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Going back there Monday, Mar 19 2007

Well friends, it is unfortunate. Sometimes we have to do what we have to do, even if we don’t appreciate having to do it.

I really loved being here at wordpress and sharing all the fun times with you. But I have to close the blog here because the world is littered with sad souls who want to ruin all the fun times. So we have to move the party elsewhere. The good times will still roll (who ever said I let the air out of the balloon before sun up?) and you all are still invited.

Well some of you anyway.

So pick up your party favors and send me a message with your contact info and I will be happy to give you directions to the new place. Those of you who don’t get the directions, well you will know you were the party pooper and get sent home.

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My mommy changed her mind. Thursday, Mar 8 2007

So several months ago I told Mom that when I got the inheritance that I wanted to take her on vacation, where ever she wished to go. She thought about it and finally decided on Savannah. Cool, I thought. I liked the idea of going somewhere neither one of us had been to and I liked the idea of going to where one of my favorite movies was filmed. (That would be “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) plus Mom was wanting to go Paula Deen’s place.

So today as I headed to Bryson City, I called mom to let her know that the sale of the property was finally looking like it was going through (and still for the $200,000.00 we asked) so to start packing up a suitcase!

But hold up, mom changed her mind! It seems that my Aunt Melva, Pam and a few others went down to Charleston and Savannah on a Christian tour and didn’t think it was all the special. So I ask if she has other places in mind. She first suggested Myrtle Beach because she saw a commercial that said that Myrtle Beach has 280 places to eat! Leave it to my mom to keep it real and know the priorities!

Second suggestion almost caused me to wreck the car! She said “Or maybe we could go to Nashville?” HECK YEA! SO THERE MOM!  WOOOOWOOOOOO!

So I am of course all about that! I always wanted to live in Nashville and if I can visit I would so go. So we talk about what we want to do. Of course we want to go to the Ryman Auditorium. We also want to visit the Hermitage and we talked about going on one of those tours to see celebrity homes. Just one warning, we will have to find just the right one. If we get on a tour that gets anywhere near the home of Josh Turner or Clay Walker, I will lose my mother. The last I will see of her is seeing her scaling a fence and breaking in the front door.

But then again better strap me in if we get within earshot of Kenny Chesney’s or I even catch a glimpse of the roof owned by Chris Cagle.

So we hope to go sometime this summer, possibly late June or July. I still think we will go to Myrtle Beach too. Cant lose the opportunity to eat our way through South Carolina.

Chris, here is the video for you all: 

http://www.youtube.com/v/5jBQrVZGXXo

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All because I am trying to avoid the kitchen. Monday, Mar 5 2007

A survey courtsey of Echo and MySpace.

1. If you were to find out you were pregnant what would you do? First of all, how did that happen? Look at Andrew and say, the wedding date just moved up BIG TIME! 2. Do you trust your friends? If I don’t trust them, they are not a friend. 3. Would you move to another state or country to be with the person you love? I have done it before, how do you think I wound up in Louisiana? Thankfully Andrew is saying Georgia is where we will move after graduation, so I am good with that. 4. Do you believe that everything happens for a reason? If you have faith in God, then you do. it is just hard sometimes to understand why. 5. Name one thing you would NOT tolerate in a relationship. My three rules, do not cheat on me, do not disrespect me, and do not hit me. Do any and you are OUT! 6. Which one of your friends do you think would make the best room mate for you? The only person I would consider would be Tracie, but we both are so particular about things that eventually we would drive each other nuts. 7. When was the last time you snuck out? I never have 8. Are you afraid of falling in love? Aparently not! 9. Is there someone who pops into your mind at random times? Yes, but usually he pops in the front door too! 10. Would you stop talking to your friends because you hooked up with a new guy/girl? Well now that would be stupid, would it not? 11. When was the last time you flew in a plane? That would be back in 2002 or 2003, can’t remember when, but it was I went on a work training thing in Orlando. 12. What was the last text message you sent? “Keep with it sweetie, I have faith in you” to Andrew. The course he is taking this week for school is tough and he was getting frustrated with trying to keep up with it all.  13. What features do you find most attractive in the opposite sex? Faith, humor, compassion, good cuddling, and has to have great hair! 14. Fill in the blank. I will NEVER _____. Take illegal drugs, my mother would still take a paddle to my butt if I even thought of doing it. 15. What are your goals in life? To graduate, get married, raise Nathan with Christian faith, support Andrew in being a better father to Alex and reduce the size of my backside. 16. What can you tell about a person by kissing them? if they brushed their teeth that day. 17. When you get married, how would you envision your dream wedding? Get married in our church, with a great party with great food and tons of dancing afterwards. 18. If you could say just one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? I love you. 19. If you were to wake up from being in a coma for an extended period of time, name some people you would call? Nathan, Andrew, Mom, Tracie, my pastor. 20. How many kids do you want to have? I wanted 2 and I have 1 of my own and then 1 by marriage soon. 21. Would you make a good parent? I think I do pretty well, but I am always learning. 22. Where was your default pic taken? My MySpace page is the photograph of my church, the site for Andrew and I was taken at a lake up near Highlands. 23. What is your middle name? Raynell. 24. Honestly, does your crush like you back? He better! 27.What’s on your mind right now? I really don’t want to start Spring Cleaning the kitchen! 28. Are you musical? In my own head, I am Celine Dion, out my mouth, not so much. I do love music and do sing in the church choir and so far nobody has had their ears bleed. 29. If you could go back in time, and change something, what would you change? I would have worked harder in high school Shoe size: 7.5-8 Height: 5′5″ What are you wearing right now: Black track pants, white tank top and white fleece v-neck top. The Mom uniform. Righty or lefty: Righty. Can you make a dollar in change right now: I think so. Best place to go for a date? I don’t like the typical dinner/movie date. I like doing something fun and creative. The date Andrew and I had to Biltmore Estate was great. FAVORITES Kind of pants: jeans Number: 4 Animal: cats and horses Month: July Juice: pineapple HAVE YOU HAD: Chicken pox: yes Sore Throat: yes Stitches: no Broken nose: no Plastic Surgery: no QUESTIONS?? Who knows you the best? Tracie and Andrew Do you wear contact lenses or glasses? glasses, hate them! Do you get along with your family? pretty much Ever been in a fight with your pet? Chesney has ticked me off, but it is not like I punched him out or anything! Been to Mexico? nope TODAY DID YOU 1. Talk to someone you liked? yep, 2 of them! 2. Buy something? nope 3. Get sick? nope, just tired 4. Talked to an ex? not today, did a few days ago 5. Miss someone? Yes, I miss both my men who are at school right now. 6. Get in a fight with someone? nope 7. Have sex? Nope LAST PERSON WHO 6. Slept in your bed? Andrew 7. Saw you cry? Andrew 8. Who made you cry? myself Okay now I will get off my butt and go clean the kitchen, ugg.

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Day one down, 5 to go Saturday, Mar 3 2007

Well the first day is completed, the bedroom is completly redone and cleaned out. I am exhausted and ready for bed. Tommorow after church is day two and the bathroom. Not much to do there but mop the floor, reorganize the drawers and counters, and wash the windows. Also throw the curtain and rugs in for washing.  Updated photos of the bedroom is on flickr.

 Good night!

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Major undertaking Saturday, Mar 3 2007

Late last night I figured that I had better get some laundry done so that I could have all of mine and Nathan’s clothes ready to go through and get those we are getting rid of seperated out and packed up for sale/donation.

Somehow I now have a pile of clothes litteraly 3 feet high in my bedroom and still 2 more left to wash/dry. I seriously have to get rid of some of this stuff. I swear I don’t know how this happens. I am not a huge clothes shopper (mostly because the only clothing store around here is Walmart and their clothes just kinda bites) but still the fact that I usually clean out my closet 2-3 times of year, but my closet never seems to get smaller. I cant figure it out.

I thought I had all day to do the bedroom but then I remembered that I have to go by church to pick up the packet for childrens church tommorow and have to go exchange the trashbags that Andrew picked up because the one he got are too small for my trash can. I will do that when I hit a stopping point.

Okay really I am on here because I am trying to avoid starting this process, but I know that once I start and get on a roll, it will feel great to get this house cleaned out. It is so theraputic for me to really get things organized. Nathan has barracaded himself in his room with his Game Cube, he knows the drill and knows to hide out.

But please, someone call me about 3pm to make sure I am still alive and not buried under jeans and church dresses.

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Our MySpace Page Friday, Mar 2 2007

Just in an effort for those of you who have become friends of mine through MySpace. I will be deleting the page, but Andrew and I have had one together for the last few weeks that you can use to keep connected with me. Just click on my current page and under my “friends list” you will find ours, then send a friend request.

 Thanks!

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War is hell Wednesday, Feb 28 2007

That is probably just about the most obvious statement a person can make, but the words don’t even scratch the surface.

I am sitting here watching the special on ABC about Bob Woodward and his nearly fatal injury that he suffered after an attack in Iraq. Everytime I hear about Iraq, I think about Chris.

I still remember the day when he called and told me he was headed to the sandbox (as we call it). I knew it was going to happen. I knew it since September 11th. It was just an issue of when. It was September 11th that our marriage started to fall apart. We seperated 6 months later and divorced a year later. We spent about another year fighting over the phone, even 800 miles between us couldn’t stop the arguing.

That day he got orders I decided to get over it. The man who was my son’s father was going to war. He might not come back, I thought to myself. That kind of realization makes you grow up and say to yourself that bickering and arguing doesnt solve anything. For a year and a half I prayed to God that if he would just bring Chris home safe I would never fight with him again. I begged, just let my son have his father.

He answered my prayer, Chris did come home.

Now I will not say that the relationship that I had hoped would happen between Chris and Nathan has happened. Chris has remarried and has another son. But I made a deal and I stick by it. I make the efforts to get them on the phone together as much as possible. We send emails and pictures, do what we can, as often as we can.

Last week we spoke on the phone, Chris and I. He was asking about making arrangments for possibly coming down one weekend while he goes to training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Then he hit me with a bombshell.

He might be going back.

I am scared to death. I started to recall the stories of what extreme close calls he had while there. 9 times he nearly died. 9 times my son nearly lost his father.

No child should have to face that, but mine does. How do I get through this again? What about Cassie and Toby, what do they do? Pray for us all.

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Survey Day Tuesday, Feb 27 2007

FORTY QUESTIONS YOU’VE NEVER BEEN ASKED IN A SURVEY

1. Do you know anyone in Prison?

Unfortunatly yes. I guy I dated 5 years ago who is in prison now. Habitual Felon charge! I didn’t even know that he had been in trouble with the law when we dated, but a week after I broke up with him I found out he had been arrested for a probation violation! I guess he kept getting into trouble and my best friend found out about the habitual felon charge and sure enough we checked on the North Carolina Department of Corrections website and there he is with a 9 year sentance. In a way i feel sorry for him, but ya know, you cant go through life and keep screwing up and not think there is going to be a time you are going to have to pay for it.

 2. Have you ever logged onto a boyfriend/girlfriend/crush’s myspace?

Yes, Andrew and I both log on to one another’s all the time, it is no big deal at all between us.  We now have one together too.

 4. When is the last time you ate Peanut butter and jelly? Umm last week? I was busy with homework and Nathan was sweet enough to make me a PB&J sandwich while i was buried in it. He is such a sweetheart.

5. Have you ever gotten naked at a party?Not no, but hell no!6. Name someone you miss? I miss Oma (Chris’ grandmother) she was an amazing, intellegent and sweet woman. But the Texan in her would whup your butt if you needed it! She used to play football with the boys, tell you when you were messin’ up and one more than one time put a grown man on the ground when he disrespected her. Love that woman!7. Are you named after one of your parents or grandparents?My middle name was created from my father’s middle name. His name was Ray and I was given the name Raynell

8. Who loves you?

Andrew, Nathan, Mom, Andrew’s parents, Tracie, Kelsie, Kendra, Christain, Carrie, Bailey, M-Fed, my aunts and uncles, other cousins, and maybe some random ex. God and Jesus.

9. Do you throw up gang signs?

Hell no! I want to junior high and high school with Bloods and Crips and I know the signs, but even if a blond white girl threw them up, she would get her backside filled with lead.

10. Have you ever broken a rib?

Nope

11. Would you rather be a girl or a guy?

No way would I be a guy!

12. Who is the most spoiled person you know?

I can’t STAND spoiled people! I had a good friend in high school who became a spoiled brat when she got married. She would purposly pick a fight with her hubby just so that she could get jewlery or clothes from him. Within a year of them being engaged/married she had a 2 rings on EVERY finger that he bought her to “make up”. It was pathetic.

13. Would you rather have a million dollars or true love?

True Love

14. Have you ever had sex in church? 

No orgasam is worth being struck by lightning! 

15. Is your boyfriend/girlfriend a Marine?

Nope, he is definatly no Jarhead!

16. Do you watch the Grammy’s?

No, I prefer the CMA’s (Country Music Awards) 

17. Would you ever work for the border patrol?

Uhh, no thanks.

18. How would you describe your last relationship?:

Ugg, he started off pretty good, but then got all “Holy-er than Thou” and that was the end of that.

19. Would you rather date someone 2 years older then you or 20 years older then you?

2 years would be better, I could imagine dating a 53 year old!
20. Have you ever had a eating disorder?

Yes, I have a cheese in a can addiction

21. Do you have a porn collection?

Can you say, ewwwww? That is discusting!

22. How many proms have you been to in your life?

Three

23. Have you ever been in a inter-racial relationship?

I dated a guy in high school who was half Korean, does that count?

24. Is your birthday on a holiday?

Nope

25. Are you old enough to vote? 

Yep
26. Do you have any friends or family in the War right now?

Not that i know of right now, but my ex-hubby may be going back again later this year.

27. Are you a vegetarian?

Nope, my body would reject that!

28. Do you worry about global warming?

A little

29. Do you like polar bears?

Umm sure why not 

31. What kind of birth control do you use?

I find keeping my knees together works very well.

32. What slang word do you call marijuana?

How about “Extreme Idiot’s Cigaretts”?
33. Are you an atheist?

Do you think I am that stupid?

34. Did you lose your virginity to your neighbor?

Nope

35. Did or do you think your childhood dreams will come true?

I hope so
36. Do you wear your sweetie’s clothes?

Yes, He likes it when i sleep in his t-shirts 

37. What’s your opinion on gold diggers?

How pathetic can a person be?

38. Are you a country or city girl/boy?

country girl.

39. Is your car a 2002 or higher?

Yea, it is a 2002

40. Do you floss daily?

Try to!

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Welcome Blogher and Blogroll peeps! Saturday, Feb 24 2007

So since regestering with the Blogher and Blogroll sites, I see that my stats have shot through the roof, so welcome y’all!

 Please feel free to email or comment and let us know you are here, and thanks for stopping by.

So okay onto today. This morning we didn’t have much house stuff to do so we were done with it all by about 10am. We had to head over to Waynesville to the Verizon Wireless store to pick up a protective cover for the new phone that Andrew got earlier this week. He really needed to have one because between the hiking, rock climbing, and other outdoorsy stuff he is doing in school, it is best that we protect the phone as much as possible.

Last night while watching the local news I saw a story on a local fairgrounds was holding a model train display show. Knowing that Nathan LOVES trains, we decided to just surprize him to take him after going to Verizon. He didn’t realize where we were going until we walked in the door, and then he was overwhelmed! For over an hour we just let Nathan wander around and look at the trains running and everything for sale. It was amazing to see all of the old antique train pieces and some of the pieces were mega-expensive! There was one piece that we spotted that was for sale for $400.00!!!

Yea, I think we will defiantly stick with the $30.00 sets, thankyouverymuch!

And can you imagine that after being at a train show Nathan wound up buying a toy semi-truck. Go figure.

Last night while bored and nothing to do, I Googled my old screename I had for just about everything. I found my old blog on AOL and boy, have things changed! I had old pictures of Nathan, me, Kelsie, Kendra and Tracie. Shocking was how little the kids were then! It was nice to go back and remember some of the events in my life back then, and to see how much has changed. back then I was just starting school, changing careers and starting my job at Western Carolina University, and just dating randomly.

Wanna read my old skool blog? It is here:  http://journals.aol.com/chesneyfan828/mywebblog/entries/2003/10/11/a-busy-saturday/41    This is the first entry back in October 2003 and goes to 2004. Some pictures are included in the occasional post.

Well better get in some mommy/son time. Y’all take care!

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