Hey guys who still read my blog!
I have no good excuses for not blogging. Yes I have been busy, but that never stopped me before. I have been distracted. Mostly by www.pintrest.com. It is an amazing site where lots of clever and creative people post things they like or they have made. I spend hours on there.
Another reason for not blogging is the other blogs I read are so awesome it makes mine seem like poo. Ya, so it's not that great of a reason.
My last reason is really it though, I haven't felt like it. Something cool will happen and I'm thinking "Oh, this would be great for my blog." then something else happens and I never get around to it. Who wants to hear a girl have a pity party anyway.
This morning I woke James up singing " So rise and shine and give God the glory, glory." It was prolly a bit annoying for him, but I'm his wife and he should be used to that by now. I remember my mom would wake us up singing that sometimes. It is such a fun song to sing and wake up to.
I'm excited to be going home for Christmas soon. We are going down to Tampa to watch the Bucs play the Cowboys. Just James and me. I'm looking forward to it. Then after that we are traveling back up to Missouri! I can't wait!
I hope all of you have something exciting to look forward to as well. Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Fifteen, sixteen, and seventeen
Day 15. Today I am thankful to have finished part of project for a Christmas present. Only three more parts to go!
Day 16. Today I am thankful to have gone on a morning walk with James.
Day 17. Today I am thankful to have made myself wake up to walk by myself and then taken the time to clean up all the poop from the backyard. Such and accomplishment!
Day 16. Today I am thankful to have gone on a morning walk with James.
Day 17. Today I am thankful to have made myself wake up to walk by myself and then taken the time to clean up all the poop from the backyard. Such and accomplishment!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen & Fourteen
Day 10: Today I am thankful for my night owl husband. I normally hate that he gets home at 11:45-Midnight (after his shift) then he stays up till 3-4am, but not today. Today we are traveling across the state to see our friends and he is driving the entire way so I can sleep. Yup, that's definitely something I'm thankful for.
Day 11: Today I am thankful for my best friend Faie. James and I went out to Jacksonville over the weekend to see our newly engaged friends Faie and Chris! Faie had to work on Friday but after her lunch break I was able to go back with her. She is a teacher at a learning center and is in a room of babies. She gets the older ones who aren't yet a year. They were precious and I was glad to have been there. (I did find it odd that my heart didn't burst over all of them and their cuteness, normally it does.) After she got off work we went to David's Bridal. I had a lot of fun and Faie looked stunning in several of the dresses. None were purchased, but she definitely knows what style flatters her figure the best. She has a great hourglass figure. I was really just grateful to be part of the experience.
Day 12: Today I am thankful for water. We went to look at a possible venue today. It was a bed and breakfast in St. Augustine. I think they decided it was too small for their needs but the rooms were very nice and historical looking. It was overlooking the bay and simply gorgeous.
Day 13: Today I am thankful for McDonalds. I have always been a fan, I have had several childhood birthdays there. They were awesome by the way. I got a barbie bike and was allowed to ride it around in McDonalds. Who gets to do that?! Me!!! Anyway James and I stopped for breakfast on our way back home. I got the fruit and walnut salad and the egg mc-muffin. It just hit the spot.
Day 14: Today I am thankful for routines. It was nice to go back to work today.
Day 11: Today I am thankful for my best friend Faie. James and I went out to Jacksonville over the weekend to see our newly engaged friends Faie and Chris! Faie had to work on Friday but after her lunch break I was able to go back with her. She is a teacher at a learning center and is in a room of babies. She gets the older ones who aren't yet a year. They were precious and I was glad to have been there. (I did find it odd that my heart didn't burst over all of them and their cuteness, normally it does.) After she got off work we went to David's Bridal. I had a lot of fun and Faie looked stunning in several of the dresses. None were purchased, but she definitely knows what style flatters her figure the best. She has a great hourglass figure. I was really just grateful to be part of the experience.
Day 12: Today I am thankful for water. We went to look at a possible venue today. It was a bed and breakfast in St. Augustine. I think they decided it was too small for their needs but the rooms were very nice and historical looking. It was overlooking the bay and simply gorgeous.
Day 13: Today I am thankful for McDonalds. I have always been a fan, I have had several childhood birthdays there. They were awesome by the way. I got a barbie bike and was allowed to ride it around in McDonalds. Who gets to do that?! Me!!! Anyway James and I stopped for breakfast on our way back home. I got the fruit and walnut salad and the egg mc-muffin. It just hit the spot.
Day 14: Today I am thankful for routines. It was nice to go back to work today.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Day Eight and Nine
Day 8: I am thankful for my friend Brooke. I went on a walk and talk with her. It was so nice. The weather was great, the Blue Angels were flying, and I was in the company of a wonderful lady. We are starting to walk in the mornings and I know it will become a habit that I will love. I know we won't be able to do it every morning due to schedules and appointments but I am glad to have someone to be active with.
Day 9: I am thankful for other bloggers. I follow some pretty creative people. One of them shared this video.
Ephesians 1:11 Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.
This really spoke to me. No I'm not a mom with young children, but I do struggle with having a sense of purpose. I find myself often thinking of being a mom, if I could just have a baby..or if I just had a job that made a difference. Reality is, it is not my season. I know that I will one day be a mom. In my heart of hearts I know and have faith that I will have children. I don't believe God would have placed that desire in me if it were not from Him in the first place. My focus has been off though, I am focused on the end result.
So right now, Lord, I place my focus back on You. I'm sorry for allowing my desire to have a baby and my desire to be thin be greater than my desire to know you. I once again come to with an open and apologetic heart. I love you Lord. Thank you for your great love. You are amazing to me.
Day 9: I am thankful for other bloggers. I follow some pretty creative people. One of them shared this video.
Ephesians 1:11 Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.
This really spoke to me. No I'm not a mom with young children, but I do struggle with having a sense of purpose. I find myself often thinking of being a mom, if I could just have a baby..or if I just had a job that made a difference. Reality is, it is not my season. I know that I will one day be a mom. In my heart of hearts I know and have faith that I will have children. I don't believe God would have placed that desire in me if it were not from Him in the first place. My focus has been off though, I am focused on the end result.
So right now, Lord, I place my focus back on You. I'm sorry for allowing my desire to have a baby and my desire to be thin be greater than my desire to know you. I once again come to with an open and apologetic heart. I love you Lord. Thank you for your great love. You are amazing to me.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Day Seven
7. I am thankful to have food in my cabinets. It may not always be food that I am in the mood for, but I have never gone hungry. God always provides.
I remember after James and I had been married just a couple of months and I had not yet found a job, money was tight. We typically had the $1 Totino's pizzas, cereal, and mac & cheese in the house. One time I made some plain buttered spaghetti noodles because we didn't have 69 cents to get a can of sauce. The next day I cleverly put some salsa on top, it was decent. Although I haven't had any sense that day. I'm surprised that I look back fondly on those days of being broke. I don't miss the stress, or the fights, or the wondering what bills are going to get paid this month. I guess I just look back and see that I have made it. No I'm not big hot shot and yes I still am an entry level employee. I don't really mind it though. I don't want to think about what others think of me. I am content. I have somewhat learned how to manage money. I still don't really know what savings is exactly, but the bills are definitely all paid on time and some are overpaid :)
I remember after James and I had been married just a couple of months and I had not yet found a job, money was tight. We typically had the $1 Totino's pizzas, cereal, and mac & cheese in the house. One time I made some plain buttered spaghetti noodles because we didn't have 69 cents to get a can of sauce. The next day I cleverly put some salsa on top, it was decent. Although I haven't had any sense that day. I'm surprised that I look back fondly on those days of being broke. I don't miss the stress, or the fights, or the wondering what bills are going to get paid this month. I guess I just look back and see that I have made it. No I'm not big hot shot and yes I still am an entry level employee. I don't really mind it though. I don't want to think about what others think of me. I am content. I have somewhat learned how to manage money. I still don't really know what savings is exactly, but the bills are definitely all paid on time and some are overpaid :)
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Month of Thanks
I'm a late starting on this so I won't elaborate on these first six days.
Day 1. I'm thankful for my savior Jesus Christ.
Day 2. I'm thankful to spend the rest of my life with James, my best friend.
Day 3. I'm thankful to have been blessed with godly, loving parents.
Day 4. I'm thankful for my in-laws. They raised the man I love .
Day 5. I'm thankful for my nieces and nephew. They make the family that much more fun.
Day 6. I'm thankful that I have lasting friendships from everyplace the military has moved us.
Day 1. I'm thankful for my savior Jesus Christ.
Day 2. I'm thankful to spend the rest of my life with James, my best friend.
Day 3. I'm thankful to have been blessed with godly, loving parents.
Day 4. I'm thankful for my in-laws. They raised the man I love .
Day 5. I'm thankful for my nieces and nephew. They make the family that much more fun.
Day 6. I'm thankful that I have lasting friendships from everyplace the military has moved us.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Soap
I have always loved Bath and Body Works. My favorite products that they sell are the hand soaps and air-fresheners. I don't like spending $6 on soap though so that why I love the in-between retail season. They are putting out all the Christmas stuff and so now is the time to buy your favorite fall products.
I love this cinnamon raisin cookie soap! I wash my hands and it smells just like homemade cookies. I know some people don't like to buy products that smell like food because it makes them either want that food or makes them of course smell like that food. I don't mind though. If you smell me and I remind you of a cookie maybe you'll think I'm sweet. :)
I typically like my house to smell fresh. It is hard to do since we have hound dogs in the house. :/ (When we got back from Japan we said we were jut going to let them sleep in the laundry room. Otherwise they were going to be outside dogs. Yeah, that didn't work out. They just look so sweet and sad...) I fell in love with the bamboo scent of air-freshener and then they discontinued it. I hope that it will come back. Maybe they made it into a spring or summer product. I liked the bamboo scent because it smelled fresh and clean. I typically think that lemon is a fresh and clean scent. (That reminds me, I need to mop the kitchen and bathrooms sometime...eventually....meh..) So when we went into Bath and Body Works we had the intention to buy a fresh smelling air-freshener. Low and behold we found a seasonal fresh smell on sale! Autumn Apple. It is fresh and clean. I am happy to add apple to the fresh smells appropriate for the house. 1. Bamboo 2. Lemon 3. Apple.
Do you know of any other fresh smells that aren't overpowering but make you think "clean?"
I typically like my house to smell fresh. It is hard to do since we have hound dogs in the house. :/ (When we got back from Japan we said we were jut going to let them sleep in the laundry room. Otherwise they were going to be outside dogs. Yeah, that didn't work out. They just look so sweet and sad...) I fell in love with the bamboo scent of air-freshener and then they discontinued it. I hope that it will come back. Maybe they made it into a spring or summer product. I liked the bamboo scent because it smelled fresh and clean. I typically think that lemon is a fresh and clean scent. (That reminds me, I need to mop the kitchen and bathrooms sometime...eventually....meh..) So when we went into Bath and Body Works we had the intention to buy a fresh smelling air-freshener. Low and behold we found a seasonal fresh smell on sale! Autumn Apple. It is fresh and clean. I am happy to add apple to the fresh smells appropriate for the house. 1. Bamboo 2. Lemon 3. Apple.
Do you know of any other fresh smells that aren't overpowering but make you think "clean?"
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