Life as we know it: April (longest post yet!)

On April second..... Ryan & I became parents! Ok ok....not "real" parents... more like owners, but our sweet new pup sure feels like our baby (and it'd be a lie to say she is not babied)! While I was babysitting I was on a walk with the baby and realized....we are not having kids anytime soon (which is a decision I am good with!) but I am lonely when Ryan is at work soooo logically....we need to get a dog! Plus....ask my roommates, I wanted a dog all through college! So Friday afternoon while the baby was sleeping I was looking up dogs in the area that were up for adoption and found a few that I was interested in, but my heart was set on one: Isabelle. She was an 8 month old brindle boxer mix and just had the sweetest eyes! I didn't even talk to Ryan about it until the next morning and when I showed him the two that I liked, he said "Ok. well call and see if they are still available." WHOA! did not expect that! I called and both were available but one was farther away in Jax and the other, "Isabelle" was only 15 minutes away! So we went to see her and she was adorable....and wild! I was a little concerned and started getting cold feet right away! But Ryan reassured me that it was just cause she was excited to be out of her cage and getting attention. In fact when we put her in a room so we could fill out paper work I went in to see her and she was as calm as could be! We were so excited when we left with our little girl! We went to Petsmart right away to get her a crate & some toys and a new PINK collar! Here are some of the first pictures I took of her:

She is suuuuch...

a cuddler!!

and I love it! <3

She is a great passenger too!

She certainly has added a new dimension to our new family and has already brought out the interesting differences in the two of us when it comes to "child rearing". OH! We named her Chelsea :)

April was also EASTER! This was our first holiday together and our first experience splitting family time. Fortunately, we were able to do dinner Saturday night & church Sunday morning with Ryan's family and then went down to spend Easter day with my family!

On Saturday (day before Easter) Ryan and I had some "together down time" which was a nice change! We spent the day relaxing at the beach and later that evening we dyed Easter Eggs! It was so fun to do with my new hubby! Dying eggs is something my family always does but apparently Ryan hasn't done it since he was little!

and of course Chelsea was at our feet the whole time!

And finally for April...

THE ROOMIES REUNITE!

For any of you who don't know, my college roommates are my best friends and the 4 of us have been really close since moving in together way back at the beginning of our sophomore year. Thankfully, I have been able to see them once a month since I left, but it always seems like forever! Funny thing about the 4 of us, we are all the same age but all graduate in different semesters. This spring Valerie graduated (& is going to Duke law school in August!!) Each time one of us graduates we all take group pics and it is so much fun! Here are my 2 faves from this semesters photo shoot! ;)