All Dressed Up

 

with the the lady today!

cardi: target, cami: forever 21, button up: H&M, pants: ross, shoes: target

I'm ready for a thrifting trip. 

I need new cardis!
Please ignore the fact that this outfit
looks almost identical to my
last All Dressed Up post
;)

what's on my celly?

oh, hi friends.

go here and partake in fun and games.

my cell.a.phone saw neat things this week.

...

Poor celly saw a headache this particular day.

My assignment was to find 2 Thesis [thees-eye] in the school library

for the department of Communication Studies.

Problem: Thesis are arranged alphabetically,

not by department.

To find out why this sunset is so super special to me

please read this post.

And don't forget to listen to the music,

it's my new favorite song.

How's all that snow East Coast?

Must be cold

;)

I really shouldn't get so distracted when

I read my Bible.

The sparkle doesn't help much.

 Valentine cupcakes from daddy.

I've never seen so much excitement for such a small little cake

:)

Wish I could pop a squat anywhere I pleased.

I just love this baby girl.

Welcome to my home Nie Nie's calendar

there's a safe place for you on my wall

where all who come over will see and love on you.

Happy Tuesday :)

privacy please!

This is something I've wanted to get advice and opinions on for a while now.  Well, to start out..we all know that the internet isn't exactly the safest place in the world, right? So where do you draw the line between being paranoid and playing it safe? What sort of discretion do you all use on your blogs? 

For me personally, 

• I choose not to display mine or my husband's name.  
• I also don't post pictures of our faces.
• I don't disclose our city/town.
• I try to refrain from posting personal information that could be potentially used against me.

I check out each blog that follows me, and when I'm unable to follow a link to their personal page, I'm somewhat hesitant to know they're reading my personal posts. Also, nameless and picture-less followers make me uneasy. Since I have so many new followers as of lately, I'd just like to get some feedback, since I do not know majority of you.  How do you trust the online networks? I started this blog for personal reasons and I've ended up meeting some real great people, but on the reverse side there's always creepers too.

So, basically I'm asking advice? What are your dos and don'ts in blog world?

Thanks and play safe!!

you're my beloved

 

I was on my way to Bible study the other night and

I was having a really big pity party for myself.

I miss my husband more than I can even put into words,

I'm scared half to death just because of his location.

Whenever I have fun or forget about real life for a little

I feel somewhat guilty because my husband is miserable

and more or less sleeping in dirt. 

So as all these things are running through my head

the song "Beloved" by Tenth Avenue North 

came on my Pandora station. 

You're my beloved lover
I'm yours
Death shall not part us
It's you I died for
For better or worse
Forever we'll be
My love it unites us and it binds you to me
It's a mystery

I couldn't help but let my tears fall.

I was so sad and so down hearted that the lover and creator of my soul

would let this awful time occur in my life.

I've just had such a hard time grasping the real reasons for it.

It hurt and I felt like I was real and honest with God for a minute.

Real about the hurt, questions, uncertainty and confusion.

But then I looked to the left, 

out my window...

One of the most beautiful sunsets I've seen in a long time.

I felt like Jesus met me in my pain.

The painted sky truly brought me comfort, 

he hadn't abandoned me in that moment even if it felt like he had.

But He reminded me that if I'd just let Him in a little further He would show me how

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

I wouldn't say I've overcome this battle of fear and sadness,

but I felt like Jesus was holding my hand in the car that evening. 

He knew I needed a physical sign from Him

letting me know I wasn't alone.

Zephaniah 3:17 

The Lord your God is with you,

he is mighty to save.

He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,

he will rejoice over you with singing.

The Lord my God is with me.

:)

my little love

all images © Chestnut Tree Photography

Okay so I know this was my photo of the day over on my

365 blog, but I couldn't resist posting it here too.

This little girl is my absolute love.

I started out as her nanny 3 years ago.

She's one of the most precious little ladies that

I know and she makes my heart so happy.

Can you see why?

<3

Wednesday Wishes

So, I was blog hopping today and found 

Bright Wishes

she is adorable and talks about her wishes every Wednesday

so I'm joining in this week.

1. I wish my neighbors were quiet.

2. I wish I had better style.

3. I wish I had more military friends

because they understand.

4. I wish I never had to go grocery shopping

and that it all magically showed up in 

my fridge at the beginning of each week.

5. I wish I were taller.

6. I wish my photography career was here already.

7. I wish I wasn't in school.

8. I wish I knew everything about my DSLR.

9. I wish I were in Europe. 

10. I wish my husband was safe.

What's on my celly?

It's Tuesday.

so have some fun with me

and join HERE.

Lets start this post of with some

fresh breath.

My favorite part is that I didn't see all this

yumminess until after I spent 1 hr and 15 mins

rubbing my legs against it.

thank you, 10+ students for sharing

your germs with me.

I like to see yellow ribbons around campus

it makes my heart happy.

Does anyone else fail to see a fortune trailing out of a fortune cookie here?

hmmm...maybe it's just me missing my Hubby 

;)

Why are all my pictures around school?

Oh yea because I live there now.

Hurray for the eventual road to graduation.

is eventual even a word?

hmm..

I found tons of deployment necklaces on Etsy that I drooled over

but did not want to fork out $85 

so I made this for myself and I wear it everyday

for my lovey

for $6.

Hey girl!

let's be best friends 

and

have sleepovers

and

wear the same clothes

and

have matching buns!

Yea girl lets do it!

I can't seem to throw out these flowers from Mr

they are approx 3 weeks old.

But you'd never know from this picture,

even though they smell more or less rotten.

I don't think my roommate minds the

stench though :)

Now go link up and then look around this girl's fabulous stuff,
for real.