My Firsts

Well, I made it! I have officially been working and living in Georgia for one year. Wow, and I am still alive. Who would have thought that was possible? To celebrate, I am doing something very special. I am going to go to the dentist. I know I should have told you to sit down for that one. It will be the first time I ever have a dental appointment under my very own dental insurance. Exciting, I know. But this is not the only first I have had since moving to Georgia. So I think I will take the time to share with you some of my first. Some have been already posted about others will be new.

Within the last year for the first time I have...

tried grits…I’ll stay to my CoCoWheats

broke out in hives head to toe from ODing on Penicillin

experienced first hand an airbag deploying

got the brush off from a car dealership…yes I’m talking about you Mike Fitzpatrick Ford Lincoln Mercury of Newnan.

got called Miss. Erin

was asked if I went to church standing in line at the Post Office

worried about helicopters landing in my parking lot

worked a full time job….with my own office WITH windows

joined a gym

bought furniture to fill a house

dodging golf carts while playing Frisbee golf

lived where there was more trees than people

drove on an interstate with more that 4 lanes

had my clothes eaten by my closet

had a closet bigger than my dorm room

lived completely by myself

couldn’t buy alcohol on Sunday (well at least after I was 21)

made lasagna

tried to pull into a golf cart parking space in my car

bought a car all by myself

found a “lucky” four leaf clover

owned my own washer and dryer

wrote a blog…I know you are all happy about that

had a gas leak

lived in a state that was on fire

experienced a pollen invasion…ewww tree sex

been to Florida

got stared down by a giant possum

nearly hit a golf cart driving down the road with no lights

visited the Georgia Aquarium

got my gall bladder removed…pretty sure that will be the only time for that one

been asked if I wanted sweet tea

been downtown with no street lights

had a box thrown at me while grocery shopping

had a dishwasher

wore t-shirts in January when everyone else had on parkas

been yelled at by a guy in the United Kingdom

served gravy with my chicken strips

eaten at Chick-fil-a

been hung up on from a customer service office

went to IKEA

seen golf cart drag racing

experienced the ‘you can set your watch to’ the 3:30pm pour down of rain

eaten at a Waffle House

survived the Atlanta airport

bought a car all by myself

spent Easter away from the parental

lived out of a state of my parents

paid for cable

got a peach sticker for voting

took myself to the ER

paid a box to park

lived in a home with no insulation

heard a mockingbird

petted a shark

went to a zoo by myself

sat in a pee seat on a airplane

Okay that is what I could think of, even with help. You got any others?

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Addison

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The Midas Touch

Recently I went back to Iowa for a visit. On the lucky day 07/07/07, I went and visited my friend John. As I opened my car door to get out the first thing I saw was a four leaf clover growing on the curb. This was the first four leaf clover that I have ever found. It had a few brown spots but I picked it and carried up to the house. I showed John and set it on his tv stand as we enjoyed our night. I left and forgot the clover on the stand. I called John and told him he could take care of the clover and enjoy its good luck. This got me a lot of razz for giving up my uber lucky clover to my friend.

A few days later, I was informed by John that the clover was not working. He was having some pretty rotten luck. Among other things his wash machine broke. Poor John. I told him that I guess the clover only works for the person that found it.

Today I was surprised to get a card from John with the clover in it. I took it out and unwrapped the cellophane that was around it. I saw that the 2^nd leaf was hiding behind the 3^rd. I touched the 2^nd to see if I could separate it. Unfortunately, the leaf snapped off due to the brittleness of the clover. :(

I figure I better put this clover in a really safe place. I grabbed a small picture frame and figured framing the clover was a good idea. I open the frame and glass shards fell off. The glass was chipped. O well broken frame for a broken clover.

The 'Lucky' Clover

We’ll have to see what kind of luck it will bring me. So far the best thing that has come from the clover is a card from John.

(O and did some laundry and I am a little worried about my wash machine. It sounds funny. Hmmm….)