About a year ago I decided that it would be a great idea to have my dad's side of the family over for Thanksgiving. Little did I know how much time and effort actually goes into pulling off such festivities. I never really thought a lot about it....till the week before. I frantically ran around my house getting things cleaned and scrubbed. Now don't get me wrong, the house was already clean, but I scrubbed like Jesus was coming over ! It was a workout to say the least. I at least had help from my very willing husband. After said scrubbing was done I sat down and decided on a menu. I meticulously planned out my grocery list and an attack plan, which I might add was executed spectacularly. Fast forward a week later, I still didn't have what THEY needed to cook the already prepared dinner that I worked 3 days on. Poor Derek made at the very least 5 trips to Wal-Mart. He is a trooper! Anyway, moving right along! So after it's all said and done we had a good meal, but no one stuck around for very long. Which made me sad. Did my cooking offend these people? Some might say I use to much salt. ( If you know me ask me about this later...this is a joke.) Ha ha ! Anyways, here we are a week from Thanksgiving and I am just getting over the hoop-la that we did! I am so glad I have a few days to myself to relax and do nothing...I mean NOTHING! I vow here and now to not even make the bed. Well, maybe I will. Jesus is watching!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
My little adventures!
Ok I realized I have only posted once on this blog but I am planning to change that, so here it goes. Let me just start with saying... WOW! I thought last year was busy let me tell you all about this year. I can't believe that I've been here almost two years. Oklahoma City has given me a new lease on life, while that might sound incredibly cheesy, I have done things that I never thought I would. I have joined Jr. League, started to try for a family with Derek, and remain involved with family back home.
The most important of these was/is trying to have a baby. It all started last October when my dad took a bad turn in his health. My daddy has always been my hero and my guardian, until Derek came along of course. He has been my rock when I thought nothing in this world would go right. I have always been a daddy's girl and forever shall be. It's been hard seeing the man who taught me to do so many things be so ill. Anyway ! He's doing so much better now, better being the subjective word, even though he is still waiting on a kidney transplant.
Derek and I have always held the institution of marriage and family at a high regard. It's just the way our parents raised us. I have forever wanted to be a "house-wife and mother". While some women have high-powered office jobs, I've always thought that being a mother and wife was as equally important. SO ... Derek and I are trying to have a baby. I knew it was going to be diffucult but I had NO idea it was going to be this hard. We started on our own last October like I said and to no avail I'm still not a mommy. I have seen a lot of my friends get pregnant and most closest and best friend Meagan get to experience the new adventure of "mommy-hood". I know that it is in God's hands and that he has a plan for our family. I just feel like a failure to not be able to do this so easily, like MANY women do. So here we are a year later and nothing has happened. I don't know what the next step will be but I can only imagine it will be another adventure.
The most important of these was/is trying to have a baby. It all started last October when my dad took a bad turn in his health. My daddy has always been my hero and my guardian, until Derek came along of course. He has been my rock when I thought nothing in this world would go right. I have always been a daddy's girl and forever shall be. It's been hard seeing the man who taught me to do so many things be so ill. Anyway ! He's doing so much better now, better being the subjective word, even though he is still waiting on a kidney transplant.
Derek and I have always held the institution of marriage and family at a high regard. It's just the way our parents raised us. I have forever wanted to be a "house-wife and mother". While some women have high-powered office jobs, I've always thought that being a mother and wife was as equally important. SO ... Derek and I are trying to have a baby. I knew it was going to be diffucult but I had NO idea it was going to be this hard. We started on our own last October like I said and to no avail I'm still not a mommy. I have seen a lot of my friends get pregnant and most closest and best friend Meagan get to experience the new adventure of "mommy-hood". I know that it is in God's hands and that he has a plan for our family. I just feel like a failure to not be able to do this so easily, like MANY women do. So here we are a year later and nothing has happened. I don't know what the next step will be but I can only imagine it will be another adventure.
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