Romantc evening...by myself

We went to the beach at night and it was so pretty, but I was all bymyself, my parents had each other and my aunt and I had each other!

Home!!!

The trip was tons of fun but toward the end I was getting very homesick. I wanted my own bed and of course, I missed Chris like you would not believe. We spent countless hours in the jeep, it felt like as soon as we got out, we were getting right back in the jeep (Wait, we did!!) Spending time away from the hectic life we are living was very nice, away from work and from the chaos of life. Of course it would have been better if Chris was with me. But I am home and he is here now and I am so excited :) He came home last night from going to Texas with a friend and as soon as he came home he came and picked me up. We went on a real dinner date. Superior Steakhouse, one of the most expensive restaurants in our little town and also one of the nicest. It was my first time to ever get dressed up to go eat dinner. It was so romantic with the candle on the table, the beautiful design of the restaurant and just being there with the man that I love! I must say my family and friends we impressed that went there to eat. It was just so nice to be alone with him after a whole week away.

Vacation!!!

I havent had a real vacation in a while and we have been having a blast! My brother got married yesterday in Asheville, North Carolina. We left on Tuesday and drove to Kentucky and Wednesday we drove to North Carolina and got our hotel. The Hotel was right next door to a MALL!!!!!!!!!!! SWEET!!!!!! Of course we went shopping and just hung out then we went to the pool and swam around a bit then we had to get ready for the wedding. Its been very nice to just hang out and wtch tv and just pretty much do nothing. Right now I am in Jacksonville,Florida right now at my grandparents house. We are picking up a truck that they are giving us and then tomorrow we are going to Ft. Walton, Florida to my moms family and the Beach! I am having fun but I really miss Chris. :( But I will be home on Sunday and get to see him! :)

What a blessing

This past weekend Chris had to unexpectedly go home to be with his family, and in doing so he used almost all the money he had. I knew that he would not get paid again for another two weeks. Which ment he would have no food and no gas. My parents knew this too. So mom and I went to the grocery store and bought him some food (we were also buying us food!) Then he called while he was gone and asked if I could buy him minutes for his phone. Of course I did, I really knew that I couldn't afford to do it but I knew that it was the right thing to do. Well then he came home and his car needed work. This is where I was so completely awed at my parents. He told me what it was doing so I told my dad (who is a genious at cars) what Chris told me. Dad knew what was wrong and how to go about and get it fixed. So we took it to Firestone and dropped it off. Chris told mom that if they couldnt do it for free not to worry about, then she told him that it was not going to be free and she knew how much it would cost. He then in turn replied "I dont have that kinda money" She smiled and said, " I DO"

Well the car had other things wrong with it that we didnt know and my parents just had it fixed. Not expecting him to do anything in return. It just amazes me that they would just do it without any hesitation. Then he asked how much it cost, and I told him not to worry about it that it was a gift. It was not only a sacrifice and also a blessing for my parents but also for me. I cant say why but God knows and I was willing and so were my parents. I thank God that I have a family that is so giving, even though we dont always get along but when it comes to helping people, they never hesitate. That is an awesome blessing!

YAY!!!!!

I am very excited right now!! Chris and I have been official for about three months now and he hasn't told his parents about me.....until this weekend!! I was so excited!! he wanted me to go down to Mississippi to meet them and that's when he was going to tell them, but he did it the weekend while he was down there. I was so happy, now I cant wait to meet them!

Fun Stuff!!!

Well its been kinda fun tearing apart the house. This past weekend we got the first check from the insurance...So the demolition has begun!!!!! Chris was going to come help but due to his mom being in the hospital and an unscheduled trip to Mississippi, Taylor came over and help tear apart my parents bedroom. We had a ton of fun and moments that just plain hurt. Like when I couldn't get the crown molding off the ceiling and Taylor told me to put more muscle into it, so I did, but I missed the crowbar and hit my finger. That really hurt. We found the windows that were walled over in the room, amazingly enough, they were not gross. In the process of rebuilding and redoing parts of the house we, well mom is making me, are cleaning out things and downsizing. I have found so many things that I had forgotten I had through the years, and through all of the mess and chaos, things that I have forgotten come back and sometimes I just laugh. This has been a learning experience for all of us and each day shows us something else!

A Disaster

Well all the water is gone and now is the time for the clean up. We didn't really lose any furniture or anything that was special. But......my car and my moms van got totalled. That was very hard to swallow. I was incredibly sad that my car was gone. I really liked my car, alot. We weren't really sad about the van because it was paid for, but when the adjuster said that my car was totalled I didn't believe him. I actually didn't want to believe him. But God is good and I know that he has a car for me and my mom out there just waiting on us. A better one than what we had. So until then, we will wait it out and see what he does.

Rain, Rain Go AWAY!!!!!

Well its been a long week. Last Tuesday it rained and rained and then.....FLOOODED!!!!! The entire house had at least three inches of standing water everywhere, all the vehicles were completely flooded on the inside. The back yard is a disaster, these pictures are just a few of thyem, I will be putting more up.

Congrats...It feels good!!!

Wow! This feels good.....I graduated from high school last Friday night. It felt just awesome! I was so excited...I cried alot (tears of joy) because it was just so amazing to finally finish. And to top it all off I didn't think that either one of my brothers would be there or I didn't think that Chris would make it because of work. Well Robert drove down from North Carolina and surprised me, Daniel drove in, and Chris was there! I was so excited that they were all there and that almost my entire family was there! And I went and so partied after the fact! It was so much fun. Today I got my new phone with all my graduation money I got. Which I am so excited about because my old one is so messed up. Well got to run I have a date tonight!!!

A week away!!!

Graduation is only a week away and I am so excited. I always thought that i would be really happy to leave the school, I am really but I am also really sad because I have had so may good memories, that go along with the bad, there. The last five years of my life were spent there growing up and making memories with all the people I am graduating with (all 6). I am ready to move on with the next chapter of my life, go to college, maybe get married ( ok, so yeah no maybes, get married) and have a family. That excites me to no end!! Almost my whole family is coming in to see me graduate and some people from my work are coming. That is so awesome to me that they are all coming to see me!! The only bad news is I am not sure if Chris can make it because of his work schedule. But he is trying really hard to be able to come. I cried when he told me he may not be able to make it that night. This night means the world to me and I want all the most important people there to celebrate it with me.