Updates

Well it has been a while....I am still not good at keeping up with this. I forget. Then I can't remember anything worthy of mentioning. Josh and I are planning a vacation. A whole week in PC! We have never vacationed for a whole week. I am excited. It won't be until August though. I gotta get my tan on. I kinda wanted to go to Hilton Head, SC but I couldn't find any nice, cheap condos right on the beach. If I'm going to the beach I want to have it right outside my door. And I want to pay nearly nothing for a luxury condo. That is hard to do. It would have been a more laid back beach experience though. Coffee shops and bike trails. It really sounded like fun. I am too picky about condos. Oh well PC will be fun too. Actually this will only be my second time in PC. We went for a few days last year, but somebody (myself) wasn't picky enough about the room for once, and we almost passed out from the smell of some really harsh cleaning materials when we walked in the room. There was also some pretty nasty obviously puke stains in the carpet. This is why you should always see pictures of the EXACT condo or room you are staying in. I have never done the spring break thing. Its not my style. I always went to Gulf Shores.

So my new addiction is Farm Town on facebook. It is so ridiculous. I laugh at myself. This game is so addictive. Don't even try it unless you want to be hooked! I spend my days at work plowing and harvesting my little heart out!

What else?.....Still working out....still no weight loss. Still slow at work....Still planning Sarah's wedding. No wonder I never update this. I'm boring.

Camping and Canoeing!

Well, I had a fabulous time this weekend, although it was a little crazy at times! Friday, I went and got pedicures with my mom, and my sister, and then we went to eat perico's together! yumm. After that my mom and I went back to the mall and I did a little shopping. I got a shirt, two dresses, and some 89 dollar shoes on sale for 24 bucks!! You can't beat that! After shopping, I met with my cousin Sarah and her other bridesmaid Kristi and we went to David's bridal to find her a wedding dress! We were successful, and she looked beautiful! (NO thanks to Donna, her crappy consultant!!) That night, Josh and I went to a birthday shin-dig for his friend Wes, and it was pretty fun. Saturday morning Josh and I got up to pack for a weekend camping in Arkansas with his friends "the WCO" (also known as Walker County Outlaws) Don't ask! Their girlfriends came along too. We also had two other chicks that I didn't know tag along. That's a long story. Anyways we borrowed a tent, and bought an air matress and packed up, and we left with some of the others around 2:30. The trip over seemed long, but it was fun and we only got lost twice! (Thanks to the Garmin!) We got there at around 8 something, and met everyone at the "Price Chopper" to get some groceries. Then we were too hungry to grill out, so we ate at a mexican place. We walked in 5 min before they closed. Needless to say our waiter was not all that friendly. Having been there myself, I can't really say that I blame him. We had to set up our tents in the dark, so that was interesting. Then we pretty much crashed because we had to get up early to go canoeing. I slept great on that air matress! (really. that's not sarcasm) Oh, I forgot to mention that when we got to the camp site, Josh's friends told us then, that there was no running water in the bath-house. That's right...no potty, and no shower! Now that is roughing it! We got up early, and went to eat breakfast at this little country place. It was awesome. It started raining early that morning, so when we got back to the camp site to change into our canoeing clothes, Josh and I discovered that our tent leaked. Bad. So half my clothes in my suitcase was already wet. Bummer. fortunately the bed stayed dry because of the matress. Anyways, it was still raining, so: To canoe, or not to canoe. That was the question. Well the "WCO" still wanted to go. So us girls loaded up in the cab of a truck, and we put the boys, and the coolers in the bed! Ha Ha! You should have seen them in the cold rain on the way there! Pitiful! Once we got there, we had six seperate canoes, so we used our lifejackets to tie them all together like a barge. It was like a party on a river! Crazy people! We had a blast. Nobody flipped because there was too many of us to take down. People on the banks would point, when we would get close to a drop-off, thinking we would never make it, but we did. I think the boys had a little too much beer, but other than that it was great! The bus ride back to the truck was a mess! Crazy people we didn't know, being loud and obnoxious, and puking out the windows, and flashing us, and "other stuff." I can't even describe it. Or, I won't anyways. Let's just say it was bad. When we got back, Jordan got a call saying there was a storm with a tornado headed our way. It wasn't close yet, but anyone who has read my blog knows I don't do well with tornados! I flipped out! I wanted to get a hotel room ASAP! At least then I could shower too! Anyways I finally calmed down and we monitored the weather, but nothing ever happened. Just lots of rain. We grilled out that night, and I had the best hamburger I've ever had in my life! Then me and Josh slept in our wet tent. I didn't sleep so well that night. I was scared of storms, and there was a railroad crossing right near the campground, and I'm pretty sure I heard the whistle like 5 times that night! We headed home on Monday. We stopped at a western store, and I got me some pink boots! I've never had a pair of boots, so I was pretty excited. Arkasas is very flat. (I know that came out of nowhere) It was just an observation. There were lots of rice fields there. Me and Josh couldn't figure out if they were flooded on purpose, or if they had just had a lot of rain. I did a little research, and apparently they were supposed to be flooded. I thought it was neat. Anyways that was the weekend for me. Quite eventful!

Well it's been a while since I've posted. Not much is going on in my life right now. Not that that's a bad thing. I'm actually enjoying just being in a routine. I love having Josh at home at night. Did I ever even mention he is on day shift now? Well he is. He has been super sweet lately.

I am still working out at the gym with Kristi. I totally love our Zumba class! I will probably sign up for a year membership in June when my three months is up. Just so I can Zumba! It gives me lots more energy.

My little cousin Sarah is engaged!! I am so excited! She is like my little sister. We have always been close. Ok, I call her little, but she is like 22. I am going to be her matron of honor! She is getting married this year in sept. or oct. I may be more excited than her!

Work has gotten slow again! I'm starting to worry. We are finally having an open house on tuesday. Maybe that will generate some businness. Everyone is slow right now though. Even the pedo office down stairs.

I guess me and Josh are going to cookout with our friends tonight. That should be fun. We will have to come home early because Josh has to work again in the morning. I guess that is it for now!

First pics with my new grill!

Ok, so I'm not lovin the braces. I am still learning how to eat, not that that is stopping me!

re-do x3

It's been a while since my last post. Which by the way, there were about 50 trees down on Josh's MeMaw's 75 acres that surrounds our little home after that storm. So I'm not just a sissy. Anyways, Josh decided to plant grass for the third time. We haven't had grass since we moved over there. (Not for the lack of trying.) So he came home from work at about 7:00am last friday, and worked outside on the tractor all day, with no sleep. He tilled up the ground, planted seed again, and then we covered it with hay until it got dark. I did my spring cleaning in the house, while he worked outside. I cleaned everyting: cleaned out closets, swept, mopped, vaccumed, cleaned the bathrooms, the kitchen, vaccumed out the couch, dusted, tons of laundry, I even groomed Smellvis. She needed it. We crashed that night, and I told Josh I would finish putting down the hay the next day before it rained, because he had planned a motorcycle trip with his friends. So Josh got up early to go on his ride, and me and Ellie walked out on the back porch to say bye to him. Only Ellie didn't stay on the porch. She decided to run down the steps into the freshly tilled up dirt, and morning dew, and run from me, and get muddy from head to toe! She is such a brat! Now she needed another bath! Only I didn't have time to give her one, because I was meeting Kristi at the gym in ten minutes. So I tossed Ellie back in the house once I caught her, and she proceeded to leave tiny muddy paw prints, all over my freshly mopped floor. I went to the gym, came home, and started working on the yard. I finished spreading the hay, and then went to deal with mud-butt. I did take a little pleasure in seeing her pout in the bathtub for the second day in a row, but that didn't make up for me having to wash and dry her again. So then I blow-dryed her. Then I re-swept, and re-mopped the floor. Then I had to go bathe myself, because I was nasty. Josh came home later, before the rain started to roll in. Only it wasn't just rain, it was practically a monsoon! So once the rain stopped, we checked out the yard, to see how the hay held up, and low and behold...it didn't! There were big washed-out ditches all in the yard, which probably means, no grass this year either...This was our last attempt. We could have layed sod for what we have invested in seed. We will just deal with it until we build a house. Which I hope is sooner rather than later. We have been looking at house plans. Just dreaming for now, but it is good motivation. Oh, I forgot! Thursday I got spacers put between my teeth. I am getting braces this Friday!! Yay! (sort of) I will be glad to get it over with. The spacers definitely challenged my normal eating habits, because my teeth were so sore I could hardly bite down, but I'm no quitter. It just took me a little longer to eat than usual. That is pretty much all of the exciting news. Bye for now!

Storms

Ok so last night was probably the scariest night ever! I was home by myself. Josh was working so it was just me and Ellie. I knew it was going to possibly be stormy, but nothing severe. Just a wind advisory. Normally I am running for cover in storms, because a mobile home is just not the place to be. For some reason I was feeling a little brave, so I thought I would just suck it up and stay home. I hate spending the night away from home. It is such a hassle to take Ellie anywhere. So about the time I went to bed it started raining, and the wind started blowing. Nothing major. So being the true scaredy-cat that I am, I layed there and couldn't sleep. 11:00,...12:00,.....1:00 Ok at this point the wind is howling, but I'm really trying to be brave, so instead of leaving to go somewhere safe, I decided the best place for me to sleep would be the floor beside the bed. Just in case a tree was to fall on my bedroom. (Yes, I do realize how crazy I sound). 1:30am So I am on MyFoxStorm.com checking the radar, (the satelite was out)when someone in the chat room says there has been a tornado spotted in Jasper. Ok I am no longer brave.. I am freaking out! I grab my shoes, and my dog, and the car keys, and I decide I am going to Josh's grandmother's old house that is right next door to us. No one lives there, but I have a key, and it is fully furnished with power. So I am scared to even get in my car because the wind is blowing so hard I am expecting a tree on my head any minute. I make it to the car, and drive to the old house, dodging limbs in the road. I finally get in the house, and I go inside, and me and Ellie get in a closet in the bedroom. At this point I hear stuff hitting the house, and the doors to the closet start sucking open and closed, because of the draft in the house. Talk about scared! I am going to die, in a closet, with noone but my dog. I call my mom to tell her bye, and she doesn't answer. That figures. So I keep sitting there, waiting to be blown to pieces, but the wind just keeps blowing. My mom finally calls back, and she says that there aren't any warnings, just a wind advisory. That is putting it lightly! My cousin Sarah and I have decided we would make much better weather people, because we would not just say "wind advisory" we would say stuff like: "It's blowing hard out there! GET OUT OF YOUR MOBILE HOMES NOW!", and "It's raining sideways people!" I think that makes the situation a lot more clear. No guessing whether or not you should stay, or go. Anyways, the wind finally died down, so I went back home, thankful to be alive. Apparently someone must have just reported a tornado because the wind was so bad. There were never any warnings. My power was out the rest of the night, and this morning, so I look like a bum with wrinkled clothes, no sleep, and hair that had to dry by itself on my way to work. Cute. Really cute. Apparently it is still out. We are supposed to have more storms tonight, so I packed my things this morning, and Josh and I will be staying in Trussville with my inlaws! No more being "brave" for me.

weekly post

I had a great weekend this week! Starting with Thursday.. Kristi and I went to the gym, and did Zumba. I don't think I blogged about zumba last week, but it is this dance class that Kristi wanted to try. We did it once before, and we totally suck at it. We have to either be the only beginners in the class, or the two most uncoordinated people on earth! It is hilarious! We try to hide in the back of the class, but that is not enough. We still stick out like sore thumbs. Probably because we are about two seconds behind everyone else, or because we are always moving in the wrong direction or because one of us is doing it right while the other is doing it wrong, and we run into each other. We did a little better this week, but it still wasn't pretty. I still have not lost a single pound. It is quite frustrating! Moving on. Josh and I went bowling with our friends Gary and Sherry on friday, and we ate at the cajun steamer. yumm We ordered so much food and appetizers that I ate the left-overs twice! (yeah I know I was just talking about not losing any weight, but like I said....It's frustrating....I had a weak moment...or two...) On saturday we went to my in-laws, and we all went to a movie (Duplicity) the movie kinda sucked, but it was fun anyways. We also ate Japanese, but no left-overs that night. I pigged out and didn't have enough left to take home. (are we seeing a pattern here?) Sunday I should have got my lazy butt out of bed and gone to church, but I didn't, and I missed a great message. I will definitely be there next sunday. Josh and I watched a movie at home that day, and I'm pretty sure that is all we did. I was also off on Monday this week, because Doc took the day off so I slept late and then went shopping for something to wear on Easter. I don't usually do that, but I just really needed some dress clothes anyways. I tried on several things in the juniors section, before finally coming to terms with the fact that I am not a teenager anymore. I am a big girl now, and I need to start dressing like it. Once I realized that, I finally found something church-worthy. I guess that is it for now. I could go on, but I will stop myself before it gets too boring.