To all of my avid readers (thanks Dad):
We are moving to Texas for a career/life switch! Doug will be going into the firefighter program this fall pending acceptance. If not... military?
February 04, 2010
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January 26, 2010
2009 Survey
1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
I went on a cruise and I got pregnant without having a miscarriage. I have also learned a lot about hair because of my job at a hair studio so I am now doing hair for certain people.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't believe in New Years resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
ummm no?
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My Grandpa died on his birthday December 26th. He was a wonderful man and he had a great life. He had full military honors at his funeral for he was a chief master sergeant.
5. What countries did you visit?
poor people don't travel
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
More of my newly aqcuired positive attitude. I have been doing great for about a month and I am going to continue doing so.
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
December 26th- Grandpa's birthday/death
September 23rd- Anniversary on our cruise
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting pregnant!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not ever finding a good enough job to make my family financially stable!
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
For two months I suffered from a strange and totally debilitating migraine condition that I went to many doctors for, got a CT scan of my brain and everything. Thanks to my homeopath I am now up and out of bed!
I also had horrible nausea for the first three months of my pregnancy and I got the swine flu when I was three months pregnant which led to pneumonia.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
ummmm....poor people don't buy things!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My brother! He is up for three major awards due to heroic acts as a police officer. I love him and I am so proud of him!!!!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
ehh
14. Where did most of your money go?
I am sorry did you say all of my money? Bills
15. What did you get really excited about?
Getting pregnant and Noelle getting pregnant too. Also, my little brother getting engaged!!!!
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
If I never hear a song off of the Pulse ever again I will thanks the Lord for all of His wonderful blessings every second of everyday! The type of music you would expect to find in a trendy hair studio...
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
(a) happier or sadder? Much happier... I am much more appreciative and thankful for the things that I have now.
(b) thinner or fatter? I have gained 20lbs so far since August.
(c) richer or poorer? just about the same
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Spent more time with Doug.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Driving to and from work... and hour and ten minutes each way.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Breakfast and presents with my family at the Griggs. Brunch and presents with his family at the Pullens. Lunch/Dinner with my extended family at the Tippins (my last time seeing my wonderful Grandpa) and then dinner with his extended family at the Sandifers.
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
More and more each year and I hope to cherish and appreciate the love of my love increasingly for the rest of my life.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
I can honestly say that I don't watch tv... ever! But I do have a few seasons on DVD so we have rewatched a lot of ALIAS and some Gilmore Girls.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Nope
24. What was the best book you read?
Can I pick a few? War and Peace, Tale of Two Cities, The Woman in White (good book), all of Jane Austin, Diary of Anne Frank, Cane River, Lies Women Believe, My Sister's Keeper, the Chronicles of Narnia. I read a lot this year because I have two book lists that are 100 books each. These are some of the ones I have enjoyed the most.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Myself... Doug got me a violin for Christmas and I can play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star AND Joy to the World
26. What did you want and get?
To be pregnant!
27. What did you want and not get?
A miracle for my Grandpa
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
GI Joe for sure! I want a super suit!!!!
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 25 and we went sailing for my birthday. It was a great day and you can read all about it on a previous post from October! I then made everybody dinner (my friends) and we watched a movie.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I had trusted the Lord more.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Non-existent except for the few pieces of maternity clothing that I have received from my wonderful family!
32. What kept you sane?
Talking to Noelle and Mom and having them gently (and sometimes not so gently) keep me in my place!
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I am not sure that I could even name five famous men off the top of my head so I am going to just stick to...not applicable!
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Healthcare plan...
35. Who did you miss?
My parents and my wonderful brother in Texas. My sister and her family up in Maryland.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
Sarah Q. Sutton (or soon to be Sutton)
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
To not only be content with what the Lord gives me but to rejoice in it (ongoing process)
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I don't know about summing up the year but in wrapping up the year "Come back to Texas... It's just not the same since you went away" (courtesy of Jimmy)
I went on a cruise and I got pregnant without having a miscarriage. I have also learned a lot about hair because of my job at a hair studio so I am now doing hair for certain people.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't believe in New Years resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
ummm no?
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My Grandpa died on his birthday December 26th. He was a wonderful man and he had a great life. He had full military honors at his funeral for he was a chief master sergeant.
5. What countries did you visit?
poor people don't travel
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
More of my newly aqcuired positive attitude. I have been doing great for about a month and I am going to continue doing so.
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
December 26th- Grandpa's birthday/death
September 23rd- Anniversary on our cruise
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting pregnant!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not ever finding a good enough job to make my family financially stable!
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
For two months I suffered from a strange and totally debilitating migraine condition that I went to many doctors for, got a CT scan of my brain and everything. Thanks to my homeopath I am now up and out of bed!
I also had horrible nausea for the first three months of my pregnancy and I got the swine flu when I was three months pregnant which led to pneumonia.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
ummmm....poor people don't buy things!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My brother! He is up for three major awards due to heroic acts as a police officer. I love him and I am so proud of him!!!!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
ehh
14. Where did most of your money go?
I am sorry did you say all of my money? Bills
15. What did you get really excited about?
Getting pregnant and Noelle getting pregnant too. Also, my little brother getting engaged!!!!
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
If I never hear a song off of the Pulse ever again I will thanks the Lord for all of His wonderful blessings every second of everyday! The type of music you would expect to find in a trendy hair studio...
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
(a) happier or sadder? Much happier... I am much more appreciative and thankful for the things that I have now.
(b) thinner or fatter? I have gained 20lbs so far since August.
(c) richer or poorer? just about the same
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Spent more time with Doug.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Driving to and from work... and hour and ten minutes each way.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Breakfast and presents with my family at the Griggs. Brunch and presents with his family at the Pullens. Lunch/Dinner with my extended family at the Tippins (my last time seeing my wonderful Grandpa) and then dinner with his extended family at the Sandifers.
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
More and more each year and I hope to cherish and appreciate the love of my love increasingly for the rest of my life.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
I can honestly say that I don't watch tv... ever! But I do have a few seasons on DVD so we have rewatched a lot of ALIAS and some Gilmore Girls.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Nope
24. What was the best book you read?
Can I pick a few? War and Peace, Tale of Two Cities, The Woman in White (good book), all of Jane Austin, Diary of Anne Frank, Cane River, Lies Women Believe, My Sister's Keeper, the Chronicles of Narnia. I read a lot this year because I have two book lists that are 100 books each. These are some of the ones I have enjoyed the most.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Myself... Doug got me a violin for Christmas and I can play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star AND Joy to the World
26. What did you want and get?
To be pregnant!
27. What did you want and not get?
A miracle for my Grandpa
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
GI Joe for sure! I want a super suit!!!!
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 25 and we went sailing for my birthday. It was a great day and you can read all about it on a previous post from October! I then made everybody dinner (my friends) and we watched a movie.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I had trusted the Lord more.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Non-existent except for the few pieces of maternity clothing that I have received from my wonderful family!
32. What kept you sane?
Talking to Noelle and Mom and having them gently (and sometimes not so gently) keep me in my place!
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I am not sure that I could even name five famous men off the top of my head so I am going to just stick to...not applicable!
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Healthcare plan...
35. Who did you miss?
My parents and my wonderful brother in Texas. My sister and her family up in Maryland.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
Sarah Q. Sutton (or soon to be Sutton)
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
To not only be content with what the Lord gives me but to rejoice in it (ongoing process)
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I don't know about summing up the year but in wrapping up the year "Come back to Texas... It's just not the same since you went away" (courtesy of Jimmy)
January 21, 2010
Hugs and...
Today has been a fantastic day. All peace and bliss... just a pleasant day at work. As the day progressed the thought occurred to me that I would hate for anything to mess up this glorious day.
When Sharon brought in the rest of the Valentines decorations my bliss was shattered. Ever since she arrived I have had one hundred tiny voices screaming at me from just a measly three feet away. Now if your first thought is that at the very least this is distracting, you could not be more correct in your assumptions.
How to ignore the bleating from the bowl on the counter? I have no answer my friends for my will power has failed seven times already and I am not sure that I am as strong of a person as I once thought... as in less than an hour ago.
I am determined that I will not be overtaken by the shiny, beautifully wrapped, decadent little morsel mob again for the rest of the day....week....month....
When Sharon brought in the rest of the Valentines decorations my bliss was shattered. Ever since she arrived I have had one hundred tiny voices screaming at me from just a measly three feet away. Now if your first thought is that at the very least this is distracting, you could not be more correct in your assumptions.
How to ignore the bleating from the bowl on the counter? I have no answer my friends for my will power has failed seven times already and I am not sure that I am as strong of a person as I once thought... as in less than an hour ago.
I am determined that I will not be overtaken by the shiny, beautifully wrapped, decadent little morsel mob again for the rest of the day....week....month....
January 12, 2010
Sweet Slumber
Yesterday I rode to class with Doug so that afterward we could go see his dad in the hospital at MCG. I had to get up at 6:10 and was determined to go back to sleep as soon as we got to the school parking lot. Only problem was that the temperature was 14 degrees when we left!
My solution to the problem... bring our whole duvet with down comforter insert. I figured that even if it was freezing outside that, without wind, I would be warm enough. I also wore two jackets, a scarf, one glove (couldnt find the other one), jeans, knee high thermal socks and decided not to take off my shoes.
As I nestled down with all of my gear in preparation to sleep, a beautiful lullaby began to play to softly rocking me into blissful sleep. It went something like this.... thud thud thud...thud thud thud!
Someone parked near my spot and had rap music playing extremely loud with the base all the way. After several minutes the guy must have gone into class (late as it was 8:10) and I was left alone again. A few more minutes passed and I realized that I could not sleep because I was too warm.....WHAT?!
Okay... so I did have a lot of clothing on but come on... it was freeeeeeezzzzing outside. Off came the overcoat and scarf and I settled back down. After another few minutes my foot started to fall asleep so I switched sides and repositioned. As soon as I was dozing off again the baby decided to start doing belly flops and supermans. Great!
I did eventually fall asleep and slept very soundly. Surprisingly I had to take off all of my excess clothing because I was so warm even though it was so cold. Guess we made a good purchase in that bedding... or maybe the Lord made the car warm for me!!!
My solution to the problem... bring our whole duvet with down comforter insert. I figured that even if it was freezing outside that, without wind, I would be warm enough. I also wore two jackets, a scarf, one glove (couldnt find the other one), jeans, knee high thermal socks and decided not to take off my shoes.
As I nestled down with all of my gear in preparation to sleep, a beautiful lullaby began to play to softly rocking me into blissful sleep. It went something like this.... thud thud thud...thud thud thud!
Someone parked near my spot and had rap music playing extremely loud with the base all the way. After several minutes the guy must have gone into class (late as it was 8:10) and I was left alone again. A few more minutes passed and I realized that I could not sleep because I was too warm.....WHAT?!
Okay... so I did have a lot of clothing on but come on... it was freeeeeeezzzzing outside. Off came the overcoat and scarf and I settled back down. After another few minutes my foot started to fall asleep so I switched sides and repositioned. As soon as I was dozing off again the baby decided to start doing belly flops and supermans. Great!
I did eventually fall asleep and slept very soundly. Surprisingly I had to take off all of my excess clothing because I was so warm even though it was so cold. Guess we made a good purchase in that bedding... or maybe the Lord made the car warm for me!!!
January 07, 2010
The Lords Blessing part 2
So I just found out that we are receiving Pell Grant again this quarter! Isn't it funny how the Lord works. I wrote that post this morning giving praise to God for a good day and now I can praise the Lord for a fantastic day!!! We will now be able to go to Texas for the birth! No hospitals for me!!!
The Lords Blessings
The problem that we, as Christians, have is that we expect the Lord to give us all the great things that we can think of and then we are disappointed when things don't go as planned. The Lord promises His blessings...not ours!
Our expectations of the Lord are not grounded in the Word.
We have a scale from -10 to 10... -10 being the worst day possible and 10 being the best day possible. We expect our day to be at 0 or better known as a "normal" day. If anything bad happens we dub the day a bad one ie. can't find a parking space for 5 minutes. Unless something out of the ordinary that is good happens we think of the day as a normal day. Why do we think that we deserve a "normal" day? The truth is we don't!
If we placed our expectations below the line (-1 or -2) then when we have a routine day at the office we would see it as a blessing! How much more would we enjoy life if a routine day was viewed as a great day?
When did we decide that we deserve for everything to go perfectly everyday? When did we decide that we know what a perfect day is? When did we decide that we know what is best for our lives long-term?
Who gave us the right to tell the Lord what His blessing should be?
Our expectations of the Lord are not grounded in the Word.
We have a scale from -10 to 10... -10 being the worst day possible and 10 being the best day possible. We expect our day to be at 0 or better known as a "normal" day. If anything bad happens we dub the day a bad one ie. can't find a parking space for 5 minutes. Unless something out of the ordinary that is good happens we think of the day as a normal day. Why do we think that we deserve a "normal" day? The truth is we don't!
If we placed our expectations below the line (-1 or -2) then when we have a routine day at the office we would see it as a blessing! How much more would we enjoy life if a routine day was viewed as a great day?
When did we decide that we deserve for everything to go perfectly everyday? When did we decide that we know what a perfect day is? When did we decide that we know what is best for our lives long-term?
Who gave us the right to tell the Lord what His blessing should be?
December 14, 2009
The Way We Think
Reasons not to get out of bed:
1. Grandpa is not doing well
2. Pop is not doing well
3. Does not feel like Christmas
4. Old phone is broken/new one does not have phone numbers
5. Call at 12:30pm saying you have to work the next day
6. Having to cancel breakfast plans the second week in a row
7. Finding out you have to work 6 days this week just like last week
8. So tired
Reasons to get out of bed:
1. Praying for a miracle for Grandpa
2. Pray that whatever is wrong with Pop can be easily fixed
3. Christmas is not about me but about worshipping the Lord
4. Having a phone in the first place
5. Getting to switch shifts to go to a wedding in January
6. Holley stills loves me (I hope)
7. Working every day means enough money to pay the bills
8. Having a precious baby as the result of being tired
1. Grandpa is not doing well
2. Pop is not doing well
3. Does not feel like Christmas
4. Old phone is broken/new one does not have phone numbers
5. Call at 12:30pm saying you have to work the next day
6. Having to cancel breakfast plans the second week in a row
7. Finding out you have to work 6 days this week just like last week
8. So tired
Reasons to get out of bed:
1. Praying for a miracle for Grandpa
2. Pray that whatever is wrong with Pop can be easily fixed
3. Christmas is not about me but about worshipping the Lord
4. Having a phone in the first place
5. Getting to switch shifts to go to a wedding in January
6. Holley stills loves me (I hope)
7. Working every day means enough money to pay the bills
8. Having a precious baby as the result of being tired
December 08, 2009
December 07, 2009
Noises in the Night
So last night I crawled into bed at 8:20 to get a good nights rest. I talked to Doug for a little while and then just as I was about to go to sleep there were loud voices outside our window and then banging on our window! Mom and Jeny got in from MD. After spending an hour visiting with them I made my second attempt to go to bed. Right as I laid my head on my pillow I heard a loud scraping/scratching sound. What in the world?!!! There is a closed up fireplace right behind our bed so naturally I assumed there were mice back there. I went into the kitchen to tell all of my woes. Jon told me he was sure that it was a chipmunk for he had seen them crawling into the chimney. Great! We banged on the walls for awhile to no avail. Resigning myself to a night full of scratchy sounds from mini claws I laid back down. Just as I did the family members that did not have to work today started a movie in the living room.... next door to my uninsulated room where the door does not close. Then, to top things off, Doug put on his headphones so that he could listen to music while he studied. Scratch scratch... music... dialogue...scratch scratch... music... dialogue.............
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