Both of our cameras broke this past week, so it's been a little hard to blog about the new house and the different events we've hosted since we moved it. After Robert's camera kept giving us the memory card error message I decided to dig out mine only to discover the screen went out. Luckily, I "purchased" a 3-year warranty that expires next month from the Sears sales associate back in college. This young guy definitely finagled the whole deal to "get me a good deal" and then wrote his name and number on the receit "in case the camera broke." So I guess it sometimes pays off to have guys flirt with you in college because now we get to get the camera fixed for free. It was a mess though trying to take the camera back to the retail store only to be told to call Sears and then getting the runaround on several phone calls before realizing we just have to drop it off at the repair store - conveniently a quarter mile away. :)
After moving in the new place, we hosted a 4th of July party for friends and family who had to bring their own lawn chairs because we don't have any outdoor furniture yet! Thanks to everyone who brought food and helped us have a great time. My parents brought their grill so we grilled out hamburgers and really had way too much food. But were were all happy and full by the time we made our way to downtown Homewood to watch the fireworks over Vulcan. Jake let us park in his driveway and then we set up lawn chairs in the street and watched the show with the rest of the block party. I'll try to see if anyonce took any pics and post what I can dig up. I do know Dad took a lot of video. (Most of it embarrassing stuff of us standing in front of the house while he's yelling to the neighbors walking their dog that we're "First Time Home Owners!") I'm sure it's pretty funny. The lady was actually cool about a potentially awkward moment and yelled back a "Welcome to the Neighborhood."
We've been able to meet both neighbors and then a couple across the street. Everyone is so nice. It really is like Americana with people out running and walking their dogs and saying hey to you in Publix. We even had a neighbor bring us cookies. I've enjoyed jogging through different parts of Edgewood and looking at how people have landscaped as we think about ways to fix up the yard. Robert's wants to cut the grass every three days or so because he loves the lawn mover so much. We've actually had a lot of rain lately so he hasn't been able to cut it a second time, but I think he's planning to get to it tonight.
We've really enjoyed entertaining. We had Parker and Ashley over for dinner this week and then hosted our small group last night. It's nice to have room for everyone, especially with the three children in our small group getting bigger and louder, and share what the Lord has blessed us with.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
The Move ... is Complete!
We've officially moved to our first house! I wish I could share all the great pics I took this weekend of all our wonderful friends and family members who helped us paint, pack boxes, move boxes, unload boxes, stock cabinets, and every else! (For some reason, the memory card in our camera decided to get error happy.) Robert and I were truly blessed to have so much support from everyone. You guys made our move easy and fun. Thanks so much for being there when we needed you!
A special thanks to:
Robert's mom and dad - we couldn't have done it without you both. Thanks for packing, unpacking, working in the yard, organizing the kitchen, fighting the couch, cooking lunch, bringing cookies and brownies, and being there when we needed you.
My dear brother, Kyle - the painter extraordinaire and ultimate handyman.
My mom and dad - for packing up the kichen and boxing a ton of dishes in only a couple of hours that would have taken Robert and me forever to do.
Kristi, Clay, and Victoria - for putting up with us until we found the right house (Number 22!) and being the best cousin/realtor ever.
Aden Holasek - for all her company, trimming skills, and help in the kitchen - on a Friday night!
Parker Johnson - for getting up early to move our junk and then making room in his car to haul it to his place - all when he could have been at the lake
Austin and Megan Dalgo - for unpacking us just weeks after unpacking themselves after a move from St. Louis and for discovering I had three sets of China that are the wrong pattern.
Kyle Manley - for leaving his new bride to put boxes in our attic.
Elizabeth Taylor - for dropping by after work on Saturday to unpack boxes.
Leigh Prickett - for bringing by some of my favorite chicken salad from Iz Too along with Wheat Thins and chocoate chip cookies (Old Roomie, you know my eating habits all too well!)
Matt Chapman - for moving all our empty boxes to the shed right before the rain.
Sam Hill - for affirming our choice of Homewood for a place to live and reminding us that we were "grown up."
Keith, Jennifer, and Jackson Cooke - for use of their plethora of paint supplies. (You guys should open a store!)
The McElroy and Potts families from church - for bringing us two wonderful meals this week!
Our new neighbors - for bringing by chocolate chip cookies.
Eleanor and Brad Oser - getting married Saturday night and forcing us to take a break and have a blast at your wedding and reception!
Additionally thanks to Uhaul, Corona Extra, Johnny Rays BBQ, Home Depot, Behr, and additional sponsors.
Here's our new address:
211 Sterrett Avenue
Homewood, AL 35209
I'll post pics as soon as I can get the camera to work!
A special thanks to:
Robert's mom and dad - we couldn't have done it without you both. Thanks for packing, unpacking, working in the yard, organizing the kitchen, fighting the couch, cooking lunch, bringing cookies and brownies, and being there when we needed you.
My dear brother, Kyle - the painter extraordinaire and ultimate handyman.
My mom and dad - for packing up the kichen and boxing a ton of dishes in only a couple of hours that would have taken Robert and me forever to do.
Kristi, Clay, and Victoria - for putting up with us until we found the right house (Number 22!) and being the best cousin/realtor ever.
Aden Holasek - for all her company, trimming skills, and help in the kitchen - on a Friday night!
Parker Johnson - for getting up early to move our junk and then making room in his car to haul it to his place - all when he could have been at the lake
Austin and Megan Dalgo - for unpacking us just weeks after unpacking themselves after a move from St. Louis and for discovering I had three sets of China that are the wrong pattern.
Kyle Manley - for leaving his new bride to put boxes in our attic.
Elizabeth Taylor - for dropping by after work on Saturday to unpack boxes.
Leigh Prickett - for bringing by some of my favorite chicken salad from Iz Too along with Wheat Thins and chocoate chip cookies (Old Roomie, you know my eating habits all too well!)
Matt Chapman - for moving all our empty boxes to the shed right before the rain.
Sam Hill - for affirming our choice of Homewood for a place to live and reminding us that we were "grown up."
Keith, Jennifer, and Jackson Cooke - for use of their plethora of paint supplies. (You guys should open a store!)
The McElroy and Potts families from church - for bringing us two wonderful meals this week!
Our new neighbors - for bringing by chocolate chip cookies.
Eleanor and Brad Oser - getting married Saturday night and forcing us to take a break and have a blast at your wedding and reception!
Additionally thanks to Uhaul, Corona Extra, Johnny Rays BBQ, Home Depot, Behr, and additional sponsors.
Here's our new address:
211 Sterrett Avenue
Homewood, AL 35209
I'll post pics as soon as I can get the camera to work!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
At the Lake
After a few great two days in Charleston, we spent last weekend with Robert's family at their lake house in South Carolina. We had a blast and really enjoyed seeing Robert's mom (Mimi) and dad (Pop), grandparents Nana and Papa, sister Rebecca, brother-in-law Reeves, and nephew Tallon. Thanks for having us!
Pop in his new boat
Mimi and Tallon checking out the water.
Papa and Nana relaxing by the lake.
Reeves slaloming!
Robert and his second love in life - the jet ski!
Pop and Reeves
Tallon and Mimi in the boat.
Reeves found the cane pole that a fish drug off the pier and out into the lake overnight.
Tallon liked fishing too.
Tallon and his mommy.
Papa - the best fisher fryer in the world.
Pop in his new boat
Mimi and Tallon checking out the water.
Papa and Nana relaxing by the lake.
Reeves slaloming!
Robert and his second love in life - the jet ski!
Pop and Reeves
Tallon and Mimi in the boat.
Reeves found the cane pole that a fish drug off the pier and out into the lake overnight.
Tallon liked fishing too.
Tallon and his mommy.
Papa - the best fisher fryer in the world.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Charleston
This past week Robert and I took a mini vacation to Charleston, South Carolina. We actually went for a donor relations conference I attended for work, but we also had time for some sightseeing, good seafood, and shopping.
This is the view from out hotel room. We stayed at the Francis Marion, a historic hotel on King Street. The pinkish building was the original location of The Citidel before it moved uptown. My conference sessions were actually at The Citidel and the College of Charleston, both gorgeous campuses.
Charleston's Custom House at Night
Robert and I really enjoyed the Shrimp and Grits at Hymans - a great seafood Restaurant on Meeting Street that's been praised by Southern Living.
Hymans from the outside
I found a friend . . . aarghh!
On Friday, Robert's mom and dad met us in Charleston for the afternoon and we perused the vendors at The Market and also visited some fudge and candy shops. I'm not sure why there is only half a photo, but you get the idea of how much the Adams love their chocolate!
I picked out a circus peanut for my dad for Father's Day.
And I just had to show this pic. Talk about the crazy things you see on the interstate for 7.5 hours. I hope this guy didn't have a wreck because all his watermelons would have been all over the highway.
This is the view from out hotel room. We stayed at the Francis Marion, a historic hotel on King Street. The pinkish building was the original location of The Citidel before it moved uptown. My conference sessions were actually at The Citidel and the College of Charleston, both gorgeous campuses.
Charleston's Custom House at Night
Robert and I really enjoyed the Shrimp and Grits at Hymans - a great seafood Restaurant on Meeting Street that's been praised by Southern Living.
Hymans from the outside
I found a friend . . . aarghh!
On Friday, Robert's mom and dad met us in Charleston for the afternoon and we perused the vendors at The Market and also visited some fudge and candy shops. I'm not sure why there is only half a photo, but you get the idea of how much the Adams love their chocolate!
I picked out a circus peanut for my dad for Father's Day.
And I just had to show this pic. Talk about the crazy things you see on the interstate for 7.5 hours. I hope this guy didn't have a wreck because all his watermelons would have been all over the highway.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Home Inspection and a Fish Fry
On Sunday we had the home inspected and were so excited to learn that there are no major problems with the house. It is in really good shape and you can tell it's been taken care of. There are, of course, some little things for us to work on, but that will be fun as we work to make it our house.
Here's Robert in the living room. I think it's funny that he matches the walls! (Which will soon be painted taupe.)
And me in the kitchen - my favorite room in the house.
On Friday, my dad went stripe fishing from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m.!! I can't image spending almost an entire work day fishing, but he did and had a blast. Here's a picture of the 22 lb stripe he caught that is now calling our freezer "home."
Since we had all this fish and also some left over from a couple of deep sea fishing trips, my parents decided to have a fish fry on Sunday night and invited us out for dinner. Robert was supposed to be helping fry the fish. :)
This is David's dog, Cooper Brown. He needs Ritalin. Seriously. This dog is wired. Don't let his gentle look fool you. He's wide open almost all the time. He was beginning to smell bad because he'd go jump in our pond and get all dirty, so dad bought him a little plastic swimming pool. Cooper loves paying in the thing. When we're playing fetch with him we can throw the ball or stick over the water and he'll jump right in. If we're off and miss the water he'll catch it and then jump in himself! It's hilarious.
We ate dinner down at Big Mama and Big Daddy's, who have a house just down the hill from my parent's house. Big Daddy had a wonderful appetite for the fish. He's always been a good eater!
Victoria enjoys sitting with Big Daddy and often points to his room and asks to go back there to see him. For a toddler, she does so good with him, especially since he isn't able to talk back to her.
Here's Robert in the living room. I think it's funny that he matches the walls! (Which will soon be painted taupe.)
And me in the kitchen - my favorite room in the house.
On Friday, my dad went stripe fishing from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m.!! I can't image spending almost an entire work day fishing, but he did and had a blast. Here's a picture of the 22 lb stripe he caught that is now calling our freezer "home."
Since we had all this fish and also some left over from a couple of deep sea fishing trips, my parents decided to have a fish fry on Sunday night and invited us out for dinner. Robert was supposed to be helping fry the fish. :)
This is David's dog, Cooper Brown. He needs Ritalin. Seriously. This dog is wired. Don't let his gentle look fool you. He's wide open almost all the time. He was beginning to smell bad because he'd go jump in our pond and get all dirty, so dad bought him a little plastic swimming pool. Cooper loves paying in the thing. When we're playing fetch with him we can throw the ball or stick over the water and he'll jump right in. If we're off and miss the water he'll catch it and then jump in himself! It's hilarious.
We ate dinner down at Big Mama and Big Daddy's, who have a house just down the hill from my parent's house. Big Daddy had a wonderful appetite for the fish. He's always been a good eater!
Victoria enjoys sitting with Big Daddy and often points to his room and asks to go back there to see him. For a toddler, she does so good with him, especially since he isn't able to talk back to her.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Going to the Chapel...
My cousin, Nathan, and his beautiful bride Toni
My cousin, Nathan, had a beautiful wedding this Saturday. Nathan is an awesome musician (He played the trumpet at our wedding.) and just got a really nice job as a high school band director. He and his wife, Toni, were married in Hokes Bluff, Alabama, just outside of Gadsden. It actually wasn't very far from where Robert and I met his mom and dad for a funeral recently. We also passed Robert's great aunt's house. He recognized it when we drove by and said that he remembered she had a nice dog named "Colonel."
We rode up with Dad, Mom, Kyle, and Big Mama - all six of us in Big Mama's Lincoln Towncar. (What my dad likes to call a "Lazyboy on wheels.") Everything was great until we had a flat on the way home. Luckily, there were plenty of boys to change the tire. Kyle was driving, so we blamed it on him. Ironically, the last time he drove that car we had a flat tire and almost missed a cruise. So Robert was nominated to drive home the rest of the way.
Here are some great pics from the wedding:
Mom and my little cousin, Victoria
My cousin, Greg, and his son, Christian
Robert and I
Kyle, Dad, Mom, Me, and Robert
Big Mama and Victoria
Kyle, and Victoria's dad, Clay.
Kyle waiting to catch the garter. He didn't have much competition.
My cousin, Nathan, had a beautiful wedding this Saturday. Nathan is an awesome musician (He played the trumpet at our wedding.) and just got a really nice job as a high school band director. He and his wife, Toni, were married in Hokes Bluff, Alabama, just outside of Gadsden. It actually wasn't very far from where Robert and I met his mom and dad for a funeral recently. We also passed Robert's great aunt's house. He recognized it when we drove by and said that he remembered she had a nice dog named "Colonel."
We rode up with Dad, Mom, Kyle, and Big Mama - all six of us in Big Mama's Lincoln Towncar. (What my dad likes to call a "Lazyboy on wheels.") Everything was great until we had a flat on the way home. Luckily, there were plenty of boys to change the tire. Kyle was driving, so we blamed it on him. Ironically, the last time he drove that car we had a flat tire and almost missed a cruise. So Robert was nominated to drive home the rest of the way.
Here are some great pics from the wedding:
Mom and my little cousin, Victoria
My cousin, Greg, and his son, Christian
Robert and I
Kyle, Dad, Mom, Me, and Robert
Big Mama and Victoria
Kyle, and Victoria's dad, Clay.
Kyle waiting to catch the garter. He didn't have much competition.
IHOP
Shelly, Me, Anne, and Amy (with a cute, new haircut!)
My good friend, Amy, and her boyfriend, Matt, came into town this weekend from Charlotte, so on Saturday morning we all met up at IHOP for breakfast bright and early (10 a.m. is early for a Saturday, right?). Some other friends, Anne, Shelly, and Abi, joined us. Anne is going to China on Wednesday with a group from Oak Mountain Pres to work in an orphanage. I can't wait to hear about her trip. My other friend, Julia, is actually in Kenya now on a short term mission trip with the Navigators.
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