New (future) Family Member

Nick and I decided quite a while back that after our wedding we would get a puppy shortly thereafter. We were originally thinking of getting a Jack Russell Terrier, but only because they are fairly small dogs that would seem to fit our house well. However, the more we talked, the more we found that both of us are "big-dog-people" and we discussed how much we like his brother, Ryan's, Siberian Husky, Kia.

So we have decided to get one for ourselves :) Looking in the paper here in Omaha and in Kansas City there really seems to be hardly any Huskies to be found. So I was searching online a few days ago and found a breeder in Grant City, Mo (about 40 miles from Maysville) with pups available at the price we were expecting to pay. So we have decided on a little black and white male that we decided to name Akiba. The picture below was taken by the breeder when he was a little under a month old. I am going to go see him on Tuesday and then Nick and I are going to pick him up a few days after our honeymoon on either July 6th or 7th or so! I will put up more recent pics of him when I have them!

Garage Saling, Graduation, Growing Up

Garage Saling:

This past weekend marked the beginning of "garage sale season" for Mom and I :) On the first Saturday in May several neighborhoods in Liberty have neighborhood-wide garage sales and we just love going to them! This year Mom and I were planning on leaving around 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning to head to Liberty; however, Greg and Wendy called Friday afternoon and were telling us they were garage saling and so I mentioned it to Mom and she decided that she wanted to be spontaneous (say what!!!???) and that she wanted to go down and garage sale that night and stay in a hotel and then garage sale more the next day! So we went down and in just the hour and a half that we garage saled that evening I found pretty much everything that I was looking for (vhs/dvd player combo, big dog pet taxi, books) which was great!

I just love getting to do this with Mom and we have decided that this is our "deer hunting" ;)


Graduation/Growing Up:

Five days from now I will officially be a college graduate!!!! EEEEEKKKKKKK :) I honestly never knew if this day would really come and couldn't be more ready for it. These past five years have really flown by and I have enjoyed my college career, but now am ready to move on and get other parts of my life started :) This section is double-titled because I believe that with Graduation comes the neccessity (sp?) to grow up, and although I am ready for graduation, I'm not sure that I'm ready to be a "grown up" :) I love my family and am kind of daunted by the thought of moving 3 hours away and not getting to see them everyday. However, I'm sure that after a few months I will adjust to it and know that I will love getting to be with Nick everyday :) (that's the bright side :) )