Thanksgiving in Pictures

I did a lot of this over Thanksgiving break. My husband, this baby and my family kept me laughing all the time. It was wonderful. We slept in, we ate badly, we watched movies and talked about baby names and rode around looking at Christmas lights. It was a wonderful last Thanksgiving before life changes as we know it. I hope yours was amazing as well!

Gobble Gobble

I now can say I look like a butter ball turkey. Yippie. Braxton Hicks contractions have started and I say "bring it on." I am so ready to meet this little person and give him/her a name, smell the baby scent and pour out love upon it!

Happy Monday!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!! I cannot wait to enjoy my husband, my family, this child in my belly, turkey and stuffing, squash cassarole, warm rolls and chocolate truffles!

When it rains it poors...

Like the old saying says "when it rains it poors"

Here is an example taken from our life over the past week:

1. We found evidence of a rodent

2. We found mold in our crawl space

3. Someone hit my parked car

4. Our dishwasher broke

5. Our back door broke

There are many blessings to praise the One for ....

1. We found the DEAD rodent today right after I called an exterminator. Saved us about 200 bucks in an inspection.

2. The mold is not black mold but it does need to be taken care of. The winter ( if we could ever have one) is a time where mold does not tend to grow as much so we are not going to be shelling out the big bucks tomorrow.

3. My car was parked and I was not it in, so in NO WAY is it my fault.

4. We called the manufactuer and they sent us 2 free parts. My husband aka Mr. Fix-it can do the rest.

5. We replaced the problem with a 20 dollar repair from Home Depot.

ps my spell check does not work so excuse my poor grammer/spelling.

Kid Sister

My little sister is spending the day at the hospital today to get a biopsy done on her kidneys...if you think about her please say a little prayer that she will not be nervous and recover quickly. Also pray that the doctors can find results and help her get better. Lanier is pretty awesome. She has the best laugh and gives great hugs.

Happy Weekend

Thanksgiving

10 things that I am thankful for today:

1. My life
2. My Husband
3. My little one growing in my belly
4. A warm place to sleep at night
5. Two incomes
6. Healthcare
7. The holiday's approaching
8. Water
9. My family
10. Sleep

Whose feet are these?

This is about normal for the end of my work day.

Look at MY FEET! Holy Moly!! I cannot wait to see the bones in my feet again. Ususally over the weekend I can but during the work week, forget it!

Words

You know that old saying "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me"
I can remember my mom talking to me when I was little and telling me to repeat this phrase when anyone would make fun of me or hurt my feelings. I remember it very well.

I wish that I had remembered it during this season of pregnancy....here are a few comments that people have made over the past 8 months:

" Looks like you have been eating a lot of pizza these days"

"wow you look so tired, are you due any day? I can tell your pregnant because your nose is spreading"

" Is that all baby?"

"You are starting to look pregnant. For a while you were just looking lumpy"

"Is that all baby or did you go to a buffet?"

" Are you having twins?"

"What are you feeding that baby?"

Some of the comments have been made by my co-workers or strangers even. The ones that have hurt the most are the ones by family or friends. I don't understand how someone can think it is okay to say such hurtful comments to someone who actually has a valid reason for gaining weight. I know that some of the comments that were said to me would NEVER be said to an overweight person or a fat person. This season of carrying a child is supposed to be one of joy and fun and love and excitement. And Praise the Good Lord that it has been. I have been down for a minute when comments have been said to me but the Lord has not allowed others to steal my joy. Praise that Lord that my husband has nothing but love towards me and my growing belly.

Last night we went to a class at our hospital on brith. It was really awesome to be in a room surrounded by pregnant women and their supporters. Our teacher was a sweet woman that I would love to have in the room with me during our child's actual birth. She said something that I believe is very true and very encouraging. She said that anyone can have a baby naturally if you are not afraid. If you do not fear childbirth. I am not saying that someone shouldn't get the drugs but I do believe that many women are afraid of birth. That fear I believe can hinder many (including myself) in allowing our bodies to do what God created them to do naturally. Anyways, overall it was a great experience. I couldn't stop crying during the video when the three women were rewarded for their hard effort and three beautiful babies were born. I am not "ready" for the big day but I am so ready to hold this child of mine, gaze into it's eyes, share this amazing experience with my loving husband,best friend and partner. Ahh!! A dream is coming true!

Weekend Faves

1. Hanging out with my husband
2. Spending time with Sarah Grace and Mac
3. Buying baby clothes
4. Eating P-nut butter pie
5. Purple Onion
6. Seeing my husband show love and care to a homeless man
7. Laughing

Sarah Grace

I am so looking forward to this weekend! Time spent with one of my best friends and her family. When we were in college I remember always going to Sarah Grace when I needed a hug. She gives the best hugs ever. I have loved watching her fall in love with her now husband, becoming a wife, becoming a mother and all the while staying the good friend that God provided for me during some crazy times at Auburn. Here's to a weekend of fun, family and good food!

Dear Starbucks

Dear Starbucks and Mom,

First let me thank Starbucks for providing your Delicious Holiday drinks.I also want to thank you for the red cups. I only like a few of the drinks, but the peppermint hot chocolate really helps me warm up on a cold morning when I am driving to work with wet hair and the windows down to help my hair dry faster.

And mom, thank you so much for the gift card to Starbucks. You knew that I couldn't spend the money on the small treat of a hot chocolate but you know how much it puts a smile on my face. Thank you for giving up your gift card so I can have a little cheer. I hope that I can be that selfless with my children.

Love,
The peppermint hot chocolate with extra whip lover

Happy

Weekend Faves and Photo from the Past

Weekend Faves:
1. Sitting beside the fire last night with Allen, watching a movie and enjoying a bowl of popcorn

2. Enjoying a caramel apple with allen Saturday afternoon while listening to bad karaoke singing to Beyonces "all my single ladies"

3. The time change

4. Realizing how much my husband loves me when I had to ask him to put my boots on my feet and tuck my jeans in my boots after trying on dresses at TJ max and Marshalls

5. Waking up this morning and snuggling under the warm covers with my sweet husband....

This is a picture of my beautiful Gram and sister and my sweet cousin Matt. He was just turning 8 years old when this was taken. He is now in middle school! I love having a big family and just am so blessed when we have opportunities that bring us together!

A trip to South America

I love this picture. It might be one of my favorite of Allen and I in the past 5 years. On a mission trip to Peru, we made a stop at a local market to take in God's glory in the Andes Mountains. I am so thankful that we were able to share this trip and of it's memories together.

A glimpse into the past

Recently I came across several photos from my experiences at Auburn, trips to Romania, Italy, and Ireland. I am going to post some pictures this next week just to remember and to take a trip down my own memory lane. I have always been a nostalgic person and these pictures remind of a time past, a time that is so completely different than where I am now and where my future looks like.

This photo was taken off a bridge in Dublin, Ireland summer 2004

Peppermint Milkshake

I discovered something last year with the help of my sweet toothed husband. It is the peppermint milkshake at Chick-fil-a.

I have a feeling that today I am going to introduce our baby to this holiday delight.

Thank goodness for Fridays and thank goodness for husbands and thank goodness for babies and thank goodness for peppermint milkshakes!

No tea, No pjamas

So in follow up to my previous post - I had no tea, no pj's and no roaring fire. It was cold enough outside to have the fire but that never happened.

I did come home, take care of the dogs, fold some laundry, deal with a few tidying up issues and then I put myself to bed. I slept from 5pm-7pm with just a few minor interruptions. I went back to bed 2 hours later. Just the other day I thought to myself " I feel great for being in my 3rd trimester..." Thoughts thought too soon I suppose. I am so tired. Right now I am tired and it is only 9:18am. I am not trying to complain, I am thankful for the naps I can occasionally take on a Tuesday afternoon or a Sunday afternoon but it makes being motivated to get other things done SO much harder.

Maybe tonight I can get the night I wanted. Maybe. It doesn't look to promising but here is to being hopeful.

Baby Face

This was taken Saturday around noon. I got to feed rice cereal to one of my best friends babies.
She was really into it...or maybe it was just the spoon, but like her mama she has some strength.

Look at that face. I could melt. I love her so much already.

Pj's and a hot tea

I could really go for the following:

A hot cup of earl grey

A comfy pair of Pajamas

No one at my house except for me

The fire in the fire place roaring


I think that sounds like a perfect day. I would love for that to happen. Maybe that can happen this evening. I just have this problem. I get home and I see problems. I see dog hair on the carpet so I need to vacuum, I see dirty dishes in the sink so I groan and start to wash them, I see dogs that need to be fed, I see laundry that needs to be folded and once it is folded it needs to be put away. I see clothes that are on the bathroom floor and need to go in the laundry. I do not know how it is this unending cycle of cleaning. Don't get me wrong, I don't get on my hands and knees and scrub the tub every night because I definitely don't do that.

There is always a running list though. I get overwhelmed thinking about this, even right now as I type. I hope that today I don't get so overwhelmed when I get home. I hope that I can go home and focus on one or two things and then relax. We will see...