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I is for....

I am so excited!!! I know corny.....My best friend Allison got engaged Saturday!! She has set a wedding date for September 27. YAY!!! Another wedding.

PS I have some pictures I want to post but for some reason the pictures are not wanting to load today. blah I will post soon!!!!!

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H is for....

Hello Darlin' I am BACK!!!!

I am sorry to all my faithful readers that I have been MIA lately.

Sunday when we were leaving Orange Beach I woke up feeling very strange and I just did not feel right. I got dizzy a couple of times but did not really think anything of it. Monday I woke up at home and I was dizzy from the word go. I had a doctors appt and went to get in the shower and a wave of dizziness hit me and I could not even function without holding onto the wall. So I called my mom and she told me it sounded like I had vertigo. The best way I can explain what I was feeling was it feels like you are on a cheap drunk.

Finally after a week I am feeling much better and can function in daily life.

I am hoping to get all my pictures up from my mini vacation as TT calls it. And I will save all my fun details of that for a later post.

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G is for.....

GETAWAY WEEKEND!!! This weekend we are going on weekend trip with some of our best friends in the world!!

We are loading up two cars and heading out to Orange Beach, Alabama around 4 today. We are going to spend the entire weekend relaxing and resting. I am very excited to get away from Starkville for a weekend. I will post more about our exciting trip when we get back!!

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F is for....

Well I am not going to lie "f" has been a hard letter for me to think of something. I do not want all my blogs to be boring and so plain so it has been hard thinking of something that I think fits the bill...Lauren told me to write about...farm, freedom, frank and beans (what was she thinking?), ford, or facebook....hmm those options I do not really like.

Here I go at another session of rambling... FLOWERS...

As many of you may know or may not know I was not blessed with a green thumb for gardening. My mom and my grandmother on the other hand are wonderful gardeners. My mom is more of a plant person not so much flowers but my grandmother will have pots filled with flowers and the flowers are just overflowing and it is so pretty when you drive to her house with those flowers greeting you. I am going to try to take a cue from her and learn.

I remember when I was 18 my mom bought me a plant to try to keep and everyday she would ask me if i watered my plant and I would say no and then I would water it. So yes I watered my plant to death. OOPS!!

I have impressed myself recently about a year ago I bought a indoor green plant at Wal-Mart for very cheap. I sat it in my kitchen and it is still alive today. So I am thinking that me over watering my plants is in my past. So since I am becoming a domestic goddess (house wife) I decided I needed to try my hand at some outdoor plants. Wish me luck.

Right now I have been bugging TT about getting me 2 ferns to go on our porch I told him they would make the porch look so springy. He thinks I am crazy. I am going to get my grandmother to go with me to Lowe's to help m pick out some flowers. I want the easiest kind to take care of you know just watering very little pruning or fertilizing....I don't much care for dirt underneath my fingernails.

I will keep all 2 of my readers informed on my plant life here in Mississippi. I know everyone is on pins and needles waiting on the outcome.

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E is for ...

I could not really think of anything for the letter is so I decided to do Eight fun facts about me....

1. I have recently become obsessed with having my finger nails painted. I love the way it makes my hands look better. Strange I know.

2. I drink way too much diet cokes throughout the day and not enough water. Which that is not really anything exciting.

3. I like to think of myself as being very crafty but really in the end I procrastinate till I have NOTHING else to do to even start craft projects.

4. I hate feet. I think they are the most disgusting part on a human body. I can not stand for people to touch mine or even to look at feet. The only way I will wear flip flops is if my toes are polished and they look pretty.

5. I love the sun more than most people. It is such a warmth feeling that comes all over me.

6. I love to cook but I HATE to clean the kitchen up after me. I have been known to leave a sink full of dishes overnight just so TT can wash them.

7. I like unhealthy food as much as I like healthy food. If there is a option for me to eat a snack of healthy food or unhealthy more than likely I will eat unhealthy. I love chips and salsa so much!

8. I could eat mexican food everyday and I will never get tired of it. I love burritos and tacos oh my!!!

Also...I am ECSTATIC that tax season is over with and I do not have to put in long long days anymore.

I like this picture...

for some reason I really like this picture...

I saw the picture on the pioneer womans blog.

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D is for....

Dancing- When I was a little girl my parents put me in gymnastics to become the next great gymnast. I never loved this and always hated going to practices. So my parents decided they would try me in dancing. I LOVED it...jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop. I loved it all. In high school I made the dance team as varsity when I was in 9th grade...I was the only 9th grader on the team. My love for dance has even gone over to my adult life. In college I would dance in clubs not worried what anyone would say. It is a great release for me from all my worries. I just wish TT enjoyed it as much as I do. I really want to learn Ballroom dancing next.

Diet Coke- As many people know I have a fond love for this wonderfully flavored drink. My day does not officially start till I have one in hand or I have drank one. I am truly addicted to diet coke.

On our honeymoon in Mexico the DC down there just did not taste the same and I usually just drank Sprite or Orange Juice. Eleven days without the taste in my mouth was very hard on me. Finally on the day we were leaving TT told me that he thought the DC would taste the same back in the states since it was a American flight. I could not wait to finally taste my DC and that was all I talked about with TT. I think he got tired of me talking about it. So finally on the plane the I got my drink of choice and it was the best feeling to me. When I was finally able to call the parents and let them know we landed safely I told mom I had the best DC EVER. She laughed and told me she could not make it like I did for eleven days.

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C is for Control

Since college I have really struggled with what my future held for me. It was scary for me to give up control to God and let him lead me where I need to go. I have always thought that I have let him have control but I have also had some part in the decision making. Recently it has been laid on my heart that I need to turn my life completely over to him 100% and not just what I am willing to give up.

We have a new radio station in our area that has become my favorite...K Love it is a contemporary Christian music station. I find myself more soothed in a way when I listen to this station. My 20 minute drive home from work has now become my daily talk time to God and it is one of the most cherishest times I have.

This week the radio station has been having a fundraiser to raise money for the station since they do not have advertisers on the station all the funding is provided my these pledges. On Wednesday I was really questioning God and the path he has laid out for me and the radio announcer was telling a story of how she was trying to control her life and not give it over completely. And she was not truely pleased or happy with the way she felt. So one day she was on the highway and "God is in Control" by Twila Paris came on the station and tears were streaming down her face and she knew it was her sign to give her life over completely. Right after her story they played the song. And just knowing someone else was once in the shoes I am in now hit me hard. Tears were streaming down my face and I knew I needed to give my life over to him and let God lead me where I need to go.

It was as if almost instantly a peace came over me and the worrys left me. I can not explain the feeling I had to anyone. But now I know that God has complete control over my life and I am willing to go where He leads.

Maybe this will help someone that is struggling like I was.

God is in Control by Twila Paris

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B is for BASEBALL, Bulldogs

So many of you know I have a complete obsession with baseball really just the Mississippi State Bulldogs (which leads to my second "b" of the day) and St. Louis Cardinals. Tyler has been a huge Cardinals fan he says his whole life he took me to a weekend of games two years ago when they played the Cubbies at home and I have been hooked ever since. Well except for the occasional cheering for Jonathan Papelbon (Boston) he went to MSU and my parents actually had him as their "foster" son.

So one of mine and Tylers dreams is to visit every MLB park it will be hard and time consuming but we are willing to give a shot. We are going to 2 parks this summer...LA Dodger and San Diego Padres.

When I was little my parents use to take me to baseball games and while the other kids were off running around playing I had to either watch the game or play on a blanket with my barbies. It was a great way to grow up and it grew my love for Americas Favorite Pass Time. Around the end of Feb. my heart starts skipping a beat just knowing baseball is right around the corner. I love the smell of people cooking in the outfield, the sun beating down on your face, the sound of the crack of the bat. I love it all.

The Bulldogs....I have always and will always bleed maroon and white. I love everything MSU has to offer and I pull for the team no matter what we are going or how poorly we are doing. I fully believe my children will grow up loving MSU as much as I have. I have many fond memories on the campus walking to classes and chatting. Some of my best friends were made on that campus and in those classrooms. The Bulldogs will always hold a special place in my heart.

Alphabet Game

So with things lagging for me to blog about I figured I would start the alphabet game. I have seen in on many other blogs and now I am joining in. I may not make it all the way to z but I am going to try my hardest. So here goes.

A is for Allison

Allison and I met our Freshman year at Mississippi State University in a freshman History class. We always talked and found out she worked for my mom as a student worker. We hit it off immediately and became fast best friends.

Our friendship has been through a lot together: 3 breakups, other girls trying to come between us, mean boyfriends, lots of nights out together, deep dark discussions concerning our problems at the moment. She is more than a friend she is my sister.

Her friendship means the world to me and I would not trade it for the world! I can never express how much her friendship means to me and how much I love and care for her.

I can not wait to walk this long journey with her and Sam. We hope to have our children around the same time so they can grow up to become best friends also.

I love you, Allison!

Grill, Basketball goal, etc....

So Saturday night Tyler forgot to set the alarm for church and we overslept big time. We were both just exhausted. I did not feel like cooking lunch that day and begged Tyler to take me to Peppers deli for lunch. I was craving chips and rotel...they have the best around. While we were there he said how about we go look at grills. I had told Tyler when we get alittle extra money I wanted to get him one for his birthday.

Tyler looked and looked and read and read about all the grills and finally decided on this baby...

It is a Perfect Flame 3 Burner Gas Grill. It is so shiney and new. I told him to pick which ever one he wanted...he kept going to the $800 grill I put my foot down. Men!!

Funny story though Tyler's old roommate Tom had given us his old gril when he moved to Gulfport. It was working fine but the gas line had a leak. So Sunday when we brought the new grill home I asked Tyler what we were going to do with it. He said sit it by the road either the garbage people will pick it up or someone will stop and get it. Monday Tyler called me and said guess what is gone. He said he looked out the window and saw someone loading it in the back of their car. So ghetto.

Tyler got to use his new grill last night. We ate some yummy steaks and I made twice baked potatoes and ranch and bacon pasta salad.

Tyler has been begging me to let him have a basketball goal. I told him wait till we have some extra money. So Sunday we went to Hibbetts Sporting Goods and they had the goal he wanted on sale for 150 and it was the last one they had. So I told him well tell the salesperson to ring it up for us. It took us 4 hours to set the dead gum thing up! But when I came home yesterday from work he was outside "shooting the hoop" (isnt that what young people say? maybe not?) so I guess it is good exercise for both of us.

I will leave you with this...New Kids on the Block are reuniting. Man I LOVED them...You've have the Right Stuff baby! MMM they were so hot.

Dave Matthews Band, Balloons, Domestic Goddess?...

So when I was younger in high school I use to be completely obsessed with Dave Matthews. I think I had every cd and listened to them over and over. It was completely crazy and ridiculous.
So a few minutes ago a Dave Matthews song came on the radio. And I turned the radio up and started dancing around my office. I was very thankful noone came into my office I would have been so embarrassed and I know they would not have wanted to get their taxes done by someone who was just dancing around crazy like maybe a maniac.

Throughout my high school career I worked for a balloon company that is no longer is business. I remember all the fun I had up there decorating and getting the shop all "cuteified". The other day I was thinking it would be fun to open my own balloon business up. I have bounced this idea off many and I still have not decided anything. I was telling my friend Lauren about this and she gave me a idea of a party planning/balloon business. This really intriqued me since I love decorating and throwing parties for people. I could even use her for all my paper needs. Check her blog out for lots of crafts and paper things galore. This is still in the process but it sounds like a fun idea.

So since my tax job is coming to a end (thank goodness) I have been cooking homemade things more and more. Last night I made one of Tylers favorite meals from when he was a wee tot...Meatloaf and homemade mashed potatoes and devil eggs. I am not a huge fan of meatloaf but my hubby loves it so I suck it up. But I have to say this meatloaf was quite tasty. I am thinking of altering the receipe a bit next time gonna try to make it more..Mexican. So I had a ton of mashed potatoes left over (I tend to make too much food) and I have been searching and searching for something to make with my mashed potatoes.....this receipe sounds pretty good....
a layer of green beans cooked in butter
layer of mashed potatoes with paprika
layer of browned and drained ground beef with onions and mushrooms
bake for about 25-30 minutes on 350.

I will post how it turns out.

Many things....

So first I am going to start with a product rave.

So for the past few months I have been gettin bad heartburn. I even got it one night when I drank apple juice. So Tyler and I went to Sam's Club (oh my second love!) and looked and looked and read and read all the bottles of the acid reducers. We finally decided to get the Zantac 150

This little orange pill has been my life saver of the past few months. It is like pouring milk on top of your hearburn. Wonderful medicine, glad it is OTC medicine. It has gotten so bad that we have to take a pill before we can go out to eat anywhere. For example the other night we went out with some good friends of ours and Tyler wanted to get something spicy but said he could not because he forgot to take his Zantac and he knew his heartburn would be bad. Man we are 24 and 25 and we are getting very old! What are we going to be like when we turn 40? Im scared for that!

Next...

Today I am filling in at a small town Calhoun City, MS. It is a very small town that still has a square that is the "main road" and then there are other roads that come off the "main road" that lead to houses and other businesses you have to get back on the "main road" to get to another place or another buildng. Well Jackson Hewitt is right on the square so I get to watch all the traffic for the day. I got to work this morning at 9. I have seen the same truck go around the "main road" a total of 25 times already. Does this person not realize that gas is 3.18 or do they not have anything better to do? I wish I had that life...ride around all day and waste money.

I admit I have a problem. I am addicted to Phrase Frenzy on gsn.com. I play this game all the time. I guess the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.

Well that is all for today. More to come at a later date!