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Hey guys,
Sorry that I have to have my blog "locked" for accessed readers. I have recently discovered some unwanted readers and I'd prefer them not to see the going-on's of my life.
I will probably "unlock" it in the near future....just wanted to see if this works. Please feel free to leave feedback about your happiness/unhappiness of this.

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It's fRiDaY!

Finally....it's Friday! WoooHooo!

Getting ready to wrap up work and head on the road.

Taylor had another successful night out of the kennel....very exciting.

Life is good. Gotta love Friday's!
~Have a good weekend~

One more day until the weekend

And the countdown has begun.....
We had a blast last night at the Ben Harper concert. We went to dinner with friends and then sat and watched the concert. Ben was awesome as usual...but he didn't play our fave song (bummer). Got home too late and now I'm really tired, but I will live.
We did an experiment with Taylor last night. We left her on our bed to see how she would do out of her cage (i.e. any "accidents"). She actually slept in our bed until about 2am when I turned over. She woke up and wanted to play, so I put her on the floor. She played for a while and then laid down on the blanket by my bed and slept all night. I'm proud to announce that she did not have an accident. This morning, she even pawed on the door to alert me to take her out. She is such a big girl now! We will try this experiment out again tonight. We are such proud parents.

Can't wait to go to Guntersville, AL this weekend. It will be nice to get out of the routine for a night. Next week will be a lot slower than this week....a lot of activity!

Hump Day Finally Here

Yeah! Today is Wednesday!!
We are going to a Ben Harper concert tonight with some friends. Hoping to have dinner and a drink on the river somewhere, then head over to the Ryman for a good time! We are so excited and love hearing him play. Poor Taylor will not have a playmate tonight...but hopefully she will be okay by herself and will enjoy having the neighbors take her out.

We just found out that this weekend we will be going to Guntersville, AL. WOOHOO! Blake wanted to fish with my uncle (who lives in Atlanta) and this is 1/2 way. The boys will be fishing and the girls will be shopping and puppy sitting. There is a cool shopping place called "Unclaimed Baggage," where you can get a bargain on people's things that went unclaimed at airports! I'm excited to see what kind of junk they have and if I can get a good deal on something.

Saturday, we will be celebrating my brother and cousin's birthday, possibly my sister-in-laws birthday and my best friends' birthday, who is having a party at her new house. We have 5 birthdays this week! WHEW! Looks like we have a busy few next days!

Happy Hump Day!

Blake Starts School

Yesterday was Blake's first day of school. It was "Orientation Day" and I got the pleasure of going with him to experience his first day of the MHR (Management & Human Resources) program at Trevecca. It is a 13-month program for him to get his Bachelor's degree. He is very excited but VERY overwhelmed after seeing all of the work he has to get done in the new few months! Everything went well....

Guess I'll have to slim down the honey-do list :0)

A lot of changes...

We had a good weekend. Very busy, but good. We had a garage sale on Saturday and sold a TON of stuff. Then, we celebrated my grandma and deceased grandpa's 50th wedding anniversary. On Sunday, I went / co-hosted a bridal shower for our friend, Ashley, and then finished painting the garage and cleaning the house. I am EXHAUSTED but glad that my "to-do" list is slowly shrinking.

I also had to make a tough choice this weekend. I've decided that I'm going to leave my current company to go back to my old company. I'm going to my old company, but I'm not going to be doing the same thing I did before...I'm actually going to a different department. I'm really excited about it but it was a tough choice to make. I haven't been with my new company long and I really like the company; but we had to make the choice that was best for our family...so, I'll be there in 2 weeks.

Blake has orientation for MHR program at Trevecca tonight and it's "family night." He is officially starting the program today to finish up his Bachelor's degree (it's a 13 month program). He is excited about it, but I think he is dreading school work again. He is doing such a great job around the house and at work, I know he will do great at school.

Enough for now. Guess I'll get some good sleep tonight! :0) Have a good day.

Labor Day Blues

This weekend was awesome. Blake and I got so much done. I painted the garage and got all of our yard sale stuff marked. We had 2 separate cook-outs....the sirloin steaks were definitely my favorite. We celebrated my parent's 25th anniversary and helped landscape my grandma's old house; part of a project that will take a while.
We ate way too much, slept in and although we didn't relax much, we felt relief from being so productive!

But...today we had to return to work. The days are getting shorter and summer is technically over. Daylight savings time is creeping up on us and will be stealing even more sunlight. It is now taboo to wear white...which doesn't really bother me. I really love the extra day off of work but it saddens me to think about saying goodbye to the warm weather. I do love fall, which will be coming early this year since it is so dry but I'm not much of a snow bunny. Let's put it this way...I wear sweaters in my office and at home.