Tori

I can't believe my neice is a little over one month old!! She is as beautiful as anything. She has grown so much. She can hold her head up so much better that when I last seen her (when she was only a week old. School and work has kept me from her :[ )  She likes  to pull hair already. She had her dr visit yesteday and she smiled on response. Her smile warms my heart. I tried to take a picture of her smiling yesterday but it did not work out because everytime I went to take a picture she would stop smiling but as soon as I put the phone down she would smile. Little trickster haha. I can't wait to watch her grow up. It is going to go by so fast though.

Isn't she beautiful?!?!?!!

19 and Crazy

19 and Crazy by Bomshel is one of my favorite songs. It is a country song by two girls.

This belly button dangle will probably just be one of those things I won't be showing off to often at sixty five.
This butterfly tattoo might be something I tell my kids not to do.
Spring break shouldn't last the rest of your life.
There were things I should not have done.
Then again, well, I sure had fun

Being free, being wild, being bulletproof
Back then we were rebels without a clue
Nothing in the world that we wouldn't do
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Didn't give a damn what people say
We were doing it, doing it our way
I wish that we could always stay
Nineteen and crazy

I fall in love with those guys that keep my dad awake at night.
Running his knife across a wet stone.
Maybe he hates their long hair.
The tattoos or the chains that they all wear.
Mostly he hates your black Camero.
We were young and in love and we still haven't grown up

Being free, being wild, being bulletproof
Back then we were rebels without a clue
Nothing in the world that we wouldn't do
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Didn't give a damn what people say
We were doing it, doing it our way
I wish that we could always stay
Nineteen and crazy

Oh the only things that I regret are the things that we didn't do.
Those crazy days (those crazy days) that I have left (that I have left) have led me here to you, oh

Being free, being wild, being bulletproof
Back then we were rebels without a clue
Nothing in the world that we wouldn't do
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
Didn't give a damn what people say
Cause we're doing it, doing it our way
I know that we will always stay
Nineteen and crazy
Promise me that we will always stay
Nineteen and crazy

It makes me think of myself. I have a belly button piercing and I plan on getting a tattoo. I myself am 19 and I have had a pretty amazing year being 19. I have had so much fun with my friends and even my family. It's hard to think that this is the time to grow up but why can't we have fun while we grow up? We only live once, as people are sayin YOLO! Do what you want when you want. Life is to short to look back on what you did and did not do.

My Hero

Glenda Mae Boyer
A brave strong woman, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter and friend.
Sadly she was taken from this world March 8, 2008
This woman was the strongest woman I have ever known.
When I was little she battled breast cancer. She lost her hair and ended up losing her left breast. She still fought with all that she had. She beat the cancer. She was embarrassed that she lost her hair. Out in public she would wear a wig that matched her hair perfectly. She used to wear it around the house until Papaw told her that she was still beautiful even without hair, so she became comfortable with no wig at home.
Mamaw was someone I knew that I could go to about anything. She was someone who would take my side in an arguement even when we both knew that I was wrong. She was the one I would run up the driveway from the car just to hug when we would go to visit.



Late summer of 2007, she was diagnosed with lung cancer. This was a huge shock for all of us because Mamaw had never smoked a day in her life. But being the person that she was, she put her faith in the Lord and again fought with all of the strenth that she had. She ended up very sick throught out her treatment. I remember one night when she was up here visiting, momma had to end up taking her to the emercency room because she would not stop throwing up. I was terrified. I had no clue what was going on with her and they wouldn't let me go with her.

She always told us that she would win this battle with cancer. In the end, she did.
On March 8, 2008, in that morning, Mamaw went to be with the Lord. When they did the autopsy, the results came back as cancer free. The radiation and chemo damaged her heart so much that she died of congestive heart failure. She did exactly what she said she was going to do, and that was to be cancer free again.
She is my hero because even when something horrible was happening to her, she did not give up her faith in the Lord and she fought with everything that she had in her.

 I want to be like that .

Facing the Giants

Facing the Giants is my inspiration.
Mainly because it shows me that I am not alone in my faith with Jesus Christ.
It shows that there are high schoolers that did not believe in Him but became to be believers. It is a really amazing and heart warming movie. It is based around the sport football. Which is also one of my favorite sports.
My favorite scene is the death crawl. Brock was blindfolded and pushed to go his very best down the football field. He kept asking how far he was but Coach would not tell him. Coach kept pushing him to do his very best. He also kept encouraging him, saying he was doing good and that he had more in him.

  this is the link to that part in the movie

It reminded me that even when I think something is to hard and I just want to give up, that I do have the strength in me to carry on and if I do not, well then I can call on to God for help and guidance.
IF you have never seen this movie, I encourage you to. Even if you do not believe, I think it will influence you in some shape or form. The first time I watched this, I was a non-believer. But now I call this my favorite movie and I am a believer since November 2008
Have a good day!!

Summer

Oh my gosh. Summer can not come any faster!! I can not wait until school is out. I will be able to pick up more hour at my work which will mean more money rolling in. Which that is a great thing, because the way my availability is set up right now with school stinks because I do not get to work as many hours as I would like to. But school is a main priority and is more important right now.
This summer I have a lot planned. My best friend is coming home Monday from college. She goes to Truman so I do not get to see her all that much. Which that is very difficult because she is like my sister and we used to be practically attached before school began. Before college started, if you found one of us you were bound to find the other one.
But I plan on going to Six Flags, Forrest Park, Towers Grove Park, the Zoo, getting my tattoo, spending tons of time with my friends and the two soldiers that are overseas right now and will be coming home this summer (CANNOT WAIT I miss them like crazy)
tata for now
Jackie

Victoria Rose Rhoten

Victoria Rose Rhoten was born April 4, 2012 at 11:13 P.M. (CARD'S OPENING DAY WHICH WE WON!!!)
She was 6 lbs and 12 oz 20 inches long

Proud Parents~ Sarah and Chris!!

 

I unfortunately missed her birth because of work and then school early the next morning. I was heartbroken. When I got the text message saying it was time, I started bawling. I had promised Sis that I would be there, even though she understood, I was still very upset.
Sis did an amazing job though. She had to have 2 epidurals. The first time, they did not put it in correctly. The nurse told her that she needed to stop being a baby about the pain. They did not understand that she was not getting any pain medicine and she has a very very low tolerance for pain. Finally, Mom got through to the nurse that she needed another epidural. When they came to give it to her, it looked like she had scoliosis because it was so far apart. Finally, the drugs went through and she was a lot better off.

I finally got to meet my niece on Monday. She is beautiful. I fell in love with her. She was asleep most of the time that we were there, which was for a good four hours. She had been up all night screaming. But she is perfectly healthy because she has grown an inch and has gained a couple of pounds. The dr said that she is doing wonderful. I honestly am so excited about being able to be in her life. She is going to be so spoiled rotten.

She already has a beautiful smile. She also has a picture of her holding her rattle by herself..no joke!! i'll have to get it and post it!!!

Tattoo!!

I am getting my first tattoo in July. A very very long time from now but it will be the best time I think to get it. For work I get a paid week vacation. I get a total of 9 days off and I get paid for 5 of them. The tattoo that I want is on my foot. While it is healing, shoes are not supose to be worn (or so I have been told). So it'll be summer and I'll be off for 9 days straight so no work shoes. I want to get the breast cancer ribbon and the word love. But I want the L to be the ribbon and the rest of the word just written out. I have a few ideas of how I want the L to look. The reason that I want this is because the breast cancer ribbon WILL ALWAYS represent my MawMaw Boyer who was a breast cancer survivor. And there will always be love in my life. It is something that is meaningful to me and no something I will regret years from now. MawMaw will always be in my heart. It may be an odd place to get it but I don't want a 'tramp stamp' (no offense if you have one) and I don't want one on my wrists. And when I have babies, the skin around my belly will stretch and I don't want to take the chance of the tattoo being ruined.
here are a couple ideas of how I was thinking of getting the L.
 See the 'e'? that's what I want the L to looke like and the rest of the lettering ( OVE) I want to look like they are also pink ribbon.

 I also kind of like this but with Love instead of Hope.

I'm leaning more towards the first one.. What do y'all think????

I'm Going to Be an Aunt!!

I can not wait until April 9. Maybe sooner or a few days after. My brother, Chris, and my new sister are having their baby girl!! Victoria Rose. I could not ask for a better brother in my life.
To begin with, he is not my blood brother. He is..an adopted brother, kinda. He is one of my best friends who is like a brother to me. I only have an older sister so this is helpful. He is always there for me when I need him. And I am the same for him. I honestly do not know where I would be right now if he would have never walked into my life. We meet at McDonald's where he use to work and I currently work. He got married to the love of his life January 21. I could not be happier to have an amazing sister come into my life also. She is amazing for him. She takes care of him and keeps him out of trouble.
Tori is going to be soooo spoiled!!!

After the storm always comes the rainbow

"After the storm always comes the rainbow."
One of my favorite sayings. I do not remember where I first heard it at but it has helped me out a lot, and not just me but also my friends. It reminds me that after something bad happens, something good will always follow. Just like with a storm. After the storm passes, the sun comes out and a rainbow appears. For example, the rain for 40 days with Noah and the ark. God sent out a rainbow. I always tell my friends this whenever they are going through a rough time. The first time I told my best friend, Cody, that saying, it really made his day brighten up. He even posted a facebook status about it and said that he was thankful for having me in his life. There are days that I want to just walk away from him because he annoys the crap out of me, but I know that my life will never be the same without him. Ever since I have told him that saying, he always tells me it whenever I am going through a rough time.
So whenever the next time you go through a rough time in life, remind yourself that, "after the storm, always comes the rainbow."
:)

Pool Hall

Last night I went to the Pool Hall in South County for the first time. It was nothing what I had expected it to be. There were about 20 tables. They had darts in the back, video games on the side where the girls bathroom is, and they had a jukebox. For a table all night, it was only $10 per person. I did not play because I didn't have the money but my best friend's boyfriend, David, and one of our really good friend, Brandon, played. Susan, Kristen, and I just sat around and talked. We talked Brandon into giving us money to play music while they played. Brandon is really good at pool and kept making David mad because he kept winning. Around 9:30 P.M is when most of the people start showing up. Many people from my high school where there and I was excited to see them. I will definitely be going back again even if I do not play pool. The people are good enough for me. We ended up not leaving the pool hall until almost one and then Brandon, David, Susan, and I ended up heading back to David & Susan's house and hung out until around 3. It was an awesome night with people I love.
So if you are a pool player or enjoy watching pool I suggest you go to Ride The Rail Billiards. It is an alcohol free zone and smoking is only allowed outside the building. Trust me it is worth going down there!!

My Top Five Male Country Singers!!

My Top Five Male Country Singers!!

(not in any order..too hard to put in order)

1. Blake Shelton: He is an amazing singer! He sang the National Anthem with his wife, Miranda Lambert, at the Super Bowl this year. My favorite song sung by him is God Gave Me You. I also like Who Are You When I'm Not Looking, Honey Bee, All About Tonight, She Wouldn't Be Gone, and Hillbilly Bone.

 2. Brantley Gilbert: I freaking love him!! He is an absolutly amazing singer. He was born and raised in Georgia (hello southern boy!! haha only one state away from my Alabama). He was in a car accident that almost took his life. His song Halfway to Heaven is about it. My favorite song by him is You Don't Know Her Like I Do. His Halfway to Heaven album is fantastic!

 3. Jason Aldean: Also a wonderful singer. He is also a downhome country boy, and also he is from Georgia. He sings some of Brantley's songs, like My Kind Of Party and Dirt Road Anthem. Some of his own songers are Hicktown, Tattoos on This Town, Church Pews, and Days Like These. All very good.

 4. Luke Bryan: He also grew up in Georgia. He has been singing since he was 14 years old. He planned moved to Nashville after his high school graduation but the day he was suppose to leave, his brother was in a car accident and died. He stayed home and enrolled in Georgia Southern University. Some of his songs are I Don't Want This Night To End, All My Friends Say, Rain Is A Good Thing, and Country Girl (Shake It For Me). He has several other great songs.

 5. Rodney Atkins: East Tennesse Native. He has some really great songs. Like a perfect father/son song would be Watching You by him. He also has Take A Back Road, Cleaning This Gun,  If You're Going Through Hell, These Are My People, and The Man I Am Today.

Amazing dessert y'all must try!

So this weekend was my best friend's 19 birthday! I am a little tight on money so I made her cupcakes instead of taking her out for a birthday dinner or getting her a big gift. I was originally going to make yellow cake cupcakes with homeade buttercream icing. Instead I seen on the box, "for a cookie dough taste, add chocolate chip cookies!" I thought that sounded interesting. So I made half regular and half the new recipe. *Just to try it out, and if it tasted bad, then I would not have wasted an entire box of cake mix. They are freaking amazing!
Recipe:
make the yellow cake like you normally would but after it's mixed up add a cup of crushed chocolate chip cookies ( I used a half a cup of Chips Ahoy since I only did half a recipe)
You bake it like normal.
They are amazing! If y'all make them give me some feed back on what you think! I am thinking about making them for my co-workers and I don't want to take them in if I am the only one that thinks they are amazing!! :)
Love always and forever,
Jackie

I Am From...

I am from a closed door, from mirrors and drawn shades. I am from the small house that comforts. I am from the daisy. The big pine tree whose long gone limbs I remember as if they were my own.

I'm from Christmas' together and the south, from mom and dad. I'm from dinner together and a kiss on the cheek goodnight and from hugs goodbye.

I'm from don't do that and great job and He's Got The Whole World In His Hands. I'm from church on Sundays. I'm from St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, Illinois and down home in Alabama, steak and fried okra. From Mamaw Boyer being diagnosed with lung cancer and her surving but becoming a victim of congestive heartfailure. She is with me and her love is always in my memories and forever in my heart.