Happy New Year!

2013. Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday, I was kneeling at the alter with my church family, praying in the new year. So much has happened this past year that I'm thankful for.

In April, I celebrated two insanely wonderful years of dating Sebastian Michael Brown. Thankful!!

In May, I graduated from highschool. Wow.

In June, I met my first nephew who I've grown so close to. He makes our lives so much happier. :)

In August, my family and I left the church I grew up in. Fourteen years at Calvary Temple Church came to a close.

In September, my dad planted a church. I became a charter member of Chr1st Fellowship Community Church.

Many more things have happened this past year, but my CFCC family is due to arrive at my house in four minutes, so I need to expedite. :) I want to do a walk through this past year in pictures, so I'll hopefully get to that tomorrow.

I'm so excited to see what God has in store for this next year. I hope you all have a good, safe night tonight!

Happy New Year!!!

Busy Bee

Hey, guys!! It's been awhile! I've been quite the busy bee lately. :)

A week or two before Thanksgiving, I was hired as a seasonal cashier at Walmart. I worked for a few weeks then was offered more hours at my first job {a nanny} and decided to quit. That and the fact that lifting beer cases, soda cans, and gallons of milk for five to eight hours every night re-injured my neck and shoulders from the car accident. So, 25 hours a week, $7.65 an hour, and a hurt neck? Or 15 hours a week, $13 an hour, and lots of baby giggles. Don't have to think about that one too much. :)  Although, Sebastian was hired too, and the thought of not being able to ride to work together aaaaalmost kept me there. Close, but no cigar. ;)

Baby Carson will be here soon! Speaking of that precious boy, I need to put baby shower pictures up {Sorry, Grandma Cindy!}. I had the privilege of going to the 3D ultrasound and was blessed by seeing his little smile. Still in his mama's belly, yet we can see him smiling. Gotta love technology. Seth, Stacey, and Carson's big, huge family can't wait meet him! Can it be February 2nd already?!

Speaking of nephews, Ryder is already six months old and is wearing nine month clothes! He's one of those ridiculously cute chunky babies. He loves to play and he LOVES to bounce. He's our very own Tigger. This little boy has a smile that's contagious and the most adorable laugh in the world. Should I go on? :)

This is an oldie, but certainly a goodie. :)

Those eyelashes!

He's giving the smolder. ;)

What a model.

And there he is. <3

 Sorry about that Ryder overload. He's just so stinkin' cute.

I got a car!! My parents surprised me and took me in to get my first car. Well, I've had three others, but none of them came from a dealership. As I've mentioned before, I reeeeaaaaally wanted a Ford Fiesta. Believe it or not {I'd believe it}, my mom and dad were able to get me a 2012 lime green Fiesta! And I'm pretty much in love with it. :)

There is one word to describe my life and I'm positive all of you have guessed what that is:

Blessed

In the event that I don't blog again within the next few days, I hope you guys have a very Merry Christmas! I have lots of presents to wrap and still have a few to buy. Oh, the joys of having a big family. :) I'll leave you guys with a picture of my favorite person. Any guesses? ;)

Bingo. :)

Laughter Is The Best Medicine

In honor of exam week, I saw this and thought you may be able to use a laugh. Hopefully, all you college kids did/will do a little bit better than this guy. :)

1) In which battle did Napoleon die?
 * His last battle.
2) Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
 * At the bottom of the page.
3) River Ravi flows in which state?
 * Liquid.
4) What is the main reason for divorce?
 * Marriage.
5) What is the main reason for failure?
 * Exams.
6) What can you never eat for breakfast?
 * Lunch & Dinner.
7) What looks like half an apple?
 * The other half.
8) If you throw a red stone into a blue sea, what will it become?
 * It will simply become wet.
9) How can a man go eight days without sleeping?
 * No problem, he sleeps at night.
10) How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
 * You will never find an elephant that only has one hand.
11) If you had three apples and three oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
 * Very large hands.
12) If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
 * No time at all, the wall is already built.
13) How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
 * Any way you want, concrete floors are hard to crack.

I have no idea what genius came up with these answers, it was just something I saw on the internet and I'm sure a lot of you have seen it too. But if not, I hope you laughed at atleast one question. :)