new hair for the new year

so i got my bangs cut today and i'm getting used to them but i think i love them.

something new and different.

let me know what you think...

ta dah...

hair up and back...to more clearly see the bangs!

dallas thinking, "mom you're so silly, making all those faces and taking your own pics."

another great movie

i watched fireproof tonight.

what an awesome movie with a great lesson.

if you haven't watched it do. if you have a spouse, watch it with them. if you don't then be patient!

i can't wait to put into practice what i've learned about marriage {from this movie among other things!} into my own someday.

GOD is so good!

fyi

the video is a little graphic as it is from Passion of the Christ. be cautious if you don't like that kind of video!

sometimes we just need a swift kick in the behind to remember the unconditional love GOD has for us when HE gave HIS one and only SON to die for our salvation.

i know i did.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

christmas is my favorite

so presents are great. and visiting with family is lovely. and we all love santa.

but the real reason for the season is JESUS!

here's a video of my fav CHRISTMAS song, "Mary Did You Know?"

{i wish y'all a very merry CHRISTMAS and a happy new year!}

so just remember the true message of CHRISTMAS, it started with a cradle which led to the cross and ended with a crown.

"For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. " {Isaiah 9:6}

julie and julia

i'm watching this movie as i write and i love it!

i have decided that i am living in the wrong decade. i should have been born forty or fifty years earlier. i love everything there is about julia and i love this movie!

i've decided that once i get married i'm totally doing her recipes. {it doesn't make sense to do that now, as i have no one to cook for!} i love cooking and it's a calming activity and i love learning about different and new foods. i wish i was as passionate about something as they both are about food and cooking.

my new passion is going to be trying to find my passion. i know so much about what i don't want or like. i wish i could just figure out what it is that i love. soon. i will soon.

good weekends must come to an end...

boo.

it's been a great weekend!

friday i headed down to lexington to spend time with trav. dallas and i drove in the pouring rain to get there too!

trav took me to this really great {fancy!} restaurant, Rossi's. it was so good, i had this amazing pork tenderloin with a spicy ancho chile sauce; super spicey, super yummy! :)

then we rented harry potter and called it a night.

saturday was great. saw josh and sharon at fridays and then hung with barclay.

we took dallas to PETSMART to have his pic taken with santa and pick up some gifts. he was a total baby and army crawled on his belly away from santa. but we did get a good one and i'll try to post it soon!

trav had to work saturday night so barclay and i spent some quality time shopping and going to dinner. it's nice to get together like that now that i don't live with her anymore... :(

today trav came back to louisville with me, as he is leaving for dallas tomorrow. we went to the lights under louisville. it was nice but a little overrated. and then had a wonderful dinner at BJ's. i love that place! {thanks mom!}

so glad christmas is almost here. can't wait to see the fam and spend some time catching up and just relaxing.

it's done

i did it.

i can't say yet what i did but i did it.

and i feel great!!!!!!!!

thank you

i just wanted to say thank you to Travis for being so great and helpful through a really stressful time. he's listened to me complain and just loves me anyway...can't get any better than that! :)

i love this man!

and also thanks to mom, dad and jillian and kev, meg, jennifer and barclay for listening and offering advice i love you guys too!

slacking

so i have for sure been slacking on this lil blog here. sorry about that!

things have been crazy/weird lately. if you'd like more details just ask but i won't go into them here.

one thing i do know, i'm ready for a change. i'm thinking a move? i think i'm warming up to the idea of moving here...

NYC!

I think it's even lovelier at Christmas time.

{FYI: trav has been there for about 5 days i'm just a tad bit jealous!}

whatcha think?

queasy stomach

doing the right thing is sometimes hard.

i'm tired of just going along...

doing the right thing starting tomorrow.

so. cold.

i'm freezing.

winter has come and i don't like it. it's been raining and it's so cold. and i just can't warm up.

i hate it.

on another note. i'll be in st. louis this weekend for work. should be a good time.

i'm ready to not be so busy but that won't be here until about the 15th.

12 more days!

drama queen?

i just realized that my last post was just a tad bit dramatic...

i'll work on that...

when i have the time...