How We Get Through a Friday Morning!

This is my coffee drink selection, I have gotten to the point where I pretty much need it in the morning!
Apparently I am not the only one that loves the Starbucks doubleshot energy coffee. David likes the Mocha, I'm a Vanilla girl.

Jessica likes her Starbucks as well but it looks like she is drinking it from a bucket! That's seriously the biggest coffee cup I've ever seen!I love
Shannon's picture. not only does she need a whole POT but the counter is lined with Vodka bottles. That might be why she needs the whole pot! :)Well happy Friday everyone. Hope you have a great weekend!

Moms Have That Way About Them!

My mother and I decided that we needed to have a set night to chat every week so that we can stay current on everything that is going on in our lives. Thank God we have this arrangement.
In the past I have had a bad habit of not telling my mother and sisters any personal details about my life that I feared they would question me on or disapprove of (LONG STORY). I can admit the issues with that plan and even offer the excuses as to why I do it, but it will always be a battle of trust for me to completely open up to them. But last night I had an amazing mother daughter talk that really helped....really. My relationship with my mother as always been a strong one. We are so much alike on so many levels that she has always been a friend I can trust to have my best interest at heart without judging me or looking down on me for bad decisions.
I have been in a "relationship" for a little over a year that I have not talked to my family a lot about because I knew they would not fully approve. Bottom line is, I love him, but as my mother and I talked about at length I have to make sure he loves me enough to put me first. That is a question I have to ask him when he visits Murfreesboro in three weeks to sell his house. He took a job in North Carolina and has been gone since late July. Our relationship has kind of been in limbo and I keep going back and forth from feeling guilty and committed and free and single.
Without going into extensive details about how hard this all is for me I'll keep this blog about my mother. What an amazing gift she is to my life. She has a look and even a tone I can pick up over the phone that makes my defenses melt and my core deep feelings are safe to slide out. That is a gift that good mothers never misuse. I see this quality in my sister as well. She is blessed to have a similar relationship with her daughter. The love and trust that is built between such a delicate relationship starts from childhood and is nurtured and mastered as both mothers and daughters grow older. I know that not every daughter has a mother like my nieces and myself, which makes me see to true gift in it. Mom, thank you for being there last night and not letting me sweep these feelings under the rug anymore.

My first Road Trip

I will be leaving tomorrow morning to head slightly north to Knoxville to visit a famous club called Cotton Eyed Joe. I will be meeting the owner, DJ and staff as well as taking lots of pictures and videos. When I'm not "working" my butt will be LINE DANCING! I tell you all about it when I get back!

Gross Way to Start the Day

So I ride with a carpool every day to work to help with the cost of gas. The two guys I drive with don't work in my office, they work down the street but are really great guys. I actually took over for Jon when he changed jobs. Jon and I get a long very well and he is a cool guy. He and his wife are from Virginia and were music majors so we have a lot in common. The other guy is also very nice but SMELLS! This morning was the worst! From the second I got in the car I smelled it and did not know how I was going to make it the 45 minute drive into the city. I sat in the back seat with my jean jacket over my month breathing in the scent of my dryer sheet instead of the BUTT smell that filled the jeep! About 20 minutes in, that wasn't good enough so I had to crack the window. I wanted to throw my head out the window like my puppy and just taste clean air. This is the smelly guy!