I've learned so many new things while living in the south

I'm watching the Blue Collar Comedy Tour and I realized how true it all was...so here is what southern living has taught me:

It's not a shopping cart, it's a buggy

You can't buy alcohol on Sunday, and only state owned stores can sell distilled liquor...but you can buy guns 24/7 at Wal-mart

Alabama might not have In'n'out but you can frequent the Waffle House or a real drive-up Sonic. And buffets like Po'folks are all the rage.

I swear there are seatbelt laws here, but I can't tell you how many small children I've seen on driver's laps.

You don't have to look out for deer on the road, just armadillos

There are so many different types of camoflauge, it's like denim - goes with everything!

I love country music, but 9 country radio stations is a little overkill

Don't ever eat Chinese food in the south

sweet home alabama

Our BIG move...
Tues Dec 1: The movers finished @ 5:30pm (watching someone else pack your stuff = nerve racking). Drove to Surprise, AZ to stay with Eric&Jodi but never actually saw them, got there well after they went to bed and left while they were at work. Maybe next time!
Wed Dec 2: Planning on staying in El Paso, TX but drove right through...I refused to get out of the car that close to the border (stayed in some little town instead).
Thurs Dec 3: Drove to Fort Worth, TX and stayed with Chris&Shannon. Went out to Mexican food and completely gorged ourselves...Chris & J each finished a pitcher of margaritas - whoa.
Fri Dec 4: Planned on leaving Forth Worth @ 7am to make the 14 hour drive to Alabama. Definitely left after noon and decided to drive until we got tired. Hit a huge blizzard in Louisiana, drove through snow and sleet for a total of 5 hours.
Sat Dec 5: Ended up in Enterprise, AL at 5am. Banged on Mike's door and he greeted us in his undies with a gun - his fault for turning his phone off. Slept for a few hours and then drove to the property manager's to sign our lease. FINALLY got into our new house @ 1:30pm!!!

Now we are just trying to entertain ourselves with no actually stuff. Our household goods should get here in the next 2-3 days...but we finally have internet! I answered to door in my PJ's and bath robe..probably a faux pas in AL - oops.

Our new house! It's official, now we have a place to live in Alabama so I guess we really do have to move. At least you get a little more bang for your buck so we won't suffer TOO much.

So much to do over the last 36 days that I don't know what to do with myself now. The last few days are always the worst. I guess I'll clean clean clean until I can pick up J on Turkey Day!

Now lets get through the next day and a half...

2 months, 16 days

It's definitely been over a week (I apologize) and my life has turned UP, at least career wise. And as evil as it might sound, someone else's life has for sure taken a turn for the worse....BUT they had it coming, karma is a bitch.

Before: 1 part-time HATED job
Now: 2 part-time jobs I LOVE in my career field and 2 other part-timers for the cash

And the countdown for AL begins....2 months 16 days, Enterprise here we come.

long time no . . .

So...It's been a while. Things got back to normal here, J came back from his military school stuff and I've been enjoying spending time with him. But while I was fending for myself for three weeks I continued the search for a new job (or rather, the beginning of my career and not a job where I am someone's slave). Something where I wouldn't feel like killing myself and that was actually a step in the right direction. Now I won't say too much, but we're definitely like 1/3 of the way there. I'll have more of an update after this week when hopefully a few more things sort themselves out and fall into place.
Day 2 starts tomorrow.

sounds like someone i know...

Grace’s Mom: Where are you kids going on your honeymoon?
Grace: We haven’t really talked about it yet
Leo’s Mom: You should take her to your cabin…
Grace: You have a cabin?
Leo: Yeah, I go up there to fish.
Grace: You fish?
Leo: Yeah, I learned in Africa.
Grace: You were in Africa?
Leo: Yeah, when I was with Doctors without Borders
Grace: You where with Doctors without Borders?
Rosario: Have you two met?
Ellen: So Grace, you gonna keep your last name?
Grace: Uh, I haven’t really thought about it
Grace’s Mom: So how many grandkids can I count on?
Grace: Two
Leo: Five
Grace: Three
Leo: Four
Joe: Didn’t you cover this in your pre-marital counseling?
Grace: We didn’t have any pre-marital counseling.

countdown: 7 days

Today was a downer...I was SO excited to finally have a day to myself since I've been working my butt off but today did not live up to my expectations.

I had a million things on my to-do list, one of which was to make the dreaded trip to the DMV but, of course, I woke up late and couldn't get there early enough to make it worth while. So we can't check that one off the list.

To top off waking up late, we're out of coffee...Now I've survived 2 days so far without it and was hoping to make living caffeine free my new norm but I feel so lethargic! So exhausted to the point where it must be withdrawals and I'm officially a caffeine addict.

Once I got my morning slowly going, took the dogs out and tried to think of what I COULD get done today which only flooded my head with thoughts of every little thing I needed to, most of which I couldn't, and I started to stress out about not getting things done, not having money, and so on and so forth. I finally broke when I spilled my water glass on my phone, all over my license renewal form, and all over my $5 coupon for fresh and easy! The dogs barked when the glass fell and I yelled for them to shut up...seriously? I told my dogs to shut-up? This is a phrase I try very hard not to use...and now I just yelled it at my helpless puppies. I'm a terrible person.

So I decided that I needed to do something to take my mind off things and calm down. I went to the pool. It was sunny and the pool was empty; Mmmmmm pool.

I had a new outlook on things as I left to walk back to the apt. I got in the elevator (the pool is on the 4th floor) and pressed the *1. The elevator dropped pretty rapidly and it came to an abrupt halt, then bounce a little and then nothing. I FREAKED....started pressing buttons :::door open::: :::floor 1::: :::floor 2::: I almost pressed the panic button when the floor number finally went :ding: (yeah yeah it all probably only took like 20 seconds but it was the longest 20 seconds ever!) turns out I was on the third floor, the doors open and I jump out of the elevator. I never even pressed the 3rd floor button! WTF. So I frantically look around for some stairs, none in sight. I tell myself I'm crazy and press the down button again. THANKFULLY the other elevator stopped and I got on, and it worked perfectly fine.

I hate elevators.

Now the puppies are running around our apt. I'm trying to come up with how I will accomplish my to-do list over the next few days since it didn't happen today...although, I did vacuum.

I wish my license wasn't expired and I wasn't broke so I could take myself out for a stiff drink. When is J coming home again?

Countdown: 7 days.