Blah Blah Blah....

I couldn't really think of a good title other than that. Blah is just how I'm feeling. Blah. Blah! I'm convinced that when one area of my life starts going good, everything else falls apart. Do I just give up? Should I quit trying so hard?

I haven't really been doing much this week, other than the typical housework routine. I just haven't really felt like it. I feel blah! I think that depression is getting the best of me right now. I absolutely hate it. I hate feeling like crap all the time. And I hate it that other people make me feel so worthless, despicable, and rejected. I could just be a hateful b-word, but I'm not that way. I want to be able to let things go of things in several aspects of my life, but people keep throwing the issues back in my face. I don't really have anything else to say about that. Blah!

I watched Americal Idol tonight. I'm not sure who else has been watching, but the guys are terrible this year with the exception of a couple. I really like Chris Sligh. He's got a really unique voice. Whenever I see him perform I think of Blues Traveler.

The other guy contestant that I really like is Blake Lewis. I love his how he makes those sound effects in his songs. He's very unique in the competition. I think he'll be one of the top 5.

The girls sang tonight. I only have two words to say about their performances...Lakisha Jones! She absolutely blew me away with her song. She sang a Whitney Houston song of all things, like it was no big deal for her. She has amazing talent. In my opinion, she's the one to beat this year.

I Can't Believe I'm Knitting
On Saturday I went to the knitting class with Anna. Let's just say it was interesting. During the first half of the class the instructor went over handouts and was telling us about websites and books that she often uses for help or patterns, one was called "I Can't Believe I'm Knitting." Ha. Once we began to "try" to knit Anna says, "Oh, I can't believe I'm knitting!" I go on to say, "I know, this is great." Needless to say I had a "brunette" moment there. As many of you know I have those alot. :-) But that's why you love me.

Well, I finally got the hang of knitting. I think the instructor got alittle irritated with us because we weren't getting it at first, but by the end of the class Anna and I both had one row of a dishrag done! It is a miracle that I accomplished that lol. Since then I've found some online instructional videos to help me out so I've been able to make some progress.

Anna on the other hand, I think she is needing some help. Read what she had to say about her knitting here.

Over the weekend Travis and I got the movie "Nacho Libre" from Netflix. If you are in need of a great laugh, I highly suggest seeing this movie. I laughed from the beginning to the end! Jack Black cracks me up! And I promise you'll love his Mexican accent.

In other news, I was at the grocery store this afternoon in the checkout line glancing at the magazines and happed to see where McDreamy and his wife had twins...

Well, that's all for my celebrity gossip for today :-) Hope everyone has a super Monday!

"Chillaxing"

Not much has been going on this week. I've just been "chillaxing" as my friend, Angie would call it. I really like that word.

It's weird not going to work. It's starting to hit me that I don't really have anything set that I have to do. I'm trying my best not to let that get me into the whole "I'm not good enough because I don't work" kind of mindset. It has been sort of hard dealing with losing my job and how it came about. For those of you who know the story, I actually got an apology for what was said. That does make me feel better, regardless if the apology was sincere or not. Here's how I look at it, God forgives people of their sins when it is asked of Him, so why should I not do the same? God has forgiven alot worse. I have really gotten alot better at forgiveness in the past few months. For me though it's just easier to forgive someone when they ask for it, but we aren't always so fortunate.

I have been doing alot of scrapbooking this week. Check out my Scrapbook Blog to see what I've come up with. I have been trying to step it up and do more advanced pages. Other than scrapbooking, Trav and I have been working on remodeling our bedroom. We're almost finished! I figure we'll have it done this weekend. We had to tear off wallpaper, patch some holes and cracks, paint, install a new light fixture, and put up molding. It's really looking good. He also installed a new doorbell and put up our new house numbers. Now if the outside of our house was painted (Sighs). Any volunteers to scrape? LOL.

This coming Saturday my friend Anna (who I copied the idea of my slideshow from, hope she doesn't mind) and I are going to a beginner's knitting course. I'm really excited and hoping I can learn how to do it. I can crochet a few different patterns, but I think knitting would be fun also.

Well that's about it for my week update. I hope Angie had a good parent teacher conference. And Happy Birthday to my brother in law, Matt!

Sunday

Yesterday Travis and I met his real dad for the first time ever. I think that things went well. Travis said that he would probably go visit him from time to time. He is also going to paint our motorcycle's gas tank which I'm really excited about. He is an awesome painter! He paints and airbrushes cars and signs for a living. Here are a few pictures of our visit.

This is my neice, Hayleigh, holding one of Paw Paw's puppies.

Me and Amy

Allie and Aunt Trisha

Aunt Trisha, Hayleigh, and Puppy

Steve (Travis' Dad) and Travis

Steve and Travis in front of one of his paintings.

Steve, Amy, and Travis

I have to say that I am really surprised at how much they all resemble each other.

A lesson in etiquette

I believe that having good manners is the key in fellowship, be it with family or friends. Lately I'm feeling as though that some people have totally forgotten how to behave toward others with kindness and respect. I was always told that a person only knows what they are taught, so it might be helpful to give a lesson, or several, for those of you who know not. To start, here are a few helpful definitions.

Etiquette: The practices and forms prescribed by social convention or by authority. One aspect of decorum, is the code that governs the expectations of social behavior, the conventional norm. It is an unwritten code, but it may be codified in written form. Etiquette usually reflects formulas of conduct in which society or tradition have invested. An etiquette reflects the underlying ethical code itself. Like "culture", it is a word that has gradually grown plural, especially in a multi-ethnic society with many clashing expectations. Thus, it is now possible to refer to "an etiquette" or "a culture", realizing that these may not be universal.

For further reading on etiquette please go here.

Loyalty: faithfulness or a devotion to a person or cause. Steadfast in allegiance to one's homeland, government, or sovereign. Faithful to a person, and ideal, a custom, or a duty. Feelings of devoted attachment and affection. Fidelity, trustworthiness, constancy, integrity, sincerity, adherence, bond, tie, honor, reliability, good faith, conscientiousness,dependability, commitment, support, earnestness, obedience, duty, truthfulness, devotion.

When you look up the word loyalty on the Internet, Wikipedia says this, "Loyalty evolved as fellow-feeling for one's family, gene-group and friends. Loyalty comes most naturally amongst small groups or tribes where the prospect of the whole casting out the individual seems like the ultimate, unthinkable rejection." Hmmm.

Here is the way I look at it. Family always comes before friends. You are genetically linked to these people and therefore they should be the first to step up for you. Or if you are married into a family the same should be true. Family is a social "tribe" where you fight for each other and do not want anyone left behind or to do without or to be mistreated, etc. The same is true with families within the family. (Like Travis and I in the Gibson/McCoy family) Travis and I make sure each other come first in our social world. Next, would come his brothers and their families. Just like Jason and Kassie should make sure they each come first as well as their daughter, Emily. After that, then if the situation should arise it would be the loyal thing to help out or stick up for or whatever needs done for me or Travis or for Tony and Jodie (Travis' other brother and his wife), just like we would do for either of them. Is any of this making sense? Being loyal shows you care. Taking a friend over a family member is just wrong.

Here is an example of my so called loyalty chart:
Travis
My Parents
Travis' brother's and sister and their families
My best friend
A really good friend
A good friend
A friend
An acquaintance

This is the way I was taught.

Happy Birthday to my Mom today!

I can't sleep....urrgh! Why does my mind want to start working when it's bedtime?

Recipes

My sister in law, Amy has asked me for a few of my recipes, so I figured it would be easiest to post them here.

Apple Stuffed Pork Chops (Gooseberry Patch Best Ever Casseroles Cookbook)

6 thick pork chops
2 T. Raisins (I didn't use this)
salt and pepper to taste
2 T. butter, melted
1 1/2 c. toasted bread crumbs
2 T. orange juice
1/2 c. apple, cored and chopped
1/4 t. salt
1/2 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/8 t. cinnamon

Cut a pocket into the side of each pork chop, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Set aside. Toss bread crumbs, apple, cheese and raisins together. Set aside. Combine butter, orange juice, salt, and cinnamon; stir into apple mixture. Stuff pockets with mixture; place in an ungreased 13x9 baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 15 minutes; cover. Bake for an additional 15 minutes. Makes 6 servings.

Simply Lasagna (Kraft Food & Family Magazine)

Prep: 20 minutes Total: 1 hour 35 minutes

1 lb. ground beef
2 1/2 c. shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided
1 container (15 oz.) Ricotta Cheese
1/2 c. Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 jar (26 oz.) spaghetti sauce
1 cup water
12 lasagna noodles, uncooked

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown meat in large skillet on medium-high heat. Meanwhile, mix 1 1/4 cups of the mozzarella cheese, the ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese, the parsley, and egg until well blended; set aside. Drain meat, return to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Pour water into skillet and stir until well blended. Adding water to the sauce helps cook traditional noodles during the baking, so you don't have to cook them beforehand. This saves you 15 to 20 minutes of prep time. Spread 1 cup of the meat sauce onto the bottom of 13x9 baking dish; top with a layer of 3 uncooked lasagna noodles. Noodles will expand to fit the dish during baking. Spread 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup of the meat sauce over the noodles. Repeat layers two more times. Top with remaining 3 noodles and the remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1 1/4 cups mozzarella cheese and remaining 1/4 cup parmesan cheese. Cover tightly with greased foil. Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil; continue baking 15 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting to serve.

Makes 12 servings, 1 piece each.


Easy Chicken Parmesan (Kraft Food & Family Magazine)

Prep time: 5 minutes Total: 40 minutes

1 jar (14 oz.) spaghetti sauce
6 tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
6 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pour sauce into 13 x 9 baking dish. Carefully stir in 4 tbsp of the parmesan cheese. Add chicken; turn over evenly coat both sides with sauce. Cover with foil.

Bake 30 minutes. Uncover.

Top with mozzarella cheese and remaining 2 tbsp. parmesn cheese; continue baking 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (170 degrees) and cheese is melted. Serve over hot cooked pasta if desired. (I used rotini pasta)

Makes 6 servings.


Un-fried French Fries (Kraft Food and Family Magazine)

Prep time: 15 minutes Total: 39 minutes

1 1/2 baking potatoes (about 3 medium)
1/4 c. Kraft Light Done Right House Italian Dressing
1/4 c. parmesan style grated topping

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash potatoes; pat dry with paper towels. Cut into 1/4 inch thick strips; transfer to large bowl. Add dressing and grated topping; toss well.

Arrange potatoes in single layer on large baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Spray potatoes with cooking spray.

Bake 12 minutes. Turn potatoes over with large spatula. Continue baking 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.

Makes 6 servings, about 2/3 cup each.


Nilla Apple Crisp (Kraft Food and Family Magazine) I made this today. It looks and smells great!

Prep time: 20 minutes Total: 55 minutes

8 c. thinly slicked peeled Granny Smith apples (about 4 large)
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar, divided
2 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
1/3 c. old-fashioned or quick cooking oats
1/4 c. cold margarine
25 Nilla Wafers, crushed (about 1 cup crumbs)
1 1/2 c. thawed Cool Whip

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toss apples with 1/4 c. of the brown sugar and 1 tsp. of teh cinnamon. Spoon into 8 or 9 inch square baking dish.

Combine oats, the remaining 1/4 c. brown sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon in medium bowl. Cut in margarine with pastry blender or two knives, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add wafer crums; mix well. Spread crumb mixture evenly over apples.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or unitl apples are tender. Serve warm or cooled. Top with whipped topping.

Makes 12 servings, 1/2 cup each.


Enjoy! Whew, that was a lot of typing!

Valentine's Day

Travis called me on his way home from work yesterday afternoon and said that he had to make a couple stops before he would be home, but he wouldn't say where he had to go. Ended up, he got me 6 red roses then he had me put hersey kisses that he got for me in the refrigerator and in there were 6 more roses. The white rose in the picture is a silk rose because the card says that he will love me until the last flower dies, which of course it won't. That was just the sweetest thing. I was telling him later that when I first read the card I didn't see the silk flower, so I was thinking, "Okay, he is going to love me for about a week?" Ha ha. I guess it was just one of my "brunette" moments. The flowers are just beautiful. He did such a good job for me. Thank you Travis honey. I love you! Later that evening, I made a new Lasagna recipe. It turned out really good, alittle rich with the cheese, but it was good. Today if I get time before Travis gets home I am going to make Nilla Apple Crisp made with Nilla Wafers. I love apple crisp so it should be really good.

Yesterday my new friend Angie came over in the afternoon. It was really good having someone to talk to and spend time with. She is a really nice person and someone I think I can be really good friends with. Saturday night we are all going to a murder-mystery dinner theatre, so I'm really exicted about that.

Happy Day of Love!

Trisha = Martha Stewart?

Since now I have more time on my hands, but it's not official yet, I have been working around the house cleaning like crazy and actually cooking! I was leafing through my new Gooseberry Patch Easy Casserole cookbook yesterday morning and picked out a few dishes to make, made my grocery list and headed out to the store. I seriously think people at the store thought I was a crazy woman. I was buying weird things (for me) like onion soup mix and had no clue where it was, so I was back and forth through the store's isles. I felt like such an idiot, but hey, I'm not a pro or anything. So, anyways, last night I made Apple Stuffed Pork Chops and Unfried French Fries (I know that doesn't really make sense, it's just what it's called). Here's a picture for you :-)

Since I'm not a big "pork chop person" I didn't really like them, but Travis did. The fries were awesome though. He loved them too. And I think that after last night the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. He was really impressed with dinner and I got lots of hugs and kisses :-) Yeah! Tonight I'm making Lasagna. Yummy!

Please Use Caution!

Hey everyone! I just wanted to let everyone know, if you didn't already, that a big snow is coming this afternoon into tomorrow morning. So if you have to be out and about be super careful! I would hate to have to see your name on a squad run sheet!

It has been super cold! Travis and I have completely decided that we are investing in a furnace and running duct work for next winter, especially since the temperature in our living room was a whopping 48 degrees this morning. Yes, that is with our wonderful baseboard heating that was recommended we purchase. To anybody that is thinking about getting this type of heat, don't bother. And according to AEP it is the most expensive form of heating. Well, you live and learn. It just sucks to be a naive homeowner, and too cold!

I'm Proud of Travis

Let me start off my saying how proud of Travis I am. He finally took the step and called his real dad for the first time. I think that overall he feels better now that the initial conversation has taken place. I heard Travis actually laughing alittle while he was talking to him. He is still really nervous about how things will work out. I know how much he wants to be able to have him in his life, so I'm hoping things work out the way Travis is wanting them to. I am really excited for him though. Steve (his dad) asked Travis to tell him all about me, and it was so sweet, Travis said, "She is just awesome." and proceeded to tell him that I'm a good cook and that I work, etc. It was just nice to hear him say that. Steve also was very anxious to answer all of Travis' questions, which I think was great. Travis said he couldn't think of what all he wanted to ask so Steve told him to just sit down and write him a letter and he would do his best to answer all of his questions. In my opinion, he didn't have to do that, he could've just been secretive about it and let it go, but I'm really glad that he wants to help Travis understand.

On a sadder note, Travis lost a grandmother over the weekend. It was his step-dad's mother. I had met her one time right after we got married. She seemed like a really nice lady. And from what I've heard she really liked football.

The weekend was the kind where we'd make plans then change them. I just decided it was too cold to venture out too much. Really, it was too cold to do much inside our house too. It was freezing cold in there. On Sunday, we went to the Parkersburg mall with plans on going to the bookstore. There is no bookstore there anymore! Just our luck. With the weekend being screwed up, I'm hoping that my week goes better. So far, it's not though. I should've just stayed in bed this morning :-)

TGIF

Finally...it's Friday! I think that this was the week for meeting new people. First on Sunday we met Travis' sister, Amy and her family. Then on Wednesday we met Joe and Angie. I have been talking to Angie for quite awhile on myspace and we read each other's blogs so it was good to finally put a face to my online friend. We met at Bob Evans and talked for almost two hours. I think that after the initial awkwardness that we really hit it off. They are both really nice people and so much fun to hang out with. So hopefully Travis and I have some new friends.

Things with Amy and her family are going really well. Travis is still working up the courage to call his real dad though. I understand, the best I can, why he's having a hard time just dialing his number. I have been trying to give him suggestions of things to talk about, but it's hard when we know nothing about him or his personality. I will just be glad when it's over with so then we can move on. I just hope that Travis finds the answers he needs to understand. I couldn't imagine not knowing my father. I have to keep reminding myself that I am very lucky to have my dad and to know who he is. It seems like such a given point to have your mom and dad, but not all people have that. So I am thankful for mine.

Hope everyone enjoys the snow!

It's been a crazy weekend...in a good way.

I put in a hard work week with my recovery and all. But now I'm doing just fine. I'm pretty much back to normal, if there is such a thing. Friday night Travis and I met up with his friend Joseph and his wife Mikka at Bob Evans in Gallipolis for dinner. I decided to try their chicken tenders with honey mustard sauce. It was really good! After we ate we went bowling. It was so much fun! I love bowling. And I even beat Travis one game with a score of 139! I think that's my all time highest score. I am proud of myself for that ha ha.

Saturday we went with Jason and Kassie to eat at Chili's by the mall in Huntington. I have never ate there before, but I'm glad I let Kassie talk me into going there. The food was awesome! For the appetizer Kassie ordered Queso dip and chips, and I ordered Fried Chesse, which is just cheese sticks. I had never tried Queso before but I love it! Travis of course wouldn't try it. But I recommend that anyone try it. It's something that would be good to serve at a party also. Kassie gave me a copy of her recipe, I'm going to try it. But we had a great time there with them. Emily cracked me up. Kassie was feeding her different things from her plate, some of which Emily didn't like. I loved the "eww gross mom" look on her face as she was spitting it out. And she was very entertaining showing us her new dance moves to the music playing. I love her, she is great!

Sunday was a big day for us. We met Amy, Travis' sister for the first time. It's a long story. But she is just great. Her and Travis definately resemble each other. Travis also got to see pictures of his dad for the first time. All he can say is "it's just weird." Which it is really. He looks so much like a man he has never met. It's amazing. It's also really weird for me because now I can sort of see what Travis will look like when he's older. I really treasure the pictures that Amy brought with her though. She let us copy some of their grandparents and great-grandparents. And that's something that we can pass on to our future children. Amy and her family is really great. Her girls are precious. They are 4 and 5 years old, and really funny. I'm hoping to be able to spend alot of time with them. I think we are planning on going down to visit them the weekend after this one. Here is a picture of all of us...

Here is Travis and Amy together...they are sitting the same exact way even! It's so cute!

I shouldn't expect anything

Today, being my first day back to work, I was thinking that maybe someone, anyone, would say, "Hey, how are you feeling?" or just simply, "Hi, Trish." for that matter. But I shouldn't have expected anyone to be so gracious. Sometimes I have to laugh at how rude people are, but it really is a sad thing that they were not taught any manners. I guess in a way I am just as much to blame though because I tend to keep to myself. I know this is going to sound so simple, but come to find out it causes me so many problems. I get nervous around people, that comes across to them that I am not very friendly, so therefore they don't like me. Hmmm. I guess that makes sense. But that's not me. I'm not the hateful type, or the unfriendly type. This may be someone's first impression of me, but it should never be a lasting one. And I guess it's my fault that I let people perceive me in that way. I think I missed the class on people skills when I was little or something. At least now I know what it is. Now that it's out in the open maybe I can't go back and fix people's opinion (some I don't care to) but I can start off better with new people.

My mom sent me an email last night of a web page that she wanted me to read an article on about keeping friends close. Well, she didn't say which article to click on so I clicked on the main one and I'm really glad that I did. It was about forgiving people, something that I have a really hard time doing. I don't know about everyone, but I have always had this preconceived notion that forgiving people meant that everything had to go back to the way it was before or that it was telling that person that what they did was ok. They talk about it so much in church, how you have to forgive to be forgiven by God. But the difference is that people tell God they are sorry and ask for forgiveness. I don't always have my phone ringing off the hook with people saying they are sorry. In fact, in most cases I have, the person won't even admit they have done anything wrong. I am probably guilty of that too. But when I am wrong I do my best to admit it and apologize. It's really hard to admit your own mistakes to others. Anyways, my back to the article. It helped me out alot to understand that isn't what forgiving someone has to be. Forgiveness is about letting go of the problem for yourself, not necessarily for them. And it's about not letting it rule your life anymore. I just thought I'd share that, maybe it will help someone else.

It Finally Happened

We actually got about 2 1/2 inches of snow here yesterday. Travis wanted to go out and make a snowman, but I just wasn't feeling like it. But I'm really excited that we finally got some this winter. I have been wondering if it was ever going to snow!

I have been feeling better and better everyday. Today I haven't really been in any pain, thank goodness. I still have menacing swelling on that side of my face but I'm hoping that goes away soon. This past weekend I mostly just lounged around to take it easy. Friday night Jason, Kassie, and Emily came to visit us. Then the rest of the weekend we both spent on the computer talking to Travis' sister Amy.

I was lucky enough to get today off work. I guess it's the perks of getting to work only 3 days a week. They are really good about letting me come in when I want, just so I'm there my 3 days. So this week I am going to work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Thursday I have to go back to the dentist to have my stitches taken out. So I guess that today is my last "recovery" day before I go back to my usual life. Other than having to have surgery to get it so easy, I did enjoy being taken care of. Travis cooked for me all weekend, it was so great.

Happy Monday!

Update

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm doing ok. I am so glad to have my surgery over with! Even in the face of fear I crack myself up. As I was laying in the dentist's chair with an EKG hooked up to me and an oxygen mask over my face the doctor starts to do the IV to sedate me. Then out of nowhere I ask, with the doctor and four nurses in the room, "Do you think I'll be ok?" They all laughed and said, "Yeah, we've done this before." And I said, "Ok, I trust you." I am such a dork, but hey, I was scared. So there's a good laugh for you all today.

Things so far are going alot better than the last time I had this surgery. I am in some pain, but nothing unmanageable. Hopefully I'll be able to go back to work next week and be back to normal. Thank you to everyone who has kept me in their thoughts the past few days. It really means more than you know.

It's Freezing Outside!

I am so cold! I didn't want to get out of bed at all this morning because I had 2 heaters going and I was under 2 covers and I knew as soon as I got up I would freeze. And I was right. It was only 14 friggin degrees this morning!!! I think this has been the coldest day so far this winter. Burrr! I can't wait to get home from work and cuddle with Travis and Bella tonight.

Trav and I have been talking to his sister Amy. She is really nice. We both like her alot. Hopefully we can meet her and her family in person soon. It's weird how much she resembles Travis and his brothers. I told Travis that I was jealous, he got a new sister and already has 2 brothers and I don't have any! That just isn't right!

So tomorrow is my "big day" and I'm starting to get really nervous about it. I keep remembering when I had the other side done how when they started putting me under I started to panic because I felt like I couldn't breathe. Ewww I don't want to panic and be nervous! I just wish it was over with already! And thanks to Angie and Anna for wishing me the best tomorrow.

A lot Going On

There has been alot going on in our household lately. Some good and some we're not so sure about, but we're going with it. Yesterday we went down and visited Jason, Travis's brother, his wife Kassie, and my neice Emily. She is so awesome. I love spending time with her. She is talking now, and dancing lol. When a song comes on tv she dances to it. It's adorable. She seems to like being around me and Travis which is a plus. I've never really been good around kids, but I'm good with her. She makes it easy. Here is a picture of us from yesterday.

I also got a surprise phone call yesterday from an old friend who I didn't figure I'd be talking to again. Her name is Christy. We were neighbors when we lived in Apple Grove and became best friends immediately. We had a disagreement and had stopped talking for a few months. I was really surprised when she called me last night and wanted to work things out. We talked on the phone for over an hour and I think we came to an understanding, so I'm just going to see how things play out. Let's just say I'm giving it a chance. I am glad she called me though. I really miss her and her girls.

Friday night Travis took me to Applebee's in Athens. The food was amazing! I had the chicken fingers platter and bread pudding for dessert. I have never tried the bread pudding before, but it was sooo good! It tasted just like a funnel cake. Yummy! I had him take me out to a good resturant because this Thursday I'm having surgery to get my wisdom teeth out, so I won't be eating so good for a week or so.

It's a complicated story, but a few months ago Travis found out that he has a sister. We haven't met her yet but we have a picture of her and have started talking to her. It's kinda cool getting another sister in law. But I'm hoping that everything goes ok.

Tuesday when I got in my car to go to work, it wouldn't start. I'm thinking, "Great, just what I need." Then I look down and I had left my satellite radio on all night. That'll do it. So after hitching a ride with my mom to work, I tell Travis about what happened and he jumps it that evening. When Wednesday rolls around, still won't start. Crap! So I spent my evening last night mostly with my mom while dad and Travis hooked up my battery to a charger. So the good news is that my car started today. But, I have no place to go. That's kinda funny.