Day 3

A picture of the cast of my favorite show

The cast changes every season. I love this show. So inspiring. I watch a lot of reality tv. Things like Pawn Stars, Locked Up, Bridezillas, random stuff.

Day 2 ....

A picture of me and the person I have been close with for awhile.

My Dawn!! I love her! We are so similar it is not even funny. She gets me and I get her. I think that is why we are so close. I wish we lived closer, but regardless of distance we are always there for each other!


And ps.. I would like to point out this is now day 2 of me posting in a row. Maybe this challenge thing works after all. haha

Day 1 ....

15 Facts.

1 - I am 5'1". I wish I could be just a little bit taller.
2 - My dad has owned a motorcycle my entire life. I never rode on the back of one until about 2 years ago.
3 - This picture was sent to Jack when he was in Iraq. It makes me smile, even though its old. I have a habit of taking pictures of myself.
4 - I am obsessed with my camera. I love it. i take pictures of everything.
5 - I apparently own far too much lip gloss. In cleaning my make up drawer I found about 5 lip glosses that are unopened. Ooops.
6 - I love love love my Ugg boots. My husband indulges my addiction and has bought me 3 pairs.
7 - I grew up in the cold and miss snowdays.
8 -My furry children mean the world to me. Seneca, Kobe and Bentley, althought they are crazy are lights in my life.
9 - I hate being late. Despise it actually. I have to be on time for things.
10 - I don't eat red meat. I am okay with it.
11 - My husband always vacumns, because I can't stand it. It drives me nuts for some odd reason.
12 - I used to want to be a lawyer. That changed when I got into college.
13 - I have a life list. I fully intend on accomplishing all the things on my list.
14 - I fully believe that ice cream is an acceptable dinner. In fact thats what I am going to eat tonight.
15 - My parents just learned how to video call me and I can't even begin to explain how excited this makes me!

30 Day Challenge

I need to post more. I know this. So I am going to do a 30 day challenge with pictures.

Here goes.

Day 1 - A picture of yourself with 15 facts.
Day 2 - A picture of you and a person you have been close with for awhile.
Day 3 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show.
Day 4 - A picture of your night.
Day 5 - A picture of your favorite memory.
Day 6 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.
Day 7 - A picture of your most treasured item.
Day 8 - A picture that makes you laugh
Day 9 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.
Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most jacked up things with.
Day 11 - A picture of something you hate.
Day 12 - A picture of something you love.
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist.
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without.
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die.
Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you.
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently.
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity.
Day 19 - A picture of you when you were little.
Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel.
Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget.
Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at.
Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book.
Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change.
Day 25 - A picture of your day.
Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you.
Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member.
Day 28 - A picture of something you are afraid of.
Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile.
Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss.

Okay. I promise to do this for the next 30 days... So here goes!

Thankful

So with it being Thanksgiving obviously I am thinking of the things that I am thankful for. I try to think of these things throughout the year but I feel like today is an appropriate day to post my thankful list.

1. First and foremost I am thankful for my husband. I am thankful for our love and all that we have accomplished together. I am thankful that he is brave and is always willing to do whatever it takes to protect me and our family. I am thankful that my husband is willing to sacrifice in order to serve our country. I am also thankful that he always seems to know when I need to laugh. I am truly blessed to have him in my life.

2. I am thankful for our furry family. Seneca, Kobe and Bentley truly enrich our lives. They live unconditionally and as odd as they can be at times, they are our family.

3. I am thankful for our families, for their love and support.

4. I am thankful for my best friends. Without them I wouldn't be who I am.
Dawn- who always knows the right thing to say and never ceases to amaze me with her strength.
Ryan - who never fails to make me laugh and allows me to vent no matter what I am venting about.
Colleen - who answers countless texts, regardless of the time difference. And who supports me no matter what.

5. I am thankful for my health.

6. I am thankful for hope. The feeling of hope that I feel, that Jack and I have, it means so much.

There is so much that I have to be thankful for. So I am making a goal. For the next 30 days, I am going to post once a day and post what I am thankful for. Each day will be another thing.

Hope everyone has a great thanksgiving. Best wishes to all!!

JMS- ILU

XoXo
Amanda

honored

So I realize that I don't always take the time to write actual posts. I guess that happens when things are crazy busy. But that really isn't an excuse. I mean I started something I should follow through. That being said I actually have something to write about. Woo Hoo. Go me.

So a few weeks ago I was asked by a friend to do something. This friend is a close friend and I probably would have said yes regardless of what the thing was. But what she asked me to do made me feel so honored and blessed that I couldn't help but tear up a bit. See my friend Morgan is converting to Catholicism and she asked me to be her sponsor. I cried.
Having gone through the conversion process myself, I know what an honor it is to be someone's sponsor. Not knowing all the reasons I have been mad at God lately, Morgan could not have even begun to know why this was exactly what I needed.

Guess I should elaborate. I have been pretty mad at God lately. Some things have happened in my life that although I know God has a plan, I am still angry and hurt about it. My neice passed away and then not soon after that Jack and I suffered a loss that I am not sure I want to talk about. I just know that Nicki probably needed a friend, and she got one. It made me really angry and drew me away from going to mass because I couldn't possibly be happy. Usually mass focuses me and makes me happy. For a bit of time, I wasn't happy, not in the least.

So when Morgan asked me, I said yes. I did so because it was for her. I went to the first meeting and I have to say I am beyond excited about the things that I will be able to do and help guide her through. It will be a way for me to reconnect with my faith and to help as Morgan connects with hers. Just one meeting of the sponsors and I am starting to feel peace. Its a good thing. I am happy.

I will write about this more as it happens. I am really excited about it.

Hope everyone has a great week.

jms - ilu

XoXo
Amanda

Back Again

So I am the worst at keeping up with this thing. I need to set a goal, or better yet put it on my to do list. Let me tell you, my to do list is my best friend. I even carry around a notebook with my to do lists in it. I know that makes me slightly odd. haha. What can I say, I like lists.

That being said... I am updating in the form of a list. Awesome right? So consider this a 10 on Thursday.. cause thats what it will be.

1. Bentley will forever wear a cone collar. The dog can not figure out that he should not bite his back leg to the point of bleeding. He also can not figure out that the medicine is there to help. Countless vet visits, tons of money spent on medicines and Bentley is still in the cone. Apparently allergies are getting the best of him, and well the cone is the only thing that stops him from chewing his back leg off. Not to mention its kind of funny watching him maneuver in that thing.

2. We bought a new car.... I know... you are all thinking...again? How many cars do y'all buy. haha. But my husband promises me this is the last car for a while. We bought an 04 Mercedes C230 Supercharged. Its black and already had 22s (yes I am one of those people that is obsessed with rims on her car). Its currently in the shop getting headlights fixed, but that is another story all together.

3. Migraines suck. Thats all for that.

4. Jack and I are dressing up for Halloween!! yeah!! and Bentley too. Bentley will be a football and Jack and I are referees. I am excited about it.

5. Oh almost forgot, I am old now. Yep. My birthday was last week and my husband is amazing. He had flowers sent to me at work. They are beautiful. They smelt really strong though and my officemate had an allergy attack...oops.

6. Well the Mercedes is in the shop, we are a one car family. It makes me appreciate having 2 cars that much more. Thankfully we work at the same building.

7. The grocery store always sucks me in. I went there today for cat food, almost $100 later, I left. I still couldn't tell what all I bought or why.

8. Its still warm in FL, but I am bringing on fall. Its fall and I am wearing my Uggs. That makes me happy. I am okay with people looking at me weird. I like Uggs.

9. Jack is a Sgt now!!! Yeah! I got to pin him at his promotion. Absolutely amazing.

10. Working on 2010 scrapbook already!! Go me!! Only after spending a ton of money at Michaels did I realize that they have a military discount. Going to take advantage of that one in the future.


So that was our quick little update. I know I need to get more on top of this thing. I promise I will. I have some stuff to write about, which I will soon.

Hope everyone is having a good week. Have a safe and Happy Halloween.

JMS- ilu

XoXo
Amanda