It's my last day in Charleston. I've been here for over a week and have had a good time, but its time to go to my new house...lol. The floors were promised to be finished today.

We have a new playgroup here in Charleston, so I'll try to make it whenever I can. Baby and I have had a great time both times we've been. I may use my mom's house to host the next one if we can make it baby friendly. eek.

This past weekend I made a pizza that was so delicious! I opted for an already made crust and I used an idea from a local greek restaurant. The pizza was spread with EVOO, spinach dip, sliced fontina cheese, gorganzola and garlic. It was the best freakin thing EVER!! I recommend these two cheeses. It was part of a recipe in the latest Gourmet or Bon Appetite magazine. (don't remember which). They had a homemade crust and topped it with these two cheeses, but had a sweet wine syrup tossed with red grapes. I want to try that recipe, but seemed a little too time consuming. I've been VERY lazy all week.

I made some of my oatmeal cookies yesterday. I havent baked in awhile because of WW, but these tasted so good even though they resulted in a kitchen fire! Just so you know, coconut will catch fire! I had to wake Lee from a dead sleep to help put the fire out. It scared the shit out of me.

Well, until next time.......

I would love to know why this world is full of dishonest people who have no problems with screwing people over.

When we purchased our new house, just like our first home, we paid for a year warranty that was to cover anything that went wrong with the house in that first year. So, in the first week of moving in, our AC broke. The warranty company was called and the man who came out to fix it, came right out and said that we were screwed. He said to our faces that there was a clause in the contract and even if we were to hire a lawyer, it would be a lost cause. Then the dumbass said the warranty company only works with them, which to me, means they're both crooks. He did say that if they could find this "obsolete" part then it was no cost. 
So, they find the part and order it. Tuesday they were to come out to fix it and it would be no charge. What a relief, right?! WRONG. They were due there in an hour and we get a call saying the parts ordered were wrong. So, we are waiting on a phone call. Lee gets it today and they have to replace it and our cost will be $1100. WTF?!  So, the money we paid for a warranty was useless. 

So, yesterday "Floor it Now" starts on our floors. The sales man and the installer both knew about the hardwood that was already in our diningroom. They just "forgot", so now we get to pay an extra $175 so they can rip that up along with the carpet. We have already gone over our floor budget as it is, and now this.

Its just so overwhelming and discouraging. 

I am still in Charleston. The husband did come in last night, but he's leaving later today. His brother is following him up there for a night away. I am heading home tomorrow after the babe's nap. I'm ready to be there! I want to go to Lowes and pick up some more paint and try to get started before the floors go down. They start on Wednesday, thank god.  Tuesday, that cable goes in, finally. and I believe the AC is being fixed on one of those days. Busy week. Not sure how its gonna work with them taking 3 days to do the floors. I talked about just staying in Charleston, but Lee didnt seem to think it was a good idea. So, I guess we'll just play it by ear.

I'm closing in on 20lbs lost!  I have been eating out A LOT and even though I'm working hard at keeping it close, its got to stop, today!  When we are settled into our house, I'm going to start putting some activity into my life. Whether it's walking, riding bikes or swimming, I don't care...I want to be tight. :)

Last night my friend and I made plans to go out for dessert and a drink. It turned into her, myself and two of my cousins. It was a really nice night. We went to Kaminskys for dessert and then Henry's for a beer. I really want to start doing it more often.

There is an italian restaurant in our new neighborhood. Lee went in for dinner the other night and its family owned and ran and he got talking to the woman. She wants to see a "brochure" of mine and acted interested in some of my baked goods.  That would be great!!  She and her family moved there so she could be a SAHM and its affordable, so thats good to know she understands.

I cannot sleep, so I'm searching for halloween costumes for the babe. I wanted something simple. Something you might have seen in the vintage days. My cousin is dressing her son as a cowboy. I love the idea, but I cant steal it.  The two ideas I have right now is a vintage pilot or (random idea, saw a cute picture) a sock monkey. I'd have to make that one(who am i kidding..have it made). Any other ideas?

I need a few outfits. My clothes look horrible on me because they are a size or two too big. It's making me feel like I haven't lost any weight. I did find a super cute pair of pants the other day, but they are wool and a tad too small....I could wear them out if I wanted, but I'd like to just lose some more weight and wait for some cooler weather. They are very "Hampton'. For some reason I'm really digging the preppy look these days...of course I like to add a bit of funk to it. they are tight fitting, boot cut. Navy Blue with thin, white plaid designs......almost like boxes. I got them from Marshalls for $24!!! I believe they are American Eagle. Go get a pair, you wont regret it.

Once I hit the 20lbs mark, I'm buying myself some clothes, getting a haircut and buying all new make-up. I'm also getting my damn massage and facial that I've had since Christmas of 2005!

Awhile back I bought the best curtains that I have hanging in the upstairs hallway in Charleston. They are perfect for our new livingroom. However, its a greatroom and there are two windows in the diningroom. I thought about finding curtains or shades that would blend in, but decided to look at other Ross's for matching curtains. On Monday, I found them. It took a total of 4 different Ross's to track down 6 panels, but it was worth it! I have the two new windows dressed and now I'm anxious to bring the other 2 panels here. I don't want to do too much because it's all gonna have to be moved for the floor installation. Blah...not looking forward to that.

Lee has off tomorrow. We are going to Charleston for the day and night. I may stay the weekend, but haven't decided yet. We cant leave until after 8:00 because our realtor has set us up with a "fix it" guy and he is doing the work tomorrow. I'm guessing we can just leave him here. He has to do some plumbing and electrical work. The seller was supposed to have it done, but she was a slacker and just had to give us a check. She almost didnt do that until her realtor and ours told her not to be stupid! She was one of those women who thinks the world is screwing her over.....sounds like someone I know..haha.

Well, I have got to tidy up the lovely mess my son has created before its time to fix the both of us dinner! I miss Food Tv.....we are getting cable this weekend, or I go on strike!

We are here! All of our furniture pieces are in, but just about everything else is still in Charleston. I was planning to go back yesterday, but decided to stay and now I'm stuck until Lee has a day off because we only have my car here.

The floors will probably go down in about 2 weeks. We took forever to make a decision, so we lost the 21st for installation. We dropped the check off today. Now we will have to move all our furniture out and I'm not quite sure where it will go. Outside, maybe?

We had to go to a laundry mat today. I felt like Paris and Nichole trying to work the machines...it wasn't fun and I'm quite sure I might have herpes now. lol.

We have been on the go since Saturday. I think I finally(after 3 trips) have enough groceries to last the rest of the week. We are eating on plastic plates and using plastic utensils. I have one small pot, one HUGE pot and a skillet that has seen better days. I can't wait to get the rest of our things here!

The baby is doing well here, but I'm anxious to get him back on schedule. His mornings havent been too great and he's being very clingy, so I'm not getting much done.  I have tons to do today because Lee took the laundry out of the dryer while I went to Bilo and they weren't finished drying..argh. So, now I have to find places to lay them out. Plus, our dishwasher is a piece of shit, so I have to fool with that so I can get dishes washed. I might just do them by hand, but we dont have a drain board and everything is so "roughing-it" right now. I'm weird about cabinets in feeling they need to be cleaned and lined before my things can go inside, so just about everything is laying on the counter. It's a mess here.

We are back from myrtle beach. I don't know if I'm getting old, or if its having a one year old, but these little weekend trips are exhausting! We had fun though and I'm glad we went. 

I like to think I'm a fairly modest person, but one thing I will say is that I tend to look out for everone else's interest and noone seems to mind. I'm from a very large family and I seem to get lost in it. I want to start doing things for myself and I'm going to demand that others do for me every once in awhile. Just once I want to go on a vacation or weekend trip and have it be about "what I want to do".

Today is Lee's last day of work in Charleston. I'm meeting him and some co-workers for drinks tonight. I have no idea what I'm going to wear. It's not as stressful as it was because I've lost 8lbs and I can see such a huge difference in my body. I'm very motivated.

I got a call from Susie today. She just wanted to tell me that the desserts were delicious and she loved my letter. She said that she is still a couple of months away from making any decisions and since she herself doesnt know what she's doing, it will be awhile before we get into more details. She seemed impressed and I'm glad.

We are going to look at some more hardwood floor samples tomorrow and hopefully picking one and getting them installed next week. We found a great company who seems to be on top of things.....let's hope they prove that to me! The baby and I may have a slumber party there a few nights next week.

Ok, I need to rest if I'm going out tonight.