snowy days....

wow who knew that we would ring in March with a winter wonderland? Certainly not me! I thought i'd take a minute to not talk about such down stuff going on with Jacob but instead talk about the incredible fun we had today playing in the snow!

Picture it, Sunday March 1st 1:00pm....I go to pick up Jacob from mam-maws and decide to head to Target to get a new shower curtain for the new house. While we are there, mom calls and says it is really coming down! Um excuse what is coming down? When we left and got to Target is was doing nothing more than spitting at us. Oh no Rebekah it is coming down now! Like the sky has opened up and dumping white powder all over us! Great! I decide to look for some gloves because Jacob has managed to lose every pair I bought him this year! Well guess what???? What you say - It's freaking March 1st there are no gloves, mittens, hand wraps out!!! However there are plenty of shorts, tank tops and sandals out!! So I am thinking that since the weather has barely even talked about the potential snow we will probably not get much! Jacob and I leave Target only to find it spitting and sleeting a bit.

When we get home mom calls AGAIN and says - "seriously it is really coming down" - again I tell her that we are getting nothing so I am not even trying to get out the winter stuff! This was about 4pm. At 4:02, I literally look outside and the heavens have opened up and it is snowing like it has never snowed before! So I call Jacob over to the window to show him....he is not very impressed because every time it has snowed this year he has gotten excited and it stopped! But it wasn't stopping! So I decide to pull out the winter stuff - but wait, where in the hell are his boots? and where are my boots? Ok problem diverted, I found them! So we bundled up and head out! This is what i saw when we walked out:

I couldn't believe it! We have lived here for almost 3 years and never an ounce of snow to cover my yard and now we are getting pounded! Can you see how big the snowflakes are? Huge! Jacob and I decide to take a walk with our girl sassie - side note; this is the first snowfall that sassie has been with us! They both loved it:

We kept watching the snow fall all night long and it never stopped! My gosh what a sight when we woke up Monday morning! School and day care had closed sunday night so I was wondering if it would really be that bad?? It was and it had no end in sight!

We called friends of ours and got a plan together! We were going to Bryan Park to do some sledding! But first I had to clean off the car! While I was doing that, Sassie's boyfriend Moose came over to play! I went in to get the camera and when I came back out Sassie was running around and came right behind me and knocked me slam on my ass!!! She took my feet right out from under me! Haha

I got the car cleaned off and we headed to the park for some sledding:

We ended the day at mam-maw's....ahhh couldn't have had a better day!

schools have already been closed for tomorrow! i am expecting lots of snow play tomorrow....only it won't be with mommy! she will have to be at work! booo

February 14, 2009 - what is it with this day.....

seriously what is it with this day? oh i know, i'm a big sappy, romantic at heart fool who loves getting a pretty or two on this day.

it's been so long since i've had that special someone to give or receive from i can't even remember what it feels like????? please spare me the oh you will find someone crap. sorry, but it's true. i get so sick of people saying oh bek you will find him, he's still out there. and my favorite, he will come when it's your time. please excuse my language BUT what the hell is that bullshit??? Hmmmm..... i'm waiting! What have I done to make my soul mate take his sweet ass time?

I look around at everyone I know with their husbands or boyfriends and get so jealous. It sucks because I will be 32 in 4 months (holy shit that just hit me!!!) and want to have another baby or two (holy shit i can't believe i just threw in two, OMG). I would prefer to not have babies when I am 40!

so anyways, back to this valentines day mumbo jumbo! i love this day! i always have! i love sending valentines with jacob to school. i love driving by the florists and see the window displays. i love the thought of someone calling me on valentines day and telling me something so sweet that i don't normally hear the other 364 days in the year. im probably in the minority when it comes to loving valentines day!

i waited all day thinking that maybe my special someone would have sent me a message or called me but NOPE i got nothing. please don't pity me.....this is what us crazy people call bitching!

so what is with this day???......it's a day that i love and will continue to love. check back in 1 year from today to see if my blog reads anything different.

to those who have that special someone, give them a special hug and kiss

to those who are longing/looking for that special someone, meet me at the bar (lol, just kidding!)

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

the youngest is growing up....

So a lot has happened over the last few weeks.....let me recap for you.

december 26th: i had resolved the fact i was not going to hit month, quarter, or year! shit this sucks because i went from on top to the bottom - no ordinarily going from top to bottom isn't a bad thing, lol. sorry had to make you laugh!

december 31st: the largest company i was competing to earn its business PICKED ME! this put me NUMBER ONE in my company for the SECOND YEAR in a row! Yep stupid, jealous boys i beat ya!

january 8th: '09 sales meeting for entire company meets. my coo recognizes me and says that this is the single largest deal by a commercial rep in all 19 years of cobb! WOW!! this made those stupid boys referenced on december 31st even more jealous....and girls you think we can draw the claws....not on this day! any way i digress....the deal was worth $170,694!!!! it isn't about beating the boys - i mean that is great and all - but i have to make my goal that is set for me and i was only at $398,888.00 when the final day of the year approached. i couldn't believe how perfect this was.

january 8th: i begin house hunting! i know this is so crazy but the market is great for buyers right now!

january 9th: i go to see a house that is right across the street from a good friend of mine - our sons play so well together and this would be perfect for them to grow up together! the house is really quaint, needs some work but on the surface looks ok. elizabeth, the realtor, and i spend about an hour looking around and decide to come back on sunday with mom.

i continue to look around because my uncle now has the inspection they did on the house back in october. it's 29pgs long with pictures that look scary to me.

january 10th: i text elizabeth late that night about a house i have been going back n forth with for about 2 months now. it is quite a lovely home and been completely renovated but it is small and almost on the cusp of out of my price range. i decide to go ahead request we look at it. i don't need big but i do need move in ready

january 11th: uncle doug calls me and says no way to the house i saw on friday. he said it has too much water damage and clearly has some unresolved leaks. that was all i needed to hear.

elizabeth calls me and says we can get into the other house at 1pm if i want to.....heck yeah! lets just do it.

mom, jacob and i show up at the house and when i walk in there is instant comfort. i just feel at home with it. remember the warm fuzzy feeling you got when you walked into your first house? that is what i felt! i walked around for 45min and said lets get an offer in tomorrow morning! it had been on the market for 130 days with no offers so i was thinking i could low ball and get a good deal out of it!

january 12th: elizabeth and i make an offer! 5 hours later the couple counters with full asking price and ALL closing costs paid. i counter with another price and still ALL closing costs paid. they come back about an hour later with another price and i come back with my final offer and ALL closing costs. they spend the night thinking about it and....

january 13th: my offer is accepted!!! YEAH!

i am doing the inspection on monday january 19th and the appraisal the same day. we are planning on closing on march 11th! i can't believe i am going to be a home owner!!!

i have left out some portions of the events to spare you the agony of reading them....things like my dad flipping out because he is soooo scared for me, my realtor getting on my every last nerve and me almost convinced that she doesn't have my best interest at heart. oh and lets not forget my dad calling my mom concerned about me!!! side note: they have been divorced for some 14years!

please enjoy some pictures of what i am hoping will be my beautiful home: