DELAYED and DENIED!!!! That has to be how the Atlanta Falcons are feeling after Sunday’s Superbowl loss. Ever on the side of the “little guy”, (and a huge Seahawks and Eagles fan) I was rooting for Atlanta’s birds this past Superbowl Sunday. The Atlanta Falcons have never won a Superbowl….NEVER gotten the ring…the trophy….the glory…the fame.… Continue reading Delayed or Denied? – Part 2
I loved the seesaw as a kid! The up and down, back and forth, I could do it all day. Lately though, I feel like I’ve been on a seesaw, and I’m ready to get off. At 17 (due to health issues), I was told it would be difficult for me to get pregnant. At the… Continue reading Delayed or Denied? Part 1
Have you ever had something happen so perfectly it was as if it was meant to be? Well that exact thing happened to me right as the new year was about to begin. First, was my last post really THREE years ago? Thank you to those that didn’t unfollow me, but trusted more would come one day.… Continue reading Timing….is….Everything!
2013 was probably one of the toughest, challenging, gut wrenching years I have gone through (and believe me there have been some tough years.) But with the death of my father, I found myself in fights with family, fights with my husband, crying, exhaustion and just plain numb. Numb to the holidays (which suck really… Continue reading A New Year a New Look at LIFE
Earlier last week I finally went on a jog here in Chapel Hill with my daughter to the post office. On the way to the post office, I thought I was being super awesome mom when I caught my daughter throwing her shoe out the side of the stroller. SO AWESOME that another mom said… Continue reading The Power of Perspective
This is my first time talking about my sister Danielle’s husband Chris, battling stage 4 colon caner. But I need your help!!!! I want to get them on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and all before 2013 is over. Chris was diagnosed almost 3 years ago at the age of 28 and just 6 months… Continue reading “Memories Tour 2013” next stop…….The Ellen DeGeneres Show! Let’s Make IT Happen
Hey there, It’s been a rough couple of months in my world, so I took some time off to process some things, but now I’m back and full of more fun “notes” to share with you all. I’m also starting a campaign to get my sister and brother in law (who’s battling stage 4 colon… Continue reading I’m BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!!
My Dad Died Three little words, so simple, nothing fancy about them, but they have forever changed my life. In the wee hours after Memorial Day last week, my father passed away. He was finally at peace, and I believe with God to bask in the joys of heaven, never again to remember the pains… Continue reading Three Little Words that Changed My Life Forever
Ah, it is almost spring…..(What you say, spring started LAST MONTH!?!?! tell that to Chicago). And with spring comes new fashion, shoes, handbags and must-haves galore! What’s a girl to do……. Well, if you’re me, (and it hurts me even as I type this) you’ll do nothing, that’s right, nada, nunca, neitz (sorry got stuck on n’s… Continue reading Sometime Fashion Hurts….
First off I apologize for not blogging my 2013 goal of 3 times a week for the past two weeks, but we have had a rash of “unexpected detours” in our life: with a first 102 fever (baby girl), ear infection (baby girl), flu (me) and head cold (daddy) we’ve been more of a hospital… Continue reading Unexpected Detours
Nightly Notes 