Se7ens

This is my se7ens list - per Tori's request.

7 things I want to do before I die:
~ at least one more Susan G. Komen 3-day
~ take Ryan to Disney World
~ swim with dolphins
~ renew vows with Micah
~ enjoy the wrinkles I will have accumulated (we earn those!!!)
~ watch Ryan fall in love & get married
~ be a grandma

7 things I can not do:
~ put a spin on a bowling ball
~ watch the Notebook, Steel Magnolias, or Titanic with out crying (no matter how many times I've seen them)
~ bring myself to try raw oysters, tofu or caviar
~ stay mad at Micah or Ryan when they smile at me
~ get rid of my Micahball (yes, I still have it!)
~ wolf whistle
~ make farting noises w/my armpit (okay - sorry! Ryan makes fun of me for it though.)

7 things that attracted me to my boyfriend/spouse:
~ his piercing blue eyes
~ his long eyelashes
~ his sense of humor
~ he's athletic
~ his loyalty to friendship
~ his protectiveness of his mother
~ his shyness

7 things I say often:
~ Mind your business.
~ Whatever.
~ So there ya go...
~ Gotcha. (Micah's personal favorite - not)
~ Woo hoo!
~ Whaddya think?
~ Gosh!

7 books I love:
~ Love You Forever
~ Life Laughs (vulgar, but some funny stuff)
~ Monster at the End of This Book
~ Why We Walk
~ How Did God Make Me
~ A Pocket for Corduroy
~ Diary of a Worm
(yeah, I know most are kid books, but I love Ryan reading to me)

7 movies I could watch over & over:
~ The Notebook
~ A Walk to Remember
~ Disney or Pixar movies
~ Steel Magnolias
~ most anything w/Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon or Adam Sandler
~ A Knight's Tale
~ Grease

7 (okay, 11) people I'd like to hear se7ens from:
~ Kay D.
~ Kay S.
~ Crystal
~ Monnie
~ Mom
~ Lisa
~ Sarah
~ Andrea
~ Tina
~ Melinda
~ Melody

What Are You Gonna Be When You Grow Up?

So, what are you gonna be when you grow up? This should be an easy question to answer at thirty years old. Right? Yeah, you'd think. But, here I am wondering- just what am I gonna be?
First & foremost, I am & always will be a wife & mom. Those are my most important jobs & will be til the day I die.
For the past six years, I've had a stable job that I didn't worry about. I knew where my paycheck was coming from & I knew I had a job until I didn't want it anymore. (that definitely came w/strings, but that's a whole other story.) I was good at my job & I was comfortable, but no longer happy. On May 9th, I quit my job of six years. I had provided notice, which was to be fulfilled until June 2nd, but due to circumstances beyond my control, I left on May 9th.
Micah works, but unfortunately the things we've become accustomed to require both of us to have full time jobs. My last job was sitting at a desk & I'm not so sure that's what I want to do anymore. I enjoy being active, up & doing stuff. Definitely don't do that w/a desk job. & I definitely don't like the fact that my derriere has spread out to places it shouldn't oughta be. But what else can I do? All of my experience is sitting behind a desk. Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for the experience, skills & knowledge I've acquired, but can I take it anywhere else?
I want a job where I make a difference in peoples' lives on a daily basis. I love working w/babies & children. I would work day care, but they're so over-worked & under-paid here. Several times, I've thrown around the idea of going to school to be a labor & delivery nurse. I would love to witness the miracle of life on a daily basis. But I'm just not willing to devote that much time that I feel should be for my family, on a career. I always have the thought in the back of my mind - what if. What if I went to school (while working as well) & missed out on stuff in Ryan's life, or my marriage falls apart b/c I chose a career? What if I put all that time (& money) into it to find out it's not what I truly wanted? What if I only have a short time left in this world & I focused it on something other than the most important things in my life - God, family & friends?
If anybody has any suggestions, please feel free to comment. I have an interview on Tuesday & one on Thursday. Both desk jobs. What if I'm destined to sit behind a desk the rest of my life? What if.........

Welcome to My Post

Hi! My name is Stacy & this is my first blog. I'm not generally up to speed on the newest & greatest in technology, so please bear with me. I've been reading my friend, Tori's, blog for a couple of months now & really enjoy it. I thought I might enjoy posting one of my own. At the very least, maybe get stuff off my chest that might not otherwise make it's way out.
I guess I'll use my first post to introduce myself & my family. Like I said, my name is Stacy. I am 30 years old & live in Denton, Texas (where I was blessed to meet Tori in jr. high school.) I was born in Indiana, but we moved here in 1981, so I consider myself to be an official Texan. I met my husband, Micah, in Computer Lit. class in 7th grade. Never really talked to him though until 8th grade. Once I started talking to him, I don't think I ever wanted to stop. By the beginning of 9th grade, I decided that I was "in love" (as much as one can be at that age) with him and (if I remember correctly) Tori got us together. He asked me to "go with him" on Nov. 3rd, 1990. We were married on Nov. 3rd, 1995. I was blessed to find the man I was to spend the rest of my life with at such a young age. We've had our ups & downs & there were times when things were rough, but I think that comes with the territory of getting together so young. As with any teenage girl, my dad always used to just grumble & say "It's just a phase. She'll get over him." (thus the title of my blog) But now my parents adore him & admit they couldn't have chosen a better man for their little girl.

This is our son, Ryan Alexander. He was born April 12, 1999 (3 days after Tori's Isabel.) He is our only child & such an awesome kid. From the beginning he's had his dad's disposition & sense of humor. (He totally has my temper though.) This kid has a passion for baseball like nothing I've ever seen. Baseball is the first thing he would ever sit still to watch on t.v. Not Barney, Elmo or Teletubbies, (thank God!) but baseball. We used to have to tape games when it was off-season b/c he didn't understand why he couldn't watch a game. When he started T-Ball, he had a really hard time b/c he'd been hitting (soft, squishy) balls that were thrown to him. He didn't want to hit off no stinkin' tee. But he adapted & is now in coach pitch. He is doing really well & is the only player to have gotten MVP twice this season. Just yesterday at practice, I laughed b/c when the other boys were "dying" b/c it was hot & they "needed" a drink, he was in the coach's face, ready for the next drill. We had to make him go off the field to get a drink. I'm convinced we'll watch him play major league ball some day. & hope it lasts long enough for him to support old Mama & Dad. :-) Ryan is a great kid w/very good manners, which I'm proud to say he uses even when I'm not around. He is considerate of other people's feelings & calls kids out that are lying. That's probably his biggest pet peeve. We have to remind him to mind his own business. He is the only kiddo we are going to have & we can't imagine life without him. He is such a blessing.

Well, that's us in a nutshell. Hopefully I can keep this thing up so I can keep in better touch with people. Thanks for taking the time to read about us. Oh, I'm a huge procrastinator, so my page will probably be a "work in progress" for a while....