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The other day I'm in line at McDonald's and someone yells, "Hey Tara, do you have plenty of gas?"


Hahahahaha. Belinda...you're so funny! I really am glad you pulled up behind me because I did need to be sure and get gas that day...so THANK YOU!

Irresponsible or just an honest mistake?

I thought I might type this quick post while my husband is sitting in the den wanting to yell at me!

I just finished taking my cousin home after we watched "P.S. I Love You" (soooo good btw) and I ran out of gas. Yep, in my 2 week old Tahoe I ran out of gas by the police station and FBC! I didn't have my purse or my cell with me and it was 10:30 at night. Plus, my car is more in the middle of the street than off to the side and I can't find my hazard lights. I can't walk anywhere because I think Chris would be more upset with me for leaving the new car unattended so I leave my lights on, lock it up and trot up to the police station. The people working don't know me and when I ask to use their phone they tell me they don't allow the public to use it. I want to laugh out loud. I also wanted to say, "I work for the County Judge," but who really wants to be that person. Some guy I didn't know was talking to one of the officers and let me use his cell phone. I call the house and no answer...I leave a message, "Hey honey, it's just me. I ran out of gas by the police station and the church. Okay, thanks, bye." I tell the people thank you and walk back to my car.
Not too long after that the officer is leaving and he pulls up beside me to see if I need any help or if he can help push my car out of the way. The poor officer gets out and pushes my huge vehicle out of harm's way, I tell him who I am and that my husband is going to kill me. We laugh and he tells me he'll come back by in a bit to check on me. I tell him I should be fine, but then I start wondering, {What if Chris doesn't get my message and just goes to bed? I'm going to be in sooo much trouble} Then my knight in shining armour pulls around the corner with gas in hand. I'm trying to be cute and apologetic at the same time, but he continues to tell me how bad this is for a fuel injected car! I'm quick to point out that last night I had 40something miles left and last time it took forever to reach empty and for some reason it tells you how many miles you have left when the gas light first comes on but after that it just reads "Fuel Mileage Low" .... my excuses were not flying at all as Chris says you had 40 miles left last night on the way home from Wellington!!!! Oh yeah. I promise not to let it happen again and to get gas as soon as the light comes on if not before! I feel so bad, but the feeling I had seeing my husband come save me left me happy especially after watching that sad movie!

Etiquette for Spotting Loose Cattle on the Highway

1. Call the Sheriff's Office or the landowner if you know who it is

2. Pull over to make sure Bessie doesn't try to move from the shoulder into oncoming traffic

3. Patiently wait for an officer or the landowner to arrive

4. Bravely try to get Bessie back over the fence

Last night was Date Night. We had such a great time. We made arrangements for Olivia to stay with her MeMe (Tonya) and we headed to the Ritz Theatre in Wellington to see "The Dark Knight." The movie was so good. I love Batman movies and Heath Ledger did an eerily, awesome job as The Joker. It's sad he is no longer on this Earth to see his work.
Ever since I was a little girl going to the movies has been by far one of my favorite things to do. One of the first movies that I remember going to see was "Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer" back in 1985. I was 5 years old and my parents took me when we lived in Wichita Falls. In junior high I saw "My Girl" at the Palace Theater here in Childress 3 times. It's hard for me to find someone to accompany me to the Lone Star 4 these days because it's not exactly the best movie experience, but I love going so much that I'll go by myself if there's a great chick flick showing. Nothing beats a night at the movie theater with some popcorn and a Dr. Pepper. Another great movie I saw recently was "Sex and the City." Now there were definitely some graphic scenes I could've lived without but overall it was such a fantastic, girly movie about love, friendship and fashion, of course.
Alright, so back to Bessie the cow.
On our way back from Date Night Chris noticed a cow on the side of the road. So we call the Sheriff's Office and I learn what your supposed to do in these situations. I had no idea. If I had been by myself I would've kept on driving, but like the officer said he would much rather come out now and get Bessie back to her home instead of coming out at 2 a.m. for a fatality accident. Bessie went right back over the fence which made me happy because at this point it was already 30 minutes passed my bedtime.

This is the only pic I have from my 10 year reunion....I'll try to get some copies from some other classmates.

My conclusion is that I'm soooo happy to be 28 instead of 18!

There was drama, drama and more drama.

It was good to see everyone and meet some new spouses...

July is flying by

This weekend is my 10 year reunion...I'm looking forward to seeing everyone...I'll post some pics next week. I've been helping plan it and I just hope it's fun for everyone and we have a great turnout!

WE WILL be having our Bible study this Sunday night....hahaha....I picked Paige up for the study this past week so there weren't any cars in front of my house....so no one else came...at least that's what I'm telling myself...and I know lots of people were out of town for the holiday. We'll be doing Chapters 3-4 this week!! Hope you can make it!

Next weekend we are off to Bridgeport for my brother's wedding shower. We're going to go see the new batman movie on Friday night. Fun, fun. I'll be back in time for our Bible study next week also!

I'm still trying to get ready for my garage sale which will be on August 2nd....if you know anyone that needs little girl's clothes 9-24 months, toys, etc. send them my way! So sad to get rid of some of this stuff, but it MUST be done!

We have decided on the name Jonah for our baby son. The middle name is still undetermined...any ideas??? Speaking of Jonah, he is quite active right now and my sleep is getting disrupted....but I'm ONLY 25 weeks! So we will continue this journey and hope I can find some more pillows that will help.

I've enjoyed stopping by Ballyhoo this week for a delicious iced coffee!! It's been the highlight of my mornings...

Well, with a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T I got a new ride this past week....now if I had been asking Chris a million times if I could get a new car I promise you it would've been October before we got one! So this time I didn't say a word....when I told Chris about this little observation he laughed and said I was probably right. So now we have a new Tahoe that will hold 2 car seats and then some...

Last weekend while we were car shopping we went to see my Papa who is still at BSA doing rehab for his stroke. The poor guy still cannot talk or use his right arm. Chris and I had him laughing so hard which was fun and Olivia sang "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider." Leaving him was so hard. It just broke my heart. I hope he gets stronger and able to use his voice with more rehab.

Here's a few recent pics...



Liv at her 2nd Birthday party


Kaleb getting his first taste of "moodiness"


Playing with her new BUBBLES

(yes, that's my kitchen....)


On Mother's Day

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

Sometimes I can be a brutally honest person. Most of the time I am an open book to those that I am close to; however, I'm not close to very many people. This blog has presented a struggle for me in regards to how much to share. I don't lie or like to sugarcoat things so I just tell it like it is. On a blog I posted last week I felt like I shared way too much and some of you don't know me that well. I appreciated your sweet comments and knew that they were in the best interest of me....but that blog went in a direction that I had no intention of it going. After posting I honestly had inner turmoil....I thought I did not show my husband in the best light and I felt like it was unfair to him for me to post that blog without him being able to defend himself. I don't want to act like my marriage is peachy-keen 24/7 that's just not who I am...but I do want to share my heart completely while continuing to be respectful to my husband. More than anything I want this blog to be uplifting while still being able to share myself and my heart openly and honestly with you all!