Christmas turned out to be very special this year. very laid back and very special.
Chip and I decided that we weren't going to spend a lot of money and it actually paid off. b/c we were able to enjoy what we purchased. quality instead of quantity. it was nice to see my nephews not get so much they didn't even know how gave it to them. Santa was also very generous but simple.
it just turned out to be the best Christmas. We are headed to Brookhaven to have a slumber party at my grandmothers house. all the grandkids get together (young and older) and play cards and eat way too much and visit. it makes the holiday just stretch out. we enjoy spending time with each other and enjoying the time we have b/c you never know what tomorrow will bring.
Please say lots of prayers for my family, we are going to be having some changes in our lives this year and need all the prayers we can get.
lots of love in the upcoming days and year.
Shea
1-Was 2008 good for you? yes it was a great year
2-What was your favorite moment of the year? knowing we are going to be ok
3-What was your worst moment of the year? not knowing we were going to be ok
4-Where were you when 2008 began? at home with my wonderful hubby
5-Who were you with? my wonderful hubby
6-Where will you be when 2008 ends? probably out to eat with my hubby or at home
7-Did you keep your new years resolution of 2008? i didn't make any
8-Do you have a new years resolution for 2009? yes, to loose weight and get healthy
9-Did you fall in love in 2008? If yes, with who? yes, i fell in love with my husband all over again
10-Are you still in love? very much
11-Did you breakup with anyone in 2008? yes, with some acquintances that needed to leave my life
12-Did you make any new friends in 2008? yes and they have turned out to be a great part of my life
13-Who are your favorite new friends? i have so many i couldn't begin to name them all
14-What was your favorite month of 2008? Why this month? April, b/c that is when i married my best friend and December, b/c it is Christmas time.
15-Did you travel outside of the US (or your home country) in 2008? no not this year
16-How many different places did you travel to in 2008? new orleans and gulf shores
17-Did you miss anybody in the past year? yes all my friends from Knoxville & Nashville, i dont' get to see them or talk to them enough
18-What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2008? probably 'sex and the city', we never see any movie.
19-What was your favorite song from 2008? really anything i can sing to on the radio. i love all music
20-How many concerts or plays did you see in 2008? only 1 concert (cross canadian ragweed)
21-Did you have a favorite concert in 2008? just the one i saw
22-What was your favorite book in 2008? i have fallen in love with Jen Lancaster, 'such a pretty fat', i laughed so hard.
23-How many people did you sleep with in 2008? just the hubby, well i take that back my nephews spent the night and always sleep with me.
24-Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year? not really
25-What was the biggest lie you told in 2008? the cost of a home decor item i bought from Southern Living at Home. what the hubby doesn't know won't kill him.
26-Did you treat somebody badly in 2008? if i did, i didn't mean to
27-Did somebody treat you badly in 2008? if they did, i don't remember. i try not to let that sort of thing bother me
28-What was your proudest moment of 2008? learning to eat healthy and not letting temptation get the best of me.
29-What was your most embarrassing moment of 2008? having to have surgery b/c i can't get pregnant
30-If you could go back to any moment of 2008 and change something, what would it be? i really don't think there is anything that i would change. everything we have been through just makes us stronger and more appreciative.
31-Where did you work in 2008? same as 2007, Trustmark Bank
32-Favorite TV shows(s) of 2008? there are so many, it would be embarassing to name them all. i'm a TVaholic.
33-Favorite Band(s) of 2008? don't have a specific one
34-Favorite Food in 2008? always Mexican & Pizza
35-Favorite Drink in 2008? margarita's
36-Favorite Place in 2008? home
37-Favorite person(s) to be with in 2008? hubby
38-Favorite person(s) to talk to in 2008? hubby
39-Favorite trip in 2008? new orleans and we going to have a slumber party at my granny's next week for Christmas in Brookhaven.
40-Favorite stores in 2008? old navy
41-Hardest thing you had to go through in 2008? trying to get pregnant
42-Most exciting moment(s) in 2008? knowing that we are going to be ok
43-Funniest moment(s) in 2008? so many of them, hubby and i laugh a lot.
ok so I'm addicted to 'Jon & Kate + 8'. i TiVo every new episode. so this weeks episode is their Christmas show where they travelled to Memphis and purchases toys for the kids at St Jude's Hospital. i sat in my living room and cried from the moment the show started to the very end. i couldn't stop. i was a total basket case. it was just so sweet watching those sweet children and the parents talking about how blessed they were. talking about how much they appreciate life and don't take anything for granted.
it's amazing!
chip and i have prayed for a family for so long. and i also pray that when we are able to have our family, we appreciate everyday. no matter what life throws at us we will not take it for granted.
I'm such an emotional wreck lately. this time of year always enhances that feeling.
i even just had a customer that was talking about his wife and how wonderful she is and that they have been married for 50 years and she was the best mother and wife and friend. and i just lost it. i just started crying at my desk. it was so sweet. you always think in the back of your mind that 'i pray my husband talks about me that way in 50 years.' i want to be that woman.
ok I'm starting to tear up again.
until next time.
i have so many pictures to upload but our computer is on the fritz. it stinks.
OK so just some of my rambling.
i have been trying to loose some weight over the past few months. I've been successful and I'm so excited. such a motivator to keep going. well this morning i realized that when you loose weight you loose some perkiness (if you know what i mean). i was a little sad. and came to the realization that perkiness is something that i enjoyed. and i don't even have any kids. what is going to happen when i do. man, I'm in trouble. Dr 90210 here i come. maybe i can get the procedure 'pro bono'. ha ha ha
i have to go Christmas shopping today when i get off work. i am sooooo dreading it. i really just want to go home and curl up in the recliner and watch a Christmas movie. i did most of my shopping online this year but i have waited too late to get the rest. so out i go. hopefully all the crazy people will be at work and i will get done before they get out. I'm not in the mood to deal with stupid people.
OK have a great day
off to shop i go. wish me luck!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Whatever the gift will fit in.
2. Real tree or Artificial? we actually don't have a tree but i love a real tree
3. When do you put up the tree? we decorate Thanksgiving Night
4. When do you take the tree down? the weekend after New Years
5. Do you like eggnog? No
6. Favorite gift received as a child? all my cabbage patch dolls
7. Hardest person to buy for? my dad & father-in-law
8. Easiest person to buy for? Chip & my nephews & neice
9. Do you have a nativity scene? no but i want one. my parents have one that they have had all my life and i want that tradition for my family.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail, I love getting Christmas cards in the mail
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? the only thing that comes to mind is an ugly scarf & some stinky candles
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Christmas Story & the Muppets Christmas
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? anytime after sept. if i see something i buy it
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? actually no i haven't
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? all the goodies, so bad for me.
16. Lights on the tree? white lights only
17. Favorite Christmas song? jingle bells
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? both, local for parents and travels to granny's in Brookhaven
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? i think so, if i think real hard and there isn't a timer.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? whatever i'm in the mood for each year. we've done both
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? people thinking that if you dont' spend a bundle you don't love them.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? rightn now, i'm into gold & red, every year changes
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? everything and anything
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? I really want an IPod but if i don't get it i'm ok with that too.
****Five names you go by:
1. Shea
2. Shea Bug
3. baby
4. Shea Shea
5. Shea De
Three things you are wearing right now…not necessarily in any order
1. black sweater
2. black pants
3. white dress shirt
Two things you want very badly at the moment.
1. to go home and be with my hubby & puppies and watch the snow
2. just that we all will be safe driving home today from work.
Two things you did last night:
1. watched tv
2. painted some Christmas presents for my friend Kimberly
Two things you ate today
1. butter toast
2. burger king hashbrowns
Two people you last talked to on the phone
1. wendy b
2. a customer
Two things you are going to do tomorrow
1. work
2. have family dinner at my parents house
Three of your favorite beverages:
1. diet coke
2. koolaid - fruit punch
3. Water
Now, I tag Kimberly and Melanie.
this week is going to be so busy. first of all they are saying that Jackson is going to get 3-6 inches of snow tonight. whatever!! i won't believe it until i see it. we never get snow.
well this week is crazy. Saturday is my father-in-law's birthday, my nephew's birthday party in Hattiesburg, and my cousins couples wedding shower, our new nephew will be born on Monday, work Christmas party Friday and i have to go shopping for all occasions. i have been putting it off b/c i just didn't want to deal with it and i just don't want to spend the money.
and know it's going to snow so i will have to wait until tomorrow night to begin my advanced cardio shopping trip. a lot to do in a little time.
usually I'm so good about getting things done in a timely manner but this year i just am not in the mood yet. it just doesn't seem like Christmas to me. I'm not in the spirit yet.
i need help getting there. I've decorated the house and my work place is decorated, Christmas music is playing on the radio. i think i just need more this year. I'm in a BLAH state of mind. get me out of this funk.
i feel like we always put so much emphasis on presents and shopping that we forget it is about family and friends and spending time with each other and remembering Christ and our faith and be thankful for all we have been given by God. we are very lucky.
we should all reflect on God's glory this season.
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