Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Dry Cleaning
I was just looking into some local dry cleaning. On the website for one particular cleaner, it stated that they had experience cleaning Gucci, Prada, Vera Wang and a host of other upscale brands. I'm not sure if I feel comfortable sending my items to them. Nowhere does it say that they have experience with Mossimo, Faded Glory, Kohl's, JCPenney or any of the like..... ;).
Monday, March 19, 2012
Homesick
Well, after being homesick for a few days, I am now home, sick. :) I have been itching to get on the computer and write some posts, but after getting hit with a cold over the weekend, it took all I had in me to take care of myself and Baby Boy. I am feeling so much better today. This was my first "big" cold of the season so I can't complain. And it was all worth it-I had a truly amazing and uplifting weekend at the Behold Conference.
About a week ago, my friend called to see if I was interested in driving to IL to attend a women's conference. As she started to tell me about the conference I interrupted her and said, "Yeah, I know about it! I've been thinking about going to it for some time, but just assumed it wasn't going to work out." Well, God has a way of making things possible! I was able to get Friday off, my husband was able to get Friday off, and after much angst on whether or not I could really leave Baby Boy for THREE WHOLE DAYS, for the first time ever, I decided to go. My friend, M, her baby girl, E, and I left my driveway at 8:30 AM on Friday morning. The trip there went extremely well. Baby E was an absolute champ of a traveler!!! It was her first long road trip, and at 2 months, she definitely rocked it. Her mom and I talked so much that M lost her voice. :) We stopped for lunch at my sister's, which was a treat for me. It was such an odd feeling not having Baby Boy with me. I'm just so used to having someone else to take care of! But, I wasn't as homesick as I thought I would be. I definitely missed him and DH, but was able to focus on the conference and the people around me and really enjoy my time. It helped that I was surrounded by some amazing people!
The trip home also went really well. We had planned to stay over night in IL on Saturday night, but when I asked M if she would want to get halfway back and get part of the trip over with that night, she agreed. I was so excited knowing that I would get to see Baby Boy and DH the next afternoon! We left IL at 7 pm and headed back to my sister's house. I couldn't get a hold of her to officially ask if we could stay over night, but I knew she'd be ok with it. Once I finally got a hold of her, she was so gracious.
I still feel like I owe M big time for changing plans at the last minute on her! She was so great about it though.
We pulled in my driveway on Sunday at 2 pm and I was so happy to be back with my boys. Glad to be home and on the mend! More to come on the Behold Conference and the wonderful world of blogging.
RMB
About a week ago, my friend called to see if I was interested in driving to IL to attend a women's conference. As she started to tell me about the conference I interrupted her and said, "Yeah, I know about it! I've been thinking about going to it for some time, but just assumed it wasn't going to work out." Well, God has a way of making things possible! I was able to get Friday off, my husband was able to get Friday off, and after much angst on whether or not I could really leave Baby Boy for THREE WHOLE DAYS, for the first time ever, I decided to go. My friend, M, her baby girl, E, and I left my driveway at 8:30 AM on Friday morning. The trip there went extremely well. Baby E was an absolute champ of a traveler!!! It was her first long road trip, and at 2 months, she definitely rocked it. Her mom and I talked so much that M lost her voice. :) We stopped for lunch at my sister's, which was a treat for me. It was such an odd feeling not having Baby Boy with me. I'm just so used to having someone else to take care of! But, I wasn't as homesick as I thought I would be. I definitely missed him and DH, but was able to focus on the conference and the people around me and really enjoy my time. It helped that I was surrounded by some amazing people!
The trip home also went really well. We had planned to stay over night in IL on Saturday night, but when I asked M if she would want to get halfway back and get part of the trip over with that night, she agreed. I was so excited knowing that I would get to see Baby Boy and DH the next afternoon! We left IL at 7 pm and headed back to my sister's house. I couldn't get a hold of her to officially ask if we could stay over night, but I knew she'd be ok with it. Once I finally got a hold of her, she was so gracious.
I still feel like I owe M big time for changing plans at the last minute on her! She was so great about it though.
We pulled in my driveway on Sunday at 2 pm and I was so happy to be back with my boys. Glad to be home and on the mend! More to come on the Behold Conference and the wonderful world of blogging.
RMB
Friday, March 9, 2012
We have arrived!!
I told you I'd be back! We have arrived at the Behold Conference. Well, the conference doesn't start until tomorrow, but we made the trip and arrived safe and sound. It was a great trip-Baby E rocked the car ride. She cried for about 15 minutes the entire 12 hours of traveling!
This is the first time I've left my little love for more than a few hours! I'm doing better than I thought. :) My dh was so excited to have the weekend alone to spend time with Baby Boy, and I am excited for them. They are hitting up the hockey scene this weekend-high school playoffs this afternoon and college hockey tonight. Baby Boy usually goes to bed at 7:30, but I called them at 9 and they were still at the game going strong.
Off to meet some more blogger friends. I'm hoping that I will be adopted into the blogger world this weekend since I haven't made many friends via my unexciting, rather nonexistent blog!
RMB
This is the first time I've left my little love for more than a few hours! I'm doing better than I thought. :) My dh was so excited to have the weekend alone to spend time with Baby Boy, and I am excited for them. They are hitting up the hockey scene this weekend-high school playoffs this afternoon and college hockey tonight. Baby Boy usually goes to bed at 7:30, but I called them at 9 and they were still at the game going strong.
Off to meet some more blogger friends. I'm hoping that I will be adopted into the blogger world this weekend since I haven't made many friends via my unexciting, rather nonexistent blog!
RMB
Thursday, March 8, 2012
I'm Here!
If there is anyone who ever read this blog and/or continues to follow this blog... don't give up on me! :) I'm still here and definitely plan on writing. What really needs to happen is for me to get into a schedule and make writing more of a priority. Since January I have been doing full time daycare for two little girls and it has been wiping me out! Any spare time is spent cleaning, relaxing or sleeping. :) But, there is hope and I am DETERMINED to get back on the blogosphere. It is something I really enjoy and want to continue!!
To add to my bad bloggerness, I will now post my Advent Prayer Buddy Reveal! Ah! How embarrassing. I really haven't been on since Advent, but still. So, last Advent, I prayed for The Chief at http://life-love-joy-hope.
God's blessings to you all this weekend. I am heading to a women's conference with a dear friend and her beautiful baby girl. I am really looking forward to the conference and to making the long road trip with someone who I have known for a long time, but have never had the chance to really get to know well. I think after 16ish hours in the car and 3 days together, we will get the opportunity to really know each other! Can't wait!
RMB
To add to my bad bloggerness, I will now post my Advent Prayer Buddy Reveal! Ah! How embarrassing. I really haven't been on since Advent, but still. So, last Advent, I prayed for The Chief at http://life-love-joy-hope.
God's blessings to you all this weekend. I am heading to a women's conference with a dear friend and her beautiful baby girl. I am really looking forward to the conference and to making the long road trip with someone who I have known for a long time, but have never had the chance to really get to know well. I think after 16ish hours in the car and 3 days together, we will get the opportunity to really know each other! Can't wait!
RMB
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Home Stretch
I have some posts in mind, but haven't had much time to really sit down and put my thoughts together! But, I wanted to do a quick update for my Advent Prayer Buddy. When I signed up to be a prayer buddy, I committeed to blogging more and haven't been that great about it. Since it is almost the end of Advent, I thought I better get something in!
This week has been busy. We waited until Guadete Sunday to get our Christmas tree-in part because we didn't have time before that. Now we are thinking about waiting until that weekend (the third weekend in Advent) and making that a family tradition! We cut down our very own 9 foot 4 inch tree! We, ok, my husband, finished putting the lights on yesterday. We had been waiting for them to arrive in the mail. For the past week and a half we have had a tree with lights on the bottom third. We still turned them on, it just looked a little weird. :) We hope to finish decorating with all of our ornaments tomorrow night!
I am busy wrapping, making and buying last minute presents. I am really excited to share my homeade presents on the blog! I hope to post pictures soon.... my first pictures on the blog!
I hope this post finds you all well rested and joy-filled in this last week of Advent. Blessings!
RMB
This week has been busy. We waited until Guadete Sunday to get our Christmas tree-in part because we didn't have time before that. Now we are thinking about waiting until that weekend (the third weekend in Advent) and making that a family tradition! We cut down our very own 9 foot 4 inch tree! We, ok, my husband, finished putting the lights on yesterday. We had been waiting for them to arrive in the mail. For the past week and a half we have had a tree with lights on the bottom third. We still turned them on, it just looked a little weird. :) We hope to finish decorating with all of our ornaments tomorrow night!
I am busy wrapping, making and buying last minute presents. I am really excited to share my homeade presents on the blog! I hope to post pictures soon.... my first pictures on the blog!
I hope this post finds you all well rested and joy-filled in this last week of Advent. Blessings!
RMB
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Dependence
So I lost my phone yesterday morning. It is driving me crazy!!! I know that I'm pretty attached to my phone, but didn't realize just how much until I didn't have it anymore. Good thing I have the internet, otherwise I would feel so disconnected! I just want to be able to call my husband or send a quick text or make a dentist appointment.
Seriously, what did people do before phones??? (Oh yeah-they walked over to their neighbor's house and actually talked face to face. Imagine, that. :) )
I'm trying to figure out just what God is trying to teach me here. I know that not every single thing that happens in your day happens because God is trying to teach you something, but I think that losing my phone IS definitely a teachable moment. One question that has popped up in my mind-Am I as dependent on God as I am on my cell phone? Am I looking for Him in everything, everywhere? What if I took more time out of my day to search for Him in my life? Does it drive me crazy if I can't find Him?
Seriously, what did people do before phones??? (Oh yeah-they walked over to their neighbor's house and actually talked face to face. Imagine, that. :) )
I'm trying to figure out just what God is trying to teach me here. I know that not every single thing that happens in your day happens because God is trying to teach you something, but I think that losing my phone IS definitely a teachable moment. One question that has popped up in my mind-Am I as dependent on God as I am on my cell phone? Am I looking for Him in everything, everywhere? What if I took more time out of my day to search for Him in my life? Does it drive me crazy if I can't find Him?
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Beauty
Beauty is a newborn child held lovingly in his father's arms. Beauty is the first snowfall of the season, a fresh blanket of white covering the earth Beauty is the calloused, rough hands of a grandmother who has given her life to care for her children. It is a painting that takes our breath away and makes us long for something more. Beauty points us to the ultimate Creator of all things beautiful. It points us to something beyond ourselves in a truly remarkable and unique way.
Frederica Mathewes Green said, "If you want to have more beautiful eyes, pray more." Prayer leads us to a deeper relationship with Christ, encourages us to be more selfless and helps us to spread our love to others. By uniting ourselves to Christ in prayer, we become more like him and, naturally, become a more beautiful person inside and out.
As we continue our Advent journey, we see beauty in many places- in the liturgy, in the decorations, in the coming birth of our Savior. Yet, do you see beauty in yourself? Do you live a beautiful life?
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