Things I've realized this week.....

1. There are a lot of crazy drivers on the road. This realization has always been there for me but became even more clear during the 2 hours I spend on I-85 everyday and after having a minor fender-bender last week in 5:00 traffic. I get more and more nervous driving everyday!

2. I give people the benefit of the doubt too much. Those who probably don't deserve it but for some reason I forgive and forget too easily. Yes, I know I should forgive but I don't always have to forget.

3. People never cease to amaze me, both in good and bad ways.

4. I'm a big OCD and a perfectionist at work but can't seem to keep my house cleaned and organized and sometimes I don't really care. How is this?

5. I need to get my life more organized and on track.

6. I only have a little over a month until I turn 31! There are so many things that I wanted to accomplish in my life by now that I havn't. Am I really this old already???

7. I need to travel more even though I don't like spending the night away from home. I love my bed and the comfort of my house.

8. I need to really start training if I want to do the Cooper River Bridge Run this year. Well, maybe I'll just walk it.

9. I still haven't posted pictures of the house since I've moved in. If you read #4 you might figure out why. I'm still trying to get it organized and decorated. Maybe I will just shove everything in a close so it looks clean enough for pictures :)

10. This was a long, hard week and I am hoping for snow Tuesday (if they are still predicting it now)

I'm moved!

After two months of renovating my house, I finally was able to move in January 1st! Yay for a New Year!! It was a hectic move, though. I only had New Year's Day off and it was only me, my Mom and my Dad moving all of my furniture. HA! I knew this was going to be rough. 9am on the dot, my Dad is ready to go. We started and after SEVERAL trips back and forth from my parents house to mine, I was moved. I still have a good bit of random things to move or trash but at least the majority of my stuff is there. So, that was Thursday. I worked Friday and the family went out to dinner Friday night. Saturday morning, it hit me. The stomach bug, flu or something like that. I woke up hurting (or aching) and thought I was just sore from moving. I ate lunch and was helping my Dad hook up the dryer when I made a mad dash for the bathroom. That was it for me. I was in bed, aching and sick to my stomach and that is the way I stayed for 4 days. Unfortunately, I hadn't moved any of my kitchen stuff so my parents brought me drinks and popsicles here and there. I did make it to the doctor Monday and was told I had a throat infection. Not sure about that but at least I got an antibiotic! What a way to break in my new house! I'm just glad I knew where most of my stuff was! So, I am officially back to normal, rested up and ready to begin organizing and decorating! Pictures to come soon!

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Christmas was busy and a bit of a blur this year. I had a lot going on this year but still managed to see friends and family, while starting a new job that is 45 minutes from my house and trying to finish renovating my new house. A tradition that started about 10 years ago or maybe even longer, my dad, mom and I travel to Spartanburg on Christmas Eve to deliver presents and goodies to former neighbors and family friends. I absolutely LOVE this day (and it is a FULL day). This year we left our house at 8:30am and made our way to Union to my dad's former secretary's house, which he and my mom have become very good friends with. We exchanged gifts, chatted and then headed to Spartanburg to eat lunch at the Beacon. I was so excited to get to eat there again. It's one of the many things I miss about not living in Spartanburg anymore. Needless to say, our lunch was yummy! After leaving there, we headed to the Pittmans, Sistares, Roberts and finished at Mildred Knox's house. Even though we only see some of these people once a year, we truly realize what wonderful friends they are. It's like we see them everyday. This day is what really gets me in the Christmas spirit! After our final stop, we made the hour drive back to Anderson so that we could prepare for our 2nd Annual Santa Sighting! You see, my dad bought a Santa costume a couple of years ago and last year decided that he would be in my nephews backyard when they drove up from the Mullikin's Christmas Eve dinner. We coordinated the timing with my sister and it worked out perfectly. We dropped my dad off behind their house and mom and I parked on the side of the road and waited. We could see the headlights pull in the garage and then back out again and we could hear the bells he was ringing. Once my dad made it back to the car, my phone rang and it was my sister informing us that "Santa" had been in the back yard. Both boys ran to their rooms to get ready for bed but Mark just jumped right into bed, clothes and all. He said you had to be asleep or Santa wouldn't stop at your house. They could not get him out of bed to change his clothes. On Christmas day, Ben took Papa to show him where Santa was the night before and low and behold, what did he find? Two silver bells from the "sleigh". Both boys were really into The Polar Express, so this was very fitting. Well, that was last year. This year, "Santa" and his reindeer (aka, Molly) had their picture taken in a sleigh and we were ready and waiting for the call to tell us when to get into position. Again, it worked perfectly and the boys saw Santa in the backyard but we didn't see them run across the house looking out the window, we didn't get a phone call afterwards and the boys didn't really talk much about it the next day. Sad, I guess they are growing up! I just hope we have at least one more year of Santa!

Christmas Card Picture

My wonderfully creative and talented friend, Jennifer Turner, took pictures of me and Molly in front of my new house for my Christmas cards. I basically just told her I wanted the house in the background and let her tell me where I needed to be. I absolutely LOVE the pictures!!! Thank you, Jennifer!!!
Here is the one I used:

Some of the other choices that I LOVED:

And a snapshot of me and Molly-she can pose, can't she?

Elfed....Again

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Top 8

Top 8

8 TV shows I like to watch:
1. Friends
2. Cosby Show
3. Reba
4. Today show
5. ER
6. The Hills
7. CSI
8. Rock of Love Charm School (i know---it's horrible)


8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Fiesta Mexican
2. Flatrock Grill
3. the Thai place (or whatever the name is in Anderson)
4. Olive Garden
5. Misyima Japanese (I know that's not how you spell it)
6. California Dreaming
7. Outback
8. Chick-fil-A

8 things that happened today: (this just shows how interesting my days are)
1. I woke up
2. I got dressed
3. I drove to work
4. I talked to the other person in my office most of the day
5. I ate lunch
6. I checked my email
7. I sent text messages
8. I ate some of the goodies sent to our office

8 things I am looking forward to:
1. moving into my new house
2. Christmas party Saturday night
3. seeing a friend this weekend that I haven't seen in a while
4. finishing decorating my house for Christmas
5. Christmas!
6. having a weekend off from working on my house
7. seeing a close friend over Christmas
8. dinner :)

8 things on my wishlist:
1. to loose about 10 lbs
2. to visit a friend in Washington!
3. a maid for my house
4. to have a great Christmas
5. a husband
6. a husband
7. a husband
8. a husband
(sorry, about the last 4...it's my wish and I have just about everything else I could wish for!)

8 people I tag:
1. Betsy Mitchell
2. Riley Johnson
3. Ashley Anthony
4. Jennifer Turner
5. Ann Willette
6. Julie Warren
7. Clay Gilbert
8. Curtis and Kara Guy