antsy

I am feeling so antsy today. I did some laundry, went to the grocery store, read a book and I think I have been sitting at this computer for 2 hours or so. Not a lot going on at the Marshall household today. And that's ok. Except for the fact that I start doing one thing, get bored and then wander back to the computer. Ugh. I think I have been on the Etsy site too long. I see too many cute things on there that I feel I need (yeah, right. Need? No. Want? Absolutely!). Like this:

The down side to being bored and searching Etsy? While looking for mouse pads on Etsy, I came across this. Not too sure Mike would be a big fan.

You Gotta Have Friends

I had an impromptu get together with Jeanie and Cheryl last night, which as always, was too much fun. It also amazed me that a void in my heart was filled last night, too. The void didn't come from anything in particular, but probably came about as a culmination of things both happening and not happening in my life.

I don't believe in coincidences. I believe everything, both big and small, happen for a reason. I think about friends the same way. Look at your group of friends. At least for me, each of my friends brings something into my life. They are my friends, my sisters, my essential people. God did an amazing thing when he brought these women into my life. He sure knew what he was doing!

I was talking to a girl at work who is graduating soon from high school. She asked me if I stayed friends with anyone from high school. I knew where she was going with this question. Sadly, I had to tell her that I only stayed friends with one person from high school (love ya, Jaime!). I know she is happy to be graduating, but scared at the thought of starting a new phase of her life without her friends from high school. So many thoughts ran through my mind, but most of them I didn't share with her. I am not sure she wants or is ready to hear them. After all, how can I tell this girl that she probably won't stay connected to most of her high school friends, that she is going to go through different phases of her life where she leaves old friends behind and gains new ones? I can't tell her these things, because it's not something you can really tell someone. She will understand when she goes through it.

If you would have revealed to me in high school the group of girlfriends I have today, I never would have believed you. I am so lucky, so immensely blessed and so thankful to have my friends in my life.

10 on Tuesday

I am not sure that I can give you ten things today, due to my blogging rut, but I am going to give it a try anyway!

1.) The first episode of the Bachelorette is always entertaining, don't you think? So many men, so many things to say about them. Not to mention that there is usually a few men that are so goofy that you have to wonder if ABC picked them strictly for that purpose. Really, ABC? Foot fetish guy? The 5' body builder with the capped teeth? It's no wonder Mike refuses to watch this with me.

2.) I have been having terrible dreams lately. The kind that you remember for the rest of the day. I wonder if that means anything....

3.) I am planning on some serious shopping this Friday. The Gap outlet is calling my name! I also think that I need to visit Forever 21, since I always see cute tops in the store windows. Now I realize I left 21 a while ago, but darn it, my wardrobe has gotten boring!

4.) Cami had her first visit ever to the dog groomers yesterday. I was a little worried that she would be traumatized, but she handled it like a champ! This is the time of year where she sheds like no other, and leaves a trail of dog hair wherever she goes, but the groomers brushed her out so well that her coat is actually back to what it was when she was a puppy. That makes me ecstatic.

5.) I am in mood to get all of our household projects done. All at once. Now, that will not happen, but a girl can dream, can't she?

6.) Summer is practically here and I feel like my summer is already gone. When I look at my calendar, and think of all the things we want to do this summer, it sure feels like my entire summer is filled. I hate that summer passes so quickly!

7.) I can't stop singing Mat Kearney songs. Especially Closer to Love. Which prompted me to check out his tour dates, and oh guess what? He's coming to GR in July! I think I need to get tickets.

8.) Our 5 year anniversary is coming up in June and I really want to get Mike something. We said that our trip was our gift to each other, but I love giving presents. Especially to him. However, I am stumped as to what to get. The man has everything and if needs something, he buys it. Any clever ideas?

9.) I'd like to say thank you to the Girl Scouts of America for making those delicious Thin Mints. My freezer is full of those minty goodies and they are the perfect snack. Except for when I go overboard and eat a dozen.

10.) Now I know why the Blackberry is dubbed "crackberry" because that little gadget is addicting! I have never checked Facebook so much in my life.

The Blahs

I have a serious case of the blahs, not to mention that I have been in a blogging rut. Not too much is going on, but I am taking this as a blessing! I need things to go smoothly for a while.

As the weather gets nicer, it reminds me that my Jamaica trip is next month. I am beside myself with eagerness for it to be here. What I am not eager to do is buy a new bathing suit. I really don't want to try one on, nor do I want to expose my glaring whiteness just yet. And looking at Victoria's Secret is not helping. Here are a few I like, only I want the body to come with it too!

How in the world does her stomach get that flat? I don't think mine will ever look like that, no matter how long I sweat at the gym. My love for food overpowers my need for a flat stomach!

National Day of Prayer

I was reminded this morning, (as I was sitting in the drive thru at Biggby) that today is the National Day of Prayer. I can only say that I know that my prayer life has definitely changed over the years, and am I soooo glad for it. Prayer has become a blessing in my life rather than a hindrance. It's funny...I look back on my childhood and even my teen years where my prayers were only of the pleading sort."Please God, let me pass this math test, and I will do anything you want." or "Please God, do not let me get into trouble. I'll go to church every single Sunday for the rest of my life!". Oh, the prayers of my youth.

I am so grateful that my prayer life has gotten to a place where I don't feel bound by it, but freed by it.

10 on Tuesday

1.) One of my favorite things about summer is that I can lay around in my own backyard in my bathing suit and an ice cold drink. Here's where it gets crazy-I won't tan in a tanning bed because I am afraid I'll get skin cancer, yet I"ll lay out without sunscreen on because somehow that is safer. In my own head it makes perfect sense.

2.) I have never had a cavity in my life. Until they built a Biggby coffee a few blocks from my house. The delicious sugar filled lattes have corrupted my mouth and now I have to pay a visit to the dentist tomorrow to have a cavity filled. I considered going with a sugar free version, but it's just not the same.

3.) I don't know what I am thinking growing out my hair. It's a mess and I am ready to shave it all off.

4.) I usually don't wear shorts in the summer. I have the skinniest legs and I don't like them at all. However, I bought a pair of shorts at work the other day. They were so cute and I had to give them a whirl, so I brought them home. These were the shortest shorts I think I have ever owned. But hey, if I'm going to actually go there, then why not be drastic about it?

5.) When it rains, it pours! We have really old gutters on our house and we decided to get new gutters after a little incident last weekend. Well, as soon as we were settled with that, Mike discovers that our water heater is leaking. Big time. Guess who is also getting a new water heater this week?

6.) I finally got my new passport in the mail. I laughed when I opened it. It looks like a mug shot.

7.) I am feeling better about the all the pregnant women at work thing. I can actually kind of laugh about it. This verse is helping too: "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful." (Hebrews 10:23). I love the book of Hebrews something fierce.

8.) I love movies. One of my very favorite things to do is go to the movies. Sadly, I can't tell you the last movie I went to see. I can't wait for: My Sister's Keeper (you need to read the book!), Angels and Demons, and Harry Potter.

9.) Mike and I are in a food rut. I think we eat the same thing for dinner over and over and over. Any favorite of yours that we need to try?

10.) I just feel blessed with all that I have.

long week

This week has seriously been the longest week of my life. It will not end.

Work was tough this week as we had to get ready for our Regional President to visit.

However, I did have a nice day off yesterday! I did nothing except eat and lay around the house. Mike and I went out for lunch and then came home and fell asleep on the couch. I am pretty sure that negated my workout from earlier in the morning. When I did manage to crack open an eyelid, it was only long enough to reach for the remote and try to catch up on some shows I had DVR'd. Don't get me started on my new favorite show, Deadliest Catch. Why some show about crab fishing in the Bering Sea appeals to me, I cannot tell you. Just know that I can't get enough.

Finally, I had dinner at the Olive Garden with Jeanie and Cheryl. No surprise that our dinner took 4 hours! I am pretty sure our waiter was ready to see us go. He just stopped coming by the table after a while. What can I say? When we get together, we have everything and nothing to talk about all at once. Like hot rollers, funerals, the History Channel, and the lack of Vitamin D we are getting (darn rain).

It's days like yesterday that get me through the longest weeks of my life. That and coffee...