Long Overdue

So.. its been about a month since my last posting. I sort of forgot that I was even doing this whole thing.. isnt that sad?! I guess there has just been lots of other things on my mind. Not only have we been traveling over the past month, but we've also had company here. AND I've been interviewing for new jobs.

So where do I start? Hog Day, I guess. It was a lot of fun! Really really hot.. but fun. Was definitely nice to have all of the family together. And then Sunday, before heading back to GA, we stopped in Salisbury for a couple hours and swam in the pool for a bit. We didnt get back until late Sunday night, but getting to swim and see my family for a few made it worth while!

The next weekend (end of June), we just stayed in town. And Thomas and I actually planted a garden in our backyard :) I have a flower bed next to the house that I wasnt quite sure what to do with so I decided it would be a good spot for some veggies. Not to mention that my crazy hanging tomato plant is right above the same area. We ended up with a few sweet potato plants, bell peppers, okra, and cucumbers. And so far so good.. everything seems to be coming up nicely. And the bunnies havent managed to ruin it (we've got a serious case of bunnies in our neighborhood). We fenced it in right away to avoid any issues :)

This past week, Mary came to visit me during the week. I had a few extra days off before the 4th, so she came into town while I had some time off. It was a good couple of days! We went out to dinner with a friend of mine. And we went to see Eclipse on Thursday morning. Yes.. I said morning. A 10:10am showing. AND we were wearing our matching twilight t-shirts. I know.. we're awesome :) Later in the afternoon, I had a second interview with a family, so Mary went with me to that and just kind of shopped around until I was finished (the family and I met at an outdoor shopping area).
Mary left Friday morning.. so I spent most of Friday cleaning because Meredith and Ben came into town on Friday night for the weekend. It was a quick turnaround! We had a good long weekend. A couple trips to the pool.. drinking.. grilling out.. and then we went to the Braves game on Sunday for fireworks. And they were awesome!

Other than that, we've just kind of been re-cooperating and getting back into the swing of things. Takes a few days to readjust to a work schedule.. especially myself since I had 5 days off.

We're getting very excited about Alaska!! We actually leave TWO WEEKS from today which is crazy. I think its gonna be a really good trip. I cant wait to see all the relatives. And we've worked out a plan with some friends of ours to keep the dogs. They are going to come house sit for the 10 days.. so I am much more relaxed and know I wont have to worry about poor Harley boy while we're gone. He has been doing much better though. Hardly any accidents and its been weeks. Thank GOD.

I guess that's it for now. Time to go relax a little.. its been a bit of a stressful day. Chase managed to tip his high chair over today.. while he was still attached. So it was pretty traumatic for both of us to say the least. Just now regaining my composure.

Hopefully everyone had a good 4th! More to come soon-

Cate