April 15th

April 15th ... tax day ... a day where everyone complains about how much the government is taking from them and blah blah blah.  25 years ago, my mom was complaining about something else.  She was at hospital going through labor.  And later in the afternoon she wasn't complaining anymore because she was holding her new baby girl! 

Oh yeah, I've heard them all ...
-Happy tax day uh er your birthday!
-Bet your parents loved the tax deduction.
-Aren't you a cute little deduction.
-At least no one ever forgets tax day

Oh and my sweet little sister reminded left this for me on my facebook wall:  "Happy half-way to 50."  hmmm...gotta think of some way to get back at her, lol!

Ok ... ready ... "Happy Birthday to me.  Happy Birthday to me.  Happy Birthday to Christy.  Happy Birthday to me!" yaaayaaayaaay ... Now go buy yourself a cake and blow out the candles for me and let's party!

**oh yeah, and since its my birthday I declare that all sweets have negative calories today!**

Not My Southern Hospitality

On Saturday mornings, I volunteer at my church by refereeing Upwards basketball. We just started this year, so the program is in the making, but a great experience in which I'm honored to help. For football, hubby reffed and I planned the celebration. Well, due to foot problems, he can't ref bball, so I stepped up. Sometimes, he has to work Saturday mornings and this past Saturday was one of those. Friends and other parents watch my girls while I'm on the court.



I missed the first half of a game so I could feed Audrey her bottle (lady watching them was just too busy with Leah). The 16 year old boy who covered my spot DID NOT answer "Yes 'mam" to me. It DID NOT make me feel old. I DID NOT vent about it to the (slightly older) mom who was watching Leah. I DID NOT answer "Yes 'mam" to her in the next few sentences. I DID NOT feel extremely awkward. Nope, not me.

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Black & White Flashback

These are some flashback pictures from October 2009. We took Leah to a local farm to pick out a pumpkin. The farm was so much fun, and we had a blast. We have wonderful pictures to remember it by, and I have edited some of them to share with you today! Thanks for looking at my pictures!
Linked up at The Long Road to China (read it!)

Wine Anniversary Dinner

This is to enter into a giveway from The Crayon Wrangler. My first giveaway entry :-)

This story happened on our second anniversary. We were kinda hard up on cash (stupid economy lay-offs) and hadn't been out to eat in who knows how long. Andrew's mom was able to come up here and watch Leah (because who can pay for a babysitter?) so we could have a date. A date! Yay! Ummm...we went to dinner and a movie (The Hangover!) At dinner in a nice resturant in a part of Nashville we didn't really belong in, a disaster happened. We were enjoying our dinners on the patio when a waiter carrying way too many drinks tripped and spilled wine all over us. Yes, you heard me right WINE! RED WINE! Do you know that wine stains? and all this stupid guy did was say...sorry... didn't even clean it up b/c we were on the patio. What?!?!? No free food? Not any free dessert? Not even a manager visit to make sure we were ok?

I'm not very good about being bitchy. I would rather encourage someone else to do it, but hubby just let it go like he usually does. So, me (about 3 months pregnant...emotions a bit raw) nicely asked our waitress
me: 'what the hell? he spilled fricking red wine all over us and it stains. what are going to do about it?'
waitress: 'uuhhh...it is the weakest kind of red wine so you should be able to get it out...'
me: blank stare thinking 'that's it?'
waitress: 'let me go get my manager'

enter manager (a kid probably younger than me)
manager: 'i'm so sorry this has happened. are you ok?'
me: 'yeah, but hubby has red wine all over his work pants.'
manager: 'it should come out, but you can always send us the dry cleaning bill and we will reimburse you for it.'
me: 'ok thanks.' thinking...i'd like my free meal now

nope. no free meal, no free dessert, no real apology. we didn't go back and even though the food was really yummy, I'm not going back!