Dirt.poop.love.

SO, here we are!
    Rewind to two weekends ago!
We hopped in the car about 3 in the PM after we got the oil changed in the car. And I wanted to kick that oil changer man in the face when he said " you haven't done this much have you ?" because I drove my car up to the garage instead of parking it in a parking spot. WELL MISTER! Greasy hands!  This is how I'm used to doing it ok?!?! but I didn't really say that because he was already treating me like a small carrot in a sea of green minted peas so I told him " Hmm, interesting that you say that. I'll be outside sitting in the sun to get my vitamin D for the say. Please summon me when my car is ready, and oh! Be careful with her. She hasn't done this very much....CIAO!".
  Well then my husband came and gave them the LOOK. Which just meant, is the car done yet because its been about 2 hours since you guys took it back there and we have to drive 6 hours to Tennessee tonight and now we will have to drive in the dark so hurry up guys.
   So we travelled south. To the glory land. And it really is. The people got sweeter the further we went and then sweet tea started appearing on billboards. Then we saw signs for Bojangles. Steve Nelson = Bojangles ='s LOVE.
We spent the night with the some friends in Tennessee which was great! Then we headed to Hannah Hefner's house and visited with her and her fabulous husband Jordan! They fed us Cross Roads ( if you are near Alexander County, NC you shoudld do everything you can to get there!) which has the BEST cheeseburgers in the world. Like. for . real. I'm not joking. The best. Ever. World.
  Then we headed down to the river to have a fire and smores and great times just sitting in the woods. Probably the best time I've had in.. eons. Hannah is a great host and wonderful and beautiful! It's soooo good to see friends from college! Especially good friends who know you and love you!
The next day we were off to a great wedding! Sniff sniff, tears. My little baby bird got married!
   Then the next day we travelled over to Montreat where we went to all our old favorite places! We stayed with good friends who have an amazing house and got to see many dear friends!
 We hit up all our favorite food spots, visited with my parents and then headed back home!
GOOD TRIP!
  So now. Dirt. Poop. Love.
Dirt: we  are planting our garden this week/weekend! Its outside our windows! So I guess its urban. But its exciting! I actually planted two plants yesterday! A Basil and an onion that has been growing in our kitchen.. haha!
Poop: this is my job. Which is good and fun. but I got poop on my hand today. And a kid told me to f-off. Accept.. you know. he actually SAID IT!
Love: mm. Life! Love! Learning to love city life and enjoy these days God brings to me here in Pittsburgh. It's good. And these clouds around me are slowly parting!
  
SO! PS! If you pray! Please pray for my brother and my grandmom! Grandmom was just in the hospital for a mild stroke! She came out just fine and dandy full of sassyness, just like she always is! But now she is at a high risk for another stroke. = BAD.
And for dearest Brother, he is facing some tough times right now and could use every prayer you have to give!
Thanks lovers!
xoxo and butterflies to all!

CELL- U - LITE : Seriously?

SO: CELLULITE IS TAKING OVER MY WHOLE BODY!
 I'm serious. I think I saw it on my nose today. For real. Ok. I'm being dramatic. But those 800 way mirrors at the gym ain't be lyin'. It's time to bring on the lunges and the squats and the crunches.
For real. If you are reading this and you could be turning 24 some time in the near future: BE WARE. This could happen to you! If it does call me and we'll sympathize and I'll give you a copy of my cellulite busting moves! Ghetto- licious bootay girls gotta stick together.
  On the bright side of the world! We just got back from am amazing trip to NC ! AHH! It was great!
More on that to come! We are snagging some internet from the laundry mat and the clothes are dry!
   <3 xo's~!

Holy Canoli -

SO, NEVER DO THIS:
  grocery shop with out a list.
bad bad bad BAD idea!
You could end up like me and eat half a cantaloupe for lunch. and then eat cheese for dinner.
And your husband might start looking emaciated. Or you might eat grits ( blessed be Judy Nelson) with cheese three nights in the same week. Ok. So just two, but three sounds more dramatic.
  SO this week has been completely nutso! Picture two year olds running amuck. Sticking their hands down their diapers. - Maybe that was last week... All kinds of skin reactions... Add to that list Steve working EXTRA ( as in he goes into work between 4 and 5 AM and then after he got done with his 9 hour work day he went and worked for 4 more hours! ) plus me being a no list grocery shopper last weekend... and then all the pollen flying around in my nasal passages... Slightly disasterous.
 Good news though! We will be returning to one of the best places on planet earth by the end of this coming week! And all this extra work will get us there!
   Off to babysit for the night!
Love to all.
Ps. Congrats to my friends Alicia and Joe on their recent engagment- Praise the Lord. Amen.
and PPS
  It was sunny for about 45 minutes today! mmmmmmm

WOOOHOOOOOoo oooooo oooo!!!!

So... HERE I AM!!! Can you say : no internet?
Can you also say: creative outlet withdrawls?
 So here it is let me go on an break it down with a little preview of the re-mix->
 * went to Florida ! Sunshine, warm, family, good for my soul!
Got sunburn, ate good food and laughed alot.
But of course, there is always a bitter sweet side to these occasions- translation I HAD TO GET ON A FREAKING PLANE! I will use some adjectives here so you can understand : scarry, smoky, side ways plane, emergency landing, hazy cabin, woman sitting next to me hyperventilating, the guy from Boston saying " Aeee there goes the fuel.. right into the bay... oh Geeze!".
Don't worry the flight was canceled and I burned off all the calories I consumed that weekend by running down the hallway. past the bathroom, past the starbucks, past the security check point, into the shuttle, down three escalators to the U.S. Airways ticket counter. And I said to Yolanda " My flight was canceled. I have to get to Pittsburgh TONIGHT. Find a way to get me there Yolanda". She smacked her gum at me. Hit three keys on her keyboard and said " No flights till Monday ho-ney". Well, Yolanda had perfectly waxed eye brows, lip liner and her name was spelled out in her hoop earrings. So I pulled the PR card.
You bet. I put my hands on my hip. I stomped my foot. and I smacked MY GUM. I raised MY perfectly 
(newly) waxed eyebrows at her and I said - nothings. She got the idea. She looked again.
So then I ask her where she is from and how great her brows are and she finds me a flight for later that night.
Never doubt the power of the Puerto Rican. Ok- thats a little exaggerated and probably untrue. But I'm seeing a trend here ok?
   SO, I made it home.
We had a grand Easter at some friends house!
We have had a few sunny days here and there with mostly RAIN. So I am extra thankful for the sunny days.
And we are getting along.
Here is the thing, great things take time. Life is really hard and we are really broken.
So I am going to be honest about it - so don't freak out.
I think if we all stop pretending and we are just honest about what's hard and how we feel on the bad days and the good days we will be able to encourage each other a lot more.
  Soon the husband and I will be making our way to the beloved country for a few weddings and some graduations! Get ready NC the Nelson's are comin to town!
 Holler atcho Gurl peeps!
  Peace and blessings and XO! to all!
Enjoy the sunshine where you are and dig out the spunky-ness with in!