Self Reflection...

As I was laying in bed last night my mind was RACING!  It was so frustrating I could not sleep I was just thinking about everything and nothing all at the same time.  It got me thinking about what I really want to accomplish this summer,  and along that same thought I was dwelling on those things that I always seem to fall short on in my own life.  I always seem to go back to the same things, and they always circle around, mind, body, spirit, and relationships. 

Mind:

I want to read some more books this summer, both fictional and something that will make me a better me.

Body:

The never ending pursuit of the body that I will never accomplish seems to be a plague in my mind.  I wish I could just love my body as is, but I always see something that can be improved upon.  Working with athletes who are always working out, eating well, and looking fabulous, it is hard to view yourself through the eyes of the Father, as perfect. 

So, that being said, I am trying to make the time to workout beyond running and just get that "I feel good" feeling, not the "I am a lazy pile" feeling.

Spirit:

I hope in my oodles of free time that I will be able to make the time EVERY DAY to pick up my bible and get in the word!  I dabble here and there lately, but I have a desire to really go deep this summer and get in that habit and let that carry me right into next year. 

Relationship:

So thankful that I am getting to see some friends I have not seen in a while this summer, and so sad that I am going to miss out on some awesome things that are happening this summer (sorry Sandy!).  It is hard to make relationships flourish when you are 1500 miles away from someone, and are a horrible phone person!  But I hope to be able to invest in the relationships Greg and I are forming here in FL before I drop off of the face of the planet in August.  It really is crazy to see the people that God is bringing into our lives, people who have strong roots here, those whose family is all over like us, and people who I can just see will be great friends no matter where we may end up. 

Life doesn't slow down just because your not prepared, pounds don't melt off your hips while you sit on the couch, God's plan for your life doesn't change because your too busy or not listening, and people no matter how different need family and family is not just in a name. 

767 Millbrae Ct.

Sorry I have been away for a while.  We've been in the process of trying to get everything together for our lease, I have an ALL DAY staff retreat yesterday, and it has been doing nothing here but storming.  Did I mention I love storms, all the lightning and thunder, and pounding of rain is so awesome, what I don't love is the stream of water that has been forming in my car, I put that one on the hunny do list, but that is for another blog. 

We finally signed the lease today so we officially have our place I showed you a few weeks ago. What a process this has been and just glad that part is all over.  Well, not all over, of course we need to meet with the HOA to make sure we are decent people, and give them some of our money because they say so, don't you love how that works.  But some perks of our new place will be Garage, more storage, a den on the first floor which is perfect for an office, huge kitchen, tile living room and kitchen, full size washer and dryer, bigger pool, we are allowed to pain, and man gated entrance to name a few.  

We bid a fond farewell to the Villas and hello to Cityside on June 10th, so that is a happy birthday to us.

Our new address will be  767 Millbrae Ct. #4, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.

On the porch in my undies

We finally got approved for the townhouse I showed you a picture of a few days ago, so there is some final paperwork to draw up, and the meeting with the HOA, but it is ours and not a moment too soon.

As I was laying in bed on Sunday evening with Mya I started to see a blue and red reflecting off the walls. Not shortly after Greg was telling me to get outside quick, me in my undies, it was all to exciting to get dressed. We were on the porch watching about 15 cop cars and one helocopter get the accused out of a car parked in the middle of the intersection. The cop was speaking over the speakers and Mya was going crazy in the house because she could hear the K9 Cops barking over the speakers. All of this was right on the corner of Community and Haverhill, so we had a front row seat. There were no gun fires and we really don't even know what the people were being stopped for, but that was pretty exciting.

Needless to say Glad we will be living in Cityside.

End of the year...

So, today I had a great experience that helped solidify to me my decision on never becoming a school teacher or one who has to deal with a mass number of children at the same time. To start off my day I found out the 3 people were waiting for me in a meeting that I thought was starting at 12, and they changed the time and forgot to include me in the email. So that got me a little crabby. Then it is the end of the year, and there is not a whole lot going on, and by not a whole lot, I mean I literally have nothing to do. As I was walking back to my office and finding myself in a kinda crabby state I discovered that the Greene Complex was being used today by what seems like 100,000 area schools for their choir and music festival. Which means tons of hallway traffic, the bathrooms are a disaster, parents and kids wandering all over my building making noise and being lost. Wow it was annoying and all I could think to myself is praise God I did not become a school teacher.

So once my meeting was over and I was checking my email for the 20th time to see if we had any news back about our lease agreement I decided to go try out the treadmill upstairs. I don't usually have too much luck with those things, but it has gotten really hot out and as you can see from my Mini I have not logged any miles in a while. So and I sit here in my very sweaty clothes I say goodbye to pretending to work, because I have a book to read and a dog who I am sure would LOVE to join me at Starbucks.

Adult stuff...

I hate adult stuff. I mean being married, having a good job, and being able to do what you want, that is all well and good. But you know what separates kids from adults is simply responsibility. Some responsibilities I love and would not think twice about, but then there are some such as, oh, I don't know paying bills, that just gets to you.

We have found a place we like and are trying to put together a lease agreement with them. I forgot how stress full this could be, and the way the realtor talks about money as if it is just there and coming up with $3600 is like cake, especially when our current landlord and HOA have about $2150 wrapped up until we move out and they decide we are worthy to get our deposits back. So there is an overlap of about oh I don't know $5700. And we are renting! Sheesh!

On the other hand I really like this place, unlike where we are now, it has a garage, a full size washer and dryer, and a huge beautiful kitchen, tile floors (so Mya's hair will be a swiff to clean up), and it is in a man-gated community which is about 5-10 minutes closer to our work. It should be good, I am looking forward to this once all the adult stuff works itself out. Here is a sneak peak...Lets hope we get it.

Quilting Fool

I have been busy!  Here are my latest creations. 2 quilts for 2 baby girls on their way, and one "taggie" for Will.  All were made with no pattern.  I learned my lesson after making Will a baby quilt the size of Texas, these are both about 36"x 36".
This one is called a "disappearing 9 patch".  looks way more intricate that it really is, but I added flannel fabric to the regular cotton for some texture and softness.  I like that sneaky stuff.  I quilted it by using pink thread and stitching in the ditch on the big squares.  Gives the flannel back a cool pattern.

This one was just simple patchwork with cotton fabric. I added 2 borders and binding in each of the fabrics to give the back some color.  I quilted it by zig-zag stitching on the seems with yellow thread, it makes the squares pop out, it was a cool effect. 

I saw a taggie and thought I could make that, so here is my first attempt, no pattern just sheer genius.  Lauren, you will have to let me know if Will likes it. 

So, I have one last quilt to make, and since I just found out the sex I can get busy.  I was hoping she was having a boy.

Softball NCCAA Nationals

I have been spending a good part of this week out at the Lake Catherine Sports Complex preparing for and working at the NCCAA Softball nationals. Last night was day 2 of the tournament and the Sailfish battled for 3 and a half hours and 11 innings for their second win with a 1-0 score, and a guaranteed pass to the championship game.  There was a moment where I thought our very pregnant coach was going too hit the official with a bat while demonstrating what actually happened during the HORRIBLE call he made in which he called a strike when in fact the ball hit our player and she did not even swing! But we pulled out the win and we play again today at 5 for the chance to call ourselves NATIONAL CHAMPS!  

 

There are some familiar teams here like Spring Arbor and Indiana Wesleyan.  Spring Arbor plays again at 3 today.  So we may face them in the championship game.  The Fish want it bad tonight, last year we battled back from and early loss to finish second....

It should be a great night at the ball game. Checkout the ticker or the play by play on Sailfish.