It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you...without a dope beat to step to..

MAN...has it been forever or what since I've last blogged!!! I love writing and often think of things that would be awesome to write about but never really sit down and do it! So lucky for you (cause I know you've been anxiously waiting...humor me) I have some alone time today and decided to sit down and write a little about whats been going on lately!! In the words of some famous Mexican guy....."Take it away!"
So life, for me, has taken a very interesting turn in the last few months!! Were to begin well I some what got a taste of what it feels like to be a single mom these past few months and let me say my heart truly sympathizes and goes out to the real single mom's, boy is it hard!! I'm not really single, as most of you know my husband had been working away for quite some time now, and I must say this distance has been tough! Up until that point John and I had never really been apart but through this distance I have learned a lot!! Mainly to rely on God to get me through this! I've said it before and I'll say it again (for those of you who missed it the first time lol) Through this time apart God has not only strengthened the relationship that John and I share but he's also strengthened our relationship with him! Ok enough of that mushy stuff right!!! Oh yeah back to single moms for one second though! Even though it's probably the hardest job in the world, my message to you would be; Hang in there I know it gets tough and at times you feel you want to scream and pull your hair out! All the sweat, tears, time and effort will be worth it when your children grow up to be decent human beings!Wow I can probably go on forever on that one!!! As I previously mentioned life has been interesting!! I've lived vicariously through my single friend, whose back in the dating world again!!! Why she listens to me sometimes....I am not sure...lol!!! I've also seen another friend through a divorce...man that was a tough one!!! Once again going through that with my dear friend only taught me to rely on God even more!!! She's better now, healing and just getting through life!!! I guess the saying is true "Life does throw you curve balls" BUT you just got to hit them out of the park!! I've also been spending time with my precious family, who I love dearly!! Hanging with my brother and sister, spending family time with my crazy aunts and just enjoying life!! I'm back at school again and I'm slowly but surely getting there! This summer we got to go on a little family vacation and it was awesome for the first time I absolutely enjoyed myself!! My boys are old enough to where they were able to have a good time too!!! We went out all day had fun got tired went back to our loft took a nap and kept on going!!! That's it life as I know it...for the past few months at least!! It was fun blogging again, I'm not gong to make any promises but I'm gonna try to do it a little more often!!

Defrosting Salad...Not Good!!!

Ok I was fixing lunch a while ago and I had salad on my mind!!! BUT the thing is I open the fridge, no bagged salad in sight! Crisper, no salad!!! Hmmm...strange I thought!!! So I open the freezer and BAM there it is!!! Great I must have put it in there yesterday by accident!!! Let me tell you that thing was frozen solid!!! As I stood there with chicken breast and no salad a spark of genius hit me!!!! People wash salad...right, so why don't I wash frozen salad and it will defrost...man I'm good!!! Well I proceed to wash the brick of salad and it quickly begins to turn into this stewy-slimy mess!!! This can't be good I thought!!! Long story short...the salad went in the trash! So if you ever end up in such a predicament (I know it happens often right) "DO NOT" I repeat "DO NOT" defrost it!!! Unless you like stewy-slimy salad!!!

Penny for your thoughts!!!

Lydia and Diana are laughing because __________________! (fill in th blank)

You are the Sweet to my Salty!!!

It's been said that adding a pinch of salt brings out the sweetness in sugar, I consider this an interesting concept!!! After reading about this I began to apply this idea to my relationship with my husband!!! At first I thought surely he's the salt that adds to my sweetness (I know I'm tooting my own horn...bear with me)!!! But after much consideration I came up with the fact that I can very well be the salt!!! Let me tell you why! Because my husbands the SWEETEST(you saw that coming right)!!! He truly is kind, loving and very deserving of the title!!! But then I went a little further and figured he could be the salt too!!! Salt preserves, gives flavor, enriches, and adds zest!!! These are all effects that John has had on my life! From hindsight I thought "how do sweet and salty make a good combination"? But after some exploring I learned that its a great blend that complements each other well!!! Who's the sweet to your salty?

Words of Wisdom

I recently read a quote that I thoought was very profound and nicely worded! Here it goes:

"Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obtacle." -Helen Keller

I recently found myself in a situation were I didn't meet a goal I had set for myself, I was very disappointed to say the least! But then I remembered this quote and realized that I cannot dwell on my failures, but I can grow from them and focus on the victory's that lie ahead!

God...Please Not Me Again!!!

I was driving home from Sunday night church service and unbeknown to me I was speeding!!! I know....you think I would have learned from the two speeding tickets I got back to back last year!!! I honestly didn't realize that I was going so fast so you can imagine how surprised I was to see the lights flashing behind me!!! Well the officer approaches me ask me a few questions then leaves me wallow in my pity of getting another ticket! He returns and questions me some more...but here's the greatest part of all; he handed back my license and said "slow down"!!! TYJ!!! I was so grateful, ecstatic, excited, thankful!!! I don't think that has ever happened to me...God is GOOD!!! His mercy surely was upon me!!!

Chew On This...

Tuesday was my first day back at school for this semester and well as you can imagine it was a bit hectic!!! In between classes I stepped in to the ladies room and saw something that caught my attention!!!! Here it is, can you figure it out? It's an eclectic collection of what else....bubble gum!!!! I'm sure most of you may find this disgusting but it was something that helped break the monotony of the day!!! Any-who i thought it would be fun to share!!! Let me know what you think? And oh yeah in case your wondering why I had my camera in the bathroom with me it's because I always carry it in my purse....don't worry I'm not a weirdo....lol!!!

Update on New Year, New Goals!!!

Okay I was listening to KSBJ today and they were talking about new year resolutions and how their hard to keep especially if you have too many!!! Ok thats me!!! Instead they said to make one and focus on it!!!! So that being said I'm changing mine to the one I've been able to keep so far (with some exceptions)!!!