Thankful Thursday

I'm gonna start a Thursday tradition.

I have no clue if other blogs out there are doing this,

But I just thought of it.

Who knows,

maybe I saw this somewhere and got the inspiration from them.

Anywho....

Thankful Thursday.

Every Thursday's post will be about what I am thankful for in my life.

Because, let's face it, I tend to forget.

Tend to forget that I am beyond lucky.

Beyond blessed.

So, I am going to remind myself every week.

And hopefully, in turn, remind all of you.

This week, I will start with something that I gripe about all the time.

Laundry.

Insert stereo-typical 70's horror movie scream.

Ok, let me clarify some.

I hate folding clothes.

I dread and loathe laundry.

I'm not saying I'm necessarily grateful that I have to do laundry.

But the fact that not only do I have clothes that need to be cleaned,

But I also have a washer and dryer in the convenience of my home.

Not everyone has that luxury.

Not everyone has the luxury of even using a machine.

As I was spending my lovely Wednesday night folding laundry,

Grumbling and gripping the entire time, as always...

God reminded me of why I should count my blesses that I was folding laundry.

I have a roof over my head,

clean clothes in my closet...

and just that alone should be sufficient

I spent over a week in Guatemala a few summers ago.

People wear the same clothes everyday.

Then occasionally wash them in horribly dirty, concrete, moldy sinks.

But you know, they never really complain about that.

You never hear them talk about the fact that they really want that new line of dresses that just came out.

Or the new shoes that are the must have of the season.

They are just grateful to have clothing on their bodies.

So, the next time I start to get all flustered over the

"The Never Ending Laundry"

(This is what I sing every week,

sung to the tune of "The Never Ending Story", of course)

I need to stop, remind myself

That there are people in other situations

that would love to be folding fresh laundry from the dryer.

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:34

So, what are you grateful for this Thursday?

Busy Bee

My Weekend was quite fun-filled.

Started out with a mellow Friday night of Sushi and Boyfran (that's my bestie that lives in Kentucky who happened to be in town).

Saturday was quite an adventure & activities of sorts.

We ended the day in the best way we knew how.

Front Page News for some grub.

and Dad's Garage Theater for some laughs.

It was quite funny!! I would recommended it to most,

most being those that are 18+ ;)

Then came Sunday Funday!

This Sunday was filled with Low Country Boil Madness.

For those of you who don't know what that is...

You basically boil corn, potatoes, crab legs, and shrimp with old bay.

An Viola, you have a low country boil.

And man was it delicious.

I realize now,

I am horrible about taking pictures.

I need to be better about this.

But the main events for the day were

Debbie's B-day (my awesome step-mom)

Her Grandson, Tony's B-day

And round one Celebration of My Lil' nephew Jeremiah's First B-day!

Great day all around.

Finally got to meet my sister's new man in her life.

Insert "Aweeees"

(don't kill me, Laura)

I should have taken a picture of his car.

Man, oh man!

Looked something like this:

Awe, yessss.

Spent time with my fam.

(again, I suck at taking pics. Luckily Laura snapped one of us).

Got to bring the new puppy down to meet everyone.

She did great with Jeremiah!

Jeremiah had himself a blast in the mini-pool!

He would just splash and splash until he needed to stop for air!

Scarlett even got in on the action!

He had a great time in the pool!

Then came cake time!

Oh boy, does my chunky monkey love sweets!

He was shoveling them in by the handful!

He loves some cake!

Overall- my weekend was quite perfect.

My week, not so much.

about 4 or 5 sunday evening,

Sickness slapped me in the face.

I could feel it coming.

Full force.

Sure enough,

By Monday morning I was full blown sickly.

So, I went on lunch break for two shots (yay)

And started feeling little better.

Still feeling pretty icky today,

But hoping for a better tomorrow.

Here's to a better week!!

Happy Tuesday!

Let's Get This Party Started...

OK, here's the deal.

I love reading blogs.

I love learning new things.

I love teaching and sharing.

So I thought

"Why not start blogging? Like really real blogging...."

I've thought this a lot over the past few months.

Fast forward

& here we are today.

I want to do a blog about trying to make it newly married.

About *gasp* not having kids.

[Insert question asking something about why not

& remind us how old we are]

Don't worry, we plan on it one day.

Just not yet.

About trying to have an amazing home.

On a budget.

Being crafty,

Being real,

Being me.

So, l suppose I should start with 10 things all about me. Here goes nothing.

(in no particular order)

1) I dislike green beans.

Wait, maybe I shouldn't say that.

Rewind--

I HATE WITH A LOATHING PASSION green beans.

As in, even the smell make me want to run in a closet with a knife clutched in my hand ready to attack the giant green bean that will soon open the door.

Even this picture is making me nauseous.

2) I LOVE horses.

Always have.

Always will.

& Not necessarily riding horses.

Just being with horses. Watching them run and, well, just be horses.

They are amazingly beautiful to me.

My favorite you ask?

Glad you asked! 'Cause I was gonna tell you anyway.

That would be the Friesian:

Ok, I'll stop boring you with horses.

(I could seriously go all day)

3) I went to school for photography.

I love photography.

However, over the past couple years, I became burnt out on photography.

This makes me sad, but I hope to one day soon return to it.

You can see some stuff on my photography blog here.

(I turned my website off for the moment. Again, burnt out.)

4) I love God. A lot.

I would not be here and made it this far in life if it wasn't for my God.

He has directed me and led me to the point I am now in my life,

& I could not be happier.

5) I volunteer with a local outreach ministry called Outsiders.

You can look at their website and facebook to learn a little more.

Basically, we try to reach out to local teens

to keep them from doing those influences all around them

that are constantly being shoved down their throat.

To rise above and not be the average "Skins" Teen.

It's my passion.

6) I am a huge history nerd.

& I am obsessed with the Tudor period.

Obsessed.

No, not because of the show.

My obsession started long before the show.

Although, having Jonathan Meyers as King Henry the VIII

would be a justified reason for my obsession to start.

But no, that's not why.

I have some sort of fascination with Henry the VIII.

No, he's not nearly as attractive as Mr. Meyers.

But for some reason I love reading on his reign.

How he acted.

His wives.

Oh, his wives.

& the Queens.

I love Queens.

The dresses.

The castles.

Ok, ok- I'll stop there.

7) I love being crafty!

Craft time.

Craft parties (let's have one!)

Just all around crafts!

Ahhh, the thought of making something awesome

Out of something that once wasn't awesome

& for cheap

excites me!

I can't wait to have my own house and have a workspace like this!!

Yea, I'm a nerd for getting excited thinking of having my own craft room.

Ehh, I'm proud to be a nerd.

8) We have two children. Well, fur babies to be exact.

Meet Cujo, we believe he is a Papillion Chihuahua mix

Yes, he is named after the Cujo.

That was his name when I got him,

& I loved it too much to change it.

Besides, his markings are the same and he thinks he is Cujo.

We believe he is about 4 years old.

I got him when he was about 1.

That story, is for another day.

It's a good one.

& our other new baby, Ms. Scarlett.

(aka Scar Face)

A Harlequin Great Dane.

Born Nov. 4, 2010.

Here she is 5 months old.

I have wanted a Great Dane for years,

and finally got my girl for Christmas.

She is a huge diva.

But also a huge sweetheart.

9) My husband and myself are suckers for Ice Cream.

Doesn't matter what kind.

just ice cream.

We even had an ice cream bar at our wedding instead of a grooms cake.

Yup, our wedding was that awesome,

If I do say so myself.

10) I feel like I should tell some awesome secret.

A life changing, "oh-no she didn't" secret.

Ya know, as a reward for reading to the end.

But I can't think of anything.

(seriously, I thought about this for a while).

So instead, here's a Unicorn!

(distraction complete)

Thanks for reading!

& Cheers to a new blog for me.