Exciting news!!

So what's the news?? For our 1 year anniversary we had planned on going to Charleston this Saturday-Tuesday, but since Hanna decided to 'rain on our parade' (good pun I know...) we had to cancel our plans last night in order to get the full refund on the hotel. So all that sounds depressing....but here's the GOOD NEWS on Saturday we're going to Charlotte for the morning to......

Bring home our new puppy!!

Meet Rouge. She's a 10 wk. old Yorkiepoo weighing in at a whopping 2 lbs. and isn't expected to weigh more than 3-5 lbs. by the time she's all grown up! This is the only picture I have of her off right now, but will definitely take more pics once she's home!!

So here's how it all went down....we already put down a deposit earlier but didn't plan to get her until November because we were saving up for two upcoming trips this Fall. But now because we had to cancel one trip, we can finally bring Rouge home this weekend instead of waiting two long months as well as enjoy some other fun things on our anniversary as well!! This is definitely going to be "my dog" and Caleb will be getting his "man dog" after we get a house someday so don't doubt his manliness haha.

I'm SO excited!!

Update for the Week

So I've been thinking this whole week about what to write about and nothing really came to mind. So here is a list of things that I decided not to comment on:

1. The weather.
2. Why we have leap years (and leap seconds).
3. 101 Ways to Procrastinate posting on your blog
4. A list of bad blog ideas.
5. 12 Ways to Eat Cereal

THIS JUST IN...

Last night at the dinner table Caleb promised me he would post on our blog by the end of the week! This was after I informed him I was starting to feel like I should title our blog, "the wright". Stay tuned....

i've been tagged!!

yay, how fun thanks Kristin!


4 places I visit over and over:
1. sushi blues
2. target
3. steinmart (how funny is that?)
4. moe's

4 people who call, text, or email me regularly:
1. caleb
2. mom
3. the girls-sorry! i just have 4 spaces...you can fight amongst yourselves.
4. mrs. h

4 Favorite Foods:
1. sushi- preferably the wolfpack roll and spicy noodles from sushi blues
2. my homemade baked ziti- i use rigatoni noodles in mine, but i still love the recipe.
3. a mint condition from caribou
4. breyer's french silk ice cream-OH MY GOODNESS its good!

4 Places i’d rather be:
1. any all inclusive resort and spa with C
2. emerald isle
3. paula deen's house just to hang out
4. the opening ceremony in beijing

4 Movies i’d watch over and over:
1. napoleon dynamite
2. pride and prejudice-the last scene gets me every time
3. steel magnolias
4. all the old home movies

4 Bands/Groups/Artists I love to listen to:
1. John Mayer
2. Alicia Keyes
3. Colbie Caillat
4. Taylor Swift

I tag: anyone who wants to join in on the fun!! Comment and let me know who you are!!

the cutest blog on the block

hi friends!

no we didn't win a contest. BUT you might have noticed a little update or two going on here...i decided to update the blog background and wanted to pass along the link. its super easy and free to use if you want to partake! the cutest blog on the block is definitely my pick of the day!

I have got to find my camera....

....because this blog is getting boring. The wedding last weekend was amazing and we had a blast marrying them off! Again, I absolutely love the Washington Duke Inn where they got married and want to go back really soon! Maybe I can borrow someone's pictures to post on here?

Caleb's first week at his job has been very exciting, but I'll let him write about that among another embarrassing experience for him. :)

We had a bit of a scare with our youngest niece who had a seizure from a high fever this week and was hospitalized overnight. But everything is just fine now and we are so thankful!

Tonight Caleb and I are going on a double date with a 9 and 7 year old. No really we're just taking Kathryn and Taylor (look at the April post) out for a movie and dinner since they are moving to Minnesota next week. WOW!! I'm dreading next week when they leave....for those who don't know their mom was my 1st grade teacher and I've been watching those kids since the oldest was a newborn. I always loved being at their house throughout the years- it felt like such a haven when my life was busier and school was hectic. We so enjoyed having them in our wedding. They are such fun kids and we are going to miss them!!

Well, that's all for now...enjoy your weekend!

Pashmina.

Oh, and I almost forgot about the fab dinner I had last night with some great girls! It was so much fun catching up! These pictures were from 2005 (wow) and should sum up the evening... :)

all the happenings...

So lately Caleb and I have been really busy! And I don't have any pictures since I can't find my camera...oh well my stories will have to suffice.

Earlier this month we enjoyed a beach week with my immediate and extended family at Emerald Isle. It was so great to spend time with everyone! I'm so thankful for the time we had with family and that we have a place to get together! And of course going to the beach is always great!

I had a show at the Designer's Downtown Market a couple of weekends ago and it was fabulous! They put me in a great location 1. next to all the food that people were buying and 2. on the corner facing the street so I had more exposure. I couldn't have pulled it off without C and my parents--thank you!! And a shout out to Ashlee who let me know about the show in the first place. I wish I had pictures to post, but I don't have any right now. I hope to do the show again since they have it every other month. I also got an offer to do whole sale at a boutique so hopefully something will come of that also....

Later that same day I went to Caroline's bachelorette shower! We started out the evening at 518 West (and might I add that our waiter had never seen any ladies more fine as well as the people peeking at us from the window...) After dinner we headed back to Ash's house to open gifts and such. Flora made an appearance and fun was had by all. Ashlee did an amazing job hosting!!

On Saturday, Caleb and I had brunch with my parents, brother and his family, and my uncle and his family at Big Ed's. This place is always special to us because it has such a history and Caleb took me there on the day he proposed. We had a great time catching up with everyone.

Later that day, we had a surprise-- right after pumping gas, my car wouldn't turn back on! Caleb figured out it was a dead battery and my Dad helped us out (thanks again!!) by jumping the Jeep. We had to buy a new battery and the worker told us that the previous owner had installed a sub-standard battery! It was so funny to me because she was so shocked that I had been running around with this battery for so long. Needless to say, the timing of the whole thing was perfect if it was bound to happen that I would need a new battery- I had a full tank of gas to get wherever I needed to go, Caleb was already with me to figure it all out, my Dad was free to help jump the Jeep since it was a Saturday, and the weather was great! So we're both very thankful it wasn't anything major and everything worked out OK.

This weekend our friends Caroline and Zak are getting married at the Washington Duke Inn! Caroline and I went to Meredith together and also were housemates for 3 years. She was in our wedding and I'm thrilled to be a bridesmaid in hers this weekend. This past Sunday we had such a great time hanging out and putting the programs together. I hope I can get some pictures from the weekend to share!

Caleb is starting a new job in Raleigh on Monday and we are super excited about it! I will post more on that at a later date.

Ok, that's all for now...I'm sure I've forgotten some things that have happened this MONTH. Wow, I can't believe August is so close and that I haven't posted anything is so long!

Trigger Happy TV

Tonight I dug up some episodes of Trigger Happy TV.

I heard this group this morning and listening to those voices moved me to the point of tears, especially the little boy. They are all orphans whose parents died of AIDS and even though they have lost so much they are so thankful and they keep singing. You have to listen to this.