Trying to figure out God's will for your life and following it can sometimes be hard to do. As most of you know I'm currently in the process of looking for a new job since my company is closing and my last day at CCM is April 30th. I have been offered a new job (YAY!) and it's something I've always wanted to do. I'm going to be a therapist that works with autistic children. I guess I feel like God is calling me to work with children, but is it just me or do you ever second guess what you think God is trying to tell you? I wish I was given a huge sign that said "This is the job for you." Just put a big piece of poster board in front of my face and let me know what's going on. I'm so happy I got this job and I do truly feel like this is what I'm being called to do. I know I just need to pray more for direction and guidance, but sometimes things are just so confusing.
My other problem is this new company wants me to start sooner than later. If I stay at CCM til April 30th, I'll receive this huge severance package. Starting out at this new job will be a pay cut for the first few months so I feel as if I need this severance package. I just hope I can get the new company to let me start on May 1st. I just need a lot of prayer. I hate confrontation especially when it concerns a job.
On a totally random note, I never knew how much I would enjoy the Harry Potter books. I'm currently over halfway through the 4th book- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I listen to them on Itures while I work (someone I work with has all of them on their Itunes library). I'm just so into them it's funny. I can't wait to get through all of them.
I'll keep you posted on what happens with the new job.
By His Grace
Friday, April 11, 2008
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Just Another Rainy Saturday
Today has been a lazy, rainy Saturday. Luckily, I didn't have to work but I'm supposedly going to be working the next 2 Saturdays. Today I've washed clothes and I cleaned the kitchen. I hate washing clothes. I just dread it especially when I have to wash everyones in my house. Oh well... it's a job I have to do.
On a super exciting note, I've practically been offered a job. I'll be an ABA Therapist for a non-profit company. I'll be working with autistic children and other children with similar needs. I'm so happy! This is exactly what I want to do and what I feel God is calling me to do. The pay is pretty good too. I'm just hoping they'll let me start on May 1. My job at CCM is over on April 30th. I also found out yesterday that I am going to be getting a severance package when I leave on April 30th. That's 2 months of pay that I don't have to work for! Things are just falling into place and I couldn't be happier. I'll keep you up to date.
By His Grace.
On a super exciting note, I've practically been offered a job. I'll be an ABA Therapist for a non-profit company. I'll be working with autistic children and other children with similar needs. I'm so happy! This is exactly what I want to do and what I feel God is calling me to do. The pay is pretty good too. I'm just hoping they'll let me start on May 1. My job at CCM is over on April 30th. I also found out yesterday that I am going to be getting a severance package when I leave on April 30th. That's 2 months of pay that I don't have to work for! Things are just falling into place and I couldn't be happier. I'll keep you up to date.
By His Grace.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Thursday Thirteen!
13 Odd/Interesting Facts about Me
1. I've broken my arms 4 times— the right 3 times, the left 1. I was 5, 9, 10, and 11. The second break was the worst. They were all freak accidents.
2. I weighed 2lbs 13 ozs when I was born. I was 2 months early and stayed in the hospital for 27 days. Right after I was born, I was transported to Spartanburg Regional because they had a neonatal unit. My momma stayed at Mary Black and didn't get to see me for 3 days.
3. On my second day of kindergarten I was playing follow the leader with the 2 other Elizabeths in my class. I got hit in the head with this huge tractor tire swing. I was knocked out and had to get 8 or so stitches above my right eye. My best friend Amanda was pushing the tire swing. I still pick on her about that to this day.
4. When I was a senior in high school the yearbook class named me most likely to be a yearbook advisor. Truthfully, I'd love to be one, but I'd only want to teach that and nothing else.
5. I'm a packrat. I save all sorts of stuff. Letters, wedding programs, you name it, I probably save it.
6. I fall asleep every night watching Nick at Nite. I love reruns of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Home Improvement.
7. I'm the godmother to a beautiful almost 8 month old baby girl named Brianna Elizabeth Keasler. I love her and her mommy so much!
8. I love grilled onions, squash, and or zucchini. Any man I marry needs to love them too because I'm going to cook them a lot.
9. I don't do caffeine. The only caffeine I've had in over a year is mainly a little bit of chocolate.
10. I have a beautiful beagle puppy named Gracie. She's hyper and all-puppy, but I love her so much!
11. None of my best friends live in the same county as I do (right now). Amanda is living in Central for school, but will be home after May. LeeAnn lives in Princeton which is like 1 hour away. Lauren lives 7 1/2 hours away in St. Augustine, Florida. Elizabeth lives in Greenwood approximately 1 1/2 hours away. Ahhh... I miss my girls.
12. My first kiss was on a school bus in 10th grade. After he kissed me I told him to go back to his seat. He was totally surprised that I didn't want him to sit there anymore and that I didn't want to kiss him again... haha.
13. I wanted to be a Broadway singer when I was in middle school and high school. I LOVE musicals and would have loved to have been able to star in one. Some of my fave musicals are Rent, The Sound of Music, Hairspray, and Les Miserables.
Here are just a few prayer requests...
1. My Momma. She just had her hip replaced and is doing extremely well. It's still going to be a long journey so we still need some prayer.
2. My job hunt. I found a job I really, really, really want. I feel like it's what God is calling me to do. I've applied and now I am just waiting on a response from the company. I just need to pray for God's guidance as I continue my search.
3. My brother's college decision. David has to decide between 2 great schools — North Greenville University and Samford University. Just pray that he depends on God for direction.
4. My church. We recently got a new pastor at my church. Rev. Scott Stancil started on Easter Sunday. I can tell that God truly has blessed our church with an awesome, Godly man.
By His Grace.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
"Congrats on Your New Addition"
On Friday, March 28th, my momma had total hip replacement surgery. The surgery went great. She hasn't been in much pain and as soon as she starts to feel pain, it's time to take a lortab. She has a new metal ball and socket coated in plastic in her hip. David and I got her some flowers for her room. I wanted to find a card that said "Congrats on your new addition," but I didn't find one. Now whenever she walks through metal detectors, they should beep. I spent the night with her on Friday night. I felt like I had a newborn baby. I was waking up at least every 2 hours because the nurses came to check on her and sometimes I would wakeup because the IV machine started beeping. Momma was able to share her faith with a lot of the nurses. She told them that God was the reason she made it though the surgery. She said she had prayed that God would show off. Momma came home today and luckily we have a hospital bed she can lounge in. (My granddad had one when he was terminally ill.) She's able to walk with a walker, but it's very tiring and time consuming. Please pray that she continues to heal well. It's still a long journey.
By His Grace.
By His Grace.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Thursday Thirteen
I remembered! (but I almost forgot!)
Thirteen Things I Did This Week
one:. Well of course I worked. Unfortunatly, that's something I have to do.
two:. I looked for a job. I check craigslist and careerbuilder.com like crazy.
three:. Tuesday night I went to Gap Creek Singers. GCS is a community choir my mom and I are in. We sing a lot of religious and show tunes. I love it.
four:. Wednesday night I went to church. I keep nursery on Wednesday nights and teach mission friends. I have some of the best 3, 4 and 5 year olds!
five:. Tonight I helped kick off Disciple Now Weekend with the youth at my church. We had a value menu social. We had to dress tacky and had items off the value dollar menu for supper. We had Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers from Wendys, french fries, and apple pies from McDonald's. We danced to oldies and goofed off. It was a lot of fun.
six:. On Wednesday during work LeeAnn came to see me and bring me new pictures of Brianna. She's the most precious thing ever. I'll have to post some new ones of her on here.
seven:. On Sunday I went to church and then went out to eat with some of my friends for lunch and supper like we do every Sunday. We have such a great time socializing with each other. It's great to be able to fellowship with other Christians.
eight:. On Wednesday I overslept for work. I usually leave my house at 8 for work, but I ended up waking up at 8. Luckily my company is VERY laid back and it was fine that I was 10 or so minutes late.
nine:. On Monday I watched TV with my family. We have so much fun watching Deal or No Deal together. I love that show and we try to predict what's going to happen.
ten:. I went with my mom to Aldi on Monday. That place has a lot of good stuff.
eleven:. I bought some Starburst jellybeans. They are the best!
twelve:. I got a message on Myspace from someone I hadn't talked to in a long time. Kinda unexpected.
thirteen:. I spent some time singing with David and Ricky after church Sunday night. Ricky has an uh-maze-ing voice. It's like something that can just melt your heart it's so good. My brother does have the piano playing skills though.
Can you tell it's been hard thinking of thirteen things? I probably bored you to tears. Have a great Friday and weekend!
Thirteen Things I Did This Week
one:. Well of course I worked. Unfortunatly, that's something I have to do.
two:. I looked for a job. I check craigslist and careerbuilder.com like crazy.
three:. Tuesday night I went to Gap Creek Singers. GCS is a community choir my mom and I are in. We sing a lot of religious and show tunes. I love it.
four:. Wednesday night I went to church. I keep nursery on Wednesday nights and teach mission friends. I have some of the best 3, 4 and 5 year olds!
five:. Tonight I helped kick off Disciple Now Weekend with the youth at my church. We had a value menu social. We had to dress tacky and had items off the value dollar menu for supper. We had Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers from Wendys, french fries, and apple pies from McDonald's. We danced to oldies and goofed off. It was a lot of fun.
six:. On Wednesday during work LeeAnn came to see me and bring me new pictures of Brianna. She's the most precious thing ever. I'll have to post some new ones of her on here.
seven:. On Sunday I went to church and then went out to eat with some of my friends for lunch and supper like we do every Sunday. We have such a great time socializing with each other. It's great to be able to fellowship with other Christians.
eight:. On Wednesday I overslept for work. I usually leave my house at 8 for work, but I ended up waking up at 8. Luckily my company is VERY laid back and it was fine that I was 10 or so minutes late.
nine:. On Monday I watched TV with my family. We have so much fun watching Deal or No Deal together. I love that show and we try to predict what's going to happen.
ten:. I went with my mom to Aldi on Monday. That place has a lot of good stuff.
eleven:. I bought some Starburst jellybeans. They are the best!
twelve:. I got a message on Myspace from someone I hadn't talked to in a long time. Kinda unexpected.
thirteen:. I spent some time singing with David and Ricky after church Sunday night. Ricky has an uh-maze-ing voice. It's like something that can just melt your heart it's so good. My brother does have the piano playing skills though.
Can you tell it's been hard thinking of thirteen things? I probably bored you to tears. Have a great Friday and weekend!
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Saturday Sixteen
My brother checked out my blog and made fun of me for being such a slacker. I'm trying to do better, but I'm a busy girl. I was so planning on posting on Thursday because I wanted to do a Thursday Thirteen like some of my friends do. Guess what... I forgot. Thursday totally came and went. So today I'm going to be creative and do a Saturday Sixteen post. Hopefully next week I'll remember to post on Thursday.
Without any further adieu... Saturday Sixteen.
Sixteen Things which I am Thankful for...
(in no particular order)
1. I'm thankful for my Jesus. Without Him there would be nothing to be thankful for. There would be nothing to live for. There would be nothing... nothing at all.
2. Obviously I'm thankful for my family and friends. They raise me up when I'm feeling down. They give me a shoulder to cry on. They make me laugh so hard I almost pee in my pants. I love them so dearly, I don't know what I would do without them.
3. I'm thankful for TV episodes online. I LOVE Big Brother and One Tree Hill. I'm so thankful I can catch up on episodes I've missed online so I can stay up to date on what's going on.
4. I'm thankful for TV on DVD. I have all 10 seasons of Friends on DVD and the first season of One Tree Hill. I didn't start watching One Tree Hill until this season (season 5) so I have a lot of catching up to do. I also love the fact there are no commercials.
5. I'm thankful for Saturdays I don't have to work. I LOVE sleeping late. I'm a happy girl when I can sleep past 10 in the morning.
6. I'm thankful for wireless internet. I remember having dialup and only being able to be online for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. I wasn't supposed to stay on longer than a certain amount of time, but I always stayed on later. I also remember getting cable internet and having the cords running all over the house. I love not being restricted to a certain area with my laptop.
7. I'm thankful for my digital camera. I LOVE taking pictures wherever I go. They capture so many memories.
8. I'm thankful for toilet paper. Wouldn't you hate having to use leaves? I'm so thankful for that two-ply roll.
9. I'm thankful for my flip flops. They're easy to just slip on and you're out the door. I'm South Carolina they can be worn year-round and I love that!
10. I'm thankful for Anderson University. If I wouldn't have gotten accepted there, I never would have met some of the best friends ever. I thank God every day for sending me to school there.
11. I'm thankful for cell phones and cable telephone. If I lived in the time before cell phones and unlimited nationwide calling, I'd never be able to keep in contact with my friends.
12. I'm thankful for music. Ever since I was born, music has been a vital part of my life. My momma has been singing to me since I was in the womb. Music is so inspirational.
13. I'm thankful for service people: policemen, firemen, doctors, soldiers. Ever since I was robbed, I've become even more thankful for those people who work to keep us safe. I'm so glad they're there for us.
14. I'm thankful for Reeces Pieces. Peanut butter in a hard, crunchy shell. Enough said.
15. I'm thankful for my church. They're my family. They're there for you when you need them and love you no matter what.
16. I'm thankful for memories. I miss my grandparents and friends from the past, but thankfully the memories are there to help keep the people there with you.
So here's my first ever Saturday Sixteen. I hope you enjoy. I'm thankful for you.
By His Grace.
Without any further adieu... Saturday Sixteen.
Sixteen Things which I am Thankful for...
(in no particular order)
1. I'm thankful for my Jesus. Without Him there would be nothing to be thankful for. There would be nothing to live for. There would be nothing... nothing at all.
2. Obviously I'm thankful for my family and friends. They raise me up when I'm feeling down. They give me a shoulder to cry on. They make me laugh so hard I almost pee in my pants. I love them so dearly, I don't know what I would do without them.
3. I'm thankful for TV episodes online. I LOVE Big Brother and One Tree Hill. I'm so thankful I can catch up on episodes I've missed online so I can stay up to date on what's going on.
4. I'm thankful for TV on DVD. I have all 10 seasons of Friends on DVD and the first season of One Tree Hill. I didn't start watching One Tree Hill until this season (season 5) so I have a lot of catching up to do. I also love the fact there are no commercials.
5. I'm thankful for Saturdays I don't have to work. I LOVE sleeping late. I'm a happy girl when I can sleep past 10 in the morning.
6. I'm thankful for wireless internet. I remember having dialup and only being able to be online for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. I wasn't supposed to stay on longer than a certain amount of time, but I always stayed on later. I also remember getting cable internet and having the cords running all over the house. I love not being restricted to a certain area with my laptop.
7. I'm thankful for my digital camera. I LOVE taking pictures wherever I go. They capture so many memories.
8. I'm thankful for toilet paper. Wouldn't you hate having to use leaves? I'm so thankful for that two-ply roll.
9. I'm thankful for my flip flops. They're easy to just slip on and you're out the door. I'm South Carolina they can be worn year-round and I love that!
10. I'm thankful for Anderson University. If I wouldn't have gotten accepted there, I never would have met some of the best friends ever. I thank God every day for sending me to school there.
11. I'm thankful for cell phones and cable telephone. If I lived in the time before cell phones and unlimited nationwide calling, I'd never be able to keep in contact with my friends.
12. I'm thankful for music. Ever since I was born, music has been a vital part of my life. My momma has been singing to me since I was in the womb. Music is so inspirational.
13. I'm thankful for service people: policemen, firemen, doctors, soldiers. Ever since I was robbed, I've become even more thankful for those people who work to keep us safe. I'm so glad they're there for us.
14. I'm thankful for Reeces Pieces. Peanut butter in a hard, crunchy shell. Enough said.
15. I'm thankful for my church. They're my family. They're there for you when you need them and love you no matter what.
16. I'm thankful for memories. I miss my grandparents and friends from the past, but thankfully the memories are there to help keep the people there with you.
So here's my first ever Saturday Sixteen. I hope you enjoy. I'm thankful for you.
By His Grace.
Monday, March 03, 2008
change is in the air
Wow... 2 months since I last posted. I really am bad at this.
Well since I last posted, I spent a week in Florida for my best friend's wedding. She was such a beautiful bride. I'm so happy for her.
Sometimes I wish I lived in Florida, but then I remember I never want to be that far away from my family. I love St. Augustine. It's so great there. Here are some more pictures from the wedding.
Well on another happy note, my friends Brian and Lindsey finally got engaged on Valentine's Day. They've dated for like 7 or 8 years. I get to be in their wedding on November 15th. Yay!
On a sad note, Cox CustomMedia announced at a company meeting today that the company has been bought and they are closing our company. All of our accounts are moving to Kansas City, Kansas. The company will be closed in approximately 120 days, but they're going to start letting people go as early as May 1st. This really just stinks. I've been there 8 months and know what? I'm still a temp. They could have hired me 3 to 4 months ago, but for some reason kept putting it off. Now the company is closing and I don't get the severance pay everyone else is getting. What really stinks is that a couple people were hired on about a week ago and they get the severance package, but I've been there 8 months and I don't get jack squat. Can you tell I'm a little bitter about this? I hate looking for jobs! It's back to square one. I'm going to try not to take the temp route. I just hate being a temp. It makes you feel so inferior. Well just pray for the people of my company and myself. I just don't know what I'm going to do.
By His Grace.
Well since I last posted, I spent a week in Florida for my best friend's wedding. She was such a beautiful bride. I'm so happy for her.
Sometimes I wish I lived in Florida, but then I remember I never want to be that far away from my family. I love St. Augustine. It's so great there. Here are some more pictures from the wedding.
Well on another happy note, my friends Brian and Lindsey finally got engaged on Valentine's Day. They've dated for like 7 or 8 years. I get to be in their wedding on November 15th. Yay!
On a sad note, Cox CustomMedia announced at a company meeting today that the company has been bought and they are closing our company. All of our accounts are moving to Kansas City, Kansas. The company will be closed in approximately 120 days, but they're going to start letting people go as early as May 1st. This really just stinks. I've been there 8 months and know what? I'm still a temp. They could have hired me 3 to 4 months ago, but for some reason kept putting it off. Now the company is closing and I don't get the severance pay everyone else is getting. What really stinks is that a couple people were hired on about a week ago and they get the severance package, but I've been there 8 months and I don't get jack squat. Can you tell I'm a little bitter about this? I hate looking for jobs! It's back to square one. I'm going to try not to take the temp route. I just hate being a temp. It makes you feel so inferior. Well just pray for the people of my company and myself. I just don't know what I'm going to do.By His Grace.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Just a little update...
I'm sitting in my lovely cubicle at work and I'm out of work. Production is always so slow at the beginning of the month and the two people who can give me work have unfortunately gone to lunch. Needless to say, I decided to blog.
So I'm back to being slacker of the year with this whole blogging thing. I normally don't make new year's resolutions, but maybe one of mine should be to update my blog more regularly. I have some friends who update daily and for some reason I just can't get myself to do that.
Christmas was great. I love getting to see my family and the time off from work was nice. Even though it was only a couple of days for Christmas and a couple for New Years. I also got a new camera since my last one was unfortunately "jacked up" as my brother says. One of the highlights of the Christmas season was the time I was able to spend with some of my closest friends. On New Year's Eve, my friends Elizabeth, LeeAnn and baby Brianna, and Jessica all came over to my house for lunch. Jessica had to leave to take care of her sick mother, but LeeAnn and Liz stayed and we played with the baby. Brianna is getting so big! She can hold her head up so well and she even reaches for objects! She's so beautiful and I love her so much! I'll have to post some new pictures when I'm on my computer at home. We can't access Myspace at work so I'm not able to get the pictures.
Around 8:15 on New Year's Eve night, I got together with the gang from church. Lindsey, Brian, Chad, Jennifer, Amanda, David, Ricky and I went out to eat at Kanpai of Tokyo in Spartanburg and then back to Chad and Jennifer's "summer home" in Lyman. We played Wii and Halo until 3 in the morning. It was so much fun! I want a Wii so bad!
And on that note, their lunch break is over. It's time to get back to work...
By His Grace.
So I'm back to being slacker of the year with this whole blogging thing. I normally don't make new year's resolutions, but maybe one of mine should be to update my blog more regularly. I have some friends who update daily and for some reason I just can't get myself to do that.
Christmas was great. I love getting to see my family and the time off from work was nice. Even though it was only a couple of days for Christmas and a couple for New Years. I also got a new camera since my last one was unfortunately "jacked up" as my brother says. One of the highlights of the Christmas season was the time I was able to spend with some of my closest friends. On New Year's Eve, my friends Elizabeth, LeeAnn and baby Brianna, and Jessica all came over to my house for lunch. Jessica had to leave to take care of her sick mother, but LeeAnn and Liz stayed and we played with the baby. Brianna is getting so big! She can hold her head up so well and she even reaches for objects! She's so beautiful and I love her so much! I'll have to post some new pictures when I'm on my computer at home. We can't access Myspace at work so I'm not able to get the pictures.
Around 8:15 on New Year's Eve night, I got together with the gang from church. Lindsey, Brian, Chad, Jennifer, Amanda, David, Ricky and I went out to eat at Kanpai of Tokyo in Spartanburg and then back to Chad and Jennifer's "summer home" in Lyman. We played Wii and Halo until 3 in the morning. It was so much fun! I want a Wii so bad!
And on that note, their lunch break is over. It's time to get back to work...
By His Grace.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
This Mess Called Life
So... where to begin...
I haven't updated my blog in forever... mainly because I have had so much going on.
I finally moved out on my own on October 5th. I moved into a one bedroom apartment on Pelham Rd. I loved it... well most of it. The guy who lived below me smoked and i could smell it up through the floors. He'd also played really loud music late at night. I was a little lonely so I got a 12 week old beagle puppy named Gracie. She's so precious and beautiful.
A couple weeks after I moved into my apartment, I was driving home from work on I-85 and had a wreck. It was raining and the car in front of me stopped all of a sudden and I ran into it. Since my car was so old, we didn't have collision insurance on it so I was going to have to pay at least $2500 worth of repairs. The car wasn't worth that much so I bought a new car. It's a 2004 silver Kia Optima. I got a really good deal on it too. I LOVE it!
Onto the the next big trial in my life...
On November 4th, my life was changed while I was walking into my apartment. I was on my way back from my parents' house. I had my hands full and my puppy on her leash beside me. While I was unlocking my door, two black men ran up behind me and said "Give me your money!" That's right... I was robbed and to top it off, it was at gunpoint. After they told me to give them my money, I lied and said that I didn't have any. The guy then said "Give me your pocketbook." I gave him my pocketbook and they both ran off. I went in my apartment and freaked out. I called my parents and they told me to call 911. The policeman arrived about 15 minutes after I got robbed. In those 15 minutes, the robbers had already robbed another apartment complex. (As of last week, there have been about 14 robberies in Greenville county by the same robbers. My robbery was the first.) In my pocketbook I had $350 dollars, my ID and credit cards, checks, social security card, my digital camera and my ipod. I had so much money on me because I had just gotten paid $300 dollars that morning for my old car. I was totally devastated and pretty much still am. I've met up with the investigator and he said they put out a warrant for the arrest of one guy. They think he's involved. We'll see what happens.
Next...
Let's see... The day after I was robbed I called the apartment manager to tell her what had happened. She was sooo sympathetic and apologetic. I told her that I was planning on moving out and she said that would be fine. She said I could break the lease and she would pro-rate my rent since I had just paid a month of rent 4 days earlier. I was pretty happy about that because I did not want to live there anymore. I don't feel safe there and now the robbers know where I live. This past weekend my parents, my brother, and our friend Brian moved almost everything out of my apartment while I was working. On Sunday, we moved the rest of my stuff out with plans to break the lease on Monday. After work on Monday I went up to the apartment office and planned on cancelling my lease. The property manager informed me that she's no longer going to let me break the lease and won't pro-rate my rent. In order to break my lease, I now have to pay $485. Her reasoning is that since other places have been robbed I could have gotten robbed anywhere. She said I should be fine now because the police are going to drive through the complex "every once in a while." I was robbed for crying out loud. I don't feel safe there. I then told her I had moved all of my stuff out and she said well I could just pay her $485. I said I'd get back to her. As I was leaving she said "Tell your parents I said hello and have a happy thanksgiving." I said "yeah, whatever." So now we're looking for a good lawyer. Any ideas?
So I've had a lot of ups and downs these past few weeks. I need a lot of prayer... desperately. I hope everything turns around soon.
Happy Thanksgiving!
By His Grace.
I haven't updated my blog in forever... mainly because I have had so much going on.
I finally moved out on my own on October 5th. I moved into a one bedroom apartment on Pelham Rd. I loved it... well most of it. The guy who lived below me smoked and i could smell it up through the floors. He'd also played really loud music late at night. I was a little lonely so I got a 12 week old beagle puppy named Gracie. She's so precious and beautiful.
A couple weeks after I moved into my apartment, I was driving home from work on I-85 and had a wreck. It was raining and the car in front of me stopped all of a sudden and I ran into it. Since my car was so old, we didn't have collision insurance on it so I was going to have to pay at least $2500 worth of repairs. The car wasn't worth that much so I bought a new car. It's a 2004 silver Kia Optima. I got a really good deal on it too. I LOVE it!
Onto the the next big trial in my life...
On November 4th, my life was changed while I was walking into my apartment. I was on my way back from my parents' house. I had my hands full and my puppy on her leash beside me. While I was unlocking my door, two black men ran up behind me and said "Give me your money!" That's right... I was robbed and to top it off, it was at gunpoint. After they told me to give them my money, I lied and said that I didn't have any. The guy then said "Give me your pocketbook." I gave him my pocketbook and they both ran off. I went in my apartment and freaked out. I called my parents and they told me to call 911. The policeman arrived about 15 minutes after I got robbed. In those 15 minutes, the robbers had already robbed another apartment complex. (As of last week, there have been about 14 robberies in Greenville county by the same robbers. My robbery was the first.) In my pocketbook I had $350 dollars, my ID and credit cards, checks, social security card, my digital camera and my ipod. I had so much money on me because I had just gotten paid $300 dollars that morning for my old car. I was totally devastated and pretty much still am. I've met up with the investigator and he said they put out a warrant for the arrest of one guy. They think he's involved. We'll see what happens.
Next...
Let's see... The day after I was robbed I called the apartment manager to tell her what had happened. She was sooo sympathetic and apologetic. I told her that I was planning on moving out and she said that would be fine. She said I could break the lease and she would pro-rate my rent since I had just paid a month of rent 4 days earlier. I was pretty happy about that because I did not want to live there anymore. I don't feel safe there and now the robbers know where I live. This past weekend my parents, my brother, and our friend Brian moved almost everything out of my apartment while I was working. On Sunday, we moved the rest of my stuff out with plans to break the lease on Monday. After work on Monday I went up to the apartment office and planned on cancelling my lease. The property manager informed me that she's no longer going to let me break the lease and won't pro-rate my rent. In order to break my lease, I now have to pay $485. Her reasoning is that since other places have been robbed I could have gotten robbed anywhere. She said I should be fine now because the police are going to drive through the complex "every once in a while." I was robbed for crying out loud. I don't feel safe there. I then told her I had moved all of my stuff out and she said well I could just pay her $485. I said I'd get back to her. As I was leaving she said "Tell your parents I said hello and have a happy thanksgiving." I said "yeah, whatever." So now we're looking for a good lawyer. Any ideas?
So I've had a lot of ups and downs these past few weeks. I need a lot of prayer... desperately. I hope everything turns around soon.
Happy Thanksgiving!
By His Grace.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Tomorrow is the start of something new
So... I'm proud of myself. I signed up for a membership at the Golden Strip YMCA today. I have to lose weight... absolutely, positively have to. It's only 46 dollars a month and less than 10 minutes from where I work. I'm planning on buying a house within the next few months and the Y is in the viscinity of where I'd like to live. (FYI I want to buy a house after I get hired on fully by Cox Custommedia. I'm a temp right now.) So I'm planning on working out before work. That's the plan and I'm planning on sticking to it. I think I'll feel so much better throughout the day if I work out before work, especially if I swim some too. I start tomorrow morning, bright and early. Say a little prayer. :)
By His Grace.
By His Grace.
Monday, September 03, 2007
WARNING: Diary of a disgruntled white women
Sometimes I feel like I do everything I can to help people out, but they still walk all over me. I hate when people don't appreciate what you've done for them and expect you to do even more. I also hate when people get mad at you because they want you to do more than you already do, but my gosh... a girl can only do so much! I'm washing my hands of this whole situation.
I know none of this makes since, but if you only knew...
By His Grace.
I know none of this makes since, but if you only knew...
By His Grace.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Distance makes the heart grow fonder...
Whoever came up with the phrase, "Distance make the heart grow fonder," knew exactly what they were talking about. I have 4 bestest best friends. Two of them live about an hour away from me, one 1 1/2 hours away, and another that lives 7 1/2 hours away. You never know how much you miss someone until you don't see them for months at a time. One of my best friends is getting married in January and I am soooo excited! I'm in the wedding and I get to go down to St. Augustine a week before the wedding to help with all the final arrangements. I love St. Augustine!
And I love my best friends...
Lauren
LeeAnn
Liz
Amanda
By His Grace.
And I love my best friends...
LeeAnn
Liz
Amanda
By His Grace.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
So I don't win the award for best blogger...
I said I was going to try to update this thing regularly, but with the way work has been, it hasn't really been a possibility. For the past few weeks, I had been working 9 hour days Monday through Saturday. Luckilly, this Monday we were able to go back to working 8 hour days. I'm praying that we don't have to work this Saturday. Even though I love my job, a girl can only take so much! It does get tiring sitting in front of a computer for 8 or 9 hours at a time.
I know you probably don't care what my desk looks like, but I'm going to post pictures of it anyways. :)
My cute little desk. It was decorated with balloons and confetti for my birthday.
This is my money tree my co-worker Tess gave me for my birthday.
My best friend Lauren gave me those flowers for my birthday.
So on another note, Brianna is now 2 weeks and 3 days old. She's just so beautiful. Here are some new pictures of her.
On yet another note, I've met the man I wanna marry... haha well I guess that's jumping a little too much into it. I won't go into details on here, but I will let you readers know—if there are any readers out there—if anything happens. He's just one of the most Godliest men ever. I just pray that he's the one God has planned for me, but I know that if he isn't, God has someone even better out there for me. :)
By His Grace.
I know you probably don't care what my desk looks like, but I'm going to post pictures of it anyways. :)
My cute little desk. It was decorated with balloons and confetti for my birthday.
This is my money tree my co-worker Tess gave me for my birthday.
My best friend Lauren gave me those flowers for my birthday.
So on another note, Brianna is now 2 weeks and 3 days old. She's just so beautiful. Here are some new pictures of her.
On yet another note, I've met the man I wanna marry... haha well I guess that's jumping a little too much into it. I won't go into details on here, but I will let you readers know—if there are any readers out there—if anything happens. He's just one of the most Godliest men ever. I just pray that he's the one God has planned for me, but I know that if he isn't, God has someone even better out there for me. :)
By His Grace.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Hi! I'm new here...
Hi! I'm Elizabeth... I'm new here.
I've decided to start a blog on here instead of using the one on Myspace. I found out a lot of people I went to high school and college had them so I decided to join the craze. I'm not guaranteeing that I'll write on here regularly, but I'm sure going to try my hardest. I'm also not going to guarantee that everything I post will be interesting, but it most likely will mean something to me. So on to my first post...
Well I just finished my 5th week at Cox Custommedia. I absolutely love it there! I am working there through a temp agency and cannot wait to get hired on through Cox. I'm a formatter (aka Layout Designer). I sit at a Mac all day long and design calendars and newsletters for Assisted Livings throughout the US, Canada, and parts of Europe. I'm just designing marketing tools for 2 different assisted living companies This past week has been really hard though. August is a really busy month for the company because so many projects are due for September. Monthly calendars are due, of course, but then quarterly calendars and quarterly and bimonthly newsletters are due as well. So in order to get everything in on time, we're working 9 hour days Monday through Friday, as well as 9 hour days on Saturdays. That's 54 hours a week and they are encouraging us to work more. That's a lot of working, but luckily I like my job and my paycheck isn't going to stink either. :)
On a happier note, my God-daughter Brianna Elizabeth Keasler was born on Monday! She was born on 8/6/2007 (just missed my birthday by a day!) and weighed 7lbs. 3 ozs. She was 20 inches long. She was ready to come, but Mommy's body wasn't so they had to perform an emergency c-section. LeeAnn and her beautiful daughter are at home now and everything is a-ok. They went to the doctor today and Brianna checked out great. I love that baby girl! I know I love a lot of babies, but there's just some connection I have with Brianna. I mean she's like my niece and is kinda like a namesake. She shares my name and was kinda named after me, but there are a lot of other people in her family named Elizabeth too. I just love her and her mommy so much! Click here to see some pictures of Brianna.
Well I need to get some sleep. Gotta work a lovely 9 hour day tomorrow. :(
I've decided to start a blog on here instead of using the one on Myspace. I found out a lot of people I went to high school and college had them so I decided to join the craze. I'm not guaranteeing that I'll write on here regularly, but I'm sure going to try my hardest. I'm also not going to guarantee that everything I post will be interesting, but it most likely will mean something to me. So on to my first post...
Well I just finished my 5th week at Cox Custommedia. I absolutely love it there! I am working there through a temp agency and cannot wait to get hired on through Cox. I'm a formatter (aka Layout Designer). I sit at a Mac all day long and design calendars and newsletters for Assisted Livings throughout the US, Canada, and parts of Europe. I'm just designing marketing tools for 2 different assisted living companies This past week has been really hard though. August is a really busy month for the company because so many projects are due for September. Monthly calendars are due, of course, but then quarterly calendars and quarterly and bimonthly newsletters are due as well. So in order to get everything in on time, we're working 9 hour days Monday through Friday, as well as 9 hour days on Saturdays. That's 54 hours a week and they are encouraging us to work more. That's a lot of working, but luckily I like my job and my paycheck isn't going to stink either. :)
On a happier note, my God-daughter Brianna Elizabeth Keasler was born on Monday! She was born on 8/6/2007 (just missed my birthday by a day!) and weighed 7lbs. 3 ozs. She was 20 inches long. She was ready to come, but Mommy's body wasn't so they had to perform an emergency c-section. LeeAnn and her beautiful daughter are at home now and everything is a-ok. They went to the doctor today and Brianna checked out great. I love that baby girl! I know I love a lot of babies, but there's just some connection I have with Brianna. I mean she's like my niece and is kinda like a namesake. She shares my name and was kinda named after me, but there are a lot of other people in her family named Elizabeth too. I just love her and her mommy so much! Click here to see some pictures of Brianna.
Well I need to get some sleep. Gotta work a lovely 9 hour day tomorrow. :(
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