Say Hello to Mr. Ribbits!!!

As some of you may know, I have been wanting to get a white's tree frog as a pet for a couple of years now. Don't ask me what started this weird fascination... the point is that the time has FINALLY come! For Christmas Craig bought me a HUGE terrarium that would be perfect for any frog! I have spent the last couple of days getting it set up and ready for my new little guy. Today, we went to Petsmart and picked him out... it was love at first sight! I would like to formally introduce you all to Kermit J. Ribbits (Mr. Ribbits for short)! Isn't he cute!

Mr. Ribbits' home

Checkin' out his new home... I think he likes it!

Taking a dip in his water dish!

YV Holiday Party

Last weekend Craig and I attended a Christmas party with my coworkers. It was a lot of fun... there's nothing quite like watching your coworkers make fools of themselves.

A marshmallow race--Trying to pass marshmallows with plastic spoons

in our mouths... My team totally lost this one. Christmas cherrades... can anyone guess what Cari is?!?

THE TIME HAS COME...

THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR...



THE MOMENT ALMOST SEVEN YEARS IN THE MAKING...



CRAIG AND I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE...



WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!!!

Yes, you heard me right... Craig finally decided to man-up and get down on one knee! He fixed me dinner at his house (nothing out of the ordinary). He prepared an amazing Szechuan stir fry. After dinner he pulled out a giant fortune cookie. Inside the cookie was the ring! Needless to say I was very surprised. We haven't really worked out many details yet. We'll keep you all posted!



P.S. We thought you all might get a kick out of the sound effects... you can thank Craig for that!

Tis the Season!

Craig and I decided to kick off our Christmas season by visiting the house and grounds of Allandale Mansion (Kingsport's "White House"). This estate was once a 500 acre farm that raised championship Black Angus cows and Tennessee Walking horses. The tour featured a dozen beautifully decorated Christmas trees, an antique toy collection, and cookies and wassail!

Following our tour of Allandale Mansion, Craig and I went to Fall Branch Christmas Tree Farm to try to find the perfect tree. We had a lot of fun and ended up taking home a leyland cypress!

Once we got the tree home it was time for the fun part! It's amazing how much a Christmas tree can make a place feel like home!

Reasons to be Thankful!

When you take time to really look at the world around you it's not hard to find reasons to be thankful. Unfortunately, many of us only take the time to think about this once a year. This year Craig and I went home to Clover for Thanksgiving. We were both blessed to spend time with wonderful family and friends for whom I am truly thankful! Although I didn't want to leave, it is nice to be back in Tennessee... day by day it's starting to feel a little more like home.

Weekend Warriors Part IV

This weekend Craig and I finally cleaned up the back room of his house. This room was originally a carport, but the previous owners enclosed it making a bonus room. So far, Craig has pretty much been using it as his workshop/garage area. This project took us two whole days. Believe it or not the "before" picture was taken at the beginning of day two... so just imagine how bad it must have been on the beginning of day one! Anyway, now we've got a perfect place to work on all of our fixer' upper' projects!

BEFORE

AFTER

I Guess It's My Turn

I got TAGGED!

Tagged
I am: a Caroling girl living in Tennessee.
I want: to make a difference.
I have: the same birthmark as my mother.
I wish: that social workers really did have magic wands.
I hate: when people mispronounce or misspell my name.
I miss: the good times I had in Columbia.
I hear: nothing... it's so quiet in Kingsport.
I wonder: how long Craig is going to continue to play games.
I regret: not visiting my uncle in the hospital before he died.
I am not: a vegetarian... no matter how many times people say that I am!
I dance: eventough I'm really bad at it.
I sing: to myself in the car... ALWAYS!
I cry: very rarely.
I am not always: the bitch, but sometimes I have to be.
I make with my hands: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
I write: in print... never cursive.
I confuse: my left with my right.
I need: to make myself a priority.
I should: try not to interrupt Craig as much.
I start: talking in a STRONG souther accent when I drink... so I've been told!
I finish: a gallon of milk in 3 days.

I was tagged by Holly; I don't know who's left to tag.