Random

I have pretty much settled into my new space and I'm loving it. The last 2 weeks have been kind of a blur, but have been good. I feel like I'm on a better schedule now that I've got my own place and that I'm only like 3 blocks from my gym. It's great!


My sister Jamie is having another baby, and we are so excited about it. Little Josh isn't so little anymore and he needed a little sister/brother. We think this one is going to be a girl. We're not sure, but Jamie has been a little bit sick during this one and she never was with Josh.


Here are some pictures of Josh at Uncle Matt's and Aunt Abbie's. They own about 42 acres up in Blountsville. Abbie says they raise cattle but i say they kill cattle. Their land is absolutely beautiful and they are in the process of building their house on an amazing hill where you can see everything. It's breathtaking. Josh loves being out there and loves seeing the cows.

My mom was like 2in. away from him in this picture. She was a bit nervous he would fall. Ohh mom!

He is just so darn cute that I just want to hug him, kiss him, and just squeeze him. I love this kid and I can't wait for another.

"My Tractor"

Apartment

The last two weeks have flown by and been really busy. I've moved into my apartment although not everything is completely in yet. I'll post pictures of it when I find where my camera is in the piles of boxes. I'm really excited about my apartment. It's 2 bedrooms and a spacious living room, dinette(sp?) and kitchen.



Bethany and Matt came over the other night and Matt fixed my unstable kitchen chairs while Bethany helped me hang pictures on the walls. Too great! It's starting to look like home slowly yet surely. This Apt. is a lot bigger then any of my others and I really don't have enough stuff to fill it. Before I always had the problem of too much stuff.



I'll be glad when I finally get everything put away and organized. I've been really tired the last couple of weeks. I don't know what is wrong with me but I've been way out of it. Hopefully I'll get into a better life routine.

Random Picture

Bugs...grr

One would think that being 25 and having lived on my own for 7 years and traveled to 3rd world countries I would be accustomed or at least use to killing bugs.

It was 10pm and I was all alone on a Sunday night:

I had taken my new really cool swiss computer bag over to a friends house and had set it down outside. Well aparently while I was not looking, a little bug (for this story we shall call him Chuck). So little ole stinky Chuck crawled into my new bag and I without knowing took him home. I sat my bag on the chair in the den and as I was watching a bit of t.v. I see something out of the corner of my eye crawling out of my bag. Ohh yes, it was Chuck.

I yelled at Chuck, literally saying HEY BUG get back. I ran to get a shoe worthy enough to kill such a huge bug. I could not muster up the courage to move the bag, touch the bag or for that matter even get near the chair. So I calmed myself down, sat back down to watch a little t.v. Then I saw it slowly yet surely coming out of the bag again. I took my shoe and yelled and it ran back into the bag. Ugg, so close to almost getting the courage to kill it.

So I called Mike and asked him if he would come over and kill the bug for me. He said yeah. So while I was waiting on my Bug Killer in Shining Armor I kept my left eye on the bag and every time Chuck would venture out I would yell HEY BUG and he would retreat. However I believe Chuck finally got smart and realized I was no threat to him, so he took off. Faster then any bug I've ever seen and ran down into the chair. Now I knew we would be in trouble. So by the time Mike made it to rescue me we couldn't find the bug anymore. So for the rest of the night I sat and slept in fear that Chuck would come and run all over me with his little stinky legs. Ugg.

Saturdays...ahh

This past Saturday was the first Saturday in a long time where I was able to sleep in, wake up and pretty much do what I wanted. I did some laundry, worked on a filing project while watching a movie. It was very relaxing. I was able to finish my projects and went to B'ham shopping for the afternoon with Mike. It was a lot of fun. I forget how great it is not to have something scheduled every day of the week. Ahhh rest...what a beautiful thing. Sometimes I forget that physical rest is a spiritual thing. God designed us to need rest and we function and do better when we have it.

Oh and I've got 1 Christmas present done for the season. Just about 20 more to go. I'm already a lot further ahead then I was last year. Yay! Go Me! = ) I'm trying to get better about buying gifts in advanced. I always seem to wait to the last minute...partially b/c i never know what to get them.

Clouds In My Coffee, Clouds In My Coffee, Clouds In My Coffee

(I cannot get this song out of my head)

I finally feel recovered from the weekend and feeling good. I have finally found an apartment to move into and I'm so excited. It's amazing! Over and beyond what I could have imagined. It's 2 bedrooms, kitchen, dinet(sp?), living room. Too cute and all for just $275/month. Also the last tenants who lived there painted and they did a great job. The colors are good and easy to work with. I'm so greatful for color! The apartment is close to downtown Anniston. Some (Mike) might say it's not too safe, but we've asked around and everyone in the building feels safe and there has been no riff raff hangin round, so I think it will be all good.

It was and is really important for me to live somewhere where the environment is welcoming to others and that there is enough space for people to come over hang out, stay over..whatever. I'm grateful for the space and the cost of it all. God is so good to provide!

Your So Vain...

The youth girls overnight party was a blast. I have not laughed that hard since...I was a youth. I spent most of the night laughing then crying then laughing. We didn't go to sleep until around 3:30 so I was past the point of delirium.

We had a great night of DDR (dance dance revolution) which we all now affectionately call Prance Prance Revolution thanks to Bethany Blair who doesn't necessarily dance, but prances. We also had a great round or two of Karaoke, with the hit song Your So Vain and Spin Me Round. Really, what more could you ask for.

We also had plenty of junk food which the girls who are all like little toothpicks inhaled while Bethany and I felt sick to our stomaches realizing we could not intake as much sugar as we once could.









Bethany and I passed along a youth group tradition/initiation that Bethany's mom started with us. There's nothing better then passin' down a little tradition, dancing, singing, eating till your sick, laughing till your crying and then crashing right where you are and waking up in the same position because you were too tired to move.

All n' all I'm pretty sure everyone had a great time. At least Bethany and I know we had a blast. If anything, we girls have learned to Be The Star You Are (inside joke...sorry).

I'm honestly still recovering from the lack of sleep, then getting too much sleep with the 2 naps on Saturday, then the oversleeping on Sunday morning. I'm sure I'll recover and be back to normal sometime this week.

Food (sigh)

I cannot remember the last time I forgot to eat. I Love food. Today I've been pretty busy and absorbed in what I'm doing at work, but I've never forgotten to eat. Today I did. It's 2:30 and I decided I needed to take a break and decided it was pointless to go to lunch now and that I might as well leave at 4:00 instead of going on lunch. However, now that I figured out that I forgot lunch all I can think about is Mexican food. Yummy. Some Caso, ohh the speedy gonzales.... I'm officially drooling. = P

Tonight I have the Youth Girls spend the night party. I'm mentally trying to prepare myself for it. The girls are great though. It's going to be a night of DDR, Karaoke, pedicures and manicures, girlie movies and eating junk. Really, I guess how much do I really need to prepare for that. One of the girls Alexis (whom I love) always says my name dramatically drawn out (AaaMmmIiiEee) b/c I tend to emabarrass her unintentionally. It's pretty funny b/c once I know what I'm saying is making her raise her eyebrows and say (Amie) I just feed off of it and continue.