Jonah

My week so far has been pretty boring, but I kinda like it that way. :o) I worked Monday & Tuesday, I was off today & am off tomorrow (grocery shopping day with the hubby! yay! I know it's weird, but I love when we have a day off together to go grocery shopping) & I work on Friday. We have lots of plans for the weekend, that I will share about later, but I am very excited about each event!

Amongst all of the Christmas hussle & bussle, I just have to kinda go to a different place and say that I am so in love with this study by Priscilla Shirer, Jonah: Navigating a Life Interrupted. I am at a place in my life right now, that while it is not a bad place, by any means, I just imagined it being a little different. I am coming to terms with the fact that my plans I schemed up in my head years ago are not exactly God's plans. God is working in my life & molding me into a person that I am so excited to see. I am just so in a place right now that makes me happy, joyful, & thankful (but sometimes frustrated...not going to lie) to God for putting me here. I know I may not always know the reason, but I know that there is a purpose...His awesome purpose. 

Priscilla is a wonderful teacher, and I hope I get to hear her in person one day. She just makes my heart smile, and I am so glad that God led me to this study.

Thanks to my mom, who started the study at Riverside, as well. :o)

Christmas Shopping & Jayden's First B-ball Game

Today, I was determined to finish all of my Christmas shopping, so I headed out early this morning, and drove all over Knoxville, but I am oficially done! Now, I just have to wrap everything and wait for Christmas! I absolutely love this time of year, even if it is stressful at times. :o)

Tonight, I went to my SIL, Jayden's first basketball game. She is 6 years old and to watch these little kiddos play, just warms my heart. It was so fun to see them running up and down the court, carrying the ball at times, instead of dribbling! They had so much fun, and Jayden's team won 14-10!

Since this was her first ever game, she was so nervous! I told her just to watch what the other kids were doing and to just have a good time, and that's exactly what she did. She loved it!

 Here she is, #6, ready to go! She looked like she was ready to come sit down on the bleachers with us before the game started, but once she got the hang of it, she was good to go!

After the game with her momma, my MIL, Lorrie

Good game, Jayden! I can't wait to see you play again next weekend!

Black Friday

Since I was in middle school, I have been getting up early to shop on black Friday. I always remember my aunt Sharon taking my cousin Ashley, and I couldn't wait until she thought I was "old enough" to handle it, I guess. :o) She started taking me with them when I was in middle school, and I loved it! I didn't so much like getting up at 4:00 a.m., but I loved getting to spend the day with them. As I got older, we began to start out later & later, and a couple of years ago, we actually went shopping around 6:00 p.m. on BF, and it was so nice! Since I have been married, I still got up early and ventured out for deals I just had to have! Last year, John T. went with me for the first time, and he was just shocked by everything & everyone, I think. We had a great time though, but to be honest, most of the deals we got last year, we don't even use now, i.e. a second PS3 controller, Call of Duty or whatever that game is called (JT only plays NCAA football, and from what I have heard from other wives, I should be thankful for this! lol).

Anyways, this year, I decided that after looking at all of the sale papers, there just wasn't one thing that I had to have at 4:00 a.m. So...I decided to head out a little later and shop with my mom & our friend Teresa. We started out at my favorite place for breakfast, Mimi's Cafe, and took our time from there. We hit up Wal-Mart, Target, Belk, & the usuals, and I actually ended up buying everything that I had picked out in the sale papers at 10 or 11 a.m. instead of 4 a.m., & it felt really good. Mind you, I got the last item of what I wanted at each store, but I did get it! ha! One thing I really wanted was a new area rug that Target had & another was a bathroom organizer from KMart. I LOVE both! We had a really great day, and we all got a great start on our Christmas shopping!

Football Friday

The VOLS beat Vanderbilt last week 24-10! That means we only need to beat Kentucky (our last game of the season) to be bowl elgible!

Go VOLS, beat the Wildcats!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving 2010

This year, for Thanksgiving, we celebrated at my aunt Sharon's house. We usually try to visit both mine & John T.'s families, but with John T. working mid-nights on Thanksgiving, we had to choose one place to go. (Both families also schedule their Thanksgiving lunch at the same time :o( ) Next year, he will be on the same shift, so we will go to his mamaw's, just to make life fair for everyone. The holidays can be so stressful, and I don't really like it, but it is what it is, and I know when we have kids, it is going to be even harder! whew...

We had a great lunch with all the usuals: turkey, ham, dressing, corn, cheesy bacon potatoes, rolls, salad & all sorts of yummy desserts! I did a horrible job of getting pictures, but I just wanted to relax, watch football & eat, so I just had my mom snap a few shots. My uncle Daryl took lots more of each family there, but he hasn't sent them to me yet.

 My aunt & uncle have a beautiful view. I <3 their house!

 Cute, but John T. closed his eyes. :o)

I hope everyone had a very happy ThAnKsGiViNg!

Football Friday

We won again last week against Ole Miss 52-14! It was such a great game!

This Saturday, the Vols travel to Nashville to play the Vanderbilt Commodores. We are going to watch the game at my mom & dad's house & have steaks, all the fixin's, & coconut cake! I am very excited!

Go VOLS! Beat the 'Dores!

Vols vs. Rebels

Another weekend that went by too fast...

On Saturday, we went with our good friend Donna Isham & her brother to the TN/Ole Miss game. It was Homecoming & the VoLs did great! We won 52-14!

GO VOLS!!