Florida.

I totally realized that I never shared photos from Florida.

Obviously, these are not all of them.. but they give a fairly decent idea of what the week was like. :)

(the pool was better than the beach...)

this is what Blake & I did for the whole week.

we read. and read. and read.

any guesses as to what he read?? Twilight.

(me, my momma, and brother's girlfriend, Amber)

which shoes don't belong??

I got a huge kick out of the fact that my brother only went to the beach once or twice, and wore boots/jeans every day.

We had a wonderful time. We rode back with my aunt to St. Louis (the lucky woman got to spend her birthday driving 13 hours), and spent Sunday celebrating her birthday with shopping, pizza, and pedicures... It was so, so much fun (even though we made Grandma very angry...)

Update on Miss Breigh:

She is doing well, she has awful headaches though. It seems as if her daily routine is waking up with a headache, taking a mid morning nap to sleep it off, go to bed with a headache, and then do it all over again the next day. I wish there was something I could do to help her feel better. Her surgery should be in August, sometime... she won't be returning to school until either next spring, or fall '12, and she probably won't be returning to our current school, but go to one of the Christian universities in town. I am proud of her decisions regarding school, she knows whats best for her, and I'm excited to see where the change in schools will take her.

Ps. Enter Colby's giveaway! Now.

Home.

Well, almost.

I'm back in St. Louis. I'm leaving later today though, and then I'll be home.

But then tomorrow, Blake and I are going to see Sleigh Bells/Neon Indian in Kansas City.

And then Colby and I are making plans to have a sleepover before he leaves on Friday.

And I need to go on a job search (BLAH), and maybe even an apartment search before the week is over.

So... Etsy has sort of been put on the backburner. For this week, at least.

I'm hoping to find some painting time soon, and then I'll start listing things.. hopefully by the end of next week. :)

Hope your Sunday is beautiful :)

xo Haley

ps. thank you all SO much for your kind words regarding Breigh.

I'm so proud of that girl. In the recent months, with her health not being so great, she's never once been 'pity me' or thought of herself over others. She'll be the first to go pray with you if she knows you're hurting or sick, even though she's suffering two diseases and a brain tumor. And despite all of that, she spent yesterday helping clean up in Joplin. I am so proud to call her my best friend. Thanks for you prayers and your support. You all are truly amazing.

♥

Breigh.

I am asking - practically begging - for your thoughts and prayers right now.

I got a text from Breigh an hour or so ago that her test results from last week came back, and that she does have a brain tumor. They are testing her tonight to see if it is cancerous, and she and her family meet with a surgeon on Monday.

This is all becoming so real right now.

I have never sat in a shower just...crying. My heart is breaking right now. I can truly say that I have never experienced this much emotional pain in my life.

My best friend has a brain tumor.

How do I deal with this? How do I stay strong for my best friend who needs me most right now? What happens now? I have so many questions, and absolutely zero answers.

I am at a loss of what my role is in all of this.

I am praying so hard for Breigh, and for her family right now.

I know I keep asking you guys to keep her in your thoughts and prayers, but she truly really needs this right now. I know she would love it knowing that you guys are thinking of her, and I really appreciate how thoughtful you all are. I love each and every one of you guys. Really.

-Haley

Life.

Happy Birthday, Milo!

this little boy is a week old today! i got to meet him last tuesday, and i'm so excited to go see him again. i'm praying that he keeps getting stronger, and that he'll get to go home sooner than the doctors expect. he's so precious. i can't wait to hold him.

This is how I spent my Sunday afternoon:

Miss Breigh has been in the hospital (same one as Mr. Milo, too. haha) since last Wednesday. I stayed the night with her on Tuesday, and she complained of having trouble breathing. She went to the doctor on Wednesday and was immediately admitted. In case you don't know, Breigh has Gitelman Syndrome, which effects her kidneys, and causes sodium, magnesium, chloride and potassium to pass right through her system.

Well, Wednesday, they did her normal blood tests (she does them every other week or so), and her magnesium & potassium were very low, as well as her blood pressure.

I kind of avoided going to see her at first (bad friend award, i know. i just really don't like hospitals), but I finally went to see her on Sunday, and spent a good chunk of the day with her. I really, really love my best friend. She got the okay from both of her doctors to go home today, but, today she is feeling worse than she has since she was admitted. So please keep her in your prayers today as she goes home. :)

Thank you so much!

I hope you have a wonderful Monday. I'm just hanging out in my pajamas, looking for a movie to rent, and deciding what I want for lunch. Not an easy task I tell you.

xo Haley

biffy*night

i love this girl a lot.

she just got her gall bladder removed. go breigh!

:)

xo. haley

I actually have useful things to say this time around.

update: Breigh is now home, and doing amazing. When they looked over her bloodwork again, they could find nothing wrong, and everything was back to normal, she says the doctors couldn't explain it. Truly, truly a miracle. Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers. :)

Sometimes I find myself blogging with absolutely zero purpose at all, just because I feel like I have to.

But right now, I have something specific to write about.

My best friend Breigh is the most wonderful person I know.

She is one of the most strong-willed girls I know. Especially for her age. I don't know many girls that can and will defend their faith the way that she does. She is a constant source of inspiration to me. Breigh and I are just about as different as two friends can come. She's super into pink & People magazine, while I am into crafts & music (we do, however, share this amazing love for all things Lil Wayne & Beyonce). I think the things that make us different are the things that make us best friends.

We've been best friends since I can remember, and I can't ever see us not being friends. I love her so, so much.

Right now, I just ask you to pray for my best friend. She has been admitted to the hospital for a low white blood cell count. A little over a year ago, she was diagnosed with Gitelman Syndrom, which is a kidney disease. I've been right by her side every step of the way, and I hate seeing what her illness is doing to her. She's a beautiful, beautiful girl, too young to be dealing with something like this. I just ask that you stop and just think about her for a few minutes. I would greatly appreciate it. :)

I love you Breebee. Lets be biffys forever. :)

xo. Haley