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?

Swing Batter Batter Swing....Homerun!!!

It is that time of the season again, and Tyler is back into action in baseball at Christ United Methodist Church. This was the one and only time he has had to hit off the baseball tee; but, when he did, he scored a homerun and brought two other teammates in as well!! He is really getting good at the game. This is his third season playing at CUMC and we really enjoy it. Go Tigersharks!!

Falling behind on catching up...(revised)

Wow, I can't believe i havent posted anything in almost a month. Well, I am still making changes all around me. I did quite a bit of soul searching in the last month and went and had a long talk with my academic advisor. I needed an unbiased conversation and she was the perfect one to talk to. We talked about why i decided to come back to school in the first place, (nursing) and why I went into education and then focused in on what I really like and dislike, etc....and with that, I have decided not to teach, but to become a child nutritionist. In January, I will start my internship with a doctor who specializes in childhood obesity and I am really excited about it. It will be my last step to graduation, which by the way will be on May 8, 2010 at 2 pm in the afternoon. : ) lol, I am ready, can't you tell! So wish me luck.

Oh by the way, I am down another 6 pounds as of the 19th so I am still on my way to looking and feeling great!

Disney World

Tyler and I took a long awaited vacation this past week to sunny Lake Buena Vista, FL! We spent Sunday thru Wednesday at my parents timeshare and had so much fun at all four Disney parks. It was so nice to get away from Mobile, and have that quality mother-son bonding time. I even managed to lose 3 more pounds while i was there! How about them apples....I certainly didn't adhere to my diet regimen while away, so it was comforting to me to see the loss. : )