heavy heart

we made it back home after being in georgia for over a week and it feels nice. but my heart and mind are still there. still with family.

my cousin was in a car accident last night that has resulted in some major injuries. from far away my dad keeps us updated. sends his love back for us. and waits with my aunt and uncle. waits with them as they worry. waits with them as they weep. just waiting. the next 72 hours will be critical. as of now he has conquered death for 24 hours. i pray that it quickly turns into 72 hours. 7 days. 5 weeks. a year. a lifetime. in the meantime, we wait. and we pray.

i love to laugh

addison is obsessed with mary poppins. if you remember it at all you know there is a song called "i love to laugh" where uncle albert's case of the giggles sends him floating and flying in the air. love that song.

i am known to laugh in my head during movies or just when i hear something silly. i just chuckle silently to myself. but i do laugh out load. especially when i am around my family.

it has been an amazing day just relaxing here and there and laughing with my sister and the rest of our crazy crew. i would tell you some of our tales but you probably wouldn't even find the humor. but we do.

grand tetons. ha. twins in my bum. haha. burp. hahaha. ha.

happy 4th eve. happy laughing.

i am not a morning person but i do love morning time with little miss.

every night we have to hang a dress and a pair of panties on addison's dresser. changing into these special outfits is her first and most important task of every day.

but once the dress is on and breakfast is attempted, my favorite time begins - snuggle time. she just hops up on the couch and leans on me while we watch the last remaining minutes of seasame street or mary poppins (for the 100th time). these are the moments i have missed for the last 2 years. but dang, i am so blessed that i get them with her now.

happy wednesday

henry feels left out of the blog world. poor guy. i think the real emotions come from feeling left out of the tingle world. when leaving the house the other morning, the hubs and addison were still snoozing away. not henry. sweet, gentlemanly henry kept me company and walked me to the door. he just looked so handsome with his new "do" that i had to snap a quick pic.

happy wednesday handsome henry. we still love you.

time flies

i had a check up today and upon leaving the nurse said "ok, we will see you in 2 weeks." my response was "wwwhhhhaaattt??? already???"

amazing how this pregnancy has literally flown by. and already at appointments every 2 weeks. nuts. but, i am not amazed that my excitement is growing everyday. i cannot wait to meet riley. to find out if terry will get his boy or if i will get another bow-headed, dress-up playing, little miss #2. i have informed dr. ingram i want a loud and boisterous "It's a - - - ". so fun.

addison is pretty excited as well. she sings to riley and talks to riley...mostly saying "riley, you get out so mommy can jump with me" or "riley, you get out of there so mommy can swing with me." or sometimes she just looks right at me and says "wow, mom, you're getting bigger and bigger." nice. gotta love the honesty.

tomorrow marks the end of june which means the end of deadline #2 - completion of addison's room. let's just say i have always hated deadlines. but we are almost finished and i cannot wait to show you. (p.s. don't ask about deadline #1 - still working on that too - haha!)

all for now. nite nite.

in case you were wondering...

weather woman addison says it is going to snow tomorrow. i wish.

a little nostalgia

birmingham is my home but macon...macon, ga...middle georgia...it is my home. you know?

apparently tonight on the cma's jamey jonhnson sang his song "macon"...and it made me smile.

yeah it is small. yeah most people i know live on the north side. yeah the many private schools and their stereotypes and rivalries seems to rule the town. and yeah, i didn't go back. but i still love that place.

there is nu-way hotdogs. yum.

the cherry blossom festival. big deal people. huge.

the allman brothers band. classic.

the macon whoopees. man did mere love her some of those hockey hunks.

elliott farms. good pickin' for some berries.

fpd. tattnall. stratford. mt desales. the mighty four private schools.

the georgia state fair. in the good 'ole days every school got a day off called "fair day". nice.

we cannot forget marc ballard. dear family friend spending his days trying to rival paula deen.

forsyth, bass, zebulon, ingelside, northside, riverside. roads i know by heart.

and craddock way. sweet craddock way. with house after house. my sister and i can still drive the neighborhood naming the families that made each house a home. we remember the big hill where we sledded during the huge snow storm...or where brooke busted her a-sugar-sugar on her bike. there was caroling during christmas and cookouts and candy for halloween. and i can still hear my mom say "if you don't straighten up, i'm gonna knock you down craddock way." haha. and i am not kidding y'all, everyone lived there. the smiths. the gays. the joyners. the walkers. the gudenraths. the dunwoodys. the kaplans. the crabtrees. the powells. the terrells. i could go on and on. but i won't.

sweet 'ole macon. good times. good song. if you like that twangy, sappy, country type.