:: AB ::

so in honor of my super awesome friend "AB" im doing a blog update to give her insight into the awesome life of me :)...!! miracles never cease!

:: im home!! woohoo!! ::

:: not without adventures though ::

:: i forgot...no...i didnt forget...i just didnt...to take pictures ::

:: sorry ::

:: so back to the adventure... ::

:: we had 15 mins to get from our arriving plane at concourse A to our connecting flight at concourse C ::

:: we made it ::

:: then our flight couldnt land in its designated city ::

:: a plane in front of us hit turbulence and someone got injured ::

:: the airport stopped accepting flights ::

:: we had to go to another city...land...refuel...and sit ::

:: then they decided to "try" to go back to our airport...not knowing if the airport would let us land ::

:: people kept getting up to go to the bathroom even though they announced everytime someone got up for people not to get up because of the risk of injury ::

:: if was ridiculous ::

:: they wouldnt even let the flight attendents get up ::

:: we were by the bathroom and decided we were going to tackle people that tried to get up ::

:: we didnt actually tackle anybody though ::

:: we did share some disgusting looks with the other people near us that had the same feelings about the people that kept getting up ::

:: one guy fell...after the flight attendent told him to return to his seat and he said no ::

:: i laughed inside...after i knew he was ok of course ::

:: nobody on our flight was injured and we finally made it home ::

:: yup the airport let us land ::

:: TSA searched my checked luggage ::

:: i probably should not have put all the water guns in there ::

:: im surprised they were able to zip it back ::

:: well technically they didnt...there was about a 5-6 inch gap between my zippers ::

:: im glad my unmentionables didnt fall out ::

:: can you imagine how excited our babies were to see us? ::

:: they were really excited!! ::

:: can you imagine how excited they will be when you get home? ::

:: very excited! ::

:: i start school in two weeks! ::

:: crazy huh? ::

:: can you imagine ill finish a whole school year while you are gone? ::

:: crazy ::

:: i have 90% of the years units planned out ::

:: woot! ::

:: oh and im going to be more proactive...more assertive...and less stressed this year! ::

:: im going to move your closet to my house so i have a bigger wardrobe to pick from ::

:: just another excuse to see your mom :) ::

:: we went on a date last night (hubby and me not your mom and me)...mainly because we didnt want to cook ::

:: then we walked the puppies on campus ::

:: zeke almost got in the fountain ::

:: daisy limped a little...we didnt think anything of it ::

:: i checked her legs when we got home ::

:: she stepped on a nail... ::

:: a big nail ::

:: over an inch was in her paw ::

:: hubby pulled it out...quickly ::

:: it bled a lot ::

:: im thinking it bent when it hit bone ::

:: it went in near her top pad of her paw ::

:: i was sad ::

:: after an aspirin and sleeping in bed with us...daisy is ok ::

:: my mom's coming sunday ::

:: i hope to have all the doors painted by then ::

:: do you think i can get it done? ::

:: we'll have to buy more paint thinner to get my hands clean ::

:: where are you now? ::

:: lys ::

eek! im late..im late..for a very important date...no time to say "hello!" "goodbye!" im late im late im late!

so in honor of my super awesome friend "lys" im doing a blog update to give her insight into the awesome life of me :)...and im late!!...i was supposed to do this on sunday...but its tuesday (wedsnesday in alabama...but im not in alabama today)...alas...i will press on...

:: im not in alabama ::

:: AZ is hot "but its a dry heat" ::

:: it feels like im sitting really close to a campfire ::

:: or standing in front of an open oven ::

:: this is probably the largest gathering EVER of ministers in shorts and flip flops ::

:: there is a waterpark at our hotel ::

::we get it all to ourselves at night (we being the conference peoples) ::

:: i hope they are paying all 20 lifeguards well for staying soooo late ::

:: i want to be a lifeguard again ::

:: the ones here all had super awesome and amazing fanny packs with cpr masks hanging out ::

:: the babies are at home ::

:: without me ::

:: thats a big deal ::

:: we waited for you to come dogsit...but you never came...so we found somebody else ::

:: its a boy...who is definitely not loved as much as "lys" ::

:: they haven't eaten him yet ::

:: they probably (hopefully) miss me ::

:: school starts back in less then 3 weeks ::

:: AHHHHHHH ::

:: last week was pretty uneventful ::

:: oh yeah i got sick...pretty sick... ::

:: almost thought the answer to your question could be yes ::

:: then realized the real answer was no ::

:: hahaha are you confused yet ::

:: im better now ::

:: i have an official "hang out" time with your parents (mom specifically) ::

:: its tuesday after my old(er) lady Bible study ::

:: we watch movies...old movies...usually about nuns...well 50%... ::

:: ive gone twice ::

:: im not sure im ready for you to go somewhere with more "limited" internet access ::

:: though that does mean i am one month closer to seeing your face (and smelling your stinky shoes ::

:: have you and JH saran wrapped anything yet? ::

:: you should ::

:: reeses pieces are amazing ::

:: im going to bed now ::

:: g'night! ::


wish you were here!

















they wish you were there!

:: owie ::

so once again...in honor of the sweet and amazing "owie" i post a life update :)

:: hubby doesn't like sprinkles...who knew? ::
:: i painted 2 half doors (you know just one side of 2 doors) ::
:: it was a royal mess ::
:: who knew "ALKYD" paint means it permanently attaches to skin ::
:: that is until hubby saves the day with paint thinner...i seriously almost cried ::
:: 14 kids at cell this week...with even more new kids...and some gone to youth camp ::
:: it was one of those amazing talks when you plan and start one discussion and end up talking about something completely different...go God! ::
:: i have decided i want to go to youth camp ::
:: you've gone and that makes me jealous ::
:: maybe i'll go to the college retreat in oct that they have now ::
:: maybe it will be like youth camp ::
:: do you think they will let me? i mean im definitely not a "youth" anymore while also not a college student anymore...wow im getting old ::
:: but you are too ::
:: i was asked to lifeguard the women's retreat like you did last year ::
:: do you think you could recert me from Bucharest? ::
:: daisy taught zeke to want to lay on top of me when he sleeps...forget cuddling just lay completely on joy...its much more comfortable apparently... ::
:: we had a fourth of july celebration at church last night ::
:: yeah... ::
:: i saw AB this week :) ::
:: she misses you ::
:: wait i miss you too ::
:: i love getting "no sleep no food incoherent while yet perfectly coherent" emails from you ::
:: they make me feel special and loved ::
:: you sure you cant dog sit next week? ::
:: we are going (flying) to pheonix ::
:: it should be fun ::
:: i cant eat jalepenos anymore ::
:: they make me sick ::
:: sad :( ::
:: im still doing the old lady Bible study ::
:: its helping develop me into a "woman of spiritual confidence" ::
:: i really like the spiritual confidence part... ::
:: i think its been missing ::
:: but is soon to be found ::
:: we went to the lake for hubby's dad's bday ::
:: i am SUPER sore and bruised ::
:: but the MASTER of the tube ::
:: i still cant ski.... ::
:: i can get up pretty well...but then i fall down ::
:: Hannah Grace was given a bad report last week....that's why she is my FB profile pic...prayers would be super appreciated ::
:: i have decided that you and JH will become the best of friends while on the race ::
:: i may be completely wrong but she looks super fun and like yall would "click" ::
:: i leave you now because i must go brush my teeth ::

zeke is giving me moral support for the development of this blog...daisy's moral support is coming from underneath the bed...her favorite spot :)

:: aly cat ::

so one of my most awesomest friends EVER (aly cat :) ) just left on an 11 month missions trip (find out more here ). so i decided that i would do a blog to keep her updated on life here...at least in my house (we will see how long this actually lasts). so here's to you miss aly! i love you and hope you are having a blast!

:: i started going to a small group at FUMC - i'm the youngest one there (by far) but i think they still like me ::

:: rosie the dog's mother (or g'mother...im not sure) is there

:: its for women who feel kinda overwhelmed ::

:: we're doing a book called When Wallflowers Dance ::

:: you should read it :) ::

:: i made a new friend (CH) she's cool...but is definitely not you...which is good...because no one could come close to being you ::

:: zeke's new hiding spot when he is in trouble is the bathtub ~ all we have to say is "Zeke did you do this?" and he runs and hops in and starts shaking ::

:: his first time in the bathtub was when he ate your (yes your) case to your Scrubs DVD (we will replace it i promise) ::

:: we had 12 kids at our first summer XA small group meeting and 16 at last weeks ::

:: mostly people we don't know (which is pretty awesome) ::

:: somebody ran over one of my pear trees after the 2nd meeting ::

:: hubby tried to fix it...hopefully it will work ::

:: daisy girl misses you ::

:: she went to your house and looked in every room for you (except your parent's room...nala was guarding it) ::

:: we need a dog sitter in july...do you think you can do it? ::

:: oh wait you'll be in some super awesome country doing super awesome work for God...*man* ::

:: i like dr pepper now ::

:: i will eat chocolate ::

:: to answer the question that popped into your mind "NO!" ::

:: anti-anxiety list ::

i am getting my wisdom teeth out tomorrow...and...i am NOT looking forward to it. but i believe/hope i am handling it well so far. i have created a list (i LOVE lists) of sorts to help ease my anxieties and fears and take my mind off the impending loss of all my wisdom....

:: spend the day with awesome kindergarteners

:: wrestle one

:: get frustrated about every little thing...but keep it bottled inside

:: be late for your beauty appt

:: get your hair trimmed (but vastly enjoy the hair wash and style....it worth the extra mulah)

:: get a pedicure too (ahhhhhh) (oh and thanks hubby for the gift certificate!!)

:: go back to school to make sure everything's ready for your absence

:: go the the library to learn you can only check out three dvd's at a time

:: select three great/mushy/fluffy/funny/horrible movies to enjoy once your wisdom is removed

:: start a new book while sitting on the totally awesome porch swing

:: facebook

:: sing and dance with the daisy and the zeke

:: pop-tarts (remember no eating or drinking after midnight)

:: imagine what jb's baby will be...

:: wish you could be at her "Its A..." party

:: wonder if hair was cut straight...hmmm

:: cuddle the zeke and the daisy

:: cuddle the husband

:: hope his knee is just sprained...and nothing is torn

:: tell the hubby all your fears and worries

:: try to sleep

:: run run as fast as you can cant catch me..im...fast? ::

i enjoy running...honestly i do...though it is not always easy for me to get up and out and go run. i have finally learned the perfect formula for making running easy and more fun.



:: first...have a super awesome playlist on your ipod/mp3 player...i enjoy meredith andrews and addison road ::

:: take a daisy...she can pull you ::

:: take a zeke...he can pull the daisy ::

:: use a coupler...love couplers (see above pic) ::

:: have deer run across the street ::

:: daisys and zekes run faster and pull harder when they see deer ::

:: stop to let the daisy get in the water ::

:: run off the road when cars come...they do not try to avoid you ::

:: upon return to the starting location...give the daisy and the zeke a popsicle...and have one for yourself as well ::



:: oh and if you have one available...take an aly...she makes running way better and can carry on better conversations then the daisy the zeke and the ipod ::

:: puppy love ::

another anniversary post...yay!!

in celebration of our anniversary, my dear sweet hubby gave me an amazingly awesome gift...his name is zeke :) and was a complete surprise.

my hubby, daisy, and i were on our way to spend the weekend with some dear friends (well daisy was going to be staying with hubby's parentals, but she was with us at the time). hubby decided to take the backroads because of traffic. i was somewhat familiar with where we were. but we turned around. then awesome hubby found some "old" directions in his pocket to a "church" he had visited recently...then we turned around again and hubby declared "i think we're lost." now im not super familiar with the town we were in...but i knew that indeed we were not lost, so i started to believe something was "up" so i slipped my shoes back on. we pulled up to a cute house is a small neighborhood and hubby said, "if you dont like it you have to tell me now." boy was i confused.

we were met at the door by this super awesome young lady who said "he's not ready yet" and then said, "well come on back to the bedroom i don't think he is coming out and by the way im probably going to cry." i told her i had no clue what was happening but i was probably going to cry too. when we walked into the bedroom zeke was just waking up from what seemed to be a nice nap. he looked at us like "whoa..who are you and what are you doing in my house?" apparently zeke was now mine!!

daisy had also come in to meet zeke and to make sure they would get along, and boy did they. they cultivated the mess out of the awesome young woman's yard (which by the way made it perfect for planting a garden :P ) while the pups played we talked and discussed zeke and his future. his owners had done an amazing job taking care of him and keeping him healthy! after about 15 mins of talking and getting to know zeke and his owner, zeke was mine!!

i never imagined i would own another dog like my sweet abbi that passed away several years ago, but zeke looks amazingly like abbi! he is stubborn like she was too!

we have now had zeke for three weeks now, and he has gotten pretty acclimated to us and us to him. here is what i've learned about our zeke...



:: zeke is a year and a half year old great dane puppy ::

:: he already weighs 100 lbs and will get up to around 140 ::

:: daisy is his best friend...he protects her greatly...like to the point of biting my father-in-law greatly ::

:: zeke is a bigger bed hog then me (is that really possible?) ::

:: zeke likes popsicles after runs ::

:: he drinks about a gallon of water a day ::

:: bird baths make the perfect outside water bowls for him ::

:: he will play with a ball/rope/stick if daisy is ::

:: zeke is scared of EVERYTHING...even the wind (and his wind too) ::

:: his nickname is buddy :) ::

:: his middle name is onyx ::

:: he bites his nails ::

:: he sheds as much/more than daisy ::

:: he can reach our bar-height table with great ease ::

:: he has to go outside at 5:30 every morning...i mean EVERY morning ::

:: when he needs to go out he hits the door with his paw...he doesnt scratch it, but literally hits it with the side of his paw ::

:: zeke has puppy acne on his chin...im not supposed to pop it...i really want to pop it ::

:: he loves loves LOVES the hose ::

:: zeke refuses to be still for pictures ::

:: he sounds like a horse when running ::

:: it takes 3 1/2 towels to dry zeke after a bath ::

:: he loves me ::

:: he loves face rubs...like to the point of pushing your hand out of your pocket and sticking his face under your hand ::

:: he likes to run ::

:: he likes to sit on feet ::

:: he thinks he can fit in a one foot gap on the couch...and will wiggle and turn until he does...though his wiggling and turning actually moves us over :P ::

:: we cant take him fishing under the bridge...the cars crossing the bridge scares the mess out of him and he tries to hide...but...he cant ::

:: he squats to go to the bathroom ::

:: if we are petting daisy we must be petting zeke too (we will "errr" at us if we dont) and vise versa ::

:: it took zeke over a week to learn that he cannot sleep on our bed with us at night...there just isnt enough room ::

:: he "erred" at us many nights to try to convince us to let him on the bed ::

:: we lost a LOT of sleep to his "erring"...but he sleeps on the floor now...well at least until i leave for work ::

:: zeke and daisy's favorite place to play is in our bed...zeke lays down and daisy stands while they try to put each others face in their mouth and wrestle ::

:: zeke is calmer then daisy ::

:: puppy love is so sweet ::

:: who needs kids when you can have super awesome dogs like daisy and zeke ?(did i really just say that?!?!?)...oops... ::

:: check yes or no ::

remember those cute notes you passed in elementary school..."do you like me? check yes or no"? my sweet hubby sent me down memory lane by writing this on an anniversary card envelope recently and it immediately made me smile :)

hubby and i recently celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary. yay us!! part of me cant believe it has already been two years, and the other part cant believe it has only been two years. it seems like yesterday i was walking down the aisle to become forever his. but then again...it feels like we have always been together...always sharing those deep conversations (as well as the insignificant ones).

in celebration of our anniversary, i wanted to share with you a glimpse of the mushy goodness my hubby shows me.

:: no matter how mean/grumpy/evil i can be...he always has kinds words for me ::

:: he listens to me go on and on (and on) about insignificant happenings and wonderings in my life ::

:: he listens to me period ::

:: he greets me everyday when i get home with a smile and a hug ::

:: he makes me feel significant ::

:: he cooks for me ::

:: he shares my opinions (well some of them) ::

:: he lets me have puppies...inside (and even gave me a new one for our anniversary) ::

:: he buys me flowers...daisies to be exact ::

:: he holds me and cuddles me and makes me bubble baths ::

:: he pumps my gas ::

:: he takes care of our financial needs...making sure we have what we need while still preparing for our future ::

:: he works everyday so that we can get to our mission field as soon as possible ::

:: he is quiet when i need quiet and loud and fun when i want loud and fun ::

:: he sacrifices time and energy for me ::

:: he lets me hog the covers (and the bed quite frankly) ::

:: he feeds and waters the pups ::

:: he built a fence for them too ::

:: he tells me jokes and gives me glimpses into his mind ::

:: he loves to talk and debate on car rides ::

:: he lets me play minesweeper on the comp while he plays wii ::

:: he watches silly animated movies and the chick flicks too ::

:: he eats my wonderful (which really means horrible) food and pretends to like it ::

:: he does the laundry ::

:: he is the best bed-maker ever...the bed is always 100 times more comfy after he fluffs it ::

:: he makes me smile ::

:: he is mine ::

please note....this is not a comprehensive list....if you want a comprehensive list you will have to wait....forever...i dont think i could ever put all the amazing characteristics of my hubby into writing :P

ps....i checked yes :)

happy 100th

in honor of the wonderful and exciting 100th day of school...i thought i would celebrate by making a list (i like lists) of the things i have learned while teaching :) so here we go

1 ~ something will not go as planned ...each...and...every...single...day... flexiblity and flying by the seat of your pants is key (#10 makes everything better :) )

2 ~ hitting sleep on the alarm clock is addicting...everyday trying to make it 5 minutes longer

3 ~ friends at the workplace are priceless

4 ~ you cant make everybody happy

5 ~ the day a student counts to 5 may just be the best day of the year

6 ~ eating off the floor boosts your immune system...its better than vitamin C

7 ~ the policeman directing traffic will always stop your car...esp when you are running late

8 ~ there are children's songs to go with every significant event in a 5 year old's life...from seasons to blowing your nose!

9 ~ always always take back-up shoes! even the most comfortable shoes will hurt your feet after 5 hours of chasing 5 yr olds

10 ~ kindergarteners will do anything for a skittle :) buy them in bulk


thats enough learning for one night...if your lucky there will be more learning moments to come :)

hehe...i bet i faked you out and you thought you were getting 100 things learned in honor of the 100th day of school...but you were wrong! ...well actually that was my intention...but i got sleepy...and 100 is a REALLY big number...i mean...unless you "skip a few"

:: random thoughts ::

:: i like our new house...its prebby...specially the red door ::

:: my puppy has decided she can NOT sleep at night unless she is on top of me...right on top of me ::

:: i am ready for summer ::

:: yesterday was sunshiney and warmish ::

:: hubby is sooo wonderful to me ~ he attacks me with mushy goodness when i get home from work ::

:: i like (LOVE) hubby being home when i get home ::

:: im enjoying rereading some forever favorites...right now its the "true heros" series by dee henderson ::

:: im falling in love with my students...i realized this today while patting one on the leg...i didnt used to do that ::

:: i tried on my formals today...sometimes you just need to feel prebby ::

:: i wore high heels (with backup flip flops) to work last week...again sometimes you just need to feel prebby ::

:: im in love with a 5 year old boy who things the teacher across the hall is "prebby" ...he also likes the fan ::

:: i dont like it when peoples statuses on facebook say things like "if you love ____ (hubby, mom, children, God, botswana...etc) you will repost this as your status...89343 % wont repost" ....its fine that you love those things but you shouldnt expect everyone else to share (i really think a 14 yr old came up with this stuff...no offense to 14 yr olds)...just say..."i love my mom"...much less typing and everyones happier ::

:: i also dont like it when people post private family business on facebook such as "i hate my spouse they are horrible i have to move out now" thats private stuff that the world doesn't need to know....oh and don't tell me your bodily functions either...i dont need to know when you are "dropping off timbers" or any thing like that ~gross~ ::

:: my puppys running in her sleep...its cute...almost as cute as when she "talks" chews and licks in her sleep ::

:: i finally organized my closet...i feel much more settled now :) color coded hangers and all ::

:: one day i think i might like to live in prattville ::

:: im trying to decide whether or not to get rid of my larger clothes that are now 3 sizes too big...they take up a lot of closet space ::

:: my friend is back from israel...im expecting great pics and even awesomer stories ::

:: i like having a blog thats mine...all mine...because that means capitalization and punctuation dont matter unless i want them to ::

:: im the best aunt EVER...i have redeemed myself from being the worst aunt because i leaving my niece/flower girls name off our wedding bookmark...yes this meant having the bookmark recreated two years later...but what can i say...im pretty awesome ::

:: it is finally becoming weird seeing my maiden name ::

:: sometimes its still hard to say my first name with my married name ::

:: being a teacher helps a lot with the name stuff...i hear my name a LOT...though sometimes it sounds like "fat" ::

:: this is getting looooooong....apparently there was a lot swimming around in that head of mine ::

:: i have been "concerned" (its different from scared) that my alarm clock would not go off...this translates into me being WIDE awake at 400 yesterday morning and 445 this morning ::

:: grrrr ::

:: sometimes ...when your married...your favorite color is red...not because of its passionate connotation ::

:: is it summer yet? ::

:: we planted more trees monday...this makes me happy ::

:: im 1.5 up...only 21 more to go ::

:: ha...like thats going to happen ::

:: my friend pacer has a great home...its beautiful...and it has inspired me to light more candles...i hope she is going to help us decorate too ::

:: the candles help dissipate the smell of food cooking ::

:: im looking forward to new furniture...the pleather makes me hot and sweaty ::

:: our ups guy is pretty awesome...even if it took him forever and two days to find our house...he gave the puppy treats ::

:: mapquest doesnt think we live here...neither does googlemaps...or the gps ::

:: its like we are in the witness protection program ::

:: our new house is much MUCH more organized then the trailer...i like that everything (well almost everything) has a home ::

:: deer run through our front and back yards right by the house...not while we are watching though ::

:: my car needs to be cleaned out...badly...and washed too...any volunteers? ::

:: wii fit plus is fun and makes me feel good...and my puppy has a profile on it too ::

:: i really REALLY like light...natural and artificial but our electric bill told me i need to cut out some of the artificial light in my life ::

:: stollen is yummy ::

:: im starting to ramble...that means im getting sleepy ::

:: the date i write my blog is supposed to show...but for some reason it doesnt ::

:: kids eating their boogers make me gag...i can handle pretty much anything else the classroom throws at me...though the gas can get pretty bad sometimes ::

:: i am horrible at mailing things...i have something for a friend far (though not too far) away in grad school...and i havent even gotten her address...and ive had it since before Christmas... ::

:: my friends (and family) live too far away...well most of them at least ::

:: im ready for summer...well emotionally and mentally...but not in the clothes department ::

:: its thundering...like for real not figuratively or anything...and now its starting to rain::

:: my puppy wakes us up on weekends by jumping on the window above our bed...its pricelessly adorable...yet it always wakes us up ::

:: im going to bed now...gnight ::