Boy Got A New Toy

Last Thursday night I went out to work with Chase and he showed me his new toy. This is a KUBOTA Utility vehicle that he uses to drive around the terminal. I got to go for a ride and it's pretty fun!
Anyways, I just wanted to share that. This is the first of 3 posts for tonight. Stay tuned!

The time has come...

for me to say goodbye to my Bluff Park friends. It's is an extremely bitter sweet day. I'm not ready to go AT ALL but I know that God is leading me where he wants me to go. So I look forward to what he has in store for my career and life.
Thank you so much to everyone who has been praying for me this past week. I am feeling so much stronger than I thought I would feel and I believe it's because of all the prayers. The staff here at BP are having an ice cream party for my farewell this afternoon after school, which is SO sweet of them! I hope and pray that I am welcomed as well at the new school as I have been here at Bluff Park. I'm really going to miss my little guy and all my wonderful friends that I have made.
This morning my friends Donna, Jane and I were walking down the hall together and someone referred to us as the "Three Musketeers" and I about wanted to cry right then and there because I'm going to miss those two wonderful ladies the most! They both work in P.E. and that has been my favorite part of everyday because they are so much fun. Jane, I know you will probably read this and I hope you will share it with Donna. Thank you both for all the laughter that we shared in the gym. I look forward to the times that we get to meet up and hang out after school. I love you girls!

I'll keep everyone updated on how the transfer goes tomorrow. Hopefully it will be a great situation!
That's all for now. I hope everyone is having a terrific Tuesday!

I Miss Him!

Speaking of Chase, he is at the beach this weekend for a bachelor party. I've got lots to do while he's gone. I'm going to get to all those things tomorrow because tonight I'm just going to sit on the couch with Marley, Blog, Facebook and watch TV. Relaxing!!!! It's only been a few hours and I REALLY miss Chase. This is the longest we've been apart since we got married so I'm kinda bored but totally enjoying this chance to be lazy and not feeling guilty about it. hehe! (Not that he makes me feel guilty)

This is a picture from the first night Chase and I met. We were almost instantly attracted to each other without even talking all that much. We just kinda clicked! Chase asked me out for dinner the next night and that is when our relationship really started.
That was such an amazing week in my life. I thank the Lord daily for Chase and for the way my life has changed since he has come into it. I feel like we have totally completed each other. I couldn't be happier with me life. I love it all, even the job thing. It's going to grow on me. The more I think about it the better I feel about it. I'm strong and I'll be fine!!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

Birthday Parties!!

Last Thursday night we celebrated Chase's birthday with some of our friends up at Superior Grill. The Hunter Lawley Band was playing and they were great. We know their bass player (Steven) and his wife (Amanda) from church. Amanda is a student teacher at Bluff Park this semester so we've gotten to know each other over the past few months. We all had a great time!! Thank you to everyone who was able to come and help Chase celebrate his 27th birthday. Here are a few pictures from the night.
Chase with his two best friends, Trevor and Devin.
Cody and his wife Audrey. They just moved here from Kansas because Cody got a job working with Chase at Magellan.

Marcie and Ashley

Meagan and Jana

Emily and Erin
Amanda and Me
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Ichiban with my parents
Last night, Chase, myself and my parents went to Ichiban in Vestavia for Chase's final b'day celebration. We had SUCH a great time!! It was probably one of the funniest dinners we've ever had with them.
This is a horrible picture but Chase got to try the egg cracking thing. He wasn't very good but it was cool that he got to try.
They of course sang to Chase and gave him a pineapple boat and some chopsticks as a gift. They are pretty nice!
When they gave Chase the pineapple boat the chopsticks were in a little box in the middle of the plate, my mom didn't know what they were and she leaned over to him and asked if it was some type of "fortune ruller." I about died laughing...actually we all laughed really hard because that was just hilarious. I've never heard of such a thing and I'm pretty sure she just made that up. haha!
Here is a picture of the "Fortune Ruller, aka. Chop Sticks"
Then we all passed around the Fortune cookie basket and started reading our fortunes and my dad went first. Once he got to the end of his fortune he tacked on the "in bed" part and it totally caught me off guard and again I busted out laughing.

It was such a wonderful dinner. Thanks again Mom and Dad for treating us to a YUMMY dinner. We love y'all so much!!

Chase's Birthday

Yesterday was Chase's 27th Birthday!!

I let him open his presents before he left for work yesterday. He asked for new t-shirts and that's what he got.

He got a Patagonia, The North Face, and this Dr. Pepper t-shirts and I gave him a new white button down that he was needing. He liked them all a lot!! Yay!

We ate birthday dinner at his parents house and I was in charge of the cake. This is it! I thought it turned out pretty good considering how quickly I had to put it together and ice it. Yummy!!

I'm not sure what he wished for but I hope and pray that he has a wonderful 27th year of life filled with love, fun and more and more blessings.
I love you Honey!!
Happy Birthday!!!!

Brittany's Basket Shower

Sunday afternoon, I went to one of my best friends, Brittany's Basket shower. She was given so many really great things. My mom and I had the Garden/Grill basket. I had so much fun putting it together for Britt. I hope she and Paul enjoy all the stuff inside the planter. I didn't take a picture of it but I kinda wish I had now.
Anyways, we all had a great time at the shower. I love you Brittany!!

Spring Break is coming to an end...sad!

I really am not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow, although, I am VERY thankful to have a great job. This past week being off work has been relaxing and productive. Thursday, my mom and I drove over to Atlanta because she was wanting to go to the IKEA store. When we got there and checked into our hotel we decided to walk to lunch. We ate at a place called Jalapeno Charlie's and it was really good! After lunch, Mom and I decided to go to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Here is a slideshow of some of the AWESOME orchids they had in an exhibit while we were there.

We did some shopping at the Lenox Square Mall and then met my cousin, Haley for dinner. We met her at a place called Pappadeaux's. Oh My Gracious!! It was amazing!!! We were so glad Haley suggested it.
So Friday we spent 3 hours, yes, 3 hours in IKEA. That place is HUGE and it had a food court inside! I found a cute little office cart that I am putting all my scrapbooking things on so that I can wheel them around to wherever I decide to work on my books. It's really pretty cool! I'll have to take a picture of it to show you guys. There are a few pictures on the slideshow of some of the cool stuff we saw in IKEA. I loved the cabinets in that kitchen. They were BEA-U-TIFUL!! On the way home, we stopped in Oxford/Anniston and had dinner at Olive Garden with my Grandmother, Aunt Judy and cousin Leslie. It was great to see them, but sadly we did not take a picture.
When we finally made it home I walked in the house to wake Chase from a nap and he had shaved his head Friday afternoon while I was gone. Since it was hot outside and he was washing and cleaning cars all afternoon he decided it was a must do. I actually think his hair, or lack there of, looks fine. Haha! We're taking family pictures in two weeks so my mom wasn't thrilled, but that's okay, she'll get over it.

In all I had a great time with my mom, Haley and other family members this past weekend. I love you all!!