Airline tickets to Boston- check
Red Sox tickets- check
Omni Parker Hotel booked- check
Photographer booked- check
Do you remember my photographer problem the other day? Well after searching through at least 50 photographers in the Boston area, we have decided to go with Jaymes Leavitt. Not only does he do great work, but he is going out of his way to make this shoot awesome and unforgettable! I really appreciate all the work he is doing leading up to this shoot. Working in the photography business, I am very picky about who I actually have to pay for photographs, but Jaymes is already proving to be worth every penny! :) If you are ever in the Boston area, or if you live there, he is a "must use" photographer. I just now have to be patient for April to come. hmmm, yeah, that will be easy now. lol
Ok, that was fun news. In very sad news:
Please be in prayer for these orphans. Please also pray that God will open up some doors to allow us to adopt them. Why again can't we? UGH LOOK AT THE VIDEO! WHY IN THE WORLD CAN I NOT GIVE THEM A LOVING HOME? :/
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wednesday I Wants
Yesterday I posted somethings I wanted from Fenway for myself.
Real quick: I want YOU to become a fan of my author facebook page, and for YOU to attend my book signing on March 20! (info on facebook page).
Here are things that I want right now for our future kiddos. Yes, I want to buy them NOW, but we are not sure the age, sex or NAME of our children yet! lol (ok we have names picked out, but they may be already named- depends on their age).
My friend Meredith has one of these for her precious little boy, and I knew I HAD to have them for my kids!!! IT'S JERSEY!!! Since we want a large family, what I might do is just get 2, one in red and one in blue- un-monogrammed- so that boys or girls can use them over time.
When I found Little Disciples, I about peed my pants!
When I found this one, I cried- in the store- I cried. Isn't it beautiful? Whenever we get tired when they cry, etc, we just have to read this. ♥
The one above is a must buy, and this one will be bought when we get a little boy- and depending on his age of course. :) LOVE IT!
Real quick: I want YOU to become a fan of my author facebook page, and for YOU to attend my book signing on March 20! (info on facebook page).
Here are things that I want right now for our future kiddos. Yes, I want to buy them NOW, but we are not sure the age, sex or NAME of our children yet! lol (ok we have names picked out, but they may be already named- depends on their age).
My friend Meredith has one of these for her precious little boy, and I knew I HAD to have them for my kids!!! IT'S JERSEY!!! Since we want a large family, what I might do is just get 2, one in red and one in blue- un-monogrammed- so that boys or girls can use them over time.When I found Little Disciples, I about peed my pants!
When I found this one, I cried- in the store- I cried. Isn't it beautiful? Whenever we get tired when they cry, etc, we just have to read this. ♥
The one above is a must buy, and this one will be bought when we get a little boy- and depending on his age of course. :) LOVE IT!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
15 and Pregnant
Ok, I am not writing about a teenager who is with child. I am just in awe that I know 15 ladies who are pregnant! That has to be a record right? Oh, and I have a friend who is trying and another friend who will start trying this summer. Am I the only one who is not pregnant? LOL
I was praying for all my pregnant friends, but now, I am sorry but I just lift you all up as a group. 15 is a lot of girls to remember in prayer! lol But, one does get a special prayer since she is on bed rest. No fun!
In other news, I was online window shopping at the Red Sox souvenir shop yesterday. Here are some of my must haves/wants/needs. lol
Yes, I am crossing over to the dark side. I am getting a Red Sox SNUGGIE. In April, it will be about 50 degrees during the day, so at night in the uncovered Fenway park- it will be what, about 30 something? Yeah, that's cold! So I was advised to bring a blanket. I will just have to swing by the store there on Yawkey Way and pick this one up! :)
If you know me, you know I LOVE all things Cheetah/Leopard print, (I never know which one it is, I just like it). Normally I wouldn't like this cheetah print, (I am very particular about my prints), but I LOVE this hat! I wanted to get another Red Sox hat since the I one I have is a trucker hat so I have been on the look out. Yeah, I about had a heart attack when I saw this one. Too perfect, huh? :)
There are other"I want" items at the store, but I need to see if they are in stock first. So, I shared with y'all my two must have items. :)
I was praying for all my pregnant friends, but now, I am sorry but I just lift you all up as a group. 15 is a lot of girls to remember in prayer! lol But, one does get a special prayer since she is on bed rest. No fun!
In other news, I was online window shopping at the Red Sox souvenir shop yesterday. Here are some of my must haves/wants/needs. lol
Yes, I am crossing over to the dark side. I am getting a Red Sox SNUGGIE. In April, it will be about 50 degrees during the day, so at night in the uncovered Fenway park- it will be what, about 30 something? Yeah, that's cold! So I was advised to bring a blanket. I will just have to swing by the store there on Yawkey Way and pick this one up! :)
If you know me, you know I LOVE all things Cheetah/Leopard print, (I never know which one it is, I just like it). Normally I wouldn't like this cheetah print, (I am very particular about my prints), but I LOVE this hat! I wanted to get another Red Sox hat since the I one I have is a trucker hat so I have been on the look out. Yeah, I about had a heart attack when I saw this one. Too perfect, huh? :)
There are other"I want" items at the store, but I need to see if they are in stock first. So, I shared with y'all my two must have items. :)
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Wanna join us?
I CANNOT WAIT until we go to Boston!!!
Whenever I travel, I always am too afraid to ask people to take our pics, ya know? Well, I solved our problem- and I can't believe I never thought about this before! We are booking a professional photographer to do a shoot of us at Fenway and other historic sites! I am a genius, right!? ;)
I found a few that have reasonable prices, and emailed them Friday morning- I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM! Umm, hello! I know from experience that photography is a very competitive market, so I am curious as to why I have not been responded to yet. I will give them a week- then I will look elsewhere.
I have 2 photogs here in Htown that I would love if they could accompany us to Boston- hence the title. Since I can't I have resorted to my search of Beantown photogs. Check out the Htown photogs Traci and Steve.
In my search for a photographer, I found one who had shots of Boston. Check them out here. This is not helping in my patience, but I can't help looking! I can't wait!
This is roughly our view at Fenway. We will be in the 7th row, so a little closer. The game may be weird being at eye level with the players' backs, but from these seats, we have a great view of the Green Monster, Pesky's poll, and the part of the park over home that says, "Fenway Park." :)
We CAN'T WAIT to see the Sox beat the Yanks! :)
Whenever I travel, I always am too afraid to ask people to take our pics, ya know? Well, I solved our problem- and I can't believe I never thought about this before! We are booking a professional photographer to do a shoot of us at Fenway and other historic sites! I am a genius, right!? ;)
I found a few that have reasonable prices, and emailed them Friday morning- I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM! Umm, hello! I know from experience that photography is a very competitive market, so I am curious as to why I have not been responded to yet. I will give them a week- then I will look elsewhere.
I have 2 photogs here in Htown that I would love if they could accompany us to Boston- hence the title. Since I can't I have resorted to my search of Beantown photogs. Check out the Htown photogs Traci and Steve.
In my search for a photographer, I found one who had shots of Boston. Check them out here. This is not helping in my patience, but I can't help looking! I can't wait!
This is roughly our view at Fenway. We will be in the 7th row, so a little closer. The game may be weird being at eye level with the players' backs, but from these seats, we have a great view of the Green Monster, Pesky's poll, and the part of the park over home that says, "Fenway Park." :)We CAN'T WAIT to see the Sox beat the Yanks! :)
Friday, February 19, 2010
This makes twice now...
That Jersey has bitten someone.
Jersey is THE sweetest dog in existence! I can even pry his mouth open and take food out of it without so much as a growl from him!
I have mentioned this before, but long story short- Jersey was traumatized by the Petco groomers. He still LOVES Petco, but he HATES all groomers or vets. It is very sad actually. Anyway, he bit a vet assistant one time cause he was so stressed out. It was his first official bite, and while he did not draw blood, it was a bite to cause pain/defend himself none the less. Not like him at all!
Well, yesterday, I had A at my house and we were watching movies and eating popcorn. Jersey kept trying to steal hers- he would sneak behind one of the hand chairs in the playroom to do so. I would get stern with him to stop and he would, but then temptation got the better of him and he ignored me.
Since he was behind the chair he was kinda wedged in there. I reached back to swat him our from behind the chair and he nipped me. Ok, no sir, you are getting out now! Well, when I reached down to pull him out, he bit me and punctured my hand. Ok, that's it! When I reached down again he bit me so hard that this occurred:
This is his second time to bite a person, first time to bite me, and his first time to break skin.
Now, it was really my fault. He had his leash on so I could have just tugged a little and he would have come out from behind the chair. But, I thought that pulling him up from behind it would stick with him better so he would learn not to do that anymore.
It looks like Mommy got the lesson today instead of her child.
I know I am not the first mom to do something like this, and I am sure that whether with your furry or human children you can relate. lol
{ps, Jersey is still the sweetest dog ever! I am not the least bit worried of how he will be with my children, so please do not let this incident deter you from bringing your little ones over for a visit- remember it was really my stupid fault anyway}
Jersey is THE sweetest dog in existence! I can even pry his mouth open and take food out of it without so much as a growl from him!
I have mentioned this before, but long story short- Jersey was traumatized by the Petco groomers. He still LOVES Petco, but he HATES all groomers or vets. It is very sad actually. Anyway, he bit a vet assistant one time cause he was so stressed out. It was his first official bite, and while he did not draw blood, it was a bite to cause pain/defend himself none the less. Not like him at all!
Well, yesterday, I had A at my house and we were watching movies and eating popcorn. Jersey kept trying to steal hers- he would sneak behind one of the hand chairs in the playroom to do so. I would get stern with him to stop and he would, but then temptation got the better of him and he ignored me.
Since he was behind the chair he was kinda wedged in there. I reached back to swat him our from behind the chair and he nipped me. Ok, no sir, you are getting out now! Well, when I reached down to pull him out, he bit me and punctured my hand. Ok, that's it! When I reached down again he bit me so hard that this occurred:
This is his second time to bite a person, first time to bite me, and his first time to break skin.Now, it was really my fault. He had his leash on so I could have just tugged a little and he would have come out from behind the chair. But, I thought that pulling him up from behind it would stick with him better so he would learn not to do that anymore.
It looks like Mommy got the lesson today instead of her child.
I know I am not the first mom to do something like this, and I am sure that whether with your furry or human children you can relate. lol
{ps, Jersey is still the sweetest dog ever! I am not the least bit worried of how he will be with my children, so please do not let this incident deter you from bringing your little ones over for a visit- remember it was really my stupid fault anyway}
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Pain, Pain, Go Away
Ok, since March 2005, I have had chronic pain in my lower back. 2/3 weeks ago, I had pain in my leg- a tell-tale sign of a pinched nerve or something in the like.
I had an MRI last week, and I got the results yesterday. I have a bulged disc. Basically, a herniated disc would push on the nerve at all times. A bulged disc only pushes on it sparatically. Still painful but apparently it will go away. Now, I don't know what is causing the chronic back pain, or if it will ever go away. :/ Maybe this is my "thorn in my side."
In other news, my books signing is MARCH 20th, from 1-3 in Lake Jackson. Please let me know if you plan to attend, and know that I will be sending out more information and an official invite later. :)
Ok, so for my book signing and since it is 2 weeks before our anniversary, I wanted to get my hair done then. I am thinking about chopping my hair off again.
My hair is about this length at this moment. Except it is blonde and damaged so it has much more body. In this pic it looks really nice, now- not so much.
Here it is back in 2006, a little longer than it is now, and I am not a fan of it... are you?
I was thinking about chopping it again, and I want your opinion.
This was day one on my hair cut and it is really short... and styled by professionals.
This was not too long after the hair cut. I didn't do too much to style it, and I know it shows. So this is an example of this cut with a bad hair day. (oh and please excuse all my veins- no idea why they are all showing so much lol)
Here is a day I styled it myself, and I think it looks pretty cute.
My roots are horrible here, (they are worse right now lol), but here is another pic that I styled it myself.
So, if I can style it cute like the latter two pics, or even when I have a bad hair day like the second pic- do you think I should chop it again? :) Opinions appreciated!!!
I had an MRI last week, and I got the results yesterday. I have a bulged disc. Basically, a herniated disc would push on the nerve at all times. A bulged disc only pushes on it sparatically. Still painful but apparently it will go away. Now, I don't know what is causing the chronic back pain, or if it will ever go away. :/ Maybe this is my "thorn in my side."
In other news, my books signing is MARCH 20th, from 1-3 in Lake Jackson. Please let me know if you plan to attend, and know that I will be sending out more information and an official invite later. :)
Ok, so for my book signing and since it is 2 weeks before our anniversary, I wanted to get my hair done then. I am thinking about chopping my hair off again.
My hair is about this length at this moment. Except it is blonde and damaged so it has much more body. In this pic it looks really nice, now- not so much.
Here it is back in 2006, a little longer than it is now, and I am not a fan of it... are you?I was thinking about chopping it again, and I want your opinion.
This was day one on my hair cut and it is really short... and styled by professionals.
This was not too long after the hair cut. I didn't do too much to style it, and I know it shows. So this is an example of this cut with a bad hair day. (oh and please excuse all my veins- no idea why they are all showing so much lol)
Here is a day I styled it myself, and I think it looks pretty cute.
My roots are horrible here, (they are worse right now lol), but here is another pic that I styled it myself.So, if I can style it cute like the latter two pics, or even when I have a bad hair day like the second pic- do you think I should chop it again? :) Opinions appreciated!!!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
1,♥44
We have been married today, Valentine's Day, for 1,044 days! While I am so blessed to be loved by my amazing husband, I am so much more blessed to be loved by my Savior. Without knowing Him, I would know no love at all.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 3:35, 37-39
"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
"Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love." John 15:9
" If you love Me, you will keep My commandments." Jesus -John 14:15
In light of the love of Christ, we can know love for our fellow brothers, and if we are blessed- then with our spouse too. ♥
Just a reminder to everyone, whether you apply this to your spouse or to your neighbor:
"Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails...But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:4-8,13
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 3:35, 37-39
"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
"Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love." John 15:9
It is the most amazing thing in the world to know Christ, and I only know true love and happiness because He loves me. You too can know Christ if you trust Him and Him alone for salvation, repent of your sin and follow Him all the days of your life.
Seriously, it is that easy. However if you choose not to trust in Christ, you are in BIG TROUBLE. If you trust in Christ you will go to Heaven, if you don't you will go to HELL! PERIOD! It doesn't matter how "good of a person you are." If you do not know Christ, then God will not know you!
If I have struck a nerve, or if you want to know more, feel free to ask! I want you to! I want everyone to go to Heaven. I do not want any of you to go to Hell!
" If you love Me, you will keep My commandments." Jesus -John 14:15
In light of the love of Christ, we can know love for our fellow brothers, and if we are blessed- then with our spouse too. ♥Just a reminder to everyone, whether you apply this to your spouse or to your neighbor:
"Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails...But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:4-8,13
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