Mr. Turtle

Yesterday we noticed that we had a turtle walking through our front yard towards our door step. He walked across Jeff Rd (those of you who don't know this road, it is really busy, how he didn't get ran over is a wonder!) and through our front yard. He was moving pretty fast too. Once he got to the front he just hung out for a while. We couldn't believe how big he was!

Mailbox

Friday night at midnight we were woken up by a big bang. Peaking out the window we couldn't figure out what the sound was. Dave got up and walked outside to find that a guy had fell asleep at the wheel and ran over our mailbox. He was very lucky because he was inches away from running into the storm drain next to our house, which most likely would have killed him. As you can see from the pictures, our mailbox has seen better days!

Drunk Driver

The other night I was heading home after picking Noah up from a friend's house when a drunk driver pulled out infront of me. I am so glad that he pulled out infront of me instead of behind me. He was going about 15 miles under the speed limit and driving across the road into the other lane and back over and over. He also didn't have his lights on. I carefully followed him, at a distance, and called 911 to report him. Several times he swirved into the other lane almost running into oncoming cars. I did a lot of praying during that drive. It was pretty scary to watch him on the road. Usually, I see cops up and down Jeff Rd, but of course this night there were none. The frustrating part is that I know he probably never got caught, as he turned off onto a side street right after I hung up with the police. It makes me so mad that someone can be so selfish to drive drunk. I did report the license plate number, so hopefully they still looked into it.

All suited up and random

I caught Dave on his way out the door this morning and thought he looked so handsome in his suit. So, I thought I would post the picture I took of him. As you can see, I didn't get a smile, as he is not a fan of having his picture taken. (Though I know he loves it!)

Happy 2009!

In spirit of the New Year, I decided to go back through old pictures and look at the journey of life Dave and I have had together over the past 6 years. We have had so much fun together! And in 10 days, our lives will be even more enriched as our son Noah will join us. Here are a few pictures that I found while looking through our albums. I am so Thankful for all the time Dave and I have had together and look forward to so much more. Happy New Years everyone! Oregon Coast Castle Building Contest 2002

Visiting our Nephew 2008

Michigan, November 2005

Washington D.C. 2004

Christmas 2008

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We enjoyed our time together, as it will forever be our last as just the two of us. After being in Alabama for almost 4 years, I think we are finally getting use to doing things on our own. This year, we carried on our tradition of good food and lots of movies. Our friends, Jeff & Melissa, who are also expecting a little boy in January joined us for our Christmas dinner and more movies. I think between two pregnant ladies, we had quite the feast! (Our meal included anything and everything we were craving!) This holiday season has reminded us of how blessed we are to have such amazing family and friends. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas as well!

All I want for Christmas...

...Is a warm shower. Or, running water. But the kind that stays contained. Last night we had a surprise awaiting us when we got home from work. Our kitchen pipes had frozen and then burst. So, we had quite a mess in the kitchen. Dave was an hour away doing an audit and I was the crazy-pregnant-madwomen who was running around the neighborhood trying to find someone to help me turn off our water!
We called a plummer and after fixing one of the broken pipes, he recommended that we just keep the water turned off until the morning when we can contact our insurance company. Apparently there is another pipe to fix and some water to clean up in the walls.
The best part of the night is that since we didn't have any running water our neighbor allowed us to "clean up" at his vacant house that is currently for sale. Last night as we were brushing our teeth, the realitor walked in on us. (I think she was a bit freaked out to see two adults in an empty house brushing their teeth!)
This morning, dave and I snuck over to the neighbors house again to take quick showers. I think we looked a bit homeless running across the yard in our pjs with our shower stuff and a flashlight! Doesn't Dave look pitiful?

Do you smell smoke?

I love the movie, "Office Space". I think we all have had a computer or fax machine that we have wanted to smash for not working properly. Well, on Tuesday I had just that. I came into the office and turned my computer on ready to start my day. And, as always, it decided to tease me. Turn on, then turn back off. After a few minutes of playing gotcha, I got the computer to turn on and my email up. I then left it to "wake up" as I desended down the hall for my morning hot chocolate. As I was on my way back to my office, I was notified by a co-worker that smoke was coming out of my office. And it sure was. My computer was litterally having a melt down. All my files, emails, work...gone. Just a horrid smell of burnt plastic. It had finally won. And to top it off, it took two other computers with it! The coroner says that the building was putting out twice the volts that my outlet can handle, but I think I know better!