strawberries and strollers

I may regret saying this, but I think it's official: we finally have everything we need for baby.

Between buying a minivan and getting excited over things like strollers and carseats, I feel like I'm 30 already, but that's ok.

It is weird to be excited about a stroller though and we got ours last night!

I gathered up all my target gift cards and headed down to the much nicer, much bigger, StArBuCkS having Target in Greenbrier.

There I got a venti strawberries and cream :) which I don't need and this which I really really needed:

More showers...

This past Sunday was my work baby shower. We had the whole Hallmark crew there, as well as Emily, Jamie, and my mom :)

The party was at Debbie's house and we had a lot of fun.

Debbie made a beautiful, creative cake :)
(It says "Rebecca Rose" on the sleeves)

Jamie, Jess, and Candice did a great job with games and planning.

We played a game where you remembered the baby items in a basket and wrote them down.
...I got the basket afterwards. That may have been the best part of the game :)

We also got to guess baby food flavors.
I surprisingly did really well.
Laura and Debbie weren't real hungry after that one :)

Linda made a beautiful "cake" herself out of diapers and baby socks.
It was really cool.

It was just a good time and Rebecca got a lot of things she will def. be needing!!
Thanks everyone :)

Church Baby Shower

On Saturday, May 2nd, My sister Candice threw me a baby shower at our church.

It was a lot of fun and she and everyone else who helped did a really great job. We also got a lot of stuff that will help when little Rebecca comes.
Thanks everyone!!!!

Jacquie, ME, Megan R, Megan J (sisterinlaw)


(Tanya, Stephanie, Mary, Kris, and Tatyana)

graduated and praying

After 5 years of constantly attending college classes, 4 practicums, the dreaded time in the child study center, and my student teaching, I am FINALLY able to say I am DONE.

I am now on the official job hunt to be a teacher.

This will be a tough, scary time considering the way things are going with jobs and the economy right now, but I believe God will help me find the job I need to help support Rebecca and us.

Please keep my job search in your prayers :)

Amazed

I have been working my butt off for the last five years to earn my masters in education and as my masters degree is more and more in sight (I will have earned it as of May 1st), I can't help but be completely amazed at how this is not the greatest accomplishment in my life.

As I sit here, working on my final portfolio to finish up this degree I've worked so hard for, I feel Rebecca moving inside of me and realize that having my marriage and this baby tops anything so far in my life.

All through high school and even part of college, I would have never thought in a hundred years that I would trade my education and career for a husband and a family, but here I am starting my family and although I didn't make that choice, I am here to say I completely understand everyone who has ever chosen a family over a career/college education.

Rememberr 4/16

When the VT Tragedy happened two years ago today, the saying below this ribbon rang throughout college campuses. I believe it still holds true as everyone remembers and recalls the way we all felt on this day, especially those here in VA.

--Remembering the Hokies. 4/16

Church Community Day

Our church had a huge community day today.
EVERYTHING was free to the public and we had a ton of stuff for kids.
We had games, food, inflatables, egg hunts etc.
The only problem was, after all our hardwork, it was suppose to rain.
Well, first thing that morning, about 8am, Mary opens a fortune cookie.
Contents of fortune cookie: It can't rain all the time.
As more people arrived at the church concerned about rain, we shared this simple occurence and it overjoyed everyone. We were surprised at the reactions we received. A simple cookie lifted a lot of spirits.

The Community Day was to last from 10-4. We had beautiful sunshine and no rain until about 2:30, so we simply packed up early, but about 400 non-church members came and won prizes. It exceeded expectations and we were all tired by 2:30 anyway. Ending early was a blessing, haha.