Pictures!!!!

Sunrise at the lakehouse with fog coming up through the valley off of the water.

Dining Room at Lakehouse

INTERIOR PICS AT SUNSET

The Fred (aka Bailey) getting in the football spirit sporting his LSU jersey!


Fred at Christmas time

Buddy wearing his Doggles (Dog Goggles!) that he had just gotten for Christmas......gee thanks Mom! As his expression reveals, he was not real pleased.

Hopefully it won't be long before I'm posting pics of my "human" babies, not just my canine friends :))

Long time, no contact....

Well for those of you who are still checking our blogspot, I should apologize for my delay in updating our info! We've been traveling, moving, and maybe just plain FORGOT to do it :) Since my last entry, here's what we've been getting into:
-Got moved into our lakehouse, which I will try to post some recent pics.
-Traveled to upstate NY to Lake Desolation in Saratoga with Matt's mom. She is a thoroughbred trainer in KY and had some horses to sell up there so we tagged along for the ride. Besides losing about $100 dollars at the track one day :I, we managed to have a good time relaxing and enjoying the cabin on the water. The little place was about 25 steps from the water and all motorized sports are prohibited on that lake. They had several row boats and kayaks that Matt and I used to go out and enjoy many beautiful sunsets over the water. Even though the horses didn't sell for as much money as we had hoped, it was a good trip all-in-all.
-Sold our lake lot for a nice little profit :))))))
-Got a new car/SUV.....I know, I know-I should be practicing my tree hugging skills and avoiding an SUV like the plague. What can I say? I've gotten spoiled with having all the extra room for toting things back and forth from the lake :) I got a Lincoln Aviator which is just a smaller version of Matt's Navigator. I'm sure we look like quite the little duo in our near-matching SUV's!!! At least they're different colors......
-Celebrated Matt's 35th birthday! I hear 35 is the next 21!
-Purchased another piece of real estate for owner financing.....going for cash flow, baby!

Either I'm being overly distracted by these little ninja's they call "gymnasts" on the Olympics, or I've run out of updates! It sure seems like more has happened since my last entry, but maybe it's just the mundane day-to-day activities we grow so accustomed to.
Many of my friends have really awesome videos on their blogspots (you know who you are!) so I'm thinking of trying my hand at that some time soon.....stay tuned in!

Feeling inspired :)

Thanks goes to my friend Leigh for inspiring me to finally share my blogspot with others! I saw hers today and because she was joking about "trying to figure this out", I felt justified in my naivity. Here's an update on what's going on with the Beagles....

We just returned from a week in Mexico. We were feeling brave and went to a new resort-NOT a good idea! We arrived to find every high school graduate this side of the Mississippi at the resort, enjoying the Mexican drinking age of 18, and partying all over the resort. (has it really been 10 years since I did the same thing???) Our room was great so we considered that a building block. Things just continued to get worse and the final straw was seeing a bartender grab a used glass from the bar, rinse it out (not wash....just rinse), and re-serve it to a new couple. Needless to say, we got online and booked a room at our "usual" resort for the next day. We checked out early the next morning and headed about 15 miles to our new casa.....the rest of the week went very smoothly. Matt and I had such a great time and both felt like it was a second honeymoon. While we always enjoy our travels and time together, this trip just felt different and we both felt a sense of "reconnection". Aaaaaah Mehico!!!

The lakehouse is a bit stalled, as we wait for the countertops to be installed. After next week it should be complete and we will begin the lovely task of moving in.....calling ALL friends! :) Don't you love when friends call you to help move when you have a truck? I think Matt and I have decided to sell our house, our other lake lot and move in up there. (anyone know someone looking for a house??) This would allow us to become debt free and start building our home on our land. While it wouldn't be the most convenient thing to live in Smithville, who can complain about "roughing it" in a new, beautiful lakehouse?!? Seriously.......

I'm spending some time enjoying all of my friends' new babies! I just love getting all the pictures and updates. It helps me feel like I'm "in the mix of mommyhood" while having the sleep-filled nights of no children. To all of my friends with little ones-keep the pics coming...they are soo cute! Hopefully the stork will come visit Matt and I before I grow too old and set in my ways :))

I guess that's about it for now. Thanks for checking in with the Beagles!
Cheers for now :)

Gettin' the hang of this!

While I haven't shared our blogspot with anyone so far, I'm extremely pleased with the progress I'm making in this new world of technology :) Once I feel like I have something interesting to share....look out everyone, here I come! For now, I'm having a blast checking out my other friends' blogspot-thanks Tanya and Katie for introducing me to an on-line journal that keeps everyone in touch with what's going on.
Today is looking to be a busy day....I have 8 clients on my schedule and then go straight to BUNCO night at Debra's. I'm pretty sure I will be speaking gibberish by the time my 6,7,8 clients arrive. Being new into the private practice world, I'm still building up my stamina to counsel so many people 8 hours in a row! The good news is that I even have 8 people on my schedule. It has taken a few months to build up but hopefully I'll keep some momentum going.
Now about bunco, I've never played and am already a bit confused by reading the rules. For anyone who's played before....any advice for the rookie? I'm extremely competitive and will not be happy with 2nd place :))
Matt is heading to Smithville today to sign the contract we received on our Hayes Street flip house......yeahhhhh! For anyone who didn't know, Matt and I are just getting our feet wet into the real estate world. We built and sold a new house about a year ago (made a tiny profit...better than a loss, right?), bought and sold 4 lots in a subdivision (made an even better profit...things are looking up!), bought a small house in foreclosure and completely remodeled it for re-sale (this is the one we just sold for a + monthly cash flow), bought a house locally that we owner financed to a newly wed couple for their first home (+ monthly cash flow, again!) and last but not least we are finishing up a lakehouse on Center Hill Lake. This is where the dilemma lies....the lakehouse is turning out to be beautiful and I'm wanting to move in up there! I'd love to sell our house, move in up at the lake, save some money and start building on our 5 acres out on the river. So, here's how you can help:) Everyone tell Matt what a great idea that would be as I have him just on the edge of jumping off into insanity with me!! I will try to post some pictures of the lakehouse.
Well, I need to run get ready for work. Hopefully many of you will be reading this soon-when I get the nerve to send others our blog address! Have a great day....wherever you are.
Abs

Sunrise above Haleakala, a dormant volcano in Maui

As Morgan Freeman says in The Bucket List, you should "witness something majestic" before you die. Well I can say with 100% certainty that this was my moment. Matt and I took a sunrise tour of Haleakala, a dormant volcano in Maui and it was well worth the 2:30 am departure and 2 hour drive up to the top. The 30 mile bike ride down was also an awesome experience. This picture cannot begin to do justice to the view from above, but hopefully it has inspired someone to cherish the beauty nature has to offer.
(Notice that the sun is rising above a sheet of clouds that we are standing above. We were actually standing at 10,000 feet above sea level.)