our first house

For the last 4 months or so gabe and I have been looking at houses. we have been hopping from apartment to apartment...seriously. we have lived in 3 different apartment complexes in 2 years. pretty much getting sick of having no space, no yard and throwing our money down the drain. so we spent the summer looking at house. we made offers on 7 houses. 5 didn't get accepted, 1 was a short sale that took 18 hundred years to get accepted and the other was our lovely house. We got a really good deal on it, but it needs some sprucing up...nothing that cleaning and painting can't fix. we are within walking distance to my sister...so when the twins arrive we will be able to help out if they need us. We close tomorrow, so hopefully everything goes according to plan. I'll post before and after pics as soon as I can!

its 6 am. really?

this morning has been an interesting. this story is dramatic and needs a bit of a introduction. the walls in this joint are paper thin, so its not rare to hear the people next door having a party or playing poker. I few months ago Gabe and I woke up at 6 am to a girl and guy fighting. she was begging him not to go, he was slamming doors. a little annoying but i thought for sure she was just cray cray. this morning was round two and it didn't go quite as smoothly. she was yelling things like 'get off me' and 'help me.' we thought alright a little more serious we should maybe call 911. before we could even call she came running by our apartment screaming for help. straight out of a movie. we called 911 and they of course couldn't find our address...'is mill cove one word?' 'what county are you in?' really people??? we have a women screaming for help here! well charlotte meck cops are really on their game. if you get shot you have a better chance of surviving if you drive yourself to the hospital. they took over 30 minutes to get here...i just think when we tell you a women is screaming for help that should maybe light a fire under your tushy. anything could have happened in 30 minutes! luckily for her nothing did happen, and when the cops finally arrived she sent them on their merry way. So sad. that was her chance to speak up and say something. she had cops right there and instead she told them everything was fine and sent them on their way. I feel bad for her. I pray she makes better choices and gets away from the situation before it gets worse. even gidget was upset. all that fighting can really rattle your nerves.

Sweet Summertime

A lot has happened in the last few months...so much stuff has happened! I am no longer working the nanny job I had. Things went from bad to worse and we just really clashed. She wanted a maid and I was hired to be a nanny so things just didn't work out. A little upsetting since Gabey Baby and I are about to close on our very first house! thats right, if all goes well we will soon be residing in this little gem...we are pretty excited but a little nervous too!

some major things that happened this summer:

1. Buckys senior recital and graduation

2. Mom and I got our hair did.

{can you say hotties?}

3. We visited Charleston and Georgia

4. I ate and made sushi for the first time

5. the beautiful lauren bowman visited

6. We went to baseball games and movies in the park

7. Devan turned up preggers...with twin girls!

8. Both Karen and Devan had beautiful showers

9. Davis family vacay

10. Most excitingly of all my baby brother got married! Karen and Darren were so adorable and I am so excited for them! go to http://minorlifechanges.blogspot.com/ to read all about it! my sisters blog is well worth your time!

congrats to my baby brother and my new sister and law!