Time has really gotten away from me. It truly has been a whirlwind. I hardly remember anything that happened in October except that Pete and I were both so busy at work. Him with the rut and me being at Biltmore and October means preparing for Christmas. Once November hit it was full on Christmas until Jan 1. The longest Christmas season EVER! And it wasn't all pine and poinsettias either. It seemed the closer to Christmas it got, the more rude and crazy everyone became. I know this isn't a new thing. I definitely have noticed it before, but never in this magnitude. Anyway, I do not care to re-live the Biltmore Christmas season so, moving on.
We drove home in September because Kate and Will brought Lucy to meet the family. That was the first time we met her. I held her as much as I possibly could. She slept on me a lot. We saw some other family - both sides - it was great to see everyone, but it was just a crazy trip. When we got home we were exhausted and completely drained. We have come to the decision that the next time we go home we are going to plan a LOT better!
I went to two different Halloween parities in October. I dressed up as a rag doll at one and a hobo at the other. They were both really fun. Great eats and fun company. My 24th birthday was one to remember, but I can't quite recall the details.
Pete's parents came to visit in November right after Thanksgiving in order to celebrate Thanksmas. It was so great to see some family around the holidays because we didn't see anymore until January. We went grocery shopping and cooked up our own feast for four and had such a good time! We actually completed all of our Christmas shopping before December so we could send all the Walker gifts back with them. I was pretty proud of us . . . although I do remember not wrapping everything until the hour we decided to exchange gifts :) Oh how we love to procrastinate.
December was a blurr.
As soon as January hit everything really slowed down for me, which made it slow down for both of us. My family came to visit us toward the end of the month. Will, Kate & Lucy flew in. They stayed for almost a whole week. My parents and Grace drove and they only got to stay for the weekend, but it was great to have everyone together even if it was for just a couple days. We celebrated Christmas while they were here. Of course that means everyone watched us open presents :)
It is now February 28th so Prime had his 1 year Birthday and we had our 2nd year anniversary yesterday. We're planning a little weekend getaway in March (during the week). We'll be heading down to Beaufort, SC and camping for two nights on Hunting Island State Park. Our campsite has a view of the beach (that's what it looks like on the map anyway, I guess we'll see when we get there). We're excited to use all the new camping gear we've acquired this last year, eat seafood, and explore an area we've never been to before! Dogs are allowed, but I think we'll be leaving Prime behind with a friend so we have more freedom and no worries. I will miss him though. There's the quick update. I know I left loads out, but I've said before I don't have the best memory so until I get better at blogging right after an event, it'll have to do!
Until next time (who knows when it'll be!)
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Bristol Drag Racing
So this last June Peter and I ventured to Bristol Tennessee with Pete's parents to see the Drag Races. We all had a great time. I know this is a late posting, but I've been waiting for Pete to post because he knows a lot more about it than I do. However, he's not really on the ball so I figured I would go ahead and write it before we start forgetting details. First, here are just a few of the pictures we took.
Getting ready to go in the first day. We have all our O'Reilly gear on and we're ready to go!
Pete met his favorite driver and got an autograph. Too bad his eyes are closed.
This is when they spin the tires before the actual race. Sorry I don't know the correct terminology for this.
So true.
Well, we got there on Saturday and were able to see the pro stock, funny car races, and others that I do not, at this time, know what they're called. We also walked around and visited many different pits (?) Where they work on the cars. It was extremely loud and very exciting. It was all a new experience for Cindy and me so the men were very helpful and explained everything to us. There was a rain delay, but we still had fun hanging out together during that time. We first stood under the bleachers then moved to the tunnel. We retired to our hotel Saturday night after a delicious dinner at Chili's (a tradition that the guys let us ladies participate in) and went to bed anxiously awaiting the Sunday finals. However, we were destined to never return to the track. We woke to a stormy rainy day. Watching the weather channel we saw that the rain was not expected to lift anytime soon so then we decided to explore the rest of the town and surrounding area until we had to make the decision whether to stay or go back home. It was at a Crystal Burger in Virginia that we finally made the decision to head back to Asheville. Approximately an hour after we arrived back home and were happily exploring a local antique market we saw that the rain had cleared and the track was being prepared to race on. We were all totally bummed so we went back to the house and watched the finals that we had tickets for on tv. Overall it was a great weekend and we made lots of fun memories together!
Well, we got there on Saturday and were able to see the pro stock, funny car races, and others that I do not, at this time, know what they're called. We also walked around and visited many different pits (?) Where they work on the cars. It was extremely loud and very exciting. It was all a new experience for Cindy and me so the men were very helpful and explained everything to us. There was a rain delay, but we still had fun hanging out together during that time. We first stood under the bleachers then moved to the tunnel. We retired to our hotel Saturday night after a delicious dinner at Chili's (a tradition that the guys let us ladies participate in) and went to bed anxiously awaiting the Sunday finals. However, we were destined to never return to the track. We woke to a stormy rainy day. Watching the weather channel we saw that the rain was not expected to lift anytime soon so then we decided to explore the rest of the town and surrounding area until we had to make the decision whether to stay or go back home. It was at a Crystal Burger in Virginia that we finally made the decision to head back to Asheville. Approximately an hour after we arrived back home and were happily exploring a local antique market we saw that the rain had cleared and the track was being prepared to race on. We were all totally bummed so we went back to the house and watched the finals that we had tickets for on tv. Overall it was a great weekend and we made lots of fun memories together!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Lucy Eleanor Richardson
Born August 4, 2011 at 6:52am central time. She was 9lbs 8oz and just the cutest baby girl ever! Pete and I are so proud and excited. We have two wonderful nephews, that we love so much and now we have a niece too! We've not seen her in person yet, but we have pictures and we've also skyped with Kate & Will so we got to see her over the internet. It was so good to see her, but it was almost like a tease too. She was saying "Ya, aren't I so cute? Here I am, but you can't hold me!" We can't wait to meet her in person!
We're hoping to take a trip in September to Springfield when Kate and Will travel there to show her off to the families. Pete has requested the leave, but it hasn't been denied or approved yet. Hopefully we'll find out before Pete's next off days. We'll probably drive and take Prime instead of fly and board him. We won't have as much time that way, but it's not that much of a difference and it will be cheaper and better for the bank ;) It will be Prime's first big car trip. We're thinking of having him ride in the back seat in his cage so hopefully he sleeps a majority of the way, but we'll see. He has a way of changing our plans if they don't seem to in accordance with what he wants. We'll try and stand firm though!
We're hoping to take a trip in September to Springfield when Kate and Will travel there to show her off to the families. Pete has requested the leave, but it hasn't been denied or approved yet. Hopefully we'll find out before Pete's next off days. We'll probably drive and take Prime instead of fly and board him. We won't have as much time that way, but it's not that much of a difference and it will be cheaper and better for the bank ;) It will be Prime's first big car trip. We're thinking of having him ride in the back seat in his cage so hopefully he sleeps a majority of the way, but we'll see. He has a way of changing our plans if they don't seem to in accordance with what he wants. We'll try and stand firm though!
Megan's first retail job . . . and more :)
Well, I have officially become a proud employee of Old Navy. I completed my 9 hour day of training and they threw me out on the floor to see what I learned. Not to toot my own horn, but I am catching on rather quickly! I am now able to work in the fitting room, on the register and on the floor doing "RAD," which basically means making sure everything is sized and folded all nice on the tables and everything that is hanging is hung correctly. I can also run "go backs" pretty well too, which is taking all the clothes that people have tried on in the fitting room back out onto the floor and putting them in their respective places. It's nothing spectacular, but it is a job and I'm thrilled to be earning money and contributing to our family. It has also been great for Pete too because now he doesn't have as much pressure. It's been a pretty good week. I've settled in and am really looking forward to getting better and better at my new job!
Prime got fixed in July and recovered swimmingly from his surgery. We were so glad nothing went wrong. We had hoped, however, that after the surgery he might calm down a little. Ya know, not be as crazy ALL the time. That, of course, did not happen. About 3 hours after we got home from the vet he was acting like nothing even happened. Oh well, I guess it will be a while yet until our very young puppy starts acting a little more mature. That's ok though. I'm sure if he had settled down I would be wishing he were more puppy-ish :)
Pete and I have officially joined our local YMCA!!! We LOVE it and love going to work out. We're still working on our schedules, and figuring out when we can go, but for the most part we're pretty regular. Today we did a fun little workout that is going to leave us both pretty sore in the legs!
We're looking forward to becoming loyal members!
~ Megan
Prime got fixed in July and recovered swimmingly from his surgery. We were so glad nothing went wrong. We had hoped, however, that after the surgery he might calm down a little. Ya know, not be as crazy ALL the time. That, of course, did not happen. About 3 hours after we got home from the vet he was acting like nothing even happened. Oh well, I guess it will be a while yet until our very young puppy starts acting a little more mature. That's ok though. I'm sure if he had settled down I would be wishing he were more puppy-ish :)
Pete and I have officially joined our local YMCA!!! We LOVE it and love going to work out. We're still working on our schedules, and figuring out when we can go, but for the most part we're pretty regular. Today we did a fun little workout that is going to leave us both pretty sore in the legs!
We're looking forward to becoming loyal members!
~ Megan
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Dog Toys
We have had multiple conversations about what sort of dog toys we should buy for our teething puppy. We've bought rubber Kong bones, ropes, tennis balls and stuffed animals of all different materials. Prime doesn't really chew on the rubber bone, he loves tennis balls when we throw them for him (but only inside), he destroyed one of his rope toys and is working on the other and he has torn up at least 3 stuffed toys. I like to keep buying the animals because they're cute, but they just don't last long. We've also discovered that he loves plastic bottles. They're the cheapest toys we've found and he absolutely loves them!
So every time we go into PetSmart we always end up buying a new toy. Today we walked out with another stuffed toy, but it's like the one he had when he was a little puppy. We called it his "green monster" and it actually lasted a couple of months. We bought a new red one because they were only $2 with our pet perks card and I'm really hoping that he doesn't tear through it as quick as he has the last two. So far he's being really good with it. He is mostly just carrying it around in his mouth and making it squeak. I guess we'll see, but I'll never hear the end of it if the "red monster" doesn't at least last a week.
~ Megan
So every time we go into PetSmart we always end up buying a new toy. Today we walked out with another stuffed toy, but it's like the one he had when he was a little puppy. We called it his "green monster" and it actually lasted a couple of months. We bought a new red one because they were only $2 with our pet perks card and I'm really hoping that he doesn't tear through it as quick as he has the last two. So far he's being really good with it. He is mostly just carrying it around in his mouth and making it squeak. I guess we'll see, but I'll never hear the end of it if the "red monster" doesn't at least last a week.
~ Megan
Friday, June 10, 2011
Making a House a Home
We've officially moved! All of our belongings are either put away where they belong, or shoved in one of the few storage spaces we have. Our place now is about the same size as our old one, but we have a lot less storage. It has been great for us because it's making us go through everything we have and decide if we really want to keep it or give it away (we are purging!). We've already loaded up the back of my car once and taken a load to the Salvation Army and we haven't even gone through everything yet. I also took a load of books to a used book store and got $55 worth of credit. If you know me then you know how excited I am about 55 free dollars to a book store!! It was so hard going through my books and choosing which ones to get rid of. But it was all worth it when I knew I'd be able to get new ones that I haven't read before. This is not really the attitude I should have. We're not getting rid of stuff to make room for new stuff, but they are books so I have to make an exception!
Work at The Swag has been really slow lately. I only work one day this week. Which is great for getting the house in order, but awful at the same time because moving is very expensive and we need some more money! I've applied at a few other places a bit closer to home so hopefully some changes will be made soon. Also, Pete's parents are coming in about a week and my goal would be to have the house in a presentable state. At least I know I'll have plenty of time this week ;)
~ Megan
Work at The Swag has been really slow lately. I only work one day this week. Which is great for getting the house in order, but awful at the same time because moving is very expensive and we need some more money! I've applied at a few other places a bit closer to home so hopefully some changes will be made soon. Also, Pete's parents are coming in about a week and my goal would be to have the house in a presentable state. At least I know I'll have plenty of time this week ;)
~ Megan
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