Gatlinburg Trip

Well, we are back and the trip was AWESOME!!!!! Blogger won't let me upload pics, but as soon as I can, I will post them! Hope all is going well, great to be back! Ciao

Gatlinburg or Bust!

Well, our trip to Gatlinburg for our 1 year anniversary begins this weekend. It is hard to believe that we have been married for a year already. It has been the best year of my life, no doubt about that. I know it will only get better from here! We leave tomorrow after I get off from work to go to my parents house for the night and drop the "grandpuppies" off since they are keeping them for us while we are gone. Then Saturday morning, Kev and I are going to get up and start heading towards Gatlinburg. We are going to stop in Scottsboro and explore the Unclaimed Baggage store there (Kevin is SOOO excited...he has been perusing their website for the past month) and then we are headed to Gatlinburg. Hopefully we can be there by about 4:30 or 5:00. Sunday we are meeting some friends for breakfast. They are up there with their church group and will be leaving on Sunday. Sunday night we are eating at the "Peddler" on the River. It is SOOOO good, one of the best steaks that I have ever had in my life...SOOO excited about that. The rest of the week, we are just going to hang out around Gatlinburg and have a good time. I will be sure to take LOTS of pictures and will post some when we get back. UPDATE ON NONIE: It is cancer, as I said in my last post, but they think that it might be possible for them to laproscopically (sp.) remove the spot on her lung...which would be stellar! We don't know yet, I think that they are waiting on all of the lab results to come back and for her to go and see the specialist on this procedure...I will update again when I know more! PLEASE KEEP PRAYING!!!!!! Well, that is all for now! Ciao!

Bad News

Well, we found out that the spot on Nonie's lung is cancer. It is the same type that she had back in 2002. I guess that is a mixed blessing, on one hand, we know it is treatable and that she responds to the treatment...but on the other hand, it is devastating that it came back. This June would have been the 5 year mark, which is considered the "magic" number. They say that statistically, if it hasn't returned in 5 years, it won't ever return. As you can imagine, this is a pretty big blow to our family. Since my Dad's brothers both live in Florida and his sister is "not available" all the time, all of the running around and care of both Nonie and Peepaw (who is now blind) will fall to him. Please just keep our family in your prayers and pray for healing. Thanks!

Crazy Lady

That is what I am at this point. It has been a WILD past few days. I spent the whole weekend either studying or cleaning out the garage (10 hours total for me, 6 hours total for Kevin) so that we can fit 2 of the 3 cars in there. Then yesterday, I got an email that one of my relatives in Georgia died on Sunday, all the while I have a test in Managerial Accounting tonight and another test in World Economic Development tomorrow. To add to that pile of loveliness, my Grandmother (Nonie) has to go to the hospital today for another biopsy of her lung because at her last "cancer free" check up appointment, they found a suspicious spot on the PET scan. Needless to say, it has been a wacko 4-5 days for us! If you guys don't mind, say a little prayer for my test taking abilities and for my family in general. Between the death and Nonie's biopsy deal---we are definitely stretched to the limit. We just keep telling ourselves, "If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it!" Lots of fun...grad school stinks... On a lighter note, Kevin and I are 16 days away of our trip to Gatlinburg for our 1st anniversary. YEAH!!! At this rate, we are going to need it. Here is a link to the cabin where we are staying: Cute_As_A_Bear - it is the same cabin that we stayed in when we went together the first time in November of 2004. We are super exited and I can't WAIT to get away for a long weekend.

Davis, star of print and screen

As some of you may already know - our nephew, Davis, has done some modeling gigs and print work. Well, here is a link to some candid photos of a job over in Atlanta, he is the cutie in the blue striped shirt. http://www.atomicfilms.com/atomicpro.html

10 on Tuesday

Top 10 list of the things that I am grateful for this week. 1 - my “Kev-Po” (actually, I am grateful for him EVERY week, but whatever) 2 – our puppies…they are just soooo cute and are such great company when Kevin is not home 3 – our families, this is a picture of kevin’s nephews…Davis and Brock…aren’t they cute? (Sidenote: watch for Davis in some commercials for the Atlanta mall-super cute Boy!) 4 – our house. Even though we both owned our own houses before we got married, the house that we purchased together is such a happy place. 5 – My super cute sports car for those times I am feeling “froggy” This is absolutely the coolest car ever…it is sooo much fun to throw the top down and cruise on home, it is a great ending to a rough day! 6 - My“super great, pack in 7 people, pop in a DVD and cruise to the beach” SUV. This vehicle, for some reason, makes me feel like a family…I guess because it is the “family” car and will eventually haul around not only us and the 2 puppies, but a baby and 45 pounds of gear and toys. Love it! 7 – My friends, old and new. I love that the first thing that I do every morning when I get into to work is check “the crew’s” blogs. I am obsessed, I admit it! I just love that we are all back together again! 8 – Kev and I-together! We have been married for almost a year and it has been great. I am one lucky girl to have found him. I sometimes am shocked at how fortunate I am. (I was convinced that I was going to be a “cat lady,” you know what I am talking about) 9 – Sunshine, I am such a grumpy gus when it is not sunny out. I am like a sunflower, I get all droopy and sad if I have to go without it. 10 – Soft Pretzels, you know like the ones you get at the concession stand. SOOO bad for you but holy cow…I just can’t resist!

Random Picture Post

Ok, so I haven't posted any pictures lately, so...here are some random pics just for entertainment sake!

First of all, here is "Willow." She is a fun girl!!!!!

Next, we have my friend Mandy's youngest little one, Maci. Maci is wearing an outfit that I made her for her birthday. (Mandy and I have a custom kids clothes business. We do kids clothes, Tag blankets, custom burp cloths, stuff like that--email me for some sample pics)

Next, a picture of "My Babies." Many of you remember these 2 when they were little bitty...well they will be 12 on Sunday and I can hardly believe it. They went with us to Memphis in August. We had a blast...I think 2 preteens with raging hormones was quite an adventure for Kevin. I love these girls...always "my babies!"

Last, but certainly not least, our sleepy puppies lounging on the couch in the "Man Room." They are so cute!

Well, I guess that is it...hope everyone had a great V day! Ciao!!!!

Singles Awareness Day

Happy Singles Awareness Day! Kevin and I don't have big plans for the night. We are cooking chili and watching TV. I know...glamourous! I DID get 30 tulips at work today from my wonderful, fantastic, super-great, sweet husband. I am so rotten...not complaining though!

Way Too Long

Ok, so it has been WAAAY too long since I posted. Sorry about that! It was a busy week! I had my first major test in World Economic Development, it sucked! I can not wait to get this class over with, it is about as much fun for me as a root canal. To top all of this off, Kevin and I were both pretty sick last week with some kickin' colds! Yuck...no fun! On a happy note, Kevin turned 27 on Tuesday...we had dinner with his parents at Firebirds. It was FANTASTIC!!! Then, on Saturday, we had lunch with Kev's parents, his grandmother "Hubbard," his brother Chris and his wife Jenni and our nephews Davis and Brock at Cheesecake factory. Kevin's family has covered February with birthdays! Kevin, Jenni, Beverly (his mom) and Hubbard all have Feb. birthdays! It was alot of fun. Kevin also took Saturday and Sunday off so that we could hang out. That NEVER happens, it was great...we cleaned house and did laundry...romantic I know! I love doing the little things with him! Have I mentioned lately how much I LOVE that Boy?

The baby wave continues!

I mentioned earlier that there are alot of babies due in the coming few months...well the Feb baby got here early. Madison Elizabeth Moore got here on Sunday. She was 8lbs, 7oz and 21 inches long. She joins big sister Mackenzie (2.5 years old), who was very excited that they were going to get Madison from the hospital and she could tell her "how do you do?".

I am posting a picture of the first January baby. Here is a picture of Jay Forstman....isn't he a cutie? When his eyes are open, they are a very pretty blue.