Needed some sparkle in my life

The other day I decided I needed a little bit of sparkle in my life at our house. I love things that are glittery or that twinkle. I decided against throwing silver confetti everywhere so I opted for some twinkly lights on our mantel over the fireplace. I love it so..... its romantic and whimsical and somehow festive to me.

26 weeks and a Vacation

ahhh!! our baby!! its so neat to see inside the womb because there is no other way for us to take a peak to make sure everything is going good. This picture you can see the umbilical cord across the baby's chin and its little hand and fingers resting on its forehead. I LOVE this child!!!

This is a profile picture in 2 D and then a version of our sweet baby in 4 D. Gotta love that face..
We are on a much needed vacation and its is so nice so far. No plans, no to do lists just enjoying each other and our time together!

What if...

I dressed up my dog? Maggie would look good in this two piece outfit, but I don't think thats happening anytime soon.

**photo taken from target

A weekend to look forward tooooooooo.....

This weekend it a weekend to look forward to. I have stared it on my calender. I have made to do lists, grocery lists, cleaning lists etc.

My mom arrives tonight to hang out, catch up and help us tackle the challenge of the guest bedroom. We are also going to get a head start on the nursery. I am hoping for lots of laughs, good food, watching movies in our pajamas and productivity.

Tonight we are enjoying steaks on the grill, healthy sides and most definitely a dessert.

Saturday we are planning picking up the crib + mattress, assembling the new guest bed, re-arranging some furniture, spray painting a few things and hopefully hanging some curtains. Dinner is TBD but I know that it will involve good conversation and good food.

Sunday my little sister is coming into town to play, feel the baby kick and help with the nursery. I can't wait to see her and giver her a big hug. I miss her laugh.

Yesterday on the way home from work I encountered a craving that I very rarely have. Coldstone. I am not the biggest fan of ice cream so expensive rich ice cream is way lower on my "want" list of sweets to eat. I said no to my craving and headed home to take care of the dogs and search for a healthy snack. I made it home before Allen so I called him on his cell and said "can you pick me up a snack? like a chick fa la Oreo milkshake?" (ps i never know how to spell chick fa la) So much for that healthy snack idea. He said he could and that is when I told him I really wanted coldstone but felt bad about going so far to get it. His response " well lets go! I will pick you up and we can go get an ice cream" My heart melted. My knight in shining armor. So i put on a new shirt, a little make up and informed the puppy's that I was the luckiest pregnant woman around

At coldstone and our walk around Atlantic Station I saw the following:
--a woman with her shirt halfway down. Her bra was nothing special but she felt the need to show it off.

-- a man humping a woman from behind in the coldstone line

-- a man wearing a uncle sam's hat and a long white shirt that resembled a nightgown

So we got dessert and a show all before dinner!! It was a great precourser to this weekend.

I hope you have a fabulous one too!

6 months

We are 6 months pregnant and growing!! WE couldn't be more thrilled about this little bundle of joy. We have been taking weekly photos to see the growing belly on our digital camera but I can't seem to find that allows the pictures to uploaded on to the computer. So here are some from this morning at work on my Iphone.

Its really hard to take a good picture with one hand and get a belly shot.

Yay for babies!! We got some cute things last night for bambino at a local baby store. This weekend my family is coming up to Atlanta to help put together some of the nursery and finish the guest room. I can't wait to share this weekend with them!!

love from mama and baby!

Weekend Favs

This weekend at times flew by and then also went by really slow...here are some of my weekend favorites:
1. Allen surprising me by cleaning the NURSERY and putting down our new rug!!

2. Having dinner with friends and family in Auburn, this was a okra, onion and tomato/cheese casserole... soooo good!

3. Steaks. Need I say more?

4. A friends 8 week old puppy, Mille. Too cute!!!

5. Seeing college/high school friends in Auburn

6. Watching cable TV since we don't have cable

7. Enjoying a breakfast of daylight doughnuts while sitting in downtown Auburn Sunday morning

8. buying our sweet baby blackout curtains so he/she can sleep super well and an adorable stuffed animal.

9. My bed, my husband and SLEEP!

10. Spending time with one of my best friends, Robyn. She is such a BLESSING to my life and has been since 9th grade. I love her so much!

More to love

A few photos from our life recently: A southern lunch at famous Willy's Weenie Wagon. Don't judge by the name....judge by the way the food tastes, the local owners and the ambiance. A must eat! A date night with allen at a local art museum. These women where sitting in the room with an open bar (none for me!) and a jazz band. They made me laugh.

My gorgeous husband. How good looking is our baby gonna be if I am married to this man!!

Our sweet puppy Eli. He is so dark its hard to see his face but you can't help but fall in love with it. And he ALWAYS smells like maple syrup. I have no idea why, part of his charm!

In BABY news: Doctors visit yesterday to check everything and she said I am looking good! Baby is right on target and so am I!! So praise God!!

Baby clothes and Baby names

Too cute!!! I can't wait to start getting little baby clothes for tiny arms and tiny feet and tiny knees and tiny shoulders.

Names that I would NEVER name my child....

Logan

Rufus

Steven

Ken

Bob

Rohberta

Jasmine

Alexius

Pearl

Labor Day!!

No work today and ALL play!! I hope you enjoyed your labor day weekend! Pictures to come shortly.

The 6th grade hallway

On our way back from lunch today I saw another teacher talking with a student, checking out her arm and then sending her back to class. It was then and there that I realized I am:

A teacher
A mentor
A nurse
A friend
A mom
A caretaker
A leader
A mediator

Teaching is so rewarding, even on days like today where I am just exhausted and have nothing left to give. I am so glad that God directed my feet this way....