Day 18

Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity.
I am a woman, I have too many insecurities to put pictures of all of them here. I'm not even sure I'm creative enough to come up with pictures for all of them.

One of my biggest insecurities of course has to do with mothering. I guess as soon as we have babies we start worrying about our decisions, we start worrying whether we are doing things right and if we are doing enough but that could take all day to write about and don't think there would be pictures for that.

Since I can't really do a picture of my "Mommy insecurities" I will post a picture of the other BIG insecurity that I have:

Being a woman, I am always worried about my appearance. I worry not about what others will think of me but how I FEEL about me and how my husband sees me. I also want to be healthy, so I can be a positive influence on my kids. I have failed so far.

I remember a time that I thought I was so fat.... I WASN'T! I look at old pictures from when I thought I was and dream about being that size again. It's amazing what you can do to yourself when you give up on yourself. It's pretty sad as well. I am trying to get back to a healthy weight, back to a place where I don't feel so bad about myself, but it's definitely taking a long time. I won't give up though, I will get there again!

Day 19

Day 19 - A picture of you when you were little.

This shows my true character. I have been this was forever. I remain this way today. This is who I am, and I love it!

See anyone else in this picture?? If only I had blonde hair :)

Day 17

Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently.

This was the day the girls and I were baptized. This day was wonderful, and it has made a huge impact in my life. I love my church family so much and even though I have fallen away over the years the Lord has always been right there to put me back on the right path. I am so thankful and so blessed!

Day 16

Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you.

This is the inspiration in my life. There are so many inspirational women in my life, I could make a list that goes on forever because all the women in my family have something to admire. Most of my family members and many of my friends have been through so much, and they have overcome so much and I admire them so much. They could all inspire me, but honestly my inspiration sits squarely on the shoulders of this kid. I attribute where I am right now in my life to her.

There have been so many times in life that I didn't think I would make it, then I would look into those beautiful blue eyes and know that I could. I knew that I always had to push on and persevere because she was depending on me. She has inspired me to make more of myself, for her and I am proud of the person I am becoming. I am proud of the person she is making me be. I am proud to be her mother. She will inspire me forever, for as long as I live because without her I wouldn't be the person I am. God truly blessed me when he gave me this bit of inspiration! 

Day 15

Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die.

I would love to win the lottery and travel the world. I'm pretty sure that the lottery is the only way I will ever be able to travel, because the bank just doesn't pay much! I would love to see all the US had to offer, then I would love to start travelling the world. I know there is so much beauty to see all over the world, so much that God has given to us here on this Earth and I want to experience as much of it as I can. There is nothing that would give me more pleasure than to load up my husband, kids, and as much family as possible and travel to exotic places. Snowy places, lush green places, hot places, and places with ocean so clear you can see the sandy floors. A few places I would like to see are:

Paris, France



Germany

Scotland

Sweden

These are obviously not the only places I would love to see, but they are a few. I love everything about Europe, although I know that they don't really feel the same about us Americans. I would love to travel every European country and see every sight there is to see. This may be a feat that I won't see come true, but I hope to at least see a few of them in my lifetime. That would make me happy!

Day 14

Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without.

Wow, I can't really pick one person. I honestly can't. I couldn't live my life without many of the people in my life. There is my Mamaw, who means the world to me and my Nanny, who I love so very much. I couldn't live without my baby girl, or my baby brother. I couldn't make it without Ron, Emily and their side of the family. My family makes me who I am and makes my life what it is so I will not put a picture here of one person in my family. I love them all.

Day 13

{I thought I was going to get caught up on Monday but this topic just takes too much thinking on! So here's Monday's post on Tuesday, and hopefully I will stay caught up!}

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist.

I have said on many occasions how much I love music, it's pretty much the center of my sanity and I really can't pinpoint a "favorite" band or artist! I love so much music that picking just one song or one artist or one band becomes sort of a chore for me. So I will post a few pictures, just to give you an idea of who I like in what categories.

Bands

                       Country--

I am completely IN LOVE with these three people. Three albums in, and they have yet to do anything wrong. They have the most amazing harmonies and almost all of their songs are songs that they have written themselves. I find that I am drawn to those who can write their own songs, and sing them. There is not one song on any of the three albums that I don't love. It wasn't an easy task for Lady Antebellum to make it onto my list of "favorites", I almost didn't give them a chance at all. I loved Rascal Flatts for years, and the thought of giving someone else a chance to live in their light just wouldn't do for me. That was until I heard them sing "I Run to You", and one song was all it took for me to be completely in love with their music and curious to see what else they could do. I just don't see them going wrong anytime in the near future!

 Contemporary Christian--

There are many groups that I have grown fond of in the last few months. I have spent many years in the fall away, not living for Christ or even thanking him for what he has done for me. This past year has brought so many trials and tribulations for me, and has brought me to a divide in life. This fork in the road had ultimately lead me on a path closer to my Lord and I can't be more pleased with the newfound relationship I have with Him! I am so blessed. Some of my favorites from SiriusXM's The Message are: Third Day, Mercy Me, The Afters, Sanctus Real, Sidewalk Prophets, and Kutless... that's just to name a few. I believe though that my absolute favorite to listen to are 

They have such amazing songs and they are very cathartic and have an enormous healing power for the soul. My favorite song by them is I Will Praise You In This Storm. This song has such a powerful message, and I wouldn't be able to say it better. I will praise Him through all my storms because he is good all the time!


Artists


This blog is turning out to be a lot longer than I planned, so I am just going to post pictures of my favorite artists and try to not write anything else.

Country--

The King of Country, George Strait

The Queen of Country, Reba McEntire

And the absolutely lovely, Jason Aldean!

Contemporary Christian--

Brandon Heath

I have loved him for many many years and he just
keeps getting better.

Heather Williams, love her



Day 12

{Sunday's post}
Day 12 - A picture of something you love.

This isn't the best picture, but it's one that displays what I love the most in this world. This is only a small portion of my family. I know it's hard to believe, but everyone in my family isn't in this picture. This was Christmas 2009 at my aunt Pam's house, and although it looks like all of our family is shoved in this one room, they aren't. There are actually a few missing, and believe it or not this is only one side of my family. These are the people that mean the most to me. These are the people who chose to be in my life, they picked me to be their daughter, granddaughter, and niece. They could have turned me away but they didn't and they never have. No matter what decisions I've made in my life they have been right by my side, and that to me is the definition of family. Blood is just that, blood but in the grand scheme of things blood is nothing. Family is who you make, the ones that mean the most in your life and I am beyond blessed that these people and more chose me! This is what I love!

Day 11

{Saturday's post}


Day 11 - A picture of something you hate.

I was going to use a picture of death, because death is what I hate the most but when I put "death" in a google search to try and find pictures, all I got was the grim reaper. I will not use a picture of the grim reaper even though I know that for centuries it has been the face of death. I don't believe that death looks like that, especially not if you know your Lord and you go home to be with him. I think death looks amazing in your final moments with your final breaths and I don't ever want to think that death looks anything but beautiful. I certainly don't want to think that it's dark and cold, and I won't believe that ever. I know that every member of my family, and all the loved ones I've lost have gone into the arms of our Lord, not into the arms of a reaper.

Instead of death, I chose fire. I am not afraid of much in this life. Mice, spiders, and snakes don't really phase me, I don't especially like them but I'm not afraid of them. The one thing I have been afraid of all my life is fire. Fire can start so suddenly and leave in it's path so much destruction. I hope that I never have to deal with this, and I pray that no more of my friends will have to either.

Day 10

{Friday's post}

[Wow, we have had one busy weekend and I have some major blog catch up to do! My wonderful husband took his vacation this past week, so I used two of my own vacation days to be with him. On Thursday, he and I took a trip up to the mountains to go hiking. We went to Rainbow Falls and hiked for a while, unfortunately we didn't actually make it to the Falls. We are out of shape, and he has had some issues lately so we had to stop but we made it about a mile up, so we are okay with that. We will try again, and make it next time. I was very lazy on Friday and spent most of my day on the couch, remote in hand... I even took a nap for about two hours. On Saturday we spent the day on the Blue Ridge Parkway with Ron's parents and it was nice to have a family day. Yesterday, Sunday, consisted of resting and cleaning. I had a great four day weekend, but now it's back to work and back to telling stories for my blogging friends! So on with the countdown...]

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the silliest things with.

I am a silly person all around. You never know what I am going to say or do, so I guess it's only natural that Adriana is the same way. She tells me all the time that I am silly or crazy, and I in turn tell her the same. We love being silly together. There is no one better to be silly with!

Day 9

Day 9 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.

I have been beyond blessed to have so many many people in my life who have loved and supported me! I have so much family and so many wonderful friends, and they have all been amazing. I couldn't habe been more blessed in life. Sometimes in life though, through the progression of time and circumstance we meet people who start out as friends, but end up being family. I have been blessed enough to have that happen to me. I can't say that this friendship evolved quickly, but I'm glad it did.

 This is Ashley, and she is my BFF, my bestfriend who has become my sister. Not biological or by marriage, but definitely spiritual. We have been through a lot together and a lot separate but through everything we have been there for each other. She has been the one who I could tell my secrets to and I knew I wouldn't be judged or ridiculed in any way. For about 17 years we have had each other's backs. Her family has been mine, and mine hers and we have shared so much. So much so that we had our daughters two months to the day apart. Adriana was born September 13, 2000 and her daughter Lexi was born November 13, 2000 and turns out they actually are cousins, somewhere down the line.

I can't say that everything has been peaches in our friendship, I mean we are both women and we are both stubborn. We started out in 4th grade as mortal enemies, thanks to a lovely girl whose name will not be mentioned here. She was most definitely an instagator of the hatred we had for each other, as a matter of fact she was the root of our hatred for each other. She was my next door neighbor through most of elementary school, and finally around the end of elementary maybe beginning of middle school she moved. She still went to school with us but she wasn't around us at the bus stops and she wasn't there to plant the little bugs she had planted for so long before that and slowly Ashley and I started talking, and the talking lead to an apology for all the bad things we had said and done to each other. We decided that each of us wasn't as bad as the other thought!

From 6th grade on, we were pretty inseparable. We lived within walking distance of each other and we were together all the time. We made it through middle school without killing each other, but high school was a little more difficult. We had to struggle to keep it together, and we fought hard. Now almost 20 years later, she is still the one I depend on and I hope she knows that she can depend on me as well. We have grown up now, we have had relationships and babies, and our babies are quickly becoming young women. I know that in the upcoming years I will need her just as much as I always have. She will be the one who grounds me when my teenager has me up in the air about something. I am hoping that I can do the same for her. I am hoping that we can continue to lean on each other, and learning new things together. She means the world to me and I am beyond blessed to have her not only as my friend, but also as my sister!

Day 8

Day 8 - A picture that makes you laugh.

This picture always makes me laugh. My kiddo has never been one for rides that go really fast or are really high. In the summer of 2007 Ron's uncle and cousins came for a visit, so we went to Dollywood to spend the day. It was pretty hot and we knew we would be riding some water rides so we had the girls wear their swim suits.

After riding a bunch of stuff, we came to Daredevil Falls and Adriana decided that she was absolutely NOT going to ride this ride. Ron and I decided that I would go on the ride with Emily since he didn't really feel like getting wet. Adriana was very content standing on the bridge waiting for Mommy to come down, and she was ready to laugh because I was going to be soaked. Little did she realize that, once we hit the bottom the water was going to splash up and reach her. No, she did not realize this and when she got splashed this is the face she made. This picture really is priceless, and I really appreciate Ron's eye for picture taking and knowing that this moment was going to make such a memorable picture to make a mommy laugh when she sees it!

Hope it makes you all laugh too.

Thank you Arby's!

I have to give a big ole shout out to Arby's today. There is an Arby's in almost the same parking lot as the bank, and thanks to them and their fantastic WiFi, (that's only fantastic sometimes) I am back to blogging at work. I love it. When I let our IT guy know that I was more than upset that they blocked my blog site I also informed him that I would resort back to bringing my laptop to work with me. Knowing that Arby's WiFi is kind of a hit or miss thing, I felt it was an empty threat but he didn't know that. Clayton Bank doesn't have Wifi, as stated in this post, so when our IT guy told me that it would do no good for me to bring my laptop as I wouldn't be able to access my page because it is blocked on Clayton Bank's server I knew I had one up on Mr. Johnathan. I knew that I could still block because good ole Arby's was right across the street! So thank you Arby's for allowing me to still be social, even though I should be working.

For those of you reading, I have a bunch more blogs planned and many that I have already done. I try to keep it interesting, and maybe a little funny. I'm definitely not opposed to comments or joining of my blog. The more the merrier! If you have suggestions to what I could be doing better, or what I should be leaving out, please feel free to let me know. I am still a novice to the whole blogging world but I really do love having an outlet and am really looking forward to making friends and improving in whatever way I can!

Oh, and btw... It's 9:52, we opened at 8:30 and we still haven't had one customer this morning. Long day!

Day 7

Day 7 - A picture of your most treasured item.

 This is my most treasured item. This picture is not of my Bible, although I wish I could make a picture like this because it's beautiful. I am so in love with my new relationship with my Lord. I am amazed at what he will do for you when you truly open your heart to Him. I have let Him down in the past, and I am certainly still stumbling as of now but everyday brings me one day closer, and I couldn't be more excited. This is my most treasured item because without it I wouldn't know Him at all, this book is my road map. The Bible is a way of life, and I haven't read it near enough to know enough to bring me close enough to Him. Everyday gets better, and everyday is a new opportunity to learn and grow in Him and I will live everyday trying harder to please my Lord.








My 2nd most treasured item is this--->

This is Adriana's blankie, and it's something that will stay with us forever. Adriana was such an amazing baby, she never cried and if she did you knew something was wrong. There weren't many times that you would hear anything out of her, only when her stomach was hurting and when she was hot. When she got hot she would SCREAM, I would take her clothes off and in five minutes she was fine. She was a blessing for a 17 year old, and I know if I were to ever have another baby I would probably get a rude awakening. Adriana was easy to break from everything. When I was ready to take her bottle, I handed her a sippy and she was done with her bottle, she never picked up another one. When it was time to take her passie, she cried for 2, maybe 3 nights and she was done. She realized it wasn't worth crying over because Mom wasn't giving in. When it came to potty training, she was a major blessing for a girl who had no clue how to go about it. We put on big girl panties, she pee'd in them about two times and when she realized that she was going to walk around with wet panties, she didn't do it again, to the potty everytime. She was definitely a mother's dream when she was a little tike, and this blanket was the only thing that she was attached to and I couldn't imagine taking it away from her.

When we met Ron and Emily almost five years ago he was stunned that she was still carrying around a blanket at six years old. He asked me many times when I planned on taking it away from her to which I responded, "it was never in my plans." A few years ago Adriana went to church camp with my aunt Pam, they camped at Pickett State Park in Jamestown, Tennessee. We packed all her stuff for the trip and we had to include the blanket. She couldn't be gone for days without it. The day she came back she fell asleep in the car on the way home so I carried her in the house and then carried all her stuff in. As I was unpacking everything I start to get nervous because I'm not finding her blanket, and the further I get into her stuff the more I start to freak out. Finally she wakes up, and I very nonchalantly ask my seven year old baby girl if she knows where her blanket was packed away at, and she says, "yeah, Aunt Pam put it in my pillow case." Shew, disaster averted and when I told Ron he said, "well, it's a good thing you found it because I'm not driving all the way down there to get that blanket." I replied with, "I would drive to the end of the Earth to get her blankie!"

I love my baby girl, and she loves her blankie and that makes her blankie one of my most treasured items too!

Oh how I missed you

I never realized how much I really do like blogging, that is until my employer decided that blog sites should be blocked. I have said before that my job is slow, sometimes we see as few as five customers in an eight hour day. I like my job, and I wish we were busier but we just aren't. I try to find busy work to do to keep myself occupied but there's only so much you can do at a bank in a mobile home. I know that going to work is about working, and trust me I know I am blessed to have a job but when you have done everything there is to do, then what do you do?? For me, I would blog or visit pinterest and now I can't! I am so upset.

I knew when I started that there would be no Facebooking from work, and I was fine with that because if I need to check it that bad it's on my phone. I usually only would check it though if I was tired of blogging or had nothing to blog about. If pinterest got boring, I would check Facebook. Now though, my phone stays dead because I have nothing else to do but be on Facebook.

No blog makes for very long work days, no pinterest makes for very long days at work. I guess I'm going to have to take my laptop and hope that Arby's WiFi works everyday, since Clayton Bank doesn't have WiFi! If not, I guess I will be forced to be okay.

Day 6

    Day 6 - A picture of a person you’d love to trade places with for a day.

                                She is GORGEOUS.... that is all!!

Monday Prayer

Dear Lord,

It's me again coming to you with an open and humble heart. First of all I want to thank you for giving me another Monday with my family. Thank you for the beauty you are reigning down on us. Thank you for giving me life and helping me live it day to day. Dear Lord, I know that my thank yous can never be enough to make up for the things that you have done for me. Lord, I want to pray today for all of those who are lost and are seeking your presence in their lives and in their hearts. Lord give me words to say to lead them to you so that they may also have an everlasting life.
Lord, I want to pray a specific prayer this morning for the family of the angel you took from the race track this weekend. Lord I know that they are in pain at the loss of their loved one, please see fit to send peace their way and heal their broken hearts. I pray for all of those who need you dear Lord, the ones who are homeless or hungry, the ones who are unloved and broken. Lord, I pray for all those who have lost someone dear to them, Lord reach down and touch those lives and heal broken hearts, feed those who are in need and give shelter to those who have none. I need nothing from you dear Lord, not today except for you to touch the lives of others dear Lord as the many blessings you have given me have been many and very undeserved.
Thank you Lord for loving me and giving, even though I do nothing in return for you.

In your precious Name I pray

AMEN

Day 5

Day 5 - A picture of your favorite memory.

I never knew that it would be, but this is my favorite memory. For those who know me, you know that I was very young when I had Adriana and it was one of the scariest things I have ever done! The thought of being a mom, raising a child and having that little person depend on you for the rest of your life, well that can be very overwhelming to a 17 year old girl.September 13, 2000, that's exactly what I did though, I gave birth to a 5lb 13 3/4 oz little girl that would depend on me for the rest of her life.

                                                                       Being a mom certainly isn't easy! It's probably the hardest job I've ever had, but it's the one that's the most worth it. I've had mixed emotions since she was born about having another baby. My relationship with Adriana has been so priceless. I know that I'm not the perfect mother and she isn't the perfect child. I'm sure that our relationship could change in the blink of an eye, but for right now it's wonderful. She is a very respectful young lady, although there are times that she tries to push her boundries. No matter how she ends up, this will always be a day I treasure. Her first day here on Earth. It will always be my favorite day!

Facebook Fakes

I know that from time to time people have told me that I am too negative on Facebook. That I should be happy about this, or thankful for that. I appreciate all opinions and respect them, but it is my Facebook page. I do have the right to say how I feel. I shouldn't have to worry about offending people or saying too much. That's the good thing about living in America, we have freedom of speech. I understand that some people take things too far and of course there is some Facebook ettiquette that I absolutely can not stand, but if I set out to bash every one every time they post something on their own page that isn't suitable to my liking, I wouldn't have any friends. I try not to be too negative or too "woe is me" but my life is surely not perfect, and from time to time I feel the need to share that with people I consider friends. I would not have you on my page if at some point in my life I hadn't liked you OR if you weren't my family!

As we grow up and start living our grown up lives we come across problems and difficulties sometimes, that's just life. I love feeling like I have people who I can trust and depend on to maybe pick me up when I have fallen down. I like having those people who may see a slightly ho-hum status, and say "hey, I'm praying for you." I want to hear, "I'm sorry you are having a bad day", or "do you need to talk?" Chances are I won't want to talk, or I will say, "it's okay, tomorrow will be better." We are all on Facebook for a reason, we want to connect with old friends, or keep up with family. Then their are those who use Facebook as their outlet to judge, hurt, or ridicule others. Some stalk status' to see how much better off their own lives are based on the pitfalls of other people's lives. These people will not find themselves on my friends list, and I won't apologize if it hurts their feelings or makes them sad. My Facebook page is a place that I go to find happiness, whether it be a good comment from a friend or family member or even to see that a friend is having a fabulous day. Things such as those make me happier, and make me want to enjoy my life as well as congratulate my friends on their good day.

There are quite often prayer requests from my friends, maybe for themselves or their family or maybe even for others that I don't know. I love being able to help those friends by saying a little prayer, and having faith that the Lord is listening to what I am asking for someone else. These are the reasons why I love Facebook.

I love it that my friends have great lives, and I pray for those who don't have such great lives! It really gets under my skin however that some people always have perfect lives. They never have a bad day, nothing is ever wrong, kids are perfect and never act up, they never have anything to complain about but you can rest assured when you are having a bad day or your kids are acting up they are the first ones to judge. These are the people that are the first with "holier than thou" comments about how life could always be worse and you should feel so lucky for what you do have. Well, guys, get off your high horses and go find the perfection that you try and portray to all of us. No person is perfect by God's design, and since no one is perfect life won't be either. I appreciate that you don't want to put all your stress and pressure on someone else, thanks a bunch. I don't appreciate that you believe that I am stupid enough to believe that everything in your life is right where it's supposed to be and that there is nothing at all going wrong. If that is the case however, congratulations. Please though, if I need to complain a little and get a little sympathy.... just feel bad for me or pray for me either one. I don't need your judgements and your holier than thou attitude. I need a friend, if I didn't I wouldn't be on Facebook!

Day 4

Day 4 - A picture of something you wish you could forget.

I've had a pretty good life. There are definitely experiences that I wish hadn't happened, situations I wish I hadn't have had to go through. Everything that I have been through though has made me what I am and I would be wrong to try and forget any of it.

I may have alzheimers one day and actually forget. I know many people with this horrible disease, and I wouldn't wish to forget anything when I know so many who can't remember so much about their lives. I hope I remember forever! Don't ever try and forget anything because you never know when you will forget everything!

Day 3

Day 3 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show.

This one is hard for me. I have so many shows that I love, many that actually hold a special place in my heart. Most shows that I get into, I do so because they make me feel a certain way. Some of my favorites over the years have been:

Dawson's Creek

Prison Break

Designing Women

The Golden Girls

7th Heaven

Any Day Now

Boy Meets World

Clarissa Explains It All

Charmed

Moesha

My So Called Life

The Nanny

Party of Five

Saved by the Bell and The College Years

Secret World of Alex Mack

Sister, Sister

Step by Step

Rescue 911

Unsolved Mysteries

Okay, so I could go on and on because I love television. I love how for 30 minutes or an hour, you can live someone else's life. For 30 minutes or so you are in a different world and it's other people with problems. I like to be entertained and much like my love for music, my love for television is very eclectic. I enjoy a variety of entertainment, and like I said before my list of likes could go on forever and a day. This topic of course wants me to choose, so if I must here are my TWO favorite picks. I can't pick just one!!

That 70's Show is a classic! The cast of this show was so beautifully put together, there is no way that it couldn't have been amazing. I wish it could have lasted longer, but as they say, "all good things must come to an end." I'm not quite sure who "they" is but I would like to have a long chat with "them" because I don't like my good things coming to an end, especially when it's as good as That 70's Show. There will never be another Eric and Donna, Jackie, Kelso, Hyde, and definitely never another FEZ! So go watch it in reruns, DUMBA$$!!

My other favorite, obviously is One Tree Hill. How could you not like a show with Chad Michael Murray and James Lafferty, I mean come on!! I've loved this show since episode one, and I am still loyal to it til this day even though Lucas and Peyton are gone. My first love closest to this one was Dawson's Creek. I love the teen agnst of these shows because I was at one time a trauma riddled teenager myself. I felt that if no one in my world could understand what I was going through at least the people on these shows got it. Dawson's Creek ran for many years in reruns and I watched it as often as I could. I never wanted to forget any episode or any situation because I wanted to always know that there was someone out there as bad off as I was. When they took Dawson's Creek off the air I thought I was never going to find another show that I liked as much, and yes I did cry. Dawson's Creek ended on May 14, 2003 and I was wondering if there would ever be another show like it.... well there was and maybe one that was even better. Premiering September 23, 2003, was what I consider one of the best shows of all time. I still watch the new episodes of One Tree Hill, and sometimes I still watch the reruns.

 At the end of season 6 the two main characters, Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Peyton (Hilarie Burton) left the show. After 6 seasons of an on again, off again relationship and a love triangle between the two of them and Peyton's bestfriend Brooke, they finally get to ride off in the sunset as a married couple with their baby girl Sawyer, who almost didn't make it! Good way to send them off, but true die hard fans never wanted to see them go! Unfortunately for me, this the 9th season will be the last. It has been rumored since the end of the 7th season that there wouldn't be a next, so I will keep hoping until the last show that there is no last show. I will once again be heart broken, and know that this time I will never find a show like this one. Only this time, it will be a truth for I am no longer a teenager with teenage situations and teen angst but I refuse to thrust myself into grown up shows such as Desperate Housewives. I do however, love Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice. So I will be satified with them, but I will never feel as good about sitting down to watch tv as I have for the last 9 seasons. I just hope that the reruns play for as long as the reruns of Dawson's Creek did!

"There is only one Tree Hill.. and it is your home."~ Karen (Lucas' mom) to Lucas

Day 2

Day 2 - A picture of you and the person you are closest to

Day two is dedicated to a picture of the person that you are closest to. As easy as this is for me, it's also hard. When I saw this topic, one person came to mind immediately and that's the picture that I am going to stick with. Honestly though I am close to a lot of people, so as much as I could put a picture of Adriana or Ron, my brother or cousins, or my Nanny I'm not going to. I'm using a picture of the person that has made the most impact on me and the one that I truly feel I am the closest to...

This isn't the best picture of either of us, but it's the only one I could find. I know that it isn't the only one I have, and more than likely I have a better one but this one will do!This is Brenda Lou Baker, and I knew I would get around to blogging about her eventually, so that's why I'm glad this topic came up.

This woman could quite possibly be the only ANGEL here on Earth! I know that other's will beg to differ, but they will be wrong. A few months back we were studying The Beattitudes in Bible School and she fits one to the bill....
                                                                        
                        "Blessed are the peacemakers,

                 for they shall be called children of God."

Brenda is my grandmother, though not biological she is most definitely the person I am closest to! This woman is beyond amazing and no words that I could ever say about her could amount to even a partial repayment of the things she has done for me. When I was 3, as my loyal readers will know, I moved in with my mom's boyfriends parents The Bakers. Johnnie and Brenda Baker had three children of their own, all grown by the time I came around. Tammy is their oldest daughter and she was married to Brad. Then Pam, their middle daughter who wasn't married at the time. Finally there was Duane who eventually married my mom, he was the baby.

I'm really glad that Duane and my mom met and eventually married. If they hadn't I wouldn't have had this amazing woman in my life. My mamaw is one of a kind, and she has a heart of gold. She doesn't like drama and she will do anything to keep peace in her life and the lives of her loved ones. She took me in at 3, and even though I was in no way biologically linked to her I would have never known it. I was more like her daughter than her step granddaughter, and then when my brother came along she eventually had to make the choice to raise him as well. She houses anyone who needs a room and feeds everyone who needs to eat even if it's her last morsel. She tries her best at everything and she gives way more than she gets. She loves everyone, and if she doesn't love you she will try her best to make you lovable. She is the most tender hearted soul I have ever known and I am so glad to call her my grandmother!! I am so blessed!

A picture and 1000 words (Day 1)

I got this idea from a friend, who got the idea from her sister in law, who also got it from a blog she follows and I'm sure the list could go forever and ever! Although my friend hasn't actually blogged in around eight months, I just found her blog today and am trying to read back on some of her other blog posts and I ran across this one! I thought the idea was cute, so I am going to try and do it. Hopefully it being fairly simple, I will be able to do it everyday and keep up with the 30 day schedule! I guess we will see.

So it goes like this.....

Day 1 - A picture of yourself with fifteen facts.
Day 2 - A picture of you and the person you are closest to
Day 3 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show.
Day 4 - A picture of something you wish you could forget.
Day 5 - A picture of your favorite memory.
Day 6 - A picture of a person you’d love to trade places with for a day.
Day 7 - A picture of your most treasured item.
Day 8 - A picture that makes you laugh.
Day 9 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.
Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the silliest things with.
Day 11 - A picture of something you hate.
Day 12 - A picture of something you love.
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist.
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without.
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die.
Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you.
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently.
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity.
Day 19 - A picture of you when you were little.
Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you’d love to travel.
Day 21 - A picture of your favorite night .
Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at.
Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book.
Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change.
Day 25 - A picture of your favorite day.
Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you.
Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member.
Day 28 - A picture of something you’re afraid of.
Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile.
Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss
 
Day 1~

Lethargic

I have two, yes TWO blogs in the works.... I can not finish them right now. I am so listless and so tired. I can't seem to find the energy or the words. I can't make a paragraph without it sounding like a bunch of jibberish. Please stay tuned and I promise I will publish them as soon as possible. Hopefully soon I will get back to good blogging and stop feeling like this!...