You could win...

So my best friend is giving away a gift card for the holidays for Target.The contest runs for 10 days.There are many ways to enter the contest.All the info can be found here.http://browneyedbell.blogspot.com/2011/11/november-giveaway-target-gift-card.html

30 Days to be Thankful

 Would love to see what every one else is thankful for as well this month. The days will get harder I am sure.There are so many little things out there to be thankful for.

Day 1: So thankful that GOD sent his only son to die on the cross for all MY SINS. JESUS SAID "I am the WAY the TRUTH the LIFE." John 14:6

Day 2: Thankful GOD found the GUY that matched my bone marrow to save my life.After all the treatments for leukemia survival rate was 95%. Then test came back I had a rare chromosome disorder called Philadelphia Chromosome Disorder.My survival rate dropped to 4%. Doctors acted quick tested everyone in the family and friends no matches.Few days later a phone call from out West we got a match.

Day 3: I am thankful for my athletic ability.To be able to play sports and have fun while playing them.

Day 4: So thankful for my AMAZING FRIENDS I love them to pieces.

Day 5: Thankful for my Health. Yeah I put up a fight with cancer and won that fight. So thankful I don't get sick often.

Day 6: Thankful that I have a job.Only thing I don't like is the pay.

Day 7: Thankful for music. I like to listen to all kinds of music. I love that so many songs have so much meaning behind them. There are some songs that are so pointless and stupid.

Day 8: Thankful that I have a roof over my head.:)

Day 9: Thankful that I have a car that gets me too and from where I need to go.

Day 10: Thankful that I live in America.

Day 11: Thankful for the men and women that serve our country.Happy Veterans Day!!

Day 12: Thankful that I can eat what ever food and when ever I want.

Day 13 : Thankful for all my church family and friends.

Day 14: Thankful for all 5 of my senses.

Day 15: Thankful for all the time I am able to spend with my friends.:)

Day 16: Thankful for what I am able to give and help people with. Most people need help with money that is not something I can't help with often. Time is something I can give anyone. A helping hand is something I can give.

Day 17: Thankful for my best friend Heather.Today I get to go see Breaking Dawn with all the girls because that was my birthday present from her.:) Also today she like I have something for you. It was a letter from my mom.She wrote her when I would not try.I was just mad and could not handle or find the words to write on paper.She pushes me when she sees me slipping. She knows me better than my own parents. Thank you for being a AWESOME and AMAZING friend.<3 <3 <3.

Day 18: Thankful that I have high tolerance for pain. I went to dentist today got few teeth pulled. Many injuries playing sports. I deal with that pain and play through the pain.Tooth pain and ear aches are 2 pains I can not take.

Day 19: Thankful for another amazing friend Karen. There are some friends you can know a short while and feel like you have known them for years. I love how strong her faith is. She is someone I will miss seeing daily.Someone I will miss talking to daily.She is someone that has advice when I need. I am glad that I was able to help her this past week packing. She did not need to do it on her own for she is expecting her little bundle of joy.I can not wait to see baby Sophia McKenzie.:) She is now with her family and I am so happy for her.

Day 20: Thankful for my local Christian Radio Station.They played a song last night as I was driving home.Thinking and trying not to fall asleep behind the wheel at same time.So I kept repeating the lyrics to my self to be able to look them up when I got home.God is still God by Heather Williams. Great song and her testimony is wow.

Day 21: Thankful for the air that I breathe.It may not be all that clean but better than what some breathe in.

Day 22: Thankful that I am able to share the word of God with people through out my day.

Day 23: Thankful for my mini vacation I get. 4 day weekend to spend with friends :) People that I enjoy and have fun around.:)

Day 24: Thankful for my friends and there family's for all the invites to come join them for Thanksgiving. They know me to well I do not enjoy going to join my drama filled family.  Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Day 25: Thankful that I was able to go shopping with my brother and catch up on time.:) Got 90% my shopping done.:)

Day 26: Thankful for this beautiful day.Been on the go all day.I was able so spend time with the best friend and the hubby.Then spend little time with my aunt. Then time relax a little and watch the Bama vs Auburn game before the UF vs FSU game.

Day 27: Thankful for the lazy days I get.:)

Day 28: Thankful for the kids at work.They make me laugh at the things they say and do.They can make me smile on a bad day.They are always giving me hugs cause they missed me over night.:)

Day 29: Thankful for my aunt she step in at a time where she didn't have to.She is amazing women and I don't know where I would be without her.To be there and guide me down the right path.To stay on top me to make sure I got good grades. To make sure I made the right choices.I love her so much.

Day 30: Thankful for every day I wake up to see what God has planed for my day.Thankful for all of the above and so much more.

Ups and Downs

This week has had its ups and downs for sure.Playing softball this week I seem to have pulled something in my throwing arm on Monday.We won both of those games.Won the championship for that season.But who knows it may have been at work playing wall ball.Work has gotten under my skin this week.With parents being late to pick up there kids.I had 3 games Tuesday and thought I had 2.So I missed the first game completely and got to the field as soon as the 2nd one was starting.I was so mad I could not even begin to focus on playing good.The third game was pointless to even play.It was like pro vs high school no joke.Wednesday was my birthday.It was a great birthday minus a few little parts.2 of my friends had there class sing for me.One them had there whole class make me cards.I got a call from my dad and few text from family and friends.Got like 90 FB wishes.Like 100 or more in person wishes.I wanted to get there early to warm up but no.Parents had to be late again.Good thing I didn't make dinner plans for my own birthday.Played kickball and that made me mad cause the team we played cheated so bad.We came up with the win but it was close.Then I went with few friends to get my free steak dinner.I must say the best part that day was when I walked into the lunchroom at work and one my favorite kids ran to ma and gave me a hug and told me Happy Birthday.Also to when I came back from bathroom his mom and brother had a gift bag for me.Total surprise and cough me off guard and almost made me cry.I love them 2 even though they can be a hand full at times.Thursday I helped a friend pack up her stuff for moving.Friday started off a little slow but when noon got here it went by so quick.I had few things to do and only got one major thing out the way in my time frame.Had to give my friend money to pay for my tag and do it online.

Before I got hair cut

That is the most that I have got cut off in years.

All my card I got for my birthday.<3

My present from 2 my favorite boys at work.

Before kickball

After kickball

Its the memories I hold on to..

Another fun weekend has come and almost gone.Today is a tough day for me.14 years ago today my grandfather passed away.The memories will always stick close to my heart.I miss his hugs,the times we spent together,the Sunday lunches after church and the list goes on.Also today is 5 years that my cousin passed away.He was only here just a short time of like 5months.Such sad thing to see a child pass.It was a weekend spent with friends made for some fun times.I love to try and make new things.I also like to meet new people and make new friends.Which it all happen this weekend.Picture below are the experiments that happen in the kitchen.

Smore Pie

The Good Stuff

Makes a good dish

Dreams....

So the past few days I  have gotten some pretty awesome signs from GOD. Funny that I text a friend last week didn't hear back from her.Not like her but I know she is pretty busy with life itself.From work,school,being mom to a teen,church and being a wife.So yesterday I was told I needed to text her and see how she was doing.Well then come home cook some tater tots and made grilled cheese for dinner. Put in a movie and watched some of it drifted off to sleep for bit.Woke up few times it still on.It was like 11 by then got like hour of sleep.Could not go back to sleep for anything.A friend from church sent me message on FB so we talked for little bit.Then around like 2 I finally fell back to sleep.First dream I have had in a while and it was a good one that came true today but glad the results where not reveled like the dream.So my friend that I have been talking about in my recent blogs found out the sex her first child today.My dream was that she made collage poster with a bunch mutual baby things.We looked at it for hours then she throws a Little Mermaid picture saying IT"S A GIRL!!! What do you know she is having a little girl.:) Can't wait to meet the little bundle of joy.I am so glad she did not make a collage and beat around the bush to tell us.

Pretty Awesome Weekend

Weekends like these I don't want them to end. I must say it was a pretty awesome weekend. Friday night there was a girls sleep over at my church. The Jr and Sr High girls was pretty good turn out.There was like 20 girls there.Some of us played manhunt,apples to apples,football,and soccer.Some did the girly girl things like nails and stuff.We watched the movie Soul Suffer.Then we talked about things we fear and don't expect to happen.That have happen to us or someone we know.Made a list of all kinds of things. Friends committing suicide,drugs and alcohol,divorce,lost of loved ones,rape,cancer,abuse,lost of sight,to lose a leg,terminal illness, list goes on. We tried to put pants on with one arm and put our hair up with one hand.We sang a few songs after that.Some the girls on the puppet team put together a goodbye show for the leader of the puppet team.She will be moving to Texas around Thanksgiving with her family.So at like 4 half us were still awake.So needless to say I did not get much sleep.Sat was our church picnic that lots of people had to get up early for to get ready for.I wanted to go but ended up not going to.I did not have enough sleep to drive to the place where it was.So I was driving home from church and seen a yardsale sign.So I went home to see if the roomie wanted to go with me.So we went to go check it out and was there for while it was like a cheap book store.I got 4 books for 7$ in great condition like brand new.The roomie got 2 books for $3.The books I got ranging from $15-23 in the store brand new.I would say that is a great deal.So then we came home she cooked her some breakfast.We started getting stuff out the garage to make load for the Kidney Foundation to pick up.I got a call from my dad to see if I wanted to join him and my brothers bowling.I told him im like im not sure I am so tired and don't really got the money.He like if you have gas money to get her I will pay.So hung up thought about it for second then like well heck I don't see them often so I will just go.So went and bowled 2 games which I won 1 and they killed me the second game.Then came home tried to take like hour nap before I had to get ready to go out again.Then mean while im on FB and seen that some our friends from church got engaged.So excited he turned 21 yesterday and proposed to his girlfriend on his birthday.Had dinner with my roomie family.We watched the first half of the Gators game which was not good at all.We had bunch random conversations.Then came home and there was no way I could go to sleep there was a bright light from the neighbors party shining in my window.So I went out an joined the party.Played corn hole most of the time.Come in around like 3 when things started dying down.Got up at 9 got ready for church.After church went with few friends to outback to eat lunch.Came home took like hour nap. Got up cleaned my car and some what clean my room and started load clothes.So yes it has been pretty awesome weekend hanging with friends and family.Hanging with family don't happen often.

No my team is better!!

Friends become family

My little brother

That is just so sad..

 I love how I get info on things.Not really cause sometimes it is important things.I revived some sad news today a text from my aunt about a  little boy in my dads neighborhood.So I had to call my older brother tonight and ask if he had heard anything.My dad never called or text me about it.A 12 year old boy hung himself with a belt in the closet last night around 8. It is so sad because I know there was drugs in and out of that home.I am sure the kid felt unloved. There is just something about that neighborhood and the suicides that have happen over the years.I know of at least 4 for sure.3 people that hung there self and one that shot there self.One my really good friends was only 18 and shot him self.That was just 2 years ago.It is so sad to hear these kinds of things.