Walkin' in Memphis, part 2.

We managed to make it to the wedding hall 10 minutes before it started. Megan and I got to go into the bride's dressing room and meet Bethany. She looked so beautiful. The gown was gorgeous!! We stepped back outside and found adequate seating. The ceremony finally got underway and it was lovely. The environment was astonishing! There were lights everywhere, beautiful flower arrangements, and great music....lots of great love songs!!

Kevin, Lee, and I were sitting at a table talking, after the ceremony, when the dj burst out with some T.I. The looks on our face were probably priceless, LOL! In addition to T.I., the dj played various music from T-Pain to Taylor Swift. It was awesome!! Bethany finally was able to break away for a few minutes and came over and sat and talked to us a bit. She was so excited to meet us all. We finally got introduced to her new husband, Clint. He is a very handsome guy and also a Corporal in the U.S. Marines. Wow! He is set to depart to Japan in January, thus the sudden nuptuals. She wanted to be with him, since he had been gone away from her already for a year. Can't say I don't blame her. So now legally she can join him where-ever he gets stationed. She told us that they would be in Japan til at least June and then come back to the States, probably to South Carolina. We all hated that we wouldn't see her for a while but she promised that we would keep in touch through phone calls and email. Shortly thereafter, the limo arrived and the bride and groom were ready to go. Everyone lit sparklers and the lucky couple ran through them to the car. They all went to the Fox and Hound English Pub for an after-wedding celebration. Kevin, the kids, and I made the 2 hour trip home.

I think the whole evening went pretty well. She seems like a very nice and fun person to be around and I really can't wait until we see her again. I got tons of great pics of her with the guys and kids and will have to post those soon too.

Right now, I need a shower! Laters! :-)

Finally made it!

Well, after a great morning shower, I sit here in an office chair, with my feet propped up on a bed and my laptop in my lap, inside room 110 of the Doubletree Hotel in East Memphis. Kevin's cousin, Bethany, works here and the room we are in was a complimentary room. It has 2 double beds. Last night, Kevin, his brother Lee, their cousin, Terrel (or T.K. as we call him), Megan, Christopher, and I all camped out in the room. The kiddos and I were in one bed, T.K. and Lee shared the other bed and Kevin slept sitting up in a chair with ottoman....that's nothing new for him since he sleeps sitting up on the couch at home. LOL! Bethany is the cousin that I have been talking about. They haven't seen her since she was around 1 or 2 years old and now we are gonna meet her and attend her wedding tomorrow afternoon. The guys and I wanted to do some sightseeing and things, so Kevin's aunt Tressa is on her way here to pick up Megan and Christopher so we don't have to lug them around with us. I think we are gonna go to Beale Street since I have never been before and eat at a place called Rum Boogie Cafe. Lee says we will go inside the Hard Rock Cafe too so I can see in there.

Chris and Megan opened presents from Tressa last night. Megan got a Hannah Montana Dance set. It contains 2 Hannah Montana wigs, 2 headsets, 2 dance mats, and a dvd. I told her she could play by herself at home and with Maddie when she comes over again. Chris got a remote control car hauler with 2 cars. The cars EVEN have their OWN remotes. It is so neat!! Of course we didn't have batteries, so he will have to wait til we find some.

The ride here was quicker than expected. We came in (Philip's girlfriend) Katy's van. It gets great gas mileage. Kevin and I both agreed that we would love to have one of those vans. Just got back to the post...had to google Bank of America for T.K.

I know I am ready to go eat...my tummy is growling lol! I will post more later and pics to if I can figure out how to put them on here!! :)

This is Melissa, signing off! Peace out!

Is it January yet?

The Christmas party with my family went well, seeing as how all the adults waited until my hubby, Kevin, was home from work to exchange and open our Secret Santa gifts. That was the low of the day....him having to miss the majority of the party and the kids opening their gifts from everyone. The food was awesome! Everyone did a great job preparing their selected food items.

I know I felt really tired throughout the whole party. I hadn't been getting much sleep lately due to worry over the holidays, the party, and the thought of losing our house. Our relatives, from which we bought the house, have decided to enlighten us with servement of a foreclosure complaint the week before Christmas. Tomorrow morning, I have the liberty of seeing a lawyer to find out how we can let them have the house back and retain what good we have on our credit. It really sucks that they would do us this way, especially considering we have 2 small children that this will effect in the long run. I swear, I totally believe in what goes around, comes around.....and I do not wish anything bad on anyone, but I was told that they will probably get a karma bite in the butt three-times-fold because of them doing this. So towards the end of January/first of February, we will be in the process of moving back into a rental house. I am not proud of it but with how things have been since we moved here, I think it is best for the time being.

Back to the topic at hand....I felt like crap most of the day Sunday. I went to bed rather late Friday night since I had to run into Amory to Wal-mart for the remainder of Christmas gifts and goody ingredients I needed for the party Saturday. I ran into my next to youngest sister, Heather, her hubby Jason, and their son JJ. We stood in an aisle and talked for a while then I decided I needed to get on home as it was getting late and my sherbet was slowly melting. I got home around 8 to 9pm and decided I was too pooped to do any of my goodies that night. I went to bed around 12 and got up with Kevin at 5am. I fixed him some lunch and he left for work. I started baking snowball cookies (which IMHO, were not all that great but it was my first time making them) and shaping and dipping the bon bons. I definitely have to share that recipe with you all! YUM!! I also cleaned the remainder of the house, swept and mopped the floor, vacuumed the floor, wrapped gifts and washed up the dishes I messed up. Boy was I tired! If I hadn't thought it rude, I would have pulled up a pillow and napped in the floor during the party! LOL :)

We plan on spending Christmas Eve night and Christmas Morning here at home. We have been invited to several places to eat....Kevin's stepdad (more like real dad) has told us we were invited to come eat with them at his dad and stepmom's house on Christmas Eve. Kevin's mom wants us to come eat with her and his uncle Frank and his girlfriend on Christmas Day. Then we have to drive to Memphis either Friday night or early Saturday morning to meet up with his aunt from Texas and meet his cousin that he has not seen since she was 1, hang out with them some and then attend her wedding on Sunday afternoon. It was so corny when we learned she lives in Memphis and we had been up there several times to the drag races. Gosh, we may have seen her lots of times and not have known it.

Monday will be Kevin's 30th birthday. He unfortunately has to work! LOL! But I plan on having a surprise for him that evening. ;) Well I need to go. We need to go find something to eat for supper. I am really not all that hungry....just have a slight tummy ache.

Until next time, America!