10 things I am thankful for today-in no random order.

1. Our amazing, hope giving, gracious Father.
2. My incredible husband. He truly is incredible.
3. My family. I would be nowhere without them.
4. Having transportation.
5. Being able to have money to bless others.
6. Air conditioning.
7. My ability to be active.
8. Our church family.
9. Our pups who love us unconditionally.
10. Popsicles.

I know some of those are random. But those are the things I am truly thankful for at the moment.

Megan and Pat's Baby

I have not had a chance to update on this blog about my sister Megan and her husband Pat's baby. They found out a couple weeks ago that he may possibly have a heart defect and then it was confirmed when they found out that he had something rare called Hypo-Plastic Right Heart Syndrome, or as they recently found out more in depth, Tricuspid Atresia. They are two of the strongest people I know. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. You can read more of their story here: http://patmegkelly.blogspot.com/

Busy busy and a BIG announcement.

So like I am always saying, things have been super busy. Memorial Day weekend we had a get together or BBQ every day. The housework, the yard work, the laundry...it never seems to be done. Work has been busy, and then this past weekend my friend got married and I was in her wedding! It was a really great, fun weekend but we were all over the place. And this always includes a lot of driving. Hopefully I will get some time to post some pictures. I often wonder with our busy lives...how would we be able to ever throw a child into this mix? I guess that is just how it is and you work it out when the time comes.

But anyways....the real reason I wanted to post...

We are going to Europe!!
Chris is so excited. I have never seen him get so excited...it was hilarious, when we were booking the trip that is. He loves to travel, and he is constantly talking about going to Europe. So we found a great deal and figured why not?? We might as well do it now, while we can, and while it's cheap! So in October we are flying to Paris ( I have a slight obsession with the Eiffel Tower so I'm pretty stoked about this myself). We are staying there for 3 nights, and then flying to London, and staying there for 3 nights. It will be an 8 day vacation all together, and we cannot wait! I have also had a little obsession with England ever since I saw the movie "The Holiday". After that I always told Chris that if he ever wanted to move there I TOTALLY would, haha. I guess I will make a more educated opinion about that after I've actually been there. Either way we are super excited and cannot wait. And now I am off to google and amazon to see if I can find "used" Rosetta Stone for cheap. To learn some French of course. :o)

Another Awesome Verse

I know it probably seems like I am posting these a lot lately, but I can't help it! They are so great!

Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death? ... I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:35,38-39 (New Living Translation)

ahhh!

I know, it seems like I have dropped off the face of the earth. My house looks like it as well, haha. Things are super busy! Post coming soon...

Awesome Verse

I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit. And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Ephesians 3:16-19 (New Living Translation)

I am super stoked.

I just spent like 400 of my coke rewards points on magazines.

(Yes I know, I'm a nerd, I do coke reward points.)
The funny thing is, we don't even drink soda.
A couple of years ago my friend and her husband thought it would be funny to start collecting them for me as well after I started collecting them at my old job. Now I have bags of them in a closet at home. It's ridiculous really.

Well today I had some free time at work and put in 120 points worth (that is all they will allow in a week time period.) And then I spent them all.

Sometime within 4-6 weeks we will start receiving our one-year subscriptions to:

Better Homes and Gardens
and
Entertainment Weekly

Woo hoo! I can't wait!