50 Things About Me

Becca is making me do this. Let's see how far I can get.

1. I'm getting married on May 31st of this year.
2. We are building a house.
3. I move into my new house in less than 3 weeks.
4. I hate wearing jackets.
5. I've owned the same clothes since about the 9th grade. I just can't let them go.
6. Took me three tries to pass my drivers test, but at least I got it when I was 17.
7. I absolutely abhor people who place their dishes in the sink when the dishwasher is right next to it.
8. I can't stand bad drivers, and there are A LOT of them here in rochester.
9. Once, I answered my home phone "Pearce 4 Kids, this is Heather".
10. I once flew in a private jet.
11. I've been to Idaho
12. I absolutely love basketball. It's an obsession. During March Madness, I set up a tv at work to watch the afternoon games.
13. I have the BEST boss in all the universe.
14. I became a Christian on October 10, 1997.
15. I have 2 sisters
16. I have 1 brother (I am ALREADY reaching for things about me!!!)
17. I have 1 neice and 1 nephew and 1 on the way.
18. I'm trying to quit soda...it's not working out so well for me.
19. I know sign language.
20. Carbs are my favorite.
21. MY two front teeth aren't real.
22. I have never ever in my entire life had a cavity
23. I fell down 13 concrete stairs at CCHS. They suck at cleaning snow.
24. I don't like when people touch my desk or rearrange my things.
25. My favorite colors are purple and brown and orange
26. I am trying to get better at burping, currently, they are pretty sad.
27. I don't like dogs, but in 78 days I will be a dog owner.
28. I use hand sanitizer before I eat out.
29. I am allergic to a lot of different fruits.
30. I have to eat one food at a time before I can move on to the next.
31. I have all 4 of my wisdom teeth
32. I lay out my outfit the night before
33. My favorite spot in the city is Cornhill Landing
34. My roof of the new house has blown off 3 times in this particularly windy winter.
35. I will only use public bathrooms if it's an absolute emergency
36. I had surgery on my kidneys when I was 4
37. I have 2 cousins over 7ft tall
38. My eyes change colors from green to brown to hazel
39. I own a bright green jacket
40. Currently enjoying marriage counseling...is that weird?
41. If someone makes a bad joke, I boo them. Pretty inspirational.
42. I put butter on my toast before I put peanutbutter. (Becca finds that weird, I find that normal)
43. Once, a walmart cashier asked me for a job
44. When I was little, I thought I made up the word "dyke"
45. Becca and I made our boss look up the word "dyke" in the dictionary...she did.
46. I have had my job for 7 1/2 years
47. I have a facebook, but I never use it.
48. When I was little I wanted to be an elephant in the circus. Well, I'm close. P4K could be compared to a circus at times, and sometimes, I feel like an elephant!
49. I have my nose and belly button pierced.
50. I love complete silence.

Now, lets see, since all who read this have posted already, no one else should post again.

Almost can see the finish line

Our house is coming along quickly. They have it all painted, and the cabinets and countertops are in. They are supposed to put the lights up this week, and then by the middle of March start the flooring. After the flooring is in, it takes about 2 weeks to close. So I think we will be finished with the house the first week of April. I should be moved in by the middle of April. Tony is waiting til we are married, of course, and that is only 87 days away! Here are a few pics of the house...

our railings

our railing looking out over the foyer

another view from the upstairs

our front door from the kitchen

the great room

the kitchen from the front door

the kitchen cabinets and countertop

just another view of the cabinets and countertop

It's coming along

Our house is coming along. It's seeming to be a bit more aggravating lately with this weather, but I guess it's not really our problem just yet, since the home isn't ours yet. This last wind storm took off more shingles than the first one did. Since we haven't had any sunny warm days so that the tar can melt and adhere the shingles, they are really just nailed on and hangin out. From the outside though, the house looks done. We just got notified that they will need our lights in the next 10 - 14 days. That's pretty exciting. I think there will be drywall up by the beginning of next week. Here are some pics:

This is the front view

The rear view

Our fireplace, and the walls are insulated!

Our bathtub

We have windows and doors!

Well, I know I just posted yesterday, but last night Tony and I drove past our house to see what was going on, and to our surprise, the second floor had been framed!!!! I don't have much to say except, oh-my-gosh!!!!! We are soooo excited. I can't even wait til we are living there. Here are some pics:

framing of the first floor

more framing of the first floor

back side of the house

framing of the second floor

please don't fall off the roof

trussels for the roof are up, well most of them

side view

Not much in framing left to do. Should be in it living there by April...lonely without my baby until May 31st!

Come and Gone

Christmas has already come and gone. We had a wonderful time. We went to Florida a few weeks ago and had Christmas with Tony's mom and sister and brother and their families. That was wonderful. We spent a few days down there and then almost got stuck because of the storm in the north east, but to our rescue came a private jet that was lent to us to fly home on. I know what you are thinking...we are a big deal...and you are right! Ha!

the family portrait

our private jet

Ft. Lauderdale beach

Chrismas eve morning Tony called me nice and early and I went over to his house for breakfast.Like the little boy Tony is, he then jumped around asking to open presents. I gave in, of course, and we had a wonderful time of opening each other's presents. I got so many great things from him, he really spoiled me this year, after I specifically remember the conversation of not doing much for Christmas since we are getting married and building a house! One of my favorite presents from him was tickets to a Yankees game in Toronto. I can't even wait. We can pick any game we want! It will be so much fun, baseball, Toronto, and my baby, three of my favorite things! (Pictures to come)

Christmas eve day we went to Tony's brothers and had a wonderful dinner and time of family. We exchanged presents there and played with the kids. We left that evening to go to my mom's house to have Christmas eve with my dad's side of the family. It was a busy day and didn't end until about 2am. (Pictures to come)

Christmas morning we woke up at my mom's and opened presents with my neice and my mom. My mom made a delicious breakfast for us and then we decorated some Christmas cookies. It was so much fun! Tony said he didn't remember ever decorating cookies before, so he got pretty creative. It was just wonderful. I had to make a few desserts for my Grandma's later that day and then we were off to my Grandma's. We did dinner and presents there with my aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. and then headed back to Rochester. We got home late last night and all I wanted to do was sleep for a long time, but to my chagrin, I had to come to work today. bah humbug! (Pictures to come)

It was a wonderful Christmas season for me this year. One to remember always, as it's the last Christmas I will ever have before I am married. I can't wait for the months to come, as well as the Christmas' to come!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and all were safe and felt blessed. Enjoy the end of 2007!

Our 1 year anniversary!

Sunday was our 1 year anniversary. We planned on just spending the day together, making a special dinner together, and drinking the wine our friends got us for our engagement. It was very romantic, and a wonderful day. After church I went to Anthony's house, we watched some t.v. then played dominoes. It's such a fun game, and my family LOVES it! We made dinner together, and it was the most delicious meal I have ever had. We were laying on the couch and watching "Jon and Kate plus 8"...my favorite show, when a fire came over the radio that was near by, so in my lounge clothes and dress shoes we jumped into Anthony's truck and sped off to the fire. It was a good one to see, flames coming out of the windows. I felt so bad for the family that lived there because that house is definately no longer liveable. I told Anthony to tell people I was his sister because he couldn't own up to marrying me the way I looked. I was embarrassed for him! Pink pajama pants that were more like capri's, black dress shoes, and my wool p-coat. Nice...where were the trucks with the straight jackets? Cause they should have picked me up the way I looked!

Anyways, here's some pics of our dinner last night...