Friend Making Monday...........

List A Few Things You Can Not Live Without

This weeks topic comes from Kenz @ All the Weigh. To see more list visit Ae Filkins.

Ok, so maybe I wouldn't die, but I sure don't know what it would be like to live without some of these:)





My Hubby: Geran......I mean it has to only happen once in a lifetime that you get the opportunity to marry your best friend. My Neice & Newphew : Alivia and Tyler (can't imagine my life before they were here:)


My parents: I mean who else knows everything about you both good and bad and loves you anyway:) My Sister: Amber....probably the only person in the world who truly knows everything about me....I mean you can only do that with someone you know just as much about right!?! When we were little I always made her participate....that way I knew she wouldn't tell.

Ice Tea: I mean what southern girl doesn't love some sweet tea!!!

My Computer: I mean what did we do when we actually had to use snail mail!!! Fruit: I love some fruit......all kinds Diet Dr Pepper:...my husband says you don't want to talk to me in the morning until I've had my Dr fix:)

Ok...so I could keep going forever!!!

Six Word Saturday...........

Pointless to Whine over spilled Milk!!

Another Award....

Ave over at Made in Canarias has given me a new blog award!!! Thank you so much Ave!!!

This award comes with some rules and a survey I have to fill out.

Rules
1. You Can Only Use One Word!
2. Pass this along to 6 of your favorite bloggers!
3. Alert them that you have given them this award!
4. Have Fun!

The Fun Part
1. Where is your cell phone? couch

2. Your hair? Blonde
3. Your mother? Asleep
4. Your father? Asleep
5. Your favorite food? Chicken

6. Your dream last night? None

7. Your favorite drink? tea
8. Your dream/goal? Mother
9. What room are you in? Livingroom
10. Your hobby? Reading
11. Your fear? Death
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Mom
13. Where were you last night? Ballgame
14. Something that you aren’t? sporty
15. Muffins? strawberry
16. Wish list item? camera

17. Where did you grow up? Woodruff

18. Last thing you did? Facebook

19. What are you wearing? Pajamas
20. Your TV? ON
21. Your pets? Cat
22. Friends? Michelle
23. Your life? full

24. Your mood? tired

25. Missing someone? Alivia
26. Vehicle? Dodge
27. Something you’re not wearing? socks
28. Your favorite store? Kohls
29. Your favorite color? Pink

30. When was the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Yesterday
32. Your best friend? Geran
33. One place that I go to over and over? Carolina

34. One person who emails me regularly? Monica
35. Favorite place to eat? Myabi

Recipients
1. Penelope @ Penelope's Oasis
2. Shannon @ Snichols Scrap
3. Angie @ Just Shy of "Y"
4. Melessa @ But I digress
5. Just Breathe
6. Becky @ I'll Go Eat Worms

Again a very special thanks to Ave!!!

Yeah Me......

Blog Awards

While I was away from bloggyland....some wonderful people were gracious enough to honor me with some new Blog Awards!!!

My First Award:

Ave from Made In Canarias awarded me with this blog award!!! A very special thanks to Ave for thinking of me:) If you haven't visited her blog....check it out...it's well worth it!!! Thanks again Ave!!!!

The rules here are to pass the award on to 7 bloggers who I think are honest in their blogging and to list 10 honest things about myself.

Ten Honest Things about myself:

1. Fall is my favorite time of year....I love when the leaves change color and it's not too hot and it's not too cold....not to mention Halloween!!! I love to see the excitement on the little ones faces when their imagination takes flight for a day:)

2. I am a lover of life...I find ways to keep myself busy yet envy those who have figured out it's ok to take time to stop and smell the roses along the way.
3. The thing I want most in life is to be a mother......
4. I love to read books by Jodi Picoult....hopefully she writes faster than I read, so I don't run out of books:)
5. I am an accountant by trade but have been loving every minute of staying at home with my neice Alivia for the past three years!!!
6. I love lazy rainy days around the house.
7. I am very crafty...I design children's clothing, hairbows, and love anything else that is crafty.
8. I take friendship very seriously...I think there is nothing better in life than a good friend...I was lucky enough to marry my best friend!!
9. I believe in the philosophy that you are only as good as the people you surround yourself by...so choose your friends wisely:)
10. I love my life....sure there are times when things aren't perfect but I wouldn't trade if for anything....because afterall it's my life!!

I am passing this award to:

For Your Tears

Heart 2 Heart

Tina @ It May Be A Crazy Life, But It's Our Life

Caroline @ The Croley Gang

Amy @ The Bee Dot

Lisa @ Simply Things Family

Carrie @ Carries Little World

The Second Award:

A special thanks to Heather at Visions of Sugarplums for this award!!! If you haven't been to her blog check it out. She makes amazing wedding garters!!!

I’m suppose to list 5 obsessions I have and then tag 5 others.

My obsessions:

1.Crafting: I love to make things especially children's clothing. I am so grateful to be married to a wonderful man who puts up with my oh so messy crafting:)

2. Photos: I love photos...I take pictures of everything....my husband gets agrevated sometimes because I have to have so many. I just feel like as long as you have a picture of it you'll never forget that it happened.

3. Ribbon: I have so much ribbon at my house it is crazy. I have it to make hairbows...but I save even the smallest pieces of it that are too small to make hairbows just incase I find something else crafty to do with it;)

4. Cloth: I design children's clothing so I am constantly in cloth stores, but I have a hard time not buying it all...I can always think of something to make out of it:)

5. Family: I think that there is nothing like family. I love spending time with my family and being there for them.

I'm passing the award on to:

Michelle @ Tickled Pink and Fabulous

KT @ Sneacker Teacher

Tina @ Talkin with Teenie

For Your Tears

Sandy @ One Day At A Time

A very special thanks to Ave and Heather for my awards!!! Thanks so much!!!

Finding your Lemonade Moment......

When Life Throws Lemons...Make Lemonade

I can't believe it has been almost two months since I have blogged:( Where does the time go?!?

I loged on to blog and saw my last post.....hince the title of my post. What a suiting title!!! I had no idea when I posted that post that the next two months would be filled with life throwing one lemon after another. Life is funny sometimes the way something happens that you don't understand and then looking back you realize that God has perfect timing!!! The Saturday of my last post...I had just finished making lemonade and sat down to do my six word Saturday...so that's where the phrase came from that day. However over the past two months life has thrown me lemon after lemon, and many times I have thought of that phrase.

I have come to understand that life is full of lemons (things that leave a bitter taste/feeling in your mouth/life). But when we learn to take those bitter things in our life and mix them with the sugar/sweetness of life we realize that the end result is something wonderfully delicious. Many times we tend to focus on the lemons in our life because they are so apparent...they have a strong and lasting taste/effect that is hard to forget. We are so busy focussing on them that we let the sugar or sweetness of life pass us by. I have often wondered why some people who are on their death bed look so peaceful and content.....maybe it's that they finally see the finished product of their lives (the lemonade) and realize that without the lemons their life wouldn't have been so wonderfully delicious.I'm glad to be back......I missed my bloggy friends:)