Domestication Proclamation

Matt and I have been super busy moving into our new condo so my posts haven't been very plentiful lately. However, I plan to post more often since I will have plenty of time on my newly unemployed hands (Long story, suffice it to say I was having my paycheck illegally withheld and it is the first job I have ever quit, which is unfortunate because I enjoyed teaching the kids there). Matt will be on travel for a couple of weeks coming up so I will do some blogging to keep him and everyone else in "the know".
I will post some new pictures of random things around our new condo, as well as some cute pictures of Austin and our friends and family. Check them out below :)

(Yum! Freshly baked warm chocolate chip cookies)

(I got these awesome retro salt & pepper shakers for $2 at a yard sale recently, I love them!)

(Painting another cheap yard sale find, a $5 target brand mirror, wanted to paint the edge Cabernet to match the dining room colors)

(A beautiful picture of Austin Joleyn Chainay)

(My brother D.J. with his daughter, Austin. Doesn't she look just like him?!)

Updates Via Pictures

(A pic of the outside of our new condo in Westmeath)

(Me walking around our new condo, looking like I'm directing traffic or something)

(Matt and Austin playing on the laptop)

(Daddy and Daughter, or- D.J. and Austin)

(Uncle Matt playing with Austin!)

(Matt up in the hotel room for his business trip to Tysons Corner, VA, love room service!)

(Wow, our faces look recidulous! After dinner with Sara & Josh over on Solomon's Island)

(BFFAE! Sara & I after dinner)

(Matt & I at my Nana's house for a summer cookout)

(Austin on Grandma's lap at my Grandfather's 80th Birthday party)

(Just chillin' with my honey)

(Momma and I)

(My new ride, before we bought it)

(Mom, right after her back surgery with some beautiful flowers)

(My friend Holly & I at lunch for some girl time chat!)

Welcome to Adulthood!

Okay, so I figured when I started this blog that it would be a short journey and stay in cyberspace all lonely and unfulfilled. However, I want to begin again and keep up with this so that my close friends and family can see whats going on in my life if they so choose online.

So- Whats new then?
So much! A lot has happened since my last post way back in April. I have gotten a new car (Goodbye purple people eater) and got a 2003 Ford Taurus in a metallic light blue color. I'm very happy with it and it is quite an upgrade from my old car.
Matt and I just signed the lease on a new condo in Westmeath, which we will be moving into completely after August 1st. Its a 2 bed, 2 bath with a really nice master bathroom with a shower *and* bath tub which I will definitely take advantage of having. It has underground parking, security, elevators, a balcony, a kitchen with garbage disposal & bar, two walk-in closets and tons of storage, which rocks since we will surely need it!
We have spent a lot of time and $$ the last couple of weeks buying furniture and decor for our 1st place together and we are very eager to move in and live together alone finally.
Welcome to Adulthood!
It is both scary and exciting all at the same time, but I am 23 and ready for the journey. I am so happy to have Matt back home and out of the military and look forward to living together on our own and cuddling on our couch watching "BS" or "The Shield" as we like to do, munching on skittles or ice cream and other unhealthy treats :)

I will take LOTS of pics and include them in this blog so friends & family from near and far can see our moving journey unfold! Dun Dun Dun...