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