Pictureless Post...

I haven't posted in a while because I've been so busy! I have a TON of papers and assignments due this week so I have been busy all weekend and week trying to get everything in order...and it still isn't! I've got a paper or project due in every class this week, on top of normal homework, working, field experience stuff, home stuff (cooking, cleaning, laundry....which Greg does a ton of, so that helps), and everything else...it piles up! Other than all that, we had a great weekend! Saturday was productive because we got a ton done around the house, 2 meals made for Greg's parents (Thomas had surgery on his arm yesterday), 2 meals made for us this week, 2 papers finished, and then we went out for dinner to wrap up the busy day. Sunday we went to Cindy and Thomas' for a great lunch and to drop off the dinners and then headed home to get ready for NWEDS....which was awesome as usual! That all pretty much catches you up on us! This weekend we have a cookout on Friday at a friend's house, then on Saturday we are working with Samaritan's Purse with our NWEDS groups to help clean up some of the home's that were affected by all of the flooding , and then on Sunday we will relax and prep for the next week! I'll post about the weekend on Sunday!

He did it again...

Managed to win the best husband award...

Before...

(however, this was when we first moved in...much cleaner lol)

After...

(we just finished dinner...ignore the dishes)

Close Up

Seriously...Greg is awesome. Painting this wall has been on our to-do list for a while and when Cindy said we could have this paint (she had used the same color on some bookshelves in their living room) I was SO excited because I love the color (it's a little darker in person)! It was exactly what we wanted! Anyhoo, today my SICK husband, who was at home because he had a doctor's appointment for an ear infection, PAINTED while he wasn't feeling well! I had no idea and was so surprised when I got home! It's so nice to get to check something off the list...especially when you don't expect it! It's the little things like this that keep reminding me...I got the better end of the deal =) (Thanks for the words of advice Uncle Cal)!

4 Years...

Of being together =)

(the earliest pic I could find...my laptop with all my old pics is broken)

Today we celebrated our 4 year dating anniversary! We know it's not a life time or anything, but it was the day that changed our lives forever! It was the day I met my very best friend and now husband! We have had an incredible journey thus far, with the occasional bumps in the road, but we always overcome our obstacles together and have gotten to the beautiful place we are now because of them. Greg is my absolute everything and I am so incredibly blessed to be his wife and to have known him for these past 4 years! The day started with him waking me up with a sweet card and then we headed off to work. After work we went out for dinner at Hamada (a FANTASTIC hibachi place near our house) for a delicious dinner! We are so incredibly in love and are looking forward to our upcoming wedding anniversary (and the cruise that goes with it)!

I love you so very much and I hope I show that love and appreciation each and every day!

Rainy Night in Georgia...

This is for all of you NC folk out there...enjoy...

Bells Ferry

Right before you get on 575

This is the road behind KSU that I take to get the the parking deck...

Saying it's been raining is a gross understatement! It has been POURING!!! All schools are closed (most closed today and almost everything is closed tomorrow as well), roads are blocked, commute times that normally take 15-20 min are taking around 5hrs....it's crazy. This morning I was home and heard lightening stike something and then a very loud clap of thunder, I checked around our house to make sure it wasn't us that was hit. I didn't see anything and the rain was starting to slack up, so I decided I would make an attempt to go get our dogs from cartersville. On the way out of the neighborhood I noticed several fire trucks and realized that a house down the street from us had been hit by lightening and had caught on fire! Only about a fourth of their house wasn't charred or completely gone. A little less than half way to Cville the bottom let out and I was caught in a monsoon! Luckily I was very close to Walmart so I waited there...for about an hour and a half...all the while having multiple panic attacks of course lol! I did not continue on to Cville, I headed straight back home and saw that the roads were starting to flood...yikes! It was very scary and I was terrified about Greg driving back home from work and my MIL being out in it all day!! Watching everything on the news is like some kind of crazy movie! My heart breaks for all the families whose houses are flooded and damaged...because there are a TON! I am SO thankful we are both home safe and sound!! I pray tomorrow is better!!

The Retreat...

This weekend was our marriage retreat weekend with our NWEDS group in Gatlinburg, TN. Needless to say, it was AWESOME, just as expected! We are glad we got to go, however, my uncle passed away on Thursday night and we got a call saying the service was going to be on Sunday at 5pm. Sooo...Greg did not want us to miss the retreat or the service so we got up and ate breakfast with everyone on Sunday and then head to NC for the funeral, stayed for about 2 hours, and then headed home! We got home at about 2:30am... LOOOONG day/night!!! Back to the retreat...we had such a great time with everyone! We all got in pretty late on Friday, Greg and I got there around 11:30pm and there were several that came after us. We had about 10 couples this year so it was a nice sized group! On Saturday we woke up early to cook breakfast with the Mays...breakfast casseroles, chocolate chip and blueberry muffins, cinnamon rolls, and lots of fruit, yum! Similar to last year, we watched a DVD series called "Laugh Your Way To a Better Marriage" by Pastor Mark Gungor (last year we watched iMarriage...equally as awesome). We highly recommend this video to anyone (newlywed or not). It gave some fantastic advice and conversation starters for us. After our first two video sessions of the retreat, we all showered and headed to town together to shop around before the rain hit. It was SOO hard staying away from all the yummy fudge and candies...but I stuck to the diet all weekend! Once it started to rain we headed back to the house for dinner and another session and then we split into guys/girls groups and discussed the video and all kinds of things. It was pretty cool because every single wife there is a teacher, so it was really interesting for me to hear all of what's going on with them at home and in the classroom. We woke up early Sunday and enjoyed a fantastic breakfast with everyone and then we hit the road and headed to NC. All the driving made for a long day but it we enjoyed having all that time together and we alos enjoyed seeing my family (despite the circumstances). Here a few pics from the weekend...

Our yummy breakfast

The wives in town (a few aren't pictured...they were out shopping)

The hubsbands (again...missing a few that are with their wives)

I loved all the fall scenes set up around town!!

Don't let the face fool you...

He may look sweet and innocent...

But you have no idea what he is capable of...

"I didn't do it"

**And this is only ONE toy....we find piles like this daily***

For about the past 2 or 3 months Chance has gotten into a stage where he eats all of his toys...literally...they are gone if we don't catch it fast enough! Over the past month we have gone through COUNTLESS toys, new and old, and we were down to just two and now after the above picture was taken...we are down to one toy, and he's hanging on by a thread. I would love to have an x-ray of Chance to see how much cotton is in his tiny body! We have tried to solve the issue and buy toys that we think he can't destroy, such as ridiculously thick rubber bones...that he chews in half the eats the tiny pieces, rope toys with tennis balls...that his gnaws in half and then eats the ball, rawhides are gone in a few short hours...there is no hope. However, I would MUCH rather him take out his aggression and chewing habits on his toys rather than the furniture or shoes...but it is sad that he is punishing Jack because he doesn't have any toys now either...sad. Anyway...if anyone know of any indestructible toys out there...let us know!!

Two for Two...

Two treats for two special boys =)

Of course we had to get our babies something at the Yellow Daisy Festival!! So homemade, natural ingredient dog treats is was!! And they couldn't have been happier!!!