My Frodo.

He loves his Tia very very very much!!

:O)

Me n' Muffin

Updation...

is cool.




I should try it more often.

Hello?

Helloo?!



Is anyone there?


I'm updating AND NOBODY CARES!!!!

Maybe I just don't know how to post comment worthy stuff anymore.

Probably so.

Here.

Does this help?

Yeah, I thought it might.

Hey Y'all...

"...drink my coffe hurry up I've got to got to gotta get to work on time. HEY HEY HEY!!"

Wishing a GREAT BIG Rick and Bubba good morning to everyone!!

Hope y'all have the best day EVER!!!!!!

It's About Time.

So, whata y'all think?

It's been what.... 574839 years ?

Have you missed me?






I have.

Miracles DO Happen... I just Updated.

::Drumroll accompanied by enthusiastic cheers and squeals of delight::







Hey everyone.

I guess this post is just a reminder that I AM still alive. ANNNND believe it or not....I DO still care about my dear blog.


Soooo... Here's to the long life and health of all the fine citizens of the Republic of Blogg!



Rock on.

::Music swells, people smile and begin to clap vigorously. Tesia exits stage left waving frantically::

Be A Voter.

Make a difference.

My Poor Blog.

Pray for it.

Pooh.

Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon.

~~~~~

Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get,
they're things which get you.
And all you can do is go where they find you.

~~~~~

My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling, but it Wobbles,
and the letters get all in the wrong places.

~~~~~

Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
"Pooh!" he whispered.
"Yes, Piglet?"
"Nothing," said Piglet, I just wanted to be sure of you.

~~~~~

Kanga knew at once that, however bid Tigger seemed to be,
he wanted just as much kindness as Roo.

~~~~~

"It's snowing still," Eeyor said gloomily.
"So it is."
"And freezing."
"It is?"
"Yes," said Eeyor. "However, " he said, brightening a little,
"we haven't had an earthquake lately."

~~~~~

If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus one day
so I never have to live a day without you.

I Didn't Really Mean It.

I was kinda joking about it all.

But thanks for caring guys!

Ya'll are sweet!

Fine.

Don't comment on anything ever.




See if I care!





Ha!

This post does NOT include Josh.

He happens to be the only person on Earth who reads this blog anymore.



Nobody else cares.

Us Girls.

Little Hero Guy.

He's living in a slum.

He's problably wearing all the clothes he owns.
He's sleeping on a cardboard box.

And yet to me...


He's tougher than Spiderman or Superman could ever hope to be.

This little guy has what all us grown-ups need...

The ability to look beyond what his circumstances are...
and to believe it's gonna be better one day.

I wonder what he's dreaming about....


I wonder if he knows that
he's a real life Superhero.



(That means he's a " fast guy", Frodo.)

Well, Imagine That.

I've actually decided to post.

IT'S A MIRACLE!!!!!!!!

Columbus Day?!

WHAT, pray tell, are we celebrating on Columbus day?

Yeah, yeah I know who he was...I know he "discovered" the "new world" and all that good stuff. But I'm thinking here...uhhh sooooo why is America getting the day off off this? (Okay. So not EVERYBODY gets off work...I'll give 'em that much. But I know a WHOLE BUNCH of folks who DO. )

Dude. If Christopher Columbus knew we took a day off work in his name...he'd prolly laugh in our faces.

This is the dude that took it upon himself to convince the Queen of Spain to convince the King of Spain to give him ( Columbus) money AND ships AND men AND resources enough to embark on a "mission" that, for all they knew would end in NOTHING.

So, now that I'm thinking about it...He kinda deserves to have a day named after him.

He was a pretty smooth guy.

Go Christo Columbo!!!

This kind thought for the day was brought to you by tesiamaria.blogspot.com

The Saddest Words Ever.

Pine:

1. To yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully.
2. To fail gradually in health or vitality form grief, regret, or longing.
3. To be discontented; fret.
4. Painful longing.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Desperado:

1. A bold or desperate outlaw.
   
2. A reckless criminal.
   
3. A Desesperar.
   

Just for the record...
I miss my Mommy.

Where the Fireflies Live.

"My swing". This is where I go when I'm sad
or just feeling life. Lots of times I pray here.
Or, I wave at all the people who drive by! ;O)

My front yard

My favorite little corner of the world.

100.

1. I'm not ashamed to do what everyone else is doing.
2. I've never been to Mexico.
3. My phone just rang...it was Bro Jimmy Cook...he wanted to know Union Hill's school colors. (Why?!)
4. I call my sister-in-law "Mary".
5. She calls me "Veronica" AND "Mary" .
6. I yelled at a little boy across the Rio Grande.
7. I've been known to wave frantically at unsuspecting citizens of Arab AL.
8. The gay guy who works in Bath n' Body Works likes the same scents as me. (Warm Vanilla Sugar and Raspberry Vanilla)
9. I don't think that's a good thing. (For him.)
10. Sometimes I waste a perfectly good hour taking internet quizzes.
11. I should be folding my laundry right now.
12. But, I'm not.
13. One time I told a complete stranger to "Back up off me".
14. I LOVE mud ridin'.
15. I'm contemplating purchasing a fairy puppet from Target.
16. Blood grosses me out.
17. Starbucks is a very yummy way to splurge on my "diet".
18. Was the best birthday I've ever ever had.
19. I woke up at 4:00 am to listen to Princess Dianna's funeral on NPR. I cried.
20. I LOVE TARGET.
21. Is the *NEW* age for "grown up Sunday school". (Congrats to Kimmie, Jonathan, and Dirk!! Don't forget those you've left behind. )
22. Sarah Coble called Logan Carter "Looper" when she/he were younger. (I did too.)
23. I was a babydoll conisuer when I was a kid.
24. My brother is making VERY strange sounds and saying that he's shooting me with "Wizard Fire." I'm dead.
25. Being dead is a whole lot like being alive.
26. I'm a retard.
27. Whenever I have a party Brian IS NOT invited. EVER.
28. I'm an Alabama Football fanactic.
29. We'll prolly get smashed this week by Arkansas.
30. I don't care. Losing is not a good enough reason for me to quit loving Bama. ( We're 3-0 so far. HA!)
31. One time I played funeral at the Odens. (Josiah was the dead guy. Ethan preached. Elam was my kid. Me, Emily, and Jr. were his (the dead guy's) siblings.
32. Elam and Ethan used to fight over who got to be my kid when we played church.
33. They prolly both deny that fact now.
34. If I was rich I would go shopping lots. (duh.)
35. Michael W. Smith plugs his nose when he sings.
36. I want to adopt a baby from Western Samoa.
37. I don't know when to use the "you too" phrase.
38. Whatever. That was dumb.
39. The other night SOMEONE told me I looked like a witch. (I told them I felt like one.)
40. I'll get you my pretty. (And your little dog too.)
41. Sometimes I like to lay on the grass and watch the clouds drift by.
42. I call my nephew's "Frodo" and "Muffin". Somehow the whole world decided these names were open to the public. They weren't.
43. It's okay though. I'll get over it.
44. I love to sing.
45. LOUD.
46. Walmart rocks. So do cart pushers.
47. Ogden Nash is awesome.
48. Sometimes me and my Mom bellow out 80's power-ballads. (Total Eclipse of the Heart is a favorite.)
49. My favorite number is 2.
50. I love History.
51. And acting.
52. And Banana Republic.
53. Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape is my very absolutely positively my favorite kind of gum.
54. If I could meet Tommy Emmanuel....WOW. It would be awesome.
55. I've been known to sing along to such "praise and worship" songs as Here I am to Worship, The Heart of Worship, and Open the Eyes Of My Heart while rapturously lifting my hands unto the heavens.
56. People look at me strange when I partake in this particular exercise.
57. I love to make myself laugh.
58. When I go to Applebee's I order a raspberry lemonade and a Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Bowl. (WITHOUT tomatoes please.)
59. I'm kinda hungry.
60. It seems as though I run into old men alot.
61. Like, literally.
62. Sometimes I laugh at complete strangers for strange reasons.
63. Arab is my town.
64. One time I ate shark. It was good.
65. A unidentified man almost had to save me from falling off Mesa Verde.
66. I LOVE flying in air planes.
67. I'm scared to use the bathroom in one though. I might fall out the toilet.
68. I just cracked myself up. No joke. (I'm a weirdo)
69. Taylor Hicks is awesome.
70. Sweet Tea is very yummy.
71. I get tired of writing things about myself after about an hour.
72. I'm still laughing about the plane toilet thing.
73. I'm the only one in the world who thinks I'm hilarious.
74. I like to read books about other worlds/time travel.
75. I love Lionel Richie.
76. And the Commodores.
77. Pink is a very happy color.
78. You know that little section in Parisian's when you first walk in the door from the mall? I LOVE it. I can't remember the name though.
79. Tragic.
80. Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea. I did too. On an island actually. Anastasia Island.
81. Fiddler on the Roof is an AWESOME musical.
82. I've always wanted to be in a musical.
83. Sometimes I just run around my house. (As opposed to walking. You know, like normal people do?)
84. Friday is my favorite day of the week.
85. I love Monkey Bread.
86. I still haven't folded my clothes.
87. One time my family and I bravely scaled the side of a VERY tall mesa IN OUR VAN!
88. Can I be your hero?!
89. When I get bored I go outside and sit on my swing.
90. I love my swing.
91. I can't spell.
92. I wonder what would happen to me if I fell out of an air-plane toilet?
93. That wasn't as funny as I thought it was gonna be.
94. I have a "pew friend".
95. Sometimes I have to give Kimmie lessons on how to speak English. (Knit-knots anyone?)
96. That was an inside joke. Don't worry about it.
97. I know you were. (Worried, that is. )
98. I love my President. OUR President.
99. That was random.
100. Whew!

~Melodies~

Song: Dream Big

Artist: Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band

Why is this "my song"?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


What's the name of this blog?

Fireflies.

Why?

Because they make me think of warm summer evenings at home with my family. They remind me of how wonderful my life is and how much I love to live.

Dream Big is no different.

When I listen to this song it reminds me that nomatter how crazy life gets...I can still look up at the great big blue sky and dream BIG.

This is "my song" because it makes the kid inside of me smile.

Dreaming of Wheels.

It's a 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder.
Price tag? Close to 30,000.

Notice I said "Dreaming".
(Dream: A wild fancy or hope. )


There's nothing wrong with dreaming big.

My Tribute.

I'm proud to be an American

Where at least I know I'm free.
And I wont forget the men who died
To pay that price for me.
And I gladly stand up
Next to you and defend her still today.
Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
GOD BLESS THE USA.

9-11-01

Always in our hearts.

Awww!

You Can Call Me "Desperado".

Posting regularly seems to have become a challenge in my life.There's not really a good excuse for this latest phenomenon. I've just lost my bloging zeal.I can't ever think of anything good to post about anymore and I hardly care!!

This is NOT GOOD.

See, bloging isn't the only thing I've neglected in recent weeks. Truth be known, I get on the computer VERY RARELY these days. I've even stopped checking other people's blog for updates.

It really makes me sad.

I want to enjoy bloging again...I NEED A REVIVAL.

Some sunshine and fresh air...A day on the river...A funny joke... SOMETHING to help me blog again!

ANYTHING!

Ahhhhchooo!

Today I'm the victim of a raging head cold.

It's awful.

I had to work today too.

::sniff::







This is a "Tesia wants sympathy" post.

Only...

six more days!!

Music City and My Birthday!!

Broadway.



There's tons of really neat little shops all along Broadway.



LADIES AND GENTLEMAN....THE Grand Ole Opry!!!!



Again.

The main entrance to the Opry.

Are y'all ready?!



After waiting about an hour we finally made it to
the OTHER SIDE of the Opry Shop. WE'RE IN!!

I realized that black and white pics weren't even going
to come close to portraying what it's like inside... so...


"The Barn"

This is a smooth picture I took from the third to the front row
of the Opry House.
(I think it's smooth anyway!)

The artist entrance. A.K.A "The Star Walk"
It's SO crazy to stand there and think that YOU
are standing right where people like...Johnny Cash, Elvis,
Allen Page :O) , Patsy Cline, and tons of others have stood.
VERY COOL.

The front of the Ryman.

This is a tour bus outside of the Ryman...

Me and Mom think it might have been Bela Fleck's.
He was doing a show there that night.

A cool little side entrance to the Ryman...just think,
George Jones has prolly stood RIGHT THERE!!!
(maybe not.)

Here's your sign.

The Ryman was a church back in the day.

Gruin's Guitar Shop...it's sorta famous I guess.

ME!!



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

By the way, you guys did an AWESOME job of keeping a secret!! I had ABSOLUTELY NOT a clue I was going to by birthday party last night!!



So yeah, congratulations.

Happy Labor Day.

This post is for my Mama.

Tomorrow, ( as some of you know) is my birthday.

YAY!!!!!

But, before MY day begins I want to acknowledge my Mama's day.

HAPPY LABOR DAY MAMA!!

I love you.

SHMILY?

Hey Mom!!

BUTTERFLEEEEEEES.






Sorry folks. This would be a very outside joke.
Please forgive and forget. :O)

For Kyleigh, Ryan, and Colten.

Always Remember...

That you are in God's care
May be all I need to know.
And if I listen to my heart
I'll hear your laughter once more
And so I got to say
I'm just glad you came my way
It's not easy to say
Goodbye.

Lionel Richie