Baton, Baby!

Here's a short little video of Lucy practicing with her baton in our backyard:

Up Too Late - A Playlist

Kid Cudi feat. MGMT and Ratatat - Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) (Benny Benassi Remix) [mp3]

The Gossip - Vertical Rhythm [mp3]

Phantogram - Mouthful of Diamonds [mp3]

The xx - VCR [mp3]

Built To Spill - Things Fall Apart
[mp3]

Tori Amos - Give [mp3]

The Rolling Stones - Shine A Light [mp3]

Heartless Bastards - Hold Your Head High [mp3]

Crazy/Lazy Critters

Miscellaneous

I know it's been a while since my last post, but my life has made a complete 360 in the past month. I was laid off from my job after being there for the past 20 months. After completely freaking out and being depressed for the first two weeks, I am back into the swing of life! I started classes at Athens Tech two weeks ago, and this has really helped my state of mind. I take two courses online and travel to Athens four mornings a week for an on-campus class. I am very excited about being back in school and am looking forward to learning lots of new things that will help me in my new career as a Networking Specialist. I am also considering getting another degree as a Computer Support Specialist (dual major).

The financial situation is ironing itself out slowly but surely and I hope to have everything where it needs to be in the next week or so. I hope all of my faithful readers will continue to pray for me.

Lucy has been sick with a touch of the flu since this past Thursday. She had a fever of 103 on Thursday night, so we made a visit to the doctor on Friday. Her flu test was negative, but the doctor informed me that a lot of kids are testing negative but will eventually test positive once the symptoms progress. She ran a fever pretty much all weekend and slept a lot, but is feeling much better today. I kept her out of school another day just to make sure that her fever stays normal (at the doctor's recommendation). We both appreciate all of the prayers, phone calls and Facebook messages!

Birthday Party Goodness

We celebrated Lucy's fifth birthday today...even though her birthday isn't until Tuesday the 22nd. She received lots of gifts and had a great time with her friends...despite the rain that prevented them from playing outside. I can't believe that my baby will be five years old!!

Concert Videos

I took a few short videos at the concert last night. Enjoy!

Gloriana:

Taylor Swift taking the stage (this one is kind of long):



Another Taylor Swift video:

Concert Pics

Lucy and I saw Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler and Gloriana on Friday night in Greenville. The show was good and Lucy and I had a lot of fun together. I'll be posting a few videos later, so stay tuned.

Oh, and by the way, I have a new respect for Kellie Pickler! Not bad for country music (I'm still an indie girl at heart though!)