I'm addicted....to shoes!

It all started when me and my husband went to Tunica, MS for my cousin's 21st birthday celebration, we shopped the outlet mall and I got 2 pairs of boots for very good prices and I was stoked. I then began to realize that I don't have very many pairs of shoes, but I have TONS of clothes. Somehow this crazy mind of mine felt I needed to bring my shoe collection up to par. After the Tunica incident, I bought a pair of cute red ballet flats from Victoria secret on sale, then a few days later I got 3, yes THREE pairs of pumps from piperlime.com, all on sale of course. I thought I was done, but today I wondered onto target.com and decided to look at the clearance. Target.com brings clearance to a whole new level. I bought jeans for 5.74 each!! And a cute pair of black patent peep toe pumps to boot. So I've increased my feeble shoe collection by 7 awesome new pairs of shoes and I think I'm done for AWHILE. Partly because with my recent car troubles, my funds are getting low, and partly because Will is NOT nearly as happy with my shoe buying endeavors as I am. Go Figure, you'd think he'd appreciate a sexy pair of pumps on his banging hot wife.....haha ok I made up that last part. Ciao!

Worldess Wednesday-Naked tree & Tiny Tortoise

When it rains.....it pours part II

Yeah unfortunatley another not so good post, but the only reason I post these is so that I can post when they get better. I got some not so good news about my poor car. We had to take it to the mechanic after it overheated the other day and apparently I blew a head gasket (whatever that is). To replace it would be 1300-1400 dollars. The mechanic also said that with the way my car is running he thinks something else bad is going to happen soon (well he didn't say it exactly like that, but we trust him). He reccomends that we replace the entire engine. With all the constant problems we've been having, I think he's right. It's been one thing after another with this car the last few months. To replace the engine will be 2300-2500 dollars and that includes labor fees. I tossed around the idea of just trading in that car for a new (used) car, but decided not to because I don't want to commit to a monthly payment when we have mortgage and other things we MUST pay. With the new engine it will be like starting over. I didn't take the best care of my car in the beginning, I was young and oblivious, you get the idea. So now I wait while my car gets fixed, my old engine that's been with me the last 6 years will be gone and in it's place a new engine for a brand new start. *sigh* Just wish it wasn't so rough on the pocket book, but apparently that's a good price. Also we had some nasty storms this evening with several tornados touching down very near our home, luckily we didn't get hit or lose power or anything, BUT water seeped under our walls in the den (where we pretty much spend ALL our time) and me and Will were running around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to dry up the water. Sadly the whole underside of our sofa is wet and must be aired out. We really have no idea how this happened, but alas I will make it through LOL. All this and I have an exam tomarrow to worry about studying for. Thanks for listening to me vent.

Meet Me Monday

I'm starting a new thing called Meet Me Monday in which I will introduce someone either in my family or someone close to me every Monday. This will serve two purposes: Allow me to showcase the people I care about, and will let you know a little bit about the people I mention in my blog. My first blog will be about.....
My Mother

My mom was born Vicki Jo Strobel on Feb. 16 (year withheld) in the great state of Florida to Bobbie Lou and Darwin Dee Strobel. She grew up in Sarasota, FL with 1 older sister, Marilyn, 1 older brother Charlie, and 1 younger brother Dee. She excelled in school, but wanted out of a dysfunctional family situation and joined the Army at age 18. The Army brought her together with my father and they were married May 28, 1982. She had me, her first child, when she was 24 and my sister Janice, when she was 25. Janice also has Down Syndrome, so my mom had it rough for a couple of years adjusting to having 2 small children 11 months apart and one with Ds that was very unexpected(the Ds that is, not the child LOL). When I was very young my mom decided to go to nursing school at Cameron University to become an RN. I remember being very young and my mom studying and me doing my "homework" right along beside her. My mom made me who I am today, plain and simple. She read books to me when I was a newborn until I was able to read them myself and then some still. She bought workbooks for me and flashcards and worked with me on all kinds of stuff. I could say my ABCs at 18 months seriously! She has kindled a passion for learning inside me ever since I can remember. I also believe I inherited my intelligence from her along with my eyes, wrists, fingers, and general body type. I also got my love for all things girlie from her: clothes, shoes, fine handbags, and makeup. She got her RN degree and has worked as a nurse ever since. She got out of the military and did the reserves for quite some time afterwards. She currently works as a nurse in labor and delivery at Blanchfield Army hospital on Ft. Campbell, KY. My mom gets 90% of the questions on jeopardy right without studying and is by far the smartest person I know. She loves to read and her current obsession is Luxor (some kind of crazy computer game). She also suggested that I become a pharmacist, which I am currently working on. I could write so much more, but I will end here. I love you mom!

Grains of Gratitude

1. First of all I'm grateful that I somehow made it to school on Thursday when I locked myself out of my car and I even made it in time for my exam which I thought I did really bad on but.....

2. I'm grateful that I did NOT do as bad as I thought on my exam, I actually made a B+ on it!

3. Grateful that me and Will got to go out on Friday with a bunch of other couples (and Laura). We went to Sauces for some mojitos and then Swig for some desert and Martinis. We had a wonderful time, but we ended up having our first real big fight at the end of the night but....

4. I'm grateful we got through it in a productive and timely fashion, we're just fine now. :) It makes me feel good to know we can get through things like that because I'm sure they'll be more fights in our marriage, but hopefully not TOO many.

5. Grateful we made it to the 8 month mark of marriage (on Feb. 1). I can't believe how fast time has gone, before I know it we'll be celebrating our first year anniversary.

6. Grateful I was able to do some housework yesterday and today, I still have a lot more to do though!

A Saturday Salad

Just a hodgepodge of random stuff. First of all I've been having a reoccuring dream that I'm pregnant, but there's always something wrong or off about the pregnancy. Once I was carrying my child in the lower left quandrant of my body and I could see the whole outline of a 4 inch baby, it was weird. Last night my stomach looked normal, but my boobs started to sag way way more than normal. I wonder if these dreams stem from my intense want to have a child. I want a baby so bad it hurts sometimes. I won't be able to have a child until me and hubby are out of grad school, so probably not until 2013. It makes me sad to have to wait so long, but I guess I should just enjoy my life as it is now and not wish it away.





Another weird thing that's been happening to me at night is I have intense cold sweats. I wake up soaked and absolutely freezing! I have no idea why this is happening, but I can only assume I'm having bad dreams at night....Yikes!





Lastly I wanted to share some random photos.

Martini anyone?


Hubby looking dumbfounded


My baby being silly


Our diva kitty Tessa


Tessa watching Madison play

Plato's Closet

Plato's closet sells very gently used name brand clothing, some of it even still has the tags on it. Today me and hubby went so that I could look at the clothes, but there was just way too many for me to really get to look at eveything and hubby was getting impatient (imagine that). So I briefly looked at the guys clothes and found a practically brand new pair of banana republic jeans in Will's size and a nice abercrombie and fitch collared shirt. He refused to try them on, but agreed to let me buy them. I made him try them on when we got home though, and everything fit! I was so excited because getting Will to buy new clothes is like pulling teeth, but I think even HE was impressed at the prices. His jeans were $18 and his shirt was $10, really good price for practically brand new nice name brand clothing. We're going to eat dinner with 3 other couples tonight at a swanky little place down town and I'm excited he has some new clothes to wear. It's funny we went for me and came back with clothes for him.