Frustrations, getting you down?

See...the confusing thing to me about blogging, and maybe bc I am such an analytical person and always ask the question.. "Why", is that I really want to know my readers...I received 3 comments yet my hit counter went up by 16 after my last post?? And I actually have the counter set to new IP addresses not every hit!! Oh, well. Maybe I'll get over it. It just makes me question....??
So I have been thinking A LOT lately........here are some random unloading thoughts.....

1. Why are no celebrities doing more for the oil spill?? They jumped on Haiti and Nashville, but Jimmy Buffett is the only one to have jumped on the oil spill. Maybe they just aren't publicising it?? I mean, Sandra B, Angelina, Brad, Harry C all have places in New Orleans. Courtney Cox, Britney Spears, and many others have places on the Gulf in Panama City and Destin. Is it bc they are liberals and against off-shore drilling so they aren't going to support? I know that might be extreme, but I can't help but question? All around it makes me sad! Yes, there were tar balls all over my beautiful beach last week! But it didn't stop me from having a LOVELY time, and honestly the water looked Beautiful! It's a little deceiving. But there was the presence of many trucks and workers up and down the beach to aid in the clean up.

2. Why do people tell you, you are "Over Qualified"!! Wouldn't you rather hire someone that is "over qualified" than Under?? Yes, I have been applying for jobs lately, and it is completely and utterly frustrating! It becomes a bit of a pride issue after a while?? Really, it does! I realize I left and very high paying, highly sought after job, and people question why I want to do something that pays less, or appears less glamorous. I left that job for a reason! And sometimes you decide you want to experience life from a different view, one that doesn't involve such high stress, corporate breathing down your throat, monthly quotas over your head, and travel woes that make you sick bc you missed a very special family event! Yep! I'm not even going to get started on all of that.......Point is.....Job searching is frustrating! And I just want to be a pion!! Is that too much to ask??!! HA!

3. Who wants to buy a House????? Oh, yet another life issue....our house has been on the market for 5 months now! Talk about frustrating! 2 showings!! YES, you read that correctly! 2!!! Don't even get me started on this one....."Is it the house? Is it the neighborhood? Is it that we ONLY have 1 bath?(I don't blame you, that's why I want to move!) Is it the small kitchen?(Again, don't blame you) Is it too old? Is it lack of storage and closet space?(Again..) Why??
Well, the point is, this home was Jeff's first house. He had no intentions of staying here long, but it worked just fine for him in his bachelor days. The market worked against us, and here we still are! Also, we still have my townhouse!
Now, as frustrated as I am, and although I dream of a large kitchen, a walk in closet, a garage for extra storage, and 2 toilets in the house, so I'm not doing the dance outside the door while Jeff is in the restroom.......there are MANY things I LOVE about this house! And at the thought of moving, makes me a little sad.( I said a LITTLE) ha!
What I Love about this little house......

• It's all Brick!
• It's a ranch style
• It has all original hardwood floors throughout the whole house
• I have 2 built in corner china cabinets
• The tiled wall in the bathroom that completely dates the house!
• Our cozy sunken den(converted carport)
• The backyard, that isn't big, but bigger than the yards they have in newer more expensive subdivisions these days
• Our back deck - it has been the place of many late night talks, many girls chats, many football games(we have cable on the deck), many cookouts, and most importantly...the location of OUR ENGAGEMENT!!!
• The fact we don't have a dishwasher so my sweet hubs does the dishes every night!(think I can still get away with this, if we get a dishwasher??)
• The fact our 3rd bedroom is my walk in closet/office. Well this is a source of like and dislike
• The proximity to shopping and downtown
• The fact our neighbor Bubba(he's a little special and lives with his sister and her family) takes our recycling and trash to the street and back every Tues and Wed. (He does it for 4 houses)
• The memories!! We started dating 4 months after Jeff bought this house, and have spent our first year of marriage here! It holds a LOT of our memories!! I really would be sad to say goodbye, maybe that's why it's not selling......????

Anyway, this post has been long enough......I'll have another one soon I'm sure. Fact is, I wanted ya'll to know.....it's not all about the travel and fun, that's just the way I cope with dealing with the above frustrations! :) All in God's timing!
Hope you have a Lovely Weekend!

More Travels......and Updates!

So I realize we have been out of touch for a while.....late Spring and Summer hit and we have been ON the Go!!
WARNING:::: LONG Post!!!
Recap...
April 25th, 2010 - Our 1 Year Anniversary! Jeff did an amazing job planning a vacation for us to Dominican Republic. We stayed at the Majestic Elegance and it was Beautiful!! I was so thankful and proud of him for planning this trip all by himself!!! YAY! I am typically the social and vacation planner so it was nice to just show up at the airport and do what he told me to do... :)
An Amazing 1st year it has been!! Love you Bab!

(Banner on our door when we arrived!)

Beautiful Lobby

Lovely Pool Beds

Steakhouse with Cowhide Stools

We returned home for a week, and then we're both off again.....

May 8-15, 2010
Jeff went to St. Louis for the week for work, so I decided to use that time to take a trip to FL to the beach with family and friends.
I was there for Mother's Day and got to see my Sister, BIL, kids, Mom and Dad, and even my Mother in Law, was in town with her friend "Sister".
After the weekend, the family headed home and I was joined by Nicole H, and Nicole M, and her kiddos. We had a great girls week and some great weather to top it off! It was a great week with family and friends.
Now, Jeff really didn't have ALL work while he was gone.....he enjoyed a Cards game, toured the Budweiser Plant, took pics of the Clydesdale and the Bud doggie, went to the casino, and somehow managed to "break"(it might or might not of had anything to do with a beer spilling on it) his phone. Needless to say....I don't think he was that jealous of me! :)

Only Pics from the week... :(

May 21-24
Another TRIP!!! YEP, up to the NC Mountains I went.....
I left on Friday to meet Nicole M, at her in-laws Mountain house in Sapphire, NC. Between Highlands and Cashiers. We had a great night, with Nicole making a fabulous Stuffed Chicken dish over angel hair with an artichoke wine sauce! Fabulous!! And Danced around with some cocktails and DMB!! An amazing night for sure. And the Weather was an Amazing break from the heat we were experiencing here in Charleston.
Saturday - we were off to Asheville, to celebrate with a 1 year old! Summer Marie Martin turned 1!! Jana spent a lot of time on many cute little decorations around the house and all her family was there to celebrate. Happy 1st Birthday Summer Marie!
Nicole and I returned to the house, pretty tired and decided to call for a lower key evening, and some rest.
Then Sunday I was off to Greenville for the night to see the newly engaged Ashley Inabinet and Nick Brown! Great visit and I got to go with her to pick up her wedding dress so I got to see it!!

June
June here was HOT!! Jeff and I started practicing golf, and it took a while for me, but I was actually starting to make contact with the ball! HA! Yes, which meant that a bucket of 80 balls at the driving range, meant that I swung at least 200 times!! Hey, don't judge..... :)
Well.....that lead to me ending up in the ER one morning.....yep! urrggh!
The most frustrating thing EVER!! Have you ever laid in bed and not been able to get up?? I'm not talking about opening your eyes; I'm talking about physically not being able to move to sit up!!! One of the scariest things that has happened to me. I had to call Jeff at work to come home and get me, and it was still a struggle getting me out of bed. Talk about a humbling experience, when your husband has to get you dressed bc you can't move!! Anyway, after several tests, it turned out I had a sprained Rhomboid muscle, which is the muscle behind your shoulder blade. It was so inflamed it put pressure on my lungs, making it hard to breathe, and all my muscles around it had tightened including my neck so I couldn't move it! Misery!! Anyway, I don't feel like talking anymore about it.....it HURT!! I opted against having 6 shots directed into my back muscle and instead decided to go to a chiropractor. Jeff and I felt the shots were just a band aid that were going to numb the pain, but not actually "fix" the root of the problem. I'd never been to one, but heard good things. I am a fan! After 4 visits, I'm back to normal!! It took me over 4 weeks to get full movement back, but I'm back!!! YAY!

June 9-13
Boston and Cape Cod!
This trip landed a day after my ER visit so I was a little drugged up most of the trip, but fun none the less. My mom and I went to the Cape to visit her cousins that are still there.
We flew in and made our way over to Swampscott, MA(about 20min from Logan Airport) were my Mom was born! We found her house and her Grandmother's homes. It was such a pretty little community right on the water. We took a pic of her home, although she said it has definitely been updated and added on to.

(Mom's childhood Home)

We then made it to the home in Poccasset, where her cousins grew up going, right on the Canal. Mom and I had the house to ourselves. So nice and peaceful.
We had a great time, relaxing, shopping, visiting with her cousin Cindy, Even going and listening to her band play, Eating lobster and clam chowder, and Sipping wine on the porch overlooking the Canal.

View from the Porch Every Evening!

We made a day trip over to Martha's Vineyard. Such a cute place, but not what you would expect, as everything is so hidden. Saw the Onassis compound, the Kennedy compound is on the Cape in Hyannis, and the Jackie Onassis place is over on the Vineyard. Caroline has it now. So many famous people have and had homes on the Vineyard. James Taylor, Bob Vella, Billy Joel and Christy Brinkley, many others I can't remember. Obama and Clinton stayed there.

Cute Victorian Style Dollhouse Homes in Oak Bluffs
(I automatically start singing the Jack-o-Pierce song..."And we'll go to the Vineyard for the Summer, we'll go to the Vineyard for the year. We'll buy a little house down there in Oak Bluffs..." :) )

Yummy Lobster Roll!!

Mom and I on the Vineyard

June 19th - Charlotte
Charlotte for the night for a Concert. Lynard Skynard/Bret Michaels....oh, the people watching was Grande!! HA!

HA! Guess I needed my Sunglasses on bc the stage lights were so bright!

Mark and Jeff with Brett in the background!

YES! That is "Nature Boy" Rick Flare! SC Lotto Commercial Anyone?

July 4th weekend was fabulous!!
concert Friday night, Beach day Sat, Basil for dinner Sat night, Sunday bike ride downtown, Firework picnic with friends Sunday night, and Monday lunch at 82 Queen with Grant, Maggie, Barrett, and their friends. We strolled downtown a bit and enjoyed having some friends in town enjoying our city! We had unusually cooler temps and the weekend was Perfection!

Our Bike Ride

Our Fireworks View...Beautiful from the old Pitt Street Bridge

The Newly Engaged!! Morgan and Guy

Sporting our Red, White and Blue! Yes, Jeff has on Red and White Seersucker Pants! :)

July 10-18 - BEACH!!

Finally up to date......
The Annual Burr Family Beach trip was here! Off I went on Sat 10th and Jeff flew in on Wed. We had a great time with family, and even got to see Sally(mother-in-law), and our friends Chris and Kristi Thomas and Joe Birdnow. Kristi and I surprised the boys by conspiring to meet but not telling the boys who we were meeting. Chris and Jeff were college roommates, frat brothers, and best friends. They were soo surprised and we enjoyed an evening with them, although I have NO pics of that night. :(

Crab Hunting! Notice me leaping in the air as the Crab runs my way...HA

Buddies! Wearing their matching UA shirts bc Parker asked Uncle Jeff to wear his too!

Aunt Les, Parker, and Marg swimming

J and I at LuLu's for lunch. Jimmy Buffett's sister's place

Family Pics!

And now......here we are.....home for 2 weeks before we are off again........:)
The busy life of living!! Loving every minute of it!!

Hey....If you're out there and reading, let me know!!! Yes, You! I'm talking to you!! :) just leave a little comment and tell me you're reading. Might motivate me to update more. Yes, I'm talking to you!! :)
Hope you're having a good day!!
xo