The Beau

We took a quick weekend trip to the Beau in Biloxi for the Mr's 35th birthday...we had such a fun time like we usually always do there...even though we did get kicked out of our cabana early one day due to severe weather conditions :(

We played slot machines and a new game that the Mr. loves called "Blackjack Switch"...such fun!

We ate too much yummy food, slept late, and enjoyed time with family...

Hoping we get a few more quick weekend trips in before the year is out...for some reason my favorite trips are during the fall/winter when football season is in full swing and I can accessorize with cute coats, pashminas, etc! :)

I didn't get a ton of pics, but did manage to snap a few at dinners...

 one of the most beautiful rooms I have ever eaten in...pic doesn't do it justice!

 Myself and Meredith in the red room...

 Alan and Meredith at Stalla...

 Philip and I at Stalla...

HUGE oil vat in the middle of Stalla with faucets that they used to get oil for all of the tables...

TMJ

I started getting really severe pain in my jaw area on the left side last Friday night...I thought I was getting an ear infection and just didn't think too much of it due to prior issues w/ my ears....Oh no...I now have TMJ. 

I don't know much about TMJ, but I guess I have some research to do, because as of right now I am not a happy girl..I have a sore mouth and can hardly chew anything.  Apparently I have been stressed, and have inadvertently been clenching and grinding my teeth.  Not a happy girl...I have a dentist appointment that I made stat just as soon as I heard TMJ come out of the docs mouth this morning...now if only my ear will unclog from the water pick they used to irrigate it...Once again, not a happy girl after my doctors visit! :(

Praying for good news and quick pain relief before the hubby's bday trip this weekend!

Grad School Interview Time

I am beyond nervous...I have my interview in the morning for admission to the Graduate program for counseling.  I have done all of my stuff (tests, recommendation letters, etc.)....Now for the hard part!

I used to work in HR, so you would think that the interview process would be old hat to me...OH NO...it's not...it's easy if you are the one interviewing someone, but a whole other story when the tables are turned.  I am praying for a clear head, good responses and questions, and like I told the Mr.....All I can do is be myself. 

Some think it's strange to major in Special Education and then go into Counseling...but for me it's a natural step...I think they go hand in hand.  I was amazed at the students and parents that had children in Special Ed. that either were in counseling or hard said they planned to be...having a special needs child is stressful, especially on the family unit as a whole.  I hope to be a counselor that can help families like that...

Praying everything goes as planned and that God is watching over all of us that have interviews tomorrow...

Help Enact Caylee's Law

Have y'all heard about the petition going on at Change.org?

This is what it entails:

There needs to be a new federal law created called "Caylee's Law" that will make it a federal offense for a parent or guardian to not notify law enforcement of a child going missing in a timely manner.

Sign the petitions by clicking here http://www.change.org/petitions/create-caylees-law
 
If they receive enough signatures it will go before Congress...as of right now there are over 170,000 signatures...
 

*picture taken from change.org

4th of July Lake Time

We will be on Lake-Time this weekend with our Families and friends...My husband's family is fortunate enough to have a huge lake that has been on their families property for as long as they can date it back, and a couple of years ago my father-in-law built a beautiful lake house up on the hill overlooking the lake, boathouse, and the hilarious concrete dock (Side note - we are in the concrete business, so this totally makes sense to our family!).

My father-in-law, Phil, has a bday on July 3rd, so the whole weekend is a big celebration of his birthday and our Nation's independence...Hence lots of eating, drinking, merriment, fishing, and of course fireworks off of the dock. :)  Our last fireworks extravaganza didn't go so well and one shot off into the woods and almost caught on fire, not funny at the time, but really funny now remembering all of us running like crazy to get away from the smoke and sparks!  

I feel so blessed that my family and Philip's family gets together and has such a great time like we always do a couple of times a year...We are so blessed. 

Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe 4th of July weekend!

Weekend Inspirational Verse

Matthew 5:16 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven."

Weekend Whereabouts...

We are shaping up to have a busy weekend...

I have GOT to get our house cleaned today...but so far the morning has started off with giving Porter-Pug his bath...which he HATES, but is a necessary evil, #1 because he starts to smell funky after a few days, and #2, because he is allergic to everything, including fleas, and well we just can't have that!  So needless to say he wasn't smiling and happy like the cute painting below...he was furious and giving me loathing looks from the bathtub...He is now pouting in the office and pushing pillows and throws off of the sofa...

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Tomorrow we are going to the Mr.'s cousin's lawn and garden shower...we are both in the wedding and can't wait...it will probably be the last one in either of our families for quite some time...

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We are looking forward to celebrating D. and G. and seeing friends we haven't seen in a while...

Hope everyone has a great and safe weekend!