New Job , New food, New hair do ! Why not ?

Change seems to be the theme in my life. 5 weeks ago I packed up my desk at Murray and hit the door running. And I haven't looked back .  It was a big decision and one we didn't take lightly 11 years, seniority, and the comfort of knowing all the monotonous in and outs of Murray left me wondering if I was crazy to leave that security blanket.     After going through every pro and con I decided I was beyond bored at Murray and ready for a new adventure . So even though I was terrified I would fail at this new job in a private sector I knew nothing about, I decided I had to leap in hopes that I would fly. And so we leaped. And I'm so glad I did.   It's crazy different at Drive  and  saved me from going postal at Murray :) 


 And with the job change came the introduction of new foods. And that has been the hardest part and should have been included in my job description . :) Ha-ha ! Because I'm boring and simple when it comes to food. And totally like that about myself. I have no desire to try exotic foods. I know what I like and that's that. :)  Needless to say trying Thai and Asian foods has been more of an adventure then I bargained for.  But I've been bold and fearless and gone for it because I'm in the mood for change. Even if the food part isn't going to be a permanent one - Not my favorite like I said I know what I like.

Scary looking right. It wasn't that bad but not going to be added to my lunch menu. The steak is thrown in the scalding hot water and cooks right in front of you . WHAT ? Yummy !



This is my new work area ! No public to help here ! Hell Yeah !

And I cut my hair, pictures of that later.

Hope you enjoyed the update picture of fun activities to come later.

Happenings @ the Miller's

Cole was all about Halloween. He wanted to be spooky, trick or treat with his friends and let me go crazy snapping photos. Joe = 12 =Jr. High = to cool to dress up = friends and him trying to be funny in their "costume shirts "

The first little bit of snow and the boys rushed out to make a snowman .

Jason turned the big 40 and NO I don't think he's ever going to grow up.

Cole and me on what was suppose to be our one on one date until Dad decided to tag along .
So we had a parent /son day out. It was fun having lunch and hanging out at the Nickel Cade. Joe and I went without dad for ice cream and some shopping at target. My goal is to spend some 1 on 1 time with my munchkins more often to make up for all the time I'm at work now. :(

Thanksgiving @ the Millers. Yummy food ...shared laughs and some fun games.

The big kids !

Kiddos and grandparents.

And the most exciting event drum roll please !!!!!! Baby Lilly finally arrived ! And we are all so excited to have a newborn in the Syme family ! She is a doll and gets cuter every time I see her. I wish I could move into my brother's house for awhile, I think Joe would be right on my heels. As soon as we got home from visiting her he asked if we could go see her again tomorrow. :) He's my boy ! And I wish we could go every day ( I think people would think I was crazy if I did or I probably would ) I'm so baby hungry and she is so perfect and will grow to fast as all baby's do.

My munchkins and I picked out this cute little Santa's favorite outfit for her, so dang cute !

Well that gets us caught up on all the big events for the last month and a half.

Jason Aldean

The concert was pretty amazing a bit louder that the boys were expecting they plugged their ears when Jason wasn't singing ! Ha-ha ! I think the opening act bored them a bit..If I'm being honest I wasn't super entertained by Chris Young either but Aldean was worth the wait.

Towards the end when he was rocking out and I mean rocking out and not to any of the songs that the boys knew ... Cole had had enough the screaming from all the girls and the thumping and screaming guitars was more than Luggy could handle. So we waited outside and listened. A couple more years and I'm sure they will be all about it ! All in all it was a success we had some good laughs and they really enjoyed Jason Aldean !

I had to snap a few cute pics of the cutest part of our crew before heading to Aldean !

Best kids ever !

Double Digits....

No kisses dad !

Chicken rolls Yummy !

And excited to be there. You have been saying double digits for the last week and you finally made it !
Isn't it so funny how anxious we are to grow old when we are young !" I can't wait tell I'm 18" I hear him say ." I want to be older mom." Oh lordy please no . I'm looking for a slow down tap the brakes baby and back up ! My baby is 10 and I don't know where the time went ...it almost feels like another life . Do I even remember him as a baby a toddler a first grader. I wish I could back up and absorb it all again . .. really slow down, soak it up be present cause time really is fleeting ! Do you ever get scared at how fast life goes. Is there a freeze button ? Cause I'm not ready for the next 8 years to fly by and probably at a faster pace. Scares me I tell ya .. I just can't think about it.

So I won't how about I tell you 10 great things about my munchkin instead...

1. he's adorable

2. he's a cuddler

3. he's bullheaded

4. he hates reading

5. he's obsessed with friends & playing

6. he's a bit ofa scaredy cat.

7. he likes wearing his hair in a flohawk

8. he keeps a messy room.

9. he plays well with his little cousins

10. he has a good memory sings songs word for word and like's to quote movies .

And I love watching him grow into the double digit boy he is hell bent on being !

So to celebrate we had dinner of his choice chicken rolls.. chocolate cake and cookies n' cream ice cream.. presents and watched survivor he loves to watch the challenges. And friday he will have his friend sleepover followed up with bowling . It should make for a good weekend.

Just to see you smile !

I forgot how much I love summer concerts. We had such an amazing time at Tim Mcgraw. The Madsen's are fun, chill and always ready to play. And boy did we play ! :)

Every third girl had daisy dukes and cowboy boots ...so why not this hysterical boy. I loved it such a bizarre, random thing to do. Was he clowning on the girls or for real ? We will never know but it was definitely picture worthy. As U can see I was a little excited about my cameo with this kid.

I haven't been a big fan of Luke tell last night. He is quite the entertainer ! Captivating, funny, hot, nice moves and able to work the crowd.. Loved him !

No kissing in public ! J usually says, but he was friskier than normal so I took advantage ! he-he !

My only complaint -I had moments of regret for not making it to Kenny a couple weeks ago . It was such a great night I forgot how fabulous summer concerts are and I know Kenny would have topped it ( for me anyway ). Love him ! And it's always fun when you can sing every song ! And when it comes to Kenny lord knows I can !

The good stuff

We've been so busy crossing off the big events on our summer list that we've neglected the simple things that are just as enjoyable. One of those being enjoying dinner out on the patio. So tonight we crossed that off our list I heart summer nights, hot dogs, fries and yummy cupcakes and most importantly the company of my boys !

Potato's my fav !

This is what happens 20 minutes after Karate Kid's ends without fail the boys feel the need to karate chop one another ! LOL typical boys !
Yummy ! Love Sweet Tooth Fairy ! Delicious !


So we R off to raging waters tomorrow the first time since the boys have been back....should be fun ! More good stuff to come ! :)

Summer Time

Let's start with July 4th . Neil's favorite firework is a golden shower The boys love lighting fireworks, watching fireworks and listening to the blast and booming mini explosives. The days of hiding in the back of Grandma's garage are over. Hooray ! However now I feel like taking cover in the garage because my little pyro think it's funny to light firecrackers under my chair. Nope not funny. Firecrackers = wet pants !

Kel and me made it to the drive in before the boys took off to Mississippi and we had a lovely time. I'm so glad we did this again and hope it will become our little tradition. Great times !

Cole and Brenton . BF's !

Sky and Joe they are growing up so fast.

I'm a camping girl . I always have fun camping with this caker....even though she hates it. :)Hades is The good stuff. Can't wait to go again with J's family. Picture Perfect ! ha-ha :)

Well that gets me up to date. I can't wait tell the boys get home so I have someone to play with again. We've had quite the summer and I hope we finish it with a big bang :) Until then I'm going to continue to relax . It's been weird we have never been a part this long . However I am enjoying the free time, chillin with friends and just being with J. P.S. the boys are having a blast . :)