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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
sooooo tired.
I am completely wiped out. Abby has kept me up the past two nights. Every hour she wakes up crying because her molars are coming in. I feel like I have a newborn again. I'm praying hard for a good night sleep tonight, cause I'm just fried.
Monday, September 29, 2008
27 years ago
Last night my sister-in-law asked me if I had ever thought by the time I was 27 that I would be married with a one and a half year old daughter. My answer is yes, I definitely had hoped to be where I am at this point in my life. I'm so thankful to God for exactly where he has placed me. However, I never could have imagined the road leading up to this point in my life. There are challenges that I am either facing right now or see coming and I think "I can't do that" or "how will I get through this?" yet as I look back at the struggles and challenges I have overcome, I realize I can get through these things. All this with the help of God.
In 27 more years I hope and pray for 3 things:
1. My only life goal will continue to remain, Love God.
2. My husband will know that everyday I love him even more than the day I became his wife. More importantly, I respect him.
3. My child(ren) will see my life and love for God as a reflection of how they want to live their lives and even greater.
Some Birthday gifts from the family...
Ever since we moved 1 1/2 years ago I have had my heart set on getting a china cabinet. For the women in my family, china is a big deal. When my sister and I registered for our weddings it wasn't a question whether we would request china or not. Having special things like this is something my mom has taught us girls and was learned from her mom by her mom... I can always remember my mom setting the table really nice with her china for all sorts of occasions, from Easter to Birthdays and even joyous milestones in our lives. This is something my sister and I plan to do with our families. So you can see why having a china cabinet is a big deal for me and how frustrating storing the dishes in boxes in the closet has been. Well, one day last week I was driving by a hit or miss type consignment shop. I didn't have Abby, so I figured I would stop and run in. I found it! A great cabinet for a really good deal :) I called up my mom and had her come check it out and asked if it could be my B-day gift. When we got it home I felt like a little girl again playing with a doll house. I couldn't wait to polish it up and organize it just right! Now I can't stop talking about it :) I really hope to pass down a tradition of making the table nice and the importance of family time around it to Abby.
Monetary gifts are fun, but the best Birthday present of all was this...
I've been so spoiled to have spent all of my Birthdays with my family (except for a few in college). I was sad that Esther, Rob and Ashley wouldn't be with us to celebrate, but Tim had the most brilliant idea! SKYPE!!! This is our family's new favorite technology!!! It was the absolute BEST way to end my Birthday :) :) :) :)
In 27 more years I hope and pray for 3 things:
1. My only life goal will continue to remain, Love God.
2. My husband will know that everyday I love him even more than the day I became his wife. More importantly, I respect him.
3. My child(ren) will see my life and love for God as a reflection of how they want to live their lives and even greater.
Some Birthday gifts from the family...
Ever since we moved 1 1/2 years ago I have had my heart set on getting a china cabinet. For the women in my family, china is a big deal. When my sister and I registered for our weddings it wasn't a question whether we would request china or not. Having special things like this is something my mom has taught us girls and was learned from her mom by her mom... I can always remember my mom setting the table really nice with her china for all sorts of occasions, from Easter to Birthdays and even joyous milestones in our lives. This is something my sister and I plan to do with our families. So you can see why having a china cabinet is a big deal for me and how frustrating storing the dishes in boxes in the closet has been. Well, one day last week I was driving by a hit or miss type consignment shop. I didn't have Abby, so I figured I would stop and run in. I found it! A great cabinet for a really good deal :) I called up my mom and had her come check it out and asked if it could be my B-day gift. When we got it home I felt like a little girl again playing with a doll house. I couldn't wait to polish it up and organize it just right! Now I can't stop talking about it :) I really hope to pass down a tradition of making the table nice and the importance of family time around it to Abby.
Monetary gifts are fun, but the best Birthday present of all was this...
I've been so spoiled to have spent all of my Birthdays with my family (except for a few in college). I was sad that Esther, Rob and Ashley wouldn't be with us to celebrate, but Tim had the most brilliant idea! SKYPE!!! This is our family's new favorite technology!!! It was the absolute BEST way to end my Birthday :) :) :) :)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Family
Gift from mommy and daddy's trip.
Grandpa lovin.
Daddy playtime.
At Abby's 15 month check-up the doctor was concerned that she wasn't drinking enough fluids. Since we took her off the bottle she refuses to drink milk from anything else. She isn't thrilled about juice, so that leaves us with water. She drinks water, just never more than maybe 10 ounces a day. We have tried EVERYTHING! Anytime she takes interest in drinking we have a party.
Abby has alway had a thing for music and loves to dance or move to the beat. If you know me well, this is quite funny. Here we are in Stew Leonards with our play group. The other kids could give or take the singing milk cartons. However, Abby wants to be part of the show.
Ok, so remember this bathroom post? Notice the date. This is where we are with that project. As you can see, we are not in the bathroom anymore, but the entry way. The bathroom is the door to the left and is it finished? Well, the floor is. What started as a small project replacing our sink with a nicer one some friends gave us (thanks Chad and Kelly) turned into the floor needing being redone in the bathroom and of course the floor in the bathroom didn't match the floor in the entryway, so that had to be done too. So after that, the walls needed to be painted. The first color wasn't a good match, which brought on another trip to Home Depot. With end in sight, we finally went back to install the sink and discovered the pipes don't line up with it. Now we are looking for a plumber. The floor looks great though :)
Grandpa lovin.
Daddy playtime.
At Abby's 15 month check-up the doctor was concerned that she wasn't drinking enough fluids. Since we took her off the bottle she refuses to drink milk from anything else. She isn't thrilled about juice, so that leaves us with water. She drinks water, just never more than maybe 10 ounces a day. We have tried EVERYTHING! Anytime she takes interest in drinking we have a party.
Abby has alway had a thing for music and loves to dance or move to the beat. If you know me well, this is quite funny. Here we are in Stew Leonards with our play group. The other kids could give or take the singing milk cartons. However, Abby wants to be part of the show.
Ok, so remember this bathroom post? Notice the date. This is where we are with that project. As you can see, we are not in the bathroom anymore, but the entry way. The bathroom is the door to the left and is it finished? Well, the floor is. What started as a small project replacing our sink with a nicer one some friends gave us (thanks Chad and Kelly) turned into the floor needing being redone in the bathroom and of course the floor in the bathroom didn't match the floor in the entryway, so that had to be done too. So after that, the walls needed to be painted. The first color wasn't a good match, which brought on another trip to Home Depot. With end in sight, we finally went back to install the sink and discovered the pipes don't line up with it. Now we are looking for a plumber. The floor looks great though :)
Monday, September 8, 2008
Back from Bermuda!
Bermuda was amazing! As for the ship... we will be sure to fill out our evaluations! Brian and I did have a very relaxing time away from the daily grind. I definitely missed Abby a lot, but it wasn't that bad being away from her for a week. It really gave Brian and I time to invest in our marriage and just have fun together. We found one of our favorite things while on board was going to the art auctions. We loved bidding on various artwork and actually took home two pieces (for great deals) we really enjoy. After reading this post check out RH photo blog for more fun pics.
While on the boat this was Rachel's favorite spot.
This was Brian's favorite spot.
All excited about going to the pool.
Not excited anymore :( Not really our idea of relaxing.
Luckily Bermuda made up for it!!
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