book & a surprise by the husband!

Today was another great day at home. I am not really sure why we didn't have school it didnt seem very bad out our way- however, I heard it was worse on the east side of the county.who knows but I will take it. We are set for a two hour delay tomorrow- however for some odd reason they make the teachers be there on time. who knows but I will take it!
 Nathan and I slept in again today as we listened to the wind whistle by. I decided I needed to do something other than 'sit' all day so I got on the elliptical while I watched the morning edition of Sports Center! Another great reason while I love being home. I spent some time after that reading. I haven't done much of that lately and realized how much I missed it. Now that I spend my day in the library instead of the gym(yes it is very different for me!!) I picked up a book that I have been looking to read for a while.

Have you read it? I am almost finished and WOW- what an interesting book. I have had so many thoughts running through my head all day because of this book. One thing I do know is that there are no coincidences with God and it was no coincidences that I just happened to pick this book up on Monday. I have been struggling with prayer, asking for prayers, and believing that prayer really works. It hit me like a truck when I was reading this book. Prayer works.period. I know this I just need to believe it. When I opened my bible at the prayer vigil last week this what I turned to.. But when he asks, he must believe & not doubt, because doubt is like a wave in the sea, blown & tossed in the wind. (james1:9) God really is trying to tell me something!
 After I finished reading I took a nice little nap and woke up to Nathan asking if I wanted to go to shopping...I really thought I was dreaming! Actually I still think I am because this is what I am holding in my hand.....

  I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! I really do have the best husband ever! He totally surprised me and man o man this is awesome.Off to find some cool aps.... night all!

sledding!

Today was a snow day!!! YIPPPEEE Nathan and I slept in and then he went to work and so did I. The best part about my work was that I was able to stay at home, sit in my sweats, listen to music, & do laundry while I was busy working away at my computer! IT WAS AWESOME.
 Once Nathan got home I was getting a little cabin fever and suggested we go sledding. I think he was a little shocked but was happy to join in on the fun. We bundled up and acted like kids in the snow. :) I was wishing we had some little ones to join us in the fun but for now it was just the two of us and we soaked up the time together.
 Here are a few pics from the adventure. 

beautiful morning(this was from Sunday!)

 snow-boarding....

 oh no...

 opps!!! hahahaha

 looks like he was having fun though!

 trying again...

 my hubby!

 my turn...not as brave as him, I choose the sled!

 being a kid!

 having sooo much fun!

 down the hill!!!

 Hoss wasnt enjoying the snow as much as we were!

After our sledding adventure we went for a walk and enjoyed some quite time in the beautiful nature. We are now settled in for a chili and basketball. We will see about school tomorrow..... secretly I hope to stay home again! shhhh.

wonderfully lazy weekend

I love lazy weekends!! They come so far and few between but man when they do we love them! We watched ALOT of basketball and football, took a few naps, ate pizza & diet cherry coke, went to church, watched more basketball, took another nap, did a little blogging, nathan did some homework & I did a little 721 stuff, we took down the tree & did some laundry. Nothing exciting but I loved every second of it. To top it off Nathan has been an awesome husband all weekend and helped do the laundry & put away the dishes. I really am the luckiest wife around!
 Happy Sunday!

humpty dumpty

Today is very much a humpty dumpty day! I woke up thinking it was Friday and then quickly realized it was only Wednesday. We are back in the swing of things between my school, Nathan's school and the carbon monoxide detector going off we have had a full week so far. Monday I felt really weird all day and had a headache so I thought I would come home and take a nap to try and shake it. Well when I got in the car Nathan said he felt the same way. This got us thinking, and we realized that we didn't have a carbon monoxide detector in the house- so after a quick stop to Wal-Mart we plugged the handy dandy thing in and sure enough, in about 5 min. it went off!! Want to talk about saying prayers that we were alive- it was pretty scary. We got it checked out and everything is fine but man o man- if you are reading this and you dont have a carbon monoxide detector(s) in your house STOP and go get one now!!
 Once we de-froze in our 52degree house(we had to keep all of the windows open for a while!) I finished some editing while Nathan worked on school and then we watch....THE BACHELOR!! so dumb. so fun.
 Tuesday we did something that neither of us have ever done before. Our 'new' church Northside was hosting a 7 day 24 hr pray vigil that is the start to a decade of praying from churches all around. They started at mid-night on New Years and will be finished on Friday. Once I heard about it my heart was pulling me to sign-up(this is way out of my comfort zone) but Nathan was supportive and agreed to do it as well.  So last night we went and prayed on our own for an hour- I followed the book that they gave us and Nathan did the prayer walk. WOW. it was amazing. I thought the hour would go by sooo slow but I was amazed, it fly by! It was an experience that I will never forget and I am so thankful that God 'pushed' us to do that! I must say too- I slept better last night that I have in a long time!! :)
  As for today-once 3:30 came I was ready to get out of there. Nathan and I came home and enjoyed a great run with Hoss and then fixed dinner and now we are settling in for the Boiler game tonight!

BOILER UP!

last day at home :(

Today is the last day at home before starting back to school tomorrow. booooooo! I could use another few days to get things done and check off my to-do list. I have been very lucky to have 2 weeks off and for that I am thankful BUT...there could be at least a few more days at home right! :)
  Nathan's alarm didn't go off this morning so we were running late to get ready for church(see a theme on the running late thing!) however, we made it and were so glad we did. It was really good and we both left thanking God for leading us to that church. After church we ran to get some groceries and then home for the rest of the day.
 We got a few more things done around the house and even got a run in!! I must say that is one nice thing about moving a little south- its about 10 degrees warmer here and ALOT sunnier! Today was a beautiful day with blue skys and big puffy clouds, not something you see too often up north in the winter.
 Tonight we are watching the Colts game and I am editing some pictures. I can't seem to stay too focused tonight so that is why I am taking a break to blog. I am sure tomorrow is going to be a full day with getting back to school- I don't think I have gotten up before 8:30(except for Christmas) this entire break! IT HAS BEEN AWESOME!
 time to get back to editing... I have two more families to get done before 8:30 tonight(NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!! haha)

New Years celebrations!

Our new year was so much fun!! Before I tell you too much about it I need to tell you about why we were LATE AGAIN! Nathan and I both decided that we were terrible at going to parties. After watching the Purdue game, I should say the Purdue WIN, we decided we better start getting ready. We were supposed to be there in less than an hour and it was a 30 min. drive to our friends house. To top it off I still needed to make the food AND the game I was supposed to bring. Well as usual we didn't make it AND we left without the food, drinks or game!! Lucky we realized before we got to the end of the road but we still had to go home and get it. At least the two of us could laugh about it and we looked cute(if I do say so myself) so it was ok! haha

We celebrated with some 'new friends' and had a great time. Our 'old friends' Heather & Stephen invited us to join in on their groups celebration. We knew all of them but we had not really spent much time with them so it was fun to get to know them a little better.
 The night started off by enjoyed a few drinks and food along with an 'If' game, played Newlywed style. It was hilarious. I learned that Nathan has the hots for Faith Hill, he thinks I would like to photograph the First Family, he wishes I would do a better job with the laundry(I would agree with him on that one!) and I would like him to remember where he puts things. HAHA
 After the 'pre-party' was over we went to dinner at a really cool restaurant in the Galt House. We were seated on the top floor that revolves around. It was really neat! I went to the restroom and came back and thought everyone had left me because the table that we were at was empty! Opps. It had just rotated around and they were still there just in a different spot. Dinner was very snazzy and to top it off they had a candy bar for desserts! What a great idea.
 After dinner we went back to Heather & Stephens house to ring in the new year! The night was really fun and we were so thankful that they allowed us to join in on their group! Here are a few pics from the phone- the other girls had their cameras so I left mine at home. Once I get those pics I will be sure to post them.

Heather(and baby) & I at dinner!

 the guys. Nathan was showing off his muscles.

Today we slept in :) and then took down the decorations. It is always so bitter sweet. I am so sad it is over and miss all of the lights, decorations and celebrations but am ready for 2011 and all it has in store for us!
Nathan kept talking about wanting to go fishing so I thought why not, my ny resolution is to enjoy each day  so I agreed to go! He was SOOO EXCITED that made it all worth it. We didn't go for long(it was a little chilly) but I had a great time watching him be such a boy. Here is my stud in his sexy outfit. ;)

 i just love his boots/pants in this picture. makes me smile.

so my outfit was pretty cool too!

So far today has bee a great start to 1-1-11!! To top it off I got a text this morning from my good friend college roommate Sara who had a little baby girl this morning at 4 am!! Congrats Sara, Jason & Noah. We are so happy for you- hugs from us!!

Happy 2011

It is so weird typing 2011...seems a little hard to believe but I must say that I am looking forward to 2011 and to see what plans God has in-store for us. Two nights ago Nathan and I sat down and wrote out all of the excitment that filled 2010. WOW! God is sooooo Good. We did so many wonderful fun things. Yes, there was some heartache and tears shed throughout the year but it just makes those great times so much better. Our list lead us to what our New Years resolutions would be for 2011. It took me a while to think of some. I wanted them to be well thoughout and things that I believe would make me a better wife, daughter, sister, friend and follower of Christ.
 Here is my list-
1. Start a prayer journal. I did this a while ago and it made such a difference in my prayer and everyday attitude.  I can't wait to start it again tonight!
2. Stop worrying so much about the future- take more time to just enjoy the present. This is a bad habit of mine- I think about where, what and when way too much. I am going to make a HUGE effort to just enjoy each day.
3. Write AND send 2 'snail mail' letters to every month. Email and text are so much easier but I think letters are just awesome and so personal.
4. Stay off FB 100000 times a day! I waste so much time 'checking status's' that I could be using doing something productive. (I have only checked it twice today!) :)
5. and last but not least- Get Healthy. Not only physically but mentally too. Exercise, healthy diet, positive thoughts,and  prayer I think all of these things will really help!

I am really looking forward to what 2011 will bring but am going to very try to enjoy each day of it. I have be remember that God is in control and knows best.  I wish nothing but happiness to all for 2011!