Moving

at 06/25/09 3:59PM *
I know its been almost a year since I posted, everybody. I am finally obeying and updating.

Jonathan and I are moving to Birmingham hopefully before the end of the summer. Jon has been accepted to UAB's MBA program starting in August. We are SUPER excited!

For everyone who knew Jon was previously pursuing accounting, he decided after a Spring internship at an accounting firm that accounting just wasn't for him. Thankfully he made this change before the Masters of Accounting program started this summer at Auburn, where he was already accepted and registered. I am very proud of him for making such a hard decision. It must be stressful to decide what you want to do to make money to support your family for the rest of your life. I also appreciate his willingness to change it when he decided he didn't enjoy it. I definitely want my husband to love his job!

We are currently job hunting while trying to sell our 2003 Fleetwood Westin, 2 BR 2 BA, front and back decks, all appliances included, trailer. Did that sound like a sales pitch? Cuz it was ;-) Oh it also has brand new laminate wood flooring in the living room.

I took a break from my job hunt online because I was about to pass out... It just wasn't stimulating enough, haha. I must get back to it now.

Jon and I will dearly miss the friends/family we have in Auburn and we plan to visit!
  • emmaroo
    Hey, I work at UAB...in accounting. HAHA! Very cool to have you around town (even though I don't actually LIVE here). Good luck with the job search!
    by emmaroo at 06/25/09 4:02PM
  • laurenn84
    That SO sounded like a sales pitch.
    by laurenn84 at 06/25/09 4:11PM
  • janjan
    We will miss yall!!!
    by janjan at 06/25/09 9:26PM
  • britt22
    I am so excited for you gurlie!!! Love ya
    by britt22 at 06/25/09 11:35PM
  • jesspico
    I about fell out muh chair just now when I saw your name highlighted!! :) :)

    I LOVE this post.. I love the way you worded everything. heehee you crack me up, sis! Esp the OBVIOUS sales pitch! Don't blame you ONE BIT.

    I'm SO excited y'all will be a little closer to us!!!!
    by jesspico at 06/26/09 1:56PM
  • mommyaholic
    Great news!
    by mommyaholic at 06/27/09 7:49PM
  • mamap
    I, like her, could NOT BELIEVE it when I saw your name in lights! :)

    Okay, folks, hear ye, hear ye: I hope it is okay to announce that, this weekend, Katie and Jon SOLD THEIR TRAILER!!!! WOO-HOO!! I know they are so excited! We are excited that they will be closer to us (and we are assuming we will get to see them more often!!). :)
    by mamap at 06/28/09 11:40PM
  • mommyaholic
    Yay! So glad the trailer is sold.
    by mommyaholic at 06/28/09 11:43PM
  • jesspico
    Hey Auntie KK! :) :) Can't wait to see you Saturday!!!
    by jesspico at 09/03/09 12:50PM
  • britt22
    Yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    by britt22 at 11/05/09 7:47AM
  • jesspico
    You're a MOMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
    by jesspico at 11/07/09 6:10PM

NEW ENGLAND TRIP!!

at 09/06/08 4:38PM
Mom, Laura, Jess, and I returned to our respective homes yesterday evening from a fun-filled vacation to New England. We attended services in Boston? and ran into a few people we knew/had mutual friends/family with. (Its amazing how you can just about always run into someone you know or knows you whenever you visit somewhere.) We went to Boston and did a trolley tour with some friends (new friends to me!). Later that night we went up to Maine and stayed in a B&B for a few days on the beach! God blessed us with perfect weather the whole trip!

We played cards, read books, walked on the beach, ate Lobster for the first time, took naps, watched movies, and took lots of silly pictures and videos of each other! Thursday morning (at 5:00 AM!!!!) we set off for Boston to whale watch! (Pictures and hopefully videos to follow!) It was a 3 hour tour but no shipwreck involved, thankfully, just a lil sea-sickness (despite the Bonine) and roasted skin for me. We got some priceless pictures of one of my favorite of God's creations! 3 Humpback Whales and several dolphins were right next to our boat!! That was an experience I hope I will never forget. We tried to catch naps on the way back to the harbor. I think I slept the most since I don't remember the return trip at all and my arms are the color of tomatos. We walked around Boston some more and did some last minute shopping and toured the USS Constitution. That was really cool.

It was a fun week and great to be off work for a WHOLE WEEK!! I missed HIM tremendously though. Thanks Mom and Dad for letting us go! I really enjoyed it!!
  • mommyaholic
    I'm so happy you got to be with your mom and sisters, not to mention getting to see some awesome scenery. Although, I'm sure you're happy to be back home with your hubby. Tell Jon hi!
    by mommyaholic at 09/13/08 10:57PM
  • blondeatheart
    yeah, they got there like super fast! it was crazy.
    by blondeatheart at 09/14/08 12:38PM
  • emmaroo
    Aww...poor rooster! Did it crow every morning?
    by emmaroo at 09/16/08 9:39PM
  • emmaroo
    Hahaha...I wouldn't have been able to stand that either. A lady at work said they had a rooster for a while (her husband is a science teacher and had them for his class) and it crowed every weekend when they took it home for an hour and 15 minutes STRAIGHT in the morning. There's NO way I would put up with that!!
    by emmaroo at 09/17/08 8:59AM
  • blondeatheart
    yea, i really do need to update..but im lazy lol. FC is goin pretty good. IT has its ups and downs days..but for the most part its aight
    by blondeatheart at 09/21/08 2:55AM
  • sweett
    It was great to see you and talk a little. Loves ya.
    by sweett at 09/21/08 7:51PM
  • mamap
    I am SOOO behind on Pleo...This is the first time I've read this! I'm so glad you had fun. I LOVED being with my girls. I especially enjoyed all the relaxing time! I'm glad y'all wanted to relax, too. We were blessed with incredible weather...I will always cherish this memory with you girls...
    by mamap at 09/22/08 12:20AM
  • gypsyprincess158
    Nice to meet you! I'm Amber--I went to school with Jess at WKU, and now I'm down here at Auburn for pharmacy school. She said she had a sister down here, and I couldn't remember what last name she told me... :) Nice to meet you!
    by gypsyprincess158 at 09/24/08 2:25PM
  • flossy
    oh, thank-you!... I know who u are now...lol sry I waz sitting trying 2 remember who u were DUH! how r u? haven't heard from eney of u in a while!! :D
    by flossy at 09/25/08 6:16PM
  • flossy
    that would be awesome! I'm glad that they are close 2 u guys! I'll try 2 come and visit as much as possible. :)
    by flossy at 09/26/08 12:54PM
  • gypsyprincess158
    Yeah! That's my cousin--his dad and mine are brothers.
    by gypsyprincess158 at 09/26/08 4:26PM
  • stevenswife
    We would love to have a good visit with you also. Maybe we can get that worked out. Love you!
    by stevenswife at 09/28/08 4:11PM
  • gypsyprincess158
    that's awesome! I miss them all A LOT
    by gypsyprincess158 at 09/29/08 12:07AM
  • meg
    Wow, wow, wow!!! What a fun trip!!!!!!
    by meg at 09/29/08 9:56PM
  • meg
    Thanks!
    by meg at 09/30/08 3:15PM
  • princessjaime
    thanks! it was fun, the photographer just let her play and snapped away :)
    by princessjaime at 10/05/08 10:41PM
  • mommyaholic
    Thanks for taking care of my girl, Miss Katie. Is your dog getting any fluffier these days? His fur was so shiny and soft-looking.
    by mommyaholic at 10/18/08 2:23PM
  • jesspico
    WOW this is old.
    by jesspico at 10/29/08 11:17PM
  • mamap
    Update, daughter!!!!! Love and miss you bunches!!
    by mamap at 10/31/08 9:17AM
  • lilpico
    Thanks soooo much for coming up here sister!! :) I WUV YOU!!!!
    by lilpico at 01/21/09 8:40PM

More Puppy Drama....

at 08/21/08 9:41PM
I dropped 'The Beaz' (my yorkie puppy) off at Petco on my way to work this morning. I told them I wanted him to have a short TRIM to his face and body, to bathe him, and clip his nails etc. I was told this would cost $31.

Jonathan was sweet enough to pick him up after Jonathan's last class. I got a phone call from him at work that went like this: "What did you ask them to do to him?" (I told him the same as above.)"Well, I walked in and they had a dog that looked like a chihuahua ready for me to pick up, and it was Beazley!!" (I felt a sudden rush of blood to my head) "And how much did they tell you it would be?" (I said $31) "Well they charged me $47 and told me you wanted him to look like this."

I haven't seen him yet. I told Jon to put some clothes on my little guy because he was probably freezing standing there all naked!

I called them back and will hopefully be receiving a refund tonight or tomorrow. It will grow back! It Will grow back! It WILL grow back!!! I hope!
BEFORE:

AFTER:
  • mommyaholic
    Big difference, but precious either way. I can only imagine the shock. I remember when Megan was a baby and got an unexpected haircut. Not as much as Beazley's...but still, I was not ready for it. Poor pup, they left him with nothing.
    by mommyaholic at 08/22/08 11:23PM
  • jesspico
    Oh KATIE...I canNOT believe this happened. Poor little guy...it doesn't even look like him anymore...I'm so sorry this happened. But, like you said, it WILL grow back. You'll have to take pics of him in stages...
    by jesspico at 08/23/08 12:02PM
  • mrwiser
    thats a nice haircut there. hope all else is well with you and "it will grow back, it will grow back!" haha
    by mrwiser at 08/23/08 7:55PM
  • stevenswife
    Poor puppy, he definitely got a short trim--obviously what you said and they thought when you said short trim was not the same. Poor baby. We miss you too.
    by stevenswife at 08/23/08 8:46PM
  • bumbly77
    awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww poor puppy...i believe i'd find a new barber for my puppy
    by bumbly77 at 08/23/08 10:00PM
  • miss_cleo
    I miss you and I miss Beasley's hair. Hope 2 c you soon!
    by miss_cleo at 08/24/08 1:04PM
  • britt22
    thanks for the pics!!! He is precious by the way!!! :-)
    by britt22 at 08/24/08 2:14PM
  • heidiho
    poor dog!!! That same thing happened with our poodle. We never would give him the actual poodle cut! my mom just told them a puppy cut, trim, all the same length the whole way around...I went to pick him up with my mom and I gasped when I saw him. He looked very much like a poodle instead of the cute white fluff ball that he was. He looked disgusting! I said that too and the lady got really offended...so we never took him back there again! Mom cuts him now!!!
    by heidiho at 08/24/08 5:13PM
  • mrwiser
    you know youre right were not as far from auburn now are we. maybe we can scoot over that way sometime and get together with you guys. we'll see what we can work out. great to hear from you dear friend take care.
    by mrwiser at 08/24/08 10:21PM
  • harbermama
    I think he looks precious! You're not supposed to groom golden retrievers, but we like Lady's hair SHORT, especially since I've learned I'm allergic to her hair! So she's going to get another cut this week!
    by harbermama at 08/25/08 2:33AM
  • fauxbelle
    I'm sorry to be laughing but he looks cute! Think of it as a "summer cut".
    by fauxbelle at 08/27/08 12:52AM
  • gamomma
    I was looking at your pictures and my 4 year old came up and asked, "is that a chihuahua?". I guess your husband isn't the only one that thought that! I'm sorry this happened. I always hated it when our groomer clipped our poodle too short. I like the long hair, too.!
    by gamomma at 08/27/08 1:33PM
  • beka34
    oh my! poor little guy!!! just keep saying "it will grow back"... i like her idea of taking pictures in stages.
    by beka34 at 08/27/08 5:20PM
  • mrswestphal
    thanks! we'll take all of them we can get! ;) your poor little pooch! i bet he's cooler though!
    by mrswestphal at 08/27/08 5:56PM
  • tickets
    awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwhahahawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwhahawwwwwwwwwwwww
    by tickets at 08/27/08 8:06PM
  • wilsonlx
    Sorry about your doggie! He's still cute. We'd love to come see you guys!! We're closer!! Yay!!!
    by wilsonlx at 08/27/08 11:08PM
  • mamap
    Laura and I cannot BELIEVE this is the same dog! What were they thinking to do that to my GRANDDOG????
    by mamap at 08/28/08 12:46PM
  • momster
    Hi there...I teach in Springdale, Arkansas at a technical college...Petra Allied Health.

    Oh my, I see your poor shaved doggie...although cute I feel your pain. We had a maltese for years and that happened a couple of times to us...we were extremely upset. They are just meant to have SOME hair left on them....lol

    I see you know a lot of the same people I do too...hope you don't mind if I add you to my friend's list...?
    by momster at 08/29/08 8:39AM
  • momster
    Yes, your mom and I went to FC together, although we didn't know each other well...I was SOOOOO shy most people probably wouldn't know who I was/am...lol
    by momster at 08/29/08 5:34PM

VVRRROOOOMMMM!!!!!

at 08/19/08 1:35PM
Thats the next to last thing I heard on the phone yesterday when I was talking to Jon. He said, "NO BEAZLEY!!!" then the VVRRRROOOOMMM, then he said "I HAVE TO GO!!" My heart skipped several beats and my chest ached. All I could think about was that my poor little puppy was gone!

I called him back later and he apologized for the speedy goodbye and explained that Beazley was just fine. It was actually the neighbors dog that was almost run over! Not that I'm happy about that but I was definitely relieved!! Wow, I really love that dog!
  • diminished_seventh
    So...is the neighbor's dog named Beazley too?
    by diminished_seventh at 08/19/08 8:43PM
  • lilpico
    I miss you too!! Sorry I had to miss seeing y'all! And who cares what Jon says anyway. ;)
    by lilpico at 08/19/08 10:04PM
  • lilpico
    OH and I will dominate in Nertz!!
    by lilpico at 08/19/08 10:06PM
  • harbermama
    We drove through Opelika today and thought of you. But we had to hurry; it took us 15 hours as it was. :-(
    by harbermama at 08/19/08 10:22PM
  • aurocks
    Glad Beazley is okay!
    by aurocks at 08/19/08 10:23PM
  • katdvak
    Hah! Beazley was the reason the other dog ran in the road. They were flirting.
    by katdvak at 08/19/08 11:04PM
  • harbermama
    We ate at the "fancy" Burger King that had Wi-Fi, but the main thing I wanted was to plug in my laptop so it could charge while we ate and there were NO plugs anywhere in the place. And it advertised Wi-Fi??? (which I couldn't get on, either). But they have great fries! :-) Sorry; we passed your mom's house, too, if that makes you feel any better. We wanted to get HOME so badly and it took forever.
    by harbermama at 08/19/08 11:36PM
  • harbermama
    Talk to them the next time you're in there, okay? :-)
    by harbermama at 08/19/08 11:47PM
  • leprechaun_preacher
    do you have our blog address? it has a TON of pictures.
    by leprechaun_preacher at 08/20/08 11:34AM
  • lilpico
    Runnedover? DA, DA, DA, That's a good one! :P Yeah sure I read it! I laughed like through the whole thing. HEHEHE
    by lilpico at 08/21/08 10:13PM
  • lilpico
    There is no way he will stop loving me!! Whenever I come over you know that he loves me MORE than you!!
    by lilpico at 08/21/08 10:29PM
  • lilpico
    Oh hush! Oh and I will hide your glasses! Then I will SMOTHER you in Nertz!!
    by lilpico at 08/21/08 10:45PM
  • mommyaholic
    Hey, Miss Katie! How are you? I'm not much of a pleo-er. I've been on for a couple of years, but I never know what to say.
    by mommyaholic at 08/21/08 10:50PM
  • mommyaholic
    Sorry for your puppy. :-( It will grow back. :-)
    by mommyaholic at 08/21/08 10:54PM
  • britt22
    oh no!!! I want to see some before and after pics!!
    by britt22 at 08/22/08 5:37PM

We made it back!

at 07/06/08 3:48PM
When we first got in the water we quickly spotted 2 jellyfish! We tried to avoid them but the water was not exactly clear so we got stung a few times. It was interesting, and funny (later)! Saturday morning as we made our way down the beach there was a family fishing (they were fully clothed too! WOW!). The father had just caught a BABY SHARK and was having his wife take his picture! I was even less excited about the merky water! We still got in though and we still had a blast! I am a little toasted and so is Jon but not too bad! I mostly added to my freckle collection. So hope you all had a fun and safe 4th!!


I LOVE YOU JONNIE!!! Happy Anniversary!!!