Sunset Action

Thanks to the gorgeous weather that was beckoning us to the backyard, I was got inspired to snap some shots of a couple of my gals, along with a gorgeous sunset...right from our backyard!

See California...every now and then we get some nice light!

Enjoy!

- Aaron

oops...

Hey there blogger world, it's the Tharpey's again! Did we forget about you for um...a year??


SORRY ABOUT THAT! Our "home computer" was tied up for a while with work related tasks, and we just couldn't find the time to put some thoughtful posts together. It's our bad though, and we can admit that. We're back in action now!


Well a few things have happened since last we talked....


- We bought a house (oh yah, you kinda already knew that...and thats kinda where we left you hangin', isnt it?) Well let me tell you, owning a home is some hard work! (especially when moving in right before the holidays last year...pretty sure thats even harder!) BUT, we did it and hosted our first Thanksgiving too. And though we didnt let anyone open our closets, our home was clean, and thanks to my husband, we are completely unpacked! (As of two weeks ago). We literally had four boxes left in the spare room full of mostly junk that took us FORRREVER to go through, and now we're organized and ready for a garage sale. :P 
Ahhh feels so good to be home!


- Had some major job switcheroos: ME (rachel) - the good Lord opened a door for me to work in an exciting, creative environment with some pretty crazy talented people over at 31Films, where I especially enjoy working side by side with my favorite dude (hubby). I was previously employed at the family business, Cornelius Contracting. I'm so very grateful for my time spent there and the things I learned! Basically being together as couple 24/7 has its challenges, but for the most part it's super FUN.


- We've done a bit of traveling from California to Cincinatti; our job has taken us to some fun and interesting places, and we are so grateful for things we get to do and the places we get visit :)


- - FOLSOM, CALIFORNIA: So we never realized the prison that good ol' Johnny Cash sings about was in....California?!? Does that make any sense? I pretty much dig all things Cash though, so we of course considered taking the tour of the prison, however watching the news one night during our 4 day stay in Cali, we discoverd a 250 person prison riot happened the very evening we arrived. We even saw the ambulances swoop by on our way to our hotel. The report was 13 injured and the riot occured during rec hour so um yah... no prison tours for us.. sorry Johnny. Aside from prison drama, I absolutely love the town of Folosm. Lots of charm, super cute, historic district, full of awesome shops. (and showcasing a breath taking view of folsom lake.) I'm adding it to the list of places I want to move to one day :)


pics of the beautiful folsom to follow...


- - CINCINATI, OHIO: Ok, so not exactly on our dream list of places to visit, but off we went to make wedding film magic ;) and stayed at a pretty ritzy hotel smack in the middle of down town Cinci. We did a bit a browsing on the streets, not to bad a place and we had the privledge of meeting up with some pretty awesome friends (Steve and Reagan Zegulter) who also happend to be in the wedding filmaker biz.

- Nina is still adorable. We did the yearly "Furry Friends" shoot with Clark Lara Photography, and he captured the little cutie pie....leash and all (since we can't trust her on her own)

Aside from all of that...we're having an incredibly exciting year. We're coming up on our 2 year wedding anniversary and our 1 year home owning anniversary. Tons of fun stuff happening for our family and friends, tons of adventures for us, and tons of learning and goal-setting in motion for us as well. We'll save it all for their own posts though. 

For now, it's good to be back. Hope the feelings are mutual :)

Much love,

the Tharpeys

Can You Believe....

this is the same pup? man...she's gotten so stinkin' big since we adopted her! still a little cutie pie though :)

thanks to www.clarklaraphotography.com for the new pics. (thanks to me for the old ones!)

before:

after:

peace y'all!

-Aaron

Nina is for the birds....

So this afternoon, I was doing my weekly Maintenance Connection documentation work from home - which means I get some "quality time" with the pup. She typically spends the day asleep on my lap or right below my feet. Occasionally though, when I'm going to give my eyes and backside a break, I'll take Nina out onto our back patio where she loves to just walk around get some rays. I'll pour some iced coffee and just relax out there for a few minutes until we get back to work.

Well, today I was walking to sliding door to open it up, and I remembered that I had a scheduled phone meeting around that time with my supervisor. So I almost let her out, but decided to just open the blinds a little bit and let her enjoy some sun!

About 1 minute later, I heard her barking frantically. I had a feeling I should go check it out. I walked over to the window, and what did I see, but a HUGE HAWK perched on our balcony railing staring at Nina like she was a field-mouse. This thing was so gorgeous and so big! (the pictures don't do it justice). It was totally majestic and was about 3 feet away from me. I grabbed my camera and snapped a few shots of that bad boy through the blinds/door screen/smudgy window. It sat there for a good minute or so, until I got risky and tried opening the door. It was incredible when it flew away though. It's wingspan was just amazing. Check it out...

I have no doubt though, that if I would have let little Nina out onto that patio while I made my call, she would have been bird food! That hawk was about twice her size with some mean claws! Thank God (and my supervisor) though....'cause Nina is safe and sound watching the birdies from afar!

(btw - she's been "shaking hands" like crazy lately, but that's for another post...)

-Mr. T

Believe It or Not

So Ripley's Believe It or Not, with the incredible talented Dean Cain,

as seen below:

(lol)

They were doing a piece about a "TV Loving Dog" who apparently is drawn to the TV any time it's on. The dog will sit, watch, and react. I didn't know this stuff was TV material....otherwise I would have sent this picture in a few months back. Little Nina could be a star...

Well, after making that deduction in my head, Nina walked into the living room and took it to another level.

Can't say I could have posed or timed this any better.

Needless to say...."I Believe It!"

So Nina wasn't broke...

but we still had to get her fixed :(

and she is SO bummed right now. please keep her in the doggy part of your prayers!

Just Maybe....

So maybe... we each took our puppy Nina to work with us last week (he on thursday, she on friday) and just maybe we discovered she's extremely obedient and is lovey and sweet to everyone she meets... maybe :)

Meet the Newest Little Tharpey!

We would like you to meet the newest addition to the Tharpeys...

Her name is Nina Yvette Tharpe. She is our 5mo. old Miniature Pinscher/Chihuahua mix (AKA: Min Pin / Chi). She is a rescued pet that we adopted this weekend. Apparently from what they know, she had been tossed out shortly after birth and was found in a wooded area by someone who was able to leave food for her until she trusted him and he could take her to a shelter.

She's made herself right at home with us. She's PERFECT for us. She's the most affectionate dog I've known, and loves to just be around us all day. She follows us everywhere. Lays down with us when we lay down. Plays with us when we want to play. It's like she's been with us since she was born. She's got long little slender legs, a little-bitty body, and acts as "regal" as any show-dog i've seen. She knows who Rachel and I both are already and we've had a blast with her so far. You're sure to read many more posts involving her...but for now. we'll just leave it small and sweet. (just like her!)