Charlie's Special Day

For those of you who know me then you know of my love for dogs. And my big Charlie Brown is my special dog that I bought at Pets, Inc. in Columbia. Charlie's life was turned upside down last year when first we moved home to Greenville (leaving behind his roommate Sam) and then when Maggie was born. He suddenly had a room of toys he couldn't touch and this tiny thing that screamed and took attention away from him. Well, slowly him and Maggie have become better friends and I think it's safe to say that Charlie is Maggie's favorite toy---he's interactive! Maggie feeds Charlie every night, with GrandPop's help, of course. And she loves to give him treats! Hopefully, we'll be able to post video of it soon.

Back to the point of this blog...Charlie had a special day a couple weeks ago at Waggin' in the Waterpark at Southside Park here in Greenville. It's an annual event that allows dogs to "take over" the water park and swim around and play. This year we took Charlie and he had a blast. Charlie and I's picture was the only one to make it into the newspaper! So if you venture over to this website you can view the full gallery of all the dogs that day. It was a great event and we will be returning next year!

UPDATE: Charlie will be getting another special day soon...Greenville Tech is hosting Bark in the Park in October!

A Penny For Your Thoughts...

A new feature we will be displaying the blog is "A Penny For Your Thoughts: Fun Quotes". If you take a gander down the right side of the blog you will see this new feature. We will display quotes that I find interesting, funny, or inspiring. If you have any feel free to submit them!!

Update: We Are Alive...

Obviously, Maggie and I have been quite busy as you can see from the lack of blogging. Being in school, working two part time jobs, and being a full time mom has definitely been exhausting. Maggie is doing really well and seems to enjoy being on the go so much. She's walking all over the place ;practically running sometimes! AND...we have our fourth tooth!!!

Lately I've been struggling with feelings of wanting to be selfish and wanting to return to my old life. Why I'm not sure; it was a life that was very empty and self-indulgent. Even now as I'm writing this it's hard to think that before Maggie it was rare that I was headed to bed at 9:15 on a Saturday night. Back then my nights were just getting started. Now I find it hard to stay awake past 11...my how life has changed. Instead of bars and designer purses it's bibs and diapers. I guess the hardest part is the money, as it usually is. I miss being able to walk into a store and not worrying if spending $100 would break the bank, now I worry if spending $10 will affect me being able to pay my bills. I know this is where faith comes in and that I just need to pray. So pray with me or for me if you will. Maggie is the best thing to ever happen to me and I hope that I can one day provide a great life for her.

On a lighter note..now that we're into more of a routine I will definitely try and blog some more...Ciao!

Back In School!

As all the kids headed back to school this fall so did I. (This would be the reason for my lack in blogging) I've enrolled in classes at Greenville Tech to hopefully begin my road to becoming a nurse. The decision to go back to school was a bitter sweet one. Bitter in that it's time away from Maggie but sweet that I will be able to make a good life for Maggie and I. So keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we begin a very hectic couple of years.