Things I'm Obsessed with Right this Second: Round 2

Things I'm Obsessed with Right this Second: Round 2

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The library! I should take advantage of the library way more. This morning I went to pick up some books about photography and dog agility training. When I was walking in I got a call from my mom and I told her what I was doing. She told me she had read in the paper yesterday morning that each library branch in Georgia received a video about the Atlanta Zoo and if you checked it out you would get four free tickets to the zoo! Yay! Today was the first day the event started and I was the first one to check out the DVD. However, you only have seven days to have the dvd checked out and only seven days after that to go to the zoo. So I don't know if we'll actually make it to Atlanta in the next few weeks to take advantage of that, but I sure hope so! Four tickets would have cost us $84.00, so it would be a shame not to use them! And the zoo just had a new baby panda, Po. So you know I want to go see that bundle of white and black, fluffy cuteness! Anyways, besides the zoo dvd I also got some photography books, some gluten-free cookbooks and a book on CD for driving around in the car. They didn't have any books on dog agility. But that's okay. The internet works too.

The Library Rocks!

The Outlander Series. There are a couple of books and series of books that never get old to me. I can read them over and over again. Some of them include, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Mark of the Lion Series (READ THEM!), The Shopaholic Series, and the Outlander Series. I haven't read the first of the Outlander books in over a year and a half, just enough time for the details to be fuzzy. I own all the books in the series but I just picked up the first one on CD to listen to in the car. I am so excited! It's historical fiction. I love the history in the book. It's set in the 1700's in Scotland. I think I would have liked to have been celtic. Something about the people and place speak to my soul. Thanks to my mother-in-law for introducing the series to me!

Babies! January and February seemed to be the baby birth month for all my friends on facebook. Facebook, being what it is, lets me obsess over precious babies whose parent's I would label as only "acquaintances". But some friends who I know more personally have had babies too. I've always been scared around babies, afraid I may break them. So I was nervous when I held a friend's baby a couple of weeks ago. However, after two nano-seconds I fell in love with him! He was so teeny and precious, I just wanted to gobble him up and put him in my purse to take him home. Another friend just had a baby boy and he is equally as precious! My friends make beautiful babies! I wish I could post some pictures of these cuties but I don't know how they would feel to have their newborns plastered on the internet without their permission. Just imagine heaven wrapped in a tiny bundle and you will get the idea.

House Hunting! Searching for a home is a fun adventure. I've learned a lot, but still have so much to learn! In some ways being a homeowner seems really daunting. It's going to be a bigger responsibility and a large financial investment. But it's been really fun to me to go into houses and imagine it being our first home. Picturing our lives in different places is fun. I'm not letting my heart get invested in any more houses until we're under contract though! I don't want to get uber disappointed again. We've found the area we want to live in though, and that's a relief. The area is called Ardsley Park. The homes are close to downtown Savannah, were built between the 1920's and 1940's and have tons of character. Miguel and I think they're great for a first home and we're excited to put our touch on the one we purchase!

One of the cute homes in Ardsley Park

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Glee! If you've never watched this show, give it a chance! I'm obsessed with it! There is too much awesomeness to describe in words. I love watching it and texting my mom during the show. More specifically, I love the character Brittany! I could quote everything that Brittany says over and over again!

Mr Shuester: "What's a duet?"

Brittany: "A blanket."

Ha! I love her! Anyways, I'm loving Glee and I don't see that changing anytime soon! Seriously, rent the first season and get ready to kiss your Tuesday evening plans goodbye!

Sunny days! The weather is beautiful and warm and it just puts me in a happy mood! Flowers on trees are starting to bloom and the earth is looking more green. I feel like skipping!

That's all for now! 

Blessings to all!

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Puppy Class Week One

Emma started her puppy beginner obedience classes today. We're taking them once a week for the next six weeks at Carol's Pampered Pets. After we 'master' the obedience classes we want to try our hand and paws at agility classes! Emma did really well today! She is highly motivated by treats. We learned to sit, go down, come when called, do figure eights while heeling, and come when distracted. We need to practice at home this week, but she responded really well already! I'm a proud mommy!

Waiting for class to start. I was the youngest one there by at least 15 to 20 years

Someone was a little excited! wag, wag, wag!

Emma with the trainer, showing the other dogs how to do it! Good girl, Emma!

After class we went and looked at some houses and then went to the dog park. Had to take a picture of this poor little puppy with casts on his back legs. Poor thing! Shouldn't have been at the park!

Parents Visit to Savannah!!!

My parents came to visit Miguel and me this past weekend! I was so excited! I miss my parents a lot. This was my Dad's first visit to our new home. He had visited Savannah before, but a long time ago. He was surprised to see how big the city was. He had pictured it more like Augusta, so it was really fun to show him around. 

Friday night Miguel and I took my parents to one of our favorite restaurants, Bonna Bella Yacht Club. We really like Bonna Bella because it doesn't attract tourists and has a really laid back feel. It is also a gorgeous setting! It looks out onto the water and people drive their boats up, dock them, and then come eat. We enjoyed watching the sun set while we ate dinner. All four of us got the fish tacos. Yum!

View from Bonna Bella Yacht Club, this is the dock.

Mom, Dad, and Miguel waiting for our table. 

Dad enjoying the view

My handsome hubs!

Bonna Bella

Holy cow! The moon was SO pretty. It was HUGE and bright orange!  This is obviously not the best picture. But I had to try!

After dinner we went down to the beach and walked out onto the pier. The moon and it's reflection on the water was one of the prettiest things I've seen! It was pretty cold when the sun went down but I wouldn't have missed it!

Saturday morning we all participated in the Humane Society's Dog Lover's Walk. Afterward we walked around Savannah. We showed my parents City Market, Broughten Street, River Street and the area where we are looking for houses. We went to another one of our favorite restaurants, Zunzi's, for lunch. The weather was SO nice that the line was longer than usual. Everyone loved the food. We knew they would.

Miguel in City Market

My mom and dad in City Market

Love the Savannah horse cops!

After lunch we made our way to The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. We stopped by the 18th and 19th century cemetery. I love the history in the cemetery. It's so interesting to see how people lived and what events where happening during the time of the deceased's death. When we got to the Cathedral there was a really fancy wedding going on, so we obviously couldn't go in, which was a disappointment. However, the walk was fun and my parents got to see a lot of the pretty city and the squares, etc. 

Very natural, not posed at all. 

Button Gwinnett! The father of the county I grew up in!

Look! Flowers are blooming! Yay for Spring!

This wall houses all the headstones that have fallen down or have become misplaced. 

I thought this headstone was neat because it has a skull and crossbones! I wonder if this guy was a pirate?

My favorite church! So pretty!

Doors on the Cathedral!

Square next to the Cathedral

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

On the way back to the car we stopped by Leopold's. My mom and I got sorbet (boo dairy in ice cream) and my dad got a milkshake. We all love old soda shops. We also liked seeing all the Hollywood memorabilia. 

Mom enjoying her lemon sorbet.

Leopold's

For dinner we went to a BBQ place on Whitemarsh Island. It is very well reviewed so we decided to check it out. OMG! SOOOO good! We were scared when we got there around 8:00 and most of the items were already sold out. Miguel, mom, and I got the pork and it was so good that it didn't need any sauce at all. I am looking forward to going back soon!

Dad and mom at dinner

Sunday morning we slept in a bit and then took the dogs to Fort Pulaski. The water was at high tide so there was no beach to let the dogs run around on. Which was okay since my parents didn't really want wet, smelly dogs in the car for the drive back to Atlanta. We put the dogs back in the car then headed into the fort to check it out. 

BIG boat heading out to Charleston. 

The sun was hidden behind clouds and it was really windy, so everyone was a little cold. 

Graveyard for Confederate soldiers that died while under Yankee control durning the Civil War.

Fort Pulaski

Under these hills are tunnels where they kept the magazines

Tunnels at Fort Pulaski

I loved the old doors around the fort

Fort Pulaski

Dad firing the canon. 

Spiral stairs... I kept thinking about the soldiers who would have hustled up and down during battle.

My mom pointing out Hilton Head Island, you could see it from on top of  the fort. 

Pretty, but cold, mommy!

The Confederate soldiers put their flag back up during battle! 

Where the soldiers replaced the flag. 

Fort Pulaski

The design on the flag is what would have been flying during the Civil War.

When we were heading out, a tour started and we got a little distracted listening to the guide. 

After we left Fort Pulaski we went down to Thunderbolt to have brunch at Tubby's. Even though it was a little cold, we sat outside up in the tree. We ordered lots of coffee which helped us warm up, and the sun came out later which helped too. While we waited the boys played corn hole. Dad won! =) My mom and I ate crab cake benedict and the boys had shrimp and crab omelets. We ate well!

Tubby's Tank House in Thunderbolt. 

The boys playing corn hole before lunch.

Brr! It was in the 70's yesterday! What happened?

After lunch my parents packed up and headed home. Pout! I really loved having my parents come visit! There's nothing like your mom and dad to make you feel loved and safe! Can't wait to see them again!!!