Oh Bless

I am sitting here watching my dear roommate (who is getting ready to graduate in a couple of weeks) work on his graduation announcements. He is such a piece of work - he was so excited when he came home and UPS had dropped off the box with his invitations. Then he opened them up and his smile became a look of distraught as his picked through the box. Holding up return labels, the two different sizes of envelopes, and the announcement he just looked at me and said "What am I suppose to do with this?!" Oh boys.. okay step one - fold the invitation - step two place invitation inside small envelope....
He finishes all that to pull out little red squares of tissue paper and says "What is this for?!" Oh no ... my response "That's suppose to go inside the the small envelope." Whoops - forgot to mention that.

Today I needed to be reminded of these words...

Refuse to fall down.
If you cannot refuse to fall down,
refuse to stay down.
If you cannot refuse to stay down
lift your heart toward heaven
and like a hungry beggar,
ask that it be filled,
and it will be filled.
You may be pushed down.
You may be kept from rising.
But no one can keep you from lifting your heart toward heaven — only you.
It is in the middle of misery that so much becomes clear.
The one who says nothing good came of this,
is not yet listening.
- clarissa pinkola estés

The Glory of Gumby's

Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. Wednesday Night is always a great night because everyone comes into town and goes out for a night of glorious drinking and socializing. Hands down always guaranteed to run into someone who you haven't seen in years and the reunion (via alcohol) makes it that much better. Wednesday all that happened - plus an extra bonus. We started the evening out at a local bar that has come to be my second home (I think I might be sounding like a alcoholic - but I do promise its the socializing) and followed it up by going to F at CV. Which by the way had a band playing - how weird is that - so no dirty dancing was possible - good thing for me because this girl has no rhythm. If only y'all could see me do the cupid shuffle - I promise you would pee in your pants from laughter at my misdirection steps. At F I ran into some high school friends who I haven't seen in quite awhile which was awesome. Love doing those double takes and trying to rationalize is that so and so...maybe...or is it...


Okay so the night ends - the lights come on - whoo wee turn the lights back off! Some people look better in the mood lighting. And we decide our party of four and go on home. We get all the way home when my dear roomie declares "I want Gumbys!" I of course grab my phone and dial the number (is it sad that after they had been closed for what 9-12 months I still have their number memorized?!) I call and the lovely Gumby's man explains to me that its Thanksgiving Eve and they are going home. What?! Sir you don't understand I love Gumbys and I was heartbroken when y'all were shut down for failing a sanitation grade - once - oh wait twice. He puts me on hold and says - Um can you be here in 10 mins and I will give you a FREE pokey sticks? Oh darling you bet your garlic crack butter I will be there in 10 mins. Everyone get in the car we are going to Gumbys!

All four us pile in the car to make our way to Gumbys...we arrive there in 11 mins. Now if I was to actually time this travel I would have to say it would most likely take us a little bit longer then 11mins....but whatever.

I get out of the car and three delightful hippies are standing outside smoking their cigs - oh dirty hippies - and the following conversation takes place:

ME: Hello boys! Who was answering the phones tonight?

Hippies: *dumb stare*

ME: I just talked to someone eleven mins ago in regards to Pokey Sticks?

Hippies: OMG - You actually showed up!

Me: Honey - you say pokey sticks and this girl comes a running ... of course I showed up!

Hippies: Okay well just hang on one second and I will go get you your Pokey Sticks

ME: Im so excited!

One Hippie: You know you could have driven to Chapel Hill - they are still open

ME: Yes - but their customer service is not up to par with y'alls and I wouldn't settle for anything less.

At this time Hippie #2 comes out with a DAMN IT SIZE POKEY STICKS ! Hands it to me and says Enjoy!

ME: Oh gracious - THANK YOU THANK YOU - Give me a hug you just made my favorite night of the year that much better!

Hippie #2: *Clearly feeling awkward hugs me*

ME: *Skip away in delight with my FREE pokey sticks*

E-Cards

This would be the E-card I received from my roomie this morning...oh how true it is. I do have a problem with facebook. Lucky for all those strangers out there I have been on probation from facebooking for the past two weeks - and really if you meet someone while playing flipcup I do believe it is kosher to ask them to be your friend on facebook. I do recommend clicking your mouse on over to the e-card site - they have some hysterical e-cards to send to friends for free!

Pav and the Goose Hit the Road

Today - once I get off of work - I will be packing up the car and Lucy and I will be hitting the road to go see this fabulous couple.

That's right - they are back!

In other NC News this will be taking place today :

LET'S GO WOLFPACK!

Thinking ...

Im headed off to nursing school in January - I've been out of college for 2 years and I am quite excited about this life change especially considering some other life changes I have been going through (one of them -I am now single for the first time in years - my point nothing is holding me back). Anyways I was playing around on google this morning and I have been really toying with the idea of doing something with really meaningful with my life once I graduate from nursing school. Okay where is she going with this? Well after I graduated from college (round 1) I went to Kenya on a medical mission trip and loved it. Now Im thinking after round 2 perhaps I can do something such as ...

Doctors without Boarders ...or Red Cross International ... I dont know ... like I said Im toying with these ideas and I have some time before any decisions are made. Regardless if Goose and I dont end up Sri Lanka - perhaps I can do the travel nursing gig for a bit. Travel nurses make fantastic money and basically are placed all around the United States for 6-8 week periods. Great way to see the country and be paid for it.
Anyone's thoughts on my life?

Bad Blogger Award

I'll be back soon - I promise ...life has been anything but slow lately and I'm just trying to hang in there. Goose and I send our love to everyone! :)





PS - WE GET TO SEE ALLISON AND WILL THIS WEEKEND IN WINSTON - THATS RIGHT PAV AND GOOSE TAKE ON WINSTON. WHOOT WHOOT.

Photo Shoot!

A couple of weekends ago I made Lucy have a photo shoot on the front steps ...

Kickball

Here are some and by some I mean two pictures of our kickball game on Wednesday. We are headed off to the tournament on Monday - wish us luck!

Here are two of my awesome teammates - Peaches and Molly ... they kick butt in the outfield


Here's me looking way hot in my kickball outfit - since playing in a scarf we have won the last 5 games - this is may after catching a line drive ball. Apparently my new name is Pav the Vaccum Cleaner. Sweet. What an awesome nickname. haha - not at all!

I Need Your Help...

The roomies and I are putting together a Christmas Card this year to send out. Now I have the idea of what I want the card to say and the picture but I need to find somewhere to do this. Do y'all know of any websites that you can create your own card? At a reasonable price? Please help!

Thanks!