High School Reunion

So the first Friday of August was my high school reunion. It was a celebrating 25 years of being open and it was not for a certain class. It was a reunion for Governor French Academy. I went there from 1997 to 2001 and had a graduating class of 9. That's right, 9 kids!! In our entire school, which was pre-K to 12th grade there was probably about 200 kids. It was really small school but I would not change a thing. I ended up having the best time of my life. So my best friend Mary Beth met me at my high school and went had dinner before hand in downtown Belleville. It was so good catching up with her and reliving old days. We were also talking about who we wanted to see there and who we didn't. Then we decided we should head on over there and get this sucker over with. We had gone to something like this but when we went was after her sisters graduation and it sucked. We really thought this one was going to be bad. When we got there one of my best guy friends and his girlfriend had shown up. I was so glad to see them. I knew there would be someone else there to talk to besides Mary Beth.
When we got there, there was not alot of people, more teachers than anything. They gave us name tags with our senior pictures and what year we graduated. That was a so embrassing. Throughout the night more people that I knew came trickling in. Then finally my other best guy friend came. I was so excited. Jonathan, Mary Beth, my brother and I were so close throughout the years. My senior year we had date nights with the two Jonathans. He didn't get to come to my wedding which was sad. But I was so glad to see him. Our headmaster or "our principal" took us on a tour of the school. There had been some changes since I had last been there. It was neat remembering though how things had been when I originally started there. While on the tour I ended up dropping my camera. I was so mad that I dropped it. After the tour I stood around talking with old friends. One of my old boyfriends was there. And we ended up having a really good conversation that night. I was really surprised how late I had stayd there since I really thought it was going to be boring. A group of us ended up going to a bar. Mary Beth and I had our normal drink at this bar. It is called a recliner. Basically they take a sandpail and put a bunch of liquor there. We get it every summer because that is the only time they serve it at the location we go to. It ended up being Josh, Mary Beth, Byron and his girlfriend Jesi. Before Byron and Jesi got there Josh had made a comment that he was surprised that Byron and I were friends. That really got me thinking about that. I am not surprised that we have been friends that long. I dont remember how we became friends but I am glad we did. Byron has been there for me over the years, especially during the boyfriend years when I have had boy troubles. I know I haven't been the greatest friend to him but I am so glad he has been there for me and stuck by me throughout the years. So all in all it was a great night.

Gateway weekend

So this is a little late but I have been so worn out and been busy with work as well. This weekend was the Busch series race at Gateway International racetrack. I am at all this races every time they have a major race. My dad has a raceway ministry program so if someone gets hurt we are there or if they need anything. It was a little hot but luckily there was a breeze blowing through. And most of the day I get to spend in driving around in a golf cart or in their media center eating free food. I got to try a local ice cream (I forget the name it was Blue something and made her locally). They had a White Cake that tasted like White cake with frosting. It was so creamy and smelled wonderful. Then the other flavors they had was Double Chocolate (that was good), Caramel (I am not a fan of caramel but I enjoyed it surprisingly) and then Mandarin Orange (it tasted like a Dreamcicle bar).

Before the race I got to be down in the winners circle. They have the driver introductions there and where the person that prayers, national anthem is sung and the people say Gentlemen start their engines. Dad was praying before the race so he had me come down there and sit with so I could get some pics. Dad got to go up stage and shake the drivers hands. All of sudden this guy comes and sits down next to me before dad was to go up there. Dad starts taking pics of this guy and I am like ok thats weird. He whispered in my ear I will tell you later why. So when they do the introductions, he goes up there. It turns out the man was Jason Keller. He is pretty big driver in the Busch series.


So right before dad was going to pray the power goes at the track. They had to use some generators to help power some parts of the track. It was funny, they had to use the mics from the radio station and ESPN to broadcast the prayer and such. And you could hear the people buzzing in the stands about whats going on. Here is a video clip of the gal singing hopefully it will give an idea of whats going on.


Then the best part was the winner of the race Carl Edwards. He is one of the nicest and one of the cuter NASCAR drivers. He always takes his time out for his fans. Plus he is from an area near St Louis. It is always good to see a person from the area win.

When he wins he always does a back flip from his car and so I thought I would post that for you to enjoy.

Sad Day

I just read on yahoo news that Estelle Getty from Golden Girls died. She was 84 years old. One of my favorite shows was Golden Girls and she was on one my favorite movies Mannequin. She was always so funny and gave the show some great parts on the show. I thought I would just post a clip of some of great moments.

Debbie Downer

So that is exactly how I have been lately. And to all my readers I don't mean to be. It is just that I am going through a lot and it really has been getting to me. If you are have read my blog, I was having problems with losing my hair. When I first found the spot on the back of my head it was a little bit bigger than a quarter. I was going to the doctor. I was getting cortzoid shots in the bald spot. Let me tell you that hurts so bad. It feels like someone is kicking you in the back of the head when they get down with the shots. So during the time it started to get worse so the dermatologist put me on a steroid for a month. Again that did not help and it was still getting worse. I went to my primary care doctor and he is having me go get blood work done to see if there is something else causing it. So now my spot is huge and still getting worse. Now this is all happening under the hair on the crown of my head. I am bald on my left side of my head and there is about 1/4 of hair on my right side. Now I have found another spot on the top of my head which is about the size of a quarter. And when people see my hair they all look at me that I have some disease and want to be near me. It is so embrassing. I can't help what is going and if I knew what was trust me I would take something to help it. I have already decided that if it gets worse I am shaving my hair off and getting a wig. I thought I would have be doing that when I get old but now when I am in my 20s. On top of that I am so tired and at times my body hurts. I know this sounds bad or weird but I really hope my blood work comes back and they find something. I just want to know what is going on with my body.

So I want to apologize to the people who have been wondering about me, emailing me, calling me etc. I just haven't felt like dealing with people cause I just have been so worn out and in a depressed state. Things are getting better and I am starting to feel a bit better. The hardest thing for me is just having people there that understand what I am going through. It is so hard because I just want to someone to not freak out when I tell about and then show them whats going on. I really need a shoulder to lean on during this. I promise from now on my blogs will be more positive. And I have a lot this weekend to write about.

I'm Sorry

So first off I just want to apologize to everybody. I have been really really lagging in the friend department. I have been meaning to call people, email people back, or just comment on peoples lives. But I had to take a break. In the past couple of weeks, I have hit my breaking point, so much that I had to take a little break for myself. One day at work I hit my breaking point I just had so much going on that I just burst. So I think I am finally sane again. So tomorrow I plan on getting back calling people, emailing, etc.

***NOTE*** Some of next blogs I am publishing may be a little depressed, sarcastic, etc. Please not that I am not looking for sympathy. I found while I have been stressed out that writing and getting all of my feelings out really helps me feel like I have lifted a weight off of me. I have been debating if I am going to start a personal blog that I can put all my feelings into or not. I have also been debating if I want to go see a counselor or not. When I had one of my breakdowns at work, it felt so good to talk to someone. I am just not sure if I want to talk to a professional or not. I have talked to a professional before when I got "sick" my first time but I really didn't like the person I went to. I am not sure so if anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. Or I wouldn't mind just having a girlfriend that I could vent to about anything and let them just spill everything and give me advice. At this point I am up for anything!!

Happy Mother's Day

So today is one of the greatest days, I think, in the world, Mother's Day! I love that it is a day where we celebrate our mothers for what they have done for us and always being there no matter what. So this blog is for my mother. I want to say that my mom is one of the most incredible woman I have ever met. Throughout my life she has always been so giving and loving to everyone. I don't think over the past year I would have made through everything that happened without her. She has been my rock when things weren't going right. She has given me the wedding that I could ever want but still making sure we didn't go crazy on things. She has been the one where if I just need to vent I could come to her. With growing up over the years my mom has became one of my best friends. I love now talking to her about how things were when she was my age, freshly married, trying to survive. She has been a great help for me and she sometimes helps me to see things in a new light that I don't think about. I know I am rambling here but I truly love my mother and she is the greatest. So here's to you mom for everything you have done and just being there for me this past year!!

Beauty Pageants

No I have never done a beauty pageant so don't get that idea from post topic. When I was a little girl, my grandmother (dad's mom) and I would watch all the beauty pageants on tv. We would watch Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss Universe and all the other ones that were on tv. Whenever they were on, I would always stay the night at her house and we would stay up watching them commenting on clothes and how they looked. As I got older we would also comment on her talent and question answer. We would make it a whole girls night. As I started to grow and get friends and work, I would either tape it or we would watch it separately and then call each other during the breaks saying I like this one, no that one dress was wrong. When I went away to college I really didn't watch them much and kinda gave up on calling her when I did. Last night the Miss USA pageant was on and I ended up DVR it and watched it later on. Now I always have 3 girls that I want to see make it far, Miss Illinois because I from IL, Miss Missouri, since it borders IL, and then Miss Texas, since that is my home state. In the pageant the other night, Miss Missouri and Miss Texas were in the 15 then I think 10. Miss Texas went on to the top 5 and she ended up winning the pageant. It made me so excited and reminded me back of my childhood days.

So here's to you Miss Texas so glad you won!!