2 years

Approximately 2 years ago... is when my sweetheart & I officially began the start of our relationship.
I knew this man, first as my friend, ever since I was 15 years old, when we met in high school.  Looking back, I can't explain how thankful I am, for us keeping in touch off & on through the years since we graduated.

Now here we are today.  Engaged to be married, to spend the rest of our lives together & start a family.
I honestly couldn't imagine my life any other way & with anyone else.

For our "date night" last night... we went to TGI Friday's to eat dinner & we went to a movie "The Back-up Plan".  If we would've arrived 15 minutes earlier we would've watched "Date Night", but dinner took a little longer than what we had originally planned.  That's ok though, The Back-up Plan was really funny & a good movie, I'm glad we went & saw it.

We had a great time, as we always do have a good time together... just hanging out or what ever we're doing.

Time really flies by when your having fun I guess... and life goes by so quickly the older you get too.  You just have to enjoy each & every moment.

I love you sweetheart & thanks for our wonderful date last night.

Lord, I hope this day is good

Lord, I hope this day is good,

I'm feeling empty and misunderstood.
I should be thankful Lord I know I should,
But, Lord, I hope this day is good.

Lord have you forgotten me I've been prayin' to you faithfully
I'm not saying am a righteous man
But Lord I know you'll understand.

I don't need fortune and I don't need fame,
Send down the thunder, Lord, send down the rain.
But when you're planning just how it will be,
Plan a good day for me.
Lord, I hope this day is good,
I'm feeling empty and misunderstood.
I should be thankful Lord I know I should,
But, Lord, I hope this day is good.

You've been the King since the dawn of time,

All that I'm asking is a little less cryin'.
It might be hard for the devil to do,
But it would be easy for you...

Lord, I hope this day is good,
I'm feeling empty and misunderstood.
I should be thankful Lord I know I should,
But, Lord, I hope this day is good.

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all those wonderful mother's out there & soon-2-be-mother's too!

Most of all, Happy Mother's Day to my mommy.

My mom has never been much on pictures of herself & I know if she was aware of me posting any pictures online she would try to end my life, I'm sure of that. So let this be our little secret, shhh.

When your growing up you never really appreciate everything your mom does for you & I think a lot of times when your young, you might take advantage of her, but don't mean to.

My mom was 40 & dad was 45 when they had me. Of course I wasn't exactly what you would call "planned"... but I like to tell myself that I was a wonderful surprise, lol. All the same though, we had our ups & downs throughout my growing up years. I will admit that I know I wasn't the easiest child to raise, especially when the teen years came.

The older I got, the more I grew up... the closer I became to both of my parents. I cherish the relationship I have with them now.  I literally talk to them every single day, even though they live 6 miles from me. Yes... of course we still have our moments & they do drive me crazy from time to time & I'm sure visa versa as well. But the fact is that I have allot to be thankful for.

I have a wonderful, loving mother. I couldn't ask for anything more. She is a good role model for me & hopefully my future motherhood as well.  I wouldn't trade my mom for nothing.  I have the most wonderful mom in the world for sure!  She deserves a bunch of points just for putting up with dad for so many years, ha ha.

I was lucky enough to have a stay-at-home-mom growing up.  She was always there for everything & always took good care of me.  I remember when I first started school, I didn't want to go because I didn't want to be away from mom for that long.  Of course I eventually got over that though.

I also want to wish my future soon-to-be mother-n-law a very Happy Mother's Day too!
She's a fantastic woman in so many ways!  I honestly couldn't imagine not having her in my life too.  She's just amazing & I love her just like my own mom.

So once again... Happy Mother's Day!
xoxo

still no water

Kev's been working on the water delima all day today & I think I can see water drops in our near future finally!  Hurray!

On top of the water not in working condition this morning, I felt like doo doo when I woke up.  I was up & down all night & when the alarm finally went off this morning I wanted to cry & beg for it to roll back a few hours.  Unfortunately that didn't happen though.

I managed to pull myself together & got to work at noon.
When everyone else is sick or not feeling good it seems to be ok... but for some reason when I feel like I'm on my death bed... it's not ok & I don't get any slack.  Why is that?

Oh well.

I'm still not quite feeling 100% yet, but I'm just happy the water will be on soon & I can take a shower & hopefully feel better.

no water

So earlier when I got home from work the water was working just fine.  Ran to Wal-Mart to get a few quick things, came home & BAM NO WATER!

Just like that... it vanished apparently.
Talk about frustrating.  Stressfull.

Seriously... not now.  I started out having a really bad day because I wasn't feeling well (sinus/allergies) & the day slowly got better, then it took a serious plunge!

Someone shoot me please!

injured at Calf Fry

I saw this posted earlier today... I can't believe some drunk idiot would do something horrible like this.
I hope who ever did this got arrested.

I copied this off the Stillwater Newspaper website...

Cross Canadian Ragweed's Cody Canada injured at Calf Fry.

Band's website says Cody Canada struck with liquor bottle during Stillwater performance
Here is Saturday's post from the group's site:

"We are sorry to let you all know that we are having to cancel our performance tonight at the Red Dirt BBQ in Kansas City due to an incident last night in Stillwater Calf Fry in which someone struck Cody in the head with a liquor bottle from the crowd. Cody received a concussion and 20+ stitches and the doctors have told him not play ... We thank you all for understanding ... "

18V Cordless Trimmer and Edger

MY NEW TOY!  A 18V Cordless Trimmer and Edger

Yes... I bought a weed-eater today!
I've been checking them out online like crazy.

And yes I'm highly allergic to grass.  And no I'm not crazy & trying to end up in the E.R.

My entire life I've been extremely allergic to grass & when I was real little I used to have to stay inside the house when dad mowed & wait til the next day before going outside... otherwise I would have a serious reaction.  It sucked BAD!

The older I got, the better my allergies have gotten, although grass still bothers me, just not quite as bad.  I most definitely can't roll around in the grass or even have direct contact with it for any period of time, otherwise one OR two things happen:  1. My skin breaks out 2. Major sinus infection (which usually puts me out of commission for several days)

Having said that... since I've never been able to mow... I've always wanted to.  Make sense?

I've tried to mow a few times off & on over the years, which ended up in sinus infections every time.  But I'm thinking if the grass is a little damp or the wind isn't blowing AND I wear a face mask... I think I can pull it off, so I'm ready to give it another shot!  If I only had a lawn mower, I'd be out there right now mowing away.

Since I can't afford to run out & buy a lawn mower right now, one step towards that, is a weed-eater.

One issue I have where I live is that the grass/weeds are REALLY tall.  Considering I can't walk thru tall grass because of my allergies... this is a problem.  I hate having to beg or ask someone to please keep the grass mowed so I don't have to worry about it.  It's very frustrating & hurtful that nobody seems concerned about my health, except for me.

So I've taken matters into my own hands & I bought one tonight & I'M SO EXCITED!
Now... if I could only get someone to buy me a lawn mower... I'd be in Heaven!

The best part about my new weed-eater is that it's battery operated, NO GAS, NO ELECTRIC CORDS!  I tried it out tonight when I got it put together, but of course the battery's didn't come already charged so I only got to use it for like 2 minutes.  That's ok, I've got one battery on the charger tonight & then in the morning I will put the other one on the charger when I go out & test out my weed-eating skills!

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't have any problems tomorrow.
Don't worry, I will let everyone know how it goes afterwards.

When You Fall In Love, Everything's A Waltz

When You Fall In Love, Everything's A Waltz
- Ed Bruce

We don't dance the two-step anymore
All we need's a small part of the floor
The band can go on playin' almost anything it wants
When you fall in love everything's a waltz

Eyes were meant for lookin' into real close
Arms were meant for holdin' what you want the most
Lips were meant to say what bodies feel down in their hearts
When you fall in love everything's a waltz

We don't dance the two-step anymore
All we need's a small part of the floor
The band can go on playin' almost anything it wants
When you fall in love everything's a waltz

We don't hear the music that is being played
But all we need's the music that our two hearts make
Beating soft three-quarter time and we just sing along
When you fall in love everything's a waltz

We don't dance the two-step anymore
All we need's a small part of the floor
The band can go on playin' almost anything it wants
When you fall in love everything's a waltz

Oh the band can go on playin' almost anything it wants
Cause we're in love and everything's a waltz