Friday, July 25, 2008

Meet My Nephew

Henry Highfield, six month old maltese. Isn't he adorable?

When someone my parents know said they had to sell their maltese puppy to a good home, my mom immediately thought of my sister. Cara, who is currently earning her masters degree at Auburn, has been asking mom and dad for a pot bellied pig since the day she began college as a freshman. She began her masters program this summer, and at a time when everyone else in Auburn leaves, she is there coming home to an empty house. So, after years of saying an exuberant "NO" to their children having any pets in college, mom and dad had a change of heart.

After some deliberating and decision making, mom brought Henry, the name Cara chose for him, to Pike Road to surprise my sister. Cara thought she was just coming over to see mom and visit us for the evening. As Ben, my mom, and I all sat in my living room, we could not wait for Cara to arrive. As you can see in her expression, she was quite surprised when she realized he was hers. Since Cara is at the beach this weekend, Ben and I get to take care of our nephew! We are going to experience a four hour car ride with him so hopefully we'll all get back in one piece.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

New Beginnings



My friend Ashley recently challenged me to start a blog and actually keep it updated and I decided to take her up on the offer. I feel that since every single thing in my life is new: my marriage, house, car, job, town, church, family, and even my name, a brand new blog would be fitting. It is currently under construction until I figure out how to get everything just like I want it.

In the picture above, my new husband Ben and I are proudly standing in front of our home during the building process. This was taken a little less than a month before our wedding. As I look back at that picture I can't believe how far we've come in such a short time and how much has changed since then! We are currently "playing house" getting things situated and we are both working really hard just to get on our feet and figure out how our life is going to be from now on. With new jobs and a new marriage there are a lot of interesting things to learn. So, read on to learn what I can figure out about life in Pike Road.