It's Monday and I'm in a very BLAH kind of mood. The weather outside is icky, supposed to be rainy/ snowy all day. My reasons for being heavy hearted are:
Friday I am supposed to go to Memphis for my cousin's wedding reception. I like his girlfriend just fine but I feel the whole hurry up and get married thing is being rushed for no particular reason... They are both young (24), they have both been married before, she has a kid, they are moving in with her parents because they can't afford their own place... all the factors just seem to spell disaster... My cousin lost his dad (my mom's brother) this past September and he just seems to wander with this lost puppy look on his face... I just don't feel in my gut that this is the answer... So it makes my heart hurt...
#2 for heavy heart
Found out last night a really good friend of mine is being deployed again for a year. This time he is being sent to Afghanistan - leaves June 9th. :( He has been home approx 2 1/2 yrs from his last year long deployment to Kosovo. He's still practically a newlywed (married 1 year this past Oct) and he and his wife had just decided to try to start getting pregnant... now meaning she may be doing pregnancy / and/ or newborn baby by herself for a little bit depending on when they get pregnant...
I just have to keep reminding myself that God's timing is perfect and that his plan is not my plan... but it still makes my heart heavy ...
Monday, February 7, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
2011
Happy New Year
A New Year is here - I love the idea of fresh starts and new beginnings :)
This also brings a new school year for me (mine begin in Feb) and it is also
the FINAL school year for me... Countdown to Dec 3, 2011 GRADUATION
This is also a time to set goals and dreams for 2011, so here goes
(in no particular order)
To be a better student
to be a better girlfriend
to be more patient
to be a better sister/ daughter/ cousin (etc)
to be intentional in setting time for relationships
to take more me time
to give more God time
to make better eating choices
to cook more
to set aside more gym time
to give more time to my friends
to send more cards
to blog more
to save more money
ok that's all for now :)
Here's to HIGH hopes for 2011
A New Year is here - I love the idea of fresh starts and new beginnings :)
This also brings a new school year for me (mine begin in Feb) and it is also
the FINAL school year for me... Countdown to Dec 3, 2011 GRADUATION
This is also a time to set goals and dreams for 2011, so here goes
(in no particular order)
To be a better student
to be a better girlfriend
to be more patient
to be a better sister/ daughter/ cousin (etc)
to be intentional in setting time for relationships
to take more me time
to give more God time
to make better eating choices
to cook more
to set aside more gym time
to give more time to my friends
to send more cards
to blog more
to save more money
ok that's all for now :)
Here's to HIGH hopes for 2011
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Funny?
I'm back. I haven't blogged in awile. I wrapped up my third year of Law School with what looks like solid Bs this year :) so the past few months have been busy busy busy...
A friend of mine who recently became and attorney and handles court appointments
(for people who can't afford an attorney) and she has been blogging about the funny things she has heard - so I decided to steal her idea - I had planned to write funny things I hear in the office or from clients but after visiting my sister & her daughter this past weekends I couldn't resist adding these -
Cow Girl
My niece is 3 and is a prime source for the funny things I hear. Most recent example:
Me: "Ava, those are really cute cowboy boots"
Ava: "Thank you"
Me: "Are you a cowgirl now?"
Ava: "No, I'm a cow Ava"
-- not just "any ol cow girl, eh?
Mary Poppins
Somehow we got on the subject of Mary Poppins and my boyfriend Rich was telling us how he and his brother used to dance & jump around to the song on Mary Poppins - that Burt (Dick Van Dyke) sings - Step in Time & my sister says
"Oh steppy time... yea I remember that one"
and I started laughting and said "what did you just call it"
Kristie: "Steppy time"
Me: "You mean Step IN time?"
Kristie: "No, it's Steppy time, you know they're British - like chappy but it's steppy time"
so naturally we had to google it so I could prove to her it is indeed
STEP.IN. TIME.
A friend of mine who recently became and attorney and handles court appointments
(for people who can't afford an attorney) and she has been blogging about the funny things she has heard - so I decided to steal her idea - I had planned to write funny things I hear in the office or from clients but after visiting my sister & her daughter this past weekends I couldn't resist adding these -
Cow Girl
My niece is 3 and is a prime source for the funny things I hear. Most recent example:
Me: "Ava, those are really cute cowboy boots"
Ava: "Thank you"
Me: "Are you a cowgirl now?"
Ava: "No, I'm a cow Ava"
-- not just "any ol cow girl, eh?
Mary Poppins
Somehow we got on the subject of Mary Poppins and my boyfriend Rich was telling us how he and his brother used to dance & jump around to the song on Mary Poppins - that Burt (Dick Van Dyke) sings - Step in Time & my sister says
"Oh steppy time... yea I remember that one"
and I started laughting and said "what did you just call it"
Kristie: "Steppy time"
Me: "You mean Step IN time?"
Kristie: "No, it's Steppy time, you know they're British - like chappy but it's steppy time"
so naturally we had to google it so I could prove to her it is indeed
STEP.IN. TIME.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
whew
Summer is halfway over. How did that happen? I'm super excited to announce that I am going on a second cruise leaving.....
THIS SAT
we're going for my little brother's high school graduation/ celebration trip.
so I am Jamaica, Grand Caymans, Cozumel bound :)
praying for no hurricanes - see ya soon.
Have a Happy 4th of July!
THIS SAT
we're going for my little brother's high school graduation/ celebration trip.
so I am Jamaica, Grand Caymans, Cozumel bound :)
praying for no hurricanes - see ya soon.
Have a Happy 4th of July!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Slacker
Yikes! I am not a very good blogger. Tragically school and work are kicking my tail. Since my last post let's update:
Aren't they the cutest?
April: Easter, Easter egg hunting with Ava & Isabelle, My birthday (27 - that is too close to 30 - where does time go), and finished 3 Law school classes: TN Con Law, First Amendment Law & Domestic Relations
Aren't they the cutest?
May: Nashville was hit with a devastating flood; the Cumberland River downtown rose from 19 ft to an insane 51 ft and washed from 1st Ave all the way up to 5th & 6th Ave - think from Titans Stadium to BridgeStone Arena. My office building was flooded, which meant a week off work. During that week Rich & I helped our church volunteer teams go by donating supplies for families who's homes were flooded & snacks for volunteers. That Sat (after the flood) we went with the church teams to actually work in the homes - Ripping up carpet, tearing out dry wall... One of the saddest things I've ever seen - In the first 2 weeks after the flood my church CrossPoint had over 2000 volunteers & worked on over 300 houses. So proud and honored to be a part of a church who believes that being Christians doesn't just happen on Sundays... You want to reach people - show them Jesus daily. Be HIS hands and feet...
Also in May: My little brother graduated high school (from an academic high school with highest honors - SO proud of him!!!)
THEN....I went on a Cruise to the Bahamas Memorial Day Weekend with my honey:
Alright back to work now....
Happy SUMMER to all of you!!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Intro to my babies
I don't have my own yet
but I LOVE kids & will tell "my" Kid stories & brag with the best of the mamas
even tho I'm not one:)
Addison age 7, soon to be 8 (3/29) born to my friend Bethany - we've been friends since middle school where we met at church youth group. She stole my heart and gave me the nickname Bebe. 
Ava: my beautiful, blonde blue-eyed smart little neice, who is 2 1/2 going on 15. She loves all things princess and pretty and dresses and skirts. She knows the words to most Disney songs and LOVES to sing. Ava is on the horse. I'm holding Isabelle
but I LOVE kids & will tell "my" Kid stories & brag with the best of the mamas
even tho I'm not one:)
"My" Kids include:
Addison age 7, soon to be 8 (3/29) born to my friend Bethany - we've been friends since middle school where we met at church youth group. She stole my heart and gave me the nickname Bebe.
Don't you remember how cool it was to lose teeth? My mom took this last summer.
Ava: my beautiful, blonde blue-eyed smart little neice, who is 2 1/2 going on 15. She loves all things princess and pretty and dresses and skirts. She knows the words to most Disney songs and LOVES to sing. Ava is on the horse. I'm holding Isabelle
Isabelle: my sweet silly, also little blonde beauty, who "loves her Bebe" is almost a "neice" born to my cousin Nicki who I grew up with and we were practically sisters.
Isabelle & Ava are 2 weeks apart (they will be 3 in Aug- or "Awwww -gussss" as Isabelle says) She is Bebe's girl (me) except when she wants to aggravate and then she's "Rich's girl" (my boyfriend). Isabelle is in purple (Ava's in pink) and that horse belongs to Isabelle - in case you couldn't tell.
Brady: My sweet little "all-boy" "nephew" born to my very best friend Jamie, we've been inseparable since age 12-13. He just turned 2 in Feb. & his sweet mama mailed me several photos of her handsome guy!
and...
now my CP Kids
I co-teach 1st graders during the 8:30 service at church and have 7-14
darling little 6-7 year olds to love on :)
Friday, February 5, 2010
If I weren't Me
I have a great post pending in my head: but until I get time "please enjoy the music while your party is reached"
Stolen from http://thewoodfolks.blogspot.com/
If I were a month, I’d be October.
If I were a day of the week, I’d be Sunday afternoon.
If I were a time of day, I’d be 5:00 pm.
If I were a planet, I’d be Earth.
If I were a sea animal, I’d be a dolphin.
If I were a direction, I’d be South.
If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a Lamp.
If I were a liquid, I’d be fresh squeezed orange juice.
If I were a gemstone, I’d be a diamond.
If I were a tree, I’d be a red leaf maple.
If I were a tool, I’d be a hammer.
If I were a flower, I’d be a stargazer lily.
If I were a kind of weather, I’d be somewhere b/w summer & fall.
If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a piano.
If I were a color, I’d be saphire blue.
If I were an emotion, I’d be anticipation.
If I were a fruit, I’d be a pink lady apple.
If I were a sound, I’d be a whispered prayer.
If I were an element, I’d be fire.
If I were a car, I’d be a convertable.
If I were a food, I’d be a chocolate covered strawberry.
If I were a place, I’d be beach at sunset.
If I were a material, I’d be satin.
If I were a taste, I’d be chocolate with a fine red wine.
If I were a scent, I’d be freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.
If I were an object, I’d be a notebook.
If I were a body part, I’d be the heart.
If I were a facial expression, I’d be a wink.
If I were a song, I’d be a piano ballad.
If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be flip flops.
Stolen from http://thewoodfolks.blogspot.com/
If I were a month, I’d be October.
If I were a day of the week, I’d be Sunday afternoon.
If I were a time of day, I’d be 5:00 pm.
If I were a planet, I’d be Earth.
If I were a sea animal, I’d be a dolphin.
If I were a direction, I’d be South.
If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a Lamp.
If I were a liquid, I’d be fresh squeezed orange juice.
If I were a gemstone, I’d be a diamond.
If I were a tree, I’d be a red leaf maple.
If I were a tool, I’d be a hammer.
If I were a flower, I’d be a stargazer lily.
If I were a kind of weather, I’d be somewhere b/w summer & fall.
If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a piano.
If I were a color, I’d be saphire blue.
If I were an emotion, I’d be anticipation.
If I were a fruit, I’d be a pink lady apple.
If I were a sound, I’d be a whispered prayer.
If I were an element, I’d be fire.
If I were a car, I’d be a convertable.
If I were a food, I’d be a chocolate covered strawberry.
If I were a place, I’d be beach at sunset.
If I were a material, I’d be satin.
If I were a taste, I’d be chocolate with a fine red wine.
If I were a scent, I’d be freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.
If I were an object, I’d be a notebook.
If I were a body part, I’d be the heart.
If I were a facial expression, I’d be a wink.
If I were a song, I’d be a piano ballad.
If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be flip flops.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
A Recap of 2009
Hard to believe 2009 is coming to a close...
2010 - How weird -
I've decided to either say 2010 or just 10,
2010 - How weird -
I've decided to either say 2010 or just 10,
0-10 just isn't flying with me... What's your preference?
Anyways here is a Recap of my busy year:
January 1, was rang in in Buffalo, NY with Rich, followed by my first trip to Niagara Falls.
January 23-25 spent the weekend in a cabin in the woods with my mom & friends (so relaxing!)
February 1, Steelers win the Super Bowl.
February 10, I started my 2nd year of Law School.
February 14, was celebrated in Fall Creek Falls - which was not spectacular - the falls usually have MUCH more water than they did this February!
February 18 Brady turned One!
February 27 saw Selah in concert
March 21 My friend Alex's little boy Kale turned One!
March 29 Addison turned 7 years old!
April 12 My 26th birthday fell on Easter this year - had dinner with Jamie and Ken at Ellendale's and went to Cirque de Soleil, and my parents and little brother came up and went to church with me :)
April 12 My 26th birthday fell on Easter this year - had dinner with Jamie and Ken at Ellendale's and went to Cirque de Soleil, and my parents and little brother came up and went to church with me :)
April 21st Rich's 27th birthday - we went to dinner at Hermitage Steakhouse and shopping at Opry Mills
April 24 I moved again, and saw Dave Matthews Band in concert again
May 1, Finished moving, cracked my tailbone moving stuff downstairs in the rain :(
Began teaching 1st grade small group at Cross Point Community Church and I LOVE it - I think I have learned more than the kids have!!
May 15 Dan's annual Cinco de Mayo party
May 16 saw Elton John and Billy Joel in concert (AMAZING again - picture is Billy Joel bowing to Elton John) at this concert Rich and I randomly ended up having seats right beside our friends Casey & Kimmer - We scalped our tickets and had NO idea that they were going to the concert... talk about coincidence!!
May 23-29 Family vacation in Florida w/ Rich
June - took an extra class during the month of June, contemplated suicide... Worked 8-5 Mon - Fri and had class Mon, Tues and Wed 6-10
what was I thinking! But I got an A so all is good in the end :)
July 4 Flew to New York to celebrate the 4th and Rich's little sister's high school graduation - her party was on Lake Erie and it was BEAUTIFUL!
July 18- 23 All Girls Cruise = what a BLAST!
August 1 My best friend Jamie moves to Johnson City when her husband is transferred with his job :(
August 12 Philip Everett Robertson (my boss' kid) makes his grand entrance to the world
August 14 my beautiful niece Ava Grace turns two years old
August 21 my little (ok 6'3 isn't little) brother turned 18 and is a SENIOR this year
August 22 took all the babies to see Elmo and had joint bday party
August 30 Isabelle my other beautiful niece turned two
Football season begins - GO VOLS and TITANS!!
September 12 our friends Amanda & Chris got married - such a fun reception!
Titans go 0-6, football season is suddenly not nearly as fun for me!
October 15-19 ANOTHER ALL girl Cruise 4 days had a blast - til I came home sick :(
Titans Bye week - Fisher and Bud Adams have a heart to heart and Vince Young is made starting QB, and ....
Nov 1 Titans beat Jacksonville and yours truly sat about 8 rows off the field - we're talking close enought that I could SEE Jevon Kearse's earrings
Nov 11 Successfully finished and PASSED my 2nd year of LAW SCHOOL!!!
Nov 14 our friends Casey and Kimmer got married - another really really fun reception
Nov 15 Titans Bills game :) ha ha sorry Bills fans (my boyfriend) GO TITANS
Nov 26 Thanksgiving in Jackson
Nov 29 Titans beat the Cardinals with 4 seconds left in the game, watched it at Dave and Busters the whole place went NUTS
Dec 3 I got all 4 wisdom teeth removed - with basically no problems afterward other than 7 day liquid diet - nice little pre Christmas weight loss plan
Dec 11 Office Christmas Dinner/ Party SO MUCH FUN - I truly love my job and ALL of my co-workers :)
Dec 12 went to Gatlinburg to see my best friend and my best little man for shopping and relaxing - I forget how much I love the Smoky Mountains - they are SO beautiful!!
Dec 19 Casey & Kimmer host an Ugly Christmas Sweater party and Rich won!! Thanks Mom for our sweaters :)
Dec 25 Christmas in Memphis - such a blessing to have all the family together!
and...
Dec 31 we head out to Orlando to ring in the New Year in Florida on the menu is: LIstening to the UT game, attending the Penn St/ LSU game (boy he's lucky I look good in blue ;) right? It's hurts to abandon my SEC loyalties), Disney World, Sea World, drive home... Whew
Happy New Years Everyone - Looking forward to sharing 2010 with you!!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
It's almost Turkey Day
I'm so excited my best friend and her little boy just got into town. We're having dinner at my cousin's tonight - so I'll get to see 3 out of my 4 babies (none are really mine). And truthfully I guess Addison isn't my "baby" any more - she's in 2nd grade.
Ouch that was hard to write - really 2nd grade... Wow! And Brady - my littlest baby will be 2 in February ... How are these kids growing up so fast?
It doesn't make any sense!
Anyways - looking forward to Turkey Day & Black Friday! Hope I find some deals!!
Ouch that was hard to write - really 2nd grade... Wow! And Brady - my littlest baby will be 2 in February ... How are these kids growing up so fast?
It doesn't make any sense!
Anyways - looking forward to Turkey Day & Black Friday! Hope I find some deals!!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
WORDLESS WEDNESDAY
FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE(I'm finally done for the year - no more school til February!)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Fire at Longhorn
Tuesday November 10, 2009 a fire burned Longhorn Steakhouse in Jackson to the ground. And to some people this might "just" be a restaurant, but to me it was my 2nd home in Jackson.
After working for a gym and Buckle in high school, my best friend convinced me to get a job where she worked LONGHORN. Having never worked in a restaurant before, they started me as a hostess, and eventually became a server and a bartender and the staff, well we became a family....
When I moved to Murfreesboro to go to MTSU I transferred to the Nashville downtown Longhorn, and eventually helped open the Brentwood Longhorn. I worked for the company for 4 1/2 yrs. While in college, I could come home and work shifts at the Jackson Longhorn.
The Jackson Longhorn management team and staff were like a family to me. The people there were some of the most awesome, loving, loyal - "give you the shirt off their back" kind of people! Many I'm still friends with 8 years later...
Tuesday morning I got a phone call that it had burned down - gas fire they thought. I was devastated... Thankfully no one had been in the building. The fire started less than an hour after the closing manager and staff had left.
David, (his interview link) the general manager was my first thought - He had been there since day one (in 2001). My heart just ached for him - that store was his baby! Then I immediately thought of all my friends, and the rest of the management team that were now out of a job. Then I got on facebook, and the pictures, and comments, and statuses broke my heart. I immediately began texting and messaging and calling - trying to reach out to as many as I could - to tell them I loved them, that I was there for them, that I was praying for them, and to see if there was anything I could do...
Please keep these people in your prayers - they are having a staff meeting tomorrow morning to discuss options for the staff - my understanding is that they will try to place them with other restaurants around town, or they can draw unemployment... I have faith that God will take care of them...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
so tired
I know I've slacked on here. But I have been so tired! Finals season is here - I have 2 finals next week and 2 finals the following week and I am starting to freak out.
Our semesters run Feb - Nov and my brain has completely eliminated all things learned Feb - Aug... After all
I had to make room for important things like - Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice (which I have a love/hate relationship with) I mean really - did you have to kill George and fire Izzy - give me a break!
and make time for Ava and Isabelle (I promise pumpkin patch pictures are coming!)
and make time for Rich - my poor sweet boyfriend, who is so kindly putting up with me during finals season :)
But seriously back to school: it's just too much to remember so I feel like I am relearning and studying all at the same time.
Property, and Remedies, and Evidence Oh My!
But I did ha
ve a study buddy on Friday night:
ve a study buddy on Friday night:I babysat my bosses 9 week old little boy Rett
Isn't he a doll!?
I taught him all kinds of fun law school stuff.
He loved it - can't you tell!?
Friday, October 2, 2009
Happy Friday
Nothing exciting or new to post!
I'm on an Oct diet with the Holiday food monster in the near future I am trying to prepare with an October starvation plan! 2 days down 29 to go!
Good thing I'm to old to trick or treat!
For the past 2 weeks on Thursday I have been taking a spin/ interval training class at the Y.
Last week it was 30 min on the bike (10 miles) and then 30 minutes on the roof doing painful things like squats and lunges and laps (oh my)
And this week it was 30 min spin followed by 30 minutes of arm torture. This included multiple reps and varieties of push-ups - Umm Hello? I'm a girl - the only push ups I am familiar with are the Flintstone push pops!!
Wednesday we said farewell at my office to 2 employees :( with that farewell came 2 cookie cakes, cupcakes, and red velvet cake. That was in Sept - this is Oct no looking back.... plus I'd rather not see what it did to my backside ;)
Next week I will have photos of Ava and Isabelle at the pumpkin patch we are visiting tomorrow.
Have a good weekend!!
I'm on an Oct diet with the Holiday food monster in the near future I am trying to prepare with an October starvation plan! 2 days down 29 to go!
Good thing I'm to old to trick or treat!
For the past 2 weeks on Thursday I have been taking a spin/ interval training class at the Y.
Last week it was 30 min on the bike (10 miles) and then 30 minutes on the roof doing painful things like squats and lunges and laps (oh my)
And this week it was 30 min spin followed by 30 minutes of arm torture. This included multiple reps and varieties of push-ups - Umm Hello? I'm a girl - the only push ups I am familiar with are the Flintstone push pops!!
Wednesday we said farewell at my office to 2 employees :( with that farewell came 2 cookie cakes, cupcakes, and red velvet cake. That was in Sept - this is Oct no looking back.... plus I'd rather not see what it did to my backside ;)
Next week I will have photos of Ava and Isabelle at the pumpkin patch we are visiting tomorrow.
Have a good weekend!!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Football weekend leads to Monday Mourning
My football weekend began Sat morning at Cross Corner Bar in Brentwood to watch the first half of the Penn State game. If you know me, you know I could care less about Penn State but Rich loves them so I must fake some interest. And Cross Corner is a Penn State Bar and probably the only place in Nashville that cares about PENN STATE (sorry Rich). You are in Big Orange country!
When Eric Berry caught the interception - Isabelle yelled GO VOLS unprompted! I am so proud - and I have to say I really love her pigtails!! I've gotta get her some orange bows!
Then we went to Nicki's to watch Isabelle and the UT/ Florida game. To which I must say I joined the pessimistic pattys and expected this to be an UGLY game. I was scared. After the UCLA game I was extremely nervous!
But NO - my good ol' boys in Orange held them to only a ten point win (people were predicting 40+ point win for FL) Not too shabby, they put up a good fight and put some fear in ol Tebow who I can now say - I am SO GLAD we don't have to play against him anymore. Good luck in the NFL *cough* Cough*
When Eric Berry caught the interception - Isabelle yelled GO VOLS unprompted! I am so proud - and I have to say I really love her pigtails!! I've gotta get her some orange bows!
On Sunday we had my football day! Yes, sorry I have to admit I love the NFL more. While I was raised a UT fan from birth (and I still AM)- my heart truly belongs to the TITANS. Maybe it's because they are here in Nashville and I can go to as many home games as I want. Either way - I love football! I also love 2 tickets for $20 on the fifty yard line!
and Rich loves for me to take his picture. He actually thinks I am a big dork :)
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
No One Puts Baby In the Corner
This has been a rough year for celebrity deaths!
Yesterday, Patrick Swayze lost his 20 month long battle with pancreatic cancer.
I have very vivid memories from childhood of watching and LOVING Patrick Swayze.
I remember watching dirty dancing for the first time in 4th grade at a slumber party and then practicing our dance moves.
Crying when my mom sold our VHS copy of Ghost at a yard sale. (ok maybe I didn't cry but I was not happy!)
And watching RoadHouse with my dad - how cool was he!
Buying the soundtrack to Dirty Dancing at least twice... and come to think of it... I'm not sure where it is... might have to buy it a 3rd time.
My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Rest in peace Patrick Swayze.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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