...and so it goes

So now, here I am. Back in the blogging world.  I've had blogs before, but never kept them active or blogged like I should.  So, here's to a new beginning at my old home ... especially since my friend Emily has decided to FINALLY join the blogging world.

I am 29, soon to be 30. {eek!}  I have an amazing family that I am very grateful for.  I have wonderful friends, who I often refer to as my conscience and sounding board.  Without them, I'd be a wreck.  I don't have any children, but I do have a 4 legged baby that thinks she is human.  My sister in law blessed the family with a nephew who will be 2 soon.  He's the cutest little boy ever, and you'll read about him frequently.

Now... here's to a new beginning and to blogging on the regular.

*My Car*

Today.. I am a very happy girl!  I got my car back this afternoon and I am jumping for joy!  I actually hugged it when I seen it.  My mom laughed.

I am so excited to have it back.  Its almost like buying a new car!  Yippeee!

Snow Day!

Today was a snow day for me!  Hubby went to work early and I am not a morning person so getting up and going with him wasn't an option.  He left for work at 5 and I don't go into work until 8am.  I spent the morning sleeping in!  I slept in until 11!  I love days like that.

When the hubby got home from work we decided to go outside and enjoy the snow.   Here are some pictures from the fun we had.

 

This was pre sledding. Right before he attempted it for the first time.

 

Peach chased him down the hill every time he would sled.   This picture makes me laugh!

Also, here is the video of hubby sledding down our huge front hill.

January

January is here... and its brought us two snows already.  Last winter I think we might have had 3 total.  I like the snow, but I am over it already.  It makes it hard to get to work for me.  I live at the top of a hill.  No big deal you'd think, but you have to drive down  my hill and right back up another hill to get out of the neighborhood. 

The holidays are gone, and sadly I can't say that I  miss them.  I love Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's celebrations but I am glad to get my life and house back together. 

My resolution this year is to blog more.  I am going to try to find something to tell about every day.  I am sure that will work out just like it has in the past....

Slacker

Yes, you can call me a slacker.  I know I know.  After working on a computer all day I hate the thought of coming home to get on mine.  So let me catch you up on life...


Last Wednesday was Mr. V's 29th bday. I can't believe we are this old.  We didn't celebrate much thru the week but we have so far made up for it.  Last night we went to his parents house for dinner.  They grilled burgers and steaks and had him an ice cream cake.  It was great to visit with them.  Since we moved we don't see them as much.

 My Sister in Law A invited me to go with them shopping for my nephew who will be born in Sept.  I couldn't pass up the opportunity to look at all those cute baby things!!  This is one of the many gifts that I got for her today.  It is super cute an I think she will really use it a lot.  I also bought picture frames for my fridge that say I love my Aunt and I love my Uncle that come with strict instructions that the photo's must be replaced monthly!

Tonight Hubby and I made a trip to a larger city nearby to have dinner.  We stopped at 'Five Guys'.  It was really good.  Not what i was expecting, but the food was great. 

Now, we are home watching tv and relaxing.  I love Saturdays where we get to relax.

Tomorrow A is having another shower and I will be headed to it too.  After that we are going to my parents for dinner and ANOTHER bday cake. 

*As of Monday, The V's are on a diet.  Stayed tuned tomorrow for my diet plan menu.*

The New Job (and an old new one)

No, I haven't found a new job already... but Mr. V sure did :)

Friday was his last day with his old job. He started his new job on Monday and couldn't be happier. Me either honestly. I actually get to see him. He was working so many hours at the old job that he would get home in just enough time to get a shower and head to bed... to get up and do it all over again. Now he is home before me and already had his nap :). We had to turn in his company vehicle on Saturday morning and that was a little bittersweet. He was sad because there was more people than expected at the warehouse that day and he had to say goodbye to them. I told him, don't be sad... the ones that are important to you will still be a phone call away!

I am enjoying my new job, too. I like being away from the public. It was not for me. I must not be a people person because I didn't have the patience I needed to listen to their issues and believe them. Its hard not to be cynical when you have to deal with people yelling in your face every day all day long. If you don't already know, I am back at the job I had before.. same company, different job. I am in a totally new building with a totally new title. Most of the people I worked with are here, but my friends are all gone. I met people that I had to talk to before but hadn't met. I have made friends, but I like being to myself for the most part. I work alone and sometimes that gets boring.

Where do you work?

New Job!

If you read my blog before you know that I recently changed jobs. It wasn't really recent, it was July of last year to be exact.  Well, I am changing again.  I turned in my two week notice yesterday and will start my new job on June 1st.  I could not be happier.  I hate hate hate customer service and I applaud all that have the sanity to do it.  It was not for me.  I do however think that every single person should have to work in customer service face to face with the customer for at least a month.  It really puts things into perspective and makes you realize that you sometimes take things out on the wrong person. 

The new job is with the company I was with before I took my recent job.  I really missed it and I hope this one is just as good as the one I had before.

Wish me luck!

Happy Weekend

So, this was a very good weekend for the V's.  We accomplish a lot.  Not as much as originally planned, but do things usually go like they are suppose to?  They don't for us :)

Saturday we got up and took my engagement ring to the jeweler.  The prong that holds the diamond is bent for the second time. I didn't want to chance losing the diamond so I have to have it repaired for sure.  After leaving there we headed to home depot.  I was thinking of planting flowers, but decided against buying any because I am not sure what all I will need.  Hubby is still doing the layout of the landscaping and I guess I better wait to see what all we need.  After leaving Home Depot, we went to pick up rocks for the yard.  Little did we know but the tailgate on Mr. V's truck is bent and the rocks fell right thru.  All the way home we were driving so slow because rocks were going all over the cars around us.  That was a horrible ride home.   -- I did manage to buy me some pretty hanging baskets with Impatients in them.  They are hanging on my porch and they look so pretty.

Sunday was Mother's Day.  I cooked lunch for my mom and dinner for Mr. V's mom with the help of my sister in law.  We had lots of good food!

In other good news, my sister in law found out today she is having a BOY! I am so super happy for her!

Life...

To say we are busy people would be an understatement.  I guess we aren't any busier than most people but it seems that way to me.  The Mr. and I are hardly ever home.  Working is for the birds!

So, I am not going to back track and tell you all the boring details of what has been going on with us.  I am simply going to start from this point forward.  No looking back.


I hope I haven't lost any of you in my absence, and if I have I will miss you. So, if your still here drop me a line, let me know your out there :)

Thursday Thirteen -- My Favorite Places

1. Home – my home is by far my favorite place ever. It took a while for my house to feel like home, but now I can’t imagine my life anywhere else.




2. My Parents – Everytime I go to their house, I feel free. I feel happy. I feel at home. I grew up there and everytime I return it still feels the same. I get the best sleep when I am at their house. ( I can't find a picture of their house on my computer sorry!)

3. Key West – I love this place too. We visited there and it was amazing. The people were friendly, but boy was it hot!

4. Bahamas – I love love love the Bahamas. We visited Freeport in August of last year and we will be returning in April. It has the most beautiful water.  I could go on and on and on about the water at  this place.  So much so that it deserves TWO pictures in this list.

5. Grand Cayman – The very first cruise that ♥T and I went on was here. I had the best time. The turtle farm was amazing and the rum factory was great too.

6. Cozumel, Mexico – Lovely place. Not my favorite, but I liked it.  I did not like being a tourist here.  They never left you alone to buy things, however the beauty of the water made up for all of that! (By the way, this is the best picture I have ever taken personally.  I waited and waited for the water to crash on the rocks and I took it right at the perfect time.  ♥T was quite impressed with my photo skills :) )

7.  Myrtle Beach -- I love Myrtle Beach, but prefer a less popular place to vacation.  Not my most favorite place, but still beautiful.

8.  Gatlinburg, Tennessee -- This is where ♥T proposed to me and it will forever be important to me.  I love visiting there.  However, since I work there and I have to fight the traffic on a daily basis, visiting doesn't happen quite as often.







9. Edisto Beach, South Carolina -- I was born in Orangeburg, so Edisto is not that far.  We visit there a lot when we visit family.  Its less popular than Myrtle, but just as pretty.

10.  Savannah, Georgia -- ♥T and I visited there before we were married with former friends of ours.  It was great.  I have been several times and have enjoyed each trip.  I can't wait to make it back there.

11. Charleston, South Carolina -- this was the last place I visited with my brother.  I miss him terribly and I will forever have those memories of us there.

12.  Monticello, Georgia -- This place will forever hold a special place in my heart.  ♥T and I moved there on year into our marriage.  We grew up a lot in that place. We moved there for a job and it was the best decision we ever made.  I am very happy to be back home in Tennessee, but Georgia will always be on my mind.

and last but not least... this one was the hardest, but thinking about it.. it should have been the easiest.
13.  My favorite place to be...in the SOUTH.   

Life....

I have been absent.  I haven't blogged in a really long time.  I plan to change that.  I am glad to have my blog back up and going and I plan to use it daily or semi daily if at all possible.

Since I haven't blogged in months... lets start fresh and catch you all up to date on Mr.V and I.  First off, I am going to have to think of a better name for Hubby because I am not feeling the Mr.V name.  Hmm... I thought about Mr. Fix It but that is too long, I also thought about Prince Charming but that idea didn't come from me and I am not going to use it.  He is my life, my world, and most of all he is the love of my life.  To find a name to call him that is secretive, appropriate yet super cute is hard.  I think I am going to go with ... ♥T.  Unique huh :)

Now on to sum up the happenings of our life since I last blogged...

Life.  Our life is great.  I could not ask for a better life. I finally feel like I can breathe and it feels really good.  If you have read the posts below then you know that we purchased our new home in December.  I could not be happier.  I love it.  I am so happy to have my own space again, you have no idea.  The move went super easy and super quick.  Except for the snow storm that tried to hamper us, we made great time.  The bad part about moving in December is the fact that we didn't really feel like we got to celebrate Christmas.  We didn't put up a tree and we were so stressed and rushed that we didn't take the time to breathe.  Now, I can finally take that breath.  Next Christmas is a whole other story.  I plan to finally use all the decorations that I have.  Look at blog-world, decorations will be everywhere!

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Work is going good.  The only thing I don't like about it is the drive.  40 miles one way is a long drive.  A long time to be on the road and more of a chance of an accident.  Maybe one day something closer will come my way, but until then I am happy right where I am.

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My family is doing good.  The uncle that had a heart attack is better.  He is back to working 3 days a week and sometimes more.  My aunt seems to notice more things daily that he is doing like his old self.  Our God, isn't he amazing.  From a man they didn't expect to live I think he is doing wonderfully. 

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Dieting.  Isn't that an icky word!  But come Monday of next week, I am at it again.  My BFFL (an inside joke and its pronounce Biffel) and I are going to join Curves.  I can't wait.  I really enjoyed it the few times I got to go before and I plan to enjoy it this time too.

My ♥Snow Day

Today, as mentioned yesterday, I did not go to work. I probably could have, but I wasn't about to do-over the experience of the drive home last night. I was slippy sliding all the way home and it didn't interest me for today.

This is my pretty house in the snow.



Look at Prissy Peachy in her pink sweater. She was playing in the snow until it started sticking to her legs and she was d.o.n.e!

My day off didn't really turn out to be a day off though. I have cleaned and cleaned and now I am tired. I think I can finally go sit down and do nothing for the rest of the evening. MAYBE Hubby and I can catch up on NCIS. We are a month behind.

♥Snow!

Today, we finally got snow. Lots and lots of snow.

It didn't start snowing until late today so I didn't get to leave work any earlier than usual. Tomorrow however, I doubt I will be going to work on time if even at all. I would LOVE to take a snow day and do absolutely nothing.

My mom called me this morning on my way to work to let me know that she knew it was going to snow and that as soon as my tires hit my driveway this afternoon I better call her and let her know I made it home. Of course I did as I am told because she means business. Dad answered and in his typical Daddy way he let me know that me going to work tomorrow would be a big no no because all the water on the roads would freeze when the temps outside dropped as they were predicting. I told him that staying home would be fine with me. Do you think my boss would except a parents note??

Football time in Tennessee

As of tomorrow, its football time!! I am super excited and can't wait to see what our new coach is gonna do for us. If you look for me... you will find me side by side with Hubby and the pup watching some (hopefully!) great football!

The absentee blogger

I have become the absentee blogger, yet again! I can't seem to get into a routine like before. I guess with the stress of new hours, and barely having enough time to do the things I need to do my blogging suffers. I know I am just making excuses, but what else can I do?

How is everyone? Drop me a line daily readers just to let me know your out there and reading.... I wonder if I have any readers anymore since I have became lax?

A Huge Summary

I am so sorry that I made you all an empty promise. I did say that I was going to tell all about life and work and I didn't. Now, you will have that much more to read.

My Unexpected Vacation
As you know, last week I got an unplanned week off. I did not complain and it did not hurt us financially because I had that week paid for in vacation time. I decided to take that time to go visit family and take a little vacation before jumping into the unknown. Tuesday mom and I left for South Carolina and spent the next few days. We came back on Friday afternoon. I got to visit my family and catch up with cousins I hadn't seen in a long time. When I go there I feel like a kid again being around them. It was so much fun. Another great thing about being there is the food... I love love love me some southern food! Duke's BBQ is the best and we did get to eat there. I had planned to go to the beach while I was there, but didn't make it. Oh well... in 24 days I will be headed to the Bahamas.

New Job
Monday I started the new job and its really stressful. I enjoy it and I really like the idea of having a job and not worrying about the layoff. I come home every day this week and crashed because my brain was on over drive. I have been dealing with the public again and that has been hard to get use to. I haven't had a job where I had to deal with anyone other than truck drivers since I was a lot younger. I will really have to be on my best behavior.

Its finally Friday and I plan to enjoy my weekend. My sister in law and her boyfriend are probably coming up later for dinner and we will probably do something. I am enjoying life right now and again I hope nobody rains on my parade!

Absence...

does it make the heart grow fonder? I promise tomorrow I am going to sit down and tell about my vacation and my new job!

Mini- Vacation

I guess you are wondering where I have been... well.... I have been on a mini vacation to see my family in South Carolina. I had a great time and will share with all of you tomorrow. Tonight I am so very tired.

The New Job

Last Friday, my new boss called and informed me that he had dropped the ball and had not gotten all the things from me that he needed so I would not be able to start my job until the 20th. Darn! How sad that is...not!

I got up this morning and had to be there at 10 to finish the things I needed to do before being hired on Monday. (drug and alcohol test, background check, and then I had the opportunity to ask any questions that I could think of) I left there, got my nails done, met my hubby for lunch down the road, and stopped by to see the girls that I worked with at my former job. (Do you have any idea how exciting it is for me to be able to call that place my FORMER job?!?!? I love my girls, and I really liked my job but the stress and the drama of a few of the people is completely out of my life and I am super excited its over!)

I have a whole week off just to to take as me time and I am going to enjoy it. I plan to head south to visit family, and hopefully get a day of Lincoln/Em time in there too. Most likely mom and I will be leaving tomorrow and returning on Friday. My weekends are Hubby time and I will be home to see him!


As of right now, my life is great! Let's hope nothing comes along and rains on my parade.

A new start

Today was my last day with current company. I have to admit it was sad to walk out the door, but I will still talk to the girls. Dana was on vacation this week and I have talked to her daily so its not like I am leaving anyone behind just leaving a job. A few of the people I am excited to NEVER see again. I wouldn't want to work with certain ones ever again.

The new job will start on Monday and I am super excited to have a new start. I want something to challenge and enjoy.

Tomorrow and Friday I am taking off because I needed a few me days. Tomorrow I am cleaning out closets and Friday I am going to get a haircut and visit Em and baby Lincoln.