Watch Dog

Here's my watch dog. His favorite past time is looking out the window. He'll bark at everyone who walks by unless its Eric or I getting home. Its not only the downstairs window. I think he likes looking out Lily's room better because he can see more but she doesn't really like him in her room.

What Mom?

My Little Helper

Buster is 7 months old now and a very big pain in my butt sometimes. A few weeks ago I was putting a bookcase together and he decided I wasn't doing it quite right.

I love it when I get help. When I was nailing on the back, he decided to hold it steady by standing on if for me. Isn't he just so thoughtful...

Belden CDT 1797B

One day I was cleaning some stuff in the office and came across this.

I couldn't figure out exactly what it was so I decided to Goodsearch it. This is what I found.

• Product Description
  This item is intended for installers who understand the function and application of this product. We do not offer technical support for this product. We will honor the normal terms of the manufacturer warranty. If you would like more information on this product, please see the manufacturer's web site below.

Kind of funny how the description doesn't tell you a thing and the manufacturer's website doesn't even come up either.

Makes me want to go out and buy some. It makes me wonder how their customer service is.

Groundhog Day

Yesterday was my favorite day. It was Groundhog Day. I love the holiday because no one really knows about it or remembers it.

Ok, it is my favorite holiday but only because its my birthday. I love birthdays. Some people think they're just another day, which they are, but I think its a wonderful excuse to be selfish for a day.

Birthdays have always been the same for me throughout the years. I pick what I want to eat for my birthday dinner and I have mayonaise cake.

This is me on my first birthday...

Wasn't I cute :) And that's my sister behind me holding my cake.

This is what my cake looked like on this birthday. See any similarities?

I know Jaye knows what I'm talking about but for everyone else who may be reading this, something else that happens every year for my birthday is, my cake is always in the same pan. This pan has come to be known as the birthday cake pan. How many people can say they've had their birthday cake in the same pan for 23 years. It always makes me smile. I love it.

There's a little look into why I love my birthday!

A Year in Review

We welcomed in the New Year unlike any other year since we've been together. We stayed in last night and enjoyed a relaxing night off. We ordered pizza and I fell asleep like any other night. I was woke up by a text message bringing in the New Year. So since its a new year, I thought I would look back and see what I did in 2008.

Took a trip to the shoe tree.

Mom woke me up early one morning to see a huge tree down across the road. It was massive.

The normal dog days of summer.

I had a girl break both wrists at Journalism Camp this summer. That was a fun day...

The sun was just right for some shadow fun.

Anna had fun in her dress.


The biggest thing this year was getting married.

We went to Tennessee.

We got a puppy. His name is Buster.

He likes me.

So those were just some of the things that happened this year. 2009 brings with it many more changes and new things. I'll just have to wait and see what lies ahead.

Graduation was this past Saturday. It was a busy weekend.

I got up bright and early Saturday and put on my black cap and gown. I officially am no longer a college student. I haven't felt like one for awhile but that's besides the point. The actual commencement wasn't that bad. It went relatively quickly. The waiting before was fun because I sat in one of my usual people-watching spots and just watched everyone scurrying by.

We had a full house. Mom, Melissa, Bryant, Lily, and of course Eric and me. We did Christmas while everyone was there because we won't be able to see Melissa and Bryant on Christmas. Wrapping paper was everywhere. Dinner went off without a hitch. UK beat IU so it was a very good day. What made it funny was, Melissa and Bryant got everyone a UK shirt for Christmas. I'm used to it. It was Eric and Lily's first. We made them put them on for the game. Lily didn't understand what the big deal was. She'll learn with time.

So now I venture out into the real world. Oh wait, I'm already there. So I guess you could say its just one less thing on my plate for me to think about. I'm happy to finally be done.

Election Day

I went to vote today. I waited in line for 2 hours and I met some pretty interesting people.

There was a lady behind me that turned 92 last week and she's still driving. And a guy who just turned 90 last week and he was still driving too.

Just hearing them talk about how things have changed over their lifetime and hearing their point of view on different things. It was neat and made me miss some old people from back home.

You can learn so much from the older generation. I've always enjoyed listening to all of the stories older people have to share. Sometimes its hard to figure out which are truth and which are just stories. But that's part of the fun.