Tuesday 10 - I Can't Wait For

Today I saw this cute link up with Nicole Miss Mommy and thought it would be fun to try out.

Ten Things I Can't Wait For...

1. The New iphone 5

I am going crazy waiting for this thing! Right now I have the 3G... It's actually my sisters because mine wasn't working back in May and I thought I would just use her's for a month until the new one came out. Guess it turned into 5 months.

2. Cooler Weather

If you don't know it is HOT in Oklahoma right now. It is in the upper 90's or low 100's everyday and I'm going crazy! Don't get me wrong, I prefer hot to the cold but it's too hot when I take Roxy out and within two minutes I'm sweating.

3. My Baby Nephew

My older sister is pregnant with a new addition to our family and he will be the first baby in my immediate family. The last baby we have had in my distant family is my cousin who is 13 years old so we are all excited to say the least! And it's a boy. My family consists of my 3 sisters (19, 21, 25), 2 boy cousins (13, 23), and 1 girl cousin (late 20's). I think we need a few more boys around the house. These are the booties Kevin and I bought for him the day we found out they were pregnant!

4. Fall TV Shows

I am obsessed with so many shows that will start up soon. Some people think this is stupid but I love it.

I watch so many shows like Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Hawaii Five-O, Glee and my favorite right now... Bones

5. To Wear Fall Clothes

I bought the cutest jacket from Forever 21 the other day and I am dying to wear it! And while I was there I saw several other fall clothes that I would love to buy! It is just so much fun to do layers and use accessories like scarves. 

6. A Vacation

Kevin and I haven't been on a Vacation since our honeymoon over a year ago. This is a picture of us in Punta Cana...

The beach was beautiful and we had so much fun. I am so ready to take a week or so off and spend some quality time with my husband and maybe some friends. We have friends that live in northern Cali, some that live in Florida, and some that would love to take a cruise so really the possibilities are endless it is just getting it going! Now that is the hard part. Haha

7. My Blog to Have More Post

I feel like such a newbie in the blog world with so few posts. I am hoping to do some more link ups like this one every week to keep my blog up to date and get more interesting posts up!

8. The remake of Dirty Dancing

This could end up Amazing or Terrible but I can't wait to find out. The original is such a good movie and I can't wait to see who will be cast as Baby and Johnny.

 I would be a little more resistant to the idea of a remake except that Kenny Ortega, the original choreographer to the first film, is going to be the director. And when he was a judge on So You Think You Can Dance he said he would love for Melanie Moore, the season 8 winner, to possibly work on it. She was my favorite all season and I would love to see her dance more.

9. Wednesday's Big Brother Episode

I watch the show Big Brother on CBS and normally it's interesting but I don't really think about it during the day to day...but this week has been crazy. They had a double eviction and now threw a spin in with bringing back the team rules for just this week. If you don't watch the show you probably have no idea what i'm talking about but if you do... I'm sure you understand! 

10. Get Settled in My New Job
I started my new job as a Manager at a Clothing Retailer yesterday. It is always fun to start a new job and learn all the in's and out's but the first few weeks can be a little over whelming. I know in a few weeks I will feel a lot more settled and capable of doing well at it. It is already so much better than teaching!

If you're looking for something fun to post link up with Tuesday 10 on Nicole's blog!

A Big Pet Peeve

So I know I should be all positive on here but today I need to vent. I have decided that my biggest pet peeve and absolute least favorite thing to do is taking my car in for an oil change. 

I hate how every time I go in for a simple oil change they tell me there are about ten other things I need done. And the worst part is...I'm always sitting there wondering which ones really need to be done and which ones they are just listing to do extra work for more money. 

I have known since before I was sixteen that many mechanics try pulling stuff on women because we typically do not know as much about cars and will fall for it. So I have always been the type that says "let me think about it" or "I have a guy that I usually go to.... I'll just take it to him". My family used to have a guy that we trusted and that worked on our cars on bigger things than oil changes. Until we realized that our cars were being worked on almost every other month because something kept going wrong. Yeah...he was screwing us over. So now I'm even more skeptical about everything a mechanic tells me. 

I just wish there was a way for me to really know. Or better yet... if I could find a mechanic who was honest and not trying to screw me over. I know things go wrong with cars and that some stuff can't wait...it needs to be fixed. I just wish I wasn't being conned every time I walked in to a place. 

Football Fun

The end of summer means something completely different to us now as adults than as children. It used to mean going back to school, seeing friends, moving out on our own in college, and giving up all that extra free time. Now it is not school and having to wake up early...now I associate it with of course the change in the weather but also the sports seasons. Having an avid sports fan as a husband you hear about these changes in sports seasons whether you really want to or not. My husband is a fan of EVERY sport and therefore I have become familiar with these changes and now actually enjoy them. 

This month it is back to football. Pre-season games have started for NFL and Fantasy Football is about to consume my husbands thoughts and conversations. Although I am not obsessed with these things like Kevin, I do enjoy watching certain teams play. I am a Dallas Cowboys fan and so basically any Cowboys game I am happy to watch. Many people think it's just going with the obviously popular team for Oklahoma since we don't have an NFL team of our own but really it's about watching them every Thanksgiving I can remember. But I'm going to be honest....when I was younger it wasn't about the football game...it was about the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. I know this is the typical little girl answer but it was true! Now that I'm older it is more about the actual football.

I had never been to an NFL game and honestly didn't think I would get to go to one for a long time because they are so expensive but a guy we know has season tickets and didn't care to go to a pre-season game so he just gave them to us. I was thrilled because I was not only getting to go to my first NFL game for free but it was to a Dallas Cowboys game! It was so much fun! A lot more fun than I expected. It is definitely something that I want to do again...and soon!

 This is Kevin and Me before the game.

We both bought shirts and stuff to wear to the game and then we saw this...

You all will quickly learn....Roxy, our puppy, is basically my child! Haha And Kevin is even worse about it so how could we resist buying our little puppy something to wear on Sundays when we watch Dallas play. 

I am excited to add a few more followers through my friend Rebekah's blog Life with the Edwards. I can't wait to get to know everyone through their blogs! She has said multiple times how wonderful you all are. And in honor of her weekly posts "What I'm Loving Wednesday" Today I'm loving blogging! I know I've only made two post but it is already so much fun!

Life Before a Blog

So it is official I have finally caved. After months of contemplation I have finally given in and joined the blog world.  

So many of my close friends have been blogging and it has allowed me to keep up with their day to day life. Especially a dear friend of mine who moved all the way to California two years ago. I honestly feel like she still lives in the same town because I know all the ups and downs she has had in her life this last year through her blog and talking to her. Facebook used to do this for me but you realize it's just not the same when status updates are only a short one or two line statement.

 So today I join the blog world and I am thrilled!

Let me tell you a little about myself and my life before this blog. Last year I graduated from college with an Education Degree, married my high-school sweet heart, and started a job in the real world. While graduating from college and starting a full-time job were great the high light of my year was of course my wedding. 

My husband, Kevin and I started dating my junior and his senior year of high school and we have been together ever since. He is and always will be my best friend. 

After our wedding the real world was waiting. I started a job teaching and Kevin began working towards becoming an Assistant Golf Professional at a golf course. We also added a new addition to our little family. No, not a baby! I don't think I will be ready for that kind of addition for about 7 more years! This addition was one I had been wanting for a long time. 

This is our puppy Roxy.

This is the day we brought her home so she is about four times this size now but she is still just as adorable!

It was a great year and we both learned a lot but when the year was over I decided that I no longer wanted to teach. It actually worked out in perfect timing because my husband got a job offer at a country club in a different city. So after feeling like we were finally settled into our new place...

we moved! 

This is another reason I wanted to start blogging. With moving to another city, and knowing how it has helped me maintain a strong friendship with my friend in Cali, I thought it would be a great way to stay connected with all my friends back home.

So this is the first of hopefully many more blog post.