Jury Duty, Disney World, and a Monestary...Welcome to my totally random life...

Wow, I haven't blogged in over a month. I have been SO busy these past couple of months. Here's a quick update...

I only have a few weeks left of school. I have 2 big papers to write and several tests to take and then 2 big finals but by this time next month I will be done with classes for good! :) I will have the summer off of school for the first time in several years. Then, I will intern in the fall and graduate in December. It wasn't my original plan but it's good enough for me.

My anniversary is in a few weeks. Josh and I will be married for 3 years. It feels like our wedding day was just yesterday but at the same time, it feels like we have been married our whole life. I don't remember what it was like to sleep alone or come home to my parents' house. I feel so blessed everyday that I have this amazing husband who adores me and takes care of me. I couldn't ask for anything more. He's the best man I know.

DISNEY WORLD is in less than 2 months! I can't wait! We haven't been in 5 whole years! I have been dying to go all this time but it has finally worked out where we are all getting to go and I'm SO excited. It's going to be Jack and Wendy, Jake and Heidi, Me and Josh, Mallory, and Jackson. Just like last time! :) Yay!

This past week I experienced something totally new and different and interesting and scary. Jury Duty. At first I didn't want to go because everyone says its boring and long and all of that. But, I had no choice so I went on Monday morning like I was supposed to. The first day was long and boring. But, at the end of the day I finally got assigned to my case and chose as a juror. The process is the long and boring part and most of the time people get picked for lawsuit cases which are super boring but I got chosen for a criminal case. I won't go into all of the details but we had court all week. It was long but very interesting. This young guy (25ish) broke into the home of a family with a gun and robbed them and tried to shoot the man who lived there (but the safety was on). He was being charged with Burgulary, Obstruction of Justice (Because he lied about who he was when he was arrested), 2 counts of armed robbery, and attempted murder. It was really interesting to listen to all of the witnesses and see the entire case from start to finish. Anyway, we found him guilty on all counts and he had several priors so he is now going to (more than likely) get life in prison. That was a big thing for me. I just thought of our kids at West Blocton and how easy it is for them to go down the wrong road. THey just don't understand real consequences like that. I honestly think that every kid should have to see a trial like that before they graduate from high school.

I guess that is all that is new for me. I'm about to clean the house and then when Josh gets home from work we're headed to Cullman to go out with my friends from Athens. I'm excited for Josh to meet everyone and we're touring the monestary because one of the guys from my department is a Monk. Seriously. :) So, that should be interesting. I'm always up for something different.