A few cell phone photos from Georgia.

Our weather was kind of blah while in Georgia. It was kind of nice; chilly and rainy.

 

 

 

About an hour and a half still from my dads! Mind you, we had been awake since the morning before, around 9:00am- this photo was around 9:30am the NEXT day!

 

 

Gorgeous back roads in Cleveland, Ga!

 

 

 

Another winding roady!

 

 

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I will definitely be getting around to uploading from the camera! Much better photos!

New computer- new frustration!!!

Well, a few months back I mentioned the acquisition of said new equipment. It is a headache at best. It is brand new, in the box laptop- purchased from Amazon.com; however it takes FOREVER to power up, to get on the Internet, upload photos- everything is a mission for this new laptop. Reasons my sad lil blog have been suffering.

 

Our son will be TWO in 4 days! AAH!!!!! Craziness!! It still baffles my brain that we have this awesome Dude and he is OURS. Not a nephew, not a friends child- OURS. AH-mazing! With our son being born a few days before Fathers Day two years ago, his birthday generally falls a day or two before said holiday. Since this is the case, we will be celebrating ON his birthday with my half of the family (ice cream cake included!) and ON Fathers Day with my in-laws (and a different cake!). Our lucky boy gets TWO cakes, and sort of two parties!

 

The year has flown by! Seriously, in just a few blinks and **POOF!** its June!

 

We went to visit my father at the end of March/beginning of April. If you cannot tell, the hassle of trying to get said computer to work PLUS trying to upload photos has become sort of a PITA. When I get some free time (as these are generally done when The Dude naps) I shall upload our photos from Georgia as well as his birthday photos.

 

In December, I hadn't mentioned that my sisters FIL passed away suddenly so this is my Brother In Laws first Fathers Day as a dad and WITHOUT his father. To be considerate, my mother suggested we celebrate on Wednesday- tomorrow. We will be going to lunch at a wonderful seafood restaurant and it will be nice to NOT have to trudge through the craziness that is "Insert name of holiday" Day here. We can all relax and not stress.

 

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Do you have any Father's Day plans or traditions??

Almost April!!

So, I haven't had time to get on our computer. Plus our home is an older house that gets KAKA reception for wifi..

 

We generally don't go on many vacations but we went away after my birthday to Orlando for a few days. The Travel Deity had different plans seeing as all 3 of us got sick. Definitely put a damper on our plans. This will give us a greater incentive to return soon! AND! A-HA! The Hubs said we can to NEXT February for our first family trip to Disney! Talk about excitement! The Dude is tall enough to ride quite a bit at Magic Kingdom, but the year to grow will help with his speech development.

 

Also! We will be traveling soon to see my father in the next month! Sort of a bummer that he hasn't met my son yet, nor my sisters. BUT! She will be on her own to go with her husband to see our father. The weather has been insane in Georgia lately- snow, tornadoes, and rain about the wazoo. My father is currently recovering from the Flu (blech) so he should be back to full health when we venture up! Since my Hubs bought our wonderful camera, it will be nice to take GOOD quality photos whilst visiting. The time before last, my camera crapped out. (BOO!!)

 

My birthday was wonderful! As mentioned before, this was the birthday that my Jo Totes camera bag was finally obtained! Although, my shoulder pad tore within 3 weeks of using it. The Jo Totes team was wonderful & sent me a new one! My Hubs replaced my iPod classic; my old one died a few months back (The first one crashed & Apple gave me a refurb & that one lasted over 3 years) & the iPod currently being used- the battery would no longer hold a charge. So he got me a 160GB iPod Classic engraved with our two sayings! So sweet!

 

I wish there was more to report. Our mini rex bunny passed away. He was 11 years old. He'd been sick for quite some time (we actually thought this time last year that he would not make it) however the last 3-4 months especially, signs were showing that he wouldn't be with us much longer. He actually waited until my Hubs went in and loved on him. A few hours later, he was gone. Mr. Woolley- we are glad you are with Sniffles now & are restored to your pristine self. One of our basset hounds may be going to the Rainbow Bridge soon. She is 14+, and has terrible respiratory problems. Tomorrow will tell what the Vet says.

 

All in all, same old.

 

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Anything new/exciting going on with you??

Very lastest update! And a new laptop!

We FINALLY got a new computer so yay blogging! My birthday is in 9 days *whoo*. In my family, my mom always made a big deal about our birthdays; now that the years are racking up, the excitement doesn't feel the same. There is still the tingles of joy in my belly, but the expectations versus the reality are never the same. That is not saying as the birthday comes and goes that it isn't joyful (with the exception of last years Birthday-That-Shall-Not-Be Named), which this year will be "The 30th Birthday: The Revenge", or "30th Birthday, Part 2". Now that I'm getting older, the birthdays don't seem to be the same.

 

I'm not sure if I've ever mentioned, but my father-in-law & I share a birthday, just 20 years apart. Maybe that has something to do with the loss of magic? My birthday comes first in my family, followed by my mother 4 days later, and my sister 2 days after our mother. We do go to dinner for a trifecta birthday celebration. One year we tried 3 celebrations; needless to say, it was exhausting and a pain to boot. 

 

This year, we are (I am) hoping to trek north to Orlando for a few days. ALL I wanted to do was eat at Planet Hollywood & eat myself silly on Cap'n Crunch chicken.

 

I've received my birthday gifts from my family already. Since this is a new computer, it will take me a few days to upload all the photos I've taken, including those of my new awesome stuff.

 

I will say.......I FINALLY got a #JoTotes camera bag!! Let me gush for a moment. After deliberating for 10 minutes over 3 different ones, I chose the Millie in Marigold.

 

Lovely Millie

 

This bag is gorgeous! We currently have just the lens that came with the Rebel T3. If you're like me and have just the one body & lens- this bag is perfect. The camera fits perfectly on one side while the other side holds my wallet, phone, and tiny calendar & pencil bag (a very tiny pencil bag). Versus the old bag I bought from Amazon, this one is lighter with all that stuff than the old bag was EMPTY!

 

Having pulled a muscle UNDER my right shoulder blade is causing me a great deal of pain. Hopefully after some rest & a hot shower will set me right!

 

Once the photo upload is complete, the birthday gift photos will be put up in a separate post!

 

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When is your birthday?? Do you have any fun traditions??