Wordless Wednesday

(p.s. does anyone know what i can do so i don't have to paste my signature into each and every post i do?!) **Update** Thanks for the help guys!! I finally don't have to copy and paste my sig everytime!!

Sweet Abby

I've been following this blog for quite sometime and it just breaks my heart to see what this poor baby has to go through at such a young age. Abby is 4 years old and was adopted from Guatemala by the Riggs family at the tender age of 6 months. In July of 2008 sweet Abby was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Leukemia. Tomorrow, January 14, she begins her toughest, roughest, most brutal chemotherapy. Please take a moment to say a prayer for this gorgeous little girl and her family....I know I will.

Not Me! Monday

So I haven't been doing this recently...pretty much because I haven't had anything interesting to say! But I'm back this week...and I'm playing along with MckMama!

I was not totally excited when I found out my sister is pregnant again! Seriously, who gets THAT excited about being an aunt?

And following that...I wasn't the least bit jealous....because I'm totally (not) excited!

My feelings weren't hurt at all hurt when nobody in the house liked my chicken and dumplings last night that I spent ALL afternoon making except me. Nope, I'm a mama now...no reason to get hurt feelings over food!

I am not completely dreading going back to school on the 20th...I WANT to finish school so I should be glad.

And I haven't been sporting my glasses every day because I just haven't gotten around to ordering more contacts. That would be lazy...and that's totally not me!

Oh and one more thing...I'm NOT patiently waiting for MckMama to post her Not Me! Monday post!

Wordless Wednesday (plus a few words)

January marks the one year anniversary of my dad starting treatments for his bladder cancer! So far...so good! Love you Dad!!

My Throne

And this my friends is why I don't like the beginning of the month at work...stresses me out!



I'm not like a huge neat freak (my husband is) but I am VERY picky about my desk. I can tell if anyone has touched ANYTHING on my desk, I can tell if someone was in my office...it's ridiculous really...so having my desk look like this stresses me out to no end. It looks like this at the end/beginning of every month when I'm getting all of my billing statements out. I can't wait until I'm finished with this place...

Photobucket Survey

This is different..and a little entertaining. =) Just go to photobucket and search for your answers then paste the photo!

What's your first name?


Where do you live?


Where is your dream vacation?


What are you thinking about right now?


What makes you laugh?


Where do you work?


What are you addicted to?



When is your birthday?


What kind of car do you have?



One word to describe yourself.


What is your relationship status?


What cell phone do you have?


What is your favorite movie?


What is your favorite Hobby?



What is your favorite color?



What is your favorite time of day?



What is your favorite food?

&


What is your least favorite food?

Goodbye 2008...Hello 2009!

Wow, seems like the years are just flying by. I clearly remember ringing in Y2K! ha I was still in high school...I was at a friend's house party...just like we were every weekend...I even remember what I was wearing! A zebra print halter shirt if you must know...attractive, I know! Just a bunch of teenagers that would be graduating high school in 5 months...excited to be with friends...excited to begin their last semester of high school...excited about their college years...yet I think most of us were still curious as to what would happen as the clock struck midnight...I remember calling my mom a few minutes before midnight "just because"...and I think that "just because" was in fact all because I was scared! As the ball was dropping there was sort of a pause in the commotion in the house...as if everyone were holding their breath...after we realized it wasn't "the end of the world!" we were ok...and our night went on until the wee hours of the morning. I can't help was think about how much my life has changed since then. Since that time I've experienced "college life" in an unfamiliar city, life with roommates (btw I'm STILL best friends with one of my old roomies), life on my own, my own townhome, my own apartment, my own job that had to pay all of my OWN bills haha, heartbreak, and all types of other emotions. Since that time I've lost two grandparents...within a 10 month span, I've watched my dad kick bladder cancers butt, I've watched my mom fight for her life back, watched friends MY age fight brain cancer, and not to mention my own health issues in the past. 2008 was definitely bitter sweet. The bitter part would be watching my dad go through cancer treatment, watch my mom suffer from her second stroke and spend weeks in rehab to learn how to do little things we take for granted everyday...like walking, talking, and writing. Not long after that me and my family spent 12 hours in a hospital waiting room while my mom underwent brain surgery to remove an aneurysm. The sweet part is hearing that my dad's surgeon said his bladder looked cancer free, seeing my mom BREATHING after brain surgery, seeing my mom WALK and return to her life. And most definitely one of the sweetest things of 2008 was saying "I do" to my husband. I get to spend the rest of my life being loved by him and not to mention he gave me the best "bonus" children ever. There were times when I would just think "God are you serious?! Don't you think I've been through ENOUGH this year?" but now all I can say is "God you were SO good to me! I have my parents AND I got to marry my best friend!" This past year opened my eyes a lot! Now friends...life doesn't get any better than that right? Oh wait...yes it does...On January 1, 2009 I found out I'm going to be an aunt again!! Congrats sister and Ben!! I can't wait to spoil this new baby just as I've done to my precious Nathan.


Me (excuse my no makeup face), my sister Sherie', and my Mom


Our perfect wedding day