Long time, no Blog!

so I have'nt wrote on here for a couple of months. I know I need to get on here more often so I can release all of my thoughts and frustrations that come along in my everyday life =)

Back in September, I was offered a new job at Artsy Abode. I had been with Stein Mart for almost 5 years and I was ready for a change. Something new and better pay. Artsy Abode was offering me a dollar more than I made at the Stein, which was huge since no one at Stein Mart had been given a raise in about 2 or 3 years. The day came that I was gonna turn in my 2 weeks notice, and I was so nervous! I absolutely adore my boss, Charlie, and I was terrified of upsetting him. When I told him about my new job offer, he told me not to make any final decisions yet and that he would call me and let me know if he could offer me more money. He called me the next day and got me a 2 dollar raise! I was so excited! So, of course, I'm still with Stein Mart, and celebrated my 5th year there at the end of October.

For my birthday this year we went to Universal and Islands of Adventure theme parks in Orlando. I dont think I'll ever outgrow theme parks!! We finally got to visit the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter which was amazing. I had never seen any Harry Potter movie before this and I still found this part of the park to be incredible! I can't wait to go back! As a result of visiting this park, I have now seen all of the movies and am ready to start the books as well. Proud to be a Harry Pothead!! =)

stressed and conflicted

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path." Proverbs 3:5 & 6

"Cosinder it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James 1:2-4

"It id the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed." Deut. 3:18

Shoes of the Day

Becky =) brought to you by Tahari

Shoes of the Day

Brought to you by Steve Madden =) This is my happy place

"Put Off...Put On"

"That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts." Eph. 4:22

A lesson God is teaching me in my life right now is to not be so easily provoked. I didn't realize this until I heard both messages in church and Sunday School this past week. I am easily irritated; who knew??! ;) A verse that I was shown regarding this is 1 Cor. 13:5 which says,

"...does not act improperly; is not selfish; is not provoked; does not keep a record of wrong doings;"

I am officially the queen of holding grudges and record keeping! I know I will never be perfect, but I want to try to be more Christ-like every day. That means I have to throw away my lists and "records" of all that any one has ever done to upset me or that I thought was wrong. It's a hard lesson to learn, but I'm definitely willing to keep at it. Another verse which was an encouragement to me in this was Proverbs 19:11 -

"A person's insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense."

As much as it pains God when we sin, He is still a loving and forgiving Father. Why shouldn't I be willing to forgive and overlook someone's mistake? Lord, help me to be more like Jesus everyday!

"But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh to fulfill the lusts thereof." Romans 13:14

Summer Vacation

Roatrip!!! Here are some fun pictures from our great southern roadtrip, from Florida all they way up to Louisville, KY!

the travelers =)

welcome to TN! and central time

beautiful state =)

our favorite movie. and now our favorite city!

the Brown Hotel in Louisville. this is where our Orlando Bloom stayed in the movie =)=)

bakery in Louisville

Paul McCartney show in Nashville, TN. my favorite band memeber- Rusty!!

Paul xxoo

Fantastic show. Love all these guys

an explosion of confetti. we were covered in it!

as of late

its thursday night and i am finally winding down after seven straight days at the big stein. im so tired, i dont even feel like sleeping!! restlessness has overcome me! =] im thinking that tonight may be spent going through my closet and creating something new...yeah thats what i do =)=)

its been busy at work the past two weeks. we found out last monday that laurie (the boss) was promoted to district manager in dallas, tx. we were all shocked but there was this small sense of relief and happiness amongst the ranks. lol. after days of tears and goodbyes and cake(!!!!), laurie finally got on a plane to texas this morning! the new guy comes on monday. im really excited to finally be working for a man. and hes cute!! after all this, i will not be stepping foot into the stein until 10am monday! 3 days of glorious freedom await me!

the other fun stuff going on right now is moving out with amanda and ashley in hopefully a few weeks. we began the application process for a lovely 3 bedroom/2 bathroom apartment downtown overlooking this breathtaking city. pray that everything goes smoothly. i cannot say enough how terribly ready i am for this to happen. the drama at home is getting way past ridiculous. i just want to be away from it all!!!!!

1 more thing before i go, april and i are trying to perfect our cupcake making skills. if anyone has any tips or recipes, please let us know!! we still have a lot of work to do! even though, i must say, our chocolate icing kicks butt =]

ok that is all for now! im gonna get the instyle mag out and get to work! gotta start working with what i have now that im gonna be paying bills!