inviting and magical...

I have been hard at work decorating the new house.  I love all of the natural light that comes through the windows and the calm mood I have been creating.  My love for dreamcatchers will soon be on full display.  I want to create a space that is inviting and magical.  All the troubles and stress of the day will be left at the door.

don't be sorry

This weekend is sure to be an eventful one.  My husband is graduating from the police academy and we are also moving.  I don't know what to make of life right now.  Things are changing for, what looks like, the better.  It will be interesting to see where this new path will take us.  I'm still trying to find my place and my purpose.  I hope this is the year I discover what it is.

the do over

I was never one who dreamed about their wedding.  I never had the dress, flowers, and location picked out in my mind.  When my husband proposed to me I knew there were many decisions that had to me made.  I have always loved and been inspired by anything "earthy" and gypsy.  Although the picture above is what I had in mind for my wedding, my family did not feel this was appropriate.  Through the process of our wedding I learned that the actual wedding itself is more for the family, seeing as how I did not end up with remotely anything that I had in mind.  Our wedding was very beautiful, but it would have been intereI have decided that Matt and I will run away on one of our anniversaries and have a ceremony for ourselves.

Sweet Baby Love

I am now an Aunt!!  I never knew I could love something so small.  My sister-in-law gave birth to a baby girl on Thursday at 4:58.  I was blessed with the opportunity to be in the delivery room and witness the miracle of her birth.  Witnessing the love that was seen and felt in that room really changed my outlook on having children.  I never really thought about having children or even wanting them, which was difficult for my husband to understnad because he knew he always wanted children, but after spending almost everyday with my sister-in-law through out her pregnancy and witnessing the birth of her child it really began to change something deep inside of me.  All of the fears I had felt as though they were suddenly washed away.  I feel as though being in the delivery room was an unseen blessing for me to be able to understand the love of having a child.  My husband is of course thrilled that my fears and negative outlook on having children are gone, but trust me, that doesn't mean we are in hurry to have them!  One day at a time.

...Finally...

Ever since we have moved to Kentucky Matt has been trying to get into a good police department.  He has worked as an officer for a small town out here, but he wanted a job where we would be able to take on more responsibility and see more action.  He had an interview last Wednesday at a bigger police department last Wednesday and has officially received word today that he got the job.  Thank God!  I am so happy for him because I know this is something that he really wanted.  Now that we have gotten the official word it is time to start thinking about moving.  I have been wanting to move out our little place for awhile now.  This opportunity could not have come at a better time.  As excited as I am about the prospects of moving, I am not looking forward to the process of trying to find a new place.  Its hard to decide between renting an apartment or renting a house.  Both have their positives and negatives.  I'm gonna have to force myself to remain patient and research all of my options, rather then getting in rush to move and settle into a place.  I know the Lord will find something great for us.

...and the search goes on...

I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing more frustrating than not being able to find something you are looking for.  I cannot find any glass bell jars anywhere!  I understand that nowadays you can just hop on the Internet and order these things, but the shipping and handling in itself is always ridiculous.  I just wish I could find these things the old school way, going to a store nearby and purchasing them.  Since I live in 'middle of nowhere,' Kentucky I would assume there would be a ton of little antique shops...BUT NO! So I guess my search will continue until that one fateful day when I will stumble upon these little beauties. (Hopefully at an amazing price)

...wishlist...

The downfall to living in a small town in Kentucky...I can't get my hands on these little beauties.  The only store we have around here is Walmart and they do not carry anything remotely like this.  I swear one day these will be mine...oh yes...they will be mine. Bwah Hahaha!