Holaaa, as usual, bored, stuck at work. So here I am!
Raining AGAIN today. Gosh I'm so sick of it! I think its going to do this off and on all week. I did get a clear day yesterday, yeah! Went out and played with Tuff Tuff. I was hoping it would be nice so I could go out there again this afternoon, but doesn't look like that is going to be the case. Lee is working late so I will have to find something to occupy myself with. And since I've been on this thing all day already, I'm going to be REALLY sick of it by the time I get home. So that leaves tv, ugh (all 4 channels) or the PS2, or my book. Eh...not real exciting. I wanna go out and ride or play with the horsies!! :( If we had a barn I could at least brush them, but oh well.
It has been VERY quiet today, not good! I did just do a pretty good sale tho, so that is good. Just need a lot more of them! Boss will be very unhappy if not. Speaking of, I haven't heard from her today. That is odd. I hope she isn't upset with me, etc. See I thought I was going to have to work yesterday for a little bit but she said she would call me. Never got a call...so I hope I don't get something from her like, I couldnt get a hold of you, etc, so I couldn't go on my trip, yada yada. She has done this to me before. And she had my wrong number, not my fault, I have given her the right numer. Whatever.
Grr, internet is still being stupid. On and off, on and off. >:( She has GOT to get some other kind of connection because this is NOT working. Lol, this mom and little boy just walked by and he was screaming really high pitched in very short duration like he was excited. Funny.
So last week. Not much went on since I posted. Lee had to work Saturday, so that kinda stunk. I can't even remember what I did that day till he got home...or what happened after, haha. Geesh. Give me a moment, it will come to me! Argh. Okay, maybe not. I do know we went to play practice that night, lol. Oh okay! I think I remember now, we had our small group that day at 4, oh yeahhhh, its all coming to me now.
I met mr Lee Lee at the door, if you know what I mean, ;) then after that we went to town for a bit before small group. I wanted to go to the hunting store and get my arrows refletched, renocked, etc, and I also needed to go to hobby lobby to get stuff for my basket for the play. But we ended up going to see his grandpa who had fallen of his horse last week. He is layed up with like 6 broken ribs, SUCKS! He is like 85 though, you don't bounce at even half that age anymore, lol. So we stayed there until we had to leave for small group. And I made Lee stop by hobby lobby real quick. He hates that place. :roll eyes: I lurrvveee it.
Anyway had small group, which was very small and quiet cause no one wanted to talk, lol, then the sis in law and lee and I went to mcdonalds to eat some lunch/dinner before play practice. That was fun. Then we went to that, which most of the time Jamie and I hung out in the sound booth with my daddy cause they were going over scenes we weren't in. It was fun to be up there with him chattin etc. He loves us girls, hehe. He keeps hinting at us to give him some more grandkids, haha, he used to hate the THOUGHT of being called a grandpa! Now after Dawson came he is all for it! Well hes got another year at least to wait on me, haah.
Then sunday we got to wake up late cause we had no choir practice, ohhh yaaa, then had church, went out to lunch with my mom and dad and Jamie at ruby tuesdays, which was gross btw, then off to play practice for like 2 and a half hours, ughhhh. Finally got done with that. I told dad about a movie I had and he wanted to watch it so I gave him that and we left. Then as we got on the freeway to go home he calls and wants to know if we want to come over and bque chicken and watch the movie, lol, so we're like yeah! But first we went and got Bowser and gave him a bath, picked up some bushs beans and off we went. That was fun, ate dinner, watchedd the movie, and ate peach cobbler that mom made. Sooo good.
So monday, I did the usual laundry clean up day, then I went out and played with Tuff Tuff, then I just kinda hung out at the in laws house. Mostly I listened to Lee's sister yell at her mother for an hour. It was quite rediculous. I about left 2 or 3 times just to get away from her. -_-'
PHEW, I just got off the phone with the OBGYN, I had a thing come in the mail saying I needed to reschedule my appt, so I called and they wanted me to come in like next tues, ugh, see that won't work for me. I have no insurance, so I don't WANT to come in and get examined, because I can't afford it!! (which they may have payment plans, I dunno...) So I've put it off like 3 times now, lol, usually I can't get in again for a few months, so this time when she said next week I was like EEK. So I said, uh no, that wont work, I'm really wanting something a few months out, and she said okay, hows june 2nd, I was like PERFECT, haha. Then I said I needed my pills refilled, and she said they'd call it in. Phew. So hopefully it will all work out okay.
I'm actually looking at health insurance right now. Rates arent that bad...for just me that is. I am really wanting to get something so I can plan on having a baby next year...possibly. Gosh, that scares me and excites me at the same time. I think you have to wait a year on most plans before you can access maternity.
Well I'm gonna go, adios.
And I'm stuck inside! Waa!
This morning I was home for a few hours, didn't go in till 12. I thought about getting my tack together and riding Daisy May but it was still cloudy and looking like it might rain at that time. Of course as soon as I have to leave it starts looking gorgeous out!! Its probably a muddy mess out there anyway though, it rained yesterday and HARD last night.
So not much been going on. Had a decent day yesterday, work went pretty fast. Then I got home and did some picking up, played some Sims, then Lee got home. Talked with him a bit laying on the bed and just enjoying each others company (thats all! haha) We decided we didn't really want to go to easter practice so we got up and went and got some papa johns and a movie. I found this neat thing at Walgreens, well outside. Its a dvd rental thing called redbox. So neat! Its only a $1 to rent one and they have all the new ones every Tuesday. So Monday when I was there getting a anniverssary card for lees parents, I rented Bolt. SO CUTE!! You have GOT to see it if you havent, we loved it. We took it over to lees parents and watched it that night.
Anyway, yesterday I had to drop off Bolt and we looked through but didn't really see any others we wanted to watch, until we got to this sci fi sounding one that I liked the sound of. Well it turned out to be TERRIBLE!! Oh well, only a dollar gone, haha. So we picked up our papa johns and headed home and had a nice night in. Took our shower and then off to bed!
So, not sure what I'll do after I get home tonight. Need to get the laundry put up, clean the kitchen. Guess I'll either make lee a frozen pizza or do chili dogs for dinner. It will still be light out when I get home, so I might do somethin outside...who knows what Lee will be up to by the time I get home. He gets of at 3:30 and I won't get home till 6:30.
So bored! I want to be at hommeeee. I try my hardest not to look at the clock so I'm suprised by how late it is, haha, I'm a retard I know. I should go read my book, time always goes fast that way. I am reading one of the 3 I got at the thrift store. Its by one of my fav authors Victoria Holt. She wrote in the 60-70's, and they are historical romance/mysteries. But clean, not raunchy ones. I love how they all have some kind of mystery in them.
Oh look! Its 4! Yeah, only 2 more hours to gooo. Well guess I will go, adios!
This morning I was home for a few hours, didn't go in till 12. I thought about getting my tack together and riding Daisy May but it was still cloudy and looking like it might rain at that time. Of course as soon as I have to leave it starts looking gorgeous out!! Its probably a muddy mess out there anyway though, it rained yesterday and HARD last night.
So not much been going on. Had a decent day yesterday, work went pretty fast. Then I got home and did some picking up, played some Sims, then Lee got home. Talked with him a bit laying on the bed and just enjoying each others company (thats all! haha) We decided we didn't really want to go to easter practice so we got up and went and got some papa johns and a movie. I found this neat thing at Walgreens, well outside. Its a dvd rental thing called redbox. So neat! Its only a $1 to rent one and they have all the new ones every Tuesday. So Monday when I was there getting a anniverssary card for lees parents, I rented Bolt. SO CUTE!! You have GOT to see it if you havent, we loved it. We took it over to lees parents and watched it that night.
Anyway, yesterday I had to drop off Bolt and we looked through but didn't really see any others we wanted to watch, until we got to this sci fi sounding one that I liked the sound of. Well it turned out to be TERRIBLE!! Oh well, only a dollar gone, haha. So we picked up our papa johns and headed home and had a nice night in. Took our shower and then off to bed!
So, not sure what I'll do after I get home tonight. Need to get the laundry put up, clean the kitchen. Guess I'll either make lee a frozen pizza or do chili dogs for dinner. It will still be light out when I get home, so I might do somethin outside...who knows what Lee will be up to by the time I get home. He gets of at 3:30 and I won't get home till 6:30.
So bored! I want to be at hommeeee. I try my hardest not to look at the clock so I'm suprised by how late it is, haha, I'm a retard I know. I should go read my book, time always goes fast that way. I am reading one of the 3 I got at the thrift store. Its by one of my fav authors Victoria Holt. She wrote in the 60-70's, and they are historical romance/mysteries. But clean, not raunchy ones. I love how they all have some kind of mystery in them.
Oh look! Its 4! Yeah, only 2 more hours to gooo. Well guess I will go, adios!
Sooo, Im kinda bored. Stuck at work till 4 again. Boo. But I can't complain a whole lot, most of what I do is sit on my butt playing on the computer. Hard life, right??
Its a pretty day out right now, supposed to start raining tomarrow for like 3 days straight though, yeah. I hate rain. I like what it does, but not while it does it, lol. I'm getting so ready for summer and the water! I love being in it. Lee got the battery charger out and went and tried to charge the sea doos battery but it wouldn't, boo. Guess we're gonna have to buy another one. Apparently they have to have a new one every year, ugh. I need to get it out and wash it! I know its still another 2 months, 1 1/2 shortest, before its going anywhere, but still, lol. Lee needs to go get his boat license put on his drivers, otherwise its not valid and he could get a ticket! I hope I can find his certificate, I DO NOT want to take that test for him again!! My dad said he has his boat apart fixing it, so yeah! Maybe I will be able to learn how to ski this year. I tried like seriously 15 times in a row last summer to get up, I did for like 1 second, but that was it, haha. What can I say, Im stubborn. Which the boat wasn't running right, so maybe it will be easier this summer.
My younger bro has a polaris jet ski, but its broken. He was hoping to fix it for the summer but found out it needs to be rebuilt so that means 800$, OUCHY.
I wish I could get in better shape and look smokin in a bathing suit, but no matter what I do I still have that layer of fat on my lower stomach. I just can't get rid of it!! I worked out at the gym at least 2 times a week all spring/summer last year and didn't BUDGE it!!!! I dunno, maybe I need to stop eating as much? But I dont feel like I eat that much, everyone always says I dont eat enough...grr, my mom says it runs in her side of the family. Great. I know I dont eat very GOOD, lol.
Thanks for all the nice comments Michelle!! Here is a few pics of our shed:
Hehe, its not very big, but def better then what we had, nothin! That was last week when he was puttin his shelves/workbench up. Theres the shutters against the tree I was painting! (which still haven't got put up!)
So anyway had a pretty good weekend. Mom called Thurs wanting to know if I wanted to go riding Sat again. I was like sure. Lee had to mow the church yard, so I just had him drop me off there before he went. It was nice to wake up next to him that morning, rare these days!
So we had a pretty good ride, Dixie was slightly more annoying then she was last time, so I got a little frustrated with her. Cisco was still raring to go, even tho it was a lot warmer out. He usually poops out not even half way through, lol, but he was hyped the whole time, but still a good boy! We went down to my bros house, then back up, and over to the neighbors, then back home. Dixie was wired the whole time and getting sweaty, so I didn't want her to over do it, so we didn't go real far. Besides, you can't do 'trail' riding with these two really, they get to going so fast and worked up that if you tried to take them through trails that are pretty primitive, they'd be falling all over themselves. Gravel roads is where they need to be, haha, or open fields! At one point Dixie got into her REALLLY smooth running walk and it was heaven.
We went and visited with the grandparents for a few minutues, and my meme took a pic of us:
Arent we coooot, lol. She cut off Dixies nose tho, lol. I also braided Dix's mane that day, look how pretty:
I love that braid, so easy but looks kinda complicated and so pretty!! Of course as soon as she was loose she went over and rolled and tore it all out -_- losing my ponytail in the process, thanks!!
That night we had another easter practice, which went well. I also got fitted for my costume.
So Sunday, had to get up early for choir practice, then we had a dilemma. That afternoon before mom told me they were going to take my meme out to Red Lobster for her birthday (that was mon) and I was like, yeah, we'll be there. LOVE it. So then I meet up with Lee later and he says that his bros birthday is TOMORROW. What?? I swear he told me it was the 24th the other day. So of course they are wanting to eat right after church that afternoon. Right when we are supposed to be going to eat with my meme. GAAA, so we tried to get them to move red lobster to that night, but of course they wouldnt, so we didn't get to go. I'm sure I'm in the dog house with my grandparents now. I forgot about her birthday (I just dont keep track of anyones but my bros and lees, lol) and now didn't go when I said I would, -_-. I told mom to tell her that Lee had made plans I didn't know about, etc. And Jamie said they didn't seem upset, soo....
Anyway, we had a pretty good time. (Lee and I had a really good time right before going over there, hahahha, he kept saying your face is gonna be red!!) We ate some deer steaks and talked. Josh (birthday boy) wanted to ride my horse, so he went out there to the other pasture and we could see him from time to time through the trees, lol. We were sitting out on their porch. Kristy had decided to get her colt out and brush him. I thought about getting Tuff out but then itd be like I was just doing it cause she had hers out, etc, and I was pretty lazy that day anyway, so I just sat and talked with his parents and Lee.
Then we heard Rusty start screaming and he ran by, in the pasture where Josh had been riding...we were like what the? Cause he locks him out in the other pasture when he rides. Well then I call him and I said we just saw Rusty go by, where are you? And then we see him trotting Daisy up the hill at the house right there with us! Lol, he had sneaked his way through the pasture where the babies are all the way up to the house without us knowing, lol. And Daisy was such a good girl. After he rode off again his mom said, that is the kind of horse he should have bought...
Anyway, my younger bro had called earlier wanting to come out to our house and eat and watch a movie, and let Lee shoot his new handgun. So I was kinda antsy for Lees bro to hurry up and put the horse up and come open presents. Well it took him FOREVER, and finally he got up there, did presents (we bought him a cd player for his truck) and before we got done eating his cheese cake my bro and his wife got to our house. I was like great, the house is a WRECK. So I chugged the cake down and we left and my bro had already gotten my bow out and was shooting my target, lol. And they had already used the bathroom in the bathroom I DIDNT want them to be in, ughhh. Oh well. I picked it up while they shot guns and Jamie watched tv, and all was well, I guess. I just hate for people to see my house a mess. I know what I think when I see peoples dirty houses, I'm like, ughh!! Whats wrong with them?? lol
So they had picked up dominos, and we ate that and then us girls wanted to watch Just Married, THEY wanted to watch Max Payne, UGHHH, so finally we just watched our movie and they went in and played on the work out machine and played darts, lol. Then they left and we went to bed!
Yesterday was pretty boring. Lee wasn't sure where he'd be for lunch, so I didn't take that to him. So I left earlier then usual to go get grocerys. But I first went by the Christian thrift store to look around, sometimes they have good stuff REALLY cheap, and they have good used books by an author I really like. Well I found THREE books! All 99 cents and a dress!! Its really pretty and it was 70% off! And it was only 6.99 to begin with, bonus!! My books were all half off too! I spent 3$! There was another really cute dress there but it was JUST a bit small, and JUST a bit short, our dresses for church have to go below our knees so they wont come above them when we sit (cause I'm in choir). Boo...I might go buy it anyway, haha, for other times, I just thought it was super cute. And its like 4$. I would have got it yesterday if I had know all my stuff was that cheap to begin with. They also had a used treadmill, but someone had bought it already, bummer!!
Anyway, after that I headed to Freds, (a few steps up from the dollar store) found some flip flops for the hubby (that will work great for just wearing AND the play!) and some dog bones Bowser loves, almost bought some reeboxes too, how do you spell that??? they had NO box, no price, but the guy said they were still 30$, I was like uh uh! I was hoping theyd be at least 20 something. I should have bought them anyway prolly. Then I went on to the grocery store, and then back home! Cleaned some more, did some more laundry, and vacuumed AND mopped the floors, go me!! Then Lee Lee came home. We did a few things outside, but he was really tired. So then we ended up back inside, then in the bedroom, lol, then by that time it was time to make dinner (we had spaghetti) and watched some tv, then off to bed at about 10!
Phew, okay, better shut up now, until later!
Its a pretty day out right now, supposed to start raining tomarrow for like 3 days straight though, yeah. I hate rain. I like what it does, but not while it does it, lol. I'm getting so ready for summer and the water! I love being in it. Lee got the battery charger out and went and tried to charge the sea doos battery but it wouldn't, boo. Guess we're gonna have to buy another one. Apparently they have to have a new one every year, ugh. I need to get it out and wash it! I know its still another 2 months, 1 1/2 shortest, before its going anywhere, but still, lol. Lee needs to go get his boat license put on his drivers, otherwise its not valid and he could get a ticket! I hope I can find his certificate, I DO NOT want to take that test for him again!! My dad said he has his boat apart fixing it, so yeah! Maybe I will be able to learn how to ski this year. I tried like seriously 15 times in a row last summer to get up, I did for like 1 second, but that was it, haha. What can I say, Im stubborn. Which the boat wasn't running right, so maybe it will be easier this summer.
My younger bro has a polaris jet ski, but its broken. He was hoping to fix it for the summer but found out it needs to be rebuilt so that means 800$, OUCHY.
I wish I could get in better shape and look smokin in a bathing suit, but no matter what I do I still have that layer of fat on my lower stomach. I just can't get rid of it!! I worked out at the gym at least 2 times a week all spring/summer last year and didn't BUDGE it!!!! I dunno, maybe I need to stop eating as much? But I dont feel like I eat that much, everyone always says I dont eat enough...grr, my mom says it runs in her side of the family. Great. I know I dont eat very GOOD, lol.
Thanks for all the nice comments Michelle!! Here is a few pics of our shed:
Hehe, its not very big, but def better then what we had, nothin! That was last week when he was puttin his shelves/workbench up. Theres the shutters against the tree I was painting! (which still haven't got put up!)So anyway had a pretty good weekend. Mom called Thurs wanting to know if I wanted to go riding Sat again. I was like sure. Lee had to mow the church yard, so I just had him drop me off there before he went. It was nice to wake up next to him that morning, rare these days!
So we had a pretty good ride, Dixie was slightly more annoying then she was last time, so I got a little frustrated with her. Cisco was still raring to go, even tho it was a lot warmer out. He usually poops out not even half way through, lol, but he was hyped the whole time, but still a good boy! We went down to my bros house, then back up, and over to the neighbors, then back home. Dixie was wired the whole time and getting sweaty, so I didn't want her to over do it, so we didn't go real far. Besides, you can't do 'trail' riding with these two really, they get to going so fast and worked up that if you tried to take them through trails that are pretty primitive, they'd be falling all over themselves. Gravel roads is where they need to be, haha, or open fields! At one point Dixie got into her REALLLY smooth running walk and it was heaven.
We went and visited with the grandparents for a few minutues, and my meme took a pic of us:
Arent we coooot, lol. She cut off Dixies nose tho, lol. I also braided Dix's mane that day, look how pretty:
I love that braid, so easy but looks kinda complicated and so pretty!! Of course as soon as she was loose she went over and rolled and tore it all out -_- losing my ponytail in the process, thanks!!That night we had another easter practice, which went well. I also got fitted for my costume.
So Sunday, had to get up early for choir practice, then we had a dilemma. That afternoon before mom told me they were going to take my meme out to Red Lobster for her birthday (that was mon) and I was like, yeah, we'll be there. LOVE it. So then I meet up with Lee later and he says that his bros birthday is TOMORROW. What?? I swear he told me it was the 24th the other day. So of course they are wanting to eat right after church that afternoon. Right when we are supposed to be going to eat with my meme. GAAA, so we tried to get them to move red lobster to that night, but of course they wouldnt, so we didn't get to go. I'm sure I'm in the dog house with my grandparents now. I forgot about her birthday (I just dont keep track of anyones but my bros and lees, lol) and now didn't go when I said I would, -_-. I told mom to tell her that Lee had made plans I didn't know about, etc. And Jamie said they didn't seem upset, soo....
Anyway, we had a pretty good time. (Lee and I had a really good time right before going over there, hahahha, he kept saying your face is gonna be red!!) We ate some deer steaks and talked. Josh (birthday boy) wanted to ride my horse, so he went out there to the other pasture and we could see him from time to time through the trees, lol. We were sitting out on their porch. Kristy had decided to get her colt out and brush him. I thought about getting Tuff out but then itd be like I was just doing it cause she had hers out, etc, and I was pretty lazy that day anyway, so I just sat and talked with his parents and Lee.
Then we heard Rusty start screaming and he ran by, in the pasture where Josh had been riding...we were like what the? Cause he locks him out in the other pasture when he rides. Well then I call him and I said we just saw Rusty go by, where are you? And then we see him trotting Daisy up the hill at the house right there with us! Lol, he had sneaked his way through the pasture where the babies are all the way up to the house without us knowing, lol. And Daisy was such a good girl. After he rode off again his mom said, that is the kind of horse he should have bought...
Anyway, my younger bro had called earlier wanting to come out to our house and eat and watch a movie, and let Lee shoot his new handgun. So I was kinda antsy for Lees bro to hurry up and put the horse up and come open presents. Well it took him FOREVER, and finally he got up there, did presents (we bought him a cd player for his truck) and before we got done eating his cheese cake my bro and his wife got to our house. I was like great, the house is a WRECK. So I chugged the cake down and we left and my bro had already gotten my bow out and was shooting my target, lol. And they had already used the bathroom in the bathroom I DIDNT want them to be in, ughhh. Oh well. I picked it up while they shot guns and Jamie watched tv, and all was well, I guess. I just hate for people to see my house a mess. I know what I think when I see peoples dirty houses, I'm like, ughh!! Whats wrong with them?? lol
So they had picked up dominos, and we ate that and then us girls wanted to watch Just Married, THEY wanted to watch Max Payne, UGHHH, so finally we just watched our movie and they went in and played on the work out machine and played darts, lol. Then they left and we went to bed!
Yesterday was pretty boring. Lee wasn't sure where he'd be for lunch, so I didn't take that to him. So I left earlier then usual to go get grocerys. But I first went by the Christian thrift store to look around, sometimes they have good stuff REALLY cheap, and they have good used books by an author I really like. Well I found THREE books! All 99 cents and a dress!! Its really pretty and it was 70% off! And it was only 6.99 to begin with, bonus!! My books were all half off too! I spent 3$! There was another really cute dress there but it was JUST a bit small, and JUST a bit short, our dresses for church have to go below our knees so they wont come above them when we sit (cause I'm in choir). Boo...I might go buy it anyway, haha, for other times, I just thought it was super cute. And its like 4$. I would have got it yesterday if I had know all my stuff was that cheap to begin with. They also had a used treadmill, but someone had bought it already, bummer!!
Anyway, after that I headed to Freds, (a few steps up from the dollar store) found some flip flops for the hubby (that will work great for just wearing AND the play!) and some dog bones Bowser loves, almost bought some reeboxes too, how do you spell that??? they had NO box, no price, but the guy said they were still 30$, I was like uh uh! I was hoping theyd be at least 20 something. I should have bought them anyway prolly. Then I went on to the grocery store, and then back home! Cleaned some more, did some more laundry, and vacuumed AND mopped the floors, go me!! Then Lee Lee came home. We did a few things outside, but he was really tired. So then we ended up back inside, then in the bedroom, lol, then by that time it was time to make dinner (we had spaghetti) and watched some tv, then off to bed at about 10!
Phew, okay, better shut up now, until later!
But if feels like Monday to me because I have to work today. And Mondays I don't. So I LIKE Mondays. But Tuesday I have to go back to work, and so I don't like Tuesdays as much. See what I mean?? :)
Anyway, pretty bored right now. Still early, and I have many more hours to go before I can go home and do whatever I want. I really like doing whatever I want. And today there are lots of things I want to do at home!
So this weekend kinda stunk. I had to work Saturday, and then when I got home finally I was in a terrible mood, and then Lee and I had an argument before going to sleep and then I was mad that morning still. But he got me out of it finally and we had a good make up, hehehe. Anyway, then we had church and then small group (a group of our age gets together at a leaders house and we talk about the church message and just basically chat) that went really well this week. Before that we went to CiCis to eat with the in laws (pizza place) and of course that was fun, ugh, the pizza there is kinda uck, and I had to listen to his sister and its just kinda...low class? I dunno, that makes me sound stuck up, but I like places that are nice inside, kinda quiet, like Ruby Tuesdays etc.
Anyway, then we had to go home and get a trailer Lee had borrowed the day before and take that back. Then we got a movie and some dinner and went home.
The movie though wouldn't work. Which really ticked me off. So then we had to watch tv again, oh yeah. Well I didn't want to do that so I went and played my PS2 for a bit, got bored of it, came back out to the living room, Lee's stilllll watching tv. So I get my book and go into my room and read until its time for bed. BORING! I mean, I wish he didn't like tv so much. There are so many hours we WASTE that we will never get back!! I'd much rather be spending time with him then mindlessly tuning out. :sigh:
Yesterday was okay. It was kinda yucky though, cloudy all dayy. Raining in the morning. I had a lot I wanted to get done but of course not much of it got done. I did get my closet cleaned up and the coat closet in the entry cleaned up. And I did some laundry and picked the bedroom up. :shrug: I took Lee his lunch at 12, and we sat in my car and talked while he ate. Then he wanted to show me the inside of the house they are building, its pretty, big, like all the houses they build. They all eat our house up 4 or 5 times, lol.
You know, I just thought, I wonder if he wishes I would say more things like "o yall did such a great job! This (or that) looks so good! You are so talented!" etc. I know I'd like those things! But he is so unlike me, we are a lot different in things. PLUS, he'd NEVER say that, he keeps everything pretty close. Kinda annoying.
So, anyway, we did get something good this weekend! My dad bought a house to rent in a city about an hour away. (thats where all of his are) The house came with a little storage building thats 8x10, brand new basically! It has a cute little window and it has green trim. Its cute. I'll have to put up a pic. Well I started working on my daddy about it, and got mom to help, and he gave it to us! hehehehe. The problem was GETTING it to our house. But Lee and his dad found a trailer that worked perfect, thank you God!
Side note: THIS STUPID INTERNET IS DRIVING ME INSANE!!! Here at work we switched from the chord to wireless internet. Ever since it will kick us on and off on and off. Well for the last 2 months or so it has been nearly PERFECT. Well today its up to its old tricks. -_- Oh yeah, I just remembered, Happy St Patricks Day!! I have my green bracelet on, hehe. Plus I 'wear' green in my eyes every day!
Anyway, Lees so excited about the little shed. We went to Lowes last night after he got home and bought some wood so he can make him a workbench and some shelves, lol. I got some stuff out that needed to be painted while he did that, drug it over to where he was, and it was fun. We bought some new shutters to replace the ones on our bedroom window and I spray painted those, and a wood dowel he's going to put up in the laundry room to hang clothes on. Also theres a outline of trim pieces that goes around the attic hole in the ceiling that hasnt been painted, so I did that.
He got the frame of one bench started and then it was like 8 o'clock by that time, so we stopped for the night. I went in and made some chicken fajitas and we watched the movie we didn't get to last night. Which totally freaked me out!! (The Ring)
So we are in a total 'fix the house up!' mode. Which means spending money, ugh. But we still have enough in the bank for this week thank God, even after our mega spending as of late. Which has a LOT to do with us having money from our income taxes in there. I have an extra day on my check this week, yeah, so that will be good. The phone bills are due this week. Got the mortgage out of the way last week. Phew. Thanks to Michelle who helped me map out my billing dates, we are doing MUCH better!!
So today I want to get home and out in the sunshine!! Its beautiful out today, supposed to be in the 70s! YES. Wish it would have done that yesterday! I need to go get the fuzzy grey butt out and brush him. I bet he is a mountain of hair! I really need to get the farrier out too. He has a crack on one of his fronts that wont go away. Which he's only been trimmed once and the farrier said it wasn't anything to worry about, but I NO LIKEY cracks!! I was hoping he'd get his mommies hard as ROCKS hooves. I was thinking about getting him this afternoon and bringing him over to our little shed while Lee is working on it, brush him, etc. Get him used to being out by himself. But I dunno how he'd react. And Lee's going to be doing a lot of noisey things like sawing and hammering...so might not be the best time to take him away from home, lol.
What I'd like to get done today:
1. Get the shutters put up
2. Get my laundry hanger put up
3. Vacuum the floors
4. Get laundry put up
5. Wash the sea doo?
6. Wash the sheds window
7. Spray weeds/clean up planter
Thats all I can think of for now, I might get half of them done! Lol, probably the laundry and floors will not get done. No fun!
I cant wait till tomorrow, we have practice for our Easter drama at church again. Yeah! We might have our costumes done too, so excited. I am going to get a basket and put stuff like fruit/veg (fake of course) in it, and I found some wheat looking stuff at the dollar store the other day too. I dunno if I'm gonna carry it on my head or in my arms yet. Probably a combo of both. I'm supposed to be a jewish woman like in the market area. Lee is one of the 12 disciples! I was so proud!! Well, still am, haha, he couldnt care less.
Well guess I'll shut up now and go play some Sims, adios.
Anyway, pretty bored right now. Still early, and I have many more hours to go before I can go home and do whatever I want. I really like doing whatever I want. And today there are lots of things I want to do at home!
So this weekend kinda stunk. I had to work Saturday, and then when I got home finally I was in a terrible mood, and then Lee and I had an argument before going to sleep and then I was mad that morning still. But he got me out of it finally and we had a good make up, hehehe. Anyway, then we had church and then small group (a group of our age gets together at a leaders house and we talk about the church message and just basically chat) that went really well this week. Before that we went to CiCis to eat with the in laws (pizza place) and of course that was fun, ugh, the pizza there is kinda uck, and I had to listen to his sister and its just kinda...low class? I dunno, that makes me sound stuck up, but I like places that are nice inside, kinda quiet, like Ruby Tuesdays etc.
Anyway, then we had to go home and get a trailer Lee had borrowed the day before and take that back. Then we got a movie and some dinner and went home.
The movie though wouldn't work. Which really ticked me off. So then we had to watch tv again, oh yeah. Well I didn't want to do that so I went and played my PS2 for a bit, got bored of it, came back out to the living room, Lee's stilllll watching tv. So I get my book and go into my room and read until its time for bed. BORING! I mean, I wish he didn't like tv so much. There are so many hours we WASTE that we will never get back!! I'd much rather be spending time with him then mindlessly tuning out. :sigh:
Yesterday was okay. It was kinda yucky though, cloudy all dayy. Raining in the morning. I had a lot I wanted to get done but of course not much of it got done. I did get my closet cleaned up and the coat closet in the entry cleaned up. And I did some laundry and picked the bedroom up. :shrug: I took Lee his lunch at 12, and we sat in my car and talked while he ate. Then he wanted to show me the inside of the house they are building, its pretty, big, like all the houses they build. They all eat our house up 4 or 5 times, lol.
You know, I just thought, I wonder if he wishes I would say more things like "o yall did such a great job! This (or that) looks so good! You are so talented!" etc. I know I'd like those things! But he is so unlike me, we are a lot different in things. PLUS, he'd NEVER say that, he keeps everything pretty close. Kinda annoying.
So, anyway, we did get something good this weekend! My dad bought a house to rent in a city about an hour away. (thats where all of his are) The house came with a little storage building thats 8x10, brand new basically! It has a cute little window and it has green trim. Its cute. I'll have to put up a pic. Well I started working on my daddy about it, and got mom to help, and he gave it to us! hehehehe. The problem was GETTING it to our house. But Lee and his dad found a trailer that worked perfect, thank you God!
Side note: THIS STUPID INTERNET IS DRIVING ME INSANE!!! Here at work we switched from the chord to wireless internet. Ever since it will kick us on and off on and off. Well for the last 2 months or so it has been nearly PERFECT. Well today its up to its old tricks. -_- Oh yeah, I just remembered, Happy St Patricks Day!! I have my green bracelet on, hehe. Plus I 'wear' green in my eyes every day!
Anyway, Lees so excited about the little shed. We went to Lowes last night after he got home and bought some wood so he can make him a workbench and some shelves, lol. I got some stuff out that needed to be painted while he did that, drug it over to where he was, and it was fun. We bought some new shutters to replace the ones on our bedroom window and I spray painted those, and a wood dowel he's going to put up in the laundry room to hang clothes on. Also theres a outline of trim pieces that goes around the attic hole in the ceiling that hasnt been painted, so I did that.
He got the frame of one bench started and then it was like 8 o'clock by that time, so we stopped for the night. I went in and made some chicken fajitas and we watched the movie we didn't get to last night. Which totally freaked me out!! (The Ring)
So we are in a total 'fix the house up!' mode. Which means spending money, ugh. But we still have enough in the bank for this week thank God, even after our mega spending as of late. Which has a LOT to do with us having money from our income taxes in there. I have an extra day on my check this week, yeah, so that will be good. The phone bills are due this week. Got the mortgage out of the way last week. Phew. Thanks to Michelle who helped me map out my billing dates, we are doing MUCH better!!
So today I want to get home and out in the sunshine!! Its beautiful out today, supposed to be in the 70s! YES. Wish it would have done that yesterday! I need to go get the fuzzy grey butt out and brush him. I bet he is a mountain of hair! I really need to get the farrier out too. He has a crack on one of his fronts that wont go away. Which he's only been trimmed once and the farrier said it wasn't anything to worry about, but I NO LIKEY cracks!! I was hoping he'd get his mommies hard as ROCKS hooves. I was thinking about getting him this afternoon and bringing him over to our little shed while Lee is working on it, brush him, etc. Get him used to being out by himself. But I dunno how he'd react. And Lee's going to be doing a lot of noisey things like sawing and hammering...so might not be the best time to take him away from home, lol.
What I'd like to get done today:
1. Get the shutters put up
2. Get my laundry hanger put up
3. Vacuum the floors
4. Get laundry put up
5. Wash the sea doo?
6. Wash the sheds window
7. Spray weeds/clean up planter
Thats all I can think of for now, I might get half of them done! Lol, probably the laundry and floors will not get done. No fun!
I cant wait till tomorrow, we have practice for our Easter drama at church again. Yeah! We might have our costumes done too, so excited. I am going to get a basket and put stuff like fruit/veg (fake of course) in it, and I found some wheat looking stuff at the dollar store the other day too. I dunno if I'm gonna carry it on my head or in my arms yet. Probably a combo of both. I'm supposed to be a jewish woman like in the market area. Lee is one of the 12 disciples! I was so proud!! Well, still am, haha, he couldnt care less.
Well guess I'll shut up now and go play some Sims, adios.
Its not a Thank God Its Friday kind of Friday because I have to work tomorrow, thus, its not the last work day of the week, this week. Sad. Sniff. But I guess I have to get over it, or be miserable. So I'm gonna get over it.
Its been VERY quiet here at work today. Maybe 6 customers all day. None until nearly 12 o'clock. Good for me, but not good for the store. (I work at a womens accessories store, purses jewelery, luggage, etc)
So I was talking to my friend on IM and she suggested to blog since I was so bored. Good idea Michelle! It really has kept me entertained for quite a while today.
Its raining. Been threatening to all week, finally got 'er done today. And its supposed to rain all weekend until Sun afternoon. Boo. But I have to work 12 to 6pm tomorrow, so it doesn't really matter to me. Can't be out in it anyway! I want to go ride again, been over a week now. Boo. I can't wait till Tuff is riding good so Lee and I can head out and do some trail riding. I hope he turns out to be a good 'husband' horse. One I can really trust anyone on. He seems to be so far! And should only get better with age and experience. Daisy is pretty trustworthy, although she can pull some tricks. You really just have to make sure she knows that you are calling the shots no matter what she does, and she gets over it pretty quickly.
Oh yeah, only 2 more hours! Less then that, almost an hour and half. Still raining, still no customers. Boss is not gonna be happy. Wonder what Lee is doing...haven't heard from him all day. He was sweet this morning when he said goodbye to me before work. I love my fuzzy face. Thats what I'm calling him right now because he is growing a goatee sorta thing. I like it pretty good. His mama doesn't, haha. ;)
Well not much more to say. Adios!
Its been VERY quiet here at work today. Maybe 6 customers all day. None until nearly 12 o'clock. Good for me, but not good for the store. (I work at a womens accessories store, purses jewelery, luggage, etc)
So I was talking to my friend on IM and she suggested to blog since I was so bored. Good idea Michelle! It really has kept me entertained for quite a while today.
Its raining. Been threatening to all week, finally got 'er done today. And its supposed to rain all weekend until Sun afternoon. Boo. But I have to work 12 to 6pm tomorrow, so it doesn't really matter to me. Can't be out in it anyway! I want to go ride again, been over a week now. Boo. I can't wait till Tuff is riding good so Lee and I can head out and do some trail riding. I hope he turns out to be a good 'husband' horse. One I can really trust anyone on. He seems to be so far! And should only get better with age and experience. Daisy is pretty trustworthy, although she can pull some tricks. You really just have to make sure she knows that you are calling the shots no matter what she does, and she gets over it pretty quickly.
Oh yeah, only 2 more hours! Less then that, almost an hour and half. Still raining, still no customers. Boss is not gonna be happy. Wonder what Lee is doing...haven't heard from him all day. He was sweet this morning when he said goodbye to me before work. I love my fuzzy face. Thats what I'm calling him right now because he is growing a goatee sorta thing. I like it pretty good. His mama doesn't, haha. ;)
Well not much more to say. Adios!
How momentous!
So, I already have one blog on here, and its all about horses. I love horses, and I love talking about them. But I do have a life that is mostly not about horses that goes on around and in between those times. So I figured I might as well start a blog about it. Seeing as I quite like typing and talking about myself. And it also helps me vent sometimes, and puts things into perspective. (and today I am REALLY BORED)
Anyway, I guess I can start with a little background on my life. Warning, this will get VERY LONG. No, I mean it, VERY LONG! Turn back now ye faint of heart!!
I was born in Phoenix, Arizona to a mom and dad and brother 5 years my senior. We were actually living in my grandmothers driveway at this time in a trailer, lol. You know, I know they told me why but I can't remember. Anyway, I had a good childhood. We lived in two houses, both with in ground pools and the second house had horses. My first encounter being when my dad knocked on the front door one night holding a 16+ hand old roping horse for my mom. Big John was his name. She had rode all her life until she got married and just didn't have the place or money for them. Dad fixed her horseless problem that night! (although the horse was old, broke down and half lame, he was a gentle soul and we loved him)
When I was eight I got my first horse for Christmas. Blackey Dan. He was pretty short, completely black, and quiet to the point of tripping at least a dozen times each ride. For a while we just rode around the corral, but then my mom traded in old Big John for a flea bitten grey named Freckles. He was still pretty used up (roping again, and maybe racing, he had a lip tattoo) but he had a lot more spunk and didn't turn up with navicular for a few years. After he arrived my mom and I would go out on 'trail rides'. Meaning we rode along the roads and then down canal banks, dirt roads in between houses, etc. I had fun, but mostly I remember being scared of being abducted by mexicans or any other bad guy. What a silly girl I was! I was pretty much a scardey cat my whole childhood. Still get nervous more then necessary and think the worst of situations. Drives my husband nuts.
Anyway, I was a girl scout for years. From brownie to cadet. I had a lot of fun in it. Lots of good camping and girl scout camp memories. I went to the same elementary school from kindergarten to 6th grade, then moved to a jr. high until 8th grade I believe. Junior High was not much fun. The schools weren't near what they are today, but still a lot of stuff going on. I had a few close friends, but none that I really connected with. I've never had a BESTTESTTT girlfriend. Just a smattering of girls I hung out with a lot. (and when I was younger fought with a lot, lol)
Anyway, I had to ride the bus, and was the last stop, so it was always full, and I had to worry every morning bout who I would sit with, or if I'd be able to get a seat. Kids are cruel. And things like that really bother me. I wish they didn't! And you also had to get a stamp from every teacher of every class you went to, in this book. If you didn't get them all (for being late, no homework, bad behavior, etc) then you had to stay for 9th hour, or maybe 8th, cant remember. In other words DETENTION. It sucked, I am so forgetful etc, that I was in there half a dozen times before I got myself figured out and did what I was supposed to to get the stamps. It was nerve wracking!
Also math was terrible, did not like the teacher at all, and I have NO head for numbers anyway. PE was also horrible. I am not an athletic girl. But I did have one really great class, horse class of course! It was fun and the teacher was a good old cowboy, and we got to go on a desert trail ride at the end of the year. That was really neat, my mom got to come too.
Anyway, I lived in AZ until I was about thirteen/fourteen. By the way, my best birthday ever was my 13th, when we went to Turf Paradise and got to watch the horse races. We ate in the club house, bet on the horses, went down and saw them break from the gate, saw the outriders. I even had a chance to get to stand in the winners circle and take a picture with the jockey/horse etc if they won! But the horse didn't, sadly. But it was neat to say that we had the chance!
So my aunt and uncle, my dads brother, lived in Alabama. My dad was pretty close to him as a kid, and we were all getting tired of the bustle of Phoenix. So we bought 40 acres sight unseen (except for video!) that his brother found. Then we did our best to sell our house. It took about 2 years but finally we got it done and moved. I wasn't sad, a little nostalgic, but thats about it.
So my aunt was a teacher at a Christian school that her kids went to, so we went as well. That only lasted a year and my brother and I both decided we did not like it. My mom had been looking into homeschooling, so we dove into that the next year. I was home schooled from 11-12 grade. I loved it. I graduated in '02 at a church in Decatur. I performed on my violin. Oh yeah, I started playing the violin in elementary, 5th grade. And have ever since. I played in the orchestra in Jr. High, that was pretty fun.
So, we need to back up a bit now. Because two of the most important things in my life got passed over. God, and Lee.
First of all, in AZ we went to a few churches here and there, but not much else. Then when we got here, to the bible belt of America, we started going to my aunt and uncles church. I got God and Jesus at school and at church, and it wasn't long until I decided I wanted in! I didn't like being on the outside. So at chapel one day at school, one of my friends went forward to get saved, and I followed her. My aunt led both her and I to the Lord. It was a great day, I coldnt keep the smile off my face! I admitted that I was a sinner, I was sobbing not knowing why I was worthy of any kind of notice from Jesus, or why He would die for me. I was the lowest, so unworthy. But then I gave up and gave Him my life, and He took me as His. My parents had gotten saved a few weeks prior to this, and my oldest brother had about a year before. (he moved to AL before us to go to college, he lived with my aunt and uncle and then in the dorms there) My younger brother made a profession one day at church, but really only got truly saved just a few years ago.
Anway, on to Lee, my life. I met him not long after we first moved here. He went to the same church as my aunt and uncle. I was pretty much fascinated with him from the first time I noticed him. He says it was the same for him. He said that all the other girls just annoyed him, but I was different. :)
So we were both young, 14 and 15? Gosh, we seemed so much younger when I think of it now. His family didn't believe in dating, they did something called 'courtship'. I don't want to get into that a lot because it will just annoy me. So I'll try to summarize.
For years we were just acquaintances, we would talk every so often, but he was so shy, it was very hard. I wasn't much better! Finally we got to a point of talking quite a lot, and his older sister and my older brother started getting close. So we would go on group outings together, and I loved this. I could never ever get enough of him. I lived and breathed him. Thought about him all the time. Prayed to God that He would show me if Lee was the one, or not. And if not, to let me get over him, move along, not let things go farther. One day, I was getting so frustrated with the things that were going on with his parents, and I was just sitting there praying and I seriously felt like I heard God say "Trust Me." It was awesome. And I did, and look where we are now, married for almost 3 years!
So one night I got tired of the tip toeing around and finally got Lee alone for a few mintues. I asked him straight out, "So, what are we anyway??" He was so suprised! And then he said, "Well let me put it this way, if it weren't for the courtship thing I would have asked you to be my girlfriend a long time ago." Yes! I was so happy, and I told him something along the lines that if anyone came around I wouln't date them because I'm waiting for you, etc. So after that converstation we got closer, and started writing notes to each other every week. MOUNDS of them. I still have a lot of them, as does he. I love to sit and read them again. And it also kind of makes me sad because he doesn't do that anymore. I haven't gotten a note from him since we have been married. And I miss it. I've told him this MANY times, but he doesn't seem to get it...
Anyway, we had a lot of fights about his parents, frustration about not being alone, or able to do what we would like. One Valentines, I wanted a ring. I wanted to be engaged. I think I even just wanted a promise ring. But his parents were absolutely against it. It tore us up. But finally that next year in October I got an engagement ring for my birthday. :) Although it was really supposed to be a pre-engagement ring, but when he gave it to me, I was like, what? And then he just decided to ask me to marry him, lol. It wasnt very romantic, he didn't even get on his knee, but it was enough for me. I was ecstatic. His parents less so, but finally bending for us. We got married that next June in my parents back pasture. It was beautiful, everything I wanted. And I GOT everything I wanted, my Lee Lee.
So we tried to find a house for months but never came up with anything we liked. Except for one, but it was sold out from under us. But God knew what he was doing. So a house was up for rent about 5 mins or less from my parents house. Very cute and clean, and we decided it would do for now. So we stayed there for maybe 3 months (we had it rented for 3 months prior to being married) and then Lee decided it was too far for him to drive, and heard about another rental near his bosses house. So we moved there, and stayed for about 6 months. Then! The house just down the driveway from his parents house was for sale. And Lee started looking at it. It had nearly 2 acres, was near his parents and our horses (I acquired a QH mare the first year of our marriage, lol, who just happened to be pregnant!) and it was a decent house. I was not thrilled. I wasn't sure about living so close to his parents, and it was not the nicest house I'd ever seen. It had small rooms (especially worried about the small master) and it looked long and lean like a trailer house. Not attractive. But I knew Lee would love it, and it was closer to the horses, so we put in an offer. We got it for around 30k less then it was listed for because it was a foreclosure and had been on the market for a LONG time with no interest. (its not in a desirable area, being about 20 mins from the main town, but it is close to a smaller town and the community college, and not far from the interstate entrance) It also needed WORK. The paint was horrendous, and they hadn't finished trimming it out. The house is pretty new though. But put up very cheaply. Cheapest fixtures, doors, flooring, etc they could do. So we put some extra money on the loan to fix these things, and today we are pretty happy with it. Of course we would love to do a lot more with it. Money money!
So there you have it, pretty much up to date with me now. From birth to present! Where are we going with our lives? Well, we'd like to get out of debt and be better of finacially. We also want to have one or two kids someday. But we need more money and insurance before that. Also, I might actually WANT them too, lol. I have never been one to like kids, dont know why, but they either disgust me or drive me up the wall. Which I'm sure all that will change with my own. I only want one, but Lee comes from a big family and he likes that, so we will probably have two, who knows. We'll see!
Okay that is way more then enough for the first post. Ta ta!
So, I already have one blog on here, and its all about horses. I love horses, and I love talking about them. But I do have a life that is mostly not about horses that goes on around and in between those times. So I figured I might as well start a blog about it. Seeing as I quite like typing and talking about myself. And it also helps me vent sometimes, and puts things into perspective. (and today I am REALLY BORED)
Anyway, I guess I can start with a little background on my life. Warning, this will get VERY LONG. No, I mean it, VERY LONG! Turn back now ye faint of heart!!
I was born in Phoenix, Arizona to a mom and dad and brother 5 years my senior. We were actually living in my grandmothers driveway at this time in a trailer, lol. You know, I know they told me why but I can't remember. Anyway, I had a good childhood. We lived in two houses, both with in ground pools and the second house had horses. My first encounter being when my dad knocked on the front door one night holding a 16+ hand old roping horse for my mom. Big John was his name. She had rode all her life until she got married and just didn't have the place or money for them. Dad fixed her horseless problem that night! (although the horse was old, broke down and half lame, he was a gentle soul and we loved him)
When I was eight I got my first horse for Christmas. Blackey Dan. He was pretty short, completely black, and quiet to the point of tripping at least a dozen times each ride. For a while we just rode around the corral, but then my mom traded in old Big John for a flea bitten grey named Freckles. He was still pretty used up (roping again, and maybe racing, he had a lip tattoo) but he had a lot more spunk and didn't turn up with navicular for a few years. After he arrived my mom and I would go out on 'trail rides'. Meaning we rode along the roads and then down canal banks, dirt roads in between houses, etc. I had fun, but mostly I remember being scared of being abducted by mexicans or any other bad guy. What a silly girl I was! I was pretty much a scardey cat my whole childhood. Still get nervous more then necessary and think the worst of situations. Drives my husband nuts.
Anyway, I was a girl scout for years. From brownie to cadet. I had a lot of fun in it. Lots of good camping and girl scout camp memories. I went to the same elementary school from kindergarten to 6th grade, then moved to a jr. high until 8th grade I believe. Junior High was not much fun. The schools weren't near what they are today, but still a lot of stuff going on. I had a few close friends, but none that I really connected with. I've never had a BESTTESTTT girlfriend. Just a smattering of girls I hung out with a lot. (and when I was younger fought with a lot, lol)
Anyway, I had to ride the bus, and was the last stop, so it was always full, and I had to worry every morning bout who I would sit with, or if I'd be able to get a seat. Kids are cruel. And things like that really bother me. I wish they didn't! And you also had to get a stamp from every teacher of every class you went to, in this book. If you didn't get them all (for being late, no homework, bad behavior, etc) then you had to stay for 9th hour, or maybe 8th, cant remember. In other words DETENTION. It sucked, I am so forgetful etc, that I was in there half a dozen times before I got myself figured out and did what I was supposed to to get the stamps. It was nerve wracking!
Also math was terrible, did not like the teacher at all, and I have NO head for numbers anyway. PE was also horrible. I am not an athletic girl. But I did have one really great class, horse class of course! It was fun and the teacher was a good old cowboy, and we got to go on a desert trail ride at the end of the year. That was really neat, my mom got to come too.
Anyway, I lived in AZ until I was about thirteen/fourteen. By the way, my best birthday ever was my 13th, when we went to Turf Paradise and got to watch the horse races. We ate in the club house, bet on the horses, went down and saw them break from the gate, saw the outriders. I even had a chance to get to stand in the winners circle and take a picture with the jockey/horse etc if they won! But the horse didn't, sadly. But it was neat to say that we had the chance!
So my aunt and uncle, my dads brother, lived in Alabama. My dad was pretty close to him as a kid, and we were all getting tired of the bustle of Phoenix. So we bought 40 acres sight unseen (except for video!) that his brother found. Then we did our best to sell our house. It took about 2 years but finally we got it done and moved. I wasn't sad, a little nostalgic, but thats about it.
So my aunt was a teacher at a Christian school that her kids went to, so we went as well. That only lasted a year and my brother and I both decided we did not like it. My mom had been looking into homeschooling, so we dove into that the next year. I was home schooled from 11-12 grade. I loved it. I graduated in '02 at a church in Decatur. I performed on my violin. Oh yeah, I started playing the violin in elementary, 5th grade. And have ever since. I played in the orchestra in Jr. High, that was pretty fun.
So, we need to back up a bit now. Because two of the most important things in my life got passed over. God, and Lee.
First of all, in AZ we went to a few churches here and there, but not much else. Then when we got here, to the bible belt of America, we started going to my aunt and uncles church. I got God and Jesus at school and at church, and it wasn't long until I decided I wanted in! I didn't like being on the outside. So at chapel one day at school, one of my friends went forward to get saved, and I followed her. My aunt led both her and I to the Lord. It was a great day, I coldnt keep the smile off my face! I admitted that I was a sinner, I was sobbing not knowing why I was worthy of any kind of notice from Jesus, or why He would die for me. I was the lowest, so unworthy. But then I gave up and gave Him my life, and He took me as His. My parents had gotten saved a few weeks prior to this, and my oldest brother had about a year before. (he moved to AL before us to go to college, he lived with my aunt and uncle and then in the dorms there) My younger brother made a profession one day at church, but really only got truly saved just a few years ago.
Anway, on to Lee, my life. I met him not long after we first moved here. He went to the same church as my aunt and uncle. I was pretty much fascinated with him from the first time I noticed him. He says it was the same for him. He said that all the other girls just annoyed him, but I was different. :)
So we were both young, 14 and 15? Gosh, we seemed so much younger when I think of it now. His family didn't believe in dating, they did something called 'courtship'. I don't want to get into that a lot because it will just annoy me. So I'll try to summarize.
For years we were just acquaintances, we would talk every so often, but he was so shy, it was very hard. I wasn't much better! Finally we got to a point of talking quite a lot, and his older sister and my older brother started getting close. So we would go on group outings together, and I loved this. I could never ever get enough of him. I lived and breathed him. Thought about him all the time. Prayed to God that He would show me if Lee was the one, or not. And if not, to let me get over him, move along, not let things go farther. One day, I was getting so frustrated with the things that were going on with his parents, and I was just sitting there praying and I seriously felt like I heard God say "Trust Me." It was awesome. And I did, and look where we are now, married for almost 3 years!
So one night I got tired of the tip toeing around and finally got Lee alone for a few mintues. I asked him straight out, "So, what are we anyway??" He was so suprised! And then he said, "Well let me put it this way, if it weren't for the courtship thing I would have asked you to be my girlfriend a long time ago." Yes! I was so happy, and I told him something along the lines that if anyone came around I wouln't date them because I'm waiting for you, etc. So after that converstation we got closer, and started writing notes to each other every week. MOUNDS of them. I still have a lot of them, as does he. I love to sit and read them again. And it also kind of makes me sad because he doesn't do that anymore. I haven't gotten a note from him since we have been married. And I miss it. I've told him this MANY times, but he doesn't seem to get it...
Anyway, we had a lot of fights about his parents, frustration about not being alone, or able to do what we would like. One Valentines, I wanted a ring. I wanted to be engaged. I think I even just wanted a promise ring. But his parents were absolutely against it. It tore us up. But finally that next year in October I got an engagement ring for my birthday. :) Although it was really supposed to be a pre-engagement ring, but when he gave it to me, I was like, what? And then he just decided to ask me to marry him, lol. It wasnt very romantic, he didn't even get on his knee, but it was enough for me. I was ecstatic. His parents less so, but finally bending for us. We got married that next June in my parents back pasture. It was beautiful, everything I wanted. And I GOT everything I wanted, my Lee Lee.
So we tried to find a house for months but never came up with anything we liked. Except for one, but it was sold out from under us. But God knew what he was doing. So a house was up for rent about 5 mins or less from my parents house. Very cute and clean, and we decided it would do for now. So we stayed there for maybe 3 months (we had it rented for 3 months prior to being married) and then Lee decided it was too far for him to drive, and heard about another rental near his bosses house. So we moved there, and stayed for about 6 months. Then! The house just down the driveway from his parents house was for sale. And Lee started looking at it. It had nearly 2 acres, was near his parents and our horses (I acquired a QH mare the first year of our marriage, lol, who just happened to be pregnant!) and it was a decent house. I was not thrilled. I wasn't sure about living so close to his parents, and it was not the nicest house I'd ever seen. It had small rooms (especially worried about the small master) and it looked long and lean like a trailer house. Not attractive. But I knew Lee would love it, and it was closer to the horses, so we put in an offer. We got it for around 30k less then it was listed for because it was a foreclosure and had been on the market for a LONG time with no interest. (its not in a desirable area, being about 20 mins from the main town, but it is close to a smaller town and the community college, and not far from the interstate entrance) It also needed WORK. The paint was horrendous, and they hadn't finished trimming it out. The house is pretty new though. But put up very cheaply. Cheapest fixtures, doors, flooring, etc they could do. So we put some extra money on the loan to fix these things, and today we are pretty happy with it. Of course we would love to do a lot more with it. Money money!
So there you have it, pretty much up to date with me now. From birth to present! Where are we going with our lives? Well, we'd like to get out of debt and be better of finacially. We also want to have one or two kids someday. But we need more money and insurance before that. Also, I might actually WANT them too, lol. I have never been one to like kids, dont know why, but they either disgust me or drive me up the wall. Which I'm sure all that will change with my own. I only want one, but Lee comes from a big family and he likes that, so we will probably have two, who knows. We'll see!
Okay that is way more then enough for the first post. Ta ta!
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