a mini celebration...

Please excuse the mess on the blog...Apparently, photobucket is working on their website! Hopefully everything will be back to normal soon:)

I'M SO HAPPY to have Kaz back home! He has been traveling WAY TOO MUCH with work! I wanted to do something really special for him just to say "I love you and I'm proud of you". So I bought him a new leather briefcase! Something he would have never guessed! He had a leather briefcase and I made him throw it out a couple of months ago because it looked AWFUL! He had it for SO MANY YEARS...it had changed colors, it was tearing...it looked awful! So I thought what better gift! This one can hold his laptop, papers, etc!

So we had a celebration last night of him being home! I gave him the briefcase, cooked a yummy pizza, and had chocolate chip cookies for dessert[his favorite]! It was the perfect night and me and Miley are SO HAPPY TO HAVE HIM BACK HOME!

i know HE CAN....

Mark 9:22-24 
22 “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.”23 “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for him who believes.”24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”

My prayers are usually like the man above...I pray timidly...with the mindset that “if He can, He will.” I’ve never really realized this until recently...Towards the end of March, I felt the Lord calling Kaz and I to pray a really bold prayer. A prayer that seems crazy to most...some have said it would be a miracle...others tried guarding my heart...BUT Kaz and I felt called to pray this prayer everyday starting April 1st..that’s when we made the commitment. I have been so humbled over the last 11 days while praying this prayer....I’ve cried..I’ve prayed timidly some days...I’ve prayed boldly some days...I’ve prayed on my knees....I’ve prayed in my heart and mind...I’ve prayed a lot. Some days my outlook is good...other days, it’s not so great. What changes? I look at what I can see.....What I can see is a crazy schedule, a house destroyed by renovations, chaos in busyness, unbelief, reality, etc....

A passage that I have been reading lately...Psalm 104.

5 He set the earth on its foundations; 
  it can never be moved. 

6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; 

   the waters stood above the mountains. 

7 But at your rebuke the waters fled, 

   at the sound of your thunder they took to flight; 

8 they flowed over the mountains, 

   they went down into the valleys, 

   to the place you assigned for them. 

9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; 

   never again will they cover the earth.

I KNOW AND BELIEVE that God CAN ANSWER THIS PRAYER...HE CAN BRING A MIRACLE....It’s a matter of “if” He chooses too. If He chooses not too, I will still have HOPE and I will still have FAITH...BUT I’m following His leading..He called us to this...

What is this prayer? That we would have our baby in our arms by Easter....Will you join me?

one of those great days, bad days...

My trip to DC was a blast! I had a lot of fun with Emily and Matias! My favorite day was when we went into the city and saw the cherry blossoms! They were absolutely gorgeous! While it was a great day, it didn’t go without some crazy things happening:) It honestly could have been in one of those “great day, bad day” movies! We made the best of every situation BUT it was crazy!

I’ll tell you how the day started....

We were in the city looking for parking...Emily wanted to eat at a certain restaurant so we tried looking for parking nearby, but couldn’t find any, so we made our way to the parking area for the cherry blossom festival. Along the way, we turned down a 3 lane 1 WAY street! THANKFULLY, NO cars were coming! At the cherry blossom festival parking area, there were 20 stops AND WE FINALLY found parking at stop 18! Emily parked the car and started changing Matias...Just in the middle of that, the bus pulled around so she quickly finished up with him. I grabbed him along with the camera bag, diaper bag, umbrella and rain coat while she grabbed the stroller. Matias was also barely hanging in my arms! We looked like such a mess trying to get on the bus someone gave up there seat for me:) Once we got off the bus at the cherry blossom festival we made our way to the restaurant which was 2 miles away! I kept seeing some really dark clouds behind us so I told Emily to grab the umbrella. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, it bent on the plane ride so we were down to just a rain coat. While we were walking up a steep hill, the down pour came! I was trying to cover my camera while pushing the stroller and running! Emily was trying to run and cover Matias! WE GOT SOAKED! Matias thought it was the funniest thing that he got wet!

Once we got to the restaurant, it was PACKED and there was no room for us so we went next door to a pizza place! That craziness is a whole other story:) After eating, we went to the cherry blossom festival! It did rain again, but we were able to take cover in a museum! I really enjoyed walking around and looking at all the trees! It rained so much, mud was everywhere! My jeans, shoes, and socks were soaked and covered in mud! We talked about going to Georgetown cupcakes ALL DAY! We were so exited to go there after we left DC. We waited in traffic for 30 minutes in 1 intersection...finally found parking that cost $7 an hour...got to the cupcake store and were BLOWN AWAY AT THE LINE! It probably would have taken 2 hours plus to get a cupcake. The line literally wrapped around 3 blocks! NEEDLESS to say, we didn’t wait:( So instead, we ate our roasted nuts that we bought in DC, THAT BY THE WAY, we barely had enough money for. They cost $8...We had together $6 in dollar bills and $2 in change! Another memorable story to our day!

All together, it was a great trip! The first day was rocky BUT we made the best of it and it was actually fun despite all the CRAZINESS! It was MY FAVORITE day!

some of the dark clouds...

 Trying to get enough money for the roasted nuts...

 after the down pour...

CAN YOU SEE THE LINE AT GEORGETOWN CUPCAKES? CRAZY!!!

Jane Marie's....

I wanted to "introduce" you to a favorite store of mine: Jane Marie Fairytale Furnishings for Children. Jane Marie offers hand crafted furniture and accessories including: stools, two steps, rockers, mirrors, nameplates, banners, etc. You can choose from designs or create your own! Every item is assembled in Jane Marie's own wood shop using the finest materials! I love looking at all the beautiful one of a kind pieces AND I'm so excited to see my piece once it's finished! Below are a few of favorites! 

out all week....

I will be back at the end of next week. I am spending the whole week in DC[our first home:)] with my sister-n-law[Emily] and sweet nephew Matias! 

when we lived there...

 emily...

 matias...

the nursery....

Before....

After....

My amazing husband made this headboard out of fabric and wood! I CAN’T BELIEVE how much bigger it makes the room look! My sweet friend Anne made these fabulous curtains that I love! AND I painted the canvas, which was the quiet the project but I enjoyed it! Overall, I really like the end result. To see more of the nursery decorations click here....

Please forgive these pictures...they were with my little point and shoot camera:) SO NOT the best:( 

nursery projects...

I mentioned before that we have been "re-doing" parts of the nursery! We did it really quickly in the beginning "in case we got a phone call", BUT there were several things I didn't LOVE. So we've been working on it quiet a bit...Here are a few teasers on some of the projects...I'll post the updated nursery TOMORROW! I'm not trying to hold out on you BUT my parents are coming tonight and I want my mom to see the nursery in person instead of on my blog:)

a trip home...

On Sunday I went home to my parents house for a couple hours. It was a very short trip! While I was there I got to see my 2 cousins Ethan and Alan! They are both getting ready to add baby sisters to their family in April. When they saw me, they both shot me...[I guess they were playing guns:)]

And of course, my favorite, Mr. Billy! He started crying when me and mom walked in. He is the sweetest man! He asked about Leroy[my goat] as always. Mom said don't you remember he passed away. Mr. Billy started crying even more. He said there is such a thing as goat heaven! He does melt my heart!

AND this is his roommate:) He loves seeing us too:)

On the trip back, I got a text from Kaz with this picture. It said, Miley was so happy you are coming home she jumped on the counter! Yes, thats my counter beside the sink! She has not jumped up there again BUT IF SHE DOES she will get a scolding:)

about me...

I ALWAYS wear pearls when I workout!

I make such a MESS when I eat...I’m always the one with crumbs all around my plate! No matter how hard I try, I always have crumbs...

I complain all the time that my parents NEVER have any food at their house. When I go home, I search the cabinets over for snacks! One time I was so desperate, I mixed rice crispys and Marshmellow fluff thinking it may taste like rice crispy treats. WRONG! double YUK!

I have ABSOLUTELY NO PATIENCE when it comes to customer service! Kaz always says he’s glad he’s my husband and not the store representative I’m talking too!

When I’m driving and I get stopped by a light, I can’t be in line with the car beside me. If they get in line with me, I have to keep inching my way up until we are no longer in line with one another! It drives me CRAZY!

I put baby powder in my hair when I don’t want to wash it! It’s a bad habbit!

I always wear lounge clothes around the house...the problem is I always grab Kaz’s t-shirts instead of my own!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE old people! I can cry just seeing one! They melt my heart!

I’m a reality show junkie! Currently my dvr shows are: Teen Mom 2, The Real Housewives of EVERY city except NJ, Bethany Ever After, The Celebrity Apprentice, Kourtney and Kim take NY, Holly’s World, Sister Wives[I HAVE NO IDEA WHY?], Million Dollar Listing....the list continues...Those are just whats on right now!

I LOVE Burger King’s French Toast sticks! I could eat them every morning for breakfast:)

I don’t like my neck showing...I try to cover it up with high necks or my hair!

I LOVE pictures! I have them everywhere in my house! AND to be honest, I prefer the non-professional ones! 

I wear brown Rainbow flip flops pretty much year round! My last pair had a whole in the bottom of them and my heel would touch the ground when I wore them. I still wore them for almost 7 months before my mom graciously decided to buy me a new pair!

My dad sends me an email everyday asking what Miley’s doing. I always try to send a few pictures a week! I tend to get a little crazy dressing her up for funny pictures to send to him, Kaz, and my mom! I really do not dress her up all the time...only for a few pictures every now and then:)

BUT this is by FAR my favorite picture of Kaz and Miley!

I say a lot of words that sound really country...I try not too BUT I just can’t help it:) Instead of for...I usually say fur. “What are you looking fur?” I say ya’ll a WHOLE lot! AND Kaz’s favorite heel instead of hill! 

I LOVE to have my back scratched. I always say they need to add that into services at spas! I would definitely get it:)

If I go home to my parents house and Kaz isn't with me, I always get my mom to sleep with me! I hate sleeping by myself:)

I re-read and email or text about 4 times before sending...It drives Kaz crazy!

a fun saturday morning...

Saturday morning, we decided to visit a park right near our house for a little while before I had to leave for a wedding. The park is literally 3 minutes away so we decided to just let Miley loose in the backseat! BIG MISTAKE! She didn't know what to do and was everywhere! We had a fun time together! It was the perfect start to my Saturday!

 Kaz thought it would be fun to run over this tree with Miley! I'm not as fast as Miley so I got stuck at the top:) 

 I tried to take other pictures with Miley but you can see who won!