Mother's Day is coming!

HABITS

I've recently acquired a habit I hate. I've been staying up super late....ruining my chance of rising happily with the sun.
Sure- sleeping in isn't so bad- it's the fact that my husband is asleep long before I am that bothers me...
Right now: I'm laying in bed with my mac book occasionally taking a picture of him sleeping using photobooth. (poor guy)

I've also noticed I dropped some good habits... i.e.
-working out regularly
-Putting on lotion before bed
-giving myself facials
-keeping my nails nice

do these sound vein? I've just been realizing I haven't been taking as much care of myself...gotta cut that out! :)

You want to know what lotion I use? I will tell you- I recommend it to EVERYONE- I've tried every kind of lotion there is and the best one for smooth soft skin is

It's AWESOME!  & no- I don't work for curel. haha I just love sharing the stuff that worth getting. (PS- I only endorse the one with the RED ribbon...I can't speak for the others) 

Anyway...it's midnight. I'm going to close my eyes and try to break this bad habit....

Busy

Working on a girls night flyer for our students. What do ya think?

I should've started when I turned 26

but I didn't...so the list has only 14 things instead of 27...purely because of the fact that I'm running out of time!

This was literally off the top of my head...I'm sure you have better ideas for thing sI could do and I'm sure I'll come up with better things as I actually think about it...but for now- this is where I stand....where to start?!

You again

It's Monday- so lots of work to do... and just a minute to procrastinate before I jump into a long list of      to-do's!

This week we are kicking off our girls ministry. I have new "umph" for it! We had out leadership class yesterday and the youth pastor (who has been a friend for many years) casually handed me the reigns- FULLY- for the first time. It was no big deal to anyone I'm sure- but can I tell you what a dork  am? I starting crying during his closing prayer...
My heart feels like it's going to explode when I think of these girls...I want ALL the best for them- I have so many things I want to teach them...and so many ideas for how to do that and not enough ideas for how to implement it! AAAHH!!!

Semi-change of subject:
Have you heard Lisa Bevere? She's incredible! I love her- because I've never been one of those woman speakers who has the naturally gentle tone when I'm speaking- as if I were whispering with a huge smile on my face. She just speaks from her heart and is who she is and is so refreshing. (PS- I'm not knocking those women who speak like that- I used to wish I was one! haha) Anyway, I've been reading one of her books called "NURTURE: give and get what you need to flourish" I'm in love! It's all about women reconnecting and how we all need eachother etc...it's sounds cheesy but if we grasped it the world would be an incredible place.

Anyway, that's alot of rambling! Time to get back to work....Meanwhile- My favorite pic right now

This is Abi. She's one of our students and she's GREAT...I'm pretty sure she doesn't know how great she is...but she is :) I love looking at her pictures- because I like her perspective. I want to use her for a campaign for the girls ministry. (we'll see)

HAPPY MONDAY!!!!

Oops....

I checked out for a while there...

While I was gone....
Bobby and I experienced our first trip away from eachother...
I thought having the bed to myself would be so liberating (because he's a bit of a bed hog) but I was wrong- I missed him terribly and couldn't sleep. I spent a good portion of my first night alone- learning editing on picnik

(me being bored at 2AM)

(my newest niece...sweet Sarai)

& many more but I will spare you :)

In the meantime- because Bobby's truck broke down & I was too nervous to take mine alone: I didn't get to go to St. Augustine while he was gone, so I missed this:

How precious is she?! Another niece: sweet Sienna...I miss her!

I even bought her one of those echo microphones...like the one her mom loved when we were little! Can you tell I'm still bummed?

Then a week of work went by...which I don't have anything in particular to say about so I'll move on. 

We had Deluge come do a worship night to promo there new album last night....I could've stayed in that sanctuary all night....so good! 

Today, Bobby and I got to go to lunch with some good friends of ours and then we were really...I mean REALLY bad friends and missed my friend's wedding because we were so desperate for some time together and so not ready in time- that we ended up missing her wedding and spent the evening making up some new hobbies to try. (but I admit I did love it!- Just sad I didn't get to see Abby walk down the isle!)

Oh- last night I found myself out to eat with a bunch of (wonderful) new faces and got into a convo about beauty tips and skin care etc. I have to confess I'm a bit of a product JUNKY and I try just about everything that comes out! A GOOD FRIEND of mine who was at the table suggested that I start blogging all this random advice I have from growing up with 5 other sisters and reviews from all the products I try (good idea?)
...so I'll throw one out there:

You know that oily t-zone you get in the summer? those pores that are bigger than you'd like? that acne you get in the same spot over and over? those little black spots? (you get the picture)

Buy a CLAY mask! & no I'M not talking about a fancy one! The one I use and reccomend- and works awesome is 2-3 dollars at walmart!

It can be a little drying if you have drier skin and use it all over- but I just focus on the t-zone. TRY IT! At that price- how could you go wrong?! It basically sucks all that excess oil right out and for deeper cleaning: steam your face first. You'll thank me later! ;)

Anyway, that about wraps it up for now. Hope you've had a great week and are enjoying the weekend!

Weekend Trippin'

So, bobby is going out of town this weekend for a men's retreat at the ramp so I decided I was going to visit these beauties...

and this lovely birthday girl...

along with her brother and two adorable sisters who I don't have current pictures of.

I was about 30 minutes into the trip when bobby's truck came coasting to a stop....

without warning. True story. I had to sit and wait for help....

Fortunately, my in-laws were able to come rescue me. My father in law used to be a mechanic. (He's a GENIUS in my eyes!) Turns out it was the fuel pump. We abandoned the truck (for later) and they brought me home. This will be the first time bobby and I have been apart for a trip and I won't even get to spend it in beautiful St. Augustine! Oh well....my plan is to rent a bunch of girly movies for the evenings and to lay by the pool all day for the next couple days.

I'll let you know how it goes....

Happy almost FRIDAY!!!! 

The Beatitudes

This particular scripture caught me this morning while I was reading

This probably stood out to me today in particular because I've been making such an effort with our girls... Girls can be so competitive sometimes. So...insecure -really. Helping them learn to work together and to be confident in who THEY are can be the most rewarding feeling. We are all called to teach this and all called to live it in our own lives. If every woman did this can you imagine how FULL of LOVE the world would be?!

Oh work...

I have a love/hate relationship with my job. I absolutely love it! I love the freedom it gives me- I love making clients happy and solving problems.
Then comes the hate- it's not really hate- it's more like self blame. Working virtually means you can work at anytime if you have your computer or even your phone & I think I'm addicted to it? (haha) Instead of setting aside work hours- its seems to be work all the time- because as soon as my phone makes a beep- I hop on. I feel like I'm neglecting my husband and the rest of the real world- when he comes home from his work day & I'm making work calls- instead of making dinner or sitting down to chat.
I just made myself sound terrible? Why am I telling you this? ok- change of subject.
Have you ever heard of the Colour Conference at Hillsong Church? I SO want to go!

Everytime I watch- even just a promo it inspires me to work harder for our girls ministry. What a beautiful and effective concept. Placing VALUE upon women and equipping them to go out and be the change....So simple and powerful.


Why aren't there more hours in the day?

I'm back

Wow- after deciding to spend that morning in the sun- I've lost track of the blog world. But it's monday and I'm firmly planted back in my computer chair.
Here's what you missed....via mobile uploads.
Saturday: Easter egg hunt with our friends' daughter who I like to pretend is one of my nieces :)

We then kidnapped her for the rest of the day to give mom a chance to recover from a Friday surgery. We had a blast!

Sunday: Church & some quiet time behind our place...

(doesn't that little bush look like it's glowing? The sun was messing with my eyes!) 

Then to the beach with the hubby...

I passed out almost immediately after we got there. An hour later we left for the hospital to see Bobby's dad- who had a small accident in the yard involving a car trailer, surgery and some smashed toes. (but he's ok!) What a random easter weekend, huh?

Just to add to the random fun:

We found a picture of Bobby from a few years ago....when he had long hair and his hairdresser talked him into getting a "body wave"! Makes me smile every time!

Well, no more time for play- gotta get to work! Hope you're having a HAPPY MONDAY!

Today

I have some work to do....but the rest of my plans consist of this...

Don't be deceived I'm winter white right now- this picture is from last summer- but I hope to be this way very soon! (if that's possible) So, follow my lead and ditch your computer for a while and go do something (else) for yourself! Happy Friday! (It's a GOOD day) ;) 

It starts!

SO, today is the first day of operation "bringing sexy back"...I don't feel very sexy yet. I told myself last night that I would let myself sleep until whenever I woke up this morning- in order to let myself catch up on my severe lack of sleep (sleep helps your body work better, ya know)....WOW- I slept until 11AM. (I NEVER get to do that) It kinda backfired because now I feel like I just wasted today? I've got much to do for work and a 50% sale at the mall to attend in search for the perfect easter dress. 
I've opted to be hardcore and do the water only option for the first day of the detox...we'll see if it backfires as I run all over the mall. (what was I thinking?)
The detox I ended up choosing was actually an app on my iphone (I think everyone should get one) and I was reading back over it last night to get motivated. Then I was on Pioneer Woman's site and found this

UGH! It looks SO good doesn't it?! I really want to make it but I'm going to have to hold out for 10 days because I'm definitely not aloud to have pasta (not even whole wheat) on the detox.... I must resist!
My poor husband may have to starve in order for me to stick to this thing- but I'll makeup for it and cook him something FABULOUS (& healthy) afterwards. Got any ideas?

Pre-Bringing Sexy Back

So, before tomorrow...or technically today- since it's 12:07 I had to have a final "naughty meal" before I try giving it up for a while. I ended up going to a place down the street called Jerry's Drive in. It's a mom and pop place that has been around forever. The kind of place that you walk into and feel like you've suddenly entered a small town. A place where they serve old fashioned burgers like this

AND we shared a dessert....I'll spare you the agony by not showing you the picture of the MASSIVE banana split. In the meantime, I went to research some natural detoxes today...FAIL! Do you know how expensive those things are?! AND how do I know which one is good? Needless to say I couldn't decide so I have no supplement. 

I'm rambling....I hope you're having a great day. Here's a little something to make you laugh...

I kinda feel guilty laughing at him- but it makes me laugh everytime!

Happy Wednesday....uh..I mean thursday! :)