Rachel Ray, How I'll Miss You...

I'm posting this about 6 days before Rachel is actually leaving, but if I don't do it now, I'm not sure if I can do it later! Rachel "Ray" and I became friends a little over 2 years ago while she was working in the ticket office. Since then, she has become one of my very BEST friends, and I have made through so many tough times with her help. She has listened to me whine, cry, pout, ha..everything you can think of. We have shared so many fun times too!! From the beach, to scanning tickets at games, to rolling off the exercise ball at the gym (Rachel!!), to snow cones after the pool..I could go on and on. I couldn't have asked for a better friend, and I can look back at these past 2 years with a huge smile--and a tear--and I am so thankful that I've had Rachel around.

However, now it's time for her to go. God has blessed Rachel with an amazing guy and and an even better opportunity to move to Meridian and experience the next phase in her life. I am so happy for you, Rachel, but I am going to miss you so SO much! Not sure what I'll do without you!

Happy Father's Day!

This weekend will be a tough one, as Sunday (Father's Day) will be exactly one year since my daddy passed away. I am going home today to spend the weekend with my mom and sisters. I almost can't believe a year has gone by already. We couldn't have done it without our friends and family!!

Happy Father's Day to all my blog friends' dads! Hope it is a great weekend. And Happy Father's Day to my sweet daddy who I miss so very much. I love you!!

My Current Favorite Things

Number 1 on my list would have to be Lifetime's Army Wives. Such a wonderful show! I watched it last season, and I was so excited for this past Sunday's Season 2 premiere. I look forward to it every week. I think every woman (and men too!) should watch this show. It is funny, sad, sweet, inspiring, touching...one of my favorite shows in a long time! I think my favorite character is Roxy. She's a southern girl from Alabama, and her husband is cute too! Ha.

My number 2 would have to be The Bachelorette. I go back and forth on watching the bachelor/bachelorette, but I am hooked on this season. I loved DeAnna when she was on the Bachelor, so I am definitely still a fan. My favorite guys on the show are Graham and Jason. I picked Jason from episode one!! He seems like such a sweetheart. I like Graham because he seems really cool and is so cute. I've got Casey watching it now-HA!

Sad to say, but my favorite things right now are TV shows!! I'm such a couch potato! Maybe next time, my favorite things will be running, working out, reading...HA, nah...

X is for XYZ..I'm done!

I saw someone else do this with the alphabet game, and now I understand why. While this has been fun, it has also been a little more difficult than I first imagined. X,Y, and Z would be hard to figure out anyway, so I'm done!

I went to see Sex and the City last night. I have literally seen ONE episode of that show ever, but I really enjoyed the movie. I looked forward to each new scene to see what everyone was wearing..loved the clothes! I think every girl should watch this movie at least once.

Today is Wednesday, and I'm hoping it's better than the last few Wednesdays! For some reason the last few that have passed have been very stressful. I said a prayer this morning that I would stay positive today and work really hard. So I know today will be better. It's hump day--can't be a bad thing!

W is for Whoo Hoo..We survived Camp!!

I did it!! I survived my first year at dance camp. It was very hard work, constant running around, and exhausting, but we had a GREAT time. I could not be more proud of my girls. They were great spirits and worked so hard. It is amazing to see how far we've come since last year. We brought home several awards! We got 2nd place in the home pom routine, an all-superior trophy (we had at least 85% in superior ribbons on evaluations), 4 of them made All-Star, and we were given the "rock star" award. The rock star award was given the first night by the staff. They chose a squad that just showed great spirit, worked hard, etc...Friday night that squad passed it to another, then they passed it on Saturday, and yesterday Brandon High School passed it to us. The girls were so excited. I am glad it's over and happy we had such a good time.

V is for VACATION...

...and I NEED one!!! This weekend just wasn't long enough. I need a real vacation. Somewhere sunny and away from Starkville! I keep seeing everyone post pictures of their trips to the beach or the lake, and I must admit, I am getting pretty jealous. I have never worked as hard as I'm working these days. Don't get me wrong, I think it's good for me, but I'm getting tired! Anyone up for going to the beach?? Let's GO!!

U is for UDA Camp

In just 3 short days I'll be taking my first trip to dance camp and the first trip to camp as a sponsor! I have gone to UCA camp before (5 times to be exact) but was always the cheerleader. On Thursday of this week, I'll be taking my small squad of 6 girls to camp. Thank goodness we are going to camp at State, so we are still at home! We'll compete the first night of camp. I'm getting nervous, but they have worked so hard and will do great! I am so ready for next Sunday though--I'll be done with camp, and dance won't start again until August!!

Wish us luck at camp!! We might need it...