Sorry about the last post. I deleted it. I got an iphone and downloaded an app that was supposed to post pics straight to blogger. Apparently I have to get Picasa or something...I'll be workin on that. Then I will actually blog a little more.

The wedding is over now. It was more perfect that I could have hoped for. I'm in love with our ceremony. I didn't want a videographer cause I just knew everything was gonna fall apart. I mean Leah even called on her way up to the rehearsal dinner to ask the name of the song she was playing, so she could learn it. lol. We took a chance and used non-traditional music. It was perfect! Leah said out of the 14 weddings she's been involved in, we had the coolest music. That was probably the best compliment I received. Not only cause it came from an awesome rock star like her, but because music means alot to me. Why do you think I love Nashville?? And NO, I don't mean country music! lol! 

So I'm married now. Weird, huh.

Actually, ya know, it's not weird at all. Everyone kept telling me married life is such a big adjustment. It really wasn't at all. It feels completely natural. I guess it helps that I have an amazing husband. I'm really not sure how I made it without seeing him everyday before. Actually as I type this he is in Birmingham for his job....that's why I have a little computer time! And I miss him, ALOT! He's got a pretty sweet deal now. He gets to work from home. I'm overcome with jealousy. But luckily I like my job. 

So about my job...I got a call a few weeks before I was leaving the firm for an interview with HCA. In college we had to do some lame assignment about a dream job with a Fortune 100 company. I picked to be a CFO of HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) in Nashville. So after learning about the company, I decided to apply for a position there. I got a job with the firm in Huntsville and never thought much about it.  Well apparently my application was generated in the system a year and half later...perfect! I interviewed for an accountant position with the Imaging and Oncology Division. On my last day at the firm, I got a job offer. How perfect was that? I had three weeks off to finish wedding stuff, go on the honeymoon (which was amazing!!) and the last week to get things together here in Nashville. Then back to work! On my second day of work I flew to New Orleans. Talk about getting to know your new co-workers! God is so faithful. He is too good to me. He is my faithful provider.

Ummm not sure what else to write about....I'm currently watching Shawn Johnson win the gold medal. Olympics are my favorite! Why can't we have them every year???

Things I'm looking forward to:

August 23 - Celebrating Jason's 24th birthday with both sets of parents and siblings at the river!

August 24 - Jason proposed a year ago.

August 30 - My sweet little sister turns 17, more celebrating at the river!

September 1 - Labor Day! I don't have to work!!!!

September 15 - OAR and Matt Wertz @ The Ryman....5th row tickets! heck yeah!

September 20 - My bestest cousin gets married and I get my first go run as bridesmaid.

September 26-28 - Big Spring Jam

October 5 - Auburn @ Vandy. War Eagle!! 

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!

For some reason I felt compelled to post an update.

I survived "busy season" as an auditor. And just as soon as I thought I'd have some free time....WEDDING FESTIVITIES BEGIN!!! I have 3 showers next week. Not to mention I have to actually pick up where I left off on the wedding planning. Needless to say, it kind of fell to the wayside Jan-now. Woops. I think we'll make it though. Just 46 more days and I can relax on the beaches of Riviera Maya, Mexico. I'm so excited!! Check out our awesome resort! Let me just add that I have not enjoyed planning a wedding at all. I knew I should've trusted my instincts and eloped. Then again, I'm not one of those girls that has had her wedding day planned out since she was 8. Heck, just 3 years ago I was claiming that I was NEVER getting married. Funny how a certain someone can change things.

I'm getting really excited about moving to Nashville. I've always said that's where I was moving, but then after college, I just accepted the first job offer in Huntsville. Then I decided that I loved working there and was not moving to Nashville for Jason without a fight! I still love where I work. I absolutely love the people and it's been good experience. I just think it's time to move on. And Nashville will be perfect! I will never have to miss a concert on a weeknight again!! I can listen to live music every night my little heart desires!

Speaking of which, I had my first and second "celebrity sighting" in Nashville this weekend. Well not including that one time we saw all of the members of Relient K sitting around the table in Matt Hoopes kitchen -- but that was more like "celebrity stalking" so we don't count it. ;) But FINALLY! I WOULD be the one to never see anyone famous. I mean we were in freaking LA (I always thought that was a guaranteed celeb sighting) and never saw a single celebrity!! Anyway, Dave Barnes - in the flesh - was sitting 15 feet away from us at Pei Wei in Green Hills. I was so close to asking him how much he'd charge to sing at our wedding. Either that or complain that I pre-ordered his new CD (came out on April 1) and STILL have not received it!!!! So much for trying to be a supportive fan! Instead....I left him alone like a good Nashvillian. After that, we were shopping around the Green Hills mall and walked right past Dan Haseltine (from Jars of Clay). I gasped, nudged Jason, Ole Dan made eye contact with me, I got embarrassed. He was probably surprised that anyone would actually recognize him. No one gets past me!! haha.

Ummm. I guess that's about all I have that's blog worthy right now. I really am going to try to start writing more. Then when I get married me and Jason will probably start a "cool" blog about "The Mays". We try to pretend like we'll have something interesting to write about when in actuality it will probably just be pictures of the dog we will be getting. Ta-ta for now.

It's Been A Long Time. I Shouldn't Have Left You, Without A Dope Beat to Step To

Well let's see how long it takes someone to find this one. I really wish I had updated this thing regularly, cause I have had an awesome year. Has it really been almost seven months since I've had a post? This year has flown by!

I don't really have anything interesting to write about. Just kinda wanted to write something just so I could say that I did. haha. One thought though -- How can it be that I am 23 years old...and I am addicted to watching Hannah Montana? Seriously. Everyday when I get home from work I watch at least an hour or more worth of Hannah Montana. I get so excited when it's on. I guess it's a girl thing. Maybe we are all still little girls at heart. I definately don't feel 23, and I know I dont look it. haha. I hope I stay young inside for a long time. What's even sadder...I am actually really bummed that I dont get to watch High School Musical 2 when it comes out on Friday cause I have to go to a company picnic. Wow I can't believe I admitted that. But, I have been looking forward to the company picnic all summer. The firm gets cabins at Doublehead for all of us Friday night, and they rent boats and we get to play on the water all day Saturday. It should be fun. I love all the people I work with. In the last year or so they have hired a lot of young people and we are a small firm anyways - around 25 people. So we have a good group. That's gonna be hard to give up if I move to Nashville one day. However, the whole public accounting profession will not be hard to give up. It's fine for right now, but it's not a lifestyle I could have while I'm married and have a family. January - April is pretty much non-existent.

Which brings me to another subject. A few weeks ago I had a minor freak out and realized that i HAD to start grad school this fall. So I rushed and took the g-mat with literally like only 3 hours of studying and applied for UAH. So school starts on the 20th, but I haven't actually gotten accepted or registered yet. So we'll see how that goes. I know UAH hasn't gotten my g-mat results yet cause it takes 3 weeks. So I gotta work on that situation. It's definately on my 'to do' list this week. I'm hoping I can just bring my copy of my scores to them, and they'll count that for now. I'm not extremely excited about going back to school already, or paying for it....but I need to go ahead and start. I'm 22 hours short of being able to sit for the CPA exam. And I only want to take one class in the spring cause of tax season. So if I don't go ahead and get some hours under my belt...it could take awhile. And let's face it, I don't have much going most evenings during the week. I'm kinda ready for something to occupy my time.

Well that's where I am right now. Sorry that this was just about work and boring stuff. :( Maybe I'll have a more interesting one later.

Ballin!

Wow, it's been so long since I've gotten on here that it took me 3 tries to get my username and password right.

Well yesterday was an exciting day for me. I started off the day with Psalm 143:8 being my prayer:

"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I
have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul."

I have just been so stressed out lately -- and way over emotional -- for no reason. I mean I've got it made right now. I'm living at home with no bills to pay or anything. But the whole job-search thing has just really had me down for some reason. I hate the uncertainty of it all...and also trying to figure out my plans for the future. Jason's got a good job in Nashville now, and I want to be living up there too...but I need to stay here and get a job here to save money for awhile. But then I worry about things like -- How am I gonna get to Nashville eventually if I get a job here that I like? Jason can't move here, cause he's got a good job there, and really wants to work with the music industry. blah, blah, blah all the kind of stuff. Then I realize, whoa we are not even engaged yet! I just try so hard to plan all this stuff myself. God has to constantly remind me that it's not my plans or my timing - it's his. I just have to sit back and listen and let him do his works. It still kills me to not have control over it, but I'm learning!

Anyways, ya know everyone's been telling me "it's easier to get a job, when you have a job". Well for about the past 2 weeks I've been working part-time for the Huntsville Rotary Club (I've really enjoyed it, I could definately get used to this part-time thing). But it is just to keep the cash flow going while I'm job searching. On my second day of working there, I all the sudden get 2 calls for interviews. Fast forward a week...I get a job offer from a CPA firm here...and a really good lead on an accounting job for Mitchell's Plastics...plus i get a letter from the State of Tennessee saying that I qualify to sit for a mandatory exam for an auditing position...all in one day!! So tomorrow I am calling to accept the offer from the CPA firm. So I will be an official employee of Anglin, Reichmann, Snellgrove and Armstrong, P.C.! Yay!

We Are FamiLEE

So we always thought that motto for our high school was so cheesy, but this week it has taken over a whole new meaning. The bus wreck on I-565 was a bus from our precious Lee High School (which my little sister still attends) is like a nightmare. I still can't believe it. It was literally half a mile away from my house. When I first got a call from Naomi about the wreck, all I could think about was - where is Kala? I didn't know if maybe she had a field trip that day or any of the details of the wreck. Luckily, as soon as I heard a news report I found out it was a bus going to the tech school, which she doesn't go to.

I've gotten the inside scoop from Kala about what school was like that day and these days after. I couldn't help but tear up when she told me about all the praying going on at school, how it's brought them all together, and how helpful and caring the whole city has been. Let's face it, Lee has never been Huntsville's pride and joy. Another high school is even selling blue ribbons (our school color) for .50 to raise money for the families involved. My heart is broken for the victims and their families. I can't imagine being Kala, and the rest of the student body...and have actually known the kids involved. I can't believe anybody even walked away from the crash. Kala talked to a boy at school who, as the bus was teeter-tottering off the interstate, found his way to the middle. He walked away with out any scratches. One of the girls that died was pregnant, and had already survived being shot in the face two years ago. She had only come back to school this semester, because she wanted to attend school her senior year. It's just so tragic, this time it hit so close to home. I will pass by the site on the way home tomorrow. My heart goes out to the bus driver and the driver of that orange celica. I can't imagine what they are going to have to live with.

As hard as it is to comprehend, God had a reason for all of this. He was on that bus when it happened. Kala said she's already seen the school unite like never before. It has definately brought everyone together. It's definately a reminder of how precious life is. I've heard the story behind each of the students involved. So what story will I leave behind one day?

Here is prayer that has been circulating on myspace from one of the students, I found it uplifting and touching:
"Lord I come to you as humble as I know how!!!! Lord I know that there is a reason for everything, so I ask God that you let your will be done! God you have called some away from this earth Lord and we ask that you have mercy on their souls God. Lord, as for the ones in the hospital now, we ask that you help them in their fight for life! Jesus help us to realize that life is too short to put you second, Life is too short to waste it on foolish things, Life is too short to hold on to grudges, and life is too short to do the things that we know are wrong. Father I ask that you help the families at this time! Let them know that weeping may endure for a night, but joy is going to come in the morning. God please touch every friend and family member and let them know that only your will, willl be done! They need you now more than ever. They have a pain that only Dr. Jesus can heal. Please heal them Lord, and bring them close to you. Lord I love you, and I thank you for letting me live through another day. That could've been me, and you gave me another chance at life! God I thank you, and I will praise your holy name always! AMEN"