February Fun at Nana's!

The pups have had a great weekend playing at their Nana's house before Chris, Ashley and Jake and Ashton move to San Diego. Here are some pics of their fave things- chewy sticks (thanks Grandma and Grandpa!) and chasing each other...and some of Jake and Ashton playing their ps2:)

Seriously. Where do the days go?

I can't believe it has already been over a month since I have posted anything.

I guess we have been busy with the new furbabies- who we named Carter and Cash. They are the cutest little things. We picked them up on December 16th. Michael's 33rd Birthday was the 15th and we went to Provino's for his free birthday dinner with some of his closest friends. Then, the next night we got our babies.

We took them to the vet the next day because the breeder told us the other litter's owners told him their pup had worms. Well ours got a clean bill of health and Carter(the big sister) weighed 2.8lbs and Cash was 2.3lbs. We took them for their booster shots yesterday and they had each gained about a pound. They are very sore on their little shoulders and squeal really loud if you touch or if they roll over on it:(
So, we had them for about a week and the Christmas madness began.

We visited the Swanson's in Tullahoma on the 23rd to see thier new baby Reif- soo cute and tiny and also got to hang out with the Fogartys.

Then, on Christmas Eve, we went to Murfreesboro to my moms to drop off the pups, went to Nashville to see my adopted mom, Danna and Sarah, my best friend since 2nd grade and visited and ate with the families. Then, went to Red Lobster with Sally, Michael, and Melissa, a Christmas eve tradition for like 10 yrs now. Finally, we went to my Dad's to hang out for a little while.
On Christmas morning, we drove to McMinnville to my cousin Kori and her husband Lucas's new home for all my mom's side to celebrate. Then we came back to Mom's then I got to go pick up Izabella and go see all my Dad's family at his mom's house in Smyrna. It was so busy and hectic but so great to see all the family.
The next morning, we got up early and drove up to Jeffersonville, IN(near Louisville, KY) to see Michaels sister and her kids and his parents. We played twister and the boys got to go pick out their own gifts from ToysRUs.
On the 27th we packed the furbabies up again and drove back to Chattanooga to go to Beth and Brian's Bar Shower. It was so much fun and the great end to a very hectic couple of days.
For New Years, we had a few couples over to eat drink and play guitar hero and hang out with the puppies. The next morning Michael left to travel to New Orleans to watch Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. I spent a few days at home with my babies and trying to get some chores done.
This week, I started working at in Ooltewah at Tedford Family Dentistry Wed- Fri, (along with still working in Soddy Daisy Mon-Tues).

The new office had their open house on Thursday night and I brought the furbabies and they were a BIG hit:) I am so mad that I forgot to take pictures of it. We had so many friends come by and see us. It was nice.
Well, I think that catches me up on the past month of missed posts and I guess I should make a resolution to post more frequently. I will do my best. Below are some recent photos.
Happy 2009!

Puppies!!! Help us name them!

So, I have been wanting a dog for FOREVER now.

I always had dogs growing up and now that we finally have a place of our own, I REALLY wanted a little furbaby.

We have been looking at adopting, rescuing, buying and just had bad timing or whatever.

Well, yesterday when we were looking through the paper we saw 2 ads for maltese- thats what Michael wanted (I wanted Cavalier King Charles but they are expensive and shed appearently...) but then he googled a maltipoo and we found a guy in Cleveland. The picture on his website was so cute. They looked fake, like stuffed animals. So, we went 'just to look' and we saw the cute little guys thats pics were on the internet- ready to go- 3 little white and tan puffs ball. So I played with them and we talked with the breeder Gregg- really nice guy. I was really focused on the puppies so I have no clue what Gregg really said I just know I heard him talk and every once and a while I would respond.

In a seperate kennel were 2 little darker puff balls and Gregg said they were not ready yet even though they were a little bit bigger. They were a brother and sister and the only two in the litter. They are so cute! and according to Gregg the girl is spunky(she has a white paw) and the boy is a little more lazy. They chewed my finger and snuggled with me a little. So, Michael, who does nothing 'half way' says thats what he wants- both of them! We put our deposit down and we will be able to visit this week and take them home nest week! YAY!

We can't wait to bring them home he said sometime the week of December 15th(Michael's birthday!)

Help us find some cute names for them. So far we like Carter and Cash and Martini and Rossi...what do you think?

Thankful for my family.

Last Sunday, the 23rd, Michael and I drove to McMinnville to have a big meal with everybody on my mom's side. I am so sad I didn't take a picture- I left my camera in my purse!

Then on Tuesday, Michael's mom hosted Grandma and Grandpa, his Uncle Billy, Aunt Christina and girls Sammi and Amanda, his sister Ashley, her husband Chris and their boys Jake and Ashton all came and stayed until Sunday! We ate everything you can think of! They cooked something new everyday!

On Thursday, my mom and brother DJ came up to eat a great meal with deep fried turkeys(yes, 2!) a country ham and a sugar ham and tons of delish fixins with the rest of the crew.

I was full and lazy and watched the Macy's parade and did a little shopping(and lots of left overeating) on Friday. AND I tried on my first wedding gown!(probably not the best time to try on a dress when you've done nothing but eat for a week- but I'm still very excited about it- more about that later).

Then, on Saturday I drove to see my dad and had ANOTHER delicious feast at his house. I also got to see sweet Izabella(and she brushed her teeth for her DanDan). And she blew kisses:)

I drove back to Chattanooga Saturday night just in time to make Snowman soup(hot chocolate) and bake some Gingerbread cookies with all the kiddos.

I am so thankful for everyone and I loved all the yummy food and I especially loved getting to see my family!

New York, New York

Last Thursday through Sunday Michael and I were in New York City.

It was my second time there and we got to do and see alot of cool stuff. Michael had an ortho convention at the Grand Hyatt which was a super nice and convenient place-Grand Central Terminal. The first night we went all out and got tickets to our first Broadway show- Wicked. It was awesome. We had great seats and the play and music was beautiful.

The next morning I stood in line to see Regis and Kelly but didn't get in. I did get to see Regis and say 'Hi' though! Then I went to the Today Show and watched them film and while standing there I met a really nice couple from Louisiana that gave

me their extra tickets to watch Conan O'Brien show. Then, I met Lester from the Today's Show! After that, Missy and I did alot of shopping and saw the Rockefeller Christmas tree get set into place. They will decorate and then light it on Dec 4th.

The next day while Michael and Will in classes Missy and I went to the Bodies exhibit and shopped some more, then we all went to Carnegie Deli and were full for the rest of the day.

We did so much walking and eating and I loved watching the THRONGS of people. We saw the Lord and Taylor christmas windows and the lights of Times Square. My feet have never been

so tired that early in the day! But there was sooo

much to do I couldn't sit still for long.

On Sunday, Michael and I went to the American Museum of Natural History and saw many amazing artifacts. We had such a great time, there are still so many things I want to see and do there...I guess we will have to plan another trip....

Busy Busy...

Thursday, before I went to do some holiday shopping at the Shoppes' in Riverview Open House, I went by Michael's new office and snapped some pictures. One from the parking lot, one from the front door and one from the front of the patient treatment bay.
They are still tidying and decorating and organizing but it looks great. Michael has been VERY busy trying to get everything perfect and I think the place looks AMAZING!
Friday, we had a great time with some friends and today I got my hair cut and went to a babyshower while Michael ordered our blinds -that has been a long ordeal but I am so happy that we will soon have beautiful blinds!

Going through changes

So, I decided to start a blog after reading some of my friends that have one.

Many things are changing in my life that I felt now would be a great time to capture them so we can look back and see what we've accomplished.





To catch you up, I am a dental hygienist in the Chattanooga area and I recently got engaged to my boyfriend of 3 and 1/2 yrs! We also closed on a house Oct 17th (ten days after he proposed) and today is the first full day at his brand new office in Ooltewah---shout out to Aspire Orthodontics!! Michael is an orthodontist and we met while in school in Memphis. He is my best friend and I am so glad at the end of the day to go to our home.

Fall has been such a fun time and it has really flown by.

We travelled up to Knoxville to watch the Vols get beat by the Gators, we visited Auburn and watched UT lose there. We took our fall break to Cancun (where we got engaged) and watched the economy plummet in spanish(just kidding- they had Headline News:). We moved into our new house and cleaned up our old apartments. We carved pumpkins and handed out candy to lots of trick or treaters. We watched Phil get fired and Obama get elected.

There is so much going on! I am excited to start this chapter in my life and look forward to recording it all here.

I'll keep you posted on what's next!