A trip to the dog park!

A couple of days ago John suggested that we should take Bentley to Fleet Peoples dog park in Orlando. I'm not going to lie, I was a bit nervous. Bentely hasn't been around too many dogs in his 4 years of life, (honestly, he has never been to a dog park) so I wasn't sure what to expect from this new experience.

Once we got there I was overwhelmed and surprised by how many dogs were there just running around and playing. We started off by taking it a little slow. We went on a little trail that eventually led us to the lake where a large majority of the dogs were swimming and playing. Once Bentley was off his leash he started sniffing and playing with the other dogs.

Bentley has never gone swimming before and when we tried to get him to get into the water he wouldn't. So we threw a stick in the lake and told him to fetch. He slowly crept into the water and once he got to the stick he barely dipped his face in the water almost in a "polite" way.  It was so funny and cute!

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We are moving again!!

Well, John and I are moving!! (Big surprise here!!) haha. Just across Orlando this time! Since we have moved from Illinois to Florida we have moved 3 different times, lived in 3 different towns and lived in 2 different states! I'm convinced we have the moving "itch" and in another 6-12 months we will probably be moving again. :) One of the main reasons for our move this time is to save up money to buy a house! Which I am super excited about and the fact that we might buy in Orlando helps me feel grounded.



As much as I hate packing, I find moving fun and exciting. It's another change and another adventure that I get to experience with the person I love. I am so thankful that we have got to experience all of these "moves" together. I really feel like we have grown so much and learned more about ourselves, each other, and God in each location we have lived. We have moved for different reasons each time and I can say without a doubt that the first move was the hardest but I grew so much and I am a much stronger person than I was 3 years ago! I'm really looking forward to this move next month because we will be living in an apartment which is a place I have never lived in before, so it should be interesting. That's all for now! Here are some pictures of some of our past moves!



Moving day. Illinois to Perry, Georgia.



Bentley posing in our basement home in Perry, GA.



Taking Bentley for walks along the golf course



Valentine's Day in Georgia



Disney World! Orlando, FL

Blender Blues

This mornings workout was a little different from what I have been doing. I decided to go with a workout I like to call "create your own workout as you go!" :) Which consisted of running/walking on the treadmill for 25 mins followed by the elliptical alternating between high and medium intensity for 15 mins. Do you ever have these workouts?

When I arrived home I was greeted by this little cutie!




I decided to follow up my workout with a vanilla protein shake. (I look forward to drinking these!!) Yum!


Blender Blues

A couple weeks ago John and I shopped around for a new blender. We didn't go too many places and we didn't end up with a new blender. The blender we have now is a cheap one that John had before we got married.



Now that I am using the blender more I would really like to get one that will get the job done. I'm not wanting to spend a crazy amount of money but I don't want to skimp on one either. Do any of you have any suggestions for a good blender? I'm in the market for one! :)


Now I'm off to finish watching Full House! Uncle Jesse is playing the piano and singing!


What is your favorite kind of workout?

In your opinion, what is the best and most affordable blender?

Blender Blues

This mornings workout was a little different from what I have been doing. I decided to go with a workout I like to call "create your own workout as you go!" :) Which consisted of running/walking on the treadmill for 25 mins followed by the elliptical alternating between high and medium intensity for 15 mins. Do you ever have these workouts?

When I arrived home I was greeted by this little cutie!


I decided to follow up my workout with a vanilla protein shake. (I look forward to drinking these!!) Yum!

Blender Blues
A couple weeks ago John and I shopped around for a new blender. We didn't go too many places and we didn't end up with a new blender. The blender we have now is a cheap one that John had before we got married.

Now that I am using the blender more I would really like to get one that will get the job done. I'm not wanting to spend a crazy amount of money but I don't want to skimp on one either. Do any of you have any suggestions for a good blender? I'm in the market for one! :)

Now I'm off to finish watching Full House! Uncle Jesse is playing the piano and singing!

What is your favorite kind of workout?
In your opinion, what is the best and most affordable blender?

Love coming home to my baby B!!

I seriously have the best dog. He is SO sweet! I LOVE coming home to him and being welcomed by a happy labradoodle with a powerful tail!! Dogs can really lift your spirits!! I always tell Bentley he is my best friend (other than his daddy of course!). He brings so much joy and happiness into our lives! I love my baby Bentz!!!

Are any of you crazy about your baby pup? Bentley is 2 1/2 yrs. but he will always be my baby!!

Love coming home to my baby B!!

I seriously have the best dog. He is SO sweet! I LOVE coming home to him and being welcomed by a happy labradoodle with a powerful tail!! Dogs can really lift your spirits!! I always tell Bentley he is my best friend (other than his daddy of course!). He brings so much joy and happiness into our lives! I love my baby Bentz!!!

Are any of you crazy about your baby pup? Bentley is 2 1/2 yrs. but he will always be my baby!!

Walking Trail

Walking Trail 

Today I got off work a little early so I decided to take Bentley on an afternoon walk on the walking trail. The trail is 4 miles in and 4 miles back.  It is paved and marked every half mile. I ran the trail the other day and had no problem getting my heart rate up thanks to all of the hills. However, today I took it a bit easy and just walked. The trail is very enjoyable and absolutely beautiful! It's surrounded by the Oconee Golf course, as well as the Golf Academy. It is perfectly shaded by the surrounding trees and allows just enough sunlight to enjoy the outdoors and the beauty of the property. I am so thankful to live so close to this wonderful trail. I'm sure Bentley would agree :)

Here are some pictures of the trail!

The trail next to the Cottages

Bentley getting ready to walk on the bridge over the lake!

 

View from the Bridge

Golf Course view

We ventured a little off the trail to snap this picture!

Informative signs..(or so I thought)

This was the turning around point. Not because I didn't want to go further but I simply did not know which way to go. There were no arrows pointing me in the right direction...hmmm.

 

Last but certainly not least.... Bentley was reunited with his daddy and new friend Cedric. He was greeted by his daddy with a nice ice cold water-(which he drank almost the whole bottle!) Bentley loves showing off his cutenes. It never fails that someone will mention something about how cute Bentz is or will want to pet him. He loves it! As we wrapped up our visit Bentely got his daddy to walk him to the car :)

Happy Valentine's Day!!

 

From the Corson's!

I have been celebrating Valentine's day since Friday.

John took me to Madison, Georgia for dinner. I had grilled salmon and John had steak. We both ordered a glass of wine. (Which we ended up swapping.) Before that we stumbled into this UNBELIEVABLE antique store. It was Sooooooooo neat!! And it was huge! (I actually got a little turned around.) I fell in love! And the music playing throughout the store was perfectly fitting. I ended up purchasing an antique red closet, which is soon to be delivered to my home :) Afterwards, we went for ice cream at a local ice cream shop in Madison.

 Today, John told me he had another Vday gift for me. I had to close my eyes and in walked Bentley with my present in his mouth. It was a picture of an iPhone. I was so excited!! I have never had a smart phone before and I really really needed a new phone. (And was wanting the iPhone, since it is now available to Verizon users.) So this was so perfect! It was definitely the best Valentine's Present! So...from now until my iPhone arrives (tomorrow) you will find me next to the front door waiting to activate my first smartphone! Yay!!!

The iPhone picture as you can tell, it was definitely in Bentley's mouth :)

Baby Bentley!

Baby Bentley!

 

I just love my little baby Bentley so much! Here is a video of him just being cute!

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Boredom=Sweet Treats!

 

Today was my second day off in a row and since John was working I was getting pretty ancy around the house. So.... Bentley and I decided to bake some white chocolate chip cookies and bring them to work for John and his co-workers to munch on. Needless to say this wasn't the first time we had whipped up a sweet treat for them and delivered it over, so when they found out they were quite happy. When we arrived I rolled down the window to deliver the cookies to  Gary and Bentley nearly jumped out of the window with so much excitement. He loves visiting his daddy at work and I do too :)

Yummm...and of course, I had to eat some fresh cookie dough:)

There was never a moment Bentley took his eyes off the cookies!

The cookies turned out a lot larger than I thought they would!

Off to take the cookies to work!

 

Bentley Photo Shoot!

Bentley and I spent the day together. He LOVES playing outside! He played with sticks and pine cones while I photographed him. He was a great subject and he even posed for me! (For some treats of course!)  It was much fun!