I've been thinking about the many places that Dav and I have lived in since we married seven years ago. We have lived in seven... yes seven different places. Each home obviously had a distinct feel, but sometimes, it almost gets to a ... spiritual level. Like one of the homes I lived in was just really spiritually off (I promise I am not on drugs :0) ) I've talked to other people that have been in these places and that is the general consensus. I'm going to do multiple entries about each experience.
Here goes:
In 2003, when we got married, we moved into a tiny duplex that was probably 500 sf or less in Belhaven heights. Picture a studio apartment but with walls. You entered through one door, then a second one, into the living room. There was a kitchenette (it's so small, that's the best way to describe it), and a small bathroom. The floor is uneven in places because the house was built in the thirties, but hey, the price was right (325.00/month). The bedroom was smallish too and led to a back step into a backyard.
This house was cozy, needless to say. I didn't get any strange feelings there. There was a funny incident once where Dav and I got into an argument and I slammed the bedroom door out of anger and it got jammed. Dav and I spent a good while with a screw driver taking the knob apart. I still think this was God's way of showing us how to work as a team. It did work. Once I was free, the argument was forgotten.
OK... we spent one year in this tiny, tiny little place. I totally dug the neighborhood and the vibe, but let's face it... the house sucked. I do sometimes miss the warm feel of the gas space heaters in the winter though. Next entry... our 2004 home :0) Au revoir for now... back to work.
Stay tuned. I promise this gets more interesting....
Monday, February 22, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Decade in review
So it has been a crazy ten years. In the past ten years, I have grown up and met many people that have changed my life. I became a follower of Jesus. I met my soul mate. So many exciting things. Here's a rundown:
2000- The start of this year finds me as a junior at Pearl High School. I have made a lot of good friends in south Jackson and Byram, including meeting one of my best friends, Dorothy. I have recently become a follower of Jesus Christ. I'm finally finding out what interests me and carving my own way in life. This year, Emily and I have become great friends as well. That summer was mostly uneventful, doing the usual teenage things. Screwing around with the guitar and skateboarding. I didn't really date anyone this year.
2001- I graduated from high school and had a brief relationship with one of Lindley's friends. We break up before the school year ends (and after he wrecked my senior prom-if you don't know this story - get ready for a ten minute explanation). The summer was fantastic and I went on a couple of trips. I've become a mentor for the youth group at my church and we volunteered at a music festival in Atlanta.
September 11 happens. That was my 19th birthday. I was a freshman in college at Hinds. I don't think anyone will ever forget what they were doing that day.
In November, I had the priviledge of going on a mission trip with my college group to New York City (this was planned prior to the terrorist attacks). I was there the weekend of thanksgiving and got the chance to work with an amazing, down to earth, and diverse group of believers in Brooklyn. I got to visit a lot of amazing places. I even saw Ground Zero in person, which was very disturbing.
2002- I started attending Hinds CC in Raymond and moved into the dorms. This was my first time to move out of my parents' house, which was 45 minutes away. I met a lot of amazing new people, friendships I keep to this day. In January, I met David Randall Perkins and I fell hard. He was the cutest thing I had ever seen, but I never thought he would notice me. He ended up giving me his phone number, and on February 12, we went to the Waffle House following a BSU meeting on campus. On February 14, we went on our first official date to a swing dance party at the Gravity coffee house. By April, we were engaged. That spring and summer, we took a lot of fun trips (Dallas, New Orleans, the gulf coast, Hattiesburg- anything for a good live show!!) Dav's first niece is born in August. Her name is Katie. I love being an aunt.
2003- Dav and I were wed on January 17th. We eloped to Pensacola. His brother and his brother's wife, Dorothy, and Dorothy's brother was present. We honeymooned that weekend and spent time on the beach and visited the Gulf Breeze Zoo. It was amazing. When we got home, we settled into our first home - a duplex in Belhaven Heights. Soon after, we adopted a beautiful stray chow/german shepherd mix, Gilda. We had a family.
2004- we adopted my big orange fat cat, Rameses. We continued to live in Belhaven and I took a stab at online classes. Good good times. My beloved niece Maggie, the child of Dav's brother Brian and his wife Stacey, is born.
2005- we moved to Pearl briefly and then to south Jackson. Our little family is very content.
2006- we continue on, happily in south Jackson, near where Dav grew up. I decided that fall to try nursing school full time, but we were not in a position financially to where we could survive on Dav's income alone, so I work part time too. This causes me to fall behind and have to repeat the semester. I take an indefinite hiatus.
2007- a tough year. Dav and I are having some problems and we decide to separate that summer. We move out of the house in south Jackson. It only lasts for about five months, but it was the hardest thing I've ever gone through. I am working a couple of random part time jobs, but am looking for something full time that pays better. Dav and I reconcile by November. Our nephew, Kaleb, was born in august.
2008 - a much better year. I am hired full time at AT&T (where I work now) and Dav and I rent a house in Pearl. We are very happy. Dorothy lives with us for a bit. This was a fantastic, wonderful year for us. By the end of the year, we move out again because of the rent increase and in with Dav's brother, who is going through a divorce.
2009- a very tough year. Dav lost his grandfather in July and the month prior, I had to have a second back surgery, to remove a small metal rod from my first procedure in 1997. It was causing debilitating pain. Someone hit me and totalled my car that february as well, and I had to finance a new car. A very, very tough year. Dav and I moved into our apartment in Pearl in March.
2010- too soon to tell. But so far much better than last year already.
2000- The start of this year finds me as a junior at Pearl High School. I have made a lot of good friends in south Jackson and Byram, including meeting one of my best friends, Dorothy. I have recently become a follower of Jesus Christ. I'm finally finding out what interests me and carving my own way in life. This year, Emily and I have become great friends as well. That summer was mostly uneventful, doing the usual teenage things. Screwing around with the guitar and skateboarding. I didn't really date anyone this year.
2001- I graduated from high school and had a brief relationship with one of Lindley's friends. We break up before the school year ends (and after he wrecked my senior prom-if you don't know this story - get ready for a ten minute explanation). The summer was fantastic and I went on a couple of trips. I've become a mentor for the youth group at my church and we volunteered at a music festival in Atlanta.
September 11 happens. That was my 19th birthday. I was a freshman in college at Hinds. I don't think anyone will ever forget what they were doing that day.
In November, I had the priviledge of going on a mission trip with my college group to New York City (this was planned prior to the terrorist attacks). I was there the weekend of thanksgiving and got the chance to work with an amazing, down to earth, and diverse group of believers in Brooklyn. I got to visit a lot of amazing places. I even saw Ground Zero in person, which was very disturbing.
2002- I started attending Hinds CC in Raymond and moved into the dorms. This was my first time to move out of my parents' house, which was 45 minutes away. I met a lot of amazing new people, friendships I keep to this day. In January, I met David Randall Perkins and I fell hard. He was the cutest thing I had ever seen, but I never thought he would notice me. He ended up giving me his phone number, and on February 12, we went to the Waffle House following a BSU meeting on campus. On February 14, we went on our first official date to a swing dance party at the Gravity coffee house. By April, we were engaged. That spring and summer, we took a lot of fun trips (Dallas, New Orleans, the gulf coast, Hattiesburg- anything for a good live show!!) Dav's first niece is born in August. Her name is Katie. I love being an aunt.
2003- Dav and I were wed on January 17th. We eloped to Pensacola. His brother and his brother's wife, Dorothy, and Dorothy's brother was present. We honeymooned that weekend and spent time on the beach and visited the Gulf Breeze Zoo. It was amazing. When we got home, we settled into our first home - a duplex in Belhaven Heights. Soon after, we adopted a beautiful stray chow/german shepherd mix, Gilda. We had a family.
2004- we adopted my big orange fat cat, Rameses. We continued to live in Belhaven and I took a stab at online classes. Good good times. My beloved niece Maggie, the child of Dav's brother Brian and his wife Stacey, is born.
2005- we moved to Pearl briefly and then to south Jackson. Our little family is very content.
2006- we continue on, happily in south Jackson, near where Dav grew up. I decided that fall to try nursing school full time, but we were not in a position financially to where we could survive on Dav's income alone, so I work part time too. This causes me to fall behind and have to repeat the semester. I take an indefinite hiatus.
2007- a tough year. Dav and I are having some problems and we decide to separate that summer. We move out of the house in south Jackson. It only lasts for about five months, but it was the hardest thing I've ever gone through. I am working a couple of random part time jobs, but am looking for something full time that pays better. Dav and I reconcile by November. Our nephew, Kaleb, was born in august.
2008 - a much better year. I am hired full time at AT&T (where I work now) and Dav and I rent a house in Pearl. We are very happy. Dorothy lives with us for a bit. This was a fantastic, wonderful year for us. By the end of the year, we move out again because of the rent increase and in with Dav's brother, who is going through a divorce.
2009- a very tough year. Dav lost his grandfather in July and the month prior, I had to have a second back surgery, to remove a small metal rod from my first procedure in 1997. It was causing debilitating pain. Someone hit me and totalled my car that february as well, and I had to finance a new car. A very, very tough year. Dav and I moved into our apartment in Pearl in March.
2010- too soon to tell. But so far much better than last year already.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Vida Blue
I'm Feeling Cold Today
Frozen To The Core
I Need Some Inspiration
To Pull Me From The Floor
Take Me Down The Road
To A Place I've Never Been Before
Open Up My Eyes
Show Me Colours That I've Never Seen
Open Up Your Mouth
Give Me Perfect Words I've Never Heard
I'm Ready Now Lets Go
Burn My World A Southpaw Curve
Fast And Hard
Like Vida Blue
I've Lived A Lot Of Every Place
No Where I'd Call Home
The Look In Every Strangers Face
Tells Me I'm Alone
Take Me Down The Road
To A Place I've Never Been Before
Open Up My Eyes
Show Me Colours That I've Never Seen
Open Up Your Mouth
Give Me Perfect Words I've Never Heard
I'm Ready Now Lets Go
Burn My World A Southpaw Curve
Fast And Hard
Like Vida Blue
Take Me Down The Road
To A Place I've Never Been Before
Open Up My Eyes
Show Me Colours That I've Never Seen
Open Up Your Mouth
Give Me Perfect Words I've Never Heard
I'm Ready Now Lets Go
Burn My World A Southpaw Curve
Fast And Hard Like Vida Blue
Frozen To The Core
I Need Some Inspiration
To Pull Me From The Floor
Take Me Down The Road
To A Place I've Never Been Before
Open Up My Eyes
Show Me Colours That I've Never Seen
Open Up Your Mouth
Give Me Perfect Words I've Never Heard
I'm Ready Now Lets Go
Burn My World A Southpaw Curve
Fast And Hard
Like Vida Blue
I've Lived A Lot Of Every Place
No Where I'd Call Home
The Look In Every Strangers Face
Tells Me I'm Alone
Take Me Down The Road
To A Place I've Never Been Before
Open Up My Eyes
Show Me Colours That I've Never Seen
Open Up Your Mouth
Give Me Perfect Words I've Never Heard
I'm Ready Now Lets Go
Burn My World A Southpaw Curve
Fast And Hard
Like Vida Blue
Take Me Down The Road
To A Place I've Never Been Before
Open Up My Eyes
Show Me Colours That I've Never Seen
Open Up Your Mouth
Give Me Perfect Words I've Never Heard
I'm Ready Now Lets Go
Burn My World A Southpaw Curve
Fast And Hard Like Vida Blue
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
One Saturday I took a walk to Zipperhead
I met a girl there
And she almost knocked me dead
Punk rock girl please look at me
Punk rock girl what do you see?
Let's travel round the world
Just you and me punk rock girl
I tapped her on the shoulder
And said do you have a beau?
She looked at me and smiled
And said she did not know
Punk rock girl give me a chance
Punk rock girl let's go slamdance
We'll dress like Minnie Pearl
Just you and me punk rock girl
We went to the Phillie Pizza Company
And ordered some hot tea
The waitress said "Well noWe only have it iced"
So we jumped up on the table
And shouted "anarchy"
And someone played a Beach Boys song
On the jukeboxIt was "California Dreamin'"
So we started screamin
'"On such a winter's day"
She took me to her parents
For a Sunday meal
Her father took one look at me
And he began to squeal
Punk rock girl it makes no sense
Punk rock girl your dad is the Vice President
Rich as the Duke of Earl
Yeah you're for me punk rock girl
We went to a shopping mall
And laughed at all the shoppers
And security guards trailed us
To a record shop
We asked for Mojo Nixon
They said "He don't work here"
We said "If you don't got Mojo Nixon
Then your store could use some fixin"
We got into a car
Away we started rollin'
I said "How much you pay for this?"
She said "Nothing man, it's stolen"
Punk rock girl you look so wild
Punk rock girl let's have a child
We'll name her Minnie Pearl
Just you and me
Eating fudge banana swirl
Just you and me
We'll travel round the world
Just you and me punk rock girl..... :0)
I met a girl there
And she almost knocked me dead
Punk rock girl please look at me
Punk rock girl what do you see?
Let's travel round the world
Just you and me punk rock girl
I tapped her on the shoulder
And said do you have a beau?
She looked at me and smiled
And said she did not know
Punk rock girl give me a chance
Punk rock girl let's go slamdance
We'll dress like Minnie Pearl
Just you and me punk rock girl
We went to the Phillie Pizza Company
And ordered some hot tea
The waitress said "Well noWe only have it iced"
So we jumped up on the table
And shouted "anarchy"
And someone played a Beach Boys song
On the jukeboxIt was "California Dreamin'"
So we started screamin
'"On such a winter's day"
She took me to her parents
For a Sunday meal
Her father took one look at me
And he began to squeal
Punk rock girl it makes no sense
Punk rock girl your dad is the Vice President
Rich as the Duke of Earl
Yeah you're for me punk rock girl
We went to a shopping mall
And laughed at all the shoppers
And security guards trailed us
To a record shop
We asked for Mojo Nixon
They said "He don't work here"
We said "If you don't got Mojo Nixon
Then your store could use some fixin"
We got into a car
Away we started rollin'
I said "How much you pay for this?"
She said "Nothing man, it's stolen"
Punk rock girl you look so wild
Punk rock girl let's have a child
We'll name her Minnie Pearl
Just you and me
Eating fudge banana swirl
Just you and me
We'll travel round the world
Just you and me punk rock girl..... :0)
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