Bustin' My Pup Out of Jail Today

I'm going to pick up our adopted dog at the prison today. I can't wait. I hope this is a smooth transition for her. I'll post some pictures up as soon as a can!

Feels Like Fall

Is anyone else in the mood to bake? I feel it coming on. Maybe it's the weather. It was hot yesterday, but then this morning it was a little chilly getting in the car to come to work. It makes me want to stay home and bake some pumpkin bread instead of sit at work all day.

I am so looking forward to being in our new home this fall. I can't even put it into words. Fall has to be one of my favorite times of the year, where the leaves are changing and there's a crisp feeling in the air. I can't wait to try out some new soups or fall desserts. I'm even looking forward to the comfort of our wood stove when it pops and crackles. I can't wait for Halloween parties and trick - or - treaters. Oh the fun we'll have decorating this year! We've never had this much space and Jeff has already been looking at decorations online. I simply can't wait!

In Desperate Need of Clothes

That's it! It's time to go shopping. Since we had to save money last year for the wedding, and our house, I haven't bought any clothes. It's time. I spilled my lunch on a shirt today and told Jeff that I needed new clothes. Most of them have stains or rips in them. I'm looking forward to buying some stuff, but lately, there hasn't been anything on the rack that interests me. I'm hoping I'll be able to come home with some nice clothes for work. I'm tired of the old rags I have, and everything is fading. I think it would be fitting though....new house, new dog, semi-new husband...new clothes!

The Best Laid Plans

So, we weren't able to celebrate our anniversary. Jeff came home from his training still trying to get over the flu. He was feeling better on Saturday, so we went ahead with our BBQ with Rob and Lily. It was fun. We had egg rolls, teryaki chicken and rice for dinner. It was the first time we got to use our Fry Daddy, which was given to us as a wedding present.

So, we just relaxed around the house all weekend. Yesterday was cold and windy, so we didn't even bother trying to go to the lake. Oh well, I guess there's always next year. We plan on doing our anniversary dinner this weekend, but I know that since I typed it, it probably won't happen!

And....it seems as though fall is upon us. It's been cold the last two days, and I'm worrying because we haven't been able to get any firewood yet since the woods have been closed all summer. But, in the same breath, I'm excited that this time of the year is just around the corner. I can't wait to bake some yummy fall recipes, plan our pumpking carving party, and just the all around cozy feeling I get when fall is in the air.

Three Day Weekend

I am so looking forward to this weekend. It will be nice to take a much needed break from work and home improvement. I've decided that I'm not going to work on the house at all during our holiday, I'm just going to enjoy the time off!

On Saturday our good friends Rob and Lily are going to come over with their little girl Hazel. They are so much fun to be around, and Hazel is a hoot and a half. She's got so much personality and she's already addicted to RockBand. She's so cute when we turn on the game, she gets in the chair behind the drum set and tries to hit the drum pads. It seems that we always have a good time anytime we're able to spend time with these people and it's always nice to have young couple to hang out with.

On Sunday, we will finally be celebrating our anniversary! I'm excited. I went and got Jeff his annivesary present and I can't wait to give it to him. We will be defrosting our cake top and seeing how it tastes, but I think I might make a back up desert just in case!

I think Monday will be low-key and we'll probably end up going to the lake for the day with Doug and Sara. We haven't been to the lake all summer, and it's kinda bumming me out. I think it will be nice to get some sun, and go float around the lake for while. It might be just the thing I need to reduce some of this stress I seem to always be carrying around.

The Hot Rod

Since Jeff had to go out of town and our work is currently out of company vehicles, Jeff had to take my car to Reno with him. That means that I’m driving the Camaro this week. I’ve been driving it on my own for a while now, but it still scares me that I might wreck it, or someone might hit me.

When my car got hit in the parking lot at work I was whining to my mom that I didn’t know what to do because we wanted to get a new car, but should we keep my old one so that we have two cars to drive. My mom suggested we sell the camaro. I got really quiet and asked her if she had a fever! If we were ever in a position where we needed a lot of money quickly because we were going to lose our house and our babies couldn’t eat, or someone in the family were sick, then of course we would sell it. Even then though, I would do my part to make sure I had exhausted all other options. Jeff’s had the camaro since he was 17 years old. Numerous people have asked to buy it, but he isn’t selling. And I don’t want him to. I know that we could easily take home a few thousand dollars and our life would be much easier if we were willing to part with it.

I’ve learned to love the car. I understand what it means to Jeff. To him, it’s not just a car, or a possession. It represents a whole lot of other things as well. Jeff’s family has a tradition. Most of the Honea boys end up with a classic car at some point. In that family, when a couple gets married, they ride in a classic car to the reception. If the groom doesn’t own his own, then an uncle or cousin lends their car to the newlyweds. It a lovely tradition and I’m glad that Jeff and I were able to take part in it.

So, I’m driving the car this week. She’s been great. She’s starting when I ask her to, and she’s just a joy to drive around. It’s a little hard for me to see over the steering wheel, but luckily I’m not driving too far. I think my neck would get tired from craning it too much! I just love to see people’s reaction. It’s usually older men and young boys that turn their heads as I drive by. I know they’re probably wondering what a girl like me is doing in a car like that. I was in Safeway parking lot yesterday afternoon, and there were two little boys standing next to their mom’s car and their mouths were wide open! It was too cute!

I hope that one day soon, we’ll be able to put some money into it and make it the kind of car that Jeff’s always wanted it to be. We’ll get there; it just might take 20 years or so!

I Miss My Honey

Jeff is away on training this week and I’m lonely. I’m finally getting used to the sounds of our house settling or the trees scraping the roof, but I still find it hard to be home alone in the house.

I get bored. I go home, eat dinner, and then try and find something to do until I’m tired enough to sleep. I really wish we had Daisy now so I would have a companion.

Jeff gets to come home on Friday, but that feels like a long ways away.