Happy Mother's Day

Although I don't know what it's like to be a mom, in my opinion, you somehow become an incredible giver. Even when you're exhausted and feel like you have no strength to continue, you somehow have the ability to put others first and give generously. Although my mom only had one child, she made a lot of sacrifices and for that I am forever grateful...

Thank you mom for not giving up during those first few years when you felt like you were raising a child alone.

Thank you for raising me in God's house and teaching me the importance of a relationship with Him.

Thank you for sacrificing 8 years of your life driving me to the barn, mucking stalls, bathing horses and hauling me across the country so that I may pursue my passion for riding.

Thank you for your conversations - you offer me wisdom, encouragement, strength and perspective.

Thank you for the special memories we've shared all over the world - my first scuba experience in Cancun, New Year's in Times Square, eating at the local pubs in London, seeing the Eiffel tower in Paris, walking the beaches in Tahiti, eating at Paula Dean's in Savannah, shark diving in the Bahama's, icecream dates in Belize, sight-seeing in Italy and many more...

Thank you for being an incredible mom but most importantly, thank you for being my best friend.

FLAVOUR

Mom and I attended the Flavour Conference this weekend hosted by Lisa Young at Fellowship Church. There were over 2200 ladies there and we had an incredible time!

Miracles Happen!

I'm continually amazed at the blessings God gives us. My good friend Vanessa has been told her entire life that the chances of her ever having children were slim to none. However, she found out this week she is expecting and we are all so excited! She is proof that miracles happen and God will provide!

Congrats Vanessa!

Playing catch-up!

It's been so long since I've blogged. I had a routine when I worked at PBK - got to work before everyone else so I could spend some time on Facebook and reading all my favorite blogs! Then, because I was unemployed, my routine changed thus I neglected my blog.

I'm now back working...for the Dallas Cowboys! I work as an Assistant for Mr. Jones himself. It's been a surreal experience but exciting to say the least. It's interesting to see how the "other half" of the world lives. I must say, the entire family is much more down to earth than I expected. I've enjoyed getting to know them and can't wait for the season to begin. I've always been a Cowboys fan but something tells me this season may be a little different!

Chris and I also just purchased a new home! We're beginning to think about adding to the family so it seemed like a good time to purchase a home that we could grow in. The dilemma comes to play in the sense that we haven't sold our existing home yet and I so badly want to start moving into our new home. From our experience at looking at new homes, they always show better when they're "stagged" so we're going to try and stay in our current house for as long as possible. We'll see.

Weekend with Caeden, John & Cheryl

John and Cheryl came to visit last weekend. It was Caeden's first airplane ride and he did great! We had a great time visiting and catching up. Next step, convincing them Dallas is where they need to be.

Bella's Room

Mom and I went to Tulsa last weekend to help Monica paint and decorate her nursery for Bella's arrival. We had so much fun and I think the room turned out pretty cute!

Thanks Monica for a great weekend!

So Thankful

We are truly blessed and had a wonderful holiday with the family. I made the boys get up on Thanksgiving morning to cut down a huge tree in the front yard. It was quite scary actually - dad started crawling up the tree with no support whatsoever, with a chainsaw in hand and started at it. Chris stayed on the ground with the rope to make sure the limbs didn't land on the house as they came falling to the ground. The tree was down in less than an hour...I was very impressed.

We went to my aunt's for the afternoon and had a great time. There were 19 of us total so we had a full house. My cousin's boyfriend and his family came over and my mother-in-law was with us so we had several families together. Devon's boyfriend, Carlo, brought his grandfather who spoke no english so it was very fun to watch him and dad talk. Dad has been studying the spanish language for some time now so it was nice to see his efforts pay off.