Hey Everyone!!

I'm terrible about keeping up with this blog. I just noticed that it's been June since my last post!

Here's my attempt at catching you up on what's been going on in our lives since then...

JULY

In July, we took a one day vacation to Charleston, SC with some friends from church, Rhea, Rhonda and Monty. We ate awesome seafood, walked the market, and spent some time on Folly Beach. All in all, it was a great little getaway!

This is Monty, and his Sand Legs!

Monty, Rhonda and Rhea at A.W. Shucks

Me and Dan at A.W. Shucks. I really wish I had some of their shrimp right about now!

August

August was by far the busiest month I've probably ever had!

First of all, Dan's cousin, Ashley, had her wedding in Alabama.

I was honored to be asked to be a bridesmaid, and this is a picture of Ashley's bridesmaid's luncheon.

The is Mrs.Ingram (Dan's mom), Mrs. Ingram (haha!), Ashley Davis Watkins and her mom, Ivy


While I was in the gump for some bridal festivities, I met up with some Faulkner friends that I haven't seen in ages! We met at Olive Garden for dinner, and then went to see

The Time Traveler's Wife

at the Rave. It was a really good movie. Bring the Kleenex with you though!

These are just a few of the ones who were there.

Laurie, Taryn, Wendy, Bambi, Brooke, Me, Leigh, and Shanon

August was also the start of school for me. I am in the Respiratory Therapy program at Spartanburg Community College. I'm loving the classes, and being an asthmatic myself, I'm learning so much about how to make life easier on myself too. These are some friends in Lab. We had some free time and a camera, so ya know,..

Me, Deanna, Taylor, Audra, and Ashley

The week after school started, I went back to Alabama, this time with Dan, for the wedding. It was at Lake Martin at Children's Harbor. It was a truly gorgeous wedding and we had a great time. This is the bridesmaids with the bride, on the dock.

August was also one of the saddest months of my life.

See, My mother had been having some heart problems for a while, and was having test after test to determine her course of treatment. At one point, we were waiting for her to have a pacemaker implanted (but thanks to answered prayer, that was deemed not necessary after all). About the same time, my papa had begun having some problems with his health. He was very sick to his stomach and we couldn't figure out why. One Tuesday night, my mother was at Greenville Memorial Hospital, while Papa was at St. Francis Hospital down the road.

I chose to go sit with Mama and see that my dad got some dinner,

and thought I would go to see Papa the next day after classes.

The next morning, I woke up with a wicked sinus infection. I went to the doctor, and then to the pharmacy to get my antibiotics filled. While waiting in line, I called Daddy to check on Papa. As they were getting Papa ready for an exray, they were moving him to a

stretcher from his bed for transport, and they believed he dislodged a blood clot.

He was rushed to ICU, and we were waiting on word.

When I got home, I recieved a call from my mom that he did not make it to ICU, but passed away on the way there, most likely from a pulmonary embolism.

He was 79 years old.

Grandma and Papa at a grandchild's wedding

September
With the month of August behind me, I just dove headfirst into my studies and work. It's so much easier for me to deal with the death of a loved one if I'm too busy to come up for air, let alone think about how he's gone.

October

Dan and I took a break, and went back to Charleston for a few days. We relaxed, and ate great seafood again, and enjoyed the perfect weather. We went on a Graveyard Ghost Tour, which was fantastic!! I truly recommend it. This is the guy we met while waiting for the tour to start. He was nicer than he looks. haha

When we got home, we found out that my mother doesn't ventricular tachycardia like they thought, but she has atrial fibrillation, which isn't super, but it's got a better treatment plan and quality of life associated with it than VT.

As far as November goes, I'm just back to studying nonstop, working nonstop, and wishing I could sleep! We've had some health issues with Moose, but it looks like he'll be okay.

We are going to Montgomery as usual for Thanksgiving next week.

Then my finals are the next week.

Then it's time for a break!!

I'll try not to wait so long to post again.

I hope you all have a

GREAT THANKSGIVING!!