Relay for Life

Me with Luke and Vic during Luminary Ceremony. One of my fave parts of Relay
He is so hot, I can't stand it.

The first lap of Relay lead by Cancer Survivors

Our campsite

Amanda and Pat grilling Hot Dogs that were Yummo!!

Relay for Life was last weekend and gets more amazing every year! I started participating in 2002, but didn't go to the event since it was Amanda and Jason's wedding. But since 2003, I have been the team captain and enjoy it every year.

This year I joined the Steering Committee as a co-chair for the Ceremonies. So, basically we help plan all the ceremonies (opening, luminary, survivors reception and closing). So, needless to say I have been busy and wasn't able to spend as much time with my team as usual.

The Cancer Program team rocked this year. We sold Hot Dogs, Raffle tickets for a Ipod, bracelets and our usual bingo. We made over $600 which is great for one night. Our team raised over $5600. I almost have reached my goal of $500. Only $30 short....

I am attaching pictures from the event. If you would like more information, please visit http://www.cobbrelay.org/ It is a worthwhile cause to raise money for. Everyone has been touched by cancer.

Rollercoaster Ride

Whew, it has been a while since I updated. I seriously feel like I have been on a rollercoaster ride for the last month….

Amanda and I went to Florida for two NKOTB concerts which kicked ass big time!! We left on Wednesday and made it to Orlando and checked into the hotel. Embassy Suites is the bomb!! Thanks Jace!! So, we just kind of hung out on Thursday since we had to drive to Ft. Myers that evening for the first concert. I think it took us close to four hours to get there. My GPS took us back roads and you should have saw Amanda’s car after all the Love Bugs hit it. I drove down since I can’t see well at night and those bugs were hitting right and left. The windshield was COVERED… Too bad we didn’t take a picture…. So, once we got there they were playing. We didn’t care, we just started grooving. They changed up the show some and then they went to play in the middle of the floor and we were about 5 deep. I tried to touch one of them. If we had only gone about 5 minutes before, we could have made it to the front row. Oh well, we thought we were set for tomorrow night.

On Friday morning, we are worn out, but get up and go to Universal Studios which was really neat. We met a lot of characters and rode a couple of rides. I want to go back and spend some more time there.

So when we were riding around on Thursday, I see this place called the ICEBAR. I was like OMG…. I saw on TV, that it is a bar made of ice. It is 27 degrees and they give you coats, gloves and socks. So, I told Amanda-We so are going. So, we go at 7:15pm and had a coolio time. The drinks were the best. Grey Goose vodka rocked our socks off…. The bartender, Gene was the finest thing in Orlando besides NKOTB. He was so nice, we kept thinking about him throughout the trip.

Onward to the next event, NKOTB concert #2…. This concert was full throttle. We were once again late, but the ICEBAR was totally worth it. So, we knew when to go to the piano, but the bouncers made us go back to our seats. We were PISSED beyond belief. We just knew this was the night we were going to get to touch one of them…..
So, we got by and were about 3-4 deep. Danny did look me in the eyes… Swoon….. I just wish it could have been Donnie. He is the man!! Sexy Mofo! I didn’t want the concert to end. I know they are older and everything, but their concerts rock! Will keep you dancing the whole time.

We end up going to Bahama Breeze to eat and drink. We are both tired and sore from everything we had done. We wanted to go dancing, but everything was either closed or we didn’t really know where to go. So, we go back to the hotel knowing our trip was almost over.

We leave Orlando about noon and are doing good on time. We stop to have a potty break in Tifton and the car doesn’t crank. I start looking for someone to jump us off and they agree. It works but then Jason tells Amanda to turn on her headlights. Dead again. So, the tow truck comes and tows the car to the Toyota Dealership and takes us to the hotel. It was just the battery, so it wasn’t a big deal. We just wish the tow guy would have looked at the car so we could have just gotten a new battery and got home that night. Oh well, just another story to tell.

My mom has surgery on Monday, so I was nervous about that. Everything turned out fine. I am usually the patient, so it was hard to watch my mom being taken back. She came home on Wednesday already lifting things she shouldn’t. She was a real trooper. She is back to driving and shopping, so I know she is feeling better. She is ready to go to the beach!! Oh yeah!

On Sunday a week after being back from Florida, I am cleaning my house. I vacuum the stairs and boom my back is out. I could hardly walk upstairs to the bed. I have never been in such pain as that. I had to stay out of work for 2 days and finally able to go to the doctor and luckily the muscle relaxers helped.

Then this Saturday, I start getting a head cold. I know, I am whining a good bit. I just feel like I can’t catch a break. But such is life and I will get over it. I had so much fun in Florida. I am ready to go back and see Gene… lol

NKOTB is coming back to ATL in May, so I am stoked about that. Get my Donnie fix again.

Latest Happenings

Ansley opening her gifts

Valentine Bouquet from Amanda, Jason and Ansley

Happy Birthday Kim!!

Ashley and Mom at Cheesecake

I am so bad about keeping up with the blog. Since my last post, not too much has been happening. Ashley spent the night and we met Lisa, Joe, Avery, Zac, Amanda, Chris, Fred, Mary Sue and her husband at Gumbeaux. I haven’t eaten there in years. I ordered Shrimp and Grits and had the worst heartburn ever! It was fericous! Ash and I had fun, went to Target and bought her a Puppy In My Pocket. We really didn’t do much on Saturday. Jason, Amanda and Ansley came over and she gave us all except Ansley Tattoos. Oh lala! I got a horse on one wrist and a fireball on the other. Nice! She has a airbrush tattoo machine she got for Christmas. Once Ashley was dropped off, we went to Best Buy and Jim N Nicks where they have the best Queso Dip. OMG, it is so good~~I have been craving it since then. Oh I almost forgot, we took the boys for a walk and they did pretty good until we got to a certain house and they went wild because of some other dogs. Ashley had Sanford and it scared her to death, so I took him for a while until she could handle him again. Boy, having 3 dogs on leashes are a big job.

On Sunday, we didn’t go to church because some of my mom’s family came to visit her and my dad. Greg came over and we took the dogs to the park. It was such a nice day. The dogs loved it. He took them all in a baseball field and just let them run. They napped for the rest of the day. Lol

The week was ok, seemed to just drag on. I got sick with a stomach virus on Thursday and didn’t start feeling better until Monday.


Even though I was sick on Valentine’s Day, I got some pretty tulips from Amanda and Jason and then a plant from my mom. I even got a dozen carnations from co-workers, so I lucked out.

I took Monday off and we went to Cheesecake Factory for Kim’s birthday! The food is so so good there. I did pretty good with the dessert. I had a goblet of strawberries… yumm-o.

Last night, I met Brandy and Diane from High School at Texas Roadhouse and caught up. Facebook is so amazing, I think I like it better than MySpace now. Didn’t think I would ever say that, but a lot more people are on it that I know than MySpace.

Oh well, this is all pretty boring probably. I might go out with Chris this weekend, not sure. He sent me a text that he missed me. Sweet, but I just don’t know. I am going to start going back on the dating websites soon, just had to kind of take a break. When it’s time, my prince will come…..

This weekend was good and scary. My date with Chris on Friday was good. We decided to forgo the hockey game and just do dinner. I was kind of glad, because I was worn out and he said he wanted to take it slow. Not sure why he thought the hockey game was speeding up????? Lol Anyway, he picked me up and brought me a dozen roses. That caught me off guard. I haven’t gotten roses from a guy in such a long time… Made my heart melt a little.. Anyway, I was home by 9pm. I will go off with him again, but just not a spark there. More of a friend spark…

Saturday, I went to Lisa’s pampered chef party and going to have a party later this month. I love that stuff. Later I went to Amanda and Jason’s for grilled burgers which were Yumm-o….

Sunday, I didn’t feel good. Had a real bad headache due to high blood pressure. I didn’t even go to church which I felt like I needed to go, but just didn’t feel like it. I hung around the house pretty much all day except to go to the grocery and etc. I had just taken my bath and already took the dreaded Tylenol PMs; which I am addicted to because of all my transplant meds that I am on.

Anyway, my mom called and said she was on the way to take my dad to the ER for chest pains. My dad is a strong man, doesn’t complain very much and generally will not go to the hospital unless there is a good reason. So, I knew it was serious. I felt like I needed to be with them, but because I was drugged with the Tylenol PMs~I didn’t want to risk driving and falling asleep. So, I just stayed at home and waited for my mom to update me. They ended up admitting him to the hospital and did a heart cath which turned out fine. They think it is either Acid Reflux or lung problems. We are so relieved and thankful that it isn’t his heart. He said he can deal with anything now he knows. His dad died of heart failure, so it scares him….

So, he gets released on Tuesday and they go home to a cold house because the furnace is out.. Brrrrr… They are hopefully getting it replaced today.

Thank goodness it is Friday. Even though I was off for 2 days, this has been the longest, draining week. I am ready for the weekend. Ashley is spending the night and we are going to hang with Amanda, Ansley and Jason. Ash is bringing her tattoo machine to give everyone tattoos.. lol

Misc...

I have decided instead of a dating blog, I am just going to blog about some of the things I am doing. Since I haven’t been doing much dating. I am trying to get back into the scene, but kind of happy where I am right now.

Before the end of the year, the ex called and we have started chatting and hanging out a little. It makes me feel good that he feels he can still come to me for a little pep me up. When we were married, he used to get depressed some and I would always make him feel better. So, I am just going to let things be. I feel like God placed him back in my life for a reason.


Tomorrow I am going to a hockey game with Cuz…. aka Chris. Chris is known by two of my best friends. He is Jason’s cousin and is one of Joe’s best friends. So, we tried to go out before but he canceled and then I canceled the second time. I know Chris is a good guy and everything, but think that I want to be friends and feel like he wants more.

So, we will see what happens tomorrow. I am ready to see some fights on the ice… This will be the first to see the Gwinnett Gladiators.

Amanda and I are going to see New Kids in March. I feel like such a tweener since I still like them, but they freakin rock! Donnie is finnnee!! So, I am looking forward to that! March 11th can’t get here quick enough.

I will update after the game!

Catfish Charmer!

This one I call Catfish Charmer! Steve messaged me on Match.com sometime last year and I am just getting around to blogging...So, I ended up finding him on MySpace and we messaged back and forth for a while. Started texting. We talked on the phone for a while and he seemed to be ok. One thing though is he couldn't spell and that is a pet peeve of mine. I mean even the smallest words, he had a hard time with. But sometimes, people have a hard time~so I tried to look past it.We ended up meeting at Jim N Nicks. He calls me and tells me he is sitting outside waiting for me. So, I park and start walking. As soon as he sees me, he stands up and I get blinded by his Gold catfish charm on his gold rope necklace. I mean, it was blinging.... I give him a hug and we sit down. To add to his necklace, he is wearing a vacation t-shirt with fishing lurges on it. OMG!! The whole time we are eating, he is just staring at me telling me how sparkly my blue eyes are and how my eye shadow really makes my eyes stand out. Is he just fishing for comments or something??? lolSo, this is Friday night and Saturday is the GA/Ala game. So, I ordered a blackout shirt from online but it didn't get here in time. So, I was in search for a shirt. I tell him this and he's like I want one too. Can I go to your party with you with us wearing our matching shirts?? He asks if he can go at least 4 times. Nicely I tell him, that I want to get to know him first before introducing him to my friends. So, he pretty much insists that he drives me across the street to the sporting goods store to see if I can find a shirt. He opens the door for me and everything. Anyway, we go get shirts and they didn't match exactly.... whew... So, he is wanting to go for another drink. We drive around and finally ended up at Applebees. He is just really a bore. I am trying to think of what I can say to end this date. Luckily I was sick, so I used that.So, he walks me to my car and I take off. I don't even get to the red light and he has texted me. "So, do you think you want to Date Me??" I didn't even respond, he texted the same message again for a total of 3 times, before I answered. Nicely I tell him, I want to get to know you more before anything is decided.

Then it is Saturday and I am watching the game with a bunch of friends. He continues to text and ask if I miss him as much as he misses me?? Lmao!! Hell no, I don’t miss him. I don’t know him, I am pretty rude in my response. He still doesn’t get it.

Everyday, he texts me a picture of flowers or himself…. It is cool that he thinks of me, but too many he crossed the line on the self portraits…

Anyway, I meet him one more time. I figure what the heck, one more chance… Nah! Couldn’t do it. So, I deleted him off my MySpace page and he finally got the hint after not responding to his texts. He still sends me forwards or holiday greetings. He was a good ole country boy, but not for me…

The catfish got me…. Hook~ line~ and sinker!

Alarm Clock Dude

I got on this new dating site called Plenty of Fish. Several guys responded to my ad. A majority of them are either Mexican or African American. I am not prejudice, but I prefer white guys. So, this one responded and he seemed really nice through e-mail. Then, we talked and texted and still seemed ok. We met at PF Changs at Perimeter. I think after all I have been through, I just go with the flow. I don’t really get nervous about dates anymore. So, I walked up and he was on the phone. He waved and held his finger up like just a minute. That is fine; it was more like 5 minutes. I was like WTF…. Don’t leave me hanging. My first impressions are ehh, not bad, but not my type. No wanting to jump on him or anything…. Lol He didn’t even have cologne on. That was a disappointment.

So, we go on to order and having an ok conversation. He works at an airport in Gwinnett County and is training to fly (or be an airplane mechanic) so he is very detailed and just had a blah personality. When they brought out the food, he had a fit about the plates being square or octagon…. Lol

I was like~come on now. I said you have never seen any plates that are shaped out of the ordinary?? Nope. I think he got sweet and sour shrimp and they brought the shrimp out on one dish and the rice in another. He just piled them on the dish they brought to combine and eat off of. I was so embarrassed. They were clinging and clanking…. At least we were outside. I haven’t told many people this because this topped the cake. He was coughing and let one slip out. OMG~I had to turn my head because the smell was freakin fierce. After that he burps and doesn’t say excuse me or anything. I was in pure disbelief…..

We get done and he pays the bill. It is getting late and I say I have to go. I give him a quick hug and say peace out!! So, the next morning as I am doing my hair~I hear my phone go off and I have a different tone for a text message or a picture~so I know it is a picture and know it is from him. Well I go check it and it is a picture of his alarm clock that says 5:32am. Just thinking of you!! Ok, WTF!! I was like come on~I guess it is nice that he was thinking of me, but why send me a picture of his alarm clock??? Did his alarm clock go off and he turned over, got his phone and was like she is going to love this???? Eeehhh……

So, after that I just couldn’t talk much to him anymore. Oh and I forgot he called me Jen….. No one calls me anything but Jennifer except my close friends and family. That just really irks me….. So, he keeps sending me pictures of himself smiling or holding up signs. Just couldn’t even get into this. He finally got the hint after I cancelled on him a couple of times and I deleted him off my MySpace page. Adios to the alarm clock dude!!

P.S. The pic is one of those random ones he sent me. He has a mullet wig that he probably wears to the club or something thinking he looks hot! Not-lol