Let us pause for a moment of Erin...

Last night when I returned home from an evening of shopping and going to the movies with Whitney, I came home to a house with NO hot water. Of course I didn't realize this when I walked in the door. I was only concerned with getting inside and away from the cold, wet, nasty conditions I had been wading through all night. The whole drive home I sat in my car with a damp coat on me, dreaming of the hot bath that would warm me right up and rev start my sleep cycle from the relaxation it would provide. But what do I come home to...no...hot...water! When you live in an older house, these kinds of problems creep up on you at moments you would not expect. At this exact moment I felt the emotion I can only compare to this... Ralphie's dad battled on and on with the furnace in their basement in the classic tale of A Christmas Story. I find these scenes to be extra funny now that I own a home of my own, and have too reacted this way to a malfunction within my home. This is the in...

This past weekend was what Whitney and I affectionately called the "Paranormal Weekend". As some of you may know, this past week, Paranormal Activity 2 was released on DVD. Now this past Halloween I watched the first Paranormal Activity with Whitney here at my house. But, I was not willing to go to the theater to see Paranormal Activity 2. Why? You man ask......... See the girl freaking out in the front there? That would be me! This is an actual photo from an audience of Paranormal Activity 2. I would have FREAKED out in the theater. Now back in October when I watched the first one with Whitney, she was very amused. She had seen the movie already, and I had not. So.....she got to watch me- watch the movie. I sat in my chair with a blanket pulled up to my nose. When watching a scary movie, I feel so much braver when I have my snuggie pulled half way up my face. It truly is my security blanket. The other humorous part is that I scream at every little thing! And I...

Last Sunday I went to my brother, Nick and Richelle's house for a little super bowl party. The three of us had a wonderful time eating appetizers with many types of cheese, watching the game while we yelled - gasped - jumped up - etc, and just enjoyed each others' company. My brother gave me a preview of the song he has chosen to sing at church this Sunday. It's a new song for him, so he wanted my opinion on how he did and if I liked the song. Also, I will not be able to attend this Sunday as I will be in Collinsville having a "paranormal weekend" with Whitney and her sister Michelle. I am sad to say I will not be able to attend, because this song will be a blessing to everyone there Sunday morning. I would like you to take just a moment and read the lyrics of this song. You need to read them, well - actually, you need to hear Nick sing them to really get the full impact of it, and this blog. Sanctus Real - “Lead Me” I look around and see my wonderful life ...

There were times in my life when I was younger that I witnessed pain of those that I loved. I was young when my Grandpa Williams had heart and aneurysm surgeries. I was not that old when my Grandma Flo had gallbladder surgery. There were a few other times when ones that I loved were admitted to a hospital and I was there in the waiting room along with my family. Now, when I was younger I played cards with my brother, talked with my cousin, and knew this wasn't a happy time. I didn't quite grasp the exact seriousness of the situation. I wasn't an adult yet. The overly emotional side of myself had not quite formed. When you're a kid, you are unaware of so many things. You sit around and think you know everything. You think you know what it is like to really hurt. You think you have experienced the harder parts of your life when something doesn't quite go your way. If only you knew that the real hard parts of life were still in front of you. The harder par...

There are two things that I love and find highly entertaining: watching movies, and reading. And let me tell you, when they make a movie out of something I enjoyed reading, I am usually quite enthused about it. But usually when you make a book into a movie, it is either really good, or really bad! There are some books that have made great movies! At the top of this list for me, are the Harry Potter movies. The books are just outstanding - and the movies are awesome too! Although they can never get as much detail into the movie as I think they should (do they ever compared to the book), they still manage to tell the story without leaving out any major events, and still manage to include lots of little fun bits of the wizard world that drive our imaginations wild. I enjoy going to the midnight showing of the latest Harry Potter movie! Even though some don't agree with me on this, I also go opening weekend to see the Twilight movies. Now most people who have read the books, watch...