Merry Christmas

Happy Holidays to all of our friends and family! You are all so good to me and drey! I am reminded every year at this time how good people really are. So i just wanted to post and tell each of you how much i appreciate all you've done for me.

I am so lucky to have the co-workers I do that are some of my best friends. They are my therapists, my counselors, my reality checkers and the people i turn to for honest opinions. I could never have gotten as far as i have with out so many of them. They never cease to amaze me with their abilities and how giving they are. They have helped me out more than they realize and i can only hope to be as good as people and nurses as they are. They are truly inspiring people and i'm lucky to know em...

My life long friends... My crazy crew... We are all so different but i love them all so much... They have been such accepting and good friends for the last 15 years. We've been through so much together. Even though our lives are crazy and i hardly get to see them, i can't imagine not being able to call and gripe about something and them telling me how it is. They have been there for me through some of my roughest times and i wouldn't be who i am without any of them.

And last, but definitely not least.... my family. Crazy as they are... they are mine, and i don't know where i'd be without them. My family is truly the fam that puts the 'fun' in dysfunctional... they have been the best sisters, brothers and parents i could have ever asked for. Although i am a daddy's girl at heart, my mom is my hero. She may think i'm trying to score some cool xmas present here, but its true. What would i do without my mom?! My walking stressball, never stopping, hard working, extremely talented mother. Shes such a good example to me and the best person i know...I love you mom! And my dad.. although i can't even begin to comprehend what he deals with every day, he still is my rock. i've always been John's girl and always will be. Although its hard, i am so lucky to be here with him every day that i am, and i hate when i forget that. He was, and still is, the best man i know. He would've done anything for me, i hope that he knows how good of a dad he was and what a great guy he was too. People will still tell me stories to this day that remind me of how giving he was.

So, now i'm done being all sappy... Here's my christmas card to those who don't get one, cause i'm too late and too cheap to send them...

(thanks so much again to kenz & kiley who took are kickin family pics for me!)

wrestlings over...

i must admit i'm sad. i loved watching this. it was my favorite, maybe cause the season was so short.... but here are some pictures of the boys at their wrestling tournament. grandpa john even came to watch! i can't wait til next year. they did so good! its been great for both of them!

Loopholes

You noticed how many loopholes there are to things now days? i have... and i learned this the hard way today...
So when my lap top began to crash i backed all my stuff up onto a hard drive... this was great. i could plug it in to whatever computer and have all my pictures and stuff right there. well last night while i was uploading pictures the hard drive decided to quit working...
So i ejected it, plugged it back in and of course... it wouldn't work. this hard drive is only two months old so its under warranty no big deal...... or so i thought.
i call the company this morning and
"you have a no workeen har dribe?" he asks.... "yes" (this was just the beginning of a wonderful conversation....) but cutting to the point, they would replace my hard drive because its still under warranty.
" so you'll put all my stuff on the new one?" i ask.
"oh no.. you need dayta backup it cost monee" "well how much?" "eet star at seben hunred dollars and deepeneen on how much work eet can be up to sirty nine hunred dollars"................
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"i'm sorry, i just had to pick my stomach out of my butt, but did you say it would cost ME '$700.00' and it could be up to $3900.00 to replace your crappy hard drive that i bought for $130.00!?!"

"yes mam"
... click....

so off i go to visit the geek squad....
he tests it out and of course it has to be sent out to recover all my data from it but its kind of expensive. "how much?" about two hundred and fifty. ok. i can handle that. this is my life line here i need it. so he gives me adivce on the whole 'shoulda coulda woulda' predicament i'm in.

back up your computer... well thats what this is...
then you back up your back up.... well that seems redundant but i sure will from now on. thanks.
are there any hard drives that guarantee their products and if not they back them up for you?
oh no. none of them do. its one of those loopholes they use to make money. thats why they want 700$ and we only charge 250$....
loophole... if i hear this word ever again i will cringe...


so the point. to all my photog friends and friends that use external hard drives.... back them up cause you will pay out the .... if they break.....due to, a loophole.


oh and happy holidays everyone :)