Pictures from John's Birthday

The group at Dave Barnes

Dan and Kerri - They are ADORABLE!

The Ladies - Freezing Outside!

Some of my Ya-Ya's

"Give me your man card, you are losing points tonight!"

Kisses for the Birthday Boy!

Heather Ragsdale, RNC

Just to share some exciting news - I passed my RNC exam on Monday! This exam is to be certified in your nursing specialty - so I am now certified in Maternal Newborn Nursing. It was a LOT of hard work ....well I mean it was just so boring to study for...and my questions were so random and did not even apply to my job.....BUT I passed and that is all that matters:) Thanks to those of you that were saying a prayer for me at 9 am! I appreciate you because we all know that it was totally by the grace of God that I passed!!

The Integra

A few Pictures of the car so far.

Present state of the car!

Test drive picture

Happy Birthday John Dyal!

So John turned 32 last Friday (the 20th) and that means its par-tay time! We decided to check out Dave Barnes at Smiths Olde Bar Saturday night. The group consisted of: John, Laura, Kerri, Dan, Jenn, Becca, George, and I (the pretty standard going out group). We of coures had to start our evening out at none other than Cafe Hot Wing (or is it Hot Wing Cafe) ..I can never remember - Anyways the birthday boy just had to have his extra super firey hot wings (which he did not even finish ...I don't think). It has been a while since the group has eaten there so we had a good time :)

Then off to the show! We had tickets for the 8 pm show - we arrived a little after 8 to find a line forming outside the building - so ok no big deal we thought. 45 minutes later we are still standing outside..and please note that MOST of us did not bring jackets b/c where are you going to put them in a bar? So it was a little chilly to say the least. But finally we got inside and went upstairs to the "room" where the bands play. It was great atmosphere - really laid back crowd which was nice! Also - it was nice that not every girl was wearing booty shorts and a halter top that she was "falling" out of....that gets kind of tiring to see. So I think Drew Holcombe and the Neighbors opened and then on came Dave Barnes! I heard mixed reviews some of us liked the first band better and others of us like Dave Barnes. But overall it was a REALLY GREAT NIGHT (except that John lost points on his "man card" for saying the word "choreography" - I was informed that it is not a very manly word to say...boys ..they are so funny!

So its now a little after midnight and guess what - George and I are hungry. The wings are long gone and we needed a snack! So we headed to Marietta Diner for a very romantic after hours snack of waffles! We never do stuff like that so it was really really fun. I truly love being with my husband - he is my best friend. Most of the time all we do is laugh - I am just so lucky! Love you honey (not like he will ever read this blog!).

Anyways - Thanks John for coming into this world! You are like family to us! Its was a much needed fun night out in the ATL! And I definitly got to spend it with the best people I could have EVER asked for. God has blessed me :)

Playing catch up....

I am just not great at consistently blogging! Let me catch everyone up from my last post - so we (George and I) are the very proud new owners of a Acura Integra! The best part of the weekend trip to Savannah (in my opinion) was Friday night (2/6)- we stayed on Bay Street which is one street away from the river front. George was so sweet (probably buttering me up so I would be on board with the whole Integra purchase) and booked us a corner "suite" that overlooked the river! It was NICE!!! Savannah is a fun city and I hope we will go back soon when we have a little more time to take in all the great scenary and yummy restaurants:)

Last weekend was of course Valentine's Day - My sweet husband had flowers waiting for me Friday night when I walked in the door (since I had to work late due to Staff Meetings)! And George totally got a free pass for Saturday - he got to work on the Integra all day - because I was kinda studying for my RNC certification test (that is coming up way to soon!) And just a side note - I feel like I have no idea how to study anymore - I mean I study for 10 minutes and I am soooo BORED! Needless to say - I did not get as much studying done as I might have hoped.

This week is crazy - I have a HUGE Bereavement presentation coming up on Thursday - I am not really teaching it but I am putting together the whole presentation! I am feeling a little overwhelmed but working on this project has taught me alot actually. I am really really hoping for a good turn out - we want all mother's that suffer a perinatal loss to get great care and emotional support. And then once I get past this presentation it will be back to studying (or kinda studying) until I take my test!!

I am totally excited about this Sunday - George and I are going to try a new church - Revolution Church - it has about 1200 members and meets in the Cherokee Conference Center. It is a jeans and flip flops kinda church with contemporary worship ~ we have both been feeling very empty spiritually and we desperatly need a church home that meets both our needs. I am praying that this might be it! BUT God is good and I know he will provide:)

Boys and their Toys!

So, as of today George has "kinda purchased" a play car - A 1998 Black Acura Integra that as of right now is located at a dealership outside of Savannah. Now, some of you may remember the infamous "Macura" from high school and college - well we are about to purchase its twin - the Macura II. I will of course post some pictures when we return from our adventure in South Georgia - I have been informed that really the only reason I am going is to take the pictures..of George and the car...Happy Valentines Day Honey! And Birthday! And Christmas! And Father's Day when we have kids....