He liked it so much, he put a ring on it!!!

One year ago today, Johny popped the question in Charleston, SC. It was one of the most exciting days of my life. I mean I'd only been waiting 5 years & 1 month for him to ask me!

In fact, we'd been on a beach vacay in Seaside, FL for our 5 year anniversary the month before our engagement & I thought for sure he'd ask me then. I literally thought about it for WEEKS before we left. Everyday, I would wake up smiling hoping today would be the day. I would get ready every night for dinner with diligence & making sure I looked picture perfect when he popped the big question. All of this hard work for nothing...it didn't happen. Of course, Johny thought this was hilarious because he knew the whole time he had a big surprise up his sleeve.

Our trip to Charleston was supposed to be for Johny's aunt & uncles's 50th wedding anniversary but little did I know there was no party! Thank goodness, Johny suggested I wear something cute on the drive down & not bum it for the car ride there because he proposed minutes after we arrived.

I've never seen someone more nervous than Johny that day. Looking back there were signs of nervousness which I had mistaken for him being tired & restless on the drive over. He was up bright & early ready to go & didn't want to stop much along the way. My bathroom breaks drove him bonkers. He breathed hard & heavy like he'd been running a marathon for about the last 30 minutes & was sweating bullets before we even stepped into the oven that was Charleston. His hard work & preparation paid off when he proposed & I was the happiest girl in the world! :)

I was in complete shock & even asked him if I was being punked...was this for real? Are we seriously getting married? I was shaking all over & sweating like a whore in church but it couldn't have been any more perfect. I was in my favorite city with the love of my life who was now my fiance!

I've known I wanted to marry Johny since the day we began dating. I've talked about it forever & drove him crazy wanting to know how & when it could happen. I hate surprises because I like to have everything planned out down to the smallest details. But Johny made all of my dreams come true with the best surprise I've ever gotten.

I love you Johny & am so happy to call you my husband!

Till next time...

Mr. Dooley

I've been asking Johny for a puppy for about a year now & it just seemed that the timing was never right. While we were planning our wedding it didn't make sense to add another responsibility to our plate with all we had so much going on. Once we were home from our honeymoon, we started looking online & trying to decide on a breed we could agree on. After much research, we decided we both really liked the Beagle & started searching the AJC for breeders in the Atlanta area.

We drove up to White, GA on Sunday, April 18 to look at a litter of Beagle pups. Much to my surprise, after playing with the little ones for about 3o minutes Johny told me we could take one home!! I was beyond excited because I really thought we were just shopping!

On the way home, we took our new little one to PetSmart to get all the puppy essentials! We also gave him a name...Dooley (after Vince Dooley of UGA) & it couldn't fit him more!

Dooley has completely changed our life & in a good way! The only thing is...he's a VERY early riser! We are up every morning between 6:30 & 7:00 and ya'll know I am NOT a morning person! It's taken me awhile to get used too but we're slowly getting there.

Dooley will be 17 weeks old next week & he's growing like a weed. Below are a few of the things he loves most:

-Blankets...he pulls all of our blankets out of their basket and drags them all over our house until they're where he likes them!

-Toys...our house has become a PuppiesRUs!

-Food...esp. a puppy food called Bil Jac (aka Puppy Crack). He can be upstairs & I can open the fridge & he will nearly kill himself to get to the kitchen. He has a keen sense of smell!

-Shoes...he pulls all of mommy's shoes out of the closet & under the bed where she can't reach them.

-Bath Rugs...he pulls them everywhere!

-Socks...loves Daddy's socks!!!

-Naked people...I swear! Every morning when I'm in the shower, Dooley stares me down & whines until I get out. Then, he will not allow me to dry over without biting my towel and pulling at it. The worst is trying to get dressed...he has literally ripped holes in my pants to keep me from putting them on! The dog LOVES for everyone to be NAKED...I mean I guess he's naked so he figures everyone else should be too! Honestly...it's sort of creepy! hahahaha!!!

Mr. Dooley is officially one of my boys & I look forward to having him around for many years to come! He has made our little family complete until we decide to have children one day!

Night...

My First Blog!

Well I finally caved...

First it was email, which I remember signing up for on Yahoo in middle school sitting in the office of the house I grew up in. I still have that same email address today! Next, it was Facebook in college...I'm more addicted today than I was then. Then, it was Twitter which took me awhile because I didn't understand why people wanted others to know what they were doing every second of every day! I have to admit though...following your fav celebs is totally cool! Now, after reading my friend Anna Claire's blog for several months in addition to others, I decided to join the world of blogging. Not sure if I'll be any good at it but I figured what the heck...I'll give it a try!

I look forward to sharing our daily lives with ya'll & hope that you will find it entertaining! We're an everyday average couple enjoying life as newlyweds!

Now that I've spent the last 3 hours setting this blog up (because I'm a perfectionist) I'd better go to laundry so we have clean under garments to wear to work tomorrow & take Mr. Dooley (our beagle pup) on his daily neighborhood walk!

Happy Trails until my next post...