Hi Friends!
Check out my other blog, 4Paws4Love for my post today :) It had to do with my pets, so I figured I'd put it in the appropriate location. Enjoy!
Be sure to check back tomorrow as that will be my first official Fabulous Friday post!
XOXO
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Going through changes....
Hi Friends!
If you haven't noticed my blog has been going through changes these last few weeks. I've added quite a few tabs at the top. I figured I'd take a few moments today to explain some of my tabs. :)
ABOUT: Want to know about the author, aka ME? Go to the about section to learn a little more about yours truly.
Newlyweds: Read the story of me and my husband, from our budding friendship, to our perfect wedding day :)
Kidney for Kristy: I started a campaign to help my cousin, Kristy, raise the $5,000 she has to have by October in order to even QUALIFY to go on an organ transplant list. She is currently in end stage renal failure and needs a new kidney ASAP. If you could spread awareness about this page as well, that would be wonderful. Prayers would be appreciated as well.
4Paws4Love: Another group started by me(and some of my best friends). 4Paws4Love has raised over $10,000 for our local SPCA. Click on the link to read more about what we do.
Shop my Closet: The name says it all. As I clean out my closet, I often find things that are rarely or never worn, and I figured I'd list them here before donating.
365: I am participating in the 365 project in which you upload a photo a day. It's kind of like a journal of photography. Document your daily life via photo's. It's pretty fun, though I can admit I've missed a few days. Oops!
There will be many more changes coming as I continue to focus on growing and expanding my blog. Starting Friday, I will have a new feature that I am actually taking over for Laura from Between the Lines. You can click HERE to read a sample posting of one of her actual Fabulous Friday posts. I am very excited to be taking this over for her.
The entire month of June I am a featured sponsor on Mandy, from She Breathes Deeply's blog. This is so exciting for me as Mandy is one of my all time favorite bloggers. She is a brand new mommy and seeing pictures of her and her sweet little family just bring a smile to my face. Be sure to stop by her blog and say hi :)
The entire month of June I am a featured sponsor on Mandy, from She Breathes Deeply's blog. This is so exciting for me as Mandy is one of my all time favorite bloggers. She is a brand new mommy and seeing pictures of her and her sweet little family just bring a smile to my face. Be sure to stop by her blog and say hi :)
I can't wait to continue expanding my blog, and hope that you all will enjoy the changes as they come.
XOXO
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Wedding Video :)
One of my wonderful friends, DaisyJo, over at Daisy Petals made me a video of my April wedding. I am over the moon happy with the video. All the songs she chose were from the actual wedding, and I had NO CLUE she had gotten actual live footage of the ceremony. WOW. I was so shocked HAPPY to see that! I hope you enjoy this video as much as me.
Happy Tuesday (last day of May - Can you believe it?!) Friends!
XOXO
Monday, May 30, 2011
Memorial Day, Guest Blogging, & Stencils
First and foremost with today being Memorial Day, I'd like to thank all of our service men (including some of my cousins) and women, past and present, for all that they've done, and continue to do for our great country. I hope that at some point today you take the time yourself to stop and remember the true meaning of today. All gave some, but some gave all.
Secondly, I am excited to say, I did my first appearance as a guest blogger! Yay! It was extremely exciting. Thank you Laura from Between the Lines for giving me this opportunity. Check out her blog today to see my guest post. And might I add, Larua is an Army wife, and she and her husband have been through two deployments together. May God continue to watch over and bless her little family.
Lastly, I have to blog about this because though it's a small find, I am so super stoked to have found them today.
STENCILS! or "die cut letters" whatever the dollar store wants to call them. Either way, I've been looking for them for MONTHS now. See, my friend had bought some last year, and we used them to make some of our charity car wash signs. Well, I've been in need of them for various projects over the year and could never find them.... until today. Coincidentally me and that same friend happened to run into the dollar store today, and VOILA! There they were... for a $1 a piece. Yup, I bought one in every color, and may just go back for more.
Anyways, I am going to get off this ol' computer and go find something to do (that's NOT the beach or pool as they are way to crowded on holidays)
I hope each and every one of you enjoy the day, and as I said above, take a moment to remember the real reason we celebrate Memorial Day.
XOXO
Secondly, I am excited to say, I did my first appearance as a guest blogger! Yay! It was extremely exciting. Thank you Laura from Between the Lines for giving me this opportunity. Check out her blog today to see my guest post. And might I add, Larua is an Army wife, and she and her husband have been through two deployments together. May God continue to watch over and bless her little family.
Lastly, I have to blog about this because though it's a small find, I am so super stoked to have found them today.
The car wash sign was my project of the day.
I set up a car wash for my brother in law whom needs toy for a missions trip he's taking to Nicaragua with our church in July. Actually, quite a few of my friends are going, so I was happy to use set this car wash up.
Anyways, I am going to get off this ol' computer and go find something to do (that's NOT the beach or pool as they are way to crowded on holidays)
I hope each and every one of you enjoy the day, and as I said above, take a moment to remember the real reason we celebrate Memorial Day.
XOXO
Sunday, May 29, 2011
8 weeks to a better me: Week Five - Loving Life and Having Fun
Today I am starting to participate in a project that Danielle over at Sometimes Sweet started. It's called 8 weeks to a better me. Here is how the project works, taken straight from Danielle's blog:
So here's how this is going to work, and I encourage you to join in over these next two months:
Each Sunday evening during the months of May and June one of my eight participants will present us with a guest post on their topic. They'll be discussing how and why their topic is relevant to them, and will also be giving us inspiration and motivation to move towards setting goals relevant to the subject matter. For instance, this week's topic is "Blogging Inspiration," so our participants (this week we have a husband and wife duo!) will be sharing what inspires them to blog.
At the end of this and every post, I will be setting three goals for the week that have to do with the subject at hand. So this week I'll be setting three simple goals in relation to blogging.
If you're inspired and interested, I encourage you to join along for this week, or all eight weeks!
Essentially at the end of the 8 weeks, we will have all done a little more, tried some new things, set and achieved goals, and truly become a little better than we were. I'm definitely excited, and I think you guys are really going to enjoy the amazing bloggers I have lined up!
Sounds pretty interesting, eh? I am excited to start on this journey with her. I am joining in on week five, so I can link up with the other bloggers on time, and then I plan to back track to weeks four, three, two and one. I know, I know, I'm a weirdo. Sometimes doing stuff backwards works. We shall see :)
I'm jumping in on the perfect week. The theme this week? Loving Life and Having Fun. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I love my life. So many people take for granted how precious and short life really is. We get so caught up in culture and thinking we must do this and that to be loved and accepted, that we don't even comprehend that our life here on earth is so short compared to our time that will be spent in eternity.
I totally agree with the guest blogger this week, Lauren from Busy Bee, on her number one tip on enjoying her life: find beauty in everything and document it. I love photo's. That is one of the best ways to share a memory with someone.
You can't take life too seriously, you have to sit back and enjoy the time you have here. Take time to truly look around you, and enjoy the beauty you see.
Yesterday while driving, I had to stop for a minute and look at the breathtaking view before me. I was driving past an empty field, with some horses in it. It was so tranquil for me at that moment. It's spring, so the field was a vibrant green, with two brown horses eating some grass, but at the same time, we had perfect blue skies yesterday with an abundance of big puffy white clouds. This view brought so much joy to my heart. Our earth is so beautiful, scenes like this just make me love my life even more. We are so blessed to be here. I wish I'd had a good camera with me yesterday, to capture all that beauty around me. Today is another beautiful day, blue skies and white puffy clouds. I think I will go lay outside (in the 100 degree weather) and enjoy it.... for as long as I can last. Haha.
1. Take time to enjoy the small things more. I will start today, with going outside and laying around, enjoying the big beautiful clouds we have over central Florida this weekend.
2. I am going to have to agree with Danielle, and take one of her goals: not to say one negative thing about anyone this week. At one point or another, we've all gotten sucked into the gossip drama, whether it be workplace or just with friends. It's as simple as being out at Walmart and seeing someone and mumbling "WHAT on earth is he/she wearing?" Nothing good comes out of that comment, and it's actually pretty mean. Who knows what he/she is going through. So, this week, I am going to work on changing that within myself. I will not judge people this week, afterall, who am I to judge?
3. Do myself up. We generally feel better about ourselves when we know we look good. I am very laid back, and while I love the way I look when I have makeup (natural looking) on, I am a bit too lazy to apply every day. I rarely wear makeup, and am fine with the way I look, but this week, I am going to wear makeup everyday (oh my!) and see if it makes a difference at all in the way I feel or present myself.
Have a great week friends!
XOXO
So here's how this is going to work, and I encourage you to join in over these next two months:
Each Sunday evening during the months of May and June one of my eight participants will present us with a guest post on their topic. They'll be discussing how and why their topic is relevant to them, and will also be giving us inspiration and motivation to move towards setting goals relevant to the subject matter. For instance, this week's topic is "Blogging Inspiration," so our participants (this week we have a husband and wife duo!) will be sharing what inspires them to blog.
At the end of this and every post, I will be setting three goals for the week that have to do with the subject at hand. So this week I'll be setting three simple goals in relation to blogging.
If you're inspired and interested, I encourage you to join along for this week, or all eight weeks!
Essentially at the end of the 8 weeks, we will have all done a little more, tried some new things, set and achieved goals, and truly become a little better than we were. I'm definitely excited, and I think you guys are really going to enjoy the amazing bloggers I have lined up!
Sounds pretty interesting, eh? I am excited to start on this journey with her. I am joining in on week five, so I can link up with the other bloggers on time, and then I plan to back track to weeks four, three, two and one. I know, I know, I'm a weirdo. Sometimes doing stuff backwards works. We shall see :)
I'm jumping in on the perfect week. The theme this week? Loving Life and Having Fun. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I love my life. So many people take for granted how precious and short life really is. We get so caught up in culture and thinking we must do this and that to be loved and accepted, that we don't even comprehend that our life here on earth is so short compared to our time that will be spent in eternity.
I totally agree with the guest blogger this week, Lauren from Busy Bee, on her number one tip on enjoying her life: find beauty in everything and document it. I love photo's. That is one of the best ways to share a memory with someone.
You can't take life too seriously, you have to sit back and enjoy the time you have here. Take time to truly look around you, and enjoy the beauty you see.
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| Laugh Every Day |
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| Be Goofballs |
Yesterday while driving, I had to stop for a minute and look at the breathtaking view before me. I was driving past an empty field, with some horses in it. It was so tranquil for me at that moment. It's spring, so the field was a vibrant green, with two brown horses eating some grass, but at the same time, we had perfect blue skies yesterday with an abundance of big puffy white clouds. This view brought so much joy to my heart. Our earth is so beautiful, scenes like this just make me love my life even more. We are so blessed to be here. I wish I'd had a good camera with me yesterday, to capture all that beauty around me. Today is another beautiful day, blue skies and white puffy clouds. I think I will go lay outside (in the 100 degree weather) and enjoy it.... for as long as I can last. Haha.
1. Take time to enjoy the small things more. I will start today, with going outside and laying around, enjoying the big beautiful clouds we have over central Florida this weekend.
2. I am going to have to agree with Danielle, and take one of her goals: not to say one negative thing about anyone this week. At one point or another, we've all gotten sucked into the gossip drama, whether it be workplace or just with friends. It's as simple as being out at Walmart and seeing someone and mumbling "WHAT on earth is he/she wearing?" Nothing good comes out of that comment, and it's actually pretty mean. Who knows what he/she is going through. So, this week, I am going to work on changing that within myself. I will not judge people this week, afterall, who am I to judge?
3. Do myself up. We generally feel better about ourselves when we know we look good. I am very laid back, and while I love the way I look when I have makeup (natural looking) on, I am a bit too lazy to apply every day. I rarely wear makeup, and am fine with the way I look, but this week, I am going to wear makeup everyday (oh my!) and see if it makes a difference at all in the way I feel or present myself.
Have a great week friends!
XOXO
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Around the house.
The hubs and I decided to make a Lowes run today and buy some stuff for around the house. We bought:
With the recent robberies on my side of town, we felt it necessary to go ahead and install the window stoppers. We figure that, and the security system we just had installed should help us have a bit of peace of mind. Granted, where there is a will, there is a way, and we know this is not foul proof, but it's sure worth a shot. And hey, it's Florida, we won't be opening windows for at least the next 6 months anyways. It's 100 degrees out there.
This weekend is SO exciting because it's the first one that we have both had off in awhile. We are just thrilled to be able to be spending one on one time together, even if we are just working around the house.
Yay to long holiday weekends. Though I think it more important to say THANK YOU to our service men and women, past and present.
Have a blessed weekend. :)
XOXO
- a cap rack
- window stoppers that make it so our windows can not be opened
With the recent robberies on my side of town, we felt it necessary to go ahead and install the window stoppers. We figure that, and the security system we just had installed should help us have a bit of peace of mind. Granted, where there is a will, there is a way, and we know this is not foul proof, but it's sure worth a shot. And hey, it's Florida, we won't be opening windows for at least the next 6 months anyways. It's 100 degrees out there.
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| I was the helper |
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| Preppin' |
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| And go! |
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| New towel rack on the back of our door :) |
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| CAP RACK! |
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| Imagine that FULL of caps. |
Yay to long holiday weekends. Though I think it more important to say THANK YOU to our service men and women, past and present.
Have a blessed weekend. :)
XOXO
Friday, May 27, 2011
Some scary things...
Some scary things have been going on around my town lately. We've had quite a few home invasions. 7 to be exact since May 7th. See, my city has just under 95,000 residents, well, that was as of 2008. I'm sure it's closer to 100,000 now. BUT, we have a north and a south side, and they are totally opposite ends of the city, literally. It's almost like driving into a whole different city. Well, these home invasions have been on my side of town. Another one actually happened just last night/early morning today. It was walking distance from my house, within a mile. I am pretty freaked out. I am already a natural worry wart, and this is not aiding in that AT ALL. Since I found out on Monday, I have had pretty sleepless nights. I am thankful there are quite a few people that live in my household, and that someone is always home, but I still fear, naturally. This guy is quite brazen, invading homes in the middle of the night, and holding people to gunpoint, often demanding they take him to their ATM. Here's a blurb from some of the flyers that went around to warn local residents:
Tuesday, May 10th, 4:00 a.m. – The female victim got up to use the restroom and was confronted by an unknown black male suspect standing outside her bedroom door. He pointed a handgun at her and demanded she and her husband stay in the bedroom. He then rummaged through her purse, their closet, and the bathroom, looking for money, credit cards, and prescription drugs. He then fled the scene.
Wednesday, May 11th, 3:30 a.m. – The female victim was awakened by an unknown black male suspect pointing a handgun at her, demanding she wake up and drive him to the bank to withdraw money from her account. The suspect disconnected the electricity and phone before breaking into the home. After taking her cash, the suspect fled the scene.
Does that NOT scare the crap out of you?! I've had nightmares about being robbed ever since I was a young girl. You can say it's one of my greatest fears. So yeah, I am pretty spooked.
While it doesn't make me feel 100% safe, I did get a home security system installed. That gives me a little peace of mind. Though I won't be completely satisfied until I see that they have apprehended this guy. Please be in prayer about this situation.
Anyways, on a less stressful note, HAPPY FRIDAY everyone! The hubs and I went to Bed Bath & Beyond today and got to spend some wedding gift cards. That was pretty fun! We got a Biggest Loser Brita Filter & Water Dispenser, some glass storage/cook ware, organization stuff, a sleep mask, and a new beard trimmer (that one's definitely for the hubs). It was wonderful to be able to buy some things that we didn't truly NEED, but wanted, and were able to splurge on, thanks to wonderful gifts from friends. So, if any of them are reading this, THANK YOU!
Oh yeah, my friend over at DaisyPetals created a wedding video that she just finished and posted for me last night, so that will be coming soon. I am so excited. I love it. I hope you guys will enjoy it as well, it's the perfect keepsake from our wedding day. YAY!
I hope you are all geared up to have a wonderful (long) holiday weekend. We don't have any major holiday plans beyond just relaxing locally. And that sounds just perfect to me!
XOXO
Tuesday, May 10th, 4:00 a.m. – The female victim got up to use the restroom and was confronted by an unknown black male suspect standing outside her bedroom door. He pointed a handgun at her and demanded she and her husband stay in the bedroom. He then rummaged through her purse, their closet, and the bathroom, looking for money, credit cards, and prescription drugs. He then fled the scene.
Wednesday, May 11th, 3:30 a.m. – The female victim was awakened by an unknown black male suspect pointing a handgun at her, demanding she wake up and drive him to the bank to withdraw money from her account. The suspect disconnected the electricity and phone before breaking into the home. After taking her cash, the suspect fled the scene.
Does that NOT scare the crap out of you?! I've had nightmares about being robbed ever since I was a young girl. You can say it's one of my greatest fears. So yeah, I am pretty spooked.
While it doesn't make me feel 100% safe, I did get a home security system installed. That gives me a little peace of mind. Though I won't be completely satisfied until I see that they have apprehended this guy. Please be in prayer about this situation.
Anyways, on a less stressful note, HAPPY FRIDAY everyone! The hubs and I went to Bed Bath & Beyond today and got to spend some wedding gift cards. That was pretty fun! We got a Biggest Loser Brita Filter & Water Dispenser, some glass storage/cook ware, organization stuff, a sleep mask, and a new beard trimmer (that one's definitely for the hubs). It was wonderful to be able to buy some things that we didn't truly NEED, but wanted, and were able to splurge on, thanks to wonderful gifts from friends. So, if any of them are reading this, THANK YOU!
Oh yeah, my friend over at DaisyPetals created a wedding video that she just finished and posted for me last night, so that will be coming soon. I am so excited. I love it. I hope you guys will enjoy it as well, it's the perfect keepsake from our wedding day. YAY!
I hope you are all geared up to have a wonderful (long) holiday weekend. We don't have any major holiday plans beyond just relaxing locally. And that sounds just perfect to me!
XOXO
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