I was tagged!!!

Rachel tagged me to tell SEVEN interesting things about me... Considering that most people who look at my blog have known me for... forever, some of my things might not be so interesting, but I will try to spice it up...just the same...Here it goes...

1. I absolutely LOVE to read... I love to get completely lost in a book. And, I do... ask Chris- he has to yell at me sometimes to get my attention when I'm lost in a book. I usually envision myself as the main character (if it's a girl, of course)...my new favorite books to read are the Stephanie Plum novels written by Janet Evanovich. Stephanie cracks me up (if you haven't read them, she's basically a "Bounty hunter from hell" because she is definitely not qualified for the job and has crazy things happen to her. Plus her two love interests (Ranger and Joe)... I'll just say YUM!

2. I wish I had a good voice. I LOVE to sing... therefore, I love any music I can sing to. Unfortunately, my voice isn't that strong... and I'm extremely shy and would never sing in front of anyone.

3. I wish I wasn't as shy and quiet as I am. I've always wanted to be a loud and outgoing girl, that didn't care what people thought... and was the life of the party. But, I'm a quiet girl, with a good sense of humor that not many people see...and I love to make people laugh.

4. I took dance (like Rachel), ballet, tap and jazz all growing up... until I graduated. I miss it tremendously, but I am NOT graceful at all. Not only am I not graceful... there is NOT an athletic bone in my body. I'm "re-learning" to ride a bicycle at the age of 31. I'm a bit wobbly like a 6 year old just learning to ride for the first time. And I'm terrified of falling.

5. I love to bake. I don't care much to eat the sweets, just to bake them. I'd love to take pastry classes or cake decorating classes... It would be so fun to be a pastry chef, I think.

6. I HATE scary movies. I have an overactive imagination and have to be very careful what I watch or read before bed.

7. I'm a tv junkie. I love to watch reruns of those cheesey shows we all love like Gilmore Girls, Beverly Hills 90210 (Yes, I LOVE Dylan), Dawson's Creek, etc...

There's probably more interesting things about me, but that's what I came up with... hope you enjoyed it. :) Now, I'm supposed to tag 7 people to do the same thing. If you see your name below, then "Tag! You're it!"

Mary Kay Harman
Cindy Haislip
Heather Kendrick
Mary Katherine Cloer
Tammy Elrick
Amy Scoggins (you only need do it once, since Rachel tagged you too)
Amber Wiley

Snowy days and crocheting

Okay, so those of you who knew my mom, might remember that she was always working on some craft or another. She cross stitched, sewed, painted... etc... and crocheted. And of course, the one thing she never taught me was to crochet. I finally made time with a friend, that knows how, to teach me. I've been working mainly on the different stitches and yesterday when it snowed, I took it as a good day to stay inside and try my hand at a project. I made my first ever dishcloth. And, by the time I went to bed last night, my fingers were definitely cramping! :) I went outside ONLY long enough to take a few pictures. Being a sun bunny myself... I think the snow is pretty to look at (From the WARM comforts of my house!). It also gave my an opportunity to play around with my new camera! Here are the pictures from Wednesday's snow and yesterday...

SNOW! Jan. 2008

Christmas

Chris and I had a wonderful Christmas. We went to visit his family in south Georgia on Saturday. We stayed until Christmas day. We drove back to Atlanta shortly after lunch and celebrated Christmas at our house before heading to my dad's house. We were very blessed and got many wonderful presents.

Chris says his favorite present is a print from his first Triathlon that was signed by Ed. Ed was his Team's hero. Ed is an amazing man and is currently cancer free.

My favorite present was a new camera. I've been wanting a Nikon D40 for a while now and Chris (the most wonderful husband in the world) surprised me with one!

We hope that everyone's Christmas was as wonderful!!!

Lindsay and I should become architects

So, my friend Lindsay brought a gingerbread house kit over yesterday and we decorated it! We had a lot of fun and of course, laughed a lot. Here's a few pictures of our masterpiece!

The bathroom is FINISHED!!!

Chris finally finished the bathroom this past weekend. I'm so impressed with my wonderful and talented husband. I love our bathroom! It feels like I'm in a brand new house when I am in there. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Thanksgiving

We returned last night from a 7 day cruise with Chris's family. We had a wonderful time, but it sure didn't feel like Thanksgiving. We were on a Carnival cruise, which after about a day or so, we all decided that we prefer Royal Carribean. Our ports of call were Cozumel (it rained), Belize (it rained), Roatan Island (Honduras), and Freeport (Bahamas, it rained). Our two days at sea and our day in Honduras were beautiful. We had a lot of fun, in spite of the rain. Chris and I took a Mexican cuisine course in Cozumel and all of the Hartley's did the zip line in the jungle of Belize. I think that overall, everyone enjoyed themselves! Here are a few pics.

Prayer Request

A friend of my brother's and Lindsay's (his girlfriend) lost her 20 year old sister in a car wreck last night. I'm not going to post any more details, because I don't feel that it is my place to do so. But please keep "N,"and her family, in your prayers. God will know who you are praying for. It just hurts my heart.