Are you done with all your shopping yet.....I am working at the mall for Christmas while I am out of school. It amazes me how many people shop last minute and get annoyed when we are out of what they want. I just smile and say, "It has been busy or It's getting close to Christmas or Remember to try to come earlier next year". I am so glad I am done with my shopping. I only had to buy one person a present....my Secret Santa:)
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Bathroom Re-model
We started yet another house project. For those of you that have never been to our house before I had painted our powder bathroom baby blue and the trim black. I got the idea from a catalog but with different colors. After 3 1/2 year I was tired of the colors and wanted to change it. BuTTT the oil based black paint that was on the base boards was impossible to get off so we riped them out and bought new ones. The new base boards are much wider and have better detail than the what was in there before. This time I wanted the color to be dramatic....so we painted the walls Boat Blue(dark blue almost navy but a bit lighter). I love it!!! We got a bright white cabinet from Pottery Barn to put above the toilet for storage since there was nothing in there before. The dark blue and white look great together. We spray painted all the base boards outside with this special paint machine that my Dad had but there was still a small area that was connected to the inside of the door that needed to be painted. We had to make a tunnel with the plastic cloth so that the white spray dots did not get on the fresh blue paint. Here are some pictures of what we did:
about to start painting..
High on paint fumes...
My Dad did the dirty work..
Clean up time
We still arn't done but atleast were close and thats all that matters.
Taping off all the walls and floor
still taping...
about to start painting..
High on paint fumes...
My Dad did the dirty work..
Clean up time
We still arn't done but atleast were close and thats all that matters. Trick or Treat
For Halloween our neighbor Samantha came over to pass out candy with us because her husband was at a football game. She brought over these hilarious costumes. We laughed so hard our stomachs ached. I had not had that much fun in forever; the neighbor across the street came out to see why we were laughing so loud...ooops. I hope you get a good laugh out of our silly pictures.
Here I am in the 1st costume...we decided the other one is funnier
Here is Samantha in the clown costume
Cory before he got blown up with air
Getting bigger...
He was so big he barely fit in the chair
This was by far the funniest part!!!
Trying to find his toes..
My turn:)
Can I make it on the couch????
It was so funny because the dogs were so confused....
Here I am in the 1st costume...we decided the other one is funnier
Here is Samantha in the clown costume
Cory before he got blown up with air
Getting bigger...
He was so big he barely fit in the chair
This was by far the funniest part!!!
Trying to find his toes..
My turn:) 
Can I make it on the couch????
It was so funny because the dogs were so confused....Oh....no, I've fallen and I can't get up!!!
We had so much fun.....
Cory's 31st Birthday
The day we went to the State Fair was actually Cory's birthday. So when we got hope we surprised him with some B-day cake. Here are those pictures:
Happy Birthday Cory!!!!
State Fair
We went to the State Fair with Cory's parents and had a blast. Here are some pictures of our festivities.
On our way...Cory and his Dad drank 4 Dr. Peppers because each can was worth $11 making each ticket only $3. You can't beat that!!!
The TEXAS sized farris wheel
Time for some grub!!!
These next pictures were taken at the Science Museum
I'm predicting sunny weather all over!!!Car Accident
Thursday, October 2 at about 8:43am I was in a car accident on Main St in Frisco. A lady in a mini-van hit me. It was one of those moments when you know what is about to happen and you only have a second to brace yourself. I was breaking and she was gassing trying to pass me so my car got most of the damage. Seriously I don't understand why people aren't a little more careful when they drive. So long story short, the lady that hit me was found liable, I went to the hospital in an ambulance and was diagnosed with a neck and back sprain. The following Tuesday I went to my regular doctor because I had a bad headache and had been nauseous since the accident. She said I had a concussion. Dealing with school, my body aches, the lady's insurance, and the body shop was extremely hard. Being in a serious accident is physically and emotionally draining. I missed about a week of school and several days of work.
I have taken my car back twice and been in three rental cars. My car is in the shop as we speak and hopefully this will be the last time.
Here are some pictures of my car:
PS. A very nice lady stopped and gave me a disposable camera she caries just in case this happens. Cory took the pictures as I was being put in the ambulance.
This was her car:
I have taken my car back twice and been in three rental cars. My car is in the shop as we speak and hopefully this will be the last time.
Here are some pictures of my car:
PS. A very nice lady stopped and gave me a disposable camera she caries just in case this happens. Cory took the pictures as I was being put in the ambulance.
This was her car:
Yipeeee!!!
I'm done with school for a month or so...I start again January 20th. I have some free time so why not BLOG.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
October
October has been a crazy month.....I was in a real bad car accident and got to ride in an ambulance for the first time. We flew to Lubbock for the 2nd annual LCU Alumni Baseball game and met Cory's parents there on a Friday and drove back with them on a Sunday. I missed about a week of school because of my car accident so catching up has been extremely hard especially because I am taking an express math class. I would not of been able to do it if it weren't for the help and patience of Cory's dad. I compleated the first part of the math class on Friday and started the second part yesterday and I am already confused. Somehow we managed to squeeze in a trip to the State Fair. Hopefully, I will have some free time soon so I can post some pictures of my car accident and our trip to Lubbock and the State Fair.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Us
Cory---Cory has been working super overtime at work getting ready for 121 to open. For those of you that don't know, 121 is a highway that the NTTA is taking over to make a toll road. 121 opens today and as we speak Cory is out making sure everything is working and going smooth. He has been working about 75-80 hours a week for the last 2 weeks. So I have had a ton of alone time---thank goodness for Logan and Winston!!!!
Summer---I started school on Monday. I am only taking 12 hrs this semester because I am taking a condensed math class where I earn 6 credits/hrs in 1 semester. Since math does not come easy for me I wanted to give myself the best chance to make a good grade. I am also taking an education class where I have to volunteer to help under privileged children in my community. My final class is at TWU, this is my first class there. I am very excited because this class is a Library Science class. Basically, I get to read a ton of children's books. There is more to it than just reading but that is the funnest part. This class is going to be hard work but fun as well. I went to the library yesterday and checked out 18 children's book ranging from simple picture books all the way up to adolescence. I had great help from the children's librarian and I am excited to read some of her recommendations. If I come across a great book I will let ya'll know.
Summer---I started school on Monday. I am only taking 12 hrs this semester because I am taking a condensed math class where I earn 6 credits/hrs in 1 semester. Since math does not come easy for me I wanted to give myself the best chance to make a good grade. I am also taking an education class where I have to volunteer to help under privileged children in my community. My final class is at TWU, this is my first class there. I am very excited because this class is a Library Science class. Basically, I get to read a ton of children's books. There is more to it than just reading but that is the funnest part. This class is going to be hard work but fun as well. I went to the library yesterday and checked out 18 children's book ranging from simple picture books all the way up to adolescence. I had great help from the children's librarian and I am excited to read some of her recommendations. If I come across a great book I will let ya'll know.
The worst is behind me!!!
"Doom's day" has come and gone. My mouth has 4 less teeth. The surgery only took about 30 minutes, but I was back there for about an hour because I was waking up from the knock you out medicine. I don't remember anything, except what happened before I "fell asleep". I was very nervous and wanted the Dr. or nurses to explain what was happening and what they were doing, but apparently they were in a hurry. At least that is how I felt. Aren't they suppose to count to 3 before they stick you with a needle!!!!
I wasn't in much pain right after the surgery because I was still numb. The nurses told Cory to give me some pain medicine(Vicodin) when we got home just to make sure I would not be in pain. I thought to myself---this is not so bad. Boy did I say that to soon.....after two doses of the Vicodin I started to get that feeling you get right before you throw-up. I was cold, then hot, then weak and just plain miserable. I kept saying to myself----don't throw-up, don't throw-up. A mouth full of holes and gauze and throw-up don't mix well. So after my bad Vicodin experience I decided I would rather be in immense pain than go through the ordeal of throwing-up again. Advil became my new best friend. However it did not do much for the pain--it just took the edge off. Each day the pain worsened, I assumed it's what came with the territory. Apparently I was wrong, when I went back for my check-up 6 days after my my surgery---I found out I had dry socket. The Dr. had warned me about this but did not tell me any of the symptoms. So basically, I lived through the worst pain in my life to find out there was a solution. WHATEVER!!!! At the check-up the Dr. put this stuff in my holes to numb the pain for about 12 hours. I was able to eat and sleep for the first time in 6 days. It was wonderful. Its been 2 1/2 weeks and the only time it is uncomfortable is when I have to clean out my holes with warm salt water with this funky syringe. I am soooooo happy it is over!!!!!
I wasn't in much pain right after the surgery because I was still numb. The nurses told Cory to give me some pain medicine(Vicodin) when we got home just to make sure I would not be in pain. I thought to myself---this is not so bad. Boy did I say that to soon.....after two doses of the Vicodin I started to get that feeling you get right before you throw-up. I was cold, then hot, then weak and just plain miserable. I kept saying to myself----don't throw-up, don't throw-up. A mouth full of holes and gauze and throw-up don't mix well. So after my bad Vicodin experience I decided I would rather be in immense pain than go through the ordeal of throwing-up again. Advil became my new best friend. However it did not do much for the pain--it just took the edge off. Each day the pain worsened, I assumed it's what came with the territory. Apparently I was wrong, when I went back for my check-up 6 days after my my surgery---I found out I had dry socket. The Dr. had warned me about this but did not tell me any of the symptoms. So basically, I lived through the worst pain in my life to find out there was a solution. WHATEVER!!!! At the check-up the Dr. put this stuff in my holes to numb the pain for about 12 hours. I was able to eat and sleep for the first time in 6 days. It was wonderful. Its been 2 1/2 weeks and the only time it is uncomfortable is when I have to clean out my holes with warm salt water with this funky syringe. I am soooooo happy it is over!!!!!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
What's been going on...
Many of you know I was suppose to get my wisdom teeth pulled a few weeks ago but......I ended up getting sick and had a high fever so my appointment was rescheduled to this Friday( 8/15)or DOOM'S DAY as I have been calling it. I am very apprehensive and not looking forward to it at all. I know everything will be fine---it's the unknown I'm anxious about. I start school August 25th so I hope I'm not still swollen and feel back to normal.
We went out on the boat again this past Sunday and I did not drink a gallon of water before we went so that was a good thing:) We were out for a majority of the day, it felt cooler than the Sunday before. Oh yeah, I almost died!!!!!!!! My sister, Julie and I were the first ones to ride this new raft thing we got, it's called Big Bertha(Google it). We were both on the top riding along enjoying the new experience when all of a sudden we were thrown off when the boat was turning(at an extremely high speed). Julie was the one on the bottom and I was the one on the top at the turn, so I had further to fly to touch the water. It happened so fast I didn't have time to take a deep breath before the force of Big Bertha pushed me under the water. I went head first into the water which felt like concrete. I am so thankful I had a life vest on!!!!!! It was very scary!! But I'm alive:) Cory went next by himself and had a blast. Big Bertha was nicer to him. Brad went after Cory and had fun too. We learned that it is probably better to ride alone, especially if you want to survive. We also found this nice beach area in a cove thats shaded, it also has a path from the beach to an area where you can picnic and camp out. We might rent this spot in the future when more people can come. Here are a few pictures from Sunday.
We went out on the boat again this past Sunday and I did not drink a gallon of water before we went so that was a good thing:) We were out for a majority of the day, it felt cooler than the Sunday before. Oh yeah, I almost died!!!!!!!! My sister, Julie and I were the first ones to ride this new raft thing we got, it's called Big Bertha(Google it). We were both on the top riding along enjoying the new experience when all of a sudden we were thrown off when the boat was turning(at an extremely high speed). Julie was the one on the bottom and I was the one on the top at the turn, so I had further to fly to touch the water. It happened so fast I didn't have time to take a deep breath before the force of Big Bertha pushed me under the water. I went head first into the water which felt like concrete. I am so thankful I had a life vest on!!!!!! It was very scary!! But I'm alive:) Cory went next by himself and had a blast. Big Bertha was nicer to him. Brad went after Cory and had fun too. We learned that it is probably better to ride alone, especially if you want to survive. We also found this nice beach area in a cove thats shaded, it also has a path from the beach to an area where you can picnic and camp out. We might rent this spot in the future when more people can come. Here are a few pictures from Sunday.
All smiles!!!!
Julie and I taking it easy
This is Big Bertha(seats 4)---Julie and I were sitting up on the sides with our legs in the center. When we turned it flipped over throwing us off with out warning. NOT my idea of fun!!!!!
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