More time?!?!?

Today at work, I received a phone call from a tenant who is very behind on her rent and is currently being 'kicked out', for lack of a better term. Her utilities have been turned off for well over a month. And when I say she is behind on her rent, I mean four months behind. Normally, I would NEVER let someone get that far behind but I really believed she would get herself caught up, like she always had before. When I suspected she had moved, I went to her house to see if I could peek through the windows and see if they were still living there or not. Well the house was full of furniture, obviously they hadn't moved, but the power meter was gone. Bingo! I called the power and water companies and both utiliites had been turned off for some time. SO that meant that I could place an abandonment notice on the door and 14 days later, if the utilities were still not on, I could change the locks and throw all their crap away! The 14th day will be Wednesday and she calls today, the 12th day, to tell me that she is still in fact living in the house. Greeeeeat. I explained to her that she could either move by Wednesday because I was changing the locks that day, OR she could turn her utilities back on and pay her huge balance. And do you want to know what she said?? She says that she just needs more time. More time??? Like FOUR MONTHS wasn't enough time for you? Seriously? Did I just hear her say that four months wasn't enough time for her to get her crap out of my house?? And not only is she four months behind on her rent (money that we will NEVER see), my question is this: how the heck has she, her husband and her TWO CHILDREN been living in a house with no power or water for such a long time? We've had some coooold nights in Alabama this past month and this coming week, we are expecting low's in the teens! And HOW, dare I ask, have they been flushing the toilet?? I can only imagine what the inside of that house will smell like.... So I eventually gave in and told her she could have until Monday morning to move everything out. We will see...

My 22nd Birthday

Thursday night (my actual birthday) Brad and I had a very romantic dinner at PFChangs. It was FABulous! We ordered a new appetizer, dynamite shrimp. Oh My Goodness. They were the best thing I have ever tasted. The whole meal was delicious.

Brad surprised me with a CHI flat iron!


Then last night, all my family and close friends went up to The Bright Star to dine on Greek Tenderloin! YUM!

It was the best birthday to date! I have such wonderful friends and family! I love you guys!

Oh baby

I have been sure all day today (and really for the past two weeks) that I was pregnant. Only to be slapped in the face again with a big fat NO again. Happy freakin birthday.

Happy Birthday to ME!

One year ago today I was working hard on planning for my wedding and today, one year later, I'm working hard on planning for my baby! Ah, how things have changed! My 22nd birthday has been great so far! Brad surprised me this morning with a CHI flat iron I have been wanting, Mom bought the patio umbrella I've had my eye on, and look at my desk!

April and I just got back from eating at Ruby Tuesday and tonight, Brad and I have a romantic date at one of my favorite restaurants, PFChangs! Happy Birthday to me! (And Elvis!)

The Bachelor!

I don't really get into The Bachelor that much, but I watched some last season when Jason got his heart broken by Deanna. So when I found out that Jason was going to be the new Bachelor, I decided I would make an effort to watch the entire show this season! Last night was the premiere and I loved it! All two hours of it! My favorites were:


Stephanie (She's from Huntsville, AL!)


Molly


And my number 1 pick is Melissa! A former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader!


Woot Woot! To update you on my lovely husband's ventures: he and my Dad are meeting with the Development Agent tomorrow to discuss opening the Subway! Poor Brad has to ride all the way to Birmingham with my Dad. Pray for him! :o)

I'm baaaaack!

Wow. Five days without posting! That's probably a record for me! I'm glad things are getting back to normal and I'm getting back into my routine. And I've been so busy with Christmas, New Year's and my BIRTHDAY coming up that I completely forgot to post about our little cook-out we had at the house a while back! Mom, Doug, Douglas, Brooke and Taelor Brooke all graced us with their presence and here are a few pics from the night:

We had so much fun! Mom and Doug taught Brad how to cook hamburgers on his new grill! What a milestone! And speaking of milestones, I'm turning 22 this Thurday! Woot Woot! To celebrate, Brad and I are going to eat at PFChangs on Thursday and my close friends and family and I are allllll going to The Bright Star to eat on Friday!!! I'm SO excited! Happy Monday everyone!

Happy New Year!

Babysitting Reece went pretty seamlessly. She only woke up twice during the night and easily went right back to sleep. She woke up this morning at 6:45am...

and we (and by we, I mean Reece!) ate cheese grits for breakfast. AND we managed to not even get any on her clothes! That's a first for us!

After breakfast, we went back to sleep until 8:30am and then we played with Uncle Brad until April came and got Reece. We had so much fun!

So we spent our New Year's Eve doing exactly what I wanted to do...getting in some baby practice! 2009 is going to be a big year for us, with Brad opening the Subway and hopefully some baby news! Happy New Year!