Here Goes Nothin'...

Welcome to our blog!  We are the Halstons.  Ardell and I have been married for almost 2 years.  Ardell and I share a love for friends, family and fun!  We are extremely laid back and go with the flow... most of the time.  I met Ardell at Auburn and from our first date I knew "he was my lobster".  That was a friends reference... I should probably mention that I am a FRIENDS fanatic.  I have seen almost every episode at least three times.  I own the complete series, seasons 1-10, and sometimes feel like I am the 7th friend.  Ok, that's wishful thinking but fun to think about.  Moving on, we both moved to Nashville, TN after college where I earned my masters degree and we both worked at our very first job.  Two years later, we got married and moved to Birmingham.  In the last couple of years we have moved back to my hometown, started new jobs, built a house and added two little pups to our small family.  Sounds like a lot but it was so much fun to start building our lives together!  Here are a few pics of our family.

Christmas 2013

Typical

Wedding Fun

Let me introduce my pride and joy... Lamont and Louie!  They are 5 and 6 year old Pugs.  My in-laws rescued them in Florida then moved up north.  L &L were not fans of the cold weather or city livin' so they came to live with us where they occupy their own room and bathroom.  They have a place to hang their coats and a cozy little nest to sleep in.  We LOVE having them and the Halstons still get to visit them all the time!  I'd say its a win win!  Here a few funnies of "the boys".

It took all of 6 months from start to finish to complete our house.  We signed a contract the week before Christmas and closed May 31st.  It was so much fun to watch the process from start to finish and see our ideas take shape. Our house is a work in progress and we are slowly but surely filling it up.  Even though we spend most Saturday mornings glued to HGTV we made the decision to build our first home and avoid the headache of renovations.  As much fun as the Scott twins, Allison Victoria and Hillary and David make it look... we are not cut out for such labor.  For now we will stick to decorating and shopping for furniture.  Here is a quick photo of the pad.

May 31, 2013

Well, that's us!  You will meet other members or our family as my blog grows.  There are a lot of wonderful people in our lives and they make for tons o' fun and entertainment.  Oh... I should mention that my in-laws are moving to Birmingham to join the fun!!  We will soon have our whole family in one city... CANNOT wait!!  Now, I just have to get my brothers to move back here... I need to remember how I used to get them to do things for me when we were little... it didn't seem too hard back then ;)  That's all for now.