My new car!!!

So Walter & I decide to go look at cars yesterday, actually I wanted to look and he agreed. My baby, Wanda the Camry Hybrid, has 90,000 miles in 3 years. I was getting a little anxious about that and since I still had to pay on the car it made me even more nervous. So we went to the Honda dealership b/c they are having some really good rates on cars right now. Well, I didn't like any of the new Hondas. So I started to look at some used cars. I used to have an '05 Accord and really liked it, so I decided to test drive one. Of course the one I wanted to drive was being cleaned...but there was an Acura TL just sitting there. While I waited on the Accord I decided to test drive the Acura. That was all I needed. It is a white one, which I really didn't want, so today Walter and I drove to Charlotte to the Acura dealer. Turns out the color of car that I want doesn't come in the interior color that I want. We spent all day today looking at cars. And what happens??? I end up back at the Honda dealer here in Hickory and we buy the white Acura. You know that the last day of the month is the best day to buy a car, but the last day of the year is even better. The car is so nice. I've named her Minnie Pearl (b/c she has a pearl finish). I am going to miss Wanda (full name: Obe Wanda). She has been such a good car and got great gas mileage. The new car...not so much. But then I'm not driving 100+ miles per day so that may not be that big of a deal. I can't wait to drive to Sparkle City to show the fam. Ok...well Happy New Year to all of you!!! May 2010 bring nothing but happiness, wealth, health, and joy to all of you. Love ya!!!

What I want for Christmas 2010

Ok, I've decided what I would like for Christmas 2010. I think that I am finally ready to start the whole family thing again. I would like a baby for Christmas. So if it's not too much to ask I would really like for everyone to pray that all goes well and Walter & I will have kids by next Christmas. So that is the plan. Now...Break!! Hee hee. I've just been thinking a lot over the past few days about how I cannot wait to start a family. I know that we have had a lot of problems in the past with...whatever my problem is. Hopefully after all of the testing that I've had done the doctors have finally figured out what my deal is, which is a clotting autoimmune disorder. Basically my body will "fight off" the pregnancy b/c it thinks that it's a disease or similar. So around week 7-8 my body will start to throw microscopic clots out, and basically cutting off the blood supply to the baby. Now that we pretty much know that there are a few things that can be done. I have started taking Aspirin everyday which can help. And when we do get pregnant again I will have to start anticoag shots daily. (Fun, fun). I don't know why I just went into all of that, but I guess I just felt the need to explain or to get it off of my chest. But I think that I'm about ready to put my body through the whole process again. I know that I've not gotten very far with each pregnancy, but I'm looking forward to "trying" again (hee hee). Also I'm very optimistic to the outcome. Originally I wanted a house full of kids, now I would settle for just one. Of course maybe I will get lucky and have twins. I would be sooo excited with that. I know that some of you who read this are thinking that I am super crazy, but I truly believe that I would be OK with a multiple pregnancy. At this point I really do pray for it, of course the Lord gives us what He wants us to have and not the other way around. So ALL of the millions of peeps reading this pray for me and Walter. Thanks for listening. Love to all!!!

Random thoughts

Last night I had a scare from my mom. My sister, Kacie, called at about 8:30 to tell me that my mom fell and had to be taken to the hospital via ambulance. Well of course since my mom is super stubborn I figured it must be really bad. Kacie said that mom fell and hit her head on the china cabinet. Of course my first thought was that she had a stroke b/c Kacie said that mom's BP was up and she couldn't move. So Walter and I rush to Spartanburg. I made it there in 1:10 minutes. Super fast!! I am glad to report that it was not serious. Mom was at the hospital until 2 am and was never seen. So she and Kacie left. Mom went to her PCP today and he said that her nose wasn't broken, but she does have a little bump on her forehead. I am so glad that is all. I was so worried that she had broken a hip or worse.
Walter and I got home at around 1 am. And I had to be at work at 7...ish. A very tiring day, but atleast we were busy. Makes the day go by super quick. Came home tonight with still a lot of energy. I cooked dinner, washed 4 loads of laundry, 2 loads of dishes, and then did a Wii workout. That was a lot of fun. I'm hoping that this stinkin' Wii will take me off of my plateau. I've lost a total of 36 pounds (it was 39, but then the holidays came), but that's been in a 2 yr span. I'm tired of being almost a certain size...but not quite. I know, I know. Lose it slow and it will stay off. But I do need to try harder. So I'm hoping that a little exercise in the program will help.
I'm getting super excited b/c in 23 days me and 5 of my girlfriends are headed to Vegas for the weekend. I am really looking forward to it. It's going to be a lot of fun!!
Oh, well. I guess that I didn't have as many random thoughts as I originally figured. Love to all!!

My first blog

Well, today after reading a friend's blog, I decided to start one of my own. I do not have a whole lot going on in my life. Walter and I do not have children yet, although we have had several close calls. Walter and I met 15 years ago when we worked together. We have been friends ever since, but never dated until 5 years ago. The rest is history, we fell in love and got married. We have a lot of fun together and enjoy traveling. Walter is in the restaurant business and I'm in the medical field, so our schedules keep us from spending a whole lot of time together, but we do what we can. We currently live in Hickory, NC. I am from Spartanburg, SC (born and raised) but moved here in 11/08. I like Hickory. It's a small town with all the things that you would ever need. We are pretty close to Banner Elk for skiing and Charlotte for shopping. Walter is from...everywhere. But I guess Asheville, NC is where he lived the longest. His family is all here in NC at the moment. My family is still in SC. So we don't really have family here in town. But we do have some good friends here and hopefully as time goes we'll get more settled here. Well not really sure what else to say today, so hopefully this whole blog thing will work out.