when it rains, it pours...

At least, that has been the case this past week at the Grooms house!

Let me start with last Thursday...

Hubs and I went to our neice's t-ball game and as I am sitting there {watching Blake, our cute nephew} a fly ball {from another field where the big kids were playing} hit knocked the wind out of me. I was sitting between hubs and my MIL and she ducked {so it wouldn't hit her in the head} and it hit my chest. At first, I was a little shocked. Hubs and MIL were asking if I was okay/hurt/etc. and all I wanted to do was cry. It hurt so bad and then everyone around was asking if I was okay which always makes you want to cry even more. So here I am, sitting at a t-ball game with a lot of people around....the last thing I wanted to do was bust out crying!! So, like a big girl, I held back my tears until we started walking to the car. Hubs asked me if I was okay and I immediately said no and a few little tear came out!

Then, we get home and hubs closes the garage door and hears a loud bang. He goes to check it out and sees nothing.

Friday morning I wake up feeling like crap...my poor chest hurt and I had a terrible sinus headache. So, I decided I was feeling too bad to go to work and stayed in bed instead! Hubs goes to leave for work and guess what?!? our garage door won't go up! So, he calls our brother-in-law and tells him what happened {with the big bang the night before} and BIL says its probably a spring or screw or something. No big deal, someone will be by today to fix it! Yay!

BOO! Man comes by and says it will be Saturday before he can fix it. So, my car is stuck in the garage and I have to drive hubs big truck.

Saturday rolls around and I decide to venture out to Wal-Mart {because hubs is working, I have to go by myself}. I get everything on my list and head out to leave. I get in the big truck, stand up on the brake so I can see if anything is coming, let off the brake and POW! I get out to see the damage I have done...

{this isn't the exact car...this one actually looks a little better!}

OOPS!

The lady in the car is mad pissed!

Now bumper-less woman: Ugh! Did you not see me?!?!

Me: {thinking} Yes, I did see you, I just thought it might be fun to play bumper cars today. {Saying} No, I did not, I am sorry.

Now bumper-less woman: I tooted my horn!

Me: I am sorry, I didn't hear it.

Now bumper-less woman: {dialing on her phone} There's been a wreck in the Wal-Mart parking lot, send a police officer.

Officer comes, writes a report {because the woman demanded one!} and sends me on my way.

I call hubs and he laughs because now he has proof that I am a bad driver.

The man comes to fix the garage Monday {not Saturday!} so I am stuck driving the truck until Tuesday.

Tuesday night our hot water heater goes out. I have been without hot water since then.

Oh, yeah, and our lawn mower broke {that hubs used once before dying on us}.

But we are going to the beach Friday so nothing can rain on my parade!!

a little rant

Have you ever noticed that when you are dating everyone says "When will you get married?"...and when you get engaged everyone says "Have you set your date?"...and when you get married everyone says "When will you have a baby?", "Are you pregnant?". We all know this and, to some extent, expect it. What I did not expect, however, was people telling me when we should start trying to get pregnant, or that we need to wait a certain number of months/years, or what we should name our child when we do have one....REALLY?!? Hubs and I were wise enough to decide...1)that we wanted to get married and stay in our marriage for life, 2)where and when to get married, 3)where to live, 4)our finances....you get the picture. We are not idiots! We are smart people {hubs (common sense smart) + me (book smart)=one whole, level-headed person!}. We have this under control! No need to weigh in about how long we should wait {or if we should wait}.

*disclaimer: mom, if you are reading this, it is not directed to you....only others :)

*sidenote: someone actually asked me if I was pregnant...and told me I had the "pregnancy glow"! It is never okay to ask a woman if she is pregnant {even if it just because of a "glow"}.

**This was too funny to not share....Saturday night, hubs and I went to a wedding shower for our good friends and on the way home stopped by to see our neice and nephew who had just won their softball games and were going to be playing in the chapionship games the next day. As we were leaving, Rachel, my 5 year old neice, started rubbing my belly and asking me when we were going to have a baby!! {Let me just add that I think that is it sad that I now have a little "belly" to rub...thanks to my newlywed weight gain!} I just told her to ask Drew...I am pretty sure that he answered "never". Ha!**

summer must haves

Meredith, at Lavish Love, posted about her favorite things and asked her readers to do the same...

I am crazy about getting too much sun...I think I look better when I am tan, but I am not digging the idea of skin cancer. I apply sunscreen to my face every morning. If I am working in the yard on Saturday, I apply sunscreen all over. So, one of my must haves is sunscreen....

Purpose products were recommended to me by a dermatologist. It is so gentle on your skin! I use the facewash every morning and night. The mosturizer with SPF is a part of my morning routine.

For the summer, I plan on trying Aveeno Positively Ageless Sunscreen. It protects from UVA and UVB rays....very important!

I want to look like I have sun without all the damaging effects. My sister-in-law told me about this sunless tanner at Bath and Body Works. It is amazing! And it doesn't smell bad!

I never go anywhere without my Aquaphor!

A cute hat to keep the sun off my face is also a must have!

I love cute, cheap sunglasses! I have tons of them because I am always losing them or breaking them!

I don't wear a lot of jewelry, but I am loving bracelets these days! They are so cute and really add something to my {plain} style!

I love flat shoes {even though I am only 5'1"}...I really love all the cute shoes that are out that will add a little flair to my feet!

I love to read....so, a good book is a must have!

High Beam, by Benefit, highlights my cheekbones and gives me a little glow!

By far, the best bronzer I have ever used!

What are your favorite things??

cosmo and karen

A few months before Andrew and I were supposed to get married, a sorority sister of mine, Karen Taylor, lost her hubs-to-be in a car accident on the day of their wedding. Can you imagine how devastating that must be?! Cosmo interviewed her and you can find it in this months Cosmo (the one with Pink on the cover). She is an amazing woman with an incredibly sad story. I am so impressed with how she has handled this tragedy. Be sure to check it out!

update

It has been a month since I last blogged! Not for any particular reason...I just didn't have much to say! About a month ago was when they announced in church that Anna Brooks, a 10 year old little girl had leukemia. Not just leukemia, a very rare from of leukemia. A week after the family found out, Anna passed away. What can you really say after something like that happens?! Its not that I knew Anna very well or was close to her family....it was just that it hit me hard and made me want to take a look at my life and re-examine things. So, that is what I have been doing! I met one of my best friends from college for dinner and we planned a trip to see our other best friend in Atlanta in a few weeks. I had a girls night with my mom and sister...just talking, eating, and hanging out! I have spent more time with my hubs. We have hung out more with the Grooms' (playing games, eating, catching up, etc). We hung out with some old friends....and made some new ones! So, with all of that going on {and a lot more things that I didn't mention}, I have had very little time to blog. I have also spent very little time on facebook. I think I needed a little break.