Bookworm

We are very slowly finishing unpacking our new home. My wonderful husband spent this afternoon painting the spare bedroom to surprise me. We have been saying for the past two weeks "once the other bedroom is painted..." as our excuse for every mess in the house. So, I was very excited to have this done. Also, Devin had started by painting around our bookshelves first so that they would be dry enough for me to fill up while he finished the borders of the room. I was so excited!!! Here are the final results.

Thankfully, these bookshelves leave us a little room to grow, because medical textbooks are huge...and I just love books!

Augusta

So, I've been thinking that I would wait to do a new post until I had some amazing new pictures. I would use pictures of my newly painted and nicely decorated house. Or, there would be one of Devin and Blue and me exploring a local park. Possibly, I would be able to have a shot of us at some cool get together with new found friends at a fun local restraunt. However, that is not the case. Instead, our nearly 3 weeks here can best be summed up with two standard images that I found with Google.

Since getting here, our lives have been ridiculously busy. We have not finished painting or unpacking. I just finished day 18 of "orientation" at ECRH and have started "training" for the next 2 or 3 weeks. Devin has started classes and already has his first exam Monday! Most nights, I help him study for a little while after he's spent a good bit more time reviewing on his own. Blue is getting more used to being alone but very much enjoys the time we are home. He has also learned to catch a frisbee since getting here, too! We all love time in the backyard playing together. Devin and I also have made time for a couple of the new MD student socials, which have been tons of fun--I just forgot my camera. Hopefully, the pictures I had pondered will become a reality sometime in the near future, at which point I will in fact post them! And, once life gets a little more interesting, I'll blog about that, too...

July

I haven't done to well with posting this month, so I'm just going to sum everything up. Independence Day was a lot of fun for Devin and me. We spent the day cooking a huge meal and had family over to share it with us. Then, we were able to go watch the fireworks at Bishop's Park. We didn't get to do this last year because Devin had to work, so I was especially excited about it. And, it ended up being amazing.

We have also spent this month perfecting our pizza making ablilities. In February we attempted to make our own pizza crust for the first time. It didn't turn out too well. But, we've made pizza four times this month and seem to be getting closer to where we need to be with the help of our great cookbook.

Also, we were able to go visit my family for a few days. The trip flew by too quickly. We spent one day hiking at Ohiopyle and visiting the waterfalls. This was actually the first time that Devin, Blue, and I posed for a family photo. Blue loved his time with my parents' dogs on this vacation and almost stayed behind when we left.

Another day, we visited a lake and spent the day canoeing, swimming, kayaking, playing volleyball, and playing with a frisbee. We picnicked bu the lake for lunch, too. After lunch, we rented a hydrobike to try, which was so much fun but more difficult than you would imagine.

Yesterday, we left my family's home to head back to Watkinsville. On the way, I received a phone call from East Central Regional Hospital in Augusta with a job offer! I am very excited because this was a job I really wanted. It is a better job than I could have ever hoped to have straight out of college. I will start working on August 3rd. Then, Devin starts med school on August 10th. Now, Devin and I are just trying to finalize everything to move there in a week!

Bubble Boy

About a month ago, Devin and I bought 2 tubes of bubbles. That night, we blew them in the backyard for a long time. Later, we had fun with them with friends. A couple nights ago, Devin grabbed a tube of them and started blowing them at Blue. Until I pretended that they were attacking me, he ignored them. Then, he started to fight back. We had so much fun. I still laugh when I watch the video of him! Unfortunately, it's too big for blogger, but you can see it on facebook!

Fixing Blue

One week ago, Blue got "fixed." We tried to talk to him about what this meant, but we don't think he understood. When he came home, he was very drugged up and spent his evening acting like the boy in David after Dentist. By the next morning he was fine, though. The only balls he ever seemed to notice missing were his tennis balls, which had been hidden in a cupboard. He also wanted to continue to play and get dirty as he had before. It was heartbreaking to watch him follow us from room to room slowly piling all his toys at our feet and begging us to rough house with him a little. After following orders for seven days, we have been celebrating since this morning. We've spent hours playing tug-of-war, chasing tennis balls, and running out back. And, Blue was finally able to be bathed again! Yay! After a day like today, I have a little puppy who crashed hours earlier than usual and will likely sleep amazingly well all night long...

New Home

Today Devin and I went to Augusta to look at a couple places to possibly rent starting in August. We had picked out a favorite and loved it even more once we saw it in person! After touring it and talking for a long time, we signed the lease!!! I am super excited to move into our adorable new home in just 8 weeks! :]

Honeymoon Cruise

For anyone who has never been on a cruise before, you need to go! For our honeymoon, Devin and I cruised on the Freedom of the Seas with Royal Caribbean. This is the largest cruise ship in the world right now.

Our first stop was in Labadee, Haiti. Here, we got to enjoy a beach barbeque on a private resort.

The next day, we went to Montego Bay, Jamaica. After arriving, we took a taxi and then a six wheel independent drive vehicle into the jungle. We were able to go on a course of five ziplines, including the longest one in the Caribbean. This day was an absolute blast.

On our last stop, we visited Georgetown, Grand Cayman. I have always wanted to visit the Cayman Islands, so this was amazing. We got to go on a three-stop snorkel excursion. The first visit was to Stingray City, where we swam with, played with, fed, and kissed (for luck) stingrays! Additionally, we were able to go snorkel the Coral Gardens and Barrier Reef. This was a great day.

However, the cruise had to end, as all good things do. So, we made our way back to Watkinsville to settle in to our new, temporary home for the summer!