Wow, it's been a while.

I had a very strong urge to log in and blog today. I hadn't felt that need in a long time and I don't even know if half of my bloggy friends still blog. It's amazing how Jumble Mash use to be apart of my daily life and then life got really busy. I'm not saying I'm making a comeback, but I am saying, I miss it.

I opened up the blog and realized the very last thing I wrote about was introducing my new niece to the world. She's now an amazingly beautiful and smart 1+ year old who I still cannot get enough of. I follow her around all the time with my camera and these are the looks I usually get. I imagine she is saying, "Would you puh-lease stop taking pictures and just play with me?"

Also since then, I of course got married to the love of my life. The wedding was fabulous and as nervous as I was and at most times overwhelmed, it was all so worth it. It did go by in a blur, but the blur is full of happy memories and very little hiccups.

But even before that, in March of last year, our landlord approached us and told us they wanted to sell the house we were living in. So Hubby and I took the plunge and we bought our first house. A one story, three bedroom, two bathroom little house in a cul-de-sac with a huge fenced in back yard for our dog to play. You remember Bowen, don't you? We thought about getting another dog when we moved in for him to play with but then we were given a whole new task. Two little baby kittens showed up at a co-workers house and needed a home. I was just going to take one, until I convinced Hubby that separating them was just cruel. And so, we took them both. 



Now





Then



I am so very thankful that we did not separate them, because after a year, they still cannot get enough of each other. Charlie is the orange one and the cuddle bug. Ash is the little girl who only likes to be petted on her own terms. And don't worry, Bowen took them right under his wing...er...paw.

 But all of that excitement, all of those changes don't even compare to what is in store for us next.

Stay tuned :)

Introducing...

The newest addition to the family. My little baby niece, Miss Nevaeh Marlene, born 2/10/12, 6lbs 15 ounces and 20 inches long.

I know I'm a few days late on letting you all know, but I'm having a real hard time sharing her. I don't even want Dad to hold her because he hogs her!

Unless of course she has a dirty diaper! Then I give her back! Haha.

She is the most amazing baby ever and I never in a million years imagined I'd love someone I just met so much. I keep trying to talk Little Sis into letting me keep her, but she hasn't given in yet.

Mom and baby are both doing great. We got the birth on video for Nevaeh to see when she gets older. It took a lot of convincing to get Little Sis to let me do that, but after she got the epidural she didn't care what was going on!

We were in the hospital for two days, Little Sis had to be induced because her blood pressure was running high. At 6:00 AM on Day 2, her water broke. At noon, she pushed for 2 minutes and 40 seconds and Nevaeh joined us. Life hasn't been the same since.

Peace.

Updates!

Hello all my bloggy friends! I actually have some time today to blog a little and wouldn't you know, Blogger would make my reading list disappear! According to them, I am not following any blogs whatsoever.

Anyways, I miss you all and I hope everyone had a great holiday season. It's back to normal now, which means, I'm back to wedding planning. I don't know what I hate more. The stress of wedding planning or the stress of the holidays.

I do have a few updates for you. My sister is ready to have her baby any day now. She had to go to the hospital yesterday because she thought she was in labor, but baby Neveah just isn't ready yet.

Fiance got transferred to a new location which is much closer to home, so I will get to see him a little more! And we've decided to finally take the plunge and BUY a house. No more renting. One of my good friends doubles as a real estate agent and I've got him on the hunt!

Last week I booked our honeymoon. We were planning on going to Disney and Universal Studios, but since we've decided to buy a house, we're going to save that money for a down payment. But we will be spending the week in a fancy resort where I'll spend time at the spa while Fiance does whatever it is he does.

Happy Thursday!

I love mail that's not asking me for money.

I received a great surprise in the mail over the weekend. Bubbles sent me a beautiful handmade Christmas card. Thank you so much Bubbles! It is sitting on my bookshelf right next to my singing Santa Claus.



Go check out more of her handmade cards!

 Would you like to see the Christmas tree I put up at work?


It's 9 feet tall, and I'm only 5'2'' so it was quite difficult to get that star up there! But I think it turned out really pretty!

I hope that you all are well and having a wonderful Holiday season!

Mean people suck

How many times have you complained about our younger generations and how they are pretty much disrespectful little devils? None? How many times have you heard someone complain about them, then?

I hear it all the time. The younger generations are mean, and they don't listen to their parents and blah blah blah blah. Well...I tend to agree most of the time.

Except for today.

Today I realized that every single one of the members of upper management in my office are freaking jerks and they are all at least 50 years old. They are mean, rude, disrespectful and down right selfish. When one of the managers approached me today,said, "You have to take on more contracts. I'm having corporate send them to you," and then walked the hell out, a light bulb went off.

Our younger generations suck because they suck. I'm certainly not talking about everyone here, some people go above and beyond just to be nice, but there are a least 6 people I associate with every day that are like this. And they have children. Probably really mean children.

"You have to run reports every Friday from now on."

"You are not allowed to take Fridays off from now on."

"You have to input all of this information into a database."

See how I didn't add their pleases and thank yous? That's because they're aren't any. Ever.

I don't know why it took me this long to realize that this is the most frustrating part of my job. I honestly like the contracts and don't mind taking them. But do not tell me that I have to do something. Please is an easy enough word to say. It's one syllable for crying out loud and it makes the person you are barking orders to feel less like a piece of crap.

FREAKING USE IT.

P.S. Thank yous never hurt either.

Award!

Two posts in one day?!? What?!?

Yeah, well I wanted to thank Ashley at She Who Will be Tamed for the awesome award she gave me...like a month ago. Sorry Ashley for the delay!

As with any award, come rules.

Share 7 random things about myself:

1.) I'm incredibly afraid of heights. Can't even stand on ladders. 2.) I think 11 is not only the coolest number, but the funnest word to say. 3.) I think Batman is cooler than Superman. 4.) I'd rather sit on my couch and kill Zombies than watch a chick flick 5.) I hate movies where men dress as women. 6.) I have very vivid dreams about tornados every time I'm sick 7.) I didn't go out for Halloween this year because I had 6 inches of snow on the ground and said "screw it."

Answer the following questions:

Fav. Color: Pink

Fav. Song: Right night its probably "There for you" by Flyleaf

Fav. Dessert: Cookies
Biggest Pet Peeve: When someone talks over me. I do not like being interrupted because I wait my turn to talk and feel I deserve it after listening to someone babble for the past 45 minutes.
When you are upset you: Probably call my dad to vent.

Fav. Pet: My doggy Bowen of course!
Black or white: Purple.
Biggest Fear: Being thrown in a pit of spiders
Best Feature: My eyes

Every attitude: Every attitude? What? I'm lost.
What is perfection?: What's that?
Guilty Pleasure: The Vampire Diaries. I'm truly obsessed. Damon! Yummy.

Give the award the 10 other bloggers:

1. Thinkellen over at Defenestrated Feet

2. Skippy Mom over at I Make Soap
 
3. Jo-Anne over at Jo-Anne's Ramblings
 
4. Mynx over at Dribble
 
5. Teresa at The Middle Side of Life
 
6. Twilight Gazing at As it is, As it Happens
 
7.Amber at Amber Lashell
 
8. Julie at My Crazy Life
 
9. Barb at This and That
 
10. Amy at Life's Journey with a Smile

Simply Awful

Hey guys! Remember me? Yeah, I'm still alive and I'm here to share with you something most disturbing.

Some of you have probably either already heard about this or have even seen the video, but I have to share it. As soon as I watched the video, I knew I had to blog about it, because I think everyone should be aware of this man.

JUDGE William Adams of Aransas County, Texas is caught on tape beating his 16 year old daughter for nearly eight minutes. With a belt. I nearly cried while I watched this, but I mostly wanted to vomit. And mostly wanted to kick this guy in the face. I hope this man is NEVER re-elected. EVER. How in the hell can someone be so cruel?

WARNING: VIDEO IS HARD TO WATCH! NOT FOR FAINT OF HEART.



If you'd rather not watch, which I can't blame you, here is what the daughter said when she posted the video. Yes. She posted it herself. Right on Hillary. Apparently after the video went viral, Judge Dipshit was put under a police investigation. Rot in prison asshole.

Aransas County Court-At-Law Judge William Adams took a belt to his own teenage daughter as punishment for using the internet to acquire music and games that were unavailable for legal purchase at the time. She has had ataxic cerebral palsy from birth that led her to a passion for technology, which was strictly forbidden by her father's backwards views. The judge's wife was emotionally abused herself and was severely manipulated into assisting the beating and should not be blamed for any content in this video. The judge's wife has since left the marriage due to the abuse, which continues to this day, and has sincerely apologized and repented for her part and for allowing such a thing, long before this video was even revealed to exist. Judge William Adams is not fit to be anywhere near the law system if he can't even exercise fit judgement as a parent himself. Do not allow this man to ever be re-elected again. His "judgement" is a giant farce. Signed, Hillary Adams, his daughter.