Is there a light at the end of this tunnel??

I think these last 5 weeks of of school might just last forever. Am I being dramatic? Well, yes of course. But you lock your self in a room with 16 kindergartners who just want to be outside and have forgotten all about inside voices, new testing plus old testing, deadlines, paperwork, preparing for the new student I am getting with one month left, and fire ants. Yes, I said fire ants. I thought whining might make me feel just a tad bit better. But to no avail. I think its just one of those days. You know, one of those day when everything seems a million times worse than it really truly is. Whew!

Ryan and I have recently gotten hooked on One Tree Hill. Thankfully I have a super cool mom who bought us ALL of the seasons on dvd. Guess what we have been doing a whole lot of. :)

This past weekend we broke our no traveling rule because my cousin and her kids came to my parents unexpectedly. If you were at the wedding, her two girls were my adorable flowergirls. They are seriously some of my favorite kids on the planet.

Did I mention they have a seriously cute brother too? He is boy through and through.

Well, truthfully I do know there is an light at the end of the tunnel. Right now it is faint but it gets brighter each day. And that light my friends is............................................................

Ryan and I are going on a cruise July 20th!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are going to Jamaica, Cozumel, and the Cayman Islands. Truthfully, we were major penny pinchers on our honeymoon. So this year, we decided to take a Student Loan Payoff celebration and Happy One Year Anniversary to us trip. Hopefully, the next few summers after this will be filled with Ryan going to school so we are jumping at this chance to go this summer. Since your first anniversary is supposed to be paper, we are exchanging our cruise tickets. Kinda cheating I know. :)

Well, I hear One Tree Hill calling my name......

I will leave you with my almost one year old puppy (She was born May 11th and we got married May 19th...destiny I tell ya) and her new bow.

Busy, Busy, Busy

Well, as you can tell these posts are going to be far and in between. The past few weeks have been crazy busy. School is beginning to wind down and all of the tasks, testings, and deadlines are beginning to wind up. Only about a month and a half to go. Whew, can't believe I am almost done with my first year. Needless to say I am very, very ready for a break. I am also getting evaluated for the last time sometime this week. Midland makes you do three your first two years. I will be glad to be done for sure.

We had a pretty fun weekend. Things in Midland are getting better as we begin to make more friendships. Also, Mark and Kaitlin came and stayed one night with us. It wasn't near long enough but it was really nice to hang out with them. Growing up and moving away from your friends is stinkin hard, but Kaitlin and I are determined that we will all end up near each other. Some way, some how.

Monday morning started out bright and early with the phone ringing. I am pretty sure there were a good three rings or so before I finally figured out that it was the phone and not the alarm clock I was trying to turn off. I actually never figured it out, Ryan sleepily told me. But the good news is that the person on the other end of that phone was JESSICA! As most of you probaly know she is in Southeast Asia this semester. I have only gotten to talk to her on the phone one other time, so I quickly woke up to take advantage of getting to talk to her. She is definitely missed.

Within the past couple of weeks I have gotten to catch up with a few old friends. It is crazy how you can go so long without talking to someone and then things just fall right back into place.

Something I read has been heavy on my heart, "A truthful witness saves lives." Its in Proverbs and I can't quit thinking about it. I think about all the times I have tried to seem like I have my life together, like I don't struggle. It doesn't say perfect witness, it says TRUTHFUL. How much have I downplayed the abundance and power of grace in my life to people who NEED to see it because of my own pride. Hmm, not sure if that makes sense outside of my head, but it just gets me thinking. Good Stuff for sure.

:) Have a good one!

Well, I knew I would fall behind! School has started back up and things are already moving fast. The last two months are going to be a whirlwind. I can not believe I am almost finished with my first year! I am definately ready for summer!

I have been redoing our spare bedroom. It was supposed to be a Spring Break project. But lets face it, I was never going to get it done in just one week. Here's a sneak preview:

Definately a lot more to do...after all only half the headboard is finished. I am holding off on painting until we figure out our living situation for the next year. I would love, love, love to say goodbye to this apt and get a house, but houses in Midland are pretty much outrageous.

Well, I must go do something more productive, but since I figured out the picture buisness I will leave you with a picture of my sweet baby girl.

Oh, and how/where do you get a cute background??