Where is the time going?

July already? How is this possible? I am in the midst of planning Aaron's 1st birthday party and we are getting ready to head to Michigan to see my Daddy and step mom! It is hot outside and life is flying by faster that ever! Every day is a new thing! Aaron is taking steps and talking and saying lots of new words! I never imagined that life would be so much fun with a little guy! He has definitely enriched my life in ways I only dreamed of! Being a mommy is one of life's greatest joys for sure. Drew and I are at a crossroads in our lives. Not sure where to go from here, but definitely feel God leading us somewhere. Praying specifically for his guidance and direction so that we can see the path we are supposed to take. This process is o much harder. We don't know what we are supposed to do, where we are supposed to go, and how we are to get there. But God has a plan and today I am trusting in that truth when everything else seems to not make sense. The verse that Drew sent me this morning was perfect. Jeremiah 17:8 says "For he shall be as a tree planted by the water, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit."
This is what I long to be like...this tree. I don't quite feel like I have been planted yet. I feel like I am still looking for that water where I can spread out my roots. Pray that I find that water!

Baby log...

My poor little munchkin has been dealing with a runny nose and slight congestion for about a week now. Today he sounds like Darth Vadar and it just makes my heart break! You can tell he doesn't feel good but he doesn't have a fever. Looking for anything to help him I picked up some saline nose drops at the drug store and those seemed to help a little bit. How do you know when to call the doctor? How do you know if it is actually a cold or simply signs of teething? He is being a trooper through all of this. He still has his smiley/giggly/squeals of happiness moments but they are followed by snorts and coughs and sniffles and congested breathing. About to go set up the humidifier to see if that will help him during his nap.....I'll let you know how it goes! Just pray for my little man. I know this wet and chilly weather isn't helping either. Any suggestions would be great!!!!

Wheelin and Dealin!

So, my latest addiction has been Amazon.com and subscribe and save. On Amazon you can sign up for free as "Amazon Mom" and get some nice discounts, then you can sign up for "subscribe and save" and shop for necessity items like toilet paper, diapers, toothpaste, soap, paper towels, and even groceries and save even more! You just set up how often you want to receive shipments (I get my diapers delivered to my door once every 2 months and I got to choose which day of the month!) and Voila! you save alot of money not to mention time and gas!!! My goal is to get most of our necessity items set up like this so that I know exactly what we spend on each thing every month and budget accordingly! Talk about awesome!! So far, I order my diapers (Luvs heavy dooty box of over 200 diapers) every 2 months and pay $30 and shipping is free! I recently added toilet paper to my subscribe and save subscriptions and got Charmin ultra strong 40 rolls and paid $.60 a roll and of course free shipping!! I also recently added soap to my subscriptions. I got 24 bars of Lever 2000 bar soap and paid $.60 a bar and of course...I got free shipping!! The next things I am wanting to add are toothpaste and deodorant. But won't add those till we actually need them....did I mention shipping was free and your order arrives sometimes within 48 hours?? Yeah! It's just that cool!!!

Been A While!!

Well, here we are at the 9th day of 2012. I have not written on my blog in forever! So much has happened and life has gotten so much richer! On August 2nd 2011 we welcomed our adorable little boy, Aaron James into the world! He has been a true delight and a joy to our hearts and lives! Each day is a new discovery and a new experience for him and I am loving being his mommy! Here are a couple of pictures....the first is when he was brand new and the second is now...our healthy 5 month old little man!

I'm a City Girl. Nuff Said.

This past weekend we had the awesome opportunity to go to Tennessee for the first time since October of last year! That was too long of a gap between trips! Mom had a ladies luncheon that was amazing!! Such a blessing. The theme was "Fill My Cup, Lord." So, fitting. And I so needed that!! After the luncheon Dad took Drew and I out to the hen house and handed me a bucket and told me to collect eggs. Now, I looked into the roost where there was a budgy hen and I didn't think it was such a good idea to move her from over top her collection of eggs. But Dad insisted, so I picked her up and there was a whole bunch of eggs. Yeah, so they aren't pretty when you collect them. In fact they are pretty much disgusting and the last thing I wanted to do was pick them up. I know...total city girl! But that hen had sat on those eggs and well, I guess when they gotta go they just go right where they are....because the eggs had all sorts of lovely stuff on them. Ugh!! Yuck!! So, i picked them up carefully so I would not touch the sides of the eggs that were yucky and placed them in the bucket. Chickens smell really not so good. So, anyway, that was my first experience of that sort and when Drew decided to share with me the idea that he wants chickens......I can't say I warmed up to the idea or ever will. I think I prefer to see the eggs that I am going to eat nice and clean. That way I will actually WANT to eat them!! It was a fun time. After we collected eggs we went to go meet Abigails horse, Dot. Such a sweet thing!! And Abigail got to ride her for us. And Dot decided to take Abigail on quite the ride!! Thankfully, Abigail didn't fall off, but I thought for sure she was going to! Dot decided she wanted to full out gallop across the field and Abigail wasn't quite ready!! It was fun and Abigail got back on. Brave girl!! It was a great weekend!!

Going to the Chapel and We're Gonna get Married!!

Tonight Drew and I are going to a friends wedding near where we live. The guy is Drew's roomate from his senior year of college. Thinking about this wedding I have a hard time not remembering the wonderful day almost 3 years ago that Drew and I got married!! I keep thinking of the girl tonight and how this must be the longest day ever for her!! I got married at 11am and that morning was forever long for me!!! I can't believe that in less than 2 weeks we will have been married for 3 years!! Wow!! Time really does fly very quickly! I have an amazingly wonderful husband who treats me like a queen!! That isn't to say that I rule the roost or he caters to my every whim. No, i fact the opposite is true. He loves me unconditionally and I submit to him (or at least strive to) every day!! He is my king and my one true love in every possible way!! Here are some of our favorite wedding pictures!!

Working Woman!!

Here I am at 6am on a friday morning. Getting ready for work. Whew!! I miss just being a stay at home wife! I didn't get a chance to slow down last night till about 9pm because I had alot of laundry and cleaning to do and I made dinner cleaned up and baked my hubby a butter pecan cake!! I am not a morning person!! That is for sure!! Hopefully, the Lord will bless us here very soon with our own little bundle of joy and I can be at home again!! Until then.....I'm off to work!!