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New Chapter: Nashville edition

Becca — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:30:13 +0000

Here I sit in my apartment, needing to finish my online orientations, but yeah I don’t really feel like spending the rest of the day doing anything productive.

Sigh.

The apartment is unpacked, and pretty much decorated. I figured I’d do a post with some pictures later this week, hopefully after we get rid of these moving boxes.

I had everything unpacked within a week of moving, and we’re re-arranged the living room so it’s more open. Bellatrix has been defying my left and right. It’s almost like she wants to get thrown into a tub full of water. She’s been climbing on top of kitchen counters, tables, everything she’s not supposed to, and yet nothing I’ve tried keeps her off, and I’ve tried pretty much everything. The best I can do is keep the kitchen clean and not leave anything breakable where she can easily knock it over.

We’ve explored the new neighborhood, and I kind of love it up here. I don’t think my mind or body has yet adjusted to the fact that I don’t live in Murfreesboro anymore, but maybe I will feel better after this weekend when we go get our cars tested for new license plate tags. I also need a new library card, so maybe once that happens I will feel more at home.

A new chapter is starting soon. I know I write that every time, but it’s true. I’m back in school and Gray is working full-time. I have to say moving has been wonderful. Gray know works 7:30am-4:30pm and so we get to spend more time together. Plus, he’ll be able to help me with cooking and the house some. I am so ready to be done with school and working a real, full-time job in nursing. I can’t wait.

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Meet Bellatrix

Becca — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:31:42 +0000

We are officially parents to a kitten named Bellatrix.

It all started well before we got married. I’ve wanted a puppy for as long as I could remember. I had a chocolate lab when I was a kid and just as she was nearing her first birthday, a car ran her over and she died. I was absolutely crushed but my parents didn’t let me get another dog. In their defense, I wasn’t doing that much work to take care of her, mostly because I wasn’t allowed to go out in the cold to feed her.

So you could say I’ve wanted a pet for years. When we got married, I wanted a puppy, but our finances were not the best so I said we’d save up for a pet because it costs so much to initially buy a puppy.

Every time we’d have money, we’d have to spend it on something else… So Gray let me buy a chinchilla in June, a month after we got married. We had the chinchilla for almost two years before we sold him to a friend.

The desire for a puppy didn’t go away, though. I realized that the easiest way to get a pet would be to have a big sum of money set aside. Last year we had to use our tax refund to pay off some debt, but this year we set it aside for a pet… the catch was that Gray had to get a job first, because otherwise we might need the money for bills.

I’m sure you’re wondering to yourself now about Gray’s job, but that’s really not anything I can share beyond that it’s pretty awesome and he’s excited.

So fast forward to graduation and all that jazz… Gray graduated the 7th and our anniversary was the 10th. After a meeting at his place of employment, he agreed that we could go ahead and look for a dog. A quick stop at the apartment office confirmed my fears… it would be almost impossible to get a dog because of the apartment requirements.

Still, we set out to go to the Rutherford County P.A.W.S. While there were a few nice dogs there, none of them were housebroken and so we couldn’t get any of them. I suggested we stop at Petco to see if they had anything and we found a few flyers for free pets and looked through the database… and then we saw the cats. Bellatrix was not our first choice… I was attracted to a tortie named Glenda… so much so that when we decided to get a cat instead of a dog, I wanted to go back and get her.

Guys, Glenda was pregnant. All the cats at Petco are supposed to be spayed/neutered, but apparently they didn’t realize she was pregnant. So basically we couldn’t get her because kittens in an apartment? No, thanks.

That left two kitties… Bellatrix (originally named Rachel) and her sister, Brandi. We chose Bella because she was the friendliest of the two and kept licking and caressing my hand. Basically, she adopted me.

We chose her name on the car ride home. If you don’t already know, Bellatrix Lestrange (nee Black)is a character from Harry Potter, a very powerful and evil witch who is on Voldemort’s side. The name means “female warrior” and is actually a star in the Orion Constellation. We chose her name because we both love Harry Potter and her coat is mainly black, just like her namesake’s ~~soul~~ maiden name and hair. We call her Bella for short.

She visited the vet on Wednesday and charmed the staff there. I have to say, for a kitten (about 5 months old), she’s sooooo laidback. The vet was so surprised at how well she took everything. Sure, she squirmed, but she didn’t hiss or hide after getting her shots.

Bella loves to cuddle and be rubbed, but she also likes to play. So far she’s been very good about going in the litter box only and is not rebellious (knock on wood). She’s definitely already spoiled.

After the vet visit, I was telling Gray how lucky we are because God totally blessed this whole process. The timing of adopting Bella was completely ordained because we have a precious and sweet kitty now. I know it’s a rarity, and I’m thankful we’ve been so blessed.

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Anecdotes here lately…

Becca — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:17:36 +0000

Two short stories that I’ve decided to share with you all.

Sunday morning we stayed home from church. We were exhausted from the party the night before and I had gotten the vaccine on Friday so I wasn’t feeling that great in general. It was around ten that morning that someone knocked on our door.

I seem to attract the crazies and wasn’t dressed properly so I ran to the bathroom where Gray was about to shower. “There is someone at the door!” “Ok, answer it….” I don’t want to, you do it.” “Um, dear, I’m not exactly dressed to greet them.”

Poor Gray had to grab some clothes very fast and run to the door. It turned out to be a local church who was handing out bags of toiletry items in the name of Jesus. They invited us to their church and were going in a minute.

As I was looking through the bag of goodies I’m pretty sure I said, “It’s just like Christmas!”

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The other story involves ATMS and checks. On Saturday morning, we had a few errands to run before I could begin cooking. I suggested that this time we withdraw money for our groceries so we’re not tempted to splurge on sweets/snacks during the middle of the week. So we drove our to an ATM and withdrew some money before going to Petco to get the chinchilla some supplies.

Flash forward to Sunday night in bed. I’m laying there and suddenly freak out. You see, my mom had sent me a check and Trina had written me another and I thought we had deposited them without signing them. I went into crazy mode for about a minute until Gray finally grabbed his wallet and pulled out the checks. My mind had made up out a memory that we had gone to deposit those checks, which was an intention but didn’t end up happening because we forgot. Gray called me crazy and we went to sleep.

I just thought I’d shared, since I needed something to write about for today.

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Grady Junior

Becca — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:49:25 +0000

Gray got a haircut yesterday. He has been complaining since his last haircut that his hair is too long. That is what happens when you tell them you want a “trim” and not a few inches off.

So we went to Wal-mart because it was cheap and close. After wanting for an eternity, Gray was seen and I wandered off in the store in search of entertainment. When Gray finally caught up with me, he looked like this:

Well hello, Grady Jr.!

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'lectricity & Stuff

Gray — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:16:27 +0000

Hello, all. Just thought that I was quite overdue for an update on ‘la vida,’ as it is, so here goes:

Married Life – Great! Now I can finally sleep next to the hot body that is Becca and as a couple we’re doing pretty well. (And getting better… wink, wink.)

Job -Pretty quiet, I do my work while waiting for someone to show up and need something most of the time. Not many people are actually on campus (big surprise, I know) so my job is just that much easier. Oh, interesting tidbit, the power for the entire building went out, so I got off early because someone on a construction crew dug before they called & took out a major power line to campus.

School – Finally started my class for the summer and it doesn’t end until August 8th (lovely, I know). The professor seems alright, we’ll just see how it goes. Fortunate for me, I know several of the guys in the class & I believe that we’ll be able to help each other out, hopefully.

Lastly, here’s today’s xkcd comic:

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Happy 21st Birthday Gray

Becca — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:36:41 +0000

Gray

Originally uploaded by becsaboo

Today Gray turns 21. It’s hard to believe that we’re both past the bigger milestones of the young adult life. Now all we can look forward to is old age. Totally kidding. I think.

Because of finances I’m not able to give her the birthday that I would love to give him, but he is getting a cake.

Happy Birthday Sweetheart! I can’t wait to share many more birthdays with you.

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Spring Break

Gray — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:43:19 +0000

So only one more week until Spring Break…WOOT! As of now Becca and I are trying to spend the break between our two families, as long as other things don’t get in the way. We’ll be doing some wedding planning and working on sending out invitations.

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Hey, pplz…

Gray — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:30:16 +0000

This semester has started off pretty well; I’m only taking 14 hrs. of class & they shouldn’t be too challenging. I already understand everything that they’ve taught so far and I’m keeping up with all of the schoolwork that they’ve assigned so far. I’ve already taken care of a few of the assignments due this coming week and it shouldn’t take me to much longer to finish the rest of the homework. The next big thing to turn in is the first open lab form Comp. Sci. II and it won’t take too long because it isn’t too involved. That’s everything interesting with school…

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Encounter 07

Becca — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:58:45 +0000

So, Gray and I got back home the 1st from Greensboro, NC where we attended Encounter 07, the Campus Crusade for Christ Midsouth regional winter conference. It was a whole lot of fun, until people (including Gray) got sick with a stomach virus the last night. He has fully recovered now, thankfully. This next month is going to be a busy month for us both. Gray will go back to school the 14th and I must begin job hunting and starting back on that silly wedding planning path. Only 4 months until we’re officially married and we’re glad it’s getting closer.

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Wort! Wort!

Gray — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:03:46 +0000

Well, it’s two days after X-mas and I’m already about to head back to the ‘boro to head out once again to Cru’s Winter Conference and I really can’t wait to be there. Please pray for my safety & all goes well while in the other ‘boro (Murfreesboro–Greensboro ).-Gray Sanborn

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