The First Mow

Here's Mike mowing our lawn for the first time. Wow it looks soo much better!! It took us forever to mow since it rained for a week!! Or at least it seemed like it haha. My parents got us a great lawnmower for a housewarming gift and my dad and Mike went to pick out a weedeater while they were up here :) All of it worked great and the yard looks awesome!!! The dogs are also loving running around in a nicely mowed yard :) Oh and the best part was when Mike went to weedeat and he put on his camis and boots...that was super hot and well awesome ;)

Family at the House

Here are some pics of the family at our new house :) On the left is Jim, Lexi, Rich, and me and Mike...Jan is taking the picture and Bronx and Olivine are roaming around somewhere. On the right are my parents, Dave and Marie on our lovely sofa couch. We had a long day of running errands and fixing up the house. A couple nights later we had some friends over and Mike's brother Matt stopped by for a bbq, which was tonz of fun!! Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures :( Mike got to use his new grill and cook really good hamburgers and my mom and I were in charge of the beans. We're definitely enjoying having everyone over to the new house :)

Closing Day!!

Yeah...isn't this a great picture?? Haha. Mike and I woke up to our phones ringing off the wall and both dogs jumping up on the bed to cuddle. The dog part was entertaining and cute, but all of the phone calls about the check we needed to bring to closing coming an hour and a half before our alarm was set wasn't so great. When we finally got the exact amount it was super exciting though b/c it was a lot less than we thought we were going to have to bring!! When we started to get up, Bronx crawled in my lap and Olivine crawled on Bronx and this is what we ended up with haha.
Mike and I loaded up our cars with boxes and heading down to Burleson to run by Lowe's and then close!! The closing started an hour late, which sucked, but once it was over it felt soo good!! We then got the keys and headed to our new home...to find the electricity off and that the seller's did absolutely NO cleaning before they left so that is our mission for tomorrow...new fridge, clean, and paint! Mike headed to class once we loaded all the boxes inside and I stayed to clean a little and get some stuff organized.
We can't wait to get all settled in and have everyone over!! And of course, we can't wait for all the random drop by visits...I miss those b/c it always happened at our house when I was a kid...it was the neighborhood hang out...mainly b/c we had fruit roll ups and tonz of other food so all the kids would come and raid our pantry haha :) Love you all!!

House Stuff

So the latest on the house is final walk through on Sunday the 30th to check everything out and make sure all is well. We're going to close on Sept 2nd and then Sept 5th we're moving!! We sooo can't wait!! We still have some more to pack, but it's coming along just fine. The moving company we went with last time was absolutely horrible, but this time we're using off duty Fort Worth firefighters so we know they'll be reliable. Well we can't wait for everyone to come see the new house when we're all settled in!!

Adoption Day

Here is a pic of us on Adoption Day at PetsMart :) Bronx and Olivine were distracted due to there being a bunch of other dogs around, but they at least sat there for the picture haha. Oh aren't we just all so adorable.
It's been going pretty well so far with Olivine. She definitely still has her puppy tendencies so we're working on those. She usually messes with her toys, but she attached the blinds last night when i left for work and Mike was in class so that was bad. She also found the disposable cameras from forever ago and chewed on them (they were on the bottom of the entryway table so in reaching distance). Other than that it's all going well with her.

CSSU

So, I'm not the best at updating this thing, but I try. This is a picture of the FWPD patch that I wear so proudly on my uniform sleeves each day at work. The weird red thing in the middle is supposed to be a longhorn...who knew. Well I figured I should put on here that I applied to the Crime Scene Search Unit. I put in my packet last week and waiting to hear when my interview will be. Mike and I have our fingers crossed. Honestly, crime scene's what I've always wanted to do, but I'm definitely going to miss patrol big time!! Patrol is such a great way to get into things and meet all sorts of people. It's also a great place to learn. I've made many many good friends on the department by being on patrol and I'm going to miss not being out there by their side getting into stuff. I'll just be getting there after everything has gone down...dang it. But Mike and I have talked about it and we think this is a good opportunity and well a lot safer. When I found out if I got the position, I'll definitely let you guys know :)

Love Being Home :)

Well the picture on the left is of Bronx (our super loving and adorable black lab) and our new puppy Olivine (name is a rare mineral and she's a rare find...she's a 10 mo old boxer lab rescue puppy and awesome). They love playing together and laying around together :) We knew we wanted another dog when we moved into the house, but we found her a little earlier and fell in love...she's a great puppy and an even better addition to the family.
The picture on the right is of Mike and Bronx before we got Olivine. I was getting ready for bed when I got home from work and looked out from the bathroom and saw this. I just had to take a picture of my two men. Don't they look super comfy :)-

Offer Accepted!!

Yay!! Well the first house Mike and I really liked was out of our price range and after a few back and forths, we decided that it wasn't meant to be so we moved on...which led us to OUR home!! :) It's a beautiful house on a cul-de-sac so we're psyched!! It also has a HUGE backyard so Bronx and maybe a little girlfriend of his could romp around!! We can't wait to close on it so we can have everyone over!!