MY FAVORITE THINGS

Hello, all !!

It has been ages since I've updated this thing! Sorry about that...

Well, I don't remember where we left off, but here's a quick update.
I am a manager at a Walmart Neighborhood Market (grocery store). It's a stressful job, but I feel very useful and stay busy!

I am expecting my first sweet baby in the middle of June. Although it's scary and stressful, I'd be lying if I said the mommy in me wasn't excited. I am in the second trimester finally. Making it through the morning sickness was pretty rough, but that's mostly gone now. I've found I still don't do well riding in cars, drinking white milk, or anything to do with oranges. And gummy bears. The scariest part of motherhood (especially 'single' motherhood) is the financial aspect. But, I am figuring it all out!

I have the love of my life back after 3 years, and so far I couldn't be happier. Ummmm, I guess that's it.

The theme of this blog is about my favorite things, and idea I stole from my big sister :)

numero uno.

my body pillow.

I don't think I could sleep a night without it.

chapstick!

I don't leave the house without it.

listerine breath strips.

I use these aallll the time

scentsy smells.

puts me in a good mood.

Elvis.

the cure for a bad day, or sad mood.

hair straightening creme.

i am a lion without it.

mio water flavor

sweet tea is the best! and no sugar or caffeine, zero calories

 

curel lotion

my saving grace for dry pregnancy skin

half the year is over

welp, its almost July already! what a year this has been so far.

im all moved into my parents house, and i actually kind of enjoy it :)

i've finally gotten myself back into the dating game. its kind of a hassle. getting to know someone, spending time with them, deciding what you feel, and starting all over again. it takes a lot of time to get nowhere it feels like. but on the other hand, it can be fun.

i turned 22 this year. i feel like my life has gone a bit backwards. im still looking for a job that gives me more hours. but right now, im just trying to enjoy myself and my friends. im getting my happiness back :)

umm i think thats about it for now? thanks for reading today!

Playing Catch up!

wow. it has been a lifetime since i last posted. sorry about that! so i'll just catch you up on everything...
okay, last time i updated was February 16th i believe. yikes.

February 27th, my beloved and gentle grandpa Goetz passed away after a long battle with cancer. i still miss him very much, and think about him all the time. i can't wait to see him again, as well as grandma Willis, whom i also miss terribly all the time!

as a believer it brings me joy to know that i'll see them again soon. but i cant help think about how non-believers cope with losing a loved one? for them there is no hope, and the end is...the end. i cant imagine.

umm, i cant remember if i told you about my finger incident, but its all healed up now, you cant tell anything happened.

school is still chugging along. i'm waiting to take my first proctored exam, but im not able to take it until i finish paying for the semester...almost done!

okay, this has been my most recent challenge...my job at Michael's, where i've worked for almost 3 years, has cut my full-time job to part time. they are changing the format of the store once again, and the job i had no longer exists. i also recieved a pay cut. so Monday i started my new position as a replenishment associate. i work the 5 am shift and get off at 10, which gives me the whole day to work somewhere else.
to make up for my lost hours, i got a job at Bath and Body Works in new market square. they dont give very many hours, but i sure do love working there! unfortunately, i am still looking for a job, preferably full time, because im still not getting near enough hours from both places.

my nephew Caleb is getting soooo big! he looks like a toddler! he needs to stop getting old. :) he is learning stuff so fast. i havent seen him for a while. sometimes i have dreams about playing with him hehe :)

i currently live in an apartment with my sister Hollie. our lease ends in June, and i talked to my parents and have decided that i will, yet again, be moving back home for a while to save for money. which was my original plan before i moved here. so ill be taking a step back. its kind of embarrassing, but im lucky to have such understanding parents! :)

hmmmm. what else? im still technically single, but the man i love is still a huge part of my life. haha love is crazy, and doesnt have to make sense to other people. especially when it doesnt make sense to me.... :)

anywhos, ( im almost done, i promise) idolatry has been my most recent struggle. living on earth, its very easy to get caught up in the world of materialism. and to focus on a human, or object, more than our Savior. but God is so wise, he finds ways to sneak our attention. oh, i love Him.

welp, i think that is it for now. thanks for reading!
(hopefully the next post wont be so far away)

stay healthy, Juls.

Love Times

so, last weekend was Valentine's day weekend! busy weekend.

Friday

Friday (the 11th) was my cousin Ashley's wedding day! so they had planned to have a very small ceremony and just hold a big reception with all their friends and family on a seperate day. anyways, friday was the recetion and i went early that morning to help decorate. they had those flat mirrors that you lay on tables and they came with big stickers on them. my job was to peel the stickers off. i used a razor blade, and me being me, i slipped and cut my finger. it started bleeding, but im used to cutting myself at work all the time, so i just ignored it. but then it was gushing blood and it wouldnt stop, so my cousin (the bride's brother) took me to the ER. i ended up getting 3 stitches and found out that instead of cutting my finger i actually sliced the tip off. yikes.

anyways...that night at the reception, which was beautiful by the way, the DJ announced that the groom had a surprise announcement. he walked out with a minister, and next thing you know, here comes the bride in her beautiful wedding gown! they got married with all of their friends and family right there! it was beautiful.
okay, so that was friday.

Saturday

Saturday morning, me and my sister hollie drove to Arkansas to see our other sister valerie, her husband nick, and their perfect little boy caleb. we had so much fun! we played cards, baked and decorated sugar cookies, watched a movie, and the best part...we played with caleb! :) he is so much fun! he loves to kick and smile and talk.

Sunday

Sunday morning we went to church and watched nick preach. he is such a great guy! amazing sermon, and wonderful people in the church family. after that, we had lunch at a scary place. but it was yummy. then me and hollie left for home :( back in wichita, we stopped by our grandparents house to spend some time with some special people. we enjoyed them, and gave them some of the cookies we made.

Monday

Monday night (valentine's day), me and hollie had a date with our darling grandpa. he took us to cracker barrel for the first time, it was amazing! he told us about his childhood and how different things were back then. i love listening to him, he is so wise and great :)

ummm, that was my weekend! i have some great people in my life :) ive been real blessed. God is great!

take care, stay healthy, sweet dreams.
juls

hello, happy wednesday, everyone! i hope your brand new year of life is going greatly :)
i have already learned a bunch this year, due to my stronger passion of spending time in my new bible :) God has a way of opening my eyes to stuff. the biggest things he's taught me is that the more you see life through his eyes, the smaller the world seems. i've started to see what's important and most things people spend their time worrying about or getting upset about, really dont matter. sometimes it can be frustrating to be on a different page. to see things super differently than other people. thats where patience comes in :)

anyways, ive had a bucket list for a while. i put things on it that i not only want to do before i die, but things that are realistic to achieve. i made a scrapbook of the list, so that all i have to do is add pictures to it when i do something.

ummm Valentine's Day is coming up...this year it will be my first one spent single in a while. so to make it actually enjoyable, me and my sister hollie are going to Arkansas to see our big sister and brother, and our nephew Caleb. :)

okay, thats it for now i think. enjoy your february!

fit to be me!

Today I am starting my 30 day workout thing. i've actually started it already a few times, but never finished it through the 30 days :) i also just went grocery shopping and bought a bunch of healthy stuff. if you know me well at all, you probably wont believe it! i love junk food. but, i decided that tuesdays will be my cheat days. which means i can eat junk food :) and maybe slack off a bit during workouts. umm, thats all. here i go!

new year, new me

um, i apologize you guys. i kind of forgot i had a blog.
i'm not ignoring you :)

we have a lot of catching up to do! hokay, i'll try and keep things in chronological order.

first of all, i got my hair cut! i dont have any good pictures of myself yet, but you'll get them when i do :) im having trouble getting used to bangs. i can't seem to train them to part on the side instead of the middle. but its getting better!

on Monday, December 13th, my perfect grandma passed away from her cancer. we are missing her very much, and will continue to. but we all are very happy for her homecoming, and cant wait to see her again someday soon! she was a very quiet, wise, godly example. my mom is a lot like her, i see grandma everytime i look at her. and i hope to also be like them someday!

birthdays aren't the only holidays that get us to reflect on our years past. the new year is coming, and that means a fresh start. i'm not a fan of 2010, and am hoping to hold onto everything i've learned from this year to make 2011 a fresher, more exciting year. i am focusing very specifically on improving myself, my outlook, and my happiness. so here is a list of my new year's resolutions. they all will be very difficult, but are very important to me to achieve. so i will work on one at a time, and update you on my improvements. i'm not expecting to really "achieve" most of them, as they are going to be a continual work in progess:

1. i have vowed to myself to cut a certain someone out of my life completely.
      this is the one i have begun already, as it will be the very hardest. my former best friend and receiver of my deepest love. i have known for some time that my feelings for him will stay with me if i keep him in my life. there is no other way for me to move on from him, other than cutting him out completely. my dependance upon him and hope to have with him what we used to have has been the main cause of my unhappiness. so, goodbye him. as i said, this resolution will be the very hardest.

2. i will spend intimate time each day with the Lord - to learn from him, trust my burdens to him, and just be still with him.
    the more i read his Word, the more i see the world through his eyes. my whole self changes, and i become closer to being one with him. it is a feeling i wish to spread to everyone i know :)

3. i will remove all negative words from my mouth, and decrease all negative thoughts (specifically about other people).
   as a human, this goal is impossible, but i wish to come as close to it as i can. with #2 on my side, it will be a lot easier! as i begin to see the world through the Lord's eyes, i will begin to think like him, and live like him.

4. i will receive my associate's degree in human resource management.
    with only one semester left to go, i hope to have my degree before 2011 is over. i've worked hard so far, and it will pay off!

4.5. i will find a career (not a job), hopefully within my major.
          i'm ready for a big girl paycheck, and am excited for adult responsibilities! nothing scares me more than change and uncertainty, but i am ready for a challenge. :)

5. i will achieve happiness with myself alone.
      for years, i have put my whole self into being with a man. well, no more. i wish to change that way of feeling, until i am happy with myself alone :) only then can i truly be happy with another person.

um, that's it. if you put yourself through reading all of that, thanks! hehe. it was a bit much. joy and health to all of you!

juls