It's me, Charity

1. When I get a fountain drink I NEVER take the lid on the top of the pile. I always get one from the middle. I don't know why. I guess I think it has germs on it or something? 2. I may or may not have thought my computer was broken because all of the sudden my Internet Explorer had very tiny fonts and writing. I may or may not have contemplated calling IT for help untill I realized I had inadvertantly changed the zoom level from 100% to 75%. 3. My Aunt visited me in the office today. It was cool to see her! She is a hoot! 4. I am officially obessed with leggings. It is not my fault though. I blame it on Fashion Bug having the buy one get one half off sale. Two pairs of leggings for 14 bucks? STEAL! 5. I am going to paint my nails bright, obnoxious, neon pink tonight. 6. I am on a healthy life, healthy eating kick. Yeah, we'll see how long this lasts!! 7. I am beyond excited to have my first weekend totally free in months. I am holing up and not going anywhere or doing anything...

Apes got in on the Pink Weds today as well :)

So Today I rocked the straight hair and the feathery pink and pastel headband that my favorites got me! Very festive I got alot of compliments! I am ready to have my curly hair back though. I mess with it so much more when its straight and now that its to the bottom of my neck by 3:30 i'm like OFF!! GET OFF ME!! PONYTAIL!! I have also decided that I really like outside light pictures. So my next goal is to rig up something that I can take my outfit pictures on my balcony. Ummm.. yeah.. that could take awhile. Don't hold your breath!! Today was the first Weds night I have had free all semester. Our Woman's Bible Study at church ended last week :( and while I'm sad not to meet and share and learn with that awesome group of women every week it is nice to be able to come home from work and not head straight to church and be gone for a few more hours.

I realized while talking to Caca today I never really blogged about my surgery or said anything about it. I guess the Demerol had longer lasting effects than I thought!! Well I don't remember much after being in the OR untill really the next morning was when it all un fuzzed but everything leading up to my surgery was totally from God. I was so thankful to have all of my friends and bible study ladies praying for me. I could not have had a better experience at the hospital!! Which was awesome because last year was really bad. I was blessed with an AWESOME AWESOME nurse!! Tammy, who was a Christian, Homeschooling her kids and wanting to send them to Ivy! Needless to say by the time my other nurse wheeled me to the OR Tammy and I were totally BFF!! She was really nice and chatty but worked while she chatted and really did a great job of distracting me from what was going on. I still did ALMOST freak out about the IV, but she was awesome enough that I was able to explain to her about ...

In my quest to update my wardrobe with pieces I allready have and mixing a few new pieces in, I invested in a pair of leggings which I LOVE! Never thought I'd say that but i do, I love them!! I paired them with a dress that I always felt uncomfortable in because i felt like it was too short... Yes, thats the pcc in me, middle of the knee sitting or standing! *gag* so I wore it with my leggings and threw on a denim jacket. I felt quite festive! and comfy!

1. Coming home to a mailbox with US Weekly and People Style!! 2. Looking forward to dinner with Katie and the bubbies on Weds night since bible study is done, I am a free woman weds pm!! 3. Working with April, we play so well off of eachother with our strengths and weaknesses and we have so much fun while we do it! I laugh so much with her!! 4. My Students. I lurve them. I really do! 5. Doing Yoga for the first time in a while since I feel better now!! Well at least I did before I did yoga! HA! 6. Hair long enough for a ponytail that doesn't look like a sprout. 7. Rainy weekends. And being able to have the balcony door open and listen to the downpour. SO relaxing!! 8. Coupons. I love Coupons. 9. Sunflower seeds. Yummy in salads and yummy to snack on!! 10. My Mom finding some of my old books that I read as a little girl!! And getting to share them with my small group kids, So much fun!! 11. Looking forward to Kim coming to visit me in July!! YAYS!! 12. MY three bestest friends, Kim...

I have been looking forward to this weekend for SO LONG!! The great Kass was in town for a conference at Emster's church and we managed to convince Jennifer and Jenny Nenny to come meet up with us! We call ourselves the PCC Misfits as only one of us actually graduated! Ahhh PCC, the memories!! So we had a PPARRRRTTAAYYYY at O'Charley's tonight!! The food was great, the kids were adorable, and it was great to all be together and chat!! We all talk to each other everyday online, but it was nice to meet up in person!! I

1. I am SUPER SUPER SUPER Excited for our PCC girls reunion dinner tomorrow night! Several of my pcc girls are meeting up with me and Emily for dinner, I can't wait!! 2. And to add to that I totally bought a new outfit to wear! I went to fashion bug looking for a top, found one on clearance and decided to look for some leggings as well (my SIL ROCKS THEM so I wanted a pair!) they were super cheapo so I was able to get a whole outfit with accessories for less than the regular price of the shirt! I love clearances!!! 3. Speaking of shopping, Apes and I traded coupons today at work, and I got a 10.00 off at Kohls. I got a nice pair of jeans, fancy ones, originally 45 bucks for guess what... 7 dollars!! WOOT!! Now that I have two nice pairs of jeans I can finally throw away the jeans i've had since my Kelly Days... They have seen better days!! YEARS AGO!! 4. I cannot tell you how much better I feel after having surgery Weds! I have a whole post I'll do about it, but it went fab...

Sung to the tune of ice ice baby of course!! Apes and I are doing freaky friday tomorrow, yes i know its tuesday. i straightened my hair and she is curling hers! and can i just get an AMEN and GOOD JOB on how long my hair is getting?!

My Bro and SIL were in town for a business trip Thursday and Friday, and before we all headed home to the farm Friday night for a family weekend, I gave Liz a mini tour of Lafayette. Thursday she picked me up for lunch and we went to Dog N Suds. Mmmmm.. sooo yummy!! Despite a brief moment of fear whether their monster truck was actually going to fit at the drive up, it fit and we had a great time! They have the comfiest vehicle for hanging out in! The front seat is HUGE and you can curl up and still have plenty of room. Man I wish my truck was like that I could take a SERIOUS nap at lunchtime!!! That evening Kev went out with his work peeps and Liz and I headed to Arni's for dinner. I had been craving Arni's for quite some time. I don't think I've had it all year so it was time! We had a great time and great food, and she is addicted now as well!! Great conversation as well, we stayed for two hours! I love having family that are my best friends that we can share whateve...

1. Being able to have not only lunch but also dinner with my SIL on Thursday!! 2. The ability to share whats on my heart with April and feel SO much better afterwards! 3. The people I work for/with I love them!! 4. That my whole hair goes up into a pony tail! 5. Looking forward to a PCC girls reunion next weekend!! 6. Knowing that I will feel so SO much better after my surgery on Weds. 7. Air Freshener :) hahahahah family joke! 8. Being able to spend a weekend at the farm with my family!! first time all together since Christmas! 9. Yoga Pants. They are comfy even though they are too short and my mom makes fun of me for looking dorky! 10. My Beloved Camera and the fact that people humor me/put up with me taking pictures! 11. Getting to go eat at my aunt's resturant tomorrow after church!! 12. Getting to worship together with my entire family at my parents church tomorrow. 13. My Dad.. He is so kind and nice and giving and FUNNY! The man is just HILARIOUS when you least expect it!!! ...

Precious would be in it. I got home tonight and she was having an attitude and wouldn't come closer because i didn't have food so i was trying to cajole her to come closer and well.. just watch.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fajvrQWi-k

Freakin cow got me hit by the electric fence! That thing is no joke! Yowza!

1. I always have my camera set on some strange setting, from being in my purse and usually I will accidentally take a video instead of a picture. And yet I"m surprised everytime I do it?! 2. I love Arni's pizza. And It is my goal in life to take everyone that visits me here in L-town to Arni's and The Igloo for the true Lafayette experience!! 3. My hair is now touching my shoulders in the back when it is straight!! WOOOOOOOTTTT!!! 4. I'm having surgery next Weds morning and other than being scared of the IV like I am everytime, I cannot wait to do it and get it over with and feel better. 5. I am looking forward to the Demerol induced nap that I will have on Weds afternoon. Not so much looking forward to the massive headache I will have after that. 6. I apparently carry my height in my thighs. I was trying out a new office chair today and instead of my knees being at the end of the seat like the person sitting next to me, my thighs went on for almost 10 inches until the...

I'm getting creative in my poses :)

I love my students, I really do. I have two paticular ones that just light up the office everytime they come in. They will wave and scream my name as they paass by on their way to class, just to say Hi. I adore them! They have branded themselves as THE FAVORITES and I am THEIR FAVORITE, its so cute. Today I was sitting at my desk working and they came in with huge smiles and a cute giftbag. for me! I asked them what it was for and they said because I was Their Favorite! I opened it up to find these two cute and TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS AND THEREFORE TOTALLY ME!! headbands. They had been shopping together, saw them and thought of me. I adore those girls.

I want to share my favorite worship songs with you, and ones that are speaking to me each week. This is one of my all time favorites, just listening to it gives me chills and goosebumps. There's really nothing to say but to listen to the words!! Power of the Cross

1. One of my small group kids telling me she had prayed for me, not once, but twice.. 2. Being able to leave my windows open at night as I sleep. 3. Birds chirping. 4. Black nail polish. 5. Going sockless. 6. Watching the sunset from my balcony, while listening to David Crowder. 7. Getting to spend time with my bro and sil this upcoming week. 8. KC my favorite students popping their heads into my office and frantically waving to me just to say HI. 9. Grandma's CA-125 levels being down to 8!!!! 10. Having a washer and dryer IN my apt. 11. Actively seeking God's direction. 12. Seeing God shut a door and being happy with it. 13. Barnes and Noble!! 14. Ice cold Coke. 15. Finding a shirt in the bottom of your closet that you love! 16. Trees beginning to grow leaves on them. 17. Planning a trip to go see Caca in June!!! 18. Hugs. 19. Having lots of stuff on my DVR. 20. Finally finding my SPOT to spend time with God. 21. The women in my bible study sharing their hearts and struggles s...

1. I think I need a referral bonus for my chiro. I have sent two of my co workers there and they LOVE him! Of course!! 2. I am so proud of myself that I am really finally growing my hair out and don't have the urge to cut it! I'm excited to see what it looks like. I am praying it looks half as good as Amber's! 3. I had the best day at work today. I had two people from my old church come in and it was great to catch up with them! And two of my fave students came in and I got to talk with them and they just make me smile so much!! 4. This time next week I will be hanging out with my FABULOUS SIL Liz!! Kev has a business trip here in laffy so they will be coming from Iowa to spend several days here. We'll hang out in town and then on the weekend all go home to the farm I'm excited! We haven't all been together since Christmas! 5. Still haven't found a place to live, have really no idea where i'll be at but i have this insane peace that God is in control. Wh...

Ok with my laptop being repaired we missed a few weeks of blogging so I'm going to pick up on a lesson a few weeks ago and then skip to the one we did last night. I have really been wanting to blog about this and share whats on my heart and everytime I have tried to, even tonight I have been distracted by Satan and have had annoyances and haven't been able to do it. Well we are going to push through it tonight!! I was really convicted about this lesson. One of my greatest struggles, well really probably the greatest struggle I face is my need for control. My need for control and wanting to do/get what I want to do and what I think is right. So often I don't seek God's leading and go off on my own. And when i see that maybe his plan isn't what I have laid out and I just don't see it working I throw that to the side and go do what I want to do. This ALWAYS ends up with major heartache and problems. The author (Joanna Weaver) has several points that I'd like to...

I love this shirt! Its so me!!! Bling and Loud and fabulous!!!!! And yes i was looking a little rough by the end of this day!! On the advice of a fellow curly haired friend who has long hair I need to go and purchase some gel. Because the frizzies are winning! I know you're terribly disapointed not to have bathroom stalls in my full length shot :) I don't know what i'm doing with my foot there but I seem to do it in every single picture i take! I got bored at lunch break and took alot of pics in my truck. Someone drove by and wanted my parking space. Ma'am MA'AM! are you going to leave???! uh no! hello!! eating a wrap and taking pics!!!! So I told him I was having lunch and he sat there in his car waiting! Um, hello! are you waiting for the second coming? MOVE IT ALONG BUDDY!!!

dude. it is WINDY outside. And in case you were wondering wind+curly hair+thick hair=NOT PRETTY PEOPLE.. But Pretty funny!!! And here is a pic of my festive shirt for today, Apes said I looked like I was going clubbing. Conservatively. So there you have it, the latest Baptist Clubwear! Available now!

So I went to go look at the town house today.. Umm.. yeah.. for one thing it helps when the leasing agent actually SHOWS UP to show you the place. for the other thing it helps if the said town house is not located in what seems to be the ghetto surrounded by sketchy people... Needless to say I got out of there! So it looks like I'm back to living in a cardboard box underneath the bridge. Not sure which bridge, I guess I"ll have to find one?! I do have a lead on an apt that looks like its not in a sketchy area, and is a decent price for a good amount of space. Sounds to good to be true, doesn't it? Yeah we'll see! In the meantime I am hanging out at my soon to be former apt listening to the sounds of my annoying upstairs neighbor, his child that he has part time, and his parents who come over to help him and appear to be hard of hearing because his mother is yelling everything. Did I mention she ever so helpfully yelled up to his apt on the third floor from the parking...

How Hot is my Mom looking?! She has been working out 6 days a week (sometimes 7!!) for several months and has gotten sooooo skinny!!! Pics don't do her justice she is even skinnier in person!! I am so proud of her! And I am also proud that I am finally rubbing off on her, can we all just take a minute and appreciate the big purse she is carrying?! Thats my influence! :) Although in a few pictures you will see her own style within it..... And how fabulous are these shoes?! I was DYING over these DYING!! they have a ruffle on them! A RUFFLE! ON A HEEL! HOTTNESS!!! So now we get to the inside of the purse. Mom was so proud to show me that she made an ORGANIZER/DIVIDER for her purse. I stared at it for a minute and said, You do know this is going on my blog, right? An up close of the divider, she tells me that she may add other sections to it soon, no fears, I will be on top of this and update you! And yes, the woman carries a toothbrush with her. She has the most clean teeth of anyone...

Me this morning before we headed to church. Somehow I was ready way before time to leave so what else to do but take pictures? Me and Grams on our way to church in the truck!! Everyone just LOVES my truck pics!! I may be 28 years old but I still get an Easter basket! Although my Mom made me empty the basket and leave it with her. She wouldn't let me take it! Stinker. Speaking of my Mom, Grams was trying to get our feet in the pics so I threw my leg up in a kick to help her out. This pic was taken as Mom was mid kick trying to get my foot down. :) I'm now safely back at my ap, unpacked and getting ready for the work week! Tomorrow I go see the townhouse/duplex and I have a email into another place for more details. I am beginning to get so stressed out about moving. Finding a place and then moving all of my crap. Pray for me!!

1. My favorite songs right now are Party in the USA, Hey Soul Sister, Live like we're dying and Life without you. When these songs come on the radio I blast it and sing along. 2. I REALLY hope it doesn't rain all Saturday and that I can sit outside on the porch swing at my parents and enjoy the outdoors. (and not get my butt wet because that happens everytime it rains and I always forget) 3. My hair is seriously expanding in this warmer weather. When I came home I had a near afro. 4. Speaking of hair its lightened up quite a bit from when I dyed it and actually turned into a nice color! YAYS!! 5. I'm still not quite sure what I'm wearing for Easter Sunday... Prolly should figure that out since I need to pack, huh? 6. Nothing tastes better at the end of the day then a bottle of water from my fridge, it is ICE COLD. love it!! 7. I'm going to look at a Townhouse on Monday that I might move to. I'm cautiously excited.

So the past few weeks have been CRAZY!! I've been so busy and sadly my laptop has been sick. It had to go to the hospital so I've been drive by blogging for the past two weeks. Thank goodness it is back and better than ever!! While it was sickly I was able to get alot done at home! I have been spring cleaning and preparing for when I move this summer. I'm trying to get rid of stuff I don't need/want. I also read several books! Lisa Scottoline and Sophie Kinsella. I highly recommend both!! Now that I've got the reading bug again I've actually been going out at lunchtime and reading in my vehicle. Ever since Spring Break its been nice and warm outside and being stuck inside at lunchtime is just not on my to do list. So I go outside, run an errand or two, and then park and read in my truck with my windows down. Its really relaxing. I've also had at least one migraine a week No clue why. My neck has been out so bad, I have been at the Chiropractor hmm... 4 time...