Oh my. I don't even know where to begin. It has been too long. What is that saying, "life happens"? Well, it sure does. I'm not going to try and play catch up for the last few months, it would be waaay too much. Here are a few highlights: we have set a wedding date (April 24, 2010), we are hoping to have our house finished by Christmas (of THIS year), I moved to Boaz, I finally bought a wedding dress ( and I LOVE it!!), Brian and Katie joined Corinth (big yay! we are so blessed!), I turned twenty-five (ugh), Ross and I went on our first "real" vacation (more on that later), found out an old high school friend is pregnant with her first child (congrats Hahn!), and of course just the same old day to day musings. Ha. I will post pictures of the progress that we have made on the house and from our vacation (and other random things, I am sure). But for the time being, I just needed to blog to get back in the habit. (And I am at work!) I will be back soon. Really. :)





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Lord Send A Revival...And Let It Begin In Me!

It is revival time and I can't wait! It starts Sunday (Easter! How great is that?!) and will run until Wednesday. I can't wait to see the amazing things that I KNOW are sure to happen. It starts at 7:oo for any of you that can come. I would LOVE to see you there! I don't really have much to post, I just wanted to blog tonight because I don't know that I will have another chance until the middle of next week. We have to go to both of Ross' grandmothers and mine as well so it is going to be a busy weekend, and then comes revival. I hope that everyone has a very Happy Easter!

Ideas....

I like these colors. Maybe not quite as much green.

This was the original plan for the bridesmaids. Something close, anyway.

I really like these colors!

But, then again I like these too.

What do you think?!

This Is What Saturdays Are Supposed To Be Like...

Today has been a great day!! (Even though I had to get up at 6:00!) I started this BEAUTIFUL day by going all the way to Hazel Green with my mom and grandmother to watch my little cousin play soccer. What fun! We had a blast. It is so hilarious watching a bunch of six year olds fighting over a soccer ball. I laughed so hard! Riley did great! She got best defensive player. Yay, Riley!! The weather was perfect. The game started at nine and it was just right. Not to hot, and not to cold. We left there and went to a thrift store. (Where I bought an awesome dress AND shoes to match for $6.58!). This was followed up with a few yard sales and lunch. Nothing like spending time with Mawmaw. We got home around one and I went straight in the house to change into my "yard working clothes". Mom and I worked outside for a couple of hours and I actually got blistered! Not that it takes much these days. I LOVE spring. Even if my nose is constantly stopped up AND running, I'm sneezing my head off, and I'm hoarse for a couple of months. Oh well, the weather is amazing and I love to see all of the flowers and tress blooming! It's too bad that I am going to have to get my winter clothes back out on Tuesday. It is going to be freezing! After working outside I came in and fixed a quick dinner, cleaned up the kitchen, practiced a few songs with Mom for church tomorrow, took a bubble bath, played a little Sudoku(while in the tub!), and now I am getting to blog. This is what Saturdays are supposed to be like! It also means that tomorrow is Sunday! Like I mentioned yesterday I missed church on Wednesday night and I can't wait for tomorrow! I miss my church family, the singing, the preaching, watching the Holy Spirit move from one pew to the next, I miss it all!! I hope that you are all as excited as I am!

So, I have been thinking about the wedding a lot today. I am really torn. I know for sure that I want the theme to be black and white (champagne). I am really considering wearing a champagne colored dress instead of white, just because I think that it is more elegant. Originally I had planned on the bridesmaids carrying calla lillies (off white) and my bouquet being RED. Roses probably but not a definite. So here is my dilemma. I am now wondering if I want to add some color in there and have the bridesmaids have a "colorful" bouquet. The question is....what color(s)? I have no idea! I have thought about pink. Not bright pink, and not baby pink. Something in between. More like an "antique" pink mixed with something ivory/cream colored. Does this make any sense? I just don't want it to be too loud or too busy. My goal is for it to be simple and elegant. However, it is going to be in May. I'm so confused! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Maybe I will post some pictures on here and you all can help me decide. Hmm... that is what I am going to do! Let me know what you think!

We Made It....

Well, today is Friday. We made it through the week! Miranda comes home tomorrow and everybody is so excited!I know that she is so ready to see her babies! Layla asked me on Wednesday, "Now when is my Momma coming home from 'Guatalamala'?" Haha. Close enough. Tuesday was a long day. It was coming a heck of a storm when I got up so I had to get three kids out into the pouring rain to take Logan to school. It was so nasty outside. Lawson screamed all the way to school and all the way back home. He spent more time crying than he did not crying that day. He was running a fever and he was just miserable. He was up and down all night. The rest of the week was much better however. We made it with no catastrophes. (Other than Logan "accidentally" jabbing Layla with a thumb tack.) On Wednesday Layla, Lawson and I went to Jacksonville to visit some old friends. It brought back such happy memories! Oh how I miss that place. I suppose it is sort of bitter sweet because Brian and I really dealt with a lot while living there (my parents getting divorced, Brian's dad passing away, etc...) but we also had SO much fun. We had NO IDEA how good we had it!! We often joke about how fun it would be to just go back for one week. We both know that it would never be the some though. We went to Struts where Layla and I shared some bacon cheese fries that were SO good. I found myself just driving around letting all of the old memories just flood back to me but then I realized that I probably wouldn't move back even if I had the chance. So much has changed. Not that I could ever get Ross out of Rodentown!! Ha.
Today was a good day. Ross and I got out just to "loafer" (as my Dad would say). We were driving by the outlets and I noticed that they had a new Catalog Closeout store and I talked Ross into stopping. I was SO glad that we did. I have been looking for disposable cameras and they are so expensive! Ok, so $6.oo isn't expensive but when you are looking to buy a bunch of them it really adds up. I want several of them to put on the tables at our wedding reception so that all the guests can take pictures. Then the guests just leave them on the tables and you take them and get them developed. How fun! So, I found Kodak disposable cameras for $1.00 each today!!! How exciting! I only bought ten but I think that I am going to go back and pick up some more. I am going with my grandmother in the morning to Hazel Green to my little cousins soccer game so I am thinking about using one of the cameras and getting it developed to make sure that it works. If so, I will definitely pick up several more. We goofed off until around four and then we had to go home so that Ross could get ready to go to work. Overall it has been a pretty good week, however THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME! I can't wait to crawl into my own bed! I hope that everyone has had a great week. I can't wait for Sunday. I didn't get to go to my church on Wednesday night and oh how I missed it. My soul is hungry, and it can't get here fast enough!!!

Update..

Well, it is 9:30 on Monday night and everyone is in bed! Except me, of course. Now I know why Miranda is always up until midnight. It is the only time that you have to yourself!! Ha. It has been a great day. Layla didn't wake up until about eight and Lawson didn't wake up until after 9:30. He slept for 12 hours! I kept going in his room to check on him, but he was just snoozing. After breakfast we all got baths and got dressed and went to Oxford to have my engagement ring inspected. After that we went and ate lunch. We got home just in time to pick Logan up after school. Logan had ball practice at 5:30 so he and Nick left around 5. Lawson was still down for a nap so Layla and I snuggled up on the couch for some quality bonding time with each other and the Disney channel. When Lawson woke up he was as ill as a little hornet. He is teething and he has not been a happy boy the past few nights. Its ok though, he just joined me and Layla on the couch. When Nick and Logan got home it was time for supper. After supper it was bath time (for Logan), homework time and then bedtime. He has SAT's this week so he has to get plenty of rest. Nick was the fist to pass out, Logan was next. While I was in the kitchen making bottles I noticed that Layla was being awfully quiet. That is never a good sign. I checked her bedroom but she wasn't in there. Next stop - Logan's bedroom. She wasn't in there either. Where was she at? In the bed with her daddy. She was so tired. She didn't even tell me goodnight!! After some play time, Lawson was ready for bed too. It is almost too easy with him...just give him a bottle and lay him in his crib and is out out for at least eight hours (most of the time). So, here I am. I have cleaned up the kitchen, packed Logan's book bag and laid out his school clothes. It has been a good day. I got to talk to Miranda for a few minutes last night. They are having a great time. Please continue to keep her in your prayers. Well, I am off to bed. Hope everyone has a great week!

Playing Mommy For A Week...

Tonight's post will be short, I just wanted to blog before I go to bed. I'm sure that I won't have a chance next week, I am playing Mommy to three of the most precious children alive! Miranda left yesterday morning at five o'clock for Guatemala!! She is on a mission trip and will be gone for eight days! So, what does that mean? It means that starting tomorrow I get to live Miranda's life for a week. My "future Mommy" skills are really going to be put to the test! I am packing my bags and moving to Alexandria for a week and moving in with Nick and the kids. It should be a VERY interesting week. Nick has to be at work at five o'clock every morning so that means that he leaves at four thirty. SO.... I have to have three kids ( a seven year old, a three year old and a nine month old) up, fed, dressed and out the door at seven o'clock every morning in order to have Logan at school on time. THIS is the part that I am most nervous about. It overwhelms me to think about Miranda having to do this EVERY morning! Not only does she get all of the above accomplished but she also drops Layla and Lawson off and gets to work in Anniston by 7:45. She should really get some kind of award. It is going to be stressful but I am looking forward to it. I never get to spend as much time with them as I would like. It also gives me the chance to catch up with some old friends in Jacksonville since I will be so close. Layla, Lawson and I have a couple of lunch dates. So I said all of that to say this.... PRAY FOR ME!!!! Ha. Please also keep Miranda in your prayers. She has such an important job to do over there. Hopefully I will be able to post an update or two during the week but I'm not making any promises!