The one with Jordan....

I love my husband! He is my very best friend. Thank you Jordan for being my greatest blessing.

The one with Courteney Cox...

Recently I saw the Movie Bedtime Stories and was blown away by how much I actually liked it. It was not the normal, predictable, clean, family movie. It was different to me. I thought it was a sweet story, and I’d totally see it again. Unfortunately, the movie only had one thing wrong… Courteney Cox.

Has anyone seen her lately?!?!?!?! I was more than disturbed to see my beautiful Monica Geller turned into some creepy, plastic-surgery-gone-wrong, lady. At first I thought it was just aging, but NO. Something was terribly wrong. I really think she had a face lift and/or botox injections and it changed her whole face. So so so sad! The reason I felt compelled to write about it, is the fact that I actually lie in bed thinking about her face! The picture is permanently burned in my brain. She is like my idol…..and now, I don’t recognize her.


I will always love you Courteney. You’re my Alabama girl. But don’t give in to Hollywood and it’s crazy expectations. You are beautiful!!!! (just in case she ever comes across my blog)

The one with the Big Decision...

Ok, so it’s offical. I refuse to be Aunt April and this process of coming up with a name has been a tough one. I went back and forth on a few options, but there is one the just felt right.

Aunt Fun.

I feel like it best describes how I hope to be when I’m an aunt. Not the mom with all the rules, but the crazy, fun, loud, silly Aunt. I’m not this creative, so I won’t take credit for this name. I stole it from my wonderful friend Kelly’s fiancé, Dan Strickland. His sister goes by this name, and I am going to respectfully steal it. So thanks Dan!

The name was definitely confirmed this weekend when we spent time in Atlanta with Kristin and Shannon. Our family refered to me as Aunt Fun and it felt sooo right.

I love my nephew/niece, and I will be their Aunt Fun.

Love you Sister!! You will be my children’s Aunt KiKi for sure….we still need to work on Uncle Shannon’s name… ☺

The one with the Tia..

So I've been hoping to have had another post by now, but life got hectic there for a while. As some of you know, Jordan and I "borrow" internet from our neighbors, and we've not been having good luck with that. We only seem to find the the ones without passwords when we're sitting in our bedroom in Mark and Amy's red chair. No where else in the house can we "borrow" internet! So, I would've blogged at work, but my boss is VERY strict. I've found that it's sometimes best to sleep with him to ease the tension in the office. I recommend this only for you ladies who work for your HUSBANDS!!! haha. No seriously, Jordan is the best boss ever.

Ok so I've been writing out some topics that I want to share. Not topics, more like small blurps of observations I've made over the past couple weeks. I feel like my blog will be about the following:

                  Stories   -    Observations    -    Praises

Here goes round one... and there's more coming soon. The sentimental praise must come first.

Praise!!!! At the end of August, I will be an..... AUNT!!!!! My sister-in-law Kristin Hill will become a mother!!! I am so excited for her and her husband Shannon. They will be the best parents in town. They just got married in June, but I know that they are emotionally ready for parenthood and I'm praying for them daily as God slowly molds their hearts to become solely devoted to Baby Hill. I can't imagine the anxiousness they feel....

My friend Kristen White just had a beautiful baby girl named Merridy in December. I met Kristen when she was 6 weeks pregnant as we were beginning our Growth Group at Church. It has rocked my world watching my first friend become a mom. God truly gives us 9 months for a purpose. As we'd meet weekly, I'd watch Kristen's belly grow and with that, her and Garrett's excitement for the arrival of their baby. It was an honor to pray for Merridy's health and for her transition from the arms of Jesus to the arms of Kristen and Garrett. I don't even think Kristen truly knows how God has blessed me through their experience becoming parents. I am so enthralled with the miracle of New Life. I'm amazed at the complexity of it all. I would stare at her belly each week, almost in disbelief that life exists underneath it all. In that crazy organ of fluid?!?!? What!?!?! My favorite part was feeling Merridy move as she responded to my touch and to my voice. I can't even describe how God used little Merridy to open my eyes to His goodness. I always knew that creating a child was wondrous, but I never felt the depth until a close friend went through it...

Weekly for the past month I've watched how Merridy has grown. She is learning about her new body and is so responsive...just like she was in the womb. I sat with her yesterday while Kristen took a nap and was in awe of her little precious self. This is how I know I cannot wait to be an aunt. I am soooooooooo unbelievably excited to be a Tia. If Merridy has rocked my world, it makes me queasy thinking about loving my ONLY sister's baby more than life. Ugh....now I can't see the screen through the wetness....hold please.

Ok so. That is my praise today. New Life. For Merridy and my future niece/nephew.

Feel free to respond with any ideas for my new "aunt name"  I don't like Aunt April at all, so there must be something else?!?!?! I'm thinking about Tia...

The one with New Beginnings...

So here I am. I can't believe I'm doing this. I was so anti blogging for such a long time!!! But then a few dear friends of mine, no names mentioned, *Jessica* Amy* Kristin* really do keep up with these things. Maybe it will save me a few games of phone tag?? 

I'm not really sure what I'll write about, I wasn't a journalism major, nor am I any bit of a natural writer. So I ask for your forgiveness ahead of time for any "blog norms" I violate. I assume everyone takes to their own style in blogging. I'm not sure what mine will be, but I can guarantee that it will be full of randomness. And don't worry..."I never thought I'd do this..." is a working title. I do however, fully intend to find my own creative style, and I'm prepared that it might take more time than I'd like. If you have any blogging advice, feel free to let me know. I guess you can "comment" (See! I'm already learning the lingo)

 For now this will remain an open blog...if I get too deep, I might create a private blog. It kinda wigs me out that anyone can read this...but then again, that's kinda exciting.

And for the record, I think I wanted to start this blog in honor of Matt and Jessica's engagement. I love her dearly and strive to be like her. And she blogs, so maybe I can too. I guess if I keep this up, this could be a diary that my kids could read?? "comment?"

Well, I love you all who care enough to read my jibberish. I'm so thankful for you. Merry Christmas!!!!!!!