It's a new day!

Today has started off wonderfully and I am feeling a lot better today! I have no idea why the first 2 days of this week sucked so much, but they did for whatever reason!  It was so nice yesterday to spend time with my mom and Kim... it got my mind off missing Reagan while he has been gone this week and it just gave me something to do so that I do not worry (about my job, life, etc).  I had a great day laughing with them and just doing nothing that caused me to stress and worry!  After the mall, we went to see Reagan's little brother, Robert play in his first Allstar little league game.  Robert's team won 26-0... it was a shut out for sure!  It was great to just hang with family and enjoy some baseball... two of my most favorite things!

Today, my mom and I stuck with our workout regimen and had to do 2 of the work out videos.. a little over and hour overall... it was hard and we were sweating a lot, but we had fun doing it together and that is all that matters!  It definitely also helped my mood to start off working out to get the "happy juices" flowing!  After the workout, we have just been lounging and I watched part of a movie with my little brother... I think he loves having us home more than he wants to admit -- I have also learned that it is not "cool" for a middle school boy to like hanging out with his sister... so I just make my way into his space and hang out with him whether he thinks it is "cool" or not.  Secretly, he loves it and if you look quick enough you catch him with a smile on his face all the time! :)  Tonight, as a family we will all  be going to watch Peyton play in his summer league championship basketball game... he is excited for me to be there and I am excited too because I think I have one of the cutest little brothers in the world!

Well, I am off to work on some more teacher certification stuff!  I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer day!  What do you enjoy most about getting to spend time with friends and family on a summer day?

"I love the memories I get to make with my family... nothing could be sweeter."

In a funk

Have you ever had one of those weeks where you just don't feel like yourself?  You are a little on edge, a little moody and would rather be by yourself then with a bunch of people??  Well I am having one of those weeks... I am tired, feel like I need a break (maybe from life) and quite frankly I feel like punching a boxing bag would feel really good right now.
I am not sure why I am in this funk... maybe because I had some great interviews (one in particular that went wonderfully) but things are going slower than I want them to and I haven't heard back from anyone and I am not sure what the next step is.
Or it may be that my husband is gone all week (for work) and I miss him, but before he left we were kinda in a bickering mood about random stuff and now all I want is him to be back in San Antonio so I could at least see him (and a hug from him would definitely brighten my mood).
It could also be the fact that I have just been a "debbie downer" about what will happen with my life and the negativity has finally caught up to me and smacked me in the face... so I have found myself praying even harder for God to give me a peace of heart and mind that everything will work out -- even though it doesn't feel like it right now.
Honestly I just don't know what the root of this funk is... all I know is I want it gone now!
I have so many things to be grateful for and I have been praising God for all the things that bring me joy, but Satan is definitely using the things that are question marks in my life to bring me down-- not just a little but a lot.
So, as I finish this post I am making a promise to myself that I will not allow Satan to use the weaknesses in my life right now and keep me in this funk.  I will praise my God who has blessed me with wonderful things and rejoice in the ways God is moving in my life.
Satan you will NOT control my week-- my prayer is that when I begin to have negative thoughts I will refocus my thinking on the Lord and be in prayer that God will control my heart and thoughts... so hard to do at times but I need to be positive and grateful for all God has done and will do.
First start to getting out of this funk-- working out... I need to burn some negative energy!
Second start to getting this day on a better start is going to the mall with my mom and her best friend Kim.
Today things will be better, that was my prayer as soon as I woke up this morning... God give me joy in this day!

I hope everyone has had a better start to their week than I have!  Rejoice in the Lord always and lean on Him thru all things!

Isaiah 43:1-4 (from The Message Bible), "... Don't be afraid, I've redeemed you.  I've called your name.  You're mine.  When you're in over your head, I'll be there with you.  When you're in rough waters, you will not go down.  When you're between a rock and a hard place, it won't be a dead end --- Because I am God, your personal God, The Holy of Israel, your Savior.  I paid a huge price for you: all of Egypt, with rich Crush and Seba thrown in!  That's how much you mean to me!  That's how much I love you!  I'd sell off the whole world to get you back, trade the creation just for you."

I am hiding this scripture in my heart because my God loves me this much... thru good and bad times my God always loves me. WOW.

Our First Weekend

We have a week in San Antonio complete... boy has it been a week.  We had a lot of unpacking to do at my parents house just so that we could get somewhat "comfortable" before we move into our townhouse July 15th.  Half way through trying to unpack things, I realized it was impossible in a small room and I quit and just tried to reorganize stuff... this plan kind of worked (so we shall see... my OCD may go crazy before we move out).  Reagan got settled at this new job and officially went on the payroll this past Thursday and played a game of golf Friday with his new co-workers... so overall it was a productive week for him.  He loves his new co-workers and feels like he is going to learn a lot from them.  I am excited to see him excel in his job... he is a natural born sales man, so I know he is going to do great!  As for me, I had three interviews this week that I think went really well... so just waiting to hear back from the companies and leaving the rest in God's hands that is all I can do!

Big things happened for us this weekend.... we had our first weekend together since we have been married... A whole weekend!  Not just a day or a couple of hours but all of Friday night, all Saturday and all Sunday... it was incredible to say the least.  There were times I could not believe we were actually getting to spend all this time together, but I could definitely get used to spending the time together!
On Friday night (after Reagan got home from work pretty late) we did dinner with my parents and then lounged at the house and by their pool... so relaxing!
Saturday morning, we woke up a little early and had breakfast together and then we got on the road to drive to Dallas; I bet you are all wondering why the heck we went back?!  We went back for our friends Justin and Caty who got married yesterday afternoon... they were in our church small group and we would not have missed it for the world!  It was wonderful to get to celebrate with them and watch them be so in love with each other... so happy for them!  After the wedding, we spent the night at Brad and Julie's and enjoyed every minute of chatting with them (so hard to tell them goodbye this morning... absolutely killed me, so we decided it would just always be a "see ya later"... which makes it just a little better, I guess).
Once we said goodbye this morning, we got on the road bright and early this morning (7:45 am to be exact).  I am definitely not a morning person, but we enjoyed having Whataburger breakfast together, listen to praise and worship music and then a Matt Chandler sermon... it was wonderful just to be able to hold hands together!  We made great time back to San Antonio, and since my family and my aunt and cousin were running late for lunch Reagan and I decided to stop in San Marcos at the Outlet Mall to get him some "Grown UP work clothes"!!  It was so fun shopping with him and just getting to hang out!  Once we made it back, we had lunch with the fam, then laid out by the pool and then finished the night off with a delicious pizza!  It made for a great weekend... so grateful for the little moments with my husband and the memories we are getting to make with family.  All I can say, is I can definitely get used to having my hubby home on the weekends... it is a wonderful thing that I definitely missed out on for a whole year; have to make up for lost time now and I love it!!! :)

I hope everyone enjoyed the moments they got to make with family and friends this weekend... I am definitely enjoying all my memories!

"Thank you Lord for the gift of love and being able to spend special moments with my husband... I am so grateful!"

What a day...

My day started off bright and early this morning... 7:30 a.m. to be exact.  I know for some this is not early but for me it is-- I need sleep and I love sleep (I could go to bed early and sleep in late... I require so much sleep it is crazy).  Whenever we decide to start having kids I better begin to prepare myself for sleepless nights a year in advance because I am going to be a zombie with all that lack of sleep!  LOL!
So, I bet you are all wondering why a girl like me who hates waking up early was up early?! ... I had an interview this morning.  I got dressed, got my professional dress going (I was rocking the look) and I was out the door.  Well I thought I was out the door until I got in my car and realized that I had no gas (I was on E and I had to drive 25 minutes across town in San Antonio... PROBLEM)!  So, I ran inside (in heels might I add) just a little frantic and woke up my mom... I think I freaked her out a little because she was in a dead sleep.  Luckily she let me borrow her car and I booked it to the interview... I ended up getting there early, just like I like it!  I had to fill out an application first and then the interview began... it made for a long morning because the interview was longer than I expected... so we shall see how that turns out!  After the morning interview, I made it back to my parent's side of San Antonio and had a quick lunch with my mom and then headed to my second interview of the day!  The second interview went wonderfully and I really enjoyed getting to talk with the lady who interviewed me!
When I got home from my second interview, my brain felt like absolute mush, so I headed to the grocery store with my mom so we could cook dinner together for the family tonight (one thing I absolutely love about being home)!  We made an awesome dinner together (chicken cordon blue, lemon garlic pasta, peas, asparagus, sauteed mushrooms, salad and rolls.... it was so yummy and there was also fresh fruit)!! It was so great to sit down and have a big dinner with the family... I have definitely missed those dinners!  After dinner, Reagan and I went to my littlest brothers basketball game.  He absolutely loved having us there-- it was written all over the huge smile he had on his face (and to top it all off, he made an awesome 3 point shot... so he was extra proud we were there and I was one proud sister)!!

All in all, today was a long but good day.  I was very grateful for the opportunity I was given to interview with these companies, and to end my day cooking with my mom, eating dinner with family and then going to watch my littlest brother play in his middle school summer league basketball game.  I am enjoying getting settled back in San Antonio and getting to spend time with family... making memories for sure!

Ps: Reagan had a great day at work today too.  He is still getting settled with his job, so his days are not normally how they will be in the future.  So he was at the office for a couple of hours doing paperwork and then he got to spend lunch and the afternoon with his Nana (he was one happy man)!  After his afternoon with his Nana, he got to hangout in our backyard at the pool with his brother and just talk... something I know he has definitely missed since we have been away.  I have been grateful for the downtime he has been given before he starts his job (which will be intense for the next couple of months with his training) and the time he is getting to spend with family... you can definitely tell he has missed them since we have been away and that he is trying to make up for lost time.  I am feeling so incredibly blessed that God has given us the opportunity to move back here and invest more time in our families... it is an absolute joy and blessing and we are so grateful!!

So, to wrap up this day... please be in prayer for me and that God would open whatever doors need to be open for the job I need to take.  I am seeking His wisdom and guidance for which job will be best for me, and I know He will provide.  Thank you in advance for all of your prayers.

"Not my will but yours oh God..."