It would be great...

It would be great if I could cross a few things off my to-do list this week:

 

*clean the house

*finish all the laundry

*sand & stain my 2 end tables

*go on a date with my lover

*process my relationship with the Lord & meditate on what I need to work on in my own life

*WORK OUT

*study for mid-terms

*find a practicum site

 

 

WOOOOO. Ok, I can do this!

 

Right?!..

Makeover..

Our house has been in the process of getting a makeover for the past 2.5 years & now it's finally time to show some love to the exterior! Yesterday, Mike & I went to Lowe's & Menard's to price landscaping, new shutters, stucco, etc. We came back home with 2 new exterior lights that were desperately needed.

 

Before

After

 

Those old lights were definitely showing the age of the house :/

 

Our checklist for outdoor projects:

 

-buy new exterior lights

-purchase flowers/bushes for landscaping

-buy new mulch

-powerwash the brick on the front, sides, and back of house

-order stucco board to replace red wood pieces beneath windows

-buy new black shutters

-scrape off chipped paint and repaint border around the garage

-plant grass in bare spots in the backyard

-figure out landscaping for backyard

-take down old satellite dish

 

I'm sure I'm forgetting something! Excited to start these new projects :)

 

 



Long-Term Project

I haven't blogged in a while...ugh, I really need to get better at writing at least every other day; however, I don't think my life is that interesting ;) 

So...for those of you that have seen A Walk to Remember (btw, who hasn't?!) we can all agree that it is a major tear jerker. Okay, so who remembers the end of the movie when Jamie is in the hospital and she is reading the 1 Corinthians 13 entry to Landon out of the journal that her mom had written? Well if no one else remembers, I certainly do. I thought her mom's journal was the coolest thing ever because Jamie always had something special to remind her of her mom.

Before you start wondering...no, I am not pregnant. However, I want to start a journal for my kids (& Mikey too). Let me rephrase, I have already begun the journal and I love it. As of now, I have only included quotes and scriptures to live by, but as we start to have children, I would love to record special memories we experience together as a family, so when I do pass away, my kids & hubby will always have a piece of me with them.

This is where you come in. If you have any ideas or suggestions...or even quotes, let me know! I really want to stick to this and make it as special as possible.

Thanks so much! 

..oh, like my new header?? ;)

Breatheeeeee....Just Breathe.

Thanks, Anna Nalick, for reminding me to just breathe. I am so over this season in life. I start a new quarter tomorrow for school...and honestly, I am not looking forward to it. I love school and I love what I am studying, but it is SO MUCH. Four classes & working full-time makes me want to pull my hair out. I am constantly exhausted, my social life is non-existent, and frankly, I am just not fun to be around.

Seriously, I DREAM of the day when I graduate and school is not holding my husband and I back from moving or progressing on with life. It has us chained to where we live because I am already over a year into the program and it would be stupid at this point to move and transfer schools. Don't get me wrong, I love my friends that have turned into family here...I would never want to leave them, but it is not fun living here. The weather is super bipolar, there is nothing to do where we live, and I'm pretty sure I have seasonal affective disorder...at least that is what I am diagnosing myself with ;) If we lived in a perfect world, I would live right next to the beach in a neighborhood with my friends and family.

Secondly, school is preventing children. Seriously, cannot believe I just said that. I have never been the "mom" type, so this baby fever that I have caught for the past couple months is a huge surprise to me. Maybe its because I am one of the last people in my circle of friends that doesn't have a child? Or maybe its because I just want my own family? Whatever the reason, its weird and school is ruining any plans of having babies for about another 1-1.5 years.

 

Of course, I was just reminded to be still, but let's be honest...it's super hard & super frustrating. Maybe I don't want to be still. Maybe I just want to put a "for sale" sign in my yard, move somewhere warm, and drop out of school. Yet, I know that doesn't solve anything...and I'm pretty sure God just chuckles at me when I get frustrated because He knows the plans mapped out for me. He has me in this season for a reason & I must remember that.

 

Prayers for a good day at school tomorrow & that my heart would find rest during this season.

 

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