i feel like i am vibrating...

Is this what everyone feels when they are super stressed? Or "busy" is a better word I suppose. I realized today that I have 10 working days left at my job and I have a major project due on Friday. Mom and I leave Friday night to go to ATL to look for housing. I have lots scheduled...some seem really great! I am starting to worry that it will be hard to make a decision! I also have 4—yes that is correct—4 interviews on Tuesday!!! WOO HOO! One is for a freelance gig and the rest are full time. I feel like God is going to totally bless us in this new chapter of our lives, we are definitely stepping WAY out in faith.

OH, by the way, we rented our house last night! Three 23 year old females that are moving in on Sept. 16th. YAY! We feel so comfortable with them, I am really glad it worked out.

Now, we are just trying to figure out the cheapest way to move down there. Trucks are so expensive when you are moving long distance! Any suggestions?

The Wilson Co. Fair

Well, we finally made it to the fair. I've had to listen to Chris drool over the BBQ nachos and kielbasa for long enough, it was time. Seriously, he has been talking about this for weeks! It was hot, surprise, surprise...but it definitely made a difference in the crowd size. It was so much fun, I don't think it gets much better than watching the pig races at Hogway Speedway and eating a cherry shaved ice!


We did notice a lot of similarities between the hogs and Max...I really think he might have some pig somewhere in his background! The poor pigs were so hot, their caretakers were spraying them down with water bottles!



Chris and I love the chickens and ducks... If you have never been to this section of the fair, you would be amazed, we were! There are so many different kinds. Some look like they have fuzzy slippers on, others have afros, and there were even a few roosters there that were almost as big as a turkey! I guess a little bit of my fascination comes from my childhood—at one time we had over 100 baby chicks! I don't really know what happened to most of those babies... I think my parents gave them away. We kept a few, then my papa brought us a guinea (it's body looks like a gray football with white polka dots) and it would follow those chickens around everywhere! If it lost them, it screamed bloody murder! We also had a rooster named "Big Boy" that was the meanest creature alive...he would chase me all around the yard, up onto my slide and wait for me at the bottom! My mom would have to chase the mean little guy away every time! Why are roosters so mean?

Anyways, it was a great night, it's too bad it only comes once a year!

Ahhh....Summer in Tennessee

It is sad when you look on the weather report and actually get excited about the temp being in the high 90's! The heat this year has be absolutely miserable...my dogs have gotten NO exercise whatsoever. I am really excited about the promise of those 80 degree days that it says are coming soon!!!! I can't wait until fall...it's my favorite time of year.

So I had to take Max to the vet on Sat. Apparently he has calcium oxalate crystals in his urine, which causes him to drink tons of water and have to go pee quite often. The doc put him on a special food but I am not so sure it is doing any good. When we get to atlanta, we are going to take him to a holistic vet and see if they find anything different. The vet really scared me, he started saying things like "kidney failure" and "diabetes insipidus" which neither one are good. I hope my maxy boy is ok... keep him in your prayers!

TV show featuring Nashville

So, have you heard about the new reality show about Nashville that is going to be on FOX this fall? We found out today that one of our neighbors is starring in it! He is the guy with the long hair on the right. We have not officially "met" him but he lives at the corner of Dellrose and Cottage Lane, right up the street! Chris noticed they were filming some kind of video at his house a few nights ago, then today we got an email from our block captain telling us about the show. How cool is that??? I knew we lived in a great little neighborhood!
Make sure you watch the premier, Friday, 9/14 at 8pm on Fox!

the joys of being a landlord...

Today has been the first Saturday we have relaxed in ages!!! The kitchen is done (isn't it beautiful?) and we have been showing the house. Yesterday we had 2 groups come to look at it, we were really excited about the first couple who seemed great... then when we asked about jobs, they were very lackadasical...oh, we'll get one when we move... Uh, no, we need you to pay your rent people! Anyways, we had high hopes and were let down. We told them to go find jobs and come back. The second group consisted of 4 LARGE slighly fruity men. I have to say that was interesting. They were really nice but I just don't understand how 4 men could make 1 bathroom work? Both the groups wanted to put a deposit down but we told them we had more showings and to fill out apps and get back with us. Who knows if we'll hear from them again. Today a really nice couple from CA came by, she is due to have a baby next month! They were great though and we really hope it works out with them. We may be having to live with one set of parents for 2 weeks or so if they want it... Now that could be really interesting!

I think we are going to the fair tonight... even though it is a million degrees outside! Chris is ready for some bbq nachos and polish sausage! He's been talking about it all week! How that boy stays so skinny, I'll never know. It's just not fair!

Oh, if you want to see more pics of the house since it is finally ready to show, you can click here

DO NOT GO TO THE STOCKYARD... EVER!

Tonight, after a long day of painting the outside of our house in the blazing heat, we decided to use a gift certificate, that my cousin gave us, to the Stockyard. It was the most horrendous excuse for a steak house I have seen. First we get in there and the lights are all up on high and the music was so low I could hear the people at the table next to us thinking! So then, we split the porterhouse, a $40 steak, you would think it would be heaven...IT SUCKED. And to top it all off, we asked the waitress to put 1/3 of the steak that was left on Chris's plate in a to-go box. When we got home, at least excited to give the dogs such a good treat, we looked in the box and there was a sliver of the bone and THAT WAS IT!

WHAT? Did our server actually think we wanted the small piece of bone instead of the large chunk of steak on our plates??? Sometime I wonder what the heck is wrong with people. Anyways... sorry, I just had to complain!

It took 2 years...

But I finally got my cabinet doors installed today! They look beautiful! We have had several people interested in the house and they are coming by next week. I will feel better once we have it rented... It will be one more thing we can check off our list!

Chris is getting excited about school. I am still jealous, I must admit. But in the long run, I think it will be great for us both.

Finally, a fun Saturday!

It seems like it has been all work and no play for LT and CT lately! Today was nice...I went and met up with some of my girlfriends at Cheesecake Factory for lunch (yum!) and got to catch up a bit. It is always good to see friends. It makes me realize how much I miss them when they are not around!

This afternoon we went to Cadiz, KY (where is that, you ask? In the middle of NOWHERE!) for Chris's uncle Gary's surprise 50th b-day party. It was held outside and the temp was around 100 today so it was especially sticky. But it was still nice to see family even if we were all just sitting around fanning ourselves and talking about how hot it was!








Apparently, Chris's parents are having a really hard time with the moving thing. It did not help when Chris's sister Liz told them last Wednesday that she was moving with Bailey (looking very happy in the photo above) and Sam to Birmingham, AL for Sam's job. I know it has got to be hard to lose both your kids and their families all at once. My mom is surprisingly doing good with the whole thing, said she has had plenty of practice (thanks Amanda!)

We started packing up the house last night... it still feels a slight bit surreal, I guess because we still have about 6 weeks before we move. I know it will go by quickly though!!!

The bomb has been dropped...

We have now informed our bosses that we are leaving. They were both incredibly supportive and were excited for us which makes things a little easier, I guess! Missey (my boss) sent this email to my entire department... it was so sweet, I thought I would share a portion of it:

"Speaking from a purely selfish standpoint, I am sad to let you know that Leigh Anna Thompson will be leaving us at the end of August or middle of September. As all of you know, Leigh Anna is an extremely gifted art director and designer, and there is no nicer person any of us could ever be blessed to work with. There simply is no measure to how much we will miss her, both professionally and personally. However, the reason she is leaving is a very exciting one—and because of that, I am absolutely delighted for her."

Wow. How am I ever going to find a job where I have a boss that is that nice to me? It is making it difficult, mentally, for me to be excited. I know that will change once we get there. There is so much to do that I am slightly overwhelmed at this point!

If any of you knows anyone that lives in Atlanta and might be hiring for a graphic designer or art director, please let me know!