oops....

i am a bad blogger!!  i have completely failed all those who have been following my blog... which is probably only my wonderful mother ;o)  i can't promise that i will get much better, but i can promise that i will {try}. 

so.... what have i been up to these last three months?

we went to oregon in june to hang out with moondooggie's family!!  we spent the entire week at his families house on the oregon coast.  it was a great weekend, and so nice to spend some quality time with his sister!!  in july, his brother and sister came to spend time with us in the middle of the hot-as-heck arizona summer.  in august, we put an offer on a house.  the appraisal went through perfectly, the inspection was awesome, now we just wait to close!!  the house is less than a mile from my parents house, and less than 5 miles from where we both work.  it's a little bit older home, but the location is PERFECT!!! we are crossing our fingers that everything goes through and hopefully we could be in a new home by the end of summer!!  here is a little sneak peak...

what have you been up to the last three months??

my first 30 years

yesterday was my half birthday... i am officially 30 1/2!!  i had not started this blog when i turned 30 - so i thought today would be a fun day to share this!! ha ha -- where did the time go {and how come i can't get my next thirty years by tim mcgraw out of my head?!?!}  I know this sounds a little cheesy, but i've spent a lot of time reflecting on these last thirty years, probably since this is the first time that I actually feel like an adult.   i think i will keep these fun thoughts for another post -- but i really did have something i wanted to share with you!!  at least once a month {if not more often} i am told that i look like I am anywhere from 15-21 years old.  apparently thats a fabulous thing - but it can be a little discouraging when you're thirty, own a home, work full time, and people treat you like a teenager. i guess i have been blessed with a very youthful appearance  ;o) 

it did make me wonder, do i really look any different than i did at 15?  so... i found a picture for every age!!  personally, i think i look a lot different than i did at 15.   what do you think?

wise words

"A woman knows that the power of her femininity is very important." 

Oscar de la Renta

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anthro love

am i the only person with a ridiculous obsession to anything anthropolgie?  i love almost everything about it... their clothes, their bedding **sigh**, their jewelry, the fact that i fit into smaller sizes of their clothes than any other store ;o)  what i don't love is their prices.  it breaks the bank everytime i make a purchase.  so i decided to go web shopping today, and this is what i came up with!! 

what do you think? what would you buy?

b day

today is a big day for my family...
{1} it is my dad's birthday --  i feel like i need to make a really long pause hear and give this the credit it deserves, because my dad is the most fabulous father.  never in my life have i questioned how much he loves me, in fact most of the time i am blown away by it.  my dad is one of the most amazing people to be around, and he really has such compassion for everyone!! thank you dad, for making me the girl i am today!! you are one of my most constant supports in life



{2} it is my mother in-laws birthday --  my mother in law is an amazing woman and has opened her arms, heart and home to me.  i hear these nightmare stories of girls dealing with their mother-in-laws.  not me... she is fabulous!!  i hit the jackpot in this area!!



{3} both of my in-laws are coming into town today -  yipee! we are so excited to spend the whole weekend with them.  we just wish we had more time.



{4} my dad and my husband are getting baptized today!!  PRIASE GOD!!! both my dad and my moondoggies have grown so much in their faith in the last year.  my dad always thought he was baptized when he was younger, but when he went back home to where he grew up, he went to the church and checked the records and realized he wasn't.  so after 30 years of going to the same church he is getting baptized, and he wanted it to be on his birthday!! how cool is that?  when he told moondoggie that is what he was doing, moondoggie jumped all over it.  he has been ready to make this public affirmation of his faith for a while, and was thrilled that his parents would be in town to witness it. we have several friends and family members who have taken time off of work today to come and celebrate this incredible time in both of their lives.  we are so blessed to have such an amazing community of believers surround us!!

this post was sponsored by the letter b ;o)