Thursday, November 23, 2006

Thirteen Thursday...Part 2

Thirteen Things I am Thankful for this Thanksgiving!

1. Sugarbritches...he may be hard to get along with sometimes, but I think it would be harder to get along without him

2. My extended family & the fact that most live close by...don't know what I would do without them

3. My job...easy work, great bosses, flexible schedule!

4. This may seem minor to some but, I am thankful for starting to lose weight! This has been a long hard battle and I am just now starting to see some results.

5. My friends, What I lack in Quantity I make up for in Quality *G*

6. My health, I have completely recovered from the surgery and am feeling great!

7. My church family. They have been so supportive of me and my family and I know that I am loved!

8. Scrapbooking. Again some of you may not understand but it has given me a way to remember all the great times I've had and it also helps me to remember those loved ones we've lost in recent years.

9. That I have the opportunity to travel as much as I do. I may not go to exotic locations but growing up as poor as I did I am just thankful that I can afford to get away at all.

10. I'm thankful for Stepmonster. I know that's a shock! *G* But even though we still aren't getting along, I love her...most of the time

11. I'm thankful for my love of reading. I know so many people who don't read well and I am just grateful that God gave me the love of reading early...

12. I'm thankful that even though I make great big mistakes almost daily, God loves me no matter what!

13. And last but not least, I'm thankful that people I've never met come here to read about my boring little life. I hope what you read brings a smile to your face.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

I'll tell you all about the cruise next week! Pray the ship doesn't sink and I don't get sick! *L*

Thirteen Thursday... Part 1

There will be 2 editions of Thirteen Thursday today...Enjoy! *G*


13 Things to do before leaving for the Cruise!


1. Finish Stepmom's travel journal
2. Make a travel journal for myself!
3. Get all laundry finished
4. Finish Packing
5. Get directions to Hotel in Charleston
6. Make sure Sugarbritches has everything he needs packed
7. Make sure happy pills and allergy medicine are packed!
8. Clean out van
9. Pack everything in van...make room for in-laws luggage! *G*
10.Run last minute errands for dinner
11.Make sure all paperwork is in order (B.C's, excursion info, cruise tickets,etc)
12.Don't forget battery chargers for cell and camera
13.Try to get some sleep tonight!

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Sugarbritches is trying to Kill me!

*EDIT* This post was originally written on Nov. 14th but I forgot to post it! DDOOHH!

I am sure SB is trying to kill me.


My bosses gave me the day off today and I thought I'd spend a little extra time at the Y in hopes of shedding another pound or two hundred before the cruise. I walked on the treadmill...did some 100lb. leg presses...few arm exercises...and then got on the elliptical from H&LL. Two hours into it and I was doing great! Then SB came in and asked if I would like to go on a little hike to the South Mtn. waterfall. Now, I vaguely remember the last time I went to this waterfall but I do remember almost needing the rescue team to haul my big butt out of there. But...I've been exercising and building up my strength so I should be fine.....right?

My legs started hurting on the drive TO the trail...this should have been a warning....I took my camera along and was doing great for about 3/4 of the 1.2 mile hike to the waterfall. Did I mention it was an uphill hike? Rocky terrain...wet leaves...fun times! I was about 300 feet from the falls when I hit "the wall" (you know the point where you just don't think you can take another step?) I know it was 300' because I counted ever step! Finally I crawled up to the lookout area and in between pants and gulps for air I took some great pics. After a few minutes of resting, SB was ready to head back down. Coming down was much easier so I decided I could walk around a little more before we headed to his truck. Did I mention the leg presses and my legs hurting....well SB has a truck that is so high that on a good day I can barely climb in it....you can see where this is going can't you? I was sure we were going to have to borrow a crane to get me into the truck or I was just going to have to live in the forest forever. I was sooo sore! I finally crawled up in the truck and groaned and moaned all the way home. I could hardly walk that night or the next morning. SB said it wasn't the hike that had me so sore but that I had been using too much weight at the Y. Of course he would say that...NOW...AFTER I was ready to die. Where was he when I was feeling froggy enough to add more weight to my routine huh?

been a long time.....

I hate to keep saying it...but it's been another busy week at the Bay. Nothing exciting to report, just alot of errands and such. I'm still trying to get everything packed for our fabulous vacation! I can hardly wait to get out of town! Four more days and I'll be Charleston Bound! I still need to pick up a few things and pack a few things but I think for the most part I am ready! The only hold up has been getting our Ship Documents from our Travel Agent. She said she mailed them last Monday. They are coming from Alabama....and I know things go at a slower pace down here in the South but even the Pony Express could have gotten them here by now!

Sunday was the day of food! We had a church-wide Thanksgiving Fellowship Meal right after service Sunday morning. After coming home and falling into a Turkey coma for an hour (I couldn't believe I got to do that!) We headed over to my Dad's for our Family get together. More food, more fun w/ flying squirrels and then home again. "Flying Squirrels" you ask? Well, it seems my nephew (Steve Irwim wannabe) has just recently acquired a flying squirrel which he brought to Thanksgiving dinner! Oh yeah. Only in the south! This is the same kid who has an iguana, and a blue tip lizard in his bedroom! God Bless his mom! I would just be creeped out but she seems to handle it all in stride. It was kind of cute to watch the little guy jump from one family member to another....from a safe distance of course....because let's face it....it is just a rodent w/ fur after all! I have one more family obligation this week and then it's 2 days of final preparation and then we are off! I hope you guys all have a great Thanksgiving and I hope you have safe travels wherever you go!

Saturday, November 11, 2006

I'm Bored and since misery loves company......




Your Hair Should Be Pink



Hyper, insane, and a boatload of fun.

You're a traveling party that everyone loves to follow.

Neighborhood Saga continues....

Don't you just love drama? ....me neither!

Weds. came home from conference and saw an email from old neighbor....it seems that they were worried that Sugarbritches and I were upset with them because #2 neighbor stole their building. HUH? They thought that maybe we would think they actually gave him the building after they sold us their smaller building. I guess SB and I are just odd because it never occurred to us to be upset at them for being ROBBED!!!!! Anyway, after I explained that we weren't upset she proceeded to tell us more of the BD (Bldg. Drama) Let me see if I can get all this straight. Old Neighbor repeatedly tried to contact #2 neighbor and tell them to move bldg. back or they would have to report it stolen. #2 neighbor finally returns call and says "You gave it to me...I have witnesses to that affect, I paid someone $100 to move it across the street, good luck getting it back" So Old Neighbor thought that they would have to actually call the police and see what would happen. They were very upset about it because they really didn't want it to go that far. They liked #2 neighbor at one time and well, no one really wants to call the police on someone they know right? I came home on Thurs. to see a moving truck carrying the bldg. back to Old Neighbor's yard. I guess #2 decided that they might actually call the police and he didn't need the grief! I think I felt bad for moving man the most...he couldn't get it back exactly where it came from even after he spent nearly 2 hours trying! Poor guy finally gave up and left it!

Hopefully all this will blow over soon and I can go back to just having swinging neighbors who apparently love everyone! :-)

Friday, November 03, 2006

What a Bummer!

I was so excited about going on a Hot Air Balloon ride this past weekend... I guess you can tell from the title how that worked out.

Sat. I had a church golf tournament to help with and then I was told it was too windy and the Balloons probably wouldn't go up anyway. So I thought I would go Sunday afternoon....nope...mom had a tupperware party (I didn't even know people still did this *G*). Of course I had to go to that because I couldn't tell her I was doing something w/ stepmom AGAIN! As it turns out, Stepmom went and the balloons were grounded anyway.

Ok, so I didn't get to go over the weekend....no worries a local church was having a fall festival on Halloween Night and they were having balloon rides.... I would just go there....see where this is going? Darn Wind! So another year without a balloon ride!

Oh and since I went to try to ride a balloon, I missed the neighborhood party! So all that exciting stuff I thought would happen didn't....oh well.

Maybe Nov. will be more exciting! Actually it BETTER be considering I leave for the cruise 3 weeks from today! WOOHOO!!!