Friday was my 9/80 Friday which means I don't have to come in to work...THAT WAS GREAT! I met my girlfriends Eloisa and Vicky for breakfast at Panera bread after I dropped my girlie's off at school. It was nice to talk and catch up and chit chat for awhile. We all headed over to Target next and waited out the rain storm that decided to fall down on us for about a half hour. In the meanwhile we did a little shopping. I found a couple cute things for Isabella on clearance and I got me a pair of booties and come camo pants which I liked. By the time we wrapped up the Target trip it was after 10am.
I headed home to grab a jacket and then went to have lunch with Isabella. My little turkey looked adorable for her Thanksgiving luncheon. We ate some turkey then headed over to the spirit table to buy some Thanksgiving spirit sticks for her backpack. Then we went over to the bookfair to buy her teacher a book from her classroom wishlist! Issy was super excited to have a gift for her teacher!
We had a wonderful lunch and then I headed home. I got there and then realized that Danny was asleep so my plan to decorate for Christmas was instantly gone. I decided to go hang out with Vicky instead. We sat in her livingroom and talked all afternoon. It was a nice way to spend my day off! It felt so good to have nothing to stress over, no appointments to keep...just peaceful girl time with my friend!!
I picked the girls up from school and set up everything at home for scrapbooking. We usually gather the last Friday of each month, but due to Thanksgiving we moved it up and it was scrapbook night at our house! Only Margaret and Teresea showed up (I can always count on them to come- LOVE IT). We scrapped our pages and then Isabella went home with Teresea with plans to visit Santa at Bass Pro Shops and going to the zoo for Zoo Lights!
My neighbor Amy came over to hang out and we sat around the table for awhile, then decided since it was early we would go to Applebee's for an appetizer and a drink. It was nice to hang out and have a few good laughs. We came home and were ready for bed!
Saturday morning I slept in! It was after 11 am when I finally headed to the couch! I sat there until 1pm watching stuff on the DVR. I watched about two months worth of Nashville, some Two Broke Girls and a couple of Parenthood episodes.
After my couch veggie status was complete I got up and showered and got ready to face the world. Makaila and I went out shopping to find a birthday gift for Alec. We went to Marshall's and while I didn't find a gift for Alec, I found a little something for my livingroom. I was excited to see this piece and immediately named him Pete. And let's face it once he has a name he becomes a part of the family...so I bought him! LOL
To be honest - I'm not completely certain what kind of animal Pete is - but I liked him and thought he would go perfectly in my rustic country themed livingroom! He fit perfectly in my wooden frames!
It's weird I know - but he goes with the decor - I promise - look at the rest of the stuff in the livingroom!
See - now you believe me - Pete belonged there! He was destined to be in my home!
So we left Marshall's with Pete in tow and headed over to Nothing Bunt Cakes to get Alec a personal size bunt cake instead. We figured it would be better than a card! We got home and wrapped the cake up in a baggie with his gift money underneath the cake. I loaded up some Scentsy for Elaine and off to the party we went. We hung out at Ceci and Rays and played Just Dance 4 for quite a while. I was whopped repeatedly!!
We had a great time seeing everyone and laughing and just having fun.
Makaila even posted a picture on Instagram which I thought summed it up pretty good:
We had a great time. So much so, that Makaila couldn't get enough and ended up staying the night there. Danny and I headed home. We got comfy on the couch and since he wasn't up for fooling around we watched Identity Thief on HBO. It was hilarious once again! We laughed and laughed at how crazy it was. We headed to bed after that and I was out like a light!
I woke up Sunday morning feeling pretty good! I got showered and ready for church and then headed out alone cause Danny was too tired to get out of bed. The service was great!
It was the last segment on our building Faith series. (Sorry I haven't been giving you copies of my notes these past few weeks - I'll get better I promise.
Church Notes:
BUILDING PURPOSE
* Adjust yourself to align your life with God's purpose for you
* God is the potter and we are the clay
* There is a purpose to the pain you are going through
* It's not about you - Look to God first
* You can't take control of your life ; but you can get your life in control!!
* Sometimes we resist his molding - we fight back and try to take control ; but the potter knows what is best. It may seem dark and unnerving but we must trust in God to know that he would only bring us through things that he knows we can get through and as long as we trust in him - good things will come
* He is patient and doesn't give up on us.
* The choice is ours! Sometimes we have to be crushed then remolded.
* Sometimes we have to fall flat in order to bring us to our knees.
* We have to decide if we will get back on that wheel and allow God to mold us and make us his vessel to live his purpose.
Isaiah 49:10 - I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous hand.
2 Corinthians 4:7 - But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all surpassing power is from God and not from us.
As you can tell I took random notes on things that were said that touched my heart or really carried the message. Our entire service was about giving your self over and trusting God to build you to be a vessel for his purpose. To know that he is our creator and that all our pain has a purpose. Those of us struggling with marriage issues or a troubled teen, or a miserable job - know that God can handle it. God is molding you now as we speak and your pain has a purpose. Maybe that purpose if to bring you to your knees and surrender yourself to him and trust in him to take it over. Maybe it is to build your patience. Maybe it is to show you your calling - I don't know - I just know beyond a shadow of a doubt that whatever it is I trust in him. I know that God has big plans for me and for you. That I want to be pliant and moldable for him. I want to step up on that potters wheel and let God mold me into the wife, mother, daughter, friend, employee and woman I am meant to be!!!
I loved the message. I came home after church and paid our bills, and then vegged out on the couch for a little while watching tv. Danny was in bed watching tv, so I decided I would start Christmas decorations in our house. I put up our tree and a couple stockings and a wreath. Nothing too crazy but I was happy to pull out a set of ornaments that we hadn't displayed in over 6 years! I know this because it turns out we only had three stockings to go with this theme (which means we hadn't used it since before Issy was born). It is a maroon and gold tree featuring Mother and Child ornaments. I loved how it looked in our living room. I even made a King wreath for the livingroom to match!
Turns out that we don't have a topper for this particular set of ornaments so I am on the lookout for an awesome gold crown or a gold angel to top our tree! If you know of any or see one - let me know!!
After I was done putting up a little Christmas in our home and listening to Christmas music - Danny and I headed out to the groceries. We hit up H-E-B which was super packed. We got a few things there then headed over to Aldi. We unloaded everything and then headed out to round up the kiddos.
We picked Makaila up from Ceci's then headed over to meet Teresea. The kids were so happy. Teresea really goes all out with the kids. This weekend she not only took Issy home with her but Aiden too. They had a blast. They went to see Santa at Bass Pro Shops (twice - so we could each have a Santa pic!!), to the Zoo to see the lights, they made baked goods, played board games. I love that she loves our kids so much and does so much for them!
We were all hungry, so we headed over to Dot's for dinner. It was delicious. Danny and I even got this picture which I thought turned out kinda cute.
That was about it. We got home and watched some tv, and then headed to bed. I was tired!!
It was a great weekend. Everyone had a good time. We got some Christmas stuff up and some couch time, and some friend time, and some shopping, and some bill paying, and I loved it!! I hope you have a great week. Be sure to think about all you have to be Thankful for this week - each morning. Enjoy your family. Be patient, be NICE! Remember - I think you are freakin awesome!
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