That Dorthy sure know's what she's talking about!

There really is no place like home. It doesn't really matter which home it is either. I spent a glorious (and tiring) three weeks in Louisiana with my family. I just got home late last night after a very long day of flying and dealing with airports. I'm so happy to back home with my "other family." (For a lack of a better term!)

My trip was wonderful, exhausting, and even heart breaking. Hell, I even broke a few ribs and got a gorgeous black eye that I'm still sporting lol. I got to spend some quality time with my Sisters, which is always great in my book. When I'm apart from them for too long I get this ache deep inside my heart that I can't describe.

I got to spend a lot of time with Daddy, I'm sad because I just realized that I don't think I have one pic of him and I together from this trip. But, I'm so thankful for the quiet talks that we had during the day when it was just him and I home. He's super excited about his trip to Hawaii next week.

He hasn't been back to Hawaii since he moved from there to Louisiana eight years ago, so he's excited about seeing all of his old friends from the motorcycle "club" he was in there. They're having their annual "Monarch's Madness" party while he's there so he's giddy like a five year old with a new toy!

I got to see my Aunt Betty (Mom's sister) and my Cousin Michael, and got to meet Michael's wife. We had such a good time while they were there. We packed so much (fun) stuff into the week that they were there. My Aunt is 60 years old and let me tell you, the woman can party! Lol...she put me to shame! I've got some of the cutest pics of her dancing her butt off with my sister!

I got to spend some quality time with my Niece Amanda who got a boob job a couple of days after I got there! She looks amazing! She looks amazing!! We haven't spent that kind of time together in a very long time so it was really nice to be able to share that time with her! We went to try on bridesmaid dresses for my Godchild's (her sister's) wedding. I'm in love with the dress that I picked out!! 

The only person that I didn't get to spend much time with was my Son. He works too much. Well, too much to spend time with me anyway lol. He had his first "hitch" offshore while I was there. He actually left the week before I was due to come home, I really didn't think that he was going to make it back before I left to come home, but he did. Two days before I was scheduled to come home he came in from offshore.  You can imagine how excited I was!! I didn't get very many pics of Rusty and I either (bummer) but I do have a few.

I have tons of pics that I need to upload on my laptop so I can post them. There were lots of pics that I wanted to take that I didn't get to take though. My damn camera gave me trouble the entire time I was there! I went through more batteries than you can imagine. Turns out the batteries weren't dead, one of the contacts for the batteries was bent and wasn't getting good contact! Damn it lol!

I got to eat some amazing food. Good Lawd y'all...how in the world I didn't gain 50 lbs is beyond me. I got home and weighed myself, I didn't gain one pound! Yeah, I'm amazed too lol!

So I bet you're wondering about the part where I said that part of my trip was heartbreaking huh? Well, it's a long story but it's something I need to get out so be prepared.

So y'all know that I fell and broke/fractured some of my ribs and gave myself a nice shiner. Well when I went to the ER they gave me a Rx for Lortabs (Hydrocodone).  Well on the Saturday night before I left my bff spent the night at my Dad's with me. We watched movies and had a few beers. I ended up falling alseep on her (thanks to the pain pills!).

Sometime after 4 am I woke up when I heard the bedroom door open and saw my bff walking into the room with my purse in her hands. I had my purse right next to the bed when I fell asleep so when I saw her walking into the room with it I asked her what she was doing, she said "I was coming to tell you good night!" She then leaned down, hugged me and gave me a kiss on my cheek, as she was doing this she put my purse back on the floor next to the bed....like I didn't even see it.

After she walked out of the room I got up and counted my meds. I knew exactly how many I had because I'd counted them earlier in the night before I went to take my shower. I counted them because I didn't completely trust her around my meds. I know she has "issues" with Rx drugs. But I never in a million years thought she'd steal from me. Especially when SHE KNEW that I have broken ribs and how much pain I was in.

Yup, she did. One and a half of my pain meds were missing and one and a half (sometimes I'd only take a half of a pill because they knock my ass out!!) of my anxiety meds were missing.  My heart sank y'all. We've been through so much in the 10 years that we've known each other. I've been there for her more than any other friend that she has. And that's how she repays me. By stealing from me. STEALING my meds.

The next morning I acted like I didn't see her bringing my purse back into the room and I asked her if she'd gone into my purse because some of my meds were missing. She looked at me like I was crazy and said "No girl, I'd never do that to you!"  I didn't even argue the point. There is no arguing with a drug addict. And if you're willing to steal from your best friend of 10 years, who YOU KNOW needs the meds, then you're a drug addict. I'm sorry, but I call 'em as I see 'em!

Y'all if she would have said "Yeah Dee, my back was hurting so I grabbed a couple of them while you were sleeping!" I would have been fine with it. But she lied to me. Straight to my face. I breaks my heart. It kills me that I've lost trust in her. That we can no longer be friends because she can't be trusted. That we lost 10 years of friendship over a couple of pills. It breaks my heart that I'll never be able to look at her the same!

I'll still (try to) see if my Godchildren (her kdis). I'll still be civil, for them. But other than that, I'm done.

All in all my trip was wonderful. I got to attend my Godchild's baby's 1st birthday, I got to attend her bridal shower. I got to attend my Nephew's dinner party in which my entire family attended. I got to meet my Sister's Dad for the very first time. I got to participate in the Sugar Cane Festival and the Gumbo Cook Off. I got to meet my Sister's (wonderful) boyfriend and my Nephew's amazing girlfriend. I got to spend time with all of the people who mean the most in the world to me.

I'll be sure to post pics asap. I still have to upload a bunch of them! I've missed reading all of your blogs and keeping up with what's going on in your lives. I'll try to play catch up soon! Hope you're all well!!

I'm A Happy Lil' Cajun Today.....

Today Mr Man and I sat down and purchased my tickets (and rental car) to go home to Louisiana to see my Son and family!! I'm super excited today! Also DeAnn is going to be coming down there for the weekend to party at the Sugar Cane Festival with me!! And Leiah is supposed to be coming down sometime over that weekend too.  Kimber has also mention that she may come down!! We'll just have us a good ol' blogger party lol! I'm excited to meet them all!

Yesterday I ran over my foot my my huge ass coffee table, I swear I thought I broke my foot. I just bruised the hell out of it! Ouch!

Tonight Mr Man and I watch the UFC on pay per view and I'm making  mexican pizza and buffalo chicken pizza. I'm just gonna snuggle up next to him and enjoy the night!

Hope you're all having a great weekend! Much love and peace....

It's not so funny is it??

I know that most of you are used to the "funnier" side of me so I'm going to apologize in advance for the Debbie downer'ish nature of today's entry. I'm sure by tomorrow I'll be back to my normal, quirky self.

I've been going through something, to be honest with you I don't even know what to call "it." Well, not until yesterday anyway. I just haven't been feeling myself. Like I've been "removed" from myself. God...I hate even trying to explain it because every time I do it sounds dumb as hell. Trust me, Mr Man has been asking me for the last couple of days what's going on with me...I just don't know how to explain it.

At first I thought it was just a really bad case of  fibro fog, but I thought it couldn't last this long but I read that article (the link) this morning and found out that it can when I googled it to put the link in here for it). But I still don't think that's what it is.

Remember how I said I'd stopped taking my meds a while back and that I had to start them back up again? One of the meds I'm on is Paxil (for anxiety...I don't know why my Dr just wont give me Xanax's and get it over with! I know they work!!). Well I was thinking about that today and I realized that when I was on it years ago it made me lethargic, depressed almost to the point of being suicidal and it made me hallucinate (not in the trippy way that you would if you were on acid, not that I know anything about that lol). I told my current Dr this but she said that they probably had me on the wrong dosage, she'd never heard of anyone having all of those side effects.

I know that this is a good part of what's wrong with me. As of today...I'm not taking that shit anymore. The last time medicine made me feel like this I got out of my bed at 1am and went outside, I didn't know for what I started looking around in our garage, through all of my ex's tools and hunting stuff. I didn't know how long I'd been out there. All I know is all of a sudden it's like I "snapped out of it" and realized that I was looking for a rope...to hang myself with. This is gonna sound crazy but it almost felt like I was in a trance, like I wasn't in control of what I was doing.I sobbed....for hours.  It scared me worse than anything I'd ever been through up until that point, and trust me...I've been through A LOT.

That was one of the single most defining moments of my life. I'd NEVER had thoughts like that before. Hell I'd always joked with my sisters and said that if anything ever happened to me and they said it was suicide, if I passed away any way other than OD'ing on sleeping pills, I DIDN'T DO IT! Lmao...(Cause hell, if you're gonna do it...why not go to sleep and never wake up??) I swore I'd never let myself get like that again.

So yeah, I'm not taking that shit anymore. But that's not all that's wrong with me. I know I'm a little depressed for reasons not even connected to the meds.

I'm lonely, I miss my family, my friends, hell everyone back home! I get like this usually when it's been 6 months or longer since I've gone back for a visit. I could go home tomorrow for a visit, but I'm trying to wait until September before I go. It's the one time of year that I know my (globe trotting) sister and her husband will be in town. I always seem to miss them when I go home...they're always on some exotic trip/cruise or another. I'm starting to get a complex I know they'll be home because it's during the sugar cane festival, and their restaurant/bar is super busy during this time so they can't just go galavantin' all over the world at this time!!

If I wait until September like I'm planning to, then I'll also be there for my Mom's birthday. I haven't been able to visit my Mom's grave on her birthday since I moved. I'm looking forward to that...OK that sounded nuts didn't it? Lol...you know what I mean! I means a lot to me to be able to go on her birthday.

But yeah...I'm lonely for a little female companionship, for someone (here) to confide in, for someone to hang out with and just be me. Like I used to do with my big Sister Denise and her bestie Melly Mel (Melanie) before I moved. We used to get together once, and sometimes twice if one of us was having a bad day, a week for the "Tuesday Night Book Club on Wednesday's."

Lol...I'm not sure how we came up with that name. More than likely Melly Mel said it and it just stuck. Lmao...we didn't read any books, that was just our "excuse" for getting together. At first we called it our Tuesday night bible study on Wednesday's...but that just didn't seem right lol.

We would sit outside under my sister's patio in these really cool hanging "hammock chairs" that she has and just share a bottle (or four) of wine, a few stories, and a million laughs. It was so relaxing...well other than the notorious Louisiana mosquito's trying to eat you alive. It was so fun to just sit around and enjoy the company of a couple of really cool chicks never tell my Sister I said she's cool and laugh and joke around.

I miss it. I miss just sitting around with some cool chicks, shootin' the shit...laughing and joking. I have never had trouble making friends before..not until I moved here. I've been in NC for almost four years and I still can't say that I have a "best friend" here. There's one girl (that I used to work with) who will come by from time to time, we get together and go shopping or tanning every now and then. But she's young (23)...I'm 40 we're on two totally different levels.

Don't get me wrong, I love her to death. I love that she comes to me for advice. I love that she loves my jambalaya so much that she wont even ask me for the recipe because she knows she'll never cook it as good as I do (bless her heart, I love her for that one). I love that she usually raids my closet and nail polish every time she comes by.

I'm sure that most of you that are my age (or older hehe) can understand what I mean. I would just like to meet a few women who were closer to my age and that I had more in common with. When I hang out with Jess I usually end up just feeling like "the old chick!" Which kinda defeats the purpose lol.

Wow...I didn't realize how long this has gotten. Sorry about that. Let me just say, this wasn't meant as one of those "woe is me" entries. I guess I didn't realize how bad I just needed to get it all out. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to do just that!

OK...stop playing your fucking violins for me, you're giving me a fucking headache...someone crack a joke PLEASE!! Lol... 

Nick, Nack, paddywack!

Good morning! you might want to grab your morning juice, this one is a tad long! Sorry about that...I try to keep my entries on the short side, but I love adding pics so they tend to look long lol!

My curling iron is dying slowly. It's just not heating the way it used to. I'm going to have to break up with her!There's one I've been admiring for a couple of years now! It's a Farouk CHI Turbo Digital Curling Iron! They're amazing! But dayum...the cheapest one I could find on ebay (it's new) was $67.99. That's a lot of moola! I have a Chi straightening iron and it's amazing!

This is not the one I want...but doesn't it kind of look like a curing iron vibrator? Just sayin... I think I would get distracted if I was curling my hair with something like looked kinda like a fake penis!

My Dr upped my ADHD meds...you should all be afraid lol!She also gave me a Rx for Chantix. She wants me to wait a couple of weeks before I fill it because she changed the dosage of two of my other meds.So she just wants to make sure I do OK with the changes that we've made before I go adding a new med! So...in two weeks...it's a go! Lmao...just talking about this makes me have anxiety! Bring on the pills lol!

Sometime this week I am going to go back to the local community college and start taking the GED classes again! I don't have a whole lot let...just three more test. And there's only one I'm worried about...MATH! Kill me now lol! I have been doing some workbooks and they have been helping me learn algebra! Thank God.

This Morning on MSN they had a story of a couple who have been married for 85 years. He's 104, she's 101. Kill me now! Can you imagine 85 years? L.. OK, I'm kidding! I would love to be married to hubby for 85 years, but considering we haven't even had our 1 year anniversary yet...I'm not betting the bank on that one. I mean we ARE in our early (hehehe) and late (sorry babe!) 40's after all!

Holy shit! I have 96 followers! Let me take this time to thank you all! You effin' rock...really you do!

We're supposed to have temps in the 70's for the rest of the week! YES!! That's what I'm talkin bout people!

I can't remember who's blog it was in but they were talking about going to the gyno. Honestly I can't even remember what they were saying about it but I do remember that I left a comment about this! My Dr (she's not even a gyno...she's a GP. Bitch did make me get a pap (from her) a few months ago! Bitch!

You've just gotta love Google images lol!

Anymalpraticesuit...for some reason crazy bitch doctor thinks it's a good idea to hang pictures that her bad ass son (he's always running around the office, the hyper little fucker!!) drew (is that right word? lol) for her on the ceiling for our viewing pleasure.

Yeah doc...these make me feel all relaxed and shiz while you're down there checkin' around in my cooter!

Remember me telling you how my awesome hubby got me Photoshop CS4 Extended for my anniversary present?? Well he got it on Ebay it came in yesterday. I was so excited I ripped the package open and installed the program on my computer. Woot woot...lets get started!! I open the program and this is what came up on the screen...

 

I freaked the fuck out. He paid a lot of money for this shit!! So he contacted the seller and the guy said that he had the same problem with another one that he sold, told us to mail it back and he'd send us a new one! I can still play around with it (gave me a 30 free trial) until I get the new one but still...I want to beat his ass.

I got another Sunshine award! Woot woot! Debbie over at Debbidoo's gave it to me! Debbie, thank you so much of thinking of me and making my day a little brighter! That was so sweet of you!

1. Put the logo in YOUR post and mention where it came from. Done!

2. Pass the award onto 12 fellow bloggers. I'm gettin' it done.

3. Link the nominees within your post. See above

4. Let the nominees know they have received this award by leaving a comment on their blogs. See above!

5. Share the love and link to the person who gave you the award! Done!

Now, to pass this award on to 12 bloggers who bring a little sunshine to my day!  I've thought long and hard about who the 12 people would be. I've recently had the chance to get to know these ladies a lot better recently and I couldn't thank you all more for allowing me to be a part of this great circle of friends. You're really a great, and effin' hilarious group of girls! I do realize that most of you girls are really REALLY popular here in Blogland probably already have this award, hell I might have already given it to you the last time I got it, but I really want to thank you for accepting me into your bb world circle of friends.

 1. Daffy - Rock the cash box girl, you just rock that bitch girl! And always remember...keep off the grass!! I swear you're so much like me it's redonkulous!

Utterly Redonkulous? Utterly? Utters? Teets? Tits? Boobs? Tatas? Funbags?

2. June...ah Juney! Thank you so much for inviting me into your little world! It's come to mean so much to me! I love spending my days talking with all of you! Sometimes when we feel like we don't have a friend in the world (or at least in my area...I'm being over dramatic OK!! lol), your online friends can wrap their arms (words) around you and make you realize that you have a bunch of really cool (yet slightly crazy) friends!

(So I googled thank you, thank you, thank you and this is one of the images that came up, how could I not  use it?)

3.Brandee - You crack me up girl...you come up with some of the funniest lines! Lol... Thanks for the laughs! You've showed all of us what a Mother's love is all about! I'm amazed with how you've handled becoming a mother again with such short notice. I want to be you when I grow up!

 

You really are a SUPER Mom!

4.  Lee- Girl...thank you for putting up with my endless questions and for being so willing to answer them, even when I'm having a blonde moment and you have to speak really slow to me! Lmao!! I think someone should make you a cape...Triple H to the rescue!! And girl...can't no one rock a pearl necklace like you!

 

(Don't you just love this? A dunk cape lol!)

5. Tamara  - Even when I wasn't sure who in the hell I was talking to,you still made me feel welcome! Yous the shit girl!

6. Alicia- Just cause you're young, and gorgeous and I hate you a little bit! Lmao...Kidding! Really, you're a gorgeous girl! It's been nice getting to know a bit more about you!

7. Erin - Cause everybody was Kung Fu Fighting!

 

I'm guessing you're as fast as lightening too! (Hmmm??) I'm so glad that you're tourettes is getting better!

 

(Actually I'm not happy about that...I loved your outbursts!) And seriously...girlfriend you was rockin' the head band all Bret Michaels style.

8.Tracie - I honestly didn't think it was possible to be totally anonymous during the Snarkler weekend but you did it!! I think we need to make you a cape too! Invisible Snarkler to the rescue!

 

8.Kristen - I've really enjoyed getting to know you and I'm super excited about doing a guest blog for you while you're going fucking crazy on your road trip on vacation!

 

9.Dee - thank you for allowing me into the Asylum. It's really allowed me to learn a lot more about you. You're a really cool chick and it's been great meeting you!!

 

(Lol..that's your asylum entries in the cage!)

10.Stephanie - I can't wait to get to know you better! I've been keeping your Father and your family in my prayers every night! I hope that you're Dad is home soon!

 

11. Danica - Girl...I've so been where you are right now! Your blog entry yesterday made me so happy! I remember (after my hysterectomy) when I had my "ah ha" moment...I'm glad that I got to be a part of yours (through your blog)!! There's this whole sense of discovery (of yourself) that you go through after this surgery...you're gonna learn so much and you're gonna realize so many things that you love about yourself! I can't begin to tell you how happy I am for you! Welcome back boo! Welcome back!

 

12. Kimber - You're such a cute little Cajun! You're just a little bundle of energy lol. I don't know how I know that...I just do! I'm coming to Louisiana in September, you should totally come to New Iberia to party for the Sugarcane Festival with me!

 

I'm breaking the rules...I'm gansta like that! All deez girls be my bitches! I couldn't leave anyone out!

 

13. Candice - Girl...you tell it like it is! There is NO sugarcoating it with you...I love that!! Your blog is one of my fav's! I always look forward to your blog entries!

 

14. Boob Nazi - (What the hell is your name anyway?)You post some of the funniest pictures of yourself! Love 'em! And I have to know...what does Boob Nazi mean anyway? Lol...

 

15. Chelle - Girl you comment on every single blog entry I do! Thanks so much you rock!

In the last week two women have been in the news, they were both arrested. The first woman 

 

(from Kentucky...just sayin'!) 

 was arrested for public intoxication and once they got to the popo station they put her in a cell. She then popped out her breast and squirted a female officer in the face with breats milk. First of all...eww! Secondly...I'd beat you down bitch! Thirdly...she racked up more charges...third-degree assault of the popo!!

 

Tisk, tisk, tisk!

 

The second woman, from Florida

 

(SHOCK..not! Just sayin'!) (not the actual woman)

Anycrashboombam, this heifer was arrested after causing a two car crash. It seems that this genius  idiot

 

(the actual woman) 

decided she needed to SHAVE her COOTER while she was driving She should have started with her head first. I mean, likes SHE'S gonna get lucky?? Better yet...her ex husband happened to be in the car with her and was holding the wheel for her while she shaved. (how thoughtful of him!) Seriously...if you're gonna shave your cooter to get ready to see your bf, while you're driving, who else would you want to hold the wheel for you except your ex husband?

Apparently she was going to meet her boyfriend and wanted to be "ready" for him. Eww, eww, eww!! I can't believe she gets laid!

(Hey look! It's Beevis...or is it Butthead?? Not really her bf, or ex husband. Just some random crackhead!)

She was charged with  revoked license, reckless driving, leaving the scene of a wreck with injuries and driving with no insurance.

Lay down the pipe honey! I just know one day I'm going to see you on a Lady Bic disposable razor ads!

Ok...I'll leave you with this...

This is all I've heard all morning! I'm seriously thinking of shoving some ear plugs up her nose. It's driving me effin' crazy! Lol...though I would like some of the drug that she's on that makes her sleep so good!

 And by your shit...I mean comments!

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