Day 20

Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.


The members of my family consist of Will, Cara and Lincoln. Pretty interesting stuff.

Day 19

Another picture of yourself.
This one is old but it is one of my favorites! I love Lincoln's little face!

Day 18

Something you crave a lot.
Ice cream. I could eat it every day. MMMMMMMMMMM!

Day 17

A photo of you and your family.
Me and my crazy family. This picture was from our last cabin trip in 2010. It was the first time in..... I think 5 years....that we were all together!

Day 16

Your celebrity crush.

I fell in love after watching all four seasons of Prison Break. Don't worry Will knows about my crush. I think Will has a man crush on him. We named our turtle Wentworth. He even graduated from Princeton. Looks and brains!

Day 15

Something you don’t leave the house without.
That would have to me my head. I have left my house several times without my phone, my keys, my wallet, my purse, my jacket, you know those things that most people don't ever leave the house without. I realize I have a problem. 

Day 14

A TV show you’re currently addicted to.

A few weeks ago Will and I started watching The Cosby Show. We are now on season 2.  This episode was one of my favoriotes.

Day 13

I skipped day 12.

Day 13 my favorite musician(S)

Day 10 & 11

Day 10 – A photo of our favorite place to eat. Happy Sumo..MMMMMMMMMMMMM
Oh how I love the Sumo! I tried sushi for the first time when I was about 15. It was at an all you can eat Chinese food buffet. It was awful, and I threw it up. Then in college I was introduced to good sushi and I was in heaven! 

Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
The four essentials. Mascara, eye lash curler, eye liner, and shine free powder. 

Day 9

A photo of the item you last purchased.

$.88, They are on sale at Maceys.
I needed to make some pies for a relief society meeting. I started making them this morning before work and ended up with oodles of filling. So I swung by good old Maceys to get more crusts making this my last purchase. :)

Pink Lemonade pie

• 1  (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1  (6-oz.) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate, partially thawed
• 1  (8-oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1  (6-oz.) ready-made prepared graham cracker crust
• Garnishes: fresh raspberries, fresh mint sprigs

Preparation

1. Whisk together first 2 ingredients in a large bowl until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.
2. Pour into crust; freeze 4 hours or until firm. Garnish, if desired.

Day 8

A song to match your mood.
I love this song. Don't care too much for Katy Perry, so imagine my excitement when Rachel performed it on Glee!!! That's right I am a closet Gleek.

Day 7

Your dream wedding.
My dream wedding.....that would have to be mine. It was nothing extravagant, just simple, but perfect. I thought I would share one on my favorite moments from it.

Day 6

A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.

One of these please.

Day 4

A photo of yourself two years ago.

Cassidy and I playing dress up. A typical Sunday activity. Jk we both had 80's parties coming up, so we were searching for some goods. Wow. Aren't we awesome? I was pregnant with Lincoln in this picture. Only about 4 weeks.

Day 4

Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.

Day 3

I skipped day 2 because I thought it was lame. Who really wants to see a picture of something I ate?
Totally cliche but this is my perfect date. I love the ocean, love the sand, love the sun! Will proposed on the beach. Drove me all the way to California just so he could propose on the beach. How sweet.

Day 1

Post a picture of yourself and how your day was.

I woke up at 7. Figured I would do some Yoga before Lincoln woke up at 8. At 7:05 Lincoln started crying. My plan to exercise was foiled once again. What can you do? Shared a bowl of cereal with Lincoln. Went to work. Came home. Made hot dogs for dinner. Watched Modern family. Got scared when my cat started clawing at the front door. And now I am blogging. What an uneventful day. I LOVED IT!

30 days

My blogging has been slacking. I've noticed other bloggers doing the 30 day wardrobe challenge. I work at a daycare. My clothes are just not that interesting. So I found this 30 day challenge instead. 30 days of blogging. I will start day one tomorrow!

Day 1 - A photo of yourself and how your day was.
Day 2 - A photo of something you ate today,
Day 3 - A photo of the perfect first date
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 – Your dream wedding.
Day 8 – A song to match your mood.
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of our favorite place to eat.
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 – Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.
Day 23 – 15 facts about you.
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 – What’s in your purse?
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to.
Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then?
Day 28 – Your favorite movie.
Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 – A photograph of youself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days.

Help Ezakiel

Baby Ezekiel is in the hospital with RSV and several heart defects. 

Some of the same ones Lincoln had.
He is seven weeks old and could sure use some prayers.

Go to this link to see what you can do to help him and his family.

His mom and dad own the sub zero ice cream in the Provo mall.
Go buy some ice cream anytime to help show your support. 

If you live elsewhere you can donate funds
and if you don't have the means to donate, 

you can pray and help spread the word.

Thought I would share...

I went to a conference and had the honor of hearing Shari Dew speak to us. (One of my favorite authors) She showed us this video and talked about the importance of motherhood. She related a story about a friend who sat by the guests of honor at a dinner party. The wife was receiving many awards. The husband turned to her friend and said "So what do you do?" For the first time she felt like being a mother was insignificant. She responded meekly "Oh, I stay at home with our three children."
"Oh." The man said and turned away to talk to someone more interesting.

Why is it that we live in a world where if a woman chooses to stay at home with her children she is missing out on something? Someday I hope to be able to stay at home with Lincoln. I've often felt anxiety about this. Should I be doing something more? But what is more important than raising your children? 

"We no longer have the luxury of spending our energy on anything that does not lead us and our families to Christ." Sheri Dew

Don't get me wrong, I know that there are circumstances where it is just not possible for a woman to stay at home with her children. But I still believe that when it is possible it is a beautiful thing.