Emerald Isle 2009

The guys fished the first day

We enjoyed relaxing on the deck on the rocking chairs

Me being a crab at the aquarium

Dru and I on the dock, it was chilly the first few days

One day we went to shakleford Island and searched for shells...it was beautiful..and there are wild horses there

We got ourself a Bob Marley towel/blanket, it was huge

i love flip flops!!!

The last half of the week the weather was perfect!

This was our beach house the Lou Sea Ann

Almost home, the skies were so clear that day!

STL Cardinals 2009

Pre drinking at Hooter's

View from our seats (cards vs brewers)

Ozzie Smith threw out the first pitch!

We made friends with the people sitting next to us at teh game nad joined them at Kilroy's afterwards for drinks and dancing

Way too much dancing....haha my legs are still sore today, but it was fun :)

Summer 2009 Remodeling!!!

I had glass tiles inserted between the wall tiles for a more decorative touch...got the idea from our neighbors who did this to their floor. Pretty cool.

I will upload a before pic, i am just waiting because it is on my friend's camera...but I basically gutted it and started over.

BACKYARD REMODEL!!!!

I wish I had a few pictures from before, but I only have a few in the progress of fixing it up. But if you cant imagine...it was all weeds and a beautifully chipped fence with a green deck :)


Sage wanted to check out my new rose plant

I bought these trellis's but I am still deciding where to     put them.

I made a pathway around the hot tub

Brightened up our table and then made a pathway to the gate which our neighbor phil helped us repair!!!!

I planed some grass which will grow taller and bigger each summer and then filled in the spaces with 1100 lbs of rock with my fountain and decorative rocks :)

Happy 21st Jonathan!!!!!!!

MY LIL BRO JONATHAN IS TURNING 21!!! I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!! CRAZINESS! SO WE HAD A LITTLE FIREWORKS CELEBRATION BEFORE HE HAD TO LEAVE TO GO BACK TO NORFOLK, VA FOR THE MARINES.

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY JONATHAN!!!

Sage looks miserable but we had to get a family portrait

In between rounds Doug and I snuck inside for a few Jaegerbombz with my bro

We played  a friendly game of Balls aka Hill billy golf aka Ladder ball...and Dru and I won again my uncle Danny (in pic) and my Cousin Doug

THE LOVEBIRDS Jonathan and LindZ

We tried to draw a heart in the smoke...you can sort of see it...sort of LOL

Sage was all about attention from anyone who would comfort him and save him from the loud noises...so jonathans girlfriend Lindz held him for a bit

Sage was scared of the fireworks so he ran and hid in my moms lap 

Limbo with sparklers anyone? We had one brave taker! haha

Happy 4th!!!!!

Yay, so today is Dru and I's 3rd Anniversary...and the 4th....love fireworks!!!!!!!! So, to catch up...last weekend we had a baby shower for my friend Kristy (waiting for someone to post the pics)...and the weekend before, my bro came home from Cuba!!! So good to have him back...he came in town for the 4th...so I am hoping to see him soon! He spends most of his time with his girlfriend now...but thats a 20 yr old for you!!! Tomorrow we are having a cookout at my moms for him, so that will be fun...2 weeks and he will be 21! I cant believe it. Not sure if he can come home yet or not, we will see. 

So, its raining today and I hope the fireworks are not cancelled :( We will see!!! As for now, im going to rest...yesterday I spent my whole day off re doing my back patio....I have to say it looks amazing, but not im extremely sore. Thank goodness my mom helped!!! Here is what went into it...and I will upload pics as soon as my camera charges!

Thursday night I powerwashed the fence and the concrete patio 6pm-8pm

Friday morning I woke up and went to get all of my supplies 8am-10am

Friday mid morning my mom arrived and we primed and painted the fence 10am-145pm

Friday afternoon I started to get light-headed and realized I forgot to get anything to eat all day!!!145pm-215pm

I finished helping Phil, our neighbor put my ghetto gate back together...he is so nice and helpful...worked on that all morning while we painted! 215-245

Mom and I then swept and stained the patio 245-330

Phil offered to allow us to go with him and put all the landscape rock i wanted in his truck....so mom and I shoveled 1100 lbs of rock!!!!!!!!!!330-415

We then came back and shoveled it out of the truck and into my patio area 415-515

We carried back the stepping stones and edgers and placed them nicely in place 515-530

Then we painted the steps and cleaned up 530-6

exhausting!!!!!! we never stopped moving...so im pretty sore today. But its so much better now! yay!!!!!

And Summer Begins...

Summertime is always fun, busy, crazy to say the least. This weekend was my friend Stephanie's( in the middle) bridal shower! I cant believe she's getting married!!! so exciting though! Then, after the shower I headed up to Dru's grandparent's house for a little get together birthday party. That took up our whole Saturday, since it was a 2 hour drive each way, but it was fun. We came back and had a few drinks at our usual hangout, Roca Bar, then headed home. Today, I am pretty much doing nothing, and it's GREAT!!!!! The next month something is planned every single weekend!! so I will finally have something to write about hahaha...maybe I can somewhat keep up with my good friend Jen's life!!! 

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I'M LOVIN IT

Ok so first, I am loving my McDonalds Coke...If you are a regular coke drinker, then you know what I am talking about. Their coke is unlike any other...by far my fav! Yummy breakfast lol...so I know it is horrible for me, heck it can eat battery acid off a car battery, but its so addicting. I am slowly weaning myself away...I am down to 1-2 a day usually. Much better than 7-8! eek!

Ok, so the other thing I am lovin right now is twitter, facebook, myspace, and blogging. I am ADD...I cant sit on one for too long...I just like to jump around and leave new messages randomly on them all. I know, I am a dork :) 

That's all for this morning, time to go put away the new clothes I bought!

Meet Sage!

So, I don't have any kids to brag about like my friends, but I do have my lil Shih Tzu Sage! He might as well be a child because he thinks he is human.  Here are a few fun tidbits so you can get to know him:

1. He is addicted to McDonalds french fries

2. If he thinks you are mad at him, he will pretend he is going to puke so that you hug him and tell him its ok.

3. He can never been cuddled close enough.

4. When you come home he shakes with excitement until you lay on the floor and let him jump up on you and give you hugs and kisses.

5. His best friend is my mom's dog Toby...but please dont say that name around him unless we are going to see him in the next 5 minutes!

6. He knows how to sit, shake, give high fives, lay down, and stand pretty...most the time he will do them all in a row really fast so he can get a treat faster....he is still scared to roll over

7. He knocks at the door if he wants to go out of in...he particularly likes to knock on my moms old neighbor ladys door...run into her kitchen...grab a treat...and run back out. haha

8. he likes his hair hanging over his eyes, i will pull it back and he will spend all day trying to get it back in his face...hes a jamaican dog with his dreads :)

9. He doesn't need a leash, he follows us everywhere without one...unless someone shows up with mcdonalds fries...hold him back!

10.  He is scared of shadows and things in the night, such as bushes,trees, and snowmen...i think this is because Dru used to try to scare him at night when he came home from work...how mean!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Happy Mother's Day MOMs! I got my mom a new charm for her Pandora bracelet...its a butterfly with my birthstone colored gems on its wings. My brother ordered flowers online in Cuba and sent them to her, how sweet. Hope you mom's have a good day today, you deserve it!

Evansville is under water

So we had a storm today, resembling a hurrican on radar, that brought the most rain I think I have ever seen within an hour. Talk about a torrential downpour! So I delayed my lunch due to tornado warnings and the fact that i wouldnt be able to see to drive in the rain, let alone make it to my car (umbrella or not...i think the rain wouldve literally leaked through, no kidding). So I waited, and once it stopped I went to the mall to get my mom a mothers day gift...everything was flooded. I arrive at the mall and of course there's water everywhere but it doesnt look deep, its clear...like a puddle...WRONG! It was over a foot deep...so now the bottom of my jeans are drenched wet haha o well. I wonder if people noticed? lol

That is all for today! So far... 

100 Things

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland 
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a Praying Mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Been to the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables 
19. Seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre
20. Slept on a train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Dated someone you met online
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community 
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing 
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
47. Had your portrait painted 
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Tied a quilt
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a Bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House 
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (does a fish count?)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous 
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Visited Italy

Ok, so i think I am losing my mind! Lol, I am so spacey sometimes...It has gotten so bad, I walk through the door and leave me keys in them...then in the morning I CANT FIND MY KEYS ANYWHERE!! Unlock my door, open it up, and there they are :) oops. No one break in my house please!

I got my car back today, so life is somewhat back to normal...I am trying this no carb diet that the girls at work are doing hahaha mostly just because it makes me eat healthier! I haven't had a coke in two days!!!! AND I drank 3 glasses of water today, and one yesterday...for anyone that knows me...this is a MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, I  mean MAJOR! go me haha Best part, should be good to go by swim suit weather yay! Cant wait!  Throughout this process I have also discovered I like broccoli and cauliflower steamed with a lemon squeezed over it, I love sugar free jello (who knew it had such a great flavor without vodka?!), and pepperonis have ZERO carbs!!!!! I can do this! 

I am thinking maybe clearing my body of the 1000 calories and 5000 grams of sugar I used to drink a day, I might get my memory back! Ok, I am off to watch the Hills and dream of living in LA...i wish.

My first blog ever

Well, my life isn't too exciting right now...eat sleep and work ...that's pretty much it.  I decided to jump on the blogging bandwagon because I find my friend Jenny's (sorry i have called you jenny since I was little and can't get used to Jen) blog so fun to read! one day my life will be more exciting im sure hahaha. Currently, it is raining here in Evansville, IN and I am stuck at home with no car...my Z got a flat tire the other day :( it is getting fixed for the small fee of $1000...ridiculous...for 4 little circles of rubber. haha That's what I get for having my dream car I guess.