Recovered. Thank Goodness!

I survived the wisdom teeth extraction! (Thank goodness!!) And my fear of saying something ridiculous while coming out of anesthesia didn't come true! In fact, I'm a little disappointed in myself for being so blahzay - I've always fancied myself as a little funny and thought Josh would at least have one humorous drugged-up Leslie story to share. Sorry to let so many of you who were rooting for a hilarious photo or video down. I'll do better next time.

With already naturally thick cheeks, the procedure seemed to cause my jowls to practically quadruple in size. So, I spent the past six days looking a lot like this (minus the fur):

It was somewhat miserable and I was in a tad bit of discomfort, but overall I had a pretty good experience. I'm roughly 90% back to feeling human again and am ready to get out in the fresh air! The dogs have been cooped up with me and I know we're all ready to venture out. The weather has been everything but awesome, so I definitely haven't missed much. I'm hoping for a little nice weather this weekend - I'd really like to make a trip to the park! Enjoy the amazing weather, you lucky South Carolinians! :)

I'm a Chicken!

No, Clemson fans - Today I'm not talking about this chicken:

Although I do love my Gamecocks! 

I'm talking about the yellow-bellied kind. I get my wisdom teeth out bright and early tomorrow and I'm terrified! Of course I'm worried about the pain after the surgery and the maintenance to ensure things don't get infected, but I'm super scared that this will be me!!! (Watch the video below):

It really is SO FUNNY - if it's not you! I've already threatened Josh not to film me!! I'm so nervous I'm going to wake up talking about weenie dog shenanigans and end up on YouTube just like this girl. Although - she did get on the Ellen Show! That would be worth it!

I know I've spoiled you with all the blog posts this week, but I think this might be the last one for a few days while I'm recovering. Say a little prayer to JC for me - I hope he'll be in the house for me! ;) 

Southsick

We've never been the kind of people who rave about being from the south. PLEASE don't get me wrong, we absolutely LOVE the south and South Carolina, but we just never felt a strong connection to being 'southern'. I guess that's one of the reasons I titled the blog Untraditionally Southern. (Ba-Dump-Bump!) 

We don't have many palmetto tree & crescent moon items - no stickers or decals on the cars, no t-shirts or hats, not even a doormat - none of the typical SC gear that you would find in any true South Carolinian's possession. We just never really got into it all.

My mom always said I was the kind that could pack everything up, take off and never look back. I think she was right, but boy do Josh & I miss the south!  It's funny how you don't miss something until it's gone or in this case, until you're gone.

A good friend of mine recently dubbed us as "southsick." I can't think of a better way to describe how we're feeling! Leaving South Carolina has given us a newfound love of our southern roots and we would love nothing more than a house full of palmetto pride!

We're Moving Again!

Wait. I don't want to get your hopes up. Unfortunately, we're not moving back to South Carolina. 

Sad. I know. I feel the same way as this baby. However, we are moving into the city of Pittsburgh!!

We currently live 20 miles from the city - which doesn't seem like far until you include traffic that jacks your driving time to an hour or more.  We like the area we're in, but it's just not for us. We've never been the kind that like living in the suburbs.

Although Greenville is a MUCH smaller city, we loved living downtown there! Moving here and living in the burbs felt so strange and unnatural. (Funny coming from two people who grew up in a small town.) I noticed when we were in the city, we felt more at ease. There's just something about it that makes me feel more comfortable, kind of like home. Although, nowhere I've ever lived or called home has ever looked like Pittsburgh!

Josh took both of these pictures - he's so talented! :) 

Our lease ends in September and we're officially locked in to a new downtown apartment! We're going to live in an old schoolhouse that is currently being renovated into lofts. We're so excited to try our hand at real city living! We know there will be some challenges that come with it, but we're definitely willing to give it a try.

Want to see pictures? Their Facebook page has great pictures of the model apartment CLICK HERE or visit their website by CLICKING HERE.

Mr. Postman

I do love mail - who doesn't?! It's so fun to send it and even better when you receive it! I've had the song "Mr. Postman" by the Carpenters (circa 1975) stuck in my head all.day.long. (In case you wanted to have it stuck in your head too, it's at the bottom of the page. Just hit play!) The song popped in my mind when I ran my errand to the post office this afternoon. And yes, I do often sing songs based on things I'm doing - sometimes they're real songs and more often I just make them up. Makes things in life a tad more fun!

I was dreading the reaction I was going to get from the lady at the post office when I told her "I need to mail these" - three 7 inch plastic jumbo Easter eggs! We both laughed when she asked, "Just like this?" Yep, just like that! They were filled with a few goodies for my niece, Hannah, and nephews, Ethan & Carter. I wish I would have thought to take pictures. I'm going to have to get better at that!

With us living so far away from everyone, I've been trying to find ways to "stay close." When I saw the Easter egg idea on Pinterest, I knew I had to do it! I obviously found the idea on Pinterest - where else do you come up with the idea to mail plastic eggs?

Here's the link to the blog where the idea came from: CLICK HERE

I wish I could witness the postman's reaction when he delivers the eggs! I guess this kind of makes him the Easter Bunny! I can't wait to do it again next year!