That Gal Jenna

You may or may not be able to tell how short I got my hair cut over the weekend! I always feel so much better after I chop off few inches of hair!

Oh AND if you are a fan of Colleen Houck's books (Tiger's Curse books to be more specific) the third installment of the series came out TODAY!! I ordered Tiger's Voyage on Amazon this morning...I...can't...wait!

So, how was your Halloween?

Tick tock time is ticking away and it'll soon be Halloween!

I received my Pebbles costume in the mail yesterday, sadly it's pretty large, BUT my wig fits and oh my goodness it is too cute. SO...I'll figure something out : )

And look who made themselves comfy in the package my costume came in....Trixie...she is still SO tiny even at 6 months old!

Have you narrowed it down to what you'll be wearing this year?

I came across such a cute and time friendly Halloween craft and thought it would be perfect to share with you guys!

That's silly...who doesn't ALWAYS need pay day?! 

I couldn't pick a favorite out of this bunch of finds if you asked me to! Okay...maybe I could. 

Before I get to all the fun I have to share some weekend plans.

First up on Saturday - I have to bring my little Sweet P to the vet - she has a check up that she's due for to make sure all is working the way it's supposed to! Gotta keep my crazy furry children healthy!

I am so excited that it's almost October for a few reasons - 

* I can start decorating (and shopping) for Halloween goodies - I have my own house to decorate this year!

* My next hair appointment is at the end of October so more red to come!

* It'll be that much closer to not being hotter than Hades...it was 95 degrees yesterday!

* Since we live in a family filled neighborhood...we'll have trick or treaters this year...yaaay!

What are you excited for in the upcoming month? 

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So I found a super simple and inexpensive tutorial to share with you guys!

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Last but not least...a cute cat photo...my little Trixie and Penelope taking their cat naps. 

Two posts in one isn't the "norm" for me...but heck...there aren't any rules. Yaaaay! 

I had to share these with you because I just stumbled onto them just now. I took these last weekend while I was 

on the couch studying for my exam that I passed...woo hoo! :) And I was joined by a little lady feline and that is when the photos transpired. 

These make me smile from ear to ear and I can't ask for more than that! There are only three...I don't want to overload you on cat photos!

 See how tshirts come in handy? They are a go to place to hold bobby pins!

<3

Just like most weekends, this one flew by, but I did get a lot done at least (hence my absence from the blog land yesterday and most of today!)

I didn't get my exam done (I know...I know...but I will soon!)

I wanted to take a minute and remind everyone to stop by tomorrow to see the first of two installments of the Tour of Homes! Tomorrow will be the "public areas" of my house along with some "to do" lists for each area and some "I wish" inspirations!

Here's a sleeping kitty to bid you farewell!

See you tomorrow!

So, by now you know, I have cats. 

This is a short and oh so sweet post because I don't think it needs to many words with this!

My perfect evening. 

-My other half

-My fluffy new couch

-Criminal Minds marathon

-And my gaggle of felines all wanting to be cuddled on the couch

*Benny on the back of the couch

*Charlie next spooning next to me

*Trixie and Penelope curled up by my feet

: )

Just to let everyone know, I swear I did more than watch TV today, mostly because I couldn't get my stupid internet to work so I couldn't watch any Netflix streaming. Maybe that was my cue to be productive.

Let's review -  

- I swiffered the whole downstairs AND wet swiffered! It smells all freshly mopped which is nice. 

 - I finally unpacked everything that needed to be in the dresser

- I unpacked and loaded up our banquette that holds the seemingly countless DVD's

- I did a much needed loaded of laundry (let me tell you how amazing it is to have a washer that is made to do large capacity loads!)

Now we are waiting for Direct TV to come by and attempt for a 2nd time to give us cable!! 

Let's just say my outlook is not positive, not until there are some results!

I wanted to close out the weekend by sharing a few photos of my little gremlions (they were taken with my cell so the quality is lacking) -

Lots of good sleeping action happening here from Trix. They made a little kitty triangle. (You can see a tiny bit of one side of my closet...shoes!

 Ah to be a cat..all cozy and in bed...all day long!

This is my favorite...my little tiny Trixie girl smushed up next to Penelope. <3

I would like to apologize for my excessive excitement, I'm just elated that I have the internet, however cable I still do not have. The Direct TV hook up did NOT go as planned...grrrr...hopefully I'll have good news and TV before next week. Or somebodys gonna have some explaining to do!

I found the cutest and one of the easiest DIY headband tutorials! I'm still not unpacked...hey I really am trying...so I can't try this one yet!! It's so simple and dainty...and I love it.

I am SO ready to get back to my regular blogging life, where I can check on the blogs I love and post freely not just when I can hunt down some internet!

But while I do have a hiccup of internet, I wanted to share a few photos of how the felines are adjusting to the new casa, they are the only residents that could give a rat's behind about the TV and internet (though Benny does enjoy a good Criminal Minds episode)...truth!

So here are the photos - keep in mind these were taken with my cell phone so sorry for the lack of quality!

My other half and I have been in our new casa for a week now and we still are without cable AND internet. WARNING - this is not full of photos...but there are some...there are far more words than pictures!

We had to ixnay Comcast since apparently they haven't set up whatever components THEY need to provide service to the new builds in this community. We decided to go the DirectTV route but they outsource the internet hook ups to 3rd party businesses that provide internet. We had Wild Blue ready to come out and install internet for us today but believe or not...the contractor talked us out of using Wild Blue because he said it would be incredibly slow and not worth it!! So we were back at square one....even though really we never were past square one. 

The Wild Blue guy said we should try using a cell service for internet and Verizon has the best service out in this area. So off we go to Verizon and after waiting for roughly 20-30 minutes in the store for someone to help us we get Luis who talks us into the Hot Spot wireless router and says it will without a doubt be what we need....even though my other half said to him his laptop doesn't have wi fi and that he needs something he can connect TO a wireless router. Luis swears up and down this device will do that. Also a fun fact at the end of the purchase he thanks us for being EASY SALES!!! (PS - my other half needed internet ASAP for homework he needed to turn in by midnight tonight...hence why we were running around like mad men) After paying 160 bucks for the device we scurry home and have it hooked up by 8 pm only to find out...it doesn't AT ALL do what he said it does...I can access the internet on my computer because I have access to wi fi but my other half can't do crap! You suck Luis!

We decided to keep the device for the evening so my beau could at least do his homework, I decided I should post a quick update while I did have working internet, because I'm not 100% sure when we will have this sorted out!

Thanks for reading the rant!

On a good note, I got my couch delivered today, photos to come soon. The felines are loving it...the bean bags (which you can see below) were no match for the comfy couch!

Okay so now, some photos, I haven't taken a ton in all the chaos but I've kept my camera on me and did take a handful of random shots!

Here is my attempt at a size comparison so you can get a good idea of how tiny Lil' Trixie is. Average size house cat Penelope next to baby Trixie. Apparently they estimated her full grown weight to be 6 to 7 pounds! See the bean bags!

So hopefully I will talk to you lovelies soon and be able to catch up on all the blogs! I think we have a light at the end of the internet tunnel coming up tomorrow...we shall see!

 PS - This is the couch I got! It is a dark moss color green but that's nearly impossible to tell in this photo!

Hello lovelies! Oh how I've miss you all so! 

Today is Day Two of the move. Sadly I don't have any entertaining photos of myself from yesterday sweating like a pig in 100+ degree heat while moving furniture. 

I don't even have internet, apparently Comcast has neglected installing whatever they need to install to provide cable and internet to anyone on my new construction block of homes, better yet...there's no ETA on when we will have internet/cable. COME ON COMCAST! New seasons of shows are starting in September and I need to have blogging access! Luckily, my cell phone has hot spot access so I can connect from my phone but it is SLOW! 

On the plus side, my lovely mother bought us a couch, so on Saturday when it's delivered I will no longer be using bean bags from Wal-mart to get comfy in the living room. Woo hoo!

Unfortunately, this slower than slow internet doesn't work well with posting photos so I can't a photo of my couch! : ( 

Sorry for the photo-less post!

PS - The felines are adapting relatively well, there have been some bumps in the road but it's okay. I will have more of an update on their shenanigans soon! PS - Lil' Trixie is coming home tomorrow!

Talk to you soon!

Well it looks like I'm not the only one tired of packing!

Almost finished!

I tell ya, never in my wildest dreams did I think I would buy a house, I have been a tried and true renter for the last 8 years. I could never fathom actually owning the place I reside in. 

My weekend is starting out with taking my eldest little lion to the vet. Poor big baby. I need to get him up to date on all his shots before the little one gets here! We've decided to bring her home Tuesday, I am off until Friday, so I can be home with her while she adjusts. 

We are making the BIG move on Monday, this weekend we will be bringing anything we can fit in our cars, I hope the move goes smoothly! 

PS - I found about 2 hours before I was supposed to close that I was 100% okay to close! 2 hours!!

While my other half (thank you babe for all your help and support in our home buying process!) and I are over the moon about moving into our own place, I will miss something here at the ol' apartment, a tree.

This tree outside our place always brought a smile to my face.

Needless to say, it's going to be busy around here, I will do my blogging best to keep all you lovelies up to date because I love sharing all of this will all of you! And *THANK YOU* for all your kind words during all the mess of the lead up to the closing!

Talk to you soon!!