Limits and Balance

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These weeks I have been dealing with limiting and balancing life.

Three weeks ago my husband was in a minor car accident caused by his front axle in the car. The car was sold to a junk yard, leaving us with one car. This wouldn’t be so much of an issue if I was a stay at home wife but I am not. I am a part time student at my local community college. This leaves us with one choice- me driving my husband to work in the morning before class and picking him up in the afternoon. The first week balancing it was a challenge. He needed to be at work by eight in the morning, while I needed to be in class at that same time. You can imagine what hectic mornings we had! Wake up earlier, get ready, leave home before six-thirty, arrive on base around seven, and drive to another city to school. Afternoons were hectic as well. Like most days, he doesn’t have a set time to pick him up, therefore most days cleaning before he got home was unaccomplished.

This week has been different. My husband had to be at work by four in the morning. Therefore, I’ve been waking up at two and three in the morning these past days and stayed up. Aside from that, we have been a little tight with finances so I decided to get a job. Tuesday I talked to my husband about it and Wednesday I started looking. By Thursday afternoon I had an interview scheduled for Friday. God sure does work fast! At the moment I am simply waiting to hear if I got the job or not. If its Gods will, then be it, if not, there is something better for me. I also decided that taking four classes at the college was a little too much for me. I was beginning to feel overwhelmed with the overloaded amounts of homework and studying I had to do a day aside from the day to day activities and responsibilities. Math alone seemed like four classes to me. So starting from four classes, I went down to two. I feel relieved and content on making this decision- more time for myself, the house, and my husband.

Today I can look back and say “what a week!” but I am blessed and happy and safe and really, that’s all that matters.

While we are here worrying about our daily lives, issues, politics, fashion, and whatever we blogger’s write about, take time to pray for Haiti. Just because it was a month ago, doesn’t mean that its over.

A Sea Of Learning

Life is full of learning experiences.

We take what we want and toss what we don’t want. What we learn from life is valuable, unforgettable, and sometimes even life changing. It’s been three months since the wedding- three whole months married to the man I love. Some days these three months  feel like we have been married a long time and sometimes it feels as if I got married yesterday. To say the least, these months of my life have been full of new, exciting, and interesting change and learning. I’ve learned many things about my husband that I didn’t know before, as many spouses do when they marry. Aside from learning about my husband, I am discovering many new things about myself, life, and marriage. I am loving all this learning! I’m embracing it as it comes into my life and acknowledging every moment.

Here’s what I’ve learned about my husband-

• He is laughing, smiling, and happy about twenty-three hours a day.
• He talks in his sleep about cats, cars, gas, and other random things.
• He will eat just about anything.
• He owns over ten Aeropostal T-shirts and most of them are baby blue.
• He is extremely active.
• He likes helping around the kitchen, even if I didn’t like it in the beginning.
• He feels weird about holding babies but is surprisingly good around kids.
• He buys hair conditioner but doesn’t have any hair!

This is what I’ve learned about myself-

• I worry less than I did before.
• I prefer sleeping on firmer mattresses (my husband chose a soft one)
• I like playing Rock Band with my husband.
• I now appreciate Egyptian cotton sheets.
• I am more affectionate with my husband.
• I love cooking.
• I have fallen more in love with my husband.

So we learn something new everyday- facts, opinions, skills, interests, likes and dislikes, etc.

What  do you decide to keep with you? What have you decided to toss? What do you acknowledge and appreciate?

New Year, New Me

New years resolutions. New goals. New outlook. New beginning.

While welcoming the new year into my life, I surely wasn’t welcoming any type of resolution. I figure why have them  if I usually fail at them. A few days into the new year my thoughts began to change. Since the wedding, I have gained weight. My pants fit me tighter and my ring is beginning to squeeze my fingers. Soon I realized I had to have a plan of action. I have to lose weight. Plain and simple. This is new to me and quite embarrassing to admit to the public. So this year, my goal is to lose weight by eating healthy and exercising. I am also working on taking my daily dose of iron pills after each meal- so far so good, guys! I am hoping that by declaring this goal on public, I will feel a responsibility to keep up with my weight loss. So everyone do your part by helping me achieve this goal!

What’s your new years goal?

Guess Where

… I am going. I am at my apartment. I hear the swish and swoosh of the dish washer. Other than that, it is empty, as usual during this time of the day. The apartment is clean and I rather read my book and pray outside of the apartment.

I will need a sweater, a hair band, comfortable walking shoes, and maybe a blanket. I will be at the face of nature. If you guess where I’ll be, you can come along if you can catch me. Off I go- just me and my book.

Who He Is

 

He is charming, funny, and sincere.

He is strong, valiant, and loyal.

He is helpful, a leader, and fun.

He is tender, responsible, and mature.

He is vivacious, caring, and dependable.

He is a cook in progress, coffee maker, and a laughter creator.

He is the greatest cuddle partner in the world and carries a set of strong arms to protect me.

He is a good listener, caregiver, and shopping partner.

He is adventurous, active, and warm-hearted.

He is a dreamer, a musician, and inviting.

He is unique, fresh, and courageous.

He is determined, bullet proof, and knowledgeable.

He is joyful, a lover, and forgiving.

He is my best friend, my confidant, and the man I deeply love and cherish.

 He is my husband.

Making This Home

Oceanside. Sunny everyday, warm, friendly, laid back, creative, and foreign. We are making it a home, for now. Our apartment has slowly become a home and we’ve found a church to call home, too. To say the least, we have been greatly blessed. My husband has found his new job to be exciting and a pleasant environment, which means a happier man when he comes home!

It has been a little hard for me though. My friends and family are not in Oceanside. They all lead busy lifestyles that make it harder to keep in touch. I miss seeing them on a regular basis or swinging over to their homes whenever I wanted to. I miss the Oasis church too. Oasis became my family, yes, really.  The Pastor’s there are a blessing. The leader’s are well equipped and ready to teach and serve. And let’s just admit it, the people there are just amazingly kind, loving, and generous! I don’t say it because I went there, but because it’s true! So if you happen to pass by the Central Valley Area in California, you must visit them!

So now that I am in the new area, I need a friend- or two and more! It has been a little lonely. Shopping alone and not talking to anyone for hours can be peaceful. But this girl needs a shopping buddy once in a while, especially when my husband is working! I am hoping that with our new church (Generation Church), we will be able to make new friendships that will last.

We’ll Make This Honeymoon Last Forever

It’s been a little over a week since the wedding. I am sitting on my inflatable bed that is placed in the living room in my new Oceanside apartment listening to Michael Buble music that should have been played at the wedding. My husband is at work and I miss him already after spending a week together with no disturbances. As I sit here and write, I am filled with such peace. Why? Yes, we are newlyweds, and life is now filled with brilliant and fascinating new concepts and beginnings. Though we are still on a “honeymoon” per se, we have faced some bumps into marriage. My reaction was mistrust and doubt to the situation. On our first night of the honeymoon on the ship I was out of words and I needed Him. I opened the Bible and God spoke so clearly to me. I mean CLEARLY! The same issue my husband and I were facing was right there! I had to make a decision, as I prayed about it; God gave me peace and comfort knowing that all was going to fall into place.

I am blessed as I write this. My husband may not be perfect, I am not perfect, but we rely on God, and He is perfect. My husband and I pray together knowing that without God our relationship can’t be strong. I am thankful to God for blessing me with a great man such as my husband. I hope I am able to give him the happiness he has given me.

I have to go now, lots of folding to do and meal planning for today before he gets home from work!

Wedding Dress, Lowe’s, and Tanning

What a week I have ahead of me.

Only six days ’till my wedding. How am I dealing with it? I wouldn’t be able to answer that with accuracy. So far there have been a few wedding mishaps and Bridezilla has not taken over. My wedding dress was taken to the seamstress to get some last minute touch up’s over a week ago. The lady promised she would have it done in a week. I went to pick up my dress yesterday and the lady had forgotten about my dress. I looked at directly into her eyes and said “my wedding is in one week and you told me you would finish this dress by Wednesday or Thursday, what are you going to do?” She apologizes and promised to have it done by Monday the latest (let’s hope).

Considering that Danny has been in San Jose with his brother and that my aunt is away in Mexico for the weekend, I didn’t do too bad alone. I went to Lowe’s and bought eighteen eight inch by forty eight pillars and stuffed them in my little car. By this moment I was overwhelmed and frustrated on how to get things done. I had to return some stuff at Target when I saw someone from church and asked me how the wedding plans were going- my answer was uncontrollable- I cried.

I also tanned this past Thursday. Not because I wanted to look a tad bit darker or because I had slight color imperfections but because my left arm has a visible shirt tan line. I mean VERY VISIBLE!! So I went to get a spray tan and after it was over, my face looked like I had freckles and my palms of my hands look like I have been working out in the fields. I have scrubbed while showering and it didn’t work! To say the least, I am liking my new color, though that Thursday I kind of ended up looking like Ross from Friends when he got his tan!

The second living room in the house has become the wedding workshop. Everything from the wedding is there! & it’s a mess! My room is getting bared as well as I am also packing my things to move. What a week! Pray for me!

Oh the beauties of having a wedding!

The Making of My Bucket List

I was inspired when I watched the movie The Bucket List over a year ago. It was absolutely encouraging. I was intrigued in starting one but hadn’t taken the initiative to do so until now. Maybe I am doing it now because many things that I wanted to put on that list are happening and I want to make sure they are noted as time passes by.

What is a bucket list? It’s a list of things we want to do before we die. So here it goes, mine has just started and as I accomplish them I will cross them off as I venture on in life. I will cross them off here on my blog that way I can share these experiences with you!

What’s on your Bucket List?

This is the link to my bucket list!

Lighten Up!

As if you haven’t watched this video before! I laugh every time I watch it! Thought I might post it up for a quick laugh of the day!