A much needed update

I feel like years have gone by since early June when I last posted a blog...so here is a little update on what I have been up to since then:

(in chronological order)
-planned a bridal shower/bachelorette party (with the help of Maritza:) for my classmate and recent bride friend Angela (formerly Benyon) Sneed:) everyone came over to my apartment and we played some bridal shower games, for example, we did a little purse scavenger hunt where Maritza and I would call out items and if you had the item in your purse you would get the number of points associated with that item and whoever had the most points at the end was the winner
sadly Angela only brought a small clutch (which made her downtown ready, but not for this game), but Alicia was the winner, probably because she received 15 points (on one item) for having a "School Psychology" related item-- a flash drive!!
after fun times at my apartment we went down town to Charlotte and went out to some of the bars at the EpiCentre, this was my fist time going out in Charlotte and man have I been missing out!
Angela had a lot of fun (ok maybe too much fun), but that's the point of the soon to be bride..right?! Here is a picture of Mrs. Sneed herself

on a final note we all decided that next time we go out someone else will be the "bride-to-be" because you get so much free stuff and attention when you are the bachelorette:)

-once summer school was over I headed back to Atlanta where I will be spending the rest of the summer because I am babysitting the cutest baby ever..Miss Haley George (a picture is needed here)

I get to enjoy Mondays-Wednesday with Haley because Haley's mom (Ashely, my babysitter when I was younger:) WAS on bed rest and needed help with Haley, but as of Saturday (June 25) Ashely had to have a C-section and deliver baby Hannah at 24 weeks

now begins the roller coaster of day-to-day life of a preemie in the NICU (Ashley and Tommy and their parents are already pros at this because Haley was a preemie- born at 28 weeks)

I write all of this in my blog because I am beyond emotionally invested in this situation because these people are basically like my family and I ask everyone for their prayers for baby Hannah and her family as they begin this long journey (more updates on Hannah to come)

-another significant portion of my day is spent following the Casey Anthony trial (thanks again Ashley for getting me addicted) and so much more analysis to come on that

Much more to from my summer back in Atlanta to come:)

over and out,

kristen

Just a man riding his riding law mower.....and a child.....on his lap

** WARNING, I am watching the Braves game and blogging..... again**

So today after class (mind you not just like 50 minutes or 90 minutes of class, but 360 minutes of class-- somehow this fact about my class will be relevant, or I just want you to feel sorry for me)
I decided to..... oh I  don't know... punish myself (yeah that's the right word) and go on a run at 4 o clock in the afternoon.

It was around 94 degrees outside. (Once again I am sure this will be relevant, but if not you will at least be proud of me/feel sorry for me)

**Yay Freddie, hit a double and sent B Mac home for an RBI**

I decided that I was tougher than the heat ( I was punished for such foolish thinking later), and if I got a little warm (yeah warm--I was drenched the moment I stepped out of my door) I would just get in the shade (yeah that's assuming there is shade like remotely close to where I will be running--oh and note to self, if it's beyond HOTT outside then the shade isn't really going to offer that much of a reprieve).

Anyways. Now to the point of this blog post.

So I was running through this neighborhood, and by this point I had probably been running for about 25 minutes, and so I was probably somewhat tired (but then you add the heat into that equation and I was a hot mess...literally).

So I pass by this house and I see this man cutting his yard on his riding law mower (ok..normal, a little jealous that he his sitting while I am running/dying, but nonetheless..normal), and as I get closer I see that he has a child (probably 2 or 3) sitting in his lap while he is riding his riding law mower and cutting his lawn( ok..abnormal, yes this is definitely not something you see everyday). Now had I been driving by I probably wouldn't have even noticed this barbaric act (ok, maybe a little harsh), but since I was running (obviously moving slower than a car) I had plenty of time to catch this man in his act.

Now I don't have children (and I won't for a long time--no worries Dad/Mom).

{Momentary Digress} So I can't imagine having kids right now (for many obvious reasons), I just am currently too selfish to be responsible for the life of another human being 24/7 (I know, hard to believe..right Mom/Dad..I am constantly reminding them in all decision making situations to think about numero uno...ME).

{Digress over} but I feel like you don't have to have children to think that a child, no toddler, (remember age 2 or 3) does not belong on the lap of someone maneuvering a riding law mower, because um that's just dangerous!! And I kind of expected the man to try and hide the child (toddler really, but child just flows better) as he saw me coming so I wouldn't find out about this reckless thing he was doing, but do you know what he did...he waved at me (yeah, now he's riding this riding law mower with a child in his lap and only one hand on the wheel).

But jokes on him (or no one..lol), because I waved first;)

over and out,
kristen

**Jump on it, Jump on it, Jump on it...Prado hits a home run**