The Millers

Prayers Needed

2012-01-17T08:56:00.000-08:00

One of our good friends, Scott McNeer, has been battling cancer for over a year and went into emergency surgery last night. The news is not good, but we trust in His plan. Scott was Justin's boss at Spring Creek Ranch and the McNeers are an amazing family. Please pray for a miracle!

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/scottmcneer

What's On My Mind

2012-01-15T16:24:00.001-08:00

It's really sad that's it's been this long since I last blogged, however, I do enjoy reading everyone else's posts!
I've been convicted the past few weeks to start telling our journey, trials & tribulations in an effort to speak my mind and maybe even help someone else who is going through what we have been the past 2 1/2 years.
And so, I've promised myself that I'm going to update. I'm going to journal this amazing journey - and I might just have to go "private". Justin isn't too keen about telling the whole world, but he doesn't quite understand the whole blog world either :)
So, here's what what's on my mind. GETTING PREGNANT. We started this crazy roller coaster Aug of 2009 and here we are today - no babies, just dogchildren. Meanwhile, they are EVERYWHERE. I don't think I realized how many pregnant people there are in the world until we started having problems getting pregnant. I go to the grocery - pregger women, I go to the gym - more preggers, etc etc etc. And it's getting worse.
Let me just say...I am absolutely thrilled when I hear one of my friends is pregnant. It does get a bit gut wrenching when it's the second or third (or fourth!). It's a feeling I can't even explain - I feel like I am running a race and everyone is laughing at how slow I am (like seriously, I'm still at the start line). And people are running laps around me. No, seriously, this was one of my dreams lately. IT'S DUMB....I KNOW. But it's reality.
So, I'm going to start blogging about how this year (yes, I'm trying to be positive) is our year. And, if it's not...it's ok. And I promise I'm not going to give weird details (who really wants to know that stuff anyways), but if you want to keep up or are interested in what happens PLEASE ask to view or read.
"Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4

It's been a while...

2011-02-10T06:21:00.000-08:00

So it's been a bit busy around the Miller household & nature has definitely made me stop the past week and slow down! The snow days this week have allowed me to get some work done, watch a lot of LOST (oh wow, how do I love this show!), look at blogs, and organize my house!

So, speaking of blogs, what are your favorite blogs/websites? I've been loving decorating and cooking blogs lately.

Over the past year, the Lord has definitely been teaching me a lot! This verse spoke to me a few weeks ago and I still can't get it out of my head. I love it.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

And speaking of the future, pups will be in our future. My sweet girl is preggers! This is going to be a lot of work, but I love little pups. I just hope we can sell all of them! The dad is a black lab, so they could be yellow/chocolate/black. They should be here in 3-4 weeks!

A Taste of Miami

2010-05-04T17:41:00.000-07:00

This week I travelled to Miami! Got to enjoy a pina colada on South Beach and even saw MTV filming "Jersey Shore" [it was seriously hilarious what they were doing]. Even though I've never seen an episode, I'm going to have to watch it this season to see if I made it in the background.

Please excuse the frizzy hair, the humidity in Miami is terrible

In my training class, a sales rep brought in "Cuban crack" or awesome Cuban coffee. This is how Cubans drink coffee...seriously. It is amazing. I had more energy than I knew what to do with. If you ever go to Miami, try the Cuban coffee. INCREDIBLE.

I am so ready to be home & hang with the hubs to enjoy his day of birth.

Hope everyone's having a great week!

Hungry Girl

2010-04-29T12:01:00.000-07:00

If you can believe it...I actually COOKED a meal this week. With all of the travelling, I have been eating out almost every night. It was really nice to be at home for a week and enjoy a home cooked meal.

For some weird reason, I have been craving Sloppy Joe's and came across this recipe on Hungry Girl. HG is a great website to check out healthy alternative recipes to some of your favorite restaurant dishes.

Check it out!

http://www.hungry-girl.com/chew/chewdetails.php?isid=1564

Their recipes are awesome and easy to follow!!

Travelling Adventures

2010-04-11T18:49:00.000-07:00

I have been travelling for 4 straight weeks now and boy has it been exhausting. I am really enjoying my work and it is definitely better than sitting in a cube all day, however, living out of a suitcase can be a drag. So far I have been to Dallas, Phoenix, Hershey PA, and Hartford CT.

The highlight so far has definitely been riding on the corporate jet to Phoenix. BELIEVE ME, this is the way to travel. No security, no waiting to board, no gates, nadda. Literally, you pull up to the jet and hop in. And, when you land its the same. I felt like I was in a movie...or is it the mafia?...as there was a black Escalade awaiting our arrival.

While in Phoenix, I also got to play golf with all the VP's as well in Scottsdale. That was definitely the best part of the trip. And yes, I did take their money...

I have even gotten to see some friends in Dallas and Hartford! Always great to catch up with friends I don't see often.

I am headed to Harrison, AR this week! We will definitely have to find something fun to do for the birthday week. I don't think I am prepared quite yet to say I am 2...7....actually 27. Y.U.C.K. That sounds kinda old and way closer to 30 than I want to be.

Lent

2010-02-22T06:21:00.000-08:00

Growing up Catholic, Ash Wednesday always marked the day of, "What to give up for Lent". Even though our sacrifices pale in comparison to what the Lord gave up for us, I think this tradition reminds to turn to the Lord for satisfaction.

Almost every year since high school I have given up cokes. This used to be a real test and challenge for me since I used to drink 2-3 a day. I don't drink cokes anymore, so that would not be a good enough challenge.

One year in college I attempted to give up chocolate. That didn't last long...after a long, rough day on the golf course I grabbed one of the free chocolate cookies and devoured it.
So, this year I decided to give up fried food. This means no tortilla chips (I eat a lot of these), no donuts, no chicken tenders. Not that I'm saying I eat a lot of fried food, but I do enjoy an occasional fried treat. Especially with the travelling coming up, I am going to be extra cautious not to forget and accidentally slip.

What is everyone else giving up for Lent?

2 Years Ago

2010-02-16T06:22:00.000-08:00

2 years ago today, I was getting ready to marry my best friend!Do we look young (and a lot skinnier) or what?

After barely seeing my hubs this Vday weekend (that's what happens when you work in the restaraunt industry), he gave me my Valentine's Day present late Sun night:

A subscription to US Weekly and Women's Health! This is kind of a guilty pleasure of mine :)
It will be absolutely perfect for the upcoming travelling...

Justin also made me homemade chocolate covered strawberries (they are amazing) and will not tell me where we are going to celebrate tonight...I am not good with surprises!

Ya, Mon

2010-02-13T13:52:00.001-08:00

Last week we headed to Jamaica to celebrate our 2 year anniversary! I love getting to go to tropical places and celebrate our anniversary when it is freezing at home (last year we went to Miami). We had an amazing time and definitely took advantage of the all-inclusive food and drinks. We really relaxed, read a lot, and took lots of naps by the beach. Besides a few cancelled and delayed flights, the trip was a success. Of course, I did not take enough pictures. And why is the wife always the one to take the pics? I noticed I am not in too many of them...

Back to reality - looks like I am going to be travelling all over the country for the next few months with work. I am not 100% sure on all of the exact locations yet, but I do know that I will be on the road for 9 weeks straight...sigh. Hey, hopefully I can rack up enough frequent flyer miles for J and I to go on another vaca after all of my travels!!

What Do You Call the Past Decade?

2009-12-31T08:38:00.000-08:00

Seriously though. What do you call 2000-2010? The o's or the 0's? I am so confused.

I started thinking last night about the past decade and I couldn't believe how many milestones were accomplished.

Got my first car (the Altima is still alive & kickin!)
Graduated High School (class of 2001!)
Attended college at Mississippi State University on a golf scholarship (probably the most fun 4 years of my life so far) and I successfully broke 4 school records!
Turned 21! My friend, Ashleigh made sure we had a fun night even if it was before the SEC Championship.
Graduated college
Turned professional and played for a year and a half on the Futures Tour (toured the U.S. and basically lived out of my car~awesome experience!)
Met my future husband
Got my first big girl job (in sales at the Commercial Appeal)
Moved out of my parent's house into an apt on Mud Island with 2 of the best girls ever!
Got engaged
Left the CA for FedEx as an Account Executive
Planned a wedding & got married Feb. 16, 2008
Bought a house!
Started my MBA at the University of Memphis (graduating Aug 2010!)
Got another dog (who is the cutest thing ever, I may be partial though)
Promoted to Sales Development & Education at FedEx

Who knows what 2010-2020 will bring? Do we call this decade the 10's? This is what I envision...

Graduate with a MBA
Maybe start my PhD (that is if I get accepted!)
Continue working at FedEx
Becoming parents (CRAZY!)
Altima may have to be put to rest
Learning to cook more
TRAVELLING (booked a trip to Jamaica today! we will also be going to the Caribbean with friends late April and Aspen for my cousin's wedding in June)
Hopefully travelling to ITALY
Becoming stronger in faith (an everyday prayer!)
Moving on from 1602 wolf ridge? Who knows?
Turning 30! Oh no!

I am so excited for the next decade to begin, but seriously this one involved a ton of changing! It's crazy how fast it seemed to fly by.

Happy New Year!!

2009 in Review

2009-12-24T07:45:00.000-08:00

2009:

Celebrated Christmas [actually late, late 2008] in Breckenridge, CO with my family. Drank a lot of hot chocolate and skiied down a black [the most terrifying thing I think I have ever done]
Got an iPhone [just a tad bit addicted]
Started BSF [awesome bible study]
Travelled to DisneyWorld for our 1st anniversary
Attended Tina & Rhys Lloyd's wedding in Miami, FL [awesome!]
Girl's weekend in Oxford, MS [soooo much fun]
Started giving golf lessons [actually have a small clientele, not sure if this is the correct sp]
Turned 26 [blech]
Started participating in Bunko [thanks, Leslie for inviting me!]
Finished & survived a Half-Marathon [beat my hubby!!!]
Spent Memorial Day on a lake in Missouri
Survived the Spring '09 semester
Bridesmaid in Catherine & David Nail's wedding [beautimous]
Became a MOMMY! [ha, not that kind, a dog mom to a bouncing lab puppy girl, Joey]
Volunteered in the St. Jude Classic
Visited my Miss State teammate Ashleigh in Orlando
Played as a Professional in the TN Women's Open [made the cut, thanks to my sister caddying!]
Flew to Tampa for Ashleigh & Jon Centella's wedding [at the Don Cesar in St Pete Beach-lovely!]
Made it thru Summer School
Threw a baby shower for my best friend, Amanda - and my nephew [I am his Aunt Beth] was born in Oct.
Became involved in a church, Grace Evan [love our church friends]
Went to Nashville to visit the Nails and go to the Vandy/State football game [we won]
Had sorta a reunion with Justin's college friend & some of my college friends at the Miss St/Georgia Tech game [soo fun-but we lost this one, hey, GA Tech is gooood]
Travelled to Columbia, MO for the TX/Mizzou game [Colt McCoy is a stud]
Got promoted to Sales Development! [best thing to happen this year, believe me]
Travelled to Salt Lake City for my first week of work [beautiful city]
Wrote a 45 page paper [sorta my thesis]
Survived my second year as a grad school student [not my best perfomance, however]
Was suprised last weekend by my husband with a trip to CHICAGO! [stayed with previously mentioned friends, Ashleigh & Jon-they live on Michigan Ave!]

I probably forgot a few things, but this year has been so much fun. It seems like it has flown by. I guess that's what happens when you work full-time, go to grad school, and have a busy life?

Can you tell I don't have a lot to do today at work?

Next on the schedule-celebrating Christmas with the fam and eating a ton of goodies...

Just Call Us The Griswalds

2009-11-24T10:51:00.000-08:00

My Husband, Clark Griswald

And we are not even finished. This picture (iPhone) really doesn't do justice. Justin LOVES Christmas. He decided last year that he was going to go a "bit crazy" with the outdoor decorating since it was our first Christmas in our new home. Each year he wants to add something to the lights. The cross is our "something new" for 2009. Justin made the cross himself and hung it himself. He cracked me up by saying "Christmas is about Christ, not Santa, and we need to display this".

And I do know that it is taboo to decorate before Thanksgiving, but with Justin's schedule & going out of town for Turkey Day, and if we wanted the decorations up before the middle of December, we had to do it now.

More pics to come! Happy Holidays!!!

To Keurig or not to Keurig

2009-11-12T09:31:00.000-08:00

I LOVE COFFEE. It's true. I am thinking of buying a Keurig, but am unsure of the high pricetag. I am not sure of its quality. I am also not sure of the other single-cup coffee makers such as Taissamo. Does anyone have suggestions??? My coffee maker at home sucks. And I no longer have my illustrious coffee club at work [as seen on: http://leslieguinn.blogspot.com/2009/08/water-water-everywhere-and-not-drop-to.html]

I can't function in the morning without coffee!!! Help people!

New Job!

2009-10-12T11:28:00.000-07:00

I received word last week that I got a promotion at FedEx! I will now be a Senior Education Specialist in Sales Development & Education. Kind of a long title, but I am sooo excited. I will get to teach, which is what I have wanted to do since I was 5! I used to make Abby come home after school and play school with me. She knew about direct objects and even how to diagram a sentence in kindergarten. And I will get to use....

Yep that's right! A dry erase board :) Ask my parents... for some reason I love writing on dry erase boards! Whenever I had to wait for my dad in his office, I again would pretend to teach and of course write all over the dry erase board.

I am not sure exactly when I will be starting my new gig, but I am truly excited about a new adventure and challenge. It is nice moving on up as well! I will be travelling a lot more, which is great b/c the past 2 years working in a cube has definitely tested my patience.

More details to come!

June & July

2009-08-15T09:17:00.000-07:00

Oops! I have been a bit absent from blogging. June started off with Catherine & David's beautiful outside wedding in Franklin, TN. Catherine was stunning & I am so happy she has met such an amazing guy.

Then, I visited Ashleigh in Orlando! We got some great girl time including dinner with our other teammate from Missisippi State, Janet, who also lives in Orlando. It was so great to catch up and have a girl's weekend!

July we ventured down to St. Pete Beach, FL for the Fultz/Centella wedding! This wedding was so amazing & the week was so much fun!

Relaxing in a hammock on the beach

Memorial Day Weekend

2009-05-29T14:26:00.001-07:00

Justin & I ventured up to Missouri for a loong weekend! It was very much needed for the both of us to spend some time together & get away! We spent the first night in Springfield and visited with his dad & fiance. Then, we headed down to Branson & Table Rock Lake to spend a few nights with Justin's mom & husband, Ron. We had a cute, tiny cabin right on the lake & enjoyed time boating & catching rays. It was great to see everyone and it was a fun jump start to summer! This picture somehow got very fuzzy when I uploaded it and it is tiny! Oh well!

Joey

2009-05-10T11:33:00.000-07:00

I am a proud new mommy to a yellow lab puppy, Joey! She was Justin's birthday present (he had literally been begging me for another dog since we got married).

She really has been amazing this weekend. We have gotten to spend a lot of time together. Let's just pray these horrible allergies this weekend are not because of her!

Jackson is not the biggest fan of her, but he should warm up to the thought of having a sister soon.

This pic is at my parent's house. She is going to be very spoiled by her grandma.

27 Years

2009-05-06T06:40:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Justin!

This is one of my fav pics of us when we were in Charleston last year.

We are going to Carrabba's to celebrate with the fam tonite and El Nopal tomorrow with friends! I think they have missed our business since Justin does not live in Cordova anymore.

It's hard to believe this is Justin's 27th birthday! We are getting so old!

I am so thankful to have married my best friend and I love you very much hubby! I hope your day is fabulous!

I Have Been a Bad Blogger

2009-04-23T18:01:00.001-07:00

I know, I know. I am horrible at blogging. I even sit at a desk most of the day and yet, no post. If Leslie were here she could show me how to hyperlink her name. She demonstrates the ability to post and work, whereas I am not this talented.
I am taking a break from writing a final paper for a management class (Dr. Bob-does it really need to be 20 pages??). Needless to say, my brain hurts. But I will hopefully be done by next Friday, if not May 5. Depends on if I can get this paper done in time.
With that said, this is the reason for my absence from blogging. I have just been too busy. And next post I want to do a 25 thing like Leslie did as well. I have been thinking about these 25 items for a few weeks now, so I hope it will be a good post.
This weekend also marks the Country Music Marathon. Yes, I will be running the 1/2. Yes, my goal is to FINISH (in one piece). We will see. But after this, I am done running for a while. My knee just really can't take the beating. Unfortunately, as a prior post, we cannot figure out what is wrong with my knee. I had surgery and have seen 50 million PT's etc. Ok thats an exaggeration. But still-NOTHING. Ice and stretch. So, maybe a little spin class or kickboxing???
I will also include pics of the big finish. should be exciting.
I am also doing Bunko next week and am pretty excited about that as well.
Ta Ta For Now.
P.S. I am really obsessed with this song, "Beggin" by Madcom. The little things in life :) It's a good song to get to when you are running,cleaning the house, etc.

One Year of Marriage

2009-03-01T10:00:00.000-08:00

We definitely celebrated our one year anniversary as we should! We told eachother that since we got married in Feb. we should try to take a trip every year to escape the cold & celebrate our anniv! It so happened that my former travel buddy while I played golf, Tina was getting married Feb. 21 in Miami to Rhys Lloyd. They were in a previous blog as Rhys plays for the Carolina Panthers and I stayed with them in Nov. travelling for work. Then, we decided to stop in Orlando to make a visit to Mickey. We had such an amazing time and Feb. is a great time to go to Disney-hardly any lines! This is our pic on the Tower of Terror-

Then, we ventured down to Miami where we played golf with Tina & Rhys at Don Shula's (I had a hole in one there in a college tournament- so I enjoyed going back to this golf course!) Then, we made our way to south beach! What an experience. We had so much fun hanging out together & people watching but we were ready to leave around 9pm! Guess we are not meant for the crazy night life in south beach!

The wedding was absolutely beautiful on Saturday at 4:30 and we were still partying at 1:00 am! It was the longest and one of the best receptions I have ever been to! I am so glad we made it to their wedding, it was definitely worth it. I got to see old friends and meet a lot of great new people.

Sunday, we took a little time out to tan by the pool (or burn!) and ventured up to Melbourne to visit my family. We had a lot of fun catching up and I got to meet my newest little cousin, Kathryn. She is so amazing and the best little baby ever! We made it back Monday and really enjoyed this trip-can't wait for more anniversary trips to come!

Lately

2009-02-15T11:53:00.000-08:00

So, I was in Charlotte last week for work & have a few pictures below.

Part of my territory is Gastonia, NC. I saw this bumpersticker on the way to see a client - PALIN20012! HA!

Charlotte is an amazing city-I wish I could move there, seriously. After our meeting on Fri, I convinced my co-workers to go to the South Park area & dine at Dean & Deluca (LOVE!). We then went shopping & I found a wine bar! This is my kind of place-wine on tap!!!

This car was in the parking lot of the shopping center!!!!

I had a good trip & I also got to see one of my friends on the visit as well. Justin & I had a great Valentine's Day working! The golf course had a Valentine's dinner so I babysat the kids while Justin oversaw the dinner. Even though it wasn't very romantic, we had fun. We are headed to Orlando & Miami this week for our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! I cannot express how excited I am just to travel with my husband & be in warm weather! I also can't wait to see my family & have Justin meet some cousins he has never met before! This year has flown by!!

Domino Magazine's End

2009-02-05T06:36:00.000-08:00

I recently heard from one of my friends, Leslie, that Domino magazine has closed shop. This is devistating news. I cherished this magazine. I was not a subscriber but definitely bought these while travelling or in the grocery line if I loved the cover.

Go to: http://www.dominomag.com/contact/dynamicEmailForm if you want to share your thoughts on this! Maybe if enough people complain or show your support, they will rethink their decision!

Without Phone

2009-01-27T16:13:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how we have become so reliant on having cell phones. I left my phone at home AGAIN (This is like the 4th time to do this since working at FedEx). But, it is even more of a hassle as I have class tonite & cannot come home until 10:30 pm at least. So, being without phone for almost 24 hours is killing me. It just amazes me how we are so reliant and our world involves communication on-the-go more than ever. How did our grandparents or parents by that matter handle cross-country road trips? Or meeting someone for dinner? What if something extremely important came up? I don't think I have used a pay phone since high school.
And not to mention, I now have an iPhone (which I love!). My grandpa would be amazed at how we can email while driving, while listening to your favorite new song that was downloaded. Or how people text during class? I could go on and on and on...
Anyways, it has been a tough day- I have not talked to my husband once (just emails).
Guess I should get back to my assignment that I have not finished & is due in 30 minutes!

The Pick of the Pictures

2009-01-11T12:17:00.000-08:00

Today marks a milestone...first, I am actually picking out & ordering our wedding pictures. For the past 11 months, it has literally scared me to even try to figure out which ones I wanted. I already received my professional book, but I still have the 8 x 10's and 4 x 6's left in my package to pick. It is such a huge decision & requires me to be focused & organized! It has only taken me 4 hours, but I think I am almost done. Now, I just need the husband's approval...

I wanted to also put in a picture from Colorado! We went with my family for a week to Colorado and got to stay & ski in beautiful Breckinridge. Justin even tricked me into going down a BLACK; I prefer the GREENs. I think it took me about 45 minutes to get down, involving many words I probably should not have said. After getting down the trail, or drop off, I went straight into the lodge and had a spiked hot cocoa. Needless to say it was 10:00am, I felt I earned it. Justin proceeded to go down it again-without me. Other than that, the skiing was amazing. Spending time with family is always such a blessing as well.

Happy 2009!!

Happy Fall

2008-11-23T14:25:00.000-08:00

Justin and I have been crazy as usual over the past few months (as usual).

We were both gone last week - I was in Charlotte, NC for work and Justin was in MO for his annual Deer Camp. I got to take advantage of work sending me to Charlotte and see my friend and Futures Tour travelling buddy,Tina, and hang out in their amazing apt downtown. Her fiance is a kicker for the Charlotte Panthers so we cheered them onto victory on Sunday! Next time I see her it will be at their wedding in Miami!

We also made a trip to MO in Oct. for the homecoming game & win against CU. Justin's cousin, Andrew, made the team and is a red-shirt freshman.

Here is also a laugh from Halloween. Justin is supposed to be the Heisman Trophy and I am a trophy wife. Needless to say the costumes were cheap & last minute!

So excited that next week is a 3 day work week, only 1 night of classes, Abby is coming home from UT, and we are headed to MO for the holiday!

2008-10-23T12:10:00.000-07:00

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

I love this month as everything in the stores is PINK and for helping Breast Cancer! My grandmother (who I was named after) died at too early of an age of this horrible disease and it has touched my family. I was so sad when I realized Justin and I will be gone this weekend & will not be able to participate in Race for the Cure in Germantown.

So many things have been happening lately! We just got back from an awesome trip to Knoxville for the State/UT football game. It is so gorgeous up there & even though it was a horrible game & freezing it was fun to hang out with Abby & the fam in Knoxville. I miss college sooo much! I don't think I realized that it is truly the best time of your life. We will be travelling this weekend to Columbia, Missouri for the CU/MU game! It is their homecoming so we are excited to tailgate with family & hopefully see a Tiger victory! I will put up pictures soon!

Back to School

2008-08-28T18:14:00.000-07:00

So today was my 2nd day back at school. Grad night school. Luckily, FedEx pays for it. Unfortunately, it is at the University of Memphis, but it is growing on me. They don't have anything close to a drill field though. And they have parking garages, not gravel, which is quite weird. But after pretending to know exactly what my finance teacher was "reviewing from college", I realized this is going to really help me. I am also glad to have Ashleigh, my co-worker's expertise as she has been in the program for a year. She even walked me to my first class...I literally felt like a freshman. And I look like one lost all of the time.

I also found out what was wrong with my knee. iliotibial band syndrome. whatever that means. Basically it is inflammed IT band and I can feel it w/every step I take. So, I had to get a cortisone/orthovisc shot in my knee. I have a phobia with needles let alone in my KNEE where I am already sensitive from surgery. This experience was not pretty. The doctor told Justin to prepare because there is no way I am going to be able to go through the pain of having children. Ha. Worst part is I look like a pirate/pimp when I walk now as it is so sore. And everyone gives me an expression of "What the heck" when I walk by them. Looking forward to this thing doing what it is supposed to do so I stop scaring people & having to explain whatever I have to them.
Gotta go ice & study.

Sick & Crippled

2008-08-20T12:16:00.000-07:00

This week has definitely not been a very productive week. The past month I have been hobbling around and not been able to run. This definitely is not a good thing for me as I treasure my running time to forget about the real world. So, I went to the doctor & of course my doctor said it looked like something was wrong, so off to an MRI. I loathe MRI's. 30 minutes of being still is just not cool for me.

Well then on Sunday, my whole right side of my head started hurting and by 5:00 Monday, I was in miserable pain. So, after another doctor and another co-pay, I have my 1st ear infection ever. We think it was caused by the trip to the lake. Here is Justin & his brother:

Justin has been awesome these past few days. He is a great husband.

Been Too Busy

2008-08-12T17:48:00.001-07:00

Ok, so I have definitely slacked off from writing the blog. But I am going to try to keep it updated. I sit in front of a computer all day long so when I come home, sometimes getting on the computer is the last thing I want to do. But anyways, what has happened the past few months:

Weddings: May 10 I was in my old roommates beautiful Jackson, MS wedding. It was literally a wedding that reminded me of Father of the Bride. One word-spectacular. Their reception was at her amazing house that had the most awesome band along with sushi stations, fried catfish stations, and salmon. They also went to St. Lucia for their honeymoon!

May 31 was my best friend Amanda's wedding. She was gorgeous and the wedding was so touching. It was incredibly hard speaking at her rehearsal because we have both gone through so many things together and I don't know what I would do without her. They have promised to go on anniversary trips together with us woo hoo!!

We also made it up to St. Louis for a Cardinals game & got to hang out with Justin's mom. We got to see my cousins as well and celebrate Kolleen graduating.

June was a month of travelling and vacations:

I went on a random girl's trip to Chicago and had a blast with Ashleigh!

We also went to Myrtle Beach, SC for Charlotte & Ron's beach wedding! It was great to sit on the beach and enjoy a vacation. Somewhere in that ocean is also Justin's wedding ring :( Their wedding was beautiful & we also got to honeymoon with them for a few days in Charleston-I now love King's Street!

That's it for now...I have to run to watch Ashleigh's show on the golf channel...Highway 18!!

When you get married, you must start a blog!

2008-04-18T17:24:00.000-07:00

Now that we have been married for 2 months, it is time to start a blog!
What we have been doing the past 2 months:

1. We have moved into our cute house & Jackson has marked the whole entire yard!
2. I have kicked Justin out of the closet! Mind you it is a huge walk in closet, but still he had to go to the guest room! I cannot see all of my selection when there is polo's and boy stuff in the way.
3. Justin is now the hot yard boy! Yes, he literally mowed our yard 3 times last week! He has planted a garden, vegetables and waters the yard every minute he can! Thanks to Robert, he has a mower he loves!
4. I now goes to sleep about 9:00-9:30. I surpassed motherhood stage & went straight to grandmother stage. Literally fell asleep during American Idol one night. Justin refers to me as boring & old.
5. I turned 25! Eeek! Half way to 50! My parents reminded me I am half their age now, which is crazy. Didn't I just graduate college? Justin proceeded to plan a great birthday weekend for me including arranging for friends to come over while I got to watch them play Nintendo and NASCAR my 2 favorite things!! Does he know his wife or what?? He did get me a video camera so I can document our life stories. Mind you I have not touched the thing once because he won't let me :)
6. I have been cooking! And when I mean cooking, it is like hard stuff. Hamburger helper, tuna sandwiches, and Supper Bakes are HARD work! One day, one day when I am not working full time, (or I keep telling myself), I will truly help Justin more in this area! maybe...
7. We bought our first furniture & computer together! Wow! I never knew marriage included the joys of measuring & debating over furniture. This is hard work!
8. Reminiscing about our BEAUTIFUL wedding! We were so blessed to have such an amazing wedding week. The family that came from such far away was a complete blessing & we had so much fun with them. We loved seeing everyone & wished we could have had more time with them! It was awesome getting to meet Justin's side & of course Justin loved my side :) My bridesmaid's were so great that week helping me & I am truly blessed with amazing friends. I will do another post more about the wedding week & amazing honeymoon we went on!

That's all I have time for now! But man this is fun!