Life in a small town: Part 1

Okay, this has been going on for sometime now and today it just struck me different. Maybe it was the Doctor. Maybe it was the outfit. or Maybe it is just t- totally strange....atleast for this city girl.

For those of you who have been to my house completely understand the location of it to the hospital, the square, and the university. For those of you who are not sure, there are three main roads in Oxford. University Ave, Jackson Ave and Lamar. For the sake of you visual needs, Lamar runs perpendicular into University. University runs into campus. I live off of Lamar. The hospital is also off of Lamar 1.3 miles down the street. Well between the hospital and Lamar is two roundabouts that are over Hwy 7.

Ugh, finally onto the main point-

Ever since I started working at the hospital, I clearly have gotten to know the Doctors and point them out all over town. One of my favorite places is to spot them strolling down Lamar. I just don't understand. Why do they feel the urge to walk to work? I mean I understand exercise and all but the couple of Doctors who try to accomplish pre and post work exercise are the old overweight ones. So you can imagine that by the time they walk into the hospital they are sweaty, have that nice sweat-mixed-with-outdoors smell. I would not be a happy patient.

Well one Doctor that does this daily walk thing kinda is excused. He apparently does not have his licenses anymore because of multiple drinking and driving episodes...this is just the word on the street. And yes, he even walks in the rain!

The Doctor that I saw walking today--he is not excused, as far as I know. So he is an older Doctor that has been in town for years. He has pulled the whole leave my wife for my nurse and all that nonsense. I am kinda over the walking to work but let me just go into great detail about his outfit! OHHHHMYYYYGOSH! Starting from the head working my way down.
1. the hat...a WOOL "Ivy cap" that was plaid. Gag me with just that.
2. A white undershirt with an Ole Miss Sweater vest over it.....A collared shirt would have made the sweater in 75 degree weather more acceptable.
3. the most faded white jeans....you can ever imagine
4. TENNIS SHOES. Com'on doesn't he know you can't wear jeans and tennis shoes when you are trying to pull a more dressy look.

Even worse, his young nurse let him leave the house like that!

Oh, the details that never go unseen in a small town...I love Oxford.

Let it snow...puh-lease!!!

Well apparently it was flying around the news that we were to expect some snow in the Mid-south and North Mississippi. I had missed this big bit of info because we never watch the news here. So Mom came in town for a wedding shower and everyone at the shower was talking about rushing back home before the blanket of snow finds the roads...HAHA right, it never snows that much here.....

Well at 4:00pm Mom reports the snow to me....still no snow in Oxford. I don't know what it is about these places I live..I never, ever get snow! Zach happened to wake up in the middle of the night and felt the need to drag me out of the bed to see the SNOW! It actually did snow here in Oxford for a minute.

Before Church on Sunday I made Zach make a mad dash to the grove to see the snow. I convinced him that God would not mind us being 3 minutes late to Church since we were admiring his beauty. The grove was breathtaking and I can only imagine what it would have looked like if we got as much snow as Memphis did.

Here is a picture for all you Grover's!

I am glad that Mom got to play in the snow. So much fun!

Okay, I am over the snow....BRING ME THE SPRING!

A nice little tip...

I never realized that a wet dishcloth can be a one size fits all lid to cover a fire in a pan! This is a dramatic video(30-second, very short) about how to deal with a common kitchen fire...Oil in a frying pan. Read the following introduction, then watch the show... It's a real eye-opener!! At the Fire Fighting Training school they would demonstrate this with a deep fat fryer set on the fire field. An instructor would don a fire suit and using an 8 oz. cup at the end of a 10 foot pole, toss water onto the grease fire. The results got the attention of the students.The water, being heavier than oil, sinks to the bottom where it instantly becomes heated. The explosive force of the steam blows the burning oil up and out. On the open field, it became a thirty foot high fireball that resembled a nuclear blast. Inside the confines of a kitchen, the fire ball hits the ceiling and fills the entire room. Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire. One cup creates the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite. This is a powerful message----watch the video and don't forget what you see.

I love a good pedicure...

But, I am not really sure about this technique...

Its called "A Fish Pedicure". Imagine you and a few of your close friends sitting around enjoying conversation all while tiny fish nibble away at your toes. Apparently they are using this method to eliminate the use of blades and the risk of infection. It might take a little while for me to buy into that.

For all of you in Florida, they just "outlawed" this luxurious spa treatment recently.

If you are like me and dying to know more.... http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-07-24-pedicures_n.htm

A peak into the future....

So I found this site thru a friend and thought it was pretty funny.

You upload two pictures and it creates a "baby". I actually let it pick the sex and it came up with a little girl..

I think she is pretty cute! haha



What do you think about my little new baby 3?
MakeMeBabies.com - What will your baby look like?

Bunko!

Does this mean its official, I am all grown up? YIKES!

Every first Tuesday of the month, I get together with a group of 12 girls and play the ever famous bunko game. I think it is so much fun. It is nice to be welcomed into the "local" groups and meet new friends.

This past Tuesday, I got to host bunko at my house and we had so much fun! Mom was in town and got to sub for a missing player so she even joined in on the excitement.

The picture above is the dice cheeseball I made...because yes, I am that dork!

Is Your Marriage Fireproofed?

Last night Zach and I watched the movie 'Fireproof'. I realize this might be a shock to you since most of you know that is not my idea of fun. I really dislike watching movies. Zach decided he wanted to rent a movie or two and came home with 4. One of which was 'Fireproof'.

This movie is from the creators of 'Facing the Giants' and is intended to be an inspirational movie. I had heard from a friend that it was pretty amazing and she really made me want to see it. So in the wee hours of the morning we started the movie. I must say that it was pretty incredible. The acting is slacking a tad but it really kept my interest. In a nut shell, this movie follows the troubling days of a failing marriage. A hero to the community and his fire station, Caleb is anything but a hero to his wife. After facing the reality that a marriage is nothing without a strong faith, a few lessons are learned.

YOU MUST WATCH THIS MOVIE IF YOU ARE IN A RELATIONSHIP- troubled or not. This movie will open your eyes to a few things needed in marriage that everyone will struggle with at some point in time. You will be reminded to never leave your partner behind.

Get ready to tear up and smile all in the same hour. I wont lie and say there were dry eyes in the King household.

If you like this movie as much as we did, you might want to check out "The Love Dare". http://thelovedarebook.com/index.html