Freaky Friday!!!!

It’s Finally Freaking Friday!!!!
I’m so happy!! Tonight we are going to the Fair to watch Taylor do her dance thing on stage!! I am so excited for her!! She says she’s not nervous but I’m sure once she gets up there she will be!!! She is missing a soccer game to go : ( but we had to pick one or the other. So far her soccer team is undefeated (knock on wood) and we have another game tomorrow morning anyway, so I don’t think missing one game is too bad, esp when some people don’t bother brining their kids to practice all week and just show up for games. (but that’s another rant)
I’m super excited about going to the fair. One, to see Taylor dance, but Two, I LOVE THE FAIR!!! To me it signals the real weather change. The weather has just been teasing us up until this point!! I hate cold weather, but I love all the things that come with the cold… Like Halloween and Thanksgiving and Christmas!!! That’s all family time to me and NOTHING is more important to me than my family!
But back to the fair…..I’m excited about walking around and seeing all the exhibits and eating all the food…mmmmmmm….fair food!! We are going to let Taylor ride rides after her performance and then I think my mom will take her home so me and Jason can have some time by ourselves…it’ll be like a date!!!
OHHHHHHH…..I almost forgot!!! I should be getting my car back today or tomorrow!!! I have been without my car for probably a year and a half!!! Long story. But I talked to the guy yesterday and if it wasn’t for running out of work today to get to the fair on time to see Taylor dance I could probably get it today!!! OMG you have NO idea how good it’s going to be to finally have that thing back!!! Me and Jason have been car pooling for the last year and a half! It works great and saves us gas, but right now I can change my hours at work and come in a little earlier and leave a little earlier if I had a car to get me there!!! It’s only 30 mins earlier but I could do soooooo much with that!!! I can actually get off and go to the gym!!! Ill be able to get Taylor to soccer practice (right now I am depending on my mom and we just meet them there) I can go hang out with friends whenever I want and not have to worry about whether Jason already has something to do!!! Oh the possibilities!!!!
Taylor is really excited about Halloween, she’s going to be a vampire. The time of princesses and fairies has past. I talked to Isabella the other night and she is going to be some chick from NCIS!!! What a nut that kid is!!! What 7 year old bypasses all the crazy costumes they have these days to be a character from NCIS!!! She’s going to grow up to be an actress someday I swear!!! I wish they were here with us so we could take them trick or treating with Taylor : ( I miss them so much. I can’t wait till they can move back closer again.
Not really sure yet what me and Jason will be getting into. There has been some talk but nothing set in stone yet. I’m really excited about our costumes and will post pics later.
Hope everyone has a happy/scary Halloween!!!
Trick or Treat!!!

Busy Busy

I have a very busy weekend ahead.
Saturday Taylor has soccer and dance both!!! So we’ll be running around all day Saturday.
Tonight (Friday) we are going to Boone Hall for their Fright Night. They have a haunted house, a haunted hayride and a haunted corn field.
It’s crazy because I have lived in Charleston ALL of my life but I have never been! So I’m really looking forward to going!!! Plus we are going with a big group of friends so even if it isn’t scary, we’ll still have fun.

Yesterday we went to see Couple’s Retreat. I didn’t really want to see if but Jason did so we went. It was pretty funny!
I actually had off yesterday because Wed I had to have a procedure called a LEEP.
I am taking part in a research study on HPV at MUSC. I joined the study because they give you the vaccine for free and they compensate you for your time.
They did a pap smear which came back irregular so they decided to do biopsies. No big deal.
Well when the biopsies came back they said I had level 3 dysplasia. I wasn’t really sure what that meant so I asked the dr. and she explained that cell just don’t go from zero to caner they go through stages. Most women come back with a mild level of dysplasia which is a level one. Level 3 is severe dysplasia and the stage right before cancer. Or at least that’s the way I understood her.
Now that doesn’t mean I have cancer or even that im going to get caner.
The did the LEEP procedure which is when they go in and actually cut off some of your cervix (OUCH!!) they do this in hopes of getting all of the abnormal cells.
The procedure really wasn’t too bad, the worst part was when they used the needle to numb me up!! Oh the cramps were bad!!! But after that I didn’t feel anything.
I was surprised when I saw the amount they cut off but the Doc assured me that they actually only took a small piece. Now they will send off what they took and test it to see if it has negative or positive margins. If the margins are negative that means they got all the bad cells. If the margins are positive they will go back in about 6 weeks, after I heal from the last procedure and do it again to try to get it all.
At first I was really worried but after having the Doc explain everything to me and talking to other women that have had it done or who work in GYN offices, im not really worried anymore. The chances of it EVER turning in to cancer are pretty slim. And as long as I continue to go to the DR. on a regular basis and am monitored correctly they can catch anything way before it gets bad.

The worst part of it all is i cant have sex for FOUR WEEKS!!!! I cant believe its going to take that long to heal!!! Sucks for me : (
So I went after work on Wed. to have it done and was just going to take the bus back to the car like I usually do. But right before the procedure Jason was txtin me and telling me how he felt bad he wasn’t there. I told him not to worry and I would be fine but he insisted on rushing out of work and driving ALL the way downtown so he could pick me up. It was really sweet and made me feel good that he was thinking about me and didn’t want me to ride the bus all uncomfortable.
Oh earlier in the week he also sent me one of the most beautiful bouquet of flowers I have ever seen!!! I told him after we got married I never wanted roses again. I had fallen in love with the Tiger Lilies in my wedding bouquet and decided that while roses are beautiful my new flower is the tiger lily (I even plan on getting a tiger lily tattoo to symbolize our marriage, corny I know, but thats what you get when you have a husband thats covered in them) So anyway I THOUGHT I was doing him a favor since roses are so expense but after I saw the bouquet he got I think I was wrong!! They are not tiger lilies, he called and asked for those but they didn’t have any (wtf?) so he got regular lilies instead. I am NOT complaining!!! They are yellow and orange, which are my favorite fall colors, and I put them in our foyer along with some of my other fall decorations and it looks amazing!!! I’ll have pics later of how I have it set up!! This isn’t a great pic of them because it was taken at work on my phone so Ill post more later.

(This picture really doesnt do them any justice!!!)

Oh also while Neiko and Isabella were here we carved pumpkins. I wanted to get them little small ones but Jason doesn’t do anything small. So now we have 3 huge pumpkins we helped the kids carve. It was fun and ill also post pics of that later!!
That’s all for now!!!

My family's complete!!!

I woke up this morning to the sounds of Neiko and Isabella in the kitchen. They are Jason’s kids who were living in GA for about two years. When they were in GA we got them every other weekend.
About 3 or 4 months ago their step dad got stationed in Tenn. So now instead of them being two hours away they are now 10hrs away!!!!
Right after they moved we got them for two straight weeks during their summer break which was awesome!!!
I was doing laundry every single day and we went through a gallon of milk a day!!!
I took some time off and LOVED staying home with all of them!! Having 3 kids in the house is A LOT!!! They fuss and fight and are amazing all at the same time!!! I understand the whole stay at home mom thing now!!! When you have that many, you HAVE to be there or the house would be a wreck!!!
That was back in August and we haven’t seen them since :*(
I miss them like crazy so I cant imagine what Jason is going through, and on top of everything else he has had to deal with these past few months.
I know getting his kids is going to really help heal his heart!!!
When I saw them this morning I wanted to burst!!! I love those kids like they are my own. With them here I truly feel like my family is complete!!!
I wish we could have them on a full-time basis but both Jason and I understand that they need their mom. She is a good momma to them and there is no reason they shouldn’t be with her.
Thankfully our relationship with her and her husband is a decent one. It started out a little rocky, which was to be expected, but now I think we have it figured out and everyone is happy!!!
Hopefully we’ll get them again either for Thanksgiving or for Christmas.
I am hoping for Christmas so we can keep them longer and because I cant image Christmas without them!!!
Their step dad is only stationed in Tenn. for two years so we are all keeping our fingers crossed that when that time is up he will get stationed back in GA!!!
Im sure I will be taking a TON of pics this weekend and ill post them later!!!
So back to work for now…im counting down the time till I get off and go be with my WHOLE family!!!

Think Pink

Think Pink!

Most people already know that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!!
I am excited that this year MUSC is taking a bigger part in recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness!!! They purchased pink ribbon pins for all the staff and on Fridays we will be allowed to wear pink shirts!!! I can’t wait to go get my breast cancer T-shirt!!! What I really like is the fact that hundreds of products are sold with the promise of a donation to support public awareness or cancer research! With that said here a few sites I found that will be support Breast Cancer Awareness this month by donating part of the proceeds to the National Breast Cancer Foundation!! So you can support the cause and look cute at the same time!!!


You can find these earrings at SophiaandChloe.com under HAUTE NEW BAUBLES! They are called Pea in the Pod earrings and 20% of the proceeds in October are donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Love these Earrings!!! They are a little pricey ($88) but are too cute and well worth it!!

This site I found is awesome and has EVERYTHING!!! Its PinkRibbonStore.com the prices are really reasonable. This site helps fund mammograms for women in need and they also give to other causes.

After my wedding I fell in love with Clinique makeup!!! Sephora.com has this pink lip gloss key chain for $18.50 and $10 per item purchased in October will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation!!

This was a cute lunch tote from TheorganizedParent.com unfortunately due to the popular demand of the item they have run out of stock and are unable to restock the item. However they state that if you purchase ANY of their other style of lunch totes (they have really cute ones) they will donate $5 from the purchase price to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and you’ll receive a FREE Mommy Needs Coffee thermos!!! Not bad!!!

You can also go to the post office and pick up Breast Cancer Research Stamps. They cost a lil more (55cents or $11 per pack) but ALL net proceeds go to charity. They used the artwork of illustrator, designer and educator Whitney Sherman. I really like the design and think it’s worth the little extra money.

Another site is ShopKomen.com with 25% of your merchandise purchase price will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the fight against breast cancer.

There are plenty of other sites out there that donate to breast cancer causes. Do your research to find out how much. I don't personally know anyone with breast cancer and hopefully I never will but unfortunately the odds are not in my favor. Sometime during my life this can affect someone I know and love. I don’t want to wait till then to try to do something about it.

September summed up

*Lots of things have been happening this past month. About two weeks ago my brother-n-law moved in with us. He was staying at his mom’s house but she is selling it so he was looking for a place to stay and I just happened to have an extra room. It’s a little different having another person in the house, and I joke that we truly are living like Mexicans, but so far it’s working out. We don’t see too much of my brother because he works so much but he has been hanging out with our little group a lot more, which is fun!!
*We took at trip this past weekend down to West Palm Beach, Florida with 6 of our friends to see All American Rejects, Fallout Boy, and Blink 182. Two sets of couples (Gem & James and Rick & Krista) and then Erica (LOVE HER) and my brother. There were 8 of us in a van for 8 hours!!! We left Friday night and headed to Erica’s house in Georgia to pick her up, it was only three hours away so we figured why not just stay the night there. She has a BEAUTIFUL house!!! There was plenty of room for all of us! We got up the next morning and drove the rest of the 5 hours to FL. We wanted to get there a lot earlier so we would have plenty of time to tailgate, but by the time we got to the concert we only had 2 hours of pre-party. It was too much fun. My husband made a portable beer pong table out of an old table I was about to throw away, and we brought ladder golf and washer toss!! The concert was amazing! Blink 182 was the best! Travis Barker does a drum solo at the end and they lift his platform up in the air and spin him around! It was really good to see him after his accident and the death of DJ Am. It’s scary to think he might not be with us anymore. He is extremely talented. The rest of the trip went by pretty quick. We got up the next morning and Jason and I drove around. We found a flea market and a Boston Market before the long ride home.

*Taylor has started soccer and dance. We stay really busy with that. She did her first dance performance at an old folk’s home. It was too cute. Later they will perform at the fair. I’m really excited for her. She has her first soccer game this weekend.
*Both Jason and I have our Halloween costumes picked out!! I’m really excited but can’t say what they are yet. All I can say is that I made them for super cheap!!!
*On a sad note, Jason’s grandfather passed away earlier this month. He had had a stroke a couple years back and his health had been deteriorating since then. It was really sad but not as unexpected as Jack’s passing. Jason flew back to Jersey for a day for the funeral.
*Other than that things have been good. I have joined a group of ladies in a private blog so if I don’t write on here as much that’s probably why. It’s a great way to keep in touch with each other and the things we say there are a little more private. It’s a great place to vent. It’s more for wives than anything. (I’ve been told that I can invite other wives so if anyone needs a place to go ahhhhhh!!! Let me know ;-)
That’s all for now………