Today is the day.

Mr Glenn called Justin this afternoon and said he was released from the hospital. When Justin got off he picked up my car, then Mr Glenn and now are almost in Iowa as we speak. I know Mr Glenn is glad I am not there after the conversation we had at the hospital last night. I was mean but Ihad no choice. Well I would say I was "mean", more like I stood my ground and was tough.

Positive update time! 19 days until Tampa!!!! WHOOOO HOOO I am excited! I can't wait for the white sand beaches. When I get there I will blend in with them but when I leave I hope to be 100xs darker!!! (That is my goal anyway).

I am also excited because when I leave here I wont be leaving Mrs Bobbie alone. Toby was hired and will start a week before I leave. That should give him enough time to at least be enough help while I am out. And they both know they can bug me if need be.

I am loving my new job though. It can be crazy at times, but that is part of the learning process. I like meeting new people and the work is not too crazy just yet so I will manage.

Congrats to my friend Deidre who just recently got engaged to a longtime friend Logan. They are planning a 2009-2010 wedding so she will have plenty of time to give me details! I am happy that she is finally happy.

This weekend Justin is going to be meeting my grandmother on my mom's side for the first time ( though I can swear they met when we were in high school, but he says no and she says yes so who knows) So they are meeting as offical soon-to-be family. I miss her and am excited about the visit.

I really feel like I am not a bride anymore. I am at such a hault with planning and dont know where to pick up again. I really need some time with my MOH she is always in the planning mood. Hopefully when I get back from FL we can have a lunch or dinner just her and I to chat it up ****HINT HINT SARAH***** lol

That is all for now!!!

I have a reason...

For being so far behind on my postings. In the last post I mentioned we had Justin's dad in visiting us and all was going great. Well Tuesday night did not go over so well. We see now the mistakes we made and are working very hard as a family (Justin and I) to work through them without leaving to sour a taste in anyone's mouth. Justin's dad will be in the hospital for some time but we (Jus, Dr Diggs and I ) believe it is for the better. We can not handle this situation when trying to start a life of our own as a new family. I would do anything for his or my family but Mr Glenn staying with us is just not possible right now. We will cross the living situation bridge when we get there.

On to happier updates. All my friends little babies are ONE!!! (Well except the Boudreaux twins...but they are still growing too fast.) My sisters and I went to Anderson's birthday party. It was so cute and he got more gifts then I ever did. It is good to see my best friend be the great mom I always knew she would be. It is still hard to realize that we are adults. Justin and I will be married in a little over 4 mts (even though it seems years away.) and hopefully with in the next year or two we will be trying for our first little one. Sure everyone will be a lap or two ahead of us in the race but we are taking it at our own time. God's will, plus I want to enjoy just being with my husband.

I also am on spring break from school so I should feel more relaxed but last night was stressful, but tonight I KNOW will be better, even if I have to fake it. I refuse to stress over things I can not change. We visit Justin's dad every day for visiting hours and his emotions are what are wearing on Justin's and mine. I just cant let it bother me anymore.

I guess that is it for today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDERSON PARKER!!!!

Thankful

Sunday Jus and I went to visit his dad and some cousins in Iowa,La. I had been there before but never inside that house. They live in a trailer that literally is being held up by random 2x4s and logs they have cut from trees. They have nothing but there is crap everywhere. They have no hot water and there are two adults, Justin's dad, two twenty somethings and a 3yr old that live in this house, only two people have jobs. The minute I walked in I was so thankful for my cute and clean one bedroom apartment and I was no longer embarrased by my dirty dishes.

For those I have not told Justin's dad is a very bad alcoholic. I didn't even realize how bad until yesterday. After sitting there and visiting for a bit Justin and I realized just how unhappy he was living over there. He will be staying with us for a few days at least. I just want him to have a hot meal and a hot shower. He is such a bad cig. and beer addict that I had to stop twice on the way home so he could smoke and "down one". After the second time Justin told him he would have to go the remaining 20minutes without. He started to shake but never said anything. He is a great man, very nice and respectful, just drunk. I really wish Justin and I could help him more (rehab or something) but at least I know he is safe at my house and clean.

We did give him a limit on how much he would have to drink and smoke a day but I dont know how long that will last him. When I left him this morning at 7:20 he had already started drinking (and washing my dishes). I will go back at luch to check on him. Just pray for God's will.

Also, I think we may be offending some of Justin's family with our style of wedding. When they heard about just some of the details they started saying stuff like, "Are you sure us lower class can come", "Hope you bought enough beer to help us fit in", "Do you think we can afford to be there for such and event", "Well we don't want to embarrase yall". I dont know what exactly they ment by it but it really hurt my feelings. This is not to impress them this is for Justin and I. and by them thinking I didn't want them there so that is why I made it a nice wedding sort of made me mad. That and his cousin putting down the Catholic church but that is a whole other blog.


Happy Monday!

Post #50!!!

Well we got our first round of engagement pics done today, very excited. This weekend was the craziest and it is not getting any better. I feel like I have not stopped, which usually is good considering all I usually do is clean on weekends anyway but this is the weekend I really wanted to just clean/veg in my house but with all this crazy stuff going on I couldn't :( March is already looking busy for me and April is our Tampa trip among other things. I am not complaining just making an observation. Then with this spring forward crap I really feel like I have less time today.

Friday night was Mama's bday so Jus and I headed that way after work. We got there about 7ish but by the time we were ready to leave it was pass 11. We had the bright idea of letting Jus take the car home and I stay put until the am. Well Justin woke up late (shocker) and FINALLY got to my moms around 10 am. I told him we had a long list of things to do since our pics were the next day and he had to go to work. We got many things done with Kendi's help when I realized that the shirt I had planned to take my pics in was just not going to workout. So I was off to the mall when I realized the time. I had to pick up Laila (back in Arnaudville) When I got there Kendi and Laila each had a friend. Two thirteen year olds and two twelve year olds and I trapped back to Lafayette to the mall. Needless to say we got back about 11pm last night!

Then this morning I was up and at'em for 7am (so much for sleeping late on a weekend huh?) I got half way ready and drove back to Lafayette to wake up Justin and to finish getting ready for pics. All went well but we took a little longer then we all expected. It is now 3pm and I just got a call that I need to pick up Kendi and be at church in BB by 5 or I can drive all the way back to Lafayette and go to church at 6:15. I have a MAJOR list of things that needs to be done in my house so I will have to decide quick! plus I have to pick up food for Just on my way out of town! So much for a veg weekend :)

will post new pics soon!

GREAT NEWS!!!

I got ANOTHER raise and a promotion to boot!!!! I will have my own office, my own cell phone, and many other luxuries I did not have before. I love the position that I have now but I am surely up for the challenge of the new one. I will have to work a lot more but I think it will all be worth it.

Justin also got a raise yesterday! I am so proud of him and all his hard work and well earn achievements. I can not wait to say "that is MY husband!" He will never know how much I love and appreciate him.

To celebrate we bought our wedding rings!!!!! They are PERFECT!!

Good News

I was suppose to write this yesterday but oh well, Sarah, you are the only one that reads this and you know anyways...lol

I finally found someone who will clean my dress. They are in Baton Rouge but I am ok as long as they get it done. It is also not that bad of a price anyway.

I called LaBelle Masion to make sure my reception was still on the schedule and it is!! Now I just have to double check with the church.

I GOT A RAISE!!! $6000.00 more a year to be exact!! I am so excited! My boss had nothing bad to say about me!!!

I am thankful for all of these good things in my life. Now on to even more exciting news. We planned our Tampa trip!!! We will leave Tuesday April 15th after work or school and drive all night to Tampa. We will then stay until Sunday after lunch and drive back. I am really excited!!!!

Thankful and Loved

I have come to realize the only way I am going to be happy with having to sleep in Arnaudville is to be there as little as possible. So now I find myself getting there at the latest possible hour and waking at the crack of stupid! Sunday morning I woke up at 7am on my day off to drive back to Lafayette to avoid any conflict with my mother. I arrived at my house and did chores, visited Jus at work and watched my Desperate Housewives on my laptop (since I can not do that on my 3 channel tv).

Needless to say that by the time Jus got home from work we were both sooo tired. When he got home we both studied for a bit then decided to take a nap. When we both woke up it was just so amazing! We both felt refreshed and awake!*no pun intended* We decided to be lazy for the rest of the day. We baked a pizza (since we are to poor to order one..lol) and watched movies together. I didn't realize how much I missed him. Crazy huh?

I just feel so loved and happy to have him around! We will get through these five more months and will be all the stronger for it!