There are tons of things that you learn about yourself when your husband goes out of town. And it seems like everything imaginable becomes horribly impossible to do by yourself. You find yourself wondering "how did I ever get along before I got married?!" Little things that seem so easy when you're husband is home is suddenly HARD! Currently, there are a number of things in the house that I cannot for the life of me do on my own. The running total at the moment is:
1. Remove child protectors from the sockets - for some reason, this is beyond my capabilities to push in the little button and pull the protector out. Go figure.
2. Attach shower curtain rod - the expanse of my arm reach doesnt permit me holding and drilling this in at the same time...not to mention the fact that it's physically impossible for me to line anything up even on a wall, and I dont know which box our level is in.
3. Assemble bathroom shelving unit - um, so I'm a creative mind, not a logical one. Those silly step by step instructions might as well be Greek.
4. Mount the television - need I say anything there?
And this is only day three of Andrew being gone. I love my husband...he can definitely come home now.
Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Home Ownership
This past week has been a whirl wind...has it been a week? What's today, the 2osomethingth...so yes, that's a week. We have owned a home for a week. This past week has been organized chaos as we moved from our apartment to our first home. With the help of some friends, we moved into the house in an afternoon. That either says a lot about our "moving crew" or it points to the fact that Andrew and I dont have a ton of stuff.
I absolutely love everything about this house. Well, except for the lack of storage space in the bathroom and the lack of closets in the living room. But aside from that, I LOVE this house. When we got here, the previous owners had this horrid beige color on all the walls. Now, I'm sure tons of people are fans of shades of green and gray and brown all in this beige-y undertone...but that's not me in the slightest. My mom loves the paint that was in here when we moved in...me? Well, I went to the store the very next day and bought a grand total of 11 gallons of paint. Yes, that's right, 11 gallons. And in true Cassie fashion, the colors are from every range of the spectrum. Embellished Blue, Aqua Breeze, Asparagus, Feldspar, Bicycle Yellow, and some undetermined shade of rusty red...yes indeed, I love color.
So yes, home ownership is awesome...it would be even more awesome if I had remembered to turn the gas on when we moved in and had heat our first four days instead of the ice box we endured. It would be even more awesome if I could get Garland to stop digging holes in the backyard and if I was a little taller to paint this monstrous vaulted walls. But, I'm so thankful that God blessed us with this house.
As we continue to get settled and paint everything and buy furniture and curtains, I wanted to give you a sneak peek of the engagement session we had this past Saturday. I cannot wait to share it with you all!! So here's a sneak of Ruth and Daniel.
Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie
I absolutely love everything about this house. Well, except for the lack of storage space in the bathroom and the lack of closets in the living room. But aside from that, I LOVE this house. When we got here, the previous owners had this horrid beige color on all the walls. Now, I'm sure tons of people are fans of shades of green and gray and brown all in this beige-y undertone...but that's not me in the slightest. My mom loves the paint that was in here when we moved in...me? Well, I went to the store the very next day and bought a grand total of 11 gallons of paint. Yes, that's right, 11 gallons. And in true Cassie fashion, the colors are from every range of the spectrum. Embellished Blue, Aqua Breeze, Asparagus, Feldspar, Bicycle Yellow, and some undetermined shade of rusty red...yes indeed, I love color.
So yes, home ownership is awesome...it would be even more awesome if I had remembered to turn the gas on when we moved in and had heat our first four days instead of the ice box we endured. It would be even more awesome if I could get Garland to stop digging holes in the backyard and if I was a little taller to paint this monstrous vaulted walls. But, I'm so thankful that God blessed us with this house.
As we continue to get settled and paint everything and buy furniture and curtains, I wanted to give you a sneak peek of the engagement session we had this past Saturday. I cannot wait to share it with you all!! So here's a sneak of Ruth and Daniel.
Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Chara and Josh: Engagement
"You'll know he's the one when he takes your breath away." those were the words Chara's mother shared with Chara long ago. They were words that stuck with Chara to this very day. As Chara recalls the story of how she knew Josh was the one she wanted to spend the rest of her life with, the one that she wanted to share every moment with, she smiled as she recalled those words. "The first time Josh and I kissed, he took my breath away. I breathed in his breath and filled my lungs with the scent of spearmint and peace. I knew he was it."
There's something about starting a new year out on an amazing note that makes the rest of the year seem so full of promise. Chara and Josh were our first shoot of 2010 and they were that amazing note. Andrew drove while I nearly exploded from anticipation. I'd been ready for an engagement shoot since November; I had new ideas and new passion and I was just dying to see it all come to life.
I'd never met Chara before this shoot but we'd emailed back and forth quite a bit. It turns out that she went to highschool with Andrew and found us on Facebook! We werent able to shoot their wedding due to a prior commitment and I'm so incredibly bummed about that. I mean, Chara's wearing a red vintage red bolero jacket with a birdcage veil...ummm, yes please! And after shooting the couple, we wished we could be in two places at once.
Chara and Josh, we so wish we could be with you on your wedding day! We wish you both all the best and hope to get you infront of our camera for a Day After shoot as soon as possible! Chara, you are probably one of the most bubbly fiercly genuine people I've met in a long time. Enjoy your wedding day to the fullest with your new husband and your amazing little boy. Josh, you are so sweet to Chara! In front of our camera we could just see how much you love her and would do anything for her. Take care of her and that little boy!
Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie
There's something about starting a new year out on an amazing note that makes the rest of the year seem so full of promise. Chara and Josh were our first shoot of 2010 and they were that amazing note. Andrew drove while I nearly exploded from anticipation. I'd been ready for an engagement shoot since November; I had new ideas and new passion and I was just dying to see it all come to life.
I'd never met Chara before this shoot but we'd emailed back and forth quite a bit. It turns out that she went to highschool with Andrew and found us on Facebook! We werent able to shoot their wedding due to a prior commitment and I'm so incredibly bummed about that. I mean, Chara's wearing a red vintage red bolero jacket with a birdcage veil...ummm, yes please! And after shooting the couple, we wished we could be in two places at once.
Chara and Josh, we so wish we could be with you on your wedding day! We wish you both all the best and hope to get you infront of our camera for a Day After shoot as soon as possible! Chara, you are probably one of the most bubbly fiercly genuine people I've met in a long time. Enjoy your wedding day to the fullest with your new husband and your amazing little boy. Josh, you are so sweet to Chara! In front of our camera we could just see how much you love her and would do anything for her. Take care of her and that little boy!
Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie
Move In Day
Alrighty folks, {and yes, I just said folks!} it has begun! Tomorrow is closing day on our new house. And this weekend, I'm going to be surrounded with boxes and furniture and paint and packing tape and who knows what else. I wanted to give the internet world a heads up that I'm going to be MIA for a little bit. I have no idea how long it's going to take to get settled into our new home but I promise that the office is number one on the priority. If you have a hard time getting in touch with me, I might have accidentally packed myself into a box.
Tonight is the last night in our apartment. And as was our first meal dinner in our apartment, we ordered Little Caesars $5.00 pizza from across the street. Our new home will not be located in the back parking lot of a pizza place, nor the back parking lot of Blockbuster. So, we decided we wanted our last night to be filled with the things that made our apartment great. Pizza and a movie and great company.
Looking around, I think I might miss it just a little bit...the simplicity of living in a 700 square foot place. But as I look at Andrew and think of our new home, I know there's much in store for the two of us. Tomorrow we will walk hand in hand to sign our last signature for our home. Tomorrow, hand in hand, we will get the first set of keys that we own...and then I'll rush to WalMart to get a Disney key made! Hand in hand we will walk up the driveway to our new home. And tomorrow, Andrew will pick me up and carry me over the threshold to where we're going to spend the next who-knows-how-many-years of our lives together. Hand and hand, tomorrow we'll continue our journey. Wish us luck!
Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie
Tonight is the last night in our apartment. And as was our first meal dinner in our apartment, we ordered Little Caesars $5.00 pizza from across the street. Our new home will not be located in the back parking lot of a pizza place, nor the back parking lot of Blockbuster. So, we decided we wanted our last night to be filled with the things that made our apartment great. Pizza and a movie and great company.
Looking around, I think I might miss it just a little bit...the simplicity of living in a 700 square foot place. But as I look at Andrew and think of our new home, I know there's much in store for the two of us. Tomorrow we will walk hand in hand to sign our last signature for our home. Tomorrow, hand in hand, we will get the first set of keys that we own...and then I'll rush to WalMart to get a Disney key made! Hand in hand we will walk up the driveway to our new home. And tomorrow, Andrew will pick me up and carry me over the threshold to where we're going to spend the next who-knows-how-many-years of our lives together. Hand and hand, tomorrow we'll continue our journey. Wish us luck!
Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Meet Garland!
Okay, so, here's the story. Andrew and I eat sushi...alot. I dont mean like we eat it once a month or something crazy like that, no, we eat sushi at the same restaurant an hour and fifteen minutes away nearly every Saturday. And this does not include when we eat at local sushi restaurants. Sadly, our checkbook suffers but it's SOOOO good I almost dont care. Almost. The $200 we've spent on sushi already in the past three weeks is beginning to change my mind.
Another reason we drive so far to Pensacola is for a fancy little store that is right next store to our favorite sushi restaurant. That store is: Petland. For the past three years, I've visited that Petland after every sushi visit and drooled over each adorable puppy wishing and hoping. How much is that doggie in the window! For three years I've drooled and left with a belly full of sushi and smelling like at least three different breeds of puppies and maybe a bunny rabbit or two.
This past week, I caved. Originally, Andrew and I wanted a Shiba Inu. We were going to get a little girl and name her Sushi. That was, until I fell in love with Cairn Terriers. More specifically, a little gray one at the Petland. I saw that dog for 2 months and wished I could bring her home. One day she was gone. Three weeks ago another little Cairn Terrier arrived. Now, you may wonder how I went from Shiba Inus to a Cairn Terrier, especially if you know me, you know I dont like little dogs. But, Cairn Terriers are Toto dogs!!! This is the breed that played Toto in the Wizard of Oz. Just like that, I swore I was going to own my own Toto dog, it was going to be a boy and I was going to name it Otto.
However, this past weekend, Andrew and I were over indulging in all you can eat sushi and when we were done, we went to Petland. And there she was...the most adorable playful and cuddly little puppy. This is Garland {ode to Judy Garland}. She's a barely three month old little Cairn Terrier. And I adore this dog! I'm ashamed to admit it, she goes with me everywhere. I'm "that" girl at the moment, hiding her puppy in her jacket or her purse. She is perfect.
At the moment, Andrew, Garland and I are living out of our cars and our parents houses. You see, our apartment doesnt allow pets. And we're, okay, I'm afraid to break the rules and get yelled at by our landlord. So, this past week we've been living at my in-laws and next week we're living at my parents. {Side note, they love me!} We move into our new home next Friday. We'll be a little family in our own little house.
Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie
Another reason we drive so far to Pensacola is for a fancy little store that is right next store to our favorite sushi restaurant. That store is: Petland. For the past three years, I've visited that Petland after every sushi visit and drooled over each adorable puppy wishing and hoping. How much is that doggie in the window! For three years I've drooled and left with a belly full of sushi and smelling like at least three different breeds of puppies and maybe a bunny rabbit or two.
This past week, I caved. Originally, Andrew and I wanted a Shiba Inu. We were going to get a little girl and name her Sushi. That was, until I fell in love with Cairn Terriers. More specifically, a little gray one at the Petland. I saw that dog for 2 months and wished I could bring her home. One day she was gone. Three weeks ago another little Cairn Terrier arrived. Now, you may wonder how I went from Shiba Inus to a Cairn Terrier, especially if you know me, you know I dont like little dogs. But, Cairn Terriers are Toto dogs!!! This is the breed that played Toto in the Wizard of Oz. Just like that, I swore I was going to own my own Toto dog, it was going to be a boy and I was going to name it Otto.
However, this past weekend, Andrew and I were over indulging in all you can eat sushi and when we were done, we went to Petland. And there she was...the most adorable playful and cuddly little puppy. This is Garland {ode to Judy Garland}. She's a barely three month old little Cairn Terrier. And I adore this dog! I'm ashamed to admit it, she goes with me everywhere. I'm "that" girl at the moment, hiding her puppy in her jacket or her purse. She is perfect.
At the moment, Andrew, Garland and I are living out of our cars and our parents houses. You see, our apartment doesnt allow pets. And we're, okay, I'm afraid to break the rules and get yelled at by our landlord. So, this past week we've been living at my in-laws and next week we're living at my parents. {Side note, they love me!} We move into our new home next Friday. We'll be a little family in our own little house.
Dwell in Possibility...
Cassie
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