Monday, May 23, 2011

7th Anniversary

May 22, 2004
Our Wedding Day

I can hardly believe it has been 7 years.
{I do not have any pictures of our wedding day because digital widely used back in those days and facebook did not exist in my world}

...but here is one of our honeymoon!

Marriage is amazing.
After all of this time I am still a huge fan.

Joe is amazing.
He is gentle with me when my own sin is blinding me.
He is calm when I am crazy.
He gets me. He wants the best for me. He wants to see me win. He prays for me.

Since we got married a lot has happened in our lives.
1. I finished school {the first time...whoohoo speech comm. degree!}
2. We moved to Stanford, KY for almost 2 years
3. We had Norah
4. We bought a house...and renovated it
5. I started school {for a second time}
6. Many many trips {we love trips}

This year was the first year we actually went somewhere for our anniversary.
We wanted to go to Chicago or the beach but instead went to Cedar Point
{it was a good deal!}

We left on Friday afternoon
On the trip we decided to listen to Tina Fey's book "Bossypants"


It was REALLY funny
A little gross at times and she used words I never like to hear
But overall....FUNNY, Tina is pretty cool.
{side note: she actually read the audiobook so I would recommend borrowing it from us if you want to read it...it was so much better listening to her voice}

When we got there we walked the beach, check out our retro room, and went to dinner.
It was a pleasant evening.
One thing I love about hotels is cable TV...there is nothing better than getting to watch HGTV all night long...yes I am a nerd!

We woke up the next morning, hoping to sleep in, but both of us were awake by 6:50.

Got breakfast and headed to the park...it was a perfect warm sunny day...it was great!

Sunday we got up and drove home. It was short but fun. Fun to talk about the last 7 years...dream about the next 7, and really just enjoy being together!

It was fun but we just kept saying, "we wish Norah were here"
Next time we will take her...she is pretty cool!

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Norah's big girl bed

for NC's birthday we decided she was ready for a big girl bed!

I cannot believe she is 3!
{pictures of her birthday party coming soon}

I had the dresser that I picked up a few years ago at a "free" sale
{the best kind of sale}
it had just sat in our basement because I couldn't decide what to do with it.

The bed my parents had in their basement
so we were set for furniture!

Introducing:
Norah's new room!



SURPRISE!!

She has slept great and took to her new bed like a champ!

Today is derby day and Norah keeps saying:
"is it time to go to the doobie party yet?"

She's awesome!

Happy Mother's day to all you mom's out there!
{Mother's day craft blog coming soon as well ;) }


Sunday, May 1, 2011

Redeemed

-verb (used with object)

1. to buy or pay off; clear by payment

2. to buy back

3. to recover by payment or other satisfaction

4. to make up for; to make amends for

5. to obtain the release or restoration of, as from captivity, by placing a ransom

6. TO DELIVER FROM SIN AND ITS CONSEQUENCES BY MEANS OF A SACRIFICE OFFERED FOR THE SINNER


{dictionary.com}