More engagement Pictures

I really like this one.

Chelsea Who? That is the question.

This blog has turned out to be more about my daughter than about me, but her life is much more exciting than mine is at the moment. She has her wedding dress now but the rest of the wedding details have still to be made. The count down is just around 10 months.

This is her dress but the pictures make it look white but it's actually off white/beige colored. It's too big and will have to be altered I'm afraid.

Happy 4th of July 2008!

Well it finally here, the 4th of July and I'm all ready for the fireworks. We like to go to downtown Greenville, SC where we've heard that WLFJ (With Love From Jesus) radio puts on one of the largest fireworks shows in all of Greenville. "Freedom Fest" I'll see you there.

Just a few engagement pictures.

These are pictures of my daughter's engagement. Brandon & Chelsea will be married in April of 2009. These photos were taken by Griffin Photography. He did a beautiful job!

Seems to be working

My medication seems to be working great. I slept good last night and I look forward to tonight. We had a county fair in celebration of July 4th tonight at my church. It was hot and I'm all worn out. It was a great deal, $5 arm bands and you get to get unlimited rides, free hot dogs & Cokes too. They had other food vendors out there like Papa Johns, Bucky's Barbecue, ice cream, frozen smoothies etc. all were really cheap. I left before the fireworks, I was just too tired.

RLS aka Restless legs syndrome

Well I finally went to see my doctor yesterday about my sleeping problems. I don't sleep much and when I do finally fall to sleep it's time to get up. Even though I have RLS when I try to fall asleep I had no idea that it continues through the night as well. We are now learning more and more about the importance of getting 6-8 hours of sleep each night. How it can cause some to develop Diabetes, cause weight gain, etc. I had gastric bypass 3 years ago and have recently put back on 30 pounds! EEK!! But I have also been working out at the YMCA 5 days a week and on a low-fat sugar free diet, so what's left to do? I'm on HRT since my hysterectomy 5 years ago, and also Zoloft for anxiety & depression which come to find out also could be from lack of sleep. I had put off going to see my Dr. about my sleep problems until I found I couldn't lose weight and recently learned that not getting enough sleep can cause you not to be able to metabolize sugar etc. (I think I should add, I'm not a Dr. or specialist so don't take my word for any of this)I recently watched a program about this on 60 Minutes and that was a wake up call to me to go seek help. I have been put on Miraplex for 2 weeks. Last night was the first night and I slept great. I didn't feel groggy or anything, more of a normal feeling. Got 8 good hours of rest and I feel great this morning. So far , so good. Click on the 60 Minute link above to read the transcript. It a must read for anyone who is suffering from lack of sleep.

My Daughter Chelsea's Engaged!

Chelsea & Brandon


Well, my friends, the time has come
To raise the roof and have some fun
Throw away the work to be done
Let the music play on
Everbody sing, everybody dance
Lose yourself in wild romance
We’re going to party
Karamu, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing along!
We’re going to party
Karamu, fiesta, forever
Come onand sing along!
We’re going to party
Karamu, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing along!
All night long! (all night)
All night long! (all night)
All night long! (all night)
People dancing all in the street
See the rhythm all in their feet
Life is good wild and sweet
Let the music play on
(play on, play on)
Feel it in your heart
And feel it in your soul
Let the music take control
We’re going to party
Liming, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing my song!
All night long! (all night)
All night long! (all night)
All night long! (all night)
All night long! (all night)
Yeah, once you get started
You can’t sit down
Come join the fun
It’s a merry go round
Everyone’s dancing
Their troubles away
Come join our party
See how we play!
Oh, yes
We’re going to have a party!
All night long! (all night)
All night long! (all night)
All night long! (all night)
All night long!
Everyone you meet
They’re jamming in the street
All night long1
Yeah, I said, everyone you meet
They’re jamming in the street
All night long!
Yeah, I said, everyone you meet
They’re jamming in the street
All night long!
Feel good! feel good!
I don't know why I started singing this song... but the occasion is that my only daughter is engaged and she has some really big plans for her special day.

They seem young and they (20 & 21) are but they are so in love. Thankfully, he has a good head on his shoulders and has done well with his life so far. He is in the Army E-5 but will be re-enlisting and headed off to Washington for a year at the end of next year and so they will be getting married before he leaves, however, Chelsea will live here with us while he's away. She's in nursing school so that works out better and they can save money and buy a home when he returns. I'm really happy for them and I;m very relieved that she has found someone who is so good to her and who loves her so much. They have both her mine & her dad's blessing.