My Great Weekend Has Already Started

Today is a very exciting day!!!  And this is going to be an exciting WEEKEND!

(kltv.com)

Extreme Home Makeover picked their family yesterday and surprised them!  I always thought the family new ahead of time and they just redid the whole "surprise" thing.  Nope it's real!! The notified the families which day it would be and then went to the chosen one's house!  The family chosen is in Mineola, TX (about 15 minutes from my house).  Last night they family was sent on a dream vacation to Hawaii and now today is Demo day!  Our local news station has a 24/7 live stream that I've been watching and they just started the demo!!!! I saw Ty a few minutes ago talking to someone! Now the back hoe just took a chunk out of the side of the house!!! Awesome!!!  I'm trying to talk Adam into going to the construction site Sunday so that we can watch them build.

Tonight is my "birthday present" and we going to see the Lippizzaner Stallions!  I'm SOOOOOOO excited!  Hopefully I'll get some good pictures that I can share.  Here are a few from their website.

(lippizzaner.com)

Tomorrow night is WWE Smackdown!  Two of our friends are going with us and it's gonna be a blast!!!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

Smackdown!

Yesterday while on Facebook I noticed that my local radio station (which I'm a fan of on FB) posted that the first 5 VIP members to post a code on their website won 4 tickets to WWE Smackdown (that would be wrestling) this Saturday night.  Well I jumped over to their website, couldnt' get logged in to my VIP account, clicked the wrong link, and FINALLY got to the place I needed to be ...... I WON!!!! Even though I haven't followed wrestling in about 10 years I'm so dang excited.

Back in the day when I was about 15, my friend and I were so in to wrestling.  Pretty weird for two girls but I've always been a little weird I guess. After posting on Facebook that I won that same friend said that she had already gotten tickets back in December! How awesome!

Speaking of Facebook, I'm SOOOOO addicted to Farmville now!  Does anyone else play this game?  I get to work a little early so I can play it since I have dial-up at home.... Crazy I know!  Hopefully it will wear off soon :).

Staying Positive

Yesterday turned out to be a very overwhelming day!  Just one of those days where things go wrong, the internet doesn't work, the phone doesn't stop ringing, and you are just super annoyed!  I got home in a cranky mood to realize that I didn't have any taco seasoning and had planned on making tacos for dinner!  Adam jumped in the car and went to get taco seasoning for me.  That may not sound awesome but we are like 15 minutes from the nearest grocery store so it's not like he went around the block!  Sometimes living in town has it's perks!

He came back with about 5 packages of taco seasoning and some snickerdoodles YUM!  I had made the comment to him before he left that this was how my entire day had gone and he said "Only because you let it".  Well at first I was a little ticked off.  How dare he say that when I've had such a rotten day!  It wasn't my fault!  Then I realized that although the things that happened weren't my fault (except the lack of taco seasoning because I didn't pre-plan) it was my fault that I LET the things that happened affect me negatively. 

So today I'm not hoping for a good day.... I know it's going to be a great day because I have my head on straight and will remember to be positive and be thankful for my life!

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I finished a great book this morning that I highly recomend!  It's called One Door Away From Heaven by Dean Koontz!  It is very action packed with gun fights, aliens, and psychos but it's ulitmately about God and the battle of good vs evil.  It took me a while to get into it because it jumps from person to person telling their story but it's so worth it!  This was my first Dean Koontz book to read because I always assumed he wrote horror books (similar to Steven King) but after reading his story in Guidepost last year I realized he was a Chrisitan man and that the stories weren't what I was expecting.  In rummaging through a box of books I came across above of his books that my mom had given me and picked this one to start on.  I can't wait to start the next!

Have a POSITIVE Tuesday!!

Great Weekend!

It's been a while since I've posted but I just haven't had the time to sit still and write!  Friday was my birthday!  Adam had to go in at 5am that day but when I woke there was a card on the island for me.  It was such a sweet card!  When I went to put it back in the envelope I noticed a piece of paper.  I pulled it out and it was 2 tickets to see the Lippizzaner Stallions this Friday!!!! I wanted to go SOOOO bad last year but didn't get to!  I didn't even know they were in town!  Needless to say I cried and called my hubby to tell him how wonderful he is!

At work it wasn't only my birthday but  my co-workers birthday as well!  Our boss took us to Olive Garden for lunch!!!! YUM YUM YUM!  I love me some Chicken Alfredo & Bread Sticks.  We came back to the office and had our favorite cake - Red Velvet!  Pretty cool to share my birthday with a friend and we like all the same stuff!

Friday after our "party" it was super crazy busy as it has been all the past week.  We had planned on going out to eat Friday night but Adam found out he had to go in to work at 3am Saturday and might possibly have to work Sunday so we cancelled those plans.  Luckily he only worked 3am to 11am Saturday and was off on Sunday so we went out to eat with his parents Saturday night. I wished we could have planned it in advance because everyone else was busy but we still had a lot of fun!

Sunday we got up early and had breakfast at a local place called The Egg & I.  They have the best waffles EVER!  This was only our second time to go there and I've gotten the waffle both times!  Adam loves their eggs!  Anyways we ran a few errands and then headed home so Adam could work on his truck.  It seems to be never ending but I guess that's the nature of having a 9yr old vehicle. 

This week I'm detemined to get my desk under control!  We have so much new stuff going on that it's all we've focused on this past week and I really need to get caught up on the day to day stuff that keeps going no matter what.  I'm really in need of a new system and restructuring so that's my goal for this week!

Have a FABULOUS monday!

OHHHHH P.S. ~ THEY CAUGHT THE ARSONISTS THAT BURNED DOWN 10 CHURCHES IN EAST TEXAS!!!!!!!

Thank You!

Thank you very much to Vee @ Everyday Kings for this awesome award! Check out her blog... It's GREAT!

Here are the rules:

1. Thank then link to the person that gave you the award

2. Pass this award on to 15 bloggers you've recently discovered & whom you think are fantastic
3. Contact said Blogs to let them know they've won
4. State 7 Things about yourself!

~ I didn't recently discover any (Except Vee's!) but these are my favorite bloggers that I'm so happy to call my friends! The first set actually know who I am and these are my absolute favorite blogs:

1. Lucy's Life
2. The Fourth Frog Blog
3. On His Terms
4. a.little.bit.delirious
5. La Vita e bella

This next set are also blogs that I love to read each day but they don't know who I am as they are all huge bloggers with many many followers....

6. http://littlepinkshadetree.blogspot.com/
7. Kelly's Corner
8. Newlyweds Next Door
9. Newlyweds!
10. nannygoat
11. Tara-nator  

Seven Things About Me

1. I'm a total Twihard - Can't wait for Eclipse!
2. I can crochet, cross-stitch, & knit!
3. My husband tells me my French Toast is the best in the World!
4. I don't really care for chocolate but if I do eat it I like the really dark or white!
5. Pizza, Enchiladas, and Alfredo are my favorite foods! (no wonder I have a hard time dieting)
6. I love to sing really loud with the radio even though I'm not good at it.  In my own world I'm a star!
7. I never pulled my own teeth as a child because it grossed me out... Still does when I see a kid with a lose tooth!

Loving My Life

I feel like I've been in this other realm of crazy land I cannot get back to my normal boring life!  But that's ok because I'm LOVING being crazy busy and something new every day!  Work has completely gone nuts with all the quoting that we have beein doing.

Monday I got home about 7:30 and crashed until about 12:30.  I got up and ate some breakfast for lunch and then cleaned up the kitchen and started laundry.  By the time Adam got home around 3:30 I was feeling pretty good after having a hot bath and putting some make-up on.  I didn't feel as bad as I thought I would from being up all night but I did feel like I had been sick .. You know that feeling good but run down feeling?

Yesterday we quoted Home policies all day but didn't have a contest for them.  I did find out that I won a $50 gift card from the Auto contest!!!  There were only 22 people in Texas that won that prize so I was pretty lucky! 

Today I have been going through my files and tossing old stuff ... some stuff is from 5 years ago!  I should probably purge more often.  I also have to find my desk today and get back to normal every day work stuff plus call all the people we have "good" quotes for.  Some of the quotes were higher so they will be set aside for now. 

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Today I would also like to say a Happy Birthday to my friend Shane.  He was killed in a 4-wheeler accident in 2003 and would have been 25 yrs old today.  I miss my friend very much ... especially this week each year because we used to have our Birthday parties together on the 18th (the day between our b-days) when we were young so even though my birthday is happy time it's also a sad time for me.
See you again one day my friend!

I Must Have Lost My Mind!

Well it is currently around 2am and I'm at work.  We have a huge contest that started at 12:01am this morning and we decided to actually come in at 12:01 to get a jump start and hopefully win some prizes.... well guess what.  For the past two hours the new system has been down.  I know we should have known better when something brand new was being implemented but oh well.  Hopefully they will come up soon and we can get on with this.  I really would like to be in bed by 7am.

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We have had a really great weekend.  Friday we went out to eat to a restaurant that we haven't been to in a really long time and it was excellent!  Saturday we ran some errands, played pool with some friends, and then watched Zombieland.  That movie was so gross but pretty funny.  Woody Harrelson cracks me up! It's definately not a kid/teen friendly movie.

Yesterday (as in Sunday), Adam woke me up with a huge bouquet of Star Gazer Lillies, Pink Carnations, and other little purple flowers.

Aren't they gorgeous?!  These Lillies are my favorite!  I just have to be careful and not have them in a small room (like my office at work) because they can give me a migraine.  At home the don't bother me though :).

I made some yummy BBQ chicken, mashed potatos, and corn for dinner but unfortunately I had to go to bed right after dinner.  I dozed for about 45 minutes or so and then went and layed on the couch with Adam because my brain wouldn't shut off.

So now I'm 45 minutes from home, exhausted, bored, and wishing I was home in my warm bed.  I really hope one of us wins something! 

Goodnight   GOODMORNING!  Have a great Monday!

Snow Day!

Please excuse the picture overload but when we get 7" of snow in East Texas we go a little nuts :)

Last night after Adam was done at Band Practice we went out and had a snowball fight, made snow angels, and threw snow balls at his dad :).  It was awesome!

Adam's snow angel

Pretty Tree

This was at 6am this morning.  We had a tree down across our drive-way so they had to move it before anyone could get out.

These are pics from this morning. Our Crepe Myrtle... Adam called it the Willy Wonka Tree!

Our pasture.  The snow was at my mid calf.  Isn't the sky beautiful!

Our driveway.  It took Adam about 5 minutes to get up that hill this morning.

Poor Pepper... She was looking for a dry place to potty.

Between our house & my sister-in-law's.  Beautiful!

The pathway to my sister-in-law's house.

This is behind my office here at work.

I cannot get my text to go back to being on the left so we'll have to deal with centered :)

I didn't make it in to work until about 10 this morning.  I was afraid I wouldn't be able to make it up the driveway but the snow was starting to realy soften so I made it!  The roads weren't too bad as long as you stayed in the ruts by previous cars.  I really hope it lasts until I get home and can play in it some more.

I'm not sure what we are doing this weekend for Valentine's Day.  I got Adam some chocolates and a card.  He's not really into valentines but he always does something sweet for me on that day.

Have a Happy Valentine's Day! 

Snowing!

It is snowing like crazy here in East Texas!  We are supposed to get 3" - 6" by tomorrow! I know that the people on the East Coast are thinking this is not much to get excited about but here that is practically blizzard conditions for us! On my way to work everything had a light dusting of snow and it was such a beautiful drive in to work.  Hopefully by the time I get home there will be enough so that we can go play in it with the dogs.  Although I've only seen a good amount of snow a couple of times in my life it's a very magical thing to me... probably because it's so rare here. :)

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It seems like the blog world (and my real world) is full of babies this week!  One blog friend had her baby this week, another announced today that she is pregnant, and today is my cousin's due date!  As far as I know no baby yet for her but hopefully really soon!  On my dad's side this will be my grandparent's first great-grandbaby!  I'm very excited for all three of these lucky ladies but also a tinsy bit jealous... But not jealous enough to want to run out and have of my own ... yet. :)

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Did you notice the links at the top???  I'm working on adding a few more but I think this is awesome!  Check back later for more :)

Happy Thursday!  It's gonna be a wonderful day here!! :)

FIXED!!

I fixed the comments issue!!!! Woo Hoo! Ok so this may seem crazy but last night I had a dream about how to fix it. I couldn't remember exactly where I went in my dream but I remembered what I typed in the Help section to get there and guess what ... I found it! How weird and amazing is that!


In case anyone else has this problem here is what I did: When the templates are changed sometimes your post options are changed. So go to a new post or edit an existing post, click on "Post Options" at the bottom (above Publish Post) and click "Allow" under comments. AWESOME!

So how do you like the new background? Is it too dark? I love black and I love pink so any combination of the two makes me happy :) I do have another layout that I liked as my second choice but it's blue and white. Let me know what you think of this one!

Giving Up

So I changed my template back to the original. I had saved a copy of the HTML code and put it back... Guess what... My comments are still not here.

I GIVE UP!

I'm way too frustrated to even try to fix this anymore.

Any suggestions? Please e-mail me at JessieM2326@aol.com.

Thanks :)

Under Construction

I'm attempting to change my template and I'm having problems with the link for comments so if you are looking for that please be patient..... I'm not being very patient trying to figure it out but I've e-mailed the template author

:-D

Fun Weekend

This weekend was full of fun, fattening foods, and friends!

Saturday we went out to eat for my mother-in-law's birthday. Afterwards we went back to my sister-in-law's house and we learned how to play Texas Hold 'Em (however you spell it). I won't the first whole game and ended up with all the chips! On the second game I think I was the firs out :)... Just beginners luck!

Adam worked on his truck all day Saturday and Sunday. It's back running but there is still something wrong with it :(. I think he's calling around for adivce today.

Sunday we went to my other sister-in-law's house next door to us and watched the Super Bowl. We (as in Adam & I) are not football people but we really got into the game. I didn't understand anything other than touchdowns, field goals, and yards but it was exciting! At one point everyone was outside around the fire and I was inside by myself watching the game HAHA! I could probably really get into it if I watched games more often.

I hope everyone has a great Monday!

Early B-Day Present!

Today is a dreary, cold, rainy day here in E Texas BUT it's a great day. :)

Today I'm going to get caught up on my work here at the office! At least that is my plan. This time of the year is usually busy but with all the new stuff coming in the next couple of weeks it's twice as busy!

Last night I got an early Birthday Present from Adam!

It's a Nikon L100!

AWESOME! I knew about it because I'm the one who ordered it online because he couldn't find it in ANY store. He picked it out and I LOVE IT! My camera that I've had since 2006 which I also dearly love bit the dust last week. I was in the middle of taking pictures and it went dead. After charging it all night it will no longer focus. Nobody repairs cameras in our area and to send it off would be a minimum of $40 for them to look at it and then a couple hundered dollars to fix. Well this camer is last years model and was VERY cheap since it was clearenced!

I've been playing with it this morning figuring it out all the settings. It's so easy! Tonight I'm taking pictures of my brother-in-laws band for their website so hopefully those will turn out great!

I saw on the news yesterday that 5 families in East Texas have been nominated for Extreme Home Makover and one is in Tyler! How cool! They are picking the family next week and I can't wait to see where it is and when they will start shooting the show!

Have an excellent Thursday!

Back To Me

I'm very behind in my blog reading so sorry to my friends that I have not commented on!

Last week was not a good week. Just some things going on that I can't really share because it's not mine to share but it was something really weighing on me so I wasn't in the mood to post and be "fake" happy. I just needed to BE.

We did have a pretty good weekend. We took Adam's truck to the shop Saturday so that they could look at it first thing Monday. It's been acting up again so he decided to go ahead and take it in. They called yesterday and told him some of the things they found wrong with it but never called him back with the price.... I would think the price would be important enough to know up front but hopefully he'll back to Adam about that early today. Adam looked up the parts and we are looking at about $400 - $500 just in parts. After the shop told him it they were going to charge him $150 to change a $15 set of spark plugs I can only imagine what the labor cost will be. He's pretty sure that he can do all the work himself but we'll see ... it depends on if they find anything else today. I'm going to keep praying about it and stay positive.

I'm really hopeful that today will be a great day. Yesterday was just down right bad. I guess I just woke up in a grouchy mood and it just stayed with me all day. I didn't want to be talked to or even looked at LOL. Today is much better though as far as my attitude! :-D

Have a great Tuesday!