What now

So...finished Breaking Dawn...passed it on to Sarah (ummm, you're welcome!). So, what's up...SUPER PSYCHED that Val had such a great time at her party the other night. Got LOTS of compliments, however her stylist was no where to be found (sorry guys, it was Sam's 3rd bday!) but hopefully things will pick up soon enough.....well, watching The Big Lebowski and Swords (fishing show), yes I know how random those are and totally apart on the tv spectrum. Later

New

I am having my morning coffee & "laffles" (and left over bday cupcakes) with Sambo this morning....Neal goes to work with Daddy on Saturday mornings so it's our special time :) he just climbed up in the back of my chair and hug me and gave me a kiss and told me that he loves me....this little guys is just about to turn 3...WHAT A DOLL!! He just crawled around in my lap and plopped down to watch Disney Channel. Ahhhh this is the life! We got a new station and work and I think it's going to be a top contender for the competition. I'm super psyched!!!

Engulfed

Wow, the last week has been a blur! I can't figure out what I've been doing to make it fly by...I guess when you deal with time at work the way I do it really gets lost on ya! I want to say it's been a great week...I was lost in it all really and can't seem to separate one day from another. I've been reading and everyone know what happens when I start reading....I finished Twilight and am on to New Moon...holy moly! If you want a TRUE love story then this book is awesome! Ten times better than any smutty Danielle Steele novel!!! I guess because it really invokes the emotional aspects of relationships. Penn makes fun of me because it's about high school-ers but I explained that 64% of the readers of the series are adults...for obvious reasons...sweltering, romantic characters wrapped all in a world of their own.

In between chapters we finished our gardens...looks like the forest floor to be honest. Our canopy of oaks and hickories doesn't provide much sun (oh yeah, the veggie garden failed...) but provides GREAT SHADE :) We planted 6 flats of purple fountain grass on one side with azaleas in and out (in addition to the huge oak leaf hydrangeas in the back!) Very tranquil...

Up front we put in a 6ft spruce topiary (Gorgeous!!!!) with a few roses in front. It's really looking great. We found these HUGE rocks we dug up and placed them in the garden in the back and I can't even explain how breathtaking they are. I find it phenomenal that we found these in our back yard let alone barely lifted them out of the ground. We found a HUGE flat one but can't manually get it out...it would make a GREAT table top...eventually :) One has fossils in it and the other is like a stool...flat top and two legs! We didn't discover that until we started washing off all the mud but it is truly miraculous...to think water flowed constantly over it to create that...in our own backyard WHO KNOWS how long ago!!!!!! REALLY make you think :)

Also, I've been running :) My friend whom I work with (shall remain nameless but if you work with me then there is NO doubt who I mean!) and I have been running on our lunch, I really want to do the St. Jude half marathon...Sarah, you better be training!!! Neal also has been stretching with me, he's asked to go running and he really wants to do yoga with me...soooo cute!!!

(Hehehehe, I just wanted to post another picture of Edward Cullen...YOU'RE WELCOME!!!!!!)

Robots in Disguise

Sooo... we got tix to the sneak peek of TRANSFORMERS last night (the 7:30...not the 12midnight!). Me and Neal made a special night of it. It was really good, but there was some pretty yuck language which I had NO idea. Neal was so cut, as soon as Bumblebee came out he got all excited and he cheered for Optimus Prime! It got RIGHT into the action and lasted all 2:30 hours. It was actually value night at the theater so we got a small popcorn and small drink for $1 each! We got out pretty late, about 10, so Neal was tired, wanted to listen to the "relaxing music" (JAZZ) on the way home...so sweet :) That's about it, not much going on this week. Penn's been pretty sick w/allergies so I'm hoping he can get some rest!!! Work is going really well, things are quickly improving and that is extremely promising. Started reading the Twilight books (Thanks Sarah!) I try to get a chapter in a night, sometimes it get a few chapters sometimes non...but I love the books (sophomoric, maybe but hey...reading is reading!) Actually I've read some pretty good books lately...Lamb :The story of Biff, Christ's Childhood Friend...Hilarious! Really a great story, kinds makes you think...

Miss Cordelia's

Saturday I woke the boys about 9. Well, Sam was already awake so I woke Neal. His Aunt June invited him to attend their VBS that day and I knew he would have a blast. We dropped him off and headed back to Papas house. I tried to prune back his azalea by the house, but it was HUGE and once I got out the deadwood there was a big hole in the front so I threw in the towel. We had lunch (you guessed it, leftover Gus's!) and rested for a bit. We decided to get out so Sam and I went across the bridge to Harbor Town. We walked down to the river and sat under a tree while Sam threw rocks "in the river" (well, about 3 ft to the rocks further down). He loved it, his exact words were "this is amazing!". We were HOT so we went across the way to the square, to Miss Cordelia's Grocery and got some ice cream and sat on the porch swing and just...sat. It was great, I realized then that I missed that part of Memphis. A variable mix: Seaside cottages of all different colors placed on a New Orleans zero lot-line street with a Charleston air....quite lovely....

Free Music

Pulled into town and stopped by Rhodes to hang with Sarah...I HAD to get a cup of coffee or I thought I would fall asleep!!! The boys loved playing at the office (if they only knew!) and being in midtown. Neal still remembers that Sissy works by the Zoo, he said it was a beautiful day and a trip to the zoo would be a great idea...but this was a cheap trip so no dice...sorry. Then went to grandmas to visit with her. She filled me in on her trip to Texas. It made me think of going there as a kid. I can still remember all the places and faces she talked about. Actually, as we were looking at pictures I kept asking about something else and it would ALWAYS be the next picture...funny. We had a great visit but had to go to Papas and let Ophelia out. We did that and waited for Pops to get off work so we could go to the Levitt Shell for a free concert that night. They all go once a week but I had not seen it since it was redone. We picked up Gus's for dinner (HOLY MOLY! I miss Gus's!!!), hot chicken served with white bread in grease spotted brown bags...need I say more? The shell was awesome, it cooled off and we were in the shade. Of course Neal made a friend AS SOON as we got there (really, like before we even sat down!) and they were off. It was a great evening, Reba Russell, Jackie Johnson and a few other blues singers really put on a show! It was a late night with Sam falling asleep on my shoulder during the last song, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay. All in all....summer picturesque :)

All of it

This week was a busy one. With work load doubling and church going well, Penn tested a Sunday school class (YAY PENN! I know that took a lot of guts), then we planted about 12 flats of flowers!!! (Coleus, lantana, fountain grass, ferns, and more and more coleus...LOVE the colors!) My body feels GREAT! Lots of exercise with the kids at Summer JAM and then planting all weekend! I also did some "spring" cleaning on Saturday, got the house ready for a magazine shoot it looks so good! Neal and Sam even helped! I guess that was it, boy it sure FELT like a long week. In actuality, it was pretty uneventful, other than Summer JAM. We re-upped our Costco membership (exciting for us! yeah, that tells you a lot huh!) We have sat down and reconfigured a way to get the rest of our debt paid...debt free soon! I can only IMAGINE the sweet, sweet day :) I guess that is about it. Heading to Memphis this weekend to see my fam! Super psyched about that...hang with Grandma and Pops. Well, back to work I guess, start on my many proposals and schedules! Oh the glamour of advertising.....