Platinum and Gold

You know the song- " Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold."  Right now that song has been dear to me...but instead I like to think of my friends as platinum and gold...to me it means that much better of a friend than just silver- ya know? 

I am the type of person that loves strongly and dearly so good byes are VERY hard!  I have a very true family and very true friends that I just absolutelyy hate to say good bye to!  Each of you mean the world to me and with this blog and our other blog and facebook and skyp I promise to keep in touch with each of you!  Please know that anyone and everyone are more than welcome to come visit us and we will be home at the very least once a year and I promise to try to catch up with you all at that time.  I know reality always kicks in and times are busy but I love you all and I will always cherish the relationship we have.  I have the type of friends that whether a day or 2 years goes by when we get back together we are able to just pick up where we left off.  So with that said- I love you all and will miss you all dearly! 

Stay Cool, Sweet Friends!!

My Guilty Pleasure

Partly because we tried to minimize the groceries this week upon our move- this morning we were fresh out of breakfast food...but partly because I LOVE DONUTS!  I couldn't pass up our last morning in Arlington and not stop at our beloved Shipley's one last time.  My mom has been so gracious to lend me her car these past few days- I was out taking her to school.  So there I sat in a LOOOOONG line to get donuts...if you could have heard the thoughts going through my head .. like "hey fat ass- why don't you go in instead of driving thru", or "don't they say it's better to just not eat breakfast than to eat a donut?"...but there I sat because Annabelle was with me and I didn't put shoes on her...oh and I really like donuts!  I am pretty sure all of Arlington was there with me- although I didn't see one of you there?  Anyway I got to the window and I saw that it was National Donut Day!  and then we came home and enjoyed our guilt pleasure.  Oh and we got a free glazed donut to top it all off...fantastic!  and now I sit here typing this with a nice case of heart burn. 

So Happy Day to you!!

And their off!

"there goes my life, there goes my future"..that was the song running through my head this morning as Corey and a brave friend- Shawn drove off in the biggest Uhaul there was and 2 stuffed cars.  My poor Dad and Corey worked their butts off (and even still I think that's and understatement) yesterday.  The two of them moved all 8 million pieces- OH MY GOSH!  Where the hell did all that come from?  Hope we love Maryland because Corey says we are NEVER moving again! 

They drove all day- tonight they are staying in Memphis and tomorrow they will stop where ever they are when the Mavs game begins...Then they should be in Maryland my Friday afternoon.  That's a hell of alot of driving!  Thank you guys!!!

Photo Shoot.

A sweet friend of mine is starting out her own photography business.  She is awesome!  She has lots of good ideas and knows alot about photography.  These are some of my favorites- it is hard to choose she took over 200 pictures.  If you need a great inexpensive photographer let me know- I will get you her info!

Thanks Amanda- you rock!

God Bless America!

I'm Baaaack!  5 days early and I am proud to say I LOVE AMERICA!  A less than stellar trip landed me back in the U.S. a little early.  A lot of unorganization and a lot of drama can be blamed for it.  But I'm looking at the bright side.  I saw tons of beautiful sights, a very different culture and tried out alot of new food.  Most of you know I get along with nearly everyone- the personalities in this trip were about as night and day as you could get.  It was not the picture perfect trip I had in my head.  I will go back to Europe, probably not France, but next time it will be with family.  If I learned anything while away it was that I love my family and I love America!  I can safely say I will not travel with anyone but my family.  I got my own dose of what the Real World meant when they said ..."people stop being polite and start getting real"...

Let me show you some of my pictures...

Mommy is off to France...

I am leaving my kids, my husband, my family, my life for 12 whole days!  I am going to conquer the world...  when I get back I'm going to be refreshed and ready to start our new journey.  I'm going to be okay and my family is going to do great without me.  I am leaving count down sussies (treats) for my lil family...each day I am gone they will get to open one.  Day one I made a book about where mommy is going and what she is doing, as well as what they will be doing while I am gone..  Then I did 13 other bags of stuff...(don't worry Corey there is no red dye 40 or high frutose corn syrup that will have the kids hanging from the trees)...just stuff with small pieces that hopefully you don't step on in the middle of the night.  I have Daddy gifts too...like starbucks, drop in daycare passes and stuff of that nature.  So anyway...keep us in your prayers for safe travels and survival on the single parent duties!

College Graduate!

Yup- that's me!  WHAT, WHAT, get it, get it, ShAkE, ShAkE, ShAkE!  I can not believe I DID IT!  I have to thank my hugely supportive family especially Corey that stepped up to the plate and helped me make it happen- he taught me to write papers...like 5-10 page papers.  I made the deans list and all A's and B's but mostly A's ...HOLY GUACAMOLE!  Are we even talking about the same girl here? 

Robyn Coon Wheat - yes indeed!  Can you tell I suprised my self?  I am so stinkin' excited about this!  I just never thought I could do it...I never thought I was smart enough?  Who was I kidding?  Myself?...I am smart enough, I am good enough and damn it people like me...Baha! 

Thanks to my parents who were also there every step of the way helping with kids and lending their space to make it happen! 

and hell no- I'm not getting my masters!  So don't even go there...not now anyways.  For now I'm gonna have F-U-N!!!

PEACE.  LOVE. & FUN.  Chirp, Chirp baby!!!