tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11622770946419040662024-02-20T23:24:48.549-08:00Life with the Tomlin'swhitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-26051794614315039882011-12-09T14:09:00.001-08:002011-12-09T14:09:29.694-08:00new blogI have a new blog! and have for a long time!<br />
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<a href="http://www.xothelandofsunshine.blogspot.com/">the land of sunshine</a>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-92075393697752793272011-04-11T09:13:00.000-07:002011-04-11T19:36:51.544-07:00Monday.. funday?<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWK8n_KHNlKpiswP5IdFgZVUnpQgsUUARbVCrRKzZbis42DOjA4Y2_4JYSAr9meLb7n4YOD7weeZgvsLwm17gALSKaQTs5cfDZuNVH_oEShsCok3KPopG_p-oZJdC2k7G9nF86uZvw6r-/s1600/omie.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594360049718237586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWK8n_KHNlKpiswP5IdFgZVUnpQgsUUARbVCrRKzZbis42DOjA4Y2_4JYSAr9meLb7n4YOD7weeZgvsLwm17gALSKaQTs5cfDZuNVH_oEShsCok3KPopG_p-oZJdC2k7G9nF86uZvw6r-/s320/omie.jpg" border="0" /></a> I found this picture of my Oma that I absolutely adore. Wasn't she gorgeous? I hope this amazing picture makes you smile today like it did for me. On another happy note, it's only 22 (as of tomorrow) days until we move to Florida. Time is getting closer and we are more than excited. Please be praying we (+ my family) have no trouble tying all the "loose ends" before we leave and that things continue to run smoothly. Oh, also pray our AC gets fixed-fast. I have no idea what the deal is but it's a sauna in our apartment. It's also been in the high 80's all weekend so there's a slight chance Mr. Sunshine has shocked my poor AC unit. I slept a measly ONE hour last night on the couch due to me or the dogs not being able to get comfortable because of HEAT. + having to be up at 6:30 this morning for work at 7:30 was terrible. Bleh. But I have to say, I was much more alert today than I am any other Monday! Weird, huh? Hoping you all had a wonderful weekend, I know we did! Happy (late!) Monday!</div>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-62442334530108116352011-03-27T13:42:00.000-07:002011-03-27T13:57:03.500-07:00Galatians 6:9 Project--please share!Some friends and I have started a new "campaign/project" which is the "Galatians 6:9 Project/Don't Lose Heart Campaign" and we are expecting and believing for it to get huge! We just made our blog today, so we have a little ways to go- but please feel free to follow us and watch us grow! Also, we have made a Twitter that you WANT to follow for sure because someone is always tweeting something uplifting and encouraging--who wouldn't want that!? :) ALSO ALSO-- we have a facebook page that was just created the day before yesterday and we already have 45 likes! -100 is our first goal to get to, and with your help we will exceed it before no time! Please check us out and share! <br><br /><br>Twitter: @Gal6_9Project <br />Click here: <a href="http://www.thegalatians6-9project.blogspot.com/">Blogspot</a> <br>Click here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/The-Galatians-69-Project/149523271778402">Facebook</a>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-46805592525498115172011-03-09T11:01:00.000-08:002011-03-20T18:30:43.059-07:00BIG NEWS!<div align="center">Remember all of those times I talked about moving? And all of you said "do it while your young!"? Well, there was always one thing holding me back. My family! I could never leave them. Just couldn't be without them. Well, My parents approached us a few months ago telling us they were moving and wanted us to go too! WHAT! Okay of course, now where are we moving? THE BEACH, YOU SAY!?! Heck. YES. Destin, Florida to be exact.<br /><br /><br />My parents have always wanted to move to the beach. Now that my mom doesn't have my Oma and Papa here anymore (sadly :/) and all of us are "grown" they decided why not?<br /><br /><br />So, in a few months time, we have managed to get everyone together and will be moving to the beach! We have a place for the business, my parents are having a house built + have sold their house here to our best family friends, and Michael and I have an amazing apartment waiting on us! NOW. When are we moving you ask?<br /><br /><br /><br />May 4, 2011!<br /><br />Soon approaching. :)<br /><br /><br />Can you tell I'm excited? Nah.. ;) </div>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-10342688644381708662011-01-21T08:46:00.000-08:002011-01-21T08:52:10.489-08:00More snow + The Civil Wars<center>My blogger has NOT been working at work with this new stupid internet explorer. grr.<br /><br />ANYWAYS.<br /><br />We got somemore snow last night. Nothing compared to the 12 inches we got a week and a half ago, but we got a good inch. It's pretty to see;) Schools got delayed 2 hours for an inch of snow. You can't imagine the madness when we got hit with 12 inches, huh? It was pretty insane.<br /><br />Here is a picture of our pretty snow!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jAV57Y3r7w-Ppem4Ejq5PesX8jhBfM1EAjjxPEJKBB3579XLWDx_HX83OprjhANUUtUjePewplJjZpg9JCGrJHbwvsLBNp-jgUeKSv0lp6otaEiFuBfzGKGkLdbN766eD97oqksCbmbE/s1600/more+snow.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564682077668095378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jAV57Y3r7w-Ppem4Ejq5PesX8jhBfM1EAjjxPEJKBB3579XLWDx_HX83OprjhANUUtUjePewplJjZpg9JCGrJHbwvsLBNp-jgUeKSv0lp6otaEiFuBfzGKGkLdbN766eD97oqksCbmbE/s320/more+snow.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Did I ever tell you about The Civil Wars? They're two people from my area, and they are getting pretty big! They performed on Jay Leno last week and this is my favorite song from them. Does he not look JUST like Johnny Depp?<br /><br /><iframe class="youtube-player" title="YouTube video player" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WfzRlcnq_c0" frameborder="0" width="640" type="text/html"></iframe><br /><br />Happy Friday!</center>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-43890041623043022842011-01-16T08:33:00.000-08:002011-01-16T08:46:11.769-08:00SUNday FUNday!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EPi8rd7ui5KZLVat4VBK_L-KXjsozQ6jSEj83I8z1-0AWdGdapa3IseTb-xOgw4fPyAmqCG83gv8QoD6h_zxVTmMoVwk4dfLWzdRJC5wgPZxOwPLpwyP0h-jA89kKU8jWDJjOIgS-IUr/s1600/090247.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562825779608866626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EPi8rd7ui5KZLVat4VBK_L-KXjsozQ6jSEj83I8z1-0AWdGdapa3IseTb-xOgw4fPyAmqCG83gv8QoD6h_zxVTmMoVwk4dfLWzdRJC5wgPZxOwPLpwyP0h-jA89kKU8jWDJjOIgS-IUr/s320/090247.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Me & Zekey with our morning hair</span></div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center">WHAT a lazy Sunday morning at our house. Even though I was SUPER tired, I woke up with the dogs and Michael just now woke up! He must have been super tired :)<br /><br />Last night, we went to Huntsville with my best friend Emily and her boyfriend, Drew. We ate at Newks and then we went to see a movie-The Dilemma. It was SO hilarious! Vince Vaughn is one of my (if not my favorite) favorite actors! I also love Kevin James too, super funny.<br /><br />We didn't get home until midnight and I was in the worst mood. I was SO sleepy! We had a late night the night before so I was super worn out. We were asleep probably 20 minutes after we got back home.<br /><br />Oh, this isn't the best video BUT some people from our area [The Civil Wars] were on Jay Leno the other night! How cool is that? I love their stuff. We're going to their show Feb. 1st. Listen and Love. :)<br /><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J2Dbz_VB17c?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J2Dbz_VB17c?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Lunch today with my parent's - yummmm!<br />Happy Sunday, loves! </div></div>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-6752905186510411902011-01-12T12:18:00.000-08:002011-01-12T12:21:29.768-08:00PLEASE READ AND SHARE!!<div align="center">Hey friends!<br /><br />Please do me a HUGE favor. I need help getting a blog going, so head on over to <a href="http://www.xodailysweetnothings.blogspot.com/">Sweet Nothings </a>and follow and please post for all your friends to share too!<br /><br />It's going to be a blog full of daily encouragement for women and a weekly prayer request post as well!<br /><br />So head on over and make yourself comfy!<br /><br />Thanks SO much!</div>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-25448318636966016012011-01-11T08:51:00.000-08:002011-01-11T09:13:25.286-08:00more snow pictures + new look + bachelor recap + cake balls!<center>Okay, I was using the owl background until I got this one up. Cute huh!? I like ;]
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<br />Yesterday we went over to my parents to play in the snow with Hanna, it was fun but COLD. We only stayed for about an hour so we could get home in time to make dinner and watch the bachelor.
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<br />How cute are those!? My dad and Hanna made the snowman before we got there, in case you can't see the leaves on his head, he was a "Caeser Snowman" ha!
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<br />Yesterday, since we were snowed in all day, we decided to make cake balls! It was my first time, and I didn't go by any recipe, I just went with what sounded good.
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<br />1. Get cake mix (I used the super moist betty crocker chocolate)
<br />2. Mix as the box says
<br />3. Stir in 1 bag of crushed andes mints
<br />4. Bake according to directions
<br />5. Set cake in the freezer for faster cooling
<br />6. Crumble up the cake
<br />7. Shape into balls
<br />8. Poor White chocolate over it (I used hersheys morsels)
<br />9. Sprinkles!
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<br />WAH-LA!
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<br />Now, on to more IMPORTANT things ;)
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<br />BACHELORBACHELORBACHELORBACHELOR!
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<br />I have fully decided I am NOT loving Michelle. See is just too much for me. As of now, I don't have any other favorites, but I'm still stuck on Emily and Ashley S. Emily is too adorable for words. She is DEFINITELY the Tenley of this season, and Tenley was my girl last season!
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<br />whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-76164420661019525262011-01-10T08:25:00.000-08:002011-01-10T09:01:27.079-08:00Snow Day!<center>Happy Monday over this way!
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<br />All week long we were expecting 4-8 inches of snow which is a LOT of snow in Florence, Alabama! SO Everyone raided all the grocery stores and EVERYTHING was gone. It was an insane mad house! Of course, what uusually happens when people do that, is the entire county shuts down and then NOTHING happens. Well, not this time.. we got ONE FOOT of snow and some places got FOURTEEN INCHES! Needless to say, we just don't know what to do with ourselves! ;)
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<br />So, everything is closed, no one has to go to work, and we are "SNOWED IN" :) This is our biggest snow since 1963 when we got 17 INCHES of snow. :]
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<br />Enjoy our pictures! :)
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<br />This is how it started of last night around 9:00..
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I couldn't decide which one I liked better. I thought I loved the one of him playing, until I saw the one of those precious blue eyes. It was tough, so I chose two. Those eyes were definitely the highlight of my day.</em></center>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-6294130850811897862011-01-03T18:44:00.000-08:002011-01-03T19:11:24.840-08:00Bachelor 2011: Top Picks<center><span style="font-size:78%;">I love the bachelor, so if you don't you may not want to read :)<br /><br /></span>Did you watch it?<br />I LOVE THE BACHELOR.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rU-yvNtsM54hh-k7N1lFe-tRuu6SKrLdrj1qmSTeK4RI0pOl1fb2bd3kLR9qUNjfiryg-VgJ_NnZIMpEtfzhGl3aV971qLxG-qzBxk5wmP9BaiPDQipMTY3V5of73RHJQaLRZxtMkrkE/s1600/z+brad+womack.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558156604072035122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rU-yvNtsM54hh-k7N1lFe-tRuu6SKrLdrj1qmSTeK4RI0pOl1fb2bd3kLR9qUNjfiryg-VgJ_NnZIMpEtfzhGl3aV971qLxG-qzBxk5wmP9BaiPDQipMTY3V5of73RHJQaLRZxtMkrkE/s320/z+brad+womack.jpg" /></a> This year is BRAD WOMACK.. again. He's a doll, but sure got some crap last time. Poor Brad, he got NAILED from these ladies! But he [kind've] deserved it. :/<br /><br />My top picks for this season are my absolute favorites- IN ORDER :)<br /><br /><strong>Emily from Charlotte, NC</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHtAPUNiKGPjwkKS8YSyDWrcTTI4bNCMDzLb9ZzRIXafOCfV-45XyFlcCKNGlvsmU500WkEQntqGA9k1-c66zNq3KHa4KyMITP9JGV1JIzTYNlPt1bbNqmClV8GZPomOAqTJSOB4DvWO7/s1600/z-emily.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558158115803700498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHtAPUNiKGPjwkKS8YSyDWrcTTI4bNCMDzLb9ZzRIXafOCfV-45XyFlcCKNGlvsmU500WkEQntqGA9k1-c66zNq3KHa4KyMITP9JGV1JIzTYNlPt1bbNqmClV8GZPomOAqTJSOB4DvWO7/s320/z-emily.bmp" /></a><em>She is an event planner for a Children's Hospital and she is SO southern and cute. She also has a little girl. I adore her. She met and fell in love when she was 15 and got engaged at 19. Her fiance was a racecar driver and she happened to stay home one weekend and he died in a plane crash. She said she wished she died in it with him so she didn't have to live without him until she found out a few weeks later she was pregnant with their daughter, who she named after him. Adorable.</em> (She was also in the first few batch of girls to get a rose!)<br /><br /><strong>Ashley S. from Ellerbe, NC</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-ee3BPiZNzc8_Yf-c0_DHa2jSoD1l56Rak7r5aiBLVJuZ5EMsQkukYhz7L2D2sXrz5MTbKAj-dF13ZN3lC80MN94H_5tb3VAAL4JkkK42tfYF6aFbENOXEGpL77OyojpmjsNe_g1RtJ-/s1600/the-bachelor-meet-ashley-s-455x255.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558158615711806914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-ee3BPiZNzc8_Yf-c0_DHa2jSoD1l56Rak7r5aiBLVJuZ5EMsQkukYhz7L2D2sXrz5MTbKAj-dF13ZN3lC80MN94H_5tb3VAAL4JkkK42tfYF6aFbENOXEGpL77OyojpmjsNe_g1RtJ-/s320/the-bachelor-meet-ashley-s-455x255.jpg" /></a><em>She is a nanny! She is so sweet and adorable and she got the first impression rose :) she is the one who told Brad that she was there to be his friend first and foremost and that the past is the past and she doesn't hold the first season against him. He said "that's what i'm looking for in a wife.. a friend." love it.</em><br /><br /><strong>Michelle from Salt Lake City, UT</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5BqpXc7moQ8kk3-7d5ys0xUlaCKxZli4GL3m7s9w_rUKDbv3ZTekBWvlT7JIrS28xrVbNu7pePGZ1XIqll3uv5f0d2rVWFs0uBECWRoiBFJW78VTJb1I-E4CWxieeW0kAPZgE4HAGM3K/s1600/michelle.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558160832195628274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5BqpXc7moQ8kk3-7d5ys0xUlaCKxZli4GL3m7s9w_rUKDbv3ZTekBWvlT7JIrS28xrVbNu7pePGZ1XIqll3uv5f0d2rVWFs0uBECWRoiBFJW78VTJb1I-E4CWxieeW0kAPZgE4HAGM3K/s320/michelle.bmp" /></a><em>She's a hairstylist! She also has a 5 year old daughter and is super adorable. She was also the first person to get a rose (besides the first impression rose) i'm not 100% how much I like her yet, but I think I like her! </em><br /><br />Did you watch? Who are your top picks and what do you think about Brad getting a second chance?<br /></center>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-49923900895438219232011-01-03T08:29:00.000-08:002011-01-03T08:49:53.433-08:00Project 365: Day 1, 2, and 3<center>I'm just now starting my project 365 and I'm already behind :P<br />If you haven't heard of Project 365.. now you are! And I think you should do it with me :) It's for everyone! All you do is take a picture each day until the end of the year and post it and tell what it is and the meaning behind it (What is it, where were you, something along those lines!) and at the end of the year you can look back and see your days in pictures. Sounds too fun to me :] ..You can tell by my pictures what I love, obviously ;)<br /><br />Also, if you're a photographer you can see how much you have grown throughout the year. I'm not a photographer, so don't count on seeing perfect pictures ;)<br /><br />Day 1: My sweet little Zekey<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEo58nR3NlCXKRbe2D4l6lhRUMbE4sKcd-eSILEL_-ngA9S4mpLUzoEXkC89iw4lFqgRQfiqFPf-XvlKd5F98Jm0UEHw0h6O-jth5oW6z5R99VjBOgwZsrNLKsWV9GbHcfGkp5oTNWjUG-/s1600/z.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEo58nR3NlCXKRbe2D4l6lhRUMbE4sKcd-eSILEL_-ngA9S4mpLUzoEXkC89iw4lFqgRQfiqFPf-XvlKd5F98Jm0UEHw0h6O-jth5oW6z5R99VjBOgwZsrNLKsWV9GbHcfGkp5oTNWjUG-/s320/z.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558000422329819522" /></a><em>Zekey likes to nap with me! He was laying with me while everyone else was playing. I guess all the new years festivities and long weekend with company was wearing him out!</em><br /><br />Day 2: My big fat CAPO<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2M1sIPjasEE0CFqQ1WFuHhKFhLIdnZhKxQGH07d0p-pZxyLERCeQQK3dVcMGkjexbZQ8r6Ah4ks5ngmpJbMbp-nAIwG0ZMxFyYaJavkrxYwGK6hZCxMVFXqMguuXiwNWwMFXDoZiwSCB/s1600/z+capes.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2M1sIPjasEE0CFqQ1WFuHhKFhLIdnZhKxQGH07d0p-pZxyLERCeQQK3dVcMGkjexbZQ8r6Ah4ks5ngmpJbMbp-nAIwG0ZMxFyYaJavkrxYwGK6hZCxMVFXqMguuXiwNWwMFXDoZiwSCB/s320/z+capes.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558001942169950706" /></a><em>This is how I found him sleeping in bed. Glad he isn't afraid to get a little comfortable ;)</em><br /><br />Day 3: Pookie<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9snHDboVmhEXqHcf2ovmFePziR2g4uoo5LOlIBL20gWbyiCT81SGCesi6vFnJXFNHCTKygBWoUXkcndnzv_kUaXhWwPnNwlwrW_BM-nYA84frrNwegb0cDJTESkEA9H96soqzNGccZ2_t/s1600/z+pookie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9snHDboVmhEXqHcf2ovmFePziR2g4uoo5LOlIBL20gWbyiCT81SGCesi6vFnJXFNHCTKygBWoUXkcndnzv_kUaXhWwPnNwlwrW_BM-nYA84frrNwegb0cDJTESkEA9H96soqzNGccZ2_t/s320/z+pookie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558002265474590210" /></a><em>Pookie is my parents dog. He's a big 80lb dog who thinks he's 8lbs. He likes to lay under my desk and when I looked down this morning those big brown eyes were staring at me!</em><br /><br />Join in on Project 365 and let me know if you do so I can read your posts. :)</center>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-28225155666629929582011-01-01T16:18:00.000-08:002011-01-01T16:27:24.647-08:002011 DECLARATIONS :)<center><br />-I will keep a journal<br />-I will work more on LISTENING to Him and letting Him have his way with my life<br />-I will continue to work on my patience level with everyone/everything<br />-I will reach my goal weight and continue to work out and be healthy<br />-I will make new friends and no longer be sad that the old are gone. He took them out of my life for a reason.<br /><br />:) I declare every one of you will have a blessed year and a year full of good surprises, change, and a break out in your area of what God wants you to be a part of. YOU be the change. The time is here!<br /><br />"Heaven is here now.. He's all around us.."</center>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-80471781238332900242011-01-01T15:55:00.000-08:002011-01-01T16:12:57.676-08:002010 Recap<center>2010 was full of SO many things. From what I've read, 2010 wasn't the best year for lots of people. I don't think it was my BEST year, but I do think there was lot's of good things that happened, too.<br /><br />Pro's of 2010...<br />-I started singing again<br />-We welcomed Capo and sweet Sophie into our home!<br />-I met my good friend Krissy Leigh<br />-I met my new Aunt & Uncle (michael's) who live in Florida<br />-I met Demi Lovato<br />-I touched the Jonas Brothers ;)<br />-We kept the church nursery a LOT and feel so in love with all the kids<br />-We grew closer to Michael's family<br />-We grew even MORE close to my family, if that's possible!<br />-We both bought our dream cars<br />-I lost 23 pounds<br />-We watched MANY MANY MANY friends get engaged, married, and/or pregnant<br />-I found MANY animals homes!<br />-And much more!<br /><br />Con's of 2010...<br />-I lost my Papa<br />-I "lost" my older sister<br />-For a few months our financial stability wasn't so stable<br />-I rescued a cat that had been hit and it died in my lap<br />-I lost a good friend<br />-I'm sure there is more but I can't think of any!<br /><br />I'm glad to see that it was SO easy to think of all the good and so hard to think of all the bad. That really makes me realize how blessed I was this year and how thankful for all of the good things that happened!<br /><br />What was YOUR favorite 'PRO' of 2010?</center>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-53111515077431556352011-01-01T15:28:00.000-08:002011-01-01T19:27:27.755-08:00NYE 2010<center>Yesterday we left the house around two and went to the mall to eat lunch and shop around a little bit with Timmy (Michaels friend from California, who is also my sisters friend-boy) and we met up with Hanna and Lily later and went to Target, TJ Maxx and Shoe Carnival, buuuuut found nothing. Except an extremely cute romper that my mom made into an even cuter shirt! :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLeUGgFsM9vj7kNTw-V812qTC_8XPR3FMK7biG0dDVCfZfcb1vuyMB19CadUvR8yna2wQKWZaDBxPFR7x352G3as10-mQmdu20h6cfgBWBg9BtI6caLT-GtknOD4VBvwtTRwzhdaA4xcZ/s1600/33818_1469652074265_1622503461_30998022_6758881_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLeUGgFsM9vj7kNTw-V812qTC_8XPR3FMK7biG0dDVCfZfcb1vuyMB19CadUvR8yna2wQKWZaDBxPFR7x352G3as10-mQmdu20h6cfgBWBg9BtI6caLT-GtknOD4VBvwtTRwzhdaA4xcZ/s320/33818_1469652074265_1622503461_30998022_6758881_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557366388946417266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViL0BYEeRMYGrcMnTzCnSmv0KqfnUKu59oIsiig0aXSW40VCqHYUvp7L0EQzXWtU67nGjpdXa06e_upOraEbTX87DG3ggfHxThNEtQwH67XXxjv1KjYpM362Qga79llMu9V5Awp7bt7Nk/s1600/166110_1469651674255_1622503461_30998020_8091600_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViL0BYEeRMYGrcMnTzCnSmv0KqfnUKu59oIsiig0aXSW40VCqHYUvp7L0EQzXWtU67nGjpdXa06e_upOraEbTX87DG3ggfHxThNEtQwH67XXxjv1KjYpM362Qga79llMu9V5Awp7bt7Nk/s320/166110_1469651674255_1622503461_30998020_8091600_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557366590613239314" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxqChhMIiW7Dn5So2aOQ5ox931HExoevIIc35W3joazZpMAZ5qqOSC9lkRoIk0Uj1yugRWSOdMFWqiUzyjBnv0O_FwKJPoR02rAzSXZv4hLE1yYyer6ANS1S_P29atdaR8vcZKv3bWClV/s1600/164814_1469651274245_1622503461_30998019_7100143_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxqChhMIiW7Dn5So2aOQ5ox931HExoevIIc35W3joazZpMAZ5qqOSC9lkRoIk0Uj1yugRWSOdMFWqiUzyjBnv0O_FwKJPoR02rAzSXZv4hLE1yYyer6ANS1S_P29atdaR8vcZKv3bWClV/s320/164814_1469651274245_1622503461_30998019_7100143_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557366534509704114" /></a><br /><br />After we got ready we went out to eat at a YUMMY italian restraunt in downtown and then we went bowling and Lily's boyfriend Jeremy met up with us and bowled after he got off work. It was super fun! I especially had fun with Michael, we'd never been bowling together, so trying something new was fun! We ended up being at the bowling alley until right at midnight, and they did the countdown and we said hello to 2011 to a New Years kiss of course!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMVimmcgE-5tcsbQuD3-yK2xQpY-yiNE1NK8rIhUztRmgCyOuJty8Yz3t1d4uOwelr4B2Gd0PyNcpSOZA7d5eFL2fdGSyCGSDxA2DlxEFSKgGHzkbMTMTPT26r_bpysN9WmFvWOi6QaRM/s1600/tumblr_lec60deVpT1qbijjko1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMVimmcgE-5tcsbQuD3-yK2xQpY-yiNE1NK8rIhUztRmgCyOuJty8Yz3t1d4uOwelr4B2Gd0PyNcpSOZA7d5eFL2fdGSyCGSDxA2DlxEFSKgGHzkbMTMTPT26r_bpysN9WmFvWOi6QaRM/s320/tumblr_lec60deVpT1qbijjko1_500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557366220961968546" /></a><br /><br />After bowling we went to our apartment and I made some drinks and snacks for everyone and we hung out until almost 3 in the morning and then they all left and we were FINALLY able to lay down and get in the bed. I had lots of fun but after about 12:30 I was ready to get in bed. We are NOT used to being up so late. When I got up this morning (after only 5 hours of sleep) I was more than feeling like crap. I was shakey, I couldn't keep my eyes open, I was SO worn out, SO we laid back down and woke up around 11:00 and laid on the couch watching TV until about 3:00 and then finally ate some lunch.<br /><br />I hope everyone had a SAFE and HAPPY new year :)</center>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-52084545580153501812010-12-30T08:10:00.000-08:002010-12-30T08:17:04.581-08:00HAIRRRRRR CUT!<center>Good Morning! Just checkin' up on my morning blogs!</center><center>I got my hair cut a few days ago :)<br />It's a little shorter than I wanted it, but I think it will do. It kinda has to huh? :P<br /><br />Love it or hate it?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSJue0Zyn2g_Pwm1XexYmsR7wPEPPEGb1IOiJcz-HDt1kaC9nJbEGfccVD2UQk6TGo1mJovlsHjvFKIjsToRWNnMthYk0kg59mdrzfV18rtR4G4xJLKr3lWBlV0xCYCl-QaDA28WsAvXY/s1600/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556508753966506754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 175px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSJue0Zyn2g_Pwm1XexYmsR7wPEPPEGb1IOiJcz-HDt1kaC9nJbEGfccVD2UQk6TGo1mJovlsHjvFKIjsToRWNnMthYk0kg59mdrzfV18rtR4G4xJLKr3lWBlV0xCYCl-QaDA28WsAvXY/s320/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />TODAY IS MY FRIDAY! Michael's too :D<br />I'm SO excited for another four day work week. I'm not sure if I'm ever going to be able to work another full week after being spoiled with all these Holidays in a row!<br /><br />Stay tuned for a little 2010 recap later today :]</center>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-56560271600150133362010-12-29T12:52:00.001-08:002010-12-29T12:55:17.254-08:00How do I look!?<div align="center">Do you like my new look? I decided to do this since I could never get ahold of the girl who did my last layout, but I like it!<br /><br />I'm looking to start fresh in 2011, and I think a new blog name would be a great place to start! I would LOVE to hear some of your ideas :]<br /><br />Michaels friend from California is in visiting, so hopefully we will be able to entertain you with some pictures and stories this week! :)<br /><br />Sooo.... Blogger names anyone!?</div>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-38732337149923309992010-12-28T11:40:00.000-08:002010-12-28T12:15:55.852-08:00FURRRRRRRRst post<center>Hi! Zekey here. Mom wanted me to tell you what I've been up to. I probably don't look any different than the last time you saw me, I still weigh 6lbs and i'm still just as fiesty..maybe more! But as you know, I'm a pretty handsome man (I'm not being cocky, mommy tells me everyday!) so I'm going to post two of my favorite recent pictures of myself. Mommy limited us each to two per pup. She said we get too conceited sometimes.
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<br />This is me and my little sister, Sophie. She kind of looks like me.. But she's a girl.
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<br />Mommy caught me in the midst of playing. Don't I look handsome?
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<br />Hi everyone :) it's me, Xoe! I'm kind of shy (Unlike my brother) so bare with me. My Poppy & MiMi got me some new bones for Christmas, so that's what I spend a lot of my time doing. I got kind of sick a few weeks ago, but i'm all better now. I'm "Voluptuous" as mom likes to say. I'm 24 pounds and still more beautiful than ever!
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<br />This is me and my brother Zeke. I don't know what he was doing, but mommy yells at him after she laughs and takes pictures. He must have been <em>excited</em> Christmas was so close!
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<br />Oops! Mommy caught me mid blink, but she loves this picture of me! Do you like my new collar? I love it.
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<br />(In the voice of Eyeore) Hello guys. I'm Capey. I'm much more excited than it seems, but my squishy face makes it seems as if I would talk like Eyeore from Winnie-the-Pooh. That's what Mommy & Daddy say. I'm much bigger than the last time you saw me. I weigh almost FIFTY pounds now. Can you believe it? I only weighed FIVE when Mommy & Daddy first rescued me. I love my brother & sisters SO much! I'm such a good dog now. For a while Mommy said I was being bad, but I changed her mind :)
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<br />This is me and Daddy. I love him so much. Don't get me wrong, I really love my mommy, but i'm daddy's buddy. That's what he told me :)
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<br />Mom took this right before I was about to tackle my new sister. I like to sit like this on the couch sometimes too. Look how big I am!
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<br />Hi!! My name is Sophie Kate! I'm still a wittle baby but i'll twy my berry best to type for yew. I'm getting to be a big girl. I almost weight FIVE pounds. Unwike my yorkie brudder zekey I am very skinny and tall. Hims is short and chunky. :) Mommy says i'm a diva. What's that mean? When I want water I stand by the sink and jump reawy high until mommy comes and gives it to me. Sometimes she called me spoiled, but im not sure what that means either..
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<br />This is the stairs I race up 200x times a day that lead to mommy and daddys bed. Sometimes I miss and fall off.
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<br />This is me in my faaaaaavorite jacket! Mommy bought it for me to keep me extra warm, and because it was super cute. Do you like my bow too?
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<br />We hope you loved catching up with us!
<br />Xoe, Zeke, Capo, and Sophie Kate
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<br />whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-18804142523798611212010-12-28T08:39:00.000-08:002010-12-28T08:53:47.705-08:00Christmas pictures<div align="center"> These were just a few of my favorites :)<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IYldRT_j8E8G3XDAjdT_5Q8K1B8E-kdl5GeKcSfR26sS2qzh12giisGpr8DfakbgzZhBTh-wkOkDhi4SzgXcsnFCry-4KffY3CelXoxRnSNMWWyIBZNMPJUbjQUQ5AbxUO9_PKQHdZEi/s1600/TomlinChristmas-005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555775857643427954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IYldRT_j8E8G3XDAjdT_5Q8K1B8E-kdl5GeKcSfR26sS2qzh12giisGpr8DfakbgzZhBTh-wkOkDhi4SzgXcsnFCry-4KffY3CelXoxRnSNMWWyIBZNMPJUbjQUQ5AbxUO9_PKQHdZEi/s320/TomlinChristmas-005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjux3vMttcOuv2rLcrESItS67dtco8XlJ1K-EPXkwP3Fakd0P_wMmJ5jpl3CCaibmPfO6CWzka_ALo0f7bMb45ivw0I08zm_5bRZWs6D5SnHdHYps2mO1elNEZ1Rg3AiTdt2s_MH07DgcbJ/s1600/TomlinChristmas-013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555775390427013714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjux3vMttcOuv2rLcrESItS67dtco8XlJ1K-EPXkwP3Fakd0P_wMmJ5jpl3CCaibmPfO6CWzka_ALo0f7bMb45ivw0I08zm_5bRZWs6D5SnHdHYps2mO1elNEZ1Rg3AiTdt2s_MH07DgcbJ/s320/TomlinChristmas-013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_OOvNitOQ_IjiNDdTzRdaySRWwTnAxD2Mg3q4tqycEbveZDHyjJJqSPrSDZfeZKYGb_rT6_qA1ZkGo7FlnvvFxNm6lx_CjMnZAB6pEPfZRU4nvIDTYq6_bJWPT-SAXl8DZG9IHMK2oqm/s1600/TomlinChristmas-034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555775071063587666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_OOvNitOQ_IjiNDdTzRdaySRWwTnAxD2Mg3q4tqycEbveZDHyjJJqSPrSDZfeZKYGb_rT6_qA1ZkGo7FlnvvFxNm6lx_CjMnZAB6pEPfZRU4nvIDTYq6_bJWPT-SAXl8DZG9IHMK2oqm/s320/TomlinChristmas-034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ecND-tlC_34Yjv5zuOSD1Vvc2k1bgOYsqUaGOkSiyIYrAYJvtLX77yfHoMvARo8IOpaif-m8BBtcSLTqhsGMQb7BoDi46OpCwCI2sMwNJrrEmzZZ77OM5fGhB6VsZ5Smz_RoXPqiKoHe/s1600/TomlinChristmas-001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555774211198530626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ecND-tlC_34Yjv5zuOSD1Vvc2k1bgOYsqUaGOkSiyIYrAYJvtLX77yfHoMvARo8IOpaif-m8BBtcSLTqhsGMQb7BoDi46OpCwCI2sMwNJrrEmzZZ77OM5fGhB6VsZ5Smz_RoXPqiKoHe/s320/TomlinChristmas-001.jpg" border="0" /></a> The second one was my FAVORITE! It's the one I used for our CHRISTmas cards, too!</div><div align="center">Happy Tuesday, <span style="color:#ff6666;">lovelies</span>!</div></div></div>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-23959321372659130882010-12-27T19:44:00.001-08:002010-12-27T20:09:42.418-08:00Catching up<div align="center"><br />Since I'm just now starting to get back to updating, I'll share a lot that has happened since last time we talked ;)<br /><br />I got a new car, a pretty pretty Jeep Commander!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBjDN6NN4E0OdbBQczhHUSAjXnnDFW6A-lyJpDR3PBJc3xumesmrTr3a5lAyaJNj6EvZ4YzKIRUjSEvB4mkMtNnSBZBsb77p6TTBVzHUy20HCb96sgj48JGn5bq7gPmp8ICsZsnCsrFPE/s1600/IMG00273-20101208-0851.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555574879783364114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBjDN6NN4E0OdbBQczhHUSAjXnnDFW6A-lyJpDR3PBJc3xumesmrTr3a5lAyaJNj6EvZ4YzKIRUjSEvB4mkMtNnSBZBsb77p6TTBVzHUy20HCb96sgj48JGn5bq7gPmp8ICsZsnCsrFPE/s320/IMG00273-20101208-0851.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br />Michael got a new car, a pretty pretty Honda Civic!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37xX3gGZn1C7hfepl0_J20Qc82Aeot6oQZqTl1rjBWjL-cGhXcazgaK4XqrwFrnCfAcCJDz7kcK4DLmOdpq5NTxI2XTxGUsmeuTnPIAXbuK41N_7aL4xokn-Rji-wsnDWllt03UPAjJnJ/s1600/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555575940595030882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37xX3gGZn1C7hfepl0_J20Qc82Aeot6oQZqTl1rjBWjL-cGhXcazgaK4XqrwFrnCfAcCJDz7kcK4DLmOdpq5NTxI2XTxGUsmeuTnPIAXbuK41N_7aL4xokn-Rji-wsnDWllt03UPAjJnJ/s320/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />I lost 7 more pounds, that's 23 total!<br /><br />I turned 21 & we went to the Atlanta Aquarium for my birthday.<br /><br />We took our 2010 Christmas pictures! Our puppies couldn't be in it this year because Xoe got sick (doing to her being so anxious) so I had to get her on some anxiety medicine and didn't want to risk her being out of her element. But she is doing great ;)<br /><br />Capo now weighs about 50 pounds, give or take a few :] and he is so precious.<br /><br />Our new baby Sophie is about 4 or 5 and she's more fiesty than ever. :)<br /><br />What's new with you!?<br /></p>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-35268108794949154062010-12-27T06:09:00.000-08:002010-12-27T06:25:04.612-08:00I'm baaaaaaaaaack :)<div align="center">So, I'm going to TRY to keep up with my blog more! I'm talking with Bailey, and hopefully getting a new layout soon so I can start fresh and keep up with it. I used to blog everyday! BUT I do use my Tumblr pretty frequently, so if you want to visit there then please do! Click <a href="http://www.thisvintageheart.tumblr.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />How was your Christmas!? Ours was really good! I'm leaving to go back to work after the fun little weekend we had, and I definitely do NOT want to! Bleh, I wish it could be holidays everyday ;)<br /><br />On Christmas Eve, my parents took Michael, Me, and my sister Hanna to Huntsville for the day and we shopped, saw Little Fockers (Hilarious!) and went to The Melting Pot, which is a fondu restraunt, OMG, sooo good! After a day in Huntsville, we went to see some Christmas lights. TOO fun! I love spending so much time with my family.<br /><br />Christmas morning we woke up, went right to my parents house and opened gifts (Santa was good this year! ;) and then ate a big yummy breakfast, cooked by my dad. mmmmmmm :) Afterwards we just laid around, took a big nap, and then Michael and I came home to get ready and spend a few hours with the dogs before we left to go to his Mom's. We went there around 5:30 and exchanged gifts and then ate dinner, then came home around 8:30.<br /><br />It was a perfect Christmas!<br />Oh, did I mention we had a WHITE Christmas? Yes, we did! It was our first snow of the year, and our first white Christmas since 1989, the winter I was born!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLszn4bqt6PC-ulysVhJe9AGkbk9hi6snlp1ZrnoWwx4N2vs43L0wVistVwgNgGIBAcO9c4fOxS41_gugOJsNrBB2Suvi56-Ohya_B05zuEVESGwOUlfxZS1Mn05Hw9ow5zJtumXeav-p/s1600/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555366204297780642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLszn4bqt6PC-ulysVhJe9AGkbk9hi6snlp1ZrnoWwx4N2vs43L0wVistVwgNgGIBAcO9c4fOxS41_gugOJsNrBB2Suvi56-Ohya_B05zuEVESGwOUlfxZS1Mn05Hw9ow5zJtumXeav-p/s320/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />It was beautiful! It also snowed the day after Christmas, so most of the churches closed and we decided to go get breakfast! After that we went to Best Buy and shopped for a little while at the mall, then went home for the majority of the day.<br /><br />All in all, I would have to say this has been the best weekend I have had in a long time! Family, Food, presents, Jesus' birthday, and SNOW! What more could you ask for?<br /><br />How was your christmas!?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">*Oh, in case anyone is wondering, I am still workout out with my trainer and I have lost 23 pounds so far :) </span></p>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-63670709276030247362010-12-23T08:17:00.000-08:002010-12-23T08:20:36.149-08:00Merry Christmas from our family to YOURS! :)<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3xNv719yQ-OYtduukOF4_7v4DwihhY5ORA0UG8a03EdWCWiCfb3IfeW-urI6uxDhoJGDL7ZyG_-e88BhMAVO9Xa1VHfYiA9mh53Q3Rt-B9zzCA7i81I-GjedTyoy6piGoSy5CJ-c8QEc/s1600/christmas1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553912973569196802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3xNv719yQ-OYtduukOF4_7v4DwihhY5ORA0UG8a03EdWCWiCfb3IfeW-urI6uxDhoJGDL7ZyG_-e88BhMAVO9Xa1VHfYiA9mh53Q3Rt-B9zzCA7i81I-GjedTyoy6piGoSy5CJ-c8QEc/s320/christmas1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sadly, my sweet 4 furbabies couldn't be in the pictures this year. TOO cold to take them all out! BUT, we will be getting "family pictures" very soon.<br /><br />Have a safe, Happy, BLESSED Holiday season! </div>whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-24977639225210771922010-12-01T20:51:00.000-08:002010-12-01T20:58:27.448-08:00MIAI'm always Missing. I missed sharing my birthday and thanksgiving with you! I'm so lazy. Okay, not really, I really have been going like a mad woman. But, on a side note.... My parents surprised me with an iPad today! I'm loving it. I'm on it now ;) the got me an ipad and my little sister, Hanna, an iPhone four. She loves hers too! My parents are so amazing. And I don't just say that when they get me amazing things like an iPad! I really say it and mean it almost everyday. I don't tell them as much as i should, but everyone know how crazy I am about them. Anyways, I will be back on tomorrow and share thanksgiving, black Friday, and my birthday with you and lots of pictures! <br /> In the mean time, follow me on twitter! Do any of you have a Twitter? :) @whitneytomlinwhitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-73487518447414027922010-11-17T07:48:00.000-08:002010-11-17T08:09:20.430-08:00To all you dog lovers..<center>This morning I was going through some of my favorite blogs and someone who is a dog person;) posted this sweet story. This definitely made me cry, what a sweet sweet story it was! It's kind of long, but more than worth the read. LOTS of LOVE to all you dog fans! :)
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<br />They told me the big black Lab's name was Reggie as I looked at him lying in his pen. The shelter was clean and the people really friendly. I'd only been in the area for six months, but everywhere I went in the small college town, people were welcoming and open. Everyone waves when you pass them on the street.
<br />But something was still missing as I attempted to settle in to my new life here, and I thought a dog couldn't hurt. Give me someone to talk to. And I had just seen Reggie's advertisement on the local news. The shelter said they had received numerous calls right after, but they said the people who had come down to see him just didn't look like "Lab people," whatever that meant. They must've thought I did.
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<br />But at first, I thought the shelter had misjudged me in giving me Reggie and his things, which consisted of a dog pad, bag of toys almost all of which were brand new tennis balls, his dishes, and a sealed letter from his
<br />previous owner. See, Reggie and I didn't really hit it off when we got home. We struggled for two weeks (which is how long the shelter told me to give him to adjust to his new home). Maybe it was the fact that I was trying to adjust, too. Maybe we were too much alike. For some reason, his stuff (except for the tennis balls - he wouldn't go anywhere without two stuffed in his mouth) got tossed in with all of my other unpacked boxes. I guess I didn't really think he'd need all his old stuff, that I'd get him new things once he settled in. but it became pretty clear pretty soon that he wasn't going to.
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<br />I tried the normal commands the shelter told me he knew, ones like "sit" and "stay" and "come" and "heel," and he'd follow them - when he felt like it. He never really seemed to listen when I called his name - sure, he'd look in my direction after the fourth of fifth time I said it, but then he'd just go back to doing whatever. When I'd ask again, you could almost see him sigh and then grudgingly obey.
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<br />This just wasn't going to work. He chewed a couple shoes and some unpacked boxes. I was a little too stern with him and he resented it, I could tell. The friction got so bad that I couldn't wait for the two
<br />weeks to be up, and when it was, I was in full-on search mode for my cellphone amid all of my unpacked stuff. I remembered leaving it on the stack of boxes for the guest room, but I also mumbled, rather cynically, that the "darn dog probably hid it on me." Finally I found it, but before I could punch up the shelter's number, I also found his pad and other toys from the shelter. I tossed the pad in Reggies direction and he snuffed it and wagged, some of the most enthusiasm I'd seen since bringing him home. But then I called, "Hey, Reggie, you like that? Come here and I'll give you a treat." Instead, he sort of glanced
<br />in my direction - maybe "glared" is more accurate - and then gave a discontented sigh and flopped down with his back to me.
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<br />Well, that's not going to do it either, I thought. And I punched the shelter phone number. But I hung up when I saw the sealed envelope. I had completely forgotten about that, too. "Okay, Reggie," I said out loud, "let's see if your previous owner has any advice.".... .....
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<br />To Whoever Gets My Dog:
<br />Well, I can't say that I'm happy you're reading this, a letter I told the shelter could only be opened by Reggie's new owner. I'm not even happy writing it. If you're reading this, it means I just got back from my last car ride with my Lab after dropping him off at the shelter. He knew something was different. I have packed up his pad and toys before and set them by the back door before a trip, but this time... it's like he knew something was wrong. And something is wrong... which is why I have to go to try to make it right.
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<br />So let me tell you about my Lab in the hopes that it will help you bond with him and he with you. First, he loves tennis balls. The more the merrier. Sometimes I think he's part squirrel, the way he hordes them. He usually always has two in his mouth, and he tries to get a third in there. Hasn't done it yet. Doesn't
<br />matter where you throw them, he'll bound after it, so be careful - really don't do it by any roads. I made that mistake once, and it almost cost him dearly.
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<br />Next, commands. Maybe the shelter staff already told you, but I'll go over them again: Reggie knows the obvious ones -"sit," "stay," "come", "heel." He knows hand signals: "back" to turn around and go back when you put your hand straight up; and "over" if you put your hand out right or left. "Shake" for shaking water off, and "paw" for a high-five. He does "down" when he feels like lying down - I bet you could work on that with him some more. He knows "ball" and "food" and "bone" and "treat" like nobody's business.
<br />I trained Reggie with small food treats. Nothing opens his ears like little pieces of hot dog.
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<br />Feeding schedule: twice a day, once about seven in the morning, and again at six in the evening. Regular store-bought stuff; the shelter has the brand.
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<br />He's up on his shots. Call the clinic on 9th Street and update his info with yours; they'll make sure to send you reminders for when he's due. Be forewarned: Reggie hates the vet. Good luck getting him in the car - I don't know how he knows when it's time to go to the vet, but he knows.
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<br />Finally, give him some time. I've never been married, so it's only been Reggie and me for his whole life. He's gone everywhere with me, so please include him on your daily car rides if you can. He sits well in the
<br />backseat, and he doesn't bark or complain. He just loves to be around people, and me most especially.
<br />Which means that this transition is going to be hard, with him going to live with someone new.
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<br />And that's why I need to share one more bit of info with you....
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<br />His name's not Reggie.
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<br />I don't know what made me do it, but when I dropped him off at the shelter I told them his name was Reggie. He's a smart dog, he'll get used to it and will respond to it, of that I have no doubt. But I just couldn't bear to give them his real name. For me to do seemed so final that handing him over to the shelter was as good as me admitting that I'd never see him again. And if I end up coming back, getting him, and tearing up this letter, it means everything's fine. But if someone else is reading it, well... well it means that his new owner should know his real name. It'll help you bond with him. Who knows, maybe you'll even notice a change in his demeanor if he's been giving you problems.
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<br />His real name is Tank. Because that is what I drive.
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<br />Again, if you're reading this and you're from the area, maybe my name has been on the news. I told the shelter that they couldn't make "Reggie" available for adoption until they received word from my company commander.
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<br />See, my parents are gone, I have no siblings, no one I could've left Tank with... and it was my only real request of the Army upon my deployment to Iraq, that they make one phone call the shelter... in the
<br />event"... to tell them that Tank could be put up for adoption. Luckily, my colonel is a dog guy, too, and he knew where my platoon was headed. He said he'd do it personally. And if you're reading this, then he made good on his word.
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<br />Well, this letter is getting to downright depressing, even though, frankly I'm just writing it for my dog. I couldn't imagine if I was writing it for a wife and kids and family. but still, Tank has been my family for
<br />the last six years, almost as long as the Army has been my family.
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<br />And now I hope and pray that you make him part of your family and that he will adjust and come to love you the same way he loved me. That unconditional love from a dog is what I took with me to Iraq as an
<br />inspiration to do something selfless, to protect innocent people from those who would do terrible things... and to keep those terrible people from coming over here. If I had to give up Tank in order to do it, I am
<br />glad to have done so. He was my example of service and of love. I hope I honored him by my service to my country and comrades.
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<br />All right, that's enough. I deploy this evening and have to drop this letter off at the shelter. I don't think I'll say another good-bye to Tank, though. I cried too much the first time. Maybe I'll peek in on him and see if he finally got that third tennis ball in his mouth.
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<br />Good luck with Tank. Give him a good home, and give him an extra kiss goodnight - every night - from me.
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<br />Thank you, Paul Mallory
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<br />I folded the letter and slipped it back in the envelope. Sure I had heard of Paul Mallory, everyone in town knew him, even new people like me. Local kid, killed in Iraq a few months ago and posthumously awarded the Silver Star when he gave his life to save three buddies. Flags had been at half-mast for days.
<br />I leaned forward in my chair and rested my elbows on my knees, staring at the dog.
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<br />"Hey, Tank," I said quietly. The dog's head whipped up, his ears cocked and his eyes bright. "C'mere boy." He was instantly on his feet, his nails clicking on the hardwood floor. He sat in front of me, his head tilted, searching for the name he hadn't heard in months. "Tank," I whispered. His tail swished. I kept whispering his name, over and over, and each time, his ears lowered his eyes softened, and his posture relaxed as a wave of contentment just seemed to flood him. I stroked his ears, rubbed his shoulders, buried my face into his scruff and hugged him.
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<br />"It's me now, Tank, just you and me. Your old pal gave you to me." Tank reached up and licked my cheek. "So whatdaya say we play some ball? His ears perked again. "Yeah? Ball? You like that? Ball?" Tank tore from my hands and disappeared in the next room.
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<br />And when he came back, he had three tennis balls in his mouth.
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<br /><strong>-was that not adorable!?</strong>
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<br />Since this is a doggy-post, I must post a picture for each of my loves. duh;)
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<br />Princess Xoe
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<br />Prince Zeke
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<br />Baby Boy Capo
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<br />Baby Girl Sophie
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<br />whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868657070013994768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1162277094641904066.post-645713723317349922010-11-16T06:45:00.001-08:002010-11-16T08:56:40.814-08:00Blogger award + more SOPHIE! :)<center>Last night Sophie did great! She slept by Michael most of the night.. she really likes him! She's been using her pee pad like a good little girl and eating and has warmed up to the rest of the crew :)
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<br />I was a little hesitant to keep her on her pee pad since my other dogs go outside on a leash, but since she was already trained I decided we would see how well she did with it and go from there. So I keep her pee pad and food + water in my bathroom. She's had 2 accidents, one when she was scoping out the house and one in the middle of the night. [Which was my fault because she kept jumping down going to her pee pad and I thought she just wanted to play so I kept picking her up.] Well, she showed us, and peed right on Michael's pillow. HA! Not funny, but semi-funny.
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<br />Anyways, Here are some pictures of Sophie Kate!
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<br />I will hopefully get some more (not cell phone) pictures soon. She's a little camera shy and boy does she love her daddy! *jealousy* ;)
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<br />On to the blogger award that RIA tagged me in! Ria is probably my best blogger friend! It seems like we BBM everyday! PLUS she is suuuuuuper in love with Jesus and so sweet! And suuuuuper stylish! haha :) So here we go!
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<br />The rules are you are to share 7 things about yourself. Then Pass it along… So… here I go!
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<br />1. True story: I haven't had a coke in EIGHT weeks. :D
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<br />2. I have a freckle on my neck in the shape of a heart.
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<br />3. I have 4 dogs and would have a hundred more if I could!
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<br />4. My birthday is the day before Thanksgiving this year.
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<br />5. My dream is to own a boutique clothing store w- a little bakery on the side.
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<br />6. I have the loudest laugh in the world.
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<br />7. I gag at the site of broccoli and squash. *gags*
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<br />NOW- YOU do it! I'm tagging every single one of you!
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<br />Ps. Could you keep a little prayer going for my family? It's pretty urgent. Thank you!
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