Twitter and Christmas

Ok, I know I'm late on this...but like the saying goes, "Better late than never!"(or pregnant, as Blanche would say lol)!

I'm now on twitter an have decided to try to stick with it. I need followers to keep me motivated! I'm Tennessee_Honey :) Find me. Follow me. And I will do the same!


Now onto Christmas. I'm so ready for it to be over with but I love it just the same. My husband and I have a problem...we can't stop buying for the kids. It seems like things just keep creeping into the buggy. Oh well, it could be worse I guess. :)

I have also made more cake balls than I ever wanted to in the past couple of days. And I don't even eat cake balls!!

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Where has the time gone?? Is it just me, or did this year fly by super fast? (this reminds me; I need to do a rewind of the year post!)

I've been busy making things other than cake balls, too. Bows!! And I love it:) [I'm on my iPhone so all the pics will be at the end of this post]

I'm so excited for the new year. There are some exciting things that will happen in 2012!

Oh, and if you haven't heard of it, you should check out portablenorthpole.tv and make a personalized video from Santa himself! Kenzie loved hers. Her expression was priceless!! I didn't bother with making Tucker one...he could care less anyways, being that he's only 17 months old haha!

Well, Merry Christmas everyone!!

Dreams

I had a very vivid dream last night...I dreamt that I was could transform myself into some kind of invisible flying, uhhh...person lol. All of my guy friends (that are obviously made up) had somehow transformed into dogs after someone threw a ball towards them. Weird right? So I transformed into my invisible-ness and decided to try to find them. It was so weird...I could feel myself flying!

Anyways, I finally found one of the "dogs" in the woods. But it turns out he was a wolf. He could smell me but couldn't see me. Then somehow, I ended up getting bit by this wolf friend. And I cried. Then woke up.

I think I've had too much Sirius/Jacob Black on my mind.

Just voicing my opinions (aka FACTS)

Most people will not like this post. And that's quite alright with me. Everyone has an opinion and are entitled to it.

Opinion/Fact #1. My husband is awesome. I love him and he is my best friend. We have been together for 4 years, and married for 3. And throughout all of our struggles, financially & emotionally, we seem to have come out on top. We have grown up with each other. And it's because we put those precious little kids of ours FIRST. Whatever we do, we think of them. And it's because of those kids that we GREW UP.

Opinion/Fact #2. If I am not happy with something, I'm going to change it or change myself. Either way, something's gotta change.

For example, as of now, I'm changing myself. I'm always up for a good time. But that does not have to involve alcohol. I don't like what it does to people. I'm too old for all that LOL. (I'm only 22 for those who don't know...)

Opinion/Fact #3. Pick the people you team up with wisely. Especially if no one likes them to begin with. It will start more drama than you need. And more importantly, it's going to put a strain on a relationship/friendship.

Opinion/Fact #4. Replace the negativity with positivity. It will make life TONS happier. It's not easy at first, but once you start doing it, you can physically see your world getting better.

                                        

Opinion/Fact #5. You can't get something out of nothing. You can't sit around and expect things to happen. Get off your butt and do something about it.

Opinion/Fact #6. That saying "Live to please no one but yourself" is also bologna. Read it again.....yeah, sounds a little selfish doesn't it?

Opinion/Fact #7. Financial issues are the #1 cause of divorce. I can & can't see this. How can adults not be responsible with money? Or not share money with their spouse, even if just one of them is working? I just don't understand.

Opinion/Fact #8. Attention seeking is for 3 year olds. When you are adults, it's best to sit back and not voice your life on Facebook. Yes, everyone has bad days. But running up my newsfeed with negativity is ridiculous. Try this: when you get the urge to post something negative/attention seeking, just type it, and DELETE IT. Then, when you are feeling better, you won't look back and think "Eh, I probably shouldn't have posted that" because now you look like a doucher. :)

Opinion/Fact #9. I am awesome.

lol just kidding about #9 :)   But seriously, this post is going to raise some eyebrows.  Don't condemn me for my opinions because they are what they are.

Fall Love

We got some family pictures made yesterday afternoon. I thought we were going to blow away with the crazy wind we were having! But they turned out really good!

*sigh*

These are just a few of them. Blogger was being mean and wouldn't let me put anymore on here :( Maybe later. :)

Anywho. I've been thinking a lot lately. (I know, I know...don't hurt yourself, Lauren). I'm happy with my life. Yes, some things could be better. And they WILL! My husband works so hard for his family. He has a good, steady job (although I DO complain about the hours...it could be worse), and he's working his way up the company! I (God willing) will be starting school in January for teaching. I've decided that's what I want to do. Be a teacher. It will be best for my family and I know I will love doing it! And I will get to be creative everyday!! :)

The next 5 years are going to be a busy 5 years. We are working on bettering our credit score because we want to buy a house after I graduate. And I am SO excited about it! And I'm so proud of how we are handling it. Most people jump in and buy something that they can't afford in the first place. But we are taking the slow, yet productive route. My husband is so good at handling money. Well, we both are actually. I never buy anything without thinking it over 500 times lol. And if we don't have the money to do something this week, we don't do it. Point blank. We had it really rough when we first moved in together but we have come a LONG way and we always say that we will NEVER go back to living like that. I hate asking for help/money. Hate it. We are adults. It shouldn't be that way. So unless something major comes up (like a house fire......) I will try to never ask for financial help.

Next.

I know some of you have read where I'm going to start losing weight/getting into shape. Well, I'm starting today!! I made my own workout routine. I'm not really "dieting" per say. I'm just going to try to eat healthier when I can and cut back on sweets and sodas....Lord help me lol. I might hurt somebody for a Dr.Pepper.

Pinteresting Wednesday!!

 

My dream home! It doesn’t even have to be that huge…I just LOVE where it is!

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I love Pinterest…but now when I make something crafty, I don’t feel as awesome because everybody and their momma (literally) will know I made if from Pinterest LOL.

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I NEED THIS IN MY CLOSET RIGHT NOW!!  please :)

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Linking up with

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When I pray…

 

When I pray, I pray for my children and my husband. I pray that God will watch over them and keep them safe from harm. I thank God for bringing them into my life. I thank God for the blessings he has given me, even though I need to do this more often. I pray for my family and friends and how I’m so blessed to have them. And I pray that God will help me be a better mother and wife.

But what I can’t pray for, what I feel I’m not worthy of praying for, is me. I feel like I am a lost cause. I don’t deserve the things that God has provided for me because I fall to temptations too easily. I always want to be better, but it’s so hard for me.  I can’t keep asking for forgiveness when I do the same wrong things over and over again.

And I’m still so confused with everything. I don’t know where I belong (as far as a church goes) and I don’t know nearly as much about the Bible as I should. When I do go to church, I feel ashamed. I feel that I am not worthy enough to stand in front of the cross.

I’m just going to continue to pray.

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Catch Up

Some pictures from Halloween-

Pretty sure I had the most handsome Sheriff in town, along with the most PURRRRRfect Kitty Cat. 

Yeah, I just did that =