We are HERE!

We left monday morning about 12:30 after having to wait out the snow we got that morning, we drove all the way to Texarkana, arrived there at the hotel about 10:30pm. Got up early yesterday morning and made our last 8 hours to Corpus!

The girls were wonderful in the car, had no major fights. We got into town about 5 last night, I had tears in my eyes as we came into town, all this emotion of how much i missed it here came over me!

Today we start round one of seeing friends, we are heading to see Ms. Norma and the girls friends, we are very happy to be here!! Alivia says we are staying 4 weeks, and Addison told me to go to work so we can stay forever=)

Will try to update later with some pics maybe~

Here's your weekend update

A few pics to start:

Since blogger and I have been at war when uploading pics and video, I haven't blogged in a few days. We have been running errands all weekend in preparation for me and the girls' trip to Texas tomorrow. I have jas all stocked up with groceries for the week, pizzas, hamburger helper, ham steaks, mac n cheese, ya know guy stuff=) I have made sure all the laundry is done so if he's busy and doesn't get to it he'll at least have clean clothes. The girls and I leave tomorrow morning, hopefully around 8 if not a little earlier, I am hoping to drive about 10 hours and get to Texarkana, then we'll do the other 8 hours on Tuesday morning. The girls are loaded up with movies, books, color wonder, etc... they are usually very good on trips so I'm hoping they'll cooperate this time again. We are all so excited to be going I'm hoping it'll be a fun trip. I've packed so many clothes since its just that time of year down there that you never know from day to day how the weather is going to be. I've got my burnt cd's with some fun songs (including a little hannah montana for the girls) and enough diet pepsi to last a month, so we're ready to go.

This trip is so bittersweet for me, I am so excited to get back there, but I know how hard its goin to be to leave again, I'm hoping I won't have the same bawling like a baby reaction this time, but who knows. I'm going to enjoy every minute of it and try to forget I can't stay forever.

I will be also taking 2 classes online while i'm there, so i may not get a chance to blog much this week, internet may also be an issue. So I'll catch up when I get back!

Wordless Wednesday! a day late

Hoping this works, I have several. They wanted to make a "music video"

Hot Mama Tuesday Topic!

Today's topic was chosen by Beth, I don't know how to do the link to her blog. We are to list our favorite quotes and song lyrics and if they have any meaning behind them.


Favorites Quotes:

"In order for God to take you to another place, He must first move you from where you are, the move often seems like a disaster, but its only the creaking and groaning of a reluctant door."

This quote I first found back in our Wheatland, IA days when we were miserable raising pigs and wanted a change, at that same time Jas was debating leaving the family business and moving us, I posted this on the fridge and in his truck, sort of to give him the strength he needed to make a decision. That decision was the best one for our family. I now use this quote every single time we get a call for a relocation, cause often the move does seem like a disaster and we question, Is this worth it.

"Don't make someone a priority who's only making you an option"

This quote came along to late for me. So many friends and even my own family have hurt me over the years when they never put the effort into our relationships. I was always the give, give, give person who would drive all over the state to see everyone, when they could never do the same. Some people had better plans, better friends, more important things to do. A few years ago, I started living by this quote, I will not make people a priority than are only treating me and my girls as an option. Too much hurt and anger comes from it.

As some of you know, I use song lyrics to describe how I feel at times (or a lot). There are so many verses of songs that sort of sum up my life in one way or another. I may be angry, sad, depressed, happy or confused but I can seem to always find lyrics that match my emotions at the time. I'm not gonna share exact songs since there are hundreds of them, plus I don't want people looking deeper into the meaning of them than is actually there.

Since blogger is being a pain I am gonna end this here, I could go forever on quotes but its not allowing me to paste them in, and I'm not gonna retype all of them!

Weekend update!

So since we started getting this on friday.... we decided to play around with my new camera....

Gross I have HUGE tonsils (probably why i'm prone to strept throat)

This is a good look on me I think=)

Friday night we traveled out in the "blizzard" as the folks of Indiana were calling it, cmon people we got about 3 inches of snow, yes it was windy but that was it. The girls were invited to a bday party for a little girl in Addie's class, girls had a lot of fun making candy bracelets, foam crafts and doing a pinata. Addie gathered a new bday/christmas list from all the presents Mikayla was opening. Afterwards we headed down to kohls to check out their sales. I came home with 5 things and returned 3 of them already (I WILL NOT try on clothes when the kids are with), kinda bummed on that shopping trip. Saturday morning we started painting the chocolate brown wall in the master bedroom, and cleaned around the house while the coats of paint were drying. We did attempt to take the girls out to play, but that only lasted about 30 minutes, the wind was too brutal and I was freezing. Saturday night consisted of movies and me trying to finish up homework since I am finishing a class today! Sunday we watched cartoons all morning while jas got the oil changed in my car (all ready for my trip next week), made some food for the superbowl party we were invited to and went to that. We all had a fun night, got home late which made for a great morning trying to wake the girls for school today.

Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful for this awesome new camera I just got, its the Nikon d3000 slr. Here are some pics I quickly took with it.

I am also thankful that Addison is feeling better today, she woke up about midnight last night burning up, I gave her some tylenol and checked on her multiple times through the middle of the night, and this morning no fever, just a runny nose.

Wordless Wednesday!

So yes I skipped yesterday's Hot Mama's topic, just didn't get time to write it up. So here's a few pics for today, and this junk camera is going back tomorrow!