Ladies and Babies

As Christmas quickly approaches our days have become filled with holiday activities and lots of hustle and bustle. The reason for the season is to celebrate the birth of Jesus our Lord and Savior. With that being said, I am trying very hard to keep my focus on Him and truly spend my time in honorable ways. What have I been doing you might ask..spending quality time with tons of my favorite ladies and their babies and giving thanks for all the wonderful people in my life.  The photos below are in no particular order. They consist of fun celebrations: the miracle of life, cherished friendships, and precious little baby angles.

Baby Olivia

Ash and Olivia

Girl's night- Susie, Court, and Baby Olivia

love her

I tried to take her home, look at those lips.

Small town outing

Baby Shower

sweet friends

Pregos

Sharing the power of miracles

Attacked by the Super Bug

Thanksgiving evening I started getting a sore throat. It continually just went down hill from there. Major head colds are not my favorite. I raided my local Target trying to boost my chances of beating the nasty old cold.

By Tuesday I started feeling better and thought I was on the upswing.  Then the bug morphed or my body was invaded by a new super bug. I have been sick as a dog for about 24 hours. Clear liquids and soup for me.

I have a long list of things that need to be done around the house and projects but they will all have to wait until I am feeling better. I am complaining about being sick for a few days. It reminds me that I take my good health for granted. My thoughts and prayers of comfort, strength, and healing for everyone fighting illnesses much bigger than a stomach bug. 

Contest Update

The Bad News: I wanted to thank everyone that voted for my bathroom to win a makeover. Unfortunately I didn't have the most vote, so therefore I did not win the gift card. On the bright side, entering the contest did inspire me to focus on starting my bathroom makeover. I have finally picked a paint color and hope to paint sometime this month.

The Good News: I did win the Tacky Turkey Contest at work!!! Hip hip hooray! David Durkey had lots of good competition. There was actually a 3 way tie. They had a few children and parents vote for the tie breaker. David Durkey pulled out the win!! It is super fun to have bragging rights of designing the tackiest turkey! Hahaha what does that say about me? I have slightly tacky taste?

Until the next contest..

What I did this weekend..

I left work on Friday and loaded up June Dog so we could head to Russellville.  Once in Russ-Vegas, I caught up with the fam. We shared a nice carb loading dinner at a local Italian restaurant. 

Saturday morning mom and I got up super early and hit the road. We traveled to Fort Smith, where I ran a half marathon. I have been training for the St. Jude's Half, but stumbled upon this half online and thought "I am trained, I should run this race." I have become really spoiled living in flat land. The hills kicked my booty. I think 85% of the race was up hill or a gradual incline.

But I survived.. Thanks to the cheers from my momma!!  We had the best day. After the race went and had lunch and then started our Christmas shopping! The weather was perfect.

We had a small interruption on the way home. We were pulled over by a kind police officer. I was informed that my tags were expired. My bad.. Going to renew my tags on Monday. (Promise mom)

We made it home safe and sound. We finished the day off with dinner at Taco Villa; my favorite place ever. It's a hole in the wall but a local legend. I highly recommend their baby bean and cheese burritos. Also, the soft drinks are better than Sonic (that's saying a ton). If you are ever in Russvegas do yourself a favor and stop by Taco Villa and try it out!! Holla

Basically, I had a wonderful weekend. It was the perfect mixture of being productive, relaxing, and spending time with loved ones. What did you do this weekend?

I am a teenage girl

Guess what I am doing tonight? If you guessed staying up past my bed time and watching vampires; you would be correct. I just have to laugh at myself, acting like a teenage girl. Counting down to the premier of the Breaking Dawn Part 2. I am going with a bunch of ladies from work to the see 10 o'clock showing. Wish me luck, my track record is 0 and 2. I have fallen asleep at the last two midnight showings.Can you say lame-o? I went to bed early last night in anticipation. I am also considering a power nap this afternoon to improve my chances of staying awake for the whole movie.

Happy Thursday!!

Drowning..

Do you ever feel like you have to much going on and can't keep up? That's me this week. Work has been crazy busy and I can't get ahead. I am drowning, help me. Definitely looking forward to the Holidays!! 5 Working days until I get to relax, unwind, and enjoy quality time with my loved ones.

Thankful for this day

Happy Friday, ladies and gents. This week has been crazy busy as usual. I can't tell you how happy I am that today is Friday!!I love the month of November because it reminds me/ us to focus on being thankful and all the blessing that we have been given.

 Lately, I find myself wishing my days away for the weekend or the next fun event. I don't want to live like that, wishing half my life away. I want to enjoy each day for all the small and big moments that fill it. I want to be present and aware of the beauty of living. Cheers to the weekend and living the good life.

Target don't fail me now..

So today is the day that I have been waiting for: Nate Berkus + Target. I have been a fan of Nate for a couple of years now. If only I could win the lottery and stay home all day eating bon bons and watching The Nate Berkus show. (ahh the good life) Okay enough day dreaming, back to reality. Nate is working with Target and his line is in stores as of October 21st. This evening I was resting on the couch and it dawned on me that today is October 21st. I jumped up and booked it to my local Benton Target. I rushed into the store expecting to see my fellow shoppers scooping up the Nate Berkus products. Well to my surprise the store was empty, just an average Sunday evening. I asked a worker where the Nate Berkus collection was located and she just stared at my like I was speaking Chinese. The point of my story is that my target does not have one item from the Nate Berkus collection.  I know that I live in Saline County but we deserve nice things too. I am hoping that the lost delivery truck will be able to find its way to my target by the morning.

You know where to find me on my lunch break tomorrow.  I need want one of everything shown above.

Thank Goodness It's Friday

Sometimes the weeks are so busy and full that it is easy to wish them a way. Lately I feel like I have been wishing my days away and living for the weekend. Please don't get me wrong, I love the weekends. My point is that I should try to enjoy the week days and not let them fly by without intention. I want to live life not let life live me. Goal for today: be present, be mindful, and recognize and enjoy all small and big treasures life has to offer.

Cheers to a great Friday!! Hope you guys have a super weekend. You better bet I will be dancing this weekend at Court's bachelorette party!!

1st Time Blogger

Luke and I don't have children or pets. So you might ask yourself "What will this blog be about?" I am guessing it will consist of funny stories and experiences that happen in everyday life. I can't wait to get started on blogging.