My intentions have been to update this blog for about a week; the time just never seems right.

FIRST...Can I just say that I have the most precious husband ever! Last week, I came home after working late and saw our fancy china set on the dining room table. (Brad's sis, Christy, gave it to us--it was their parents' and it is absolutely perfect!) I also found Brad washing a load of clothes!! Curious to see what he was planning on putting on the china, I began to snoop around the kitchen, only to find KFC chicken! That's right folks, our first meal on the very-special china was fried chicken, mashed taters and mac and cheese. lol. To wash it all down, we drank sugar free cherry koolaid out of fancy goblets that a lady in NYC gave us. What a fun meal that was!!

In other news.. getting insurance on our station wagon has been a huge challenge. After quoting a few different places, we made a choice. However, when I went to do the paper work, the lady I talked to on the phone was not there, and no one had a clue what to do. So, the next day, I took my lunch break to go back to the insurance office, only to be told that they forgot to pull up my driver's record. You see, 2 years ago (the day before Hurricane Katrina), I got a ticket on my way to student teaching-sore subject. A friend tried to get it taken care of, but I ended up having to pay for that ticket. No big deal, except for someone at the MS highway patrol office entered in that ticket 2 times and it is showing that I have 2 speeding tickets on the same day, at the same time. I made a few calls and finally got in touch with a lady who supposedly removed one of the tickets off of my record. However, when the insurance lady pulls my record, it is still showing up that I have 2 tickets. If I don't go ahead and get the record cleared off, our insurance would be $95 more each month!! I have been going back and forth calling the Highway Patrol office and the Insurance office for a week now...and this has still not been resolved. The Highway Patrol will not mail or fax a letter stating they made a letter, and the insurance place will not give us a cheaper rate, until they either get a letter or the ticket is removed from my record. Oh yea.. and apparently, I paid for 2 tickets, as well as an extra fee when I got my licenses renewed, but no one seems to know how I can get that money back. sad.

In happier news, Brad preached yesterday. His morning message was titled "Why does God allow suffering." There have been a lot of deaths in the community of our church lately, and I think that his sermon helped give hope. Last night, he preached about the importance of sharing our faith and telling our live story to others. I am quite proud of him :)

I just learned that we are getting a starbucks in Meridian! lol--that's pretty cool, but it will be serious competition to the coffee shop I want to open up in downtown meridian. haha.. maybe by the time I am able to open a coffee shop (like in 20+ years), everybody will be tired of starbucks. yeah, I doubt it too! Not only are we getting a starbucks, but we now have a whole new shopping center! We have a new Lifeway, Bestbuy, Ross', Bed, Bath and Beyond, etc. I just keep looking for and hoping for Michaels, Olive Garden and Target!

Well, I'm headed to work now.

Have a great day!

Deb