No Camera :(

I have no idea what happened to my camera, I'm so sad! I planted my first flowers on my deck, three little pansies and I wanted to post a picture of them so everyone could see how pretty they are! I've only had them for a couple days, but they're doing well so far. I've never tried gardening, so I'm crossing my fingers I can figure out what I'm doing. Hopefully I'll find my camera soon........................

MySpace

For better or worse I've joined the myspace world. I did the blog thing to easily share pictures and stories, but several of my friends and family have gone with myspace so I had to join in order to see their pages. Don't worry, I'm planning on keeping the blog. I just wanted to mention it in case anyone else has a myspace page and wanted to add me.

So Much Fun!

Some girls from church and I decided to do a girls night away. So we went to the beach! I found an inexpensive hotel in Dewey Beach, Delaware that had rooms right on the beach. It was cold and there were some problems with the hotel and some people couldn't go at the last minute, but we still had a really good time.

We stayed up late talking and playing games and in the morning we all did our hair (which just got messed up by the wind) and went out for brunch. Of course, we had to go play on the beach and brave Reighlyn got her feet wet.

It was a little weird being at the beach with winter coats and gloves on, but we definitely didn't have to worry about crowds! I love my husband and love being married, but there's something so great about it being just the girls.

Mom's Birthday

We celebrated my mom's birthday last night since we couldn't all get together on her actual birthday, Wednesday. She did get a snow day for her birthday, though, so she got to stay home and relax. We gave her presents and then went to dinner at Ruby Tuesdays. Birthdays are almost the only time we all go out to dinner together these days so I had to get a picture. I think it's a nice picture, except my dad was too close and got washed out a little. But we all know it's him.

Gossip

Sorry, I don't have any new pictures this time. I haven't really had anything to take pictures of. I've been working in the baby's room and in the computer room organizing and cleaning and doing a lot of "Where did this come from?!" Since it doesn't look like we're going to be having kids anytime soon we're going to turn the baby's room into a guest room. My parents have an extra twin bed frame they're going to give us and we just got some more furniture from my grandparents that will go well in a guest room. It will be exciting to have a place for friends and family (mainly Thomas, who has been spending about every other weekend here) to sleep when they come. About a month and a half ago I joined the local gym and I've started to see some progress, I'm so excited. I've been alternating between trying different classes and just running on the treadmill. I've been too scared to weigh myself because I don't want to see that the scale hasn't moved at all, even though I feel like I'm trimming down. I've decided that's mostly what matters, is that I feel better and that my clothes fit better. 

Progress!

Here is a picture of our finally finished dining area. We had my family over for lunch so my brothers helped lift the table to put the rug underneath. Doesn't it look so pretty?!?!?!?! It feels so NICE to have one room finally completed. The rest of the main level is mostly finished, but the upstairs is a totally different story!

The other picture is just cute. My parents got a new dog a couple months ago, another Chesapeake Bay Retriever named Bay (short for Besa). She is a very sweet little dog who loves to cuddle, especially with women. I don't usually let the dogs up on my furniture, but I want to recover that pink sofa anyway, so I figured it couldn't hurt this one time. Her face is so dark it looks a little funny in pictures.

 

Chris' Birthday

Chris wasn't very excited about his birthday - he think he's getting old or something! So I tried to make it really nice for him. The night before his birthday I gave him his first present - a duvet - something he's always talked about getting. So he woke up nice and comfy on his birthday! Unfortunately I got a cover that was too light, it looks a little too girly. But he likes it anyway. So, I made him breakfast and gave him a DVD and then that night I took him to a hotel. We discovered that now that we live in a really nice house and have a really nice tv, going to a hotel is a step down! He said I did a good job making it a nice day for him. Tonight we were supposed to go out to dinner for his birthday but he had to work late, so I'm not sure when we'll get to that.