~ 6 Weeks ~

I hope this surprises some of you as much as it surprises me; I cannot believe we will have a baby of our own in such a short time. I've had a few aches and pains in the last few weeks, but overall I cannot complain about this experience. We've wanted to be parents for so long & I think that has really helped me keep a positive outlook on this experience as a whole & avoid some frustration over the things about being pregnant that are inconvenient. I get asked almost daily if I have a "feeling" about the gender of this baby & I honestly must report that I do not have a feeling one way or the other. My little sister just had her baby this last week & now it seems everyone is even more excited for our little ? to arrive. I am excited as well, but I am feeling a bit overwhelmed at all the ways my/our life will change once the baby comes. We've had 6 Thanksgivings & will soon celebrate our 5th Anniversary & 6th Christmas together just the two of us & as much as we have prayed for little ones to join our family, I'm just not sure I am ready to share Travis yet. Travis is an AMAZING partner in life & he will be an AMAZING dad! I am excited to watch him teach our children the principles & values he governs his life with. 

Growing Fruit

This experience growing fruit has proved to be much easier and much more fun than my previous 3 attempts. We are looking forward to our harvest sometime mid January. My official due date is January 21st. We got to hear a nice strong heart beat today & then we go back next Thursday for the first ultrasound at 18 weeks. So glad our secret fruit growing operation is finally out in the open for us to enjoy with all our friends and family.

Saturday ~ 2.27.2010

Visit our blog to see the other vendors that will be there!

http://www.shes-so-bazaar.blogspot.com/

There will be plenty of great things to see! I am so excited to be part of a group of such amazingly talented ladies!

Come check out the debut sale for my new business, as well as all the new things Scentsy has to offer!

Thought I'd Share...

I know I sat and heard this talk back in 2008, but I was reminded of it the other day as I was reading a friend's blog.  She had the following quote on her sidebar and I was instantly grateful for the reminder!


"The more you trust and rely upon the Spirit, the greater your capacity to create. That is your opportunity in this life and your destiny in the life to come. Sisters, trust and rely on the Spirit. As you take the normal opportunities of your daily life and create something of beauty and helpfulness, you improve not only the world around you but also the world within you."


Here is the link to the talk, so you can enjoy it again or for the very first time! 


Happiness, Your Heritage



Another item I have been reading recently is the book, Change Your Questions, Change Your Life.  Many of you may have already heard me talk about this book, but if you haven't, click on the title and you will be able to read an excerpt from the book. I would definitely recommend this book, in many ways it is an easy read, but if you are anything like me you'll have a notebook at your side, so it'll take you a bit longer.


I've had a rough couple days, but I am so grateful for resources like these that remind me of all that I am capable of.  I never thought I would be grateful for hard things, but I am humbled that Heavenly Father trusts me enough to go through hard things & come out on the other side stronger and more ready to yield to the Spirit, becoming just a little more of who He knows me to be.  This week I so appreciate the simple words Stephanie posted "MIRACLES ARE MADE FROM ADVERSITY", and hope that for every adversity we face, we will see the miracles that are all around us.

CHAMPION OF THE WORLD

Saints are the SuperBowl Champs! We had so much fun watching the game with friends & it was so great to see the boys win the big game for a city that deserves some celebration. Did you hear that over 800,000 people showed up to the celebratory parade for the team?

It was so fun to see his little face all over the T.V.  On Tuesday this little clip aired on The Ellen Degeneres  Show... into the clip a bit Reggie is the player in the team locker room leading the Who Dat cheer for some Who Dat spankies.  I love that he almost knocks the lady over giving her a chest bump!!

Reggie on the Ellen Show


We are so excited for you boys and the great city of New Orleans.
We are so excited for the wedding in 2 weeks, what a GREAT celebration it will be!

NFC CHAMPS ~ SUPERBOWL BOUND!

I love football, but this season has been so much more with my soon to be brother-in-law playing for the New Orleans Saints. Honestly the Saints had never been on my radar until he signed with them, but that aside we are lovin' our Saints right now! We can't wait until we can travel more and watch more games LIVE. We are so excited for next season as he is injured this season, although we've actually been able to see his face more since he is on the sidelines without a helmet on. What an amazing experience for him and the team as they head to their 1st SUPERBOWL appearance ever! LOVE to you and although we will miss the Miami experience we will be shoutin' and cheerin' from our Superbowl Party & looking forward to the wedding at the end of February.

Only one GOAL for 2010!!

I currently have many goals in the works, but they are for the 12 month period for which I chose to be "purposefully unemployed".  For the traditional New Year goal (Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st) I have just one.  I want to be slim enough to wear these pants.  These pictures were taken 3 months before Travis and I got engaged and 9 months before we were married.  I did so well not to gain weight when we first got married, but 4 years, 2 miscarriages and a desk job later my favorite orange pants don't fit.  I really love them and have cared for them by sealing them in a dry cleaner bag and folded them in a Rubbermaid Tote.

*I have left myself one out for not completing this goal, but that would would be far from failure in my book!