Wedding...

If any of you have talked to me in the last couple of months you know I have been total consumed with anything but planning a wedding. I wish I could get motivated and pick out a date and all the things that go with it but I just can't. I think the biggest reason is due to a missing family member. I have graduated with two post seondary degrees, got engaged, had birthdays, and many more things.. You name it and I have done it without my mother being there but for my wedding day I want here there. I know I can't bring her back but for this occassion I just wished I had her for one day. This being said I guess I just need to get on the ball and get motivated. So in the upcoming weeks I pray for strength and the ability to overcome one of my biggest fears, that eventually I will have to face!

Amendment 26

 Amendment 26.. I don't normal get into the political issues and to be honest my grandfather has a fit because I never quite have a stand on my option but I do have a special stand on the Amendment 26 in Mississippi. To me this goes further than abortion or no abortion... It is about the fine print writing and this is what I have to say.

Many of you know my family has undergone so extremely tough times when looking at female organs and the reproductive system. I am currently taking a hormone that helps stop the progression of a gynecological medical condition that seems to be developed from generation to generation. This hormone has stopped me from having to have surgery and even the risk of having to have my ovaries removed. If this Amendment 26 passes in Mississippi then I will have to have surgery and even risk losing my ovaries due to the amount of severity of the condition. Now this being said, no I do not know how bad the condition is however; the hormone I am taking is working just fine and I do not have to undergo a surgery.

This is a small detail of this Amendment 26 so all I am asking weather you vote Yes or No please do you background research on this law and make sure you know what you are voting for.  

I have provided a couple of links concerning Amendment 26...
http://www.care2.com/
http://www.thedmonline.com/article/facts-about-amendment-26

-Court

History

Many of you who keep up with us know that we just finished homecoming week at Corinth High School. It was the last homecoming week with the four of us and it really made me think... How much life has changed since I was there seven years ago..

Homecoming 2004

Homecoming 2008 (wish i had a field picture)

 

 

Homecoming 2011

The biggest change is Catherine.. I think she has grown 8 feet. Looking back at the last seven years, the "girls" have been through a lot. We have changed on the outside but more importantly we have changed on the inside. Seven years ago I would of predicted I would of finished my accounting degree at Belhaven College and been on the fast track in business. Little did I know I was getting into education.

Many of you asking why the thought of change today? This morning I woke up and remembered what I was doing four years ago. My mother had called my 10,000 times as my aunt had airlifted to the hospital. I had no idea how my world would be changed. I have lost an aunt and mother since then. Going back to that day in the hospital I would have no idea that my future husband was there to experience the start of the roller coaster with me (yes, Jonathan and I were at the hospital together when my aunt was there and maybe said two words to each other). Looking back I have experience so much however, these experience have made me who I am. Writing this post I just ask you to thank God for each and every day that you are given. So many people have it worse than us, but we are so fixed up in how our lives are so bad. Be thankful and enjoy each and every moment. We never know when it is going to be the last!

-Court

Filled with so much excitement!!!

Where to start. First of all I don't blog much so I guess I am going to have to start because it looks like a lot will be changing in the Coleman household. First and foremost dad is no longer the only male. Yes... You have read right. Jonathan and I are engaged and so happy. I don't think I have ever been this happy and having a birthday and being engaged all in about 5 hours was almost more than I could handle.

For those of you wondering, Jonathan and I have known each other our whole lives. Yes, all 24 years. When people ask Jonathan how we meet he always tells them I use to push him off of his tricycle. Which I have a hard time believing because he was always the one getting in trouble. But to be honest we have crossed paths before but wasn't really until around my 23rd birthday that we really got the opportunity to spend time together. We stayed hanging out and spent a lot of time together. Some people call it lucky finding that special person but we know it is by the grace of God. The best thing about our relationship is that two families aren't becoming one, they already are one. Jonathan and I were probably the furthest away yet somehow God brought us to be the closest.

When calling my grandmother this morning, who to be honest was probably more excited than anybody else, she really reminded me that it is God's timing. Not ours. She told me "you know Jonathan has always called me MawMaw, I guess we know why now." This really remind how blessed we have to be for the people in our lives and I am so blessed to have Jonathan. There have been so many nights I have been ready to shatter but he has always reminded me of what I have to be thankful for.

Even though my mother is no longer with us I am so thankful she had the ability to know Jonathan and so thankful knowing she was watching from above last night with a smile!

So to close things... We are so best to know what it is like to find that special person God has put on this earth for you. We haven't set a date. We are just enjoying this special point in our life.

Homemade Biscuits

 

I have decided that in the spare time I have, which if you know me I have very little I am going to start cooking. I have always loved to get into the kitchen but most of the time just don't have the energy to do. My first task to handle is homemade biscuits.  I attempted today and even tried them myself (turned out pretty good if you asked me). 

I have always been pretty good in the kitchen but everything I learned I learned from my mother and trust me if she couldn't have it on the table in 30 minutes then we weren't eating. So in my spare time I plan to crack open the cooking books and use my kitchen.

Catherine

The last 24+ hours have been a whirlwind. (I am going to apoligize up front for any missed spelled words, I am just typing.) Many up and downs and boy and I glad that we have some good news for once. Yesterday morning (10/19/2010) around 8:30 Catherine (my youngest sister) was in the driver's education car when it was hit. They were at the most dangers intersection in the state of Mississippi. Catherine was sitting behind the passagner seat side in the back. Catherine was sitting in the part of the car where it was hit as they were turning. Catherine was the only one in the car with major injuries. She was airlifted to Tupelo, Mississippi. Went through a numerous amount of scans and xrays. From there they decided that she had a fracture to her skull and that Tupelo wouldn't treat her because she was under the age of 18. Catherine would have to be sent to Memphis, TN to LeBonheur Hospital by ambulance.

By request of Ms. Lisa I will include my ambulance story. Catherine and I now have a running joke around the ambulance ride. Well I thought I was going to be lucky and get the more good looking of the two in the front with me (The orginial plan was from him to be the driver). However, I ended up front with the one that would not shut up. In our 35 minute trip to Memphis (Yes.. I was freaking out we drove anywhere fron 80 to 105 the whole way up here) I learned more about flight school then I ever wanted to know. I now know how to operate an aircraft in a crisis. Something... I never wanted to know about. It was good conversation to keep me calm however, at this point my phone had not quit ringing and I wanted nothing more than a 5 mintue power nap. So as Catherine napped with the more good looking of the two in the back, I got my ears full. We arrived in Memphis and were greated at the door by a wonderful staff. Dad, Christina, Mitchell (our second mom), and Coach Elam (the principal at the high school) went home to pack bags and feed the cats as we had no idea how long we will be here. As we got into the ER at LeBonheur the better looking of the two leaned in my ear and told me he felt sorry for me on the ride to Memphis.... Thank goodness it was only 35 minutes.

After two hours in the ER at LeBonheur we were giving a room. There dad, Christina, Mitchell, Coach Elam, and others were waiting on Catherine and I (Catherine's friend Kelsey and her mother meet us in the ER for the last couple of minutes). We had many ups and downs throughout the night. Catherine was mad she couldn't get out of the bed and go to the bathroom but everytime she got up she got sick. She also is still bleeding out of her ear something caused by the skull fracture from the wreck.

We will probably be here for the night. We are waiting on Catherine to be able to eat a "fatty" meal and keep it down. For the afternoon it is just Catherine and I. Dad has gone home to football practice and boy are we glad. Looking for a good afternoon of movies and nap time. The only major concern is the nerve by Cat's skull fracture it controls all the emotion on her face from smiling, closing her eyes, wrinke in the face, etc. We are hoping the swelling does not get too bad around the nerve so she loses this. We are glad to be out of the clear somewhat and very thankful for all the thoughts and prayers.

Hoping to go home soon. Catherine told me today she was going to the Corinth Ballgame on Friday night. I don't know about this but maybe we can go for a few minutes just to see dad coach and the Warriors win!! I also hope to make it back to Starkville on Saturday to watch the Bulldogs play. Something about my family is we love football. Catherine will not read this (she doesn't have her phone and is gong crazy).. but Mississippi State is sending her some State shirts and boy and I excited. The first thing we did this morning was change into a full State attire. Shirt, shorts, blanket on her bed. The nurses get a kick out of it. And on that note. I love the staff here... They have been wonderful and helped in everything.

I plan to let Catherine nap a little bit and then we are going to TRY to get up and walk the floor a little bit. I am so thankful for all the thoughts, prayers, and concers. We truly are a blessed family to have so many wonderful people in our life! I will continue to post as information becomes available. For now it is rest and more rest. Love each and every person and thank you for everything!

Much Love!
Courtney

New Orleans Saints "Think Pink" Game

The Journey Continues: New Orleans, LA 

Right in front of the Super Dome!

 Our adventure started out with an early start, 6:30 am to be exact after a long night drive. We woke up showered and headed to downtown. We arrived at the tent and were given a pink bag full of ribbons to pass out and we headed to Champion Square. 

 After we left Champion Square we walked down the road and met these wonderful men! 

After leaving the game and the Super Dome we walked to the French Quarter

And had a wonderful breakfast/lunch

I even got to take my picture on Bourbon! 

Overall, I had a wonderful trip and so excited I could meet so many women who had battle this same disease that took my Mother's life! Doing things like this really makes me miss her however, I hop to share my story with people affect by this awful thing and hope I can learn something from them and how it has made them a stronger person.. Just like myself! 


Next Stop: 
Mississippi State "Think Pink" Soccer Game