Everyone stop by and check out What I'm Loving Wednesday with Jamie @ littledaisymay
I always love reading everyone else's, not sure why it took me so long to jump on board.
1. I am loving by bestie being at home. We have been apart for so long and now we finally get to hang out.
2. I am loving that I have had two interviews this week, at two amazing schools. The job market is tough right now especially for teachers. Being in SC I don't have the edge that I did in AL. The program I completed at UA is pretty prestigious in the state, but not so much out of state. One school even offered me a Job! Still in negotiations and confirming that my certificate will be in in time.
3. I am LOVING DVR. Our schedules are crazy right now. only having one car means I am running back and forth picking up Scotty, then interviews and school visits and all that jazz. I've forgotten what its like to watch a show when its actually aired. DWTS is so much better when I can fast forward through the commercials. And my daily dose of Las Vegas only takes 80 minutes instead of 120 now.
4. Speaking of DWTS ... yeh this season cannot end! Bristol was a hard favorite for me last season just because she had no experience and I love Mark. I could careless about Ralph and Karina. But Mark and Chelsea, Kristie and Maks, and oh my my Hines and Kym. I refuse to choose. I would like to see 3 winners. Freestyle is my favorite and I am so excited that it is ridiculous.
5. I have a love/ hate relationship with my Kindle. I loved it at first then came the Nook. and I so badly wanted at Nook, still do. so I laid ol' Kindle aside. I prefer the old school book version. I love the paper, the smell of a new book, prowling through bookstores for hours at a time. But with all this traveling, and beach time lugging all those books gets tiresome. So back to the Kindle.
Today I am loving that I have a beach date with Something Blue on my Kindle.
Tonight the little sister is having a going away party for a friend and a couple of the kids from church are spending the night. Its a co-ed shindig and I hate it. Regardless of how many responsible adults there are around I think 16/17 year olds should not be staying the night together.
But since it hasn't been that long since I was on the other side I agreed to be an extra set of eyes. FMIL is naive enough to think that nothing will happen right in front of her face but stuff already has.
Ah young and dumb.
That's all they are.
I wish the believed me when I tell them how things will end up.
1. I don't think I would ever survive a job that involved lots of travel. I am flying to Myrtle Beach for a job interview, spending a week, flying back staying a week, leaving for a cruise for a week, returning to Alabama for two days then flying back to Myrtle Beach for another week. There is only a one hour time difference, and I already have jet lag.
2. ungratefulness makes me irate. I have seen a lot of it lately and very soon I will be blowing up.
3. I really WANT to be dedicated to my blog but... I' m lazy
4. This made my day: I love Despicable ME
5. With all this travel I sure will miss this little Booger. He is going to be so confused when he finally gets "home" after all this shuffling around.
6. I hope I get over censoring myself here. I am much more entertaining unfiltered.
7. Even though I am excited and thankful for my trip to Mexico at the end of the month, I really wish Scotty was going. I love sister time,Emily and I always have fun but its still not the same at the end of the night when I am waking to my room alone. I will not be dancing, holding hands on the beach, no late night kisses under the sunset. Eh,,,, next time. Ironically enough right after our 1 year Anniversary we went on our first cruise together. He told me that we would be married before our next cruise. Well the next year I went without him, Last year he went without me, and this year I am going solo again. He was right, the next time we cruise together we will be married.
8. I am diving in to my preparations for Vacation Bible School. Its not until late June but I have 6546546 other things going on so I am starting now. I am really enjoying the study plan. I begrudgingly took on the Youth class, but I think I am really going to enjoy it. My thought process was that they know me and are comfortable with me already, plus I'm only 5-7 years older than them. I'm relatable.
9. I am feeling pretty proud of the way my parents chose to raise me right about now.
"A testement to the selflessness of my mother: today she is not sitting back being spoiled with lavish gifts. She is wearing work gloves sorting through others homes and delivering meals. One of the most import lessons she has taught me. We may not have much but we have enough to give back." True story my parents are not perfect by any means, but they got the high points across to me. - always give back all you can - never look down on anyone - be thankful always for the smallest gestures - always send thank you cards - go to church - say i love you - never leave the house without saying bye, you may not come back
10. I should have been writing a cover letter for my resume. But this was way better.
I heard this the other day and thought about just how true it was.
I am definitely not one of those people who live for music.
I tend to go back to old favorites everytime.
Nor, am I someone that hears a song and thinks that it describes my feeling.
I do hear songs and think THAT IS ME to a T!
so this is a full description of my in lyrical form
I come from a long line of losers
Half outlaw half boozers
I was born with a shot glass in my hand
I'm part hippie a little red neck
I'm always a suspect
My blood line made me who I am
Now me and my brother go to see him some times
But he don't have much to say anymore
So we sit on his headstone with a fifth of Jack D.
Here's to a long line of sinners like me
On the day I die
I know where I'm gonna go
Me and Jesus got that part worked out
I'll wait at the gates til his face I see
And stand in a long line of sinners like me
I'll stand in a long line of sinners like me
Even though I hate to admit it
Sometimes I smoke cigarettes
Christian folks say I should quit it
I just smile and say “God bless”
‘Cause I heard Jesus, He drank wine
And I bet we’d get along just fine
He could calm a storm and heal the blind
And I bet He’d understand a heart like mine
Daddy cried when he saw my tattoo
Said he’d love me anyway
She doesn't own a dress
Her hair is always a mess
You catch her stealin' she won't confess
She's beautiful
She never compromises, loves babies and surprises
Wears high heels when she exercises
Ain't that beautiful
Meet Virginia
Well she wants to be the queen
Then she thinks about her scene
Pulls her hair back as she screams
"I don't really wanna be queen"
And here she is again on the phone
Just like me hates to be alone
We just like to sit at home
And rip on the president
Meet Virginia
Well she wants to live her life
Then she thinks about her life
Pulls her hair back, as she screams
"I don't really wanna live this life", no, no, no
She only drinks coffee at midnight
But the moment is not right
And the time is quite, unusual
You see her confidence is tragic
But her intuition magic
And the shape of her body, unusual
And drive all night with me
Sing my favorite song and sleep
Under the stars on the hood of our car
It’s all I’ve ever wanted
All I ever wanted was to
See you in the pale moon light
Just the way ya look tonight
And maybe some day
If love comes our way
We’ll be walking in the meadow in the early spring
You’ll be twirling in a sundress wearing my ring
Can you see it
Girl I believe em that
It’s true
All I ever wanted
All I ever really wanted was you
All I ever wanted
Was to see you in the pale moon light
Just the way ya look tonight
And maybe some day
If love comes our way
We’ll be walking in the meadow in the early spring
You’ll be twirling in a sundress wearing my ring
Can you see it
Girl I believe em that
It’s true
All I ever wanted
All I ever really wanted was youAnd drive all night with me
Sing my favorite song and sleep
Under the stars on the hood of our car
It’s all I’ve ever wanted
All I ever wanted was to
See you in the pale moon light
Just the way ya look tonight
And maybe some day
If love comes our way
We’ll be walking in the meadow in the early spring
You’ll be twirling in a sundress wearing my ring
Can you see it
Girl I believe em that
It’s true
All I ever wanted
All I ever really wanted was you
She has a few friends but she only has a few
Her next door neighbor plays his music way too loud
She often complains but they play it anyhow
What is a girl supposed to do?
Living alone can have you so confused
Just remember two words, hold on
She works all day to put herself through school
'Cause financial aid doesn't seem to cover food, no, no, no, no
Every morning she rides on the bus to make her gains
It's easy to attain but so hard to sustain, yeah
Not a whole lot going on, a small town Friday night
Revving up at a red light, on your mark get set go
Past a mom and pop restaurant
Same four trucks parked out front
I guess you gotta make your own fun
When you're stuck in a place this slow
There's only tow means of salvation
around here that seem to work
Whiskey or the Bible, a shot glass or revival
When you don't seem to run on either side of the fence
People act like you don't make sense
These big town dreams that I've been chasing
Will never come true if I wind up staying
And I don't want to fall in, the same rut
That everybody here seems to be stuck in now
Why do I hang around
In this church pew or bar stool kind of town
I'm like that AM station, that never comes in right
Till you pass the city limit sign, that's the only time it
all gets clear
Well it's crystal clear that I, just need to find
A place where there is no lines
And nothing like it is around here
It won't be too long, girl
Find out where you belong
When you're feeling afraid and alone
A bad mamma-jamma from down in Alabama She's a ragin' Cajun, lunatic from Brunswick,
Juicy Georgia peach,
With a thick southern drawl, sexy swingin' walk
Brother she's all country, shoot,
From her cowboy boots to her down home roots
She's country,
From the song she plays to the prayer she prays
That's the way she was born and raised,
She ain't afraid to stay country
Brother she's country
A hell raisin' sugar when the sun goes down
Mama taught her how to rip up the town
I'm gonna be somebody,
one of these days I'm gonna break these chains
I'm gonna be somebody, someday,
you can bet your hard earned dollar I will
Fresh off the farm just out of school
Face of an angel and nobody's fool
Turquoise boots Atlanta Braves hat
Denim and lace and you gotta love that
She rolled into town dreams in a sack
Old guitar in a blue Pontiac
She's taken a vow
She ain't turning back
She knows what she wants
And you gotta love that
Long way from home white picket fence
She turned down a ring from her old boyfriend
She didn't take a dime from even her dad
She's out on her own and you gotta love that
She's tender and tough
There's a world behind those innocent eyes
Since she was a girl
She's been waiting for the day she can spread her wings and fly
Pepsi vs. Coke
Leno vs. Letterman
North vs. South
Alabama vs. Auburn
Sylvania vs. Plainview
A humorous story is building here on the Homefront.
It is terrible that schools were destroyed in all the storms. One local school that my FSIL attends will not be safe for students to return to for quite sometime. Since this is the case they will be modifying the curriculum and sharing a nearby school's facilities. One school will use the facilities from 7:30-12:00 and the other will be there from 1:00-5:30. Sounds like a reasonable plan to most people.
BUT.
These two schools are die-hard rivals.
My mother graduated from one of these schools over 30 years ago.
She STILL points out which people are from "PLAINVIEW"
Scotty and I are totally scandalous
I was a Sylvania Ram, He was a Plainview Bear
FSIL Em will be a Bram.
A Plainvania Bram
It makes me giggle like a littlle school girl, not even going to lie.
I still have pride in my school, its a large part of who I am.
the rivalry was a huge part of our communities
its a fun rivalry, it does get intense with anything competitive
Seeing the looks on E's face when I gave her the news was PRICELESS.
They still do not have power so I got to deliver the news.
It was like Christmas to me :)
I even pulled out some old Green Sylvania shirts for her to wear.
