Friday at lunchtime I jumped into my car, headed west, and met up with Jenna, Les, and some of her grad school friends from UNCC for sushi. I haven’t had sushi since this past summer, and Sushi 101 in Charlotte was pretty good. It was so nice to put faces with the names of people Les has been mentioning for months…they are a great bunch. After ( Read more... )

I’d have to say Facebook is my least favorite of the three because it is restricted to people who have gone to college, and not everyone I know has gone to college or plans to. Then there is LiveJournal, which is pretty nice if you like to blog…I like to blog, I like to write in real journals for that matter…but not everyone I know likes to blog. ( Read more... )

Wow, today is the first day of December! After spending Thanksgiving with my family, ice skating with my friends in downtown Charlotte this past Friday, decorating the Town’s Christmas tree yesterday, and practicing my Christmas parade wave for today, lol, I am truly in the holiday spirit! I really enjoyed Jason spending most of his weekend with me ( Read more... )

Home is different. I feel just as a pastor described about wanting to come home, but you can never really come home because it is changed...and what you are really seeking is that 'feeling.' Home feels lonely without Amber. My room doesn't feel like my own...partly because my parents gave my brother the mattress from my bed ( Read more... )

Yea, so God gave me my good cry I thought I needed... Last night Mom called to tell me they had to put my sweet Amber down. It breaks my heart I didn't get to say goodbye to her and have one last cuddle with her. Poor sweet girl. Mom said I wouldn't have wanted to see her, but I wish I would have made it home in time to say so long sweet, you were ( Read more... )

A friend of mine asked me today if I would marry for love or money. I will always think of sitting in our living room at App Heights having this conversation. We were talking about what our parents had taught us on the subject of love vs money when it comes to marriage. I being the hopeless romantic that I am said my parents taught me to marry "for ( Read more... )

The past few days have been splendid! I have all the windows in my little apartment open to let in the sweet warm breezes of summer's transition into fall. I have been sleeping so peacefully and waking up feeling so alive. This morning Annabelle was lazing in my bedroom window and Jasper was curled up in a ball next to me. I feel so happy. The ( Read more... )

Gosh, gas here in Williamston jumped from $2.99 this morning to $3.29 this afternoon. That is just plain crazy. I am definitely going to ride my bike to work tomorrow. I really worry about my friends and family and well just everyone that has to commute more than 5 miles to work. You all are in my prayers. My Labor Day will be spent here ( Read more... )

This morning this guy comes in wanting a couple of residential development permits. I haven't done residential permits since I was an intern and in Cornelius there were like a million things to check off: elevation, setbacks, landscaping requirements, etc. So, I tell the guy that Brent's out and I can't help him because I don't want to do it wrong ( Read more... )

Another birthday in town hall...which means we're having biscuits for breakfast. I am starving, I can't wait to devour my bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit. Anyway, this morning before our walk in the HOT morning sun Ronnie tells me that she wants me to get my air conditioning looked at TODAY. Lol, she says they are going pay for it and then deduct ( Read more... )