PAINTING

I have 5 days in a row off, Pat's on call, and I'm bored. So...tadaaaaaa

A newly painted bedroom!

This is obviously the before. I moved everything to the middle of the room with my huge muscles.

And what fun would it be if I didn't make a mess??...

...twice!

I spilled a tupperware of paint on the drop cloth, carpet, walls, bed, storage...the list goes on...not once, but TWICE, within TWO MINUTES of each other. no joke. And of course, it spilled on me too.

The new greenish colored bedroom! Obviously I need some pillows to go in those little white pillow cases, but otherwise, it's finished!

STEALING FROM CALLIE...AGAIN

Here are some REAL pictures from Callie's visit. I am stealing from her again. Such a better picture taker than me!

This a picture from our picnic in Forest Park. See the paddle boats!? We saw a man fall in, it was hilarious. The man unfortunately did not think it was nearly as funny as everyone else.

So creative. In the top of the Arch...with 50+ mph winds. The thing was swaying like crazy!

One of the gift shops in the bottom of the Arch is a General Store...with BONNETS! 

Probably my favorite exhibit in the zoo. These little guys are so cute! We stayed here for a looong time watching the little prairie dogs.

Penguins! Very cute, but kinda stinky.

It's US!!! 

ROUND 2

So, believe it or not, I made a second trip to the Humane Society yesterday. I slept terribly the night before, thinking about that darn dog all night. I walked directly to it's kennel, not looking at any other dogs - knowing if I did I would be begging for 20 dogs instead of 1. I read her paperwork before even getting her out - it said:

Previous owner: returned in 2 weeks

Reason: didn't get along with the cat

Problem solved. Miss Mophie is the princess around here. She wins. No dog (for today...). I keep asking Pat if we can get a dog - and his answer is always "not today" - which means I will continue to ask EVERY DAY until he says yes.

NEW ADDITION?

Today I went to the humane society for the first time in forever. In fact, I don't ever remember going before. I didn't really know what to expect, but geez, I was an emotional disaster. I seriously couldn't look at these poor dogs and cats! When you walk past the kennel, the dogs ears perk up, their tail starts just a waggin' and they get so excited to see you. It broke my heart. This is the one that actually produced tears. She is a German Shepherd mix. She just looked at me and sat so still, wagging her tail and kept licking my hand. When I walked away (because my heart was getting ripped out of my chest....) she just watched me and kept wagging her tail. Now, only to convince Pat that I need her. I will appreciate all of the help I can get with that....

BEAUTIFUL MOPHIE

Sophie had a bad day yesterday so I thought I should post some of her happier times. She went to the vet, I was being slightly paranoid and thought she may have a UTI. She didn't. They said she has "anxiety". I disagree, but whatever. So, here is a tribute to the oh so beautiful Miss Mophie.

Here is baby Sophie, she looks like a grimlin!! She used to bite me while I was sleeping - little punk. But now she behaves much better.

This is from yesterday at the vet. She was so unhappy and I felt terrible for her :(

Sometimes she gets her "hair did" - aka - she gets the Lion Cut. It's hilarious, yet sad all at the same time. She hates being brushed, so then she gets matted and then she has to get her hair did!

Her last hair appointment was right before the wedding, so it was cold outside. I call these her Uggs. 

I found her sleeping like this one day, her face is smashed into the comforter. Her nose is already so tiny I was scared she wasn't breathing. 

Yum, girl scout cookies

She was thirsty and stole Patrick's water...hahahaa.

I mean, seriously!? I swear, she has her very own water bowl, she just likes to steal whatever she finds on the table. Terrible habit...

So, Pat is apparently highly allergic to Miss Sophie Mophie. When we moved in, he ended up with an inhaler, nasal spray, and medicine he has to take (ontop of the other 2) every day. I asked if I needed to adopt her out to someone (hopefully mom would've taken her...) and he said "no". I bet it was only because we had only been married a week - so I don't ask anymore because I am scared he would say yes! Anyway, Sophie LOVES him. I mean, bypasses me on the couch to cuddle on his lap. He acts like he doesn't like her, but deep down we all know he does.

OFFICIAL TOUR GUIDE

Just this past week, my mom, Aunt Gail, and cousins Amy and Mary Lauren drove from Birmingham to come visit us. After all of these visitor's I have become an official tour guide! We had so much fun and were running from breakfast to dinner. Every night we were more and more tired, but we were able to cram pretty much everything in to their visit. Speaking of cramming - all six of us were in the 2 bedroom 2 bath condo and it was actually really fun. It reminded me of being at the beach with all of my family, all of Aunt Gail's family, and my Grandparent's in a 2-3 bedroom condo (which we did every summer for as long as I can remember, until we were all off at college). I have a lot of good pictures from their visit, which means I am going to post a bunch. Miss y'all and thanks for visiting!!

This is the City Museum (again). The rooftop (where the bus is hanging off) is the 11th floor of the building. There is a slide inside that is 8 stories long and it used to be a shoe shoot (the building is an old shoe factory). This place is crazy, scary, and fun...

Here's a huge slide we found on the rooftop. Mary Lauren went first!

Pat and I climbing back up the slide

If you look in the background, this thing was HIGH! Those are buildings in the city. Amy was the brave one in the top...notice I am as close to the bottom as possible, like it really matters when you're already that high...

I got a group shot of everyone...Aunt Gail is hiding in the back!

Poor mom, she's afraid of heights, and Pat has her right next to the edge! But at least he is holding on to her tightly...

They had a Ferris Wheel on top of the building. And we thought it was a good idea to ride it? When Patrick and I got towards the top of the ride it made some loud creaking noises...not okay. This is the view from the top of the Ferris Wheel

This pictures makes me laugh. Both Mom and Aunt Gail are afraid of heights. So, they got on the ferris wheel. When they sat down they were telling this girl all about how they were scared. Look at both of their mouths just a runnin. It was hilarious. They only went around 1 time, and she let them off. 

Mom and I kept watching Patrick and thought he looked like one of the kids, he was having so much fun!

Amy and I found this place that was on the ceiling. You had to lay flat to fit in there. We wanted Pat to come find us, I mean, this is like the best hide and seek place ever. We waited and waited, finally he popped out of this tiny hole from a completely different way that we went.

Crown Candy Kitchen has been featured on the Travel Channel and on other shows because it's super yummy and they make their own ice cream/milkshakes. We stopped there on the way to the Arch one day to get milkshakes

This Cathedral is HUGE and has the world's largest mosaic. These next pictures don't compare to how pretty it is inside, but it was a good try. Patrick and I went to Palm Sunday Mass in here, it was beautiful.

And of course, the Arch. 

Those 3 tiny people are me, Amy, and Mary Lauren

Me and my Momma