Sunday!!

It's Sunday!!!! Yay!!

 What sort of things do you do on Sunday? In our home, we go to our FABULOUS church, then out to eat, then Eliza and mommy nap (daddy may not "nap", but he MAY fall asleep on the couch:)), then we just hang out for the rest of the day!

I love Sundays! No housework, nope. Not on Sunday!!! :)

Happy Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!

Cleanliness is next to... craziness??

You know that feeling.

 That relief, that sigh of satisfaction, that weight lifted off your shoulders, that sense of accomplishment..........

You know... when...

Your house is CLEAN!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my goodness, I cannot even describe this feeling I get when my house is spic and span. I, of course, can't put it in the same category as love for my daughter or hubby, but OH THE FEELING of a clean house!

I recently had a little "getaway" with some of my fabulous gal pals, and this subject came up more than once. I LOVED our stories that we shared. Its very fun when you all have different ways of doing things, and reasons on why you do them.

So I've been thinking lately, with some encouragement, maybe I'll blog about that for a while. Not quite sure where to start.. maybe my day to day life being ME. A lot of what I do just seems "normal", but I'm finding out that I may be a little more "detailed" (to put it lightly) than some people. :)

What do you think?? Having a clean home sure is important to me!! :)

Home Sweet Home

There's no place like home, There's no place like home, There's no place like home.

I think this could be my life's motto. My hubby and I just got back from

a trip to Chicago.. The Windy City! (really... it was so windy) Our 5th Anniversary is on Saturday, so we thought it would be nice to take a trip!

We did all the tourist things.... pictures entering the city, WALKED to Navy Pier (which we found out later there is a FREE trolly that runs.. and stops like 2 blocks from our hotel) , went to Field's Museum, rented a tandam bike, rode all around Lakeshore Drive, took more pictures, went to the top of the John Hancock Center and ATE.

  

8 weeks prego with our 2nd baby! (mostly belly fat)

The city was very cool, but wow. It is NOT a place for a pregn

ant woman with MY NOSE! Horrible smells... all the time! We were right by the hospital, so we could hear sirens all the time. We had to ask the hotel for a fan so I could sleep! Crazy! Every person that we passed, (yes, I know half were probably tourists too) I thought, how do you live here?

I was amazed, once again, at how God's plan is the best plan. I missed the corn fields. I missed the crickets and the locusts. I missed the little farms. I missed my quiet town. I missed my bed. And most of all, I missed my BABY GIRL! I've never been away from her for this long, and it was hard.

Through it all, I had a wonderful time with my hubby! It was the first time we got away since our honeymoon... Hawaii is amazing!

 HOW OLD WERE WE?!?!?

He could totally live in the city. He loved it. I liked the visit. I loved coming home. I'm so thankful for my family. I love my family. I love Floyd County. I love being right here. My friends are amazing. My life is so blessed!!!!

Our wedding day!! 5 years ago tomorrow!!! I AM SO BLESSED!!!

Hold on tight!

My life is just FLYING BY it feels like. Today I looked at my daughter and

thought, "When did you learn all these things?!" She was singing to Elmo, "la la la la", saying DELIBERATE "NO'S!" and just walking everywhere!

When did she learn to walk?! Did I blink?!

Eliza is 15 months old today. Pretty soon it will be 18 months.. then 24 months... then you don't keep track by months anymore! Oh heavens!

We are currently looking for a new home for our doggy, Lexi, and it seems like JUST yesterday we were driving to Des Moines, Picking up BEKA FOX'S engagement ring, and then driving 30 miles EAST to pick up our tiny puppy. Our lives as a "family" were just beginning. Where has the time gone?! Now I feel sad because she doesn't get the attention she deserves. She needs a new good home!

Cute... right?!

So I have a feeling my crazy life is going to start flying by even faster! We will hopefully be pregnant again soon.. and then does it move double time?? Triple??? Thank goodness GOD IS IN CONTROL!! I'm really excited for the next "Season" of my life. I feel like one is just ending, and one will be beginning soon. I can't explain it, but I feel like something is coming to an end. Maybe my JOB AT HY-VEE!

That would be THE BOMB!

But until then, God is in control of my life, and I will just take it one day at a time, and love my family with everything in me! I am SO blessed!!!

The end.

Tuesday..

Today is Tuesday. I don't like Tuesday's... well... up until 1 pm, that is. On Tuesday's, I work at 4am.. so that means I'm up at 3:30!!! Yes, I get up at the last possible minute, or like today, the last possible SECOND! Tuesday's make me very tired.. Tuesdays.........

It seems that I AWLAYS have a reason to complain about working. Someone to be annoyed with or something to be angry at. I started working at Hy-Vee when I was 16. Yes... it's been 8 years. It DOES NOT feel like 8 years. More like 20000.. :) I often ask God if He's done with me there yet. I think His silence is the answer. I know this is where I'm called for this "season" of my life. (Isn't a season only like 3-4 months???) God has a plan, and even though I can't see it yet, I know it's there. There is nothing I would LOVE more then to be AT HOME with my baby girl. My heart is calling me to be a stay-at-home mommy. Someday.. someday.. someday. I KNOW it will happen and God knows my heart. I am called to faithfulness. So faithful I shall be, with as little complaining as possible.

But just in case you wanted to know WHY I wanna be a stay at home mommy... here's my baby girl....

Beauty and personality all rolled into one!!!!!

My baby Girl

I have today off from work. I've spent the whole morning cleaning and doing laundry (which is normal for me on my days off). I got some Subway for my hubby and me and took it to him at work. I ordered some checks online. Any other time this is a totally normal day for me. Today was a little different than days in the past though. Every time I sit down this miracle inside of me Kicks and moves in all different directions. Its a feeling I've grown very fond of. God in His Glorious Splendor thought of a way to start the bonding process early between mom and baby. I feel bad for my hubby sometimes b/c he will never experience this. God has once again overwhelmed me by His Love. It's amazing.

Well I only have 10 weeks left, roughly, of being pregnant. I can't believe it. In many ways I feel I'm not ready for this, and in many ways I feel that I am. I am totally ready to give birth, but not getting sleep I need... I don't know about this. It will be a brand new chapter that I AM ready to start in on. God has great plans for this baby girl and I can't wait to see what they are!!