Monday, March 31, 2008

Scared

Ray went away on business again. He will be gone for the whole week. I had to stay by myself last night and I have to admit, I was scared. I just don't like being alone in the house at night. It freaks me out. I don't know why. I guess it is because my house is bigger than what I am used to and it has an upstairs and downstairs....lots of places for people to hide! Plus, we are kinda out from town. There are woods across the street that animals can come from. I have seen foxes and stray dogs, which freak me out. Luckily I have a garage I can pull in! Otherwise, I would be totally freaked out! I know I am a sissy, but I cannot help it. It is only at night too. Hopefully I can get over this! It's hard though.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Baby Grace

Grace is 9 months old. I cannot believe it. She is crawling, pulling up, trying to stand on her own....ah! Where did the time go? She is such a busy girl. She is so wonderful. I really don't know what I did without her for so long. She had a great Easter. We had an Easter egg hunt at Ray's parents house and at my parents house. She really wasn' t that interested. :) It was fun for us though. She did like holding the eggs! She goes to the Doctor tomorrow for her 9 month check up. I am excited to see how much she weighs and how long she is! We are going to Auburn this weekend for the spring A-day game. We are excited for that. I have got to baby proof the house more now that she is everywhere and into everything! It is crazy how big she is. I really just look at her and she grows! It is going by too fast!

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Home

We are home from vacation, unfortunately. It was so fun! Gatlinburg was very redneck....lol.....it changed a lot from when I was a kid. It was still amazing though. We did a lot of stuff. We rode horses through the Nat'l park and that was amazing. We saw several deer on the path and that just made Ray's day. It was beautiful. I am sad to be home because it was so relaxing. Our cabin was amazing. It was literally on top of the mountain overlooking the smokies....breathtaking. We had a covered porch with rockers...talk about relaxation. We also had a hot tub. SOOOOOO nice. I did well....I didn't cry once about Grace. I guess it was because we stayed busy the whole time. I did go crazy on the trip home because I was so ready to see her. When we got home it was great holding her! I missed her! She is crawling now! It is great. She is just growing up before my eyes!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Vacation

Ray, Adam, Kristin, and I are all going to Gatlinburg, TN on Saturday. We are staying for 4 days and 3 nights. I am SO excited! This will, however, be my first time away from Grace. So it is going to be hard. Ray's mom is coming to stay at our house and keep her. I know she will be in good hands. It will be nice to get some sleep....a full night's sleep! Wow, I haven't had that in over a year. I am pumped though about going to the mountains....I haven't been in like 10 years. My family used to go every year until my grandma got sick. Ray has not been to Gatlinburg so I am excited for him. I can't wait for it to get here! We leave in 4 days! YAY!

Friday, March 7, 2008

Love

Well, the other night I went home and decided that I wanted to cook something different and good for Ray. So I looked through some recipe books and finally found one that sounded good. So I looked through my pantry and wrote down the things I needed. I went to the store and got the needed ingredients and went home to cook the dish. I was excited! So, Ray comes in around 6pm and says that he got called back to work for something. He said he wouldn't be long and I hadn't even started to bake it yet. So I said okay and thought he would be home by 7pm. Well around 8:30 pm I was getting furious. I already ate some and decided that I was going to give him a nice talking to when he got home. I called and called and got only voicemail. Then I remembered that he said he phone was dying. So around 8:40 I called the guy I knew he was with. Turns out, he was already almost home (he lives near us) and said Ray should be home any minute, but to call if he wasn't home by 9. He said that they also had a disaster at work and blah, blah, blah....whatever. So at 9pm I started getting really worried. Then I FREAKED.....what if he had wrecked? What is he was broke down in that bad neighborhood he travels through and got shoot! (Okay I have officially turned into my mother!) So I stand by the window looking to the road. Watching, waiting. One car comes, not him, another, and another.....I am crying at this point. Then I start to pray again. Finally, around 9:15ish he is home. I go into the living room and just sit on the couch crying. He walks in with tulips! I just started crying. I was so worried that something had happened to him. I was so relieved. He apologized and I accepted. I was just happy he was home and alive. He then warmed the dinner I made and loved it. He took it to work the next day! So, all is well....thank goodness!

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Blog

Well, after long consideration and being harassed by friends to get one, I have finally given in and created this blog. So, this is my blog spot. Where I will "blog" when I feel like it. Nice. I am now officially a "blogger." I conformed.