Relay for life!!!!

So, the Relay for life is this weekend and I am very excited about it! We are having a dunking booth and were dunking our Dentists that I work for! Sooooooo excited about that! I'm going to be broke dunking them! I love the Relay weekend! This event means so much to such a little town! Garner has the biggest and most profitable Relay in all of North Carolina! A fact that I am VERY proud of in case you can't tell! So, anyway if any of you guys aren't doing anything Friday night, come out and see me, Dunk a dentist, raise some money for the American Cancer Society, and listen to some good music. My friend Josh Pepper will be performing from 7:30 to 8:15. It's rumored that he may even get me up there with him! The festivities kick off at 6:00 Friday night and go until Saturday morning at 10:30! Come out, it would mean alot to me!

What happend to the time when people cared about people?

What ever happend to the day when people cared about other people. I don't just mean your friends and family. I am talking about people you see around your hometown, at the grocery store, the Dr.'s office. Those people. Last week one of Dr's Father-in-lay passed away. We closed the Garner office in the afternoon, drove an hour to Wade to go to the funeral. That Dr. was very touched that we had all taken time to come all that way to show how much we cared. That is the way I was raised. Well, today we all got our pay stubs and we get a time sheet in every pay stub. The office manager(who works in our Raleigh office) docked all of us a half a day for going to the funeral. In the past, when someone had an immediate family member die, the office closed and you went to the funeral. If you didn't go to the funeral, you got docked time off. I mean, it's only $50 or $60 freakin dollars! If the other Dr.'s are hurtin that bad for a measley $50 I will gladly give it to them, but mostly I am hurt that they are so self-absorbed that all they can think about is the money and not see the human side to what we did. It makes me question is this the type of Dr.'s I want to work for. I took a job in Garner because no matter what people may say about the town, we are a close knit group. Garner is just a simple town where people like you not by the car you drive or the house you live in, but by how you treat someone. Those are the things that matter. I know I am on my soap box again, but there is seriously something wrong with the way Americans are being trained to think! When you work for someone who lives in a multi-million dollar house, has two or three other houses in other states, goes off three or four times a year on luxury vacations, and gives you hard time for a measley three hours or $50 dollars it just puts it all into perspective. Seriously quit spending so much time energy trying to make a million dollars and spend more time on yourself and I promise you will be happier!!!! Okay, I'll stop bitching now!

Go Heels!

So, Monday night was a crazy one! Bart, me and some friends went to Chapel Hill to watch the UNC game! It was a great game!!!!! We ended up at Bub's which is ab ar on Rosemary street! We had a blast there. You know me, I met a lot of people that I didn't know. Got a little Crazy! Then when UNC won, we all headed for Franklin Street! That's when things turned really crazy. The crowd was okay at first and we were down by the bonfire, having a good time, taking pics, then all of a sudden it was like all these people were trying to bum rush us to get to the fire. Well, I got seperated from my group, some guy beside started having a panic attack and swung his arm, hit me in the eyes and I have a black eye! Eventually I found my people but for a second it was really scary! All in all, I will never take my butt out to Franklin Street after something like that again, but I'm glad that I did it. Besides, taking a black eye for the team should make the #1 Fan of the tarheels right??? At least now I have bragging rights!

Foster

I know that this is going to be a sad post, but it's on my mind and I knew I would feel better to blog about it. Dr. K went skiing this past weekend and he boarded his dog (Foster) at the Vet's office. He's had Foster since he was a puppy and he's now 12 or 13. Well, Foster has been getting older and we all knew that he wasn't in good health. So the vet called him on Monday and told him that Foster wasn't doing so good and he needed to get home. Unfortunately he had to fly home and his plane would not get here until 12:00 midnight. He pretty much knew that when he got here, he would probably have to put Foster to sleep. So I know you can imagine the way he felt, probably tore up trying to get home to see his Best friend again one last time. So he got in last night and when he went to the vet's, Foster was in quite a bit of pain and around 2:00 a.m they took Foster outside so he could be under the stars and they put Foster to sleep. All us girls at work are really tore up about this. Dr. K would bring Foster to work with him in the afternoons and he would sit at our back door and just watch us. The kids would love to go sit with him and play with him. Anywhere Dr. K went, so did Foster. There wasn't many trips he made without Foster. So today, we all got together at work and made a donation to the SPCA of Wake county in memory of Foster. This has just made me really think about how one day I will probably have to face this with Macy. I know to other people your dog is just a dog. To you though, it's your family. Macy sleeps with me, she eats with me, every day when I get home she is so happy. She acts like she has just won a million dollars, everyday! There is no human in the world that will love you like your dog! Even when Macy gets a spankin, which she's had her fair share of, 10 seconds later she's jumping up in your lap, licking your face, like it never happened! You get this unconditional love from a dog that you didn't even think was possible. I just hurt for Dr. K because I know that the next few weeks and months are going to be really tough for him. Foster was his Best friend and constant companion. Some people may think it's silly to get so upset over a dog, but I know when something happens to Macy, it will be just as bad as when something happens to my parents or to Bart. Maybe worse, because dogs are so precious and innocent,and you can't explain to your dog what is happening to them and help ease their fears. Everybody reading this tonight, please pray a special prayer for Dr. K. If you have an animal at home, go get them and love on them, kiss them, and tell them you love them! I got home and played with macy for over an hour, and then I took her to pelicans and she got her own sweet cherry Sno-ball! Spoil your animals because their time here isn't that long and they deserve to have fun!

great night!

So, I haven't really had much to blog about lately. Today was a pretty good day. We went and cleaned the church this morning and then tonight we went to Southpoint, went shopping, and then had dinner at Firebird's. I am so glad because I fianlly got my outfit for our engagement pictures. After buying two different things, changing my mind, taking them back! haha. I am so indecisive! I had a hard time because our photographer told us to try and wear something on the dark side because it brings out the features in white people a little better and lighter colors tend to wash you out! I understand that, but I like pretty pastels. So, I finally found a shirt that I like and it's darker than gray but not black either. On the positive side, it makes my neck look skinny and anything that makes any part of my body looks skinny is right down my alley! haha So, now I guess I'm getting ready to go to bed. Sorry I didn't have anything good or juicy to share. Maybe next time I will........

Economy

I've been giving the economy a lot of thought latley. Actually, just money in general. It has taken me a while to realize something. At the end of the day it's really not everything. I used to worry about Bart and I and him passing his test. I know that when he does pass it, he will be able to have a good life. It's also been the root to a lot of our problems and I am just done with it. Sure, it would be nice to have a life where you don't have to worry about paying your bills, your credit cards, if you are ever going to be able to have a house, a family, all of the things we all want. But what are all those things if they don't mean anything to you! One thing I have noticed is that a lot of the marriages that seem to be the strongest one's are the one's where the husband and wife have started out equally and worked hard for everything they have. I truly think that starting with nothing and working your way up to it builds a bond that other people don't have. In the world today everyone seems to want it all and they have to have it right now. People marry each other becasue it makes financial sense. What happend to the days of a young couple starting out in an apartment or a trailer and being happy because they simply have each other. My mom and dad lived in a single wide trailer when they got married. They will both tell you that it's nice to be where they are, but those times are some of thier happiest. Life was simple and things didn't matter to them. When did we become a country that thinks we have to drive big suv's, live in million dollar homes, wear expensive clothes, go on luxury vacations, and if you don't have those things you are a failure. I think the people who have to do those things to be happy are the ones who have failed. This summer will be our first summer going to the lake house that my parents built. I am so excited because it means alot to my dad and I know we will have many memories there that I will cherish forever. I think about in the future when my dad isn't here anymore and I am glad that I will have that house because he wanted it so bad, he dreamed about it, and he literally poured his blood,sweat, and tears into building every stitch of it. Money can't buy that. One day I will be able to tell my children that my daddy built this with his own hands. That is what I think about when I see these people on tv that bought these homes that were like 2 million dollars and now they are crying because they cna't pay thier bills. Maybe if they had a reality check and realized that it's the people you love, the memories, spending time together that means the most and not thier flashy car or expensive house that they can no longer pay for and is probablly destroying thier family. When I think about Bart and his situation I no longer get worried if we will ever have anything. I don't care if we have to sell what we do have and move in with our family or live on the street in a box. At least I will have my family, my friends, and the things that really mean the world to me. America should turn a new leaf and instead of worrying about the economy, stop spending so much time working trying to make a million and devote more time to the family because when the money runs out you will still be the richest person for you have people who love and respect you!

Dress fittings!

Okay, so I went today for the 3rd fitting of my wedding dress and SUPRISE..... it's still not right! The seamstress put boning in it for me because the dress was wrinkling in the front where my rib cage is. Well, it did not help any! So my mom and I are starting to get pissed because the lady promised me when I ordered the dress that it was the way the dress was made and they could fix it. Then, this girl came out of the dressing room and she had on the same dress as me. Turns out, it is the daughter of my dad's best childhood friend! Coincedence! So, she had the same problem and she ordered a sash to go on hers to help hide it. I'm so glad she was there. I LOVED her sash, so the seamstress is going to do the same thing to my dress. Also, I have lost about 5 pounds since my last fitting and when she took it in up top it also helped the situation alot! What started out as the worst situation of my life ended up being really good because I liked my dress before, but now it is so much better! It's amazing what a little sash can do! haha. So now in about a month I will go for my fourth fitting, and maybe this time all will be right! When I got my dress they told me a lot of people have about 3-5 fittings before it is right. I never thought that was true! Now I know why they say that! Everytime you try something on you find something new or something else you want to do to it! I have to remember, it is a dress. No dress is perfect. Anyway, i'm crossing my fingers that I don't have to go back a fifth time because every time I go, it ends up costing more money. I know my mom would be happy! Until then.......