TAG!....I'm it.

I have been tagged by my friend Lisa to give 8 random facts about myself. I sat down to do this and told my sister about it, to which she quickly gave me 12 facts - I guess I am a pretty random/quirky person since she was able to rattle them off so quickly. So I am posting mainly from her list.

Here are the rules:

1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.
2. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who are tagged need to write a post on their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules. (if you don’t have a blog, email me)
4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

1. I lived in the Caribbean for 2 years on a 5 square mile island named Saba. Our house was in "Hell's Gate" (yes that is really the official name). We made frequent trips to "Windwardside" to get our groceries, "The Bottom" to pay our bills, and I worked on "Booby Hill". After I recovered from the initial shock of it and got used to the "island life" I really loved it.

2. I take my shirt off by pulling my left arm through, then over my head and slide it off my right arm. According to my sister the rest of the world takes their shirt off by pulling it over their head and arms simultaneously. I can't help it if everyone else doesn't know how to prevent getting deoderant on their shirt! :)

3. I LOVE Peanut butter and I LOVE Chocolate. I HATE the taste of them together. Reeces pieces lovers are crazy. These two things were definitely meant to be enjoyed separately.

4. I eat my food one thing at a time. I don't like to mix them and would prefer for them not to touch on the plate if at all possible. (The divided plate is one of the greatest inventions of all time!) I eat them in order of what I like the best - of course saving the best for last. Michael can back me up on this one. If you have never tried eating like this, you should give it a whirl. It makes everything taste so much better. It is like the world of colors. Red is so pretty when it is just red. When you start adding too many colors with it, it just becomes a muddy brown.

5. I count my steps. Not deliberately, but I do. I will make it half way down a stairwell and realize the number 17 is in my head. I can usually turn around and count the steps and the number will be right. Don't know why I do it, guess I am just a little strange.

6. I LOVE the Price is Right. And yes, I am so sad that Bob is gone and I never made it on his show. I still watch it whenever I can. In college, I had one semester that I had no 10:00 class. I would rush home to watch and was usually running to get to chapel in time because I had stayed to see who had won the Showcase. I think it is the greatest game show ever.

7. I have 3 freckles that form a triangle just under my right eye. This wouldn't be too random or strange if I didn't also always have people trying to clean them off my face! I have had numerous old women lick thier finger and start to wipe them before I realize what is going on. I am ready and aware now though. I mean that is hardly ok when my mom does it, much less a strange woman's spit - on my face no less! Now people will start to tell me and I immediately point right to them and ask if that is what they are looking at. The speedier I am, the less likely I am to receive unwanted saliva!

8. I have these sudden inclinations to pour water on people. Caisson has obviously gotten the most harassment from this bad habit, but Michael got his fair share back in the day too. The first time I met Caisson's parents I was in a white t-shirt soaked in water. I had become somewhat stir crazy in the car and squirted Caisson with my water bottle. After a few times he decided it was time for retribution, pulled the car to the side of the road, and dumped the whole bottle on me. To this day I still think it is a very fun game. Caisson tries to start it sometimes but I remind him I am the champion of this game and he usually changes his mind. I think you should all try it sometime. It is very satisfying.

I am tagging Kimberly, Becca, Laura, Lindsey, Jodi, Meredith, Hollie, and Ally.

Sorry there are no pictures to post. We are in Texas right now. Caisson is in Wichita Falls and I am in Tyler. He has the computer and I have the camera. I am going to try to put some pics on my parents computer tomorrow and then I can post some. I have some great pics from when we were at my Grandparents house so as soon as I get to our computer I will put those up. Thanks for praying for our trip. It was a long 21 hours, but we made it. Maddox was a champ for letting us drag him around for that long. I think he is glad to be out of the car for a while though...as am I! Our first stop was at my Grandma and Grandpa's house in Little River. The whole family fixed food and drove up on Sunday afternoon to meet Maddox and visit with us. We were so excited to see everyone and felt so special that they would all drive up for us. We have the greatest family!! We even got to teach Grandma how to bowl on the Wii. It was so fun! Then we went to Nana and Pappa's house (Caisson's grandparents) and had dinner with them and Shayde and Caisson's Aunt Staryme and Uncle Ronnie. Staryme was working some magic on Maddox. He loved rocking with her. Then Caisson did a tour of Dallas to see his friends and brother and sister and I hung out with Kimberly, Michael and Presley. Presley is at such a fun age now. I really enjoyed getting to play with her. She was constantly cracking me up. I love Maddox being little, but I can't wait until we can interact with him. We took some pictures of the two cousins while we were there. I will try to scan them and put those up tomorrow too. They turned out really cute! I am now in Tyler with my parents. Maddox loves his Papa and Mama C. He talks up a storm every night when they get home from work. We got to show him off at the church I grew up in on Wednesday night. That was fun. He was trying to talk through the service too. Good thing it was a singing service! He just wanted to join in the fun. I will be in Tyler through next week, then on to Wichita Falls. We can't wait for Maddox to meet his friend Conrad. So goes the tour of Texas. I even found a onesie for Maddox that looks like the Texas flag. I have to make sure he can properly represent the great Lone Star State when we return to SC!

His future's so bright....

We got out to run errands yesterday and I put Maddox's sunglasses on for the first time. I couldn't quit laughing everytime I would look at him in the mirror. I thought I would share the laughs with you. Doesn't he look cute? He loved them.



We have stayed inside today because of the crazy heat. The picture below is from weather.com as of 3:45. It has actually cooled off since I checked it at 1:00. Oh my word it is so hot! The humidity is only at 56% which is somewhat low for us and it still is giving a heat index of 115!!!! Living by the ocean has its perks, but on a day like today, I am wishing for the drier heat of Texas! (in 10 days....Yea!!)



Hope you are all staying cool!

Well, not much has happened this week. Caisson is studying a lot and Maddox and I are having fun hanging out. I thought I would give you a few more pics.

This is Maddox's favorite entertainment. His Uncle Shayde sent this to him and he loves it! It is a light show that moves blue and red lights across the ceiling. He loves to lay in his swing and watch it. Thanks Uncle Shayde!

Maddox is practicing his channel surfing skills.

We had a play date with Sophie and Max last Wednesday. Sophie had just gotten a fabulous new hat. We had a fashion show/photo shoot with her. She is adorable.

This is her brother, Max. He will be one year old on the 18th. (Yes, Thea now has 2 kids under the age of 1. Superwoman, right?) He is also very adorable and so much fun! I can't wait until Maddox can actually play with them.

Well, I will try to have something more exciting to post this week. We are counting down the days until we come to Texas. Maddox has been practicing taking naps in his travel bed. He is doing pretty well. We have also been taking lots of outings for random errands to get him better aquainted with his car seat. He is doing really well - as long as we remember to bring the fan. I just can't wait to get him to the Lone Star State and in the arms of his great grandparents!

P.S. - the poll ended up 50/50 for Yankees vs. Braves so I guess Kimberly and Garrett will just have to keep battling it out for themselves!