Our New Baby

Last Tuesday, I opened the door from our garage into the kitchen and I was greeted by my sweet Mia, as usual. Isn't she precious? Anyways, I was giving her my typical dose of just got home from work lovin' and all of a sudden I noticed another sound coming from the other side of the kitchen. It was a curious barking and as I turned the corner I saw my husband sitting at the kitchen table and a little pup at his feet. Meet Marley - our new baby. She is 3 months old and as cute as a button. The first words out of my mouth to Bruce were "What did you do?"

Needless to say, I was in shock at first. But now that we have her I love her more than anything. She is a pretty good pup and is crate training pretty well. She gets into everything so I have to watch her like a hawk, but other than that she has been doing really well.

Mia is still getting used to sharing her house, but she is getting better every day.

Our family is growing!! :)

Things Lately....

It has been a hot minute since I last updated my blog - I'm sure no one missed it too terribly! :)

Things have been going really great in our little world lately! We are both still enjoying our home and having a lot of fun trying to fill it up! Bruce has been working his booty off lately. Ever since the temps hit the 90 degree and above mark here in HotLanta, everyone needs their HVAC fixed ASAP! No complaints here though - it is great for us and for the business!

My work has been a ball of stress lately. We've been hit pretty hard with the recession and have had 2 rounds of major layoffs. I have been able to make my way through both (thank God) and I think I will be ok. I have taken on a lot of other peoples jobs since they were laid off - I am now officially: Executive Assistant, Office Manager, Marketing Assistant, IT Support and Receptionist. YIKES! Ha, Ha! It actually has not been that bad and hopefully they will want to keep me around until we get through this rough patch in our company. *fingers crossed* :)

I cannot remember if I blogged about this or not...so I may be repeating myself, sorry! BUT, our dear friends Heather and Matt are expecting! And it's a GIRL!! :) Might I add, that I called that one all the way!!! :) I am so excited for them both - they will be amazing parents!

Also, our friends Allison and Kirk welcomed baby # 2 and it was a GIRL too!!!! (I called that one too - 2 for 2 baby!) Her name is Abigail "Abby" Gibbs Thompson - she is gorgeous! Jack is going to be a wonderful big brother!

All these babies and GIRLS...is something in the water? :)

This weekend is Father's Day and my dad's birthday is June 26th - so we are celebrating both this Saturday at my brother Greg's house!

Hope everyone is amazing! Have a great rest of the week!
Much love, Carrie

Lovin'

• Precious nieces
• Pregnant friends and new babies!
• Taking walks with my cutie hubby
• Grilling out
• Cuddling on the couch
• So You Think You Can Dance (yes, I am cheesy)
• YogurBerry - YUM!
• Eating healthier
• Good friends and good times

Come on Get Higher...

Love this song..... :)

Come on Get Higher by Matt Nathanson

I miss the sound of your voice
I miss the rush of your skin
I miss the still of the silence
As you breathe out and I breathe in
If I could walk on water
If i could tell you whats next
Make you believe
Make you forget
Come on get higher
Loosen my lips
Faith and desire
And the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
Come on get higher
Loosen my lips
Faith and desire
And the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
I miss the sound of your voice
The loudest thing in my head
And I ache to remember
All the violent, sweet, perfect words that you said
If I could walk on water
If I could tell you whats next
Make you believe
Make you forget
Come on get higher
Loosen my lips
Faith and desire
And the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
Come on get higher
Loosen my lips
Faith and desire
And the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
I miss feel the pull of your heart
I miss taste the sparks on your tongue
I see angels and devils and god when you come on
Hold on Hold on, hold on, hold on....(sing shaa la la la laaOuuu)
Come on get higher
Loosen my lips
Faith and desire
And the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
Come on get higher
Loosen my lips
Faith and desire
And the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me
Drown me in love
It's all wrong
It's all wrong
It's all wrong, its so right
Come on get higher
Come on and get higher
Because everything works love
Because everything works in your heart

My Celebrity Lookalikes??

Mother's Day 2008

Well, we hosted our first family event at our home this past Sunday for Mother's Day! It was a huge success (in my humble opinion of course)! We had delicious food and plenty of bloody mary's and mimosas to go around!

Some of the dishes served were:

Ham and Cheese breakfast casserole
Baked French Toast
Cheese Grits
Hashbrown casserole
Cinnamon Rolls
Fresh Fruit


All was delicious! I made the first 2 and I think both are keepers! Especially Paula Deen's recipe for Baked French Toast - YUM! If you want the recipes, let me know!!

The boys with the lady of the day!

The day was perfect - sunny, warm and perfect for sitting on our porch. It was wonderful.

Us with a couple other hot mama's on Mother's Day :)

LOVIN'

• Sitting on our back deck with a glass of wine.


• Watching TV on our new HD Flat Screen


• Watching Mia Dog lay in our yard.


• See our rose bushes bloom.


• Taking baths in our big sauna tub - with bubbles.


• Seeing my friends bellies grow from the miracle of conception.


• Watching the Hawks...never in my life would I have thought I'd say that.


• Planting flowers and watching Bruce mow the lawn.


• Grey Goose dirty martinis.


• Hanging things on our walls.


• Being with my hubby.

Hump Day!

I thought since work was quiet today and I was not feeling too motivated to accomplish anything that I would update this blog. I really, really want to get better at it!

Things have been going really well in our little world! Our house is slowly but surely transforming into "our" home. We bought a new TV for the den - it is a 52" Samsung HD TV and it is insane. We love it. We probably are watching more TV than usual because it is that fantastic! I never thought I'd love a TV so much - but now I cannot wait for college football to start! We also are so lucky that we are getting my oldest brother Mark's and Kristina's dining room table! And to make the house even more special...we got grandma and grandpa Mehok's bedroom furniture to use in one of our extra bedrooms. It is awesome - I love having a piece of them in our home.

We are also trying to plan a house warming party, but that has been more challenging than one would think! Just trying to pick the perfect date and figure out exactly what to provide...er, figure what we can afford to provide. :) It will be soon though - I promise!

My family is doing really well too! Eric and Maria have recently put a offer on a new home - so keep your fingers crossed for them! Also, our wonderful friends Matt and Joanna are closing on a new house at the end of May - and they will be closer to us!! YAY! :) And even better - our friends Heather and Matt are pregnant with their first baby! Check out the link to their blog on my page! :) CONGRATS everyone!! We love you!

On a totally different note:
As most of you know, from this blog or from MySpace - a dear friend of mine is very, very sick with cancer. They do not think she has much longer on this beautiful earth of ours. Please help me keep her and her family in our prayers.
Things like this always seem to put life into perspective. My aches and pains seem so insignificant, fights and grudges seem so childish and holding onto my family and friends is priority. Life is too short and I don't want to waste another minute....

Love always,
Carrie

Our dear friend Lynn

Hi everyone! I am posting this bulletin for a very important reason - one that is near and dear to mine and many others hearts.Our good friend and my former co-worker, Lynn is very sick with cancer.

In July 2007, Lynn was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer. They also found additional bone cancer and a tumor on the base of her skull that was pushing the nerves on her left eye. After a CT scan, they found that although her lungs and pelvis were free of cancer, there was some found in her liver. This is Lynn's second battle with breast cancer.Please join me in helping some friends of mine as they take the journey to do the Atlanta 3-day walk in Lynn's honor and in the honor of all the women and men that battle cancer everyday of their lives.

Please go to:

http://08.the3day.org/goto/katiemacavoy

or

http://08.the3day.org/goto/lynniespinkladybugs

Thank you for taking the time to read this and we appreciate any help you can offer.Please keep Lynn in your prayers.

Settling In......

Well, it has been quite awhile since my last post and with good reason, I might add!
Bruce and I officially moved out of our condo on Saturday, February 23rd and not without some drama! The Friday before was "supposed" to be our closing on our condo and then we had the movers coming the next day to move all of our stuff into storage. BUT about an hour before the closing, I called our realtor to check in and make sure we were all set for 1 o'clock only to find out that we were in fact not going to close because the buying parties lenders had "lost the paperwork." WHAT?!?!?!?!?! How do you lose the lenders paperwork??? Was it handwritten - is there not a file saved on a computer somewhere? I don't understand! So, now we were going to reschedule for the following Monday. After a nervous breakdown, Bruce and I continued packing our lives into brown boxes and headed to my parents that evening to drop of our dog Mia. Around 6:30, I received another call from our realtor and this time the news was even worse! They hadn't lost any paperwork - there was NO PAPERWORK! The girl who was buying our place, we'll call her Susie, had tried to go through a brokers agency and it was a big fat scam! So, my realtor assured us that they had found a new lender that promised they could get it turned around in 1 - 2 days. So, let me just remind you that we were all set to close on our new home on Thursday afternoon (which we couldn't have done, had we not closed on our condo) and then board an airplane to take a vacation in Las Vegas. Needless to say, Bruce and I were both at our wit's end - not getting any sleep and worrying what would happen if we didn't close on the condo and we were living out of boxes for months.

SO, long story longer, they finally got the paperwork done we finally closed on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. - and Susie was a TREAT...no wonder we had so many issues. We proceeded to close on our beautiful new home on Thursday at 1:00 - celebrated with lunch and beers at Atkins Park. Headed to the airport and made our way to glorious Las Vegas, NV! The perfect ending to a truly maddening couple of weeks!
Vegas was great! We ate wonderful food, drank ourselves silly, lost some money and went to the Nascar Race too! It was a spectacular time!

Came home on the red eye (will never do again) on Tuesday morning and moved our things into the new house that Friday. Our house is outstanding...it is absolutely gorgeous! I am falling in love with it more and more everyday. I think we found the perfect place to begin the next phase of our lives together. Life couldn't be any better if I had written the story myself!

Another update - I am no longer having my knee surgery on March 24th as originally planned. Some changes have come down at my work and I am taking on a whole slew of new responsibilities, so we did not think it was in my best interest to take a month off of work. To be completely honest, I am relieved. I am so happy that I get to take some time and get settled into our new home and really enjoy it with Bruce. The surgery will happen eventually just not positive when! :)

I think that is about it for the moment! More updates coming soon!!
Carrie