Colin's Graduation

My baby brother Colin graduated high school a few weeks ago, and I am so very proud of him!The graduation ceremony was held at Dallas Convention Center on 6/8/09. The ceremony was loooonnnggg (1000+ graduates!), but I was happy to be there to support Colin. He's going to orientation in a few weeks, and will be starting Collin County Community College in the fall. I still can't believe he's 18 and out of school! That means I am officially....OLD! : (

Home Is Where The Heart Is

Ok, as promised, here are some pictures of the inside of our house. I'm still in the process of decorating, but I've done a little.

Living Room

Kitchen

Dining Area

Master Bedroom

Bedroom 2/Office

Bedroom 3

Bryan and I are in disagreeance of how to utilize this space. My practical husband wants to buy a big screen plasma and la-z-boy, and turn the room into his "Man Cave", and *I* suggested we should go ahead and buy a crib and changing table just in case we have a new arrival in the future. Bryan informed me that it would be way creepy to have a crib with no baby to put in it, therefore we vetoed that idea (sigh)...so for now that room will stay empty!

Anyways, just wanted to share those for any out of towners, or lazy friends that haven't been over to visit us yet ; ) The door is always open!

Hellooooo....is anyone alive in here?

My poor little blog....I haven't written in over 6 months! Shame on me! And boy, have alot of things changed! I'll attempt to recap some of the highlights since I last checked in...

Bryan's Job
In November of '08, Bryan made the decision to go into business for himself, and start his own trucking company. He purchased his own truck, hit the ground running, and hasn't looked back ever since. Although this was a scary decision in trying economic times, it has gone extrememly well, and Bryan is loving the rewards of being his own boss. He mostly works in the Southeast region of the country, and is home about 3 days a week. I am so proud of Bryan, and all the hard work he has put in to accomplish this goal. We are both very thankful for this opportunity, and excited to see what doors it will open in the future. Here's a picture of Bryan's rig...

Our House

With Bryan becoming self-employed, this put a major snag in our homebuying plans. Apparently, you need at least 2 years of self employment history and tax returns to qualify for a mortgage. Obviously, we were lacking about 1 year and 11 months...so it just wasn't in the cards for us. Although it was really disappointing at the time, in retrospect, I am so glad that we didn't end up buying at that time. We *did*, however, find a great little lease house, and we absolutely LOVE it! Here's a picture...It's perfect for the two of us...3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and a huge corner lot. It's only about 1400 square feet, but it's a great layout and seems alot bigger. I am WAY closer to work now, which is awesome. And we have the greatest neighbors EVER! It's been such a positive change for us. I've done *some* decorating, so I'll try to take some pictures of the interior to share.

MORE TO COME SOON...I SWEAR!