Friday, March 9, 2012

And The Broom Stands Alone

 Mick's version of the broom standing. Just lean it against the wall.
My version....it really is standing alone.

So we saw on facebook everyone posting their broom picks. So here is ours. It worked and stayed up half the night. I got a real kick out of this...now if I can just get it to sweep my floors while I'm gone at work, we will be set.

Mallory's Last Few Weeks

 Beautiful Baby Girl
 Smile!!
 Getting ready for her tests at St. John's
 Yep...pretty sure I just pooped all over daddy!
 After testing and a clean outfit
 Happy baby!
 I love mommy!
 Practicing my cheering!
 Seriously mom...enough pictures!
 I know I'm cute...
 First time in exersaucer and LOVE it!
 Concentrating so hard on my new toy
 Look at me dad!
 I can get do it...
 Just chillin'
 Funny girl today!
 In my dress that mommy's friend Lori B. got me. I look so pretty
 Love my swing.
Leave me here too long mom, I'll fall asleep.

Buckle In & Hold On!

Sometimes in life you have to hand it all over to the Lord and let Him be in charge and lead the way. So that is what I'm doing. Lead the way Lord as I feel as though my life is going for a little ride. So I'm buckling in and holding on. 

Friday, March 2, 2012

The Best Invention of All Time

The best invention EVER!! Well, at least that's how I feel at this moment in my life!

Modern Family

Yes Modern Family has somehow become my favorite TV show. The first few times I watched it...I hated it. But now....yes its my favorite! I can relate so well to every episode and to all the characters. Its so real to me. This is a ture "family." LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! Have not missed an episode and am truly sad when its over.
 With that being said...I am the clone of Claire. I think her personality and my personality are almost one in the same. Expect I may (or may not) be as grumpy as her. lol!
I have a HUGE issue of having to prove people wrong or right. No matter what the issue is and will not be able to go on without doing so. Mick calls me Claire constantly! Not such a bad thing if I could have her body after three children!
 And yes...Mick is Phil! He even talks like him....which sometimes terrifies me!! He is so laid back and HILARIOUS...just like my husband.
 And the two of them together...you guessed it! Mick and I...I think we have even had the same arguments. Mick will just look over at me sometimes during the show and just smile. Almost as though the show was made just for us!
And then there was Cam....oh Cam! We were having a discussion one night about Phil/Claire & Mick/Vicki likeness. And my brother in law Jason asked so innocently, "What character am I?" It got silent and then everyone said "CAM!!" Hilarious. He didn't think it was funny. Not that Jason has gay tendicies or anything but it was just funny. So now...Jason is known as Cam!! Too funny!

Happiness Is A Choice...Your Choice!


Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.


Count your blessings instead of your crosses;
Count your gains instead of your losses.
Count your joys instead of your woes;
Count your friends instead of your foes.
Count your smiles instead of your tears;
Count your courage instead of your fears.
Count your full years instead of your lean;
Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.
Count your health instead of your wealth;
Count on God instead of yourself.
Author Unknown


 

Feeling Blessed!

Sitting here tonight and can not stop thinking about my life, my past, my future...Think its just been one of those emotional days and my mind is on over load. I think back just even 10 years ago and how different my life is...for the better. I feel like I have truly found myself and happiness within me which in turn has led for all my relationships to have grown stronger/happier as well. I feel so blessed to have the people in my life that have not only been there for years and years but for new friends and relationships as well. I wish I could explain to all of these people individually how much they mean to me and how happy I am that they are in my life. I wish I could tell them the ways that they have helped change me and the happiness they bring to me. I can try...but there are no words. I think becoming a mother has truly changed my way of thinking and emotions...especially towards other parents...especially my own. There is no way to describe the love I feel for Mallory and the understanding of how I know now the way my parents feel about me. I can't even put into words tonight explaining the emotions I feel right now. And for my sisters and my friends...they have seen me at my worst of worsts and yet still pushed through...still believed in me and still loved me. I feel like I am a completely different person that who I was just 10 years ago. Meeting Mick has also shown me the true meaning of love. He makes me a better person, he reminds me to laugh, he helps me remember the important things in life and to let all those "small rocks" go. I feel that God has brought all of these people into my life for a reason. I think I had to go through all the bad times and being at an extreme low to start climbing back up and realizing the important things in life and what true happiness really is. To learn how special relationships are. I use to think that going out was the most important thing. Now I could care less...my family is what is important. Making memories that will stay with me, is what matters. Having Mallory smile at me is what gets me through my days now. Watching Mick cuddle her up in his arms and her just stare back into his eyes. Those are the important moments in life. Calling my mom on the phone knowing that just talking about absolutely nothing makes me smile. Hearing my sisters laughter and making memories with their children and hearing them say...:"I love you Aunt Bic." That's what matters. And to all my friends....priceless. I have tried so hard over the last few years to stay away from negativity and people that will bring me down and it truly has paid off. The people in my life that want to be happy...stayed....those that didn't like who I was becoming have gone their separate ways. And that's okay. There is nothing wrong with that...it just means two different people are finding their own way in life and it just happens not to be with each other.
So thank you to all of the important people in my life, to all my friends who remain just that, to my parents, to my sisters (and brother-in-laws...lol), to my parents and to Mick and Mallory.
Thanks and hope you all find or have found the happiness you have been searching for.

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions. -  Joseph Addison



"God Gave Me You"

I’ve been a walking heartache
I’ve made
a mess of me
The person that I’ve been lately
Ain’t who I wanna be

But you stay here right beside me
And watch as the storm blows through
And I need you

Cause God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
God gave me you
Gave me you

There’s more here than what we’re seeing
A divine conspiracy
That you, an angel lovely
Could somehow fall for me
You’ll always be love’s great martyr
And I’ll be the flattered fool
And I need you

God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
God gave me you

On my own I’m only
Half of what I could be
I can’t do without you
We are stitched together
And what love has tethered
I pray we never undo

Cause God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
God gave me you for the ups and downs
God gave me you for the days of doubt
And for when I think I lost my way
There are no words here left to say, it’s true
God gave me you, gave me you.
He gave me you.