Man of My Dreams

This past Sunday was our 6th wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe it's even been that long. Josh and I have been together since high school and though it's been rocky at times, I wouldn't trade this love for anything. He has been my rock and my support through some of the most difficult times of my life. I am truly blessed to have him for a husband and father for our children. He's handsome, intelligent, loving, caring, successful, supportive, and so much more. I only hope I make him as proud of me as I am of him. Thank you God for placing him in my life.

Here Today Gone Tomorrow

My family just returned from our annual trip to Nags Head. It's something we look forward to for an entire year. My husband and I usually reserve a house in Oct. and then I start counting down in January. There's nothing better than sitting in the sand with the people you enjoy the most, doing absolutely nothing but having a great time. When we got home I asked my daughter what was her favorite part about the beach. Her response, the ocean, followed closely by "racing cars." I love everything about the beach, except leaving. If I could slow down time I would. A week just isn't long enough. So until next year I'll have to live on the memories.

Summer Fun

Last weekend I had the pleasure of hanging out with one of the cutest little boys you'll ever see. He's the son of one of my oldest and dearest friends. As he and Layla were swimming around in the pool, I looked at him and was taken back to my elementary years when his mother and I first met. They have the exact same eyes and I remembered hanging out as a 10 year-old with his mom making up dance routines to Paula Abdul and Madonna, trying to form our own baby-sitters club, and sleepovers. Ah to be young and carefree again.......these kids have no idea how good they have it.

It's A...........

Well we went to the doctor today for the big ultrasound. I have to say I was really sort of confident about the sex. I remember when I was pregnant with our daughter, the first dream I had of the baby was that it was a girl. So I was pretty sure that my instincts were right about this one and walked into the ultrasound thinking I already knew what was coming. Wrong! We started the scan with the general measurements the doctor has to have to make sure everything is in order. Then we moved to the gender. Josh, who works down the street, came in just in time to find out he's going to have to pay for two weddings. I have to say there may have been a split second of shock immediately followed by elation. I guess I can throw those instincts out the window. Now we can really get excited about planning. Josh is relieved that the clothes shopping for this one will be minimal. And he's already talking about girls softball, but fearing punk boyfriends and PMS. Even though he'll be out numbered, there's nothing cuter than a Dad with his little girls.

Long Gone

My sister and her family were home from the mission field for a few weeks and it was AWESOME. Our whole family felt so blessed to have them near us for the first time in about 19 months. So you can imagine how thrilled we were when their original departure date got moved back a few days. We said our goodbyes Tuesday night and drove away from my parents house with the image of my sister waving from the window. I was really proud of myself for holding it together in front of everyone. But, when we got home, my husband looked at me and said "Do you want to talk about it?" I immediately said "NO" but the tears were already rimming my eyes. We talked about what an inspiration their family is to us and how proud we are of them. I admitted I was terrible about emails and had been spoiled by being able to talk to or even go see them whenever I wanted. Josh was so reassuring. Last night as I was driving home from work, I looked at the clock and noticed that it was about the time they were to be boarding the plane. I called my mom, who had dropped them off and asked how it went. She said as they were on the way home my sister called and tearfully told her they'd been placed on standby. I wrote a while ago about being stuck in London for 6 hrs. But this was nothing compared to what my sister was facing. Imagine all the luggage, boxes, and 5 kids ready to travel halfway around the world only to be halted on the verge of their flight. My mother waited for the call last night asking her to come pick them up, but it never came. It seems as though God granted them their passage as we've not heard anything else from them. Please pray for their continued safe travel to their final destination in Cameroon. Checkout their website for updates and for my brother-in-law's moving tribute to my sister.

Wonderful Family

I feel so blessed to be part of such an amazing family. This past Mother's Day we spent the entire afternoon together and it was wonderful. These people mean more to me than anything in the whole world. If it hadn't been for their love and guidance I don't know where I'd be today. Thank you family for being so awesome and for taking a chance on me. You're stuck with me for freakin' ever now.

ps not all of us are in the picture, but you can get an idea of how much love we have to go around.

Long Time No Write

Well it's been quite a while since my last post. I have to admit I've been a little lazy about keeping up. The pregnancy is going very well although I must say it was rough for a while. I've been busy enjoying my sister's return home and have been getting in all the hugs and squeezes I can before they leave again. The weather finally feels spring-like (except for today) and I have unveiled the pasty-white legs in an attempt to pick up a little color before heading to the beach. I have also enjoyed a long stretch off from work however, it's flown by pretty fast. I have started the count-down to our family's annual beach vacation. We are now 53 days away and I am SUPER EXCITED!!!! Our whole family lives for this every year. Well that's about the exciting news I have for now. Sorry for the crappy post.