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Andrew September 2009

August 30th

Roy, Andrew and I are being baptized at the end of this month. The fact that Roy has accepted Jesus as his Savior is nothing short of a miracle. We were talking to our pastor this past weekend and he said "Do you know how cool your wife is? Most couples I counsel, the wife has hounded, nagged and threatened to get the husband into church". (heh...told Pastor Ken I'd throw a few extra dollars in the plate for that one) I knew better than to ever do that to Roy. Not because I would be afraid of his reaction, but because I wouldn't begrudge him his own personal journey. I knew it would only work if it was a natural journey for Roy.

We pray together every night as a family and it just feels right and good. It's definitely the glue for our family.

That's all I got for now. I'm tired.

plethora

So I am completely fascinated by that guy that shot up the gym in PA. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jCr-8hvMxT_o93eW1whvXEAyJfqAD99T31MG0 I mean, he's not a bad looking guy so he must have been putting bad vibes out and chose (despite what he thought) to isolate himself. I've always thought that if I came back in another life, I'd want to be a psychologist. The human mind amazes me.

But you know what, here's a little note to you suicidal folks. First, seek help. But, if you're not going to seek help, just take your stupid self out. It doesn't make you special or neat or cool when you take a bunch of innocent people out with you. It just makes you a dick.

Ya know, that's all I got today.

Rock on,

Visiting the Unmentionables Counter at Macy's

So buying a bra is always a challenge for me. Not because I'm hard to fit or what ever, but I have ver specific requirements for my day to day bras. I think they're pretty simple, but apparently I am in the minority in my desires b/c these bras are hard to come buy.

Here's my requirements:

* Beige
* underwire
* cotton
* no lace, or bows (I'm not 12 years old, and I'm way past training bras)
* No seams. Who wants seams running diagonally across the boob? They always show through blouses and shirts.
* no padding, gel filled, water filled, what ever filled. I'm built like a woman, not a 12 year old boy. I come to the game with my own "magic" I don't need anything fake.

See....it's really quite simple, no? And, as an aside, I realize it's not every man's fantasy to see his woman in a simple beige bra. Suffice it to say, when it's time for "marital business" I come prepared w/ the sexy stuff. I'll also wear sexy bras for a night out on the town or what ever, but for my day to day bra-wearing I just want a simple fucking beige bra without a bunch of bullshit padding. SO, when I find one, I buy three or four.

As for underwear, I'm way past pretending the strip of fabric up my ass doesn't bother me, so I don't wear t-backs too often anymore. (See note above about "marital business"). I don't want to wear granny panties, so I know I"m coming late to the game on this discovery, but "boy cuts" rule. ANd you can get some sexy lacy boy-cuts.

So there you have it. Life-changing information about my unmentionables.

ok....here we go!!!

I promised that once I got my new netbook, I would re-start my Project 365 blog. So lets call everything that led up to this as "practice". My old laptop was really crappy and blogging just wouldn't have been enjoyable.

So here I am. Brand new Asus laptop. 10" screen. So far....really awesome.


I was going to buy it as a "To Lisa From Lisa - Congratulations on Getting The Job" gift, but other expenses took precedence. So not two months later, I got promoted to Sr. Paralegal (which also comes with a little extra scratch) so I treked out to Murfreesboro this morning and bought it.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAY.

Ok, so I will start this Project 365 now. Post ever day (ish) and watch the progress of my life for one year.

Rock on.

Jump and the net will find you

I was reading through my blog and came across this a few posts ago:

"Somehow, I just know this is all part of God's plan and something big and wonderful is coming. What it is, I don't know but I do know that it's easy to have Faith and praise God when times are good. But when times are bad, and Faith is challenged and beliefs are questioned, I'm holding firm. God is good and His graces upon us have been many. I'm going to jump and know the net will be there. Fasten your seatbelts. "


What it is...I found out. Late May I had an interview with Asurion. (They're the insurance folks for cell phones, PDAs, GPS, x-box, laptops, most electronic equipment you buy). Anyway, I've never had a more FUN interview. It was with three different attorneys and I laughed, I swore, I had ice cream, we talked about the job that was INVENTED for me and by the last interview, I asked her where my new desk was and spelled my last name for my business cards.

I found out I got the job and the next day they sent me this handsome leather portfolio with the company's name and my name embossed on the front and a pad of rich creamy paper inside. It had my signed offer letter and a welcome letter.

The job is awesome. COMPLETELY challenging. I'm handling the litigation and stock administration(we're a private company, so that aspect is a little new for me...I've only worked for public companies).

The benefits are amazing. The pay equates to about a $5k raise for me. The people I work with are totally cool. The week before I started, my boss was in DC, lobbying congress about some wireless legislation. Another attorney I work for, her husband is a councilman here in Nashville. They're all just really intelligent, witty women. Then there's Steve, our token male attorney (and token republican, lol). All of them very competent, very cool attorneys. There's another paralegal and an admin.

I have come home every night completely exhausted from the work, but I am in love. Is that weird? I'm in love with my work and my company. It's nice to work for a company that has money...it's been so long since that's been the case, I've forgotten what that's like. LOL.

One of the things that really attracted me to Asurion is their "Compassion Forward" campaign. They HIGHLY encourage their employees to volunteer. As well, they have a program where you can donate money or PTO hours. About a month ago, a woman's daughter drowned in a lake. In TN, if you can't afford to bury someone, they are cremated. She appealed to the Compassion Forward commission and they paid the funeral costs. I think that is super cool and have already volunteered to be on the commission.

Anyway, enough gushing about my job. I'm just so happy. I knew there was something in store. God has graced me with many blessings.

One of them has not been this crappy laptop, I'll tell you that right now. For some reason, the keyboard sticks and I get alot of double letters.

I decided to wait till my first paycheck to get my netbook, so I'm getting it this weekend.

Rock on.

Oh....and my commute??? 20 minutes....on a bad morning.