Summa' Time and the livin's easy

Where oh where shall I begin?? I had to look back on my posts to see where I left off. And as it turns out I failed to update with these new interesting facts:

1) Wes officially "engaged" me on 2/27/11 (yay!)

2) My baby brother (who is not so baby anymore) is expecting his first child in September



With Cody and I competing for family attention (and I am not winning to say the least) I have been leaning on my friends for extra support these days. Lucky for me I chose 6 of the best bridesmaids a bride could ask for!




These girls are my rock and I honestly don't know how I ever made decisions without them! (even the ones regarding which undie-roos I choose)

The last four months have been non stop and filled with all sorts of occasions worth celebrating. Chris and Amber, and DJ and Leslie all got married in May and what awesome weddings they were! I know I've said this in previous blogs but I truely feel honored when a bride asks me to stand next to her on that big day. So a super huge and super late congrats go out to two happy couples!

Between being in weddings, baby showers, school, work and trying to maintain some sense of sanity Wes and I decided on our venue, our food, I found a dress that couldn't be more perfect and thank heavens through all of that he isn't sick of me!

If you know me then you know that I am home MAYBE 1 weekend a month! And this month is no exception. I'm leaving this Thursday for a business trip to Myrtle Beach, the following weekend is Lauras "friends" baby shower, the weekend after that is Alisons bachelorette bash and at some point in there I start back at school! I know it seems like alot but I wouldn't have it any other way.

I know there are probably a million things I left off but at the moment that's all I have time for. I'll update more later.

Love and Peace

Gaga for Scotty

I've always wondered the kinds of things I'd hear sitting in a WakeMed waiting room. This morning I have been "blessed" to catch a conversation between some honest to goodness Southern Christian folk.

My attention was first caught when the lady in the yellow shirt with glasses as thick as a sausage links asked the man (who I can only assume is a preacher, he didn't seam to have much emotion invested in whoever the patient is) if he watched "that Scotty on American Idol" to which he responds, "oh yes ma'am, my wife almost jumped out of the chair!" I knew instantly these people were going to get on my nerves. And boy was I right.

They continued to talk about how they couldn't see Gaga's face during her performance and how much they REALLY liked Randy Jackson. Oh, how could I forget this...."Scotty is a good singer because he is a good Christian and much better than Clay Aiken." The preacher adds, "Didn't that Clay Aiken ever get married?" (he didn't get the memo the man is gay apparently. he also hasn't heard that you don't have to be married to have a baby) he quickly followed with "Shackin' up....that ain't right." Fantastic. I waited, knowing that at any moment church may erupt in the waiting area. I can't believe I forgot my ear plugs.

Updates and Life in general

It's been entirely too long and so much has changed. With that said, it's still hard to gather my thoughts and fill you in. Half my mind is on this blog and the other half is listening to Acoustic Syndicate playing lightly in the background. That's what my life has come to. Whether it be school work or work work I MUST have my tunes strumming away to keep me calm. I can't even remember where I left this thing off. A quick recap: April has 2 new lungs, Christmas and come and gone as did New Years, I turned 25 and I still attend NCSU with hopes to someday become a pharmacist. (lets cross our fingers)

I have the absolute honor to be in 4 amazing weddings this year. The "Amburglar" in May to Wesleys friend Chris, my beautiful cousin April is getting married to the love of her life, Ron, in September, long time free spirit and marcher to her own beat Leslie is marrying DJ (that's Donald James to you) in November and Wesleys sister Alison will be getting married in November as well to her sweet heart Marcus. So needless to say this year will be party time!

Back in December I "turned a new leaf". I was sick of feeling out of control. Like my life revolved around school and work with a side order of school and work. So I'm making it a point to keep in touch with friends and find time for myself. This life thing....you only get one shot and I don't want to leave this earth wishing I had done more. With this new leaf came new experiences! I'm going to San Francisco with my mother, my co-worker and her daughter in March. We leave March 4th and will return (if we see fit!) March 9th. I expect to take lots of photos and come back with lots of stories. Especially since our hotel has happy hour from 5 to 7! We're mainly going to see the Winchester Mansion but will gladly take in all this city has to offer.

This Saturday (2/12) is Wesleys birthday! Friday night the gang's going to Mellow Mushroom for a joint birthday dinner with our friend Derek whose birthday is Saturday too. We have Burkey County family and friends coming in this weekend too so as Adam and Wes say, "Souls shall be captured and it's not a matter of if people will die but whether it will be millions or billions!" It will be epic no doubt. Party pants are ironed and ready to be worn.

So that's it folks. Everything else is pretty much the same. I love my actual job, borderline loathe my workplace, fill my free-time with biology, literature and beer and pretty much make the best memories EVER.

Love to all.