The beginning of the End...

So last night at our Old Time Country Fair, the church gave me some flowers, money and a HUGE cake that said "We Love You" on it. It was sweet.

This Sunday is my last. The emotions are building up, but I know it's going to be ok.

I'm ready for this weekend. Ready to see my friends. Heather's visit to the New Hope reminded me how much I miss my friends, but how much fun we have when we get to see each other.

I got a call from Georgia this morning and they are going to be able to hire me for 3 days a week doing administration type stuff and then I'll sub the other days or the days that I need to. That's pretty exciting. It means that there's income coming in whenever I get there.

Hockey Day is a symbol...

Wahoo for Hockey Day! I'm sooooo ready!

Heather Weather's found her way to New Hope!

Heather...this is one of my favorite mee-maw pictures. You can just do the whole cut and paste thing from here! I am glad you came this weekend, glad you got to hear the Crabb family, glad you got to have quality time with Guy the FAT CAT, and I'm glad I get to see you next weekend.

Hit Me Baby One More Time....

Oh I am soooooo pissed. Pissed doesn't even began to tell you how I feel right now.

Here's the story: Everyone knows how messy I am. Well, one day I decided to clean my car out. Now when i say clean my car out....I mean I cleaned EVERYTHING OUT!

Fast foward to August 30th, 2005. My friend Dana and I decided that we are going to go riding around looking at land for her. Well on the way home I get stuck in a road block. No big deal...I'm not drinking, seat belt is on, got my driver's license....When i realize that I had cleaned out my glove department box and took out my proof of insurance.

So the fool gives me a ticket and tells me....DON'T WORRY MISS...JUST SHOW UP TO COURT AND SHOW YOUR PROOF OF INSURANCE...AND EVERYTHING WILL BE DISMISSED.

So I tell my story to all of my friends...they say...oh...DON'T WORRY CHRISTY...JUST SHOW UP TO COURT AND SHOW YOUR PROOF OF INSURANCE AND HE'LL DISMISS THE CASE LIKE HE ALWAYS DOES!

Well today was my freaking lucky day. So...I show up at court today with my proof...and wait for my case to be dismissed. He calls up the first person and then says...I WANT EVERYONE IN THE COURT ROOM TO HEAR ME OUT...NORMALLY I WOULD JUST DISMISS NO INSURANCE AS LONG AS YOU COME IN WITH PROOF....WELL TELL ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS THAT IT'S OVER...I'LL DISMISS IT ONLY WHEN COURT COST ARE PAID....

THAT'S RIGHT....FREAKING $212.00!

DID I MENTION THAT I WAS PISSED...CAUSE I AM!

The "Criddy" went down to Georgia

Great things that happened this weekend...

1. ok...so it actually happened Thursday before I left for Georgia...but Daddy got into a freaking fist fight with another old man in the nursing home. Now that we are getting more of the story it seems as though the old man (Billy) called Daddy a SOB. Now, you can call daddy a lot of things, but SOB and MF are not two of them. Just ask his ex-wife that he back handed into the bath tub one time. Anyway, they took daddy to the hospital. It's pretty frustrating. He really didn't do anything wrong. The nurse was SO pissed when we asked if he won the fight!

2. Friday...I got stuck on the 400 for two freaking hours on the way to my sister's house. But it sure gave me time to think and soak in everything that's in front of me.

3. Family Time...I stayed at my sister's house in Dawsonville. My brother and nephew Hunter drove up from Mobile. It was some great family bonding time let me tell you.

4. Alabama beat Tennessee. It was so freaking awesome! Ok...so the game itself was boring as crap. But who cares....ROOOOOLLLLL TIIIIIIIDDDDDEEE!!

5. Sunday morning...I was a heathen and didn't go to church anywhere. It felt good to sleep in and rest and get prepared for that night. And I did it all with permission from my new pastor! Heck yeah!

6. Sunday Night...THE CHURCH AT MILL CREEK ... FREAKING ROCKS! Oh my gosh! Sunday night was so amazing. It was hard work getting everything set up and together but man....when something clicks, and when something works....it's just so awesome. I haven't had that much fun doing ministry in such a long time. It was so great. The whole bunch just seem to flow together.

Next time we will be a little better off since we know a little bit more about what we are doing. But for the first time, we were pretty freaking excited.

7. If you are still reading this...you a true friend. Coming Home...When I came home I had a card from Susan and one from Jennifer. I cried so hard when I read the one from Jennifer.

To all my friends...Thank you so much for believing in me. I wouldn't and couldn't be making this move without all of you!

So that's the weekend. Pretty freaking amazing!

And there's great thing to look forward to ...

This weekend ... Heather Weathers in the New Hope

Next weekend.... Hockey Day... I will time it right and meet Jennifer at the car to meet Lily before other people get to meet her!

The weekend after....the big move to ATL!

The weekend after... Alabama and Auburn!

YAY!!

My new favorite song...

Look at this photograph
Every time I do it makes me laugh
How did our eyes get so red?
And what the hell is on Joey’s head?
This is where I grew up
I think the present owner fixed it up
I never knew we ever went without
The second floor is hard for sneakin’ out
This is where I went to school
Most of the time had better things to do
Criminal record says I broke in twice
I must’ve done it half a dozen times
I wonder if it’s too late
Should I go back and try to graduate
Life’s better now than it was back then
If I was them, I wouldn’t let me in
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It’s hard to sayIt’s time to say it
Goodbye, Goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say
It’s time to say it
Goodbye, Goodbye
Remember the old arcade
Blew every dollar that we ever made
The cops hated us hangin’ out
They say somebody went and burned it down
We used to listen to the radio
And sing along with every song we’d know
We said someday we’d find out how it feels
To sing to more than just the steering wheel
Kim’s the first girl I kissed
I was so nervous that I nearly missed
She’s had a couple of kids since then
I haven’t seen her since God knows when
I miss that townI miss their faces
You can’t erase
You can’t replace it
I miss it nowI can’t believe it
So hard to stay
Too hard to leave it
If I could relive those days
I know the one thing that would never change
Look at this photograph
Every time I do it makes me laugh
Every time I do it makes me

Sara-Bethy!

Proof that Sara Beth was in New Hope this weekend. That's Jimmy the random guy...Larry The Cable Guy's twin!

The fun that mee-maws have...

Before the "mee-maw" babies!

The Mee-Maws before the cuties came!

Walking in High Cotton

I finally found a cotton field that hadn't been picked!

A few times I've been around that block

The Block where I have spent the last 25 years

Water Fall

Water Fall at the Bridge

House

Home Sweet Home on Marshall Drive

GUY!

My Fat Cat! Guy!

Natural Bridge

This is Natural Bridge

New Hope Fun!

Pictures from New Hope!

Mee-Maws are the best presents ever....

I love the mee-maws. From all the post, to all the e-cards, to the phones calls ...thank you so much for making my birthday a great one. In all of the crazy emotions that I am experiencing these past few days, missing you guys has been a big one. I really don't think I can make it till Christmas, so I am going to take out a loan at the local bank and make my way to Hockey Day!! I don't want people to see my Lily before I do! So Heather get ready to share!

I love you girls!!!

SHE FOUND NEW HOPE!

Sara Beth found New Hope, and even her way back home! She came to New Hope and we celebrated my birthday with some of my friends from home. It was a blast! I'll post pictures soon!

Other than that...Kay Davis is taking off work tomorrow and Tuesday to spend with me before my birthday. That should be fun!

I'm headed to Atlanta for the weekend. We are having our first preview service and my brother and sister-in law are driving up to my other sister's house. Family reunion time. Wahoo!

So it should be an exciting week and weekend. I'll let you know Tuesday what it feels like to be 25!

Ya'll would pee in your pants

if I got on here one day and decided to be smart and intellectual and comment on all of the world's happenings. But since I'm not good at that or interested in that, i'll just tell you what's going on in the world of Criddy...much more exciting than hurricanes, earthquakes and stuff...

So...I AM GOING TO HAVE A NIECE. Heck yeah. I'm excited about that one. My sister is due in March and is having a little girl. Her name is going to be Lexi after her great grandmother that just passed away. This is the first girl in 4 boys for my brother and sisters and the first girl grandchild in their family ever. How freaking spolied is she going to be. Now we just have to figure out what my sister-in-law is having.

Sara-Beth is really attempting to find New Hope this weekend! She's coming up on Saturday and leaving on Sunday =( Heather might be coming on the 29th. Anyone else want to come stay in the beatiful New Hope, Alabama while you still have chance. It is fall time in New Hope after all.

THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO DO (A LITTLE THINKING OUT LOUD HERE!) I'M GOING TO GO TAKE PICTURES OF NEW HOPE AND POST THEM! YOU'LL BE EXCITED....TRUST ME!

ok...well let me go get on that.

I feel grown up today

I don't know why. Some days I feel grown up and some days I feel like I am still high school. For some reason today has been a grown up day! Sara Beth says she's coming to see me this weekend. I'll believe it if I see her pull up in my drive way this weekend. This is the same girl that can't find Marion from T-Town, how the crap is she going to find New Hope by herself!

My birthday is in a week and one day. I guess I'm the oldest Mee-Maw huh?? Brandy and Kellie are not too far behind me though. We'll all be a quarter of a century this year! WOAH!

By the way...Kelliw and Marie....I have no comments from you on my new little blog ... I suggest you girls get at it!

Ok.....that's all for today. You couldn't have lived without this post...i know it's exciting!

I'll be sure and report on Monday

if my pastor annouces from the pulpit that we should all vote for "Mr.Ten Commandments" for Gov. I hope that he is beyond that...and pray that he won't...but I dare not say that there won't be a few Baptist churches in the great state of Alabama that will throw everything they have behind Roy Moore. Maybe I should run for Chief Justice under the platform that all judges should wear pink shorts under their robes! That would be exciting! You guys would give me support wouldn't you???

It's about time...

I finally figured out how to change the links page. I was getting really close to starting back up smoking or paying a 6th grader to come and fix it for me. 6th graders know more about computers than I do...trust me. I might have made an A in one of those computer courses at Judson but it was only because I bought the book and Sara-Beth did the work and put my name on it. I'm not ashamed....trust me. Come to think of it, I think Shannon did my work during that last short term from hell for me.

I'm so ready to be moved. I wish I could just snap my fingers and everything in my office and house would pack itself up and move. How did I do this 400 times at Judson College. Geez. And I was lazier back then than I am now....not by much I assure you!

Jennifer...does Chip Ellis still come on at 4 a.m. in the morning? Got a computer....jump on ww.chipellis.com. This is really a trap to get you to finally make a comment on my blog!

Ok...that's enough rambling for one day.

Wow!

I found this on one of the Kari Girl's many blogs...wow. But it fits. Made me cry.

It's from FFH Follow Love...

I'm gonna miss the simple town full of memories
I'm gonna miss just hanging out with all my friends
The rainy days and summer nights
Skipping stones by the river side
But I know.. it's time to go
So here's goodbye, here's so longI must go and follow love
I feel my heart moving on
I must go and follow love
Carry on while I'm gone
This is what I've been dreaming of
I miss you so
But I must go, go and follow love
I've got a heart thats full of dreams
and a little bit of crazy
I can feel it pulling me to somewhere I have never been
I'm packing up and leaving home
To travel into the great unknown
It's time, I have to go
So here's goodbye, here's so long
I must go and follow love
I feel my heart moving on
I must go and follow love
Carry on while I'm gone
This is what I've been dreaming of
I miss you so
But I must go, go and follow love
We're not guarranted tomorrow
So we must just keep on living for the day
and make the most of every moment every step along the way
So here's goodbye, here's so longI must go and follow love
I feel my heart moving onI must go and follow love
Carry on while I'm gone
This is what I've been dreaming of
I miss you so
But I must go, go and follow love

I don't even know this girl

but I saw this on a friend of mine's blog, and I think that everyone should go and read this!!

http://www.heatherhagood.blogspot.com/

Procrastination is my middle name...

I have a feeling that this moving process is going to be a LONG one. I can't seem to get motivated to start cleaning my room. I know that I need to clean it though. I don't want to take junk over there that i am never going to use or need anyway.

Yesterday went ok. It was bitter-sweet I guess. It was sad, but it was good to know that people supported me as much as they do. Some people from my past came back to support me and just having them there meant the world to me, especially when I had my little break down after the service.

But it's all good, life is moving on, and it's time for me to get excited about what's happening and not worry so much.

I need my friends though and think that we should meet up some-time real soon.

That's it for now. I love you guys! Thanks for being there for me, and praying for me!