It's a boy!

I hate the saying "its a ..." cuz baby is not an IT! Anyways, we are proud to announce that Baby Jayden will be gracing us with his presence the first part of April! I am beyond excited to start shopping and decorating! I have decided to decorate first, then shop! I purchased material for a quilt, which my mother in law is sewing, and my mom and I are going to make bumpers. I currently painted his oak dresser espresso color to match the crib and twin bed. I searched high and low for blue crystal knobs. Target is my hero... they had exactly what i was looking for, but they failed me and only had 3... so on to more targets I go. I am trying to decided if i want to get a big "J" paint it to match and hang it in his room or little letters that spell out "JAYDEN"... suggestions? I also am trying to find a creative chic way to put a mirror about the dresser (that we are turning into a changing table) so Jayden can see himself... nothing cuter than watching a baby discover themselves! Ideas on that? I also am going to have to get new bedding for the twin bed since it has a shabby chic flower quilt on it currently. Being the colors are Brown and Teal with an accent of beige... ill prob get a plain brown comforter and make a few pillows in teal and beige!

Blogger Award

I got nominated for my first blogging award! Kimmy Dodge at my beautifully blessed life nominated me even though i have lacked MAJORLY in my postings! I guess she has faith in me ;)

Here is what I have to do:

1. Thank the person who nominated you for the award.

2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.

3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.

4. Name 7 things about yourself that people may not know.

5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.

6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate

7. Leave a comment on each.

Ok, so here are SEVEN things about me that you may not know!!

1. I married my highschool sweet heart 7/3/08. We are expecting our first child 4/6/10
2. I graduated from a private school with 35 others.
3. I was captain of the cheer leading squad, president of NHS, vp of student council, "scream team" coach, and managed the basketball team!
4. I love WHITE furniture!
5. I have a yorkie named Daisy, whom I love, but lives with my parents
6. My mom is one of my best friends
7. If I could I would do crafts/ projects everyday all day!

And here are my nominees!!!! ( I only have 3... I haven't spent enough time on here to really add more people so I will work on that!!!)

Kurstin: This girl has amazing ideas and I love when she posts pics

Kara: Her country twist on things is awesome. Her and her husband make awesome pieces!

Lola B: What can I say... Her blog is AMAZING, and her findings INSPIRATIONAL

Baby Olson

So many ppl know im preg. SUPER EXCITED!!!!
Sam and I stopped preventing like 6 months ago with no luck. We never wanted to try because it can make intimacy be work or for a driven purpose. I was bummed so i asked my work's nurse what she thought was up and she suggested i monitor my ovulatating. Much to my despair i NEVER ovulated... so i was determined i wasn't going to have kids without help. So i stopped caring and moved on for the time being. Little did i know God had a anniversary present for us in mind! Praise God right!?! Well a friend of ours has a friend i was able to meet once, who has been trying to get preg for over a year. My heart broke! I have no idea but she was heavy on my heart for MONTHS and i continually prayed for her. Mon am (found out sun night) i was in the shower and i prayed, Lord i know how hard that was for me, cant imagine how hard it is for her... can you just give her a baby!?! SHE JUST ANNOUNCED ON FACEBOOK SHE IS PREG!!!!! THe lord is so faithful!

Vacation

I need a vacation. Not a to go on a trip, just a day off with NO AGENDA... no school, no full time job, no part time job, no running church coffee shop, no cleaning, no laundry, no cooking, no shopping... I JUST NEED A DAY BEFORE I EXPLODE. Lord I need encouragement!
So there is my rant.
Hope everyone is doing well!

Crafts

So I know it, I'm a nerd. I LOVE doing CRAFTS! I have been knitting washcloths non stop all week... seriously any sec i get... and i just made a baby sling for a friend for a baby shower. Family member of mine gave me the pattern, thanks Kara!

I'm Ready

I'm Ready to....
.have no debt
.have a baby
.finish school
.own a house
.keep the entire house clean ALL the time (boys make it hard)
.rely solely on God
.find a church my husband and I both like
.take the HUGE step and leave my youth group (leadership wise 1st)
.blog more often
.finish my craft projects I have going
.never have laundry (do they make disposable)
.not be such a planner
.have more patience
.work out more
.sleep more
.be off workman's comp/ no more back issues
.work part time
.fix the side of my car
.be able to paint my walls
... and much much more... Lord, I'm ready to do what you want me to do! HELP!

Good Bye Catie

Today is one of the saddest days I think i'll ever experience. We have 3 dogs... mine, dasiy, is a yorkie and is like 11. Catie, tylers, is a mini shnauzer (10) and Skye, travis's, mini shnauzer (3)... all are like family... litterally. they slept with us, rode in the car with us, sat on the couch with us... cuddled us when we had a bad day, played with us and gave us sooooo many memories. Catie was put down today... her heart was enlarged and cutting off her treacha and fluid filled her lungs. The last few days she got progressivly worse, so today i was headed home to go say good bye... only thats when i got "the call"... they put her down earlier and didn't want to call me at work... i never got to say good bye. I know alot of people don't understand, and i dont expect them too but i feel like i just lost a sibling, best friend, etc. I have no idea if dogs go to heaven, so im just holding on to that option to sooth myself... AHH its way too hard.

My Day Off

I know they aren't perfect, but this is what i did today on my day off... joanns had a sell so i started redoing my living room. I still want to build a large ottoman and a new end table, but here it is so far...

ADS

Ok i know its annoying but im trying to figure this ad thing out, i guess you get paid for them to be on your page... and even more if ppl click on them. So read my blog, click an add.. close the add and make me money!! LOL

I got a new work schedule finally... so now hubby and i begin the church search!
Hope everyone is doing well...
anyone know of a cheap place to get house decorations, eclitic ones?

Needing a change

I haven't been on here for a while. I take that back, i read the blogs i follow weekly but I don't take the time to blog...
I work 2 jobs, go to school, Im a leader at Youth Group and i need a break. I love that my husband gets to hang out with his friends a few times a week, but today i realized im JEALOUS! my best friends are SOO busy, as am I, so we are lucky to get together 2 times a month if that. I want to sew, knit, paint, decorate (first i really need a house) and do WELL in school. I wish i could work part time... My husbands work needs to give him a raise before i go insane!!!!! NONE of his friends (besides his cuz who is married) have girlfriends so all i do is hang with the guys...

On a positive note... I am taking my CNA test on the 27th and am praying i pass so i can skip the whole class and possibly get a new job.... God has continually provided for us. when our bank account gets low we get an odd job/ house sitting gig that builds it up again! I have a job, a car, a place to live, food in the fridge, and a wonderful husband!!!!! Life could be better but it could be worse so why am i complaining???

I need girl time to do girly things and i think ill be ok!

American Idol

Does anyone else think that the first year (maybe 2) was the only truly good seasons of american idol? I just watched 4 people sing that I could sing better than (thats saying alot) I hope it gets better other wise i think Tues Night will be rededicated to something else

The Bahamas

whats been happening lately???
Many of you may know that Sam and I have been working crazy hours lately (60-80 hrs a week each) and i also attended school full time last semester so a vacation was much needed and deserved. So we packed our bags and set off for miami to board a Norweign Cruise Ship. BEST VACATION EVER. The cruise tickets were only 115 a person which covers food(they serve food 24hrs a day and its decent) entertainment (best performance crew and comedian ever) so you have to pay for excursions and a $12/person/ day fee in lue of tipping everyone everytime they did something for you which sounds expensive but is way cheaper. The lord blessed us with the finances to go and it was a blast. We flew into Miami on Sunday and spent the night at a hotel. Monday we boarded the ship at 1pm, ate and went to some comedian shows. Tuesday we went to Grand Bahama Island and took a tour as well as went shopping, attended a few shoes, and ATE. Wednesday we went to Nassau. Nassau had this beautiful zoo, seriously amazing. you can go up DIRECTLY to the cage to see the animals, which are all extremly interactive. The lemurs come up to you and start talking to you. Here we got to go in a feed birds, rainbow lots???, which was AMAZING. Did you know Flamingos can be trained to march just the like army?? Well they can and we got to witness that feat. Thursday we went to Great Stirrup Cay which NCL owns. Its and Island they made into a beach with a huge bbq, shops, everything. We went snorkling... sweetest thing ever! We literally swam with the fish, and i even got to see a dory fish! I found out they like diamounds as well, by they i mean the fish. We stopped for a minute to look around and all the sudden 12 larger fish started running into me.. and tried "gumming" me... i screamed! What would you do if all those fish started nailing you?? Well they saw the sparkle from my ring so they came my way. Today is Friday and we just got off the ship and are waiting to be able to check into our room.

We moved into our own place again, finally, the 30th of Jan and are semi settled in.

What more can i say? We are blessed by God!

my 2008

2008 was a big year for me in many ways. I can't even remember everything let alone write it all down.
Jan: Started school at North Central University and lived on campus. I had an amazing roommate, Amber Helmin,(who just engaged btw...congrats) who really got along well with me for as much time you spend in a little room. We both kept our room spotless at all times and made sure the bathroom was clean and stocked with TP. I really miss living with her, I miss the school.

Feb: I was in school, worked at Panera and got a new job at ACR HOMES working with people with disabilities,never did i know that was going to become my passion. Sam and I were at the cross roads more than ever this month. We both knew it was time to get married or take a break because it was getting harder and harder to remain pure. We both talked about getting married and moving to North Dakota to attend NDSU since it has both nursing and engineering... but that wasn't what God had for us.

March: I turned 21, and got engaged. All in one weekend :) My mom took me to Chicago for my birthday for a long weekend trip where i got to see "WICKED" and eat great food. It was the best time i have ever had!!!! I sorta knew it was coming so i had an appt for the 31st to try on dresses! I got engaged the 23rd, my birthday was the 25th... our wedding date July 3rd 2008. So the planning began

April: school, work, wedding plans and more wedding plans

May: Finals, moved out of NCU and back home. Wedding plans began to come to an end. Sam and I were seeking God on our housing situation and trying to make sure we followed His will.

June: Nothing exciting.... work and wedding plans. I left Panera.

July: Got married to Sam on the 3rd (greatest day of my life) and went to California for a week. When i came back we moved into the lower part of someone's basement, we both liked it there and thought we would stay there for a while. We had 2 bedrooms a kitchen , laundry room, bathroom and storage... that was not where we were ment to live.

August: we were just enjoying being married and getting all our financial things in order

Sept: we moved out, sam got a new job that he loves, and I began school again. Now i was full time work, 2 part time jobs and full time school. Sam and I spent a weekend alone in St. Paul and ate at Axel's... amazing time.

Oct: i quit my waitress job and although i miss the money... our marriage benefited! 2 of my residents were hospitilized at one time and brought on the OT... it was tiring and emotionally draining.

Nov: residents both came home, and the preperations for the Holidays began. I spent all Thanksgiving at work with the folks, and loved every min. of it although it would have been nice to spend time with the hubby

Dec: my fav resident passed and it was super hard... i miss him! It was sudden but peacful. we booked a cruise for Feb. I worked all day christmas but was able to bring a resident home with me to celebrate christmas with my family. It was great.

I have learned alot about peace, patience, and trust not only with ppl but GOd... i love my life and am thankful for this journey.
That sums it up!
Nov: Sam turned 22, residents came home