Already 2010

It's weird to think that it is so close to 2010. One day away.. Life really does fly.

I've had a great year in 2009. So much has happened- good and bad. I'm a truly lucky person so I'll share a few highlights of my year with you.

1. We moved into our first home together just the two of us, a very beautiful town home :]

2. I graduated from AUBURN UNIVERSITY: WAR EAGLE!

3. I FINALLY got my picture made with AUBIE!

4. I got to mark something off my "bucket" list- I met this tall guy.

5. We had our FIRST Family Vacation: The Hutchinson's!

6. I made an amazing friend.

7. We had a wonderful time in the Georgia Mountains.. the Gorge was a sight I will NEVER forget!

8. We celebrated our one year anniversary in September in Birmingham. It was a terrific first year of marriage!

9. I had a blast with my girls at the Alabama National Fair!

10. I got to see Kellie Pickler in concert in AU!

11. Canoe trips with my honey.

.. i am grateful for a number of memories of this year! Here's to the next year, I hope its EVEN better!

Fort Payne

I had a nice trip to visit my parents and grandma for Christmas. A lot of times I get anxious about visiting because I seriously dislike my hometown for numerous reasons.. but this time I had a lot of fun there for the day. We are lunch together, shopped a little, drove around so they could show me the new things in town, (it's been like 8 months since I've been up that way) ate dinner with grandma, talked with my uncle, and spent the night at grandma's house. I had fun getting to spend time with Rachel because I rarely see her at all more less get quality one on one time with the gal.
Next morning we had breakfast with Mom and Dad then headed out. Dad gave me a couple of his old Jackson Highway albums which made my day.

Christmas Monday was a Funday :]

Here's a few pictures from the trip--

Mom and Daddy:


The Girl's at Lunch: (WARNING- Sun's a little bright)


My amazing Father and myself:

How i love my kids..

Alright so I don't have real kids but everytime i look at their cute little faces or they curl up next to me on the couch on days like today when i feel so very sick.. they make me happy.
Lola- i think this is a very pretty picture of her.


Here's a picture of Lou under our tree.. little rascal.

a life change.

An eldery woman in Hobby Lobby changed my life today. As we stood in line chatting about the holidays, wal*mart shopping, and family, she looked at me and said, "It's been three years since my husband passed and this has been the hardest. Not sure why, I'm not sick or anything. I just miss him, you know? I lived with him 61 years, we married at 16, and had 5 beautiful children together who now have families of their own. I just miss him."

As i looked into her eyes, i saw a spark as if i looked back into her life and saw her as a young bride, wife, and mother. It broke me down to tears in the parking lot. For minutes i cried and saw that I myself in 60 years could be in that very same place.. shopping alone wishing Jeb were there to hold my hand and pull the car around. I miss him so much when he travels, it hurts. But I am thankful that I have him in my life.. and dread the day I'm without him. He's my everything.

rethinking.

Sometimes I wonder if the choices I have made, have indeed been well thought out ones. I am having a hard time with certain things in my life. Yeah.

25 random things.

I got tagged to do this on facebook by april but I dont like to write things on there so here we go on here...

1. I am graduating in May and have NO idea what the next step is in my life-no idea what job i'd like or where I want to live eventually.

2. I honestly feel the  ugliest I have ever felt lately- I hate my new hair and for those who know me KNOW how much pride i take in my hair. I hope that I can overcome this fear of brown hair. haha. I am much better as a blonde I believe.

3. My phone fell off the third floor of haley- it has to be taped for the back to stay on but it works.

4. My cat Lou is named after Lou Reed and Lola is named after the Kinks song.

5. I love Britney Spears. ALWAYS will. 

6. I have a best friend that JUST became a DOCTOR yesterday :] She just passed her boards and  I am SO proud of her. 

7. I love to spend time with my sister. She is one of my true best friends.

8. My favorite jeans are from express.. and I hate to wear anything BUT skinny jeans. I hate flare or straight leg. Skinny jeans make me feel fabulous. 

9. My husband is an archaeologist. and NO he doesn't dig up dinosaur bones.

10. I'm humanist.

11. I hate to cook- really.

12. I am a cancer survivor. 

13. I am working on a book idea about Servers.. and everything we go through- and how we make NO money but what you tip so learn to tip.

14. I had ingrown toenail surgery in high school and I STILL get them.

15. My favorite thing to wear is sweats. I love all my sweats from victorias secret.. they are like the most comfortable thing you could put on your body.

16. We buy a new comforter set EVERY year from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I hate having the same one. 

14. I love my uggs more than any shoes I have ever owned. ever.

15. I got rid of my belly button ring last year. 

16. I am currently designing the 2 more tattoos I am going to get. 

17. I watch Gilmore Girls and FRIENDS religiously. 

18. I enjoy being married so much but it honestly feels no different then the previous two years when we just lived together. haha. Maybe once we have kids it will feel different. 

19. I usually go about 4 days between hair washes, unless i leave it curly then I wash it daily. 

20. I have over 1000 pairs of panties- no lie.

21. I love to buy hair stuff and products but I NEVER use it.

22. I hope that one day I can have at least 4 kids and I have names already picked out.

23. I miss my old camry- Kitty. so much. 

24. I used to be an Alabama fan. PLEASE do not tell anyone.

25. Jeb is my everything. I truly love him more than anything but he drives me NUTS! We are peanut butter and jelly- go together well, but completely different! 

I hate mondays.

Ah, Monday- the day we all love to hate. It is harder to wake up, harder to get going, and harder to have a positive outlook. Right now in my life i feel as if things get harder by the minute. It seems things will never look up or I will never get my family picture on the wall. I want a job. I want Jeb to have a steady job. I want a kid even if it is like 5 years away-I want to be in that point in my life. All my friends are getting pregnant or have kids, owning houses, traveling, or getting amazing jobs AND i am here, working at Red Lobster making shitty money and becoming more in debt. 

I graduate in May so I am totally hoping that life will ONLY go up from there. I am wishing that i can graduate with a job lined up that gives me decent pay and AMAZING benefits. I have not had health insurance for any time during my adult life and it'd be nice to go to the dentist or be able to go to the gynocologist than to the health department. 

I know that there are MILLIONS who have it worse than me, so I am a very lucky woman.. I have amazing family, friends, husband, and I am about to have a BA from Auburn University. For some, its more than they could imagine but with all i have learned from school and independent study I want more. Is that so bad? I want to be able to afford my bills, go on a vacation, or to the doctor. Is that too much to ask? 

I am going to strive to make progress in the next year. 

This time next year I want to have at least 3 credit cards COMPLETELY paid off, a decent job, Jeb have steady work, have our new townhouse complete with the furniture we need, another married couple to hang with, and be more social. 

Alright-Mondays make me tired and i think I shall sleep.

Jeb and I on our wedding day. Isn't he just sweet looking :]

Something new.

I love to blog.. and  I have had a few friends I know that blog on here so I figured I'd start to do the same. My  goal is to write at least once a week- not sure if ANYONE will read or not, but the blog is for me.. my thoughts, my goals, my weird weeks, and most of all my whines. So, there you go.. if you read this-you will see. I am a whiner. at times. So until tomorrow, goodnight.