Life is changing....

Stephen and I are going to be parents!! I am 9 weeks pregnant :-) The baby is due May 6th. I am very excited but a little nervous at the same time. I've been feeling really tired and off and on nausceous. If everyone would pray for us and the baby that would be wonderful. I'll post the first sonogram pictures soon!!

Football Weekends

Well not much has been going on down here in Florida. I've just been busy with work and being lazy :-) Stephen has been working and playing golf. He is looking for a new job in Birmingham so hopefully that will pan out for us. We've been watching football ALL weekend, every weekend for the past few weeks :-) I made football cupcakes yesterday and they were really good; Yummy!Stephen and I are going up to Birmingham in a couple of weeks so that we can help mom with the By Provision Banquet. I am super excited; we haven't been home since the end of June. On another note, unfortunately our house did not sell so it is back on the market. I pray that it will sell, but Fall is not the easiest time so we'll see. Stephen and I are both anxious to get back up to Birmingham so the waiting is killing us. So anyways, that's just a little update on our lives; nothing too totally interesting...

Retaliation

Well, I decided against retaliation this morning. I guess I can excuse their ignorance this ONE TIME. If it happens again I might be forced to go over and say something to them. So, Stephen and I just went to eat dinner and oddly enough most of the restaurants here in downtown Sanford are closed on Monday's. I thought that was really wierd but I guess that's small town mentality? We did get to eat on the lake and I had a yummy house salad with grilled chicken (and of course some french fries/hush puppies :-) ) Just thought I would let y'all know that I decided to control my rage this morning :-)

Our Neighbors

Our neighbors are so extremely rude. First of all someone stole both of our bikes. Secondly, this morning, Sunday, at 8 a.m. our neighbor to the right is in his suv honking the horn over and over. I actually got up, turned off the alarm, went out there, and gave him the "What is your problem" look. Still, two minutes later he was honking again. What I really want to do is sit outside of my house tomorrow morning when I am getting ready to leave for work at 6am and honk my horn a few times. Hmmmm, decisions decisions...

And it's still raining

So it has been raining here for 3 days. We were out of school on Tuesday and Wednesday, went back today, and are out again tomorrow. I am super frustrated because now we have to go to school for 2 days the week of Thanksgiving. This is total bull and I don't know what I'm going to do. If I had known we would be off it would be different but because I am a planner I am completely thrown off. Now, for the 3rd time, I have to re-assign my planner. UUUGGGHHHH!!!
On the way home today I thought my car was going to get stuck. Some idiot in a BIG TRUCK was going like 1 mile per hour and I had to go around him. What is with the idiots out there??? Well, I'm gonna go because obviously I am in a bad mood

Hurricane Days

Yesterday was my first day back at work with the students. It was a very successful first day of school and went by really fast. All of my classes are packed out to the max and I think they are all going to be lots of fun, but only time can tell. There is supposed to be a hurricane coming through today so school was cancelled. Lucky kids, the second day of school gets cancelled. We have to make the day up in October, but I think that's o.k because the week we have to make it up is still going to be a 4 day week :-) Lucky us, I love my job! I've been home all day just hanging out. It only rained a little bit so I guess that's good. I was going to go to a water fitness class today (for the first time) but of course the pool at the YMCA is closed. I should probably go to the gym at some point today but I am just being a little lazy. I don't want to get out in the nasty weather...I'm going to go and vacuum now. Y'all have a good day. I love you MOM!

Africa

I am just now getting a chance to update the blog. The rest of my Africa trip was amazing. Mom, Bubba, and I went to the beach for a week and had lots of fun. We drove 4 hours one day and stayed overnight in a lodge and then 4 hours the next day. The lodge had a lot of animals but they were tamed so it wasn't the same as seeing them at the game park. I did get to touch a rhino and a Kudu though. I was scared but did it anyways.

Once we got to the beach we spent one day going on a Seal cruise and riding around the town of Swakumpond (I think that's how you spell it). The seals actually get on the boat with us, which was pretty cool and a little scary. We also saw dolphins and pelicans. I never really worked up the nerve to touch the seals but some of the other people did. When we got back from the cruise I spent 2 hours at the spa getting a facial and a massage. It was so relaxing, thanks Mom! After that it was time for dinner and we at PIZZA!! It was yummy. The next day we rode 4 wheelers in the desert. We went up and down some of the largest sand dunes in the world. It was like a roller coster ride without a seat belt. It was a little scary seeing as we would go straight up one side of the dune and straight down the other. We were out there for 2 hours, I think. When we finished it was mom's turn to go to the spa so I took a nap while she enjoyed her facial and massage. We also ate a several really good restaurants on the ocean and watched the sun set. I had such an amazing time. I hope that Stephen and I can go back next summer; I know he would enjoy it. I would recommend to everyone that you make a trip to Africa at some point in your life. It is well worth the travel time :-) I have added most of my pictures the album but haven't finished all the descriptions. Check them out if you'd like.