Guess what we did

We bought a house! Here is the first of many BEFORE pictures. The Lord blessed us tremendously and gave us most of what we had been waiting for for so long to find in a house. It is a foreclosure, which we had never really planned to buy, but we fell in love with this place and with its potential. Bob and I both joked that of course with the nature of our jobs (him being a counselor and me being a teacher) that we would find a place that we desired to blossom.

The structure of this house is good and while it is very photogenic, it needs a ton of work. It has not been lived in for almost a year and needs nearly everything replaced. We are extremely excited about doing the work together and ourselves and making this into our home. We are truly gifted because as I mentioned before we are living with a couple from church and so we have all the flexibility and freedom to take as long as we want to in fixing it up. There will be many more pictures to come, it was just taking forever to upload. Thank you for all of you who continued to listen to our saga of emotions over this place and all that it involved (and who will continue to do so).

Family: With both of our birthdays and Christmas coming up, if you desire to get us a gift, all we really need/want are gift cards to Home Depot! (I never thought I would say that). Bob of course will use it for tools and manly things, and I will use it for things that a man might deem "unnecessary", like good-looking door handles and hinges, fans that match the house and don't have gold on them, etc.

We virtually welcome you to our new home!

Friends and cupcakes

Since moving, we have been just far enough from our friends that we don't get to see them very often. So Saturday, we planned ahead and got together for dinner. Kelly suggested a place in downtown Roswell, which is a quaint little place with fun restaurants, live music, and lots of people out for the evening. It reminds me a lot of downtown Orange, where we used to live. Bob and I live a lot closer to downtown Roswell now and will probably frequent it for date nights. The shop Kelly took us to is known for their bakery and fun drinks, but they had delicious sandwiches and salads to. I had been craving a cupcake for weeks, so I was so excited when she told us we were going here. The decorations inside were girly and fun (the boys didn't mind too much) and our waiter was absolutely hilarious.

He ended up bringing me a bib because I told him the mark of a good sandwich is that the sauce that is on it starts to drip down your arms (note: Ruby's club with ranch is the BEST for this!). Anyway, we had a lot of fun and here are some pics: Kelly and I were the only ones who ordered cupcakes out of the 8 of us that were there, which was so sad to me. For those of you that know me, I am a sharer (or a sharee) and I love tasting everything. So only two cupcakes means only two tastes. Kelly got the chocolate chip cookie dough one and I got the lemon one. They were delish, but not worth the $4 that they cost. Seriously, $4 for a cupcake?

Before:
After:

A long day

Yesterday was a long day. Bob has been working so hard on working out the details of the foreclosure we are trying to buy. We have had a little taste of how the government is run (or lack thereof) in dealing with this and there is so much paperwork and a lot of glitches along the way. I am working two jobs right now hard core, trying to finish up on this UTQ project and teach two days a week. Needless to say, we need breaks. Lots of them.

Enter Walt. Walt and Sandra are the couple that we live with and they are constantly blessing us. It has been a pleasure to just be able to rest in their home and for Bob to be closer to work. Walt had the BRILLIANT suggestion that we go for a night ride in their pontoon (spelling?) boat. We cruised on over to the lake in his convertible, with the top down of course, stopped to pick up something to grill and were off. Here is the captain below:
I was calling Bob his co-captain, but I quickly got made fun of, and told that co-captains are for football, and first mates are for boating. Right. Here is the first mate:

The night sky. We missed the sunset because we got there a little late, but it didn't detract from the beauty at all. It was so serene out there and you immediately felt a peace and sense of God's presence. We drove around a tad, then anchored and ate, enjoying the setting. No one else was out on the lake. Time slowed down for the first moment all day.

My love.

More pictures of the shower

Here are some more pictures from Misty's shower. Misty lives in a house with three other girls, one who just bought and renovated this house. It was fun for me to see all the little details that went into it. It is also fun for me to stay there for the night because it has been SO LONG since I have lived with girls. It is nice to go back to that for a little, but I have always found it easier living with a man--Bob in particular, I guess.

Since I have moved here, I have also been able to see my auntie more. She lives in Arkansas, but we get to meet up with each other at Misty's house sometimes. It has been fun for me to have girly time when we are together. I wish my mom was closer so it could be the four of us. Sometimes my aunt reminds me of my mom, though, it is uncanny. I appreciate her because she can talk so openly about the past and about things pertaining to women. I bring a lot of questions to her, and she is always bold to answer.

Here are some of the girls left over at the end of the shower. There were a lot more to start with, but we didn't think of picture taking until later.

Here is most of the lovely spread. The food was so delicious and her roommates were so thoughtful to put this altogether for her.

Misty's bridal shower

One of my FAVORITE things about moving out to Atlanta is that I get to be closer to my cousin. Misty and I are 3 months apart exactly and got to see each other about once a year growing up. Now, since she lives in Charlotte we are only about 4 hours away and I get to see her every couple of months! I have also had the privilige of getting to know her boyfriend turned fiance. Things change so much when a girl meets her man and I am glad that I have gotten to be a part of it.

I went to Charlotte this weekend for Misty's shower and got to spend time with her and my auntie who came out from Arkansas as well. I love some girl family time. It was a blessing and I can't wait to celebrate Jared and Misty's marriage in October!