Bless our Nest: July 2007

Monday, July 16, 2007

cant a girl catch a break

i know ive gone a little while without posting, there just hasnt been too much going on that was interesting enough to write about. i did however promise my fourth of july story so ill start with that =)

so on the 4th, justin and i worked a certain communities carnival for all the residents there. at this carnival there were two blowup rides. one was a just a regular bounce house and the other was this ship that was tilted, it was supposed to be the titanic sinking or something. the kids would climb up the middle and then slide down either side. so first of all, i had to wear these bold white and red striped pants 8 sizes too big, white suspenders, a hat, and a red t, there is a pic of justin wearing it a few blogs below this one i think. anyway, ridiculous outfit. so justin decides he wants to stand at the bottom and send the kids up so ill sit at the top and send them down. well i climbed on up and we waited for children to arrive. we had been having problems with the generators that the blowups guys were plugged in to, but we thought we had it figured out, until they turned off again. let me just tell you how fast those things deflate, especially with about 140 pounds on it. i kind of felt it get a little too soft of there and said, "Justin, IM FALLING!" and so he ran over to the generator but couldnt get it back on so i just started crawling down the side, it was too mushy to actually slide. anyway, i made it about halfway down and then just rolled off the sides because the barriers on the sides were now deflated and not holding me in. i fell about 6 feet, it didnt really hurt, i just thought it was sooo insanely funny. later, after about an hour of being up there and sending kids down, i started to get nauseous. it was just rocking back and forth with the kids on either side of me, so we switched places. justin got a little sick too, there was a strong scent up there, and with all the moving, its not so much fun. So, to wrap it up, on a fake boat i got sea sick, and on a fake titanic, i sank! ridiculous

well since then its just been the same ole same ole. work, small groups, church, attempting to run, roy rogers, you know. i laid out the past couple of weekends, did a little shopping. i did go see harry potter, that was very good, im gonna read some of the books this week hopefully so by the time justin buys the 7th and finishes it, ill be ready to read it! oh, and i did find out that i have a week off and its the same exact week the church wanted me to go to Big Stuf youth camp with our youth, so now i get to go and i didnt have to take off, or go that week unpaid! God is Awesome. So we will be in Panama City in a couple weeks. the beach again! YES!

ok, well justin and i have this bet that every time he says iPhone, I get a dollar. i am getting so rich. can someone please tell that boy he does not need one. i dont know how to make him understand he is not getting one, at least not right now. i really dont understand why he thinks he needs a phone that is $600. he can get a perfectly good one for like $50. i tried to guilt trip him and make him see that we could feed an entire aids orphanage for whole year with that much money, but that didnt even work. anyway, its just driving me crazy bc i dont get him and all his gadgets, but he doesnt get me and my shoe obsession so ill just have to try and understand and pray that he gets over it. why do you need a phone that does all that, why can you have a phone that just makes calls, you know, what phones were made to do???

well thats all i really have today folks! im gonna take a nap, too much Wii and too late an hour. have a great week everyone =)

Thursday, July 05, 2007

feels like home to me

well pretty much everyone who reads this was with me last week and already knows everything that happened and whatnot, but there are a few who do not so i will just do a quick recap of our vacation to Pensacola! We left Cincinnati on Wednesday of last week and took the very long drive home and got in around 2am. The next day I went to lunch with some of my girlfriends and was so happy to see them all again! That night we took some pictures on the beach, just us girls. My friend Tara has started a photography business and so she wanted to take some pictures of all us girls, she took some awesome shots! Afterwards we went over to Hemingways on the beach for Heather's lingerie shower. we ate and opened presents and then went out for the bachelorette party portion of the night! We went and watched the Dueling Pianos, which I had never seen before, but they were very entertaining and I really had a good time with all those girls, they are so much fun! My little Jus got buddy buddy with Jo's Justin as they went out to see Die Hard and played Wii all night!

I was so excited for Friday to come because all I wanted was to go to the beach! I havent been in so long and I really wanted to play in the water, and take a walk, and be out on the sand again. Im a beach baby! we stayed there for a little while and then came home and swam in the pool before all the girls had to go get ready for the rehearsal. Then me and justin went with my parents to a newer restaurant in Pensacola, The Oar House. It was so fun and the food was delicious. My sister Beth and her husband came out too with us and it was good to see my big sis again.

Saturday I got to go to a bridal shower for a woman in my church that I just adored when i was growing up. She finally found a love that was exactly what God has wanted for her and I am so excited for her and was so happy to see her glowing like she was. it was at the Fish House, another restaurant that I love in town. It seemed my whole vacation was about getting from one meal to the next. There is just so much good food to be had there! Anyway, after the shower I came home and got ready quickly so Ashley could curl my hair and then we left for the wedding!

Heather was such a gorgeous bride! The wedding was so sweet and the reception was so much fun. We girls always act like fools at weddings but we love each other and have such a good time, so we dont care how silly we look! I was so sad when it was all over. Afterwards some people came over and we had a late night swim while the boys played Wii. im glad we brought that thing, everyone was all about it!

Sunday came all too quickly and I realized that my vacation was almost over! I did convince my jojo to stay just one more day and so that made me very happy, but I knew that I couldnt change Kristi's mind and that she was gonna leave me =( After church we had lunch with Danielle to say goodbye and then we headed home to get ready for the good bye party for Kristi and Ruco. I just didnt like that in one day I had to say Goodbye to everyone! I felt like I had just got there and now everyone was leaving. Im not much a fan of the goodbyes. The Bon Voyage party was fun and nice to have another chance to be all together. My little heart just broke saying goodbye to my soul mate, can you come back now tor?

well after the party i finally started to unwind. the whole weekend was jam packed, not that it wasnt fun, but i wasnt really rejuvinating and recharging like i like to do when im vacationing. us girls just sat on my bed talking. it seems that we always end up on my bed hanging out. i guess its a good place to talk for some reason.

Monday we woke up and headed out to the beach. it was a beautiful day and the water felt good and there tons of dolphins swimming so close to us! we laid out and swam and then got some food and all went home. Later that night we went with my parents to Peg Leg Pete's for dinner and then walked along the boardwalk. It was a such a nice relaxing day and a great way to finish off our vacation. The next day we had to leave and I was so sad about my vacation being over, but it is nice knowing that this week is only a two day work week! it was a long drive home but we finally got in around 1130 and i was very happy to see my Zoe. she grew so much! i know you think im dumb for loving my cat as much as i do, but she is real cute!

well ill write later about my interesting 4th of july evening. i miss you all already and cant wait til we play again! ill post some of my favorite pictures below and the rest on facebook or our Website. TATA!