I suck

I have hardly blogged at all, and definitely have not followed through with my commitment to be thankful for something each day in November. Tomorrow is the last day of the month! I would use school as an excuse, but many times I sit down to start a blog and feel like I have nothing to say. Hopefully soon I will rise above this funk. :/

On a happier note, I enjoyed 5 wonderful days off with my husband last week. I truly cannot get enough of him!!! It made going back to work that much harder. I hope we always appreciate and love each other this much, if not more. :)

Well...

I have clearly slacked off in the "thankful" department. I should have kept it up because the past two days I have not be in a thankful mood.

To catch up, here are five things I am thankful for:
1 - Pumpkin spice lattes.
2 - My doggie, Colt.
3 - Sleep
4 - My job...it has its days, but I am blessed to be employed.
5 - Friends!!!!!!!

I have some great friends, and I don't take them for granted becaues I have been through my fair share of not-so-great ones. I am thankful for each and every one.

I guess I should get back to work now....I have so much running through my head it's hard to get anything done. I was in a funk like this yesterday and I tried to dismiss it this morning but it seems it has returned.

I am not sure why I am feeling this way, but for now I will blame it on school and the end of the semester. At least it's almost over. :)

**P.S. I figured out my blah problem....I never see Joe! Not for more than two hours a day usually. It is depressing. Thankfully, the holidays will allow us much more time together. :)

Jesus

Today I am thankful for Jesus. I am thankful for what he did for me on the cross and what he continues to do daily. I am going through a rough time and I constantly feel his arms around me and I am so thankful for that. Even when I don't deserve it, he loves me still.

Lately I am learning (difficultly) to let him plan out my life. I am such a planner, I can see my whole life in my head. But where does that really get me? It gets me heartbroken everytime something doesn't happen the way I want it to, or at the time I want it to. I get angry with God for not doing things my way. Who am I to tell him what's best for me? The following are parts of three songs I have listened to today that help me through.

What do I Know of Holy? - Addison Road
Yours - Steven Curtis Chapman
Walk by Faith - Jeremy Camp

These are my favorite lyrics from Yours. I love this song and sometimes we forget that everything really is his. It's up to us what we do with what he gives us.

And its all Yours, God, Yours, God

Everything is Yours
From the stars in the sky
To the depths of the ocean floor
And its all Yours, God, Yours, God
Everything is Yours
You're the Maker and Keeper, Father and Ruler of everything
It's all Yours

I hope everyone has a blessed day. :)

3 days in a row!

I'm so proud of myself for blogging so much!


Today I am going to be sappy and say that I am thankful for my husband. He is exactly what I need and has qualities I never even thought to ask God for in a man. After a few bad relationships and trying to plan it all out for myself, I handed my love life over to God and let him finally find someone for me. And of course his choice was better than any of mine had been!

Joe is a wonderful loving man and as long as he is by my side, I know we can get through anything and everything together. I love him so so so much.

That's him - looking sleepy haha.

I just found this song by Matthew West that is us perfectly, so I will share it...
It's called "The Day Before You"

I had all but given up on finding the one

that I could fall into
On the day before you
I was ready to settle for less than love
and not much more
There was no such thing as a dream come true
But that was on the day before you

Now you're here and everything's changing
Suddenly life means so much
I can't wait to wake up tomorrow
and find out this promise is true
I will never have to go back
to the day before you

In your eyes I see forever
and it makes me wish that my life never knew
the day before you
Oh, but heaven knows those years without you
were shaping my heart for the day that I found you
And if you're the reason for all I've been through
then I'm thankful for the day before you

Now you're here and everything's changing
Suddenly life means so much
I can't wait to wake up tomorrow
and find out this promise is true
I will never have to go back
to the day before you

It was the last day that I ever lived alone
And I'm never going back
No, I'm never going back

Now you're here and everything's changing
Suddenly life means so much
I can't wait to wake up tomorrow
and find out this promise is true
I will never have to go back to
I will never have to go back to
the day before you
 
<3

Quickly, because Nov. 2nd is almost over....

Today I am thankful for the right to vote! It is such an important thing and I'm proud to be a part of a country where voting is even an option.

This is short but it's late and I'm tired. :)

I promise I really will add picture to these later.

November

Well it's November! I have decided that despite my busy schedule, I am going to TRY to blog everyday about something I am thankful for. And also post a picture. :) Today I am thankful for boots.

Here is why:

1 - I love them.
2 - They keep your feet warm and dry.
3 - They are stylish. :)
4 - Joe is not working today and I am, so I am very grumpy about that, and wearing my favorite boots makes me feel better. :)

Hey...I didn't promise everything I am thankful for would be meaningful or insightfull or unsuperficial in any way....

:)

Happy November!

I can't think of anything creative....

Just a warning: This will be full of random things.

I can't believe it's almost November! I have really been slacking on blogging lately but my life is so busy. I know everyone is busy but seriously....

I am in five classes (which I am doing quite well in, thank you very much) and working full time. One of those classes is actually on campus so I am doing that on tuesday and thursday evenings. Wednesdays we have church, and Mondays and Thursdays Joe has basketball games. So our free days are the weekends, which are usually crammed with stuff. So I try to finish my homework throughout the week so I won't have to skip weekend festivities! And now I am trying to get ahead on some school work so I can finish the semester early. That would be wonderful. We will see how it goes, lol.

I am so looking forward to the holidays. Joe and I already got our Christmas present for each other - a new computer. We desperately needed one and it was expensive so no more gifts for each other! (We say that now but we will see if I actually stick to that plan.) But I am just so excited about all the other things that come with Christmas. It is getting closer and closer, I can smell it in the air!

We have so much to be thankful for this year. The list is truly endless. God blesses us on a daily basis in ways that we sometimes overlook and in ways we definitely don't deserve. One thing I am most thankful for is my daddy and how everything went so well with his transplants. His story is truly a miracle.

Have a blessed day! <3