Life is all about Changes and Changing

It's been a cRaZy couple of weeks for the Martin's. I'll start off by saying that it was WONDERFUL to be home over the 4th. So much has happened for my family this last year and it was good to see everyone and know they are doing well. As much as I love new things and new experiences there are some changes that just, well, suck. Dan, Will, and I also went to my 10 year high school reunion....WOW. How crazy to see all of my old chums grown up and doing their thing! It was surreal to say the least and dinner was definitely the highlight of the night at the Happy China Buffet- puke. haha!







We just moved into our house and I still have a few rooms to finish unpacking and then the next project is painting and fixing little things here and there. I tend to want to decorate the walls first and then leave the unpacking for last. It's kind of like eating desert before dinner for me. I love the house, but our neighbors are interesting. There's the guy at the end of the road that has a small farm and his rooster never fails to wake me up every morning at 5am. The lady next to us asks me for rides all the time and she freaks me out. She also has a strange fascination with my son and tries to take him out of my arms all the time....in which case I tell her,"He doesn't like people.". The people across the street are quiet as mice and then there is the lady who is diagonal to our house and her name is something like Yolanda. The only cool person in our neighborhood besides Caroline and Dan is our other next door neighbor on the other side of our house...he is hilarious and keeps us in stitches whenever we see him.

I started singing in a band called Hit Mob 7 about two months ago. I love it and I love the people. We are a party band and we'll have our first gig in August. We are recording our demo right now and after that's finished our web site should be up. If you want to check it out in the next couple of weeks the site is: hitmob7.com



This was taken in rehearsal the other night...



Dan is starting to travel like crazy again. I HATE IT WHEN HE'S GONE. We are doing well though and I'm so in-love with that man. It's amazing! We just celebrated our 5 year anniversary. This year I made salad, salmon, red potatoes, vegetables, and carrot cake with cream cheese frosting for dinner. We cuddled on the couch and watched a movie...and it was just so nice to not have anything to do other than enjoy each other's company. Dan and I just sat for the cover of the Greenville Magazine for this month. If you want to check it out go to: www.greenvillemagazine.com