Date with Mom

Mom and I are going to see Mamma Mia tonight!! Yay!!!  So excited.  I'll let you know how it goes.

Surprise Registry

Mr. Timo came for a quick visit today, and we started our first registry!! How fun is that?  We didn't do china patterns and crystal, but just a few accessories and Christmas stuff for now.  The first wedding-y kind of thing that we have done together.  Lots more fun to come! 

Here is a picture of him from his tournament/birthday.

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This weekend was sweet Timo's birthday.  He has been here for 24 years now; how crazy it is to think I've known him for over a fifth of his life.  Its fun to know that the plan is to be a-knowin' him for many more years. 

Since it was my weekend to stay at home to help with Mama Sisk, I wasn't able to see him on the big day.  (I feel so badly about it.) Thanks soccer moms and soccer kids for making him feel special - they gave him a cake, sang him "Happy Birthday" (numerous times from what I heard), and told him how great he is (how true).

Timo's favorite cake is a pineapple upside-down cake, and of course his mom made it for him on Saturday.  I'm sad I missed out on that; let me tell you, Sherr-bear's pineapple UD cakes are the bomb!!  Timothy's mom is always so thoughtful - I'm so thankful that I am going to be part of another loving family.  Mr. Timo and I are a very blessed couple, you know?

Mr. Timo,

I'm sorry that I missed your birthday. Sad day.  Next year, we will have a ginormous happy birthday shindig for your quarter-life celebration!!!  I love you very much, and promise to bring you a birthday present when I visit this weekend.  Don't get your hopes up for a football video game because I'm not that kind of a girl.

Miss you Miss you Miss you,
Love you Love you Love you,
Katie

P.S. I bought some dining room chairs for us for ten bucks! Whoop Whoop!

Macie LouWho

Such a cutie.

Yesterday I got to babysit my sweet cousin Macie.  We had so much fun!  We went on a walk to pick up all different kinds of leaves, made a leaf project, and made a "thankful book" to take home.  We also went to Huntsville to watch The Christmas Carol in 3D.  I really thought it was going to be a good idea, but it was really scary! Too scary for Miss Macie; she kept asking to go use the bathroom and I think it was because she didn't want to watch much more.  Of course, we all liked the end of the movie, and according to Macie, her favorite part was trying to catch the 3D snow.  Love her!

I Got the Fleas

HI! My name is Scoutie Wakefield and I have the fleas. 

I'm pretty embarrassed about it.  I've been scratching a lot and jingling my collar all over the house.  My mom and dad keep looking at my belly and trying to get the fleas, but it just makes me too nervous, so I run away. 

The other day, they even gave me a bath and sprayed me with some really stinky stuff.  I told them that I already like the way I smell before they gave me a bath.  They told me that all my fleas would be gone if I would only stay still and not roll around in the grass after they put it on.  I think that really I just did something wrong because they put me in my crate after that.

I'm still scratching, but not like crazy.  Well, I'm going to go chase some squirrels. BYE!

Grateful for Today

I'm so excited! and late... I was supposed to leave out of Scottsboro riiiighhht.... now.  The reason I'm leaving is that I'm going to visit Mr. Timo today!! Oh well, Timo will wait.  The bad news is he is sick, BUT he's going to get a shot in a little while.  Poor little guy...I'm sure he won't be too sick to watch the football games tomorrow..just a feeling.

Yesterday I drove around and took some pictures of Scottsboro with the changing leaves.. Ahh.  Sometimes when I'm stuck in this house I feel so isolated and depressed, but for the most part I do feel blessed to live here in this beautiful place - here's the proof:

Wow, how beautiful is this?!  Thank you Lord.

This is the littlest pond ever on my street.

And my backyard.  If you'll look closely you can see the outhouse!

Oh Woah is Me..blah blah blah

Firstly, I know this is going to be a very self-centered post, we'll just call it venting.  I'll let it go, then not talk about it again. 

This blog is about what I'm doing in the downtime, the time before something big/exciting happens.  Right now I'm at home, waiting on a job and a wedding.  However, I cannot help but be so jealous of my friends.  I was just looking at pictures online of things that people are doing - they're moving away, getting a crazy exciting job, going to amazing places.  Right now, I'm waiting. 

While looking at other people's blogs I've noticed that I'm in the same boat with a lot of people.  Something that I need to accept is that there is a time for waiting and a time for action.  God is doing all of this for me - the downtime and the exciting times, and there is a reason for it all.  Why am I being so selfish?  I know that He is trying to teach me things that I would not learn otherwise because He loves me, and I know that it's my humanly nature that is not satisfied.  I am struggling with my post-college purpose, but I also know that there IS a purpose for me, and I just don't know it yet.

There is so much in my life right now that I shouldn't be taking for granted and for which I'm thankful.  Are there any of my bloggie-buds out there struggling with their waiting time too? 

Okay, promise I won't be talkin' crazy again.  Thanks y'all for listening.

Timo's Team

So I think I've mentioned that Mr. Timo is Coach Timo this soccer season.  He coaches the 11-12 year old Shoals Strikers.  They are CRAZY dangerous.  In fact, last weekend they came in second in the Huntsville tournament I so proudly attended.  Next year, you're going down Pulaski!

The Creep.

Timothy and I had a loverly dinner last week to Ricatoni's with two of our new friends, Adam and Lauren Connolly. We were having so much fun talking, giving them a tour of the house, and drinking wine when...... "Hey, did y'all know you have a snake in the pool???" WHAT?! When people say, "Oh, it's not poisonous.." Call me crazy, but I DON'T CARE. I really try not to be such a baby, but HELLO, it's a SNAKE!

To make things worse, it just hung around the rest of the week on the top step of the pool. You know I wasn't about to get it out. Here it is, in all of it's nonpoisonous glory. I really zoomed in on the camera so I wouldn't have to get close.

I started calling it "The Creep" because I didn't want to actually say "the snake" anymore. It's sort of sinister I think. Normally, names aren't given to animals that don't have fur in my book; however, this is a special circumstance.

After these last two posts, this could be the critter blog. Better discussions next time.