Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Sleep, you know I never get enough...
*listening to: "Sleep" by Riley Armstrong* (be sure to check out the link!)
It is way too early. I have a ton of stuff to do today to get ready to go to Assembly tomorrow morning but I am so tired right now. It is taking every once of strength I have to even type on this keyboard. So WHY am I up, you ask? Because I got up at 4:30 am to get Brad's lunch ready and make him breakfast and other assorted stuff like that. But now it is almost 7 and I hear the bed telling me that I left it too soon.
I have a ton of laundry to do. Dishes need to be done. I'd like to leave the house in some semblance of order. Yeah right. When was the last time THAT occured around here???
We have decided that we don't want to spend $30 a month on a storage unit anymore, so next week we are going to pull everything out of there and have a massive yard sale next weekend. We might do a mini-one on Monday, since it's Labor Day. A lot of people will be out of town, I know, but a lot of people will just stay in town and grill out or something. So we could sell some on Monday and sell the rest of it on Friday and Saturday. Of course that would mean setting the thing up twice, and I don't think I want to do that. Oh well.
Ok, I'm gonna go start some laundry and then go lay down again for a bit, and maybe I'll have more energy after awhile.
It is way too early. I have a ton of stuff to do today to get ready to go to Assembly tomorrow morning but I am so tired right now. It is taking every once of strength I have to even type on this keyboard. So WHY am I up, you ask? Because I got up at 4:30 am to get Brad's lunch ready and make him breakfast and other assorted stuff like that. But now it is almost 7 and I hear the bed telling me that I left it too soon.
I have a ton of laundry to do. Dishes need to be done. I'd like to leave the house in some semblance of order. Yeah right. When was the last time THAT occured around here???
We have decided that we don't want to spend $30 a month on a storage unit anymore, so next week we are going to pull everything out of there and have a massive yard sale next weekend. We might do a mini-one on Monday, since it's Labor Day. A lot of people will be out of town, I know, but a lot of people will just stay in town and grill out or something. So we could sell some on Monday and sell the rest of it on Friday and Saturday. Of course that would mean setting the thing up twice, and I don't think I want to do that. Oh well.
Ok, I'm gonna go start some laundry and then go lay down again for a bit, and maybe I'll have more energy after awhile.
Shawna & JJ's Wedding
Here's a few pictures from the wedding of Shawna & JJ that we went to Saturday evening. It was very elegant without being stuffy. First time I've been to a formal wedding like that was, and only the 4th wedding I've been to period! Jerry was so nervous he wouldn't even look at Shawna when he was repeating his vows. She was all trying to cock her head at him trying to get him to look at her. Reminded me of my wedding when we played Tim Strong's "With Your Hand in Mine" after we lit the unity candle, and had to tell Brad to hold my hand! But anyhow, it was a lovely wedding and the food was awesome, and that's the important part, right? KIDDING! I wish there had been more material on the girls' dresses, but it could have been worse I suppose.
Jerry in the limo that transported them to the reception
Pictures on the table when you walked into the reception. Cute! I couldn't get the thing to not glare, but oh well. Shawna's t-shirt says "I Love JJ" :-)
Walking into the reception after being introduced as Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Jones.
They are such a happy couple!
Jerry in the limo that transported them to the reception
Pictures on the table when you walked into the reception. Cute! I couldn't get the thing to not glare, but oh well. Shawna's t-shirt says "I Love JJ" :-)
Walking into the reception after being introduced as Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Jones.They are such a happy couple!
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Weekend Photos
Settling in at the concert...
Eating lunch that Becky packed for us.It's hot out, but we're still OK so far.
OK, now we're not ok.Chris resorts to swiping some ice and him and Becky take turns.
Plumb with her 7 month pregnant tummy and her new hairdo*mourns loss of long curls*
Brad was tickled because the Arizona flag is hanging off the speaker thingy.
Getting ready to head home.We survived!
And isn't Becky's outfit pretty?
Sunday, August 27, 2006
My long weekend details
Hey y'all!
Thursday evening we had a good dinner in Nashville with Scott & Angie. They are awesome! That was my first time meeting Scott and the first time I'd ever really been able to visit with Angie. Angie and I are definitely kindred spirits and Scott is a hoot! He has our sense of humor, that's for sure. But we all had wonderful conversation and we really appreciated their good spirit. Angie will be at Assembly and I look forward to visiting with them both again sometime.
I had a good birthday Friday, I'm the ripe old age of 24 now. Weirdness. I talked to my Mama for a long time on the phone, I'm so glad that it was her that helped bring me into the world. She rocks. :-)
Brad came home with beautiful roses and the new Plumb album, in a gift bag that he so carefully arranged, it was so sweet. And he wrote me a note in my birthday card that was the SWEETEST thing ever and he made me cry. We got ready and he took me to eat at Demos'. We hadn't ever been there before but had heard awesome things about it, and boy, they weren't kidding! It was voted the most romantic place to eat in Lebanon. It was classy without being stuffy. And the prices weren't bad either. Because it was my birthday, I decided to have the steak & shrimp, I never go extravagant so it was a nice treat, and in spite of that we still got out of there for a decent price. It was a lovely dinner and we immensly enjoyed each other's company. We have always been so close but our fellowship is just intensified lately and it just gets sweeter and sweeter.
Saturday we went to a free outdoor concert in Franklin. We missed Nate Sallie and Hyperstatic Union, but we got there for By the Tree (who was OK but their performance was kind of weak) and Plumb who was the headliner. She is one of my favorites, her lyrics are so artistic and have spoken my feelings in song so many times it's not even funny. Plus she just ROCKS! She is 7 months pregnant now and about to pop or she would have been even better than she was! Becky & Chris came with us and I know they must love us now because it had to be like 100 degrees out there and we sat in the sun for about 2 hrs. We drank a lot of water and lemonade and had ice cream too. Chris even swiped a chunk of ice out of the Purity booth's cooler and had it sitting on his head. It looked very comfortable!
After the concert we rushed home, showered and dressed and went to a wedding. We both have worked with Shawna & Jerry and they have been good aquaintances so they invited us to the wedding. Shawna is a sweetheart and claims to be a Christian.... It was a sweet wedding. Good food at the reception too! We visited with another co-worker, Dave, and met his wife Joann. That was fun. She was telling us all about her trips to Europe and her experiences there. It was a very amusing time. We stayed long enough to eat and see the bride & groom arrive, extend our good wishes to both and tell them we were praying for them, and made our exit as they were announcing that the bar was open and they would be setting up the dance floor! Ah, sorry, no. :-(
Pictures coming soon, I have to figure out to make the optical zoom on my camera stick so that I can upload them that way. Anyone know what I'm talking about? I know Becky does. I have to break out the manual, I suppose, but I'd much prefer finding things like that out for myself. Oh well.
Thursday evening we had a good dinner in Nashville with Scott & Angie. They are awesome! That was my first time meeting Scott and the first time I'd ever really been able to visit with Angie. Angie and I are definitely kindred spirits and Scott is a hoot! He has our sense of humor, that's for sure. But we all had wonderful conversation and we really appreciated their good spirit. Angie will be at Assembly and I look forward to visiting with them both again sometime.
I had a good birthday Friday, I'm the ripe old age of 24 now. Weirdness. I talked to my Mama for a long time on the phone, I'm so glad that it was her that helped bring me into the world. She rocks. :-)
Brad came home with beautiful roses and the new Plumb album, in a gift bag that he so carefully arranged, it was so sweet. And he wrote me a note in my birthday card that was the SWEETEST thing ever and he made me cry. We got ready and he took me to eat at Demos'. We hadn't ever been there before but had heard awesome things about it, and boy, they weren't kidding! It was voted the most romantic place to eat in Lebanon. It was classy without being stuffy. And the prices weren't bad either. Because it was my birthday, I decided to have the steak & shrimp, I never go extravagant so it was a nice treat, and in spite of that we still got out of there for a decent price. It was a lovely dinner and we immensly enjoyed each other's company. We have always been so close but our fellowship is just intensified lately and it just gets sweeter and sweeter.
Saturday we went to a free outdoor concert in Franklin. We missed Nate Sallie and Hyperstatic Union, but we got there for By the Tree (who was OK but their performance was kind of weak) and Plumb who was the headliner. She is one of my favorites, her lyrics are so artistic and have spoken my feelings in song so many times it's not even funny. Plus she just ROCKS! She is 7 months pregnant now and about to pop or she would have been even better than she was! Becky & Chris came with us and I know they must love us now because it had to be like 100 degrees out there and we sat in the sun for about 2 hrs. We drank a lot of water and lemonade and had ice cream too. Chris even swiped a chunk of ice out of the Purity booth's cooler and had it sitting on his head. It looked very comfortable!
After the concert we rushed home, showered and dressed and went to a wedding. We both have worked with Shawna & Jerry and they have been good aquaintances so they invited us to the wedding. Shawna is a sweetheart and claims to be a Christian.... It was a sweet wedding. Good food at the reception too! We visited with another co-worker, Dave, and met his wife Joann. That was fun. She was telling us all about her trips to Europe and her experiences there. It was a very amusing time. We stayed long enough to eat and see the bride & groom arrive, extend our good wishes to both and tell them we were praying for them, and made our exit as they were announcing that the bar was open and they would be setting up the dance floor! Ah, sorry, no. :-(
Pictures coming soon, I have to figure out to make the optical zoom on my camera stick so that I can upload them that way. Anyone know what I'm talking about? I know Becky does. I have to break out the manual, I suppose, but I'd much prefer finding things like that out for myself. Oh well.
Friday, August 25, 2006
IT'S A GIRL!!!!!
As if no one has already guessed that due to the recent hue changes of my blog. :-D
We are so excited! I will never forget that moment, looking up at that screen.... When the technician said, "It's a girl." We both just gasped and Brad said, "Wow!" And we were both crying.
She was adorable and we could see her really well! It was so cute, she had her legs all crossed up and her hand in the way too so we couldn't tell anything, and the technician was prodding her with the thing to get her to change position, and we were looking at her profile, and she balled up her little fist and bent her elbow and punched several times up at the thing that was poking her! It was so cute!!! Brad says she's going to be just like her mother (meaning we're spirited, not that we're violent!). :-)
They said the baby looks GREAT! She is measuring kind of small, more like 19 weeks instead of 21 weeks. But no biggie there. The only thing they are concerned about is that I only have 1/2 as much amniotic fluid in there as they want me to have. They said a few things could cause it, high blood pressure, diabetes, overexertion. None of those apply to me, I don't do hardly a thing around here anymore because I get tired out so easily, and my blood pressure has been wonderful. No sign of diabetes. They said that it could possibly indicate a Downs syndrome baby, but the baby looks too good for that to be the case so that is out the window. They said that it's possible that it's just a fluke thing and it's normal for this baby to have less amniotic fluid. But they are going to do a blood test to make sure that I don't have a lingering infection somewhere, and then go do another ultrasound in a couple weeks just to keep an eye on things. I'm just glad that the baby is looking so healthy, so I'm not really worried about it, we'll just need to keep tabs on the situation. I'm trusting God to have his way with this little life.
Sigh. I'm so glad to be a Mommy and know that I'm having a little girl! We are going out to dinner tonight for my birthday and then going shopping for something pink or purple!!
Will post more pictures later. :-)
We are so excited! I will never forget that moment, looking up at that screen.... When the technician said, "It's a girl." We both just gasped and Brad said, "Wow!" And we were both crying.
She was adorable and we could see her really well! It was so cute, she had her legs all crossed up and her hand in the way too so we couldn't tell anything, and the technician was prodding her with the thing to get her to change position, and we were looking at her profile, and she balled up her little fist and bent her elbow and punched several times up at the thing that was poking her! It was so cute!!! Brad says she's going to be just like her mother (meaning we're spirited, not that we're violent!). :-)
They said the baby looks GREAT! She is measuring kind of small, more like 19 weeks instead of 21 weeks. But no biggie there. The only thing they are concerned about is that I only have 1/2 as much amniotic fluid in there as they want me to have. They said a few things could cause it, high blood pressure, diabetes, overexertion. None of those apply to me, I don't do hardly a thing around here anymore because I get tired out so easily, and my blood pressure has been wonderful. No sign of diabetes. They said that it could possibly indicate a Downs syndrome baby, but the baby looks too good for that to be the case so that is out the window. They said that it's possible that it's just a fluke thing and it's normal for this baby to have less amniotic fluid. But they are going to do a blood test to make sure that I don't have a lingering infection somewhere, and then go do another ultrasound in a couple weeks just to keep an eye on things. I'm just glad that the baby is looking so healthy, so I'm not really worried about it, we'll just need to keep tabs on the situation. I'm trusting God to have his way with this little life.
Sigh. I'm so glad to be a Mommy and know that I'm having a little girl! We are going out to dinner tonight for my birthday and then going shopping for something pink or purple!!
Will post more pictures later. :-)
First Baby Pictures
Her Profile
She turned her head to look at us!!
Her arm from elbow to fingertips
Kind of hard to tell, but it's the sole of her foot with her toes on the right
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Getting Picture Happy
My brother Joshua and me during his 2 week leave home in Arkansas. He just got promoted from Private First Class to Specialist! Mom was surprised that it happened so soon after he got back to Iraq, but I told her they must be just rewarding him for not going AWOL during his leave! Yeah, I'm sure that was the determining factor. Whatever, me. :-)
Josh & Heather. They are such an ADORABLE couple!Visitors from the West
Oh, and tonight we are going to go out to dinner with Scott & Angie Bambrough, Brad's former pastor in the Church of God of Prophecy in Tuscon, AZ. For those who don't know them, she's one of the Lewis girls. They are in town this week so we're going to get to meet with them. They have been a big part of Brad's life, Scott has known Brad practically since he was born! Ok, maybe he was 2 or 3, but close! I met Angie briefly at the VA/WV Ladies' Retreat last year, but she had to leave because her dad was having major health problems. But this will be the first I've got to meet Scott. Brad has been trying to do his best impersonation of him, with Scott-isms and stuff. "MapQuest it, or 'Randy McNally it' as Scott would say." So I'm sure he's a hoot. :-)
Pray it all goes well! I'm always a little nervous meeting new people.
Pray it all goes well! I'm always a little nervous meeting new people.
Sewing, Anti-Fashion, and Surprises Gone Wrong
Good morning!
First of all, I have BIG news that I wasn't going to share until this evening but SOME PEOPLE don't know how to evade a question and throw someone off track without lying (Goodness, didn't Brad ever keep any Christmas present secrets?).
Anyway, when I went into my doctor's appointment Monday, I tried to get them to reschedule my ultrasound appointment so that it wouldn't be during the Assembly, even if it meant having to wait longer. :-( Well, they felt so bad for me that I had to miss my last appointment that that they decided to work me in TODAY!!!! Yay!!!!!
I'm so excited!!!! We ran into Walgreens after church last night for toothpaste, and they had the cutest little baby fleece blankets for a dollar a piece. I almost got a couple, but I thought, no, I'll wait, maybe tomorrow I'll know if I need to get blue or pink! I HOPE this child isn't modest yet!
I'm picking Brad up from work at noon, and heading to Nashville. Our appointment is at 2:40, so we should be there and waiting in plenty of time.
Happiness! I'm so glad I don't have to wait any longer. :-)
Second, my maternity pattern I got on Ebay came in the mail yesterday. I can't find a thing I like that is made already and all the patterns at Wal-Mart are pretty much blah. So I found a couple patterns online, and a couple more should be coming in soon too. Now I just need to make a trip to a fabric store and find some cheap material. I have some wonderful purple velvet material but I'm going to wait and make a nice winter dress with that later on. But if we make it to any part of Assembly (hopefully the whole thing, we'll see!) I'm going to need more church clothes. So I'm gonna get sewing!
This is the pattern that came yesterday. I'm going to make the longer one and add 3/4 sleeves and do something to the neckline. I'm thinking about making the main part of the dress print, and then doing the sleeves in white with a matching inset for the v-neckline to make it look like a jumper 2-piece set. I'm not sure yet. We'll see what kind of material I find.
You can't tell it from the picture, but the long one is not flared enough and has a back slit, which I don't do (if you're going to have a slit, why not just cut it off where the slit begins? Everyone can see your legs anyway. Oh wait. Some do. Never mind :-/). So I'm going to cut the skirt a bit wider going towards the hemline so it will be more A-line.
This is going to be fun! I haven't sewn anything in a while, so I'm looking forward to getting started again.
I told Sis. Smith on Mom Riddell's blog that I would post my story about fashion. So here it is. When I was younger, I absolutely REFUSED to wear anything that was in style, simply because it was in style. When everyone started wearing butterfly clips in their hair, I was repulsed. Under no circumstances would you catch me with one because everyone else was wearing them! My Mama always told me that if you have a group of girls, and they are all wearing pink t-shirts, and there is one girl in the middle who is wearing a purple t-shirt, who do you think is going to stand out the most? That left a huge impression on me. Not to draw attention to myself, but just to not care about being different. Now, if I find something modest that I like that just HAPPENS to be in style, then that's OK. But I'm sure not gonna let those money-grubbing worldy fashion mongers dictate MY life! Ha ha!
Say a prayer that all goes well with the ultrasound today! This morning when I dropped Brad off at work I said, "See you later, Baby!" He looked at me, I laughed, and said, "See you later too, Daddy!" :-)
First of all, I have BIG news that I wasn't going to share until this evening but SOME PEOPLE don't know how to evade a question and throw someone off track without lying (Goodness, didn't Brad ever keep any Christmas present secrets?).
Anyway, when I went into my doctor's appointment Monday, I tried to get them to reschedule my ultrasound appointment so that it wouldn't be during the Assembly, even if it meant having to wait longer. :-( Well, they felt so bad for me that I had to miss my last appointment that that they decided to work me in TODAY!!!! Yay!!!!!
I'm so excited!!!! We ran into Walgreens after church last night for toothpaste, and they had the cutest little baby fleece blankets for a dollar a piece. I almost got a couple, but I thought, no, I'll wait, maybe tomorrow I'll know if I need to get blue or pink! I HOPE this child isn't modest yet!
I'm picking Brad up from work at noon, and heading to Nashville. Our appointment is at 2:40, so we should be there and waiting in plenty of time.
Happiness! I'm so glad I don't have to wait any longer. :-)
Second, my maternity pattern I got on Ebay came in the mail yesterday. I can't find a thing I like that is made already and all the patterns at Wal-Mart are pretty much blah. So I found a couple patterns online, and a couple more should be coming in soon too. Now I just need to make a trip to a fabric store and find some cheap material. I have some wonderful purple velvet material but I'm going to wait and make a nice winter dress with that later on. But if we make it to any part of Assembly (hopefully the whole thing, we'll see!) I'm going to need more church clothes. So I'm gonna get sewing!
This is the pattern that came yesterday. I'm going to make the longer one and add 3/4 sleeves and do something to the neckline. I'm thinking about making the main part of the dress print, and then doing the sleeves in white with a matching inset for the v-neckline to make it look like a jumper 2-piece set. I'm not sure yet. We'll see what kind of material I find.
You can't tell it from the picture, but the long one is not flared enough and has a back slit, which I don't do (if you're going to have a slit, why not just cut it off where the slit begins? Everyone can see your legs anyway. Oh wait. Some do. Never mind :-/). So I'm going to cut the skirt a bit wider going towards the hemline so it will be more A-line.
This is going to be fun! I haven't sewn anything in a while, so I'm looking forward to getting started again.
I told Sis. Smith on Mom Riddell's blog that I would post my story about fashion. So here it is. When I was younger, I absolutely REFUSED to wear anything that was in style, simply because it was in style. When everyone started wearing butterfly clips in their hair, I was repulsed. Under no circumstances would you catch me with one because everyone else was wearing them! My Mama always told me that if you have a group of girls, and they are all wearing pink t-shirts, and there is one girl in the middle who is wearing a purple t-shirt, who do you think is going to stand out the most? That left a huge impression on me. Not to draw attention to myself, but just to not care about being different. Now, if I find something modest that I like that just HAPPENS to be in style, then that's OK. But I'm sure not gonna let those money-grubbing worldy fashion mongers dictate MY life! Ha ha!
Say a prayer that all goes well with the ultrasound today! This morning when I dropped Brad off at work I said, "See you later, Baby!" He looked at me, I laughed, and said, "See you later too, Daddy!" :-)
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Weep With Those Who Weep
I feel bad right now because I have a baby and Becky doesn't. I feel guilty for being happy when she isn't. Sigh. There's a lot of things I don't understand.
I have thought about making a separate blog for baby stuff. Because I feel like I'm just rubbing it in by having all this here, even when I know that she knows that I'm not. It's just hard because this is pretty much my whole life right now.
I know that she knows that I love her and I'm sorry and I would fix everything for her if I could. I know that God must have a reason but that doesn't make things hurt any less.
I know that the only thing that has got me through some pretty heart wrenching things in the past was my relationship with Jesus. But I haven't ever been through anything like she's been through. I can't relate on the same level.
So I don't know what to do. Keep praying is the only thing right now.
I have thought about making a separate blog for baby stuff. Because I feel like I'm just rubbing it in by having all this here, even when I know that she knows that I'm not. It's just hard because this is pretty much my whole life right now.
I know that she knows that I love her and I'm sorry and I would fix everything for her if I could. I know that God must have a reason but that doesn't make things hurt any less.
I know that the only thing that has got me through some pretty heart wrenching things in the past was my relationship with Jesus. But I haven't ever been through anything like she's been through. I can't relate on the same level.
So I don't know what to do. Keep praying is the only thing right now.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
A Quick Note
Good morning!
Had another doctor's appointment yesterday. It went well. They have a new nurse there and she was sweet. She had a hard time finding the baby's heartbeat at first, and I was beginning to get a little worried, because I hadn't felt the baby move that morning yet either, but she found it. I guess it's just because there's more room for the baby to move around in there right now.
She also measured me for the first time. She said I'm measuring at 21? Whatever that means. That couldn't mean less to me. I just wanna know that everything is OK.
And everything is looking good!
Brad took new tummy photos Sunday, I will have to post them later today. That and pictures of Brad in his electrician get-up. He's so cute. :-)
I have a bunch more to post but that would take time I don't have right now. I have errands to run so I'd better go get a shower and get moving!
(Oh, and go read Brad's blog. He will fill you in on some things I didn't.)
:-)
Had another doctor's appointment yesterday. It went well. They have a new nurse there and she was sweet. She had a hard time finding the baby's heartbeat at first, and I was beginning to get a little worried, because I hadn't felt the baby move that morning yet either, but she found it. I guess it's just because there's more room for the baby to move around in there right now.
She also measured me for the first time. She said I'm measuring at 21? Whatever that means. That couldn't mean less to me. I just wanna know that everything is OK.
And everything is looking good!
Brad took new tummy photos Sunday, I will have to post them later today. That and pictures of Brad in his electrician get-up. He's so cute. :-)
I have a bunch more to post but that would take time I don't have right now. I have errands to run so I'd better go get a shower and get moving!
(Oh, and go read Brad's blog. He will fill you in on some things I didn't.)
:-)
Friday, August 18, 2006
PIZZA!!!!
Being able to order Papa John's online for delivery with an e-mail coupon ROCKS!!!!
(Sorry, Mama, don't mean to rub it in, but see what you have to look forward to if you move to TN? You can actually have stuff delivered to your door!!)
(Sorry, Mama, don't mean to rub it in, but see what you have to look forward to if you move to TN? You can actually have stuff delivered to your door!!)
Today's Non-diatribe
Hello everyone. Today is a weird day.
I have a lot on my mind and heart and some things I'm not sure what to do about. God knows though.
I'm hoping that Brad will be able to get off of work for Assemby (our yearly worldwide church convention for those who don't know). We'll see what happens.
I talked to my Mom this morning. We always have a blast talking. I definitely inherited a lot of my personality traits from my Mama. However, the older I get the more HILBURN I tend to be!!! ha ha! My Dad's mom always had this thing she would always say when we were younger. ANYTHING good about us grandkids, ANYTHING at all, was automatically labeled a Hilburn family trait (my grandmother's maiden name). My naturally curly hair. My craft skills. The way my eyebrows curve. ANYTHING! My Mama was like, didn't they get anything good from MY side of the family??? So it became a joke in our house that anything odd or weird or corny we do is a Hilburn trait. If you're around my Daddy long enough, you'd think so too! ha ha! Just kidding, I love my Daddy, but he CAN be corny. :-)
I had a good chat with my mother-in-law too. She's so sweet. I'm so glad I have people around me who help me be what I need to be. And she never makes me feel bad for interrupting something so she can talk to me! I try not to though because she has a lot going on right now.
Don't we all?
I have a lot on my mind and heart and some things I'm not sure what to do about. God knows though.
I'm hoping that Brad will be able to get off of work for Assemby (our yearly worldwide church convention for those who don't know). We'll see what happens.
I talked to my Mom this morning. We always have a blast talking. I definitely inherited a lot of my personality traits from my Mama. However, the older I get the more HILBURN I tend to be!!! ha ha! My Dad's mom always had this thing she would always say when we were younger. ANYTHING good about us grandkids, ANYTHING at all, was automatically labeled a Hilburn family trait (my grandmother's maiden name). My naturally curly hair. My craft skills. The way my eyebrows curve. ANYTHING! My Mama was like, didn't they get anything good from MY side of the family??? So it became a joke in our house that anything odd or weird or corny we do is a Hilburn trait. If you're around my Daddy long enough, you'd think so too! ha ha! Just kidding, I love my Daddy, but he CAN be corny. :-)
I had a good chat with my mother-in-law too. She's so sweet. I'm so glad I have people around me who help me be what I need to be. And she never makes me feel bad for interrupting something so she can talk to me! I try not to though because she has a lot going on right now.
Don't we all?
Thursday, August 17, 2006
And many more...
Happy Birthday Jonny!!!
It's my big little brother's 22nd birthday today. How fast time has flown by! I couldn't imagine growing up without Jon. We have had our disagreements from time to time, and I haven't always been a good big sister to him, but I love him to death and I wouldn't trade him for a thing in this world. He's one of the smartest people I know. We used to be washing dishes together in the kitchen, me washing, and Jon drying, and and Jon would start talking about something scientific that went right over my head. I'd just nod and "uh huh" and tune him out. But Jon & I have had some very interesting discussions over the years, oh how I wish I had every one of those conversations recorded somewhere!
And now so much has changed. But let's not forget the good times we've had together, okay? Throughout the years you've not just been a brother to me, you've been a good friend. You've seen me go through a lot of junk! Thanks for hanging in there. Thanks for the talks. Thanks for the craziness that no one but our family would have understood.
Thanks for a lot. I love you, Jon.
Happy Birthday from your Big Sister.
And now so much has changed. But let's not forget the good times we've had together, okay? Throughout the years you've not just been a brother to me, you've been a good friend. You've seen me go through a lot of junk! Thanks for hanging in there. Thanks for the talks. Thanks for the craziness that no one but our family would have understood.
Thanks for a lot. I love you, Jon.
Happy Birthday from your Big Sister.
Here We Go Again!
*CORRECTED*
New ultrasound appointment set for Friday, September 1st, at 10:00. I'll be there if we have to leave at 5 am to do it!
New ultrasound appointment set for Friday, September 1st, at 10:00. I'll be there if we have to leave at 5 am to do it!
Still Yellow
Listening to: Yellow by Coldplay (needs that cool Xanga feature)
Ok, here it is. No Wendy, nothing is wrong with the baby. We are both fine.
I just didn't get to do the ultrasound. Sigh.
Our appointment was at 3:00. I was supposed to pick Brad up at 2:00 to head to Nashville. I forgot the paper I needed and had to run back to the house and didn't get to Murfreesboro until 2:30.
We headed to Nashville. And not just ANY part of Nashville. DOWNTOWN Nashville! My doctor delivers at Summit, has offices in Hermitage and Lebanon, and they do routine ultrasounds at the Hermitage office. But for the 20 week ultrasound they send you to a special diagnostic imaging place at Baptist Hospital. In DOWNTOWN Nashville!
We knew we were going to be late anyway but I thought, well, we'll just try to be there as soon as we can and maybe they'll take me anyway.
TRAFFIC! BAD time to be headed for downtown anyway. WHY did I not think of this when I made the appointment??? I was just thinking of how Brad could work most of a day before coming with me. NEXT time the appointment will be in the morning and Brad can just go to work afterwards.
So after fanangling around traffic for forever, we finally made it to 40, only to have to sit in traffic because a BIG truck had dumped it's load of sheet glass ALL OVER the interstate and they had to get it all cleaned up. I couldn't believe how much glass had been dropped when we drove by it. They were using a snowblower thing to get it off the road, and they had a BIG truck full of broken glass. Someone is going to be really mad at the truck driver dude.
So we FINALLY get off at our exit, only to wander around the same 4 blocks for an hour trying to find the place because both of us were reading the map thingy they gave us wrong. We pulled into the parking garage at 4:30. 4:30!!!!!!! By this time I was bawling. Traffic was stressful, trying to get unlost was stressful, and then we were so late... we decided to go in anyway just to see. Maybe when they saw my puffy red eyes and heard my story they would have pity on me and take me anyway.
The lights were out in the office. There was a lady finishing up something in there, and she was so sweet but she said that everyone had left at 4, and that she wished I would have called them. I COULDN'T because I was stuck in traffic and I don't have a cell phone! (We were going to get cell phones anyway when it got closer to baby time so we can get ahold of each other when it's "time" but this is going to speed up the process!)!! But it sounded like they might have waited for me had they known the situation. :-(
So. Back to the elevator. More bawling in the elevator. People trying to ignore the bawling pregnant woman in the elevator.
We were going to call our parents afterwards, so we stopped at an Exxon. Big fancy gas station and NO PAY PHONE! More bawling. HOW am I supposed to talk to people when I'm bawling, anyway???
We were going to head to church but there was no way. Traffic was at a standstill. The only thing that was moving was 65 South. So we went to Cool Springs. I was starving because I had been told to not eat anything for 6-8 hrs before the ultrasound, so Brad took me to Backyard Burgers (our favorite burger joint). I was in need of some serious babying. So we went to Lifeway and read for a while, and got the new old Matthew West cd. Then Brad took me to Marble Slab Creamery where I got Cheesecake ice cream with blueberries in a waffle cone.
After all of this I felt better. Brad was great. And I got to thinking, hey, things could be worse. I still have a baby. We're ok. And for once this wasn't my fault. Even if I hadn't been that half an hour late getting to Murfreesboro, we still would have been too late.
So, with my sweet hubby next to me, and the baby moving around in there, we went home.
On 840. It took us an hour. But hey! There wasn't any traffic!!!
Sweet.
Ok, here it is. No Wendy, nothing is wrong with the baby. We are both fine.
I just didn't get to do the ultrasound. Sigh.
Our appointment was at 3:00. I was supposed to pick Brad up at 2:00 to head to Nashville. I forgot the paper I needed and had to run back to the house and didn't get to Murfreesboro until 2:30.
We headed to Nashville. And not just ANY part of Nashville. DOWNTOWN Nashville! My doctor delivers at Summit, has offices in Hermitage and Lebanon, and they do routine ultrasounds at the Hermitage office. But for the 20 week ultrasound they send you to a special diagnostic imaging place at Baptist Hospital. In DOWNTOWN Nashville!
We knew we were going to be late anyway but I thought, well, we'll just try to be there as soon as we can and maybe they'll take me anyway.
TRAFFIC! BAD time to be headed for downtown anyway. WHY did I not think of this when I made the appointment??? I was just thinking of how Brad could work most of a day before coming with me. NEXT time the appointment will be in the morning and Brad can just go to work afterwards.
So after fanangling around traffic for forever, we finally made it to 40, only to have to sit in traffic because a BIG truck had dumped it's load of sheet glass ALL OVER the interstate and they had to get it all cleaned up. I couldn't believe how much glass had been dropped when we drove by it. They were using a snowblower thing to get it off the road, and they had a BIG truck full of broken glass. Someone is going to be really mad at the truck driver dude.
So we FINALLY get off at our exit, only to wander around the same 4 blocks for an hour trying to find the place because both of us were reading the map thingy they gave us wrong. We pulled into the parking garage at 4:30. 4:30!!!!!!! By this time I was bawling. Traffic was stressful, trying to get unlost was stressful, and then we were so late... we decided to go in anyway just to see. Maybe when they saw my puffy red eyes and heard my story they would have pity on me and take me anyway.
The lights were out in the office. There was a lady finishing up something in there, and she was so sweet but she said that everyone had left at 4, and that she wished I would have called them. I COULDN'T because I was stuck in traffic and I don't have a cell phone! (We were going to get cell phones anyway when it got closer to baby time so we can get ahold of each other when it's "time" but this is going to speed up the process!)!! But it sounded like they might have waited for me had they known the situation. :-(
So. Back to the elevator. More bawling in the elevator. People trying to ignore the bawling pregnant woman in the elevator.
We were going to call our parents afterwards, so we stopped at an Exxon. Big fancy gas station and NO PAY PHONE! More bawling. HOW am I supposed to talk to people when I'm bawling, anyway???
We were going to head to church but there was no way. Traffic was at a standstill. The only thing that was moving was 65 South. So we went to Cool Springs. I was starving because I had been told to not eat anything for 6-8 hrs before the ultrasound, so Brad took me to Backyard Burgers (our favorite burger joint). I was in need of some serious babying. So we went to Lifeway and read for a while, and got the new old Matthew West cd. Then Brad took me to Marble Slab Creamery where I got Cheesecake ice cream with blueberries in a waffle cone.
After all of this I felt better. Brad was great. And I got to thinking, hey, things could be worse. I still have a baby. We're ok. And for once this wasn't my fault. Even if I hadn't been that half an hour late getting to Murfreesboro, we still would have been too late.
So, with my sweet hubby next to me, and the baby moving around in there, we went home.
On 840. It took us an hour. But hey! There wasn't any traffic!!!
Sweet.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Blue or... pink?
Today is the big day! I'm going to pick Brad up from Murfreesboro at 2, then we're going into Nashville for our ultrasound appointment at 3! I'm so excited. I HOPE I don't have a modest child because I REALLY want to know if it's going to be a girl or a boy. Oh, and get this! I can bring in a blank VHS tape and they will tape the whole thing for me! How cool is that???? Anyone have any recommendations on how to get it from VHS to DVD to a quicktime file? I NEED to be able to share this!
Can anyone tell how EXCITED I am due to the amount of CAPS used in this POST???
Can anyone tell how EXCITED I am due to the amount of CAPS used in this POST???
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Pride and Vanity vs. Honour and Humility
Thought I'd share with y'all what I found in answer to Becky's request.
I Peter 3:3-4
God doesn't want us to adorn our bodies with jewelry and make up. He wants it to be our inner spirit that makes us beautiful. (Another scripture I remembered since then confirms this: Psalms 149:4)
I Corinthians 13:4-5
If we have God's love in our hearts, we won't seek to lift ourselves up in any way: whether it be our appearance, our accomplishments, or anything else.
Proverbs 18:12
This one speaks for itself. Lift yourself up, and you'll be destroyed. Be humble, and you'll be honored.
Luke 14:8-11
See above.
Isaiah 3:16-24
Thanks to Wendy for bringing this one to my recollection! It sounds like basically the daughters of Israel were being prissy and worshipping their own looks, lavishing attention and adornments on their bodies. It's plain to see what the Lord thought of that.
I Peter 3:3-4
God doesn't want us to adorn our bodies with jewelry and make up. He wants it to be our inner spirit that makes us beautiful. (Another scripture I remembered since then confirms this: Psalms 149:4)
I Corinthians 13:4-5
If we have God's love in our hearts, we won't seek to lift ourselves up in any way: whether it be our appearance, our accomplishments, or anything else.
Proverbs 18:12
This one speaks for itself. Lift yourself up, and you'll be destroyed. Be humble, and you'll be honored.
Luke 14:8-11
See above.
Isaiah 3:16-24
Thanks to Wendy for bringing this one to my recollection! It sounds like basically the daughters of Israel were being prissy and worshipping their own looks, lavishing attention and adornments on their bodies. It's plain to see what the Lord thought of that.
Friday, August 11, 2006
Vanity, Vanity, All is Vanity
Ok guys, I need some help. Becky asked me to find some scriptures on vanity to share with her 10-year old cousin who spends 45 min. standing in front of a mirror just admiring herself or brushing her hair. I want to share some clear scriptures that the 10 year old will understand. There is a LOT about pride but I'm trying to make this as simple as I can. I've found a couple that I think will work but I thought I'd ask for y'all's input and see what y'all can come up with!
Thanks!
(Hopefully we'll get some feedback, Becky!)
Thanks!
(Hopefully we'll get some feedback, Becky!)
My Siblings
My Sister
My wonderful Lil' Sis, Bekah Anne. She is growing up WAY too fast! She gets more gorgeous every day. She's not just my Lil' Sis, she's a good friend. I can talk to her about anything. It's so nice to come home and have a girl comrade. We stick together. With 5 brothers, we have to!My Brothers
All FIVE of my brothers. From left to right: Matthew (14), Micah (17), Josh (19), Jon (21), and Isaiah "Buddy" is in the front, he's 9. They're a good bunch and I wouldn't trade any of them for anything.All of us have our quirks and can be boogers, but we love each other. It's so nice having a big family. :-)
Program woes.
Well, I was going to post all kinds of pictures from my trip but I can't open my regular Olympus photo editing program because it makes me type in the serial number every time I open it for some strange reason, and I can't find the disc that has the serial number written on it because Brad cleaned this room while I was gone. Ha ha! AND I can't figure out how on earth to resize a picture in iPhoto.
Well, I may just try to post them anyway. I know that blogger constrains? restrains? them so just beware when you click.
Well, I may just try to post them anyway. I know that blogger constrains? restrains? them so just beware when you click.
Brad's New Job! Yayness!
(this picture has absolutely nothing to do with Brad's job, it's just one of my faves of my hubby)
Ha ha, I'm actually blogging in the morning before Megan did! Ha ha! She's probably even still asleep as I type this at 5:22 am! *evil laugh* Hey, it will probably never happen again, so I can gloat a bit this time, can't I?
I am up very early and surprisingly I am not still sleepy, even though I tossed and turned all night.
Brad had to be up early to head out to his new job. Yes, I'm blogging about Brad's job now, though I was kinda pushed into it by a certain someone, though I was planning to anyway. Just haven't been very bloggy lately. So watch out, I think I'm gonna make up for it today!
Ok, his new job. We are SOOOOO excited!!!!! Danny got Brad a job working with him as an electrician apprentice/helper type person. This is SUCH an answer to prayer! Brad especially has worried about our finances with the new baby coming and all. This job is MUCH better than the old one!
Plus, this is starting him in a career that will serve him well for the rest of his life. He can go to school 2 nights a week and in 3 years he can have his license. In the future he could even have his own business. My brother Matthew wants to be a carpenter and he was talking about how they could have a house building business together. How cool would that be?
Even if the old job could pay him more money, where would he be in 5 years? Still stuck in the same dead end job. So this is actually something that he can grow with over time and is really good in the meantime. Thank you Jesus for putting this in our path because we sure didn't go out looking for it!
He is REALLY enjoying it so far! This is something that really interests him too. He's actually able to use his smarts. He loves to read about how stuff works. He has been coming home every night and studying about how ballasts work in fluorescent lighting. Coolness! Speaking of coolness, did I mention that he has been working at a hospital in AIR CONDITIONING??? Yay!
He is staying on at Menlo part time for the time being. He works 6:30 -3 at the new job (which until today has been in Murfreesboro), then drives to Smyrna and works at Menlo from 3:30-6:45. It makes for a long day for him, but he has done well so far. He figures that there's no way he's going to do something like this after the baby is born, we are going to need him at home with us in the evenings, so he might as well give it a shot now while he can. If it gets too much for him he'll quit, because it's not worth killing himself over. But I'm so proud of him for going out of the familiar comfort zone and doing something new for the sake of our family. He's such a good man and I'm so thankful for him! Sigh. :-)
He is working in Bellevue today so THAT is why we are up early. He left about ten after 5, so that gives him a good hour and twenty minutes to get there. Mapquest said it would take 50 min. so he just allowed extra time. Danny won't be there with him today, and Danny is really good about showing him stuff whereas the other dudes just kind of order him around, but he'll be ok. So pray that all goes well for my hubby today!
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
My Wonderful Husband
Go read his latest blog entry from when I was in Arkansas and you'll get a glimpse of why I love him so...
Monday, August 7, 2006
Back in Tennessee
I'm back in TN now. Brad drove all night Friday and got to my family's house around 7:30 am Saturday. We stayed Saturday night and left Sunday around 1 pm-ish after we met Josh & Heather in town for Chinese.
I had such a nice time in Arkansas. It ended WAY too soon. I really wanted to stay until Josh had to leave but Brad and I just couldn't be apart any longer. I felt like a wimp because Josh & Heather have been apart so long, and us only 3 weeks... But they both seemed to understand. Josh said, well, Heather and I aren't apart by choice... he was so sweet. Brad and I were just missing each other, and there is SO MUCH going on in our lives right now, that we really need the support of each other. I love my mom and dad and brothers and sisters but my heart's home is with Brad and I hope that each of my siblings find the person that God intends for them to be with in a love like Brad & I's so that they will understand some day. I think they understood as much as they could though. But it was so hard to leave.
I will post all kinds of pictures tomorrow, and there is SO MUCH blogging to catch up on, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm back home.
I had such a nice time in Arkansas. It ended WAY too soon. I really wanted to stay until Josh had to leave but Brad and I just couldn't be apart any longer. I felt like a wimp because Josh & Heather have been apart so long, and us only 3 weeks... But they both seemed to understand. Josh said, well, Heather and I aren't apart by choice... he was so sweet. Brad and I were just missing each other, and there is SO MUCH going on in our lives right now, that we really need the support of each other. I love my mom and dad and brothers and sisters but my heart's home is with Brad and I hope that each of my siblings find the person that God intends for them to be with in a love like Brad & I's so that they will understand some day. I think they understood as much as they could though. But it was so hard to leave.
I will post all kinds of pictures tomorrow, and there is SO MUCH blogging to catch up on, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm back home.
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