.."the sun's streaming in, and your eyes are shining like a full moon."

 Today has been semi-good for me, other than the fatigue! I finally slept all night, and I could not be any more thankful for that.
 I didn't make it to church, but Hollie came over to visit me after she got finished, and we watched 8 Seconds.
 I LOVE THAT MOVIE! It is so precious, but it makes me SO sad. Especially since it was based on a true story. I love the love that Lane and Kelly share, but I hate that they lost it for awhile and were just getting it back in line whenever Lane was killed by the bull. I can't help but feel SO sorry for Kelly.

 Anyway, that is just a movie. Later today, Mimi came over and picked me up to take me "out for the afternoon". Noah and Nason went fishing in Crawford, and I wrote Thank You notes at the barn.

 It was good to have a little change in scenery. Later tonight, Megan and Kyle came to see me, and they had some of Nannie's (newly) famous pie. It is SIMPLY AMAZING!  She made it Friday for Noah's birthday, and we went over to her house for dessert and fell in love. So, Saturday she texted me and said she was making one for me! How sweet! Love you, Nannie! I'll post the recipe at the bottom.

 Next, I ordered some more off of Amazon & Walmart yesterday. Here's what I've got coming, and I'm so excited!

 annnnd.... 

Yesterday, I also bought another Wii game at Walmart, but I got it in store (Mom & Dad had to go, so they picked it up for me) It really brings back my childhood, and Kyle and I played tonight and had the best time! 

LOVE IT!! Hahahahahahaahaha. 

I believe that's all I can come up with for today, so i'll leave you with this mouth-watering pie recipe! It may be a good last minute thing for Memorial Day! I hope all of my readers have a wonderful & blessed Memorial Day! Remember as you packed your lunches, soak up the sun, and laugh with your family, that there are families who lack a member due to their faithfulness to our country. They are across the oceean serving our nation. Take a moment and thank them! 

Seeing Clint for the first time after three months at Parris Island for his graduation :) Happy, Happy, Happy day!!!

Pillsbury Strawberry Fudge Pie 

Crust: 

1 box of Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust, softened as directed on box.

Brownie Layer: 

1 (10.25oz) pkg. fudge brownie mix

1/4 cup oil

2 tablespoons water

1 egg

Cheesecake Layer: 

1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese, softened.

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

Topping: 

3 cups fresh strawberries halved.

2 tablespoons hot fudge ice cream topping.

DIRECTIONS

1.	Heat oven to 350°F. Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie pan as directed on package for one-crust filled pie.
2.	In large bowl, combine all brownie layer ingredients; beat 50 strokes with spoon. Spread in bottom of crust-lined pan.
3.	Bake at 350°F. for 30 to 35 minutes or until top is shiny and center is set. If necessary, cover edge of crust with strips of foil after 15 to 20 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning.
4.	Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and 1 egg; beat until smooth. Working quickly, drop cream cheese mixture by small spoonfuls over partially baked brownies; carefully spread to cover brownie layer. Bake an additional 18 to 20 minutes or until cream cheese is set. Cool at least 1 hour.
5.	Arrange strawberry halves, cut side down, over top of cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 1 hour or until serving time. Immediately before serving, place ice cream topping in small microwave-safe dish. Microwave on DEFROST for 45 seconds. Spoon into small resealable plastic bag; seal bag. Cut small hole in bottom corner of bag; squeeze bag to drizzle topping over pie. Store in refrigerator. **my tip for the fudge on top would be just to heat up enough for   your piece of pie because to me, it "makes" it to have warm fudge on top of the strawberries. MMM!! It's delish!

fourth time's a charm?

Well, it's been an interesting past couple of days!

Since the last time I posted, I have been to the doctor three other times! Until today, they didn't know what was wrong.

Monday I went and they took blood and gave me two shot (a sinus one and some other kind?), they told me to keep taking the antibiotics, and they sent me home!

Yesterday I went because nothing was helping, and the antibiotic wasn't giving me temporary relief. I still couldn't sleep at night, and swallowing liquid was becoming extremely difficult. They took blood from my finger, then from my arm, changed my antibiotic, and gave me another shot. They also tested for mono.

Last night, I started having a shooting pain all the way down my neck into my chest. The medicine that had been prescribed earlier hadn't eased any pain, and the shot didn't seem to phase me either.

So, this morning we went to a different doctor, and he said that he believes it IS mono, but the test results won't be back until after lunch sometime, so we're still waiting to hear about that!

It's a relief to me knowing that they may've figured it out (not that i have some rare disease!). It's been so frustrating to not feel good, and especially to not be taking a medicine to make the pain a little more bearable.

On a totally different note! I have gotten all of my "online" purchases in these last two weeks, and i'm so thrilled that i haven't had to send anything back!

  i got those two lenses from here. Kyle Hancock recommended me to it, and I'm really excited about trying them out! 

 i ordered these two from Amazon! (THAT is my new favorite place!!)

 and (probably my favorite) purchase is my new non-pandora Pandora charm! 

That's all i can think of right now, but i'm also looking into some Waxing Poetic things, and then i'm sure i'll take the rest to the beach and to Montana! 

Have a great holiday weekend, and don't forget the reason for your day off work. We live in a country with men & woman selfless enough to give their lives in order to protect and preserve our rights and freedoms as Americans. I am so grateful to have such a close friend in the military, and I hope that he knows just how proud and thankful I am for him. Thank someone in the military this weekend if you have a chance! I know it will mean more than you could ever believe! 

Semper Fi, foralways.

.."i don't want to forget come daylight."

This weekend hasn't gone "as planned", and although there wasn't really any sort of plan, I was not anticipating being sick!

My throat has been hurting for the past couple of days, along with my left ear. So, last night Hollie "advised me" that I should probably see the doctor in the morning, but I am so stubborn and I hate the doctor. Ya'll just don't know, me and needles are NOT close companions!!!

This morning when we woke up, I asked Hollie to check & see if my throat was red. She looked and noticed a little more than that (totally nasty, but there were little pockets on my tonsils). I told mom, and of course, she made me go on to the doctor.

Once I got in the doctors office, I breathed a little sigh of relief because there was only one car in the parking lot, figuring that I wouldn't have to wait too long. . . . . . . WRONG! Anyway, after waiting (forwhatseemedlikeforever) 30 minutes, the kind nurse took me back, did her routine exam, and left the room.

I fell asleep in the waiting room waiting on the doctor, but she came in fairly soon (I guess!). She was a sweet woman, and she didn't like the looks of my ear or throat. She had a strep test done that came back negative.

She then told me it was tonsillitis, and sent me home with 2 antibiotics and a shot. I guess the shot has had a weird affect on me because I didn't really "feel sick" (other than throat and ear, I hadn't really missed a beat), but today I have just been "sluggish".

Maybe it's just been my poor attitude about today. I wanted to go fishing with Matt & Hannah, I wanted to go to Columbus with Megan and Hollie, and I wanted to spend time with them tonight before they leave for a week tomorrow. =(