New Water Heater

Boy do I LOVE having a handy hubby and father-in-law!!! Last night Bill came over. They both went to Home Depot, purchased a new water heater, and had it installed within a few minutes! WOW! AND, they found a cheaper one than we'd been able to find online, so hopefully, in the end, this won't have cost us a thing, because Rheem SHOULD reimburse us for it (in time, at least).
Things like this are so funny to me. I really never thought I'd marry a "handy man." My mom and sis were always the handy ones in their households, and since I grew up with mom doing all of the handy stuff for me, I never got the "handy" trait...good grief, I can't even sew a button! But, I am so thankful that the Lord matched me with Chris. Yes, he is a perfect match in the "handy department," but he is my perfect match in so many other ways, too! Thank you, Father, for my wonderful hubby!!!!
So, one "problem" down, and one to go. :) Of course, no calls were returned yesterday by our mgmt company, so we will wait and see....

Things

You know the old saying, "when it rains, it pours?" Well, right now I feel like I'm stuck in a huge down pour! I can't remember how much I have previously shared about all our carpet woes (following the flood that came from a busted pipe in the condo diagonally above us), but we got a call yesterday from the head guy at the Restoration Co that's been in charge of fixing the walls and carpet from all that whole mess. We called him, oh, about 2 weeks ago, because the line in the MIDDLE of our hallway where old carpet meets new carpet looks AWFUL, even after they came and cleaned the old carpet (which they SWORE would make the line virtually invisible). So yesterday he tells Chris that now that he looks at all paperwork from the insurance co, he sees that they only put in that they'd cover cleaning ALL of the carpet (aka the Restoration Co was SUPPOSE to just come in and dry and clean the soaked carpet, and that is ALL they would cover). So, WHO KNOWS what this'll mean in the long run, but I guess I am just venting. So to add to that mess, yesterday our water heater started leaking, and it sounds like we're going to have to have it replaced. Luckily, it's still under warranty, HOWEVER, Chris called today about that, and the warranty only cover $285 towards a new one, and as he looks around they're running about $350, AND of course, any plumber we use is going to charge who knows what in labor to put it in. SIGH! So, anyways, sorry to post such a down-in-the dumps message, but it's just what happens to be going on in our lives right now. HOWEVER, we still recognize how very blessed we are in so many ways, and how easy all of this silly stuff is compared to what others face all the time! So we are thankful for that and are trying to keep that in the forefront of our minds, along with the reminder that we're His children and His spokespeople here on earth as we "deal" with all of these sometimes very rude and annoying people!

So as to make this not a completely somber post, here are some pics of a wedding we recently got to ATTEND and of Chris' football-watching attire from Sunday night! :) Love you all so very much! xoxoxo

You know you're dog is spoiled when.....

your husband takes an umbrella out in the rain to allow her to do her business...

LOL! Isn't that TOO CUTE and ridiculous all at the same time? :) So, we had a very nice, relaxing weekend. It's the first weekend we haven't had filming in a long time, and though we appreciate and very much so need the money, it was SOOOOOOO wonderful to NOT have to work for a change! :) And speaking of the biz side of things, Chris has some new endeavors that could possibly turn into more and more, so PRAISE GOD for that! Other than that, we're doing pretty good and both VERY PUMPED that football season has FINALLY arrived! :)

The Twilight Zone

So, for those of you who follow me on facebook, you probably have already seen that I am reading the Twilight books by Stephenie Meyer (sp?). So, since I started them last Wednesday, I have pretty much been in the "twilight zone." These books are so addicting, it's ridiculous, but I am LOVING them and have had a very hard time putting them down. I only have about 300 pages left in the last book, so after that I will try to reclaim my normal life, but for now, that is what I am doing every spare moment I have! :)
I did take a one day hiatus from reading over the weekend on Monday to "focus" on real life and my poor, neglected husband (who you shouldn't feel too bad for because he simply watched football and NASCAR all weekend while I was reading). And thanks to both my parents, we got to eat out on dad and go play putt putt on mom. So, thank you, parentals for the anniversary funds! :)
And now I SHOULD have some pics to post, but of course, I left my camera at home....SORRY! :)

TWO YEARS!!!!!!!

Well, this time 2 years ago (plus about 7 more hours or so), Chris and I tied the knot. It's so funny how time flies by. It honestly feels like we have been married for way longer than only 2 years. It's CRAZY to think that we have only even known each other for about 2 1/2 years now. How could that be the case with someone that I share EVERYTHING with and who feels like they've always been around???? I just LOVE being married to Chris, and even though this second year was pretty rough, it's been so wonderful having him there for support, laughter, love, etc. We really won't get to celebrate until possibly this weekend...my dad has SO GRACIOUSLY sent us a gift card so we can dine out. Plus, it'll be nice to have a long weekend to just relax and maybe find some cheaper ways to celebrate! And perhaps ONE OF THESE DAYS, we will actually get to go on a honeymoon! :)

Nothing much is new on the job front, though we are DEFINITELY keeping busy with a wedding here and there and filming these soccer games. I will leave you with a few pics of friends...I know, it is SO ABOUT TIME, right? Love you all!!!!!