June Bug

For the most part, I sign on everyday and read all the Blogs that I follow. It wasn't till recently that I discovered that I haven't actually posted anything since April. Whoopsie! Boy how time flies.

I blame that  on the fact that I was absent for 7 days in May due to our Annual Work Trip - a 7 Day Cruise to Belize, Honduras and Cozumel! Like, how cool is my company?! :)

I was a bit worrisome beforehand. I mean, 7 days at sea? For starters, I didn't want to be the girl hurling over the edge of the boat in my bikini. Not a good image. I was also worried we would all get sick of one another. This couldn't have been further from what happened (not counting any barfing that may have taken place in the toilet...from other consumption reasons). We had the best time and I can't wait to go on another cruise.

The week before we were to set Sail on the open seas, we went through a very bad storm in which Huntsville, AL and our surrounding cities lost power for 5 WHOLE days. In saying that, we got off light compared to Tuscaloosa and Hanceville, who experienced an EF5 Tornado and loss of lives. So sad.
During the power outages, a few of us jumped in our bosses truck and hit the road towards Destin, FL. to stay 3 nights for the Annual Wine Festival .

Our last night in Florida, we became refugees at my Bosses Brother's house, since we didn't want to go back to Hsv where there was nothing. We enjoyed a warm shower, grilled some fabulous steaks and had dinner in the backyard. Oh, did I mention they live on the Bay. Gorgeous.

Another fun tid-bit is that my folks visited this month!! Sure love having them. And it was nice to have them over Jamie's Birthday too! 

Dad recently flew back to Oregon but mom is still here. She leaves us on Monday but am thankful for the time I got to spend with them both. 

(On the way to dinner to celebrate Jamie's Birth)

Unfortunately, the month is almost up but I still have some FUN and EXCITING things to look forward to!! June 9 - 12 marks our Annual Girl's Trip to the beach. This year we will have 14 girls in Panama City. Oh dear. 

Upon my return, Jamie and I have a schedule "meeting" (yes, I have a meeting with my husband), to discuss our next move in regards to our Florence Home. No more renters = paying rent AND a $1200 mortgage. Not gonna happen. I've spoken with my Boss about what is to come and they are sorting out whether or not I will be driving 3 hours/day to work (and back) or if they will allow me to work from home a couple of days, which they are not too thrilled about. Either way, this will be a fun change for us and I am somewhat excited about living in this house. It will be nice to live in a NEW house and experience a small city for a while. But obviously once we sell that bad boy, we are back in Hsv. :)

June 14th is a Benefit Concert down in Birmingham, AL - Bama Rising -  that my husband and I will be attending with one of his coworkers. Artists who will be playing - 

Alabama Montgomery Gentry Rodney Atkins Martina McBride Dierks Bentley David Nail Bo Bice Jake Owen Luke Bryan Brad Paisley Sheryl Crow Kellie Pickler Sara Evans Darius Rucker Taylor Hicks Ashton Shepherd Little Big Town Needless to say, I already have my cut off shorts and boots ready to go. June 24th Weekend, I was invited to play in a Basketball Tourny in Nashville!! I haven't made any plans just yet, as we are still waiting on confirmation from the rest of the girl's who expressed interest in playing. Our sponsor is paying for us to play but I'm not gonna lie, I'm a bit nervous about being the only white girl on our team...and in the entire tourny perhaps. The only other thing I have left to talk about is a possible trip to L.A. July 15th - July 17th. My husband will be in Valencia, CA for a week (and 3 days) on business and we are hoping it works out where I can fly out for a weekend and experience Cali.... dude. And there ya have it. My novel of a post to make up for a month absence. To Be Continued...

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