DIY frenzy.

so I have 1 finished project. this cabinet came from a thrift store in pickens. I picked out some awesome teal(ish) paint first. I chose some antique-style glass knobs from world market to replace the metal ones, and put in a glass rack to hang some cool glasses we got at Ross.

meet tilly.

the newest addition to our little family.

february the 3rd.

Cracker Barrel with the parents is one of my favorite past times. My dad says lots of inappropriate things way to loudly, and mom laughs. The whole time. Aren’t they adorable?

a lot to look forward to.

sometimes, when it’s time to go to sleep at night usually, i get so excited thinking about the very near future.

some things i’m looking forward to.
1. wedding planning-it’s so fun! and [i think] Seth is enjoying it as much as me!
2. our Africa reunion, and all things related.
3. fixing up our [mine and seth's] new apartment. this isn’t happening until july, but we are already thinking about decorating, painting, etc. we’re pretty pumped.
4. getting to put my furniture in our new place. so i ordered [and paid for!!] a new living room set and bedroom set from Rooms to Go. did i mention the living room set comes with some unnecessarily large flat screen tv? i’m not sure when we became such adults, but it definitely has it’s perks.
5. our wedding. october 9th. i couldn’t be more thrilled to marry the man i want to spend every day of the rest of my life with.

also, i am sort of obsessed with diy projects right now. maybe i will share some of my success/failures via blog. maybe.

life is good. and i am most definitely blessed.

“a green apple for Miss Greene.”

who knew kids actually brought their teachers apples?

on another note-i’ve been riding my bike. (best birthday present ever. good job boy)
and yes, i wear a ridiculously nerdy helmet. thanks dad.

tonight i thought it just randomly started raining. then i realized the nursery i was passing was watering their plants. probably something i shouldn’t have admitted.

i know what i’m doing this weekend.

hooray!

my heart aches.

dear june,
please come as soon as possible.
thank you.

mini vacation.

i am so tired of waiting. but i’m learning that it’s my impatience, andmy wavering faith that is making this so hard. so, I don’t have the job I think i need right now. God knows what He has planned. and it’s definitely bigger than my plans. I’ll find out exactly when He wants me to know.

i’ve decided that whatever this is that I’m doing right now, this outofmycontrol waiting on circumstances I can’t change or manipulate, is no longer going to be torture. instead, i think i have been given a mini vacation. at least that’s how I’m choosing to look at it.

so until i get that answer, i’ll keep waiting and listening. and maybe a little in-town vacationing.

“i said madam, sir…

…curtsey, tea and crumpets…high noon…and…british officers?”

i love when i am the real, unmistakable, momcallsandcanhearmysmile kind of happy. even if it is somewhere like in the armpit of south carolina.

i can’t wait to be back. thank you for making this weekend exactly what i needed.

when I grow up…

i want to be a teacher. the kind that loves kids, and the kids love. the one that will make a true difference in their lives. the person they want to be like, at least a little, when they grow up.

hopefully that day will come sooner, rather than later.

this is a very patient time in life.