Summer Fun

So it's been almost a week since I last posted anything. Nothing new with me personally however as everyone knows by now my Dad had a bit of an accident. He seems to be doing as good as he can and I am hoping he'll continue to recover as quickly as he seems to be. He did lose his pinky finger but for right now that seems to be the worst of it. His foot is in pretty bad shape but seems to be doing okay . Hoping it continues to do better. Other than that unfortunate incident Michael and I were able to get out of the house twice this week and mingle with other people besides each other which was nice. On Tuesday we went to a bbq at a guy from Mike's work house. Very nice people. I got along with his wife really well which was good. Nice to have a women to talk to. Mike road a 4 wheeler for the first time and I must say I regret not going and gettig my camera because it was hilarious to watch. We hung out with them again thursdy night. They took us out to dinner at Texas Road House and then Mike went with John to a local bar while I hung out with his wife Cindy and went shopping. It was really nice to get out twice this week because I am really starting to get sick of sitting here all day alone. I want a job bad. Hopefully one will come my way soon. Lets keep our fingers crossed. It has also been unbelievably hot here this week reaching 100 a couple times. We have been going to our pool however it hasnt been very refreshing becuase the water feels like you are getting in a hot tub. I guess at least we have a pool though. Well thats all for now I am off to bed so I can try to get up early for Mike so he'snot to bored. Night Night

Fathers Day and a few apartment pictures

Hello!!! So today was fathers day and how lucky for us that my dad was able to stop in for a visit today. Although it was a short one it was nice because we were able to take him to his favorite place.... Applebees. So that was a nice visit. I also took a few new pictures of our apartment. Nothing very exciting because we still dont have anything on the walls or all the furniture I want but it's at least picked up in these. Nothing else new though tomorrow I will continue to work on and finish Laura's picture and continue the job search. Well thats all for now. Nighty Night

Almost ONE whole month

So I can't believe it, we left New York 25 days ago. CRAZY!!! Time has really gone by fast since we have been down here. Nothing very new and exciting unfortunately to post. Mike is still waiting for his company car so I can get out of the house. I have been looking for jobs but not really having any luck yet. Hopefully soon. I need something to keep me busy and put money in my pocket so I can buy things to finish our apartment. I know everyone wants new pictures posted of it so hopefully this weekend I will take some. Not a lot has changed sadly since the last ones I put up. I have been slowly working on Laura's picture. Yes I am still working on them. I finally got some color this week as well by hanging by the pool for 45 min every morning. Gonna miss that once I have to start working. I feel bad that Mike hasn't gotten to enjoy it much however his poor little white skin would probably be fried so it is probably better he hasn't had the chance. It's starting to really get hot down here and everyone keeps telling us this is nothing yet. It has been about 95 all week. Tonight Mike's car was reading a 100 inside. EWWWW!!!! Dad will be stoping by again for the third time this Sunday. I cant believe ho much we have already seen him since we have been here. Very nice that we get to see one familiar face once in awhile. Wish all of you could stop in gradually like that. Ocasionally I have missed home but not to bad thankfully. I have been just trying not to think about that otherwise I know it will bother me so we have to stay positive there. Well I'll keep you posted and hopefully have more interesting things to post after this weekend. Night y'all!!

A few more of Laura's Wedding

So here are a few more from Laura's wedding. Very slow process for me apparently.

Laura's Wedding Pictures

So who knew it could be so hard to edit wedding photographs? Not me. I feel like I have been working on these pictures forever now and have gotten no where. I took about 350 pictures at Laura's wedding and it is
taking forever to go through them all and make sure they are just the way I want them. On top of the fact that I get so into trying to do fun things to them in photoshop and that it takes forever to get past one picture. So I know a lot of you have wanted to see what I have done and while its not a lot I thought I would put up a few. My goal is tomorrow to sit and really focus on working on them because I really want to be able to send them to here and for her to actually like them. Well its not much but it's a start. I just wish now looking back that I had spoke up and asked to take a couple certain poses that I would have liked to do. But oh well the next wedding I'm at I'll just have to learn to speak up. Thats all for now. Off to bed so I can have a fresh start tomorrow working on them.

Trip to the Park and Mike's 23rd Birthday

Hello Everyone! I thought I would just give a little update on what Mike and I have been up to this last week. On Saturday June 6th we went to Spring Lake Park across the street from us. It is where the local baseball team The Gunslingers play. They have a pond that is filled with ducks and geese( at least that's what I think they were). It was crazy these birds would just let you go right up to them. I have never seen anything like it. It was really a cute plays that I wish was taken care of a little better. I definitely want to go back and take pictures with my good camera sometime. Then on Sunday June 7th Mike celebrated his 23rd birthday. Unfortunately we didn't do anything very exciting. I did make him a cake however. Not the best looking cake but it tasted okay. Monday came and it was time for Mike to go back to work. I spent the week picking things up around the house as well as trying to work on Laura's Wedding pictures. I never thought it would take me this long to go through and sort them out. Hopefully this week I will be able to get them finished so I can send them to her. Wednesday night we experienced our first big storm since we have been here and I am not going to lie I was scared.(Big shocker huh?) Nothing to bad thank god just really loud thunder and a lot of rain and CRAZY lightning. The lightning count at one point was 609 strikes. Nothing like the lightning we get back in Syracuse. This weekend we went out and bought a few more things to decorate our apartment with like some stools for the dinning room a plant for the porch, a vase for the living room and a picture for the bathroom. I will put new pictures of the inside up when I get it closer to the way I want it. This week I plan to finish Laura's pictures and start some serious job searching. Well that's all for now I guess. Off to bed so I can get up and get to work on some of those things. Night y'all!

More apartment pics

Here are some more apartment pictures.... first is our master bedroom that looks super empty right now and I cant wait to finish.Then is the Mike's bathroom. So nice to have to full baths the we can get ready at the same time and not get in each others way or hold each other up. However I know we are getting spoiled with this because you we can't be guaranteed that we will always have that luxury. Havent had a chance to put the pictures up in there yet however I did have a chance to hang up the painting Ashley did in my bathroom which is the last picture. Thanks Ash! Well thats it for now. Off to bed for me because I know Mike will be up super early and I'll be wanting to sleep in.

Our Home

Hello!!!! So I know how much all of you have wanted to see our cute little place that we have down here in Texas so I took a few pictures so you could have an idea of what it looks like. They aren't great but that is because I really didn't want to take any till I was finished decorating. However everyone is bugging me so I figured I'll put the ones I have taken up. I still need to put more things on the walls and we need to get our t.v. stand and some end tables and a night table. Ughhh so much to buy that you just forget about. It'll come together though. Hopefully I'll be able to get a job in the next couple of weeks so I can help pay for some of the things that we still need. Excuse the mess you all know how much I hate when things aren't organized and put in the perfect place.

From New York to Texas

Hello everyone!!! I made it!!!! Michael and I are now 1,342 miles away from home and I'm actually doing pretty good. For the most part I don't feel that far away from home which is a good thing. The area seems to feel in a weird way like its just a neighboring town of back home... if only that were true. We had a great trip down without getting lost. YAY!!! Our first night we stopped in Dublin, Ohio where Michael and I tried fried pickles for the first time. Day two another long day of driving ended in Nashville, Tennessee. Day three we headed to Memphis where we went to Graceland and later met up with this guy that Michael knows from school Mr. Albert Moore at Corky's BBQ for dinner and then headed off to Little Rock to stay the night. Day four we headed to our new home in Texarkana, TX. We got here and got treated to a lunch by the owner of the apartment complex. Oh that southern hospitality. Since then we have just been busy cleaning and trying to get things organized and put away. Once I get it all squared away I will put up pictures of our place. Anyways I decided I would try blogging so that everyone who is interested in what Michael and I are up to could come here and check it out. I am hoping I will be able to update it often to let y'all (lol just had to throw that in there) know what's going on.