Commitment

I've decided to recommit myself to our blog. I've realized it isn't fair to our little family if I don't record now all that we've been through. One day I know I will want to look back and read about all of our trials, our blessings, our laughs, our tears, our ups and our downs. Now, I've said this all before but I'm really hoping this time it sticks! I've made the goal to blog once a week.

Time to be a Wild Cat!

I can now officially announce that the Roan family will be moving (yet again) to the bluegrass state! Lookout Lexington, Kentucky here we come!

Tater was accepted as a transfer student to University of Kentucky's law school. We are so proud of him. On top of that he will be able to work with the football team there as well. Needless to say, he is super excited.

Though I am very excited to be making this move and I dreading the actual "moving" part of it. We only have a few weeks to pack up all of our belongings and trek across state lines. Blah! I despise moving. Everything about it. Yet, we do it all the time. Somewhere deep down I must have a goal to live in as many US states as I possibly can. Kentucky will be state #7 for me. We have both sworn that this will be it for us...no more moving! Well, until he's done with school of course. Then its off to the next one!

Meat Purse

So I finally watched the VMA's (I realize I'm a little behind.) I've always considered myself someone "in the know." I try to keep up with the latest trends or at least know about them and I've always thought I was successful at doing this. I like all the latest music and am familiar with all the latest hollywood gossip. However, there is one piece of today's music I truly don't understand and that is Lady Gaga (or GAGA, GaGa, gaga...whatever.)

I don't get Lady Gaga. Anything that comes out of her mouth I always ask "what did she say?" I find her music very catchy but I don't understand what it is about her that people are enthralled with. Am I simply getting old? Or am I now in a different part of my life that things like this fly over my head? It is truly perplexing! While accepting one of her many awards she said something that caught me off gaurd. Did she really just say "Cher is holding my meat purse?" I admit I am famous for misunderstanding people. I am the person in the room who belts out the wrong lyrics to a song constantly. For example:

Me: (singing to a country song) Charlie Daniels t-shirt rodeo!
Tater: Did you just say t-shirt rodeo?
Me: Um, yeah thats what he says...
Tater: Its 'don't let this charlie daniels t-shirt throw ya"
Me: oh
Tater: Didn't you ask yourself what a t-shirt rodeo was?
Me: I figured it was a cool place where people all wore the same t-shirts and rode bulls...

So when Lady Gaga says meat purse I think to myself that I must have misunderstood her. Maybe she said beet purse or my neat purse...After close inspection of what she was wearing I realize that she really did say meat purse because she is wearing a dress that looks like a piece of raw meat. Ew. And there is a chunck of what must be prime rib stuck on her head. Is this whats in style? Will I go to Target next week only to find the latest version of raw meat in the form of a purse for the cheap price of $14.99? Surely not. Please no. I will do alot of things in the name of fashion but raw meat is where I draw the line. Humph. Lady Gaga you crazy girl you... Maybe I'm just not meant to understand this woman they call Lady Gaga.

5 Months Old

Yes, I know that bib is so stylish. You'd wear it too if you spit-up your entire lunch.



She loved the tour. Especially the view of her stroller.





Two words: Daddy's Girl





Gigi- 5 months old

Living Large

I know, I know. It's been about 5 1/2 months since I've last posted about anything current in our lives. I am such a slacker! How could I not post something new everyday about this amazing little girl in our lives? Well, I'll tell you. I'm busy. The past 5months in a nutshell...

1. For the summer we were forced back to our homeland of VA because Tater was offered a paid internship there. That means for the entire summer we went back and forth between our parent's houses with a new baby. We were able to save money and our closest family members were able to spend valuable time with Gigi so all in all it wasn't the worst situation we'd ever been in.

2. Gattlyn has grown like a weed! She just keeps going and going and going and going. Will this girl ever slow down? She is in the 95th percentile for both height and weight. No telling where she gets this from, right? ha! Everyday theres a new outfit I say a silent goodbye to and shed a silent tear for as I put it away in the box labled "clothes Gattlyn wore once because she suddenly grew out of them over night."

3. We've moved back to Dayton for Tater to start his 2nd year of law school. Wahoo! On top of his school work he has taken on 2 jobs (teacher's assistant and law clerk.) He is such a hard worker and everyday we watch him trek off to school with a sadness in our hearts. However, everyday we get to celebrate the minute he arrives home! We officially have a "daddy's home" dance.

4. We upgraded our space to a townhome. This is where you "ooohh" and "aaahhh" for us because our entire married life we have lived in tiny shoebox apartments. Though technically we didn't move up that much in square feet somehow having an upstairs makes it seem that much larger. Also, we are the proud owners of a real bonafide couch. No more hand-me-down for us! And thanks to Craigslist we made some money off of it!

5. Gattlyn's accomplishments: She loves to roll over (until she runs into something, that she doesn't like so much); she has developed the cutest laugh- its loud and obnoxious just like her mom's; she's very happy- she loves to smile, smile, smile; she can almost sit up; she loves baby food in all forms- she hasn't meet a meal she doesn't like (she gets it honestly from daddy); she's recently started screeching which we are hoping is just a phase; she likes to be near you but she doesn't like to cuddle kind of like a cat; she likes to jibber jabber and to sing; she is absolutely gorgeous!! What a great baby she is! We have been so blessed with such a super, amazing, special, precious little girl. Our life has been so enriched the minute she stepped in and we can't imagine our life without her. We love you Gattlyn and are so proud of you!

***I am now making a committment to try and update our blog more often. Maybe it will stick or maybe it wont. Baby steps.

Pictures

Our Little Boxer



Riding in Style



Cousins

The New Addition

My thoughts on childbirth.....



Ew, gross. Ouch, ouch and major ouch.





My thoughts on recovery.....



You have got to be kidding me.






My thoughts on my new baby......





LOVING HER!!!!