Christmas time is comin'!

and I'm no more ready for it than i was the last time you heard from me! i have a half of two gifts bought! oops! nothing like the rush, crowds and last minute! i only know about what i'm buying 3 of my 13 gifts : /

yeah, i'm behind! i've been a decorating crazy girl though! i'm loving me some ABC family, Lifetime, and Hallmark Christmas movies though! I've only pulled out 2 old favorite Christmas movies - the 2 are actually on VHS! ha! oldies!


i'm wondering was this time of year always so crazy and stressed for my parents when i was a kid, or is it something new for them too.

seriously, i thought i was going to go nuts figuring out when we were going to get together with everyone. whatever happened to traditions? you do lunch here this day no matter, supper there this night no matter? that would be to simple wouldn't it?

so much is changing in my heart. maybe it's the time of year, or maybe it's that i got to the breaking point with God. it's definitely something i'm working on with Him. i'm not sure why yet, or what He has planned. I do know this. He is who He says He is. He can do what He says He can do. He's my salvation, strength, song, suffering Savior, provider, healer, friend, comforter, and the One i forsake most.

i'm looking forward to a full afternoon/night of shopping this weekend! i hope i get it all done! if not, i have no clue when i'll get it done!

i'll be back later with more matters of the heart.

Merry Christmas!
Britt

It's beginning to look

a lot like a yucky day! tons of rain, delayed school openings because of some flash flooding and the temperature is dropping as we speak/type! i think tomorrow's high is high 40s! this bama gal is loving her sweater today, but has to admit, i almost feel like it's smothering me!

it's also looking a lot like Christmas! "yes, everywhere you go ... there's a tree {at the beauty salon that's absolutely gorgeous!} ....".

yes! Christmas is 25 days away! how, please tell me, how did that happen so soon? i feel like it should just be november! for months now i have felt like time has passed me bye and left me stranded. i think i missed a whole month somehow!

so, ladies' christmas celebration dinner done and over with at church, thanksgiving done and over with, house all decorated, decorated at work, now to the shopping. and no, i didn't save up because i thought a lot was cut off my list. yeah, well being your own boss i think increases faith in the ultimate Provider!  here's my christmas shopping list:

dad
mom
nephew L
nephew D
nephew C
sis' step son
sis' step daughter
granny and papa
kellie (who i could possibly be done with her's already, but just not sure about 1 thing)
and in lieu of buying for each other at work, we're hoping to help a needy family in our community
Sunday School kids
Girls in Action class

what do twin 14 month old boys want for christmas? they have so. much. stuff! already! i'm thinking my gift for them, and nephew C should be something for the spring/summer since no one will be buying the big things in the summer since they're all fall babies.

can you help an aunt out?

thankful

doesn't express it correctly. and not just for me today. every day that word just doesn't do justice for how i really feel.

i could vent about oh. so. freaking. much! right now, but i'm not. it's a new day, there's new mercy and blessings today.

i'm not taking my sis 38 year old sister to have a pet scan to see if her cancer has spread - the mole they thought was just a mole that she's had removed lots of times before,and was a routine. i'm also not the 31 year old sis that has breast cancer and has had surgery as my sis has been going through all of her cancerous stuff too.

i'm not those friends of mine. on a lighter note, i'm in my 20s ; ) sorry - got to heavy hearted there, had to lighten the mood. i'm not those girls, and those girls aren't my sister(s).

my family is healthy. my "bunch" has went from being party of 5 to a party of 6 in 2004. and as of 2009, a party of 11. this year we added nephew buckaroo, so that's a grand total of a party of 12!

how did that happen?! i love it!

i remember once, my sisnlaw telling me that once, just once, she wanted to be able to say at the table on thanksgiving (we always say at least one thing we're thankful for - yes there's too many tears shed at the dinner table!) that she was either prego or had had a baby. well, last year she got to say she was thankful for her two babies : )

my age has starting hitting me with a few realizations, and the need to set some goals for myself. i have had lots on my mind lately, and mostly questions to God. sometimes i wish He would just say, "B, let's go have some mexican food and I'll tell you exactly how this is going to go." that's not how it works, trust me i know!

so today, instead of wondering "when", i'm going to be thankful for the "now"

happy thanksgiving!
Busy B

and to think ....

right now i was suppose to be in tuscaloosa with my best friend getting excited to go to the best university campus ever (in my opinion) and tonight be at the UA vs MSU game.

and to think of all i would have already missed if i had went.

life happens. crap happens. things come up. life goes on.

i've had SO much going on, but it hasn't been "fun" stuff. all i wanted was a fun weekend. well, this time i'm getting a fun weekend, just not the way i had it planned.

and thankfully so.

if i had left work when i planned on it yesterday, i would have worried myself all weekend. why? glad you asked! sorry if you didn't! my sisnlaw and twin nephews were in a bad car accident on fri. she was turning on the road her parents live on. the same way her family has for 20 plus years, the only way you can. long story short. her van flipped and oh my at the pictures! everyone is perfectly fine! sisnlaw is very sore and couldn't sleep because she kept replaying everything in her mind. i couldn't have imagined.

last night, mom called said they were on their way home from the er (they took the twins one to get them checked out), and i was relived! i also, was cold, lazy yet wanting to clean clean our house for my wonderful mom. then i heard the best noise ever! my brother's big loud diesel truck! i thought this is too good to be true! i'm in the middle of my pity party because i didn't get to get the heck away from here! i go outside, and yes! there's my bro and his safe,healthy, beautiful family! i went and opened up the back seat doors, and my eyes were met by two little 13 month old boys who were hungry and sleepy, yet all the sudden happy to see me!

they ended up coming in so i could help the twins with their supper and give their parents a break to unwind. my brother broke my heart! sisnlaw did too! i can't imagine what she went through! the word "thankful" doesn't cut it for how i feel about what God did for our family yesterday!

last night my house was filled with little boy laughter, zoom zooms and boodin' boodin' truck noises, whining over toys and their aunt britt a few times (oh i love those times!), peep-pie games, and banging of other toys. i'm so thankful this happened to them at this age if it ever had to happen to them.

they will never remember this, and they are to young to know to brace themselves. so when the van flipped, they were basically like baby dolls in their awesome car seats!

as you may could tell, my heart and mind can't let this go! if i was in ttown this weekend, something tells me i would have never had fun until i got home and got slobbery kisses from two of the three boys who have stolen my heart and life and heard them say "hey" - lj with a higher pitched voice and dc with his low voice.

life happens. life happens fast. i am  in love with the giver of life, and so thankful for His protection!

so what i have a sick car? so what i have a million and one things to do before next saturday - ladies' christmas celebration dinner i'm co-coordinator of at church? so what i have another abscessed tooth? so what i have a few cold symptoms? so what my best has three million and one things to get done, and probably doesn't need to go to the game either, except for everyone deserves and needs a break, to get it all done?

things could be so much worse. i'm just thankful today. i'm blessed today. i'm happy today. i'm excited today. i'm ready for fun today. i'm ready to go shopping with my mom, come home and clean house, watch the game on tv, and things done and enjoy the fact that i have a 3 day weekend! no work til tues for me!

enjoy life,
Britt

month of birthdays!

so, at the beginning of the month, i was reflecting on this past year - the first year of being an aunt and the twin nephews turning one - i had this great idea to have a special post for my granny, grandaddy, and mom who all have birthdays this month too. let me add here, there are over 20 people in my family that have october bdays. the month has went WAY to fast! and the twins are the only ones that got the special posts.

so here's to my mom: thank you for your unconditional love, guidance, letting us try things and if we liked them you supported us and if we didn't you supported us with that too, for teaching us about our Savior, loving our father, showing us what a wife, mom, christian lady should be like, act like, dress like, have fun like, and cook like : ) oh the wonderful meals you prepared for us when there was no grocery money! Thank you for always teaching us to be thankful to the One who had provided. You are the most selfless person i know! i wonder how much bday, christmas, mother's day money and other monetary gifts you've been given that you spent on groceries and bills rather than yourself. i'll never forget one night during a revival. you had a pew full of some of the rowdiest kids from that town. all kids respond to you so well, and respect you! amazing! and these kids were no exception. the preacher called for an offering to be took. everyone was caught off guard and started searching for money. you emptied your change purse to all the kids on the pew so they wouldn't be left out. you had no cash in your purse and we were going through a tough money time. i forget the message that was preached that night, but i know you remember it. i'll never forget the look on your face when that preacher handed you the offering plates and the offering was for you. the amazing, forgotten, looked over, loving, caring, teaching, praying, sweet, stern, humble preacher's wife. i can't imagine how much you miss your mom. i can't imagine my life without you, and yet you lost yours at such a young age and survived. thank you for all that you have done. for the times you taught us, "along with privilege comes responsibility"; "always cover public toilet seats and never flush them with your hands"; "i brought you into this world i can take you out"; "apologize when you do something wrong or hurtful. we know you're sorry, now apologize"; and "love your brother and sister. be thankful they're still here."

i know i've been a challenge. thank you for the countless hours of prayers on my behalf, the rides from tap.ballet, tee ball, softball, voice, piano, band, SGA (middle and high school) meetings, church and those activities, all the school meetings/activities, shopping trips, doctor visits, and etc. i don't know how you kept up! yes, i do. you had a 2 year planner in your hands at all times! i'll never forget the "brittany" back to school shopping day. lunch,shopping and an activity of my choice with just you. sweet times. all the amazing christmases - food,decorations, gifts and their assemblies and set ups before we woke up on christmas day. thank you for always helping through the trials my weight has caused me through the years. thank you for your sense of humor and "julia sugarbaker" way of getting things said.

thank you doesn't do it justice, but thank you.
i love you,mom! happy birthday! (even though now this is belated)

Busy B

isn't it ironic

Don't ya think?

Life that is ....

Well, lately that's been the best way to sum up my life - ironic!

3 years ago,at an annual event in the town I work in,my heart was crushed and broken. This year,at the same event, I laughed,talked,and enjoyed spending time (even sent a text to see if they were coming) with my friend dg and his wife. Yes! That's right! Same person who helped break my heart,I stood there happily talking to not only him,but his wife. Funny how life changes.

Then the following weekend,the three of us at our salon went to a hair show a few hours away. We had a wonderful time. I got to be a model for Deva Curl (the life saving products for my crazy curls) and an hour and half later,I have a new hair cut and lots of new products to try. But before I made it to the deva stage,I heard someone call my name. I thought I had just seen someone I knew,but wasn't sure.

You see,this person has the same name as me,only spells it differently,and is part two of my heart break. The night I met her was terribly awkward,and only something you think happens in movies or tv,not real life. You know the scene where this guy makes an introduction like this: "Britt meet Britt.Britt meet Britt." Stranger Britt says,"hey! I've heard SO much about you!". Me,"really?! Because I've heard nothing about you!" In a breathless,smiling,nervous,devastated way.

Well,the voice that said,"I've heard so much about you" was the same one calling my name at the hair show 2 hours away from where we both live. Apparently she now is a hair stylist too (her place of work makes this more ironic,but I don't think I need to post that info),and recently married.

She was there with a friend from work and this is how she introduced me to her,I kid you not! "This is the other Britt.His (a lil exaggerated here) other Britt." Really?!?!? Seriously?!?! The friend said,"Ooooohhhh. Nice to finally meet you."

Awkward! But really?!?! Seriously?!?! That's how she introduced me??? I thought maybe my mind was playing tricks on me,but bev and SA heard it too. They were laughing,and I was in shock!

So now, dg and his wife seem to be popping up everywhere around me. I even got a last minute invitation to his family birthday dinner this weekend. "My family would love to hang out with you again.us too of course." Yeah.ok. How bout I don't and say I didn't! Then on a fb post of mine he actually asked what I was going to be doing the next night - ummm,yeah you don't get to know that info.

There's another friendship post I'm needing to vent about,and try to work through.For now,I need my life to not be so awkward or ironic. I've always like that song,but never thought my life could reflect it so much.

Isn't it ironic,don't ya think?

Hoping yours isn't ironic,
Britt

who knew

that your parents were really smart people? who knew that the saying, "time flies", really seems true. who knew what it was going to be like as an adult when you were 18-21? or 25 for that matter.

who knew friendships could be so hard, change so much, matter more than anything, or matter not so much.

i have a good many friends. i have very few best friends. there's a difference!

three years ago this past summer i would have told you i had 8 best friends - sis, kel, 5 other gals (i won't listed names for several reasons) and my guy friend, dg.

i'm amazed at how life changes.

3 years ago my heart was broken,and at a time that it just sucked to be broken! not that i think there is ever a good time for a heart break, but in my mind i could've thought of a different time.  there's been an "anniversary" of such heart break, and it's almost ironic this year. this is a true answer to prayer. i had forgotten. I HAD FORGOTTEN! my true, best friends (the 3 of you there really are), well tell you i have a crazy, good memory! i can remember outfits from years ago, and the boring list of non important memories will end there. i could hardly believe i had forgotten! i'm thankful for the forgetfulness. it really is an answer to prayers!

i've said it before, and i'll say it again. when you pray for something, you have to have the faith and believe that God will answer - the way you think it should be or not - He will answer. and, on His time, not yours or mine. that's the part that always gets me!

dg is now happily married for over a year. they have recently moved to the town i work in,and our paths are crossing more. it's funny,odd, yet comfortable.our whole friendship changed because God needed it too. i needed it too. once i was told that girls and boys, of any age, could never really be "just friends". i think "they" were right, in a sense. there's a fine line that has to be drawn. there's so much i still have bottled up about it all. good news is, it's not the heart break of loosing a wonderful friend. it's what i learned from my experience.

i think that's one of the most important life lessons - know who you are, why you are, what you believe in and stand for it, and learn from everything! the good,bad and/or ugly! learn from it! move on! and grow!

over the last few years, my life has changed. my family has changed. God has given me a new church home, place of work, gave me and taken away friendships, and added and taken away from my family.

work is going great! the nephews are all so amazing and words can not describe the joy they bring me daily!!!

but friendships? lately that front has been ridiculous! one day one of them was there,like they had been for the last seven years, then gone! poof! gone! yet, now they're maybe back.

then there's one that has been there for over twenty years (wow! i thought i would be in my 30s before i said that sentence!) who seems to be gone too. i just realized a few weeks ago how long it's been since i've even heard her voice.

there once was an insurance company who's slogan was, "life comes at you fast." their advertising folks were so honest!


life is different. life is good. life is crazy. life is busy. life is fast. life is slow. life is changing everyday.
 
Reflecting on life and the lessons it gives/tries me with,
Britt

life....

has been seeming like a broken record lately. is that something that happens when you become an adult?

this pretty much sums up my life - work (mon-tues,thurs-sat), church (wed nights sunday am and pm), and the rest of the time its the added extras of being my own boss, other church work, and family things. the last time i went out was a month ago. i was so exhausted! here's a quick glance at what that one day held for me (not that you really care; i just need to vent) :


woke up, got ready, go to a church(luckily close to my house), started "wedding hair" for a friend/client's wedding at 630 am, did 7 more do's fixed 3 others, and left at noon, drove to the town i work in, cut the twin nephews hair, went home (30 min drive), got ready for the wedding quickly, remembered to grab half a sandwich, went to the wedding, ate a piece of cake as i was leaving (seriously, ate while walking out), home, craft show and dinner with sisnlaw and kel, home again.

that what i did that last time i actually "went out". yep! i think i need a night out! maybe that will fix somethings. i had lots of fun that day, please don't get me wrong! and i slept great that night!

it's just like my life has NO normalcy anymore! i haven't had the want-to for a lot of things. had the "had - to's", so i did those.

i do struggle with saying the word "no", and managing my time. i had really gotten good at it, or so i thought.

good news? i am going to dinner and a movie tomorrow night with liz. that's got me excited! just a night to have fun, laugh, maybe shop for something for me to wear at the hair show im going to sunday ..... oh crap! what to wear?! - sorry for the blurp there - and maybe a venting session if i need one!

and as much as i love my family, i'm kinda hoping there won't be any conversation of them. just what's been going on with us, and have some fun!

Sorry for the rant.

Enjoying the fall colors,
Britt

bitter sweet day

yesterday was my precious granny's 73rd bday! she's my dad's mom. my mom's mom passed away in 1974. she was very young, and i miss her every day.

yesterday also would've been my mom's dad, my granddaddy's, 84th bday. so, thus the bitter sweetness of the day.

i'm very close to my granny and papa. i often wonder would i be closer to my grandmother and grandaddy had i been given the chance?

but, that's a whole other post in its self!

so here's to my granny!

the sweet, gossiping, praying, cleaning, cooking, practical, helpful, laughing lady who i love beyond words!
the wife who has spoiled my papa the last 55 years. it's so cute to hear you two call each other "baby", "honey", and such. thanks for setting such an example on faith, family, marriage, and life! i hope to never settle; just like you've asked ; )
hope you enjoyed your dinner with the family and the yummy cake : )

thanks for everything you've always done, do, and will do!

i love you, Granny!

Love,
Britt

happy 1st bday LJ!

the day is finally here. the twin nephews are one! oh! how time flies when you're having fun! i decided to write them both a "letter" to half way express my love for them and wish them a very happy first birthday! so here's LJ's

Nephew LJ,

you're my oldest nephew! i loved you the minute i heard your dad's voice say: "now, you can't tell anybody, and i do mean you can't tell a soul! but we're pregnant!" i was at a baby shower at church! i wanted to run and tell everyone! i actually went into the sanctuary right quick and prayed for you. and then God laid on my heart that there might be more than just one. and only He could have known that for sure then. He formed you about 4 weeks prior to the call. so, i didn't tell anyone until it was "safe" to tell. and i laugh when i think of that day, because i had just been part of a conversation about babies - seeing as i was at a baby shower and surrounded by other moms-to-be or those wanting to be a mom-to-be, and they were all asking how your parents journey was going. oh! how after the phone call with your dad i wanted to tell them God had blessed and your mom was expecting!

Then, a week or two later, we got a real good picture of your little bean looking self, and the other one!

the months between then and when you debut went by fast! it was so much fun planning for you two to get here!

then you came.

you were short, pink, head full of dark hair, and screaming to the top of your lungs! you were amazing! my heart has never known love like this. seriously. the first time i got to "meet" you, your wonderful mommy was holding you, and she got sick, so grandma got to hold you quickly while i helped your mom. different ones past you around, and then it was my turn. as the words of one of my favs says,"and oh, the joy that floods my soul! something wonderful happened and now I'm whole". grant it, that song is about God's salvation, but something wonderful happened when i held you first,and then the million plus times since then!

No one could ever complete your younger, not little, brother than you! it's amazing to see the bond you two have! i love hearing you two squeal and jabber at each other. its really funny to see you two see the gates are down here at grandma's. you two jabber something at each other and then off you go in two separate ways! i love seeing y'all eat and talk like two little old men : )

there have been so many "firsts" with you and your twin for me as an aunt. i have loved each one of them. even the poopy diapers : )

so here's a glimpse of some firsts of millions : )

if you and i had a dollar for every time i've kissed those sweet chubby cheeks of your's, well, your college would be paid for already! hahaha!

your smile, eyes, cheeks, hands and feet and everything else about you i love.

i loved the first time you reached for me, and for all the times since then. it make my heart skip a beat when you whine and crawl to me so i'll pick you up.

i love hearing you say,"hey".

i love when you bring my face to your slobbering little mouth and you give me "kisses".

i don't really love that you pull my hair, but i love those little hands : )

i think it's funny that no one wears jewelry around you and your brother but me. so a few pieces have been broken. no biggie : ) it usually has been able to be fixed.

i remember the first time i got to hold you and DC together! oh, the sweetness! it was grandma's 51st bday get together - bama beat tennessee in a close game! and bama had the most amazing moment to win it - they block a field goal. it was a precious day!
you were one of the cutest little tigers i've ever seen on halloween!

i'll never forget that your parents trusted me to keep you the first time your mom went back to work. she had decided to tough it out and stay all day until she got the phone call i had made your bottles wrong. i made you two boys a little sickly, but no one was made as sick or hurt and upset as i was!

i love how you melt my big brother's heart.

i love to see you walk and crawl.

and that little face you and your brother do - funniest thing ever!

i love that you love to be loved on and snuggle some too.

i love that you lost all your hair, and that when it grew back it was blond and you have a double crown. which for a long time, your hair stuck up everywhere, more than any one place.

i love that you and your brother love to be read, Oh the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can do.

i think i know it by heart. it was the first book i ever bought you two, and wow! it's been put to good use!

i love how mischevious you are now. you seem so carefree about life. oh the lessons to be learned by you!


i love and enjoy getting to give you a bath! you're one of the funniest babes i know,LJ!

i loved getting to cut your first hair cut. you were perfect! you didn't cry, but i was holding back tears!


i loved your first bday party! you were ready to party! the mess you made in your cake was precious. if you only knew what a good cake you wasted ; )
i love you!

LJ, you have changed my whole life. thank you. you are a sweet, crazy, wild, fun, wonderful little boy. if you grow up to love me half as much as i love you, i hope you have one really big healthy heart!

Happy first birthday LJ!
Thanks for changing my life!

Love,

Aunt Britt

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY LJ!!!!!!!

happy 1st bday DC!

the day is finally here. the twin nephews are one! oh! how time flies when you're having fun! i decided to write them both a "letter" to half way express my love for them and wish them a very happy first birthday! so here's DC's





Nephew DC,

you're my second born nephew! i loved you the minute i heard your dad's voice say: "now, you can't tell anybody, and i do mean you can't tell a soul! but we're pregnant!" i was at a baby shower at church! i wanted to run and tell everyone! i actually went into the sanctuary right quick and prayed for you. and then God laid on my heart that there might be more than just one. and only He could have known that for sure then. He formed you about 4 weeks prior to the call. so, i didn't tell anyone until it was "safe" to tell. and i laugh when i think of that day, because i had just been part of a conversation about babies - seeing as i was at a baby shower and surrounded by other moms-to-be or those wanting to be a mom-to-be, and they were all asking how your parents journey was going. oh! how after the phone call with your dad i wanted to tell them God had blessed and your mom was expecting!



Then, a week or two later, we got a real good picture of your little bean looking self, and the other one!


And I knew then, we were in for a treat! a special God given treat!
the months between then and when you debut went by fast! it was so much fun planning for you two to get here!


then you came.




you were bigger than your older brother, not a lot of hair and weren't a happy baby! you were amazing! you were also having problems breathing. the doctors had prepared your parents that you and your brother would probably have to go to the NICU. you did, and LJ didn't. we all had hurting hearts. ask kel if you don't believe that my heart didn't break. we don't like to talk about it, or think about it. we're not ashamed of it,or you - it's just not who you are now. you were there 18 days. that's a very short time compared to most babies in there. you were so much bigger than the preemies in there; it didn't seem fair. but God had a plan! no matter what life may hand you, remember this: God has a plan. and a plan to prosper you not to harm you. it doesn't mean life will always be fair, happy and fun. it means, God is in control and there will be a rainbow at the end of the storm.


the first time i got to see you up close was at the end of the day you were born. it had been a long, exhausting, yet one of the happiest days of my life! your daddy was trying not to cry and wanted me to not. he didn't want to break down either. my heart hurt worse after that. he's the best big brother! you're already a LOT like your daddy! i couldn't really see your face. well, not at all. you had the biggest hands and feet. so sweet and chubby. i couldn't wait to see you the day you came home.

then you came home. precious,precious! you completed my big brother and your mother and brother that day! you were precious, and probably sore from being held so much by your parents and grandparents!






No one could ever complete your older, not bigger, brother than you! it's amazing to see the bond you two have! i love hearing you two squeal and jabber at each other. its really funny to see you two see the gates are down here at grandma's. you two jabber something at each other and then off you go in two separate ways! i love seeing y'all eat and talk like two little old men : )







oh the miles you two have traveled and you can't even walk yet!



there have been so many "firsts" with you and your twin for me as an aunt. i have loved each one of them. even the times you tried to pee on me : )



so here's a glimpse of some firsts of millions : )



if you and i had a dollar for every time i've kissed those sweet chubby cheeks of your's, well, your college would be paid for already! hahaha!



your smile, eyes, eye lashes, cheeks, hands and feet and everything else about you i love.




i loved the first time you reached for me, and for all the times since then. it make my heart skip a beat when you whine and crawl to me so i'll pick you up.




i love hearing you say,"hey".


i love that you already have a deep voice. i wonder if you'll be the next "G" bass singer of the family like your great-gpa (papa), grandpa and your dad?


i love when you bring my face to your slobbering little mouth and you give me "kisses".





i don't really love that you pull my hair, but i love those little hands : ) it actually seems like you are taken by my curls. it's ok. i still am and they're mine





i think it's funny that no one wears jewelry around you and your brother but me. so a few pieces have been broken. no biggie : ) it usually has been able to be fixed. i think between me and you we test premier's fix-it policy : )





i remember the first time i got to hold you and LJ together! oh, the sweetness! it was grandma's 51st bday get together - bama beat tennessee in a close game! and bama





you were one of the cutest little giraffes i've ever seen on halloween!




i'll never forget that your parents trusted me to keep you the first time your mom went back to work. she had decided to tough it out and stay all day until she got the phone call i had made your bottles wrong. i made you two boys a little sickly, but no one was made as sick or hurt and upset as i was! you were more sick than LJ, but i was a mess. i just about cried while typing that because i never want to hurt you.

i love how you melt my big brother's heart.

i love to see you  crawl. you crawl kind of slow. you're so much like your daddy : )

i love that you look so much like my daddy's baby pictures. i know grandpa loves that too.


and that little face you and your brother do - funniest thing ever!






i love that you love to be loved on and you already mean it when you love on me.



i love that you got lots of hair. it was so cute long! even if i did give your parents a hard time over it. you weren't a fan of it in your eyes. but who would ever want to hide those beautiful blue eyes and eye lashes?!



i love that you and your brother love to be read, Oh the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can do. i think its amazing how i can say,"DC, bring me a book and i'll read to you." and you do. and i do. you love to be read to.

i love that you want to figure everything out. you are so observant. i should learn from you. you take it all in, see if you can figure it all out, and then act.

i love how rough and tough you are.

i love how sweet and calm you are.

i love and enjoy getting to give you a bath! it's like the tub gets turned into a wave pool! haha


i loved getting to cut your first hair cut. you were perfect! you didn't cry, but i was holding back tears!


i loved your first bday party! you were sleepy, but got woke up quick! once again, you took it all in and just smiled that gorgeous smile at everyone. you're the sweetest thing! you weren't sure about the cake at first. then your mom put it in your face. much better after that! you had it everywhere! you crack me up!

i love you!

Thanks for the best year of my life!

Love,

Aunt Britt

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY,DC!!!!!!

a year ago

..today i was trying to be patient, but it wasn't working out for me. my sisnlaw had a doctors appt in less than 24 hours, and we were all pretty sure the twin nephews would arrive shortly there after.

we were right. on tuesday of this week, the twin nephews - DC and LJ - or whatever combo i might have for them this week, will be one year old little boys! not babies!

my life has changed so much since the moment i found out their parents were expecting them! even when we weren't sure if it was just one,two or however many God wanted them to be. i have been blessed immeasurably more through these two little people.

i'm sure i bore my friends and clients with stories of them, but i can't help it!

kel gets lots of picture messages. she doesn't have any siblings, and i've always offered to share mine for various reasons hahaha, and she's a college student who needs a stress relief : ) 

so this week, is a birthday celebration for them and my granny : )

i'll start with a few pics (seeing as my camera was starting to die about the time they were born, then died and hasn't been replaced - forgive the time lapse please):

thanks for changing for life one year ago boys! i can't wait to see God's plans for you two unfold! i love you no matter what, and with a love i can't even put into words!

thank you God for letting me be an aunt!

Love you twins!
Aunt Britt

a lil bit of everything with a cherry on top

hey everybody! WOW! i really don't know where to start!

as i hope you read last, i'm an aunt again! nephew JC (i've decided against nephew buckaroo b/c it's to long to type LOL) is precious!

i wondered last year when i found out my sisnlaw was prego with twins, how would i love 2 babies equally. my sibs and i used to "accuse" my rents of loving one of us more or having favorites. i never did understand how they couldn't. now i do.

i wondered in january when i found out about nephew JC, was i going to be able to love this niece/nephew as much as i love nephews L and D. well, that's the amazing part of God's love and how He makes us. yes, there's the same amount of love for all three, and if there's ever anymore to be born, there'll be more love.

so, that's really what has been new with me - nephews,family, work, church, repeat.

meg had her baby too! precious juliana! and my best friend from beauty school (oh how i would have NEVER made it without "my friend Lori") Lori. my family still teases me how i never called her "lori". it was and still is, "my friend lori". well, meg had baby girl j one week before nephew JC and lori had baby girl alizah the day after him. the last time i saw lori, she was pregnant with her oldest daughter who's almost 2. the amazing part is, when i went to visit them in the hospital for this daughter, after not seeing each for over 2 years (i've never met her oldest), it's like nothing had changed. i love friendships like that! it was like it had been 2 days since we last saw each other.

so, babies, yes that's what's new with me! haha!

i've been praying about some things involving me,myself and i. i also feel so guilty when praying for myself, so i usually don't. i always can think about how much more other people need. so that's where my prayers tend lead. i've decided to become a little bit selfish and start putting my needs closer to the top of my list ... we'll see how long this lasts ....

i can't believe i've found time to blog, but i have been reading some regularly. and this morning i saw where Meg had given me this :



so here's the deal with this lil award:

rule 1 is to thank her for the award

thanks Megs! so sweet : ) just like you and baby J!


rule 2 is to copy and paste it.

it's cute,ain't it?!


rule 3 is to list 3 things i love about myself:

my dependability

my devotion to all things in my heart and mind (family,friends,work,church, most of all God)

my smile. it's amazing how a smile can change one's day

rule 4 is to post a picture i love ...

hmmm... just one? well, seeing as i haven't had a working camera in about 9 months, and my mother never loads her's on the computer ... this is one of my top favs




nephew d and nephew L sporting their "my aunt rocks" shirts bought by me : )

rule 5 is to pass this along to 5 other people

Stacy

Kellie

Heather

Honea Bees

Emily


see you later! i'm bout to go watch the Tide roll over arkansas! ROLLLL TIDE ROLL!

aunt alert!

quick, quick update here!

more to come soon ~hopefully : )

I'M AN AUNT AGAIN! nephew buckaroo was born on labor day. yep! sister and him will never live that one down! i was very honored to be in the room when he made his grand entrance!

he wieghed in at 7 pounds 15 ounces and 20 inches long! he's precious and such a good,sweet baby. he's so spoiled rotten! already! i wouldn't have clue who's to blame there ....

the twin nephews are less than 3 weeks away from being 1! : (

it's been a fast,wild, happy, crazy, stressful, depressing, back to crazy,happy, wild, busy year for the whole G gang!

i'm immeasurably blessed! Thank you God for Your blessings on me,
Busy B

to pull or not to pull

yes, my friends! that's the question that runs in my mind every time my left jaw throbs another shot of pain.

i have enjoyed being an "adult" for the last few years. right now, not one of those times! i remember back to when i was on my parents WONDERFUL health and dental insurance plans. man, those were the good ole days! and when money came from someone else's pocket! and hard answers to hard questions were answered by my parents, not me!

i struggle with money management. i'm really striving to do better, and have been somewhat. welp! right now, i need a miracle!

i have had this tooth that bothered me exactly 2 years ago this week! random, i know. welp, after this tooth causing no pain or drama for over a year it's decided to become infected. yep, abscessed teeth are no fun!!!!!

and letmetellyou! SO STINKING EXPENSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my dentist doesn't do the actual "root canal", but does the crown part - and sheesh! maybe i chose the wrong profession! HA HA HA!

so now, here's the question, do i pull it or spend out the wazoo and a have a root canal?

in the words of meredith grey,"..... we're grown ups now. how did that happen? how can we make it stop?"

seven

i have been blogging in my mind. does that count? yes, i'll be honest here and admit i think, "i've got to update about this. i should blog about that. i need to vent about this and that and that thing too."


so, this morning, i thought, no matter how the day goes, i'm going to blog. about something.

so here's a little update about me and my busy days

#1 - FAMILY - the nephews are now 10 months old!!!!, dad is the over see-er of our building project at home, mom is keeping the nephews and planning the arrival of the newest nephew. bro would kill me if he knew i blogged, or that he was on here so i'll pass him up : ) and sister, well, she's 8 months preg-o in a heat wave working 40 hours a week,or more, while having her house remodeled some. so can you guess how she's really feeling? yeah, me neither b/c i've never been down the road she's on, but i do know this - she's a beauty preg-o! a beauty always, but i'm loving her big bump! nephew buckaroo (this maybe what i will refer to him as seeing as his mommy doesn't want his name on the WWW) is coming along just great! i think she gets an ultra sound of him next week. can't wait to see his precious face! with the twin nephews, we had LOTS of u/s pictures, but with nephew buckaroo it's been like 3 or 4! and none since she was at 20 weeks! she's a 30something weeks now! sheesh! aunt britt is ready!!!!

#2 - CHURCH

has been B-U-S-Y busy! we've had all sorts of things going on! men's banquet, the family life center building project, getting new play ground equipment up, VBS, disciple now: GPS, deaths, births, and now getting ready for the new church year! all that has taken up more time than you could ever realize! i'm still the girls in action - GA - leader, and i still LOVE it! oh, we had a coronation service for them beginning of june. once this summer the GAs and RAs (the boys - royal ambassadors) went and served at manna house. manna house is  an amazing place! they serve homeless, and those who just can't get make it. you can get food to eat then, later, clothes and even baby needs. ms fran, the lady who runs it, is more than amazing! we, or at least i, first heard of it at the children's mission explosion the kids went to back in feb. she told me and mrs e (one of my pastor's daughters, who is over the childrens dept) that she remember us by our smiles. i think it's because we have big,curly hair : ). anyways, we served there and are planning time in our new year for GAs and RAs .

#3 - FRIENDS

meg is having a baby girl in just a few days! i missed her shower b/c of d-now at church : ( but i can't wait to meet that precious baby girl! i also can't wait for her to join her mom and i at our p.f. changs dates : )

liz and i have started a new journey together, and it's actually been lots of fun. more on that later.

kel is living in ttown this summer, she's home right now : ), and this is her last year there. that seems kinda crazy to me. it feels like she just moved there!

there have been some friendships over the last year to fade away. 3 in particular i would've never thought. funny how life happens. the funny part is - looking back, i'm not that surprised, my life is less complicated and minus LOTS of unnecessary drama, and in the end - all answers to a prayer.

life lesson #102 - when praying for things, be expecting answers - even if they aren't the ones you want at first, b/c in the end, they will be.

#4 - WORK

has been busy,busy,busy or slow,slow,slow. lately, busy. this week, pretty slow. thank goodness for chemical services : ) i love my job. it doesn't feel like a job to me. and, 3 years ago, i was miserable at my previous salon. just got the booth where i am now, and had to tell my boss i was leaving. only, i got to leave about 3 weeks ahead of time. i can't believe labor day week i will have been there for 3 years, and starting year 4! time really does fly when you're having fun!

#5 - sister's baby shower
it consumed lots of my time, but only b/c i let it! it was so much to put together,and she had a great turn out! she got lots of stuff! everything she will need but a swing, receiving blankets, bath towel and regular burp cloths. it was a cowboy theme - everything from the invitations to gifts : ) when i can get my hand on her pictures, i'll share. i may do a whole post about it. sad thing is - it was over in one day. lots of days planning and shopping for sweet precious baby stuff for the shower to last 2 hours. i think once nephew buckaroo arrives, that will change ; )

#6 - new journey
i started a journey with liz the end of june, and in the craziness of our lives, we've pretty much stuck with it. what is it? well, glad you asked!
i'm exercising! yes, this girl - the one who has always been the "big" girl. the one who has always had a weight issue. i love my parents, and i know my parents love me. i come from a big,country family. "a little meat on your bones is good for ya" kinda family. well, yes, maybe. liz and i have "shredded" - jillian michael's 30 day shred - a lot! we've done some kind of Pilate's dvd. it's not what i thought it was going to be! it's fast pace, lots of moves and quickly! wow is all i have to say! i do love the shred though. i feel it working, and have just started seeing the results. we do it on liz's patio early in the morning! the last week or so, the heat index has been 90 plus at 630! now, that's when you know you're dedicated! liz went shopping with me the wednesday before sis' shower, and found this cute cute dress. one problem with that dress was that it was in with the millions of "regular" sizes and not on one of the four racks i needed to shop. side note - shopping with people who have never had a weight prob is not good for those of us that do! yes, we have 1/4 of the options you do. yes, most of the stuff looks 30plus years older than me. no, i don't do "names" b/c "names" mean nothing, size does. - needless to say, i was about in tears while shopping with a friend who is like my sister. that all changed when i tried on that dress. yes, it was a little snug, but it fit. it zipped. it was on sale. it was a regular size. i bought it! i wore it to sis' shower.




#7 - last but not least ...


finally, it has sunk in my heart and mind, that yes. i'm changing. my mind set, looks, body, wants and needs are changing.

i've lost 7 pounds : ) to me, that's a big accomplishment!

See you soon,
Busy B

birthday,of sorts

today is a very special day to me. it's a day that i think of often, but yet sometimes let it pass by. eleven years ago tonight, i gave my heart and life to my Savior,Jesus Christ. my dad was holding a revival at a very small,country church WAY back in the back of paint rock valley.

it's a night i'll never forget. my dad remembers when he was saved - 3rd sunday night in november 1968 - but doesn't know/remember the exact date. yes, i'm aware google could help him out with that part. but point is,one day i might not remember the exact date of mine either.

i pray i won't forget. that i won't ever forget. sometimes, this is a story i don't share. i was in the  middle of band camp (not like on american pie...) and was burnt to the crisp from the hot sun and marching on pavement. i was sick from it really. but i was so afraid to tell my friends, especially since i was going to be going to high school the very next week.

why was i so scared?

glad you asked! see, i thought i became a christian when i was 8 years old, followed my salvation up with baptism and all. i sung about the Lord, taught about Him, talk about Him, tried living for Him.  for a long time after i realized i wasn't a christian, i felt worthless. i thought, "who would want you, you liar?" among other terrible thoughts that the devil gave me. finally, i surrendered, and surprised my parents, family, friends and my church family.

i remember the following sunday, my youth director said to me, "you look so different today. a good different, something new with your smile and eyes." i remember being told i blushed. the funny part of that was, my youth director didn't know at that time that i had got saved wednesday night, he thought i already was like everyone else. he thought it had to do with a cute,shy,quiet blond guy that had become a very good friend of mine that summer ; )

so, today my heart is thankful that God loved me then, He still does, and that He always will!

Be back later,
Busy B

funny thing

i only signed on here tonight because i was waiting for some things to print for D-Now this weekend (more to come later). and has found it funny that someone that i was raised with/right up the road with thinks they are so "fabulous" that now you have to be invited to read their stuff, but yet can still read mine, welp! not anymore! can we say,"block"? good! have a great night! hopefully i will be back monday with some amazing updates on me,my life,and upcoming stuffs like sister's baby shower! ahhhhhh!!!!!!!!! it's a week away! now for Disciple Now! GPS 2010!!!!!!

busy days and bloggy firsts

folks, i promise! one day i'm going to figure out how to quickly post from my crack blackberry. the only thing about that is, i can't do the fun stuff! like linking, and such. or so i don't think i can't.

so now, yes. i'm a busy,busy,busy,busy gal these days. but i'm still reading your posts! i think everyone is riding in the same boat with me, because it seems like everyone is slowing down on posting and apologizing for the lack of posts. i thought that after college my life wouldn't wait til mid-end august before "normal" took over again. but i'm wondering if that's the case? hmmm...

ok, so thanks to the fabulous Meg, i'm now hooked on Etsy. before now, i have avoided like a plague! i knew what it would cost in the long run! HAHAHA!

i've been wanting to add some new things to my bath room and add a new color in my bedroom. i'm thinking this little beauty here will help with that!

so another first, i just joined in my first blog give away! i'm almost tempted to tell you not to, but i love competition. so go on to twopoundsawk aka Meg, and join in the fun!

grieving

...is not something i do much. grief is something no one wants to ever have to think about, let alone go through.

i've always said when accidents occur, "they're accidents. no one planned this/that." that's my way of saying, it's over now on to fry the bigger fish.

i never knew it would hurt this much.

the sad thing is. well, you might need the back story first, so here goes for the 1,000,000,000 time since late last saturday night. . .

my cousin,TA, was riding a horse along side his 12 year old "step son" and a 15 year old guy last saturday night. they had been at a 4th of july celebration at city park in new hope. they went the longer,yet less popular traffic way, to the barn to put the horses up for the night. a young man, who we all know (small towns ...) wasn't exactly go the speed the road calls for, and was looking at the kids on the lighter colored horses that had gotten off the side of the road. he never saw TA on his older horse, or the fact that his lights had either blinded the mare so she couldn't move, or had her "spooked" or scared that she couldn't move. or possibly a combination of it all. his stepson,TM, said TA tried and tried to get her to move and she wouldn't budge. (yes, the 12 and 15 year olds witnessed every.little.detail!) the truck couldn't stop and hit the horse and TA. TA flew up about 20 feet and landed on his head. he went over the truck, which resulted in broken ribs (on the left side), a skull fracture (which,oddly enough was not a big deal), broken nose, and bruises and scratches. the fact that he landed on his head is the reason of grief for not only my family, but for the driver's family too. loooonnnngggggg story shortened: he had his spleen and gall bladder removed, hernia repaired, and internal bleeding stopped in surgery at 230 sunday morning. the doctor said that had they not got him in that surgery then within 30 minutes he would've been gone. at 730 sunday morning we got the call that he was having to have brain surgery. he had bleeding on the brain and to much swelling. they were hoping he would start to recover and come to sunday or monday. sunday evening, he moved a leg and "gripped" a hand. those were all body reflexes, something the brain did not tell him to do. i've said it before, and i'll say it again, i have a large,loving,caring,forgiving,unconditional loving,christian family. i'm so blessed,we all are. we've all been at the hospital at some point from late,late,late saturday through wednesday afternoon. tuesday, the family was told that a decision had to be made within 2-3 days. wednesday morning, the dr's did a blood flow test. there was no blood flow from his neck up. his injuries were few,as far as broken bones, but the accident killed his brain. his brother, SA (who i work with and go to church with. we're really close friends despite the 20 year age difference) and his parents decided for him to be an organ donor. so, several people got kidneys,a heart,an eye, and so on.

TA's visitation is tonight and funeral tomorrow.it's incredibly sad. i'm not sure what's more sad - loosing him (even though he was the most distant one of us) or seeing his parents and brother grieve.

so please, continue to pray for my family.

Busy B
sorry this was so long, i guess i needed to half way vent ...

prayers

hello all! i hope you all have enjoyed your Independence day weekend!

i know i haven't been around for a while, but this time will be brief. i will be back soon. today, i'm simply asking for prayers.

i have a large family, and i love them all. we're very close too, which is different these days.

one of my dad's first cousins was riding a horse saturday night and was hit by a vehicle. he has 2 children who are a few years younger then me (and are estranged from him - sad,but true) and a 5 year old daughter.

bottom line - he may not make it. it's not looking good. so please, pray for my family and especially him. God knows who you'll be talking about, so please. take a minute,if you don't mind, and thank God for our free country and whatever else you may need to thank Him for or ask Him for, and then add us in.

Thanks!

With a prayerful, wondering heart,
Busy Britt

calling on curls!

awhile ago, i mentioned i had thought about a "week of beauty". well, i'm to busy to make it a whole week. i'm not sure i've ever posted 5/7 days in a week on here, so why start now? hahaha

well, last week i shared that my natural curls were absolutely loving the ridiculous humidity here in sweet home alabama (roll tide,roll! - sorry can't help myself!)! i promise to all of you curly headed folks - i'm not lying either!

i'm in love. finally.

well, my curls are in love actually. and the big reveal of the best thing to happen to this used -to- be fro???

it's simply a product called Deva Curl

 

here's some of the products that have saved my hair, recent photos of me and the curls, and my worries about what my hair is doing during the day/humidity/rain/etc etc etc .....

 

 

just a little preview here.

i have found that i love their low poo cleanser over their no poo cleanser. although, sometimes i  use the no poo as a deep cleanser.

the one that won my heart and curls over .... one Condition. it's more than amazing. it doesn't weigh down the curls, make them to soft, or make them frizz more like other conditioners have done in the past.

my styling products have decreased to one, oh for all the money i've spent of mine and my mother's for that matter, what i would've done with that if i'd only met this AnGell years ago ...

AnGell

i just got me some of this B'Leave In leave in conditioner. usually, i would run as fast as i could from a leave in conditioner! oh the added weight to the curls! this product is different, or hopefully so. i'll start using it tomorrow (i forgot i had it this morning when i was styling my hair - and it's my day off, so that's always my "testing" day).

and, then there's this product ...Mister Right. and just like everything else i think is "mr right", failed me. ok, i'm really only kidding there, but not about the product. it just doesn't "do" it for me or the curls. so it's safely in the back of the product basket at home. let me add here,though, the owner of the salon got a body wave right before Easter, and she loves this product!

and here's the best part of DevaCurl. yes, they have a way in which they think is the best, but they want you to deva the best way for you! just like me vs bev with the mister right. it doesn't work well for me, but it does her. i have naturally curly hair, she has permed hair.

anyways, those are my curly thoughts and loves. i'm sure this was super duper boring for anyone with straight hair, or maybe just in general, but hey! it's my love and passion!

i do have some makeup tips, and even something for you straight hair folks (and as we say here in bama, "bless you little hearts!")! because, yes these curls go straight and i H-A-T-E hate it after awhile!

happy hump day!

Love,

curly busy B

hello alabama summer!

hello to all of you beautiful people too! wow! i remember the summer time as a child. man! childhood is kind of wasted,somewhat,on childhood! i would LOVE to have a few weeks off - no worries of how my bills will be paid, how my wonderful clients would feel about my absence, or what i would do. would it be ok to do the things i did back when i was a kid? probably not so much. for one, my sibs and liz are grown up too, and i don't think we could get by with playing on the "dirt road" or hide-and-go-seek in the dark at night.

even though the twins are eight,yes i said eight, months old now, i have got the pleasure of showing them "lightening bugs". oh! i used to love to catch them, put 'em in jars in my room, and then would come morning. some hard lessons there. bugs live outside for a reason!

and when i was a kid there was one thing bama summers always had that this curly headed thing always hated until now ...

humidity! wow! it's seriously has rained at home or work every.single.day.this. month! sheesh! however, the curls are L-O-V-I-N-G it! i'm in shock i think!never eva have i liked,enjoyed, or loved the humidity! i'm thinking it has something to do with the curl,good hair day,life saving products i was introduced to a few months ago!

remember when i said i would have like a week of beauty? well, i did ...click here. well, hopefully next week!not that i think i have enough beauty tips to last a week,but as much as i dont do blog now, i'll be ok there!

hope you're enjoying some summertime fun! i need a pool, a tan, and some down time!

Busy B

just call me ... busy b

hey there,again! the last few posts i've been signing out as "busy b". well, just as soon as i take the time to figure out a cute little signature, that's how i'll end things. why "busy b"? umm, hello? have we met,yet? yeah - now you caught on! because i'm pretty busy. for the last several weeks, it's been the norm for me to have 1-3 nights at home. and this is why i'm not wasting my money on rent! nothing against renters here, but it just makes total sense in all areas of my life to live at home and get my feet planted on solid ground!

what's got me so busy or had me so busy? well ... let's just bullet these things, and maybe one i'll come back and tell you a little bit about these events ...

• my 25th birthday! hello, new age category! wow-zer! and all the little celebrations to go along with that!
• work,work and work. somehow,even on slower weeks there, it still takes up most of my time. that's ok, keep it coming!!!!
• church - letmetellyou! we're one busy group of baptists! since the new calendar year (not just church year)we've had/done:fed 4 families that had deaths, easter musical, ladies retreat,5 baby showers since the end of Feb-mid may. 1 bridal(may), regular services, started building a family life center, and that's all things as of mid may!
• GA class - i teach the girls in action class at my church. i love love love love my girls i get each wednesday night! i love their families too! i keep them busy, and they keep me on my toes! we had a coronation service for them last night,followed by a reception. it was a LOT of planning on my part, and doing, but it was beautiful, wonderful and such a blessing! oh the joy they bring me! 
• family - sister is having a BOY in like 15 weeks! wow! aunt britt is in full on planning mode! invitations are all planned out and will be ordered hopefully early next week. the baby shower planning is in full swing too! woowee, this is fun! the twin nephews are so much fun! they're big babies too! d is 20 lbs and l is 18 lbs! they have the sweetest personalities too! i've seriously never known a love like this ... they've already taught me so much and haven't even spoke my name :)
• friends - liz is back next door to me, and that's been fun. one night, we hung out late on her patio and just vented and griped, laughed and joked, and almost fell asleep! if i was a drinking girl, it would've been a cosmo or wine night like in the movies/tv. kel is back at college, but that's ok. i think we communicate more when there's distance. hopefully, we'll get some time to see each other this summer between her working there and me working/church here. i do miss her not being here on wednesdays ( i got really spoiled to that a few summers ago), but that's not ever going to be reality, and that's ok. she is truly my best friend. also, i've realized that there were once some friends who were my best friends and now i just call them friends. i never see or hear from them. really,folks?! in a world with so many communication areas, you can't pick one?! my thought on this ... people do exactly what they want to do ... you can (and they know this) call,text,email,or even email me on facebook. case and point - birthday came and i got a "happy bday" on my fb wall. really?! well, no offense to any of my fb family/friends, but over 100 other "friends" did the same thing and your's blended in there. just saying/venting ....
• trials/blessings - there seems to be SO much going on right now. somethings i can't talk about at all, to anyone but God. some i can. some i don't want to. some i'm not putting out on the WWW. i know with God all things are possible, and it's ALL  in HIS time and will. now if HE would hurry up, or at least let me have a hint of how this chapter of my life is going to end .... i know,i know! that's not how it works!
• oh, upcoming things at church!!!! --- i'm starting "new" with GA's, which is taking time to plan, this weekend we have a men's banquet. mostly the women of our church have been busy, so this is a fun night to serve the men.  VBS is coming up and it's a cowboy theme! which is the theme of something else, right sister? ; ) oh! and sunday night we have a bridal shower! oh joy,joy????
• last but not least - i have some bridal and baby showers coming up for some really awesome friends of mine! i can't wait! i am so happy for these girls and their families! : )

so for now, that's my life in a wrap. that's what's new with me (every one's clients - not just mine - have been asking me 'what's new with you?' ummm, well nothing outstanding ....and that question is on my nerves!)! what's new with you?

Busy B