Time flies when you are having fun is my moto for this blog!

Seems like yesterday that I wrote the last one... Which was almost 2 years ago!
That is just crazy! We have had a lot of amazing memories made in that time!

Biggest one is we now have an adorable little boy! Born a year ago next month!
Tucker is a momma's boy and melts my heart with every look or thought!

My little Taylor Bug is growing into a beautiful precious young lady! She loves her dresses, makeup, best friend Ethan and playing in the dirt in her princess clothes and rain boots!

The store is growing fast! We have been blessed with the Lord's plan in our life! We can't wait to see what this year will bring! We have been open for 3 1/2 years!

And Most importantly, I have the most amazing husband! He is a blessing and my best friend!
We are doing amazing! Married for 6 years and together for almost 10! Yikes!
We have lots of goals, plans and love living everyday together just being us!

More blogs to come!

A Fresh Year with Lots in store

Wow! It's hard to believe that 2011 is already gone!
 A whole year and so many wonderful things have happened, and some scary happenings also!

*My baby girl turned two.
*We bought a new house in Hueytown.
*We made it past a year with my business! :) Which is awesome for those that know business statics in staying open!
*My father survived two heart attacks that doctors said he wouldn't!
*I lost an angel that is now looking down from above.
*We adopted a 'street' dog from Ensley (Seans work) that is now my adorable momma's boy!
*I found out I have TWO nephews being born in 2012!
*Santa brought Taylor the 'dollhouse' of her dreams (and mine)! :)
*Taylor started dance class (that she LOVES).

I am sure TONS more, just those are just a few! :)

God has provided what our family has needed when we didn't know what we needed. I feel our family has grown closer together and I can't wait to see what 2012 has in store for us!

Be prepared: I intend on keeping up with my blogging more! :)

Few Random Thoughts....

While I keep typing and deleting, I feel like I am updating my FB status. Have you ever done that? 

It's like I wanna say so much sometimes, I wanna scream, sometimes I wanna laugh, and sometimes just say 'Really". 

It's like some people don't understand what being a mom, wife, or friend is about. While I know my morals and values aren't others.... I just am amazed at what people say and do. I often go on 'deleting' sprees. I wonder why so many times???

Something you may not know about me:   Pandora is amazing. I love listening to music all day. If I had more time, I would love to travel and listen to bands all over the world. I may not know the names of all the bands, songs, and such .... but I love music. I love to listen to new bands, old bands ... any bands. Nothing like a live band spending time with your friends!

Do I have a hobby?   So, I kinda got sad when I realized I don't really have a hobby. I mean I love being a mom, wife, daughter, friend, business owner, cook, maid and such.... I really need a new hobby. I hope that when we get settled... I can make a section in our sun room for my sewing/ monogram machine. I would love to make cute items for Taylor.

 I also would love to take up a sport. I feel like a slug lately. I know it's because I am not in the gym like I use to (I do have a reason why I am not... I am not lazy).  I really would love to join a sport. I miss intermural softball in college. I also miss DANCE big time! I need to be active again and not where where the best place to look is. I guess Facebook. It's amazing how FB has taken over our lives. What if everyone that is ADDICTED to facebook was ADDICTED to the Lord the same way. Always logging in to see how we can better serve him. Wow, that just made me feel really bad that I am not as close as I would like to be with the Lord. 

I have always been a woman of God. I believe in him, trust him, serve him. I just feel I want to do more, learn more. I LOVE the Church of the Highlands. It is amazing. I am so excited we are finally at a part of our life where we can serve the Lord and experience this with Taylor and each other. I pray that I will become closer to him.

So glad last week is over.  The devil is really a pain lately. Our dog ran away, our cat died, lots of personal happenings, overwhelmed with things you can't do anything about! Thankfully this is a new week. 

More to come, just a lot of my mind lately...... Hope you (if anyone is reading) can come to Taylor's party Saturday!

Have a great weekend. Tiffany

Tribute to Trixie Townsend

I've never been fond of cats. Never really had a cat to take care of.

Sean and I bought a house in Meridian, MS about 5 years ago when we graduated from college a couple months before our big wedding day. A stray baby kitty came up and I feed her some milk. She came the next day and I feed her some more. Again. and Again. I didn't understand at the time what I was doing, I just thought she was thirsty. Sean later said "umm. Tiffany, she will keep coming if you keep giving her milk".

We had put the finishing touches on the house and wanted out of town family to come see our house. (I had been feeding the outside kitty about a month).  The day of our wedding rehearsal, the kitty limped up. It was so pitiful. It looked like she had been hurt. I took her to the vet (hours before our rehearsal started in Dempolis). The vet said she needed antibiotics 3x a day for a week. I was like seriously, today... Do you know how busy I am... :)   So, I decided to board her for them to take care of here while we were on our vacation. (Unsure what Sean would say or who we would pay....) Thankfully, My awesome uncle Billy offered to pay for her visit later on.  

When we returned from our honeymoon we took her in as our own (after much convincing to Sean).
She quickly became a part of our family. She traveled with us back to Alabama from our last home to Moms, and then spent one night at our new home.

Sean noticed she didn't eat for two days. He suggested I take her (his sweet baby) to the vet. Dr. Webber took one look at her mouth and said she's really sick. He immediately hooked her up on ivs, took blood and put her in isolation. I freaked out. I was like she was just okay yesterday... what happened? I didn't understand and just cried. I didn't know what else to do. He said go home and I will call you when the test come back. Two hours later the vet himself called (which was not a good thing I thought news wise). He said she had feline leukemia. He thought she was probably born with it since she was not an outside cat. He said he recommended putting her down to take her pain away. I lost it. I was so upset. I said no thank you. I appreciated his help and care, just couldn't put her to sleep without saying bye and letting Taylor see her again.

Sean and I went to get her and I closed the shop for the rest of the day to let her stay in her favorite place outside. She was very peaceful and enjoyed being loved on. I laid a blanket on the ground and we spent hours just looking in the sky. She seemed very content. She started breathing heavily and I knew she was getting close and Sean was on the way home. When we got home, he laid with us for about 45 minutes before she passed.

Such a sad day. We thought she just had a virus that morning and then she passed that night. Such a roller coaster of emotions. I know she is in a better place and has a yard to run in like no other. I just miss her! It has been just as hard on Sean and Taylor too. She is like our family and will be missed. I am so glad that we had the opportunity to spend quality time with her yesterday and Taylor got to tell her bye bye.

This week has really been an eye opener. I will praise him in this storm.

(This picture is from yesterday Taylor was giving her kitty love and kisses.

Moving Back Home to Hueytown

What an adventure it has been!

Not really looking for buy, God lead me on a Saturday drive when I closed the store. It had been a long day! :) Nothing seemed to make Taylor happy. I decided to just drive and let her sleep while I just enjoyed the sunshine. 

It wasn't working--- She was screaming (if you know me, I can't do anything when she does her loud pitch screaming). So, I just pulled over and started crying. Asking God, please give me patience and guidance. I knew I needed some quiet mommy time. Meanwhile, I just sat parked in on the road. 

I glanced over and saw a cute house with a wooden fenced yard, detached garage to my right. I thought to myself "That is so us, I love that, if only it were for sale". Meanwhile, Taylor fell asleep and I decide to continue with my drive, when I started the car and inched up I took one last glance at the 'perfect home'. ***Then it was like magic, don't know how to describe it*** A FOR SALE sign was in the front yard. Seriously, I thought to myself.... there is no way. I would have seen it before when I drove up and parked.

I don't know why, but I called the Realtor. I knew we weren't really looking to buy, just curious. She was SO RUDE. She didn't want to even talk about that house. She said it is an older home, you wouldn't like it. I have many more newer homes you would like. "I thought seriously, are you doing this"? So, I told her bye and drove around the block. I got back out, walked around the house and out comes a older gentleman. 

He was so polite. He even showed me the inside. I fell in love. It was perfect. I LOVED the huge backyard fenced with a sweet wooden fence. It had a separate garage and detached workshop. My favorite is the sun room! The living room is downstairs (Sean likes to think it's his man cave). The from room what was the den (will be Taylors play room). It is perfect. (It will need fresh newer colors inside the house). 

God had his plan and everything worked out so beautifully. Even the details about finding our Realtor, and such. It's just so amazing what God does. I don't understand, but I do feel blessed.  

After months- literally, they had to finish building there house and lots of prayer... We decided that with Gods guidance that we would buy this home for our lil family! 

I am SOOO excited. I just can't stand it. We closed this morning. I actually bought a house and groceries before 8:45 am. Is that nuts? Yes, I know! 

Pictures are to come. Now I get to do Taylor's Big Girl Room. We are delaying her birthday party so that we can have a BIG party at our new house for all her friends, and ours! 

God is so good! 

We are so excited. It is SOOO different from our last two houses. It is comfortable, homey and just us. The 'flashy, big fancy house and neighborhood was not for us anymore!'. I can't wait to make it ours! Taylor is going to love getting to have play dates and mommy can't wait too! Blessed!

Taylor's First Barons game of 2011

Super excited in her baseball outfit, matching hat daddy bought her last year, bag of snacks, ponytail with bow, matching shoes, sippy cup, blanket, diapers, juice, tickets,... check check check....

Seems like we pack the whole house just to make a simple trip. :)

 It felt so great to have people say, she looks just like you! I haven't heard that any when I had dark hair! The small things make you smile!

She LOVED the Bouncy moonwalks!

She actually liked the game.

She was a little flirt too. Sitting behind us was a group from UAB (current and alumni Pi Kapps) Cool huh? They LOVED hair. They played with her the whole game and she ate it up! :) 

This daddy loves his baby girl! He is his world for sure! It makes me love him even more than I already do!

I love my little family!

Back Blonde

So-After much consideration.
I could no longer be mean.. lol My husband seems to think my dark hair made me have 'an edge' and attitude.

Well, I also missed my self. I loved being dark, and I may go back one day. But for now, I am blonde again!