What I have done whilst being snowed in.

Well, it is now day 4 that I have been inside my apartment. Our parking lot is a MESS. Roger and I spent a lot of time today watching people try to leave this place. That's why we decided if we don't HAVE to go out...then we won't. We saw a camero get stuck, a van come to pull them out, then the van got stuck. I think today cabin fever hit me. I was moody and weepy and weird. I have watched at least 5 movies or more since we've been snowed eat. I ate. I did exercise a little bit. I ate. I read a magazine. I slept. Today I tried to practice guitar and piano but because of the whole moody weepy weird thing that didn't go very well. I guess this snow has made me realize that having a job, going out with friends, going to church keeps us sane. Relationships and sunshine are a very good thing.
Here's Rog conquering our parking space.....

My body is not my own...

It's so weird how I feel pregnant....and then at the same time I don't. I can't feel the baby move yet, my stomach isn't a round prego shape as much as it is a "she overdid it at Christmas" shape. But then on the flip side all these other crazy things happen. I get sharp pains here and there (they tell me it's ligaments stretching), certain smells still bother me, super picky about what I eat now which has never happened in my life before! It used to be I'd eat whatever was in front of me. And then the best of all, slowly but surely losing bladder control. My body is not my own! But I've decided loaning it out for 9 months is ok with me!

New Years Resolution...

Once again I'm going to attempt to blog. The good news is now I feel like I have something interesting to blog about. The baby!!! Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with it for once in my life!

This holiday season has been wonderful. Christmas eve and Christmas day with family. Spent a day with my best friends. Got to go to South Carolina for an amazing wedding and stayed in a hotel. I absolutely love hotels. Even though we were there for 2 nights it felt like mini vacation. (Thank you Sonya!) Now we are in Va Beach with Danny Analisa and Piper. We're going to sing at their church tomorrow morning - that will be fun! My favorite thing about Piper is her Piper language. Here's what I've learned so far.

Pipoo = Piper

Bogoo = Roger

Wagoo = Water

Seesa = Me

Shu Shu = Cereal

Mee Moo = No More

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba = words to Baa Baa Black Sheep

1,000 Beach Days

"One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship,
beats thousands spent on Greek island beaches." Psalm 84:10 MSG

I love going on vacation. Normally a few days before we have to come home from vacation I get really sad - then on the last day I might tear up a little bit.

And why wouldn't I? Beautiful water, puffy clouds, blue sky, palm trees, white sand, light breeze. I could live like that for 1,000 days. And this scripture says that ONE day with God is better than that. This is the kind of scripture that changes your attitude. It makes you realize that life might be hard sometimes, being a christian might be challenging, but once we're with Jesus, everything will be worth it!

Favorite moment of today....

I know I always say this, but I'm going to really try to start blogging again. :)

Anyways, my favorite moment of today so far was when Analisa, Piper and me went to meet my mom and gram at Chick-fil-a. Piper was talking a lot so we tried to see how many words we could get her to say.

"Piper say Pam."

"Peem."

"Good job! Now Piper say Myrtle."

"Two."

So adorable.

Yoga

I am back! We had an amaaaazing time in Florida. My parents are "the bomb". I'm so thankful for them taking us on that wonderful trip to see Mickey Mouse. I felt so relaxed the night we came home. Then the next day it hit me. The overwhelming anxiety of life and bills and budgeting and busyness. I couldn't believe how anxious I was! So I am doing a few things differently to try and kick this anxiety habit I have somehow formed.

The first thing is spending time with God FIRST thing in the morning. My day goes so much differently when I put God first, spend time in His word and prayer. I prayed for longer than I have in a long time yesterday and the joy and peace and energy I had afterward was amazing. I always wonder how I can KNOW that prayer changes my life and then forget to do it so often.

The other thing I'm trying is Yoga. I've noticed that I get into bed at night and I will be grinding my teeth together because that's how tense I am. So I picked a yoga show out on Netflix and said to myself, "If there's anything weird I'll just turn it off." So I did the whole thing. It was so nice and relaxing - just breathing and stretching. It felt great. Then at the very end the host said, "My divine inner light salutes your divine inner light." Weird.

Cereal

I love cereal. Yesterday I had two bowls before 11am. Then while I watched "Saved by the bell" and "That's so Raven" I had another mug full. A combination of Apple Jacks and Captain Crunch with Berries. So I decided to make a list of my top 3 favorite cereals of all time.

3. Reece's Peanut Butter Balls or whatever they're called

2. Smores (oh yes)

1. Oh's