The Great Escape

Where to begin...

We have been having issues with the Ford Ranger, and after much debate we decided to get a new car. We wanted to replace the truck with a truck. As luck would have it, we could find nothing in our area that had what we wanted on it..let me rephrase that...that Ian wanted...While at work and on lunch Tammy found an internet ad for a 08 Ford Escape that sounded good. So she called Ian and had him check it out as well. The dealership was closed already so we were going to have to wait until the morning to find out specifics.

The following morning, while we were eating breakfast in the McDonalds, in the Walmart before grocery shopping, the dreary eyed Taminator got the brilliant idea that we should call because she had the phone number scribbled on her hand. While Ian was looking at Gun solvent, Tammy was able to get a hold of the internet sales man who informed her that it had a 4 cylinder/ and was MANUAL, yeah you read that right, manual on an SUV,it was a dream come true. She informed the salesman that they would be up there in about an hour to take a look at it.

After a very fast grocery run, they unpacked the goodies, and were back on the road to the dealership. When our salesman took us out to look at one of two on the lot that we could get at that price, we were impressed. The gas milage was the same that the ranger gets. He showed us some of the goodies and Ian asked if we could test drive it. He got it up to 70 with no issues, go figure right, on a back road, and it purred like a kitty. After a successful test drive we decided to go forward with seeing how much he could get us into it for. After hearing the numbers, we were sold.

While waiting on it to be detailed, we walked over to Rudys and had some yummy BBQ, and just chit chatted. So on to the pictures...

Update

Sorry it's been a while since I have posted an update. Things have been crazy busy with us. We only get one full day off together and the last 3 weeks we have been busy doing something on our Sunday. Wether it be to get lawnstuff such as a lawn mower/edger/hose/water sprinkler - to going to the rodeo like we did last Sunday. We did not like the Austin rodeo. It is very pale in comparison when you have been to the largest - IE: Houstons.

I'm really enjoying work so far. I have been officially at it for a little over a month now and it's getting easier as time goes on. I can't wait to be made full time. There is a lot of growth in the company which I'm super excited about. I have never felt this way about a job ever. As you all know I'm not really allowed to talk about it, just know that I'm enjoying work which not a lot of people can say about their job. Most people say, it's a paycheck and thats the only thing good about it. Not me!

My parents are supposed to come visit not this coming weekend but the following. They are coming up on Sunday the 16th and will go home on Monday the 17th. We are going to treat them to Dukes BBQ which we have recently discovered. We have loved pretty much everything we have tried so far which is a few things. So, everyone be prepared, if you come visit us, you will probably be taken there one night during your stay with us. It's pretty damn good BBQ.

Mistophelee's is doing well. We recently bought her a carpeted window perch that we have in the office that she loves to sit on and look outside from, as well as take MANY cat naps through the day. She is definitely getting older because she sleeps more than she ever has before.

I think that about sums it all up. We are just enjoying life right now and the extra money we are able to put away/ as well as to have some extra to spend is definitely nice.

Hope everyone is doing ok.

love

tammy and ian

~hugs

My first week

I just thought I would jump on and let everyone know how my first week went. I feel like I have been crammed with a lot of information in my head but it's retaining itself pretty well. LOL. I think once I start doing it I will like it, and it will come easy to me. Only time will tell. Not much else going on with us. Just enjoying being off and having some time over the weekend to be with Ian. Everyone go, "Awwwwwwww" now. I did get a change in my shift slightly. Still have the same days off, but I got moved to 4pm-1 AM so I am going to have to teach my body to be a night person again which might not go well since Ian's at a 6:30 - 3:30 shift now. Oh well. Hope everyone has a great weekend and I will check back in next week.

~Hugs

News and Our visit with my sister and her family.

It has been awhile since I updated this so I thought I would come in and give an update. I recently got a position as a customer service support and I start this position on monday the 28th. I'm really looking forward to it because it sounds like something right up my alley. I might end up with a crazy shift but that's ok because it's something I have a feeling I will like. Besides that, with some hard work, they could give me a pick of shifts in the future.

We went up to Jessica's this past weekend to visit and meet our new niece. She is just too precious. Kierra warmed up to Ian pretty fast which shocked all of us. It would be so cute, Ian would go hide, and Kierra would say, Ian's hiding, lets go find him. Or if he was playing with her, she would be like, ian's gonna get me. It was pretty funny to watch. She has grown quite a bit since I last saw her. Kamrynn(probably misspelled her name) is so precious. She is a good baby. Ian and I babysat her and Kierra on Friday night so jess and Rod could go on a real date. She would sleep for a little bit, and then wake up. She has really started to make some smiling faces and you could just watch her for hours. Pictures up next. I didn't get too many because I was more interested in visiting and holding the new one, than taking them.

Chrsitmas/decorating update

We are back to finally update after our first Christmas in our new home. Ian's parent's came in the Friday before Christmas and brought us all kinds of goodies for decorating/storage/working surfaces. It was a great visit. We cooked up a ham/kaiser potato's(something that my grandpa on my dad's side came up with and has been handed down)/cranberry salad(this was his mom's side of the family's recipe via his grandpa)/mac and cheese/salad/rolls/etc. We also decorated our first letters for our visitor's wall. You will see what I mean in a few pictures. Any person that comes for a visit we are buying your first initial for you to paint when you come to visit for the first time. You can decorate it however you like and then when it dries you hang it up below our "Welcome to our home" sign. It's your way to leave an imprint on our home. Back to the main story. After my grandma,sister,mom and nephew stayed with us, we messed with the garage and moved in most of the furniture that Ian's parents brought down for us. On to the pictures.

Ian, his mom, and dad coming to the dinner table


pictures of the feast for Christmas dinner


The visitor's wall


Ian's work system


Ian's play station in the left corner and my big desk in the front


another view of my desk with the filing cabinet


the mantle now that Christmas is over


storage


storage


storage


Ian's car display

Happy New Year!!

I plan on updating soon with some new pictures. However, tonights purpose is just to wish our friends and family a "Happy New Year". May all your dreams come true, and may each of you have a very Blessed New Year. We love you!

~hugs

tammy and ian

Just about moved in

Sorry I haven't gotten on here sooner to update how the move went but we have been busy unpacking and setting everything up. The movers did a great job. They were a little late but they had us moved in two hours time just about from loading up in Round Rock to unloading at the new home in Georgetown. We have just about everything unpacked. The only parts that need some work still are the office, which we are waiting on some stuff from Ian's parents to the garage area because Ian is still working out in his mind how he would like to set up his work shop out there. The cat is adjusting fine. She was up to her old tricks last night. She would get on the pony walls in our bedroom and anything that was on them, she knocked off. She is investigating the place more now for good hiding spots. Pictures up next of some of the rooms set up.

The kitchen

the new fridge in place

the kitchen table

the new table runner and place mats we got. We are going to do a coffee themed dining/kitchen area

Christmas wreath on the front door

the new curved shower curtain rod that Ian installed over the weekend

the office which is still a work in progress

the front guest room just about set up. we are getting a new mattress for the bed and need to put bedding on it

the front guest room still

the laundry room

our bed fit in with plenty of room on each side for side tables.

the dresser in place

another view of the bed

our double vanity

the master tub which is wonderful

the shower in the master bath with our over the shower door shampoo/soap holder. We love the shower the most.

the new toilet paper holder Ian installed as well. We had no room with where they put the original one at.

thats all for now. Will be back with more after the christmas holidays.

~hugs