Wednesday, September 26, 2007

We caught fish




This weekend I was lucky enough to go Marlin fishing with Barret, his parents, Caroline and Robert. We logged quite a few animals in our nature book...dolphin, the other kind of dolphin, sea turtles and 3 whales!!! How cool is that! No Marlin, but a beautiful wonderful day with great people all around. Here are some pics! I think it is safe to say C-line and Hobert were sleepy by the end of the day.

You bark it's your birthday!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBEY!

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Just a little Patience


When you date a doctor you live a healthy life. When you date a dentist you have the best teeth in town. When you date a lawyer you stay out of trouble. When you date a General Contractor you live your life in sawdust. When we first moved into our house I remember Barret saying...this is great...the house barely needs any work. HA...I laugh in the face of that comment. We started out with plaster man Charlie who took care of all the cracks in the plaster and painting. (This is the dustiest of all dusty jobs) Honestly Barret and I could have done the painting...and we gave it our best shot...but seriously we almost broke up a couple of times because of that damn paintbrush. So for the sake of our relationship Barret and I decided Charlie was better at painting then we are. Then there was the hole in the roof. Which wasn't bad...we just didn't know it was there until our ceiling started to bubble. Cracks and the holes in the wall is all the house gave us a problem with and god bless it for that...because Barret gets going on a roll. "Its all about resale value Mary." We started out the summer with the new fence and patio which I love and adore and spent a lot of time on this summer. In fact at the last girls night we figured out it makes a great catwalk! Then we saw the front porch come off and it is still in the fixings, but looks ah-ma-zing. But this my friends is what I have been waiting for all summer long and talk about PATIENCE. It was all worth it! When we first got the house there was this ugly ass fireplace in the living room. It was brick and ugly and on top of it all it did not work...not even as a gas fireplace. Nothing. It was stupid and I hated it. The only thing it was good for was my nutcracker collection. The idea came around that built in bookcases would really be nice. We don't have much storage so maybe some cabinets too? I had no idea that this is what I was getting. One of the guys at Barret's office builds things on the side? I don't really know what he does but all I know is that Barret showed him the wall, told him sort of what we wanted and this is what arrived at my house yesterday. And oh yeah...the big black abyss is where the new TV is going...HELLO STEELERS! So if you have been to my house think about when you walk in the front door (well if you can b/c for a while we had no porch) anyway...walk in the front door, turn your head to the left and bam...hello gorgeous! So I will take being a general contractors girlfriend any day...unless maybe David Beckham dumps Posh...then it is fair game :)

Friday, September 7, 2007

Yeah Dogs!


Way to go BECCA whose team has now WON two games!!!!!!!!!!!

Things!





Well first of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA! (yesterday) and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KATIE AND DAVID (again yesterday)!!! And HAPPY NEW BABY to Sherrie (last week)!!! And HAPPY WEDDING TO LAURA AND JOHN!!!! I have been busy...sorry :) It has been an eventful couple of weeks. I spent three weekends in the Northern Neck...the greatest place in the world. One weekend I saw the new dorms at SMS which are amazing and have walk in closets...I mean really!?!?! Then Geoff took me on a trip up Catpoint Creek, while testing out the new motor and putting up stakes for duck blinds. Anne and I were bridesmaids at Laura's wedding where we got to catch up with old friends while we danced the night away in the 100 degree Virginia Heat. Laura look beautiful and was so very relaxed. It was perfect! Then Labor Day weekend I played with my nephew all weekend long! He really is the sweetest thing ever. We have a special little bond...well I thought we did...until I heard that an hour after I left on Monday he took his first steps. I think I would have been okay with this if it was to mommy or daddy or even his dear Ganny. But no...it was to cousin Lawrence. :) Of course it was also the opening day of Dove Season, Geoffs favorite day...well it used to be at least. Weekends with my family are some of my favorite. There has been a lot going on with my Grandpolly not doing well and this is when we all count on each other to be there through thick and thin. My favorite times are piling around at the cottage to watch a Steelers Football game that is playing on the east coast at 1am, or maybe it is recorded, rain delay and all. Anyway it is these times that I love and will cherish forever. Ok enough mushy stuff...here is something kind of comical, I think. Sweet little baby Tayloe and his mother are coming to stay with me tonight. I do not have kids, therefore I have no baby stuff at all. I called Barret's mom. She has three grandchildren, I knew somewhere there had to be a crib. There was, yay! Thanks Maureen!! Anyway, yesterday Barret stopped by his mom's house to pick it up, threw it in the back on the truck and was on his way. Now I must tell you there is never anyone in the alley or in the backyard when I get home. But of course today as Barret is unloading a baby crib the whole neighborhood was watching. Not only was there a crib that could have been hidden because it was in a bag, (except for the Fisherprice crib written on the outside that Barret displayed), but there was a tiny mattress also that I carried in to the house. I had to laugh a little because the two of us moved so fast so no one would realize what we were carrying into the house, but I am convinced the whole neighborhood thinks that I am preggers. I am sure I will have some more pics of little T, but you can also read my sister's blog http://www.emeryblaby.blogspot.com/

So I hope everyone is well and enjoying what is left of summer.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

I mean...

Do I have the cutest nephew or what?!?!?!?!