I have the best husband in the world!

Oh gee. I should have posted sooner so the vacation would still be fresh in my mind. Let's see...

We went to Braxton for a couple days. Spent the first day with my mom and went to the sutton dam which was super fun. Next day, we went to Russell's parents' house, and hung out. That evening we helped Russell's dad put up hay, and dummy me left my shorts on...my legs were scratched to hell. We left around 7:30 on Thursday morning and went to the beach. It took us over 8 hours because the last 20 miles was nothing but a traffic jam, and that took us over an hour to get through. We finally got there which was a big relief, but our hotel room wasn't as good as we expected it to be. Don't get me wrong, it was still decent, but not worth the money we paid. We just hung around the hotel that night. Next day, we got up at 5:00am to watch the sunrise. We went down to the beach and sat there, but a storm came and clowded up the sunrise, and then it started raining so we went back to the hotel and went back to bed. We swam later in the day, but the water was ice cold. So, we didn't do much beach stuff. We walked down the street and checked out some stores. We also got some orange smirnoff (and some groceries) which was mighty yummy, but also mighty expensive. Saturday (our one year wedding anniversary) was the best day ever. We went and tanned and swam some more. The water was a tad bit warmer, but still cold. That night, Russell decided to take me to Captain George's Seafood Buffet (which seats 800 people), and we all know how much Russell hates seafood. The buffet was $25.99, but it was so damn good! I felt so horrible, though, because there was nothing for Russell to eat that he wanted, so he ordered chicken fingers off the kiddie menu. *sigh* I almost wanted to cry, but he wanted to take me there so bad because he knew how much I would love it. The place was HUGE and beautiful. They had largest iron stained glass windows (by the guiness book of world records). The buffet was humongous! So, we ate, and I gave Russell a sweet and romantic anniversary card. We said we weren't going to get each other anything, but I wanted to express to him how I felt.

After we ate, and I stuffed myself to oblivion, we went down to the beach to take a walk in the dark. It was so sweet, and Russell even gave me a massage...then I got the biggest surprise of my life! Russell turned me around, then got on one knee and had a ring box in his hand. He opened it up, and there was an engagement ring that is exactly like the one I lost. I started bawling immediately for like 15 minutes, and he told me how much he loved me, and how he meant it even more now then he did then. It was so sweet and romantic. I even got mascara all over his shirt which made me feel bad. And then he told me how he had been hiding that thing ever since a few days after I lost mine (which was around 4 months ago). He also said "I'd like to thank the #### Wal-Mart store for helping me keep my secret." Apparently, half the store knew about it! If no one believed me before, now no one can deny that I have the best husband in the world!! I still cannot believe I have this ring on my finger.

Anyways, the next day we swam and tanned some more. We also went to the Cabana Cafe that was hooked onto our hotel, and I got a strawberry daquari (which sucked) and Russell got a mudslide. We had no idea what the prices were because they didn't have a menu, and our waitress just moved there from Poland, so we ened up spending $20 on 2 drinks. Fabulous. We also spent $18 that night on one round of putt-putt golf. We could have played all we wanted that night, but we only wanted to play once, and it was our last night, so we wanted to go back to the hotel. We used to whirl tub a lot with our bath toys and bath foam. It was fun. We also had a good time just sitting out on the balcony relaxing, watching the ocean, and making fun of people...hehehe. Russell got sunburned real bad on his shoulders our last day, so he had a hard time sleeping that night. We left Monday morning. Russell was tired on the way home, so I drove a while. I thought I was doing good, but apparently the highway split off, and I should have split with it, so I got us lost 23 miles off track before Russell woke up and caught it. Let's just say he wasn't too happy with me seeing as though I got us lost an hour out of our way on our honeymoon. But, we got back ok, picked up Gunther from the animal hospital and drove home. We spent our last day of vacation relaxing at home.

We had sooo much fun, but our vacation flew by, and we spent a ton-o-money. If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.

I thought that since I am going to be gone for a while that I would let all of you know where we will be at particular times. Today, after we pack and Russell wakes up, we are off to Braxton to get the parent fix. Today is my moms, and tomorrow is Russell's parents. Hopefully, I can talk Russell into taking me swimming at the damn since I have not been there in nearly two years. Early thursday morning, we are off on our adventure, possibly to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg first. After that we are off to our final destination of VA beach in our wonderful jacuzzi filled hotel room (I bought bath toys btw...such as squirting rubber duckies and thi purple foam stuff that you can write on each other and it washes off). We will be there through our anniversary until monday when we will be headed back to ol' Motown USA.

So, anyway, that's our not so quite detailed plans, and we will see you all when we come back with plenty of fun stories to tell. Like how I will get lost when driving...AGAIN! :)

Toodles.

What is a friend anyway?

What is a friend, you ask?

friend n. a person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.

Is a friend someone who only talks to you when they will be left out of the loop or when they need something from you? Is a friend someone who talks about you behind your back or only feels jealousy about the things you have instead of being happy for you? Is a friend someone who doesn't even call to wish you a happy birthday, or instant message, or send a card, etc.?

I am utterly sick and tired of people who waste my time. I'm done doing for others who do not reciprocate. It's pretty sad when a friend that I haven't even seen in probably half a year would call and sing me happy birthday on the phone, but a friend that I have seen recently doesn't even acknowledge it. I'm tired of wasting my time, and I feel a downsizing is in order.

You know what?
That won't happen.

Do you want to know why?
Because I'm the type of person who never says anything, and I'm always the person who lets other people walk all over them. I've gotten better at standing up for myself, but it's a slow process. So, the downsizing won't happen, BUT things will change, and I'm not going to let some people get away with walking all over me when they should be the ones picking me up.

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In other news, I am very saddened because a good friend who is a new friend from Wal-Mart is moving away for the summer. Her teaching job didn't come through, so she is going to stay with her parents for the summer. *sigh* I haven't got to see her in a while, but she did call me for my birthday.

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Russell and I went shopping for some beach supplies (aka plenty of junk food and towels) today. Still have a few last minute things to buy when we get there so they don't go bad...like stuff that needs to stay cold. It's coming up soooo soon, but now I still have to put up with Wal-Mart for 3 days. It's been hard lately, but hopefully an 8 day break will make all the difference. I can't wait!!!

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Gunther got to go outside for the first time today. Well, that would be where we actually take him out - not him running past me out the door. We got him a little harness and such. He was scared at first, but then he started eating my flowers (*scowl*) and running around in the grass. He had a good time, so it's going to become a regular around here. We're going to walk the cat instead of walking a dog because let's face it, we're not normal people...hehehe.

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OHH...we also started netflix, and it is crazy cool. You make a queue list, and they just keep on sending 'em. Awesome.