So much for a photo a day! ;)

HA!

I cant even keep up with one photo a day!! LOL

So, here are two, to make up for missing yesterday. I didnt even think about blogging a pic yesterday. OH WELL....

So this is the view from Stillhouse Hollow Lake Dam. You can drive across the dam. I was absolutely amazed at the beautiful blue water! And the clouds in the sky are like marshmallow puffs :) I just love this pic!





This is a flower in San Antonio on the Riverwalk. Forgive me for not knowing what kind, I just take pictures! LOL I actually have this as my background image on my computer :) In this photo a day, you will notice that I take LOTS of pictures of nature. Whether it be flowers, trees, sunsets, landscapes. I like taking pics of stuff that stay still! ;) I will post pics of the nieces and nephew though, they are my babies! Enjoy!

The First of "A-Photo-a-day"

So, I've decided to start a "A-Photo-a-day" blog. We'll see how long it lasts, but I've taken step one.
This is Rigsby a few days after his second surgery on his leg, back in April 2009. He was in MUCH need of a real haircut. We could only trim around his eyes for about 4 months before this was taken. He still didnt get a real grooming until 2 months after this!! Today he is all better, but that will be a picture for another day. :) Wish me luck on posting "A-Photo-a-day"!!

Crazy 8s

So, now I'm stealing this from Him, Me, and Our Three. I dont know how to make a link to her blog. :/ Honestly, I'm pretty sure, she's the only person that reads this anyway!

Here goes though.

Eight things I'm looking forward to:
1. The beach, July 4th weekend.
2. Exploring more of Texas. So far, so good :)
3. The Pearsons coming back to TX!
4. Visitors from SC! July 18th-ish, we will have our first ones!
5. Going home to SC. I miss my babies, Brady-boo and Gracie-poo.
6. The next PCS move. We're in TX for about 3 yrs, but in the Army for the long haul, most likely!
7. Being a mommy, one day.
8. Rigsby being a normal, free dog, after all his surgeries!

Eight things I did yesterday:
1. Went to work.
2. Ate grilled shrimp, cooked by Kyle. Yummers!
3. Had coffee with Kyle.
4. Held my tongue when a co-worker said stupid stuff to me.
5. Showered. (I'm struggling on 8 things I did!!)
6. Paid bills.
7. Ate a Poptart.
8. Stood on my feet, all day...

Eight things I wish I could do:
1. Get disciplined with working out.
2. Be debt free.
3. Guarantee that Kyle wont deploy again...
4. Pay for our families to visit us, b/c most cant really afford it.
5. Fly
6. Have a vacation home
7. Not worry
8. Get finished with the cross stitching project. So much more to do!

Eight shows I watch:
1. Wipeout!
2. Jon & Kate, Plus 8
3. Little Couple
4. What not to Wear
5. Mythbusters
6. Dirty Jobs
7. Criminal minds
8. Numbers

Eight Favorite Fruits:
1. Strawberry
2. Grapes
3. Kiwi
4. Watermelon
5. Pineapple
6. Apples
7. Pears
8. Nectarine

Eight Places I'd like to Travel:
1. Ireland
2. Italy
3. Bahamas
4. Alaska
5. France
6. Spain
7. Niagra Falls
8. Grand Canyon

Eight Places I've lived:
1. Chesnee, SC
2. Fayetteville, NC
3. Quincy, MA
4. Hinesville, GA
5. Boiling Springs, SC
6. Killeen, TX
7.
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I'm not going to tag 8 people, because I dont have 8 blogger friends! HA

Jamie, enjoy! LOL

So, since we've moved to Texas, I've noticed things that SC does/doesnt have that TX doesnt/does have. Let me elaborate.

Sidewalks. Where we live now, there are sidewalks on EVERY street. Back in SC, theres on sidewalks in the city limits, pretty much. The neighborhoods here are quite large, or the ones I've been in, but still. Lots of sidewalks. I love that about TX.

Gutters. The majority of houses here dont have gutters. That's strange to me. I guess though, it doesnt rain quite as much here as it does back home. So gutters would be kinda pointless. BUT, when it does rain, it downpours, and we have a waterfall DIRECTLY in front of our front door. Sucks to be the one parking out of the garage on those days. (usually kyle)

Packed out restaurants. Apparently, nobody cooks at home around here. EVERYDAY of the week, all the local restaurants are packed! We try to go on like Tuesdays or Wednesdays... and we still wait.

Mulch. In SC, most yards are landscaped with mulch. In TX, most yards have rocks. In SC, there are mulch mounds all over so that you can buy it in bulk. Here, you have to buy the little bags from Lowes.

Access roads. Kinda like a frontage road in SC. I dont know, its just different. If you miss an exit it seems like forever before you can get turned around to go back.

TX shaped stones. Texans are proud. For instance, my friend Jamie has a Texas shaped stone, with her house number on it. And she has Texas shaped stones in her flower bed.

Recycling service. Here in Killeen, we have a curbside recycling service. As far as I know in SC, there's trash service, but no recycling services. I like the recycling service. I guess that comes with population too.

Tall trees. I miss tall trees. I miss big ole oak trees, and magnolia trees. and pine trees. Trees dont grow any taller than a 2 story building, if that.

For now, that's all I can think of. The longer we're here, I'm sure more things will be brought to my attention.

Jamie, I blogged! Arent you proud? ;) MIss you!!

Until another day................

Forever...

So, I never blog. I dont even know if people read these, or if I have it set for people to read! Either way, its been a long while. 3.5 months actually. We are officially in Texas now. Kyle has started work and I'm currently looking for a job. Rigsby has had a rough couple months. He broke his leg and had two surgeries to fix it! To be a free dog, he definitely has been anything but free in the last 3 months! Now he is healing pretty good, with his steel plate in his leg. We stayed with our friend Jamie and her kiddos for the first week or so that we were here. Then we found are little house. :) Its nice, except for the street noise. But, not too bad. We are trying to get our house rented back home in SC. Hopefully we will have some luck with that really soon! A mortgage and rent is proving to be NO FUN!! ;) We have been to Austin and a couple nature trails around. Pretty fun so far :) Hopefully I'll continue this! LOL

Haha... Jamie, no, I never blog. But I just read yours, so I thought I'd do this for you ;)
I havent blogged since November 11th, last year... so, 2 months later...
Kyle is HOME! He arrived December 10th and we have very much enjoyed having him back! Rigsby has warmed up to him quite a bit and I think he likes Kyle better. Oh well. :) Kyle has been "on leave" for about 3 weeks now, and all we've done is eat, sleep and drive to eat. We had a great Christmas and New Year celebrations. ALOT of visiting and eating! We are starting to really get excited about moving to TX. I'm very anxious to get out there and find a place to live! I just helped my friend Jamie drive to SC from TX a few weeks ago, and we are headed back in a couple weeks. Hopefully Kyle can join us for the trip back and we'll get to look at houses/apartments. Lots of stuff going on.
Beginning next week, Kyle and I will be making the trip back and forth from SC to GA. He is still "stationed" in GA, and I dont really have anything keeping me in SC, so GA here we come! We'll be there during the week and home on the weekends. It will be alot of driving, but I cant just stay home while he's in GA. Especially since he's been gone for 14 months! :)
Jamie, I will try to do better, but I think we both know it probably wont happen! hahahaha

i suck at this LOL

I really suck at staying on this blogging stuff.... i feel like life is so boring, so why tell the world about it! LOL.

I subbed at the local elementary school today. this is only the second time i've subbed EVER. it went well. especially since i subbed for my sister-in-law's 4th grade class. HA, everyone was present today, all 23 of them! it was an interesting day. they were chatterboxes! and tattletales, but what child isnt... I'm still unsure if teaching is REALLY what i want to do. today, i didnt really teach them... i just babysat. LOL. hopefully i can figure this out SOON!

i dont have much longer until my hubby returns from his 13 month adventure. ;) about 3.5 weeks, maybe 4... CANNOT WAIT!!! Hopefully we can go on a short vacay to Gatlinburg or somewhere. or maybe even up to Boston! that would be fun! :) maybe even go skiing...

what else what else...

we still dont know what we are going to do about the house here in SC. i'm sure the Lord will provide and we'll figure it out, but waiting to see what happens is no fun.... we have to have faith though.

My nephew turned one last week! he is the love of my life and i dont know what i'd do without him. he's such a ham! he's been sick the last couple days (hints why i substituted for my sis-in-law) but is feeling better today. :)

Rigs had a haircut last week... and he turned one too!! ;)

i guess thats all for now.