7 Weird Things About Me...

Well, I was tagged by my friend, Karli, to do this and most of you know I usually don't participate in this sort of thing. I can't think of "weird things" about myself because I assume I am pretty normal and boring. Most people especially my husband would probably disagree...but, to me I think, "doesn't everybody do that?"

1. I cannot drink water at home out of a glass. It has to be a plastic cup! Don't know why but it tastes different. We only have 4 plastic "glasses" that are adult size so you will find me drinking out of Lily's cups most of the time. Because they're so small I make a lot of trips to the fridge.

2. This goes right along with #1 but I use several different cups a day. If a couple of hours has gone by I don't reuse the same cup. I HAVE to get a new one. Example: The glass I drink out of at dinner I cannot use the rest of the night, same goes for lunch it has to be a different cup for the afternoon...I guess this might be weird?

3. I cannot wait for the washing machine to finish. I stand in my laundry room and dance with anticipation for it to stop so I can put the clothes in the dryer. Confession: Sometimes I manually turn the dial just before it is almost done so I can get them out. I might have a fear that my clothes are drowning and cannot breathe!

4. I go days without checking the mail. I love to let it collect so there is a huge pile for me when I finally do check it. It is like Christmas. I even like to open the bills because they are always less than what I budgeted. Don't worry the bills are paid on time (I don't wait THAT long). This does drive Jason crazy. I usually have to stop myself from going to the mail box if it has only been a couple of days. That just isn't enough time!

5. I love to sit in a HOT car. A friend of mine that I used to work with loved this too. We would go on our lunch break together and after eating we would just sit in the car, windows rolled up, and absorb the heat. I am always cold so it always felt good. But I still do it and sometimes I fall asleep. Jason knows if we get home and he takes Lily in to lay her down and I am no where to be found...I am taking a nap in the hot car!

6. I hate the process of "getting ready", hair done, make-up on, etc. I even plan my week around the days I am going to have to do the whole process. I brush my teeth and get dressed everyday (well, almost everyday:) But I pre-decide which days I actually do the entire process. I will save particular errands for those days. Yes they do fall on particular days like Monday is a whole make-up, hair, dressed up day. I really don't think that is weird?!

7. I love the smell of asphalt. I wish I could bottle it. If I see a new parking lot being laid I get so excited and will roll down the window and breathe it in. I love hot asphalt in the summer. It reminds me of summer family vacations at Six Fl ags when I was young.

Well, that's it....don't think those are weird but I will leave it up to you all to judge.....

Family of Artists.....

Well, Jay and I are 2 days away from celebrating our 9th wedding anniversary and I just recently discovered my husband is quite the artist! I had some old canvases that I was letting Lily paint on for fun one day and he started playing around with the paint and the result......a few weeks later my house is filled with bottles and bottles of every color, canvases everywhere, and brushes in every nook of the house! And not just Jason but Lily and myself have been carried away by this sudden tidal wave of creativity. We are all painting as a family almost every night after dinner. I love the little surprises of life. We are having so much fun discovering new things about each other!

My Darling...

Just wanted to share some sweet pics of our little jewel!

News!

Well, for the very small few of you who have not been called or texted by my husband........we are having a BOY! Yes, the new addition will come in July wrapped in blue. We are so excited and don't know exactly what to do with ourselves. Let the name searching begin!

ATTENTION: You Must Read This Book!

This book is not a great read.......it is an EXPERIENCE. 'The Shack' you can get it at Barnes and Noble or go to theshackbook.com

Praise Jesus for Vacations!

We headed out to Ruidoso, NM for a 3 day family vacation and boy did we vacation! You know you had a good time when you come home more exhausted than when you left. We did lots of shopping, eating great food (there's something about the mountains and cold temperatures that make my appetite grow, not to mention that baby in my tummy), and sledding. Lily loves the snow and she loved sledding in it once she got used to it. She cried the first several minutes until she finally exclaimed, "I'm a big girl I want to go down the big mountain." Jason and Lily had a blast while I took pictures probably bothering all the people standing around because I wanted to get every shot of her to document the day. Yes, I am THAT mom! I never imagined you could get so much pleasure from watching the people you love have such fun. It was a great 3 days and we are glad to have gone and glad to be home. Now what awaits me? Laundry, unpacking, and giving Lily a serious BATH!

Complaining and the Following Rebuke.....

Well, I'm a little over 3 months into my pregnancy and have been severly dreading the next 6 months. Exactly one week ago I found myself complaining to my best friend why can't I be one of those women who relishes being pregnant. You know those women (some friends of mine) who feel wonderful when they are pregnant, they actually glow. Well, I certainly don't glow....it takes an act of congress for me to get out of my bathrobe, brush my teeth, and do anything for the day. And when I say anything, I mean anything that requires me to get up off the couch and be gone longer then it takes to visit the bathroom. Not to mention the crazy hormones that find me crying one minute and wanting to throw things through the window the next. I haven't been outwardly complaining until my friend came to town. See, she's my safe place, the friend that you don't hold back from, the one who knows you and your true feelings and pulls them out of you even when you've denied them and even tricked yourself into believing you don't feel that way. She's the friend I can't hide from. Then last night we went to dinner at another friend's house. We talked about their past and how they had lost a baby. It wasn't some drawn out or profound conversation but simple and honest. I didn't even think much about it until I was lying in bed last night and HE started reminding me that HE put life in me. Boy, did I need a perspective change. I have been so ungrateful. I know it's okay that I truly don't feel well. But, I don't want to dread the next few months. This time is a gift and I have not been making the most of what God has blessed us with. There is a new little life in me. Growing, developing, changing every miunte in me......God is doing a miracle in my body. His hands in me forming every detail. I love it. So the next 6 months? More uncomfortableness, less and less sleep, and the miracle of God working in my womb forming this precious life that I am so grateful to get to experience not once but twice so far in my lifetime. Life is a gift!