OUR NEW PUPPY COOPER!!!

I have been trying to talk Pat into getting a “friend for Belle” for quite some time now. Memorial Day weekend we “dog-sat” for a friend of mine who also has a yorkie and, to make a long story short, Pat saw them playing together and finally said yes to another dog! So…the very next day we got a new puppy! We named him Cooper. Pat wants to name of future son Cooper, but “Cooper Dew” is just asking to be made fun of, so this way he still gets a Cooper.

He is the sweetest little puppy! We got him at 10 weeks and he was only 1.4lbs; he’s barely bigger than our hands! And he’s only suppose to get to 3lbs full grown! Belle and him are getting along so great. They’re so much fun to watch. When he gets big enough and Belle gets old enough we are going to breed them. I can’t wait!!!

Cooper's website that we found him on: http://www.nextdaypets.com/directory/dogs/f5989eb0-7131.aspx#

As for Pat and me, Pat is still balancing working shift work and his calculus 2 class. He goes to class every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday night. Luckly, his class is only 8 weeks, it has just been hard planning summer vacations without him missing class. I have been working quite a bit and going to massage school nights. Massage school is a whole lot harder than I thought it was going to be. And every class that I miss I have to make up. Between Pat missing class and me missing class the only trips we're able to go on this summer are to visit Pat's family for a couple days then mine for a couple days in August. But we're really excited- we leave for Texas in about 3 weeks. We haven't been back since the wedding so it'll be really good seeing everybody again!

Savannah

Last weekend for my 21st birthday (I finally feel old enough to be married now!), Pat took me to Savannah, Ga. We had soooooo much fun!!! It is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. We fell absolutely in love with the city! We loved all the huge oak trees with all the moss, all the honey suckles and wisteria everywhere, and the whole historical charm of the city. I’ve always loved Savannah, but after Pat saw the city, he seriously fell in love and wants to move there. We have our street picked out and everything- Jones Street (which is “America’s most beautiful street”). The day after we got back I went on Pat’s computer and he had put a picture I took of a home that he loved so much on his computer as his background! He really wants to buy an old historical home and renovate it for us to live in; he loves that sort-of thing. The houses there are all seriously 3-4 stories, so we planned it all out and the first story is going to be my spa and the rest of the house is going to be our home. Where I am working now the whole community is set up like that and I absolutely love it- it’s so convenient!

One of the things we loved most about Savannah is River Street. The whole street is a ton of gorgeous shops, restraunts and bars. We ate there almost every meal. The first day we were there there was a HUGE dog charity in one of the many parks- there were seriously hundreds of dogs! Apparently Savannah does fundraiser/charity events all the time (which I love- they’re so much fun!).

In so many ways we are dead set on moving to Savannah, but we talked to many people who are currently living there and apparently the job market isn’t great- it’s basically all tourism. As the time gets closer we’ll see how things are, but even if we don’t move there right after Pat gets out we’re definitely retiring there!

PS- I start massage school on Monday!!! I can't wait. I only go three days a week for three hours at a time for a year:)


John the Baptist Church and the most beautiful Cathedral Church- too bad we're not catholic

Outside John the Baptist church Sunday morning

An old graveyard from the 1800s

This is what the streets of Savannah look like

I LOVE all the pillars and the front porches on this place

This is the house Pat loves and is on his computer background- I love it too! We want to move into a place that looks like this- its a mixture of his "country" house and my "southern" house

I absolutely love this place!!

We both love this house- I love the sunroom off to the side

Almost every house has a gate like this leading to its own private courtyard- we love this!

Jones Street and a house that we love that reminded us of the home on Father of the Bride

The dog charity, you can't tell by the picture but there were hundreds of people and dogs here

There are water fountains like this all over the city

It looks like this all over the city

My Weekend in Denver

Last weekend Sophie and I both flew to Denver for the weekend for Rae’s school dance. We all haven’t been together since Christmas so it was wonderful all being together again! Rae had her dance Saturday night. Sophie did her hair and I did her make- up. She looked absolutely beautiful! It seemed like the weekend flew by- it was so hard leaving. I really hate being so far from everyone. Soph is staying in Denver for another couple of weeks then moving up to NYC with her new modeling agency. My mom and her went up there the previous weekend to look at apartments and meet her new manager. I’m so excited about her moving to NY because now she’ll only be about 6 hours from us!! Pat didn't get to come with me because he had work. He still hasn't even met my mom's parents, so while we were all together we started planning a summer trip for everyone to get together. I just hope it all works out!

My dad, Rae and my mom

The 3 of us- and for the record: Rae and Soph are both wearing heels in this pic and I'm not!

Rae and her date, Nick- he's such a nice guy

Koo and I at Rockfish

Pat and I are leaving tomorrow for Savannah, Ga. I can't wait!! We've been planning this trip for the past two and 1/2 months. Savannah and Houston both have a nuclear power plant, so we've finally agreed that we're either going to move to Savannah or back to The Woodlands after he gets out. This trip will really help us decide. And.....I turn 21 tomorrow!!!!

I Got A New Job

Last week I went in to get my haircut and the salon I went to was looking for an esthetician. To make a long story short- I got the job! And it turns out it is right across the "grove" from the spa I've been working at. I really liked the Green Muse, but wasn't a big fan of the owner- at all! So today I started my new job at Hair On Fire and ended up quitting the Green Muse. I love Hair On Fire!! They've been around for 15years now, but just expanded to include the spa part about a year and 1/2 ago. The salon part is huge, but the spa part is still growing. When I don't have appointments I am helping the owner out with all the front desk work, talking to customers and checking them out so that I can talk to them about the spa services and talk them into getting facials, waxings, etc. And I'll be making so much more money than I was at the Green Muse:) This salon/spa is almost exactly what I want my spa to be like, so it's perfect! I'm definitely seeing what all it takes to own your own spa; and it's alot more stressful than I thought- but definitely worth it.

This is the area where I work: http://www.portwarwick.com/index.html

Pat and I went to a massage school yesterday and talked with the admissions director. I'm seriously thinking about getting my massage therapy license as well. I keep going back and forth between massage and hair. To get my cosmetology license it would be about a year as well, but the closest decent school is an hour drive. So I don't know! I'm still weighing it all out. I just have to decide by May 1st or I won't be able to start massage school until September!

PS- Pat and I got our tickets last night to go back to The Woodlands for Laura's wedding! We get in about 10am on Wed, June 25th and leave that following Monday morning. We can't wait to go back; we haven't been back since our wedding!

It Sure Has Been Awhile...

Things have been so crazy lately I haven't even had time to make another post. To sum it all up: about two months ago my dad had a business trip in D.C. so he drove down and stayed with us for the weekend. He was our very first guest to stay with us! We had so much fun; we drove to Williamsburg, went out to eat, and played a whole lot of Monopoly (Pat sure got into it!). Two weeks after that my mom and I flew down to Miami and stayed with Sophie for a couple nights. We had a BLAST! It was mid- February and nearly 80 degrees outside! We all had such a great time catching up, seeing where Sophie worked, going to a few clubs, going to the beach and shopping.

I finally got a job at the cutest little boutique and spa about a month ago and I'm really liking it there. I'm their only esthetician there right now and I work with the owner and assistant manager, Bethany. Bethany and I have gotten really close. She's so nice; it's so good to have finally made a friend up here:)

Pat has been really busy with work and school. I really don’t know how he does it; he works a good 40 hour week working shift work, takes an online history class, and goes to his calculus class two nights a week (and has an A in it!). And y'all know Pat- the over achiever, so even though he has so much on his plate he still gives his all in everything he does.

The website to the spa I'm working at: http://www.greenmuseboutique.com/

We're Finally All Moved In!!!

We finally finished moving into our new townhouse and got everything moved in. We absolutely LOVE it here! It's 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths- we have an extra bedroom now if anyone wants to come visit us!:)

Our new address:
5132 Goldsboro Drive #1
Hampton, VA 23605


Living Room Area


Pat is so proud of this TV


Living Room/ Dining Room




Dining Room Area


Our "bar" area


View from bottom of the stairs


Downstairs Bath


Kitchen








Our Wedding Party!- we sure miss y'all


Guest Room/ Office


The couch is a queen sleeper sofa- big enough for two:)


Master Bedroom




Our Bathroom