Oh....The Holidays!

So, I know it has been a while since I last posted...I seriously have a hard time sitting down and writing down my thoughts sometimes. Funny thing is, is that I FOR SURE have the time to do this! 


Let me catch you up on whats been going on the past couple of weeks!


1. My sister and brother-in-law have bought their first home! I'm so excited for them! Drew ( brother-in-law) received a job promotion and will be working in Arkadelphia, while my sister, Dawn will still be working in Little Rock, but she also will be starting a new job! They chose to live in Benton (same town as me) because it was smack dab in the middle of both of their jobs! I can't wait for them to move in! I lived in the same town as them in Conway when I was in undergraduate school. Actually we lived in walking distance from each other, so we got pretty close. I don't think of them as my sis and bro, but more like really good friends. Chris and I spend a lot of time with them, so to have them back in the same town is GREEEEAT!


2. I have decided to go back to school! I am so so so so so happy about my decision to further my education. i will be getting my M.S. in Early Childhood Studies with an emphasis in Early Childhood Policy and Advocacy. This is right where I need to be right now and I couldn't be happier! It will take me a little over a year to complete my degree, which works perfect because Chris will be done with his degree December 2011, and hopefully be working on a great golf course somewhere in Little Rock.


3. I'm on my third PAID vacation of the year this week! To kick it off, last Friday, Chris and I went to the Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, and Justin Moore concert here in Little Rock. It was a great show...I can see why Brad Paisley won Entertainer of the Year!

Headed to the Concert!

It was so fun!!!! And I'm so glad we sat by some good people also. It is always awful when you go to a concert and sit by annoying, drunk, people...even though I know Chris and I have been "those" people before...we try not to anymore : )

That Saturday we watched the Hogs play...WOW! What a game! I hate how Saturdays become so stressful because of College football. We watched the game with my neighbors. I love living where I live because everyone is so nice here...We are like one big community and we usually get together atleast one night of every weekend to hang out! After the game, we all loaded up in cars and headed to Denton's here in Benton! There was a band playing and the bar was open! It was fun to go out with new friends, and still run into some old friends while out!

Here we are at Dentons...Amanda (old college roommate) Sarah ( My neighbor ) and Me!

Thanksgiving is Thursday, and Me, my Mom, my Dad, Dawn, and Drew will be eating together this year! I can't wait. I love when my family is all together. It makes for a great time. Dawn and I are thinking about doing the Black Friday fiasco this year...and REALLY hope our Mom will join us!!!

Here goes nothing...

Alright, so my here I am, starting my very own blog. My sister, Dawn was pretty excited when I told her I was thinking about making one. I believe her exact words were: "It's so much better than Facebook." Ha!
So... where do I start? I guess I should say I'm a new college graduate! I graduated in May (2010) from the Unversity of Central Arkansas with a Bachelors Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. I was so excited to get out in the "real world" until I realized it had bills, and bigger issues that I had ever had to worry about when I was in college. For some reason, I thought after graduation stress would go away. Stupid me. Anyway, I will say I am very proud of how independent I have become in the past five months. I have my own place, my own dog, a great job, a weekend hobby, and my very own bills! ( :-/ )

So here is my dog, Drake. Chris and I bought Drake last August. He was such a tiny little puppy when we got him and now he weighs almost 40 pounds! He is pretty  big for a beagle, but everyone says he is a very pretty beagle at that! As sad as it sounds this keeps me company. He is such a lap dog, and can be so, so sweet!!!

Next, is my job! I am a full time nanny for a family with three children. The kids parents are both physicians at Arkansas Childrens Hospital, so they're work schedules, as you can imagine, can be very crazy at times. I love being around theses kids so much! They make me laugh every single day. I feel very blessed to have a job that doesn't feel like work. Here is Drew (4) Grace Caroline (7) and Sam (2)

Now, I must go to bed!
Tell you more tomorrow!