100

We officially only have 100 more days until our wedding! We received our guestbook in the mail today, and it looks great! Yay! Things are moving along quite well.

I switched from BISOM to SIS, and I am so far very happy with the change. I feel like I will actually be able to get my PhD after all.

Mike's job is going pretty well, and the house is looking good. However, the yard still needs more work. Hopefully we will have grass again by August.

Recommended Contractors in Charlotte, NC

Keith Sellers - Painter (704) 451-4774. He and his team can edge better than any other painters I have ever worked with.

Stan Johnson - Electrician (704) 458-7751. He does work for the Charlotte-Douglas airport. His prices are very reasonable.

Jim Bridges - Plumber (704) 746-1645. He has done a great job on all the projects he has done for us.

Erica Anders - Pet Sitter (704) 340-6603. She takes care of Ru, Ra, and Scuro when we are out of town. Very professional.

BTR Roofing - Roof Repair (704) 537-7837.

David Medlin - Land Survey (704) 454-5541.

Vachik - Charlotte Concrete Resurfacing (704) 975-0466.

Jeff Moss - Countrywide Refinancing (704) 724-2875.

Greg with Molly Maid - Housekeeping (704) 536-6243.


These are contractors that we have experiences problems with. Therefore, you may want to hire them with caution.

Ronnie Hedgeco
Clayton Landscaping
PetSmart Pet Grooming
Time Warner Cable
Sprint
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens special events
Mama Ricotta's Catering
Favors Frenzy

Smile

Some things that make me smile:

-Hearing from a friend after losing touch for some time
-Ra snoring
-Scuro bringing us fluff heads
-Ru's wiggle but
-Being silly with Mike
-Talking to my nieces and nephew on the phone
-Seeing new pictures of baby Max

Yay!!

Mike is coming home from Las Vegas tonight! He will find that the landscaping people have made a mess of the yard, but hopefully they will be making more progress in the next few days.

Here is a picture of my nephew Max - just because he is soo cute.


Mike and I want to have two kids starting in about 2-3 years. Ru, Ra, and Scuro are keeping us busy enough in the meantime!

Updated Kitchen

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Originally uploaded by pamela_j_karr

Here is a picture of our newly updated kitchen. Mike did it all himself! We still have to put in the tile backsplash, but I think it looks awesome! I need to find a before picture to show the difference . . .

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Originally uploaded by pamela_j_karr

Okay, here is the before picture of the kitchen. See the difference?!

Wedding Stuff

You can read all about this on our wedding blog, but here are our highlights . . .

Engagement Portraits - We had our portraits made yesterday, and they came out really well. Yay!



Gift Registries - We are registered at Amazon.com, Target, and Lowes

Guest Information - Everything our guests need to know about our attending wedding

Guest List - So far, we have 84 friends and family attending our wedding. We are still waiting for all the RSVPs to come in!

Another Pam List

Things that are not so good:
PhD program
Pam's health
Pam's weight
Mike's health insurance program

Things that are okay:
Liquid finances
Relationship between cats and dog
Mike's health
Pearl's tires

Things that are good:
Home improvements
Wedding planning
Mike's Job
General finances
Mike's weight
Pets' health
Porsche in Boots

Things that are great:
Mike and Pam
My nephew Max
God