sorry.

i know i haven't been doing good the past few days with my "30 days of me".. i've been traveling the past 2 weeks for work.. and when i'm home, i just want to relax or play with my family that i don't get on the laptop to post my pictures.  i think it would be easier if i didn't have to post pictures.  heehee!  and i want to do them in order.. so yea.

oh well.. bear with me & in the next few days, i will catch up with my 30 days of me..

Photo I took

i know i missed a few days of posting.  my daddy & stepmom came in to visit over the weekend.. to celebrate my daddy's birthday early.  we had such a wonderful & great time!!  daddy took us shopping!  woohoo!  we usually do 2-3 big shopping trips a year & it usually happens when i go down to visit them.  we usually travel to shreveport & dad gives the girls money to shop while the guys play soccer.  well, this was actually the first time this year that he took us shopping (i missed shopping with my sis in law-gina & the boys).  

i have to say i am really blessed by my daddy.  he has blessed my little family & all of his children tremendously.  God had blessed him with a successful business & he in turns blesses his kids... and it teaches us to give to others & be blessings to them.  after i had fox, i was feeling really frumpy about myself.  and i know you shouldn't put much stock into material things or the clothes you wear.. but having pretty clothes after having a baby made me feel a lot better.  and my dad sent me & carmen shopping & spent a lot of money on me.. just because he loves me & wants me to feel good about myself.  i love my daddy tremendously.. i continuously pray blessings over his life.  i know i could never repay him for all that he has done, but i will die trying.

well, carmen & i left a store & were walking towards my dad, brandon & fox.. and i saw my dad holding fox & both of their heads were together.. and i thought "awww, that's so sweet!"  when i came around in front of them, i saw this:

of course, fox was being very sweet!  his lito gave him a big chunk of chocolate!  heehee!  they are a mess!  the only time fox really ever has sweets is when he's around his lito! 

Sad photo :(

i think it's possible for  a photo to bring you both joy & sadness at the same time.  even though, when these pictures were taken, there was such great joy.. good & fun times.. and i'm glad to have happy memories! 

i know i just posted this, but seeing this photo makes me miss my Mom even more. thus, causing me to be *sad*.  i wish i could hug her just once more.. hold her hand.. smell her sweet scent.. kiss her.  just once more.  


tell her i love her.  and that i'm proud to have had such an amazing mommy & woman in my life.

and this picture makes me sad because preston was the only one that met his Mimi.. and i'm sad she's not here for all the grandbabies: Preston, Maddox, Fox & Latimer (& future ones)... and sad that none of the grandbabies will really know who Mimi was.

she was such a proud mommy & mimi.  she loved God, her hubby, her babies & grandbaby.  

gosh, i miss her.  her birthday is coming up at the end of this month.. and i have already been feeling down.  she would have celebrated her 47th birthday this year.  


*sigh*

wee bit about me - v. 7

these past couple of days i was out traveling for work, so i didn't get a chance to do my wee bit wednesday.. so it's a wee bit late!  ;-)  

{one} have you ever milked a cow or a goat?no, i'd like to milk a cow one day
{two} what sound does your alarm make when it goes off in the morning?it's just a ring tone from my phone.  it annoys me every morning!  ;-)
{three} chocolate milk or hot chocolate?both, please!
{four} what is one of the quirkiest things about you?me, quirky?  i dunno!  edit: i just asked my husband & he said i'm not quirky.  ha!
{five} are you more like your mom or your dad?i like to think i'm a good mixture!  i get the attitude & smarts from dad.  ha!  and probably everything else like my mom.. especially her ba-donk-a-donk (however you say it!) ;-) {six} do you sleep with the tv on?nope, just the fan!
{seven} if you were a crayon, what color would you be? sunset orange, coral, turquoise, pink, violet/ lavender..one of those! {eight} ross,  joey, or chandler?joey was the funniest!
{nine} do you play any musical instruments?i used to play the clarinet!
{ten} what’s the worst thing you’ve ever cooked/baked?ummm, ranch style chicken thing from walmart.  never again!

Photo that Makes me Happy :-)

a photo that makes me happy, huh?  

hmmm.. well, i love taking pictures.. so i am just adding a lot of my fave photos & of course, they all make me happy!

apparently, they are in no order!  heehee!   i didn't feel like re-arranging.  tsk, tsk.

 my boy at the park on a sunday afternoon

fall 2010

watching the ferris wheel at a local park

fall 2010 

 fox & ainsley. this makes me happy

labor day 2010

 my little family

summer 2010

 our wedding day

may 19, 2007

 me & my Mommy

Dad & Mom's renewal of vows

25th wedding anniversary

 maternity pictures by Jordan Smith Cassels

april 2009

 Mom & Dad's 25th wedding anniversary

Renewal of Vows

 my beautiful parents

day of Preston's dedication

October 2005

my hubby & son

july 2010

one year before: 

the night our lives were forever changed

july 29, 2009

I have really been blessed with a good life.  and I'm glad to have pictures to look through & reminisce over a good life!

20 of my Favorite Things

20 of my favorite things:
  
1) my husband & baby: they are the bomb diggity!
2) my family: everyone!  they are all my favorites!  especially my nephews!
3) Amish fiction books
4) sunset orange fingernail polish
5) fabric flower headbands
6) coconut m&m's
7) zebra mocha frap courtesy of Starbucks
8) my The Vintage Pearl necklace (promise to upload pics soon of all my giveaway goodies I've won)
9) Brandon & I taking Bam (Fox) to the park & out for ice cream
10) John Mayer
11) gum (usually fruity gum)
12) pizza (pepperoni w/ banana peppers) & tacos
13) hanging out with friends
14) fall!!
15) glee (oh shoot! i should have added it to my fave tv shows!)
16) eating dinner every night at the dinner table with my little family!
17) my iphone
18) eating lunch with my hubby
19) looking through old family pictures
20) Fox talking & learning new words!  Latest new word: turtle

My Favorite Quote

hmmm... my favorite quote.


this one actually stumped me because i was like "i dunno?".. i don't have some profound favorite quote.  maybe i'm not deep enough.  where i have something that just inspires me to seize the day, live life to the fullest, etc!


but i do like to say/ think "whatever happens, happens."

because honestly, i can't stop life & if something is going to happen, it's gonna happen.  nothing is really in my power to change.  because God controls it all.

and whenever i think of the saying "whatever happens, happens", i am reminded of jeremiah 29:11.. " For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."


i know that whatever happens in my life, God has a plan.. a good plan.  and my hope is in the Lord.  so i'm not worried about it.  know what i mean?