New Pics, New Job, Life is Good!
Current mood: adored
Category: Life

Hey guys! I just posted a bunch of new pics, some from Christmas, most of them are pics of our house that we're renovating. It's SUCH a mess!

Anyway, I'm working for a chiropractor now...I really love it! Valentine's day was amazing! We went to The Melting Pot in Pensacola (our favorite place!) and had a fabulous meal and they sent us home with lots of goodies. Plus, Josh went all out! Check out the picture of our bed! I love him!

Life is good... :)

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I finally got inked!
Current mood: accomplished
Category: Life

That's right, I finally got a tattoo...THE tattoo that I've been talking about forever. It's on my lower back and it's absolutely perfect! Anyway, I'm posting from work so I can't upload photos but I will when I get a chance!

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Work...
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers

Just wanted to let everyone know that I got the job offer on Saturday and put my 2 weeks notice in this morning...thanks for your prayers!

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Work...
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers

Just wanted to let everyone know that I got the job offer on Saturday and put my 2 weeks notice in this morning...thanks for your prayers!

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Job Interview and Talking to Steven
Category: Life

So, yesterday evening I had a really great interview for an AMAZING job opportunity! I have my second interview this evening, so please keep me in your prayers! Thanks for everyone's support!

Also, I got to talk to a really great friend today that I really really missed! My heart was aching from us being so distant toward each other over the past few months...So here's to you. I know you're going through tough times right now, but I'll be here for you to lean on, pray with, cry to, etc. I just hope that you can discover that inner peace that I'm working so hard to find. You're so wonderful...I missed you so much, and I will always have mad love for ya!

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Wow...

I took this silly quiz today called "What will your famous last words be?"... anyway, mine hit it right on the spot.

"I dunno, press the button and find out."

That's pretty dead-on.  

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It’s been a while...

...and honestly, I don't even have time to be on here, but I just wanted to make a quick statement.  I don't care what anybody says about Chad Kroeger, when he sings his "Rockstar" song it makes me ga-ga! It's funny...I absolutely love Nickelback, but only when I hear his voice during this one song do I get chills down my spine...craziness. So what if he was voted one of the ugliest people in rock...as long as his voice sounds like that he'll have women swooning. Have to go now!

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Apparently...

I kick ass at pool volleyball...drunk pool volleyball, same thing. Rock on!

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Writing Exercise - The Hardest Day of My Life

The Hardest Day of My Life

                "Some say w'll never get it off the ground, some say we'll never make it out of town, that someday we'll end up a world apart, and some say we're a couple of crazy kids, and some say that's exactly what they did, and I say you got to go with your heart, and baby, look where we are…" I twirled around, still singing, and caught a glimpse of myself, dancing around in my maternity scrubs, in the full-length mirror. Moving forward, I placed my hand on my belly, and my engagement ring sparkled in the mirror. As I rubbed my hands along my very pregnant belly,  I thought about how amazing life is, how my little boy was growing more & more each day…Then I laughed at myself, acting like a mother, and bent down to grab my suitcase…I was headed to see my love for the weekend!

                Thirty seconds later, I was on the ground with pain searing through my abdomen. What just happened? I tried to get up but pain ripped through my body again. I shuddered and lay crouched on the floor. I tried to call for Jen but she wasn't home. I crawled to my phone and my fingers instinctively dialed my sister's number. "Hello?"…Oh, Thank you God. I explained the situation toAmy & she said to go to the doctor right away. I prayed & prayed & finally pulled the strength together to make the 1 mile drive to the doctor…When I got there I waited for what seemed like eternity, all the time holding my stomach and thinking about my precious little boy. When the nurse finally called me back instructed me to drive immediately to the nearest hospital.

                When I arrived at the hospital, I was panic stricken and barely able to walk. They wheeled me back to the nearest room and hooked me up to various machines. Everyone smiled at me, but nobody would answer my questions…Finally a nurse held my hand and told me everything would be okay, my baby would be just perfect, and I could finally relax. My body was shaking and I was fading…As the sedative started to pull me in, I caught parts of sentences lingering in the air… "Blood pressure too low, too much blood loss, not going to make it…"

                When I came to, friends and family were around me…Someone touched my shoulder and said Josh was a little over halfway through the four hour trip. "How's my baby?", I asked…no answer. "How's my little boy?"…I looked around and moist eyes met mine. "Why are you sad, why's everyone looking at me like that? Why isn't anyone talking?" A nurse came in to adjust an iv drip… "No, I don't want more medicine, I just want to know how my baby is!" I looked around, at my family and friends, and promised myself it was a dream, promised my little boy that everything would be perfect. He was going to have 10 fingers and toes and a head full of hair and little rosy cheeks, big bright eyes…

                The doctor walked in and that's when I knew. I didn't hear what she was saying, I didn't need to. The look on her face said it all. A few minutes later I tuned in… "Our team tried everything we could… I'm so sorry…We're going to wheel you into surgery now so we can remove the fetus…".

                My cries of protest didn't matter…they'd do what they had to do, regardless of what this meant to me. To me, this wasn't a fetus, this was my son, the son that had already changed my life, already taken me from just a young woman, to a proud young mother…

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Writing Exercise...The Happiest Day of My Life

The Happiest Day of My Life

                Jenn & I sat in the living room, munching on cheesy tots & gossiping about the latest drama in our lives. Every few minutes our eyes would meet & the air in the room would take on a heavy feel as we cut our laughter short. Finally, the moment came…Jenn looked up at me and said "You ready?"…Her eyes shone with the warmth of our friendship. I nodded and robotically stood and walked into the next room. As the bathroom door shut, Jenn started reading the directions, coaxing me through this moment. Less than a minute later I was staring at this little stick on the counter, wondering if my life was going to continue the way it was or if it would be changed forever. I couldn't get these results fast enough. A few seconds later, in what seemed like hours, a beep sounded & I looked down…and then I hit the floor.

                When I came to, Jenn was dancing around me. "Girl, you're having a baby!", she shouted! "You okay? Get up! Why you lookin' so surprised anyhow? You knew it, I knew it, he even knew it…get up! You're a mama now!" I stood up slowly, my head still spinning, a million thoughts filling my mind. A mother? This is a joke, right? A mother? I'm a student & a fiance & a sorority girl & an employee & an aunt & a sister & hell, a daughter…but a mother? Am I ready for this? Just as soon as the thoughts came a peace settled over me, and I knew, in that moment, that I was indeed ready for this commitment, ready for motherhood and all of the pains and joys that it brought with it.

                I picked up the phone and dialed those seven digits, the ones that I had dialed thousands of times in the past. When Josh answered, I gave him the news, no waiting around, no easing into it. Even though he suspected as much, it all seemed surreal to him. When we hung up we had come to the conclusion that some way, somehow, we'd make it work, and we'd cling to each other through the hard times and the great times, just as we always had. We'd still get married, still continue planning our wedding…but now we were going to be parents…and how can you be parents living 4 hours away from each other? Besides, didn't I need him to hold my hair when I was sick & feel the baby kicking, and see my belly grow? We'd figure it out later, all the answers would come.

To Be Continued…

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