Bigger car, maybe?

I took these pictures one day after taking Amos for his bath... Enjoy!

My view of the back seat

All the way from one side...

to the other!

His little tail fails down once you open the door!

"No pictures please"

Once inside, he just falls over!

"I'm not looking at you. I'm not looking. Stop!"

If I look, will you go away?

Luckily Amos should be done growing by now! I'm not sure my car could hold him if he got any bigger!

Hope you all have a great weekend!!

Let's Try Again

It has been almost a month since my last post and I have no excuse! I've been busy and preoccupied, but still... this is supposed to serve as a place to keep my memories and I've been slacking. I thought about playing catch-up, but that tends to get a little boring. I'll try to hit the high notes with this entry.

Since we last met, I made my first trip to Tunica! Brad and I along with our friend Chad went to see Rodney Carrington (not my favorite comedian, but...) It was amazing to drive down a deserted road and all of a sudden have these big buildings basically in the middle of a field! Rodney was at Gold Strike which is next door to the Horseshoe and the Roadhouse. We first went to GS and ate (OMGoodness at the food) then to the show. It was nice because the rooms are huge and everyone has a good seat. Afterwards we mosied through the Horseshoe and into Roadhouse. They have a mechanical bull and a dart board and a few pool tables. A guy's dream place! We ended up staying really late so it was a long, sleepy drive back!

I've been walking/jogging at the park for a couple of months now. It's so hot, but if I can handle the hot then I'll breeze through the cooler temps in the fall and maybe even the winter.

We've gone out with a few friends this month (Chad, Kenny, Jesse...). We walked through the Tupelo Flea Market one afternoon and I ran into a friend of mine from college. I haven't seen her since we graduated so it was nice running into her. We celebrated my parents' 29th anniversary and their birthdays. I went furniture shopping at the Tupelo Furniture Market {the first time I've gone and not bought anything-- truthfully, they had already sold what I wanted}. Prixie {my car} has had to go into the shop and I've had computer/virus trouble. Our high school has had two home football games already. Lost the first and won the last. Brad had "ground school" for his commercial pilot's license and passed the written part! I've cleaned my house top to bottom {baseboards, blinds, etc...} and watched The Last Song.

Next up is a few more birthdays, a certain little girl is turning 5 {insert tear!} and who knows what all else! HA!

First stop:

I heard this is the tallest building in MS {I need to google that...}

Loved the colors...

Chad and Whiskey {this was on Chad's "bucket list" along with seeing Rodney}

Brad & Whiskey

So they didn't care to pose with the mechanical bull but getting Brad to pose with me was almost impossible!!

I'll try to do better about posting in the future! We have friends coming in this next weekend for the opening of dove season plus it's Labor Day! I might be making a trip to Arkansas to train and of course I'll be documenting Chloe's party!

Just a few things...

Nothing too exciting lately (except early Saturday morning when I thought Prixie was going to blow up)! Jenessa and I made a trip up to Jackson, TN Saturday to do a little Christmas shopping! We bought pretty Christmas things/decor, not gifts! Ha! I ended up with fall and Christmas things! Can you believe it's the 21st of October and I'm still decorating for fall? Good thing I leave mine up in November! We shopped until we dropped then headed back to town. I got home just in time to change, freshen up and leave again! Savannah Grace was in a pageant Saturday for the 7th and 8th graders. There were 22 girls and she won!! We are so proud of her!

Savannah Grace with her mom, dad, and sister, Dani Paige...

Levi is in town for a few days so he's come by to visit and spend the night a few times. He's still driving a rental car (goofy insurance company) and this time he's driving a brand spanking new Lincoln MKX. He was kind enough to let me drive it and I fell in love. Don't get me wrong, Prixie is my girl for a loooong time, but it was nice! It has all of the "extras" including heated and cooled seats (my fave) and a warning system when you back up too close to something plus, well, I could go on and on, but I'll just let you know I really thought about trading Prixie in for something a little newer and nicer. That thought quickly passed though!

Yesterday we threw a baby shower for a girl here at the bank. She's due to have a little boy around Thanksgiving! Those pictures are still on my card so I'll upload those later. I also got to have lunch with a good friend, Whitney. We never have lunch together anymore-- we stay so busy; it's sad! I'll see her again Monday when we have Bunco at my house! I'm excited about everyone coming over, but I'm dreading all the cleaning and straightening up I'm going to have to do. Brad is supposed to be leaving Friday after work going to Arkansas to hunt and work. I know I'll have a pile of camo and clothes to clean up Sunday night before they come over Monday!

Whew!

Ok, sadly, I had to read my last post to even know where to begin on this one. You have really missed out on some things that have been happening lately. HA!

Thursday, Lori and I decorated at church. We set out some nice fall flowers in the urns and put the wreaths on the door. Two other ladies had already finished so much when we got there!
Friday was almost a date night for us. We tried out the Shrimp Boat Cafe in town. They have a variety of seafood such as crab claws and alligator meat. Don't worry, they have catfish and chicken too! Afterwards we went home and crashed. Brad forced me to watch 3:10 to Yuma. Luckily I found a magazine to read and played on the Internet. If I'm going to watch a Western, I would prefer an action packed one or at least something that holds my attention. This one? I was yawning 10 minutes into it.
Saturday was busy (as usual). I met my mother and some coworkers at the Green Market downtown and shopped for a bit; had new tires put on my car; grocery shopped, and attended a benefit for a friend's father. I left my house around 9:30 that morning and got home 12 hours later.
Sunday was worse. Brad found a plane in Nashville, TN so he called the man to schedule a time (we were hoping for Saturday, but we weren't so lucky). We pulled out of our driveway at 6:30 am Sunday morning. It was DARK, people... dark. We dropped Amos off at my in-laws' and headed North. We drove about an hour northeast of Nashville- almost the Kentucky line- to a tiny little town named Lafayette, TN. It's a tobacco farming community and it is one sad sight. We drove down this one road and almost every house had a "For Sale" sign in the yard. Every back we passed had several cars that were apparently repossessed. At every intersection there were auctioning signs. It was so sad.
What I found odd was that every house was either a newer mobile home with a nice drive and landscaping or a newer home. We did see a few old houses, but most looked new. We also saw a lot of barns that looked identical. Later we found out that they are identical because they are all used to cure the tobacco. Back to the original train... the newness of the town (is "newness" a word?). The main street was freshly paved; there was a brand new Wal-Mart supercenter; there were brand new fast food restaurants- Hardee's, KFC, Long John Silver's, etc...; the banks even looked new. BUT 75-85% of the houses are for sale or being auctioned off due to foreclosure.
Back to the plane... since we got there so early we stopped for an early lunch and a walk around Wal-Mart to stretch our legs. You see, Brad is not one to stop on a 4 hour drive- even if you really, really have to go! The walking was nice! We got to the hangar and met with the mechanic and the owner. The plane is identical to Snoopy... long white snout with black nose. Brad checked it out, liked it, and offered to buy it IF our aero-mechanic approved of it. We drove back from Lafayette and the owner flew the plane down to the Corinth airport. Are you getting tired of reading yet??
We picked the guy up and drove him to Pickwick to his sail boat and dropped him off. We picked Amos up and headed straight for home. So, we left our house at 6:30am and got home 15 hours later.
That leads us to Monday. Monday was spent trying not to fall asleep at work plus trying to get the financing straight and the plane checked out. We figured the man would the plane down a few days or the next weekend-- not the same day-- so we weren't really prepared. Everything on the plane checked out and Brad left out about 6pm driving the man back to Nashville. I went to Bunco after work and got home about 11 that night. I stayed up until Brad got home at 12:30. We were in bed before 1 and I was back up at 6.
Now we're at Tuesday when I got up at 6am. Needless to say, I drove straight to the coffee shop after dropping Amos off this morning. I slurped that puppy down after I added a few packets of Splenda. I'm still trying to stay awake today. I'm praying that the cleaning fairy showed up at my house! I mean... we haven't really been home since Friday night. Ha! One day I think we'll be boring people, but not now... that's for sure.

Oh, Big Brother will be on tonight!!!! Bones comes back on Thursday and House starts Monday!! I can.not.wait.!!!

I think this puts you up to date, but I had no less than ten interruptions while typing this so there is NO TELLING what I just typed or how bad I will leave you confused. Leave a comment and I'll try to clear things up... right after I have another cup of coffee or caffeinated beverage.

Oh, another thought-- Prixie had around 1200 miles added to her this weekend. I'm sure we broke in the new tires!!

Oh, I forgot my camera Sunday so I have zero pictures of Lafayette, TN and all of the tobacco fields.

Toys R Us Kids

I've been singing the song "I don't want to grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid" for a few days now. Some days I love being "an adult" and other days I wish I was back in school. Monday was payday and I'm already broke! Ha! We have so many extra bills this month- Brad's truck tag, propane for our tank, dentist bill, medical bill, furniture, new tires for Prixie, and three birthday gifts (grandmother, sister, and niece). This is all on top of our regular bills. Some days I like to think back to when my parents paid for everything I needed and I paid for what I wanted. No wonder my parents were so eager to get my sister and me out of the house! Ha!


Speaking of getting people out of the house... Levi is back in New Orleans. He called Monday with bad news though. Apparently after he got back he went to bed and while he was sleeping someone tried to hot wire his truck. I'm not sure what went wrong, but the truck blew up/exploded/caught on fire. He's now in NOLA without a vehicle. I'm sure by now he has a rental car though.

Levi walked out of his house and found this...

Inside of the truck... at least his basketball survived

This Saturday dove season opens in our area. Pug and his son, Tyler, will be coming in to hunt with the guys.

Random information: I'm sitting in my office wearing my North Face Jacket-- I am THAT cold. My boss is oblivious to the fact Jan and I are both wearing jackets; of course, she's wearing a suit jacket, but I'm pulling out the winter coat! HA!

I guess there was no reason for this post except to ramble a few things. Oh, well... one day I'll have plenty of interesting information to share; just not today! :)

Good News/Bad News

How or where should I start?

Good News:
Brad came home yesterday with two milkshakes.
Bad News:
He brought me vanilla instead of peanut butter b/c they told him they stopped selling peanut butter shakes! They are/were my favorite! :(

Good News:
I had a chocolate frosty from Wendy's today. I was starving for something chocolate.
Bad News:
It will be my last one for a long time. The girl informed me that Wendy's in Corinth will be closing its doors Sunday.

Good News:
Amos is no longer taking 8 pills a day!
Bad News:
It's because they weren't working!

Ok, enough with the good news/bad news! It's Friday, it is after lunch, and I only have to work 2 hours and 45 minutes until I can leave. This has been a whirlwind week. Levi has been in, we got new furniture, Amos has been sick, Brad's been working overtime, the to-do list has been growing, etc...
Tonight is my high school's first football game of the season! The Aggies will play at Adamsville, TN tonight. I would love to go IF it was a little cooler and IF Brad didn't have to work late and IF he was in a good mood from having an easy day. Who knows? We might end up going after all. You never know with us.
Tomorrow I've got a baby shower for a friend. Jade & Tyler Henry are having a little girl; her name will be Paisley. Too cute! Sunday I'm probably going to a friend's Southern Living at Home party. Brad wants me to go (to actually visit with other girls), but he doesn't realize if I go I'll probably spend money! Ha! He has had quite the week with Levi. They went to Mike's Friday night without me and went back Wednesday night to play darts. It's the busiest night of the week for Mike's. He enjoyed his bachelor time!

Friday Five
Five places I would rather be than at work:
1. Home
2. On a beach in Florida with a good book
3. In a cabin in the mountains (after the leaves have changed)
4. shopping for a new car (with someone else's money)
5. laying out next to a pool with one of those cute drinks with the umbrella in it...

Have a fabulous weekend!

Recent Events

Our monthly bunco game was last night! It was at Whitney T's mom's house. Whitney and her husband are in the middle of a move so we were glad to meet at her mom's. It brought back memories of jr high and high school for me. We used to go to her house and practice for cheerleading tryouts. Two people weren't able to make it, but we figured out a way to do it with only four people. Three of us won a prize and another girl was left out! Ha. I felt bad, but I was on a roll last night. :)-

I got home and was beyond ready to watch Big Brother. I had heard some juicy gossip about the episode so I knew I had to watch it. It was pretty good (a little expected, but still good). Then they announced that Thursday's episode would be similar! I can't wait!! It was 11:30 when I got into my bed though, and normally I go to bed between 10-10:30. I knew this morning was going to be rough getting up, but...

I woke up when my alarm went off and couldn't find the "snooze" button fast enough. I heard commotion in the kitchen, but rolled back over for another 8 minutes. (Side note: why is the snooze time always a weird number? My last one was 7 min.) Again, the alarm went off and I still heard commotion. Brad walked in and informed me that he cooked breakfast!! He was sweet enough to make oatmeal for breakfast this morning. We normally have cereal. After that it was time to get ready for a busy morning.

Amos went to have his staples removed this morning. We also saw the vet about his shedding/skin problem. They did blood work and decided that it is not a thyroid condition, but he does have high cholesterol. He received two prescriptions; one is an antihistamine for his itching and the other is basically fish oil for his high cholesterol. They were kind enough to give him a medicated bath too!

I picked him up at lunch. After I walked in another lady walked in. They called for both of our dogs and I silently laughed. She looked like the type to have a tiny little dog. Sure enough, out walks a girl holding her YorkiePoo and it was tee-niney. Three seconds later and out comes a lady being pulled along by my "little" dog. He come running to me and again, the dog peed all over their floor. We need to work on his manners. We both were "loading" our dogs into our vehicles. She puts her little 2 pounder puppy into her huge H3 and I load my 140.5 pound puppy into the back of my Grand Prix. Somehow I think this isn't fair. Oh, I almost forgot... they had the cutest green bandana around his neck. It was almost too small though so I had to take it off... more for looks with him I guess.

I'll put the bandana back on him once we get home and snap a few pictures for the blog. Have a great "hump day".

Friday Five

Today's Friday Five is going to be a little different. Excuse me if I sound grouchy! My car is slowly falling apart this week and things aren't going my way! (Wow, I sound bratty and selfish...)

Friday Five
1. My car is leaking anti-freeze/engine coolant. I need to take it to a repairman next week.
2. After an oil change, I found out that my car needs the radiator flushed. I need to take care of that next week too.
3. After working over time yesterday I discovered a flat tire. My tire shop closes at 530 and Brad's closes at 6 so we had to take it to Wal-Mart. They wouldn't fix it; something about company policy and where the nail was located. We took it this morning.
4. At this point I'm going to need 1 or 2 new tires and an alignment.
5. I took off half a day yesterday to go furniture shopping. I walked over 6 buildings at the market and finally set my eyes on the set. It was almost double what I wanted to spend, but after careful consideration I decided to buy it. I left my aunt with a blank check and headed to work. She called and said the salesman failed to mention a shipping fee. That was going to cost approximately 10-13% of the total of the bedroom set. I told her to tell them to forget it and leave. Apparently it was a sign that I didn't really need the furniture since a few short hours later I discovered that Prixie is sick and will need to be repaired.

It's only 10:30 so maybe by lunchtime or shortly after I'll be in a glass-half-full mood, but I'm just not sure. I have a ton of errands I'd like to take care of on my lunch break, but I don't have a car.

On a positive note, I'm very thankful for my car and the fact that she's paid for and the fact that she was my first car to ever buy and fully pay for. I'm very thankful because my car insurance is super cheap and Prixie gets great gas mileage. On a different positive note, I'm thankful that I can go shopping for furniture and I'm thankful for my job when so many people are jobless. I'm very thankful for my lenient boss letting me take half a day off to go furniture shopping and I'm thankful that this job is the reason I have money to go shopping.

*Added after lunch*
Ok, so, at lunch Brad picks me up to go get my car and it's not ready so we stop and get a few slugburgers and go to check on Amos. Fast forward an hour and I'm back at work and Brad calls. He asked if I wanted the good news or the bad news first. I take the good-- my tire is now fixed and no longer leaking. Then the bad; I need FOUR new tires and an alignment. I sure hope my weekend is better. :)

Friday Five

Since today is Friday (thank goodness) and I get off work at five, I thought I would do a "Friday Five" post and post 5 random things.

1. I have worked with the same bank for almost seven years. I started during my first semester at Northeast.

2. I name my cars. I had Annie the Grand Am, Olivia the Oldsmobile, and now I'm with Prixie the Grand Prix. I would love to have Molly the Maxima or Piper the Pathfinder within the next year or so, but I'm really enjoying not having a car payment. I mean really enjoying it!

3. The first pet I can remember having was Bingo. He was my great-grandparent's Boston Terrier. My great-grandfather (Andrew- whom I never met) was a farmer and he named him Bingo. I stayed with my great-grandmother a lot when I was growing up. After she passed, I got Bingo! We kept him the rest of his life- I loved that dog. Sadly, I can't find any pictures of him. I plan on having another Boston one day.

4. I shot a blood vessel in my right eye sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning. I haven't been able to wear my contacts since then and it's driving me crazy!

5. Not really random, but I'm working in Oxford this week. I do not miss being in school, but I miss living here. I spent almost three years here and although I didn't love it at first, I soon met some really great friends that I'll keep forever!

Hope you have a great weekend. I have NO idea what my plans are yet!

Is it Friday yet?

This week started out pretty busy. Monday we had two huge loads of gravel delivered to our house. I can tell I'm getting older, because having gravel delivered made me excited! Ha! My dad brought over his tractor for Brad to use to spread it. My parents' air conditioning unit also went out so after work Monday we headed over so Brad could work on it. My dad was very happy once Brad got it working! We finally made it home about 8:30.


Yesterday--which for most of the day I thought was Wednesday-- was busy as well. My niece, Chloe, had a t-ball game in Walnut at 5:30. As soon as I made it to Walnut a storm blew up and we got to watch the rain and lightening, and listen to the thunder for a few minutes before we gave up and went back to my parents. I stayed for a few minutes then went to pick up Amos and take him home before I had to pick up a friend to go play Bunco. If you haven't played it, you should! We mostly just sit around and talk and then we'll play for a few minutes, but it's nice to see everyone. Afterwards, I had car trouble which leads to today...


Prixie (yes, I named my car) is in the shop. Hopefully, I'll have her back in time for lunch! I have plenty of errands to run on my lunch break because I'll be in Oxford tomorrow and Friday working!


I hope you are having a stress-free week! I'll leave you with a pic of Chloe. This was taken in September- for her 3rd birthday! She was a little excited about playing on the "bouncies". I barely got her to sit still for a picture the entire two hours we were there.