i got an award!

joy at http://allensgonavy.blogspot.com/ gave me a sweet little award! thanks joy- your blog has been such an encouragement to me!


So, now i am supposed to share 7 things about myself and then award other bloggers.


ok...7 things about myself...hmm...

1. i'm slightly obsessed with getting my nails done.

2. my hair is turning gray.

3. i love to drink. i think more about what i want to drink than anything else. i am currently loving cherry limeades and peach tea. this means daily sonic runs.

4. i love the book of Psalms. I have to force myself to read other books of the Bible because the Psalms just shows me so much about Christ.

5. i am so full of thankfulness to the Lord right now, that i am constantly on the verge of tears.

6. (shameless plug) i sell juice plus, which is fruits and veggies in a capsule...let me know if you are interested!

7. hanson is my favorite band. it's true.

i'm going to pass this award along to:


Ash at http://ashleyblogphase.blogspot.com/

Lauren at http://hopehascome.blogspot.com/

Court at http://prayingforalittleone.blogspot.com/

happy blogging!

8 years ago today

i love valentine's day because my husband and i actually met on valentine's at a college party :) eight years ago today, i met the love of my life...

special day.

re-emerging from the dead

i am currently on day 4 of not feeling like walking death 24/7. i am still nauseas, but it is more of a "car sick" nauseas than an " i am sick with food poisoning, painful, uncontainable, oh no i swallowed too much saliva so now i have to go throw up" nausea. i am almost to week 16 and my IV pump is pumping the most medicine it can into me, so...maybe i am on the mend. yesterday i took sophie out to go potty and we walked down the street. and today i fried my own egg for breakfast. these are huuuuuge steps considering just sitting up would normally make me puke.

all i have to say is "praise be to God my Provider for getting me through some of the hardest 10 weeks of my life and for giving this baby the nutrition it needed when i literally could not keep anything down in my stomach for sooo long." i feel like the Lord has been my first trimester doula. when i would cry out because i couldn't take it anymore, he would remind me of the little heart pumping inside my uterus. and i would remember it is not about me, it is about this new life...

i am an only child, who is self-admittedly selfish and my life changed when that stick said pregnant. it is not about me anymore...these past 10 weeks are just the beginning of the sacrifices i will make for my child...and i couldn't be more overcome with joy and thanksgiving.

i still need more crockpot recipes! begging! my creative food mind has not re-emerged yet and if i look at a recipe book for too long, i get sick. please help!

i need crock-pot recipes!

i am beginning to feel more like myself in the morning until a little after lunch. so, i have a window of 3 hours to actually take a shower and make my own breakfast etc...i think i need to add make dinner to that list. i really don't think i could actually cook without getting light-headed or having to run to the bathroom yet. but, i know i can throw stuff in a crock pot to cook through the day. so, i need ideas...e-mail me or comment below...give me some recipes people and i will post my favorites!

PS. give me anything that does NOT involve marinara sauce or barbeque. probably won't be able to eat those foods for awhile...

Snow day

we have been snowed in for two days, which has been great since my hubby has been home to keep me company. i got outside today for the first time in awhile and felt well enough to play with sophie in the snow for a few minutes!

sophie wants you to know that she loves the snow!

so apparently a ground hog saw his shadow today. all i have to say is "thank you Lord for said ground hog."