This past week my totally cute pair of glasses from Target broke. I was so bummed! Well this situation caused me to go back to the eye doctor and get an exam so that I could get glasses and contacts. While telling my parents about what I was going to do they mentioned that I should look in the Sunday paper for coupons to optical stores. I did and I found a great one! I got 2 complete pairs of glasses, lenses and frames, for $69! Can you believe that? I even think they are pretty cute! So if you are in need of glasses this is totally the place to go. I have not seen the coupon online but they do have one for 2 for $99. I think that is still a GREAT deal.

http://www.foreyes.com/onsale/coupons.html

I tried to be healthy for lunch and in stead of my regular Chick-fil-a I went to Planet Smoothie. I got something called Billy Bob Banana. It has some of those "protien blasts" in it. All I have to say is OH WELL for trying to be healthy... I feel all sick to my stomach after drinking 1/4 of the drink that cost me $5.50. Now i'm eating saltine crackers to and trying not to throw up.

Tomorrow it is back to Chick-fil-a!

In the continuing saga of my back issues I got the results from my MRI today. It seems that I have a bulging disc in my lower back. What is a a bulging disc you may ask? Well here is what I found out from wisegeek.com...

A bulging disk is a condition related to the spine, usually the lumbar, or lowerl back that occurs when a disk bulges through a crevice in the spine. Disks are the soft, gelatinous material that cushions the vertebrae of the spine. A bulging disk occurs when the disk shifts out of its normal radius and most often occurs simply as a result of age.

Notice the last sentence. Ok people...i'm only 28! GEEZZZ!!! So anyways the doctor is sending me for physical therapy. I start that on Monday morning at 7:00 a.m. Hopefully this will get things on the road to recovery.

How I feel since I have been taking pain meds and going to work.

I discovered a great new store yesterday. It's called Movie Stop and it is in the Waterford Town Center. Basically the cool part about it is you can take your old dvd's and trade them in. When you do you can get credit to the store or cash. Getting the credit is a better value. I traded in Season 4 of Dawson's Creek and Season 1 of One Tree Hill. For that I got $24 in credit. I then purchased Season 1 of Bones. SO FUN! They have all kinds of great used dvd's for a really good price. So if you have some movies around that you don't watch anymore take them to Movie Stop and trade it for something you want!

So last Tuesday I was sitting at my desk when I had a sharp pain in my lower back. After 30 minutes the pain had not subsided...it had actually gotten worse. So I told my co-worker I thought I needed to go to the doctor. So I called my doctor. Unfortunately, they were closed for lunch so I decided to go the Centra Care walk-in clinic. After waiting for 2 hours I saw the doctor. By this point I was in a good amount of pain. He came in, talked to me for 2 minutes, diagnosed me with an injured sciatic, wrote a prescription and then left. I didn't really think much of it because I was hurting so much. All I wanted was pain meds to get some relief. So I headed to the Walgreens next door to get my meds. The lady in the drive-thru told me it would be a 45 minute wait. I was pretty much in tears at this point from the pain. So I headed to my parents. My Mom had their jet tub ready and waiting for me. When my meds were ready she went and got them for me.

It has been almost a week since I went to the doctor. I'm still having pain problems. So I went to my regular doctor today. She confirmed for me that I have injured my sciatic. If it's not better by Thursday i'll have to get physical therapy.

Boy do I feel old!

Christian the Lion - the full story (in HQ)

Check out this beautiful reunion story!

So while walking the dogs, Boots & Harley, the other day I felt something crawl across my toe. For some reason I did not freak out. I looked town to see a little mole crawling back into the ground. Ya.. A MOLE! I have seen pictures of them but never experienced the real, live thing. It was kinda cute and funny. The day before I had a lizard at my desk. I must be becoming Dr. Doolittle or something!

How does a girl know if she has "big feet"?...


Clue # 1:
Trading her shoes to a lady from Craigslist who is looking for them to give to some drag queens.







TRUE STORY!


Ad:

Wanted: large size womens shoes in 11 0r 12 wide. Would like to trade for something that you can use call to see what I have or what you want or email me.

So I contacted the lady and told her I had some of those size shoes. She told me that she could trade me some jewlery for my shoes. So we met. I got some cute earrings and she took my shoes for the queens!

At least I got some cute jewlery out of the deal!

This new little man has stolen my heart. His name is Harley and he belongs to my new roommate Lynzie. It is so fun. I get to enjoy all the perks of having a puppy without any of the responsibility. Yesterday I was home with a migraine and he slept in my lap all day. How can you resist that cute face? Ask Cindy and Kelli... you can't!

Having Lynzie is a huge blessing! It was so nice to find a roommate quickly this time. She is awesome and we get along really well.

"Your friend is someone who knows all about you,
and still likes you." - Elbert Hubard

Happy Birthday Kelli!

Love you, Mean it!!!

Ok, ok!! I have been harrased into blogging. LOL!

What do I have on my mind my faithful reader(s) ask... I feel like that is a loaded question. I have a lot on my mind for some reason. I think this is due to the fact that since December I feel like I have been running a marathon. There has been so much that has happened in my life. Since December my Dad has been in and out of the hospital twice, my uncle was in the hospital for 28 days, my nephew Gavin was born, I had a new roomie move in and then 3 months later move out, my Mom's step-dad passed away, I got a new dog, and and just last week I had another new roomie move in.

So ya...this is all going on above and beyond my regular, day to day, life with work and stuff. I am so thankful for my friends and family that have been there for me when I have been really stressed. I don't know what I would do without them.

So here I am...back to the blogging world with not to much to say. I will, however, leave you with a picture of my two adorable nephews. Feel free to be jealous of how blessed I am to have them in my life!



Tristan & Shrek














Gavin

Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman

Many of you have already heard about the loss that Stephen Curtis Chapman's family experienced the day before yesterday. It is unimaginable the grief this family has to be going through. I am so relieved to know that they are surrounded by a very loving church family. My uncle is an elder at Christ Community. He sent me the obituary this morning. I know that there has been a huge outpooring of love from the Christian community to this family. One of the very tangible things we can do is honoring their request of donations made, in lieu of flowers, to Shaohannah's Hope, Maria's Miracle Fund, P.O. Box 647, Franklin, TN shaohannahshope.org or stevencurtischapman.com.

The illusive white tank top...




Ok so I went to run errands the other night. One of my main objectives was to get a new white tank top. Let's just say that the ones I had previously were well loved. I went to 4 different stores in the errands I had to do. In none of them did I find such a tank top. 3 out of the 4 stores didn't even have them. Now I realize that i'm a plus sized gal and so many stores don't cary every item that a woman my size might need. But come on! A white tank top? I mean we are talking basic stuff here! So finally I went to one last store yesterday. Thankfully they had some in stock! I purchased on at the store and then ordered another online today. I can't believe that what seemed like such a simle errand turned into a huge ordeal!

happy birthday

Wishing a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dear friend Andrea. I love you so much!!

Jen tagged me with this so here I go...

what was i doing ten years ago?
I think I was getting ready to go on or was on Senior Trip. I can't remember exactly when we went.

5 things on my "to-do" list...

Return movies

Take dogs to the vet

Clean room

Do laundry

Exchange old TV for new one!


snacks i enjoy

Oriental Mix from Publix

Cheezits

Frito's Scoups and French Onion Dip


five things i'd do if i were a billionaire...

Make a large donation to my church

Pay off my mortgage, my parents mortgage and my sister's mortgage

Buy a SUV

Travel with friends and family - Italy, Switzerland, Africa (visit Andrea), and to NY to stay in a nice hotel and shop!

Get good advice on how to invest my $ so I don't loose it all.


5 bad habits...

Biting my nails

Picking at scabs

Not returning movies on time

Not flossing enough (sorry Dr. D.)

Eating to much junk food


places i've lived...

Pinehills, Fl
Orlando, Fl
Oviedo, Fl
Toccoa Falls, GA
Pisa, Italy - Only 6 weeks but still I lived there!


five jobs i've had...

Hostess @ Angel's Diner
Receiptionist @ Blair Insurance
Daycare Employee @ Downey Christian
Summer Camp Counselor @ Downey Christian
Salesperson @ Pier 1


who's next????

Danielle B.
Andrea D.
Pam J.
Amy H.
Brandi M.

I am now the proud owner of a Chiweenie! What is a Chiweenie you may ask? Well it is a Chihuahua and Dachsund mix. Her name is Sasha and she is totally adorable. As you can see by the pic. Her owner recenly passed away and so I inherited her. She fits right in with Mr. Boots and I.

As a child I loved the Janette Oke books. I just recenly discovered that Hallmark has a series of these movies that they show. They are really good. On Friday I took a night just for me. I needed one just to relax and hang. Anyways I watched two of the movies from the series. They were so good. Both of them I have never seen before. I would love to own them so that I could watch them any time I want and not have to wait for them to come on the Hallmark channel.

Do you ever have a day when you are feeling stress but you shouldn't because those around you have "real stress"? I am having one of those moments. I'm stressed. Not for any real reason but that I feel it. Yet I don't feel like I can say anything about it to those closest to me because they are going through "real stress". Like life altering stress. So...I stay bottled up. Probably not so good but I do...

You Are An Intro-Extrovert!

Sometimes you're social - sometimes you're shy You've got a bit of an Introvert / Extrovert split going on You enjoy all sorts of situations. Parties, small groups, and alone time. Too much of one, and you'll long for the other. You need variety! Chances are, you've got both serious and fun friends - and they don't get along.

Are You An Extroverted or Introverted Girl?