Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!

Did you guys ever watch "Ren and Stimpy"? I loved that cartoon. They had a little dance, and they would sing, "happy! happy! joy! joy! happy! happy! joy! joy!" That is exactly how I feel right now!! Tomorrow is the last day of school for this year, and I couldn't be happier! I cannot wait to spend the summer with my little man and my friends. Last summer was so great with no school or work, and I'm looking forward to an even better summer this year. We were planning a trip to Missouri right away, but I think we are going to put it off for a while. David is still working the outage as of right now, so we will have to plan to go another time. I believe at the end of June we may go to the beach. I'm excited to take Camden but nervous at the same time. I worry about sunburn and him being irritable in the heat. I know we can always go to the room, but I don't want to spend the whole vacation in the room. I guess that is part of being a parent...sacrifice! haha I hope you all have a blessed summer. I know I will...

D is for...

David- I don't even know where to begin. David is my life! We have been together since we were 16 years old. I wouldn't know what to do if he was not in my life because it feels like he always has been. We have grown up together. We have experience hard times. He is truly my best friend in the whole world. At the same time, he can infuriate me more than anyone in the whole world! He gave me my son, so for that and many other reasons, I know that I will always love him even if he chooses not to love me anymore. But he will not do that...who could stop loving me! haha! It was amazing to go to our class reunion together this past weekend. I know that since we started dating in high school everyone got to witness all of our crazy drama. I know no one thought we would ever make it because we were always breaking up! But that's how high schoolers are, and I love him more now than the first day I realized I loved him in the first place. So fooey on the haters!!!

Daddy-my daddy is the most awesome daddy in the whole world! I love him so much. He has always provided for us even when that meant he had to take a job he didn't want. I remember my daddy would always take us shopping when he got his income tax return! We would go as a family out to dinner and then to the mall. He would give us "x" amount of dollars and we could buy ANYTHING we wanted. I loved it! (Side note: My all-time favorite purchase was a pair of Calvin Klein shortalls! hehe) My daddy and I also share a bond because we were baptized together. Well, not together, but on the same night! My daddy did not always go to worship with us, but one day he decided to start going, and he has never turned back. The night he decided to be baptized, I decided that would be the perfect time for me to make my commitment to God also. I was a young teenager who had been contemplating/procrastinating that decision. It was so special, and I know it was one of the proudest days of my mom's life. My daddy loves his grand babies too! He spoils them beyond comprehension! It blows my mind because he would never allow us to have/do the things he lets the grand kids do, but I think it's sweet!

Debra- my friend Debra, aka Debo, has been a friend since kindergarden. She was also listed in my book as a "first friend." When we were young, I spent many nights at Debra's house. She had a HUGE bedroom that I thought was so cool. She also had a four wheeler. She let me drive the four wheeler but just once. I kinda wrecked it and burnt my leg. She made me promise not to tell her mom because she didn't want to get in trouble for letting me drive it! I can remember several occasions when we got into some pretty shaky shenanigans! As we got older, we drifted a little, but our Senior year we had several classes together including Ag which was a huge joke for us to even step foot in that class! We did manage to each nail one shingle on the shed that the class was building and convince someone to weld a bead for us to show Mr. Wilbanks who actually thought we did the welding. Not bad for a whole semester. We also shared many laughs over the owl and Mr. Caudill's outburst. We had plenty of entertainment in that class. Since then, Debra and I have gotten even closer. We spend time with our "Besties" Lora, Casey, and Melissa. I talk to Debra a few times a week. She makes me laugh more than almost anyone I know. She is such a good friend. She has a good heart, and I loves me some her!

Desperate Housewives- (this is my "fun" item!) I heart this show. I have religiously watched it since the first season. I remember my mom reprimanding me because all the women did was "sleep around." How could she possibly know that? She didn't even watch the show, and I pointed that out to her and the fact that she was wrong! I love all of the women on the show. I feel like I can identify with each of them in some way. Lynette is the working mother. She loves her career but struggles with the fact that she is away from her children. Gabbie is the spoiled princess who loves the finer things in life. Susan is a total klutz who never knows what she wants until it's gone. Bree will do anything to protect her family and her good name. I love the way that new things are always happening and new secrets are constantly being revealed. I know the show will be ending in the near future, and I'm going to be so sad to see it go!