Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish!

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Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish...What does that mean you ask?  Well, anyone that knows me knows that you don't have to tell me to stay hungry.  I could eat at any hour of the day any day of the week! 

 

But we know that this quote does not actually mean stay physically hungry where you actually eat.  This quote means Stay Hungry.  Stay hungry for life.  Stay hungry for what you want.  Stay hungry for what you need.  Never lose sight of your hopes and your dreams.  Never settle for less than your best and never settle for less than what you really want.  Stay hungry for love.  Stay hungry for your career.  Stay hungry for your family.  Stay hungry for your education.  Stay hungry for anything and everything.  Most importantly, stay hungry for YOU! 

 

Chase after everything that is important to you, and don't let anyone get in your way.  But always remember just like the quote says, Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.  In your quest for staying hungry don't forget to laugh at yourself, and don't forget to have fun.  Finding the humor in every situation will get you through the tough times as well as the amazing times! 

 

So today guys, I am asking you to try two things starting now, STAY HUNGRY, STAY FOOLISH!!!

 

 

2 years down!!!!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!!

Today is my 2 year anniversary!!!  2 years of ups and downs, ins and outs, laughs and tears, and so much fun I can barely stand it!!!  I never knew marriage could be so amazing!!!  I am so lucky to be with the most perfect man on the planet for me!!!

 

Yesterday, the husband and I were on the phone, because as most of you know, he is out of state and has been for far too long, and won't be back for far too long!!!! Sheesh!!!  Anyway, we were on the phone and my husband asked me, "Do you remember when we first started this, and things were so hard, and there was so much drama, and you were so upset all the time?  I looked at you and told you, one day the drama will all be gone, and it will all be easy?  Well baby, we have made it to easy."

 

I sat on the couch in my pajamas and pondered this statement.  Yes, he did tell me this over 2 years ago, and yes at the time I didn't believe him.  There were so many people that didn't understand us, and there were so many people that pre-judged our relationship, and there were so many people that had something to say about what we were doing wrong. 

 

I look back on it and laugh.  None of those people that had such a hard time understanding us are even in our lives anymore.  They made a choice.  They chose not to try and understand us, and they chose to go their own way.  The people that are in our lives now are also there by choice.  Our choice to love them, and their choice to love us.  I love that they love us no matter how much older one of us is than the other, and I love that they love us no matter how many kids we have or don't have, and I love that they love us no matter what kind of people we are.  As I sit here typing this on my lunch break at DPES, I am reminded that without these people that love us, our lives would be empty.  Yes we would have each other and our kids, but without our loving, trusting, there through it all friends, well.....our lives just wouldn't be the same.  THANK YOU FRIENDS!!!!  Thank you for loving us just as we are.  The fun loving, over dramatic, sometimes obnoxious, Alabama wearing, puzzle pieces that fit just right, COSBY'S!!! 

 

 I am also reminded, that without a wonderful, amazing, believing, compassionate, best friend, life partner, beautiful, sensitive, humorous, awesome, athletic, handy, gorgeous, smart, talented, god fearing man that I call my husband, well.....I wouldn't be the same.  My husband as been there for me through everything for the last 3 years, and without him I wouldn't be on my path to becoming something I have always wanted to be, a teacher.  I never would know the love that a step-mother has for her step-children, and I would never know what it feels like to be loved wholly and completely by one person.  THANK YOU HUSBAND for loving me with all of my flaws, all of my crazy, and loving me for who I am.  You make my life better.  I love you!!!!  THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING TWO YEAR MARRIAGE!!!  I can't wait to see what happens next!!!! 

If I was a gunslinger from the Wild Wild West....

First things first...read about Belle Starr below....she is pretty impressive.....

Belle Starr

February 5, 1848 – February 3, 1889

Myra Maybelle Shirley was born in Carthage, Missouri. As a young lady, she attended the Carthage Female Academy where she excelled in all subjects and became an accomplished pianist. She grew up with Cole Younger and later befriended the James brothers. When the outlaws of the James-Younger gang needed to hide out, they often stayed at the Shirley family farm. It wasn’t long before Maybelle was introduced to a life of crime and earned the nickname “The Bandit Queen.” In 1866, Belle married Jim Reed, a former Confederate Army guerrilla. Jim Reed tried to live the honest life of a farmer, but when that didn’t pan out, he fell in with the Starrs, a Cherokee Indian family notorious for stealing horses. Along with his wife’s friends, the Jameses and Youngers, they planned and executed many daring heists. Jim was killed while trying to escape from the custody of a deputy sheriff who had arrested him for one such robbery. After the loss of her husband, Belle made her living organizing and planning robberies, as well as fencing stolen goods. When she was unable to bribe the law into looking the other way, she would seduce them to get what she wanted. She married Sam Starr in 1880, and two years later, both of them were convicted of stealing horses. They were released a year later and went right back into lawlessness. Belle was murdered on Feb. 3, 1889, two days before she was to turn 41. She was shot in the back while riding home from the general store. Her killer has never been identified.

(Information and Photo taken from http://listverse.com/2009/04/09/10-gunslinging-outlaws-of-the-american-wild-west/) 

Ok, now that you have read about Belle Star....I will begin with this....Philly and I went and saw the movie Lawless a couple of weekends ago...See below for info about Lawless...

Lawless is a 2012 biographical drama gangster film directed by John Hillcoat based on Matt Bondurant's 2008 novel The Wettest County in the World about his grandfather and great-uncles in Prohibition-era Franklin County, Virginia.[3][4] The novel was adapted into a screenplay by Nick Cave, and the film stars Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain,Jason Clarke and Guy Pearce. The film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6]

(From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawless_(film)) 

NOW......I will get to my point....I wish I was back in the wild wild west days...I have had so many people show up lately that are so infatuated with mine and my families life that I just laugh hysterically at how hilarious it all is...for whatever reason Philly and I are the focal point of a lot of hatred....hatred that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever....for example hatred based on our age difference....like that affects anyone but us....or hatred based on the fact that I don't want to have children of my own, but he has three.....HOW ARE OUR LIFE DECISIONS AFFECTING ANYONE BUT US??????  Wait for it....wait for it.....HELLO!!!!  THEY AREN'T.....that is why I wish I was a gunslinger from the wild wild west......I would be feared.....nobody would mess with me....nobody smart anyway.....and if they did....well I would take the law into my own hands.....A LAWLESS LIFE......I know it seems extreme.....I mean things can't really be that bad right???? Well you are right....things aren't bad at all....things are actually so wonderful with Philly and I and our little family...remember the lyrics from Taylor Swift's song "Ours"????  

Seems like there's always someone who disapproves

They'll judge it like they know about me and you

And the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do

The jury's out, but my choice is you

So don't you worry your pretty little mind

People throw rocks at things that shine

And life makes love look hard

The stakes are high, the water's rough, but this love is ours

That's right....Philly says we are the pretty little things referred to in this song...actually he means our life is AWESOME, and people are jealous so they want to try and point out our faults....I understand jealousy...I really do....I also understand how people can get caught up in jealousy and turn that jealousy into hate....the hate becomes and obsession, and there you have MISERY....all I have to say is I know my life rocks and Philly and I are awesome, but please pick a new target....your obsession is becoming a little annoying and at times downright pathetic.....so like I said...if I lived in the WILD WILD WEST....if the name Heather Cosby was merely whispered grown men would shake in their boots, and rattle in their saddles, because I would live a life of LAWLESSNESS!!! 

What do you think?  Do we at least look the part???

As always thanks for stopping by! 

SO MUCH in so little time!!!!

Hey there!!! It has been awhile since my last post, and BOY has there been so much that has happened in that short period of time! I never noticed how much stuff can get jam packed into the time frame of about 4 weeks or so....add kids to the equation and the events DOUBLE...TRIPLE...HECK....even QUADRUPLE!!!!! It's mind boggling really :) I have no idea what event came first so if some of this stuff double's back I apologize....try to stay aware Ha Ha!!! 

Ok I will start with the fact that the boys are leaving the public school system of Prattville (PHS) and starting at Autauga Academy this next school year. Philly and I are hoping they will have a better academic experience as well as less distractions. I went to Autauga Academy all of my 13 years and I have to say I LOVED IT!!! Hopefully the boys will have the same wonderful experience that I did!!!

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Next, I will move on to the fact that FINALLY....YES FINALLY....Cape Cosby is no longer a dirt mound and there is plumbing and foundation!!!! Now if this torrential downpour that is going on outside right now would stop I would be a much happier woman....because frankly I know we need the rain.....but I am going to be selfish and say I WANT MY HOUSE!!! 

Most of you already know that my precious, little Lily Bell went missing the Thursday before Mother's Day....I miss her dearly....and I was absolutely devastated when it happened....but we have recently replaced Lily Bell with sweet, amazing, fiesty Lucy Girl. She is a full-blooded Boxer that is now 11 weeks old as of yesterday :) I will say that she is a lot more difficult to sleep with than little Lily Bell is since she thinks she is a HUMAN and must take up the ENTIRE BED!!! She has already grown so much in the short time we have had her.....LOOK for yourself below :)

Now, did everyone have a good Memorial Day weekend??? I know it was like three weeks ago, but I haven't blogged since then. We had a great weekend....we joked about it being Old Folks Spring Break lol...we spent just about every day on the water except for Sunday when we had a WONDERFUL BBQ with all of our closest FRIENDS and FAMILY!!! Friday, however was the bearer of bad news when I, Heather the klutz decided I was going to try and jump the wake on the wakeboard and definitely crashed and burned.....2.5 hours and 7 stitches later my gash was taken care of....the picture below is somewhat gruesome.....If you have a weak stomach I advise to scroll quickly :)

It is now all better thanks to the wonderful care of the physicians at PriMed and the careful yet crafty handiwork of my hubby removing the stitches this past Monday....All's well that end's well right????

I finished the Spring semester at AUM keeping the 4.0 intact and I am already half way through the Summer semester.  After this semester I will only be 3 classes and one internship left from having my MASTERS DEGREE IN TEACHING!!!! SO EXCITED!!!!! 

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We leave for the beach on Thursday...it will be our FIRST vacation with the WHOLE COSBY CLAN!!!! I am so pumped and I can't wait!!! We are going to Orange Beach, Alabama....I will be sure to take lots of photos so you can see just how much FUN we are going to have!!! 

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Don't forget this weekend is Father's Day...get that special Daddy in your life something WONDERFUL!!! 

I hope I have managed to catch you up on all of the wonderful BLESSINGS we are being SHOWERED with...

As always, thanks for stopping by....

Open Mouth...Insert Foot

Do you ever say something and then immediately wish you kept the comment to yourself??? You can lie and say you don't, but I know as humans we all make mistakes and say something that immediately makes us look like a fool.

I have always been one of those people that talks a lot and has never really had a so called filter. It was my downfall in high school and early adult hood. Heck what am I saying??? IT'S A DOWNFALL NOW!!! I have learned to bite my tongue quite regularly now because as an adult you can't actually say what you want to say and not have to deal with repercussions; and believe you me.....I have ALL KINDS of situations where I have to bite my tongue!

The bad part about it all is that if I would just take a few minutes or even seconds to think....and I mean ACTUALLY THINK....about what is about to come out of my mouth and the ripple of effects it is about to have on whomever I am talking to or about, my life would go a lot smoother.

You know the old phrase "Pick your Battles???"



Lately, I have been "TRYING" to pick my battles, and sometimes I do a good job at it. Other times, not so much...

Philly and I had the conversation yesterday about how we each handle situations differently. Philly being the one to quietly sit back and ponder the situation, the side-effects of any actions, and how much the situation would actually change if there were any actions to begin with....(Smart Man)

I on the other hand hit situations full speed ahead, and head on.....

We saw how well that thought process worked out for the Titanic.....



Anyways I guess my point is, I am going to try and start thinking longer about what I say, thinking longer about how it is going to effect whomever I am speaking to or about, and thinking longer about whether or not anything needs to be said at all.....

Please God Help Me......I am a Wainwright :)