Taking a break....

When I decided to go back to school, I made the choice to go year round, non stop, & fully loaded! That has come to a much needed halt! As I went to register for the Summer semester this past week, I receieved a notice from financial aid that I had exhausted every penny from my 2008-2009 account. lol... "I'm on a mission, I can't stop now...I am so close to graduation"....that is all I kept telling my self. I was notified that as a Senior, I could apply for summer aid, and see if there is anything that they can do. Well, i waited 48 hours, and the response was no. So i have come to the conclusion that it is a blessing in disguise, now all I need is a job. Aaaaahhhhhhh!!!! Now, as I said before...I am really on a mission now, as a job is something that is very hard to come by these days...for anyone. Please pray with me, that I will find one very soon.

The boys...they grow up so fast!

Momma and I took Tyler and Riddick to get pictures made at Walmart the week before Easter! My, my how they grow up so fast! Tyler is 8 years old and Riddick is 11 months old.

Happy Easter!

Praise Jesus! He is Risen! One of my favorite songs is He's Alive by Dolly Parton...the lyrics tell the story of a woman begging for forgiveness and getting it. This morning, Tyler and I enjoyed a beautiful service at church and now we are getting ready to relax for the rest of the day. I hope you all have a wonderful Easter with your families & friends. God Bless.....

Trip to Alligator Alley...

Captain Crunch!

Today, we spent several hours at Alligator Alley in Summerdale, Al. My friend Melissa and her two boys joined Tyler and I for a great outing in the swamps and got to meet Captain Crunch! He is the largest alligator in captivity in the State of Alabama! He is 13'2" long and weighs in at 850 pounds!!! He was absolutely beautiful to see....(i have a thing for alligators!) Then we got to experience feeding time, and watch Wes (the owner) feed them dead chickens. Some of them were tired of chicken and actually spit them out and walked away, but the others didn't care! I have so many pictures of our trip on my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/christyburke#/profile.php?id=1194330402&ref=name if you want to see all of them. After that, we had the hands on experience where we were able to hold a two year old alligator. He was so cute, and we all loved it! : ) Here are a few pictures of our day...enjoy!

After all this fun, we headed to the Bass Pro Shop in Daphne to get our pictures made with the Easter Bunny and enjoyed a storewide scavenger hunt! If you have had the pleasure of walking into this store, you will understand why it took us 2 hours to find 12 items....lol! All in all, we had a wonderful, bright and sunny day with good friends. What more can you ask for? Now we are off to a cook out at another friends house for the rest of the night! Whew...can you say tired?