i haven't updated in a while but i will SOON!! i can't find the cord to my camera to connect to my computer to upload pictures..... and i am out of town now so i can't look for it. i will have LOTS to post on when i get home though!
i am in tenneessee with my family until sunday. Dollywood tomorrow - yay!!!!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Laura, I know you will LOVE this! I saw this cute picture and it just made me think of you. It should probably be your new facebook picture!!! My blogger is messed up so there is a huge space here so just scroll down to see it.
haha....I'm sorry! I had to do it. I love you!
You may think I am mean but yes I did put john's hair in a little pony tail. And later in the day Nicholas and I put pigtails in his hair. Don't worry, he got a haircut yesterday so his hair isn't long enough for it anymore. 
haha
He is so cute!!!!!! I took him to the mirror and he just giggled and giggled!
I got to babysit Camden and Anderson this past weekend so Ashley and David could go out on a date! I had so much fun with them. I always have fun with Camden but it was even more fun having a little baby around too! Camden and Anderson are both such sweet boys and I love them very much. Ashley and David - please go out on more dates soon!!! Here are a few pictures from the night. 
Cute Camden! 
Sorry about this picture Ashley! I didn't realize his pants were jacked up like that until I looked at the pictures just now but he is SOOOO cute here so I had to post it. 
awwwwww - i LOVE IT! 
Little Anderson sleeping!
Yes, another survey! I am bored and this one was new and fun!
For you to do: copy and paste this to your blog and bold the ones that you HAVE done.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
you should use these!!!!! seriously! My stepmom told me about Zicam last year. It doesn't make your cold go away, but it stops it from getting worse. I started getting a cold on Monday and Zicam definitely kept it from getting bad. And these tissues are amazing! They say they are not medicated but I really think they made me fee better. I would blow my nose and then breathe in the vicks.... it was so soothing! So if you get a cold this winter, you should use these remedies!
Today John and I got to have a play date with Laura and Grace Elizabeth! John really loves baby right now and I am currently working on the sign for baby (he is learning sign language and doing great with it). I tried to get him to do it by the time they got there but he didn't pick it up yet. I hadn't seen Laura for a while so it was a great time to catch up with her! Thanks again for coming Laura and let's do it again soon!
okay so i hate dogs that bark a lot and when bella gets in her barking fits, it annoys me so much. but when she howls i think it is so funny. in the video there is a siren and she howls at that. this has only happened like 4 other times but i love it. this video is too cute! or at least i think so...
I don't know what is up.... I can't write and put pictures on the same post. hmm? The pictures below are of Saturday. I went out to Chapel Hill to have dinner with my sweet friend Julie but failed to take any pictures. We went to this cute hole in the wall Italian place and it was SO yummy!
I came back to Raleigh and then I hung out with my roommate. The first picture is of me and my roommate Ashley.... except she isn't really my roomie anymore. She got an awesome 1 bedroom apartment downtown and is starting to move her stuff out. So right now it is just me and Ben. We hope to have someone move in by January.
The next picture is of me and my friend Cari. I met her over the summer at the Tom Petty concert but we haven't hung out since then. I love this girl and we have so much fun together!! I hope to be seeing much more of her.
The last picture is of me and my friend Meredith from Meredith College. She was a sociology major with me and we had quite a few classes together. I definitely miss her so much and it was so much fun running into her.
Above, are pictures of my sweet puppy. She will only be a puppy for a about a month more!! She is already calming down so much. Notice her new apparel... her bandana! I got it at World Market and I LOVE it on her. We had a little photo shoot so these are just some of the pictures I took. Some of them are silly and some are oh so cute!
Hopefully blogger with act normal next time I try to post.
I am SO glad the election is OVER. I was so tired of all of the negative campaigning and endless discussions (really more like debates) between close friends and I.
Don't worry, I'm not going put my personal views on my public blog. One thing I have learned about myself over the past year is that from here on out I will be a more private person about my political views and will avoid talking politics which lead to arguments with people that I love. And also don't worry, I am not going to gloat or wallow on about Obama. I was never trying to win votes for him (except maybe when he was up against Clinton) and I hope that the only thing you heard from me was an encouragement to vote period, no matter who it was for. Right now, I just want to share what the election night meant to me.
I felt so honored to have been able to vote in this election. It is something I will remember for the rest of my life. To think that we were either about to vote in our first woman vice president or our first black president was so exciting to me! The person I voted for won but as I was watching the results, I was flooded with emotions. I was so happy. Yes, I was excited for Obama, his wife, Joe Biden and their families. I was so surprised of the outcome. I was scared. I was so sad for John McCain and Sarah Palin and felt connected to them. I instantly started crying. I just thought about all of my friends who believed so strongly that he was right for our country and how they must be feeling at this point. Everyone fought so hard for so long. I didn't feel like "my side" won and their side lost. I felt awed as I watched this history unfold on the television. I was envious of the moment all of the African Americans were sharing across the country and was so delighted for them. This country has come so far through the years. I have never been more proud to be an American, not because Obama won, but because I REALLY grasped the importance of what America stands for. I really do have great hope for the country and everyone who lives in it.
Despite what many believe, I have so much respect for both John McCain and Sarah Palin. I believe that McCain really loves this country and I would have strongly supported him if he had become the president-elect. I am so proud of Sarah Palin; it has been a great election for women in politics! She was a refreshing change and was straightforward with her beliefs. I have heard many people say that when they vote they are “just choosing the lesser of two evils.” I don’t feel like this was the case in this election at all!
For those out there who are not excited about the outcome.... that's okay. My hope is that Obama will make the right decisions, earn more trust and faith and that our country as a whole can support him. This is our time to come together! Let’s unite and be proud Americans together. I feel this country has been so divided for too long. As citizens of the United States, we should support whoever is the President….. again I am not saying this because Obama won……I would have thought that no matter who won, even Bob Barr or Mickey Mouse!
I think both Obama and McCain had inspiring speeches that night, but my favorite quote comes from Sarah Palin:
“I have absolutely no intention of engaging in any of the negativity, because this has been all positive for me, for what I believe in, the values that I represent and the progress that I want to see America be able to make. Just absolutely no time for the pettiness......This is an historic a moment,” she said. “Barack Obama has been elected president. Let him be able to kind of savor this moment, one, and not let the pettiness of maybe internal workings of a campaign erode any of the recognition of this historic moment that we’re in. And God bless Barack Obama and his beautiful family and the new administration that we’re in. It is time that we all pull together and work together and America is going to reach her destiny." -Sarah Palin
My intentions definitely were to avoid offending anyone so I hope that didn’t happen. I am just thrilled and excited for so many reasons.
God Bless America!!!
