F is for the most valuable things in my life...

Friends- I have the most wonderful friends in the world. My friends are more like my family. I am closer to my friends than most of my family members. I have several different circles and some of them have merged which makes me soooo happy! My old friends, aka Besties, are all friends that I have had since elementary school. Lora, Casey, Debra, and Melissa are my oldest friends. They are great! We all have children the same age now, and it is awesome to know that they will grow up together just like we did. Next, I have my work friends, aka The Circle, which consists of Jaime and Melanie. These girls get me through the day every day. We also are working together to get through the Masters program. Our long car rides and dinner dates give us tons of time to talk, laugh, and joke about home, work and everything in between. The third group consist of my book club girls, which is a combination of most of the Besties, The Circle, and three new friends. Amelia, Christy, and Shannon are also in the book club. We have such an amazing time at Book Club. I'm sooo glad that we have started it. I look forward to it every month and it is absolutely the highlight of my month! Aside from the groups, I have a few special friends that are just mine! Brandi and I have been friends since we were 18. She is so special to me. We shared some of the best years of our lives together. I was there for the birth of all three of her children and I love them like they are my own. I would do anything for them and her. Next, I have my Kimberly. Kim is our preacher's wife. Kim is such a fun person to be around. We have so much in common and I can talk to her about anything. We crack up all the time at stupid stuff. She is just a blast to be around and we have so much fun together. My last and most imporant friend is my sister Jami (who is lucky enough to have two Jami/Jamie's? ME!) My sister is my twin. I love her so much. She is my sister and my best friend. I love her and her children so much and I couldn't be prouder to be their aunt/sister. She means more to me than she will ever know. We didn't get along too well growing up, but now we are thick as theives (as Caroline of New Jersey would say).



Family- my family is great. I said to my huband just this morning, "Do you ever look at Camden and think, 'Wow! This is how my parents feel about me?'" I truly believe that you cannont comprehend the love of a parent until you become one. Now that I have my little boy, I can truly know how my mother feels when she looks at us. Three years ago I began to understand my mother's love for me. That's when I became pregnant the first time. Although the pregnancy wasn't successful, I still felt love for the child that I lost. My mom tried for two years to become pregant for me. I began to understand what she went through for those two years and how much she must have wanted me to keep trying. I felt the same way throughout my journey to have Camden. Now I know what it's all about. My parents are great. I'm so lucky to have them. My Memaw Net (her real name is Annette) is the rock and spiritual leader of our family. It is because of her that we are faithful Christians who strive to do right even when it's hard. She is so strong. She brought my mom and her sibilings up without the help of a man. She had a husband, but he was a piece of crap. Always gone...cheating, gambling, and drinking their money away. She singlehandedly provided for her 5 children and for that she has always done without. There is no one more honorable than my Memaw in my eyes. My mom has a very close-knit family. We do not always see eye to eye, and we are all very different. But when it comes down to it, we are a family. We will all always be there on Christmas Eve for breakfast. I think if you ask any of us, we would say that is our favorite Christmas event.



Facebook- I've got to copy Jaime on this one. I love it and I'm friggin addicted. I love reading people's status updates more than anything. Like Amelia, I love the quizzes. I love them so much, I took one the other day called "How Fat Are You." I mean, come on! Who does that! I especially love Sorority Life. I'm totally addicted. Any game that lets me buy designer clothes and cars is right up my alley because God knows I can't do that in real life! It's so fun! I'm also a pretty nosy person so FB allows me to do that without anyone really knowing how nosy I am! LOL haha





I think that's all for "F," for now anyway!!

"E" is for...

Ok, so I have nothing extremely special to say about "E's" but here I go...

Encino Man- Encino Man is one of my favorite movies of all time. It's a silly little flick, but Lora and I bonded over the movie! When we were in the 6th grade, we were acquaintences, but not very close. Once we were both at the ballfield at Elkmont, and we got to talking about the movie Encino Man. We have been best friends ever since. We both had the biggest crush on Brendan Frasier! We used to watch the movie all the time, and we learned to quote most of it. Here's our favorite: "Mr. Morgan, if you're edged because I'm weasin' on your grindage, just chill! 'Cause if I had the whole Brady Bunch thing happenin' at my pad, I'd go grind over there. So don't tax my gig so hard core cruster!"

Escalades- I've already said this but I had to mention it again...I love 'em. I want one. I want to cry and get extremely jealous when I see someone else driving one! White or black, I don't care. Just want it!!

Enchiladas- Enchiladas are my new favorite food. However, I do not like eating them at restauraunts because they make them with corn tortillas, and that makes me want to wretch. Mmmmm, I think I will make them tonight ;) haha Which brings me to...

Eating- it's my addiction. It's like nicotine for me. I love to eat. It's rediculous and insane. I have issues. I need help. I'm a super picky eater, but I eat a lot of what I love.

Seriously, lame stuff. I hope I'm not overlooking some uber-important "E" item. If I did, I will come back to add it later :)

It Brought Tears to My Eyes

Today as I was waiting for David's procedure to end, I couldn't help but notice all of the parents at the Surgery Center in Madison who were waiting on their children to get out of surgery. I thought about my own little man and how I would feel if he were to have surgery, and I got this crazy feeling in the pit of my stomach. I realized how afraid I would be. I couldn't help but watch these parents to see how they were dealing with this situation and by doing so I witnessed one of the most touching scenes. The doctor came out and walked over to a young couple. He told the couple that "he" (meaning their young son...I knew this because they were carrying a box of toy cars) did great. He spoke with the parents for a minute, and I could feel the relief of these people as they heard such great news. They thanked the doctor and shook his hand. Then the doctor mentioned to the father that he heard that he was in the service and was recently serving overseas. The doctor went on to thank the man for his service to our country and to tell him how much he appreciated all that our soldiers are doing. I found myself sitting there trying not to bawl my eyes out. Two of the most noble professions showing the most sincere form of appreciation for one another...I felt like I was watching a movie, but was thrilled to see that the kindness and genuine appreciation for another human being was real.

In other news, my little boy turned 8 months old this week. I cannot believe that he is so big already. Unfortunately he is sick again. Ear infections...who needs 'em! He had to see the other doctor in the practice and he said that he is probably going to have lots of trouble with his ears. He did not mention them, but I can't help but feel like tubes will be in the near future. (I guess that's why the surgery center had such an effect on me!) We have to go back in two weeks to see Camden's regular doctor to see if the fluid is even leaving his ears at all after his round of antibiotics.

Other Hulsey doctor visits this week have included my husband's endoscopy. He has had much trouble with his tummy and the endoscopy revealed two ulcers in his esophagus and some inflammation that is being biopsied. Hopefully with meds and a diet change he will be feeling much better soon.

My summer is going great so far! I love being at home with Cam, and I've been able to spend quality time with my sister and friends. Who could ask for anything more?