Friday's Letters [08.09]

Happy Friday one and all!

Dear Bird and Ashley, CONGRATS!! We are so excited to celebrate your engagement and for Ashley to officially be a part of the fam!

Dear football season, Welcome! We are more than ready to dedicate our entire weekends to your presence. 

 

For my hubby. . .

Dear allergies, You have got to GO! The itchy eyes, unceasing sneezing, and all around discomfort is really cramping my style.

Dear Daisy, It sure has been nice lolling about and doing nothing with you this summer. Same time and place June 2014?

Gallery Wall Fun

Anyone who has ever been on Pinterest knows the popularity of the gallery wall. My original obsession with it began last summer. I found some frames I liked, cut out paper to plan the organization on the wall, and waited for my handy hubby to help me. A year later we had nothin'. Enter summer vacay and a plethora of time to troll around Pinterest and reignite my excitement, much to my hubby's chagrin. 

I set out for IKEA with a new plan in mind and stocked up on frames. I decided that the organization freak in me wouldn't do well with the "organized clutter" look. I wanted a pattern and plan. I bought enough frames to keep the IKEA frame section in business and got to planning. David wasn't super comfortable with making a gajillion holes in the wall so he researched some and found these awesome sticky things from 3M.  We highly suggest these for all your wall hanging needs!

If you follow me on Instagram you know this was a work in progress. We had to hang a picture, wait an hour for the stickers to adhere. Put the picture up, then space the next set of frames out and continue.

It may have taken all week, but the frames are all up! Next step is getting some pictures in those frames. . .

Date Night Shenanigans

I have written countless times about the importance of date nights with your spouse. Whether it is a no-technology night in or a big night out on the town, it needs to happen. Sometimes we get burned out with doing the same thing over and over again (Friday night dinner out followed by a Redbox movie, don't knock it til you try it!). This past Friday my extroverted beloved decided he needed to be around people. We considered heading to a local single-A baseball game, but decided against it. It's a good thing we did too, we ended up having about 8 inches of rain in 2 hours! Anywho, we ended up heading to the mall and joining every middle schooler in Concord at Dave&Buster's!

Okay, okay you can stop laughing now. We ended up having a lot of fun! We're both the eldest in our families which leads us to be super competitive. While he beasted me at most of the other games you ae looking at the reigning skeeball champ-wahoooo! 

A few pictures from our evening. . .

Where we spent the large chunk of our time.

What's an arcade visit without a few shooting games?

I married a winner.

Whackin' moles like a champ!

We ended up having a lot of fun and will be heading back very soon! 

What are you favorite date nights??

When the Hubby is Away. . .

What's that phrase, "when the cat's away the mouse will play"? We spent six months of the first year of our marriage apart while David worked in Alabama, so this mouse had to learn to entertain herself. In fact, the reason you are reading this blog right this moment is because I needed something to fill my quiet evenings. I am incredibly thankful that he no longer travels so much for work, but I do have to admit, sometimes it's nice to have a night or two to myself. Come one, wives, admit it, y'all enjoy a night away every so often too! So, what does this introvert do on an evening to herself?

school

It's amazing how much more organized my school life can become when I have a few uninterrupted hours to do it in.

blog

 My "drafts" list becomes almost as long as my "published" list on these nights!

not make supper

Now, don't get me wrong, I love cooking, but sometimes it's nice not to have to do a big meal and the clean up that follows. My favorite go-to meal without the hubby? Cereal. And it's stinkin' awesome. :-)

sleep

You better believe this pooped puppy makes her way to bed as soon as the sun sets. Don't hate.

read

 I love, love, LOVE reading but feel like I never have enough time to do it. On these quiet nights in I love snuggling up with the pup in our big bed with a great book.

wear cozy clothes

Who am I kidding, I do this when he's home too;-)

What do you do when the cat's away?

Liebster Award

I am honored to announce that my sweet friend, Dana at Let's Meet for Lunch, nominated me for a Liebster Award! This award is given to "up and coming" bloggers with less than 200 followers.

The rules:

1. Post 11 random things about yourself.

2. Answer the questions that the nominator asked of you

3. Create 11 questions for the people you nominate.

4. Choose 11 blogs you love (with less than 200 followers) and link them in your post.

5. No tag back (but please leave me a comment on this post with the URL to your Liebster post so I can learn more about you)!

11 Facts:

In the Fall, football is life.

I am a sucker for a Peppermint Mocha Latte and will allow myself to drink as many as I want over Christmas Break without even thinking about how bad they are for me!

Our puppy is the princess. . .

. . . but will only be for a few more months. Our first is due in April!

We don't have cable. We watch everything on Netflix or Hulu+.

I love buying people gifts!

North Carolina is the only state my hubby and I have ever lived in.

Date night is super important to us in our marriage.

 

I would eat a sweet potato every day for lunch if they were available. Side note-I did do this my freshman year of college when the dining hall had them!

 

I fuss and complain about my "rattletrap" car all the time, but deep down I still love Suzy Subaru.

 

I always have at least one thing of chap stick with me at any given time.

 

11 Questions to Answer:

1.  If you had a free Saturday, what would you do?
2. What's your favorite "go-to" thing to cook?
3. What's your favorite book of all time?
4. What would you do if you won the lottery tomorrow?
5. What's your dream career?
6. If you could give the 18 year old version of you advice, what would it be?
7. Of all your Pinterest boards, which is your favorite?
8. What's your favorite holiday tradition?
9. Are you a dog or cat person?
10. What's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?
11. What is your favorite season?

 

11 Blogs:

1.  Fun, Love, and Football
2. Everything Changes
3. Just Sayin'
4. Sweet Like A Song
5. Mrs. In The Making
6. Established 2008
7. In the Queen City
8. Adventures of the Southern Wife
9. Pamela's Place
10. Life as Mrs.
11. A Sweet Simple Southern Life

 

 

 

 

Thankful Thursday-For You

And I wonder, would I give my life
Could I make that sacrifice
If it came down to it
Could I take the bullet, I would
Yes I would, for you

-Keith Urban

I have much to be thankful for this week, as I do every week. Here is a list of all I am thanking God for today!

football season

It's backkkkkkkkk!

my hubby
His patience and support in the first few weeks of school have been absolutely incredible. I am so thankful for him!


my students
Their senses of humor and positive outlooks on life remind me not to take things so seriously.

co-workers
If it were not for these fabulous people my life would be a heck of a lot crazier! I'm so thankful for their support and realistic attitudes about life.

4 day work weeks
I think we can all get on board with this one! 

What are you thankful for this week?? 

Thankful Thursday-Holy is the Lord

 Holy is the Lord God Almighty
The earth is filled with His glory
Holy is the Lord God Almighty
The earth is filled with His glory
The earth is filled with His glory

-Chris Tomlin

Here are a few things I am thankful for today. . . 

early diagnosis

As much as the whole relapse thing stinks, I am grateful for the early diagnosis. When I remember how bad things were before, I am even more thankful for the early catch of it and aggressive treatment.

passion

I am so grateful for the passion for Christ from those around us. David and I are blessed to know some awesome people whose hearts are in a stellar place. I am thankful for their passion, drive, and motivation to spread His word.

readily accessible healthcare

I often take for granted the fact that I can just call up the doctor and get an appointment, or at the very least some guidance with my issue. So many others don't have that. I am so thankful for the care I am fortunate enough to receive when I need it most.

support

If you follow me on Twitter you may have seen allusions to a big presentation I had earlier this week. Not going to lie, I was absolutely terrified to present to a room of roughly 30 of my colleagues. I am pleased to report that not only did I survive, but people even told me I did well! Whew! I am very thankful for the open, gracious hearts of my peers:-)

patience

I am super thankful for the patience of my husband. The steroids mess with my brain and make me very loopy to the point of you may have to tell me the same thing three times before I really get it. My husband has been so patient with me even though I keep making silly little (and super annoying!) mistakes when it comes to scheduling house fixes. I am one blessed lady.

summer storms

Does it get much better than a big blowout storm that brings 15 degree temperature drops? Nope. 

What are you thankful for this week??

Friday's Letters-[06.29]

It's a fantastic edition of Friday's Letters with Adventures of Newlyweds!

Dear hubby, Thank you for being so wonderful. Seriously, you are pretty awesome opossum. The way you take care of me and look after me is amazing. I love how you make me laugh and remind me just to chillax sometimes. I am so proud of all your hard work and what you have accomplished in all the paths that you travel down. It has been an incredible two years and I cannot wait for all the more to come!

Dear foot, You have been quite the nuisance this week. Please continue not to hurt more than a dull ache. It would be really swell if you could hurry up and heal so I can get back to moving and shaking!

Dear Mandy, Thank you oh so very much for coming to help take care of me. I greatly appreciate you driving me on my errands and fetching things for me. I would have been in a terrible place without your help!

Dear readers, Thank you for all the love after my surgery! I am very grateful for your well-wishes and prayers!

Dear Daisy, You are so sweet to your momma. Thank you for being such a good pillow and snuggler. You are an awesome little spoon. Keep up the good work, princess.

Dear bloggers, Anyone interested in guest posting?? I'm still on the hunt for some writers to step in for me while I am at the beach in July!

Thankful Thursday-Living In The Moment

I will not waste my days
Making up all kinds of ways
To worry about all the things
That will not happen to me
  -Jason Mraz

I have so much to be thankful for in my life. I am continually amazed at how blessed I am. This weekly representation barely scratches the surface of all the wonderful ways the Lord provides for me. Here are a few things I am counting as a blessing this week:

my sweet husband

I cannot say enough about this man. He looks out for and cares for me in a way I didn't know was possible. One small example is how he took off of work to care for me when I had my surgery. He could have just as easily gone back to work after my surgery, but instead he catered to my every request-even anticipating many of them before they happened!

rest & relaxation

This surgery is a great reminder to rest and relax. I rush and rush all school year, so settling down to do nothing is a bit of an adjustment. I'm learning to sleep in, catch up on reading, and let things go. 

family and friends

I'm so thankful for all the people who have checked in on me and made sure I'm OK. I am seriously so blessed by all the people who care enough about me to check on me!

 the pool

While I can't get in for a few weeks, it is nice to know that the pool is just down the road for me to cool off in when these temps jump to the hundreds!

walking

This may sound strange, but I am so grateful for the ability to walk. Hobbling around on these crutches and not being able to walk is a great reminder what a blessing it is to walk on my own! Can't wait to toss these crutches to the side and do my own thing again. 

Two Years Down, Many To Go!

Today marks the day that my sweet hubby and I have been married two whole years! Eeeek! I'm still having trouble wrapping my brain around the fact that we've been a part of the "married club" for two whole years. Not to mention, this pretty much marks the end of our tenure as newlyweds. While that saddens me a bit, it's also pretty exciting. In the past two years we have overcome so much and learned even more about each other. Some of the highlights. . .

truly living out the "in sickness and in health" part of our vows and coming back to the health side of things.

overcoming hundreds of miles between us while he was working in Alabama.

conquering work stress that threatened to place a stake in our marriage and stay put. No worries, we're learning to kick that uninvited mess to the curb!

supporting each other as we chase our dreams together.

making sure God stays at the center of our relationship and any decisions we make.

remembering to laugh at the situations and each other. After all, "a day without laughter is a day wasted".

These are just a few of the highlights. There have been so many moments that have sent us up, down, and all around this past year. I am full of hope and prayer for what the next fifty, sixty, and maybe even seventy years hold for us! A few pictures from our big day. . .

Happy Anniversary, my love!

Thankful Thursday-Beach Music

I love beach music
I always have and I always will
There ain't no other kind of music in the world that gives me quite the thrill
When I hear...
60 minute man, and walkin' up the one-way street
He's up on the roof, he's under the boardwalk
Summertime's a-callin' me

-The Embers

As always, I have MUCH to be thankful for this week. Here is a glimpse at all the awesome in my life:

sisters

 Brothers are awesome too, but there is just something about the bond between sisters that is indescribable.

supportive husbands

 How superb is a hubby who encourages me to do whatever makes me happy?? Pretty superb:-)

coupons

 This week is SUPER DOUBLES at the Teeter. That means they will double coupons up to $2.00. How sweet is that? I spent roughly $30 and saved $107!! Hard to beat savings like that!

lazy days on the beach

Earlier this week and the next few days were just what the doctor ordered for this tired teacher! 

summer fruits & veggies

I love all the fresh foods that are available at this time of year. They are really encouraging us to expand our taste buds. I don't hate it.

wonderful friends & family who voted for me
I was selected as one of the winners!! My plate will now be made! Thank you all VERY much:-)

massages
Enough said.

What are you thankful for this week??  

Thankful Thursday-Falling In

Every time I see your face
My heart takes off on a high speed chase
Now don't be scared, it's only love
That we're falling in
I would never do you wrong
Or let you down or lead you on
Don't look down, it's only love
Baby, that we're falling in
  -Lifehouse

It's been a few weeks since I've done one of these posts. Not because I haven't had a plethora of things to be thankful for, but because I've just had a lot on my mind! Here are a few things I am thanking God for on this beautiful summer morning. . .

summer vacation!!

People keep asking me what I'm up to this summer and I am so excited to share about the trips with family and the time I get to spend relaxing. Not to mention the time I get to catch up on sleep!

part-time job

I am so thankful for the opportunity to hang out with some of the neighbor kids a few hours a week. It's the perfect balance for all of us.

my sweet husband

His rockstar patience and support of me is incredible. I would be lost without this man!

coffee shops

I love that I have a few hours to spend in a coffee shop. I don't even mind that I'm working on school work!

beach

I am thrilled to be beach bound next week. Between the few days I get with The Momma and then the few days I get with the hubby I'm thinking I'll be VERY relaxed by the end of next week:-)

Sometimes and Always

Today I am linking up with the sweet Megan from Mackey Madness for Sometimes and Always!

Sometimes: I got to the grocery store for a few things.
Always: I come out with more than I intended to buy.

Sometimes: Daisy's incessant whining makes me want to scream
Always: I hold it in because she is precious

Sometimes: I tell myself I'm not going to get dessert
Always: I eat some sort of sweet treat.

Sometimes: I crave takeout for lunch at school.
Always: I wait til the weekend to go out with my hubby!

Sometimes: I have grand plans of not drinking caffeine after lunch.
Always: I end up drinking tea or coffee or both!

Happy Tuesday all!

Thankful Thursday-One Good Love

 One good love
You bless all my memories
You soften the fall of my tears
And in my arms you're more than enough
You're one good love

-Rascal Flatts

Today's Thankful Thursday post is dedicated to my sweet husband, David, who has been such a rock during this crazy month. 

sense of humor

I have never met anyone funnier than my hubby. He cracks me up with his random voices and child-like perspective on life. He reminds me to laugh when all I want to do is cry.

passion for life

David's passion for life is incredible. He always wants to live life to the fullest no matter the circumstances or what everyone else says. 

support

His continuous support of me is inspiring. He asks me on a regular basis how work is going, how I'm feeling, what he can do to make me happy, etc. He is serious awesome sauce.

flexibility

Homeboy knows how to roll with the punches, something I am not very good at. 

faith

His ever-growing faith is a wonderful guide for our family!

Thankful Thursday-Alive!

Alive! Alive! Look what Mercy’s overcome; Death has lost and Love has won
Alive! Alive! Hallelujah, Risen Lord, the only One I fall before
I am His because He is alive.

-Natalie Grant

It's been a few weeks since I've been able to do a Thankful Thursday post and I think I am long overdue! Here are a few things I am thanking the Lord for this week:

modern medicine

It is amazing what God can do through the healing hands of doctors and the medicine they prescribe to us. I have seen many close to me (including myself!) be healed of illnesses that years ago would have killed us. I am so grateful for this!!

time with family and friends

We have been blessed to have the opportunity to spend time with both sides of family and all sorts of close friends recently. I cannot wait for sweet, sweet summertime when I can stay past 8 to hang out;-) 

my incredible hubby

To put it bluntly, my hubby is a rockstar! He is always so selfless and giving with his time and efforts, but especially when it comes to seeing my family. He helped clean my parent's house and did the dishes after brunch so that I could spend time with them. Did I hit the jackpot or what?!?

 community volunteers

Without these people we would have never been able to conduct our state testing! A HUGE thanks to all the community members who donated their time to helping us out.

co-workers

Anyone who teaches (or knows a teacher) knows this is a cuh-ray-zeee time of year. My co-workers have been a wonderful breath of fresh air to remind me not to freak (as I am known to do thanks to my ridiculous Type-A personality). 

What are you thankful for this week??

Thankful Thursday-Hold On

So hold on to me tight,
hold on to me tonight.
We are stronger here together,
than we could ever be alone.
So hold on to me,
don't you ever let me go.

-Michael Buble

work family

I am very thankful for my work family and all the support they continually offer me. I could not have imagined a better place to teach!

students and their kind words

I am very grateful for all the kind words from my students. It's not often you receive praise and thanks from middle schoolers, but when you do it means even more.

forgiving hubby

Even though I may or may not have accidentally gone into the garage before the garage door was up, which may or may not have caused the garage door to get messed up and leave scratches on my car, he was very forgiving and worked hard to get it fixed. Superstar status right there.

visits

I am so grateful for all the random visits we have with people in the coming month!

technology

Hooray for the technology that makes grading over 120 projects MUCH easier!!

Doesn't Get Much Better

This post is coming to you straight from our patio on this glorious Sunday afternoon. My handsome hubby is reading beside me while the princess lays in the grass next to us. Does it get much better than this? I think not. These past few days God has shown me how incredible His blessings are. I don't even know where to begin with all the wonderful, so I'll start with David's homecoming.

Thursday evening brought a very tired David home from a three-week stint in Alabama. We were both overjoyed by his arrival after so many weeks apart. He was there for an outage at the plant he worked at last Spring. We were fortunate that he didn't have to do the crazy six months like last time, but it still stunk to have him gone. Our neighbors and families did a great job helping us out and taking care of me. As you can imagine we were both pretty stoked to have him home again. The very first thing this sweet boy did after unpacking his car was put together the patio set I had purchased during his absence. He also went and picked up an elliptical he found on Craigslist for me since I haven't been able to run (dang pulled muscle). Seriously, how lucky am I?!? That evening we grilled out and visited with my sweet friend Kelley before turning in early. He hadn't slept in over twenty four hours and I'm just an old lady who goes to bed early;-)

Friday morning started with David making us a delicious breakfast (his body was used to night shift hours) before I headed off to school. It was a typical crazy Friday, but imagine my delight when I look down the hallway and here he comes with coffees for me and my teammates! And the best hubby award goes to Davido! We were talking with one of my teammates when my principal came down the hallway with some news . . . I won Beginning Teacher of the Year for our school!!! This is an incredible honor made even more special by the fact that my peers were the ones who chose me. I'm still on cloud nine from this news!! I contemplated not even posting about it because I didn't want to seem like I was bragging, but I am super excited about the honor!!

We celebrated that evening by heading to our local favorite, Afton Tavern. We enjoyed our meal on the patio and got to see some of our friends from church before we headed back. We spent the evening relaxing with our neighbors playing corn hole and enjoying the beautiful weather. Couldn't think of a better way to celebrate!

Saturday morning we ventured out to the Crack-O-Barro (Cracker Barrel for y'all above the age of 6) for a big breakfast. After we gorged ourselves on deliciousness we hit the mall for a few random items before heading home. We had grand plans of doing things around the house. That was interrupted by the dreary weather and the laziness it brought with it. We ended up pulling out the sofa bed and catching up on our shows all afternoon. Be jealous. We tied the evening up with steaks and vegetables on the grill-mm mm mm!

This morning we celebrated with our Hope Church family and were able to witness three wonderful people give their lives to Jesus through baptisms-praise God! Once again our great plans of productivity were thrown out the window thanks to the weather. Instead of the dreariness making us lazy, it is sunshine making us want to loll about reading all day. I don't hate it.

All in all it has been a glorious weekend with me living on cloud nine. I hope everyone has had as wonderful of a weekend as we have!

Friday's Letters [04.20]

It's another FABULOUS Friday with Adventures of Newlyweds!

Dear Pulled Muscle, I am oh so very tired of your pain. You make simple tasks such as walking and rolling over in bed a chore. Can you please be done aching? I would really like to return to some normalcy in my life. Appreciate it. 

Dear Readers, Would you please be so kind as to vote for my student?? The voting ends TODAY and we would really love for her to win this nation-wide competition! Not to mention, she obviously rocked this. Please vote for "Raven as Jen Ledger". 

http://www.samsungsuperhero.com/2012winterwinners.html

Dear Fellow Bloggers, For some reason my button wasn't working (thanks to the fabulous Mrs. Robinson for letting me know!), but it's back in working order now. Let me know if you want to swap:-)

Dear April, Where did you go?? I'm very pleased to be over halfway through with you because that means summer and days of rest are near. That also means the monster of end-of-year tests are just around the corner. Oof. 

Dear Foodies, Any superb recipes out there for things with strawberries? I have a few that I like to make every year, but I'm on the hunt for new ones! Got any to share? :-)

Dear Husband, If you send me one more Craigslist picture of a pitiful puppy that needs a home I might just have to cry. I know it makes you happy to see all those precious pups, but it just breaks my heart! One more and I might have to contact the seller of every.single.one you have sent me. Oh, you weren't interested in opening up a home for rescued pups? You pushed me to this! You know I can't even go to the pet store on "Adoption Saturdays" without leaving in tears. Why must you torture me like this?!? I bet Daisy would like another companion . . .

Breaking Down Spring Break

Happy Monday one and all! I hope everyone had a wonderful day back to work after their long weekend. If you have today off, I hate you. Not really, but I am tremendously jealous of the fact that you didn't have to work today. David and I returned from our glorious trip to Charleston on Saturday, and I decided to take Sunday off from blogging to celebrate the glorious day that is Easter Sunday. Lucky for y'all, I am back and at it again with a recap of our trip! Please try to contain your excitement.

We hit the road super early Thursday morning in hopes of getting there in time to hit up the city and all it had to offer. We were slightly delayed by the fact that we had to stop at Walmart to procure hydrogen peroxide for hubby's pitiful little toe (details on that adventure here) and at Panera for coffee. Homegirl needs coffee in order to be expected to fully function. After those brief detours, we hit the road!

Bound for Charleston bright and early in the morning!

We arrived at our hotel after what seemed like a 30 minute ride. Now, we have both been to Charleston more times than we count, but have yet to have found a place to stay that we absolutely love. That may have all changed! We stayed at the Holiday Inn- Riverview this time and loved it! For those of you familiar with the area, it's the big circular building overlooking the Ashley River. It is in a fabulous location and has lots of great things to offer. What made it even better was we had enough points to comp the room-score!

After briefly stopping by the hotel, we headed to Folly Beach for a few hours of sunshine. We weren't planning on staying too long mainly because I was already crispy and because of David's toe. Why was I already crispy, you may be wondering. Oh, I don't know. . . maybe it was the fact that I decided to be a redneck diva and lay out for three days straight in our backyard. Needless to say I probably won't be doing that again anytime soon! David was a bit concerned about getting sand on his toe, so we bandaged him up tight before we got there and all was fine!

The Ashley River as we drove over it

My poor little hop-along!

His toe on its royal pallet for protection

Before heading in after a few hours of baking

We then headed back to the hotel to shower up before hitting the town. Now, if you know us then you know how ridiculously indecisive we are. I don't know what our deal is, but neither of us can make a decision if our lives depended on it. Put us together and you have a recipe for total frustration. After over an hour of debate on supper, we finally headed to Pearlz Oyster Bar, and boy am I glad we did! I'm not a fan of oysters (David is), but we had a great time drinking their local brew and talking with an older couple at a community table. 

After David gorged himself on oysters, we headed to Southend Brewery for more drinks and snacks. We had pretty much decided at this point we were just going to hop around until we got bored. Southend provided us with more craft brews and nachos. Not as good as Pearlz, but not too bad either! We then headed over to A.W. Shuck's. We should have known when we sat down without a wait that something was up. It wasn't that our food was terrible, but after these other places and our self-pronounced chef skills, we were not thoroughly impressed. Gordon Ramsey has ruined us for restaurants! We ended the evening by hitting up the fantastic cupcake shop on King Street for treats.

 Hanging out at Pearlz

Pouring over the Southend menu trying to figure out what we should order

His response when I asked him to tell me what he thought of our meal at A.W. Shuck's

East Bay Street at night

More to come tomorrow!

Tales of Toes (Or Lack Thereof)

It's never dull in our world that's for sure. Whether it's kidneys revolting, a pup destroying our new house, or other random adventures, the Mobleys certainly don't struggle in keeping others entertained. The fun continued yesterday with my sweet husband taking an unexpected trip to Urgent Care. Let me back up. . .

Sunday evening his big toe started causing him some pain. Nothing extreme, just slight pain. He shook it off as nothing really. The next morning, as he was walking around, it began to hurt more. He talked to some work peeps about it and texted me a picture at work. FYI the rest of this post is not for the faint of heart. . .

Bleck.

Now, I'm no doctor but I was able to determine pretty quickly that whatever was coming off the side of his toe was just not normal. Needless to say I told him in the nicest way possible to get his booty to the doctor! For anyone who knows my husband you know that convincing him to go to the doctor is on par with convincing a cat to get into the bathtub-it just ain't happenin'. It's not that he is scared of the doctor, he is just more of the "I'm going to let nature run its course" mindset. I was raised in the "the help is there, let's go get it" mindset. You can imagine how conversations go in our house when someone has the sniffles! With some coaxing from me and his work peeps he decided to go get it looked at.

I began receiving text updates after that every few minutes. Apparently the doctor (not his usual doctor) took one look at it and decided it needed to be removed. Not just the ingrown part, but the whole flippin' toenail. I think if that's all they had told him it would have been a different story, but the fact that the nurse even mentioned the chance of his toenail not growing back about put him over the edge!

That's when the texts/phone calls starting increasing in frequency. Poor kid wasn't about to say adios to his toenail without a fight and a few extra opinions. We tried calling The Momma (also a nurse) but didn't get a response (how dare she decide to work when we needed her most!) as well as a few others who had fought the battle against ingrown toenails. In the end it was determined that the toenail had to go. Must to my hubby's displeasure they numbed it up and did their thang. This was the next image I received:

Double bleck.

The doctor prescribed a few things to help with the pain and fight off any infection and he was on his pitiful way. He proceeded to spend the rest of the evening resting on the couch and hobbling around. Like I said, we don't do dull in our house!