Baggin' Macy's

So...I consider myself pretty aware when it comes to "green" issues. I recycle everything I can. We no longer use paper plates in our house. I carry the cloth bags to the grocery store. Recently I've taken it a step farther and I take my Inconvient Bag to the mall with me. Up until yesterday, no one has given me any issues when I ask to not put my items in a plastic bag. Then I walked into Macy's. I don't shop there regularly, but A.J. needed Calvin Klein undershirts. So in I walk, I grab a package of shirts and I go to the register to pay. When I ask the nice gentleman behind the counter to not put my shirts in a bag, he tells me that's not an option. It is Macy's policy that anything bought in their store has to go into their bags. They want us to "advertise for them", (his words not mine). I do not consider myself a crusader. However, I felt it necessary to tell this sales man how Macy's is killing the planet by insisting their customers take plastic bags even when they don't want them. If I could've gotten the shirts anywhere else, I would've put them back. But that wasn't an option. So I took their plastic bag, went home and then put it in my recycle pile. In the future, I will not shop Macy's! Maybe if there are enough people out there who complain about it things will change. Until then, the boycott is on!!!

Feeling Fall

I'm pretty sure that Fall is my favorite time of year. Don't get me wrong, I love the warm weather of summer but there's just something about this time of year that makes me happy. I love football season. Always have. I love putting on my Steeler jersey and going to a bar and cheering on my team. I love the cooler weather. I love the apple harvests, the color palate, the smell of my house (You may think I'm crazy but I can tell the season's are changing just by the way my house smells). Trust me I could go on and on. I live for this time of year!
In about a week, my loves will change. I like nothing better than to curl up on my couch with the lights out and watch a marathon of horror movies. Pumpkin carving, apple cider, trick-or-treaters and candy corn are just icing on the cake! This year, we're going to Universal Studios for the FrightFest. I absolutely can't wait! I'd promise to post pictures on here, but let's be honest...I'm not that good with keeping up with this & I don't like to make promises I can't keep.
So to those of you who share my love for this time of year, enjoy it! Jump in a pile of leaves for me. (Georgia isn't that condusive to leaf jumping)
Oh~ I almost forgot...I have one more love to pass along before I wrap this up...Pumpkin Ale. If you haven't tried it yet, go grab yourself a six pack. You'll thank me for it!

Bad Blogger With the Best News!!

So I started this blog with the best of intentions...really I swear I did. But as life goes (or ours at least) I never quite have enough time for things I would like to get done.
But since my last post, we have had some amazing news! A.J. does not have to go back to the army!! Yay! For those of you out of the loop, the army tried to recall A.J. in June. We fought it with everything we had. Just when it looked like there was no hope, low and behold he was notified that his hardship application was accepted! Which means the army can neve again try to recall him! Which means I can finally throw out all of the army crap that takes up half of the walk-in closet in our guest bedroom. Which means my dream of owning a vacation home may only be a few years away! Not bad for a 28 year old from GA! Truly all of that pales in comparison to the fact that A.J. will not be put in harms way!
He most likely will go back overseas, but it will be on our terms and under much safer conditions! I just like feeling that we have some control over what happens to us and our future plans!
So after going through all of that, I can honestly say that my opinion on a few things has changed. I will not get all political on you. I only urge you to take a look at some of the laws that have come into effect over the term of the last presidency. Mainly the laws affecting our troops and their families. It's time for a change and that's all I'll say about that!
So as I step down from my soap-box (no applause needed) I promise to do better with this blog! Perhaps I'll even post a picture or two next time! Perhaps...but please be patient :)

In the beginning...

So I've been contemplating creating a blog for quite some time now. As yet another one of my friends has moved far, far away I figure now's a better time than ever to start. Between my many adventures for work and the very real possibility that A.J. is going back to Iraq, I figure I will never be at a loss of subjects to write about. Plus this seems like the ideal way to keep all of our friends and family up to speed with the happenings of our little family here in Georgia!
I can't gaurantee page-turner quality quips here but I can promise you a few laughs, perhaps a few tears, and definitely all the juicy goings-on of the Walton household. So stay tuned!