My Random Things

It's all the rage on Facebook, but in case you aren't my friend (no offense) here it is:

1. I am married to my best friend.

2. When I was little I used to clog.

3. It is on my 2009 to do list to obtain some ink. IE: get a tattoo

4. I have the uncanny ability to memorize lyrics to songs very quickly.

5. I always thought I would marry someone famous. I guess I kinda did.

6. I don't really like my hands.

7. I really like fashion, wanted to go to fashion design school, didn't believe in myself enough to do it.

8. Due to #7, I have a MAJOR addiction to Project Runway

9. When I was a little girl I lost my Miss Piggy shoes in a river, it still makes me sad

10. I am a cry baby, I cry at commercials, movies, sweet letters, ANYTHING.

11. When I was younger I thought I was cute in my braces, see for yourself, there are some GREAT photos of me in them on Facebook

12. When you become my friend, it is for life- just ask Shaun, Aimee, C.Rae among others.

13. I have the best mother, father and brother a person could have. I love them!

14. I have watched "The Young and the Restless" for about 20 years.

15. I love that my 2 princesses are named after family members.

16. I have run 2 half- marathons and have become addicted.

17. I LOVE tennis and could play everyday.

18. I desire for my girls to understand how blessed they are and see the injustices of the world and love the Lord w/ all their hearts.

19. I don't think I truly understood the love of Jesus until I had my own children.

20. I am left handed, thereby very disorganized, chaotic, forgetful yet creative

21. I desperately miss living in Franklin, TN, but now know that the reason I moved home was to meet 4 very special friends!!!

22. My husband has a really cool job that sends me to places like: Australia, Alaska, Hawaii, the Grammy's and even Idaho

23. I remember big events by what I wore (remember #7)

24. I love to SHOP (again w/ #7- I think it's a problem!!)

25. I love Jesus, he is my all- I am by no means perfect, but I do try!!!

Congratulations, Mr. President

This has been an historic moment in our country. Whether you voted for him or not it is pretty amazing that a day after MKL, Jr Day we, the American Public, swore in the FIRST African American President.

This will rank up there with the days in my life that I will always remember where we were. My other days that stick out are the explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle, the start of Operation Desert Storm, and 9/11. I know these other days are pretty catastrophic, but they are still memorable. Now to add a happy occasion into the list.

I did like that President Obama made mention that we all got ourselves into this economic mess we must ALL work together to get out of it (this is my interpretation at least!!)


Did I mention how adorable his girls are!!! OH MY GOODNESS, it will be fun to see them have fun in the white (or will it be the pink) house!!

Nature and ME

I love to be outside. I enjoy the things that the outdoors offers. What I don’t love is being too hot or too cold. I say I don’t like to hike, but I realized the other day when we took our “big” hike that it isn’t the hiking it is the weather that make me not want to do it. It was so terribly cold and I didn’t have the right “gear” to keep me warm. I still had a ton of fun but if the right clothing had been on my body it would have been so much more fun. So this is my thought. Get the right clothes, whether for hot or cold and I will be able to enjoy the outdoors and hiking even more.

Yeah, I know I totally look like a professional rock climber!!! NOT


This is what happens when you are not prepared. YOU FREEZE!!



Coming down the mountain.

New Year’s Week

The week after Christmas is usually a really fun one for our family. For the last few years we will load up and head to Gatlinburg for about a week. A lot of the time Mark will have shows for some type of youth conference. We go and enjoy nature, the lights and some good ole’ redneck fun!!

This year we took our friends the Whittaker’s up there with us. We had a great time. There were 5 adults, and 5 kids in the cabin and surprisingly very few tussles between the little ones. It was what you might describe as glorious.


One piece of fun we had was going out toAlewine Pottery. Here the kids got to make some real pottery. It was really neat to see how much fun they had at the real potter’s wheel. I was pretty jealous, I wanted to do it but the line was long and I didn’t want to hold it up. Maybe next time.

Abbie's Pot

Seanna's Pot

Sohalia's Pot


Of course Mark had to document the day via twitter.


We even got to be in a bluegrass band


Fun family times

I feel like I'm in Narnia

This snow on the trees and the scenery in Alaska is so beautiful I cannot even express it. The snow that just sticks to the branches of the trees looks almost fake. Like a set in a movie. I totally feel like I have just walked through the wardrobe and into Narnia. Maybe I should add meetingMr. Tumnus to the "wish" list.

Water, Ice, Alaska & Boys

My husband is still such a little boy at heart. I just love him!!!

NORTH POLE

Seriously we went there. It was the craziest thing. We went to North Pole, AK.
This is the place where all of your kids letters go to when they send them to Santa. You can go to the Santa Claus House, but it was only open on the weekends.

Well, we made the best of it regardless.
(even the street lights look like candy canes!!), AK. It was so much fun and did I mention it is COLD. It really is colder than anything I have ever experienced. I will tell you, burning of calories is happening on this trip. You can't sit still or you will freeze.

Also, a little birdie told me that one of my other "wishes" for Alaska might just come true tomorrow. I will keep you posted.

WE MADE IT

After 14 hours we finally made it to the 49th state in our great union!!! I even got to see an "igloo".

Ok, it's really just a chapel made out of ice out front of our hotel, but hey.... one can pretend. Now I need to see a moose and a polar bear (I technically saw a stuffed one in the airport but...) it is 7 AM my time and 3 AM Alaska time. I am going to bed and goodnight.

Oh yeah, did I mention that it is crazy cold. When the locals talk about how cold it is you know it's bad!!!!

Third Day on the 3rd Day, or 8th day or whatever….

It’s a well known fact that Third Day pretty much got their start at this club in Marietta called, “The Strand. The Strand has some major history. It used to be a theater in the 50/60’s (my parents actually went there and saw movies). It was several clubs, it has been abandoned and left for dead and it is now a glorious new theater/playhouse/event center in Historic Marietta, GA. The square as we call Downtown Marietta, has some real sentimental value to me. My parents went to shows at the Strand, ate at Dunaway’s Drugs, and shopped at some of the various stores on the Square. As I was growing up we would go eat there, shop there and just enjoy the history that was offered.

Fast forward a few years and Mark and I begin dating and he in this band called Third Day. They needed a place to play and practice so the dude that was running “The Strand” (a Christian Club) basically let them keep their stuff there, practice and be the house band. Therefore, most Friday nights as we were dating were spent up on the square. Ahh, good times. They even had their first album release party there.

A few years ago the city made a major push to revitalize the Strand Theater. Many local folks supported it and now we are sitting upon the Grand Re-Opening of the Strand. It is bigger and better. It has had an extreme makeover if you will and now is ready for the next generation to use it and enjoy. I am very thankful that it didn’t get torn down. I would feel like a part of my life was being taken away.

If you are ever there see if you can find some names you recognize on some of the seats!!!

this is how i looked when I saw this.



Tomorrow I will be in the midst of this!! Is this even human???

Why am i going??? Oh, yeah, I've always wanted to go to Alaska. I know I will take a look at this like a scouting mission. I will see how it is and if I like it then maybe we can go back in a few years, during WARMER months!!!

Y'all gots to pray for me. I am a Southern Belle. I handle the 30's like a baby. How will I ever survive??

I know.... I will just keep my eyes peeled for a moose. Sure hope I see one. That will make the trip totally worth it. You see that is on my life list, well if I really had a life list I feel sure it would be on there.

Sure wouldn't mind meeting Sarah Palin either. If any of you know how to contact her and let her know we are coming- DO IT!!!!