The Pettigrew Place

Monday, January 9, 2012

It's Sad When....

It's sad when you walk into your local Liquor store and not one, but two of the guys working there call you by name. Yes, that happened to me this weekend. Apparently I have become a valued customer at Premier Wine & Spirits. It is on 6th street in between Farmington and Fayetteville and right on my way home from work so it is a little too easy to drive through and pick up a bottle of my favorite wine. I love that place. They are always so helpful and if I ever want to try a bottle, they will uncork it right then and there to let me have a sip. Now that is customer service!

I have become a big wine drinker lately and I think I owe that to my dad. He is a wine connoisseur and is always telling me of different kinds to try. My favorites of the moment are Cupcake Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand) and Garnacha de Fuego (Spain). Both are around $10 which is about what I want to pay for wine.

This weekend Ryan and I also ordered a new wine cooler. We got one for our wedding and we loved it. It was one of our favorite gifts, but apparently we picked a bad model because it broke on us twice. We returned the first one and the second one (same kind) only lasted about 2 months so this time we decided to pick a different kind. This one is much bigger but we were able to use left over gift cards from the wedding to cover the difference. I can't wait until it gets here so I can fill it up!

Friday, January 6, 2012

The Married Life

I have neglected my blog for the past few months just because I feel like, since our wedding, there hasn't been much to tell. Ryan and I are settling into our life as a married couple so I thought I would share my thoughts on that. Can you believe we have been married 6 months and 4 days? I can't. We got our wedding video in the mail this week and as I watched it, I kept thinking, was that really half a year ago?

Overall, married life has been great. As I expected, and as everybody told me, there have been a few bumps in the road but nothing too serious. We have fought more in the 6 months we have been married than in the past 3 and 1/2 years we were dating. I was told that was normal and haven't called in for counseling just yet :)

Ryan and I have gotten in a routine: we carpool to work (our offices are right across the street from each other), come home, cook dinner, play with our doggies, watch our favorite TV shows together and then go to sleep. As mundane as it sounds, I love every minute of it.

I have got to admit to something. Being the independent person I am, I was very nervous that I would get "tired" of Ryan being at my house everyday after we were married. I am a person that loves my alone time but I soon came to realize, that was the furthest thing from the truth. I love ridding to work with him in the mornings, I love coming home with him at night and I love falling asleep in his arms. When I don't get those times, I get sad and wish he was there.

Our fall was full of our favorite thing - football. We cheered our Hogs onto a #6 finish and watched as my Dad and brother's team won all the way to the semi-finals in state - the first time since 1989. I have never been a prouder daughter and sister.

This fall we also made the commitment to our church. Ryan was asked to be a Deacon and I am going to prepare communion on Sunday mornings. We both feel so lucky to have found a place that we both love and can worship God. This was important to us and God knew exactly where to send us.

Did I mention I cut 8 inches off my hair! That was a shocker. But I digress...

The holidays were hard for me this year and it was the first time ever that I have taken my Christmas tree down before New Year's Day. I was just ready to move on to 2012.

Around this time we started making our life plan together which was very exciting. We set financial goals for ourselves and made timelines for other things that we hope to accomplish.

I know marrige will never be easy but I do know marriage is a partnership and that I found the best partner possible. As we begin 2012, I am so excited to see what God will bless us with. Ryan, I love you forever and ever!

Below are some pictures of our 6 months together. And again, I hope to be blogging more. We will see if that happens :)

First Hog game of the seaon. WPS!

Cheering on the Cardinals at a FHS playoff game. Far right is Spencer's girlfriend Lyndsey. LOVE her!

Halloween - A witch and my black cat

I made him take me to the Washington County Fair. Let me just say, it's not what it use to be.

Collin's Beautiful wedding. I was so honored to be a Matron of Honor!

Ryan hunting with is Dad and Brother

Christmas Day with the Pettigrews

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

My PR Life

If you ever wonder what PR professional do all day or what their work day consists of, read this article. All 53 of these are my life to a "T". And...now you know!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Zach & Collin's Tailgate Shower

We had a great time last weekend for Zach and Collin's Tailgate Shower. The exciting victory made it even sweeter!

Anna made an awesome cupcake cake!

The happy couple

Collin and her Hostesses. She gave us really cool Razorback scarves!

The centerpiece on the island

The main food table.

I was able to break out a bunch of my wedding gifts. This girl has got plenty of pigs, football and Razorback serving dishes to go aroud.

I had fun making the pumpkins. the Woo Pig Sooie plate says "The Holderfields" underneathe. Don't worry - I might have purchased a Pettigrew one as well :)

We love you Collin and Zach and can't wait until the wedding - only a few short weeks away!

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Happy Fall Yall

I have gotten in the Fall decorating spirit this week because on Saturday we are hosting a Couples' Tailgate Shower for Collin in Zach. I got pretty crafty this year so I wanted to share. I am also working on my "tablescape" and can't wait to show you that. It looks great already!

Here is my entire front porch. I was having a bad day and I told Ryan I wanted lots of pumpkins and lots of mums. He let me go kind of crazy but it turned out great! You can't tell, but we have our Hog doormat out as well. Wooo Pig Sooie!

And here is my wreath on the front door. The pre-made wreath came from Hobby Lobby and I added to it. I got the gold letter P for a wedding gift and I didn't have a great place to put it and then it dawned on me - put it on the wreath! I also added real feasant feathers that Ryan always brings back from his hunting trips for me. He knows I like to decorate with them and I think they made a great addition.