Spring!

Once again it has been a long time in between blogs..its the job! I have been working at least 50 hours a week and sometimes more....so when I do get home, I try to spend active time with Dudley and Jared instead of being on the computer. This is a post I have been meaning to put up for a few weeks, I have had this Easter/spring display since I took down my Valentine decorations! I knew I wouldnt be at home to put it up, plus I had just bought most of it so I was anxious.

I moved my aloe plant to a new location and put this on my plant stand. My original intention was to put it on the mantle, but it was too tall. I am much happier that I ending up with it on the plant stand.

I picked up these cute "chocolate bunnies" at Home Goods in Short Pump, when I was having lunch with KZ on MLK Day back in January. I love them!

Finally, I put some cherry blossom branches in a vase, and hung my new Easter eggs from Pier One on them. It looks colorful and cheery in a corner that is otherwise white and gray. I think I will leave this up for a while....I love it and so does everyone who comes over.....proud of myself for coming up with this on my own....I didnt even see it on display at the store :)

Looking forward to this!

With all of the snow and bad weather we have had, Jared has worked the last 28 straight days...yesterday was his first day off, and he has been back at it since 6:00am today. One would think with this much snow, and being home alone for so much time I would have had the chance to blog. Oh well, where here is this update. This one definately goes out to KP...maybe we will be albe to hang out!

Last year we went to the beach the week of Labor Day with Jared's parents, and Josh, Brandy and the twins. We had such a great time despite the terrible weather. We were very glad we had a covered hot tub when we hit rain day number 5. As we were leaving, the discussion for next year came up and of course I was excited. With our joint love for Nags Head Jared and I spent some boring winter nights looking at houses online with the hope that at this point we could find the most options for the price range we wanted to stay in. We did. We found 6 houses that we loved. We sent them to Josh and Brandy and they picked the top 1. Then I sent it to Jared's mom, who so graciously foots the bill for the week. We knew that this house had been booking quickly for this summer so we hoped she would act on it quickly. It was much closer to the water than last year, had a heated pool, and our group favorite covered hot tub. After about 2 weeks she had not yet moved on it, and MUCH to Brandy's and I's dismay it was booked. :( We were less than thrilled, but I decided to find the next best choice.

One of the original 6 options emerged as the one we should have chosen all along. The amenities were nearly identical. We liked the location on the beach, the house itself, and it was $695 cheaper for the same week. If you have even glanced at the residential construction business lately you know that this was welcomed news! So, I sent it to Joyce, and we booked it within a day or two.

Now, I am looking forward to Labor Day! Not only is their a "pact" in place for that time (you know who you are), but there is a Jimmy Buffett concert the day before we leave. Since it has been such a boring January and February, at least I can look forward to September! Well, and June too as it is our first beach trip for the year! And, my long lost friend KP will be on vaca the same time, same place....I am sure we can find time to put some drinks back!

Watts Really Been Going On!

I have been a bad friend and worse blogger. November and December have been a blur as my job has taken off and so have the activities of the holiday season. One activity that has consumed a portion of my time was the Bowling Green Christmas Parade. I was asked a while back to be on the committee and had been going to meetings regularly to help plan and organize. This is the first year in some time that the Town had managed the parade. It is the first time in my lifetime that the parade has been in the evening. We had an overwhelming response. It was great!

Why am I telling you this? Well, Wendy (mom's neighbor and our good friend) and her sisters convinced me, Morgan, and Tyler to help make a church float. This is for the church we grew up in, and where Jared and I got married. They have not participated in recent years, and the church frankly could use some good advertising!

We took on the idea of a float. Morgan and I came up with the idea after Wendy told us she wanted us to do a "Reason for the Season" float. We decided to go with a Happy Birthday Jesus theme and to create a giant paper mache cake. Wow. We worked on it non stop for 3 weeks. We won second place overall and it looked really cute lit up at night. Here are some pics of it! This picture doesn't do it justice for when it was lit up at night. My friends have not posted their pics yet, and I did not want to delay posting any longer!

Witch Party

Sorry it has been so long since my last post, but I sort of figured October might be like this. So much has happened since the last post! This post is mostly about the Witches Night Out party that Brooke and her mom hosted on October 2. It was at her mom's house and was a mix of older witches and younger witches! The older witches went way out with their costumes, while the younger witches just wore black dresses. Here is a picture of the dining room...they have the best Halloween decorations!
One very notible thing from this event was that I ate salad!! Brooke had prepared this salad that I make for Jared all the time but never eat it...not sure I even tried it ever, but I was so hungry and it was the first course....and I ate it....and liked it!! It was a spinach based salad..so I am going to try to get more green that way now!



Here is Brooke & I....and the unveiling of my hair cut to my Richmond friends! We had colored ice cubes and it was making the picture turn out funky, thus the reason her hand is over my drink.

Brandy was most excited to get a break from her kids and enjoy some time to relax and have fun with adults!

Here is a picture of all of the younger witches. My picture of the older witches with their cool costumes didn't turn out.

A great time was had by all..it was our last chance to really relax before the madness of October began......and o did it begin...

A King for your Highness!

Well, it is fall! Woohoo...that much closer to Christmas! Not that I am trying to rush it, but I love this time of year. Tonight it is going to dip into the 30's...what?
Anyhow, it seems that with the change of the seasons Jared & I are turning things in our house upside down.
Today, we had our new King mattress delivered. Woohoo. This would typically not be that big of a deal, however, we just paid $3000 for our Queen not even 2 years ago..eeeeekkkkk. Now we have an ultra luxurious mattress in our spare for our visitors! We got a king for a few reasons, but mostly because the old one was so soft that we were sinking all night. Now, I get to find a new duvet, sheets, and all that jazz. We are going to get a new bed as well, but are holding off for a while..you will see why below!
Next, I forgot to write about my recent haircut. I chopped it off. Must be a September thing. Last year this time I cut it a lot too. So far I like it. I will post pics after this weekend.
We are also seriously considering getting a new car. I am now driving half what I was before, and I want a new car. We probably will be getting a Toyota 4 Runner. We have decided for Jared to keep his truck so that he can hunt out of it and we can haul things with it, and to get a "family car" well before we have a family. My hope is that the payment would drop off soon after having kids so we wouldn't be picking up that extra expense. Stay tuned for that.
Lastly, we(I) am looking forward to this weekend. Witches night out on Friday, big 1st bday Saturday and a baby shower Sunday. I will probably blink and it will be Monday...good think I like my job and that I am off next Monday for Columbus Day!!

Beach Post #1

Labor day week we enjoyed a week at Nags Head courtesy of Gary & Joyce. We had a nice house, nice time, but bad weather. We only saw the sun for about 5 hours Wednesday afternoon, and then not again until Friday. We enjoyed it while we could. For me it was a little disappointing given my love for the sun and beach, but it was great for our family. Tucker and Courtney got very close to us during this week. Coco now calls me "Wia-weesh" or something like that....while it is difficult for me to determine whether Tucker is calling me or the fire truck. If I had no association with fire trucks it wouldn't be hard, but that isn't the case!

They quickly figured out which room was ours, and bugged Josh & Brandy to see us whenever they woke up..somedays this was 5am!!! I know I heard Josh say at least twice that Jared & I wouldnt have kids for another 5 years because of that...not true...we really enjoyed it very much and can't wait to go next year!

One last shout out to my friend KP, who this time next week will almost be MRS.LEWIS!!! I hope everything is perfect for you and Matt!! (She is also the inspiration for this blog)

Wastin Away Again in Margaritaville!

So I tried to post this from the beach, but my connection wasnt strong enough to upload the pics....this was our first Jimmy Buffett concert and it was a blast! We got there so early and it wasn't long before I was drowning in Parrot Bay & pineapple!! That doesnt count the 100 jello syringes we had! It was a beautiful day and we really had fun. Yes there were shooters for hooters, and lots of people passed out around Nissan.

Some of the girls.....Jenni was well on her way...and I wasn't far behind!

Of course Eric found some girls....but they swing the other way...he tried to convince us otherwise....but when they started making out...he was busted! Never the less he got them to give him some jello!


Living it up....a rare occasion of neither of us having to drive.

Check out that nice classy tshirt!!! Classy!