Our First Anniversary!

Happy First Anniversary, Sweetheart!
2-08-08

As of today, Andrew and I have officially made it to our first wedding anniversary! This year has been so much fun. Andrew is my best friend and I'm so proud to be his wife! He works so hard to make sure I'm happy and to do well in his Masters program (he got straight A's last semester if you were wondering :) ). I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him! Here are a few pictures of our wedding day:

My sweet husband brought these home for me on Friday.

Why Friday you ask if our anniversary is today? He wanted to truly surprise me. He thought I may be expecting something if he waited until Sunday. What a sweetie, huh? I was in the other room cleaning the floors and I hear the garage door open followed by "Baaaabbbbbyyyy, I got you some-ting (spelled incorrectly to match is pronunciation)! Then he whips these bad boys out. You may be wondering why this is such an exciting day in the Pringle house. Well we've known each other for 8 1/2 years and this is the 2nd, yes, you got it, 2nd time he's gotten flowers for me! We're going to go to dinner tonight and enjoy a night on the town. I love you, Andrew and can't wait for our years to come!

Happy Birthday Big Girl!

For all of you non-children, dog loving owners out there you know what they mean when they say your pets are like your children! So with that preface I had to do a special post for our little Madison who turned 3! Her birthday is January 14th. We actually forgot about it until the next week so needless to say there were no birthday hats, balloons or big parties :) We hope there are many more to come! I promise we won't forget your birthday next year little girl.... :) What a great dog mom I am, right?

The day we brought her home. Isn't she sweet?
(I was actually ready to take her back to the breeder after the first night. She cried every hour, on the hour!! I guess she's breaking us in nicely!)

At three years old with a brand new haircut. Her favorite things:

Chasing birds

Chasing cats

Sleeping under our bed

(starting around 8pm she sheepishly sneaks under the bed hoping her dad and I will just mistakenly forget to put her in her cage)

Playing with her daddy

Snuggling with her mama

Oh, and we can't for get little ball! Little ball goes everywhere!!

FaMiLy*SaNtA ClAuSe*FrIeNdS*GrEaT fOoD

Christmas was great this year! We went to Phoenix and had Christmas with Andrew's family. We got spoiled as usual. Our trip was jammed full of visiting with family and friends!

SaNtA bRoUgHt StOcKiNgS fOr AlL!

It'S sO ExCiTiNg! WhAt Is It HoNeY?

Even though we were gone I still felt the need to decorate our house. It just isn't the same without a Christmas tree in your own house. My family was all split up this year. Mom went to Delaware with her family (mom, dad, sister, sis-in-law, nieces etc), dad stayed home with our puppy and Seth and Brandi stayed in Denver. Mom and dad celebrated Christmas at our house today. It's kind of fun getting to do Christmas twice! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

OuR nEw ChRiStMaS oRnAmEnT fRoM ReAl DeAlS!

(Do you all have a Real Deals near you? If so, I highly recommend it. Great home decor for CHEAP! This little guy was a whopping $1.50!)

ThE pRiNgLe ChRiStMaS tReE!

Tag

So Shanae tagged me like 18 years ago so I thought I better do it before I forget. Thanks Shanae :)

8 Shows I like to Watch
1) Biggest Loser
2) Survivor
3) The Bachelor
4) Regis and Kelly (Fridays are my only day I get to watch)
5) The news
6) Nanny 911
7) This is kind of hard...
8) I guess I don't watch as much TV as I thought!

8 restaurants I like to eat at:
1) Applebees
2) Cheesecake Factory
3) The Melting Pot
4) Cracker Barrell
5) Subway
6) Olive Garden
7) Paradise Bakery
8) Did I say Paradise Bakery? If I ate there everyday I'd be one happy girl!!

8 things I did today:
1) Took Madison to the groomer
2) Went to Macys
3) Went to Dillards
4) Went to JcPennys
5) Went to Sears
6) Played with the new camara
7) Picked Madison up from the groomers
8) Watched Survivor Finale

8 things I am looking forward to:
1) Going to Arizona
2) Traveling for work this week
3) Finishing my Christmas shopping
4) My mom coming to visit
5) Seths wedding in Florida
6) Andrew being done with school
7) Friday!!
8) Friday!! (it's only Sunday isn't this sad??)

8 things on my wish list:
1) To get fit
2) A safe holiday season
3) A healthy economy would be kind of cool
4) Continued success in my career
5) A family someday
6) Hmmm
7) This is hard
8) I guess I have about everthing I'd ever need!

8 people I'm tagging
Whoever wants to!!

Let it Snow, Let it Snow!!

We got a nice amount of snow starting last night and continuing throughout today. Madison had such a great time outside! It was SO much fun chasing the ball, eating snow, making yellow snow - you know! We also decided it would be festive to take our Christmas picture today. It was so beautiful out!

This year we are going to Andrew's family's house in Arizona for Christmas. We're excited to go spend some time with them and to see our friends that we haven't seen for a while. Merry Christmas to you all!

Please Help if You Can!!

As we approach the holiday season there is so much to be thankful for: family, friends and all the blessings in life. This year I have made a commitment to help the foster children of my community. On December 12th, the Junior League of Boise will be hosting a holiday party for approximately 250 foster children. We will be providing treasure boxes for each child who attends. These children don't have a stable family let alone a mom and dad to share the holidays with. These kids get taken or already have been taken from their homes at a moments notice. By providing a treasure box, each child will have a special item that is just theirs to take with them. The box will be big enough for photos or special trinkets they hold close to their heart.

In order to make this happen, I need your help! Your donation will help us bring much needed holiday cheer to the lives of many children in foster care and their families in the Treasure Valley. With your help, we can give these children a happy holiday that they will remember fondly.

If you wish to donate please contact me directly via email at meggieshaye@yahoo.com or leave a comment! Anything you can contribute: $10, $25, $50 will make a difference! Have a safe and happy holiday!

Love,
Meg

We love visitors!!

This weekend we got the chance to hang out with Andrew's friend Leslie from high school. It's always so great to hang out with good friends. I ran into her at the mall so we came back to the house, went to the grocery store (thanks for being a good sport Leslie) and went to Famous Dave's for dinner. It was all so exciting that I forgot to take pictures - next time!! Thanks for coming to visit!!