Ice Cream

Tonight we were supposed to go watch our nephew Kristian play a Little League game. Seth's sister Amy and her 2 boys came over to go watch too. Unfortunately, it rained and another team had been waiting it out. They were only in the 2nd inning so they were allowed to finish their game and Kristian's game was rescheduled. I was running behind (as usual) when Seth called me to tell me it was rescheduled. I asked if they wanted to meet somewhere for ice cream since Amy had come all the way over. This was the 2nd time she has come over and the game has gotten rained out. We ended up going to Sonic and getting ice cream for the boys, a milkshake for Amy and Seth and I shared an Oreo blast. It was very tasty! We were able to just sit and visit for a while. It got pretty cool once the sun started going down and the wind was blowing so we didn't end up staying very long but it was still a nice visit.

Daisy Grae pt 1

If there is one thing in this world that really gets to me it is seeing animals hurt. I CANNOT stand to see any animals get hurt, suffer, etc. It kills me. So last night when I got to church, I got out of my car and thought I heard an animal crying. I looked around for a few minutes but went on in. When I was leaving 2 hours later. I saw something small run into a bush. Andrea and I went to go look and we heard what sounded like a kitten crying. I wasn't about to stick my hand in the bush and search for her just in case Momma was there. Andrea thought we should go to the store and buy some food just to see if she would eat it.

By this point, I was a little worried because Momma shouldn't have been gone that long. We ran to Walgreen's and bought a can of food and went back to the church. I called her and she wasn't there anymore but I attempted to meow and we could hear her crying. We walked down the alley and found her behind a building. She wouldn't come to us so Andrea tried to give her the food. She devoured it!!! She was so hungry she ended up eating the ENTIRE can of food! I said I would take her home for the night and keep her until we could find a place for her.

We got her home and warmed some milk for her. I put her in a tomato box with a couple towels and put her in the bathroom. This way, she could get out if she wanted but not ruin anything and if she used the bathroom it would be easy clean up. She cried for a while but settled down in her box and fell asleep. I think this may have been the first time in a few days that her little belly was full and she felt safe. I left the radio on low and she was good until about 3:15 am. I could hear her crying through the vents so I went in to check on her. She must have been hungry so she and I went to the kitchen and heated up some more milk. She drank it and I put her back in the box. She cried for about 5 minutes and fell back asleep.

I woke her up this morning about six when I went into the bathroom to get ready. She laid there and watched me the entire time until I walked out the door. Then, she jumped out of her box and ran after me. I didn't have any food for her so I soaked some bread in milk and heated it. She drank some of the milk and ate a few bites of the soggy bread. Then she crawled back into her box and fell back asleep. She was still there when Seth got up except she had left a little present for him. Bless her heart, she had used the bathroom and then stepped in it and then went exploring in the bathroom. There were poopy paw prints all over and on the side of the tub where she had tried to get in. He cleaned all that up and I am getting ready to go bleach it.

Unfortunately, due to our location on Main St. we cannot keep her. We can't keep her in the house and cats aren't meant to be penned up. We are looking for a home for her so if you or anyone you know are interested PLEASE let me know. I don't want to take her the shelter but I will have to if we can't find her a home. I have attached pictures of her in all her cuteness!

Daisy washing her face at the sink :)

This is the best breakfast I could do

Daisy peeking out of her tomato box

Hip Hop

If any of you have seen recent posts on my facebook you may know that I have started attending a dance class. It is Tuesday nights at 8pm in Johnson City and I go with two friends of mine that I used to work with. The girl that teaches it also works with them. It is a "social dance class"...aka, "I will help you not look like a complete idiot in the club". Well, since I don't frequent many clubs, I mainly go for the exercise and the girlie chatter, plus it is a good reason to have Panera once a week... no worries, it all equals out.

The first session was three weeks ago. We kind of learned some new things but it was more fun than work. Last week, she started teaching us a choreographed song. I did okay, not too sore, not too bad. Well, that was all well and good until this week. She added more stuff and the new moves are things my body was not meant to do. I may have the rhythm but I don't have the flexibility (nor the slenderness needed to attain such odd angles :)). Needless to say, after my extreme effort to contort my body like that, I am very sore today. I am going to practice what we learned tonight with Andrea. Let's hope that I will be able to manuever better and eventually learn to "flow" better. This popping stuff is not attractive.

If anyone is interested in "exercising" with me on Tuesdays, let me know. We are looking for more students. More students = more classes = more practice for the uncoordinated :)

Mother's Day

Yesterday was a very busy but nice day. After Seth went down and unlocked the church, he stopped by McDonald's on his way home and got us each a sausage biscuit. Yum! After church, we decided that instead of trying to fight the crowd we would order pizza. Typically we order pizza on Friday nights with my parents but we were both busy this past Friday and weren't able to so, we got pizza after church instead. We went home and changed clothes because it was so PRETTY outside! After we picked up the pizza, we headed to my parents house. Since the weather was so nice we were able to sit out on the patio and eat lunch. Afterwards, we relaxed for a while and got quite a bit of sun. Seth and I both were pretty red last night.

We got my mom a gift certificate to get her toes done and a Family picture frame with a picture of all six of us at our wedding. Six is including my sister Jennie and her husband, Ben. Even though I am not a real mom yet, I do have my little girl, Nattie. She got me, with some help from her dad, a really pretty yellow flower pot. I'm glad I got it because I won a purple hydrangea at our Ladies Night Out dinner on Saturday.

On a sad note, our youth minister Bart, his wife Sarah and their son Joe had their last Sunday with us yesterday. They are moving back to Kentucky and we are going to miss them terribly. I'm so glad she started a blog :) She made tote bags for some of girls at church for Mother's Day. They had a Burt's Bees lip balm, a notebook with a little note for us, some body cream, a foot stone and a pink rose. I came home and put mine in a little vase with some water and a drop of bleach and it has opened right up. I attached a few pictures of my rose and flower pot.

Catch up on our family

Seth and I got married June 21, 2008. We are approaching our one year anniversary very soon. It's amazing how quickly this first year has gone by. Although many of our friends and people we know start blogs when they find out they are pregnant, this is not why we decided to have one. I (Katie) have quite a bit of family that lives elsewhere in the country. Facebook is a great way to keep up but not everyone has it. Plus I feel like a blog is a more personal look into your lives. Facebook doesn't allow much space for this except in the notes. So, we decided to start a blog for this reason only :)

I graduated from ETSU in December 2007 with bachelor's in corporate finance and investments (I know, pretty exciting). This was the same semester that Seth started back to ETSU as a full-time student. I struggled with finding a job immediately because I had no experience...obviously, since I was a full-time student for the past 4 years. Anyway, I eventually got a job with MSHA working in staffing. I started in March 2008 and worked up until November 2008. I had been offered a job at NFS(Nuclear Fuel Services) and was set to start December 1st. I have been there since then and have almost completed my first six months. I am planning on returning to school this fall (2009) for my teaching certificate in secondary education. It is a 3 semester program that will put me finishing December 2010. It is all on Saturdays for the first two semesters so I can continue to work while Seth is in school. Once everything is said and done, I plan on having a Master's and teaching finance and math to high school students, hopefully right here in East TN.

Seth, after working for almost four years in construction, decided to go back full-time to complete his degree in construction engineering and technology. He is set to graduate May 2010 and we are so excited! School keeps him very busy and I can't wait for him to be finished. Once he is finished and finds a job, we plan on looking for a house and thinking about a family. Right now, he keeps busy with school, outdoor activities (hunting, fishing,etc) and we have a German Shepherd, Nattie, who is always willing to help you spend your free time. She will be 3 this summer and she is the best dog ever.

That is "quick" bring-you-up-to-date on our family.