Fun with the Folks! (Some of them at least!)

We had a great weekend! My mom has gone to Fripp Island, SC for almost 2 weeks so my dad came in town to visit us this weekend. Friday night we went to our fav, Amsterdam. It was delish, of course! Saturday morning dad and Philip played golf with 2 of daddy's friends. Well....from what I hear Philip kind of played:) He's just starting to take up the game so he'll play a few holes here & there. Hopefully we'll be able to get him some lessons soon. While they were doing that, I shopped a little bit and took Charlie to get a much needed bath. Although when I went late that afternoon to pick him up, he didn't look all fluffy and clean like I thought he would. He did smell like baby powder though, so it makes me wonder if they just sprinkled him with a little of that and called it a day...oh well!

Later Saturday afternoon, Philip's parents came down for the night in hopes to help us finish draining the pool. Unfortunately, we were not successful getting the remainder of the water out of the pool but we did get to visit with his parents so that was nice. We grilled steaks & shrimp and rested!

Sunday morning dad left early so he could make it back to Greenville in time for his Sunday golf! We hit the road to Atlanta with Philip's parents to catch the last stage of the Tour de Georgia. It was a lot of fun, something I have never been to before.

By the time we got back home yesterday afternoon, we were both pooped! But it was worth it to have a great weekend with our parents (minus my mom)!
George Hincapie
Riders going out for Lap 5 of 10
Philip, me & Charlie at the finish- Charlie is having much more fun than this picture indicates!:)

Tag- I'm It!

5 Things!I have been tagged! What can I say, I'm a sucker for these things!

Five Things on My To-Do List Today:
1. Pick up dry cleaning
2. Pick up draw checks from the bank and take them to our builer- NO FUN!
3. Hopefully have lunch with my hubbie!
4. Eat Dinner with my Daddy
5. Check out the size of the hole in our kitchen ceiling from having a leak repaired- so FUN!

Five snacks I enjoy:
1. Anything chocolate!
2. Nilla Wafers & peanut butter
3. Ice Cream with dark chocolate syrup
4. Butterfingers
5. Cheese- all kinds!

Five Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Pay off all debt/invest/save
2. Travel! Travel! Travel!
3. Shop with Kea!!
4. Buy a BMW- probaby a 7 series and an X-5 so I can drive whichever I am in the mood for that day:)
5. Take Philip to the Tour de France

Five Bad Habits:
1. Worrying too much about EVERYTHING!
2. Picking split ends
3. Procrastinating in general
4. Sometimes spending money i don't really have
5. Wanting things I can't afford (see above #4)

Five Place I Have Lived:
1. Birmingham, Alabama (born and raised)
2. Sylacauga, Alabama
3. Auburn, Alabama (college)
4. Birmingham, Alabama (5 years after college)
5. Auburn, Alabama for the past 4 months!

Five Jobs I have had:
1. Pettrucelli's Italian Eatery
2. Johnny Rockets
3. Papa Joe's Pizza (NOT Papa Johns!)
4. CRC Insurance Services
5. Auburn Chamber of Commerce

Five Friends I Would Like to Tag:
1. Jennifer
2. Lauren
3. Lindsey - it is time to update your blog! :)
4. Jamie - that goes for you too Jamie! haha
5. Britney

I couldn't take it...

The orange was a little too much for me.....

Baby Pics!

Luke & Azalea

The Group!

Luke & Olivia

Me & Olivia

Fun Weekend!

We had a pretty eventful weekend! Saturday we ran a 5k sponsored by the Auburn Jr. League. Kinsey came down early and ran it with us. Even Charlie got in on the action and ran his first 5k ever! He actually did really well for a small little thing. I didn't think he make it the whole time but he surprised me!

That afternoon, we had a little Auburn Girls reunion at Jamie's house. It was so great to see everyone and the kids! We missed you Holly, Nicole & Kea!!! Unfortunately, my camera died before I could take the first picture so I'm waiting to get some from the other girls that were there. We just hung out, ate A LOT and played with the kids. Hopefully it's something that we'll be able to do every few months!

Saturday night, we babysat Luke for Jamie & Joe while they went to a dinner. He's such a good baby! We didn't get to play with him too long though....due to the day's festivities he did not get all of his naps so he was exhasuted. He didn't even make it through his bottle before he passed out!

Sunday was spent on the bathroom. I'm so glad it's done! And it looks so much better:)

Painting Party Complete!

Our painting party got postponed a few days due to a work event but I woke up early Sunday and got to work! Here are some before and after pics. We didn't really do that much but a fresh coat of paint really can make a huge difference! We also replaced the light fixture and the towel & toilet paper holders. I realize the mirrors are not hung yet, but I could only find one at our Hobby Lobby here in Auburn so I've got to get to Montgomery to get the other one. In the mean time, I pulled a mirror we already had out of the closet so we could get ready this morning!

Before....gotta love that bronze light fixture!

After.....much better!

LOUD!

Well, since the last template I picked decided to put a line through our faces, I had to change it. Please excuse the "loud" colors:) This is still a work in progress....

Painting Party!

Tonight me & Philip will be having a painting party! The master bathroom in the house we're renting is primed but wasn't ever painted. Sooo...we're going to test out a color that we've picked for the kitchen/living area at the loft and see how we like it. I will post some before & after pics once we've finished.

Typical....

This just goes to show you how spoiled Charlie really is....

Here we go!

Well, I've finnally caved in and started a blog. I have some friends that have been wanting me to start one for a while but we really haven't had much to "blog" about. So here goes nothing:

We actually had a pretty fun weekend! Friday we closed on a loft we are buying in downtown Opelika. It was very scary and fast. I'm pretty sure we promised the bank our first born child! Hopefully the loft will be done in 90-120 days so we'll probably be moving in in July! Here is a link to our picture diary. It's not much to look at right now:)

http://picasaweb.google.com/phake158/Loft

We left straight from closing and went to Atlanta to visist our friends Beth & Tyler for the weekend. Saturday we went to the Atlanta Steeplechase. It was so much fun! We did actually see some horse racing, along with some camels, people playing bag pipes & Hooter's girls giving out shots. I'll add some pictures when I get home!

So there you have it! My frist post on my first blog! The page is a work in progress, more changes coming soon!














Philip at Steeplechase enjoying his 3 favorite things....his truck, a beer and a cigar!













We actually saw horses!














The group shot- Andy, Key, Beth, Tyler, me & Philip