25 Random Things

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you. I may have tagged you even if you’ve posted 25 random things already. In this case I just tagged you because I love you!

1. I was born 2 months early. I weighed 2 lbs 13 ozs and stayed in the hospital for 27 days.

2. I've been practically caffeine free for over 2 years now. I love Diet Caffeine Free Mountain Dew. I still eat a little chocolate though.

3. My weakness is ice cream especially banana cream pie from Bruster's.

4. I've suffered from anxiety and depression since I was 13, but with God's help I luckily have things under control right now.

5. I have 4 best friends: Lauren who lives in St. Augustine, Florida, LeeAnn who lives in Belton, SC, Amanda who lives in Lyman, SC, and Elizabeth who lives in Greenwood, SC.

6. I collect movies. If I find cheap DVDs somewhere I try my hardest not to buy them, but I always do. My DVD collection is pretty big.

7. My favorite tv shows are One Tree Hill and Friends.

8. I love kids. I know God is calling me to work with children and I couldn't be happier!

9. I miss college. My years spent at Anderson University were the best years of my life.

10. I have the most beautiful god-daughter in the world, Brianna Elizabeth Keasler. She's amazing and I spoil her like crazy.

11. I've been to 28 of the US states, Washington, DC, and Canada.

12. I can't wait to get married. I just need to find the right man first. My patience is struggling.

13. I broke my arms 4 times when I was little. 1st time I was 5 and I fell off the monkey bars, 2nd time I broke both bones in my right arm while doing a cartwheel (9 yrs old), 3rd time I fell on the gym floor playing basketball (10 years old), and 4th time I fell off of my bicycle (11 years old).

14. I was robbed at my apartment at gunpoint a little over a year ago. I've lived with my parents since then. I'm ready to be on my own again.

15. My health insurance starts on February 1st with CVS and I couldn't be happier! :)

16. I was editor of the yearbook in high school. The staff voted me "most likely to become a yearbook advisor" my senior year. The truth is I really wish I could be one.

17. I'm reading the Twilight saga right now. It's really good, but I don't think it's the best thing I've ever read. I'm only on the 2nd book though. I'll let you know how I feel when I'm done.

18. I've caught the bouquet at 3 weddings. One of the weddings ended in divorce. I obviously haven't been the next to get married.

19. My weekends in college were spent at concerts or dancing at the Blindhorse. I had so much fun! I miss those days.

20. I am the worst at reading my Bible and having a quiet time with God each day. It's something I struggle with, but I'm working on it.

21. I love decaf white chocolate mochas from starbucks.

22. Brian Adams, Rascal Flatts, and Taylor Swift songs make me happy.

23. I love love love having people fix my hair and do my makeup. If I marry a rich guy, I'm going to have a stylist.

24. My family is so important to me! I will ALWAYS be a daddy's girl. I love my brother and miss him while he's at school. My momma and I will always have a special bond.

25. I don't drink, smoke or have sex. I don't believe you should do the first two and the third will be saved for marriage.

Some VERY Exciting News!

There is going to be an addition to my family! My cousin Lauren and her hubby David are pregnant! They are due in August and I couldn't be happier! My birthday is August 5th so I'm praying that it comes then. :) I wouldn't mind sharing a birthday! Please pray that Mommy and baby remain healthy.

Lauren and Me

Change is Hard

I have so much to update in this blog. I'd much rather read other people's blogs than update my own, but I felt like I needed to get things off my chest. My MeMa fell a few weeks ago outside her house and shattered the top of her right arm and dislocated her shoulder. She laid outside for 45 minutes until someone drove by and found her. She was rushed to the hospital where she was admitted and given a lot of pain medicine. This was around noon on a Friday. They didn't do surgery until around 8am the next morning. They were able to piece the bone back together, from what I was told, but they weren't really able to put the shoulder back together like they would like because the surgery would be too extensive for her age. She has been in a rehabilitation nursing home for a week or so. She is not happy there and thinks we are going to leave her there. The pain medicine is also doing a toll on her mind. This is very, very hard for me. Tonight I went to visit her. She was positive that tonight was the first night she was at this place. She thought she had been at some other nursing home since she had been in the hospital. Out of all of my grandparents, why did she have to turn out this way? I'm her only granddaughter and she's my MeMa. We've always been very, very close and I can't stand to see her this way. She feels like everyone is plotting against her. I told her tonight that we aren't going to leave her in the rehab nursing home, she's just there until she gets better an can go back to her house. She said she wishes we had told her that she was going there (the rehab place) instead of her house when she was leaving the hospital. My daddy did tell her, but she just can't remember.

Things aren't supposed to be this way...

She asked me to come live with her at her house when she gets out of the rehab nursing home. I told her that I would, but I'm sure she won't remember. I just hopes her arm/shoulder continues to heal and that she can lessen up on this pain medicine that is messing with her mind so much. I love you, MeMa.