A mouse in the house

Last night I came home from work to Billy greeting me with a big hug at the door. This always makes my day better knowing the work day is over with and I have him home with me. Last night turned out a little different than our usual Monday night. After hanging out and catching up on our day, I went into the kitchen to find ...

(are you ready for this!?)

... A MOUSE! This evil little guy...

(pix taken with my iPhone so it's not great quality - he was very scary!!!)

I have never screamed so loud! I do not like insects much less rodents! I screamed and jumped on top of a chair and asked Billy to get it. Then I slowly realized with him remaining calm and not seeing a tail or creepy whiskers wag - it was fake! I was going to kill Billy - end of story. He laughed like I'd never seen him laugh before. Game on! It's pay backs in the Bird house. :) Any suggestions, ladies? After I calmed down and realized it was all a joke, not a real rodent in my house, I was okay. I'm still thinking paybacks are due. ha! Is this what life is living with a boy? Atleaset they make it interesting! :)

Potato Flakes

Being a newlywed has been very exciting. Billy and I have so much fun together. He’s such a help around the house and I’m very blessed to have a “hands-on” husband who can take charge with chores. One duty that we do not share is the kitchen, I am the top chef in the Bird house (and that is not saying very much). Here’s a funny conversation that happened the other night as I was cooking:

Brooke: (in kitchen cooking pork chops, mashed potatoes and broccoli)

Billy: What is THAT?

Brooke: What is what?

Billy: The cereal box by the stove?

Brooke: You mean the potato flakes?

Billy: Huh?

Brooke: You’ve never seen potato flakes, have you?

Billy: No

Brooke: This is a working woman’s mashed potato

Road Trip

This past weekend Billy was off work and so we decided to head towards Atlanta. Billy loves “going home” and it’s always nice to visit with family that is kind enough to allow us to crash at their home (thank you, Mark & Peggy!). We set out with a “To-Do” list and accomplished everything we set out to do. We had a lot of fun!

Billy’s #1 “To-Do”: Eat at the Varsity

This was the first time for me; it was so yummy we might just have to go again soon.

The famous chili-dog was sinfully good!

Brooke’s #1 “To-Do”: Visit the World's Largest Aquarium
Neither of us had been to an aquarium and so I really wanted to go. I took lots of pictures of all the beautiful and strange looking mammals & fish!

I think the Beluga Whales were my favorite!
We also were able to visit with friends, shop at IKEA & make it home in time to rest up for the work week. I’m already looking forward to our next trip!

Happy Birthday to me…

Monday Billy surprised me with fun Birthday gifts at 6:30AM – he is so sweet and knows exactly how to ‘butter my bread’, I LOVE PRESENTS! After the gift opening we headed to the most magical place on earth to celebrate, Disney World! I wanted to spend my special day with the mouse with big ears so that’s exactly what we did. We haven’t been to Disney in years so it was a lot of fun to make new memories in the Magic Kingdom! Here’s a clip of Billy as I interviewed him in front of Cinderella’s Castle.

He's such a sport for putting up with my interviews!

It was a wonderful 29th birthday!