what a day

we got our puppy today! FINALLY!!! she flew in this morning while i was at work so sadly i couldnt go with joey (and work was SO LONG for me because i was SO excited!)

this is when joey first got her at the airport :) she had a hard day between the flight and car ride, new people and new home! after a little while she started warming up though!



potter not so much, ha he doesnt want much to do with her. i actually just got home and joey said they were sitting on the same couch-BIG improvment! im sure theyll be fine after a day or two :) she is SO sweet, such a sweet puppy, likes to sit with you, loves being petted and just has the sweetest personality! she is the PERFECT addition to our family and exactly what we were looking for :)

tonight i left for a couple hours to go to my first RCIA class at St.Stephens--for those who dont know its a class that goes till Easter, once a week, for people thinking about or planning on converting to catholicism. i havent completley made up my mind yet--but if i decide not to at the end of it at least ill be educated on my husbands faith. i really...dont think MY family will be happy about it. just an inkling i have. BUT like i said, no decisions made yet so i guess ill just cross that bridge if/when it comes. the class went well, and i saw a couple familiar faces which was nice! joey was going to go with me but i told him to stay with the pups since its still so new for them both, so my MIL went with me tonight so i wouldnt have to go alone (which i appreciated ALOT!). so we'll see where this class takes me!

we also got our first registry gift in the mail! SO EXCITED! our bedding!!! i love it! Mama Lisa,Steve,Aunt Linda,Uncle Wiley,Mema,and Granddaddy sent it to us! ive already washed the sheets and put them on and set up everything!





very exciting :)

while in Michigan i managed to pick up a cold :( im all congested and stuffy and sore throat n junk, it stinks! i hope i get over it soon but it seems to just be getting worse :(

thats all thats new for now! im going to enjoy my husband and our two awesome pups before headin to bed! :)

Labor Day in Michigan

what a weekend!

Friday night we had the Sotos over to hangout, went to bed around 1145--woke up at 4 on saturday and took off from ATL around 7 to Detroit.

It was joeys grandma's 80th so alot of the family went. Saturday was a CRAZY day! all her kids were there which i know meant the world to her:




we had a great time with everyone :) we had a big dinner Saturday night, and Sunday a big portion of people left. We went to mass,and then spent the night kicked back relaxing!



Everyone else left Monday so Joey and I were the only ones left! we went to the mall and shopped around,just a relaxed day. joeys uncle even let him drive his mustang! needless to say joey was beyond excited,and that was probably his favorite part of the trip ;)



today we went to the airport, BARELY made it...THEN they lost our bag. our ONE bag with everything in it, of course! apparently they said theyd deliver it to our house by 8 tonight...we'll see. long day today-i cant beleive its already 4. we still have to go get potter from my grandparents. THEN TOMORROW....PUPPY!!!! :) i am SO excited, joeys going to get her while im at work so i have a feeling work will go by VERY slow for me tomorrow!

im thinking about taking the RCIA classes at St.Stephens--i havent made up my mind yet whether or not ill become catholic BUT figured it wont hurt to educate myself either way. that starts tomorrow night--so ill be interested to see where i end up at the end of it!

long weekend! busy! but so much fun, i love the Soignets so Im glad we got to spend so much time with them. it was great to get to know grandma brown finally,and the rest of the family too! i AM glad to be at home but it was sad to leave at the same time. exhausted! so now i guess we'll be lazy for a bit,and then finally go get Potter!

Ramen! mmm!

so this is how weird i am...

i was flippin through netflix lookin for something to watch,and came across a random brittany murphy movie id never heard of: The Ramen Girl


AFTER watching this random movie--i was craving Ramen, REAL RAMEN! i always thought Ramen was just the random noodles you cooked in the microwave--NOT! so since then ive been dyin to try it, but finding a place around here was HARD. finally found one off of Lawrencville-Suwanee that was GREAT. like 6 bucks a bowl,and made exactly how they make it in Japan. joey and i couldnt even finish,we were STUFFED.


the flavors were incredible, the noodles made on-site everyday from scratch, the guy told us the soup cooked for some insane amount of hours--everything from scratch and authentically Japanese. LOVED it!



i was scared to try it, but anxious to...dove right in and LOVED it. definitley a new favorite :)

today i had work,and then i went to get a MUCH needed mani/peddi with vicky :)
tomorrow i have to work, and we gotta pack for our trip! tomorrow night we're hangin out with the Sotos, which is becoming a weekly thing and i just LOVE them. early Saturday morning we're headin to the airport to fly out to Michigan, we'll be there till Tuesday morning--going to see family and celebrate Joeys grandmother's 80th! itll be fun to see everyone :)
we get home tuesday and then WEDNSDAY we get our PUPPY!!!! i cannot wait to finally get her!

other than that not a whole lot going on, starting to get back into wedding planning, working on gettin a shower together (woo!) working and just enjoying life together :)

cookin' up a storm!

i had another successful meal tonight! woo! :)

i got the 'cooking for two' cook book and its been GREAT! now all i need is some oven mitts (so i dont catch another towel on fire..whoops...ha) and an apron so i can stop getting my clothes nasty every time i cook! i registered for both at bed,bath,and beyond buuut i might just go ahead and get 'em since i need 'em now--ill have to ask hubby!

im hoping this week flys by! so much good stuff coming up! friday we're hopefully hangin with some friends, then saturday we leave for Michigan! then when we get back (Tuesday)...we get Delilah! im so excited!!!

i got my hair cut today,ive been trying to grow it out but got kinda bored with it--STILL trying to grow it out, just got it trimmed, but got side bangs! never done it before but im likin it so far, joey likes it too which is always a plus :)

anyhoo im gonna wrap this up so i can snuggle on the couch with hubs and watch a movie! gnight all! :)

New addition!

we have a new addition to our family!!! :)





'hey there delilah' has been joey and i's song since forever! so it seemed like a fitting name for our little girl :)

We found her through a breeder in Florida, and theyre gonna fly her out here next week--we want here asap! buuut we're leaving for Michigan Saturday and wont be back till Tuesday, so we didnt wanna break her routine when coming to a new home. i THINK we'll pick her up from the airport on the 9th. i am SO EXCITED! this week is probably going to go by SO SLOW!
we've been wanting a sheltie, its the only dog we've ever talked about. and joey had one when he was younger! shes 23 wks old, fully potty trained (HUGE BONUS!), pure bred, her parents are beautiful, and from what i've heard from the breeder she has a sweet/loving personality, and im thinkin shes gonna be a little diva ;) apparently she loves being groomed!

when we finalized the adoption this morning we went to Petsmart and got her and potter new beds/bowls/and toys! i cant wait! shes so pretty!

so thats our exciting update! more pictures to come once our little girl gets home!

errands,suprises,celebration,and scary

today was a long,but fun day! with an interesting ending!

after work i came home and joey had cleaned the house,and had lunch waiting on me. so sweet! then we went to bed,bath,and beyond because they called saying they got one of our place settings in if i wanted to see it in person. i love it! its very different but thats us ;) and colorful which i love. then we went to Borders and i got a cookbook! a cookbook for two! which im hoping will be helpful! next we went to walmart and picked up some random things. when we got home i was sitting in the living room and joey goes 'oh my gosh, what is that? babe come look in the oven what is this?' i immediatley get stressed thinking 'oh my god what did i leave in the oven?' thinking ive lost my mind! i look in there...and theres a ring box! :)
he got me a gorgeous topaz/diamond ring! ive BEEN saying i wanted one for quite a while now, he said hes had it for a week! sneaky! i love it!!! such a sweetheart. and with me trying to learn to cook and stressing about it so much, it was a nice suprise to find in the oven of all places ;)

then we went to target and got Scene It and Scrabble-so fun! (and i also got a random purse from target..random but its cute!)
next we stopped by Ross, took a look around their 'Home' Section and came out with a super cute sign that i hung above our bed, it says "Grow old with me, the best is yet to be" i love it! joey also got a grill brush lol

then we went to Ocharlys for dinner. we decided to have a date night, because 1. we realized we havent had one, just us two, since hes been home. and 2....JOEY GOT A JOB TODAY! he interviewed yesterday and they called him today! its only a few minutes from the house, PPG Industries! very exciting-so we went out to celebrate.

finally we went to the movies. there were a bunch we wanted to see but decided on Halloween. we love Rob Zombie and the trailer looked good.
OMG. we BOTH left feeling physically ill,and mentally disturbed. it was just...too much. we talked about leaving half a dozen times. i still feel sick to my stomach and almost think id feel better if i did get sick! as SOON as we got home we put on a funny movie....ugh.

on the way home from the movie we were behind this one SUV the whole way home, and this person was swerving ALL over the road. it was scary...and whats weird is idk if it was a drunk driver or an elderly person--they had a handicap tag so...idk? it got so bad we ended up calling the police (never thought we'd be "those" people but it was that bad)--gave them the tag number,location,ect and they said theyd look into it. well 15 min later we're still behind the car (nervous to pass it bc it was swerving so bad) and no cops pulled em over. i just hope whoever it was made it to wherever they were going safely,and no one was hurt. i seriously felt like a grandma doing that lol but ive never seen that,and i just kept thinking someone would get hurt.

crazy ending to our night!

so long,fun,eventful day! im so proud of joey about the job,hes such a sweetheart for my ring, and we had fun spending so much time together and getting stuff for our house :) GOOD DAY!

tomorrow we plan on sleeping late! for once! we have nothing todo! then we dont have anything todo until dinner at his parents house. i think we may go get tiki torches for the back deck though :) fun!

anyhoo,thats all for now! im still on the job hunt, enjoying the time i have left at the gym (im gonna miss it!) and just enjoying my husband :)

home sweet home

well it feels like things are starting to slow down (i think!) which is nice.

yesterday was Brian's funeral. the service was really well done, it was packed--it was cool to see the amount of people who showed up, i couldnt even find a seat-i had to sit against the wall on the floor! the support for the Mccorkles/Spruells was great.

so, sad news. i have to leave my job at the gym :( as much as i dont want to, i need to find something that pays a little more. i love it there but...all apart of being a grown up right? gotta do whatcha gotta do! so im back on the job hunt for now. i told my boss today at work and it was so hard! so sad :(

we're all settled in the house which is nice. i keep rearranging everything a bajillion times,but i think thats normal ;) i love coming home and being able to relax with joey--its such a great feeling! things SEEM like theyre finally slowing down and i hope they are, everythings been so hectic since he got home 2 wks ago!

joey and i also went on sunday and finally registered! at bed bath and beyond! we had a good time, and they have so much great stuff! one of my moms friends is throwing me a shower so im excited about that! even though we did everything kinda backwards it makes me feel good that i dont miss out on the wedding showers and registering, the big wedding and reception :) i got excited just hearing someone wanted to throw me a shower!!
we have furniture,and our personal stuff like clothes,knick knacks, and junk like that. but we have nothing as far as linens,appliances,utensils,ect. so im hoping we get some of that!

cooking has been interesting ha! its not that i cant, i just dont know WHAT to cook. i need a cook book of meals for two. its frustrating trying to think of stuff to cook! how lame do i sound? im open to cooking, i want to! it makes me feel like a wife! ive just never had todo it before so im struggling thinking up meals. help anyone!? :)

not much else going on these days, settling into the house, working, and enjoying my time with joey--its SO NICE having him home :)