Good Things in 2010

February


1- Put an offer in on our future house
2- Learned a lot at my job training.
3- God showed me just how cool he can be. Remember?
4- Actually agreed on paint colors with Colton (although it will probably change)
5- Had a wonderful talk with one of my best and closest friends.
6- Beautiful bridal session with Colton and wonderful food at the Cheesecake factory.
7- Saw Mandy again, met Jack and had a great time watching the superbowl.
8- Saved $60/month by switching auto insurance companies. Every little bit counts.
9- First day at my new job. Thank you, Lord for providing.
10- Sweet night at home with the hubby.
11- Had an amazing day in the snow.
12- Colton sent me tulips to work, which helped with my awful day.
13- Hailey spent the night! Girl talk!
14- Thank you for Valentine's Day.
15- Received great news, that will be exciting to share.
16- We bought our bedroom set!!
17- Awesome Jack's Mannequin concert.
18- Spent the afternoon in the baby room at work. God is amazing.
19- Started packing and had a fun evening with the husband looking for furniture. So excited to have a new house.
20- Had another wonderful night with Hailey (and did excellent helping her in math this time)
21- Made a comitment to God today. We are excited to live in obedience.
22- Discovered the greatness that is 5 guys, burgers and fries! :)
23- Actually worked 8.25 hours at work!! Woohoo!!
24- Worked 10.25 hours today!! I am so thankful for these extra hours.
25- Starting feeling sick, but had a great hubby to take care of me.
26- Sick day. However, it was an excuse for a movie day with the hubby.
27- Found out that I will have my teaching certification very soon. :)
28- Saw Sam and Jen's new apartment and was able to spend some time with them. They also gave us a lot of boxes for our move.

Good Things in 2010

I started to do this last year and didn't get past January, so let's see if I can do it this year...
I encourage you all to think about something positive from every day. Even if it ends up being a bad day and write it down. At the beginning of each month, share your positive "good things" with everyone else. :)


January

1- Quiet night to ourselves. Great way to ring in the new year.
2- Blessed to have a great job, even if I do work Saturday mornings.
3- AWESOME day with my favorite ladies.
4- Quality time with the sister and Kandice.
5- Day off spent catching up on Bible studies.
6- Worked with awesome people.
7- Decided to apply at several preschools and see where God leads me.
8- Thank you for the gorgeous cold weather today. I love it.
9- Got to catch up with a high school/elementary school friend during her engagements.
10- Another fun couple Colton got to photograph.
11- Thank you for another Monday.
12- Day full of interviews (3). How lucky am I that I have a job and have so many interviews? Thank you, God, for allowing me such a great opportunity.
13- God has really been speaking to me today.
14- Had a wonderful day off getting ready for the cruise.
15- Worked hard one last day before vacation.
16- Made it to Galveston without a problem.
17- Had an awesome time with my family before leaving on the ship.
18- A great first day full of fun, food, and amazing new friends.
19- Beautiful day at the beach. God is AWESOME!

20- Swam with amazing stingrays. What beautiful creatures.
21- Witnessed more of the beauty God created for us in Jamaica.
22- Had a wonderful time taking pictures with all my new friends on the ship.
23- Won $80. :)
24- Left the ship with nearly 30 new friends.
25- Blessed to have the day off to recuperate from our trip.
26- AWESOME news from the doctor. Thank you Lord for healing my kidney.
27- Wonderful first day back at work.
28- Worked tonight, which means extra money in our pocket.
29- Got a new job, which means we are able to get a house.
30- Bought amazing new furniture for our future house.
31- Amazing service at church. Saw many people proclaim their love for Christ in baptism.



A post about Lyly is coming soon, I promise...

Good Things in 2009...

Jan 1- Got to sleep in with Colton for the first time in a long time
Jan 2- A pedicure for the first time in years!
Jan 3- Work went by really fast since it was registration day!
Jan 4- Got a milkshake from Steak & Shake
Jan 5- One Tree Hill is back!
Jan 6- No work today! =)
Jan 7- Had a good sleep in with Chuck
Jan 8- God was protecting us today in many ways!!
Jan 9- Chuck was back to normal just a day after his surgery
Jan 10- Got to spend the evening with Hailey
Jan 11- Made a HUGE breakfast with Colton in the morning
Jan 12- Put off washing laundry. J
Jan 13- Made wonderful fajitias
Jan 14- 7 month anniv
Jan 15- Hotel ZaZa!!
Jan 16- Got to be a part of a wonderful event.
Jan 17- Got to see women grow in confidence all day
Jan 18- Amazing night with Colton
Jan 19- Had a whole day to catch up on cleaning before school starts
Jan 20- Got to work today (need to make money, and it is a blessing I have Tues day times)
Jan 21- First day of school went swell
Jan 22- Didn’t work, so I got organized for school
Jan 23- Discovered I CAN make it to work from school on Fridays.
Jan 24- Quite possibly could have found our new church. Thank you, Lord.
Jan 25- Still super excited about our church!! J
Jan 26- I still don’t *hate* my classes yet. tehe
Jan 27- The weather was so amazing and icy. I loved it. (Even though I still had to go to work)
Jan 28- No school!! Snow day!!
Jan 29- Surprised Colton with a chicken and pasta dinner and got all dressed up
Jan 30- God was amazing today!
Jan 31- Had a fun time at the Knottie/Nestie G2G