Fairwell Hinkle House

I apologize for being so "quiet" around here lately. So many things have been going on and I've been way too busy for blogging! One BIG, HUGE thing was that on Monday, September 12, 2011 Brad and I officially sold our house! We closed on it at 3:30 that day and celebrated with ice cream from Jimmy John's!

Brad came in on Friday night so we got an early start on Saturday morning. We {well, Brad and Levi} loaded and moved all the big pieces of furniture to our new {bigger} storage unit. Then we loaded and moved some things to our apartment. We ended the night with pizza and darts at Mike's. Sunday we started early again with moving more things. You really have NO idea how much stuff you have until you get ready to move it. To make matters worse/harder, we'll be storing almost everything we have because our apartment is packed full. I was slightly anal OCD about the way things were packed and labeled! I need everything to be perfectly packed and in order :)

Monday rolled around and we went back to the house for our final day. We cleaned the house from top to bottom- spic-n-span- and we I said our goodbyes. Brad was like "adios" and I was snapping pictures and reminiscing. Then he started laughing at me and I had to send him outside.

The LAST thing we did at Hinkle was take our T off the mailbox. This is how Brad felt...  

 Here are a few of the many pictures I snapped while my Nikon's battery was going dead! I can't believe I didn't charge it!

Goodbye master bedroom!

Goodbye laundry room {and washer and dryer}- I really liked that washer!

Goodbye big bathroom! I loved your linen closet, but never used your tub!

Goodbye living room! I loved your height and airiness. I'll miss the bead board we worked so hard on!

Goodbye again, living room! In the corner to the left is where my Christmas tree went :( On the wall to the right is where Brad got on one knee and proposed!!



Goodbye kitchen! I'm going to miss my pantry! We had many meals and gatherings in that room!



Goodbye again, kitchen. I worked long and hard to find the perfect buffet and artwork for that wall. I finally found it too :)

The Hinkle House
 06/19/07 - 09/12/11

I found this poem a very, very long time ago and saved it just for this... I had to reword {and I have absolutely NO idea where I found it or who wrote it}

"My first home as a blushing bride


Far from my home, Brad at my side.

Plans and dreams begin to unfold

and soon there's a precious Mastiff to hold.

And now we move on with memories in tow

We have a new home, a new place to go.

God, continue to guide us; lead us in your way.

Please bless our home and family this brand new day."


For those of you that think I'm crazy--- just hit that tiny X in the top right corner...

Thankful Thursday

I have been quite the Debbie Downer lately and it stinks! I am such a "Cranky Cassie" or "Negative Nancy" and I'm to the point where I'm even annoying myself! So, to start things off in more of a "Positive Patsy" kind of way I'm listing a few things that make me beyond thankful...

1. Family- My mom and dad have let me & Amos {and sometimes Brad} move in next door to them for free. Yes, I try to give money, but she puts it back into my savings so what am I supposed to do?  My sister and niece come over every week day and let Amos out at lunch {Brad and I used to take turns doing this and it was getting expensive and time consuming} and then mom and dad let him out when I'm not there. They're always inviting me to eat with them so I have access to free food and snacks :)

2. Friends- They keep me sane. Period. I'm lucky enough to work with a very good friend of mine so we're constantly emailing or visiting each other. Other friends I email regularly and meet on weekends or after work. It doesn't happen too often since we all stay pretty busy, but we still meet up!

3. Amos- Dogs {I'm not a cat person} give unconditional love. If Amos wasn't hitting the 200lb mark I would let him on the couch with me. I've done that a few times and he just lays his little big head in my lap. He is not an active dog, but he gets up and meets me every time I come home. He's so protective of me when I'm home alone and he's beyond jealous when he sees me holding my first-born {Toby, the mini chihuahua} that my parents adopted.

4. My job- I don't talk much about my job on the ole blog, but I started at this bank in 2002 when I was in college. I have worked in two different cities and three different branches and my sweet boss even made a position for me and hired me full time after I graduated college. It's an 8:15-4:30/5 job most of the time and it's ok if I'm a little late or leave a little early or take a longer lunch some days. I work with some sweet ladies and never get bored. Don't get me wrong; it's not all rainbows and sunshine everyday, but I'm pretty spoiled here. {If I ever leave here, I'd prefer to work with men though. It's a hen house here!}

5. My sweet husband {AKA: B-rad, husby, honey, babe, goof-ball}- Wow, does he put up with a lot? That man has the patience of Job, I promise you. When we started our journey... oh, 9 years ago... I had no idea what I was getting myself into! As the "head of the house", he takes his role pretty seriously {even though we all know I make most of the decisions :)} He is by far an "eye on the prize" and tunnel vision person and will not give up until he has what he wants. Granted, I had no idea that one month after getting married he would decide to start flying, leave the family business and pursue a job as a crop-duster, but he gives everything 100%. He listens to my rants and raves and random talks. He makes sure I'm taken care of. He lets me have my "moments" and that's only a tiny part of why I love him. I did tell him the other day that when he does finally start making money, that I would finally start spending money :) He didn't disagree. He knows this is truth. He accepts it. He moves on.

6. Health- We all take our health for granted, don't we? That is, until we're sick or hurt! I've never broken a bone {I tried, but just couldn't}, I've only been hospitalized over night one time {tonsillectomy gone bad}. I've never made a trip to the ER {well, except that one ambulance ride}. I've never really had anything big happen so all in all I'm pretty healthy. I type this as I'm hunkered over because of a pain in my back and I'm rubbing my knee since the pain is flaring up, but you get the point :)

I could keep going, but I'll stop for now. Wait, one more thing.

7. Air Conditioning!! Hello, it's July. In Mississippi. We've been under a heat advisory and or heat warning practically all summer. It's hot people. Now, if only my boss would bump the thermostat from 68 to a nice 73ish, I would be even more thankful! :)

Is anyone else ready for fall weather or is it just me? I'm not the type to rush my life away, but I despise summer. I went shopping this weekend and most of the stores have out their fall clothes and I just wanted to snatch up all the long sleeves, sweaters and darker colored clothing. A pasty white girl with dark hair just can't pull off summer colors as well as fall colors!