Blogging From an IPhone

So I found the blogger app and decided to test it out. Maybe this will remind me to blog more!!

Rachel Visits!!

So, in case you didn't know, Rachel, is one of my many many cousins.  She lives in Utah so I never get to see her.  Well, she came down this past weekend and I got the pleasure of having her stay in my house and be the first person to use the guest bedroom!!  I must say, it was so awesome to share my house for a night.  The night started off great with me and Josh meeting up with Matt, Lynn, Rachel, and Steven at Saketini, my favorite sushi restaurant.  I was rather proud of my cousin, Steven, for trying sushi.  He got the Who Dat roll which consisted of lobster, cream cheese, and some other things I can't remember.  It was really good.  After we ate, they came back to my house and I gave the grand tour.  Then the others left and Rachel and I stayed up until four in the morning talking and catching up!  Yes, 4 AM.  I was tired as hell the next day, but it was so worth it.  I have missed her so much and was so grateful for the time I had with her.

I have also found a cure for my blahness.  My faith.  I must say I haven't been the best Catholic in the past decade.  Josh was starting to come around with his faith again, and I guess he either prayed hard enough, or it rubbed off on me.  I like to think it was a little of both.  We started going to the church in Broussard, Sacred Heart.  It's a little different for me because there are three priests and a deacon who rotate saying mass.  I grew up where it was the same priest every week, so I'm still trying to adjust!  But the priests there are awesome.  The pastor is Fr. Louie.  He reminds me of someone, I just can't point a finger on it.  I love the simple fact that they are always in the front of church every mass and they shake your hand and make you feel so welcomed.  I adore Fr. Edward.  There is just something about his sermons that just touched my heart and really sparked my faith again.  This one simple sentence from him pretty much did me in:  "Faith is not a given, it is a gift."  I can't explain it, but after that night, the gift of faith returned to me.  About two weeks later I made an appointment with him for confession.  I hate to admit this, but it had been ten years since I went to confession.  I was waiting for him to start scolding me, but instead he just smiled and said, "Praise God, you're here.  Welcome home!"  I will never forget that moment.  He was not judging me at all.  He was simply happy in the fact that I had returned.  It really touched me.  And while I know I'm not perfect, I feel more at peace about things in my life.  I'm happier and calmer and ready to face the world!  I look forward to going to mass each week; especially the ones I know Fr. Edward will be saying!  It feels good to have this fire in my heart again.  I hope it never leaves me again!

In Desperate Need of Inspiration...

No, I'm not going through a depressing stage...just kind of bummy.  I feel like my life could be better, I just don't want to wait for the better part to get here.  I want it now!  Haha.  I just kind of need the right words on inspiration and wisdom to hit me and get me motivated.  But until that happens, I can share a little with you about what's been happening.  Sidney is doing real well and we just love her to pieces!!  She was recently baptized and Josh is the godfather.  It was a beautiful ceremony.  Here are a few of the pics of her and me:

Notice the tiny bracelet courtesy aunt nee nee!!

 

Jennie.  She is the closest thing I have to a sister.  I adore her!!  She's my rock!!

Sidney and me at the Mall of Acadiana in Baton Rouge.

Also, recently, I attended the absolute greatest concert ever:  NKOTBSB!!!  It was New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys together!  NKOTB was my absolute fave growning up!!  They were like the Justin Beiber of my middle school years!!  One of my really great friends, Amy and her sister, Summer and I went.  We had the greatest time!!  We left with no voice and no hearing for a good while!!  We jumped!  We screamed!  We danced!  We sang!  We loved it!!  Here are a few of the pics I got.  We litereally wore ourselves out!  We had plans on going out after, but were so wiped out after, we just opted for waffle house and then home!!

I designed these shirts for us!!  They came out so great!!

I call this our "cheesey happy" picture.  We just had the best time!!

New Kids performing.

Hanging Tough.  The song Amy and I waited the whole night for!!  Of course they make this the very last song!!

Jonathan Knight.  He was my favorite!!  He's still shy and cute!!  My heart did a flip when he got this close!!

New Kids and Backstreet Boys introducing each other.

The end of the concert.  What a mess!!

Me and Amy!!  I adore her!!

Waffle House.  Tired as hell, but still beaming from the great night!!

This night almost surpassed the night the Braves won the wild card last year in Atlanta.  Almost.  It was that good!!





 She's just a doll!!  I love her to pieces!!

Introducing Ms. Sidney Elise Kidd!!

Here she is, America!! The beautiful Sidney Elise Kidd. Proud parents are my bestest friend in the whole world, Jennie and Joe! Jennie and I are practically like sisters, so I claim her and her older brother, Holden, as my niece and nephew. It was a crazy whirlwind afternoon and it seemed to happen so fast! We get the text saying not to rush, but that today is the day! So what do I do? Of course rush home after work and make a mad dash to the hospital! And she waited until after Josh and I got there to make her entrance!! Mom and baby are doing great and dad is beaming with pride!! I'm not exactly sure if big brother fully understands what being a big brother means yet, but he did an absolutely fantastic job tonite waiting it out with us!! She is 8 pounds, 6 ounces and 20 inches long! Here's some photos from this amazing night!!Proud Daddy, Joe!!

                                                                                 

Proud Mommy, Jennie!
 






















Proud Godfather, Josh!



















Proud Nannie, Tanya!!

Boring is better than Drama...

Yeah, Rach, I stole that from you!!  So, to add insult to injury...I'm attempting to go back to school to become a teacher, but life keeps telling me other wise.  I didn't pass the Praxis test so now I'm not so sure what to do.  I'm at a cross roads.  If by some miracle, I can take a test and pass before July, I may still have a shot of getting into school in the fall.  Please start praying now!!

Blogging for the Blahness...

So, I really want to try to be better at this blogging thing.  I know Rachel really enjoys hearing from me but she probably has less than hour to catch up on my life!!  Haha.  Not that my life is all that glamorous!  I pretty much get up, go to work, feel crappy because I feel like I can do better with my life, go home, sleep, do it all over again.  Nothing too exciting has been happening lately.  I'm patiently awaiting June 25th for the simple fact that my phone contract can be renewed and I'm in love with the Iphone 4 in white!!  My Iphone 3G is starting to crap out on me now. 

I'm watching the Bachelorette right now, and I must say I am totally creeped out by the guy who is wearing a mask.  I understand his point, but it's still creepy.  The passed out drunk guy, Tim, is snoring on the couch...that is hilarious!!  Yeah...he's going home!  I'm totally in love with the guy Ben from New Orleans!  One, he's totally hot, two he's from my state! and three those cue cards won my heart!!

Well, here's a post.  Not much going on.  I'll try to do something exciting and post about it!!  :-)

One Year Anniversary

Ever heard the saying, "Where did the year go?"  Yeah, I've been saying that a lot this week.  Why you ask?  Because tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the very first night I slept in my new house!  Yes, it's been a year already!!  Only 29 more years until she's all mine!!!

I also wanted to update you guys and let you know that I am attempting to hopefully one day start my own business making jewelry.  Here's my website:  http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.330890669111.200267.675519111#!/pages/Out-of-the-Park-Jewelry-Designs/195136383846827.  Be sure to check it out and see what I have to offer!   Hit the Like button so you can stay updated with all the things I make and get your friends to like my page too!!  I hit my goal of 50 people, so now I'm aiming for 100!!  Hey--told you I'm just getting started!!  =)  My hottest item has been my rosaries!  People just drool over them and it makes me feel good that people love what I make!!  Here are some samples: