Built FORD Tough

Not as good as the snl version, but hopefully intriguing just the same. This week has been crazy/fun. Jeff has interviewed with Loganville High and Loganville Alternative School. Both were to let him know their decision by friday. So of course i’m sitting w/ my phone right beside me all day waiting to hear…WELL (dum, dum, dum) Loganville High didnt call at all. Are you as let down as i am? Hello! Just call and let him know if you are still considering or if you’ve made a decision or whatever. Just dont keep us hanging! Anyways. Its a pet peeve. Loganville Alternative School, however, offered him a job. He is to give them an answer tomorrow. I dont know a whole lot about it other than that jeff is very intrigued and might actually prefer teaching there as opposed to traditional high school. Thats the update on him, anyways. So prayers for discernment are greatly appreciated.

In other news. Friday I got to go to lunch with a friend from hygiene school, Olivia. First of all let me tell you how much i love this girl. She is one of the most sincere and transparent people i’ve ever known. I drove 78 to 316 to get there b/c i was coming from a dr’s appointment in loganville and let me tell you…talk about memory lane! I havent driven to athens in 5 years (since i graduated!). I used to carpool w/ a friend Cara everyday and i dont mind saying that i miss school. I know. i’m a dork. But i liked hygiene school. i didnt have to work (thank you jeff! you rock!) and i’m pretty good at school. So i didnt hate my time there at all. Plus, i got a few amazing friends from school! Olivia ranking right up there with the bestest! Anyways, we ate at inokos (YES, i got yellow sauce too, Kristi!) and i got to see her beautiful home and 2 precious doggies. They even sat still for me to take a picture. Unfortunately i figured out that my batteries had died and therefore got NO pics. BOO! I know, i’m terrible at not posting pics. But my camera is kinda large and bulky…not the kind you carry in your back pocket! The only downer is that i wasnt completley "there" b/c i was all consumed w/ thinking of job possibilities for jeff. So I’ll guess i’ll just have to make another trip to inokos w/ mama O to make up for my wandering mind. Darn.

From athens i came home, packed up and Jeff and I headed to Greer S.C. to see my BFF Angela. Again, no pics. I suck. But we had a great time. However (theres always a however, isnt there?) on Sat night my tummy started hurting (gross, but its a fact of life, people) and for some reason my asthma was acting up as well as my allergies. So as we ate a wonderful dinner w/ some of her friends from church (love them!) i was cramping, my eyes itching and my lungs slowly closing up. nice. I ended up taking 2 benedryl, 3 trips to the bathroom and sleeping with an icepack on my swollen eyes. I was the life of the party, you see. But I LOVED getting to see my Ang and Matt. I love her so much and i always feel so good about seeing her in her town…i like seeing how well she and matt are doing. Their church is great and I got to experience someone speaking in tongues for the first time. Let me just say, um, wow. Different. But i love how the church of God (in particular) puts so much emphasis on living in the spirit. How there is one baptisim (salvation) of the spirit but many fillings (hourly, daily…). I love how they "dont want to just see you living in the spirit in church…anyone can do that…I want to see how you live 24/7. How you love people. How you experience life outside the walls of this church". Ouch. and amen.

And to end it all, I have a prayer request. I have had ridiculous amounts of pain in my neck and back for almost a month now. And as of 3 days ago, my jaw as well. I cannot tell you how discouraged I am. Chronic pain blows chunks. not because the pain is all that bad but because it wont go away. I’m spending a fortune on massages and chiropractic care and its getting worse. So I’m asking you to pray for me about this. I dont know what else to do. and i’m not meaning that as a last resort at all. I just dont normally ask ppl to pray for physical pains i have. well, i dont normally have any. And i dont want ppl to think im a wus. But at this point you can think i’m whatever you want to call me. But it hurts to breathe because my ribs expand and contract, sneezing is bad and i cant turn my neck either way. Basically, I’m functioning like someone who has been in a bad car accident and is sore all over. Thats exactly how i feel. And i’m bummed. So please pray.

But seriously, I love my friends and am so grateful that I got to spend time with them this weekend.