Wordless Wednesday

Thankful Thursdays

I am so disappointed in myself for not blogging in over a week! I love to blog, and I love to read other people's blogs even more. I have a lot going on in my world lately so I have a lot to blog about so this will be my random updates and what I am thankful for today:

* I was in my good friend's wedding this past weekend in Montgomery. She was beautiful, and I had a great time! I will post some pictures later when I have time to download all of them!

* We finally got our granite countertops in! I am thrilled with the way they look. Here is a picture...please don't look anywhere but the countertops-everything else is a MESS!!! Next week we hope to pick out a backsplash and be able to put our kitchen together.

* This weekend we are having a HUGE garage sale. If you are in the Birmingham area you should stop by! It will be in the Birmingham News tomorrow and Saturday so be on the look out! My parents, Hunter's parents, and our stuff will all be sold together so we will have a lot. It's going to be a lot of work (which we are still slacking on), but once everything is out and organized it will be fun! I love working garage sales...we will see if I still love it after I am doing one myself.

*I found out one of my best friends, Candace, is having a girl!!! I am so excited! I can't wait to see her. I know she will be such a beautiful baby! I am so ready for all of my friends to have babies so I can play with them....I'm just not ready to have one myself!

*Last, but certainly not least here is my Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for a happy and loving marriage.

I am thankful that I live so close to my immediate family.

I am thankful for the sunshine! It really helps my mood.

I am thankful for all of my friends...they all play such an important role in my life.

I am thankful for modern technology so I can talk to all of my friends and family as often as I can.

I am thankful for this day that God gave me...

"Because of the Lord's great love we are consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning-great is your faithfulness."

Lamentations 3:22-23

Easter and no more Christmas...

Easter was a great time this year! I got to see Dedee and Nannie (Hunter's grandmother) on Saturday as well as his Aunt and Uncle and cousins. It was a lot of fun getting to visit with everyone! On Easter we had a great day. The weather was gorgeous, and I got to take some cute pictures of Jack and Clara. They were being so cooperative for the pictures...mainly because Janelle and I kept saying, "Jack if you take one more picture you can have an Easter egg or a piece of candy!" We watched The Masters all day, and it was nice to be with the whole family for a day. Did anyone notice the end when Angel Cabrera won?! I didn't want him to win, but if I had been there I would have clapped for him. It was so awkward because the applause was not loud at all. No one was screaming or throwing their hands in the air (well except for 4 Argentinians). It was so sad. Every year the ending is very exciting and people usually make very loud noise! I felt so bad for him. I am hoping he didn't really notice it because he was so excited and in his own world...well until he sees the playback ;-(

On a random note, I have to say that a house in our neighborhood has FINALLY taken down their Christmas decorations. I mean SERIOUSLY!!!!! I don't know why, but every time I drove by their house I could barely stand it. I stopped looking because every time I saw it I would want to drive my car over there, knock on the door, and ask why in the world they still had their wreaths with red bows on the windows, red and white lights stringing the roof line, a santa wreath on their door, etc. It made me very annoyed. I told this to a friend of mine and they said that maybe no one was living there, but the weird thing is I have seen this family doing yard work and walking around outside so I know they were completely aware and able to take them down. I guess they didn't want Christmas to end. Who knows?! All I know, is that when I drove by their house this morning I sighed heavily. haha

"What's in your purse?"

It all started with this afternoon when I was lugging my purse into a store. I dropped it, which I don't think I have ever done, and a lot of stuff spilled on the floor! I usually don't get embarrassed easily, but when I saw some of the contents of my purse on the ground I thought that some of these people might think I'm weird. When Hunter reads this, well if he reads this, he will probably be embarrassed too. He always comments about how heavy my purse is, and every time I ask him to find something for me in my purse, he shys away as if something might bite his hand off! My sister has even given me the nick name "Mary Poppins" because I usually have just about everything in my purse at all times, and sometimes very unusual things. So, I thought I would play the tag game with my blogging friends to tell me what's in their purse. Maybe afterwards I won't feel so weird. So here are the rules: list the items you currently have in your purse-no cheating, don't leave anything out, list the weirdest thing you have ever carried in your purse, and then tag your friends to do the same.

Here goes...In my purse I currently have:

*a make-up bag with lots of lipsticks, lip glosses, concealer, mascara, and tweezers
*a bottle of Motrin

*hand sanitizer

*2 different bottles of hand lotion

*a couple feminine products

*2 pens

*my heavy wallet

*some coupons

*a burned disc of pictures I am waiting to mail

*Pepto Bismol

*band aids

*a hair brush

*a hair rubber band

*mini lint brush

*a compact mirror

*a bottled water (which is making my purse so heavy)

*Big Red gum

*bobby pins

*a safety pin

*my prescription medicines

*my new watch that just broke

*a picture of Hunter the night we got engaged (still trying to figure out how that got in there)

*my old, but still fabulous camera

*6 burned cds that I have been meaning to organize in my cd holder
*my cell phone

*a mini size note pad

*a granola bar

*my car keys

*old movie tickets from two weekends ago
*my favorite gold hoop earrings

I think this just about covers it! Now the weirdest thing I have ever carried around in my purse was a lamp. I once told this to one of my friends and she looked at me like I was insane, and now that I'm typing this it does sound kinda weird. I was looking for the perfect lamp shade so literally carried a lamp in my purse for a week so I would be able to pick out the perfect size shade for it. Ok so I tag everyone that reads this!

Monday Ramblings

1. I went to CVS to pick up my prescriptions last week, and I noticed there was a box of dog biscuits in the window sitting next to the lollipops. I just so happened to have Susie with me, and I was so excited because I knew she would be so happy to get a treat. The car in front of me had a dog and of course their dog got a treat. When it was our turn, not only was the guy rude to me for some reason I couldn't seem to figure out, but he never offered to give Susie a treat. I sat there the whole time waiting for him to offer her one, and the nerve of him! I was so upset, and I honestly thought Hunter would be too. I came home, and he said he would have never noticed. Well I did, and I tried not to let Susie notice it ;-)

2. My grandfather is in town from California, and it made me so happy this weekend! I love getting to spend some time with my grandparents. I'm sad that my grandmother couldn't come with him, but I know in a few short weeks I will be in California with EVERYONE in my extended family!

3. I had such a fun time at dinner Friday night with our great friends John and Stacy! We always leave the restaurant laughing (or almost peeing in our pants-Stacy) because we always have funny things to talk about!

4. The new season of The Hills starts tonight, and I am super excited!!! It won't be the same without Whitney, but it won't keep me from watching it. (Hunter loves this show, but would probably never admit it).

5. I had some gift cards so I got to do some fun spring shopping this weekend! I wanted to wear one of my new tops to work today, but with the high only being 49 I figured I would wait. I really wish we were having warm weather!!! (For those of you who need some good deals, GAP is having a great sale)

That's all my ramblings for now...I hope all of you have a great Monday!

Not so good Wednesday

Have you ever woken up and thought to yourself, "Ugh today may not be a good day?" I did feel this way this morning, and so far it has been that way. I really don't want to go into details because I actually feel like being private today...I know weird right? Why would I blog about it if I wanted it to be private? Regardless I just need something to vent to, and my blog is the best place for it considering I can't run home and call my friends or husband. Basically I am just feeling down. I have been praying for some things to happen, and I feel dissappointed. I know that God can hear me, and I know he knows what is best for me. To be really honest, I feel bad even posting about me not having a good day because there are so many other people in this world, especially in the blog world, that need our prayers.

I'm going to leave now, and I hope to have a better rest of my day! I will leave everyone with my favorite bible verse:

"Because of the Lord's great love we are consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning-great is your faithfulness."
Lamentations 3:22-23