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~The next few days I will be posting over there.
May 182012
May 162012
Not in the traditional sense of *%*$% bad words but in the South there are words you learn not to say as a kid. I’m talking about soda, pop, you guys and a host of other “Northern” words. I remember using the word Coke for anything soda related. And you NEVER said hey you guys! If it wasn’t ya’ll you were not Southern.
As I’ve grown, and moved really, I find myself constantly saying the words soda and you guys. I never say Coke unless I actually mean Coke. I rarely say ya’ll either and I never blog it. I think it’s funny that over the course of years things change, even your speech. As a kid I wouldn’t have dreamed I would use these words. Those were “Northern” words and I was a good Southern Belle. :)
So while some Southern has started to come out more, like my love for growing things (it is not gardening 
. The Northern has come out more in my speech. I guess as I’ve gotten older I no longer associate those words with being only a Northern thing. But I also try hard to keep my Southern accent at bay. There are certain words I don’t ever think will lose that Southern draw, like fire but since the age of 12 or so I have been very conscious of how I speak. God forbid I sound like a hick. Of course that is my own personal choice. But I do find there to be a difference between having a Southern draw and sounding like a hick.
Enough of my ramblings. I promise to start blogging our trip soon. Like maybe tonight.
~k
May 132012
One year ago Matt and I were in St Lucia and at this very minute we had been married not even an hour. Today we are NYC taking a quick nap before we get ready to head to Scarpetta for dinner.
We decided our trip was our gift but we did get cards. I mean the 1st anniversary is paper.
~To the man I was lucky enough to marry one year ago today, I love you more then you will ever know. I couldn’t dream of finding a better person to spend my life with. You take care of me, you laugh with and at me but mostly you are you and that’s what I love the most. Here’s to the next fifty! <3
~k
May 102012
When 2 people who love cars marry……
So Matt is a car lover and has always had nice cars, as in 3 Audis. I too am a car lover, or more like a car leaver. There was a time in my life when I averaged a new (and by new I mean used) car every 18 months or so. Well the plan had been that I would get the Q5 next year when the Jetta lease was up and then Matt would get a new (or used) car.
As it happened a friend of ours works at the Audi dealership and last week he brought home a BMW 135i that had recently been traded. You see Matt has been lusting after this car for a few months now so when J offered to bring it home and let us drive it we said HELL YES! This my friends, was the beginning of the end. Matt drove first and I was like yeah it’s nice, very small. Then I drove. O. M. G! From there I was in love! The car was amazing and amazingly fast.
J talked to Matt and they tried to work out a deal but the numbers just didn’t add up so Matt started looking. He found 2 cars that would do, one in Wilmington and one in Atlanta. After a few days of negotiating Matt finally got the deal we were looking for on the Wilmington car. As it happened, his parents were in town last night so they were able to drive him down today to pick up the new car.
So now we have this…..
Yes I know it is completely impractical but what the hell! You only live once! 
~Tomorrow Matt and I will head to NYC to celebrate ONE whole year of marriage! WOOO HOOO! We did it!
~k
May 092012
Well NC took that to a whole new level yesterday. Unless you’ve been living under a rock you probably heard about the Amendment that passed yesterday. {If you would like to know more click here.} Well I did my civic duty and went to the poll after work to vote. This is just a primary election but I felt the passage of this Amendment was worthy of my “against” vote.
I won’t go into a lot of explanation, you can read for yourself, but it makes me very sad that as a society we continue to vote for inequality. What’s worse is only 35% of the registered voters in NC went to the polls yesterday.
I think the worst part is people are so narrow sighted they can’t see that this amendment doesn’t just ban gay marriage, something that is currently banned in NC anyway, it takes away rights of ALL non married partnerships gay or straight. Not to mention the harm it could do to those in domestic abuse situations. This is structured similar to the Ohio amendment which allowed some of those convicted of domestic violence to be released. It makes me very sad that, in 2012, we can’t just move past the gay issue. And that people would be so bothered by this that they would do more harm then good.
~k
PS I have a surprise for tomorrow.
Matt cleaned out my car this weekend and decided I had too much random shit in my car. In my defense, it’s MY car! I can have whatever I want in there. He thought it would be funny to lay everything on the freezer so I could see it. 
Let’s make a list of random said items in my car (you’re welcome Sarah).
3 Pairs of sunglasses – though one is Matt’s (and there was another pair he actually left in the car so that’s 4)
1 koozi
2 sunglass cases
a pair of gloves
2 Auburn coasters that should live in the cup holders
a note pad
random papers
couple of pens
a car charger for my droid (that I no longer use)
a rite aid card
a bag with a mirror and old perfume
an Auburn sticker and a frankie’s fun pass card (used to scrap off ice)
and last but not least, a toothbrush
I personally don’t think I have too much stuff in my car. Granted the Jetta doesn’t have much storage space but still it’s my car. hehe
Happy Monday!
~k
May 022012
You are so not my friend. I’m not sure what has happened over the past few days but OMG my wrist hurts. I went to Target on Monday and bought a brace but it’s pretty cheap and I’m not sure it really does much. I can’t seem to get it quite as tight as I feel I need it.
I hadn’t been doing anything different really so I’m not sure why exactly it’s just started hurting. I always do a ton of typing at work so it’s not like that is different.
And speaking of wrists, I might have a little something planned for my wrist while we are in NYC next week. ;) HOLY COW, we will be in NYC NEXT week! In 11 days Matt and I will be have been married ONE WHOLE YEAR! AHHHHHH! :D I might be a tad bit excited.
~k
What I mean by this is the “southern” love of gardening is starting to come out. My whole life I have been all bah humbug about gardening. Honestly I couldn’t really think of anything I really cared less for but now, now I have the bug. It started with a few random plants in the house. Since I’ve managed to actually keep a couple alive for a few years I’m starting to get more adventurous.
You may remember the herbal disaster of last summer but let’s get real, our deck gets SOOO much mid-day sun I think I would be hard pressed to find anything that would grow there. But this hasn’t discouraged me. The orchid I got for Valentine’s day last year is still alive. Granted I don’t think I will ever bloom again but it’s still growing. Then there are the hostas from last year. One of which made it though the winter in the garage with minimal sun and no water. Let’s not forget the begonia’s I planted a few weeks ago and now, now I have gone and done it.
For a while now I’ve really really wanted a hydrangea. There is a townhouse on the other street that has a few hydrangeas on the side of their house. I thought about doing the same thing but after talking to my mom she said our side would probably get too much sun. Well crap. But then she told me she’d had really good luck growing them in planters while she was in NC. Aaaaaahhh!
With this new found knowledge I told Matt we were going to Lowe’s to buy one Friday after work. After searching through the lot I finally found the one I wanted. It is right on the edge of blooming and the flowers should be pink. It was a bit more then I really wanted to spend but with Lowe’s guarantee, I thought what the hell. If it dies in the first year I can take it back and get a refund. So my 20 bucks won’t be a waste. Once I found the right plant I found a cute {okay let’s be real it’s decent at best} pot but it works and it wasn’t super expensive. If it does well this year I might invest in a better pot next year but for it’s fine.
And here it is, my new awesome hydrangea bush. EEKKK!
Apr 252012
I am on another “creative” kick so over the next few days I will hopefully be giving the blog a face lift. While I was looking for inspiration the other day I found another blog theme that might be really awesome should I figure it out. One would think having a husband who works in IT would be helpful but I’m not sure how much Matt will be helpful. Love ya hun! So should you see some wonky things going on just ignore it and come back later. I hope (like really hope) I can get this up by next week.
~k
Apr 242012
Matt and I were very busy over the weekend. On Saturday we drove to VA Beach for the day to see my friend Brandi and her new baby, Brooklyn. Brooklyn was an absolute doll. There is nothing sweeter then a baby sleeping in your arms making little baby coos.
Saturday the in-laws drove up to get Matt’s aunt and grandmother. They flew in from London for vacation. After lunch Matt and I headed to Target to grab a few things. As we were browsing we came across some cute solar powered lights for the walkway. Now we don’t really need little lights to line the sidewalk because we keep our porch lights on but they were just too cute to pass up and at $5.00 each I thought they were a steal. When we got home we immediately put them in the ground and “ahhhhhhhhhh” they look awesome! You can’t see them from the street really but I know they are there.
~k
