Spring shots...

Just a shot of some beautiful flowers that Sharon dropped off last week. They so made me happy!

Santa Fe shots! It was beautiful there, gotta go back!

Once again, I have lagged a bit (okay, a lot) in the blogging area.

So much has happened! I was blessed enough to be in my good friend Kristi's wedding in Santa Fe, go home to California to catch up with family & have some much needed girl time.

Now, I am home catching up on the house and the yard. We are settling in for the summer. I will post some yard pics within the next few days.

Uncle Charlie's visit

Yeah, I can crawl like a maniac & look at my duckie face!! ;)

Deep thoughts by Charlie...

We were so happy to have Uncle Chaz in town last week! Lilly misses her uncle already!

Family time!

My beautiful Mommy & I at a SF Giants game

Cass, Mom & I

Kevie, Cass, Joseph, Me & Mom ~ pre-gamen outsite of Pac Bell

Lilly and her fav great-cousin Kevin

Cousins!!! Madeline, Cate and Lilly...

Lilly & I were able to go to California to see the family a few weeks ago. We had a great time, but man did it fly by!!

Its a pool day!!!

I know it has been wayyy too long since my last post. I can promise that now that I have our new camera figured out there will be more to come!

Ms Lilly is officially 10-months old, crawling and quite the conversationalist these days. Loves my girl!

Beautiful Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss Lilly enjoying our lunch at my new fav cafe "Zoe's" in Atlantic Highlands.

Today we headed to the beach. Here is the first of many shots at the Hook!

We went to the park the other day and Lilly had so much FUN watching all of the big kids play!

Oh, no! already a glam girl! ;)

Lilly & the lobster...

While my parents were visiting the east we headed out to give my Mom her first whole lobster experience. Boy, was it yummy!

Um...Mimi; what the heck is this??!!

Oh, heck...I will give it a touch-sie...

Yay! Lobster!

My adorable parents! Miss you guys already...

Mystic, CT

I realize I am a bit behind with my posts...again! ;)

A few weeks ago my parents flew out to catch up with my brother and I. We started our adventure with my parents in CT & then they came down to Jerz for the rest of the week. I miss you guys already!!!!
Pictured here we are touring the seaport at Mystic. Beautiful! My brother was accepted in to the Williams-Mystic program for the semester. (http://www.williams.edu/williamsmystic/). I am so proud of him...

Pictured below is a whaling ship.

One of the pretty boats docked at the seaport...

Lilly and I on the Mystic River. She slept during most of our walks...

Tulips make me happy...

Happy Spring Day!!!

Happy Easter everyone!!!!

Check out my new rocking horse! Happy Easterrr everyone!

Happy Easter!! Just got out of church and had a fab time!!

Bunny ear carrot/cream cheese cupcakes for everyone!

The table scape...

What is my problem??

Last night I went to bed like most nights: spent!! The only difference is that last night I went to bed tired of being spent...does that make sense to you all?

I have been taking a step back lately and looking at this mess of a me that I have here.

I have no reason to be a mess! I have everything I could ever want in the hole wide world! What the heck is my problem?? By 7PM every night I am looking at an overwhelmed, tired, emotional, scary, sometimes blubbering woman...eeewww

I wake up sad at myself...

What happened to the confident, happy, go-with-the-flow woman that I knew? How scary is that...

Now, I know that spiritual attacks happen when you are least expecting them, but they also seem to happen when you really are just too tired to fight it!

I am defeated, I am tired, I am tired of being defeated...freaking Satan get off my back!

Lord, help me to fight, help me to be happy. Its beautiful outside, I gotta get my armor on and go out and enjoy my day!

"Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

"Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

"And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints...." Ephesians 6:10-18

Finished...!!!

The wine shot on the finished deck...aww...yummy

I promised to post the finished shots and here they are! With the blessing of awesome weather through the weekend this chicky must get cracken on some birdhouses, flower pots and such!! Whooop-whoop! ;) I am a nerd I know... delirious from no sleep last night and coffee is still brewing...

Have a lovely day everyone!

Construction Zone...!!

I had to throw in a shot of my blossoming Hydrangea ;)

A man + his girl + his new deck = one happy man!

This puppy is 8ft+ off the ground thanks to our ever slopping back yard!

We are thrilled that they started construction this morning and will be done tomorrow! YAY!

~ I will post more tomorrow.

The patio furniture is on its way, now for the chiminea (spelling ??) and the flower pots...!!

My Happy Princess girl...

Spring day in the park...

"Mom, where is my coffee?"

"Mom, I told you I can drive like a big girl; look at me?!"

Gardens...

One of my favorite things in the whole wide world are gardens...wispy, flower gardens, winding pathways, sun soaking, quiet places...

It all started once my mom read me "The secret garden" when I was little. Since then my obsession with finding "My secret garden" will forever go on...Bruce Springsteen's "Secret Garden..." also one of my favorite songs...I digress...I guess my soul is always been searching for that quiet place. That quiet place where I can go to let go of my worries, to be still, to enjoy beautiful things. This is why when this website/ band was shared with me my hand drew the mouse over to click on this song...

Needtobreathe ~ Please do click and have a listen, it is a beautiful song... http://www.needtobreathe.net/music/garden/

Garden...

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I am far from perfect, far from obsessed with "rules...", I am far from "preachy" but I am a woman who at the age of 16 fell in love with her Savior. Now, I know that sounds odd to some of you. I get that. But let me say, I have not for one split second... from being at the crossroads at 16 after being gutted emotionally by people close to me for years to come...looked back on making my decision to follow the Lord.

He has carried me through much and when I hear a song that is able to express what the word, the act of "worship" means to me I want to share it! I want to share it b/c I feel that so many of you do not understand what Christianity truly is. This is what it is to me. It is not rules, it is not a stifling of a lifestyle... Its a relationship, it touches me, it makes me want more than anything for people to know, to feel what I feel...its peace...true peace, I need peace, I need quiet, I need beautiful things to admire, I need the Garden and I have that in an amazing relationship with the God of the universe...

Another Coolio Product...

In bed sick, napping baby...happily creeping on all of my favorite blogs (this one from Chez Beeper Bebe) I found the coolest lunch-box of all time...

The Goodbyn

The eco-friendly, foodie, pack-and-go for kiddos! Loves it!

For those of you who are still deciding if you want to click on the hyper link here is a synopsis:

* recyclable

* dishwasher safe

* comes with 3-pages of stickers for your kiddo to decorate his/ her Goodbyn

* no baggies needed!

Now, I know I want either the pink or the orange one...going with the orange one; who am I kidding!

High chair makeover

Always loved the high chair, not the cushion so much...ta-da! I took a pillow slip cover that I found, and fell in love with...

1) measured securing slats

2) cut

3) wash

4) pulled over the back cushion and secured into place!

Easy to clean...love how it turned out. :)) Being that baby items seem to take over your home decor I really want to make these pieces work with every other design element in the house. Pack and play next...

Ba-ba, Da-da & Ma-Ma!!

Miss Lilly G and her friend Duck-duck...

Lilly is quite chatty these days. Its so entertaining. That said, as soon as the camera came out she did get a little shy...you will get an idea of what the chatter-box sounds like these days. She is officially saying Babba, Dadda, and Momma...yay!

Play time!

Ms Lilly is learning how to clap! We say "yay!" she claps! Its the cutest thing ever!

Hippy baby in her pack-and-play with no shoes on..."Hello everybody!"

Ya think Daddy got me dressed??!!

This should be my outfit face forward....

Instead...Daddy got me dressed with shirt & pants on backward...

EXCELLENT!

PS Yes, that is a drool mark...I got teeth coming in people!