Saturday, August 29, 2009

All I Want Is You, Will You Be My Bride...

PROJECT 365: Day 8

So today's photo was a toss up. You'll understand why in a moment.

I got to sleep in just a little this morning before Phil had to be at the pharmacy at 9 am. That was fine since I had my weekly Weight Watchers meeting at 10 am. I go to my meeting and I only lost .8 pounds this week. Now, normally I'd be very happy that I lost any at all! This week was kind of rough and I know I slacked a little bit. Well, I was disappointed because I was .4 pounds away from my first 5 pound star sticker. I mean, I know I'll get one next time, but I was very excited about it for today :( Oh well, like I said, I lost something no matter what. It just means I have to work a little harder this week and it'll be worth it :)

Well, I decided to run to the grocery store for some veggies and fruit since we've been out for awhile. I get home and I put the groceries away. I decide to start cleaning and proceeded to turn on all the lights in the room. I felt it was still dark so I pulled our curtains up. Right about that time, I realize one of the windows had been opened and the screen had fallen off. Awesome. THEN I realize I hadn't seen Petey since I got home. Now, there was an instance when he had been hiding somewhere in the apartment, but I was worried he had gotten lost outside. After 10 to 15 minutes of looking, I put some food in his bowl and he came out. Well, today was not like that at all! I start by grabbing some food and putting it in his bowl. Nothing. Ok, so I put some in a cup and start to shake it. Still nothing. I frantically run around the apartment looking EVERYWHERE for this cat and I can't find him!!! Do I need to mention that both of these instances happened when Phil was at work? Didn't think so. So anyways, I grab some shoes and as I'm starting to run out the door, I remember that I heard something like a collar tag when I got to the top of the stairs when I first got home. I open the door and immediately look to my left where our patio furniture is. I see this lump of fur under the table and huge pupils staring back at me. I sigh a BIG sigh of relief and start to soothe him and I picked him up. He didn't meow or purr or anything. I took him inside and let him eat the food I put in his bowl. After that, he was all better. Go figure. So I don't know if he knocked the screen off (it was loose in the first place) and fell with it or if it fell then he jumped out. I don't even know if he wandered around the complex before finding our place, or if he was able to find it immediately. All I know is, I'm SO thankful to God that he came home :) If this is what having children is like, I may not be as ready as I thought! lol But seriously, my heart was pounding!

This is Petey afterwards with the window CLOSED!
This is the view from the window (our screen is on the ground). Yes, we are on the second story too.
So after that whole ordeal, I spent most of the afternoon cleaning/packing more stuff. Nothing really exciting, I promise ;) Then I made a delicious soup from a Rachael Ray magazine (it was only 5 points!) and had dinner with Phil before we left for Laci's wedding.

The wedding was beautiful and I'm just so happy for Laci! We've been friends since 7th grade and we were so close for so long. It was weird not talking to her those years in between senior year and about a year ago. I'm so glad she's back in my life and that she's happy. The picture is from their first dance. I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the look on her face. Laci looks so happy and in love. It makes me all giddy inside to know she's found her one and only :D They're off to Vegas for their honeymoon so I pray they have safe travels and a good time :)

I have to be at church early tomorrow because I'm the liturgist and I didn't get the info AGAIN. Apparently, the liturgist from last week didn't get the bulletin early either. Maybe we should remind the secretary that it's important she do that. How can we practice the readings and write the prayers if we don't know what's going on? So yeah...

Hope y'all are having a great week!

Peace to you,



"All I Want Is You" by Barry Louis Polisar

Friday, August 28, 2009

Let That Igloo Cooler Mark Your Piece Of Paradise...

PROJECT 365: Day 7


Last night was fun, but I was definitely tired today :)
Today was a fairly typical Friday for me. Not much to report... even from class. The only really interesting thing I did was start the application process to get my Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood going. Apparently there are lots of benefits in the fields of health care and education that would be very useful for Phil and I! However, I need my CDIB and citizenship cards. The deadline for some opportunities is September 1st, so I may not make it the semester. However, this is something that we've discussed for me for years and it will still benefit me in the spring. You see, I'm 1/16 Indian, (I'm sure you couldn't tell with my pasty skin ;P), but I'm mixed Chickasaw and Cherokee. Well, my mom's side is Cherokee and no one has persued getting a CDIB for that tribe. However, my dad, his siblings and a few of my cousins have theirs from the Chickasaw tribe. It's time I joined the family and got mine as well.

Now Phil and I are eating Chinese food and watching the 3rd Indiana Jones movie. We're very exciting people ;) I'm also pretty tired from yesterday so I doubt I'll be up late anyways. Happy Friday everyone!

Peace to you,


"Summer Nights" by Rascal Flatts

Thursday, August 27, 2009

When The Working Day Is Done, Oh, Girls, They Wanna Have Fu-un...

PROJECT 365: Day 6

Riddle me this....
If a student gets to school 30 minutes early, how can he/she still end up being 5 minutes late to class?

If your answer involved parking, you would be wrong. If your answer involved a mishap in the bathroom, you would still be wrong.

The answer is, the student wasn't paying attention. That's right, not paying attention. I got to school with 30 minutes to spare. Knowing I had a quiz in my other class, I decided to review the Synthesis Report for myself. I set my alarm to go off 10 minutes before class and started reading. I could tell out of the corner of my eye that there were several cars going past. I even got a text message at 10:42. After a while, I decided that I had been reading a really long time so I looked at my cell phone. Right as I picked it up, the clock changed to 11:00. Awesome. I jump out of the car and get to class 5 minutes late. Luckily a girl in my class was passing out fliers for a campus clean-up so I didn't really miss any class. I was still a little embarrased. I couldn't even blame parking because I passed several empty spots on the way inside the building. However... it was worth it because I got a perfect score on the quiz!! :D

After that, I came home, ate some lunch and started finishing up my article review/presentation for class tomorrow. I was going to pick up Laci and be her DD since tonight is her bachelorette party, but I just got a text from her letting me know that she 1) has a car to borrow and 2) is still in Dallas because she and Nathan are picking up the best man and his wife. Interesting, but I'm not asking questions. So now I just need to finish my article review, eat dinner then get ready for the party :) I'm very excited about hanging out with some girls! I won't know everyone that well, but I'm sure I'll still have fun anyways.

My picture will be from the party, so look out tomorrow for the photo!

Just remember, no matter how bad your day was today, Friday is tomorrow! We're almost there :)

Peace to you,


"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

You Count It Strange, So Once Did I Before I Knew My Savior...

I hope these words inspire you to conquer the rest of the week with a full heart and a smile :)

James 1:12
"God will bless you, if you don't give up when your faith is being tested. He will reward you with a glorious life, just as he rewards everyone who loves him"

There have been many times where I feel like I'm taking a test. This is very unnerving for me because I'm AWFUL with tests. If you sat with me and let me talk to you about a particular subject, I could amaze you with the knowledge I have. However, as soon as you put a test in front of me, I get so nervous I mess up. My mom and I used to fight about whether I was as smart as my older brother or not. I was convinced that, since I didn't get good grades on tests and class, that meant I was dumb. To this day, I still doubt I'm as smart as I truly am.

Now, this verse isn't talking just about written tests. This can involve tests of your physical strength, your will and most importantly, your faith. Many, many things can be thrown in the path of our everyday lives. Some days are tougher than others. At times we can feel lost in a crowd and other times we can feel more alone than we ever have before. This verse in James tells us that God will be with us and reward us for our good faith. We don't always understand and we don't always accept what is going on. However, in the words of Aaron Shust "we are not skilled to understand". It doesn't matter if we approve of God's will or if we think it's wonderful. It will happen and it will happen when He needs it to be done.

For me personally, it's hard to give up control. I love being in charge of everything around me because I know it will turn out the way I like. Giving everything up to God and trusting him is a daily battle. I have noticed the more I do this, the easier my life becomes. I have a feeling this will be a struggle the rest of my life, but I wouldn't want to work that hard for anyone else. God is so amazing and does wonderful things if you just let Him. It may not be what you want and when you want. The one thing I can guarantee is that it is worth it :)

Peace to you,


"My Savior My God" by Aaron Shust

I'd Like To Think The Best Of Me Is Still Hiding Up My Sleeve...

PROJECT 365: Day 5
Study, study school's your buddy. Well, that's what I keep hearing. Here I am, trying to study for a quiz over this synthesis report for Contemporary Political Issues and my headache from 3 o'clock is just now starting to subside. I feel pretty good about the quiz so I may just go to bed early and review one last time before class.

Today has been pretty boring. In fact, I've been to Target twice! lol I got out of class almost 30 minutes early today and I had nowhere else to go before work. I walked around the Target near my job so I could scope out prices for some of the things we talked about getting when we transfer apartments. I saw that the first 4 seasons of House were on sale for $18.99!!! Usually they're $45 each so I persuaded Phil to let me get the first season! Score :D Then I worked until 5 and got home. Phil made dinner since I had a headache. He's very sweet! Then, of course I had to show Phil all of the things I found at Target! LOL Plus, we needed some tubberware to store the spaghetti he made for dinner. We found some such cute bedding we'll get eventually. I can't wait to show it off! LOL Phil is always asking why I don't do other things... like be an engineer, an interior decorator, etc. I responded with a quote from Little Women "I should have been a great many things..." :)

So I guess it is a good thing I'm going to bed soon. There seems to be a large storm headed this way with lots and lots of lightning. Goody.

Peace to you,


"No Such Thing" by John Mayer

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

There's No Need To Hurry When I'm Making Up My Mind...

PROJECT 365: Day 4
As you can see from my photo, I had an exciting day ;) I packed away all of our DVDs before my two classes this afternoon. When I got out of class, I had to go by financial aid then I walked around Target to do some "furniture investigating" (aka see how much the things I'd like to get cost =P).

After my little excursion, I watched T.V./slowly packed and cleaned some more. I don't want to do too much everyday for two main reasons... 1) My allergies have been killer lately. Annette brought up the fact that we are stirring stuff up my moving/packing/cleaning so I don't want to stir up too much and 2) I refuse to do everything myself. Phil lives here too and he'll need to chip in from time to time! Plus this way I don't pack something of his away and then hear "Where is my....?"

When Phil got home, we ate some chili dogs for dinner, then we watched the 2nd Indiana Jones movie while I tweeked our Netflix queue. I apparently have lots of horror movies I need to/want to see so I figured we get started now. I'm mostly excited... we'll see how it goes.

Now I'm off to clean out my sinuses and go to bed! I wish I could stay up and watch "The Pagemaster", but alas, I cannot. Boy does it bring up some childhood memories :D Hope y'all had a great day!

Peace to you,


"The Remedy" by Jason Mraz

These Are Nowhere Near The Best Years Of Your Life...

I know I've mentioned my list of 30 things to do before I am 60. Even if I have, I will remind you now :)

When I was about 20 or so, I read an article in a magazine, (forgive me for forgetting which one in particular), and it had an interview with Mandy Moore. Well, in this interview she revealed 60 things she wanted to do before she was 30. Being inspired, I decided to write my own list! Well, you tend to run out of good ideas when coming up with 60. I mean, you want all of them to be meaningful, but it can be tough. After reading what I had, my wise mother suggested I shorten and reverse the list. This way, I'd have things I truly wanted to do to make my life richer. Now, thanks to my mom, it is now a list of 30 things to do before I'm 60. I know it's quite a long time, but that's the beauty of it. All of these things are what I truly want to accomplish and I'm giving myself plenty of time to do them. We all know how life loves to throw us curve balls. This way I can deal with life as it comes and still get these things done. The bold type shows which ones have been accomplished and explains when I did it. I will post specifically about this list as I accomplish more tasks. Enjoy!

1.) Start a family - Married Phil - 5/24/2008/Jillian - 12/12/2011/David - 12/1/2013
2.) Graduate from college - May 2009 - Associates in Liberal Studies/ December 2010 - Bachelor's in General Studies
3.) See the pyramids in Egypt
4.) Skydive (with someone strapped to me)
5.) Build a 1952 Studebaker Lark by myself
6.) Donate hair to locks of love
7.) Be an extra in a movie
8.) Travel to Japan with Phil
9.) Learn how to use a sewing machine - December 10, 2009
10.) Visit all of the homes of Laura Ingalls Wilder with my children
11.) Write a children's book and submit it to a publisher
12.) Donate $5000 to a charity
13.) Get over my fears of flying and ferris wheels
14.) Travel to all 50 states - (24/50)
15.) Meet someone famous
16.) Learn how to golf
17.) Go to Disney World
18.) Celebrate Christmas in NYC
19.) Take my parents on a family vacation
20.) Invest in the stock market
21.) Have a Guinness in Ireland
22.) Ski with my husband
23.) Go to an Oktoberfest festival
24.) Learn how to surf
25.) Own a home - Bought Home 7/30/2012
26.) Cook Thanksgiving dinner all by myself - Thanksgiving 2007
27.) Make a quilt - December 10th, 2011
28.) Pay off Student Loans
29.) Learn how to sail
30.) Make a Red Velvet Cake perfectly from scratch

"Letter to Me" by Brad Paisley

Monday, August 24, 2009

I Had To Laugh, You Know, I'm Not Who I Was...

PROJECT 365: Day 3

I am hoping to get lots of homework done tonight/clean up the apartment. That being said, I'm doing my Project 365 post this afternoon.


Went to class today where we watched a video about the state of Oklahoma. Quite thrilling, let me tell you ;) I did get to give a little blurb about O.I.L. though! I hope someone decides they want to know more. However, I realized this morning that I can't go to the first meeting because Laci's bachelorette party is that night! Oy... well, considering it'll be the only meeting I'll miss all semester, I think it'll be ok.


Even though my picture for the day is my bike, I figured I'd show you a mosaic of just how hard I worked today.

Oh yeah, let me tell you...


I do want to leave you with a story. Yesterday at church we were singing "It Is Well With My Soul". Now, I don't know why, but I rarely get goose-bumps when someone is performing. Even if they're the best I've ever heard, I just don't seem to get them. Anyways, I've heard this hymn a million times and my favorite person singing this is my voice teacher, Catherine. She does it so beautifully. Well, as we were singing it, we got to the third verse which reads "My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part but the whole is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord oh my soul!" I don't know what it was, but I got goose-bumps at the beginning of that verse and by the time we got to "nailed to the cross" I was teary-eyed and singing louder than I intended. It was very moving and I can't tell you how good it felt :) Happy Monday!


Peace to you,

"I'm Not Who I Was" by Brandon Heath

Sunday, August 23, 2009

What A Bright Time, It's The Right Time...

PROJECT 365: Day 2


So today has been busy, yet not so busy at the same time. Funny how that works right? ;)
I woke up this morning to the smell of.... well, let's just say stinkiness. Wonderful. You see, Phil and I have been putting Petey in our room at night so he doesn't mess with our moving piles. Well, he apparently had to use the restroom this morning and we didn't have his box in our room. That being said, we had a "present" in our bathroom this morning. Ugh..

After that, Phil and I went to his church in Norman since he was doing the prayer before communion and the offering. It was fun being able to support him and he did a GREAT job :D Once church was over, we met up with Phil's mentor family. You see, every college student is paired up with a family in the church. Phil was paired up almost 2 years ago to this young couple with two little girls. Well, the man is a resident to be a doctor and was on call today. However, the wife and little girls went with us to McAlister's (YAY for sweet tea!! Yum!). It was good to catch up with them. The youngest girl just started kindergarten and was telling us ALL about her favorite parts.

When we got home, Phil started his Fantasy Football draft thing today while I cooked our dinner. I needed it to be ready so he could take it with him to work tonight. Well, once it was in the oven, I decided to call Annette. You see, I felt there was a little bit we still needed to resolve after yesterday. Turns out she spent the night in OKC so we met up, went to Starbucks and worked it all out :) So she and I outside of Starbucks is my picture for the day.

Well, I still had youth group at 4:30. It didn't go very well and I only had 3 kids. However, I'm still very optimist and I think we'll have a great semester! Well, if nothing else, I'll have fun ;) I took one of the kids home and ate a quick dinner before going to my officer's meeting in Edmond. Well, the meeting didn't last long and I got a text from Jess saying she and Laci were at Cheddar's eating. I got there right as they paid for their food, but we sat and talked a little while. We also had to run to Wal-Mart to get Jess some more eyeliner =P Afterwards, I offered to drive Laci home since Jess lives across town and I haven't gotten to hang out with her as much as Jess. I think that made Jess mad, but I know she'll get over it. Besides, she may not even remember in the morning! Well, Laci and I talked a little in the driveway and I think we had a really good talk that was long over due. I still can't believe her wedding is Saturday! I'm so happy for her and Nathan!

Anyways, here's a picture of us in the car. There were a few others, but they were not very flattering ;P

I promise to take a picture of my bike tomorrow. I keep telling my mom I will and I forgot to today :( Hope that your weekend was good and that y'all have a great Monday!

Peace to you,


"Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms
(Don't ask, it's stuck in my head =P)

Saturday, August 22, 2009

But For Now It's Between Green And Grey...

PROJECT 365: Day 1

And so it begins... I have started Project 365. The reason I picked this date is because it marks the day my parents told me they were moving. Just knowing how much has changed in the year since then, I thought it would be interesting to see how the next year will pan out. What better way then by taking a picture everyday? ;)

Today has been so ridiculous. I fell asleep with my phone charging last night. I woke up to the phone being turned off. "Strange..." I think and I try to turn it on. It won't. Awesome. So I went to my Weight Watchers meeting. I lost 2.4 pounds, bringing me to 3.8 total!!! I'm hoping to earn my first 5 pound sticker at the next meeting!

After the meeting, I ran to the AT&T store to see what I could do. Well, the girl told me it might be the battery. Well, I didn't want to buy anything without talking to Phil first so I raced home to call on our home phone before he clocked in at work. Got the green light from him, packed a lunch and headed to the other AT&T store in town. I'm there for over an hour before being told I'm not authorized to do anything with the account and I would have to pay $50 for a new battery or I could get a Go Phone and use that until an upgrade is available, November 20th. Ugh! Well, I was SUPPOSED to do something with Annette before I went to the church, but I didn't have her number memorized so I couldn't get ahold of her before I had to be at church to help with the church directory. According to Twitter, she was quite upset with me. Even though I know what happened, I don't blame her for being upset. I would have felt the exact same way if I were in her position.

Like I said, I was at church the rest of the afternoon helping out. Then Phil came to the church and we settled things at AT&T. I am NOW authorized to do whatever with our account and I have a phone for now, hence the picture!

Now Phil and I are waiting on our pizza for dinner and we'll probably watch the first Indiana Jones movie. I've never seen it before so I hope I like it!

Here are the runners up for the picture of the day...
This was what I was in charge of for the directory. Checking people in, ushering them around, etc. I'm glad Leslee was around to talk to. It would have been very boring to do alone :)

I just thought Petey was very precious in this. I wish my day was more like this!



This is actually a picture of my injury from the other day. I got cut by a can of pineapple. This is what it looks like a few days later. I'm finally able to bend it without it hurting!


This is actually from last night before we left to see "Little Shop of Horrors" at the theater. I just thought we looked good ;D

I hope y'all had a better day than I did!

Peace to you,


"Green and Grey" by Nickel Creek

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

It's Ordinary, Plain And Simple...


Well, it's that time of year folks. The time where I pay $100 to drive around 15 minutes to find a parking spot clear across campus, pay over $200 to rent school books for the 3 classes I am taking and to feel really old when all the members of the class of 2013 have awkward cell phone conversations you get to over hear in the hallway. That's right... it's the glory known as "College Classes Start Up Again". Ahh... to be young and lucky enough to have the opportunity for higher education.... or so I'm told.

I won't lie, I was a little nervous about one of my courses since I am retaking it after dropping it last semester. However, I was pleasantly surprised and I am now very confident that this semester will go smoothly. Only 32 more credit hours before that degree is mine! I look forward to that moment more than anything right now. Mostly so I can finally be done and get a job! I do love the job I have now, but I've always liked working over school so I may always feel this way.

Anyrant, I lost 1.4 pounds last week on Weight Watchers! It's not much, but it's a start :) Besides, doing it slow and the right way was the point of joining in the first place. If I learn how to treat my body properly, hopefully I will not have to get to this point in my weight again! Like I said, I'm proud of myself :) Plus, last night Phil and I bought a bike! We were walking around Wal-Mart since there was nothing else to do last night when we ended up in the bike section. Well, I caught a glimpse of one that I just really really loved! It's not pink either! So we took it out of the rack, I sat on it to make sure it wasn't too tall for me and turns out it was only $84! One thing lead to another and I got myself a bike. I wanted to take a picture, but our camera wasn't working. It won't even turn on! It would figure 3 days before I start Project 365 our camera would break :-/

Anysquee, I'll get a picture somehow. Other than all this, I have just been working, doing youth group things and just enjoying my last days of summer. I finalized the youth schedule of events for the fall and I'm really excited about everything! I think the kids will be happy with what I have up my sleeve. Also, I get to send my surprise off tomorrow since Phil got paid today! YAY! I think I'm more excited about sending it then anything :D

Finally, I don't remember if I mentioned it last time or not, but Phil and I are transferring apartments in less than a month! Since we don't have overnight guests often enough to justify the rent, we are going from a 2 bedroom flat to a 1 bedroom 1 1/2 bathroom loft. I can't wait to take pictures! I already have some stuff to decorate it with and we're slowly organizing what we're taking, what we're storing and what we're throwing away. The problem with moving during the school semester is, if you're not super organized about it, you'll get super stressed out. Luckily I have recently become super organizing woman! lol Well, maybe not that organized, but enough to get us through yet another move.

I hope y'all are having a great week!

Peace to you,

"Everyday Love" by Rascal Flatts

Monday, August 10, 2009

Oh My Life Is Changing Everyday Day...

I've always loved that song :)



Well, since my last post much has happened. I was looking at my old photos on Facebook, (I know, I know), and I just got really depressed about my weight. You see, I've been exercising at least twice a week, not eating huge quantities and trying to cut back on the sweets. Well, I'm actually not losing any weight at all and in fact, I was flirting with 230 lbs while at my parents' house. I started to get in a mini-fight with Phil about it because I was at my wits-end about the whole ordeal. I don't know what else I could possibly do with the budget we have. Well, Phil suggested I call my mom for advice. Reluctantly I did so, but I'm very glad I did. We talked about some different reasons behind this, but my mom suggested I look into Weight Watchers. She had a friend that did it and lost over 100 pounds. My mom believes that having a support system and a weekly meeting where I weigh in and talk with women (and men depending) who are having the same struggles I am. So, Phil and I talked about it and I decided to go to a meeting Saturday and see if I liked it. I felt somewhat hopeful about it.

After this realization, I received a call from Jess asking if I wanted to go to a comedy night with her and Kim. Since it was free, I figured, why not! I got ready, ended up picking up our friend Claudia and drove across town to Jess' apartment. It ended up being this weird poetry thing before the comedian, (who was very sauced), in between loud music that vibrated the chair I was in. Do I need to mention it started almost 2 hours later than I was told? Yea... so by the time the comedian started, it was almost 1 am. Fantastic. Well, knowing I was going to Weight Watchers in the morning, I apologized to Jess and Claudia and left. I wasn't really enjoying myself and I was pretty exhausted. So I got home and was in bed by 2 am.

The next morning, I went to my 10 am meeting. My leader, Lisa, went ahead and signed me up for the program. She's really nice and she lost 100 pounds on Weight Watchers herself! I loved the meeting and everyone seems really kind and supportive of one another. After the meeting, 2 other women and myself stayed after for the new member orientation thing. I learned how many points I get to eat a day, how to use my points calculator, etc. I was very excited when the meeting was over. I even went home and threw out stuff I shouldn't eat while writing point values on all the other foods! HAHA Then when Phil got home, we went grocery shopping. Now, that is the most I've EVER spent on food, but it was worth it. I got all these fresh fruits and vegetables, some good snacks and some Skinny Cow ice cream bars! Yum! My first official day on Weight Watchers wasn't as successful as I hoped. Now, I did stay within my points, but I was invited to go to Taco Bueno with my youth after church and I didn't want to hurt their feelings. I ate a small bean burrito and split a small order of nachos with Phil. It left me kinda hungry, but it was ok. I didn't get to do a workout, but the youth group went to Celebration Station where I stood up a lot as well as played a round of mini-golf. I'm sure that doesn't really count, but oh well ;)

Now I'm at work. It's been one of those mornings for poor Phil and I hope his day gets better. Tonight is the church session meeting and I'm going to talk to them about an Internet Predator program a woman informed me about. I originally was going to just do it with the youth, but then a member reminded me that adults are also victims as well as our church having members with grandkids who use their computers. I'm sure the session will approve it, but I've forgotten about the last 2 meetings. I just hope I remember this time! lol

I'm thinking of doing Project 365. I have about 3 different friends doing this and I already usually post a picture with my entries on here anyways. If I do start it, it will be on August 22nd. That date is significant to me for personal reasons that I will not go into at this moment :)

Happy Monday to all!

Peace to you,

"Dreams" by Cranberries

Friday, August 7, 2009

I Don't Wanna Keep On Missing...The Color of the Night...


I'm back from my trip to see my folks :) It was so good to see them, even though I had to leave Phil behind. We did 1 big thing a day, (except Monday when I did 2 =P), and it was nice just to sit and relax with them. My mom seemed to have a good birthday and we had some good talks that were long over due. I love my parents so much and the first 200 miles are always the hardest. I had to drive fast all the way to Des Moines so I wouldn't give in to the urge to turn around again. It doesn't get much easier, but I definitely do not have as hard of a time as I used to. I get to see them again for Thanksgiving, but after that, I'm not quite sure when we can get together. I know it won't be a super long time since I know they miss me just as much :) This picture was of the sun setting in Oklahoma. I was about an hour away from home when "Let it Be" by the Beatles started to play. I looked out the window and immediately saw this gorgeous sight. So, of course, I had to take a picture ;) As my mom said, those Beatles knew what they were writing about.

Now I'm just working. School starts a week from Monday (WHAT?!?), so I have 1 last week of summer goodness before getting a brand new schedule. Phil and I were also looking into moving into a smaller apartment in our same complex, but that fell through for now. Our lease is up in October, but I was hoping to move before school started. So much for that one! At least if all else fails, we can renew our lease where we are.

Enjoy some pictures from my trip!

I made some rugelach for my mom's birthday breakfast! They were very yummy :)

My mom's birthday was July 31st, (same as Harry Potter lol). Happy Birthday Mama :D

This is my parents' new home. It's very nice and the weather was almost always this nice the whole trip. I even wore a light jacket on August 1st! That would never happen in Oklahoma ;)

I love my mama!

View from my upstairs bedroom

My dad took me around the lake on their canoe. The public dock is so close, we strapped some wheels on the canoe and walked! He obviously didn't know I was taking our picture HAHA

Yep, I'm a Daddy's girl ;)

I had near perfect driving weather both ways on my trip. Nothing better than mostly clear skies, coffee, some music and the opened road...

Happy Friday all!
Peace to you,


"Wasted" by Carrie Underwood

But I Know What It Feels Like

This post is going to be awfully vulnerable and hard for me, but I really want to finally say it out loud. I got permission for my daughter ...