Listening to the dogs play

As I write, I am listening to Jolie bark at Diesel because he won't play with her. They've been getting along very well over the past few weeks. I'm so proud of both of them. Diesel has been more accepting of her actions and Jolie has calmed down some. Even Lucy has learned to tolerate our hyper little Jolie.
I've had football the past two Friday nights. I haven't had any action yet but it's really nice to be a part of high school sports. Fyffe lost a very well played season opener to Westbrook Chrisitian.
I'm really looking forward to the upcoming week. College football begins Thursday and we're going to Tuscaloosa for the game this weekend.

Glad the weather has finally cooled down some. We can't wait for Fall here: Melissa because she likes to decorate for the season and me because it's football season and the weather is much cooler.

Hope you're all doing well!
Caine

Whew...It's a bit warm.

I find it a bit to warm when you can't even get into a swimming pool to cool off. I've been avoiding all yard work and I just sorta wish my grass would burn up instead of growing. I've been going to morning football practices and even then it's almost too hot to be practicing football. They practice at 5:00pm today. There are many times I wish I was back on that field but this is not one of those times. I remember when I was younger, I'd need a jacket when we woul go watch football games. Now, you might need a jacket if you make the playoffs.

All this watching football practice has really got me charged up for the upcoming Alabama football season. I hope to make it to Tuscaloosa for at least 2-3 games this season. I'm definitely going to make it for the Georgia State game. I don't know if all of you know this but I am an alum of both schools. I know GSU won't be very good but I am going to pulling for this this season as they get started. Bill Curry is one of the more genuine individuals that I've ever met in my lifetime. You can't get away without him telling you stories about about when he played at Georgia Tech or when he played with Johnny U in Green Bay. I didn't agree with and still don't agree with them having a football team but when they hired Coach Curry I became more supportive.

We're doing very well right now. Our mini zoo is running as smooth as can be expected. We hope to get the puppy trained on our underground fence ASAP. Maybe she can teach Diesel a few tricks.

Melissa started back to school this week and I think the kids start back on Tuesday. She loves her job more than anyone I know and I proud that she found something that is so meaningful and fulfilling.

Until next...
Hydrate, stay out of extreme temperatures, and Roll Tide!

Six months...

It has been almost six months since I've sat down to write and it seems like it's been even longer. I just read my last entry and so many things have changed.

Two weeks ago I started a new job. I'm now working as an athletic trainer for a family-owned physical therapy company, Pro Health Physical Therapy, located in Rainsville and Fort Payne. I'll be covering some Dekalb County schools during the school year. Melissa thinks that it's hilarious that she works at NSM and I could potentially be working at Plainview. Melissa has been doing some PRN work at The Highlands Hospital in Scottsboro this summer.

We made our second trip this year to the annual CMA Music Festival. If you like country music you should definitely check it out. There are tons of big names and some interesting smaller names. We got to see Zac Brown Band, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, and Carrie Underwood just to name a few. Below is a picture of our group on a bridge overlooking downtown Nashville.

We came home to find our new alarm clock sitting on our front porch... There was a puppy asleep on our front porch at about 3:00am when we got home from Nashville. She's as cute as a button but wakes up fairly early. Jolie and Diesel didn't get along well at first but they are slowly but surely getting more acquainted with one another. She's definitely a chewer but as you can see ,she's as cute as can be...

We also went on vacation to Myrtle Beach, SC. and drove back through Charleston a few weeks ago. It was my first time to experience Myrtle Beach and it was pretty cool. There are way too many diferent things to get into. I'm more of a go to the beach and go out to eat kinda guy but Melissa has to have things to do. We also had some of the best seafood I've ever experienced, mainly at the Dead Dog Saloon in a small community called Murrells Inlet. Charleston was pretty cool but I wouldn't want to spend a whole lotta time there. Here's a couple of pictures from our trip...

This Melissa's attempt at her own Corona commercial

This is beautiful Murrells Inlet.

And this picture is from Charleston.

It is my intent to keep up better with this thing. Hope you're all doing well and will let us know how you're doing.

Can't wait for football season 55 more days!!!. Roll Tide!

Guess who's back?

I know, I know. It has been a really long time since I've updated my blog. What a hectic few months. The month of November was spent working on our remodel. We put quite a bit of work in our new house and made a huge difference. We are blessed with great family and friends who have and continue to work hard helping us. About two weeks before Christmas the remodel really slowed down. We've still gotta finish the interior doors, kitchen cabinets, and back door steps. I've also got to finish Diesel's fence. We moved into the house right before Christmas.

Melissa seems to be enjoying her job within the school system. And it looks like she will start a part-time job with a clinic in Fort Payne fairly soon.

My work has good days and bad, but overall I'm really pleased with where I am right now. I'm definitely not working those grueling hours like I was at Georgia State. Sometimes I miss having important decisions to make, but then I remember the headaches that I had to endure while I was there and know that it wasn't worth it.

Christmas was great this year for us! We got to see everyone and we didn't have to rush back somewhere. It's pretty nice when you're practically just down the street from everyone.

Its been so long since I've written about football as well. I am so proud of the accomplishments that The University of Alabama football team had this year. It was truly a monumental season and I look forward to next year with every passing day.

Hopefully, I can make myself be more dilligent in writing my blogs not just to let you know whats going on in our life, but also to help me reflect on the things that've happened. They tend to be fresher on my mind when I write about them sooner rather than later.