Little Blessings

It is weird how the most aggravating of noises can be a part of some of the best times.  Like right now... I am really wanting to watch some stuff on TiVo that I missed tonight... Granted, I was "allowed" to watch the Bachelor, fast forwarding thru unimportant parts... ha!  But, instead of me lying on my couch watching whatever i wanted to... I am lying on my bed, watching Will & Grace reruns on Lifetime, with the sounds of "Whoopin & Hollerin" (and occasional obscenities) coming from my living room...  it is "foosball" time for the boys!!

Yes, Tyler and Jay are in the middle of many heated football games on the XBox...  As much as their outbursts interrupt my peaceful television watching, they make me realize how VERY lucky I am.   

First of all, I have found the guy that LOVES my family.   In what dream does that happen?   Now, not saying he agrees with everything they think... but, to see him with Kim or Ty or to hear him talk about them... they are HIS, too!   I am so blessed to have someone that understands my overly maternal, unnatural connection with the two of them... because, i will be the first to admit, it is weird... (but would NOT trade it!)...  

Secondly,  for my brother and sister to have someone that they trust and respect the opinion of enough to ask about anything!   If there is something they cannot ask me, Jay is there.  

I truly believe that your self-esteem and worth comes directly from those closest to you... well, maybe i should say that those closest to you have the greatest impact on making or breaking how you feel about yourself.  I really hope it boosts how they feel about themselves knowing that they will always have us in their corner, win or lose...pass or fail...  how we feel about them does not change!

So... I will sit here, on my bed and gladly be interrupted by the hoots and hollers from the living room and be happy that my two favorite guys get along so well with each other and play nice together!

Hello to the New Year!!

Well..  all sorts of new things...

A new year.  A new job..  New people...  New start!

so.. i have been a poor blogger.... will definitely try to do better!

Thanksgiving..  good..  nice quiet (semi-quiet) family dinner.. then Jay and I went shopping on Black Friday.. he LOVED it!! haha!! (and I got my Hallmark Christmas paper, as always!)     Sister was home, we bought Christmas trees!!  all the good stuff!   OH and Ole Miss beat State!! YaY!!

I finished up my contract at East Jefferson..  I made friends there and will miss them, but will not miss some of the drama....as that is anywhere!  I just started (on the 5th) working FULL TIME at Ochsner in Kenner.  I will be working the same type schedule, work 3 nights then go home, but with benefits and a descent pay!!  

I turned 32... we had a GREAT time at the Hibachi!   it was family & friends!!   Ty, Mo, Clint,Jesse, Kim, Madison, Krissy, Mom and Dad... everything was awesome!   I LOVE those people!!   My J had to work tho..  but, I dropped him off some cake!!  :-)

Christmas...well, I was off of work for the two weeks of the holidays!!  It was nice!!   I ended up getting a little bored and letting my holiday depression get the best of me.. towards the end of the 2 weeks i didn't get out of the bed some days... not good.  not good at all...  and i had the crud that week too... 

But... good things happened over the holidays too!!   We went Christmas caroling on the 23rd... me, kim, lauri, allison, jeff, clint, tyler, leah and jon glaze!!  We had the BEST time and everyone loved it!  Kim and I made cookies to give the people and it was awesome!  Really got us in the spirit!   Christmas Eve, church and lights, as always!!  AND little Sarah and Chris came over to the house for Christmas Eve snacks and cocktails!  Christmas morning was good!  J and I went to his moms that afternoon and night (oh and Harvey participated in all, except church and Christmas lights..)haha!

New Years was probably the beginning of the slump...  Jay had to work... so, i just stayed at home, took my ambien and slept... it was fairly depressing... and then it just didn't lift.  I don't know.   but, i feel better now.

I don't know if I am leaving anything out or not...  other than I really enjoyed having sister home!   We made cookies and all sorts of stuff!  She is such a beautiful person and soul...  I just LOVE her!  And brother is starting the first week of his last semester of school...   and it is going to be a rough semester.. baseball season and a full load of classes...   He will do fine tho!  

Well,  there is a quick catch up... i feel like i should be more insightful, funny and philosophic.. but... it is just not in me as i sit trapped in this nice hotel in new orleans with very little money and restrictions from those that love me to not "go out wandering......".....  ha!  so.. i sit... and type and wait on Nip Tuck!!!