You see, what had happened was...

Belly

2008-10-11T20:02:00.001-04:00

belly

2008-09-30T22:00:00.003-04:00

I will keep updating. You actually can't tell if I have my shirt down!

In the meantime.....

2008-09-18T21:40:00.004-04:00

Here Robbie and I are getting ready to go out to dinner for my b-day. We went to a really fancy Italian restuarant in Atlanta. I had Gnocchi in tomato and white truffle sauce, it was DELICIOUS! We had tirimasu for dessert and it was amazing!

BEACH!

2008-07-12T22:26:00.001-04:00

We just got back from our beach trip and it was SO much fun! Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Phillips for letting us stay with you! Unfortunately our camera is broken so we don't have any pictures :( Hopefully we will get some pics from Sam and Mary.

Happy Anniversary to us!

2008-06-29T14:46:00.009-04:00

We had a great relaxing weekend to celebrate our 5th anniversary. We rented a cabin right by a creek in Cherry Log Georgia, in the blue ridge mountains. It was such a nice little cabin! It had a wrap-around porch overlooking the water, with a porch swing and a hot tub. The cabin had a loft bedroom and a fooz ball table. It was one of our best anniversaries ever! We plan on coming back again in the winter. We also got to bring the dogs. Dupree had a great time, but Hazel had some anxiety about being in a new place.

Hazel wonders where we are going. She didn't whine TOO much on the way there....

Robbie and I sit on the porch of the cabin. What a great place!

The living room

Loft bedroom

The view from the porch

The dogs try and get settled in.
We had a great time.

That's right bitches!

Okay so I haven't been posting lately....

2008-06-14T20:38:00.003-04:00

I will be posting again soon, I promise. I have been really busy with work lately and all that good stuff. We have been hanging out at home a lot...having people over for BBQs (with veggies for the herbivores), poker, etc... Went to East Atlanta Beer Festival and didn't get NEARLY as drunk as I did last year :(
Here's some random pics to tide you over.

Gabe, Cory, and Sam memorial day weekend on our porch

Miles tends to the meat

EABF! Lauren, Robbie, and Megan. It was HOT that day! I got some serious sunburns, but all-in-all it was pretty awesome

Thought I would throw in a cute picture of Maddox. He is getting so big!
I am excited about our trip to the mountains for our FIFTH anniversary this month. Then in July we are going to Edisto Island with Sam and Mary and their family and I believe a few of our other friends are going to make an appearance. After we get back from that trip I have one more week of work left and then I leave to go the STL! My plane leaves the morning of the 22nd and I am ready to get down for Patrick's 30th! All this is in preparation for my first year of graduate school-starting August 18th. Wish me luck!

Good Times at Wanee!

2008-04-15T21:00:00.006-04:00

We had a great time last weekend at Wanee music festival! We saw moe., MOFRO, Govt. Mule, Derek Trucks, Greyboy Allstars, Bob Weir and Ratdog, and more. We had a lot of fun! I can't wait until October when we go back for MagFest!

Robbie gets the car ready to go. Nate and Robbie did a great job of packing while Lauren was at work. Without them we wouldn't have been able to leave on Thursday

Nate stands by his gear

Some of the beer in the cooler before the ice. Our cooler takes up a lot of room

MOFRO!!

More MOFRO

Robbie relaxes while J.J Grey and MOFRO tear it up on stage!

Back at the campsite the hammock is the best place to be.

Nate relaxes in between shows

WANEE!!

2008-04-03T19:24:00.003-04:00

We are going leaving to go to Wanee on April 10th! It's going to be awesome! Unfortunately the Allman Brothers had to cancel due to "health issues", but MOFRO, Oteil, Derek Trucks, and others are still going to be there! I can't wait!! Our banner was created from pictures for Live Oak, the venue at which Wanee is being held and our all time favorite festival venue! Let me know if any of you want to come!

The Happy Family

2008-03-23T20:53:00.004-04:00

Brett, Addy, and Hillary moments after Addy's birth. Maddox's little sister!

Happy Birthday Addyson Avery Overton!

2008-03-22T14:16:00.003-04:00

Addyson Avery Overton was born on Thursday, March 20th. 7 lbs 1 oz. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures yet, Hillary went in for her c-section unexpectedly on Thursday night, I got the call while I was at dinner and left directly from there. Hopefully I will get some pictures e-mailed to me soon and I will post those. Hillary and Addyson are doing fine. Congratulations Hillary and Brett!!

Tornadoes in Atlanta

2008-03-15T20:26:00.004-04:00

Tornadoes ripped through Atlanta friday night. The storm was incredible, it rained harder then I have ever experienced. 27 people were injured that night, but it is amazing that it wasn't more. The main damage was done literally 5 miles from my house. In fact, Cabbagetown had about 20 houses leveled and it is the neighborhood next to Decatur. Below is a picture of the Fulton Cotton Mill Lofts, right down the street from us. Friends of ours lived in these lofts a few years back. We drove by the damage today, debris was everywhere, and it had a HORRIBLE stench! A sewer main had to have broken, because it was pungent.

We had another tornado touch down in Atlanta this afternoon. Fortunately it didn't do the damage that friday night's tornado did, but the storms killed two people in further away counties. We are actually under a tornado watch until 1:00 am tomorrow morning!

Personality Profile

2008-03-09T19:29:00.003-04:00

I did one of those personality things on http://www.mypersonality.info and this is what it came up with. The questions were not very well worded and they used "yes, no" type scale for one of them instead of using a sliding scales like a 5 or 7 point likert scale. Although it is interesting that one of the careers suggested for people with "intrapersonal" intelligence is "psychologist" although it doesn't specify what kind. I am assuming that they are referring to a "therapist" which is that LAST thing is the world I would want to be. ANYWAY, it was just something to pass the time.

Walk for Autism

2008-03-04T22:08:00.008-05:00

My lab is once again supporting Autism Speaks and the Marcus Institute (they do intervention and research here in Atlanta) by participating in the Georgia Walk for Autism. One part of our research is funded by Autism Speaks, and they give out grant money every year. Please visit our page and donate if you can, either money or your time by educating people about Autism Spectrum Disorders. If you would like donate please click the title and click on my name!

Hazel's surgery

2008-03-01T23:32:00.006-05:00

Hazel got spayed recently and was so pathetic when she came home. Of course, she was back to her old annoying self the next day.
Poor Hazel...

Snoooooooww!

2008-03-01T23:25:00.002-05:00

These are pictures from when it snowed a couple of weeks ago. That will probably be it for the year so everyone was pretty excited. All of you up north probably won't understand

I got into graduate school!

2008-02-27T20:32:00.002-05:00

I am the the newest doctoral student in Georgia State University's Developmental Psychology program!

BIG NEWS

2008-02-27T16:40:00.000-05:00

I've got some big news to share with all of you!! Update coming.....

Sorry I haven't updated....

2008-02-03T20:34:00.000-05:00

I can't find the USB SD card thing to put the pics on the computer. I will update as soon as I find it.

ALL HAIL HIS NOODLINESS!!

2008-02-03T16:46:00.000-05:00

http://www.venganza.org/

Research Conferences

2008-01-09T17:20:00.000-05:00

All of my research projects got accepted to conferences this season! I'm first author on one poster, second author on another poster and one paper! yay!

BTW

2008-01-05T23:48:00.000-05:00

BTW any one can comment now...gmail account or not

Happy New Year!

2008-01-02T10:59:00.000-05:00

Our New Year's Eve party went off without any major disasters. Everyone had a great time! We had a bonfire, a keg, and Wii bowling tournament! Thanks to everyone that came!

The Phillips family arrives. I was surprised how easy-going Lilly was about the new situation. From left: Sam, Lilly, Mary

Robbie and Megan enjoy the food.

Even Tommy came out all the way from Alpharetta!

Raquel holds a curious Lilly. What the hell is going on here guys?!?

smile for the camera

Standing around the fire just before midnight
It was a great time!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

2007-12-24T12:24:00.000-05:00

I hope everyone has a very merry Christmas! New Year's Eve at our house!

ST.LOUIS!

2007-12-23T00:10:00.001-05:00

We were in St. Louis this past week and we had a great time! The visit was much too short and we were snowed in for two days so we didn't get to see everyone that we wanted to see, but it was a nice time anyway!

7 inches of snow the first day! Probably the only snow we will see all year!

Robbie BBQs in the snow! A first for a southern boy like Robbie!

Robbie, Patrick, and Elijah at the food court

Beth and Ellie
We love our St. Louis family! I wish that we could have seen all of you and we had a great time with those that we did see! Have a merry christmas everyone!

ATL to STL

2007-12-13T22:04:00.000-05:00

We are leaving for STL on saturday! We will be there until the Thursday! I can't wait to see everyone!

Our Finished Floor

2007-12-08T20:20:00.000-05:00

Finally, our kitchen floor is finished! It looks better then ever, I am glad we went through that whole ordeal to come out with an even better kitchen. Our contractor was wonderful and his crew did a beautiful job. I couldn't be happier with the results!

We started out with this. A nice kitchen with your standard kitchen tile. Honestly, the kitchen is what sold me on the house. It is huge for a 60s ranch and the counter space is great. It also has a open, bright feel. One on my favorite parts is the little bar the over looks the living room.

Then this happened. The leak. The tile cracked and the floor seeped water. We called in the professionals. I anticipated a a quick, inexpensive fix. Unfortunately (I thought), that wasn't the case.

The floor had to be completely ripped up and we had these huge machines up for two weeks!

This is more of the sub-flooring then I ever wanted to see

AND THEN...

Here is a close-up of our beautiful floor

TA-DA! I never would have imagined that I could be this happy about a tile floor. It's weird the things you get excited about as a homeowner!! It nice having "our touch" on our house. It really feels like it is our home.

Yay kitchen!

2007-12-07T21:02:00.000-05:00

They have been fixing our floor all day today! Update coming!

Christmas Tree

2007-12-03T11:20:00.001-05:00

Yesterday we set up our first Christmas tree in our house. We are looking forward to our first Christmas as homeowners.

Halfway there!

Hanging ornaments. Thanks to Sandy Stites we already have lots!

The finished product. Robbie stands proudly next to the tree. The tree topper came with our copy of the "Shrek 2" DVD.

Yay Christmas!

Found vs. Postsecret Charity Tour

2007-11-25T19:42:00.000-05:00

Pictured on the upper left, Davy Rothbart of Found Magazine
Pictured on the lower left, Frank Warren of the Postsecret Project
Hello everyone!
A week from tomorrow (Monday, December 3rd) Robbie and I have tickets to see the Found vs. Postsecret charity tour. It benefits Hopeline, a suicide outreach program and it should be a fun, fun night! For those of you who don't know, I have been reading the "sunday secrets" for about two years now and I discovered Found Magazine about six months ago. Postsecrets new community boards help expand the postsecret experience (as long as you weed out all the comments from the angsty teens *sigh*) There are links to both on the side of the blog and those of you who haven't checked it out yet really should! I will let you know how the event goes, but until then buy the postsecret books and support Franks project!! Maybe you could even send in a secret of your own...

Inspiring

2007-11-25T19:36:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone,
I found this picture on the internet and I really liked it. If I had a daughter one day I would want her to feel like this!! I'm not sure what it is from and I hope that I'm not breaking any copyright laws or anything, but I wanted to share it with everyone. Hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving! Robbie and I are getting our tree next weekend and I can't WAIT for the first Christmas in the new house!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

2007-11-21T14:37:00.000-05:00

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! We are going to the in-laws house. It will be Robbie, me, Bob (Robbie's dad), Sandy (Robbie's mom), John (grandfather), Laverne (grandmother), Ed, Nate, and Ian. Whee.

The Drought

2007-11-19T18:20:00.000-05:00

For those of you who are out of town, you may not know that Georgia is in a serious drought. We are supposed to run out of water in about two months if we don't get some serious rain. Basically, we have been having months and months of really, really, really, really nice weather. It would be great if we could get a torrential downpour for a couple of days. So far we are in a total outdoor water ban, and there is talk of turning the water on in people's houses every THREE DAYS!! We would all be filthy!! Of course there are ways you can conserve water.

1. Only wash full loads of laundry and wait until your clothes are actually dirty to wash them
2. Only wash full loads of dishes
3. Don't rinse your dishes before you load the dishwasher
4. For dishes that have to be washed by hand, fill up your sink with water and use it to wash the dishes instead of letting the water run
5. Shower every other day
6. Don't flush the toilet every time you use it, only when you "have to"
7. Make sure you mend all leaky facets and pipes
8. Turn off the water while you are brushing your teeth, washing your face, etc.

~~Hopefully it will rain soon~~

Kitchen update

2007-11-07T09:52:00.000-05:00

UPDATE: The floor is finally dry and the dehumidifers are gone. Now all we have to do is make sure the insurance pays us what we are owed!
So our kitchen is looking worse then ever. As I write this a crew is in here ripping up the tiles. Who would have thought that a refrigerator could cause this kind of damage? Hopefully it's not as bad as it looks. Our insurance better pay up.

In the background is the dehumidifiers, which are still a part of our daily motif.

What at mess.

Our Kitchen Troubles

2007-11-03T17:51:00.000-04:00

Update: The insurance is trying to weasel out of paying for the mold damage, even though they are the reason that we have mold. We are in the midst of fighting with them.
Our ice maker was leaking onto our kitchen floor and caused the floor to buckle and the tile to crack. I insurance guy waited too long (11 days) to get the company that gets rid of moisture to come out and clean under the tile and we now have MOLD!! Right now the kitchen has two large dehumidifiers in it to get rid of some of the water and it's been sprayed with anti-microbial spray. On Monday we begin phase two; closing off the kitchen with plastic and drawing the air out of the room to create negative pressure to get rid of the mold! We have to take everything out of the kitchen and not be able to us it for at least two day!

CRACKED TILE

There's mold under there

Two giant machines taking up our kitchen

As promised....MagFest

2007-11-03T16:46:00.000-04:00

Last weekend we went down to Live Oak Florida for our 5th Magnolia Festival. It was lots of fun! My favorite show was Toots and the Maytals, it was absolutely AMAZING! There was so much energy at that show. Railroad Earth and The Emmitt Nershi Band were really great as well. We did, however, have a few mishaps.... First we left our campsite to go see a show and our chairs got knocked into the embers of the fire, when we got back my chair was completely gone and the arm of Robbie's chair was burned away as well. Nate was asleep in his tent only feet away the whole time, good thing the wind wasn't blowing! We also got a flat tire and had to drive to the local Wal-Mart to get it replaced. Ian also lost his car keys and it cost him 250 dollars to get new ones made when we got back in town.

Nate and Ian were pretty cramped in the backseat of the car. Doesn't look very comfortable.

This is how we found Nate when we returned to the remains of the the great Magfest fire of 2007. Later he admitted that he did "smell melting plastic" but just rolled over and went back to sleep. Thanks Nate.

Ian makes grilled cheeses for all of us on the camping grill we USED to have before Ian fell on it and broke it.

Our flat tire

Robbie saves the day!!!
All-in-all it was a great weekend!

Southeastern Psychological Association

2007-11-02T17:24:00.000-04:00

I presented my SEPA poster today at PURC, just to test it out. It went pretty well, needs some tweeking....(sorry Beth, had to use the CRADL logo instead of Noah)

YAY Magfest is here!

2007-10-25T11:02:00.000-04:00

At magfest....pictures to follow

Maddox Overton is One!

2007-10-22T10:09:00.001-04:00

It's crazy that a whole year has passed since Maddox was born!

Hillary and Maddox pet the goats at the petting zoo

More of the petting zoo...Watch out Maddox mommy's not going to be able to carry you around like that for too much longer, your little sister is going to take up all the room! BTW I'm 4 for 4 on guessing the sex of unborn babies, what can I say, it's a gift.

Maddox and the pumpkin.

It's that time of year....

2007-10-21T13:42:00.000-04:00

Now that it's starting to get cool outside we can finally really enjoy our backyard...especially the firepit.

Robbie takes Hazels favorite spot

Lilly enjoys a nice cold porter on a brisk day...She's getting those crazy eyes....

Paul, Gabe, and Megan 'round the firepit

The Horror!

2007-10-20T23:11:00.000-04:00

The Marriage of John and Molly~October 13th 2007

2007-10-17T16:00:00.000-04:00

John and Molly got married at R Ranch in the Mountains over the weekend. They are a great couple and they threw a fantastic party!

The Beautiful Bride

All the guys looking dapper

Miles, Grant, and Robbie get their drink on at the reception

Who? Me?

Lilly looking as precious as always

Oscar Material

2007-10-12T17:14:00.001-04:00

Lauren Simpson

2007-10-10T16:37:00.000-04:00

Here's Lauren Simpsonized!

Robbie Simpson

2007-10-09T21:48:00.000-04:00

This is Robbie Simpsonized....he looks like Trey Anastasio...

Sometimes "Men" need a slumber party

2007-10-06T19:10:00.000-04:00

Last weekend Robbie and some of his guy friends went to have a slumber party in the woods for John's wedding.

They were so worn out from their pillow fights they had to eat a BIG meal

In between tickle fights, giggling in the hot tub, and comparing their manties they had time for a sing-a-long!!

MagFest!!!

2007-09-17T20:01:00.000-04:00

Okay people, MagFest is getting close! Have you gotten your tickets yet? Don't miss out!

We were at all those shows people! Where were you?
http://www.magmusic.com/magnolia.htm

Okay Hillary, this one is for you

2007-09-17T16:57:00.000-04:00

Stoned baby!!

Ian's Birthday!

2007-09-09T14:00:00.000-04:00

Ian turned nineteen yesterday! Happy Birthday Ian!

Dead (asleep) Dog

2007-08-26T22:46:00.001-04:00

Sam and Tom Take a Trip

2007-08-25T22:11:00.001-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILLY!!

2007-08-23T21:15:00.000-04:00

Lilly Grace Phillips born by c-section August 23rd at 2:15 am7lbs, 14oz
Mary smiles tiredly. I'm sure it was a LONG night!!
Proud Pop!
Robbie holds Lilly. He was so cute with her! It really made me smile how cute they looked together.
Pretty blue eyes. We caught a rare glimpse of Lilly's striking blue eyes.

Congratulations Sam and Mary!!

Lauren's Birthday Today!

2007-08-22T21:29:00.001-04:00

Rob and I went to Bhojanic and had yummy Indian food!

Postsecret movie

2007-08-12T15:57:00.000-04:00

I've been reading Postsecret every Sunday for the past two years. I have the link in our favorite blogs, you should check it out.

Festival Maddness

2007-08-06T20:08:00.000-04:00

Various festival moments from various years...
Car packed and ready to go. Our trusted navigator at the helm, and we are on our way
Now that, my friends, is a beard!
Relaxing in the back of the car on the air mattress.
Walking to the show in the intense heat of the afternoon

At the venue, and yes that man is wearing a cape.
Robbie and Nate cool off in the lake at Wakarusa.
Relaxing before the shows, Robbie may be annoyed that I couldn't put my book down (it was one of the last two books from Orson Scott Cards "Homecoming" series, check it out!)
In our hammock at one of the festivals at Spirit of the Suwanee
OOOOOOOHHHHH, creepy "ORBS"
Main stage of Spirit of the Suwanee, during MagFest. This is clearly Oteil, Susan Tedeski, and Derek Trucks.
At the show

A Robbie and Dupree Retrospective

2007-08-06T16:02:00.001-04:00

Yay Christmas! I missed out on these Christmasy moments, but I am sure that I was having fun with my St. Louis family!
Dupree plays with his toy, a delicious bone, while sitting among the discarded paper and boxes.
Dupree isn't pleased with this turn of events...Can't a dog just lie on his pillow on Christmas morning without being turned into a Dogdeer? It just isn't right.

This is a picture of Robbie and Dupree, Christmas 2002. I was in St. Louis on Christmas day and Robbie was at his parents house in Snellville, Georgia. We didn't spend Christmas day together until we were married in 2003, despite it being the third Christmas we were a couple.

Poker at Stites Manor

2007-08-04T19:58:00.000-04:00

Poker at the Stites house. Paul and Miles apparently find something hilarious.
Bill glares across the table, he wasn't amused.
Raquel glares back at Bill.
Cory takes a teeny lady sized sip of his beer.

Gearing up for MagFest- 3rd weekend in October!

2007-07-31T20:52:00.000-04:00

Okay, so it's ten weeks away, but I can't wait!! You have to have SOMETHING to look forward to when you are studying for the GRE. Below are picture of the signs of the fence around the main stage, which, by the way, is surrounded by gigantic trees that are PERFECT for setting up your hammock!!

Check out the link!! Railroad Earth, Oteil and the Peacemakers, Col. Bruce and his new band, the Quark Alliance, Toots and the Maytals, Blueground Undergrass, and many more!!
http://www.magmusic.com/magnolia.htm

YAY HARRY POTTER!!!!

2007-07-24T19:00:00.001-04:00

I finished the last Harry Potter book on Sunday and it was GREAT!! I am sad the series is at an end , but the last installment was very exciting!! There were a couple of inconsistencies, but overall I was very happy!
I heard that J.K. Rowling is putting together a book of all the Harry Potter outtakes from the other books. I will most certainly read it.

Fire Pit

2007-07-21T18:31:00.001-04:00

Robbie and Nate worked really hard on the yard this afternoon and in the end we had two less trees and an incredible firepit!Nate and Robbie test out their creation

A burst of lighter fluid.
The pit is lined with bricks and the outside is surrounded by a circle of rocks from our backyard. All we need now is some seating and it will be ready for winter!

The beauty of West Virginia

2007-07-15T21:15:00.001-04:00

West Virginia was a beautiful state, full of mountains and thick forest.A view from our campsite
Another rainbow

A man set these little rock castles up all along the road up to the stage.

All Good

2007-07-15T21:09:00.001-04:00

We got to our campsite at 2:30 in the morning, after waiting in line for over two hours This sign was supposed to greet us...we didn't get to see it until the next day.
The entrance to the stage area, right before Keller and the Keels began. Bob Weir also played at this show.
A look at the camping area
The trek back to the campsite
Relaxing at our campsite

Fun at the beach

2007-07-15T21:06:00.000-04:00

Rob hams it up for the camera
Just point and laugh

A Storm Rolls In

2007-07-15T21:00:00.001-04:00

One evening a large storm cloud rolled over our house on Edisto...luckily the worst of the storm missed us, but we did get to see the cloud barrel through at 40 mphThe dark cloud above the ocean
Everyone gathers outside to observe
The darkness envelopes the island

A rainbow after the storm

Food, food, and MORE FOOD!

2007-07-15T15:43:00.001-04:00

We ate well everyday we were at the beach. Ribs, fish, shrimp, sausages, fish, and burgers for dinner, and grits, toast, biscuits, gravy, and pancakes for breakfast.The first night the guys grilled some spicy shrimp and some delicious red snapper! YUM!
Breakfast compliments of Mrs. Phillips
Sam watches over the ribs as they sit in the smoker.
One afternoon we went to Charleston to eat at Hyman's, the most delicious seafood restaurant on earth. Their hush puppies are the things dreams are made of.

YAY BEACH!!

2007-07-15T15:37:00.001-04:00

We had a great time at Edisto Island Beach this past week! Thanks Mrs. Phillips!!Robbie in front of the ocean.
Everyone enjoying the water!
Thats me in the ocean. Yes, I really did get in the ocean and it was great!
Robbie in front of the waves
Walking the short walk to the beach!

VACATION

2007-07-06T14:57:00.001-04:00

We are leaving to go to the beach with a bunch of our friends this Saturday, it will be our first "real" vacation in years and years. I can't wait! After the beach we are off to a music festival in West Virginia, YAY!!

This will be our first time at All Good (we go to two festivals a year, one summer and one fall), and we are really looking forward to getting to know a new festival grounds!!! When we get back I will post pictures from our trip.

Don't care how sick you are of Paris Hilton, this is hilarious!

2007-07-06T14:52:00.001-04:00

A Process A Gift and A Journey

More pictures from Hil and Maddox''s visit

2007-07-01T21:36:00.001-04:00

Smiling Maddox with Lauren. He's such a big boy.
My dogs were very curious about the baby, they didn't know exactly what to make of him. Dupree liked to lick him and Hazel wanted to chew on him. Yum, delicious baby.

Hillary and Maddox check out the new house

2007-07-01T18:40:00.001-04:00

Maddox plays in the jumper while Hillary helps Robbie install the new outdoor fan.
Good job guys the screened porch looks terrific!!
YAY! A working fan!

Christmas 2005

2007-06-30T21:34:00.000-04:00

Elijah plays with one of Robbie's stocking stuffers; his Homer slippers.
Little Noah.

I was looking at our old pictures and I came across some from the last Christmas that we spent in St. Louis. We really don't get to go visit our family in Missouri enough! We miss you guys!!

Four Years! June 28th, 2007

2007-06-28T20:38:00.001-04:00

To celebrate four wonderful years of marriage, Robbie and I went to the Palm Restaurant . I had the broiled crab cakes with mango salsa, and Robbie had a large filet. Yum! Here we are ready to leave to go to the restaurant....very fancy
And here we are when we got back, Robbie took me to the mall and got me a new dress and a pair of sunglasses for our anniversary! Lauren wanted to wear her new dress to dinner...
All-in-all it's been another great year together. I am thankful that I have Robbie in my life!

Meet the Killbears

2007-06-27T21:05:00.001-04:00

Hello everyone! We are the Kill Bears! I'm Stabby, and these are my brothers Drowny and Maimy! Bob is at home...he doesn't get out much...he's very mild mannered. We use the power of "Kill" to bring a certain brand of justice to an otherwise undisciplined world. Sometimes I black out...

2007-06-26T16:58:00.001-04:00

Good Cop, Baby Cop

All Good

2007-06-24T23:25:00.000-04:00

This year we are going to All Good for our summer festival! We are really excited! We are spending four days with our friends at the beach before heading off to All Good, so it will be like a real vacation, something we haven't had in years (unless it was to go to St. Louis). I will definately post pictures when we get home. If any of our out of town family or friends are interested in meeting us there email me at franticpain@gmail.com.
http://www.allgoodfestival.com/

For those of you who haven't been here...

2007-06-24T13:43:00.001-04:00

As I promised, pictures of the screened in porch.In the corner you can see our wood burning stove, which will be great in the winter, although I think for now we will stick to the fan...
A glimpse of the non-screened in portion of the porch. And the grill the guy who sold us the house's boyfriend was supposed to come pick up, but never did....
And our lovely backyard, perfect for two Basset Hounds, and maybe a Bloodhound at some point....

Thank you roto-rooter

2007-06-24T13:41:00.001-04:00

Well we had our first "homeowner moment". Right before people were coming over for poker the toilet started backing up into the laundry room. Yum. Thank god Roto-Rooter got there in about an hour. YAY!

Five Worst Candies in the World

2007-06-21T19:32:00.001-04:00

5 Worst Candies in the World

I like Butterfingers.........

BREAKING NEWS!

2007-06-20T19:40:00.001-04:00

Today after two weeks as Hazels big brother, Dupree actually let Hazel touch him! Not only that, but he let her sleep in "his" bed!! I guess he wanted to make up for eating all her tiny rawhide bones.... I know you all have been waiting with baited breath for this day...Actually I don't really care either....sorry.

Maddox Wainscott Overton

2007-06-17T22:51:00.001-04:00

Hillary and Maddox

It's incredible how fast they grow up! Maddox is 8 months old now and said his first word "dada"Maddox with Brett on Father's day
What's going on?

Bush Divorces Reality

2007-06-17T20:13:00.001-04:00

Bush Divorces Reality

2007-06-17T20:11:00.001-04:00

Will Ferrell as George Bush

Kitchen!

2007-06-16T18:26:00.000-04:00

Here are pictures of the kitchen for our out-of-town friends and family. Yes, we cleaned it finally so it is ready for it's debuteBig kitchen YAY!!
This picture is a little dark, but that is the bar from the living room side.
Here's where we sit and eat dinner, it over looks the living room so we can watch TV. That's Dupree in the corner, wondering why Hazel gets fed 3 times and day and he continues to only eat once.

The puppy continues to be really cute

2007-06-16T18:25:00.001-04:00

We had people over for poker last night and Hazel continues to be cute.

Look into the puppies eyes....

2007-06-14T20:03:00.001-04:00

You are getting sleepy....when you wake up your will be a dirty tree-hugging hippie...yes, you have fallen in to my trap MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Masters of War

2007-06-13T15:58:00.000-04:00

Come you masters of war
You that build all the guns
You that build the death planes
You that build the big bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks

You that never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly
Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain

You fasten the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you set back and watch
When the death count gets higher
You hide in your mansion
As young people's blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud
You've thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain't worth the blood
That runs in your veins

How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I'm young
You might say I'm unlearned
But there's one thing I know
Though I'm younger than you
Even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do

Let me ask you one question Is your money that good Will it buy you forgiveness Do you think that it could I think you will find When your death takes its toll All the money you made Will never buy back your soul And I hope that you die And your death'll come soon I will follow your casket In the pale afternoon And I'll watch while you're lowered Down to your deathbed And I'll stand o'er your grave 'Til I'm sure that you're dead
Copyright © 1963; renewed 1991 Special Rider Music; Bob Dylan

New Puppy! June 9th 2007

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This is Hazel Stites, our newest addition!!
Everyone on the couch! Hazel is already spoiled rotten.
Sleepy, sleepy puppy

Our New House

2007-06-10T16:36:00.000-04:00

Yay! New house! This is the front of the house, soon to be repainted. BTW, yes that is a toilet in the left-hand corner, we took it out of a half finished partial bath that will become a closet.
This is the front half of the room we are sleeping in now, which is soon to combine with the bedroom behind it
This is the wall that is coming down, and what I stare at when I wake up in the morning.
This is the other side of the wall that is coming down.
Here is our only bathroom (yes we only have one bathroom)

On May 31st Robbie and Lauren purchased their first house. I will be posting more pictures on it as soon as we get some of the boxes cleared and furniture set up. We have a nice big kitchen, a screened in porch and a large backyard. I'll keep you posted!!

Graduation! May 12th 2007

2007-06-10T16:32:00.001-04:00

Lauren and Robbie are all smiles after the ceremony. Robbie, Nate, Ed, and Nancy attended.

On May 12th 2007 Lauren graduated Cum Laude from Georgia State University with a B.A in Psychology. YAY!!!!

Delilah Stites 2004-2007

2007-06-10T16:25:00.000-04:00

Delilah gets to lay in bed with Robbie on a lazy Saturday morning...What a lucky girl

On April 17th 2007, our little Delilah was hit by a car and killed. We still miss her.

Eight Things

2007-06-08T10:19:00.000-04:00

Geez...eight things about myself, this is going to be hard...
1. I want to go to graduate school so badly that my stomach hurts, but I don't think I am going to get in
2. I read the postsecret blog every sunday, but have never had the courage to send in one of my secrets (what if it didn't get published, what if it DID)
3. My favorite thing about my new house is the little breakfast bar that looks out into the living room because I can sit and eat there with my husband
4. I am very ashamed of this, but I read TMZ.com religiously :-O
5. Babies R Us confuses the HELL out of me! I have had to go there twice in a year for two friends and it is overwhelming...
6. I will watch just about anything that is animated...cartoons are awesome
7. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I am an adult
8. YO MAMA!!!

OKAY SO I HAVEN'T BEEN POSTING

2007-06-08T10:11:00.000-04:00

Sorry!! I still haven't unpacked the camera cord! I have no idea where it could be! We have this bag filled with cords and co axial cable and I CAN'T FIND IT!! ANYWAY, we have big plans, next weekend we are knocking down a wall to make our bedroom bigger and so we have a closet (YAY!) so I want to post progress on that. Keep checking I will find that cord one of these days!

HOUSE CLOSING!!

2007-05-27T17:18:00.001-04:00

We are closing on our house on Thursday, May 31st at 12:30!!! YAY! I will post pictures as soon as we can get into our PODS have access to the cord to our camera. Also expect a tribute to little Delilah who we lost this past April.

Stay tuned...we will be posting stuff about our boring lives soon!

2007-04-16T16:43:00.001-04:00

You see, what had happened was...

Belly

belly

More posts soon

In the meantime.....

BEACH!

Happy Anniversary to us!

Okay so I haven't been posting lately....

Good Times at Wanee!

WANEE!!

The Happy Family

Happy Birthday Addyson Avery Overton!

Tornadoes in Atlanta

Personality Profile

Walk for Autism

Hazel's surgery

Snoooooooww!

I got into graduate school!

BIG NEWS

Sorry I haven't updated....

ALL HAIL HIS NOODLINESS!!

Research Conferences

BTW

Happy New Year!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

ST.LOUIS!

ATL to STL

Our Finished Floor

Yay kitchen!

Christmas Tree

Found vs. Postsecret Charity Tour

Inspiring

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

The Drought

Kitchen update

Our Kitchen Troubles

As promised....MagFest

Southeastern Psychological Association

YAY Magfest is here!

Maddox Overton is One!

It's that time of year....

The Horror!

The Marriage of John and Molly~October 13th 2007

Oscar Material

Lauren Simpson

Robbie Simpson

Sometimes "Men" need a slumber party

MagFest!!!

Okay Hillary, this one is for you

Ian's Birthday!

Dead (asleep) Dog

Sam and Tom Take a Trip

~~HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILLY!!~~

Lauren's Birthday Today!

Postsecret movie

Festival Maddness

A Robbie and Dupree Retrospective

Poker at Stites Manor

Gearing up for MagFest- 3rd weekend in October!

YAY HARRY POTTER!!!!

Fire Pit

The beauty of West Virginia

All Good

Fun at the beach

A Storm Rolls In

Food, food, and MORE FOOD!

YAY BEACH!!

VACATION

Don't care how sick you are of Paris Hilton, this is hilarious!

More pictures from Hil and Maddox''s visit

Hillary and Maddox check out the new house

Christmas 2005

Four Years! June 28th, 2007

Meet the Killbears

All Good

For those of you who haven't been here...

Thank you roto-rooter

Five Worst Candies in the World

BREAKING NEWS!

Maddox Wainscott Overton

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILLY!!