Charlie Experiment: Day 2

Little bud was a perfect Angel. Let's hope day 3 goes just as well!

Letting Charlie Roam

We are experimenting with letting Charlie roam the house during the day. Day 1: He managed to get in the bathroom (I promise I shut the door prior to leaving for work) and tear up all of the bathroom trash. Other than that he was a perfect angel. I will update tomorrow as to what he does on day two.

Tomorrow is my birthday- the big 25. How depressing... I'm only kidding. This year has been amazing. In order to realize how blessed I am I thought I'd list a few of the great things that happened:

• Got engaged to Brent
• Married Brent
• Went to the best concert: Dave Matthews Band
• Gained several new family members (Hey Thomas Clan!)
• Went to Saint Lucia
• Almost about to have a promotion at work
Those are just the highlights. I never imagined 24 would be such an eventful year in my life. Let's hope things just keep getting better from here.

This past weekend I hosted a Christmas Shower for my best friend Jessica. She got some great things! I got a clean house! (Thanks Memaw) I think the shower went well. I was so excited that Melissa and I were able to do it for Jessica. I can't wait for her wedding-- less than one month away :)

Jess, Melissa & I after the shower

The new rug in our kitchen

Detail of the new rug

Flowers from the Shower

Another Lazy Sunday Comes To An End

The weekend really goes by too fast. Friday, I went to Christmas Village with my future sister-in-law Jennifer. We had a good time! I  bought some soup packets and found a vendor who I'm working with to create a photo album to hold all pictures from and leading up to the wedding. I can't wait to have them all organized and displayed here in our home. My next project is to find a bookcase/ cabinet for our living room that can hold all our albums and display some of our photos. We purchased a new TV and stand recently and that removed all my decorating space that was in our old entertainment center. I'm not complaining though.. the TV was a serious upgrade. If anyone knows of any antique/ good deals on a piece of furniture that resembles a bookcase or curio cabinet let me know! I'm definitely in the market to buy one. Saturday was spent watching football. Thanks to Alabama I no longer have any of the fingernails I grew out (for the first time in my life) and maintained since Brent & I got engaged. Now it's back to square one. Wish me luck. On Sunday one of my grandmothers came down to visit. We had a great time catching up and running a few errands. Charlie loves it when family comes to visit. He gets so excited and practically sits on top of them the entire time they are here. The weekend was capped off with a sit down family dinner! Salad, Spaghetti & Garlic Bread... my favorite meal of all time. Charlie even managed to find time to take a bath tonight as well (Thanks Brent!). Life's good as a Thomas...

Two months in..

Just a little update: Two months have passed and this marriage thing keeps getting better every day. I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have found Brent. He not only loves me but puts up with me! Sometimes it can be a hard job... Well I'm off to cook dinner for my husband. It's taco pie night.. YUM!

On a different note... take a minute to check out my friend Jessica's engagement photos. I think they are beautiful! She will marry Michael Rutledge on December 12th of this year. I can't wait to be her Matron of Honor. Congrats Jess!

Happy Birthday & Happy Halloween

Yesterday we celebrated Charlie's 2nd Birthday. Emily even came up to spend the night with us so she could join the party. Happy Birthday Charlie!!

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Happy Halloween Everyone. We are enjoying a day of nothing except watching football (not our team) on our new TV. We spent last night at "game night" at our friends the McG's house. It was fun! Hopefully we will go get some yummy fast food here in a minute. Nothing beats a lazy Saturday.

Hump Day

I never really understood why people called Wednesday "Hump Day" until I started working full time. I swear I have a new abundance of energy Thursday morning just knowing that we are over Wednesday. Today was a typical Wednesday at work...LONG!

As for the Thomas family we are doing great. We upgraded TV's recently and are getting HD and DVR tomorrow. I am so excited. I've been begging Brent for DVR for as long as I've known him. I had it in college and it's been a rough 2 years without! Maybe Brent and I will get back in the gym once it's all set up and our favorite shows are being recorded. I've noticed that "wedded bliss" sure can add a few lbs. We are kinda like that nursery rhyme "Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean..." Metabolism changes are not fair!

As for tonight there are a few exciting things going on in our house. 1. Brent has lost his phone, no idea where he put it.. and it's on silent. 2. Leftovers are on the menu (Brent made some really good chicken and rice soup last night.) 3. Dentist appointment in the morning and Brent's got the full day off. Let's just make it until 5pm on Friday.

One last Question: Any thoughts on a couples Halloween Last Minute Costume? We may be attending a Halloween party Friday night but we just found out today and are costume-less.

A picture from last weekends tailgate- ROLL TIDE

Organization

Is there something about getting married that makes you want to organize your house? I'm feeling this in spurts. I went crazy and decided to organize our downstairs (should be for coats) closet. It's now a storage room for extra kitchen things. The one downfall of our town home is the lack of storage in the kitchen/ dining area. I've completely run out of room! My next organization project is my girly things.. ex: stationary, markers, stamps, tape, you name it. I bought two plastic boxes at wal-mart and am beginning to make some progress. I have a desk upstairs but who really keeps things in those drawers? I'm always too lazy to go upstairs and get what I need. I'm sure the new storage shelves in the closet downstairs will have room for my box of goodies.

Charlie is running crazy laps around the living room as I'm typing this. I'm not sure why he gets so wound up around 8pm. The silly dog sleeps all day then plays all night. Brent's upstairs cleaning for the company we have coming to stay this weekend. It's going to be a busy one- We are heading to Cullman Friday after work for a wedding tool/gadget shower then to Tuscaloosa Saturday for the game. Brent just asked what I'm doing and when he saw blogging he said "I'll blog you." Not sure what that means but it sounds like code for "Come Clean Now" so I'm off. Will post more Thomas family pictures soon!

Random Question, help needed...

Has anyone ever noticed a slimy bug in their kitchen sink? I call it a "catfish" bug because it has whiskers and looks a bit like a fish. Needless to say I have seen four of them in the past 2 months and am starting to freak out! I googled the bug last night and it is officially called a "Silverfish". It's disgusting. The postings say they live in damp places so finding them in our sink makes perfect sense. If you have ever had these please tell me how you got rid of them. I am begging Brent to call a pest control company but he doesn't see the big deal if it's only 4 bugs. He just kills them and keeps moving- I whine, kill them, then get really grossed out. Google it if you want to see a picture.. it's disgusting!

Finally Fall

Another great weekend in the books for our little family. We spent yesterday watching football games all day long. Charlie was a good sport again. I think he likes it when we stay home instead of actually going to the game or to tailgate. He wore his jersey and cheered on the Tide with his dad. Yes, Brent will kill me when he reads that sentence... he will say "HE is a dog." and yes, he is a dog... but he is also one of my best friends. I don't know what I'd do without that little guy. Sunday was also a good day. We went to church and then to eat lunch at Jim n' Nicks. After lunch we went and bought a pumpkin. I have no intention of carving it, I just want to sit it on our front porch. After that I was off to Arab to Jessica's first shower. She got some really great things. I LOVE her everyday Christmas dishes. I may have to look into investing in a few pieces myself. After the shower I was able to meet Brent and his parents at the Assisted Living facility where his grandmother stays. It was nice to see her. I know she gets lonely there and it makes her day when family is able to stop by. Prior to meeting Brent I made a fabulous purchase: A bale of hay and two mums... all for $16.96! The only issue was that I had no idea bugs like to live in damp bales of hay (is that even how you spell that?) Brent's mom looked at my goodies and bugs began to fly every where. I hate bugs- I don't do well with nats and they were swarming all around the back of the 4Runner. Brent took care of the situation once I got home. He cleared out the car and sucked all the bugs out with the shopvac. What a great husband! Being the dog obsessed "mom" that I am I then had Charlie pose on our front porch. What a great Weekend!

Road Trip, Roll Tide

Well we have officially knocked Commonwealth Stadium off our list of SEC places to watch an Alabama football game. The fans were...okay, but definitely not as nice as the people who worked at the local Skyline Chili or at the Great American Ballpark (home of the Reds). I'm glad there was only one crazy CAT fan in our area. (Thanks Candice for keeping us in a good section!) The trip was interesting though- Apparently Coach Saban and his wife were on our floor at the Hyatt because Saturday morning when I walked out of the room to go to breakfast I ran into Mrs. Saban coming out of her room and down the hall. How nice, now I wonder if they called the noise complaint on our friends who were 3 rooms down from us. How funny would that be? We also saw the team load the buses while eating our breakfast in the hotel lobby restaurant. I like staying at the same hotel as the team and all of the Alabama fans. I was able to catch up on my sleep though because I went to bed early each night while Brent went out with the boys. Note to all you other girlfriends/ wives... come on road trips-- I could use a shopping buddy!