SUYL - Your Testimony

In continuing with Friday festivities, this week over at Kelly's Korner, we're talking about our testimonies. I don't think I've ever really gone into detail on that one here.

So here it goes.

I didn't grow up in church. It was never a part of any part of my family.
My family beleived in God. Growing up I heard things like "God wouldn't like that" and such. However, the extent to which I knew about God was through the pictures in the Bible or the little Bible Stories books in the doctor's office.

The extent of my prayer life was "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, If I shall die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take."
(Now looking back on it, that's really kind of a sad prayer for a little child! Haha!)

Now you need a bit of a preface:
I didn't meet my real dad until I was 19. My stepdad came into my life when I was 4. He was all I had ever known of a father. He wasn't a real good one. For the most part, we didn't get along. We had our good moments, but there were more bad than good. The older I got, the worse it got.

Toward the end of my 8th grade school year, during spring break to be exact, he was arrested for buying/selling drugs. We had no clue any of this was going on. His story was that he was trying to help a friend. Some friend. He went to prison for about 6 weeks, posted bail, and then court issues began. You have to understand that through all this, our household was complete and utter chaos and turmoil. After his court trial, he was sentenced to some ridiculous amount of jail time and only had to serve 3 years. Well as a result, we pretty much lost everything we had in trying to "save" him. And as a result of all of everyone's time and efforts going into that, I was kind of put on the back burner.

The beginning of 10th grade, my bff at the time and I went on a double date with brothers. Their dad was a preacher. Our first date was Wednesday night church. Now, this church was a full gospel church denomination. Very charismatic. Very pentecostal-esque. Very very scary for a person who's only been to church maybe 3 times my whole life! And, somehow, I stayed. Whether it was for a boy, or for something else I was looking for.

Not too long after going there, I realized I wasn't saved. I had never known what that meant. I thought that because I believed in God I was automatically saved. Turns out that wasn't the case. I knew nothing of the story of Jesus, of his sacrifice, of the relationship that He offered. And during that time of my life, I NEEDED that relationship more than anything. I had no where else to go but to God. So in October of 2000 I surrendered. I knew I couldn't do it all on my own. My life hasn't been the same since.

The great thing was that my mom saw a fire and excitement in my life, and she too rededicated her life to the Lord and got back into church. It helped her through this ordeal in amazing ways too.

My stepdad has long since been out of the picture. That's a whole other issue.

I later became an intern at a different church and there was one piece of advice I offered those students:
"Don't wait until God is your only option to turn to him. Life is so much easier to go through when you already have him than trying to find him in the midst of turmoil."

Happy Friday and End of July Party

Hi friends!
TGIF! For realz!
Can you believe that July is done? Well as of tomorrow it's done.
Do you realize that means that Christmas is right around the corner???!!!
Wow.

But since it's Friday, it's time for Friday Fives from Beth. And, by the way, it's her birthday today, so go visit her blog and giver her some birthday love!

Five Random Question Time!

1.If you could be on a show(talk show, game show...) which one would you pick?
I would love to be on Ellen. She always has the BEST give aways! I'd like to be on Rachel Ray too. And of course, if Oprah wasn't retiring, I'd choose her too!

2. What was your first job?
Well technically I worked for Old Navy for 2 days. I was not really in to folding the jeans on the massive blue jeans wall! So after that I worked two jobs - I was a nanny a few days per week and I worked at a small town drug store. The nannying job had lots of drama - turns out the mom was cheating and none of the 3 boys were her husband's - and he didn't know it!

3. What's one of your guilty pleasure?
Chocolate and more chocolate please.

4. Would you ever vacation alone?
I don't think I would. I might like it for a few hours, but then I would get bored with myself. I'm not really that exciting!

5. Democrat, Republican, or Independent..or maybe even Green Party (whatever that is)?
Republican! However, I think that there are major issues that all parties need to work on, but Republicans share my core values.

Today Is Different

Today I'm feeling overwhelmed. My heart is breaking for so many friends right now. It seems like everywhere I turn, there is some life debilitating sickness looming over so many people that I know.

Our friend, a worship pastor in Oklahoma, had a massive heart attack 17 days ago and hasn't woken up since; he's still in ICU.

My cousin who's troubled life has led her to a road of her organs shutting down.

Fellow high school friends that have devastating circumstances in their own families.

Friends losing their faithful companion of a pet.

So often we just keep going on with our lives and don't really stop to think what others are going through. But for some reason, right now, it's hitting me hard.

It's times like these that I don't understand how one could go through this stuff without faith. Without letting the arms of Jesus hold them up when they can't stand on their own.

I've been there. I know without a shadow of a doubt there were times that the very hand of God was the only thing holding me up and helping me get through the day.

So do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you;

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

~Isaiah 41:10

Today, I'm really just trying to focus on praying for all those hurting around me.

Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Let's face it, at some time or another, we will be the ones hurting and needing those prayers.

Today, I can't just keep going with my own life.

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express" (Romans 8:26)

Hump Day

Get your minds out of the gutter! It's Wednesday, which is official hump day!




Did you know that today is Singing Telegram Day? Apparently, on this day in 1933, the first singing telegram was delivered.



Huh. Who knew?!



And in other random news, I found this:

This bottle of beer is $765! It's from a Scottish brewing company and the beer is called "The End of History". Apparently it is the world's strongest beer coming in at 55% alcohol! It's not really the beer that intrigues me as much as the packaging. Yes, the beer comes packaged in road kill. Only 12 bottles have been made and are already sold out, so your out of luck.

So sorry.

You can find other random news over at www.allweirdnews.com, to which you can learn about a $69 hot dog or a 2 year old chain smoker.

If you're looking for a few more funny things to make it through the rest of the week, be sure to check out www.peopleofwalmart.com and www.awkwardfamilyphotos.com

I just can't get enough of them! They're sure to make your day! The great news is that they are updated every day! Never gets old.

Bragging

Can I just tell you how completely in love I am with my new blog design?
I SOOOO love it!
Like, can't stop looking at it, love it.
For realz.
You should visit cutest blog on the block to make yourself this happy!
Just thought you should know.

And don't even get me started on my pics of NYC.
LOVE them too!
Soooo happy with how they turned out!
Definitely will be framing some of those bad boys.
Such a photogenic city.

That's all for now.
Just wanted to publicly pat my self on the back!

Good job LT. Good job.

Southerners!

I've seen this go around several times before, but I thought it was a fun way to start a Monday! Funny thing is I can totally relate to all of these!

Southerners! Southern women know their summer weather report:

Humidity, Humidity, Humidity

Southern women know their vacation spots:

The beach

The rivuh

The crick

Southern women know everybody's first name:

Honey

Darlin'

Shugah

Southern women know the movies that speak to their hearts:

Fried Green Tomatoes

Driving Miss Daisy

Steel Magnolias

Gone With The Wind

Southern women know their religions:

Baptist

Methodist

Football

Southern women know their cities dripping with Southern charm:

Chawl'stn

S'vanah

Foat Wuth

N'awlins

Addlanna

Southern women know their elegant gentlemen:

Men in uniform

Men in tuxedos

Rhett Butler

Southern girls know their prime real estate:

The Mall

The Country Club

The Beauty Salon

Southern girls know the 3 deadly sins:

Having bad hair and nails

Having bad manners

Cooking bad food

More Suthen-ism's:

Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, you "PITCH" them.

Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess."

Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder."

Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is, as in: "Going to town, be back directly."

Even Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular, sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table.

All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.

Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'!

Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20.

Only a Southerner both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash.

No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.

A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb.

Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines, ... and when we're "in line,"... we talk to everybody!

Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage.

In the South, y'all is singular, all y'all is plural.

Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them.

Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food.

When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," you know you are in the presence of a genuineSoutherner!

Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it -- we do not like our tea unsweetened.. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk.

And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say,"Bless her heart"... and go your own way.

To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by your Southerness: Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning. Bless your heart!

And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff....bless your hearts, I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a second language!

NYC Pics, NYC Pics, NYC Pics!!!!

So. Awesome. For Realz!

I'm loving this vacay I just took because I've only had to work 2 days this week!

F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S.

So that brings me to Friday - which is......Friday Fives!

First, read my junk below.

Second, head on over to Beth's blog and check out her junk! :)

The topic for today....Top 5 Wishlist.

This is totally something I can do!

1. An all inclusive trip to the beach/honeymoon. Yep, 6 years later, still no honeymoon. AND in all our travels, we've always stayed super cheap, so I would like a luxury hotel room please. And massages. And relaxation. And, and, and....you name it, I'll take it!

2. Jillian Michaels. I love her. And I would love for her to come get in my face and yell at me. Help me find out what I'm really holding onto with all this weight. Scream some more and get me into shape!

3. Italy. Ahhhh, I've always dreamt of going here. One day. One day.

4. Now I would just love love love a shopping spree for camera equipment and props! You have no idea how that would just make my heart flutter!

5. And finally on our wish list trip today, I present you with - a baby. Oh yes, I'm reaching that point in my life where this is the all consuming want! However, my body is refusing to cooperate at the moment. Yet another reason Jillian needs to come visit. I don't need ALL the odds against me!

Start Spreading the News......

.....I want to be a part of it, New York, New York!

We're home! NYC was fabulous!
Well at least for me.

Remember how this was Chris's first trip to NYC?
And did I tell you what a total whine bag he was when I went back in May because he had not yet seen the big city?

Well he finally saw it.
And got sick.
Really sick.
He literally puked all over the city.
Yep, left part of him there.
Sad times.

We had purchased an all around town tour on one of the double decker buses.
It was really quite the deal! For $49, we got 5 tours! Uptown, Downtown, Brooklyn, Night Tour, and a Boat Tour around the Hudson River.
Fabulous!
So I enjoyed myself and well, Chris just sat on the bus and drooled on himself! :)
Poor thing.
I don't think he wants to go back.
He's a little jaded now.

Needless to say, I took a ton of pictures! 440 to be exact. I have since narrowed it down to about 335. So I'm still working through them all and once I have a few done, I'll post them!
My favorite picture out of all of them was a light at Grand Central Station.
Is that sad?
A light!

As for me, the food was great!
Ever heard of Junior's Cheesecake?
By far the most amazing thing my mouth has ever encountered!
D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S!

So now we're home and back at work.
Our busy lives continue!
No worries, there will definitely be more to come!

Stay tuned....

A Parting Gift

Here's a few of my new favorites! Head on over to my photo blog for a recap of this story: Click HERE.

Friday Fives Time!

What's happening my bloggas?

It is Friday! Fabulous Friday! This means in less than 2 days, the hubs and I are NYC bound! Yippee!

You know what else?

Today marks my 300th post! 300!!!

Who knew I had so much to say!

Anywho, what better way to celebrate 300 whole posts than with a little Friday Fives!

This week's topic: Five things you do to relax, destress,contain your composure or that you just enjoy doing for yourself!

1.) Scrapbooking. Ahhh, this makes my heart happy. There's all kinds of frustration that can be taken out with a pair of decorative scissors! I can spend a couple of hours scrapbooking and leave a new woman.

2.) The Spa. Oh, there's just nothing better. Love, love, love it. This includes massages, mani's and pedi's! I haven't been in so long! I definitely need to put that in the budget next month!

3.) Photography. Now this just makes my hear flutter any time of day, but if I'm particularly stressed out, I can go to a random field, take some pics, and voila! All better!

6.) Movie night with the hubs. What can I say, I love my man! After a rough day, there's nothing better than curling up with the hubs and watching a movie. Unless of course he's the source of my stress.

5.) Spending a little quality time with God. After all, He is the ultimate stress reliever. Sometimes I can just go to my room, cry it out in a prayer, and feel all better. There's something refreshing about knowing that He's in control and there's no need for me to stress over it.

Now you know what to do - head on over to Beth's blog and check out everyone else participating today! Have a most fabulous weekend and I'll be back Wednesday with lots to say about NYC!!!

A Day Late and A Dollar Short

Of course I haven't posted 4th of July pics yet!

I'm behind and lame like that.

So, I figured better late than never. :)

Enjoy - 4th of July in the ATL:

Me and the hubs.

Seaweed at the aquarium.

Man of War or Jelly Fish. Can't remember!

Maddie and Nate - Chris' little bro and sis.

The City.

Happy Thursday!

Tuesday.

This time next week guess where I will be?

Living up the good life in good ol' New York City!!!!

Remember our trip to see U2 that was cancelled?

Well the concert was cancelled but not the trip!

So in just a few days we'll be on a lovely Delta flight headed for the big city!

Big Apple.

City that never sleeps. Or is that Vegas?

Anyway, we'll be there!

This will be Chris' first time to NYC!

So. Freaking. Excited!

And yes we joined a gym last week but we're not really getting serious about that until after we get back. It would be completely useless to try and get on a routine and then mess it all up.

AND we kind of have this deal that this trip is all about food.

Wow, don't we sound like fatties!

But think about it: you've got street vendors with hot dogs and pretzels, pizza galore, bagels, cheesecake, and a gazillion other things we must try!

So sticking to a diet is completely useless until Wednesday of next week!

Moving on......

Tonight I plan to finally upload photos from 4th of July. Very fun times.

I'm sure you all really care! ;)

Also on the agenda:

Revamping my photo website. I'm taking all the photos down, vamping it up and relaunching! Can't wait!

I'm afraid it's going to be a bit more time consuming than I think.

And let's not forget 2 weeks worth of school work.

Ahh, so much to do, but it's so very exciting!

On that note, enjoy your Tuesday!

Who Ya Know?

Hiya folks! Happy Monday to ya! A friend sent this video to me today and I thought I'd share. Pretty cool if I do say so myself! Enjoy!

Show Us Your Life

Now, if you're a regular here, you know that Fridays usually mean two things:

1. Friday Fives (which you can see here)

and

2. Kelly's Korner Show Us Your Life

This week's topic: Favorite Bible Verse

Wow - that's a tough one.

I can't pick just one!

BUT I can give you a couple that have brought me through some of the most difficult times.

When I was 17/18 I went through a bit of a rough patch. I've always had self-esteem issues. Always.

This time of my life was especially hard - I see now that it was God's way of molding me into more of Him and strengthening my Christian walk. Everything I knew as comfort was being stripped away. I lost 70 pounds. My step-dad was in prison. At home, we were struggling. I ended a friendship because it was the right thing to do. Then rumors started and I had NO friends as a result. I literally spent my junior year alone. Just me and my mom (so thankful for that time now). After losing weight, I was pretty cute - yet no boy was interested. These things are hard for a teenage girl. And all I could think about was how to run my car off of the road, kill myself, and make it look like an accident. It was a very dark place for me. I just felt like I prayed and prayed and prayed for direction and God wasn't hearing me. On my way to school one morning, I couldn't take it. So I drove the other direction and went to Kennesaw Mountain. I drove to the top, took my bible, and went and sat in a secluded area so I could just hopefully hear God. You hear those stories of the bible just opening up to a random scripture and it speaks to you. That happened to me that day. And ever since, the verse I read has been somewhat of my life verse.

2 Corinthians 6:2:

For God says, "At just the right time I heard you. On the day of salvation I helped you."

For me, this was God's way of telling me He had heard my cries and my plea. God heard me. God still hears me. AND He helped/helps me. I left the mountain with a new found hope that day.

It always seems that you come through one tough time just in time to hit another. Yet, I can honestly say that there's no way in the world I could have ever gotten through these things without God. Without faith. I've lost everything multiple times in my life - I'm 27. I've been through more than most people go through in an entire lifetime. Yet, I have no fear. Although I've been broken into a million pieces, God has single handily put me back together. And because of that, "I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High" ~Psalm 7:17

What are your favorite Bible verses?

Friday Fives Time: A Linkylicious Post

It's Friday! It's Friday! It's Friday!
And that can mean only one thing.......
It's time for Miss Beth's Friday Fives!!!


Yay! Woohoo! Hooray!


Ok, so the topic this week? I'm super excited about it! It is your 5 favorite blogs!
So yay - I get to show some blog lovey love!



Now, let me put my disclaimer out now. I'm not listing my fav Friday Five bloggers because, well, everyone needs to hop on over to Beth's blog and scroll through the linkies at the bottom of the post. I can promise it will not disappoint. So there's a whole slew of some of my faves! And of course Beth is on my list because, well, I participate in this every week!


Moving on.

Here's my favorites! Now, I can't list them all because it would take all day, so feel free to take a gander at my blogroll on the side bar. ALL of my favorites are there!




Let's start with Meg. Her blog is Whatever. Please promise you'll visit her. She's awesome, amazing, talented, creative, spiritual, and well, just plain wonderful. I wish I could be real life friends with her! You should definitely check out the pictures of her craft room. You will drool.



And then there's Annie from Annie Blogs. I heart her. Big time. She's hilarious and godly and just someone you'd want to be best friends with. She's a freelance writer in Nashville and her blog always, always makes my day!

***No disrespect to anyone else - I just got lazy on pulling all of your pictures! It orinigally seemed like a good idea!***

Then of course we have the Lumberjack's Wife. She will totally have you in complete hysterics! Love, love, love her! AND I made it on her blogroll (I'm listed as Lauren)! I've made it big time. Lol. You will love her!

Next on the list is Charlie! Her blog is Operation Shrink Charlie's Big Butt. Now this is one funny lady! She has added a huge dose of humor to her weight loss adventure! Check. It. Out.

Now these next two blogs make my heart flutter. Yes, flutter. They're fabulously inspiring as far as home decor and dyi projects go. So, I'm gonna need you to check out The Lettered Cottage and Lemon Tree Creations.

I'm also loving Jenna - this sweet hometown southern girl - over at her blog These Are The Days. She's witty, funny, and downright precious!

And last, but certainly not least is my blogging buddy Heather. Check her blog My Name Is Heather And I'm A Planaholic! We've got a creative, crafty, runner on our hands here and YOU should be reading about it! :)

Well I think that's enough for now. And remember to check out all the other blogs on my sidebar and on Beth's blog post for this week.

Happy weekend!

LT - The Baker

I have always had a love affair with the kitchen.

Whether it be from stuffing my face to cooking for people, I love the kitchen.

I love kitchen appliances and utensils.

I love food.

Most importantly I love the Food Network, TLC, and Bravo that have some of the greatest cooking shows on TV.

Lately, my newest fascination is cupcakes.

I hate cake. Always have.

And I'm not real fond of cupcakes, yet I have this strong desire to bake them!

Maybe it's all the new cupcake shows coming on TV. We've got Cupcake Wars, DC Cupcakes, etc.

This could also be a result of my all day Cake Boss marathon on Monday.

I really don't know why I want to make them so badly!

But I do.

And in lots of flavors and colors.

And no hard icing - fluffy icing.

Oh, and I want them to be bite sized.

Oooh, maybe with fillings inside too.

Great, I'm officially inspired!

This probably isn't going to work well with my new diet/exercise regimen.

Then again, neither did the quesadilla I had for lunch today!

So much to say...

Well how do my friends?

**sidenote: When you're from the south, older people tend to say "How do" in place of "How are you?"**

Moving on.

I hope you all had a marvelous LONG weekend! Mine was probably the laziest EVER!

E.V.E.R.

But I guess my body was in need of some rest.

I didn't turn on the computer.

I didn't open my school books.

I didn't work on anything photo related.

Pure nothingness!

Friday night I finally got caught up on all the Twilight saga movies.

My sis-in-law, Maddie, is a HUGE fan! And well, she is 15, so I would expect nothing less!

I read the books last summer, but was reluctant to see any of the movies because the books were so good.....and I haven't read the last one yet! I had to stop reading because I was getting a little too into it.

You know, to the point where you start yelling at your hubby because he's no Edward Cullen.

Yeah, it was time for a break.

Anywho, the movies were great! Maddie, Chris and I stayed up til 2am Friday watching Twilight and New Moon. Next on the agenda is a trip to the theater for Eclipse. We just might to IMAX 3D. Not sure on that one yet.

Ok, so Saturday. What did I do?

Oh yes, around 3:00 we decided to leave the house! We went to the mall and wandered aimlessly until I couldn't take it anymore. Then we moseyed over to TJ Maxx Home Goods and purchased a coffee table/ottoman. It's fabulous. Really brought the room together!

Refreshing! Well actually, we didn't buy the table until after we had already come home and around 9pm made a spontaneous trip to go get it. Just couldn't get it off our minds.

Now Sunday was a little more active! After all, it was the 4th! Soooo....there was church. Then lunch. Joined LA Fitness. Then a 30 minute nap. I told you it was a lazy weekend - don't judge me (by the way, it's now Tuesday and I've yet to go to the gym!). THEN off to the GA Aquarium. My company sponsored an event for the 4th - we all got free tickets to the aquarium and then had a cook out on the roof. From there, we had the PERFECT view for fireworks from the big shindig in Atlanta. It was awesomely great.

And then there was Monday.

Now Monday was just plain sad.

Literally, we woke up at 10am, moved to the couch and stayed there ALL day watching a Cake Boss marathon on TLC. About 4:30 we decided to go take a dip at the pool and by 7 we were back on the couch! Pathetic.

However, I am feeling rather refreshed today.

And, might I add, I have a tremendously long to-do list to catch up on - and that DOES include a trip to the gym tonight! It's gonna be different this time - I know I say it every time, but Jillian Michael's has yet again, inspired me.

The Biggest Loser is inspiring, and I'm sure if I had 6-8 hours to devote to working out per day, I'd lose a ton too. But Jillian's new show Losing It is people with real schedules and they're losing crazy weight in just 60 days.

I'm going on a trip in December to see my Texas family and I really want to look different when I go out. I know they're family, but I have such anxiety every time I go about my weight. I think it's because when they first met me at 19, I was waaaayyyy skinnier - like wearing kid's size shirts small. And granted, it was after I got married that I discovered I had PCOS and it caused a HUGE weight gain for me. It was like one year they saw me skinny and the next year I was about 70 pounds heavier. I guess it's different because the women on my mom's side of my family understand that - and have seen my weight struggles all my life, but my immediate family in Texas is my dad and 3 brothers - I don't think they really understand PCOS and what it has done to me. And what's weird is they have NEVER said anything to me about my weight - it's just what I imagine they are thinking. Isn't it awful how our minds can do such ridiculous things to us?!?!?

Now how is it that from a weekend of nothingness, I've had so much to say about it? Guess in my laziness I've had plenty of time to conjure up things to talk about!

Friday.

Friday, you are welcome here!
So good to see you.

I am definitely excited about a long weekend.
My company is having a big 4th of July deal at the GA Aquarium, so we're gonna hang there Sunday night.
Monday - as long as it's sunny - we're heading to the mountains to go to the lake! Ahhhh.
So. Excited. About. That!

I need to get away.

I think I'm on the verge of an emotional break down and I have NO idea why.
I'm crying at everything.
EVERYthing!

Like last night - it was over pictures.

Really?

But it's like lots of emotions raging inside. Usually I can figure out what's triggering it, but I have no clue.

Maybe I need therapy.
Or a massage.
Or just a vacation!

And no, I'm not pregnant - just in case you were about to diagnose me.

So I hope you all relax and enjoy this fabulous 4 day weekend!
And of course, remember all that has taken place so that we are able to even celebrate this holiday!