I'm Back

I am back from my glorious vacation, but I am not really well rested! I'm not going to get into detail about the trip now since I have SO MUCH laundry and other things to catch up on before I can catch my breath. However, here is one of my favorite pics from the trip!

5 Years

Happy Anniversary to my Sweet Husband! We have been married 5 years today!


Mike, just saying I love you doesn't encompass all of the love I have for you. I would go to the ends of this world for you. Thank you for making me laugh everyday, for knowing what I am thinking at times without me having to say a word, for being the strong one. May the road that stretches out in front of us be as blessed as the road behind us.

Get me outta here!

I swear my brain is already on vacation! I can't think about anything else, and I even brought out the big red monster, aka my suitcase. I have already started packing, which should be good since this gives me a bunch of extra time to wonder if I have packed everything. We leave on Wednesday, but I wish it was tomorrow!

Still feeling hopeful, even though I was a little bummed yesterday. I really thought this was going to be the month I was going to get pregnant. I was so sure! You couldn't tell me otherwise. So you can imagine my emotions yesterday when I discovered this wasn't going to be the month. You can't blame a girl for being blindly optimistic, can you? Part of me was kicking myself for letting my hopeful thoughts lead me astray, but I know that God wants me to get my hopes up. I know that He wants me to be hopeful in the plans He has laid out, but sometimes it is SO HARD to hang in there.

Hopeful

I don't know what it is, but there is something about this week that has me feeling so hopeful. Maybe it's the weather, or the nearness of my vacation, but I can't help but feel optimistic about the path stretching out in front me. It feels so good to put away the worries of yesterday and to think about all the possibilities that could be right around the corner. I told myself that I am not going to think about the what if"s in my life, and be thankful for what already is. I am surprising myself, because it is so not like to me to be this optimistic, and I think I have been letting myself drown in the sadness of what I don't have in my life (i.e. a baby). I am ready to change my outlook, say yes to opportunity, to believe the desires that God put in my heart and to just live.

Tagged

My friend Jaime tagged me, so here we go! The rules are simple--put an asterisk by the things you have done and tag others to do the same.

1. Started your own blog**
2. Slept under the stars**
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii** (lived there!)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world**
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight**
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill**
24. Built a snow fort**
25. Held a lamb and a baby deer incidentally
26. Gone skinny dipping**
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola**
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset**
31. Hit a home run**
32. Been on a cruise**
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person**
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community**
36. Taught yourself a new language** (well, I didn't really teach myself. Still count?)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied**
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke**
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant**(not at a restaurant, but at a coffee shop)
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling**
52. Kissed in the rain**
53. Played in the mud**
54. Gone to a drive-in theater**
55. Been in a movie* (no, but my name is in a movie title--Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Yeah, haha)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen**
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies**
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason**
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Been to 3 or more continents
67. Bounced a check**
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy**
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in Arlington
77. Broken a bone** (my left arm when I was 5 or 6)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle**
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem (no, but this is on my Bucket list!)
84. Had your picture in the newspaper**
85. Read the entire Bible (No, but working on it)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox**
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury** (twice)
91. Met someone famous**
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one**
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person**
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone**
99. Been stung by a bee**

I tag all of you to do this list on your blog! Have fun!

Lazy Day

Although my plans for this weekend were deterred, I am still so happy to have the weekend off. It has actually been nice to do absolutely nothing. And when I say absolutely nothing, I mean NOTHING. I have been in my sweats since early afternoon and have been just laying around the house. It's been wonderful, although I do feel slightly guilty when I look at the stuffed laundry baskets. But I can do laundry anytime, right?



I got this little sweet treat from my friend Cheryl yesterday.



It is a key holder for your purse! I can never find my keys in the bottomless pit that is my purse, so when we were out for dinner on Thursday, Cheryl offered a solution in the form of this cute necessity. You just attach your keys, and there is a hook that then hangs from your purse, so you can always find your keys when you need to. Hallelujah! Thanks, C for the gift!

Musical Performance: Pearl Jam (06/01/09)

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Musical Performance: Pearl Jam (06/01/09)

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Just posting this because they are one of my favorite bands. Enough said.

ABC's of me

Saw this over on Faith's blog, and thought I would post it, seeing as I have nothing to blog about today!

A - Age: 30

B - Bed size: Queen...although I think would love to have a king if we had the room.

C - Chore you hate: Cleaning the bathroom, especially the shower.

D - Dog's name: Cami

E - Essential start your day item: Coffee, preferably a Carmel Marvel.

F - Favorite color: Green

G - Gold or Silver or Platinum: Definitely silver, but very rarely I like to wear gold.

H - Height: 5'3"

I - Instruments you play: None! I would like to learn to play the guitar though.

.J - Job title: Fine Jewelry and Accessories Supervisor

K - Kid(s): None, but praying for one!

L - Living arrangements: Cute little ranch style home with hubby and furbaby.

M - Mom's name: Ginny

N - Nicknames: I don't have a nickname!

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: No hospital stays, thank goodness!

P - Pet Peeve: Slow drivers in the left lane

Q - Quote from a movie: "You have a baby...in a bar." Sweet Home Alabama--can't get sick of this movie. I love Reese Witherspoon.

R - Right handed or left handed: Right

S - Siblings: 1 brother, Paul

T - Time you wake up: It depends on the day. I am usually up by 8:30 or so.

U- Underwear: Yes.

V - Vegetable you dislike: I can't stand lima beans, or cauliflower. Or brussel sprouts.

W - Ways you run late: I spend too much time trying to find something to wear, which bewilders my husband. He looks at my closet and can't figure out why I have trouble finding something. Men just don't understand.

X - X-rays you've had: left arm, teeth

Y - Yummy food you make: Lasagna

Z - Zoo favorite: Panda bears