Watching My Mouth

I've always been a swearer, most of you know that. Yes, sorry mom, I use the F-word as a noun, adjective and where else I think I can place it. I don't know why, it's more of a habit than anything. I've gotten considerably better over the years, but today was just another moment where it's gotten me in trouble. I was telling some story about something and said, "where you stand in a F***ing field all day in the hot sun" and as I said that, our CEO walked by and looked right at me and kept going. It's RARE moments when I get red in the face, but I did at that moment. I'm far too old to be throwing it around like I'm some joker on The Real World. I'm going to try to make an effort to watch my mouth. It's not doing me any good. Enjoy your weekend.

Happy 3rd Anniversary

Today is Robert and my 3rd wedding anniversary. Where has the three years gone? We feel as though we've been married a year. We've done so much over the life of our marriage and relationship. When we look back, our heads spin. A lot of huge life changes and a lot of moments where we leaned on each other for support.

Though it all, we've been there for each other both as husband and wife, and best friends. A lot of triumphs, a few failures, a couple scary moments and some big leaps of faith. Through it all we stood strong, remembered who we are and got through them. We laughed, cried, talked, shouted, and said what we needed to say with our eyes. I am the luckiest girl in the world to have him as my husband. I thank God for the relationship that we have.

Happy anniversary to my dear husband. The person that I think back of the moment I fell in love with and still find those moments to this day.

A Sign or Just a Crazy Catholic mind?

As a Catholic, I have many quirks. I wonder if things that happen are a sign, meant to be, related to something else or something I should be guilty over. One of the many believes is in Saints. This is one of the many things I love about Catholicism. One thing that I found the other day that both surprised and scared me, I had to share.

I got a new book from the library called The Memory Keeper's Daughter. In summary, it's about a man who gives his baby with Downs to his nurse to take to an asylum and she doesn't. Instead, she moves away and raises the baby as her own. So, I get the book home get in bed and open it up and something falls out of it. I look down and it's a St. Anne prayer card. I look at it and think, "Oh no! Someone left their prayer card and will be looking for it." I read it and it says (excerpt of what is says), "Glorious Saint Anne, filled with compassion for those who invoke thee, and with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I cast myself at thy feet and humbly beg of thee to take the present affair which I recommend to thee under thy special protection..." Then I think, is this a sign that I'm going to need the prayer card for myself and pray to St. Anne? What is going to happen? Then I think about the book, the card and think, is my next child going to have Downs and I'm going to need to pray to St. Anne to take away the weight of it all? Then you keep going down that road and think, what if? Could I? What are the chances of someone being Catholic, reading the book right before I do? I mean there can't be that many Catholics in Charleston. Then I start all over, what is if means this, I wonder if that is what He's trying to say.

I guess I'll just stay on my path and hope that whatever God has in store for me, I can handle. Right? Right? Or do you think it means this... :) Enjoy your week.

Thinking Caps On...

I have a lot of really creative readers out there and I need your help. My department (marketing) here at work has a small get together every Friday. One person is the "host" and they come up with a theme and provide food and drinks to go with the theme. In a month, it is my turn. I can't come up with anything that hasn't already been done.

Here are a few examples:

"movies"- milk duds, popcorn, sodas and a movie playing on a projector,
"fancy"- wine, cheese, etc.,
"lunchbox"- teddy grahams, zebra snack cakes, fig newtons
"college" pizza and beer
"pink theme" everything pink, cupcakes, drinks, everything.

I think you get the point. It's only about 15 of us. I haven't a CLUE what to do. Please either post your thoughts or email me. I'm desperate. By the way, alcohol is encouraged (not hard liquor though).

What's Really Great...

Do you know what is really great? When you're coming up on your third wedding anniversary and you meet your husband for lunch and you spend the entire lunch laughing hysterically. When you can stop being a mom and a dad and be husband and wife--best friends. To be able to look at your husband in exactly the same way that you did on the first dates, that's a gift from God.

I'm so blessed to have such a beautiful, wonderful and hysterical husband. I adore him and he just gets me. I love that the most.

I hope everyone finds the one that just gets them. Once you do, it's such a beautiful feeling.

Much love this week.

End of an Era..

You know you are officially a mom when you go out and buy a minivan. That is exactly what I did this weekend. It was such a great move. We have so much room and the people at Honda have thought of every little convenience. I now know why so many mom's drive them. I've suffered though the comments of "I can't believe that you bought one" and "you're a soccer mom now". I am happy with it and you will be too when you come and visit and don't have to be wedged in the backseat of a two door coupe.

Hope you had a good weekend and were able to enjoy the easter bunny!

Shameless Plug Again

I went to high school with Hayley. She takes amazing pictures, especially of kids. She took pictures of my Godson, Isaac, and I love looking at her blog at new pictures. So, if you're in the Michigan area (she's located in my hometown), have her take your kids picture. I wish she could take Hayden's.

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