This summer has been a blast so far! And not having a good
amount of steady and reliable internet has made it a lot harder than I planned
to keep this blog updated . So any who! We started off the summer with the
Dowling family reunion! Which if any one of you have ever been, you know its
always a blast! When the Dowlings go camping, its like amazing camping hah we don’t
eat hot dogs and hamburgers the whole trip we pull out all the stops! Its
always grits, bacon, sausage, and eggs for breakfast. Sometimes its sandwiches
or hot dogs for lunch but we are all just kind of doing our own thing that it’s
a if you are hungry make yourself some food kind of thing and then dinner is
usually amazing too! I think this year it was spaghetti one night and then we
went to a fish fry, and the next day was the BIG Dowling lunch! The BEST part
of the whole trip (other than listening to the beautiful sounds of Dowling
flatulence) is the big dinner we usually have on memorial day. This year I was
able to contribute and made banana pudding which Jon LOVES and if I might say
so myself I think it is definitely Dowling approved lol I made two batches
worth…one is big enough on its own TRUST ME! So with two batches there was
A LOT of pudding! After lunch there was
a good amount gone but an ok amount left…could have fed about three to four
people depending on portion size…well two of the cousins decided they were
going to finish it off…as you can see in the pictures below they did a
fantastic job of licking the pan clean…literally!!
Unfortunately this year we got rained out L well more like stormed
out! There was a tropical storm headed straight for where we were so we figured
it probably wasn’t safe for us to stay in the area seeing that we were all in
campers…we probably would have been ok but its better to be safe than sorry. We
didn’t let Beryl (name of the storm) keep us from having a good time though! After
the storm passed, we were all at Jons parents, a good majority of the family
had already gone back home but Aunt june and her clan stayed because of a
wedding the following weekend so we were able to play out in the pool and have
a really fun time!
The next weekend was Ashby and Kims wedding!! During the
week Jon had asked if I wanted to go and buy my camera that was honestly
supposed to be saved for either my birthday or Christmas…I cant remember now
lol He knew I was wanting to take lots of photos and he figured this would be
the perfect opportunity to get started. So we got my camera!! It’s a Nikon
D5100 and I LOVEEE it!! Its amazing and
I was able to get a lot of great shots at the wedding with it! We had a great
time and it’s a day for the memory books J
After that weekend we didn’t really slow down…at all. Through
out this whole summer we were on the road for something for 7 weekends
straight! Between going to Jax, Ashbys, his parents house, someone was doing
something! One of the weekends that we were at ashby and kims, we ended up
having to run to turn a redbox movie in and the only available place for that
was a walmart. Well outside of walmart there was a family giving away free
kittens. I looked at them and they were totally cute! But I know my husband and
how he feels about cats lol He actually had told me that I could get one or two
but they had to be outside cats…they were NOT coming inside…(he was ok with the
idea that way the cats could get any mice or other critters) well when he
pulled back around to pick me up I asked him if he wanted a free kitten…he
growned and said uhh…I told him it was ok if he said no I wasn’t going to be
upset…well he gave in and didn’t say no so we turned around to go get ourselves
a kitty!! The one they had in the box was already spoken for and they had one
left…She was black with white paws and the runt…SUPER cute and so she came home
with us! It took me a while to figure out a name for her…Rachael and I tossed
names back and forth for most of the next day until I came across the name
Charlie (Rachael only knows her as spider monkey lol). It fit and it stuck! Charlie
was 9 weeks old when we got her and superrr tiny! She maybe weighed a pound…I
was a little worried about having a kitten that young. All the cats Id ever had
were 12 weeks old and MUCH bigger! So I learned how to truly potty train her
and watched her grow and develop! The best part was watching her discover new
things…especially her tail! It was and still probably is the cutest thing. If
any of you get a chance to watch this little thing in action she truly is cheap
entertainment!
Well not even a week after getting Charlie, Jon was SUPER
jealous that I got a pet…he doesn’t claim Charlie… lol He has been dying for a
dog since for forever so he set out on a quest to find one and that he did. He
came across a beautiful 8 month old german shepherd puppy! He had papers and
everything…owners just didn’t have time for an energetic puppy. We took him off
her hands and so we not only had Charlie a 9 week old kitten and then we added
Max to the clan!
Max is amazing! And thankfully HOUSE TRAINED!!! I cannot
tell you how happy I am that I didn’t have to house train him. Ive never had a
dog and I wouldn’t even have the slightest clue on where to start lol. Now both
babies are doing wonderfully and are getting along great! Max loves to play
with Charlie and vise versa…we just have to watch and listen because sometimes
max forgets that he is literally 10 times her size and he starts to hurt her
but it isn’t on purpose by any means. Charlie is now almost 14 weeks old and probably
weights about 2.5 lbs (still little lol) but shes getting bigger every day! She
is a little ball of energy and a definite snuggle cat!! I love it! She stays
pinned up at night, still too little to just roam on her own especially with
max around. And for those wondering, yes, she will make her way outside but she
has to get a bit bigger before that happens lol at this point she is prey to
the things we want her to hunt. Max is almost 9 months old and he is great! He
still likes to take the occasional shoe and chew on it (he got a pair of Jons
work shoes one night and my moms flip flop…opps) but we are getting there with
him on that issue. He is not aggressive at all and very well mannered. He is a
little bit of a sissy but boy when he wants to bark he definitely doesn’t hold
back! He knows how to sit and shake your hand we are still working on lay down
and other things…ill tell you learning how to take care of a dog has been fun…lol
im used to cats who aren’t high-maintenance at all! But I love Max to death and
wouldn’t trade him for the world! We have been blessed with two great pets!
There is so much going on in the marriage and baby world!!
My friend Amanda is getting married labor day weekend and it seems like a lot
of people I know are havin babies! Everytime I turn around someone else is
prego and that’s exciting but its breaking my wallet lol So im hoping that with
some love from Pinterest I can make some gifts and save myself a ton of money!
We shall see right!?
Our 1 year Anniversary is
coming up!! Today is the 31st of July and I only have 6 days
until I have been married to my bestest friend in the whole wide world! Let me
tell ya its been a long and hard year but we’ve made tons of memories and have
come to learn many life lessons about each other…stuff I consider normal for a
first year of marriage especially one when trying to transfer out of the navy
life! I cant tell you how hard and emotional those first 3 months of our
marriage was. Jon was just so miserable with the navy and was BEYOND ready to
get out! The change in him when he was officially out was great! I had my
husband back lol not some stranger who kind of looked like him! We bought
ourselves a BEAUTIFUL home! And we have been living and getting to know each
other and its been great I cant wait to see what the rest of our lives has in
store <3
To celebrate our first year of marriage we are FINALLY going
to take our honeymoon! Its been long overdue for sure! We decided to take a
trip to Orlando instead of a cruise! Money was a little tight for as extravagant
my husband wanted to get booking a cruise. So we decided to just do Orlando and
then when we are more comfortable with $$ we will book a cruise and enjoy
ourselves like no other! But this week in Orlando sounds like a lot of fun! We got
a great deal and have park hoppers for both universal and Disney and we are
going to see the cirque so le! And the blue man group and of course some of the
dinner shows! NOT TO MENTION, I get to see my biffle Rachael one night for
dinner! Im beyond excited to take this trip im like a little school girl haha
all giddy!
Thats all for now...Theres been a lot of great things going on this summer and Im sure I have much more to share...Im going to try and share a lot of the new things Ive learned from Pinterest and from just being the artsy fartsy me :) <3
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