City league softball: not for softies.

Well, as fate would have it, we are much better designers than we are softball players.

We arrived at the field thirty minutes prior to game time, as directed by our "coach". trey and I immediately notice this was no joke and the people on the field were no laughing matter. And I am pretty sure I am the only girl who put on lip gloss before walking into the park.

We are told we are playing "the hustlers", playing their first game of a double header series on field 3. So we go watch a few minutes of their game to size up our competition.

Perhaps a visual is better:

Our team:

Their team:

Trey and I thought briefly about faking an emergency and going home before the game even started. Instead, I decided to give it a shot and just pray the ball does not come my way.

We batted first. And scored 3 points! I am not sure why I thought being a diamond girl at Mississippi State would help my batting skills, but I honestly thought I would do ok, at least getting an RBI. False. I hit a fly ball that was easily caught, causing the third out. So be it. We were off to play some defense.

For whatever reason, I was designated the 2nd base(wo)man. I would have served the team far better as the bat girl, but none-the-less I had a job to do. I went to my spot and prayed the ball would not come near me. But it did.

As it turns, The Hustlers were quite the batters. They score 23 points.

Not in the game. IN THE INNING.

True story.

When we were down by eight, I turned to the ump next to me and asked about the ten run rule. As luck would have it, there is no such rule in this league.

We play by time only: 7 innings or 55 minutes.

Obviously 55 minutes came far before 7 innings. We only played 3 innings before time was up.

I am not sure what the final score was, but I am fairly certain they never slacked up on us. We did score 2 more points in the final inning (again, not contributed by yours truly).

So that's it. We lost. Here's hoping Tuesday's game is not a repeat.

It's time I tell you all something...

I am on a softball team.  

What? You thought it was something more important? This is pretty dang important, if you ask me.  I haven't played softball since I was about 8 years old when I was far more interested in matching my bows and uniforms and doing cheers in the dugouts. 

I doubt there will be much of that going on.  I have been signed up for city league softball. Hattiesburg city league.  What kind of people play Hattiesburg city league co-ed softball, you ask? I don't know, but I am willing to bet it will not be a bunch of girls in matching hair bows.  

My work signed up for a team.  It's game day, so naturally we all wore our uniforms.  the poor intern on the right had only been here a week when she was suckered into playing. 

Our first game is tonight.  8:30.  If you are in the Hattiesburg area and looking for free comedy entertainment, you can always come to the ball fields.  I will be the one avoiding all contact with the balls. 

RARE Design team members this morning in game day attire.(Yes, you will see that I added heels to the mix.  I couldn't wear sneakers to work!! I also have on big earrings, but my hair is covering that up. )

stolen from the sis

Stolen from LT's blog:

FOOD-OLOGY

What is your salad dressing of choice? balsamic 
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? hard one.  I like Habachi grills.  That count? 
What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it? mexican. Duh

What are your pizza toppings of choice? spinach, sun dried tomatoes, and chicken

What do you like to put on your toast?  i guess apple butter

TECHNOLOGY
How many televisions are in your house? 1 
What color cell phone do you have? boring silver. 
What does the first text message in your inbox say and who sent it? "11 at the latest, I hope" - co-worker telling me what time he is getting out of a meeting.

Who was the last person to call you? that said co-worker

BIOLOGY
Are you right-handed or left-handed? right
Have you ever had anything removed from your body? wisdom teeth and a hemangioma from my tummy when I was little. ( i bet that is not close to how you spell it)
What is the last heavy item you lifted? a stroller. For my dog. Trey wouldn't let me buy it, but I tried. 


CRAP-OLOGY
If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? no way
If you could change your name, what would you change it to? i like my name. my middle name is after my mama's middle name: Joy.  Heather screams 1980's, but hey, that is when I was born. I like it. 
Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? that's dumb.

DUMB-OLOGY
How many pairs of flip flops do you own? maybe 4?
Last time you had a run-in with the cops? I was pulled over twice in a month for speeding. My only two tickets came back to back.  I was going 21 mph during the second ticket. that is just stupid. 
Last person you talked to in person? trey
Favorite Month? April and October

CURRENT-OLOGY
Missing someone? Yes
Mood? relaxed
What are you listening to? Ben Folds
Watching? my computer
Worrying about? work. what else is new. 

RANDOM-OLOGY
What’s the last movie you watched? West Wing Dvd. TV series, does that count? 
Do you smile often? i think so
Do you always answer your phone? most of the time. I am not good at calling friends, though. I should work on that
It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? why would anyone be up at 4 am? .
If you could change your eye color what would it be? light 'see-through' blue.  they are blue now, but I would make them blue-blue!
What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? cherry
Do you own a digital camera? yeah
Have you ever had a pet fish? apparently so, according to yaya. 
Favorite Christmas song? "Oh Holy Night"
What’s on your wish list for your birthday? My birthday was cinco de mayo and I got what was on my list! new running shoes!
Can you do push-ups? P90X makes me
Can you do a chin up? Again, p90X makes me.  But i use the bands to do them. 
Does the future make you more nervous or excited? more excited than nervous, but a bit nervous, just bc of the unknown. 
Do you have any saved texts? nope
Ever been in a car wreck? no--THANK GOODNESS.
Do you have an accent? southern accent. I love southern accents
What is the last song to make you cry? "How Great Thou Art". My Dada's favorite song.
Plans tonight? p90x and cleaning house 
Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? i like to think that I won't be lower than I have already been
Name 2 things you bought yesterday. 1. sophie a new toy (it's a plush pink crown. She's been sick, afterall)  2. shampoo
You ever been given roses? yes
Current hate right now? rude people
Met someone who changed your life? yes
What song represents you? i don't know. 
What were you doing 12 AM last night? snoozing
What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I wish I could stay in bed

high maintenance

no one can say we don't love our pup.  she is like a child to me.  I do realize if I had a human child, I would soon realize that sophie is, in fact, a canine, but right now she is as much human to me as, well, trey. 

We have noticed lately that she has been having trouble breathing...weezing, snorting, etc.  She has had allergies (and thus expensive allergy shots) and we credited the increase breathing problems to increase pollen. 

last night, however, she could not sleep (and thus neither could we).  She has always had a hard time catching her breath when she is really excited, but last night she couldn't catch her breath from just laying there.  mother's intuition: i knew she must see a doctor.  It was pitiful. 

So off to the vet we went this morning.  They couldn't hear a clear heart beat, had fever and she had very rapid breathing. Panic, of course. 

Well, they just called and little miss has terrible asthma, with fluid built up in her lungs.  On top of that, they did an overall check up to discover she also has gingivitis.  Bless her.  

We take her to for check ups all the time, she even takes vitamins for crying out loud.  I feel so bad for her.  Now she will be on antibiotics to clear the lungs and be on asthma treatment, on top of allergy shots. 

Poor sophie.  She will gladly accept get well gifts, if interested.

my love

oh, i'll tell you that I

I love you by and by

I don't know if I'd survive

without a friend like you in my life

Happy 3 Years. 

I am a lucky, lucky girl. 

Golf Tournament for Adam

I love those times in life when you get a glimpse of just how generous and kind people are.  Yesterday was a golf tournament benefitting my precious brother-in-law.  He has so many people that love him and a group of his friends got together and planned a tournament benefitting him.  It was a huge success and so many people came out in support.  Thanks to all for making it happen and for everyone that traveled to play in the tournament!  We are all so appreciative.  Adam is doing great, by the way!  Chemo made him sick for a little while, but he was well enough to play (and do well!) in the tournament yesterday! Praise God!

Here are a few pictures:

They made t-shirts and everything!

Hunter and Michael

Thomas (long lost friend!) and Robert

Me and Trey.  I think I am putting on my t-shirt?!

Me and Adam

Me and Nic-Nic!

perfection.

Seaside with the family.  Perfection.  Can we go back, please? 

By day 2, he loved the sand. 

The sisters.  We wore big earrings as a bikini distraction.  And because Kristen said so. 

sweet mama and daddy

Perfect. 

Cutie.

Before the family portraits on the beach. 

Touristy much? 

The house

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, 

Happy Birthday to my MAMA, Happy Birthday to YOU!

I am so blessed to have you as not only my mom, but as my best friend.  I love you and can't wait to celebrate our birthdays together in Seaside next weekend! 

Love you!

updates.

Hello blog-land.   I have many updates, grab a cup of joe and a chair.  Stay a while. 

1.  Adam:  You may remember that my brother-in-law, Trey's little brother, was diagnosed with cancer a few weeks ago.  This morning Adam, along with Trey and their mom, headed to

 Jackson so Adam could receive Chemo.  I just got a text from Trey and they are still waiting - which is torture, I am sure.  He will be undergoing intensive chemotherapy, which I am told is basically like several rounds of chemo at once.  Hopefully this will be his only round of chemo.  He will be sick for a while, as you can imagine, and was pretty nervous when I saw him around 6:30 this morning.  So, please, keep him in your prayers.  We are told this month could be rough for him. 

Trey and Adam.

2. House: We are in our new (old) house!  We LOVE it!  As you may recall, we lost the new construction home right before closing due to lies by the seller, etc... Well, now we are

 convinced that while that was a totally stressful time, it was divine intervention!  We love our old house in the historical district.  The neighbors are so fabulous.  Our big living room window over looks Mr. and Mrs. Clark.  He is a retired Marine and to say that his yard is immaculate would be an understatement.  It is perfect. We are convinced that he cuts it with scissors while we are at work.  There is something to be said to be surrounded by fabulous neighbors.  Maybe it's because our last home had some rentals on the street and people would come and go.  This neighborhood is full of every type of person!  Young, old, single, retired, families, etc.  I love it.  Our next door neighbor is an adorable family with three young children.  She is a stay at home mom, so I am eager to become fast friends.  I am hoping she can watch Sophie a few days a week.  I think she needs to socialize a little more.  I will let you know how that goes.  For real, I am so happy here and love that people are at home during the day around my house! Again, maybe this is because we were robbed at our last home while we were at work.  More pictures coming soon.  We are still in the long process of moving in, painting, updating appliances, etc. But it is all coming together. I am ready to decorate.

Our back deck with fabulous yard.  We spend a lot of time here.  It is much bigger than this picture shows. Come on over.  We will bar-b-q.

3. Sophie: Sophie loves the new house.  I think this is because the downstairs (really

 just downstair. singular. one stair) den has french doors in it.  She sits on top of the couch all day everyday and just looks out the windows.  While the cute little mailbox on the front porch is one of my favorite parts of the house, Sophie on the other hand, hates this aspect. The mail woman walks in front of the window to the front porch to deliver the mail.  Sophie finds this very disturbing and is eager to show her disgust at the mail lady.  I am hoping this is a passing

 phase and she will grow to love the charm of it all.  In the meantime, I am sure our mail lady hates coming to our home each day. 

Sophie, love her new yard. 

4. Seaside: In exactly one week, my family is heading to Seaside.  I can not wait.  Mama, Daddy, LT, Kris, Rob, Henry, Trey and me. We have never done this!  I am thrilled.  I need a little vacay.  We all need a little vacay.  I plan on doing nothing but playing with Henry on the

 beach, drinking fruity concoctions, reading, eating and sleeping.  Please, do not call me.  I will

 not answer.  

5. P90X: Are you familiar? Trey and I decided a few weeks ago that we are so over "i am happily married and satisfied with the weight I have put on since then" look and ordered this

 extreme workout video.  And when I say extreme, I mean it.  We had to buy equipment and everything.  You do it everyday for an hour to an hour and a half for 90 days.  We are on day 11

 and I am not kidding when I say I can see a difference in both of us.  Trey said if he knew how bad it would hurt the first week he would not have committed to it.  I tend to agree.  But it is so worth it.  I can't wait to see how fit we are after 90 days! Watch out, Jillian and Bob.  Trey and Heather are bringing it. 

Pratically Trey and Heather

6. Baby love: I finally was able to meet Leyton, chunk-of-love, Knight. I love him.  However, I am pretty sure the sequence of pictures pretty much sums up his thoughts towards his first meeting of Aunt Heather. No worries, Leyton.  I am sure our bonding session will go much better at our next meeting.  Nan, it was fabulous seeing you and Jeremy. Finally. Long time coming. Please, for the sake of my husband's well-being, move a little closer to us. 

hi.

lots to post about. New house. News with Adam. Getting Sophie back safe and sound. Seeing Leyton. Buying new shoes. 

And I will get to those things.  But I love lists.  And LT had one I had yet to do.  So I will now. 

1. First thing you wash in the shower? Hair

2. What color is your favorite hoodie? My grey Tripp Lake one. 

3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? I think this is a strange question, but yes. 

4. Do you plan outfits? Are you kidding? No.  I plan my outfit everyday as I put them on my body.  Now don't get me wrong. If there is a big occasion, planning takes place.  But everyday? No. I work with all men. ALL men. I could wear the same thing every day and no one would notice. 

5. How are you feeling RIGHT now? chilled

6. Whats the closest thing to you that's red? peppermint 

7. Tell me about the last dream you remember having? I know it involved Chinese children and a zoo.  Afterall, that is what sweet dreams are made of. 

8. Did you meet anybody new today? No

9. What are you craving right now? a vacation. Seaside here I come. 

10. Do you floss? Claire, did you confirm if Barry Herring reads our blogs??

11. What comes to mind when I say cabbage? Nana.  She steams cabbage. It's good. 

12. Are you emotional? I cry every week on the Biggest Loser and I stopped watching American Idol because it hurt my feelings.  

13. Have you ever counted to 1,000? Why the H would anyone count? 

14. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it? Bite

15. Do you like your hair? Used to.  Then, if you recall, my blow dryer caught it on fire.  Not fire literally, but smoke and singe. Not it is all nappy. 

16. Do you like yourself? Most of the time. 

17. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush? I think he would like a Blue Moon with me, yes. 

18. What are you listening to right now? a strange big dog barking

19. Are your parents strict?  I think so.  Then I thought so, but looking back, I think I will be more strict.  Is that possible, LT? T-Mack did give intense lectures. 

20. Would you go sky diving? Only if my mama wanted me to go with her

21. Do you like cottage cheese? yes, but i don't like to look at it or call it by name

22. Have you ever met a celebrity? I am pretty sure most would count 98 degrees circa 1997 as celebrities. 

23. Do you rent movies often? We go on kicks

24. Is there anything sparkly in the room you're in? my ring i guess?

25. How many countries have you visited? USA, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica 

26. Have you made a prank phone call? I wish I could be like Polly Peacock

27. Ever been on a train? at zoos

28. Brown or white eggs? Whichev.  Not so much an egg eater

29. Do you have a cell-phone? Duh

30. Do you use chap stick? sure

31. Do you own a gun? Negative. My husband does, though.  I don't like to talk about it. 

32. Can you use chop sticks? Like a champ.

33. Who are you going to be with tonight? trey and sophie, obviously 

34. Are you too forgiving? TOO forgiving? ummm.. no.  Forgiving? Yes, but I usually speak my peace first. 

35. Ever been in love? Yes

36. What is your best friend(s) doing tomorrow? Trey is actually off work tomorrow. Punk. My sisters and parents are working. They are all my BFFs fo'real. 

37. Ever have cream puffs? Sounds horrible.  General rule is that I don't like white stuff

38. Last time you cried? Last night. Did you watch Biggest Loser? I want to take Jerry home with me. 

39. What was the last question you asked? Can we discuss this tomorrow?

40. Favorite time of the year? Anything but August.  Spring and fall, please.  keep things mild. 

41. Do you have any tattoos? No.

42. Are you sarcastic? Yes.

43. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect? No. 

44. Ever walked into a wall? sure

45. Favorite color? red

46. Have you ever slapped someone?  Ummm, yes.  When I was a senior in high school.  It was deserved. 

47. Is your hair curly? just nappy

48. What was the last CD you bought? Do people still buy CDs?

49. Do looks matter? sure. 

50. Could you ever forgive a cheater? Hopefully won't have to.  

51. Is your phone bill sky high?  Do you know Trey? No bills are high

52. Do you like your life right now? pretty fabulous. 

53. Do you sleep with the TV on? We don't have a TV in our room

54. Can you handle the truth? hear it all the time. thank goodness

55. Do you have good vision? yep. 

56. Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people? More than 3? No. 2? YES. But hate is a strong word. 

57. How often do you talk on the phone? just to my fam.  Not a good phone caller. 

58. Who was the last person you held hands with? Trey and Sophie. Yes, she holds hands. 

59. What are you wearing? a green anthropology top (trey picked it out!)and capris

60. What is your favorite animal? dogs. 

61. Where was your default picture taken at? I don't understand. 

62. Can you hula hoop? Naturally

63. Do you have a job? Yes, and I love it

64. What was the most recent thing you bought? shoes

65. Have you ever crawled through a window? yes.