Happy 19th

I love May.  I love May 20th even more.  Happy 19th Anniversary.  

How time flies.  What an incredible journey we have been on in marriage.  

We celebrated by dinner at The Cheesecake Factory then shopping.  Yes, shopping for TOMS.  I was so excited.  I have been wanting a pair of these for some time now.  I have worn them almost everyday since our anniversary.  

Jeff and I have certainly been on a journey through marriage.  We have truly come to an incredible place in marriage.  We both agree that marriage is not about our own needs by the needs of our spouse.  We help each other.  We have each others back.  We stand together.  We talk together.  We work together.  We pray together.  We honor God through our marriage.  We work hard each and every day to make this work.  

Casting Crowns has a new song.  I listened to it and it made me think of the turning point it took for us.  Putting God first.  

“Marriage is tough. We bring a lot of fairytales to the picture when it comes to marriage. We bring them to the altar with us [thinking]: ‘This is going to be perfect. We don’t have to be apart. We can just wake up together every morning and no one is going to have morning breath. We’re not going to have any problems.’ And then the problems hit and you don’t know where to file those into your picture. . . The idea I’m trying to say is: ‘Can you lay down who you thought I was and love the ‘me’ that is? Can we take this from where we are now and realize that I can’t be that person?’ Only God is going to be able to make this work and broken people can be broken together.  -Mark Hall

This is what we finally had to realize to known that we were both broken people that needed grace, mercy and forgiveness each and every day.  

May God be glorified daily in our marriage.  So excited for the years to come with my man.  Love him dearly.  

The Life of a HOCKEY player

Well, I have learned that there are some smells from hockey equipment that is hard to get rid of at all.  This is our attempt to freshen things up a bit. 

We have 4 washers going at a time.  

This won't be our last visit for sure.  

$12.00 worth of quarters is pretty well worth cleaner smells.

Car Rider Line

Every afternoon, Ella and I wait in the car rider line for Seth.  We arrived early this day so here is what happens.  

Other days - this is what happens.  Asleep before we even get there.  

or I pick Seth up and this is what happens on the way home. 

This picture was taken the second to last day of school.  Can you tell we are ready for 

SUMMER.

N -- E-- W Cars

Buying a new car is hard work and stressful.  Well, maybe not since Garrett, Meme and I all have new cars.  Yep, within a month of each other.  Crazy

First family ride in the new car.  2013 Honda Pilot.

It has been a long time since I had a Honda.  

We have been on the look out for Garrett a vehicle this summer.  I wanted him to have the experience with his permit driving his own vehicle before he was on his own.  Meme and Papa found him this truck and drove up with it.  He was completely blown away.  

First drive with me and the little ones.  I was a little nervous.

A few weeks later, meme finds her car.  She is letting Garrett drive it for the first time.  Yikes.

Doesn't really look like a safe driver.  

Relay for Life

A fundraiser at our school for Relay for Life was side walk chalk art.  It was pretty cool to have the entire front sidewalk out the school covered.

Nica, was our VIF teacher's daughter.  She was in Ella's class.