My 8 month old!

Finley will be 8 months old on the 2nd. Unbelievable! Happy 8 month birthday Buggy! I know her 1st birthday will be here before we know it.

As of right now Finley can...
Crawl
Pull up on anything and everything
Wave "Hi" (I'll put up a video)
Say "Dada"

She LOVES...
most solid foods and table food (especially mashed potatoes and french fries)
Yogurt melts
Baby Mum Mum snacks
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Wonder Pets
Dora
looking at herself in the mirror
dogs
being outdoors
bathtime
other kids and babies

She HATES...
Peas and green beans
getting dressed
riding in her carseat(when will it end??)
strangers holding her( not real strangers, but people she doesn't know)
the vacuum cleaner

New Moon: The Movie

Joey and I finally went to see New Moon! I thought it was really good! I know they had a bigger budget and a different director so I knew it would be different, but I didn't expect it to be so much better than Twilight. Kristen Stewart was much prettier and less annoying in New Moon. In fact, she didn't annoy me at all! I actually felt like she was good enough for Edward and I sympathized with her. In Twilight she came across as whiny and spastic. Rob Pattinson looked better too and he wasn't weird in this movie. In the book he is portrayed as this perfect being, but in Twilight he was a little strange. Taylor Lautner was super cute and buff, but his acting wasn't great. Joey and I talked about how immature he seemed on screen. It doesn't seem believable that Bella could be in love him too. Anyway, overall I liked it and wouldn't mind seeing it again. I cannot wait for Eclipse!! June seems like so far away :(

So much to be thankful for...

Finley's 1st Thanksgiving was great!! Joey and I are so thankful for our beautiful, healthy, happy little bug! It was also a really busy one. We drove to Bham Wednesday around noon. She did pretty good on the drive up. Joey's parents watched Finley that night so Joey and I could go on a "date". They are few and far between. The only time we get to do that is when we go home. We ate at Brio and went to see New Moon. It was really good, but I can't help but compare it to the book and of course the book is sooo much better. On Thanksgiving Day we went and ate at my mom's house and then went over to Joey's grandparents house. We saw lots of family and friends and ate WAY too much (Joey and I started a diet today). Friday, my friend Nicole and I went shopping for a little while and had lunch at Moe's BBQ. Then, I headed over to my brother and sister in law's house to watch the Iron Bowl. It was a really good game!! I can only watch football when it's really exciting. That night we ate at Village Tavern with Joey's parents and my parents. Now that I'm writing this, I'm realizing that we ate our way through Birmingham :)!! Joey and I bought a couple Christmas gifts and got Finley some things at The Summit. I miss the restaurants and shopping in Birmingham so much! (Sigh) We went back to Curt and Laura's (Joey's brother and his wife) for their son Drew's birthday on Saturday. He had a Transformers party. Sunday we left around 10am and stopped in Prattville to see my cousin, his wife and their kids. We had fun. They love Finley!! Then we headed back to MoBORING. That's my new name for Mobile. We got home and unpacked and got settled back home. We are all exhausted. I can't believe we will do it again in a month. I'm so excited for Christmas though!!!! We're taking Finley to see Santa at the Bass Pro Shop tomorrow night so that should be fun. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

Traffic School

I got a speeding ticket (don't get me started) and luckily I was eligible for driving school so I paid a little less than what my ticket would have cost and went to a 4 hour traffic school class. It wasn't too bad. We got out an hour early and the instructor was HILARIOUS!!! He was a retired police officer, but reminded me of a funny, hip grandfather. He had a thick Southern accent like he was from Georgia. He kept saying, "poe-lice". He also said things like...

"I was higher than a Georgia pine"- referring to the time he took Leur (sp) tabs after surgery.

"Watch this, ole Chuckie's about to get his bell rang" referring to Chuck, the irresponsible driver in the video we watched.

"If you elude the police and then you kill someone while doing it..well, guess what? you gon' get slam-dunked once for eluding and slam-dunked again for killing someone."

He was great!!

Urge to...

I have had the the urge to color my hair for several days now. I don't know why? When I was in high school and college I used to dye my hair different colors all the time, but I have had it blonde for a long time now and I don't know why the sudden urge to change it. I think its because I'm so pale I think I would look better with darker hair. Naturally, my hair is a dark blonde, light brown color. I have it highlighted so that it's light blonde. I think next time I get my hair done I'll get some lowlights and see how I like it.

Some of you may be wondering about my child. The one that I have neglected for the past 4 days while I was reading the Twilight books. She is fine. Joey has been watching her a lot so I could read. I have also neglected the housework and going anywhere since Thursday. I am a little less than halfway through Breaking Dawn, but last night I made my self put it down and clean the house and do laundry and dishes, so I feel much better now. I have GOT to go to the grocery store also. Joey has gone hunting, but will be back tonight just in time for my driving school class. (Remember my ticket) Anyway, I plan to take time to read today during Finley's naptime. I wish I knew how driving school was. I have to be there from 6-10pm. What a perfect time to finish my book!!! Joey said he thinks I'll have to pay attention. Boo! I think I'll take a big purse with it inside and see what I can do.

Eclipse

I finished Eclipse this morning and it was soooo good! I still think Twilight is my favorite so far, but Eclipse is a very close 2nd. I started Breaking Dawn, but it will be slow going because Joey has gone hunting and he was my only distraction for Finley so I could read. Oh well. The pace doesn't seem to be as fast as the others so far so I am able to put it down for a few hours ;) I can't wait to find out what happens and now I am even more anxious to see New Moon!

New Moon

Well, I finished New Moon just as quickly as I finished Twilight. I LOVE these books!! I don't see how any of the books can be better than Twilight, though. I managed to get through New Moon even though Edward was not really present until the end. Once he re-appeared I flew through it! The last couple hundred pages were awesome!! I made Joey hunt down Twilight the movie so I could watch it and then my friend Carrie(she made me really want to read the series)and I are going to see New Moon once the insanity dies down. I can't wait!! I am definitely Team Edward. I don't really feel the need to explain why. If you read the books you understand;) I started Eclipse today. I'm going to attempt to take my time with this one. I have a bad habit of starting a book and trying to finish it that day. It's like I'm watching a movie and just can't stop. I think I would enjoy it more if I could just read a few chapters at a time. A few people told me Eclipse was the best one so we'll see.

I cannot believe Thanksgiving is this week. I will not get depressed about packing yet again and driving yet again. I will be positive!! I hope everyone has a great week!