Happy Halloween

Since we get to spend our Halloween in a van driving the women's soccer team to St. Pete for a game against Eckerd, I thought rather than delight you all with the Halloween costume I am not wearing and Pumpkins that I did not carve I would find some comics, so here you go...








Happy Haunting>

GO VOTE!!!!!!

I think the scariest thing on my mind in this time of spooks and ghouls is the chance that my country which was founded on Biblical teaching, freedom, and the "American dream" may be turning into a socialist nation. I am fearful that the American people are so unaware of what Obama will be capable of and so blinded by he sweet words of spreading the wealth and change that they follow blindly and put no effort into determining what that change will be and where that wealth is coming from. America needs to wake up. We need to stand up. And we need to go back to the roots of the Constitution of which this AWESOME nation was founded on. Bring God back, let each person decide what their "American dream" is, and most of all preserve our FREEDOM that can and will be taken away if America does nothing.

I feel like one of the few who can see through the lies and look into the future to what our blessed nation could truly become. I am not saying that the other option will be the best choice, but I do know that it is a much better choice for the future of our freedom. Maybe I have been reading too much, and maybe I have been listening to too much Glenn Beck, but maybe we just need to tell all our friends and loved ones that if they love this country and they want to see the freedom that they enjoy stand for their children they need to go vote!

Catch up

Everything is bigger in Texas. Well at least in my recent experience things were a lot cooler and more refreshing. Texas trip went well, the girls lost one game and then had a great win in the second overtime of the second game. I got a nice rosey glow on my cheecks, one of the AD's who traveled with us got lost like 5 times and could not stay with our caravan of 4 cars (so annoying), and I got to go play at Dave and Busters. All in all a good trip.

I have been getting that creative bug and feeling like I want to make things, so I decided to get a sewing machine, I had been looking for one for a while but yesterday I found a brand new one on Craigslist (have I mentioned how much I like that thing) for 60$. So I can not wait to get home and start playing with it. Things like that make me feel real country.

I also got up early this morning and got my butt handed to me by a personal trainer. I decided that I needed to MOVE!!!! I have been a lazy pile. So I think I am going to join Bally. I got a free session with a personal trainer but the only time I can go is in the mornings. But silly me did not eat anything this morning so silly me turned into dizzy me and dizzy me decided to sit down and drink something before I turned into passed out me. Moral of the story...I am tired and sore, why do people work out in the morning?

But yay it was in the 50's this morning, I actually busted out a hoodie and I am loving every minute of it. As my athletes come in this mornign complaining of how "FREEZING" it is outside I cant help but chuckle to myself and tell them this is what pleasant weather feels like, they have no clue what freezing is.

Houston or Bust

I am getting on a plane in a few hours for my first trip to TEXAS. The women's soccer team has a couple games in Houston this weekend, so I get to go along for the ride. The team, 2 coaches, one athletic trainer, and one AD. Don't ask my why the AD is going. But the coach has made it very clear that this is a soccer trip not a fun trip. I ask, why can't it be both! So as I sit here in anticipation of getting on a flight for a few hours with 4 people, only to wait in the Houston airport for another 3 once we get there to wait for the remainder of the team who are traveling on a later flight. Should be an interesting trip. But I will be happy to check Texas off my list of states I have visited.

Greg Hill - Communications Supervisor for Admissions

The power of prayer is evident in this day! Greg got the job at PBA! They gave him a great offer, more than we had been expecting anyways. He will start November 3rd. We are so happy. Things have a funny way of working out, every time we talk about when and if we should head back north God keeps opening doors down here.

Spitting in faces

So we can plan to hear from PBA in the next few days. During the exit interview that Greg had yesterday with the Dean of Admissions (after a full long day of interviews and meeting pretty much every person on campus) Greg was told that unless he spit in someones face he should be getting an offer on the job as the "communications Supervisor for Admissions." So now we pray the offer is a good one and that this job is a blessing. Thanks for the prayers and the support as we continue to wait for God to open the doors.

PS....

Greg is at his dinner with the VP for student development and the Dean of Admissions as I write. Pray it goes well. Tomorrow he has a full day of meeting people schmoozing at PBA. Let's hope...

Pumpkin time

This is the season for Holly to rekindle her love for Brach's candy pumpkins, not the candy corn, and not the autumn mix. PUMPKINS are the way to go! I will grab a bag or two bring them to work and announce to my team that I have "trainer treats" and they too get to enjoy the pumpkins that have brought many a smile to my face.
What is even better today is that I went to the dentist this morning. Not only did I go to the dentist but my 25 year and 4 month streak of no cavities has not yet been broken, the dentist said I was "perfect." What better way to celebrate clean teeth and a perfect smile than a Venti skim peppermint white mocha, and a bag of pumpkins? I know, I couldn't think of anything better either.

PUBLIX..new found appreciation

One of the big things I miss about MI is MEIJER. The only option we really have here for our grocery shopping is Publix..."where shopping is a pleasure." they kinda have a Monopoly down here. They are like Starbucks there is one on every corner. It is basically a Hardings or a small grocery store with just grocery, unlike meijer and it's one stop shoping. Well there are 3 within a 2 mile radius from our condo. We had shopped at two of these locations, but it was not until last week that Greg suggest we try the third one. I walked in yesterday and was immediately surprised at the layout, the huge produce, and the cleanliness. It is good because I always get so frustrated when I am grocery shopping at the other ones. So this is a praise! Yay Publix on Haverhill.

The Epic Puking

There is nothing more pleasant to wake up to at 5:30 in the morning to than the sound of your dog blowing chunks on the carpet. About 3 weeks ago poor Mya started not eating and from time to time would vomit up just clear stuff. Recently she began eating again and now she eats all her food twice as it ends up back on the carpet about 8 hours later. This has been ever troubling because she is like our little baby and we cant understand why it is happening. So we took her (well Greg took her) to the vet on Wednesday and they did some tests and gave us some pills for her (the same pills they gave us when she had her puke and poo fest after her surgery). But the pills don't seem to be working because last night and the night before around 6am by the bedroom door she left us a nice gift. So we don't know what to do, feed her less, feed her at different times, make her sleep in her crate,no clue. The next step from here is to wait until Wednesday this week and take her in for blood tests. I would like to think it is not that serious, but the poor girl. I feel like the only excuse for someone to be vomiting every day is they are a raging alcoholic or they are pregnant, and I am happy to report that no one in this house hold is any of those things.

Fall Mood

As the leaves change and cool breezes blow, and the smell of crumpled leaves on the lawn waft under my nose...Oh, wait I live in Florida. As the salty air blows the humidity and heat around and the green palm trees rustle I am reminded how much I miss wearing hoodies and what I had lovingly termed "football weather." As some may wonder what is wrong with 24/7 "beach weather" I tell you nothing is. It is just when you are used to a change in seasons and it is ever neering Halloween and the sun is still beating down on you that you begin to miss the cool wind and the colors of fall. So I am jealous of you all up north enjoying the beauty around you as all I can do is change my blog background.

Best new find

So my lovely husband discovered something the other day while we were looking for plane tickets home (www.visitdirectair.com). It is a new air line that flies directly to small air ports around the country. There is a direct flight from the smaller air port in Orlando, FL to Kalamazoo,MI! I know crazy! Its pretty sweet, we are excited, this cut our price home by like $300. I thought I would share.

Dolphin Mania

This was the scene right before the Miami Dolphins took the field yesterday. We got free tickets to ride the party bus (free beverages and snacks the whole time) from WPB and Miami. It was a match up of Miami Dolphins vs. San Diego Chargers, Miami pulled off a win. There were some really entertaining people on that bus let me tell you. The game was cool, the stadium was not as big as I was expecting, but there were lots of crazy drunk people, lots of rain and sunshine, and lots annoying football fans. It was fun to be there although we are not really Miami or charger fans. We definitely had an entertaining afternoon.

Holly... (Greg)

Another update... Holly watches way too many cartoons! She definitely started quoting Sponge Bob Square Pants at lunch today... yah, I think she's got issues :-) Love you babe!

Job Update! (Greg)

For those of you that have been praying and following my job search efforts I've got a promising update for all of you. I got a call back from PBA the other day stating that I am their top candidate for the Communications Supervisor for Admissions position. It's a position that I would be in charge of a lot of the marketing and other PR communications for the college as well as run the tele-counseling office for admissions. It is looking fairly promising, the Dean of Admissions and the VP of Student Development are taking me to dinner on the 14th and then they want me to come in on the 15th for an all-day "interview". So I'm fairly certain as long as I don't screw anything up during the dinner that I have a pretty good chance!

So there it is, the update that a lot of you have been asking for! So thanks again for all your thoughts and prayers on the subject and please continue over the next couple weeks as I prepare for the dinner and interview on the 14th and 15th! The job would be a great blessing to Holly and I and would get me out of The Breakers if nothing else! :-)