It's OFFICIAL!

Today, I started school at a new school in a new town! YAY!

It’s only for the summer, but the change of scenery is going to be great! I’m very excited! I’m closer to my mom’s family! This means I can go see my grandmother anytime I want too! 

I’m taking A&P I this month, and A&P II next month! It’s going to take some dedication to my school work, but I know I can do it!! May Favorites are coming soon! 

I hope your Memorial Day weekend was spent with the ones you love the most thanking all of our brave men and women for their selfless acts of service!! I wish I could’ve spent my day with my Mama, Deddy, brother, and sister, but they were all out of town, so I spent it with my 2^nd family! That’s ok! We still had fun. We went to Vicksburg to see some family, and we looked at the water while we were down there! It’s definitely gone down. But you can still see where it had been! It was up very high! 

Anyway, that was my Memorial Day! My old neighbor/childhood friend/roommate’s sister got married Saturday as well, so I took part in those festivities as well! 

Hope you all are having a good short week!! : )

Perspective

3 posts in one day were GREAT! HA! Don’t get used to it! 

I was going to have a lazy day today. Where I would just cross things off the very long checklist my dear father has left me to do before I move, well instead I went to work to put bills in the computer! I knew this wouldn’t be the only thing I did. I tried that last week, and I ended up staying and helping finish a few things. Well, today was no different. I went and did bills and then ended up staying and helping out! I believe that everyone needs to deal with the public on a daily basis. I promise you’ll have a whole new outlook on life of you do this. OK, not that bad, but still.

This story I am about to tell is a humbling one. I promise they are NOT like this all the time.

Today, while I was at the computer, a man and a woman came in. I don’t know if they were married. They looked like it, but I don’t know. Anyway, the woman was looking for cemetery flowers, which is very common; I mean it is a florist! So, we help her with the flowers. As I am sitting at the computer, the man starts asking about sending some roses, again, not uncommon.

They talk a few seconds about his options and then he says well, they are for my daughter. He then proceeds to say that she passed away yesterday. He wanted to send her roses and place a butterfly in them because that was her favorite. Ya’ll, I couldn’t look at the man because he was chocking up and I was in tears. I do not know this man from Adam all I do know is that he made me think about a lot today! 

He looked to be about my mother’s age, so his daughter couldn’t have been much older than me. Think about that. Losing your daughter! My heart immediately broke for this man I didn’t even know. I don’t know if she was sick or in a wreck or anything, all I do know is that, my heart is hurting for him and his wife and their family.

Death has been the talk of our town these past few days, and I just can’t help but wonder how these people make it through this. I have dealt with death on 2 occasions. Losing my grandfather and a very close family friend.  You never really know the last time you will ever see/talk to one of your own. I never knew that July 4^th, 2008 would be the last time I ever saw my Granddaddy alive and partially well, and I certainly did not know that we would bury that man who had always been there for my mom and my family that next month. It is so hard for me to wrap my mind around all of this. The way I felt when I found out will always sting, but I know he is rejoicing with Jesus right now, and we’ll meet them soon! 

All of that to say this one statement, we NEVER know when our time will be, so cherish it with others. They will be gone before you know it, and there won’t be a thing we can do about it then!

Hope you all had a GREAT day!! It’s finally Friday! We have a long weekend ahead as well!

April Favorites- Only a month late!

Now that it is almost the end of May, I’ll give you my April favorites!

So, with all of that said, I have a pair of grey Capri pants that I got from Cato. They are super comfy, but I can wear short or long sleeved t-shirts with them.  

Nike tempo shorts are another favorite! Throw on a t-shirt and these shorts and GO! Quick and easy!

Noxzema Eye Brow Shapers come in handy when you don’t have time to get your brows waxed. Such an easy thing to use when you are getting ready! 

And just for laughs, for some reason, this month I discovered a love for Blake Shelton!! Ya’ll he is so hot, and that boy can sing! If you don’t watch The Voice, you should! It’s a great show, and he is one of the judges! I am all about Team Blake! Unfortunately, he is married now to Miranda Lambert! Oh well, I can still dream!! HA! Check out the song “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma”. He sings it with Miranda! It is SOOOO sweet!

Hope ya’ll are well!! Don’t forget to head over to Julianna’s Photography blog and enter her give away! I hope I win!! : )

Catch Up!

Well, I guess I’ll start with the week before finals. You know that week where the teachers cram everything on you at the last minute! Well, that week was seriously the busiest week! I worked that week at the florist and finished school. I took my Biology exam that week too, and I failed it! it was honestly the only time in my whole school career that I have failed an exam. EVER! I was so scared that I had failed the class. I was praying for a C, and ended up coming out with a B! Praise Jesus!! 

Enough with the boring stuff!

I’ve been helping out at the florist these past few weeks before I start summer school! Speaking of summer school, I will be going to school in Jackson. And I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited about it!! The school part, not so much, but being with my family I am excited about!! It’s going to be so much fun and a great change of scenery! I’ll be there for 2 months. I’m taking one class during the month of June and then another one the month of July! It’s going to be crazy, but it’s going to be great!! It’s also the reason I have been working a lot! I don’t really want to have to get a “real” job while I am down there. Babysitting would be great, but not an everyday job!! I know I’m so not lazy!

This past weekend, Julianna and I, along with the Ambassador team from school attended a leadership conference at Ole Miss!  I was truly dreading having to spend the weekend there. I wanted to be home in my own bed and in my “comfort zone”. Well, it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be! It was actually fun! I meet some wonderful people, and went on a 3 hour scavenger hunt/amazing race. Needless to say, I got some great exercise in while we ran/walked the ENTIRE campus! Not just a part of it, the ENTIRE thing! We got lost too! We did the ropes challenge course too. I really wanted to do the cat walk and zip line, but we didn’t have the time. We were in a huge rush! It was a good weekend though! Here are some of the girls that I met!

Group 1 Girls

How many girls can you fit in one van?

 

 

Our Newton County Girl

ALYSEEE!

Next up, a very belated April Favorites!! It may be tomorrow, or 3 post in one day??

The reason behind my absence

Hello Bloggy Friends (or the 2 readers I have) , 

Let me start off by saying I am SO sorry for being gone for so long. The week before finals my computer broke. A screw from the back of my screen popped out, and then because I have such a GREAT temper I got very mad at my computer and slammed my hand down on the mouse and broke it. Yes, I know. I get my temper very honestly. My dear sweet father has a terrible one. Anyway, between that, finals, and work, I have neglected my blog. I am going to start updating. This was just to let you know that I am back!! Ha! Hope ya’ll are doing great. I know I can NOT complain. Things have been crazy, but very good lately! Maybe ya’ll will get lucky and get 2 posts in one day!! HA! : )