Are they REALLY watching???

So remember when I said I joined weight watchers? Well let's just hope they're not REALLY watching b/c I'm not doing too well. I wonder if I can cancel & get my money back??? :)

Update on Jaime...

So she went to the surgeon yesterday & he didn't seem convinced that there was much to be concerned over. He felt the lymphnodes & said that they didn't seem very large. Therefore he is sending her for a CT scan. So, she goes for that tomorrow & then back to him for the results & he said he would go from there. But he said with her lack of other "classic" symptoms that he didn't seem overly concerned. Let's pray that he is correct.

Currently...

Currently

{Current Book}:

I haven't started it yet, but I am joining a book club & this is the book we're supposed to be reading.

{Current Playlist}:

Lite 70's such as Elton John, Bread, America, Billy Joel (you get the picture right?)

{Current Color}:

Hm, blue because of my mood?

{Current Food}:

Buffalo Chicken Tenders from Hardee's (I know, I know!)

{Current Favorite Shows}:

RHOBH, can't help it, I loves me some Real Housewives!

Suburgatory - So smart, Love it!

{Current Needs}:

More hours in the day?!

{Current Triumphs}:

Is it bad that I just can't think of any at the moment?

{Current Bane of my Existance}:

Pathophysiology

{Current Celebrity Crush}:

Can't WAIT to see The Vow

{Current #1 Blessing}:

The health of me & my family.

{Current Indulgence}:

See above Current Food

{Current Outfit}:

Work out pants & black tank top (not that I worked out, they're just comfy)

{Current Excitement}:

Seriously can't think of anything, sorry :(

{Current Mood}:

Completely stressed out over Pathophysiology

{Current Favorite App}:

Pandora

{Current Favorite Product}:

Twisted Peppermint Triple Moisture Body Cream, YUM!!!

{Current thing that makes me feel weird}:

Weird, bad, nervous, it makes me feel a lot of things....

Ok, now it's your turn!!

Update on Jaime...

So I wanted to update on my sister. We did go to the oncologist and he sent her for an ultrasound of the nodes on her neck. They came back 1.1 cm on the right side and 1.7 cm on the left side, so she is going Monday for a consultation with a surgeon about getting a biopsy done. I've talked to several people and read several things online and I think we're either looking at nothing, or some type of lymphoma. Of course we're praying for this to be nothing and if you're the praying type, I ask that you too will pray that this is nothing more than a byproduct of her mono.

Thanks.

Getting healthy...

Ok so I said before I need to get healthy right? Well I decided to do something about it. I'm following in the great footsteps of Sir Charles Barkley. No, I'm not joining the NBA, I joined WW online!! Woohoo!! I have thought about it often but just never did it, but today I decided to join :) Soo, I'm going to set up my weight loss tracking jar (that I showed in this post) & start counting my points!! :) I'm allowed 36 points :) Sooo, we'll just see how this goes. I signed up for 3 months, so in 3 months I guess I'll just have to see where I am at that point. Hopefully MUCH skinnier :) What that presumes that I am skinny at all, which I'm not. So actually I should say, hopefully less fatter!! ;) Anyway, I'm very excited about it, now if only I could get the app to work on my phone, I'd seriously be in business. I'll be sure to keep you updated.

Chattanooga

Well school starts tomorrow so I wanted to take this time to enjoy the calm before the storm, so me, my husband, my sister & her husband all loaded up & headed to Chattanooga on Saturday night. I had planned a dinner at the Vaudeville Cafe for their mystery dinner. It was pretty fun. (This is a picture of Eugene with the redneck mom from the play). If you haven't been to one of those types of things then it is definitely something to do, but it's not something I would really do again. It was cute enough. I may take my children back, I think they would enjoy it. Then we stayed at the LaQuinta, which I know isn't known for their 4 star qualities, but can I just say that the bed there was HEAVENLY!! It was this nice king size bed with like SIX REALLY comfortable pillows (ok maybe there was just four b

ut they were so fluffy) and this WONDERFUL white down comforter, I mean seriously I wanted to take this bed home with me, it was sooooo comfortable. So I have to give some props to the LaQuinta in Chattanooga, I WILL be staying there again for sure. :)

Looking SO forward to tomorrow. Dying inside A little nervous about all the work I have to do, but still excited about everything. Woohoo!!

Me & Eugene

Me & my sis, in the one picture she is cracking up because we were trying to get our husbands to take a picture of us & they started acting like they were the paparazzi. Well let's just say, she's laughing at them & I'm laughing at her. It was a really fun night & I hope we get to do something like this again real soon! Now bring on the drudgery fun!!

When God wink's at you...

So I've started reading this book called "When God winks at you" & it is so much like my life. It's stories of how things in life seem to "fall into place" but really it's God moving in your life. I really like this book because I've had A LOT of those things happen to me. God is really present in my life and the more I am aware of that presence the more I am blessed by it. I want to share some amazing examples with you & there are many, but right now I can only think of a few so here they are. These are direct prayers that were answered:

• When I was wanting to go back to school I knew I needed a new job. At the time I was working a 40 hour week as a customer service rep & I knew that wouldn't work. So I decided to pray for what I needed. I prayed for a job IN the town I was living in, in a doctor's office, making over $12.00 an hour, that would work around my school schedule. Guess what I got? A job, in my town, working for a chiropractor, making $11.00 an hour (but within 2 weeks he had given me a raise to $12). Guess what I didn't get? A Christian boss. After working there for a while I realized that this person was a pretty despicable person, but guess what? I didn't mention anything in my prayers about what kind of PERSON I wanted to work for. Only for what I needed in order to make school work. And work it did. While I worked there I was able to go to school & get all my pre-reqs out of the way & apply to nursing school.
• While I was working for Satan the chiropractor I knew that nursing school applications were coming up. I also knew that I wasn't going to be able to continue working where I was working with the hours I working. That spring I applied to the program that would start in the fall. Well as the days grew closer I was anticipating getting in, but I knew that I just really didn't have things in order. I knew I would have to quit my job, which meant I'd have no income. I hadn't turned in my son's application for his hardship license, which meant I would have had to find a way for my children to get to school and I just really didn't have a great overall plan in place and God knew it. I didn't get in. At the time I was disappointed, but guess what? The next semester I had ALL my ducks in a row. I had been fired from my job (a blessing believe me) so that I was able to draw unemployment and I know this was God's plan all along. So although the prayer was answered, it was answered in God's perfect timing & not mine.

There are many stories in my life like this. There are so many times that God has DIRECTLY answered my prayers and there are times when He's answered my prayers but in His time not mine. And of course, His timing was always better than mine ever would have been. So if you'd like a short read of God's little winks then I encourage you to get this book. Or better yet, look for the winks in your own life, it's so encouraging and awesome!

"Delight yourself also in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4 NKJV