Busy Weekend

Rach, KK and I went to the BHS game on Friday night.

We didn't really care so much about the football part of the game. We were there to support the band. We even made our own tshirts. This is KK modeling the front of the shirt.

And the back...

KK sat with us for a while...but soon ditched us to hang with her pals. She's quite the social butterfly.

Rach and I saw someone we knew...and did NOT want to talk to. This is us being scared that she might actually join us. She did...but we ran her off by totally ignoring her. GASP! We're so mean.

Then my most favoritest peeps showed up! ABB and SBB! Woot!

ABB and Rach were instant BFF's!

I spent lots of time holding CBB #2.

Pals!

Rach's BFF is the drum major in the BHS band. This is Mariah...drum major-ing. =)

The BHS band.

Mariah came to hang out with us during 3rd quarter. She was very upset because she "dropped 3 beats"...whatever that means. This is Rach and Mariah being sad over the lost beats. Only...Mariah couldn't stop smiling after I asked her to "be sad".

Rach modeling Mariah's hat.

This is Rach, ABB, SBB and CBB being shocked that BHS actually won the football game. (Actually this pic was taken much earlier in the night, but it works here in my picture story!)

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Also this weekend... I took Sam to the dog park for the very first time. He didn't quite know how to react. He didn't run around and play like I expected him to. I think he was overwhelmed by all the dogs (BIG DOGS) that were there. We didn't stay long because ginormous mosquitoes were eating us alive!!!

Sam...sitting on the bench next to his mommy.

He spent most of his time up on this log...watching the action around him.

Getting to know the other dogs.

I'm not sure if I'll take him back. The dog park is a long way from my house and he didn't really enjoy himself. I think I'll stick to frequent play dates in our own house. =)

Lalalalalalala...

I don't have much to write about. I just felt like posting. So, for lack of a better topic...this is what's going on in my life right now:

This is Tom Hanks. I called him Hank. I was going to adopt him, but after a 7 day trial period I realized that he wasn't going to fit with my family. Although he is the sweetest dog, he was just way too high energy. He needed more exercise and room than I could give him.

Hopefully he'll find a forever home with a fenced in back yard so he can run out all of that energy. Sam and I loved Hank very much and were so sad to see him go. But...I just couldn't have him ripping my apartment to shreds while I was at work everyday.

To solve the problem (of needing a buddy for Sam), I've just decided to have a lot of playdates. This weekend my neighbor came over with her two dogs and two more dogs that she was dog sitting. So, Sam had FOUR buddies to play with. This week, Sam will spend the day with a friend of mine and her doggies while I work. Playdates and walks should keep Sam plenty happy.

This is what makes me happy! Sitting on the porch swing, reading my book while Sam checks out what's going on in the neighborhood! BTW, I'm reading the 4th book in the Twilight series. I can't wait for the movie!

Fabric is my newest obsession! I just bought these three fabrics to make throw pillows. I plan to get several yards of the top fabric to make curtains for my living room. That is...if I don't fall in love with some other fabric first! =) I knew that I wanted some loud, funky fabrics for my living room, but I couldn't find anything in stores. So, I started searching the Etsy site and found Amy Butler fabrics. I looooove them! I looooove Etsy! I looooooove Amy Butler! I bought an Amy Butler design book and plan to make all kinds of cool stuff. Bags, pillows, quilts, etc... I'm feeling major artsy inspiration right now! I've bought the stuff to learn how to crochet and knit. So, I'll also be making scarves and hats. Woot! Yay craftiness!

I'd like to take some classes at the Arkansas Extended Learning Center. I was so excited to discover their website. There are tons of classes I'd like to take: Sewing, crochet, knitting, photography, creative writing... SO MANY! Unfortunately I don't have the money to take all of the classes, so...one at a time! I'm going to take the beginning sewing class first.

Anyhoo, I'd better get to work. I just felt like a rambling post today. Yay!

Bob Dylan 8-26-08

In case you didn't already know, Bob Dylan is my absolute fave. =) He came to LR Tuesday night and I had great seats in the pit. I had a perfect, up close view of my main man. Unfortunately cameras were not allowed. I did sneak my camera in anyway...cause I'm a rebel like that, but when it came down to it I was too afraid to snap any real pics. There were security guys everywhere! =( Here are the pics that I did take:

Before the concert, Caleb, Amanda and I went to Sticky Fingerz for happy hour. We had a blast drinking, chatting and...playing Uno. =) Note Caleb's poker face.

Caleb

Manders & Court

Very dark pic of Bob (far right) with my camera.

Tiny pic of Bob from my phone.

Manders and I after the show. Remember in Wayne's World when Wayne & Garth had back stage passes to the Alice Cooper concert? And they walked around holding them up and showing them to everyone they passed? Manders and I did that with our Dylan passes. =) And no we didn't have back stage passes (I FREAKING WISH!).

Caleb and I after the show.

Progress...sorta.

I went into this whole apartment upgrade with full force. The first weekend I was determined to paint the entire apartment. FIVE ROOMS! Hahahaha! That sooo did not happen. I managed to get two rooms painted and then got sick. =( That completely ruined my motivation. So, here I am...three weeks in and I've only gotten two rooms painted. *shaking head* Well, I did manage to unpack my kitchen. That's something at least. Tonight I plan to finish unpacking my living room. The cable guy is coming tomorrow and it has to be presentable. HOORAY FOR CABLE! Seriously. I've been so depressed because I missed the whole Olympics. The only thing that has gotten me through the last three weeks is Netflix. Oh. And the Twilight series.

Look at all this paint! It looks like chocolate milk!

We take painting very seriously.

My good little slaves. =)

KK took a break from painting to decorate my shoe boxes. BTW, she's sitting on my very ugly couch (now covered) that I got for FREE! Yay for free stuff!

This is what happens when you paint with no ventilation.

Jenn...helping her pal out by taping off the walls. We were getting ready to paint the trim. Sam is telling her where to put the tape, of course.

Making progress...

Sam's new favorite place to sit. You can see the difference in the trim and the window itself. I haven't painted the window yet. Whoever painted before me painted the window shut. GRRR! So, I need to pry the window open before I paint it white.

New Digs...

Okay. So, I'm reluctant to post any pics of my new place. It's really, really ugly inside. It's a very old house and everything has that orangey, nicotine tint to it. I'm in the process of fixing it up. But...I guess it'd be good to show the progress as I go. So, here goes nothing...

The house. Isn't it cute?! All of the weeds in the flower beds are gone now. I love the porch swing! I sit out there and read while Sam does his business.

The living room. This picture really doesn't do it justice. It's HUGE. The walls were orange and the whole place reeks of cigarette smoke. Ick!

This is the bedroom. These pics were taken before the electricity was turned on.

The kitchen. It's really big. I love it!

The backroom...and the hideous Coca-Cola wall paper border. This is Sam's room. It has a lot of windows, so I open the blinds up and he spends the day on the futon watching the squirels.

The bathroom. Love the clawfoot tub, hate the wall paper!

So, that's my new place! It's big for one person and I know I'm going to love it as soon as I'm finished fixing it up. I'm almost finished with the living room. The paint needs to be touched up (the blue painters tape ripped off some of my work. boo!) and the carpets needs to be shampooed. That's on the agenda this weekend. I'm also going to try to finish the bedroom. I'll post pics of each room as I finish them.

That's all folks! Check back later for progress pics!

Hello Stranger

It has been forever since I last blogged!! Funny how time flies...

So, the Arkadelphia thing didn't work out. I never could find a job there. Also, my friends there started going a little crazy. I did NOT want to be a part of that, so I decided to move to Little Rock instead. I work in Little Rock, so I thought it'd be great to live there. Well, that didn't work out either. I couldn't find a decent, affordable apartment. So, there goes another plan. Finally, I just decided to stay in good ole reliable Benton. =) And I guess it was meant to be because I found a place really fast.

My new duplex is great. It has a very large living room and kitchen. The bedroom is on the small side, but it's no big to me. There's also a room in the back off the kitchen. It's too small to be a real bedroom, but I put my futon back there. If I have an overnight guest, they'll have a place to sleep. In the meantime, it's Sam's room. =) I open the blinds back there so he can sit on the futon and watch what's going on in the back yard during the day. The bathroom has a claw foot tub that's rigged for a shower. That's interesting. Hehe. But, I love the character of claw foot tubs, so I'm cool with the awkwardness of the shower. Hmmm...what else... The duplex came with a full size washer/dryer. Yay! The only real negatives about the space is that there isn't a dishwasher or a fenced in back yard. I can live with that.

A chain smoker lived there before me. And apparently her (adult) kids stayed with her often and smoked in the place. So, the walls are DISGUSTING!! I tried washing them, but it was taking FOREVER. So, i just decided to paint over all the ickiness! My landlord said that if I painted the place he'd pay for all the supplies. He set it up where I could go to Sherwin Williams and buy what I wanted. So I did! I bought a 5 gallon bucket of the paint color I wanted for the walls. I'm just going to make it easy on myself and paint the entire apartment the same color. I also bought white paint for the trim and kitchen cabinets. It's going to look clean and crisp when I finish with it. I plan to post b/f and after pics! Yay! I hope the paint smell kills some of the stale, smoke smell too. *shudders*

So, that's the update, I guess. I'm still in Benton and still in the same job. =) Yay!

To make up for the not so interesting update, I'm going to post some pics of what's been going on since the last time I posted.

Saw Hayes Carll in concert @ Stickyz.

Spent a lot of time with the fam.

Did a lot of dog sitting.

Spent a lot of time in the pool (at the places I was dog sitting).

Sam DOES NOT like being in the pool.

He likes it better on dry land!

I got to hang out with my Flossie.

And babysit my Bayley.

I spent one super fun night with ABB's kids and nephew.

Kicked it "Willie Style" at the B.B. King/Willie Nelson concert.

I saw The Apples in Stereo at The Rev Room.

I spent countless hours being silly with my kiddos.

And last, but not least... I drank a TON of diet coke. Hehe.

The end.