Lots To Do=Lots of Procrastinating

Chris' mom sent us a dress similar to one she had a year ago AND we had the bouncy seat out for our yard sale so here are some comparison shots...

Last week we hiked up to North Knob at Windy Gap.  We were hoofing it in the middle of 300 sweaty, stinky high schoolers to see what we could see and enjoy the journey.  It was tougher than we expected (in a good way!), Charlotte did great, and the view amazing.  So much fun!!  They even fed us on the way down and Chris ran into the old GJ area director...and that's the small Young Life world we are going to miss so much.

We are slowly packing up but haven't been able to throw ourselves in fully yet.  Meanwhile, Charlotte's enjoying all the cardboard!

We did have our yard sale though so that's making it a little easier to see what all we need to put in boxes!  We ended up making out pretty well (a BIG thanks to the Womacks for letting us sell stuff for you) and I got to see the salesman side of Chris that I've heard so much about!  "Since you bought that, why don't you just pick up something else on the way to your car?"  We were prepared for some rain, but thank goodness we never needed to use plan B.

This is just a cute little series showing her devotion to her sippy cup, the couch, and her ever-changing physical abilities!

We've got some fun videos to post but I can't get them on youtube temporarily, so check back later. 

Can't believe we've got a week left.  Whoa.

School's Out for Summer!

Well it has been for a few weeks already and it's taken some getting used to--being around each other all day, but it's also been so fun and relaxing.  We basically feel like we are on vacation in our home town :) 

Charlotte is WAY into books right now which is great because it means she'll sit still in your lap for an extended period of time!  She literally pulls all her books off the shelf multiple times a day (guess I should stop putting them back multiple times a day!). 

Here's a snapshot of what we've been doing with our days... 

SPLASHEVILLE!

It's this great fountain with many spouts that shoot randomly and you can sort of choose to get to how wet you want to get.  It's downtown in front of the courthouse and city building and SO fun. Apparently we were on the news this day but we never saw it.

We've been playing with friends and celebrating birthdays...

And learning how to jump...

Happy 4th Everyone!

One of the Funnest Things I Did Last Week...

...was go to an Etsy craft party celebrating Etsy's 5th anniversary!  Robin and I shared a table and had a ball meeting other etsyers and fun craft-types in downtown Asheville.  It's always inspiring to be around others with that itch who are trying to get their stuff out there!  It's also been fun watching Dear Charlotte evolve since last fall.  Now I'm doing more hair pieces--not like wigs or anything, just hair accessories :)

ps--http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/is-funnest-a-word.aspx

Allergy Season

We're a bit sniffly around here with some record pollen!  Even Charlotte is catching on...

Holding Pattern

For those of you don't know or believe that we live in the country, check out this turkey in our backyard.  Just one...thank goodness!  Wonder where he is now?

It's definitely feels like summertime around here, complete with an afternoon storm yesterday!  We are all kind of waiting around to sell the house and for Chris to be out of school (June 15!!).  In the meantime, we're trying to keep cool.

Happy Memorial Day!

Random Pictures

We've been busy here trying to get our house on the market and begin the moving process.  So far though, it's been on the market about 3 weeks and we've only gotten 1 1/2 calls on it...seriously that's it.  Guess the market is tougher than we thought.  We are going to have to try some creative marketing in the near future.  Our latest plan is a campaign called "pick your neighbor" :)  This is where we deliver flyers to our neighbors with a handwritten note with something to this effect, but basically asking them to pass the flyer along if they know anyone looking for a great (!) house.  Anyway, in the meantime we are stuck between not knowing where things are (packed up in the shed or some other weird spot in case we have a showing), knowing where things are and deciding it's too much trouble to get it out, use it, and put it back right away (toaster), cleaning and weeding on a somewhat regular basis, and all of this for nothing...yet.  Chris is giving me grief because I sold our guest bed and dresser already since I thought this process was going to move much faster.  So in case you thought about coming to visit...it's the couch or your own air mattress :)

Anywho, here are some pictures collected over the last several weeks...

Watching dad mow.

I call this one the "Dollie Series".  PS--this doll needs some underroos.

Notice cute toes (above).

Just playing in the yard, enjoying the day!

Taken this last weekend sometime at Craggy Pinnacle.  Please don't make fun of my outfit--it was freezing and thankfully I had 2 sweatshirts in the truck of my car...Chris meanwhile, donned a sweater set for dry cleaning, also in trunk.

Mother's Day, we had some sweet friends over for a picnic and some lounging.  This shot was taken post lunch, pre-dessert (strawberry shortcake).

Homer opted for lounging on the left out blankets after chasing Bailey, their 2 year old, for several hours!

Hope all you moms had a great day!

Embroidery

I have been really enjoying the simplicity and the details of embriodery.  I love that I can personalize things with it and use it for unique touches.  And of  course I love the colors it lends to already vibrant fabric.  There are so many options!  I have tons of ideas that I want to try out right now, but alas all my craft stuff is packed away so I'm just doing what I can.  But I can't wait to pull it all out again! It has become my safe place to play and experiment and watch grow--so fun!  I hate that I haven't been posting anything new on Etsy, so for now, I'm just storing up ideas and when we hit Texas and I don't have any friends yet or obligations--WATCH OUT!  It's on. 

News

So, if you haven't heard the news--we're moving!  Chris got a job in Temple, TX and starts Aug. 9.  We took a quick trip to Texas for "spring break" although Chris was only there for 4 days, he made the MOST of it!  Two interviews, one job offer, 24 hours--not bad, huh?  Anyway, needless to say we've been busy with preparation for moving.  Our house goes on the market today and it's been a long week finishing those projects we never quite wrapped up, painting, staging for pictures, dusting, planting, mowing, and dusting (that's right, I had to take a Claritin just to clean my own house!).  So, if you know of anyone looking for a house in beautiful Weaverville, NC, send them our way.  We are trying to sell it ourselves and are learning a ton along the way. 

Meanwhile, our trip to Texas was great one.  We were all there, which rarely happens.  Here's a picture from Easter after church.

Quick Easter photo shoot.  Thanks Mother and Aunt Elizabeth for cute outfit!

Practicing walking with Mom and Aunt Luci.  Apparently, it helped because she's now walking more than crawling!

Her favorite swing, thanks to the neighbors!

Before Chris left, we had a date in Austin and I had to show as much as possible.  We ate at the Salt Lick in Driftwood.  It was delicious and if you're a vegetarian avert your eyes now!

Then I whisked him off to the Oasis for sunset and an unbeatable view!

After Chris left, we took a drive in the hill country in search of the best wildflower/bluebonnet patch.  First of many for Charlotte I'm sure! 

Before leaving, I met up with a college roommate and her kiddos.  This is Belle and Jackson loving on Charlotte.

This is Belle and Jackson taking our picture (not sure which snapped this particular one).  I see lots of good photograhy training in their future!

It was really nice to by home for an extended period of time and so funny knowing that we'll be there soon enough.  We will most assuredly miss the mountains and our incredible friends here.  More on that later...I'm trying to live it up now while we can!