I love 4 day weekends!!

I could really do the 4 day weekend thing more often. I love having that many days off in a row. Hal and I went to the beach for the weekend with his sisters and their families. We had a really great time, and of course, I didn't take near enough pictures. Here are a few that I took.

My cute hubby on the beach with the mohawk I styled.

We rode bikes a lot, so sweet Avah got to go on her first bike ride!

This pic doesn't do justice to the real beauty of Kiawah.

The gator we found in the swamp. :)

We had a really great time. We relaxed the entire weekend. When we parked our car Thursday night, we didn't move it again until we left last night. We didn't go anywhere, we didn't do anything, and it was just wonderful.

When we got home I got a beautiful surprise:

These were FINALLY blooming in my yard. I had no idea what they were, but I was just letting them grow until I could find out. Aren't they beautiful? I wish they would last all summer!

I also got another surprise tonight. When I got home from having supper with my parents I got a message from my summer school professor telling me that my class started TODAY. The school schedule online says that it starts NEXT Monday, but it actually started today. I had NO IDEA!! I am so thankful that my professor was kind enough to call me. I haven't even paid my tuition! So, I have class tomorrow and every day the rest of this week and until July 1st. YUCK.

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Memorial Day!

Happy Summer!

So this weekend officially marks the beginning of summer and Hal and I are headed off to the beach!

I just wanted to wish everyone a fun and safe Memorial Day!

I am going to try to be better about blogging next week.

Ode to Sally

I traded in my car last week for something that suited my needs a little better. I have written something fun to remember my car by.

Ode to Sally

I was driving an old chevy

I needed something new

Something more reliable

More girly and cute.

With my birthday fast approaching

It seemed like the perfect time

To trade in that old chevy

And make a new car mine.

I saw her in the paper

I knew she was just right

I called up my dad

And we traded in that night.

She was just like I wanted

all black and shiny

I drove off the lot

In my new convertible pony

I called all my friends

and took them for a ride

they loved my new fun car

and the horses on the side

For six years I loved her

through good times and bad

but she only had two doors

and wasn't great on gas

It was time to let her go

For someone else to enjoy

She would be a good car

For any girl or boy

I drove away in my gas saver

and my fun car would remain

But I won't forget the good times had

In my pretty little Mustang

(I tried to separate the lines but blogger won't let me)

Summer Slump

Like many of you other bloggers, I am going through a summer slump right now. Not much of anything is going on with us right now, or at least nothing blogworthy.

The Celtics pulled out a win in game 7 of their series with Cleveland. I normally don't follow the NBA, but with 2 South Carolina boys on the Boston roster, I can't help but cheer for them.

Summer school starts 2 weeks from today. I get sick to my stomach just thinking about it.

I still don't have a cell phone. Now that I have been without one for a few weeks, I really don't miss it that much.

My sister-in-law, Anna, her husband, Todd, and their sweet baby girl, Avah, moved to Beaufort for good this past weekend. I was so sad when I saw that Avah's room was empty. I am going to miss them, a lot!

We are going to the beach this weekend, and I am pretty excited. I am ready for another vacation!

I am working on another post, until then, this will have to do.

Good Stuff

I haven't posted since Wednesday but a lot has happened that I wanted to blog about. I don't really have much time to go into a lot of detail, so here are some good things that have happened since Wednesday.

* I was able to get Hal a grill for his birthday. He was so excited! My parents got him a Carolina grill cover, so I'm really not sure which one he loved more.
* We went to dinner at Saskatoon for his birthday. It was so YUM! Hal had the Ostrich steak, and it was so tasty and flavorful.
* Tickets went on sale Friday for the Hootie and the Blowfish concert coming here in July. Because I am a fan club member I got to order them a day early. I got us floor seats on the 5th row. I am counting down the days; its gonna be a blast!
* Friday night and today we had RAIN!!
* Our grass is finally starting to come up after lots of hard work to sow it last weekend!
* I got to spend some quality time on Saturday with my BFF Stephanie, her hubby Jonathan, her mom Jackie, and her sweet little boy Perrin. I love them so much and I miss getting to see them often. I so enjoyed getting to spend time with them!
* Saturday night I went to a graduation/house warming gathering in my neighborhood. I got to see a lot of my old high school friends. It was great to see everyone and get to catch up.
* Today I took my parents to lunch for Mother's Day, then I got to take a 3 hour nap.

I hope everyone had a great weekend like me!

Happy Birthday Hubby!

I just wanted to shout out a birthday wish to my sweet husband. God blessed me so much when He brought him into my life.

I am so happy to be his wife and be able to celebrate all of these special days with him. Even though he has to work, I hope he has a wonderful day.

Happy 28th Birthday, Hal. I love you!

OVER-RATE-ED

(imagine the chant you hear at sporting events)

I left work early today to go have my physical done for my nursing classes. I was all worked up about getting the Tetanus shot; I had heard it was going to be awful. Hal kept telling me that the needle was HUGE, and it hurt really bad.

When my name was called, they took me back and took my blood pressure. It was 144/86!! I had worked myself into such a tizzy that my BP was extremely high. Normal BP for me is about 110/60. I was pretty nervous to say the least.

After what seemed like 3 hours waiting and lots of anticipation, the nurse finally brought in my needles. She said she would give me Tetanus first in my right arm. Oh my gosh, it was the tiniest little needle, and I barely even felt a prick. All of that anxiety for NOTHING. It was so over rated. I must say that my shoulder is quite sore now, but nothing like I expected.

What really hurt was the TB skin test. OUCH! She stuck me with that needle right under my skin in my under-forearm. It really did hurt. What stinks even more is that I have to have that every year for the rest of my career. :(

Overall it wasn't a bad experience afterall. I can't believe I had myself so worked up. I shouldn't have listened to my husband, who is a total weenie when it comes to shots.