Suffering

Much of the south is suffering from mass destruction due to all of the terrible storms that swept across multiple areas. Please pray for all who are suffering from some type of loss, whether it be the loss of property, or more importantly, the loss of loved ones.
Please keep these areas in your thoughts and prayers as they will need time to heal and rebuild. I can honestly say that I have never seen footage like I did today, and I have seen my share due to growing up in the midst of hurricanes. I am so thankful that we are safe, but my heart hurts for those who did not make it through the storms safely.

Easter 2011 pics

We spent an amazing Easter weekend down south. We were able to enjoy beautiful weather, fun Easter egg hunts, time with family and friends, a wonderful church service by the pastor who married us, and even had a date night for just the mister and I!

Drinking from a big cup that ended up all down her dress:

Ready to catch some bugs with her new handy dandy magnifying glass, butterfly net, bug house, and apron courtesy of Mimi!

Going on a butterfly hunt in Poppy's garden:

The Easter bunny definitely came and it seems that he may have dropped off twice the load since he came to Mimi and Poppy's house (I think Mimi and Poppy had something to do with a few of those items)!

After an amazing service on Sunday-He LIVES!!!


We met some friends (errr enemies at the duck/goose pond)

and even saw some baby geese!

I so wish this picture wasn't blurry:(

We enjoyed a walk along the beach:

and then of course had another egg hunt thanks to the Easter bunny (who also left a trail of celery)!

Parties and Egg Hunts

Here are several photos from the parties and egg hunts that we have enjoyed over the past few weeks (and I have neglected to post thus far):

A Very Special Weekend

Easter had always had a special place in my heart. However, I must admit that it is so much meaningful now that I have a child of my own. It absolutely amazes me to know that Jesus died on the cross for US. Not just me, not just you, not just her, us!! It comforts me to know that LL might come to a few forks in the road during her lifetime where she might not end up making the right choices, but because Jesus died on the cross, she can be forgiven and still have a chance for an eternity in Heaven. Amongst all of the egg hunts, visits w/ Easter bunnies, filling baskets, etc....let us all remember what this day is all about and rejoice!!
Happy Good Friday and Easter to all!!!

Weekend Recap and Prayers

We had such a wonderful time this weekend with my friend and little Emme. We shopped, ate wonderful food, went on an egg hunt, cooked together, went to the zoo, and just had fun chatting! I was a little nervous due to the nasty storms Friday night, but luckily it cleared up by Saturday and we had a wonderful weekend.
It was so much fun, although the weekend FLEW by WAY too fast.
I have two very important prayer requests....
The first is for a sweet friend who lost a family member way too soon. Please pray that they find peace and healing durring this difficult time.
Another is for a sweet friend who is currently in ICU due to a SEVERE allergic reaction. Please pray for her as well and keep her out of harm's way.
I hope that you have a wonderful week, leading up to the best holiday that man could have!

ABC's of Me!

I saw this on a blog I follow and thought it would be fun. :o)

Age 30

Bed Size Queen

Chore You Hate ALL ;o)

Dogs Rosco-a mutt:)

Essential Start of Your Day Breakfast-its the most important meal of course:)

Favorite Color anything bright

Gold or Silver Silver...but I've been buying a lot of gold costume jewelry lately

Height 5'5

Instruments I Have Played the Recorder in college-ha!

Job Title Special Education Teacher

Kids LL

Love My faith, family, & friends....and shopping! ;o)

Moms Name Mimi (or Nene as LL calls her)

Nickname hmm...I have had various, but none that I am known as all around....the kids at school always give me nicknames b/c for some reason they can't say our last name

Overnight Hospital Stay During childbirth

Pet Peeve smoking in public

Quote Favorite the Golden Rule :)

Right or Left Handed Left

Siblings One younger sister-an older 1/2 brother and sister

Time You Wake Up 5:30a through the week and no later than 7:30a on the weekends

Upsetting child abuse...breaks my heart

Vegetables You Dislike BEANS (other than green beans)

What Makes You Run Late Ha-wish I knew!

X-Rays You've Had dental x-rays

Yummy Food Too many to name! New fave-see cookies in the post below:)

Zoo Animal hmmm--this is a tough one-I love them all--although I could do w/out visiting the repitle house...I guess my faves would be giraffes and monkeys/apes

YUMMO!!

So, last week I went to Publix to hit up some BOGOs and I just happened to pick up a bag of these:


Let me just say, I now have a new favorite cookie--YUMMO!!!
On another note, I ordered some workout DVDs online and they were supposed to be here last week. They better HURRY HURRY b/c I am currently on my second bag!!

Summer Wish List

So, I have decided to make an attempt to step it up a little and attempt to get back in style. In order to do that, I have created a wishlist of things that I hope to get before summer.
1) maxi dresses..These are super cute and comfy. I actually scored an awesome deal on one via ebay (see below), but hope to add more to my collection.
New With Tags for $5--SCORE!!


2) neutral color sandals (flats and/or wedges)
Something like these:



3) some new swimsuits.....yikes! Swimsuit shopping used to be one of my favorite past times-now it is anything but. I am not going to post any pics of this one b/c what I "LIKE" and what I end up with are two different things!

Princesses and Pirates!

Today, we had a wonderful time celebrating Miss. M's 3rd birthday party! I can't believe that she is 3! It feels like it was just yesterday that I was in her mom's hospital room holding her for the first time and wondering what the little bundle of joy in my belly would be. Time flies by WAY too fast!

Today was all about celebrating, and M's mom did it in style! The Pirates and Princess Party was one of the cutest themes that I have seen. 1/2 of the yard was decorated for the Princesses and the other 1/2 was decorated for the Pirates-SO cute!! Now, for me to start brainstorming about a theme for our 3rd bday-it will be here before we know it!

I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL week:)Only 5 more days until I see one of my dearest friends and her precious daughter!

Wishy Washy Weather

The weather lately has been driving me crazy! It is amazing that within a few days of each other I have to pull out both winter clothes and summer clothes! Today has been a beautiful day and LL and I enjoyed it by going to an outdoor lunch with two of my dearest friends and running a few errands. We will soak up some more sun tomorrow as we enjoy a 3rd birthday for a very dear friend.

I am hoping that the cold weather will stay away (as well as some of these awful storms that come and go) and that we will be able to enjoy a real spring before the heat of summer comes to stay!

Although we are able to enjoy some of the pretty weather this weekend, the rest will be spent inside trying to clean, clean, clean! We will have special guests staying with us for several nights starting at the end of the week, as sweet Emme and her mama come up to have more tests done. Lets all pray that everything goes smoothly with the tests and that we are also able to enjoy some great local spots for food and entertainment while they are here!

TV

This week I have been watching The Kennedy series. It is a fascinating, in depth look at the life of JFK. I have always been intrigued by 2 families-the Royal Family and the Kennedys. Although there was a lot of criticism surrounding this series, I am thoroughly enjoying it and have learned so much.


Speaking of my family fascinations, I also can not wait to end the month watching the Royal wedding of these two take place!


And speaking of TV.......Wow what a week! Between the fall on Dancing with the Stars and then this weeks elimination on Idol, it has almost been more than I can handle!

weekend recap

This weekend was busy, busy, busy. After school on Friday, LL and I ran several errands. Between the birthday parties, wedding showers, etc. this month, I decided that it would just be easier to get all of the gifts in one trip. Our shopping was a success and we enjoyed meeting the mister for Mexican afterwards.

On Saturday, it was back to running errands to get ready for the shower that I helped host on Sunday. LL was such a trooper through visits to bakeries, the craft store, Sams, Wal-Mart, etc! We came home and took a quick nap and then headed to the mall that evening for a shopping trip w/ LL's aunt and boyfriend.

On Sunday, we had an amazing service at church, went to an adorable Circus 2nd Birthday party, and then I helped out w/ the bridal shower while the mister and LL had quality time together.

Whew! It makes me tired just thinking about it all again, although we had a blast! We are looking forward to attending a Princess and Pirates party for a very good friend of ours this weekend!