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truth #5 – regret.

I always used to say ‘live life with no regrets’ but sadly I do not.  I have a lot of regrets.. some way too personal to share on here.  One of my biggest regrets is not putting effort into friendships in high school and college.  Sadly I was too focused on boyfriends and wasted my free time wrapped up in them instead of developing who I was and being with my girlfriends.  (please note I had 3 serious boyfriends – one for 8 months – another for 3 years – and another for 3 more years – I feel the need to clarify that I wasn’t a ‘loosey goosey’!)  I have really realized this now as I am beginning to see the significance behind strong girlfriend bonds and I am so very sorry to those of you that I treated poorly because of my 'I need a boyfriend to make me happy’ mentality.

Another big regret that sort of goes along with the first I guess was selecting colleges based on the locations of my boyfriends.  I went to Methodist College in Fayetteville, NC for one year because my boyfriend at the time was stationed at Fort Bragg.  Then when he and I broke up and I started dating my next boyfriend I decided to transfer to his school, West Virginia University.  Now, I love each school for very different reasons so I certainly don’t regret ever going to these schools but I do regret not exploring other schools.  I regret making the huge decision of which college to attend based solely on which boy I was dating at the time. pitiful.

And I really really regret spending 6 years of my life tied up with those last two boyfriends.  Yes, I learned a lot.. yes, at the time I thought everything was wonderful.. yes, they were ‘nice’ guys and I do have some fun memories.. but 6 years, that’s a long freakin’ time.. August 1998 to October 2001.. January 2002 to February 2005.. gone.. all gone.. I feel as though I have very little to show for those years because I was so consumed with those relationships.. if that even makes sense..

I regret not listening to my mother – about a lot of things. No need to go into details because I could type about that all day long but I have really realized that my mom was always right.  I love her muchermostest and can’t thank her enough for everything she has done for me and for our family ;o)

No need to go on about other regrets – just something I need to work on within myself.  BUT.. I will absolutely, without a doubt, make sure that my children understand the importance of true, strong, meaningful friendships.  They will know about my choices and my regrets.  I will allow these regrets to make me a better mom.

Love & blessings!

Peanut Butter is 5 months old!

ohhhh my sweet baby Gage David is growing so fast…

and ohhhhh my he is absolutely adorable adorable adorable!

• you weigh about 18 pounds now (and have the most adorable chubchub legs!)
• still in size 2 diapers
• 3-6 month clothing (but momma did buy you some super cute 6-9 month stuff for spring!)
• you’re drinking about 40 ounces of formula each day but daddy and I have been talking about trying food soon!!
• you have very light hair that has a little curl to it when it’s wet =)
• speaking of wet, you are still not so sure about bath time!
• naps are best in your swing.. don’t know what we’ll do when you’re too big for your swing
• your big bro gets you to laugh like no one else can.. it melts my heart to see you react the way you do to him
• you chatter all the time and it cracks me up!  I really need to try and record it sometime soon.
• sleeping in your crib is going very well; I put you to bed around 8:45 p.m. and you sleep until 6 or 6:30 a.m. – you usually wake up about 3 or 4 times but fall right back to sleep after I give you your paci
• your legs are SO strong!
• we’ve realized your right ear is a good bit bigger than your left but both are equally adorable!

   

more fun kiddo photos..

   

Gabby loved trying to steal Gage’s sticker.. such a silly girl!  And yes, her pants are missing.. she’s in this stage where she doesn’t like pants and does everything in her power to get them off as soon as Steven or I put them on her ;o)  I sure hope that doesn’t last too long!       

blessed. super blessed.

#4

truth #4 – I do my morning devotions in my car before heading in to work.  My mom got me this devotional book and I love it!  I get to the office parking lot, turn off my radio, pull out my book and my bible and spend some quiet time with God.  I have found it’s a great way to clear my head in the morning. It works well that I am alone in my car – pretty much the only place where I can find peace and quiet in the morning =)

Gage will be 5 months old tomorrow!! You know what that means..

 

PHOTOS!!

Love & blessings =)

Vintage Pearl giveaway [love it.]

Vintage Pearl Giveaway!

Check out this giveaway – I love VP’s jewelry and would love to add this chunky message ring to my collection.  I’d get something on it in honor of my Grammie.. don’t know what yet but I would definitely figure something out if I won ;o)

okay, bedtime for this sleepy momma.. around 5:30 a.m. middle G and little G decided they wanted to have a screaming competition and neither wanted to give in and lose; needless to say I am ready.for.bed!

savings & faces

Truth #3 – I love shopping.  I hate spending money.  bad combination.  But I love love love a good deal ;o)  I took middle and little G to kohls tonight while big G spent the night with his meemaw!  I tore up the clearance racks and ended up coming home with a pair of jeans and 5 shirts for $32.00. 

the best part was I still had gift cards from Christmas so I came home with all these goodies without spending a dime!

Now, on to the ‘faces’ part of this blog.  My daughter is such a silly goose and lately when I pull my camera out [which has really been acting up lately… grrrr]she always makes these silly faces =)                           

I know I really should take some time to edit these but the truth is, I don’t have any good editing software to use.  I had photoshop on my old laptop thanks to my brother-in-law but the only thing I’ve used on this computer is picasa and I’m really not that crazy about it.

Love & blessings!!

truth #2 [lame]

I can type about 80 words a minute!  Stupid truth, I know.. but I’m proud of my typing skills.  Actually, I have Mrs. Hamilton to thank for my typing skills.  Mrs. Hamilton was my computer teacher in middle school and she was also one of my mom’s dearest friends and the mother of one of my dearest friends.  soooo.. of course I always did my best in her class – I had no other choice =)  Thanks for the typing knowledge Mrs. Hamilton, it has absolutely paid off!!!