Megapalooza Twenty Twelve! [[Part 1]]

 Luckily my birthday fell on Mardi Gras weekend this year! Shannon and I took off for Louisiana to throw down. And throw down we did! I had such an amazing time! My sister and her friend were able to come! I got to spend time with cousins and my Godson, Tristan, my birth mom and family, and other friends! We went to parades and house parties and so much happened it's crazy! Everything went well except for one part which i refuse to waste anymore time being sad over. If you read my former blog, you know what situation happened at Mardi Gras last year. But in my heart I know I did what was right, and if you cannot respect my feelings, then blood was never thicker than water for you! But all that aside, I had a great birthday! Here are some pictures from Megapalooza Part 1! ((Part 2 is this coming weekend!))

My godsister, me, & my older sister!

Brandy, Annie, Shannon, & I.. Supamannn!

love these girls!

hahaha our take ONE year later!

me & my Godson Tristan!

someone got a hold of a purple cupcake! :)

 26 was a great birthday!! Cant wait for Part 2 when I celebrate with my friends this weekend!! :)

Tatum Maris & Grayson James!

I wanted to take a moment to welcome Miss Tatum Maris Reed into the world! She was born on 2/21/12! Mommy and baby are doing great! Congratulations to Sloane on becoming a Mom again & congratulations to Adam on becoming a big brother! :)

I'm also completely late on this one, but due to issues (which i will explain in another blog) I have not been up to writing lately. On February 15, the Walker family welcomed a little baby, Grayson James, into the world. Only, they welcomed this little angel into the world knowing they would only have a short time with him. Grayson James had a rare birth defect called Anencephaly.(definition below). He lived for about 8 hours after birth before becoming an Angel in God's arms.

The Walker Family: Patrick, Noah, Heather, Grayson, & Ellie.

My friend Patrick holding his baby Grayson. This picture speaks volumes.

What is so special about this story is the faith and strength this family had throughout this pregnancy. Most women will terminate the pregnancy when they find out, but Heather & Patrick turned to their faith to help them get through this and carried baby Grayson to term knowing they could not take him home. This story has caught the attention of so many people. I truly admire and am inspired by the strength this family has. Rest in peace, little Grayson. <3

[You can read about their journey on Heathers Blog: oursweetboygraysonjames.blogspot.com]

[[Thank you to Patrick and Heather for sharing your amazing story with the world! May god Bless you and watch over you through this hard time! <3]]



Anencephaly is a defect in the closure of the neural tube during fetal development. The neural tube is a narrow channel that folds and closes between the 3rd and 4th weeks of pregnancy to form the brain and spinal cord of the embryo. Anencephaly occurs when the "cephalic" or head end of the neural tube fails to close, resulting in the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp. Infants with this disorder are born without a forebrain (the front part of the brain) and a cerebrum (the thinking and coordinating part of the brain). The remaining brain tissue is often exposed--not covered by bone or skin. A baby born with anencephaly is usually blind, deaf, unconscious, and unable to feel pain. Although some individuals with anencephaly may be born with a rudimentary brain stem, the lack of a functioning cerebrum permanently rules out the possibility of ever gaining consciousness. Reflex actions such as breathing and responses to sound or touch may occur.

New phone! New service!

Posting a blog from my new iPhone! :) switched from T-mobile to verizon & already I am extremely happy!! It no longer takes 15 minutes for me to navigate through a website! happy happy happy!! New blogs to come on Monday! :)

Keeping up with technology!

FINALLY GOT A TABLET!!

 I bought the Asus Eee Pad Transformer. It is amazing! We have one computer at home, and it is Joeys! And he is usually on it looking up stuff for his racing and what not! And i really have no need for an actual computer! Just something to play around on and something to be able to use the internet on! Everything else is a bonus! The only thing I have right now is my phone (which is a piece of shhh) and my service is horrible (SHOUT OUT TO T-MOBILE!). So this works perfectly! Large screen, great graphics, super fast, Android Honeycomb, easy to carry around! What more could you want??

I chose this over the IPad mainly because apple doesnt support Adobe Flash, which most websites use. Also, you can add more memory to this with a memory card where as the IPad you cannot. The dock/Keyboard you can buy is super awesome as well! With the keyboard attached it doubles the battery life as well as the memory and gives extra USB slots. Over all a great buy!!

p.s. This also means I can do more blogging! :) I won't have to wait until I have downtime at work!

Speaking of starting fresh

As 2011 came to a close I was so ready to ring in the new year! i was full of hope that 2012 would be my year! Joey & I had just moved into a house that we were going to rent for about a year and then start the process of trying to buy a house. We moved in in October. First week of January, i get a facebook message (not even the courtesy of a phone call) that the house was going into foreclosure. i'm not going into details, but fact of the matter is, we got screwed over. in the worst way. So Joey and I have currently started the process of getting a house. However, we have a few things that need to be worked on on our credit, but we are well on our way and extremely close! Hopefully in just a couple of months we will be where we need to be to get a loan! In the mean time, lets just hope we don't get a note on our front door telling us we have to vacate immediately! :/

I'm actually quite proud of myself. I suffer from severe anxiety and despite the physical pain and emotional breakdowns I have had, I'm actually handling this quite well. I have managed to keep my spirits up for the most part. I owe most of that to Joey. His reassurance that everything will be okay comforts me in the best way. With everything negative going on, it warms my heart to know Joey and I will get through this together and come out stronger on the other side. 

Even thought the situation is horrible, I guess to be a little more positive I could look at the situation as we are completely starting fresh. Whatever house we end up in will be our own forever. The worst part is not knowing how long before we will be forced to leave, so hopefully we can get everything situated and leave on our own terms. I have faith everything will work out for the better! 

Here's to another year..

Here's to starting fresh..

Hello world! :) It has been a quick minute since I quit blogging. So i decided to start fresh! New Year! New blog! New ideas! This blog will be a little more random than my last one. I love writing, so what better way than to start blogging again! Also, 2012 has turned up a pretty crappy start so far, so i need distractions! First blog post coming later today!