Day of Great News

This has been a great day! You know I went to fill out that job application on Monday. Well, first thing this morning, they called and want me to come in for an interview! YEA!! I'm trying not to get my hopes too high, but I am still VERY excited. My interview will be on next Wednesday, so if you pray, please say one for me or just send good vibes in general this way.

As if this news wasn't enough to make my day, my sister went to the doctor today for an ultrasound to tell if she having a boy or a girl. So......it's a BOY!! I'm sure you can imagine how excited my dad is about this. He's thinks he's on a roll with the boys after having 3 daughters and 2 granddaughters.

Jellybean - we can't wait to meet you, cuddle you, play with you and love you!

Holy Poop Pants Batman

One of Scott's fraternity brothers got married Saturday night in Aiken at this really beautiful historic house and gardens. I had picked out this super cute outfit for Carter consisting of khaki pants and a little blue argyle sweater (really precious). Well on the way down to the wedding I got tickled at Carter because he was grunting and making all these noises.....I said sounds like he's trying to work something out back there. Well, was he ever. We get to the site of the wedding with about 15 minutes before the ceremony starts. Scott goes to pull Carter out of his car seat and was like oooooh what's that (referring to the wetness on his hands). So he turns the kid around and finds these britches....

I got a little tickled, but immediately opened the back of the envoy so we could change him in the back. Scott is holding Carter at arms distance and I had to just peel the clothes off of him. But we got him all cleaned up and changed with about 5 minutes to spare. Scott only had a little bit of poop on his white shirt, but with his jacket button you could hardly tell. haha! So, here's Scott and Carter on the way back to the car after a great wedding.

The worst part of the whole thing was that there wasn't exactly any place to put the diaper or clothes, so we just had to leave them in the back of the car. You can imagine the buffet of smells waiting for our noses when we returned to the car 2 hours later!

How Qualified is Qualified

This post will actually be pretty different than if I'd have written this yesterday. You see, yesterday I was feeling pretty frustrated about my job search and job prospects. I think in total I've probably applied for around 30 jobs with few of those applications resulting in even a phone call. One particular frustration I've had is with the local university and their system for applying for jobs. For one thing, it's all automated which on one hand is nice because it's easy. On the other hand it sucks because your resume is dumped on an HR person who probably looks at it for a minute, if that. So, you apply and the status says "your application is being reviewed by HR". The next day you check and it says "not qualified". This has happened on four positions that I've applied for with the university.

Seriously! It's not like I'm trying to teach school, I'm applying for jobs with the career center or student services office, or even the business school. I have a master's degree and four years experience and I'm "NOT QUALIFIED". UUUGGGGHHHHH!!!! Give me a break people. WHAT are you looking for exactly??

But today......I get a call from a company with which I applied for a position at the beginning of October. They want me to come in to fill out an application. YEA! After not having too many phone calls about jobs, this is pretty exciting news. I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much because it's just an application, but it's better than what I've seen lately. The best part....it's actually a job dealing with my major, marketing. Keep your fingers crossed for me on Monday that I cross my T's and dot all my I's!

Just Pictures

I really don't have anything to post about right now other than my total and utter frustration at my job search. But I won't bore you with that.....so, here are a couple of new pictures!

Carter in his lion towel.

Carter and daddy having some play time before bed.

Cute Little Punkin'

This church down the road from us has a great pumpkin patch that I've been wanting to take Carter to. So, on our way to church this Wednesday, we stopped by to get a pumpkin and a few pictures. I have to say, I think they turned out pretty cute.

I really love this time of year!

Tagged!

Heather tagged me with these lists of 8, so here are my answers. Hope you enjoy.

8 Things About Me....

8 Favorite TV shows: In no particular order
1. Survivor
2. Dancing with the Stars
3. American Idol
4. So You Think You Can Dance
5. Friends (Re-Runs)
6. Lost
7. The Shield
8. Oprah

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Chic-Fil-A
2. Olive Garden
3. Casa Linda
4. Motor Supply
5. Thursday’s
6. The Villa
7. Groucho's
8. Mellow Mushroom

8 things that happened yesterday:
1. Took Care of Carter
2. Went to church with the How's and Day's
3. Stopped by the pumpkin patch
4. Had a glass of wine
5. Watched part of the presidential debate
6. Looked for a job
7. Cleaned a bathroom
8. Met a new neighbor walking by

8 things to look forward to:
1. Hanging out Sat. night
2. Thanksgiving at mom and dad's
3. Halloween with carter and friends as pumpkins
4. supper club
5. Carter getting better with the food
6. My new niece or nephew
7. Christmas with the family
8. going to the beach

8 things I love about fall:
1. Trees changing colors
2. FOOTBALL!!
3. Halloween
4. Season premieres on TV!!
5. Cooler weather
6. State Fair (although we didn't get to go this year)
7. Thanksgiving
8. Christmas

8 Things on My Wish List:
1. More babies (one day)
2. Heather and girls to move back to Columbia ;)
3. A JOB!
4. Another trip to Puerto Rico
5. Spend more time with my family
6. New computer
7. See friends more often
8. A JOB!

8 people I'm tagging:
ok it's not eight, but I'm tagging Dawn and Holly

Here's What the Doc Said

Carter had his "4 month" check up today although he's really getting close to 5 months. Here are the stats...weight was 16lbs. 13oz., height was 26", and head circumference was 16" (I'm still not really sure why they measure this, but oh well it was 16). He was in the 90th percentile for his height and weight and the 25th percentile for his head circumference.

Carter also got a shot in each thigh which he was not to happy about, an oral vaccine, and the wax scraped out of his ear. By the end of all that, he was looking at the doctor like he was a terrorist. But, he bounced back and seemed just fine in a couple of minutes.

Probably the most exciting news is that Carter gets to start real food! (well...baby food that is) First we're starting with a little rice cereal, then in a couple of weeks we'll add fruit, and then in a couple more weeks move to veggies! Very exciting. So, I decided to go ahead and give it a shot tonight. Here's Carter's first eating experience!

I'm all ready, Mom!

Ummm...what is this stuff?

Maybe I'll just stick to my fingers!

10 Year Reunion

So, my 10 year high school reunion was this past weekend. I know what you're thinking....but yes, I am that old. I know it's shocking but come on we can't stay young forever. Anyway, back to the story of the festivities. I was really unsure about how I felt about going back and seeing everyone. I can't say I was really excited, but I wasn't really dreading it either.

My friend Dana invited us over to her family's beach house to have a cocktail with her and her husband before the big shin dig got underway. After a couple of drinks we decided to head off to the reunion. The actual event was held at a resort in North Myrtle Beach. We arrived about 7ish and mingled and had few cocktails. We finally sat down to eat around 8 and then more gabbing and cocktails followed. There was a huge dance floor although there wasn't much dancing going on. As you can probably imagine, most everyone hung out near the bar which was located on a private porch outside. Scott was a great date, although he did get a little tired of being there and went to wait in the car until I was ready to go. (I think there might have been some football involved or something!)

We finished up the night and arrived back at mom and dad's house around midnight. All in all, it was a pretty fun night. But I can say I'm glad I'm not in high school anymore! and NO, I wouldn't want to re-live those days again!

Summer, Me, and April B.

Me and my wonderful date

Me and April L.

And here is part of the family seeing us off on Sunday. Maggie was there she just didn't make it far enough over to be in the pic. It's kind of a tradition that been started to stand on the porch and wave until you can't see the car anymore....pretty cute! (I think Teagan had something to do with starting this) Oh....and that's my dad on the left-PUT a shirt on Dad! :)

Ultimate Karma

This was just too funny I couldn't pass up sharing. Yesterday, Scott is sitting back on the couch playing with Carter. He's holding him up in the air and then....YACK, Carter spits up all over Scott's mouth and down his shirt. I immediately started laughing hysterically...why, you may ask....because A. it's just funny and B. it's happened to me before (more than once I might add). Scott is making this face and saying "take the baby I think I'm gonna get sick", which makes me crack up even more. He doesn't get sick, but he does go get cleaned up and then heads out to go run some errands.

Fast forward to about an hour or two later when I am laying down on the couch playing with the baby, holding him up above me.....I'm sure you can see what's coming. SPLAT - spit up right in the eye. So, with my squinty eye I kind of laughed inside because I really deserved that after how much I laughed at Scott. Thanks Karma for teaching me a lesson....but it was still funny!

Life at the Beach

Many of you may know that I spent part of last week visiting my Aunt Linda at her condo in Carolina Beach, NC. Ahhhh....the life. Me, mom, and Carter got there on Tuesday night and basically just spent the next few days hanging around and messin' about. Wednesday we went out to lunch, did a little shopping, and took a ride on my Aunt Linda's boat, the Maggie P. We got Carter all fixed up in his infant life jacket (which was pretty funny on it's own) then he promptly went to sleep. Thursday we went to the local nail place and got pedicures (I do love a pedicure!), walked along the river walk in downtown Wilmington, got some ice cream, and then stopped by the fresh fish market to get some dinner. We picked red snapper, which I've never had but it was very delicious. Friday, my Aunt gave us a little tour of the island before we had to pack our stuff and head home. It was very relaxing and so much fun to spend time with my mom and Aunt!

Carter in his life jacket ready for a ride!

Mom, Aunt Linda, and Carter aboard the Maggie P

The view of the inlet from the balcony (not bad, right!)

All of us on the river walk with the U.S.S. North Carolina battleship in the background.

Meet our Godchildren

Scott and I were so honored when Krissee and Daniel asked us to be Godparents to Smith and Addison. I've never been a Godmother to anyone and then all of a sudden...BAM...I am a Godmother to two beautiful children. It's like winning the lottery. The actual baptism service was this past Sunday and everything was wonderful. The babies did so well on their big day and lots of family and friends came to see them.

One big happy family

Two proud Godparents!

If you read Krissee and Daniel's blog, I'm sure you hear more about this wonderful event! (I would include the link if I could figure out how to do that!)

Smith and Addison - We promise to always be a part of your life and help you grow in God's light!