i got dressed up for church today

i wore this:

dress pants instead of jeans

(yes, that is dressing up for me)

i even wore my pointy-toed black boots!

now, these socks completed the look:

my mom and dad got me these in nashville :)

and here is the dog that inspired it all:

he was trying to keep an eye on me while fighting sleep

i'd just like to add that after i added the photo of me tim cracked up and said "what is that picture!!"

as he peered over my shoulder.

creep.

cutest baby ever.

this is a picture i stole off of the church's facebook page.

this is harry and my favorite baby in the whole wide world:

ruby

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dear me (the next time you are down):

so i am feeling super positive tonight and wanted to share a few things that are making me smile today

tim decided to stay home this weekend, which honestly, was a huge blessing for me. even though i am learning to find serenity in the extra space this schedule of ours still takes a lot of getting used to. even if he is studying tonight, we get to eat dinner together and that is a blessing.

i am cooking dinner for the first time in, like, forever. i've been working mostly nights and tim's out schooling during the day. we sometimes collide for a few when i see him at starbucks or in passing as i'm on my way to work, but no dinners as of late. tonight it's simple: bbq chicken, baked potatoes, & broccoli. feels good to cook!

i did dishes. i haven't done dishes at all this week. feeling accomplished and clean!

tim and i will also be cleaning up our apartment tonight and doing a little reorganizing.

i'm going to church tomorrow. if i were here alone i am not sure that i would be going :( i know it's lame and i will get better about this. but i'm just so happy to visit a church with my husband.

i feel more and more motivation creeping in. i feel my lethargic fog may be lifting.

as i left work tonight, bells were ringing. i am not sure where they came from but as the sun was setting, it all painted me a beautiful picture.

i'm feeling less of the people-pleasing pressure. i felt it so much back at the old place of work. i miss everybody so much and i'm not sure why i was so hard on myself but here i have let go. i want to do more heavenly work.

love coming home to my "boys." when i get off the phone with tim to let him know i'm on my way home i say, "see you guys in a bit." and i love that.

we gain an hour tonight. it will get dark sooner and i will become more a creature of the night with the closes and 4pm darkness but tonight we get an extra hour.

i rediscovered my free tea friends. ie: free tazo from work as opposed to expensive teavana. don't get me wrong: i am drinking plenty of teavana (i consumed four 8 oz. cups of arcadian apple the other day...) but i feel love again for these

full leaf passion, iced

gosh, i really love tea.

okay... so another: our apartment stayed heated really well. tim and i haven't turned the heat on yet! we aren't sure why this is and it might not be a good thing come summer, but for now this is incredible, people, it's cold here!!!!

i got a bonus at work... which means i will most definitely be getting my coat!!!!!!!!!!!

next week!!!!!

next friday we are celebrating amber's birthday. i'm excited about the little gift we got her and to get what i'm sure will be some great thai with her and her husband (and nora, of course ;D). then saturday we go home to indiana. i'll go to beasley's orchard with my mom that afternoon and then my grandparents' golden anniversary will be celebrated on saturday night with the fam. should be some good times.

that's all for now

p.s. don't you still desperately love a few people that are no longer in your life? that may seem psycho but sometimes my heart aches for a few people i love but no longer have relationships with (girls, all, girls!!!) i pray for them and have peace in my heart because of that love but i really hope they are happy and healthy.

♥

creepy

i was reading this little article about how zac posen may design bella's wedding dress for breaking dawn (don't judge me) and happened upon this picture:

it's borderline creepy how you can superimpose and combing pictures to make them look like something they're not. this was taken from breakingdawnmovie.org, which features a lot of fan art. i'm assuming that's what this is and if that's the case, how crazy! he even has a wedding ring on :)

warning: the closer we get to the movie the more of these types of post i'll have. i apologize but it's the only way i have to channel my excitement. i can't imagine how it would be with the hunger games.

side note on that: jodelle ferland, the girl who played bree tanner, was mentioned as being thought about for the role of katniss everdeen. i'm not to keen on that. we'll just have to see! :)

today.

how are you today?

nash & i had a kind of crazy morning!

the fire alarm shocked us out of our sleep.

then kept periodically going off.

and let me just tell you, the fire alarm in our building?

TERRORIZING.

apparently, the fire department decided to do testing without notifying anyone of their presence.

that was nice of them.

so now nash and i are hanging out while i drink my morning coffee

then i'll head over to a pet supplies store

(think the poor guy has some fleas)

then make a trip to walmart

when i get home tim and i are going to have a few hrs of quality time

(before he leaves for home tomorrow... boo)

we are going to order some thai food from a place nearby and watch a movie

i'm excited!

found this picture on my camera today and i don't think i've shared it yet

my sister in law sent me this shirt for my birthday a few months ago

isn't it precious?!

i think it looks just like nash!

can't wait to see alicia at christmas!

we miss her a lot :(

well i hope you guys have a great thursday!

apartment.

and without further ado...

the walk in closet

it's a mess in there!!

always.

what a man.

i love this guy!