Flashback Friday: Missing the Rivah

Every long weekend I get super sad that we don't live closer to home. I miss being able to go to my parents Rivah (thats the way we say it in Richmond) house with family and friends. I can honestly say I miss the Rivah more than I miss Richmond on any given day. It just one of the most low key and relaxing places and only going once a year isn't going to cut it anymore.

When Friendships Evolve

We've all been there, that place in between friends and aquantinces, the place where friendships fizzle and burn out. I've learned that as I get older some friendships start to fizzle out, not because of anything one person has done but they've just run their course...the emails are shorter, the texts rare, and the phone calls fewer and far between. There is nothing wrong with this, this is life and people move on. I am still "friends" with people on Facebook even after our "real life" friendship has fizzled and I think that is great, I still care about my friends and it's nice to be able to check in every once in awhile.

But what do you do when you purposefully end a friendship? When other relationships are affected? Well from what I've learned these are more like divorces. If you end a friendship with someone you must also end it with siblings and relatives. In pretty much all cases this type of evolvement is painful yet necesseary. You could stay mad for years or be at peace with your decision but the pain of ending a friendship that you thought would last is still there.

Friendship is a funny thing...it has many definitions and people want different things from friendships. I know I have friends that I might not talk to daily but I know would be there for me no matter what, no questions asked...and me for them. Then there are the friends I talk to on a regular basis, they are still there for me but they are also my source laughter and my source for venting. Am I the best friend, no, I don't like talking on the phone, I don't send a million emails, I am not that girl. But I love my friends fiercly and would do anything for them...and there lies the problem...

Sometimes I give too many chances to friends, let them walk on me one too many times. Only usually after a last straw situation will I break and be hit in the face by reality. This happened to me recently and man it hurt and then after about 2 hours it didn't...I was at peace it turns out because deep down I knew that this friendship was over, there wasn't a mean text sent just a simple one stating that the friendship was broken and had been for a long time and that I wished them the best and that was it, done, door closed.

I am sure this won't be my last evolution of a friendship, but I sure do hope those fizzle out rather than have to be cut out.

iPhone Dump

Well hello! Long time no blog, huh? To say life has been crazy would be an understatement! This past weekend I came home sick Friday, Mack was pretty pitiful to, and then Hudson started throwing up before bed Saturday night! Poor guy hasn't thrown up in like 3 years! I slept in his room so that I could be there for him when he woke up....he would just pass out after each time and it just broke my heart to see him hurt so badly! He was fine by Sunday, just tired. I was pretty sick without any appetite and lost 6 pounds over the weekend!

Monday after work my chest was really hurting me and I knew I needed to go to the hospital, so once Mack got home off I went. If your looking for fast service at the ER tell them you are having chest pain...I didn't even open my magazine in the waiting room it was that fast!

After an EKG, IV steroids, Breathing treatment, and Chest X-Ray I was diagnosed with Pneumonia!! I kind of knew it b/c I had it about 5 years ago but not nearly as bad as this time. They gave me 2 huge syringes of antibiotics before sending me off with about $400 worth of RXs and orders to rest for the next 4 days.

Yesterday I thought I could do some housework like vacuuming...uh nope and then when I got H from school we met new neighbors and while talking to them I almost passed out & threw up! What an awesome 1st impression!

Anyhoo here are some pictures from the last month or so!

this is my inspiration for Hudson's new room!

Me after my 1st 5K

Easter Basket!

Gigi and Hudson reading on the swing

I went on my church's women's retreat up near Sewanne! Had so much fun!

Pulled out my Lilly to honor Lilly P

Pre H jeans

My Peonies bloomed are so pretty!

Menu Monday On Tuesday

Flashback Friday: My Favorite City in the US

If you've been reading my blog for some time you already know that Charleston, SC is by far my favorite city in the US with NYC a very close 2nd. Charleston holds a special place in my heart, it's where my family is from and where we got married almost 7 years ago!

St Luke's Chapel on the MUSC campus was where we got married

then we walked across the street to the Wyckliffe House for the reception

Ti's Bachelorette party

on the Widow's Walk at our Isle of Palms house 2 days before the wedding

Hudson & Mommy walking the Battery

My boys

Church where my great grandmother and great uncle are buried

US Customs House

Family pic

Hudson and I infront of the house my grandfather was born in on King St

2 months from today we will be back in our favorite city and I cannot wait! Hudson will actually be going with his grandparents by himself for 3 days...someone please hold me! M and I will pick him up, stroll around for a few and then we are headed to Beaufort for a wedding weekend!

So What Wednesday

This week I am saying SO WHAT.....

• If I have been wearing leggings, dresses, and boots since Sunday...I still can't find all my clothes
• Hudson ate candy for breakfast on Sunday, no time to go to the store during a move
• If I need a vacation just from moving
• A cat apparently came with the house, Hudson named him and slept with him before we learned he had a home, damn thing spends the nights with us then leave at 3am....I feel used or maybe this is what a one night stand feels like
• If all I want to do is fall asleep...

Go link up with Shannon!

Still Alive!

We are still alive...somehow survived moving Easter weekend! I'll be back soon once the Internet is up!

Pizza picnic at the new house the night before we moved in

Taking a break from moving with Grace

Easter Bunny found Hudson - new swim trunks, a book, and lots of candy that he had for breakfast

After church about to go hunt for eggs!

No family picture this Easter and believe me M and I were barely functioning Sunday morning but even though neither 1 of us got sit in on the service (he ushered & I hid the eggs) I am so glad we went to celebrate His Rising!