A little bit of everything

We visited the dog park that is local to us for the first time on Saturday. We had heard from people that it was awesome, but for real-it is awesome! Gavin loved it. He LOVES other dogs, and he LOVES people, so it was like heaven for him. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of him at the park, but don't worry I will next time:) There is a creek that runs through it, and toys and obstacles everywhere. So cool. It's a good way to for us to meet other people too. So, hopefully the dog park will become a regular occurrence for the Fincher family! 

This is Gavin in the car before the park. So excited!! haha

In other news, we got yogurt Saturday night...and it was goooood. 

And, for a little comedic relief- we gave Gavin an orange. It was actually a clementine so he literally peeled it and ate the inside. So funny! I should have taken a video. 

We will probably visit the dog park this weekend and who knows what else. What are your weekend plans?

-Good reminders when fear gets in the way. 

-I'm reading this right now. Has anyone else pushed through all these?

-This is so good. A free printable that I will be framing:)

-I got this for my mom for her birthday. I had heard it was good, but I haven't looked at it yet. But I keep seeing people writing about it all over the place-it must be good. Anyone else have it?

-I want some of these or these :)

Much love

-Adrienne

It's Thursday

*I won't apologize for the lack of posts:)*

I am going to bombard you with pictures of my sweet, precious, adorable, and inevitably perfect (not) puppy!

Enjoy:

We got locked out of the apartment:(...it was cold.

Christmas gift!!

He has decided to take up the practice of walking with sticks. 

Pretty

You can't really tell in the picture, but he just got a bath and is really fluffy!

Christmas Tree

2012 Family Photo

See you soon!!

-Adrienne

First 10k!! Woohoo

I promise exercise won't be an everyday occurrence on here, but I have to write about my first 10k Saturday night!!

It was the Retro Night Glow road race put on by a local organization called Project Giving. I ran the 10k with Jared (hubby) and 3 other girlfriends. I had my best time yet!!!! I surprised myself. I had fun too. I am a bit sore today, but I actually don't feel that bad. It makes me excited for the half-marathon in November. I better get training!! 

Yay for running together!!!

In Christ,

Adrienne

Meet the Newest Fincher!

I am beginning again! It has been almost a year since I posted on here, but I really like this blog, so we will try again.

We have moved again since our last move. We are in a two bedroom apartment with a cute little puppy!! AND...(wait for it...)...I am a college graduate!!!! Yep, I finished school! Life is totally different now, and I love it!

Today's post will be about Gavin, the newest member of our family. So prepare yourself to meet Gavin Fincher:

How can you not smile after seeing that cute face:)

Don't worry, you'll see it again!

Much love,

Adrienne

Moving!!!

We no longer live in a One Bedroom Apartment...so does that mean I need to change the title of my blog? I'm not really sure....I'll think about it. Anyway, we moved into a two bedroom duplex! Whoopeee!! It's so pretty and lovely and wonderful and fun! We love it. We moved in this weekend, and there is still stuff everywhere, but it will all come together eventually. I hope:) I can't wait to have people over and all that fun jazz! I don't have pictures yet, but I will work on it. Maybe I'll do it room by room as I get things put together...that's the blog way of doing it, right? Well, hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!

Here's a pretty picture of my mom and I when we went home for my birthday:)

Isn't she so pretty??

We have a Birthday Boy!

I know I am so very late, but Jared's birthday was last month. It wasn't anything crazy and exciting, but we did our best:) We had balloons, signs, cake, gifts, and friends! I love Jared so so much! He means the world to me! I'm so blessed to have him as a husband and a friend. I pray that God continues to grow, challenge, and encourage him as he begins another year of life. I pray that I can be his help, his encouragement, and his support. Thank you Lord for blessing Jared with another year of life; I pray that it is used to lift up His name in Macon and in the world.

Happy Birthday Jared!!

(via Instagram)

I've got some post ideas, so hopefully there will be more to come!

Adrienne

Week at a Glance

Last week we went to the 'ol Birmingham to see family and friends. It was a refreshing visit. I forgot my fancy camera, so I resorted to Instagram, which worked quite well I think. The pictures may be a little more random but that is OK. So here we go:

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This kept us going on the way over there; it always does :)

 On Tuesday, we went to the McWane Center, which is like a hands-on science center for kids. We went with my sister-in-law, Anna, my mom, and our two nephews. It was a lot of fun! 

Jared is in a smoke tornado with Jordan-I think. 

Later, we went to eat at a local pizza place with them and my brother joined.

 This is their whole family; even baby Asa made it in the picture:)

This is what most of the rest of the week looked like- 

playing "Hanging with friends" on the iPhone or...

reading my new book. So far it is very good. It's really making me think, and changing my perspective on a lot of things. I may give a further review once I've finished it. 

On Friday and Saturday, Jared was in a wedding in Mississippi, so we went to the rehearsal dinner on Friday, and this is my hair-do. I don't normally take pictures of my hair, but I finally bought bobby pins and was able to pin my hair up (I was actually taking the picture to see if it looked good or not). I thought it was rather pretty:)

And this was the best part of the whole week- well maybe not the best but the most adventurous- we stayed in a real life cabin in the deep country of Mississippi. It was so cute, as you can see. It was literally one big room with a kitchen and bathroom. It was fun for one night, not sure I would do it for much longer than that, but it really was nice. The people were extremely kind to let us stay there for the night, seeing that we had no where else to stay:) 

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And that is all the pictures from the week. I wish I had thought to take pictures with people. It'll happen one of these days. I didn't even take a picture of one of the most exciting parts of the weekend. Two of our good friends got engaged Sunday night, and we had a big surprise party. It was so much fun; I love it! I'm so excited for the two of them; I can't wait to see how God uses them together to spread His name.  

Well, now we're back to normal life. We jumped right into a busy week this week. And we're into a nice relaxing weekend now. I start school on Monday, so that'll definitely be keeping me busy for a while. 

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Now, I have one more picture to share as I close:

Thank you, Lord, for cool summer rains. 

Have a good weekend!

Week at a Glance + Beach Time!

Well last week flew by! I wanted to get a post in with pictures this weekend but it didn't happen. School is starting to keep me a bit busy. The beach was so much fun! We met Jared's family down there and spent the weekend with them. It was short, but we had a wonderful time! Anyway, here are some pictures from last week along with our beach pictures. Some of them are from instagr.am.

Slip n' Slide!!! So much fun:)

 We went on our walk, and it proceeded to rain on our way back...

 I made these delicious cookies...Double Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies!! Yes:)  I will definitely be making these again.

And now for some beach pictures...

On our 6 hour drive to Destin...we woke up REALLY early....

Our awesome broken tv in our hotel room...wouldn't have been so bad if they hadn't taken 30 min to not be able to find our reservation. Oh the joys of traveling...

 They played in the waves the whole time...

(Nathan-Jared's brother, Jared, Don-Jared's dad, and Caleb-Jared's brother)

Jared's parents. I think this is such a great picture!

Well, that's it! I'm still trying to get into the habit of taking more pictures. It's taking time. I may or may not be back this week... I've got a few tests coming up!!