My life never slows down!

Man, just when I think I am going to get a chance to catch my breath, I look at the schedule and it seems to have filled up on its own! Last weekend was Savannah. Savannah and I have a love/hate relationship. It used to be that every time Andrew and I went to Savannah we ended up with car trouble: flat tires, totaled cars, more flat tires, etc. Lately the city seems to have forgiven us (knocking on wood). However, there are still plenty of hate things about the trip:

1. MOST BORING DRIVE EVER! Well, maybe not ever- the drive to Wrightsville is awful, but this drive lasts longer. Without fail there is traffic south of Atlanta. Even when you get there at 8:30pm on a Sunday, you WILL be in traffic. Why? Who the hell knows. And this last weekend I drove through a monsoon. When I woke Andrew up and told him to check the weather it said "seek cover! Winds strong enough to overturn cars." By then we were already through the worst of it though and made it without flipping.

2.  WE KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE THERE. A wonderful problem, but still a problem none-the-less. I always feel like we should see everyone we know while we are down there, but then we spend too much time scheduling and running around. Lately we have been much better about this- except this past weekend.

There are more, but I do not want to be Debbie Downer, so I will move away from my Savannah loathing to my Savannah loving.

 1. BABIES! A friend of mine had a baby last June and is expecting another in October. She is probably the cutest kid ever even though she only does really cool things just after we leave. Andrew's cousin is originally from Savannah (now she lives in Chattanooga), but we run in to her baby in Savannah also since we are usually there on coinciding weekends. This baby is also super cute and Andrew is beyond obsessed.  Although this past weekend I had to laugh at Andrew's heartbreak because the baby is going through a stage where she hates men (picture crying with a mouth full of peas).

 

Baby 1 on her first birthday!

Baby 2 with the cutest bed head

Buster loves the boat!

2. PUPPIES! I. Love. Puppies. My friend's (yes, the one with the baby) family has the best dog ever. His name is Buster Brown Spot and he loves me. He is half American and half English Bulldog (I think) and awesome! I love his nub tail, brown spot, soft head, and when he gets in my lap and completely smooshes me. This is a really deep and insightful post I know...

3. THE BEACH. Who doesn't love the beach?

busy body

Once again, much has been going on in my world. Andrew and I moved into a new apt last weekend and I love it! Despite moving everything up to the third floor, our gate remotes not working, and a gas leak at midnight on Monday, I think this is the best apt we have ever lived in. And now we have a guest room- everyone had better visit! I will post pictures as soon as we stop living out of boxes and pick up a few bookcases from Ikea.


Speaking of books: I love them. I know kindles and all are the rage right now and I think they make sense if you are doing a lot of traveling, but they do not hold a candle to a real book (Note: I know I should NOT hold a candle to a real book...fire). Kindles do not have that great musty book smell. They cannot be borrowed from your friends. They cannot provide you with that oh so satisfying "crack" that you get when you open a new book.
They are easier to move up three flights of stairs though...

Long time no see

Let me start with an apology.... I have not blogged in forever, and I am sorry. I really am, but in my defense I did start a new job 2 weeks ago, and between that, graduations, packing up the apartment, and everything else, blogging has fallen off the grid.

I am thankful to have a job (and a salary and benefits) but now that I am employed there are all of these opportunities coming up that would have been great i dunno.....uh......6 months ago? Example: my parents, uncle, and brother are going to be exploring Spain, France and Portugal for the next month or so and invited me to go along. But of course the time they are going is the most inconvenient time for my new employer to be without me.
So now I have the travel bug and no solution. I am planning a trip to Savannah in a couple of weeks and hope to hit the beach at some point this summer, but all in all Andrew and I have no exciting vacations planned. NEXT summer, I MUST get out of this country. My brother has suggested Turkey and I am all about it (still working on getting Andrew on board with it though). Anyone ever been or know anyone who has been to Turkey?