Bestie In Town!

My bestie Marla is headed to the Holy City for the weekend! 

So happy to have her at the house for a few days --

I must admit it is very refreshing to have another female in the house every once in a while. 

I pray that God blesses me with a little girl one day or I may go grey very early. 

TGTIF -- Thank God Tomorrow is Friday! 

Enjoy your Thirsty Thursday Evening, y'all! 

xo,

Shans 

Tired Tuesday

What a weekend! 

So sad to be back in the office after such a sun-filled holiday weekend. 

I am a little crispy after lots of time in the sun this weekend. Boat day, followed by a pool day, followed by a dock day However, I did apply sunscreen several times which is really a brand new thing for me. Mom never was a real stickler on sunscreen when we were kids. Having some Native American genes in the family we never really got sunburned.
I think the worst sunburn of my life just happened a few weeks ago
 (I'm sure you remember my rants on people staring in the office.)

Cole and I staycationed in MTP this weekend for a nice relaxing trip away from our JI shoe box. 

I cannot believe June is only 2 days away, and we will be starting our final month there. It honestly does not seem like we have been living together for a year! I know the whole living together before you're married thing is still very taboo for some people, but I would highly recommend it. 

Boys are strange strange creatures, and you really never know what you're in for until you share 1000 sq. feet with one. It has definitely brought us closer, and I must admit...it is fun having a slumber party with your BFF every day! 

Scary thing is that we don't have a new place to live yet, and I really do not like the idea of being homeless! 

Keep your fingers crossed we find a place soon. 

xo, 

Shans

Jenni Shae on My Mind

For some reason I found myself thinking about my sweet cousin Jenni today. 

Jenni lost her battle with cancer in 2010 at the age of 18.

She is such an inspiration to me. When I think of her I am reminded of how blessed I have been in this life. 

A year ago as I walked across the cistern to receive my degree from The College of Charleston, I couldn't help but think of how much Jenni would have liked to experience college. That girl was made for college -- she loved to gossip and she loved Sparks. The perfect combination for a college girl. 

After Coleman and I got engaged I couldn't help but think of Jenni. 

Every little girl dreams of the day prince charming pops the question, but Jenni never got to see that dream become a reality. It doesn't seem fair, and it makes you wonder why some people get the opportunity to live out their dreams while others don't. 

For a moment thinking of her makes me sad, but then I think about what a happy soul she was, and the sadness begins to fade. She was never bitter about her cancer or the path God chose for her. 

I am a huge fan of The Band Perry, and it is amazing how much this song remind me of sweet Jenni Shae.

I know she is happy, and most importantly, I know she is pain-free.
 She is delighting in our Father's house waiting for her daddy to come up and spoil her like he always did. Until then, she will continue to smile down on everyone who ever knew her, and we will continue to feel her presence around us. 

xo, 

Shans

I heart Phil

Many doubted him, including Coleman, but my boy Phil Phillips did it! 

He won America Idol, and I adore him. 

Check out this video of him winning, attempting sing, and hugging his mama with eyes full of tears.

Isn't he just precious? 

xo, 

Shans

That's Better

This makes me feel better.

Sometimes I Just Want to Scream

There is nothing more upsetting than we someone undermines your intelligence. 

Someone's tone of voice can really make or break a conversation.

Nothing makes me more angry than we someone talks to you in that tone of voice. The one where you can just tell that the other person thinks they are a million times more intelligent than you are, and you just know that nothing you say will change their mind.

It is even worse when it is coming from your boss. 

This is my rant for the day. 

Thanks for listening. 

xo, 

Shans

Hiss.

I once lived with a girl with very small hands.

Her name is Katie, and we affectionately refer to her as kk or babyhands.

kk likes to hiss at people/things that annoy her/perturb her, and unfortunately, I picked up this less than lady-like habit from her after sharing a tiny little mole-hole sized apt with her for a year. 

So now I hiss. Silently. Out loud. Via text.

Today I am hissing silently,out loud, and via text at the florist I was supposed to meet with yesterday. 

HISS.

I drove from my office to Summerville at 5pm (the worst traffic in Charleston is I-26 WB at 5pm) in the pouring rain -- got lost -- finally arrived only to find the store dark and locked up.

I was steaming angry. 

and wet from the rain. 

a deadly combination. 

I left a not so very polite voicemail for the lady, and sent a not so very polite follow up email. 

Moments later I received a very apologetic phone call explaining that the enormous rain storm that came through Summerville the night before had damaged the roof of her building. Contractors had been there all day working to repair the problem (this explains the big red ladder in the middle of the show room that was visible from the front window). Apparently, an hour before our meeting was schedule the contractors through the power out and cut the electricity in an effort to repair the roof and all of the little florists were sent home. Thus explains why I had been ditched. I was obviously still very ticked, but her apology seemed very sincere and she promised to make it up to me.

I guess I will temporarily forgive her for her lack of notifying me of the change of plans, but she better make it up to me when we do have our consultation, or I shall take my business elsewhere. And, that's that. Hiss.

Expect to see future post about things that I hiss at. It also to be noted that I have even gotten my boss, a Chaplain and former Assistant Sheriff to start hissing as well. 

xo, 

Shans