Joshua's 1st Father's Day

We had the best day celebrating Father's Day this past weekend! It was so wonderful to just spend the weekend together again just the three of us.
We started the morning together at breakfast at Crave again. We enjoyed it so much the weekend before that we knew we had to come back :) We spent the rest of the day exploring around town, grabbing coffee, getting Asian food for dinner and watching a movie before bed. I'll call that a good weekend! I couldn't have asked for a better person to be the father of my sweet girl! Joshua- you are one incredible daddy! I am so blessed by you every day & thank God that you are mine!

Eden and I came home yesterday but we'll be back out in Texas next week!
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend celebrating all of the wonderful dads, and father-figures, in your lives! xo

High Five for Friday!

just the 3 of us //
celebrating donut day with a donut during the TX rainstorms //10 months old! //
breakfast at crave -- best breakfast possibly ever //
seeing daddy for the first time in 4 weeks! //
texas bbq //
reading some books at barnes + noble //
gorgeous couch at world market //

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Whoohoo! It's Friday!
Our little ray of sunshine is 10 months old today, too! What?! How did that happen?!
I'll do some stats later but for now I just wanted to share a little bit of life lately here in Texas.
Hope you all have a wonderful Father's Day weekend! We will be spending the weekend together as a family (a weekend with no work or studying or plans, say what?!) celebrating the wonderful dad that Joshua is! So blessed to be married to this man. Hope you all have a great weekend! xo

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One Word Sums it Up

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Anxious // is how I would describe my mind.

Excited // is how I feel about Joshua being done with this work in Texas so that we can all be reunited again in Arizona.

Ready // is how I feel about seeing my parents again! August seems so far away.

Fearful // is the way I feel about posting anything online after what happened last week.

Adventurous // is how I feel when I look at other cities and continents on Pinterest.

Bittersweet // is the word that describes how I feel about Eden turning 1 in just 8 short weeks.

Fast // is how I would say the last year has gone.

Beautiful // is how I would say that life is. Even with some of the crap thrown in. It's just absolutely beautiful.

Ache // is how I felt yesterday when I found out that a sweet friend had lost her glory baby.

New beginnings // is what is about to happen soon for our family as Joshua starts a new career path.

Prayer // is what we're doing a lot of lately as we contemplate some big life decisions.

Warmth // is what I feel on my shoulders after an hour spent at our hotel pool this afternoon.

Safe // is how I feel when I'm cuddling with my hubby.

Content // is the state of my heart.

Mother + Daughter Style // 7 Things I'm Loving Now

 

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Currently loving muted tones with pops of color. There's not a whole lot to do over here in West Texas other than shop, so that's what we've been doing a lot of. Plus, it's so hot that we have to find a way to escape the heat! The malls here have been saving us. Too bad that little granny won the lottery in FL... I could be having so much more fun shopping had that been me ;)

Hello from Texas

Greetings from Texas! I'm here visiting Joshua and couldn't be happier. 4 weeks apart was WAY too long. I just couldn't take it any longer and decided to come out a few days early! While Joshua is in class during the day, Eden and I have been touring around the city, enjoying having the city life so close to our hotel room. I love living in suburbia, but sometimes it's so nice to enjoy a change of scenery (especially with a baby!)-- Starbucks, the library, parks and much more are all within walking distance. We enjoyed a weekend of good food, a trip to a museum, long naps and shopping. I'm here for a bit more and will return at the end of the month and we'll finally be done with all of this and will be reunited for good back home in Arizona.

I wanted to say how much I enjoyed doing the "Blog Once A Day in May" challenge. It really brought my love of blogging back after a creative drive spell during and post pregnancy. It's really easy to feel like you don't have a lot to "talk about" when you're a mom... But last night, Joshua and I had a big conversation about this topic and he literally asked me point blank "Are you still blogging?" It's like he just "knows" when I'm not. It's my therapy (and it's free!); it's my canvas to get out my thoughts and process them. When I'm not doing it, I miss it. But sometimes I can't really identify that my lack of blogging is the problem; like I said... cheap therapy! ;)

On a personal note, the last couple of weeks have been really, really hard. In addition to Joshua being gone, I've dealt with some major personal drama and have been the target of cyber bullying (down to being called the worst names known to man) all for stating my personal opinion online. I've learned, all over again, that people are really, really mean and the world is really, really dark. This is not my home. All of this has led to crawling into a really dark place where I've questioned myself and my self-worth and have dealt with all of the emotional issues that us girls deal with: am I enough? Do people really like me? Blah blah blah. My fear-of-man issues have been having to be dealt with. I have to remind myself that what I did, and what I stood up for, was truth and that as Christians we are not promised a peaceful, harmonious life. This is such a stretch for me! I just want harmony.all.the.time. Being here with Joshua has been so good for my soul. It has refreshed me and reminded me of all that truly matters: my family. People will come and go in our lives and those who matter will stick around. God is so faithful and I am constantly reminded of how He is always with me no matter what.

I love you readers and love having this place to share my heart.
You are the best xo