Sweet Tooth

I had a serious chocolate craving the other day...

No seriously, the company I work for sent all the managers this gigantic candy bar for Christmas. How thoughtful.

Happy New Year!!!

Hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year. Mom, Tim, and I went to visit my Aunt and Uncle and family in south AL. We all had a great time!

Joyce, Matt, Uncle Barry

Aunt Pam, Neil, Tim

Mom and I

Mom enjoying another phone conversation

Joyce and I

Dan, Tim, Neil

Are these kids not the cutest? I love my niece and nephews...and Maya and Buddy.

Merry Christmas!

Hope everyone had a a wonderful and merry Christmas.
This one was a little tough for our family since it was the first without Dad. On Christmas eve we shared memories of Dad, laughed and cried, but we survived. Just have to remind ourselves that he had Christmas with Jesus this year.

Christmas Program '07

I had the privilege of participating in the Christmas play in TN tonight. The play was set in the 60's and was written about a business man, Jake Johnson, who owned a private hospital and refused to help anyone without money or insurance. That is, until Christmas eve when a baby is born in a car in his parking lot. The character of Jake Johnson was played by Yours Truly, and his wife, Libby, was played by my best friend, Jill.

The Cast

The Hair

The Johnsons

Meet Maya

I adopted Maya in April of this year. She was scared, nervous, and quite noisy...
When I found out I was moving to Tupelo and would be gone for two weeks of training, my niece offered to keep Maya...that's the last I have seen of Maya except for supervised visits and photos. This cat is CRAZY! She has trained her new adoptive family to clean the litter box immediately after use or she will punish...seriously, and she also is too good to drink out of a water dish. Her water must come from a running water source as you will note in the photos. What about the water dish? I'm glad you asked. The water dish is now simply a paw-washing station to be used after tidying up around the litter box. She's hilarious!

Years ago....

I was digging through my email inbox tonight, replying to a few previously ignored emails, deleting others, and came across an email that included the following photos. While living in KS, I met two of my best friends, Bethany and Courtney, who in turn were introduced to my other best friend, Scott. A few years ago, on one fine Spring day Beth, Court, and I flew out to PA to visit Scott and take in the sites, sounds, smells, etc...of PA and DC. I will never forget having to stay overnight in Cockeysville, MD where I almost ended up in a fight with the hotel's front-desk-clerk, Tarice, over the price of the room. The next morning we arose early to continue our adventure in Washington D.C. There are many other details that made this trip one I will always remember, but I will spare you of them for now.

I'm back!!!

I think I am back in the blogging world again for awhile... After Dad's death, moving to TN, moving to MS, multiple technical difficulties, etc...I just seemed to not be able to blog very often at all. Hopefully, I will be able to keep up with events in my life again.

I have finally found a way to sleep in church and not be noticed!

Picking Corn

I'm not sure how I get involved in some of the things in which I often find myself. One of those things took place over this past weekend in TN....picking dried corn. It really wasn't too bad. I only received multiple lacerations from the countless briars and thistles that had grown up amongst the corn.

Long Day? Bad Day?

Let's just say I was really tired of moving clothing around that day...

Scavenger Hunt '07

My friends and family in TN took part in a scavenger hunt this past weekend. They had to "dress up" in the provided costume items and visit the designated locations for clues. Wish I could have been there to join in on the fun!

My brother, Tim, recently decided to go into the bovine business. Meet Oreo & Fudge Bar...

Happy Anniversary!!!

It's been 2 years since i started this thing, diary...blog...whatever...

Does anyone still read it?

Happy Anniversary!!!

Happy Birthday Ethan!

Ethan is now 3 yrs old!

Unleaded, Please

This photo is compliments of my friend, Jill. She snapped it one day at the local gas station in TN... Gotta love Amish country.

I have moved...again!

I have relocated to Tupelo, MS...
I accepted the position of store manager for Van Heusen.

4th of July

4th of July this year was a blast!

*A pig roast was held at my mom's place.
*Approx. 65 people attended.
*Sam took the dare to go in the ice for 3 minutes.
*5 days later Sam was finally thawed out.
*About 15 preschoolers were in the pool. I think we successfully drowned 4 of them. (just kidding)
*$800 worth of fireworks lit up the sky.(no I didn't spend that much! we pooled our resources)
It was fun!!!

Weddings Bells

On June 9, 2007, my cousin Nathan was married in south Alabama. It was a beautiful ceremony. My favorite part was being able to assist in the decor that was applied to his vehicle.. hee hee...

Tennessee

Hi everyone! I am back!

I arrived safely in Tennessee on April 28th and have begun to get somewhat settled in.

On May 13th, along with celebrating Mother's Day, we also celebrated my 30th birthday. uuugghhh! I feel old!

The school where my mom and sister teach went on a field trip on May 14th to the Space Center in AL. I was able to go along as a guest. I have posted a photo below of me in the space shuttle simulator.... I crashed.... and burned.... it was awful!!!

I would post more but the pool is calling my name. Later!