Lots To Be Thankful For!

Happy Thanksgiving! This holiday was one of the best holidays I've had in a long time. I really really love Thanksgiving and Christmas and the time we all get to spend with our families. We started off our Thanksgiving with Supper Club (BQYT) the week before which was great. And it gave me a reason to decorate and not have Bobby get all upset about "girly" decorations coming into the house. I really think I kept it low key and didn't go too far over the top. Just a turkey, pumpkins and some festive colors. Table center piece below:

Then, the week of Thanksgiving I was blessed to
have Wednesday-Friday off. So, I spent time with the pups and my parents and really enjoyed getting the house in order and not being rushed for time. My sister didn't come into town until later in the week, but it was great to have everyone in town and to see everyone at my mom's house the day of Thanksgiving. Getting to the day of Thanks, we split our time with both families. What is really great is that Bobby loves family time and never complains about seeing my family and of course I don't complain about his, I love them! We got up early and went over to his mom and dad's to help fry the turkey and were there until about 2:00 and then we went to my parents' house for the rest of the afternoon. My mother out did herself with her centerpiece, but that's what you get when you have a decorator. It looked awesome and the food was good too. We ate twice and I could barely get the iced tea down, but everything was really good. Mom's table:

Post stuffing ourselves literally we played Monopoly with the family where my grandmother and aunt got a little too intense for us. And we introduced Bobby to our family tradition of Spades. He claims he's never played, but I think he might have played before. Either way he complained the entire time and then won the game! Crazy, but it makes me love him more. My family really cares for him too which is an added bonus. All in all Thanksgiving was a great time. I have a lot to be Thankful for and I couldn't ask for more than what I have. Plus, we had my mom take our Christmas Card pictures!! You'll have to wait and see those when they hit the mail. Hope you all enjoyed your holiday and know how thankful I am for each and every one of you.

Project Runway Let Down

I'm not sure if you've all been watching project Runway, but the finale was last night and I have to say I'm a little bummed that Irina won. I really think Carol Hannah (CH) should have taken home the win. But, I have a feeling that they picked Irina because of the 3 she was the least to have things "normal" people could wear. Maybe they gave her the win because she needed the boost the most. Not really sure! But, her entire line was black and just not one of my favorites. Now, CH's line was amazing and she really showed she can make beautiful dresses. I'm hoping she does just that and makes dresses. Maybe she'll do wedding dresses and I can get her to design my dress.. haha! Althea was disappointing to me as well. I just didn't like any of her clothes, they were all bland and just normal. I felt that CH and Irina created a few pieces that could have been sow stoppers. Either way, I was disappointed in the show and the fact that I stayed up to watch it. CH's dress for the judges is to the right, it actually was the best of the 3 on the final stage I thought. I love the texture and the design. I just wish I had an ounce of creativity to make dresses like CH.

In other news I also saw parts of Grey's Anatomy last night and was very confused. I've been watching this season again but couldn't keep up. I'm not sure if I was just tired or if the story line was all over the place. I'm hoping to catch up on the DVR episodes this weekend and maybe being more in tuned to what's going on.

This weekend should be fun as we are working on the house. I think we have about 6 projects to complete this weekend. I'm just hoping it doesn't rain.

Tug-of-War

Sadie & Hines have discovered tug-of-war and love it. The best part is that they have also figured out that when they need to go to the bathroom they just go to the door, its amazing!!

Aunt Jen Comes to Play

Last Night Sadie & Hines were treated to a visit from Aunt Jen. They have a bunch of Aunts and Uncles, but Jen was sweet enough to meet us at La Parilla for dinner and then come see our new babies. Thanks Jen for coming by. Sadie loves her picture with you!

4 In A Row

This weekend made up for all of our losses this season. The first quarter wasn't great, but the second half made up for everything. Not sure what happened in our locker room but something big that actually made us come out and play. This marks 4 in a row! UGA has won the Georgia vs. Auburn game for the last 4 years. This win also makes us bowl eligible. Thank goodness. It might not be a good bowl, but a bowl nonetheless.

We had a great tailgate as well and it was a great end of the season. There is another home game, but we're going to pass and stay home next weekend and do some things around the house. Love Athens on Saturday and seeing all my friends and family in one place but 3 long tailgates in one season gets to you.

My Little Helpers

So we've been keeping the pups in the kitchen when they aren't in their crate and its been working out really well. Last night they even helped with the dishes. Well... not really helped as much as got in the way, but they were trying to be helpful!
This weekend we start a few projects around the house for the pups. We'll be working on the yard and making sure the fence is good to go and putting latice work up under the deck to keep them from getting under there and from getting stuck. Hines has made it his mission to get as far under the deck as possible and to get stuck! Thats when I like to say "He's his father's dog."

Rain Rain Go Away

Its only day 4 with Sadie and Hines and already we've hit a bump in the road, RAIN! Sadie is really great and can go to the "potty" as we call it, rain or shine. But, Hines is picky and won't go out in the rain. He doesn't like getting wet and stayed by my feet the entire time we were outside. Then he came in and went on the floor. Its going to be a learning process getting them out and about and regularly going to the bathroom out in the yard.

Last night Sadie and Hines had the treat of meeting some of my favorite girls! Aunt Allison, Carly and Liz came over for dinner. It was adorable because they love the attention and their aunts loved giving it. We had one or two little fumbles but they are resilient and were tuckered out after dinner and slept all night. Just glad the girls came OTP! Looking forward to them seeing Sadie and Hines grow up.

Its coming clear that Sadie will be the one to follow the routine and Hines will do his own thing. He did take a flying leap off the deck last night that about made my heart stop. He took about 3 steps and flung his body towards the yard down the stairs. But, he's only about 4 pounds and didn't clear the stairs. I thought he broke every bone in his little body. But, he got up and was ready to go. He scared his mom, but seems to be fine. Maybe he'll be our little dare devil.

Introducing Sadie & Hines Johnson

Thursday afternoon Bobby and I found an ad in the AJC for Beagle Puppies. We've been talking about getting a puppy for a few weeks and wanted to do some research and look into adopting a puppy from a rescue agency. Thursday a guy posted an ad for new puppies up for adoption. So we called to go see them Friday afternoon. Well... of course we fell in LOVE with them and now 2 babies are part of our family. Little Sadie Jane Johnson is our little girl and Hines Ward Johnson is our little boy. We couldn't be happier to have them in our house and as part of our family.

The First night we had them was great, they slept most of the night and work up around 5 to go out to the bathroom. We've only had them for 2 full days but so far so good. We are looking forward to less sleep, lots of chew toys and walks in the park. As each day goes by we get to see a little more of their personalities. Sadie is turning out to have a cute little attitude. She is a bit feisty like her mom and while she was the runt she's more independent than her brother. Hines is a ladies man and loves to give kisses and to snuggle. He's supposed to be his dad's hunting dog, but I have a feeling Sadie will be the rougher of the two and Hines will bond with his mom and enjoy lazy days napping and hanging with mom (that's me!)

I know some of you are wondering what happened to Zoey. She is still around for sure! Jamie took her for awhile while I was in transition between houses and has now adopted her. I love her alot and always will, but she is in love with Jamie and Pierre and has made a home there. Of course if anything was to happen we would gladly take her back and Pierre too if needed!

We hope everyone will come visit and meet Sadie and Hines. We're crate training them and should have some great pups for years to come. Yay for little cute Beagles. See below to meet our babies.

I Was Here

Recently I have been inspired by a new Lady Antebellam song, "I Was Here." Its made me think a lot about life, what we make of it and what I've been doing with mine. Don't get me wrong, I am happier than I have ever been, but I still wonder occasionally what the big picture is? Who am I really supposed to be when I grow up? What plans does God have for me?

What I have gathered is that I am not doing enough for others. We all get caught up in the day to day activities that we "have" to do and sometimes don't do enough for others outside of our circles. This holiday I am going to make it my mission to leave a mark and give back.

If you'd like to hear the song for yourself visit HERE to hear the song. I love it! You might see me in my car jamming out or even at teh gym singing along. My apologies for that!!

I've got the "blues"

Last night we had my parents over for dinner, I made my first pot roast and my hopes of painting the dinning room blue were slashed. All and all a busy evening. Truthfully it was a great night. I have been looking at different colors to paint the dinning room and apparently have to go back to the drawing board. I thought blue would be a great color - actually more of a gray/blue, but according to Deb & Paul that isn't a good choice. Bobby is so nice he didn't say anything and would have just gone along with it I'm sure. But, blue might not be the way to go after all. The problem comes in when you throw in the curtains the art on the walls and the furniture. I am not a decorator and that might be our biggest problem. So for now... I have the blues and won't be painting any walls blue any time soon. On a happier note for the first time making a roast mine wasn't too bad. Or at least no one said anything...

Any suggestions on a color to use please feel free to let me know! Curtains are black, gray and gold and the walls currently are a neutral cream color.

Nanu Nanu

Nanu Nanu! Shazbut! Bobby and I were Mork & Mindy this year for Halloween. Not quite as good as Juno last year, but a good outfits nonetheless. I was able to get most of what we used on ebay or at Good Will. Halloween this year was a lot more low key, but a blast. Actually, this was the first time in over 8 years that I haven't spent my Halloween in Jacksonville or St.Simons for the Georgia vs. Florida game. But, with the way the Dawgs have been playing we decided to stay in town. We watched the terribly disappointing game at John & Amiee's but were able to see Hope dressed up as Cinderella. I had forgotten how exciting it is to go out and Trick -or-Treat and get all dressed up. Halloween definitely takes another meaning when you are 3 and when you are 26. We made our way over to a friends for their annual Halloween party and had fun admiring the other costumes and having a few beer. Maybe one Halloween we'll manage to hand out candy and one day take our own kids Trick -or- treating!

Halloween 2008 - Juno & Bleaker

Halloween 2009- Mork & Mindy