On the road again...almost!

Well my bags are packed, the car is loaded and I'm ready to hit the road!! too bad I'm not leaving til after work tomorrow cause I'm so ready to go now!! We'll be gone til Saturday, so don't miss us too much - of course, we can't stand the thought of missing worship so we had to come back Saturday :)

I faced two of my obstacles this week - talking to my dad and emailing back the person that I've been angry with for 2 years. My dad sent me a text message on Thursday that said "Don't believe everything your brother says, he's not perfect you know. I love you unconditionally and wish you could to the same. Love, Dad" ugh! So, I called him after work and it was all small talk til he was about to get off the phone - without even bringing up what was the matter. So, I said, Dad, you know why we didn't come for the 4th right? and he said, no, but I don't want to know. I told him that we had to talk about it and not just act like nothing happened, he didn't like that but before i could explain myself, he proceeds to defend himself and well it wasn't pretty for a few minutes. He tried to tell me that he hadn't had a drink in 3 months and I told him that I didn't believe him because he'd called me drunk in that time frame. He kept saying that I was being judgmental. I told him many times that I did not agree with the drinking and that I wish that he would quit so we could actually build a relationship that we've never really had. He wasn't real happy with me, but I told him that I love him but I just don't like what he does. We ended on a good note and I'm really glad things got out in the open. I'm not going to go into the psychology on all of it but I really wish things would be different and I could actually have that father/daughter relationship that I hear other girls talk about and don't have a clue what it's like. I'm really glad we talked though and it's over with. I really couldn't have done it without God's grace, cause I really wanted to say things that I shouldnt have and I know God was holding my tongue! :P

Well, besides that - I had a really really good weekend! I went to a shower on Saturday for my friend, Carol's boyfriend's sister who's getting married in September. (she's my friend too! :) )

and in T-minus 17 hours I'll be here....

and then.....I'll have dinner with one of my best friends, Christy Cantrell Purvis (I still haven't gotten used to her married name and it's been 2 years!) and possibly her hubby Ryan.

Then....an hour and a half later I'll be seeing this....

Man, I can't wait to bury my toes in the sand!!

Don't worry...I have plenty of sunscreen for this trip! :)