Sunday, June 25, 2006

Cakes




I sold my first two cakes this past week! I am very excited!!! Of course, the first one was to Sue... who said she wanted the honor of buying my first cake. The second one went to my friend, Sarah. Both cakes were caramel and very close to my grandmother's cakes. Now, only 8 more to go until I can get my Kitchenaid mixer. :)

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Walking vs. Running

So, the past two weeks, I have gotten up every morning (well, not every morning) to go for a walk/run. My brother has gotten into running, so I thought I would give it a try. I have never been the athletic sort... the most athletic I have come was dance (which I still love but rarely do anymore).

Every morning that I am going for a walk/run, I put on my TWO, yes, I said two, sports bras and my tennis shoes and I go out the door. Our street is about a half a mile long, so I walk to the end and walk back. Yesterday, I walked it in 16 minutes. Of course, I need to get it down to 15 minutes in order that I can complete the Peachtree in the amount of time to get a shirt. My brother decided that our whole family should walk (or in his case, run) the Peachtree this year. So, the whole family is training (assuming my step sister is training too).

What I have decided on these daily walk/runs is that I really don't like running. I wish I did. But it hurts... it hurts my knees and my ankles. I don't think God made running for me to enjoy... But I will continue to try to run.

Friday, June 16, 2006

Soooo tired.....

Today I went on a shopping spree with my step mom, step sister... and her boyfriend. It really makes me laugh that her boyfriend came with us. Sue and I got to the Mall of Georgia around 10:30 ish... We left around 6:45. LONG DAY! But the fun that we had!!! :) We had such fun.

So, not only am I physically tired... I am also tired of the Braves losing. yup, that's right, the stupid Braves keep losing and it's making me very sad. For those of you that don't know, my husband (and myself) is an avid Braves fan. I mean, the Braves keep losing right, and what do we do, even though we're so frustrated with them???? oh yeah, we keep on watching them. What can you do?

Friday, June 09, 2006

Wahoo!!!


My summer has "officially" started... as of 1:45 pm today. I am done with the Writing Institute. Last week, I was so excited about the classes and the ideas... about 1/3 of the way into this week, my brain got full. Yup, my brain is full. I do not want any more information on writer's workshops or reader's workshops until I get the chance to implement some of the things that I have learned. My brain... is full....

By the end of this week, I was a very bad student. I have not paid much attention to any speaker. I have read magazines and other books, while these author's have been speaking. Now, I did hear some wonderful storytellers this past week. If you have a chance to read anything or hear Carmen Deedy... YOU MUST! She is fabulous! (and a Georgian, though not by birth... Cuban by birth).

Enough about writing. You might ask, well what now? Well, I am going to eat a very small lunch and then... I am going to bathe my precious dogs. Chance is the sweetest when you bathe him. He just stands there... Sammy, on the other hand, is a nightmare. Sammy is part pug. If you know anything about pugs, you know that they do NOT like the water. Sammy does NOT like the water. Therefore, he does NOT like to be in the bath. Above is a picture of Sammy. HE's an ornery (Sp?) old dog. But definitely a cool dog... and he LOVES Chris!!!

Friday, June 02, 2006

Writing


Okay, so I am taking this writing class for this week and next week. It's actually called the Writing Institute. And let me tell you... it's fabulous! I haven't ever considered myself a writer. In fact, I hated writing papers in school. Which means, I don't like to teach writing and I especially don't like to grade papers. But this class has gotten me so inspired! That, I have actually started to write some (In a journal type thing). Well, I guess I should tell you that we HAVE to write every morning because we'll actually publish a piece at the end of next week. When I say publish, I don't mean, actually publish a book or article. I mean, take it through the "writing process."

But, I am definitely enjoying myself. :) AND, I am enjoying putting pictures on my blog. Above is a picture of one of our dogs, Chance. Chance is the dumbest dog that you will ever meet. BUT, he's also the sweetest dog. He's a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, which were bred in England to be companion dogs. And that is what he is, a companion. He LOVES people, doesn't care much for other dogs (which our other dog Sammy LOVES to play with other dogs). There are many funny things about Chance. One is that he LOVES to eat! You would think that we starve the poor dog, because every morning when he hears us up, if we don't feed him soon enough, he'll start to whine. And, when you do feed him, he will inhale the food like a vacuum cleaner. He will NOT chew his food. He also will get scared super easy, to where you have to drag him outside, or down the street.

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Honeymoon




Man, I would give anything to be back on our honeymoon. I can't remember if I said, but we went on a 7 night cruise. And let me just say that if you have never cruised before, I definitely recommend it! We went on a Royal Carribean (Explorer of the Seas, to be exact). We went to Belize, Costa Maya, Cozumel and Georgetown (Grand Cayman Islands). It was fabulous. I have to admit that I was nervous about cruising. I was afraid I would get sea sick. Let me tell you, I took one of those patches and was fine. I definitely recommend it.

So, the first picture is on the ship at sunset one night. The second one is at Sting Ray City, where we went to swim with the sting rays. Chris doesn't like this picture and would probably kill me for posting it. The last one is Chris reading on the beach in Costa Maya.

You know I thought that the beaches in Florida on the coast were beautiful. And, don't get me wrong, they are... but the beaches in Mexico... GORGEOUS! STUNNING!!! AMAZING!!!!!

Pictures



Okay, so I finally had the time to put some pictures from the wedding on the blog. And, of course, I don't have a single one of Chris AND me. So, my next post, I'll put a few from the honeymoon.

I haven't had the chance to add the pictures because our wireless is not working properly... and my photos are on my computer and the wire is hooked up to Chris's computer. Fun huh? So, I decided to just hook up the wire to mine. (I know, too much information). :) Oh, and the one where I am with a friend, that's Jen. She and I have been friends since seventh grade. She was my matron of honor and I am so thankful to have her as a friend, still... after all these years.