2nd Anniversary and new car

Yesterday was our 2nd anniversary. It is hard to believe that 2 years has already passed. So much has changed in those 2 years, yet watching our wedding video last night it seemed like we got married just a few days ago.
We spent most of yesterday either in class or at work. Matt had an 8 am class and then went with me (isn't he a good husband) to babysit. At 12 he went to work and I got a few things done like going to bank and then off to class at 1. The great thing what that while we both had to be in class at 2:30 we at least got to be in the same class. After class we went to dinner at the same Japanese steak house we went to last year and then off to look at some cars to replace ours. Then we went to our favorite little coffee shop in Lexington. Finally, we headed home and watched our wedding video. It was so much fun.
After we took the car to the adjuster to be appraised we were informed that our car was totaled. Yep, totaled! We have been diligently looking, but just have not decided on a car, but will hopefully make a decision sometime this weekend. Any suggestions?
Anyway, here are some pictures of the 2nd anniversary events:

Dinner at Azuka Japanese Hibachi Grill

Matt excited about Dinner!

Our presents to each other. I gave Matt 2 t-shirts that he has been asking for. One has a dinosaur from one of his favorite webcomics and yes the dino is flying through the air holding a bunch of balloons. The second t-shirt has the phrase "feelings are boring, kissing is awesome". I know it is completely inappropriate for the soon to be counselor and soon to be campus minister, but you have to admit it is kinda funny. Matt gave me an ipod and armband that is also my birthday present. I love it and hope it gets me motivated to go walking and get in shape!

Here is a close up of the t-shirt.

It was an amazing anniversary and I can't wait for the next 80 anniversaries!

And the semester begins!

So let's go back a bit first to the end of July/beginning of Aug. Matt's Great Grandmother, Mamaw Stout, turned 100! Her birthday was July 30th and then her party was Aug 2nd. Here are some pictures of the party.The great grand children that attended

the grand children and great grandchildren that attended.
everyone with Mamaw


Next we move onto the wreck. On Monday evening (Labor Day) Matt and I were on our way back from TN and a lady hit us. We were sitting patiently at a red light for 30 seconds after getting off the interstate and a lady was not paying attention and rear-ended us. All I can say is I am so glad she veered off and tried to miss us of that would have been even worse. We are all ok, but Peggy is not as you can see below!

Here is the new lamp that we will be using to put together our puzzles. Our livingroom is also much brighter and we like it.

Here is our final puzzle for a while. We are going to get settled into school and then start on some more. Notice that it is a picture of the Kentucky Derby.
Also, classes stared back yesterday. Matt and I have a class together, which I think will be good. We also have one other class each that meets once a week and then we both have a class that meets only a few times in the semester. At the moment we are not too stressed. Ok, I am not too stressed and Matt is not stressed at all which is the usual. That is it for now and I can't promise too many posts, but I will do my best for all of my 2 readers out there!

gross stuff

So on Wed afternoon we went outside and saw water covering the parking lot and it has not been raining. So we were curious as to what it was but didn't really think anything of it until Thurs morning. On Thurs morning it smelled awful! turns out the sewage was over flowing IN OUR FRONT YARD! I called over to our landlord's and by the end of the evening they had people out to work on it and as a matter of fact those nice men are still working to fix our sewage overflow but at least the smell is finally gone.
Since the sewage water was all over the ground we had to give Mags a bath. Here she is in the tub with her bone. It is the only way we can get her to stay in the tub. Our poor Maggs has been through it the last few weeks. 2 weeks ago she had a staph infection, yeast infection, urine scald (I will leave it at that), and was up to 19.4 lbs due to getting into the trash and eating some squash, watermelon, and coffee grinds. Anyway, I took her back yesterday and she lost 1.3 lbs and the staph infection is gone. Yay! Maggie has been through it since we got her, but we love her anyway!

Here is the second to last puzzle we are doing for now. We are planning to do one more and then take a break to focus on school since we start back in just 9 days.
Today we went to Boyd's Orchard for Silas's birthday! It was lots of fun to watch the kids play and in the next month or so we are going to go back hopefully and pick apples! I am really loving the Groth family even though last week Caroline got sick and I spend all Thurs morning cleaning up throw up. I didn't get sick and I love those kids so it was no big deal! So pretty much this week was spend with gross situations! All in all it was a great week and we completed one puzzle. Yeah I know we are nerds, but fun nerds, right?

yep, more puzzles

We have now done 2 more puzzles since the last post. The hardest and the easiest.


This would be the hardest!


And this is the easiest puzzle we have done.
Our anniversary is in less than a month. 2 whole years and it has just flown by. We are planning a trip to Matt's best friend, Billy's Wedding in Oct. We are going to go to New Orleans for one night and then to Houston/Galveston for 3 nights and enjoy the beach and the wedding. It will be a late anniversary vacation and we are excited. Other than puzzles and planning a trip we are working. That is it and we are happy with our boring lives!

Puzzles, flowers, curtains, Lexington Legends, and jobs

So first things first, last week was a long week and this is what I came home to. Isn't my husband wonderful?

On to other things, Matt and I have a new hobby...Puzzles. A few months ago, our friends, the Bevils, decided to start doing puzzles. Well, we decided to try it out and loved it! Since mid-May we have done 5 and are working on our 6th one. We also have 2 more to work on when we finish this one. And don't worry, I will put up pics of those also! Also, these are the hometown collection from Walmart and Target. However, if you get them at Walmart, you will get normal puzzle pieces, but if you get them from Target they come in really weird shapes. So if you are like me and like to have some continuity, then go to Walmart and spend an extra $1 per puzzle.

This was the first puzzle and took us about 2 weeks b/c we were also in the middle of finishing up the semester.

This was our 2nd puzzle of Hollywood

We forgot to take a pic of the final product, but here is the picture of the box. Also, it was the first one with crazy pieces.

This one had the weirdest pieces of all. We couldn't even tell sometimes if pieces were end pieces or not.

This one is my favorite, probably since it has a beach and lighthouse. I would love to live in one of those houses!

Next, after almost 2 years of marriage, I decided we needed curtains. Well, I had wanted curtains for over a year, but just couldn't find orange ones that I liked. So, my friend Amy and I went out on a search for orange fabric to match our accent pillow on my and Matt's bed. Well, we found it! And this morning, I make them. Below is a picture of our bed room and then a picture of the curtains. I know they are nothing special, but I am so excited that I was able to make them. Also, we may get better sleep since we can keep the sunlight out in the mornings.



Last night we got to spend the evening with our friends Matt and Amy at the Lexington Legends game. It was fun, but the Legends lost. However, we saw the game for $2.50 each, split parking at $1.50 per couple, and had 25 cent hotdogs (2 for me and 4 for Matt) coming to grand total of $8! Also we got free chick-fil-a sandwiches when we left so really it only cost us $5! ha

Lastly, Matt is now just working at the Semiary Post Office. They are going to give him 27.5 hours a week and so he is just going to work at SPO only. He will miss Tastebuds, but will be able to have a more consistent schedule and will not ever have to work 10 hours days again (hopefully). So we are excited about that. I am still looking for another 10-15 hours job. I have applied for multiple jobs at the Semiary so lets hope that works out. I will let all you faithful bloggers know soon!

New friends

So a little over a week ago, I was a little concerned that I was not going to have a job in the fall. Well...meet one of the new families I will be a nanny for in the fall, the Groth family. Silas (will be 3 in Sept) is in the top left, Madelyn (6) is in the top right, and Caroline (4 and a half as she reminds me often) is in the bottom. Today was my second day (first full day) babysitting the 3 lovely children! I am sure there will be lots more pictures and stories to come.


PS I'm sure you are all wondering how I took with picture if our camera is destroyed. Well, I took out my old camera that works about 10% of the time and was able to get this one. Hopefully, it will hold us over until we get a new camera.

July news so far

Well, I guess maybe I should post since it has been well over a month. So here is a small recap:
1. I took a class in June and will be last class of the year. Matt and I are taking it easy and just working until September.
2. We finally got to go see our families in July. It was an adventure as always.
3. This past week was my last week with Kennedy and Matthew. Very sad week for me. I have grown the really love those 2 kids and will miss seeing them 2 to 3 times a week. Here are some videos I took of the kids singing.






4. I killed our camera. While in Macon, I definitely left my purse on top of the car and then drove away. Everything was in the purse when we returned to the purse and everything was fine...until we opened the camera pouch. So for now you will not be receiving any more pictures. Hopefully we can replace the camera soon!
5. Now it is back to finding a job. There are a few babysitting jobs I am talking to people about and I have applied for a job as a staff assistant at the college. So pray that something comes soon!
6. Right now we are enjoying just spending time together when we aren't working. It has been wonderful to just work and not have school work when we get home. Soon it will be back to the books, but until then we will be enjoying just working.
7. Next weekend, we will be spending the weekend in Knoxville for Matt's greatgrandmother's 100th birthday party. Mamaw is excited to see everyone and hopefully we will be able to have a few pictures to show.
8. Right now Matt's sister, Sarah, is in Germany for Eurobrass. It is a traveling orchestra of musicians that will travel through Germany for a month doing concerts and bringing the gospel. Please pray for her and the team that they have safe travels and that they may be able to reach people through the music. Also my sister, Merry Anna, leaves on Monday for South Korea for 2 years. She will return for a break at Christmas and next summer and the following Christmas. Merry Anna will be a RA at a school for children of missionary families. So pray for safe travels for her also and strength as she makes new friends and is away from her friends and family here in the US.
So that is all that I could think of right now. Hope all my readers (you know all 2 of them) aren't dissapointed by this post. We really have boring lives at the moment and are just fine with that. Hope all of you have amazing weekends and get some rest!

PS our 2nd anniversary is in less than 2 months!!!