New Haircuts

I took the girls (Layla and Paisley) to the groomers yesterday to get haircuts. Layla had horrible mats and needed to be shaved, unfortunately, but still looks kinda cute haha. Paisley, on the other hand, not so cute! She had a few mats near her back in but one night I sat and brushed them all out so they wouldn't shave her. So yesterday morning I dropped them off at the groomers, told the girl exactly how I wanted Paisley "Short all over, but do not shave her, please!" I called to see if they were ready and the groomer said yup and they have no hair. I said they...and she said yeah they were both shaved. I'm thinking oh goodness. I said Paisley was not suppose to be shaved. She said well you said short all over...yes but that doesn't mean shave. So I picked them up and sure enough, they have NO hair...poor things! Paisley's new nickname is ears...that is all you see on her!!! And Layla looks like a little lamb so she is lambchops haha! They are cute, but the groomers could tell I was mad and didn't make me pay for Paisley! I need to post pictures of them, but they won't sit still long enough for me to take a picture. Dusty and I always joked about when Layla would get shaved in the past how much more energy she had or something...its the same with Paisley. I don't know what it is about the short hair and them running crazy! Ha, at least they are enjoying each other's company!

Random Facts

I saw this on someone's facebook page and thought it would be fun to fill out...and it was haha! I'm bored, but I hope you learn more about it. I'm sure most of you already knew this about me, but if not, enjoy!

1. What time did you get up this morning? 7:15

2. How do you like your steak? medium

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? The Ugly Truth

4. What is your favorite TV show? Anything on the Food Network

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Ummm...Somewhere with a lot of land with Dusty

6. What did you have for breakfast? Chickfila chicken biscuit

7. What is your favorite cuisine? Mexican

8. What foods do you dislike? black eyed peas

9. Favorite Place to Eat? B&D Burgers

10. Favorite dressing? ranch

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Volvo s40

12. What are your favorite clothes? t-shirt and jeans

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Europe

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 1/2 empty

15. Where would you want to retire? I have no idea...maybe the mountains or beach

16. Favorite time of day? when Dusty gets home from work

17. Where were you born? Dalton, GA

18. What is your favorite sport to watch? I don't watch sports

19. Bird watcher? Not really

20. Are you a morning person or a night person? Definately not morning, unless its after 10 haha

24. Do you have any pets? Layla, our maltese who is almost 3, and Paisley, who is 4 months
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25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? I finished my internship and now have my degree

26. What did you want to be when you were little? A teacher

27. What is your best childhood memory? Oh goodness, I have lots...probably playing outside with Kim and Rachel and taking tractor rides in the pasture with Dad

28. Are you a cat or dog person? DOG...I dislike cats

29. Are you married? Yes...and he is amazing!

30. Always wear your seat belt? Yes

31. Been in a car accident? Yes, 3 that were my fault and 1 with my grandma

32. Any pet peeves? YES...when people don't use their blinkers

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? Mushrooms and onions

34. Favorite Flower? Daisy

35. Favorite ice cream? Cake Batter

36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Chick-Fil-A

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? learners 3, actual driving 0

38. From whom did you get your last email? it was all junk mail

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Gap

40. Do anything spontaneous lately? I used to be spontaneous but I haven't lately

41. Like your job? yeah its great...I get to wake up whenever and do whatever all day...I don't work at the moment haha

42. Broccoli? Yeah its pretty good....especially with cheese

43. What was your favorite vacation? the beach and New York City

44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Dusty

45. What are you listening to right now? hahaha....the 4 seasons....Oh What A Night

46. What is your favorite color? Green

47. How many tattoos do you have? I don't have any

48. What time did you finish this quiz? 11:37 am

49. Coffee Drinker? I like White Chocolate Mocha from Starbucks, but thats it

Last night/early this morning, Dusty came home from being in the field since 3 weeks ago, I believe. It was so good to see him, and the girls, Layla and Paisley, went crazy. He got lots of kisses and hugs from the 3 of us. We were able to spend the day together just hanging out today. We had brunch at Cracker Barrel, bought a new computer (thank you Danny and Liz), walked around the mall and Bass Pro, and then dinner at B&D Burgers (yummy!!!). Nothing too exciting, but we just enjoy each other's company and being able to be with one another. We are hoping to take leave time in a couple weeks and go spend the weekend in Atlanta, then driving on to Germantown, TN to visit Dusty's parents and sister. When we get back, my parents will be down for Labor Day weekend. After Labor Day, Dusty will be leaving for a week to go to California for more training. Thank goodness it is only a week.

While Dusty was gone this time I was busy finishing my internship for my degree. Thank goodness it is all over with now. I worked/volunteered 481 hours in 11 1/2 weeks. I was asked to stay and work the rest of summer camp (2 weeks) and I would be paid, but when I found out it would only be for minimum wage or a little more, I declined it. It was not worth the sweat and headaches! Now that that is over with, I'm planning on taking it easy at the house, getting papers and everything ready for deployment, and spending time with Dusty. Also, I kept myself busy by hanging out with some girlfriends while their husband's were out in the field too. We would go to movies, out to eat, and lay out by the pool. It is nice having someone to talk with, especially who has the Army in common with you and knows what you are going through.

Please keep Dusty and I in your prayers. Thank you so much to everyone who loves and supports us! We love you all!

My Mom and her cousin, Pam, have been visiting since last Wednesday. We showed them a little of Savannah on Thursday by taking them downtown to eat at B & D Burgers, our favorite burger restaurant, then shopped around. Mom and Pam wanted to see Paula Deen's, so we went into her store and found out that she would be in town tomorrow morning doing a book signing.

Mom and Pam woke up at 4 in the morning and stood in line from 6 am to 8 am to meet Paula and the gang: her husband Michael (which gave Mom a hug out on the street), her brother Uncle Bubba, and her two sons, Jamie and Bobby! And I couldn't go with them...I was so upset. However, Mom did bring Dusty and I an autographed cookbook with all their autographs in it! Friday night, Mom and Pam let Dusty and I go on a date, so we went out to eat, then picked the girls up and went to Cold Stone (best icecream anywhere!).

Saturday, we went to St. Simons for the day. We walked the beach, shopped, toured the lighthouse, and ate dinner at Mullet Bay. Yum!

Sunday, we hung around the house and went shopping. Then had dinner at Vinnie Van GoGo's downtown in City Market. Another one of our favorites! The four of us are sitting there outside eating our pizza when Mom slapped Dusty on the shoulder...Mom was speechless and we had NO clue what was going on, until we turned towards the street and saw a man bent over with his shorts down at his ankles, and NO underwear!!! Yup! How entertaining he was, trying to balance his takeout pizza, sunglasses, beer, and his shorts falling down...it was a scene!!! The poor man was so drunk and couldn't keep up his pants...who knows who all saw what! Thank goodness we got the back shot and not the front hahah!

Monday it was back to work for Dusty and I and when we came home, we had a nice homecooked meal (and some came from our garden). Mom and Pam fixed meatloaf, squash casserole, and mashed potatoes. And for dessert we had strawberry and kiwi shortcakes....yummy!

Mom and Pam went to Tybee Beach on Tuesday and shopped in the cute stores there. I was actually there too on a field trip with about 60 children from the Y. Wish I could have run away with them!

Wednesday morning Pam left to go back to Indiana and Mom stayed and we hung out when I got off work at 3. We took Paisley to the vet...good news, she is well! And she now weighs 2 lbs, 4 oz!!! She's growing! We had a wonderful dinner at Olive Garden. After dinner, we stopped by Pet Smart and bought Paisley a new crib...a house like Layla's. Layla looooves her house and I have not been able to find one anywhere for Paisley. It's animal print and when Paisley gets in it you can't even see her since the inside is all black and so is she! She seems to like it...I mean c'mon, it even comes with a disco ball hanging inside, what's not to love! (It's actually just a ball for the cats to play with since its meant for cats...just in case some of you were wondering it was a real disco ball haha).

















Dusty is back in the field. He left yesterday morning at 2 am....yup, isnt that ridiculous, and he will be back sometime around August 15. Please keep us in your prayers and we'll keep updating everyone with what is going on at the Egglestons!

P.S. We didn't take any pictures the whole time, but I think Pam did, so hopefully I can get some and post them on here.

Raincoats and T-Shirts

Dusty and I went shopping today and had to pick up these cute dog clothes for Layla and Paisley. This is the first t-shirt for Paisley. It was the first time we actually found something little enough for her to fit into...after all, she does only weigh 1 lb and 6 oz (hopefully she has gained some in the last few weeks). Layla hates going outside in the rain, so much that she squats in the bushes right beside the concrete so she doesn't get too wet. We found a little raincoat at Old Navy for her! She loves it, or acts like it anyway. We haven't tried it out yet in the rain, but I hope it works for her.

On another note, we picked 5 squash and 2 tomatoes from our garden today. Mom and her cousin, Pam, are visiting right now and tried out the tomato today. They said it was pretty good. Yea! I can't wait to try more!

Wow, What an update! Jan- July

Hey yall! Sorry we haven't written in a while, I'll try and be better this go round.
Since the New Year...it's sad, I'm sure we were doing something, but at the moment I can't think of what we did.

March 1, I dropped Dusty off at Ranger School at Ft. Benning, GA in a snow storm. Who would have thought that it would snow 6 inches or so in GA in March!? He was there a total of 62 days and went straight through the first time....goooo Dusty! We are all so proud of him. He graduated on May 1, then a week later, I graduated from Georgia Southern University on May 9. I will have my Bachelor's Degree in Child and Family Development at the end of August. I am currently finishing up my internship at a YMCA in downtown Savannah.

At the start of the summer, Dusty and I decided to grow a garden. We planted tomatoes, squash, and okra. All 3 are doing really well and we can't wait to taste the vegetables we grew!

In June, we celebrated our 2 year anniversary (6-9-07) on June 6 at the Chart House on River Street. We are so blessed and thankful to have one another in our lives. We truly love one another and love spending time together. We also celebrated that day by adding a new member to our family, Paisley. She is a teeny tiny Yorkie and is adorable (currently 1 lb, 6 oz).
It is so nice to live near the beach...we have been several times this summer with friends. At the end of May, we took a mini vacation for a couple days to Jacksonville Beach, FL. We didn't have the best weather, but it was nice to get away and relax with each other.

We celebrated July 4th by going to a Trace Adkins concert at Ft. Stewart with some friends and watching fireworks. Then the next day, we went to Jekyll Island with 3 other couples and had a blast laying out all day, then fireworks that night. This past weekend, we had Dusty's Aunt Trish and her four kids come visit. We had a really good time eating out, going to Tybee, playing baseball (wiffle ball), playing Wii, and more.
This coming Wednesday, my mom is coming to visit for a week with her cousin Pam. We are looking forward to more family coming to visit and hanging out.
Further down the road, we recently found out that Dusty will be deploying to Iraq in early December. We will keep everyone up to date as more information comes our way. Keep your calendars open so we can try to see everyone! Please keep us in your prayers and we thank you for everything!

Happy 2009!

We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! To get everyone caught up, since August this is what we have been up to: We have been pretty busy traveling and visiting family in North Georgia and in Memphis, Tennessee. My parents came down to visit before classes started. We showed them all around Savannah, Ft. Stewart, and Tybee Island and had a really great weekend. I started my second to last semester at Georgia Southern and everything went really well. I am majoring in Child/Family Development and wanting to specialize in Child Life. I have been filling out applications for internships at children's hospitals in Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee. We visited Dusty's parents in Germantown, TN in October. Then in November, we met his parents in Charleston and visited with them there, along with Dusty's dad's best friend from college. We went to a Citadel football game and visited downtown Charleston. Dusty was promoted to First Leiutenant in November, which we are all so proud and excited for him. We had Thanksgiving at my sister Rachel and her husband Beau's new house in Dalton, along with my parents, younger sister, grandparents, and Beau's parents and sister. We had a really nice time on our visit. For Christmas, we went to Disney World with Dusty's parents, sister Nicki, grandmother, aunt and uncle, and their four children and had a really great time! We went to Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot over a few days and had so much fun. When it was time to come home, Dusty's parents and sister came to our home and had Christmas with us. Then on the 26th, we went to my parents home and had Christmas and celebrated the New Year too. It has been so nice to have time off to spend with family! We have really enjoyed it. Here are some pictures from our time with family.