I need to be detoxing...

Thursday... got off at noon and headed to a local pizza joint called Tim's.  My family has eaten pizza every Friday night since I can remember.  Since $1 beers have moved to Thursday, we have switched to Thursday nights. So Thursday, we went at noon... why not start early?

Then that night we went to Mojitos for Mexican with this group of guys... 

  

Friday... I got off at noon again and went with mom to get ready for the party!  We went to Ronnie and Nancy's to have a fun filled night of birthdays...

***here is the birthday boy and girl below...

 dad always knows how to ruin a good pic... haha

Saturday was game day... GO HOGS!

Sunday... we went to Bobbie and Papa's for more birthday fun... 

***birthday girls with Bobbie and Papa

That was my weekend... lots of eating and drinking... more times to come! 

** everyone will get copies, don't worry! 

Zaner is home...

I thought I would embarrass him with this sign.... I think it worked!   Off to a fun filled weekend!

Wedding Inspiration....

LOVE this....

MIA...

I know that I have been missing in action.  I just haven't had the energy to think about something to blog about.  My life really isn't that interesting so I have no idea why I thought blogging would be a good idea.  HA!

So what have I been up to... well last weekend I helped throw an engagement party for my friends Lindsay and Kyle.  It was a lot of fun! I have to say, the decorations looked good as well.  I don't have any pictures.  I never have my camera.  Once my friends put them on facebook, I will add them.

Tomorrow my brother comes home for a week!  He lives in Seattle and goes to culinary school.  I am so EXCITED to see him.  This week will be tons of fun, drinking, eating, and family time.

Friday night, is my mom's big 50th birthday party at their friends house.  I cannot believe she is 50.   It is going to be tons of fun.  I have to admit, my family is pretty entertaining.  I just wish Kara and LL were going to be there and then the night would be complete.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMA!  I hope your birthday is everything you hoped it would be.   You are a beautiful person both inside and outside.  I cherish every moment we spend together.  Thank you for being the mother you are. I wouldn't be the person that I am without you.  I love you soooo much!  Happy Birthday!

Then Saturday, I am going to the Bama game with J and his family.

Then Sunday, is another birthday celebration for my momma and aunt Lisa at Bobbie and Papa's!  They were born on the same day.  Crazy! I don't know if Kara and I could share a birthday.  We both require too much attention.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT LISA... LOVE YOU!

So there you have it.  I will see you later gator.  I hope to have pics of the weekly/weekend activities!

Pray Pray Pray

Here is the update on my friend.  Below is a post from a blog that a sorority sister of Elizabeth's has set up for her... If you click on the title below, you will be directed to that blog.  We need many many prayers.  Thank you.

Time to Wake Up

Elizabeth had a good restful night of sleep. The meds were lowered a couple of times yesterday, but Liz was beginning to fight the tubes and when her heartrate rose they induced sleep again for her to rest. Praise God that at this time her motor skills seem to be functioning well as she was kicking her legs and bending her arms!!

Today is a new day! They began weaning Elizabeth off the sleep meds at around 6:30 am and are waiting for her to wake on her own. Elizabeth is ready to come off the ventilator because she is breathing on her own (another PRAISE!). They will leave it in until she can follow some basic commands that the doctors give her.

SO, this is a critical time. Our prayers are being heard, but we need to pray now more than ever!

PRAY. Pray that our Elizabeth would wake up on her own. Pray that it would be easy for her.

PRAY. Pray that her eyes would open and that she would be able to follow commands that the doctors give her.

PRAY. Pray that she would be coherent. Pray that the same compassionate, loving, sweet Elizabeth that we all know wakes up.

I know we are all scared right now.... but I am claiming this verse of scripture that a sweet follower of Elizabeth's blog posted yesterday:

"Because [s]he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue [her]; I will protect [her], for [s]he acknowledges my name. [S]he will call upon me, and I will answer [her]; I will be with [her] in trouble, I will deliver [her] and honor [her]. With long life will I satisfy [her] and show [her] my salvation." - Psalm 91:14-15

Prayers for Elizabeth...

I want to dedicate this post to my friend Elizabeth.

On Sunday, September 12 three best friends were involved in a car accident on I40 heading towards Conway. The wreck happened around 1:30 am. Two of the passengers were rushed to a local hospital where they were treated and released for minor injuries. Elizabeth, the third passenger was unconscious at the scene and med flighted to the hospital.


Elizabeth suffered from a bruised lung and was set up on a ventilator to help her breathe. She has been sedated since then from the intubation. She is recovering in Intensive Care. She has had several scans of her brain, all revealing no signs of brain swelling or bleeding. Until Elizabeth can be awake, the full extent of her brain injury (if any) cannot be known.

Elizabeth thankfully has not suffered any other injuries such as broken bones or internal bleeding. At this time doctors are awaiting her lung to heal so that sedation can be lowered and the intubation removed. At that time she can be better assessed.

 Elizabeth, you are such a strong beautiful person.  Hang in there.  We love you so very much!

Pray, Pray, Pray. Thank you.

Frugal...

Hello... I am back. Have you missed me?  Life has been crazy busy.  Work is taking everything that I have plus some.  When I go home, I don't want to be anything but a hermit.  Sad I know, but hey, that's life.

 As everyone knows, this economy sucks.  Watching my family be affected by it makes me really put things in perspective.  Life isn't about glitz and glamour.  So I have decided to start becoming frugal and try to become debt FREE. This is going to be extremely hard for me because I am not a saver.  Never have been.  I can't save a dollar if it killed me.  I am not good with money, I don't know how to budget money, and I don't know how to spend money (the correct way). So I am going to start putting most of my earnings into a savings.  Not a big fan of banks so it won't be a "bank" savings account.  I am going to do like my great grandfather did, bury coffee cans of money.  Maybe not to that extent but I am going to have a hidy hole or two. 

We shall see how it goes....  so friends, if I say no, it isn't because I am being mean, just trying to save money.