A fantastic start to the weekend.

Well today was great. It's always a good day when I'm with Kay. I got paid today. I dropped my brother off at weight training then went to Walmart. Money is tight this week so I won't be able to save money for Cayle's new clothes until next week. There's some stuff we needed to get today. He needed a new umbrella stroller because the old one is very beaten up. And I'm pretty sure..it's as old as I am. So I got a new one today. It's just easier than lugging that big stroller around when it's a quick trip somewhere. After Walmart, I met up with Kay at the mall. I got there before her so I decided to go in The Children's Place. They were having an awesome sale and I found Cayle a new pair of tennis shoes for 5.00. They were regularly 12.50. I couldn't believe it. I had a goal to get him new shoes for Fall, and winter, but I had no idea I would accomplish it so soon. I want to get him at least one or two more pairs. But they can wait. Next week is the week where I plan to really really save some cash. I am determined to meet my goal for Cayle's new clothes. But anyways...back to our day. After I bought Cayle's new shoes, Kay showed up and we went in bath and body works. I showed her the neat Halloween scented hand sanitizers, and I finally got me some gum ball scented hand sanitizer.!! We walked into Hallmark and I showed her the Christmas ornaments. It was so cool to see all of them out so early. We got bored of the mall and decided to go to Hobby Lobby. We walked all over that store. And that's when I realized...I have NO ideas as to what I want for our wedding. I mean I have colors and I know I want a darker edgy feel to it..but as far as what I want, I'm totally lost. They had a lot of scrapbook stuff I really wanted to get for Cayle's next one. And it was all pretty reasonable too. And their stuff goes on sale all the time. After Hobby Lobby we did a Starbucks run (no surprise there haha) and went back to her house. I wish I had my camera with me.!! We filled up the kiddy pool and let cayle play in it. Her mother-in-law to be brought us mexican food from this take out place down the road and we ate dinner. She had also found cayle a little desk at a yard sale and gave it to us tonight. He needed a place to color since that's what hes really into now. His high chair won't really cut it. So that little desk will be perfect for downstairs. However, I still wanna get that toy story one that I found. It won't hurt to have two I suppose.? One can stay here when I move out..maybe.? I dunno. Next weekend is Kay's bridal shower and I have to bake and decorate 50 cupcakes. I'm nervous about it, but I think I can do it. Looks like my cupcakes and cakes are catching on finally. I don't know what to get her as a gift though. I'd like for it to be something she registered for..but maybe money would be the best way to go..that's what she said she needed anyway. But it's a good weekend. Hopefully the rest of it goes this good. Since tax free weekend is coming up, I want to take that chance to get more organized at school with my book work. I'm already pretty organized, but I would like to stock up on note cards and highlighters and what not. What better time.?

Everything has just been so crazy.

For those of you who I have talked to about the things going on between Adam and I, I wanna say thank you for being there for me when I was at my worst. And I couldn't be happier now that things are back to normal..if not better. I found MY wedding band. It's so perfect, and I think it fits my style more than anything. I fell in love with it. Its so pretty. Cayle's scrapbook is all caught up and I'm at the point now where I can add pictures as the time comes for them.!I do have plans for my next scrapbook. Kay gave me some craft scissors, and I'm going to get decorative card stock specifically for scrapbooks at Michael's craft supplies. It's 59 cents a piece, but it's worth it I feel considering I won't need a lot of it. Last night, Adam took me to dinner at one of my favorite Mexican restaurants. Things between us were tense for a few days so it was nice of him to make an effort to make things better. We sat and talked. And it was really fun. We were joking with each other. And it was fun..like it used to be when we were just starting out. Afterwards, we went walking around the mall. And that's when I picked out my wedding band. He has his picked out too. We went to hallmark. And.....they have their Halloween, Fall, and Christmas decorations out.!!!! Yaaaaaay.!! It made me happy. We even picked out ornaments we want this year. I thought it was nice. We walked into bath and body works and they had halloween and fall stuff out too.!! They have a hand sanitizer I want that smells like gum balls.!! It made me happy. I REALLY want it. Kay and I are hanging out on Friday. We're going to hobby lobby to look at Christmas stuff and to the mall to walk around so maybe I can get some of that stuff then. I'm starting to save money to go to Georgia for Cayle's fall clothes. My goal is to have at least 75 dollars by August 12th to go to Carter's to get Cayle some stuff he needs for Fall and Winter. And The weekend after that, get him a new pair of shoes or two to last him. I'm looking forward to it all. And also, for Cayle's birthday, I have decided to get him a toy bin. It will probably be toy story to match his ball pit Adam got him last year for his birthday, and some new books. He loves to read, and you can never have too many books. School has been pretty slow lately. It's summer. Nobody wants their hair done. :( But it's given me some down time and thats okay. I had one hair cut today, but that's about it. I have a test tomorrow over mannicures. Wish me luck.!

Bring on the weekend.!

Tonight was uneventful at school. It was pretty dead, but that's ok because my mind was definitely elsewhere. I cut Adam's hair before school. He has an interview tomorrow and it may lead to bumping up at work. Which means more money. And that would be great.! He said his hair cut was perfect. That made me smile. Tomorrow is pay day and I'm planning my budget. Tomorrow, Adam wanted us to have family day. We haven't done it in a while. He wanted us to go to dinner and to take Cayle somewhere he would like. I was thinking maybe the discovery museum. Or a park or something. It's just so hot outside. But regardless. Cayle needs to be outside in the fresh air. Saturday I'm not too sure what the plan is and Sunday Kay and I are going to a bridal show down town. We've got to sneak away though. We CAN'T let her mother-in-law to be know we're going or she'll wanna go. And that's not ok. She doesn't know how to act at those things. But all in all things are good. Cayle getting better. He's eating a lot more and his rash is going away. For those of you who didn't know Cayle has had hand foot and mouth disease for the past week. Poor little guy. But thankfully it's getting better. I'm sure he'll be happy to see Adam tomorrow. They haven't been together much since he got back. And it sucks that Adam has to go away and Cayle and I won't see him for a month. But when he gets back we're going and buying our wedding bands. He keeps teasing me saying that he's gonna lock them up so I can't have mine until our wedding day. How mean. Hahah. I am so ready for everything I have planned to be up and rolling.!! I wanna go to Carter's. I want my pictures to come in. I wanna be able to say I'm done birthday planning and birthday buying. I wanna be able to say I finished my Christmas shopping before Black Friday...even though I love Black Friday. It's the best thing ever. However, I do have my route, budget, and lists planned out for black Friday. I always plan in advance. I am what they call..the black Friday ninja. Ahahahahaha. But seriously though I love it. Kay wanted to go with me this year, but honestly...I don't think she can handle it. I go 10 p.m. Thursday night and don't stop until 7 a.m. the next morning. Yeah, there's a lot of coffee that goes into that. I love the holidays. I really do. It's just nice. Well..anywho..I'm ready for the weekend. Some rest and relaxation will be nice.

Kindness from a stranger.

Today was rough at school today. I got there and had an awful migraine. I wanted to go home, but I forced myself to stay. I had to take midol and drink some soda and just sit before I did anything. After a little while my migraine went away and I went on with my nightly routine at school. I do the same thing every night. I work on clients if any, I do my nightly practical assignment, I do my classwork, I sanitize and clean my station, then I end the night in class. Tonight it was right around closing time, and we had a last minute client. And he was given to me. This man was about 60-65 and married. And probably one of the most polite clients I have had in a while. He said thank you to every little thing I did from the scalp massage when I shampooed him to the very end. He really liked his hair cut, but our conversation was really what got my attention. He was from New York and tutors young adults to help them get their G.E.D.'s. He mentioned how mature I was, and complimented on my skills. He even told my instructor I was very bright and talented. That was just so nice to hear. It made me feel awesome. I know this is a little stereotypical, but to hear such nice things from a New Yorker was awesome. He was nice enough to tip me four dollars..when his haircut was only five. His wife was very nice as well. It made me happy to help him out with a good hair cut. I wish all my clients were as nice. Not saying I have bad clients..even though I do get an occasional rude one..but when people are really appreciative of my work it just makes the day better and makes me a little more confident behind the chair. All I can say though..is that I'm ready for the weekend. I need a chance to relax. I am so exhausted. I may call it a night early tonight. I haven't been feeling well for a few days. I wish my pictures would hurry up and come in. Oh yeah...I have 833 hours at school.!!! Whooohooo.!! That is way more than I thought. I'm over half way by almost a hundred hours. I'm definitely getting there. I'll be so happy to be done. It'll be 100 pounds off my back. I've also decided..when Cayle starts school..I wanna work two jobs. I wanna be in a hair salon, and I wanna do something fun..like work at a cupcake place or a coffee shop. Just something to give us a little extra blow money. And I know summers in salons are awful slow so I'll have to make up for the money somewhere. And I enjoy working hard. I feel better about myself when I do. When the weather cools down..I think I wanna start walking the track with Cayle. I can get an umbrella stroller and push him around the track. It'll make me feel better. I really wanna start eating healthier and getting into a healthier lifestyle. Not that how I eat and stuff is awful, but I can afford to skip out on fast food and cut out a few sodas. And I want pretty fall and winter clothes. I've also decided since I'm saving up to get Cayle some new Fall and Winter clothes, that I am gonna do the same for myself. As long as I take care of Cayle's needs first, I won't feel so guilty about spending money on myself. Lord knows I need some new clothes. I wear the same old stuff all the time. But I need to make sure Cayle is taken care of first. So August will be new clothes for Cayle. September will be new clothes for me. October will be Christmas, birthday, and miscellaneous things, November will be for house shopping and whatever Christmas shopping is left, and December will be the free month where I can splurge on Christmas decorations and fun stuff of that nature. It's gonna be busy, but it'll be worth it to get everything taken care of. I can't wait to take Cayle to the corn maze. Kay wants to go with us. And since Adam will be gone (I think) it will be fun for the three of us to go. We always have fun together. And I'm gonna need more pictures for the scrapbooks to come.!

I am a hair color guru.!

Okay tonight was a good night at school. I had a color client. And I love to do color. I'm good at it and I understand it. That may sound conceited but I feel confident in color. This lady has a natural hair color that is darker than mine, and one of her friends tried to make her a blonde. Okay, that is extremely difficult for one. And two, you can't go platinum blonde from black in one sitting. So this lady came to me with Big Bird yellow hair today. And it definitely posed a challenge. So she showed me a picture of what she wanted (color wise) and I took it from there. I put some low lights in her hair to break up some of the large chunks of yellow (can't call it blonde, haha) and to add some dimension. Then, I toned the yellow to a beige color. The before pictures (you can probably tell) are the ones of her in the blue shirt. The after pictures are the ones of her in white. But after I washed the color out I began to style it. This lady has very thin hair so I used a thickening spray to make it more voluminous. I used a root pump to give her some volume as well and ran a flat iron through it. And when I got done she was in LOVE with her hair. She txted me several times telling me thank you and how much she loves it and how she will come back for touch ups. I got a ten dollar tip out of it.! Nights like these at school, I really enjoy. It makes the time pass extremely fast. I enjoy making people feel pretty. I think everyone deserves to feel good about the way they look. I got most of the house work done today. And I surprised Adam by taking him lunch. I went and put a pizza in his car. I timed it just right. That way it would still be hot when he got out of work. He appreciated it. And that made me feel good. But I am exhausted now. That took a while to do. And I've been cleaning all day. I can't wait to get Cayle some new clothes. He needs them pretty bad. I want to buy him some baby converse. I think those would be adorable on him. I found something I'd really like to take Cayle to in the fall. It takes care of a lot of what I wanted us to do in fall in one trip. It's Rock City's Enchanted Maze. It's a corn maze. And they have a bunch of neat activities to do on the side like pumpkin painting and hay rides. They have food too. And one of my favorites..kettle corn. Mmmmm.! It starts in September, and lasts until Halloween. When it cools off enough I really want to take him. I think he would really enjoy it. Adam is going to be gone a lot this fall. It really makes me sad. These month long trips really suck. Especially when we have a lot of important stuff coming up in the fall. Baby Brentley is coming in August, but Adam will be gone. Our engagement anniversary..I dunno if we would celebrate that but it would be nice to have him here. That's October 2nd. Kay's wedding is October 8th. Cayle's birthday is November 3rd. And I haven't checked with Christina yet about scheduling parties around each others since Grace was born the same day as Cayle. It's gonna be busy but bring it on.!

I love parties.

I never realized how much I love parties. Today was Christina's baby shower and I made the cake and cupcakes for it. Cayle was having fun too until it got close to his nap time. It was good to see some friends. And I was happy to see Christina get a lot of what she needed for Brentley's arrival. After the shower Adam and I stopped and got taco bell and sat and had a little picnic at the duck pond close to his house. We're planning on buying our wedding bands when he comes home. I'm pretty excited about that one. It was just nice to spend time together as a family again. I'm really trying to stay busy so I don't get so anxious about my photos coming in. AHHHH.!!! This is gonna be rough. I love photos and I can't wait to buy picture frames for my dream home. Mom and Dad went to the new flea market today and brought me home a neat bag to keep all my hair cutting stuff in. It's zebra print with purple trim.! It's perfect. It'll be easier to carry my stuff in and out of school. I don't leave much there because SOME girls there have sticky fingers and like to borrow things without permission with no intention of returning it. So I keep stuff with me. Everything at school has my name on it in Sharpie. Hahah. But anyways. Next Sunday, I plan on attending a bridal show with Kay. We're not letting anyone know we're going though. Her mother-in-law to be embarrassed the crap out of us last time we took her to a bridal show. She kept taking things you weren't supposed to take from the booths like fake plastic diamonds and flower pens and just little decorations, and she almost jumped on stage with one of the male models during the tux and wedding gown fashion show.! I must admit, he looked like George Clooney, but still.!! Act right in public.!! It was awful. We had to sneak away to bridal shows ever since, and so far, we've been successful about it. Also, does anyone know where a good pumpkin patch the in Chattanooga area is.? I want to do that in the fall and a corn maze. I need to do more with Cayle while he's at this age. I feel like we need more bonding time. School cuts in with that a lot. But I know it'll be worth it when I finish school. And I make good money so we can go and do those types of things. It just gets hard when I'm sitting at school by myself and all I want to do is go home and be with him. When all my finances and things get straightened out I want to try to do something fun with him at least every other weekend. If I can afford it. Twice a month. It shouldn't be too too hard, but I do have a lot to get ready for. Like his birthday, and Christmas, and I wanna buy him some new clothes, I just need to budget it all out. And I do pretty well at budgeting as long as I have my full pay I do okay every week and usually have a little money to blow. Carter's is a must though. He needs new clothes. I don't wanna have a repeat of last year. Adam and I had to run buy him a coat last minute. Money was tight then. But I'm getting a reasonable pay every week so there's no reason why I couldn't go. Being prepared is good. Like I said in my last post.. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get Cayle either a toy storage bin and books for his birthday or a toddler bed. Then save the toys and goodies for Christmas. I haven't decided yet. Opinions.? I'd kinda feel bad if I didn't get him a cool toy or something for his 2nd birthday. But I dunno. I just feel like getting him something he can use now for future presents is smart. Or buying him a toddler bed would be neat so he could feel like a big boy. But I'm not quite ready to give up the crib since we don't share a bed room anymore. There's nothing in his room that could hurt him, but he likes to throw toys everywhere and what not. And there's always that chance he could find something and hurt himself. Advice.?

What a day.!!

Well, today was good. It was payday. I ordered my photos off of Walmart.com. I got 70 some odd 4x6 prints for about 8.00. I was very satisfied. I hope they get here on time. I got the rest of the stuff to make Christina's baby shower cake. And I got Cayle some cute trucks from the dollar tree. I really want the quote wall decals from there. They seem to make a house feel like a home to me. I took Cayle to the playground today. I promised him something fun when he got home from the beach. He went from loving to slide..to loving to swing. He had so much fun. The poor little guy has been so cranky today. I think he's cutting teeth or something. But I put some stuff on his gums and gave him a nice warm bath. I made Christina's baby shower cake. It took 2 tries to get the car cake just right. But I'll frost it in the morning. The matching cupcakes are made and ready to eat. Dad brought home las margaritas for dinner. I have been craving it ALL week. I am exhausted though. I can't wait to go to Dalton for Cayle's new clothes. I am determined to get him a good bit of stuff he needs. September I will start preparing for Cayle's birthday party. I am considering getting him something like books or a toy storage bin for his birthday, and save all the toys and stuff for Christmas since his birthday and Christmas are so close. And he loves to read. You can never have too many books. We're working on his alphabet. His speech is so advanced. He has such a wide vocabulary. And he picks up on things so fast. I hope this stays with him as he goes through school. He won't have much trouble. I am sooo ready for bed. Can't wait for Christina's baby shower tomorrow. :D

What a productive day.!

Today was pretty busy to say the least. I finished ALL the house work in record time. Cayle and I played and he got a good bath. He has some bumps on his thighs and diaper area and I'm gonna try an oatmeal bath to see if it will clear up. I'm pretty positive it's not contagious. I haven't seen any spots on me, and mom hasn't either. Either way, he's going to the doctor Monday just to be safe. School was surprisingly tolerable tonight. I FINALLY got a client after 2 weeks without one. Men's' hair cut. I get a lot of practice with those lol. I made a 2 dollar tip. I made a 95 on my test over the make up chapter. I only missed one, and it was the one everyone was missing hahah. I came home and worked on my scrapbook and I am happy to say after my photos I ordered from Walmart come in, I will be caught up int he scrapbook. I've worked my butt off on this one, but I was and is well worth it. I enjoy doing it, and Cayle will see it one day and hopefully be happy I took the time to make it for him. I can't wait for my pictures.!! I've decided to go August 12th to the Carter's outlet to get Cayle his new clothes. I plan on saving 75-100 dollars between now and then to buy him some good stuff. Not all his clothes have to be from there, but I love Carter's so much I want him to have at least a few things from there, and with all the stuff I have planned for us this Fall and Winter, he's gonna need something nice to wear for all the pictures I'm going to take. I just can't wait to get started is all. I'm really excited for it. Every day is one day closer to the best time of the year. And I'm not talking about just Christmas and stuff..I'm talking about when it isn;t miserable outside and Cayle and I can actually go outside and not sweat to death, I can get in my car and not pour sweat, I can actually wear hats and boots and feel pretty. Summer is just miserable. Minus the watermelon..yeah. I love that stuff. Haha. Pretty awesome weekend in store. I'm baking tomorrow night. I'm decorating cakes tomorrow night. I'm hanging out with my little man tomorrow. It's gonna be nice. I have a 4 day weekend from school. I couldn't be happier about that. I'll post more later.

Thinking of the near future.

I've been thinking a lot about pursuing some goals I have to take my mind off of how frustrated I am with school. I'm just ready to be out of school. I'm ready to pursue my dreams I have for my family. I have everything planned down to what I want to name my future puppy. But the point is..I need to do something to keep me on track. School isn't hard at all, but sitting there day in and day out with no clients is the hard part. Forcing yourself to stay is the hard part. It makes me feel lazy and I don't do lazy well..even when Cayle was gone, I couldn't sit still..I had to clean or organize or do SOMETHING. So I've decided to focus on getting Cayle a new fall and winter wardrobe. I like being prepared, and even though there is still a good bit of Summer left, I wanna make sure Cayle is prepared for the cold months. He's growing more and more every day and before I know it, it'll be time for new shoes, clothes, and jackets. If I buy one or two outfits every week, he will be ready by the time the cool months get here. He's in a size 6 shoe now. And some 7's. He went up a size in diapers while he was on vacation so he's in a size 6 now, but I think that's from him eating really well while he was gone. I'm thankful he ate though. He's been so picky lately. But maybe one day closer to the cold months I can make a trip to Dalton and go to the Carter's outlet. They have ADORABLE clothes and they're pretty reasonable on prices especially when there's sales going on. And I like to get him holiday shirts. Last year Kay went with me and I think that was what really got our friendship up and going. We've been so close ever since. I'm looking forward to getting Cayle some new clothes. It makes me feel good when I can buy things for him. I'm starting my Christmas shopping in a week. Six flags drained my finances, but I'm doing okay now. After next week I should be good to go as far as shopping goes. I'll do a little of everything. Clothes and presents. Gas and maybe a new shirt to wear to school. If I come up with a budget and stick to it, I'm positive I can do it. I eventually wanna get Cayle a toddler bed, but I'm kinda nervous about it. I'm scared he won't sleep in his bed all night and that he'll wake up way before me and I won't hear him. We don't share a room anymore. Mom suggested I moved to the den so we would have our own space. Don't get me wrong, I love being around Cayle, but this way I can stay up late if I want and not worry about waking him and the bed in the den is way more comfortable than my little twin bed so it helped my back, and Cayle has more room for his things. It's cozy down here. I have cable, Internet, gas logs, and a queen sized bed. I really enjoy it down here. I've been down here for several months now. It's like a little one bed room apartment. I've said it before but along with buying Cayle's new clothes, I have A LOT planned for bonding time this fall and winter. I would like for us to do:

- a pumpkin patch
- a hay ride
- rock city
- fall crafts (turkey hand prints & pumpkin carving etc..)
- Christmas crafts.
- buying personalized Christmas ornaments.
- discovery museum
- Christmas photos
- Santa photos
- Christmas parties.
- aquarium
- parades
- donating to a toy drive.
- learning a new recipe (this is more for me)
- making gift baskets.
- donating to a canned food drive.
- the night before Christmas tradition (i want him to open the book the Christmas eve and us read it from that Christmas eve on)
- Christmas pajamas.

and so much more.!! I have a lot planned. Hobby Lobby has their Christmas, Halloween,and Fall decorations out and I can't wait to get in there and look for Cayle a special ornament. I get him one ever year so he will have them when he's older. I wanna do everything I can with Cayle and for him. I strive every day to be the best mom I can be.

My baby boy is home and I couldn't be happier.!

They made it home safe and sound today around 3 o'clock. I ran outside and the first words that came out of my mouth were "Where's my boy.??" and he was in the back seat. As soon as he saw me he was smiling and that right there made me melt. As soon as I got him out of the seat I hugged and kissed him and he was just smiling. And he laid his head on my chest. My heart just fluttered. I was kinda teary eyed because I was so happy to see him. They brought me back a picture frame, a yankee candle (I'm addicted to those things), and some of my favorite nuts...pecans. They were already out of the shell and ready to eat. I am a pecan fiend. I know it. Every fall and Thanksgiving I get them by the bunch. This fall, I have a lot of big plans for Cayle and me. I wanna do a pumpkin patch, a hay ride, a corn maze, rock city, aquarium, discovery museum, and anything else I can think of. And this year...I might even get up the guts to try something pumpkin. I've never had anything pumpkin. Ever. As much as I love Fall and Winter, I've never had a pumpkin food in my life. I just never thought of pumpkins as something to eat. More for decoration. But we'll see. Cayle and I played and played today and we ate our dinner and I gave him a bath. I can't describe how much this bonding time meant tonight. It just melted away all my problems and I was just so happy to be able to do our nightly routine again. He had a blast though. And I'm happy for that. If anyone is interested..beach photos are on my Facebook page.

My baby boy is coming home.!

Today was a good day. I got up, made breakfast, cleaned the house, and I was off for my day with Kay. My neighbor's daughter just had a baby boy last night and I stopped by to meet him before I met up with Kay. His name is Lucas Cane. He is sooo precious. Kay and I were off to pick up our dreses today. She was picking up her brides maids dresses, and I was picking up my wedding gown.! Both of my dresses are so pretty. Adam saw my bride's maid dress and he liked it. But he won't see my wedding dress until the day of. But it makes me feel beautiful.!! After we picked up our dresses we went and ate at Tokyo Express. It feels so good to have a girls day with her. We get along so well and we always do something fun. After we ate, we went to Big Lots and looked at furniture. They had some awesome stuff, and I really wanna get my furniture from there. It's cheap..and pretty. After big lots we went to hobby lobby..guess what.?!?! They're putting both fall and Christmas stuff out.!! Oh my gosh I can't wait.!! This hot muggy weather is really killing me. After hobby lobby we went to Michael's craft store to look around. I'm already getting ideas for my next scrapbook. I went on the Walmart website tonight. And I uploaded some pictures to see how much it would cost to have them printed off..and 39 photos..is 3.51. I was SHOCKED. It's sooo cheap. And when I have money put on my card this week I'm gonna get them. I am so happy. Not only can I finish Cayle's scrapbook, but I can get a really nice frame and frame his pictures too. I've always wanted one of those collage frames. So maybe I can fix up a few really nice ones for my future dream home.

4-10 photos away.!!

I am so close to being all caught up with Cayle's scrapbook. I need maybe 10 photos at the most to finish what I've been working so hard on. It looks great. I'm pretty bummed about my color ink in my printer being out of ink. But hey, it'll be ok. I can get them printed at Walmart for pretty cheap. The only problem with that is that I cleared all the pictures off of my camera onto my computer since my memory card was almost full. But I think I can order them online and have them shipped to the store. Regardless. It's almost done. I need to think of a clever way to label it though. Since I've decided to scrapbook for as long as Cayle will let me get his pictures I need a way other than memory to keep them all organized. Pretty soon, I'll have to re-buy all the decorations and stuff that go in it. Haha. Irony. I'm so happy it's almost done though. I showed it to my Nanny today and she said "You've got talent. This is so pretty." It made me feel special.

I'm getting stuff together for Christina's baby shower cake. I've decided to do a matching batch of cupcakes to go with it. I'm very excited for the end result and I really hope she likes her cake. There will be a variety of flavors. There's white, yellow, and chocolate cake. So there will be plenty to eat and plenty to choose from.

I'm also getting ready to make my own recipe book. I have a three ring binder and some plastic paper covers. I'm going to print recipes I like, want to try, and some for Adam and Cayle. And I will organize them into groups. I know it's not exactly professional looking but hey, it's more personal than your average cook book, and I don't have to worry about recipes I don't like. Brittany is making a cover for it. By the way thanks again girl if you're reading this.! I'm very excited to bring my ideas to life. From creating my dream home to scrapbooks to homemade recipe books. I'm proud of it all.

A so far fantastic day.!

Yesterday my nanny and I made plans to spend some time together. So today we went to the Cracker barrel for lunch. I LOVE Cracker barrel. It's one of my favorites. She got turkey and dressing. and I got chicken and dumplings. I'd like to learn how to make those. I have an idea. It can't be too hard. We walked around the store part of the restaurant and guess what....they are getting their fall decor out.!!!!!! It makes me so so so so happy.! I hate this hot muggy weather. They had scare crows and turkey platters and sunflowers. All sorts of stuff. After lunch, we went to Walmart. :D I got Cayle a batman shirt. And Nanny got me the movie Corpse Bride, some storage bins (they're good to keep my scrapbook stuff in.) and a watermelon. I was so excited. I've been wanting some watermelon for quite some time. Walmart is getting their school stuff out. I can't believe it's almost time for my brother to go back to school. It just blows my mind sometimes at how fast time flies. After Walmart I had to get gas. And Nanny paid for me some gas. I wasn't expecting that at all. It helped me a lot though. Cash is tight since the six flags trip. I don't know what I'm gonna do tonight. Probably nothing crazy. I'm still not feeling all that great so I don't know if it would be a good idea to go to school. I can't be in the heat very long without feeling bad. Last night my sister had me over for a while..it was kinda odd since she never has me over. She made me dinner and let me borrow some movies to watch and sent me some snacks home. It was nice. My niece was showing me all of her toys. And my sister showed me the kittens her cat just had a few weeks ago. Their eyes aren't even open yet, and they fit in the palm of my hand. It's so intriguing sometimes to see such a small and precious life in the palm of my hands. It really is when you think about it. When I got home today I managed to clean the entire house in about an hour. I couldn't take it anymore. I had to do something productive. The house wasn't even that dirty. But I cleaned everything. So it's nice and home-y now.

I'm sun poisoned...or very dehydrated.

So yesterday's adventures to Six Flags was very eventful. We got up at 4:30 left by 4:45. We stopped for coffee. I knew I'd need it. The drive down to Atlanta wasn't too terrible..until about 6 in the morning. A dodge neon almost caused a 5+ car collision. I had to slam on my breaks because he almost his the car in front of me. He was trying to merge over without looking. And those big freight trucks scare the crap out of me. I feel so boxed in with them in the lane next to me. But we were waiting on the guy who had our tickets (dad scored us free tickets and parking pass) so we went and got some breakfast. We were almost the only people in the Cracker barrel. I love Cracker barrel. Afterwards we went and got our tickets. We were still early so we walked around k-mart until the park opened. It took 9 minutes to get to the park from k-mart so when we got there we were so excited.! The crowds were not bad at all.! I got to ride the ride I'd been dying to ride first. Dare Devil Dive. It was awesome. There was one point I felt like I was gonna fly out though. But it was definitely worth the drive. Adam really liked it too. He chose to ride the batman next. And that's when things took a turn.. The ride was fun...but I got extremely dizzy and nauseated. And no matter what I did..I couldn't shake it. I tried to ignore it..and we kept riding rides and it kept getting worse. My head felt like it had a heartbeat all it's own. I was hot and sweaty and every move I made it felt like I was going to lose my breakfast. We kept going though. There were some rides where Adam and I were the only 2 people on it. We even got to ride some rides twice. The one where I almost lost it though was the superman. They had you pretty much dangling face down through out the ride..I guess to make you feel like you were flying like super man. But it was putting pressure on my chest and stomach and I almost threw up. Afterwards I convinced Adam to get on a water ride because I just couldn't take the heat anymore. And after the very first splash..it was instant relief. I wasn't nauseated I wasn't dizzy. I was cool. And I felt like I could keep going through the park. But he asked for the time from an employee (we didn't bring our cells or watches or anything in) and she said it was 5:30. So we thought..wow the time went fast and we should probably go on home..When we were leaving we didn't get a stamp to re-enter the park we just left. When we got to the car..the clock said 1:30. And we were kinda ticked about that. We couldn't go back in and we had a whole day ahead..But all at once..the nausea and the dizziness and the pulse came back to my head. Every slight movement of the car made me wanna vomit. I had to make Adam drive because I couldn't. I was exhausted, burnt, and sick. I couldn't wait to be home. When we got back to Adam's place..it took all my strength to carry myself (more like drag) up the stairs to his bed. I slept for four hours..and when I woke up I was fine. But not even an hour later it hit me again. So I went home got a few things..went back to his house..and when I woke up this morning I had a fever. I needed to go home. I needed my bed. And I left. And ever since I've been home..I've been trying to take it easy..but I'm so used to going and going and going..it's hard to sit still. I still have spurts of fever and and I can't go outside without feeling uneasy. Over all it was a good trip..but Summer and I are sworn enemies. Once was enough for me..this just confirms that I am a winter girl. I like it bitter cold and no way else. As long as I can have my strawberries and watermelon in the summer..and an occaisonal fireworks show at night..I have no need for the season lol.

:)

I'm happy to say that Cayle is in Florida, safe, happy, and non-sunburned. I talk to him on the phone at night. And I get pictures and videos every day. My dad also managed to pull some strings...and I get to go to Six flags. Loaded with FREE passes, parking pass, and a full tank of gas. How amazing is that.?! That saves us a lot of money. I bought Dad's friend a thank you card because he worked so hard to get us the tickets. I'm very excited about this trip. I leave at 5 a.m. in the morning. These past few days have been very relaxing. But I miss my baby boy. But hey, he's having a blast and that is all I can ask for. I am now able to mark a couple things off my bucket list. I haven't lit a firework yet though. :( BUT I did a late night drive. I am going on a romantic getaway with my love. This time together has been really good for us. I had Alliea over last night. And boy was it fun. We bought some fireworks and I got some scrapbook stuff. We got CRUNK. There's no other way to put it. We danced in the car. Drove around at 2 a.m. Wore gangster hats. Danced in the middle of Walmart at 1 a.m. It was just fun. Today we went out and about for a bit. And I got a Car cake pan. It's so cute. I'd like to use it for Christina's shower if she's ok with it. :) Time to get ready for this trip. Wish me luck.