Kato

Back in December, Nick and I decided we were ready to adopt a puppy together.  As you know, I have Rosey, and Nick has a Yorkie named Java.  One Saturday, we headed out to Petsmart to look at the dogs the local rescues bring in for adoption.  We spotted Kato right away!  We decided to walk around and check out the others, but immediately came back to him.  After seeing how much attention he was getting, we put in an application as fast as we could and were approved to adopt him within a short time!  Here is our first picture together:

We picked the name Kato while heading home with our new baby.  He was about 2.5 months old when we got him and weighed about 25 pounds.  He is a retriever mix and loves to play.  Rosey and Java have taken to him very well.

We have really enjoyed being the parents of 3 fur-babies!  Here are some more pictures of Kato:

He's getting so big now!  He is almost 7 months old and is weighing in at about 70 pounds!

Here are they all are together!  Kato, Java, and Rosey

~Emily

Spring Break 2012

Last week was my Spring Break from school!  It started with an Easter weekend spent with Nick's family, who came up from Charleston to visit.  His nephew had a blast playing with the puppies and finding Easter eggs in the yard.  I had a blast playing the Easter bunny!

Nick headed back to work for a couple days while I worked on school work and enjoyed sleeping in late!  Wednesday, we headed to Florida for a little vacation.  Nick's parents took us down to the gulf coast of Florida.  I was introduced to some of his family and had some fun in the sun!  We celebrated my 26th birthday while we were in Florida.  We went to Hooter's (my first trip) and then had some fun by the pool!

We had a great time!  Sad that the break is now over, but looking forward to our next vacation in May!

I'm Back!!!!

Okay, so apparently the blogging thing only lasted a few months last year, but in my defense, things got a little hectic after my last post and just haven't had the motivation to get back at it.  But I've decided that since some things have changed in my life and all for the better, I'm going to try to get back into my blog!

Since the last time I updated I have met the man of my dreams!  We met at my best friend's wedding last September and have pretty much been inseparable ever since!  His name is Nick, he is 29, and he has a nice job in the IT field.  After walking UP the aisle together (as in I was a bridesmaid and he a groomsman), we chatted and had a great time together at the reception!  Another of my best friends made sure to give him my number, and he didn't waste any time in getting in touch with me later that night!  A little under a week after the wedding, we went on our first date and made it official a week later.  I pretty much knew I was falling for him by this point and have tried my best to make sure he knows how much he means to me ever since!

Okay, now that I've got the lovey stuff out, here's how the rest of last year played out:

I have still not been successful in obtaining full-time employment, but I have been continuing my teaching at Congaree Elementary and really enjoy working with my students.  I decided to leave my work with the marching band at Airport and join up with the staff at Lexington (my alma mater).  I really feel like I've made the right decision because these kids at Lexington really try their hardest, and they all seem to actually want to succeed!  I have been having a blast working through marching season last fall (especially with our third place/bronze medal win at State Championships) and into our current Winterguard season that concluded this past weekend with circuit championships up in Rock Hill!

I have gotten into some really good books over the last few months, reading The Help, Hunger Games, and now Catching Fire.  I seemed to have forgotten my love for really good books before a few months ago, but have made my way back into reading again!

In the last month I have begun taking two online courses to help me obtain my middle level teaching certification that will hopefully help me land a full-time job in the upcoming school year.  I've found it to be a little stressful getting back into the school swing of things, but have managed to make time for the school work again!

Well, I think you have pretty much been caught up now!  I promise to try harder to continue posting and maybe actually get some more people to read this!

~Emily