Yup, We are country folk!

Sunday morning dawned like any other day. We had big plans to meet up in DC with my mom's best friend and her family who we hadn't seen in over 8 years. I had just woken up and was attempting to down a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats when all of a sudden my cat comes running out of nowhere chasing something up onto our couch in the living room and about climbing the book shelves. I am thinking dad has been feeding her way to much of the Friskies and continue eating when all of a sudden I hear the oddest of noises. It was a familiar noise, but not one I normally hear in my house. I was trying to figure out where I had heard that particular noise and then I vaguely remembered hearing a similar noise from a tree above my head a few times around campus at BJU. A sound that could only be made by a squirrel. Being the curious person that I tend to normally be I debated whether to go over to where my cat was going nuts or just watch what was taking place from my seat at the very high up stool in the kitchen. Curiosity ended up getting the best of me and I walked over to the couch where my cat was sitting wide eyed and bushy tailed all the while reminding myself that squirrels can carry rabies. So, as gingerly as I new how I kicked the couch leg and it was as if the thing went nuts under there! I ran upstairs to where my dad was screaming because reality had just hit that there was a real live squirrel in our house and it could have rabies and it was mad. Well, dad comes running down the stairs not exactly believing me and goes over to the couch and kicks it like I just had and the stupid squirrel decided to shut up! So, dad is thinking I'm crazy and goes back upstairs. I decide that maybe the thing is just stuck in the floor vent somewhere and not really loose like I originally thought and go back upstairs to get ready. About 30 minutes later I come back downstairs and there is my cat sitting on the back of the couch looking down at something behind the couch. Once again I got very curious and walked over to the couch and peeked over the edge and looked behind it. Let me tell you before I continue that we have a big brown de-humidifier behind our couch. Well, there I am peering over the edge of the couch when all of a sudden I see something gray move under the de-humidifier and make that awful squirrel sound. I jumped back as fast as I could still thinking about rabies and ran screaming up to my dad telling him that I saw the squirrel and even knew its location in the house. My dad comes out of his bedroom and I bust up laughing. He is carrying a wooden beam as a club and his bb gun pistol. All of a sudden I am afraid for this poor little squirrel who somehow got itself mixed up in our big world. Well, my dad comes storming downstairs and my sister Kate goes and wakes up my sisters fiance who lives in my basement and so Jeff (my sisters fiance) comes upstairs and dad tells him to lift the de-humidifier while he shoots the squirrel. The poor thing didn't even see it coming. All of a sudden there is dad shooting his heart out and then this gray bloody thing comes running from behind the couch and finds the corner of the room. The poor thing his face was all bloody where dad had shot 3 bb's in his head. Yet he was still alive! There was blood everywhere! So, dad had him cornered and was determined to finish the little guy off and shot him again in the head point blank. That did nothing....the little squirrel ran straight into the living room and onto the carpet! Finally, we opened the front door and shooed him out! He sat on the stoop for what seemed like forever before he got enough energy to scamper off. When the squirrel was gone we surveyed the damage to the living room and dining room and because dad was the one who had actually made the mess he was the one who had clean-up duty. With the excitement over me and my sisters and Jeff proceeded to get ready for the day. About 5 minutes later dad hollers from the living room that he had found the squirrels eye ball on the carpet under the dining room table. And then he proceeded to show it to each of us. The whole rest of the day we continued to laugh at such a silly event and felt sorry for that poor squirrel who just ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. We found out 2 things that morning. One being that dad can't kill things up close because just a week or two earlier he shot a squirrel out of a tree and killed it from his bathroom window, and second being that our dog is not a squirrel hunter but just a squirrel chaser. She found more joy of chasing it in circles than in actually catching it. What a morning!!!

Whats New....

It has definitely been a while since I last posted. Things have been absolutely crazy! The other day I realized that mom has been gona for almost 4 months already! That is very hard to believe. Jen is getting married in less than 2 months. And Kate has started working with me at the coffee shop! The holidays are around the corner and there is still lots to do! It is going to be a very busy next 2 months! I have pretty much been keeping busy with work and now kickboxing classes Monday and Friday evenings and Thursday mornings. My clothes are already starting to fit very loose on me! The sweat pants that I bought for kickboxing are now way too big and I end up having to try to keep them from falling off! I am going to have to get a new pair before the next class! I am so excited about the holidays because I will be able to see Drew more! I miss him so much! This semester thas been rough on him. He has had so much to do! Pray for him if you would. It is the busiest semester ever for him and he is feeling the pressure. Other than that things are pretty much in somewhat of a state of normal. There are only 7 more months to go before our wedding and still alot to do to prepare. Thankfully time is flying relatively quickly seeing as i have been engaged for 2 and a half months already! The wedding will be here before we know it! Until then I am just keeping busy and counting down the days! There are currently 213 more days till we get married! I am already very excited and cannot wait for the big day!

A Big Blessing!!!

Last Friday a dear sweet lady from my church took me out for the day and we went wedding dress shopping. Back before my mom passed away she appointed this lady to help me. She is really sweet, she was always like a grandma to me, so Friday was a blast! I did find my dress, too! And I found my bridesmaid dresses. Then, she decided we would go to Micheals and see if we could get some ideas for favors and such. Well, she ended up buying my invitations, my flower girl basket, my bubble wands for after the reception, and my veil! So, Friday turned out to be a very productive wedding planning day!
Also, on Friday I am leaving to go visit Drew! I am so excited! It seems like forever since we were together! I miss him soooo much!
Other than that...things are pretty crazy around here.

The Busy Life of Jess

Hi ya'll!!! Well, here I am again! Things are pretty insane on my end of things! Planning my wedding, working 9 hours a day, going to kickboxing classes, staying busy in church, and still having time to come home and breathe! lol! It is absolutely crazy, but I wouldn't want it any other way! There are only 250 more days to go before I get married! Anything to make those days go by quicker is alright with me! We have revival at our church this week and my pastors brother is the one preaching. He is really good! On Thursday I am going over a lady in my church's house with the other girls my age for a girls night!!! That will be loads of fun! Then on Friday I am going with a very sweet lady in my church to try to find my wedding dress. It is looking to be more of a challenge than I thought to find the right one. I thought I found the right one before, but it just wasn't quite what I was looking for, very close though!
The most exciting news is that in 2 weeks, on September 29th I am going down to see my fiance!!!! I can't wait! I miss Drew sooo much! That is what I am really looking forward to right now!!! It has been a month since we were together....much too long for me! One thing that I am really looking forward to about being married to Drew is getting to be with him and not having to say good-bye. Me and drew have had a long distance relationship since January and we are both not liking it (obviously!). It is hard, but it is true that absence makes the heart grow fonder!!!

What's New

Wow, didn't see this one coming....I was with dad on Saturday at the country club putting a deposit down for the reception when all of a sudden dad asks if they have anything open on the 9th of December of this year. Instantly my mind begins reeling....Does he want us to get married sooner? Is dad getting married?? What's going on!? So, I ask him and he bluntly tells me that Jen and Jeff are getting married in December. I was shocked! They weren't planning on getting married until August of next year! So, I begin my usual inquiring and find out that Jeff is enlisting in the army and he is going off to boot camp in January. I am not thrilled with this idea because I know Jen would be heart-broken if he had to go over seas. So, now things are more insane than ever with Jen trying to plan a wedding almost from scratch in 3 months. Now I must admit that a part of me was kinda hurt by this....but that is not the kind of attitude I am supposed to be having....I am supposed to be happy for her. This is a lot harder than it sounds. I feel like she is raining on my parade so to speak. So, anyway....just another bump in the road of life and I have to keep believing that God is in control and to just keep trusting Him with everything.....I am just hoping the next 3 months goes by very quickly.

Our Engagement!!

Here is a picture of Drew and me at the waterfalls! He is in the middle of proposing!!!
You can tell that he is nervous!!

The Planning Has Begun!

Well, here I am. It has been 2 weeks since I got engaged. I found my wedding dress this week as well as a photographer. I also found where I am going to get my bridesmaid dresses and tuxes from.
I am so excited! There are only 267 days to go before I get married! That is 9 more months. Only 8 more months and 25 days to be exact!!!! I have already reserved the day at the country club and my pastor has the day saved on his calander! The wedding is going to be the 26th of May 2007 at 11am and the reception is going to be at following right after at the country club. The reception is an invitation only thing. That way anyone can come to the ceremony, but the reception will be quieter and more intimate with just family and real close friends. It'll be nice!!! I just wish time would go by faster!!! lol!