it's a Nikon d5000

I know, it sounds like a spaceship, but really it's just my favorite new thing! thank you for everyone who helped me decide which camera. thank you to my mom who found a bundle on sale at costco (which included 2 lens) and thank you to my patient husband who has watched me go through 3 cameras this year! i promise honey, this one is a keeper! but most important thank you to ashton kutcher... he really does help make this camera look so good, don't you think? ! http://www.ashtonsdslr.com/

i heart Costco!

please be patient with me! i sold me camera and i am waiting on my new one to get here before i can start posting some new pics! believe me, i'm trying to learn this lesson myself.

a quick update, we have officially put our house on the market(see to the left) and we are hoping to get it sold by early summer.(fingers crossed and on our praying knees). Our hopes are to move into something a little more permanent. our definition of permanent and God's definition are far different, so we are open to many ideas. When we lived in Nashville it was the trendy thing to do, live in townhomes and hang out without having to drive all over...we LOVED our place there.

However not quite the same in the big JC. We are the youngest people on the street, i guess you could say townhomes are seen as more of a "maintenance free" "one level living" kinda place...catch my drift (wink wink). Nothing wrong with that, just not exactly family oriented...we would like a yard for Battle since he can't seem to be within 20 ft of Greyson and a few more wishes... Like I said God willing, we will see where we land! i'm hoping to get my camera this weekend from Grammy. She went to her local Costco to shop the camera I have been in the hunt for and what do you know, she found a deal!!!! i heart costco!!!! if there is not ANOTHER snow storm, we are headed to visit Grammy and Pops this weekend, and if there is more snow, well UPS better get here with that new camera because this little boy is growing up to quick not to capture.

Have a good week!

mama's bucket list

i'm sure you all know that i work for Pfizer, and i happen to travel on occasion. when i travel, it is never a dull time...us pharma reps can have some fun. my team is amazing and my manager even more so. we always have meetings during the day and then something special at night. well...i had no idea that what i was in for a couple of weeks ago. i saw on the agenda that a UT basketball game was part of our entertainment. and of course i was excited, but i thought to myself, "chad, grey and I go all the time...and 1/2 the team is suspended". my sour attitude quickly changed when we got out of cars and walked away from the bball arena toward Neyland. it went kinda like this...

Me "um, why are we going this way"

My Manager Susie"i don't know, you know i don't like sports stuff"

Me "um, really... we are going the wrong way"

My hero and collegue Trebor "nah, tiff it's a bit of a surprise we are taking a facilities tour, including Neyland, then we are going to eat in the skyboxes and head over to watch the bball game w/ Bruce"

Me "WHAT?" (thinking to myself, don't pass out then you won't remember anything, keep it together, keep it together, act cool, act cool you work with these people) "OMG!"

Then i started tearing up and pretty much lost my cool i was working so hard to keep in check. i couldn't text Chad fast enough. as we waited by the elevators at the foot of Neyland i tell Susie- "you may not like me after this tour, but i think you will understand me ALOT better, THIS IS A BUCKET LIST ITEM FOR ME"!

Susie "what?(chuckle) aww tiff, that's amazing, I'm so pumped for you, lets go have some fun."

I of course didn't have my camera b/c i had no idea we were going ...but it worked out for the best, i was a kid in a candy store. and here is the proof...

I was a little nervous in the media room...the next coach of the VOLS, "tiffany anderson"

I'm pretty sure this doesn't need further explanation..#16

yep, i was pretending to get smashed

our view from dinner- aka...my dream season tix,

wonder how much we would have to donate for these?

happy happy joy joy

inside the skybox on the 4th floor, it was a like a museum of greatness

"i said it's great to be a TN VOL"

the gate right outside of the locker room that they bust through to RUN THRU the T

if only i had known, i might have rolled his office,

no i DEFINITELY would have

ceiling inside the locker room

tearing up seeing this one...(a dream) and yes I am that fast

trying on Eric Berry's pants without permission;)

couldn't stop there... " if your a football fan than repeat after me, eric berry, eric berry...

do the heisman come on, do the heisman come on"

if you have no idea what i'm talking about click here and turn it up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr2MOiEnnF8

the view from the back of the 4th floor skyboxes

i know, i know chad... his name should have been NEYLAND!

and believe it or not i still have a job!

christmas pics

We left Santa and to be polite Rudolph a little snack...

we had an amazing christmas...full of family time and fun times. thank you to all who made the effort to make sure our christmas was special. and grey...thank you for giving me JOY not only on christmas but all year long. might take me thru the weekend to get all the pics and narration up. ..working on changing the blog a little.

grey, chad and I made everyone a homemade

rudolph for their stockings

FYI, maybe next year this is all we do,

because they were a BIG hit with the fam!

PaPa and Greyson relaxing Christmas eve

don't forget about Battle- he was right beside me the whole day while

I made a monsterous and delicious dinner on Christmas Eve

the classic "oh" face.

Grey may look like Chad but might get his expressions from mama

Uncle BrIan is always soo much fun to play with

Opening presents with "da"

Lessoned learned..only get him 1 gift every year.

"bab ball" has a special place in his heart.

Greyson just walks around saying "bab ball shoooot" ALL DAY

"duck" pj's from grammy and pops

it was a NorthFace christmas, don't they look so cute?

and grey has plenty of room to grow into his

"shoot"

when we went to louisville, devan took extra special care of Greyson

i hope grey grows up to be just like cousin Devan.

BMX Grands in Louisville- Greyson loved "lyook"ing at the races

Trying on Devan's helmet! soo cute

We stayed home for Christmas day, as that is a tradition that we don't ever want to change, we did travel the week after. Crazy to think that we needed a vacation from our vacation, but somehow we really did. We rested and back in the swing of things...if you know us well, you know that we talk about rest, but never ever do it! What a blessing to be busy and full of life.

more snow pics

battle all warm in his coat! he loved chasing and eating the snowballs!

building a snow man with "da"

the most beautiful snow we have ever seen- it was like a blanket

"well they say there 's more snow up in colorado than my roof has ever seen, but a tender tennessee christmas is the only christmas for me!'

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

"all is calm, all is BRIGHT"

Today has been a long day...

grey to day care, us to work, and then a blizzard! chad didn't successfully make it home just yet- he left work around 3:30pm and stayed on the interstate for 3 hrs- now he is in a cozy warm hotel about 20 miles away. grey and I held hands and prayed for "da" and praise the Lord for getting him there safe. in the mean time grey and i had no electricity- but it's back on now and we are warm and toasty... and well it's STILL snowing. hopefully chad can make it home tomorrow and we can play in the snow! here are few pics from today

yep- you see it right- almost 9 inches of snow and still snowing

lovin on Battle

9:00pm- can you believe how bright it is? beautiful

"cheesy" christmas pic

don't we look like a cheesy family? even though it's an akward picture of all of us, I had to share... Grey was "cheesing"all night. This was at PaPa's side of the family annual Christmas gathering on Saturday in Nashville! Grey loved spending time with PaPa and the bunch. Ill update with more about the weekend later in the week. Please pray for Chad as he is single dad while I'm traveling to NY for work this week. He will do great and they will be missed!