Enjoying Life

I am pretty content with my life at the moment. Nothing spectacular or uncommon is really going on....I think maybe that is why I am enjoying it at the moment : )

My apartment is FINALLY the way I like it. We have lived here nearly a year and though we would be moving into a bigger place. BUT life doesn't always happen the way you expect it to and it became apparent to us that God was saying "stay where you are". SO that is what we are doing and I thought...if I have to live here another MINUTE I am going to organize this place. SO that is what I did. I took boxes and organized everything and made room in closets and even in the corner behind the couch and now I have a pretty organized apartment! Pastor Nathan saw it and said "this looks like a brand new place!" Well it better! I spent 7 hours making it that way ; ) The only thing that doesn't stay clean is the bedroom...but c'mon...we've got two girls living in there! clothes everywhere ; )

Jamie and I have also been working very hard to eat right! We have cut down our calories and have started replacing junk food calories with fruits and veggie calories. Jamie has lost 27 pounds while I have lost 25! We aren't losing it as fast as we would like anymore...although I do believe we lost all of that in just a little over two months. ALSO we aren't working out yet...so I am sure once we decide to add that maybe we will see our numbers go down a little.

*Side not: I realized the other day that our entire life is numbers...whether it be on the scale or in our bank account. It is just that we want one to be less and the other to be more.

Jubilee is wonderful. I love being her mother. She sleeps through the night now and sometimes gets up pretty early. She eats every 4 or 5 hours and is very flexible if we go anywhere. We like to sing together at least twice a day. Of course she can't say any words yet but I love to watch her try to coo with me while I sing to her! She loves to grab her feet and try to eat them...I think it is adorable to watch. She is also cutting a tooth which I just wasn't ready for! I kind of got emotional about it. Yes it's just a tooth...but before I know it she'll be getting wisdom teeth and moving out. She loves to have attention but is so good for me when I need to do other things like clean the house or do laundry. Yesterday I carried her to the mailbox which is about 4 or 5 units away. I didn't take her infant carrier just her and she was just in awe at the leaves and the sky and the wind. She smiled nearly the entire time (and I got a bit of a work out!) I have been scrapbooking some of her picture that I have and I am just so in love with her. At first I was on baby high and thought I could have like 4 or 5! I still feel like I could have a few...just not in such a rush. I want time with just her. And honestly if something ever happened where we couldn't have anymore I would be ok with that too...because she is just perfect. (Not that our others wont be...I definatly would love to have a boy....it's just that I love her so much...she just fills so much of my heart.)

Another great aspect in my life is our church and family within. We love everyone and love learning from and giving to it. We are actually in the process of becoming members and are very excited about it! There are people there who are just like family to us and when we hang out with them we don't have to do anything other than just exist. Sometimes that's all we want to do...just exist : )

Jamie's work is pretty busy...sometimes I believe he gets burnt out. BUT on the other hand is artwork is very time consuming. I believe right now he has about 5 or 6 orders! He LOVES doing it. My work isn't bad at all. I only work one evening a week and I enjoy that.

His family is doing pretty good. We were able to go to Indiana and see them and we really enjoyed the simplicity of it. Then the following weekend his brother and sister-n-law came and that was fun also!

My family is also pretty good...Mom just got her CNA training done and Dad is still working for the county. Guy is getting ready to go to boot camp and I couldn't be prouder!

I think that is pretty much everything in a nut shell. I am just happy. Yes, we have problems, but when I think of those problems I think "I am thankful that these are my problems and not something else."

"God is great, sing His praise all the earth, all the heavens, for we're living for the glory of Your name..."