Ministering Through My Mess

Hey People!

We went to the INXS concert last night!  Whoo Hoo!!

Yes, Ladies, J.D. Fortune is HOT, HOT, HOT!!!  But I have to say that as a matter of personal opinion Kirk Pengilly is by far my favorite man on the stage.  The way he plays that saxophone (tenor and alto)…hmm…  Andrew Farriss is by far one of the most talented musicians to walk a stage playing harmonica, keyboards (out of this world) and guitar.  Tim Farriss (lead guitar) is incredible.  Jon Farriss plays drums in way that you can’t stop moving.  And Garry Beers on bass is absolutely mind-blowing.  I could feel the beat running through me the entire concert – but it was never overwhelming.

This may be one of the best shows I’ve been to.  J.D. played to the audience – both directly in front of him and up in the highest balcony – in a way that made you feel like he wanted to be your man.  I know the guys enjoyed the show, but everyone of those band members had women of all ages screaming their heads off.  One girl in front of Jeff and me (not 21 yet – didn’t have the wrist band on like her friends) actually removed her bra and swung in around until she had the bands attention.  Garry was encouraging her to throw it on up there.  Of course, she did the bra-on flash during opening act, Marty Casey and the Lovehammers.

About Marty Casey (runner-up on Rock Star: INXS) and his band.  Very hard, very grunge, but pretty good.  I didn’t become a fan during the process of the show and I wasn’t made one last night.  In my opinion, he’s just weird.  He gyrated in a way that didn’t turn a girl on – it just felt as though he was performing his own interpretive dance.  But, being on tour with INXS is the place to be when you’re trying to make it big.  As I mentioned above, the little girl in front of us flashed the stage during the LH set.  Why?  Because she wanted to be Dino‘s (bass guitar) girl – or so said her poster.  She wooed a security guard who allowed her to the stage after boob-in-bra flash.  I refer to it as such because during INXS, she actually removed the bra (as previously stated) and nearly gave us a non-bra-boob flash.  For some reason, modesty suddenly took over and she ended up returning the bra to it’s rightful place.

Now, I can’t say that I’ve never been tempted to take my bra off and throw it on stage.  Jeff and I even joked that I should’ve brought an extra one just to be able to do it.  My problem with it now – at 28 years old – is that I pay too much for my bras to be tossing them up on stage to some guy who winks at me in the moment, then throws my $50 VS bra in the trash.  NOT A CHANCE!

I took pictures, but I’m not sure how well they’ll turn out.  If any are good, I’ll temporarily replace my above engagement picture with a shot from the show.  We did have GREAT seats!  We were off to the side, but about 8-9 rows from the stage.  It was wonderful!!!

Will we go see them again if the tour the states in bigger arenas?  YES!

Will I beg Jeff to buy tickets really early and spend the big bucks so I can be close to Kirk Pengilly again?  YES!  (J.D. Fortune is just a bonus)

Would I suggest you to go even if you don’t know the music?  YES!  Because the show itself was incredible!!!

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Hey peoples!  How’s life?  This week has been rough so far.  I started my week off with a major migraine – PAINFUL!  I mean, I get what are medically classified as “migraines” all the time – I pop a B.C. Powder and go on about my day.  My doctors in high school were amazed that I could do that.  NOT THIS WEEK!  My migraine this week put me down and out, under the covers, and blocking out all light.  Two days – out for the count.  It sucked.

Today, I actually made it to class and work.  All day!  Yay for me!

So, last Thursday (Feb 9) I turned 28.  That is two years away from 30.  Hmm…  I continually feel incredibly old when sitting in class at VCU.  I often want to say to these kids, “What year were you born?”  Then I remember that most of you that read this are probably the same age (or pretty close).  Granted, some of these kids are my brother’s age, but some are SOO much younger!  No offense to any of you…I just feel my age on occasion.

I used to make fun of my mom because she was 31 when she had me.  That made her REALLY old compared to all of my friend’s parents.  Even my current friends who are older than I am have parents 10 years younger than mine.  Anyway, I always said that I was not going to be that old when I had my kids.  Well, here comes the eating of the words.  I’m 28.  I’m getting married in May.  We want kids, but will probably wait at least a year before we start purposely trying to create one.  That means I’ll be 30 before I have a kid – and that’s at the earliest.  Not that I’m upset by that.  I wouldn’t change a thing about my path in life to get where I am today.  I just find it a bit funny that I made such a big deal out of my mom’s age and here I sit happy that I’ll be about that age.  Granted, most people are waiting until later in their 20s and 30s (even their 40s if they are a celeb) to have their kids, so I’ll in no way be the “oldest mom in the band boosters”, but I’m going to eat my words big time.

I feel like this won’t be the only time I do this in life.

Speaking of the wedding – plans are really rolling along now.  I’m having a lot of fun picking songs and figuring out what we’ll serve for the reception.  We picked tuxes on Saturday and hopefully we’ll get registered this weekend (Lowe’s cards are always the perfect gift).  I’ve spent a small fortune on ebay buying wedding stuff – bridesmaids favors, ribbon, tulle, flowers, my toss bouquet ($7 including shipping).  I’m so, so, so excited and will post my flickr website after we’re all done and married & have our pictures posted.

Keep us in your prayers.  Weddings are fun to plan, but can be stressful.  We don’t tend to stress each other out about these things and I don’t really want to start now.

Hope you are all doing well…leave a comment will ya?

So, Wedding Plans are a-GO!

So, Jeff has officially given me the go-ahead on planning our wedding.  More than likely you are NOT invited.  Not trying to be rude – but we’re keeping it small.  Please don’t be offended.

I’ve ordered my dress & headthing (a tiara, though I refuse to call it that) and bought my shoes.  Five bridesmaids have selected their dresses & we’re going to the shop on Sunday to pick the sixth one’s out.  I went with Periwinkle Blue separates for my girls.  My MOH, Amanda, will be in a peri skirt that matches all the other girls, but her top is white chiffon with peri colored flowers.  Charlotte, my junior bridesmaid, is wearing a solid white satin spaghetti strap top with the matching peri skirt.

My other bridesmaids are Melissa Hess (my closest friend though we just got to know each other since this summer), Christie Grubbs (my co-Dean at Music & Drama whom I cannot live without), Rachel Ledbetter (marrying my brother this fall – is she crazy???), and Mariah Hubbs (Jeff’s friend from high school whom I adore).

Tuxes are on tap for this weekend as well as registering for gifts.  LOWES GIFT CARDS are preferred above all else as the house is really our main focus.  We will probably register for very little bath & kitchen stuff since we’re going to change all that dramatically in the next year or so.  Doesn’t make sense to get a lot of stuff that we may not need after we remodel.

The babies (Monkey, Hobbes, Maggie, Toby & Sam) are doing well.  Hobbes has given in and has started sleeping out in the living room with the rest of them during the day when we’re gone.  I came in to find him sleeping right next to Toby yesterday with Sam on the other side of Toby.

I got a new cell phone – one that takes pictures!  The number is the same, but I’m now a Verizon customer.  So long Cingular!  I loved SunCom, but Cingular is a beast of a company and I couldn’t stand them!

School is okay – could be better, could be worse.  I like my teachers and my classes and have friends in every one.  Well, not friends, but people I’m familiar with and feel comfortable being around.

I’m currently working on flower ideas for the wedding.  I forgot how much fun and yet how stressful all of this wedding stuff is.  My girls will be carrying white flowers and I haven’t decided what I want for me yet.

Hope life is well with you!

IDIOT ALERT!!!!!!!

Let me tell you the most amazing idiot of the week!

Guy behind me at a stoplight last night took a CIGARETTE out of his mouth so that he could take a hit off his INHALER and then returned the cigarette to his mouth.

Hmm… want a way to help your ASTHMA!!!!!!

STOP SMOKING!!!!!!!

Okay, so apparently I just totally forgot I had a blog.  Well, not really.  Last semester was nuts and everytime I got ready to write – I didn’t feel like sharing what was in my head.

Hmm…update in short form:

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  House update – the master bedroom is a beautiful bright yellow with white trim & ceiling.  The guest room is now green and we’re getting ready to paint the trim.  The living room and hall are next on the agenda. 
  
  
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  Sept. 24 – Jerry (Jeff’s brother) & Kristin were married.  Jeff was best man – I was there.  The groomsmen were off the hook during the ceremony and actually chucked the ring pillow to me in the second row.  Jeff’s grandmother and I were trying not to die laughing.  It was a fun weekend & I loved my dress (purchased off ebay!).
  
  
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  Oct. 22 – Jeff moved into the house.  Everyone is doing fine.  The FIVE furry little ones have adjusted well and Monkey is often caught napping between Sam & Toby.  This is a good thing.  Hobbes hasn’t adjusted quite as well (won’t nap too close to Sam or Toby yet, though he almost did the other day).  Maggie is becoming a better behaved dog which is SO much fun!  Jeff bought her a neat dog bed at Christmas for the living room & she loves sleeping in it instead of sneaking onto the sofa when we’re not in the room.
  
  
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  I’m still trying to move out of my room, but since school started in August time has been precious.  I just can’t seem to do it.  I have moved my clothes upstairs which makes putting laundry away so much easier.
  
  
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  Amanda is due Sunday so we’re all sitting on pins and needles waiting for our call. 
  
  
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  School is school – stressful & crazy.  I like VCU as a student, but miss my time at JSRCC.  I’m only at JSR 15 – 20 hours a week compared with 30-40 over the last year.  I’m hoping that I’ll be able to pick up more hours at JSR so that I don’t have to work at VCU anymore.  My service learning class (mentioned in September’s post) has a professor that has a rep for not giving A’s.  I got one.  It was my best grade of the semester.  We won’t go into the others.  I have one more class to turn in work for – an independent study I picked up when I dropped out of Differential Equations.  No bachelors in math for me – I’m now going for the five-year Math Education Masters.  It requires less math and more education courses – cool for me.  I don’t want to teach the big stuff.  I actually want those kids from Dangerous Minds.  I’ve even looked into the Department of Correctional Education.

Hmmm…what else to share.  For those who read this who don’t know (very few), Warren proposed to Rachel on New Year’s Eve.  He was very nervous and actually made me pray out loud for him over the phone while I was shopping for chicken in Kroger.  I just don’t get why guys are so nervous to ask a girl to marry them when they know the girl will say yes!!!  What’s up with that?

Anything else worth sharing?  No wedding plans just yet.  Not sure I’ll post any either.  I may just pop on one day and post “I’m married!”  We haven’t set a date or made any definite plans.  Even if we decide to do something local – it will be SMALL!!!!!

OH!!!  We’re going to see INXS in February!  I love my fiance!  I’m so excited & LOVE the new c.d.  We got into Rock Star INXS as it progressed and predicted that J.D. would win – he sounded the most like Michael Hutchins.  Check out SWITCH if you haven’t – it’s great!

I think that’s it for now.  School starts back up for me on 01/17.  I’m still trying to get one class nailed down & haven’t bought my books.  Oh well…I’ll get there.

Later.