Slacker

Yikes! I am not a very good blogger. Tragically school and work are kicking my tail. Since my last post let's update:

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!!

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:)

"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 :)

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.

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,

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 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!!

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!!

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE

(I'm finally done for the year - no more school til February!)

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...