Baseball

     Today was Brads high school alumni baseball game. It's the first year since we started going that we've had AWESOME weather! I could'v stayed out there all day. They picked teams once everyone was there. They used to do Alumni vs the present team, but the alumni have won the past 3 or 4 years, so I guess they decided that wasn't good for morale for the present team lol. But to be fair, when Brad played in HS they did win state champs  in 2001, the only baseball state win for the high school ever. The finale score today was 5 - 6, Brad's team lost. BUT Brad played awesome, good base hits and base running, awesome slide at home, and great plays as catcher. I'm sure his legs will be nice and sore tomorrow. Brad's parents came and watched too, that was fun to be able to catch up with them and have help with Raelee. Rae had a blast playing with sticks and pinestraw, she and Jan made a stick house and were using pines cones as people, Raelee LOVED it. Then we came home and had a 2 1/2 hour nap session. Perfect day :)

Thoughts

1. I'm super excited that Romney won Florida tonight!
2. I'm really nervous how this election is going to end.
3. I will NOT work the day of or the day after the general election this year. That was the worst day of my life EVER 4 years ago, how I was treated by some of my co-workers was shameful. Never been raciest, but the reverse racism that day almost put me there.
4. Worked out today! Whooop whoooop! Felt soooo good. Level 2 of the shred. Love it!
5. I can not wait for summer. I'm excited for Raelee to learn how to swim this year.
6. Brad's HS alumni game is Saturday. My one chance a year to see him in baseball pants :p
7. Raelee being sick is pretty much the saddest thing ever. Breaks my heart.
8. Cooked our super yummy and easy crock pot chicken mushroom soup dinner last night.  Pretty sure I could eat it every day!
9. I've got to figure out my hair. I want to chop it off so bad, but I know once I do, I'll want it long again.
10. Just can't seem to get into the Bachelor this season. Not a Ben fan.
11. Saw Sherlock Holmes 2 with the bestie's last week. LOVE Robert Downing Jr. Seriously gotta be one of my fave actors ever!
12. Only 1 more day off work, booo:(
13. So glad there's a library right down the road. Ordered in 13 new books, waiting to be able to pick them up.
14. So thankful that A) I know how to read. B.)Books are so easily accessible.
15.Need to order some new photos from Snapfish to put in frames.
16. Dang these parents of some of these girls trying out for American Idol need to buy their daughters some clothes that fit and cover whats supposed to be covered.
17. I'm kinda wanting to buy some Tom's. I used to think they were so ugly, but I'm really digging them now.
18. Hunger Games Movie comes out next month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19. The bestie mentioned IKEA today and now I want to go shopping there sooooo bad!
20. Hmmm...am I going to actually be in bed asleep before midnight? I don't think so!

28

Today was my birthday. Year 28. Yeessh! How'd that get here so fast? Since it was 70+ degrees today, this is what I decided to do. And it was BEAUTIFUL!!!

     I'm giving the zone cleaning thing a try this week. Monday was kitchen, dining room and hallway, complete cleans. Today is bathrooms(minus the shower, that's Brads job, lucky me). Tomorrow is living room, and Friday bedrooms. Oh and Saturday the dreaded laundry folding and putting away. All these years and laundry is still the bane of my existence! Ah well, what can a girl do. At least its someplace I can close the door and not see it now. Also last Saturday we planned all our meals for the week and we are NOT going back to the store until this Saturday.The final goal is once a month shopping, gotta start small though. We had gotten to the point that we were in Publix every day, some times multiple times a day. Not good for the budget.
     Oh and in case ya'll forgot, voting is starting soon. I'm casting my vote for Romney. My advice on who to vote for if you want Obama out? Whoever you think could beat him, in my opinion its Romney. Plus I really agree with his ideas and plans. And did you know that I met him once? Pretty cool guy. And he totally already looks like a president.

     So far 2012 has been off to a running start. The holidays were CRAZY busy, but they are every year. What else can be expected with TONS of family all living basically in the same town? I love it though, its so fun to see everyone for the holidays and see how they've decorated etc. And 3 days of Christmas is awesome! Raelee was just a little spoiled. We actually never even had her open our presents. Sad! We were just too busy and then sick on top of it. Sooooo, now we've decided to use her presents from us as incentives for potty training.
     I taught my first Relief Society lesson last Sunday. This was HUGE to me! I am not a public speaker person, never liked it, don't anticipate that I ever will. BUT the lesson went super well. Definitely spent a few weeks crazy stressing about it(not the lesson part, just the being in front of people part), but now that I'm past the first lesson, I'm excited for the rest of my lessons this year.
     My little brother Matthew came home from his mission last Sunday. It was a very stressful week before that knowing what he was going though and praying for him and my parents to know what the right decision was. He came home for medical reasons, I'm not going to tell his life on here, but I'm super glad he's back home. AND proud of him for the time that he was out serving the Lord. I KNOW that the Lord knows Matt's heart and what he was going through and that he will be blessed even though his time in the mission field was shorter than expected.
     Now off to put Raebug in bed. Brad's off watching the football game, and even though I am a little interested(I'm a Tebow fan), I have a stack of library books beckoning me. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE a good book!!!!! Night!

Pics from trip

     Dec. 10th thru the 17th was crazy for us. Raelee and I were going on vacation with my parents to Helen, GA for the week. Well after the deposit was paid and time was scheduled off work, my little brother Matthew received his mission call to the Provo, Utah mission, to report to the MTC in Provo the 14th. We didn't think he would be leaving until January or February. So we went to Helen the 10th thru 13th, flew to Utah the 13th, dropped Matt at the MTC the 14th, and few back to Atlanta the 15th, drove back to Helen that night and then the 17th came back to Tallahassee. I guess its no wonder that we're all sick right now. Anyway, it was a very fun, stressful and memory filled trip. I wanted to post some of my favorite pics from the week.

Before/After

     We moved into our home Sep 2008. Our bedroom has been driving me crazy ever since! Most of the other rooms, the ones people see, we've been able to paint and update. Our bedroom had not made the list. Painting sounds easy, but in a home with wooden walls and ceilings, no drywall, it's not a very easy feat. So I've figured that eventually whenever we had some extra money, we would have to hire someone to paint for us. Well, this week while Raelee and I were out of town, Brad had planned a HUGE surprise for me. He painted the entire bedroom, and the front porch, and the front door, and the fence, plus in the process a scary side porch was removed. Oh and Brad was able to figure out how to double our hanging space in the closet. Brad's parents were amazing for assisting him in this project. Brad hand primed the bedroom, it took him 8 straight hours of painting. They then decided to get a sprayer, the second coat took less than an hour. Oops, good to know! I was soooooo surprised when I got home. I felt like I was on a HGTV show. My dreams for the room came true. It's so chill and relaxing in there now, not stressful feeling. Thank you Bradley, Bruce and Jan! Ya'll are amazing!!!!!!

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