little time for us. Considering that we just got married we would like time together to enjoy it. Tonight we decided it would be date night. We are going to go to Bed Bath and Beyond to get window treatments (as we desperately need them so we can take the towels down) and we recieved a gift card to Olive Garden so we will take advantage of a good free meal (thanks Chris!). I know things will eventually slow down but we both know we have to make time for eachother. I am really looking forward to a great night with my husband!

The mommy train isn't stopping here any time soon!

Today I feel I had my first taste of reality when it comes to being a parent. I offered to watch my sister's kids when I got out of work. No problem. When we got to the house Jimmy was sleeping so I had to take care of the dog. He decided to go to the bathroom in the house while I was trying to make dinner for the kids. Doesn't seem like a big deal but making dinner, entertaining a dog and two kids at the same time can be tough. Kudos to the mother's out there doing this juggling on a daily basis. I think I'll wait to have kids for a couple of years :)

The newest addition to the family

Our new puppy Dexter is a purebred German Shepherd born on July 3, 2010. Jimmy and I brought him home on September 2, 2010 and we love him so much. We found a breeder when we were filing for our marriage license back in July. The man who took care of the paperwork had a picture of a german shepherd on the window so I figured I'd ask if he knew of a breeder since Jimmy and I had been looking for months. Just so happened he knew a lady very well who has been breeding for over 25 years. Dexter's father, a black and tan like him is a championship show dog flown from England to the states for breeding and his mother a sable is also a championship dog, a member of the breeders family. We were so happy to find him. He is so loving and quick to learn!

The kids came over to meet him