Baby Shower

Thanksgiving was good, except for the fact that I was getting a cold. We went to Brian's parent's house for dinner. We had the usual..turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and of course pumpkin pie.

Yesterday I came home to Ohio for Christie's baby shower. Her shower was fun. It was nice to see family and friends. Oh and I also got to feel the baby move. Just a couple more months and then he'll be here.

Cape Fear Fair and Expo

Last night we went to the Cape Fear Fair and Expo. It is basically the county fair. We saw sheep, goats, bunny rabbits, turkeys and fish. Then it was off to the rides. It seems like we rode everything. Ferris Wheel, bumper cars, scrambler, tilt-a-whirl, swings. I had so much fun. Brian said he could tell because while riding the rides he says that I was giggling. I even got to get a caramel apple.

All Hallow's Eve

What a busy end of the week. Wednesday night I had to go to work at 8 pm and worked until midnight after already working a full day. Thursday we went on a haunted ghost walk. It was interesting. Didn't get much history as to why the homes are haunted but the guide was entertaining. Friday was Halloween. We decorated the house and handed out candy for the trick-or-treaters. Because the house was decorated Brian wanted to dress up. He only got to paint his face, but I must say that I did a decent job. Also I am impressed with the next generation of children. And when I say that, I mean the children that are about 10 years and younger. Almost all of them said trick-or-treat and then thank you. Last year it was a bunch of ungrateful teenagers and hardly anyone said thank you. Maggie did really well. She wasn't scared of kids and she even let a couple of them pet her.

Jack O'Lanterns

Tonight we decided to carve pumpkins. I decided to use a pattern, while Brian decided to do free hand. The one cool thing is that we got a carving drill. It made carving much easier. I think I want to get another pumpkin and do one that is free hand. I found some pumpkin seed recipes, so tomorrow I'm going to try my hand a roasting pumpkin seeds.

One month

We've had Maggie a month now and things have gone very well. We no longer put her in the crate when we go to work. We assume that she sleeps on one of her two beds. One is by the front window and the other is beside my side of the bed. In fact the crate is in the garage. She loves to play with tennis balls or a Frisbee outside and loves to play with stuffed squeaky toys inside. So far her routine goes as follows, in the mornings she lays on her bed beside me in the morning until I get up, she may or may not eat breakfast in the morning, she watches me get ready for work and in the evenings her and Brian play ball in the back yard. At some point in the evening she will hang out with us on the couch. She pretty much made the pillows on the couch her own. We've concluded that they are hers now. She does not act like she is about to be seven years old. Her personality is finally starting to show through and she is starting to become comfortable around us. Its like she has always been here.

Lexington, NC

This past weekend we went to Lexington, NC to visit Brian's grandparents. I finally had Lexington Barbecue. It was pretty good. Don't ask me the difference between Lexington Barbecue and others because I don't really know. It has something to do with the sauce they use for the pork. It was nice to meet his grandparents. Brian was able to get some information from his grandparents about his family for his family tree that he is working on. After that we went to the farmers market. We didn't get much. Just a bale of hay and a pumpkin. We are trying to decorate for Halloween and Thanksgiving. It sure made for a long day, but I'm glad we did it. This weekend I'm ready to just stay around here.

Panthers and a bull

I know this is late but, Saturday Oct 4th we went to Charlotte for my first NFL game. It was the Panthers vs. the Chiefs. While in Charlotte we went up to Mooresville to see Dale Jr's race shop and stopped at DEI (Dale Earnhardt Inc.). Brian was most impressed with how you could see into the race shop and see the cars. That night we went to a few bars with our friend Kelly and his fiance Sarah. Sunday we went to the game and watched the Panthers dominate the Chiefs. I think the final score was 34-0. Needless to say we left the game early and headed to Dale Jr's bar Whisky River. I mean if I'm going to be in Charlotte I had to go to his bar. Its a pretty cool place. Not too many people were there. Most were from the Panthers game trying to catch up on what was happening with the race.

Maggie was good that weekend. From what I was told she was looking for me and Brian all weekend.