Not much to blog about this morning so maybe I will just ramble. Had a long night at work last night that dragged by very slowly, although I really like the new friends I have made at work they are great and amusing at times. The patients are a little different here in New Orleans than I was used to in Alabama. I never know what baby momma drama each night will bring. I miss Labor and Delivery but it is still exciting knowing I get to spend the first couple of days with moms and their new bundles of joy. I am back to work tonight then I have five days off and Ryan does as well. Sometimes our schedules are crazy and he has to work weekends and I am usually off. Not sure what the weekend has in store for us but I am looking forward to spending it together.
Congrats to Tia and Ryan they both passed their entrance exams to nursing school and will be completing the rest of the application process today. As for Jessica she made it through her first of many test in nursing school. Keep up the hard work it will all pay off in the end, I know how you feel.
My mom has been very sick with a sinus infection and has alot on her mind right now. Hope you get to feeling better soon and no you can't take the antibiotic in the cabinet which expired 3 years ago!! love you mom! ....I have to print this blog and mail it to mom each week so she can read it. I have to get her updated on the technology very soon. I have been trying but she does know how to turn on the computer now so we have made progress LOL!!
Hope this was'nt too painful, I warned you that I was going to ramble. Most of you are just getting started but I guess I will end this and go to sleep! Hope everyones day is filled with lots to ramble about!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Rambling by me ...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
barf and a broken bed!
So I have'nt posted in a couple days due to good reasons. Zoe got sick and barfed on our laptop. I freaked.. tried to clean it up real fast, it was so gross the barf leaked into the speakers and sounded like food frying but smelt well like barf of course. Tried turning it on nothing .... so I got my handy screwdriver and went to work. After an hour of unscrewing shit still could'nt get it open. my plan was to see if i could clean up anything that had leaked inside but no luck. You never know how much you use the internet until you don't have it for a couple of days. So I decided to call rent a nerd but could'nt google the number so ryan got the number when he went to work last night. Never did we think of using the phone book!! but luckily today when I woke up the computer worked. Its a miracle, I guess we just had to give the barf time to dry. The computer was'nt the only thing that has broken. Our nice king size bed that is so comfy and only two years old has broken as well. This had not been our week. We thought maybe just one of the slats fell but oh no! It broke on my side of all things so of course it was my fault, but we decided to blame zoe instead all 14 lbs of her! We now have the mattress in the living room floor, how ghetto is that? We tried sleeping in the guest bedroom which is a full size bed but we almost killed each other. I don't know how we used to sleep in that bed. I like to snuggle for maybe about 5, 10 minutes at the most before going to sleep then I don't want ryan touching me. This of course is impossible in a full size bed. Since I love the bed we have someone who restores old furniture coming to fix it Saturday so hopefully we can get the matress out of the living room soon b/c its really driving me crazy.
Hope everyone's week is going good so far. When things are'nt exactly going your way try not to sweat the small things b/c we have so many other things to be thankful for!!
p.s. good luck to Tia and Ryan as they take their entrance exam for nursing school tommorrow and to Jessica A. who has her first test in nursing school. They have all studied hard and I am sure they will do fine. You guys are in my prayers, Love ya!
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Saturday, August 25, 2007
Only in New Orleans
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Friday, August 24, 2007
Moms can do it all !!
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
Winnie in the City!!




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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Winn-Dixie Love
Three years ago today was the day I met my husband. I am sure most of you know we met online, excluding my parents b/c I have yet to tell them the real way we met. My mom does'nt know how to turn a computer on much less know how you could find someone on the internet and go out and meet them. She would die!! Anyway we chatted for a little while and then proceeded to talking on the phone. We would talk for hours and hours about everything under the sun. We practically knew everything about each other before we met well almost!! After several months and a drunk dial I was on my way to New Orleans to meet this guy. I only told one of my friends Kelly where I was going she thought I was crazy and told me many times. I wanted to meet somewhere in public so he would'nt try to hurt me or anything in case he was playing me and was really an axe murderer. So we met in a Winn-Dixie parking lot. Long story short we fell in love, did the long distance thing for almost 3 years, got married, and now I am a new orleanian!! He is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I love him with all my heart!! You never know when or where you will meet the man of your dreams when you least expect it!
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Saturday, August 18, 2007
Cajun Country!
Yesterday was quite a long day. After getting off work at 7am I rushed home to get ready for the funeral. Ryan had had an altercation with a swiffer sweeper trying to clean for my mom's arrival on monday and made a small gash in his hand. It was not as bad as he thought. He wanted to go to the ER for stiches but I bandaged him up and we were on our way to Houma. Ryan had mapquested the church which should have only taken us about an hour to get to and we had left 30 minutes early. We made it to Houma which if you don't know is down and dirty bayou country, but the next road we were to turn on I never saw. Ryan was driving so I persuaded him to stop and let me go in and ask for directions since its against a mans bylaws to ask. The female gas attendant was very nice and said we were not far just go down this road and when it deadends take a right. Obviously people in Houma don't go by miles and think not too far is alot further than my definition of not too far. Well after 15 minutes of driving we stopped again for directions. I go in this cajun back woods creole establishment in which the woman looks at me like I am crazy and says welcome to Houma here is a map of the parish! After me figuring out how to open the damn thing and reading it upside down for awhile one lady realized she needed to help a girl out. Once again she said the same as the other gas attendant. So we are back on our way. Make a long story short we finally found it only b/c Ryan saw a steeple in the sky so we followed it we were only 15 minutes late and of course Ryan said he new he was going the right way all along.
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Friday, August 17, 2007
some things can't be explained
In life so many things happen to people, some we can explain, some we can't. Some people are rude, some are nice, and some are just fake. I understand everyone ask things sometimes just to be nice. I do the same but truthfully some people go really overboard and are way to fake. Life is to short to be fake. This not a dress rehearsal its your life, your only going to live it once! When times get tough is usually when you realize who your true friends are. Their the ones standing right beside you through it all, on the good days and the bad days. This brings me to my point, yes there is a point I am not just bitching to hear myself. My friend Linette who just turned 30 on Monday her Dad passed away that afternoon. We will be attending his funeral today. Linette has been through so much this past year and has had to learn the hard way which individuals in her life are there for her and which ones are not. Just wanted you to know that I love you and you are in our thoughts and prayers. Ryan and I are here for you whenver you need us. Even if its just to come over and us listen to you cry and you eat our food. We still love you!!
Here is a poem Linette wrote for her dad which will be read at the funeral by the priest just wanted to share it.
On August 13, 1977, I was born into this world
That's when I became Daddy's Little Girl
From the first time he set his eyes on me
Together our bond would always be
His pride for me always beaming
His praises for me always singing
His baby forever is how he saw me
A lifetime and eternity that would be
He loved me without any doubt
Gave me anything I wanted, I didn't even have to pout
Always there by my side
With a listening ear to confide
He was such a gentle soul
To his family never cold
So laid back about everything in life
Just enjoyed being there for his children and his wife
His family was his world
That truth be told
He loved us with all his heart
I know he fought hard for us to never part
He was ready on that day
Nothing we could do, nothing we could say
He knew we would be fine
Fading away in a matter of time
I was able to tell him all I could
I know he heard me, I knew he always would
He comforted me through his eyes conveying that it was okay
Let God do what He may
Not a word he spoke
His eyes peering at us with hope
That we would accept God's Will
To take him where there were no more pills
He was weak and tired of holding on
Ready for his journey to his next home
His body and mind were ready to be put at ease
Taken for years from this disease
He left this life on August 13, 2007
To go to his God in Heaven
On my 30th Birthday is when he was called up there
We wouldn't hold him up here, we wouldn't dare
He is where he wants to be
No more suffering for us to see
Never wanting us to be sad
Take God's hand, it's really okay dad
We love you so much
Our hearts you will always touch
Be always by our side
Watching over us through every journey, every ride
Just one more thing to say
I need a favor from you always on my Birthday
Always make the sun shine through
For I will know that the shining sun is You.
ok now I am about to cry. hope everyone makes the best of their day with the things that come your way.
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
baby, baby, baby!
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
feeling fab!
You know those days when you feel on top of the world and nothing can go wrong no matter what? Yeah well today is not one of those days. Work has been boring, nothing exciting has happened all night so I decided to make a list of a few of the things that make me feel good.
the way you feel when.........
- an old friend calls to catch up
- packing to go on trips
- out with friends in the company of cocktails
- your nieces & nephews lite up when you walk in the room
- you get to take your heels off after a long night
- a baby is born
- the way i felt on my wedding day
- you lay down in bed and smell fresh linen
- you have just watched a really good movie
- after a good cry
- you wake up to the smell of good food
- being with family (well most of the time)
- after getting flowers
- on christmas morning
- walking down the toy isle as a kid
- you hear the doorbell and you know its the delivery guy
- you weigh your self and actually have lost a few
- you smell freshly cut grass
- you are shopping
- after coming home from the gym
- you know you are loved
Ok I feel much better now. Hope your day is filled with fabulous feelings!
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Gumbo and such..
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Monday, August 13, 2007
Birthdays & Boos
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Saturday, August 11, 2007
Me:
Ramblings from the sassy southern girl!
I was raised in the south and if you have ever met me you can definately tell. I am a daughter, wife, friend, sister, aunt, and a mother to a dog that thinks she is a human. I am a girly girl. Always have been always will be. I like to think of myself as a classy southern belle. I love to shop especially if I can find a good deal. I rarely leave home without makeup. Some days I can be the nicest person you will ever meet and some days I can be the "dragon" as my husband calls me. I love hanging out with my husband and friends we usually drink way too many cocktails and don't know when to quit but it is always memorable. I just recently moved to Louisiana from "Sweet Home Alabama"! It has been a little bit of a culture shock but I love it. I can be organized but most of the time I am not. My car is a mess you could find anything from dog clothes to wedding gifts in my car. Which is something I am trying to overcome so my car is not every carjackers dream come true in this new crime filled city we call home. I am new to blogging but love the idea that someone could be reading. A new social outlet maybe, who knows.............
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