BC: Days 6, 7, 8

Blog Challenge Day 6: A photo of an animal you'd love to keep as a pet

This is a chinchilla and I L-O-V-E chinchillas.  That is a little fact most people don't know about me.  I friggin' love chinchillas!! I want one as a pet so bad.  For those of you who know Hubs, when we are back in America please remind him that this would make an excellent birthday gift and would score him major, major points for a really long time :):):)  I especially like this picture because this chinchilla is a bit overweight like my fat cat Phoenix :)

Blog Challenge Day 7: Your dream wedding

Ummm....no thank you.

Blog Challenge Day 8: A song to match your mood

I chose Jeremy Camp's song "There Will Be A Day". GORGEOUS.  I love it.  Here is the chorus:

There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more fears

There will be a day when the burdens of this place, will be no more, we’ll see Jesus face to face

But until that day, we’ll hold on to you always

I chose this song because currently, some very precious people in my life are experiencing the following: death of a parent, maritial separation, infertility, and miscarrige (that last one is me of course).  I just think about those words and I truly believe them.  I hurt for my friends and I long for the day with no more tears or pain.  I truly do long for Heaven.  I don't think I would miss anything on earth if I went to Heaven right now.  But, anyway, the song goes on to say that "We'll hold on to you always" meaning God of course.  But Jeremy Camp says it like a declaration, which I love.  It is not a question.  In my mind it is a very emphatic "We WILL hold on to you ALWAYS"...like no matter what happens, God, I will forever cling to you because you are good and I trust you.   Oh man, if you haven't heard it you should go to You Tube right now because it is so awesome.


Blog Challenge found at: http://ciaobellablog13.blogspot.com/2010/11/30-days.html

BC Days 4 & 5

I am smashing days together now because I fear I am already slacking on this 30 day blog challenge. 

Day 4: Your favorite photograph of your best friend.

Well, of course, I don't have just one best friend.  And, of course, my husband is my ultimate best friend.  But since I already have 4 besties, I am going to leave him out this time.  But my official stance is that Hubby is the BEST best friend I could ever ask for. 

 Ok, onto my besties (who will be listed alphabetically by their 1st names which you don't know) :)

Teacher Bestie:

This is my most favorite picture of Teacher Bestie...so far.  I am planning on being BFF's with her, well, for forever so a different picture might surpass it later.  It is actually tied for 1st with another picture of us where we are holding our babies, but 4's a crowd.  Anyway, in this picture we are on a train in Europe.  Every time we took a train ride (and we took a lot!) we always tried to sit next to each other.  Like, we would actually scheme how to do it without hurting anyone else's feelings. Some of the best (and hardest) years of my life have been spent with this girl and I MISS her SO much!

Red Bestie and Fancy Bestie:

These girls have been my best friends since 2001!  But, actually, if feels like we've been sisters all our life.  They are AWESOME.  This picture was obviously taken on my wedding day (February 2008).  It is in a series of pictures I took with them and I love all of them so much.  It was so hard to decide which one to pick.  I love this picture for so many reasons.  I know you don't know them, but this picture emulates them so so well.  Fancy is actually fancy, which is why I call her that.  You can guess which one she is now that I've told you she is fancy, right?  And Red does have red hair in this picture which I know you can't see.  I tried to revert the picture back to color, but Snapfish keeps giving me an error message. Anyway, her short funky 'do is totally her personality and she is always changing her hair!  I also love this picture because I'm all glammed up :)  (I mean, I am a girl after all albeit a low maintenance one!) If I have "rocks" in my life, these girls definitely qualify! 
 
Mama Bestie:
   

 
Yep, my mom's my best friend.  I'm lucky, I know :)  I hope one day my Baby Girl will say the same thing about me!  This picture was taken in California a couple of years ago.  My mom is my biggest fan and I have never ever doubted she loves me and would do anything to help me.  She is also one the funniest people I know (her and Teacher Bestie both love an audience for telling hilarious stories)! Oh my gosh, that woman can get me giggling in no time flat!  Sometimes, we make fun of my dad (to his face-I promise we just tease him, we aren't actually being mean!) and I just cannot get a hold of myself.  I am laughing right now just thinking about it!  I love her!  
 
 
Blog Challenge Day 5: A photo of yourself two years ago.
 

 
I cheated because it's my blog and I can do that!  In this picture, you not only see an old photo of me, you can see a picture of my ultimate Best Friend...my husband!  He is perfect...for me that is :)  He is everything I'm not-patient, self-sacrificing, unafraid, and emotionally calm.  If my best friends are my rocks, then he is my boulder.  LOVE HIM!!! 

Blog Challenge found at: http://ciaobellablog13.blogspot.com/2010/11/30-days.html 

BC Day 3

Blog Challenge Day 3: Your idea of the perfect first date

Since I, hopefully, won't ever have to go on a "first" date again, I am going to do my idea of the perfect date with my husband.  Right now here in Germany.  I could pretend to be in Jamaica, but I am going to stick with reality on this one. 

Sleep in late.
Surprise flowers on my nightstand.
Lots and lots of yummy deliciouso coffee while Hubby makes breakfast.
All-day babysittter. 
Long morning walk holding hands.
Lunch from a sandwich stand (unless we are full from breakfast...then just lemonade)
Hubby takes me to Weiden and buys me jewelry.
Afternoon trip to IKEA just to browse.
Back home to get dolled up.
Dinner at a surprise restaurant that Hubby picks out.
Wine with dinner. 
Lay my head on Hubby's shoulder the whole way home because the wine made me sleepy.
Get Baby Girl who squeals with delight to see us and gives us lots of kisses.
Back at home content and happy.

Blog Challenge found at: http://ciaobellablog13.blogspot.com/2010/11/30-days.html

BC Day 2

Blog Challenge Day 2: A photo of something you ate today.

I did not take this picture, but it is a picture of oatmeal.    I eat oatmeal almost every day.  I cook it on the stove and put peanut butter and jelly in it.  Yum. Yum. Yum.

Blog Challenge found at: http://ciaobellablog13.blogspot.com/2010/11/30-days.html

Blog Challenge:Day 1

Ok, during my routine blog jumping today, I found a fun blog challenge that I am going to attempt to take part of for 30 days.  Here is how my jumping went today: 

First, I went to Kathlyn's blog.  She linked to Amy, who then linked to Jessica who had the blog challenge!  So it's 30 days of pictures to post and/or stories to tell.  Some days I may post twice, some days I may *ahem* skip. 

Here's Day One: A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was

This is a picture of me and one of my 2 friends in Germany :)  It was taken on New Years Eve.

Today I woke up, or rather, I was woken up by my sweet Hubby at 7:45.  Sweet Baby Girl followed suit and re-woke me up at 8.  So I nursed Baby Girl (these days will be over so soon. sad face) and then went downstairs to feed her breakfast (yogurt, tahini, and squash).  Put Baby Girl in her pack n' play while the Hubs and I read our bibles and drank coffee and hot tea (coffee for me, tea for him).  Gave Baby Girl a bottle and put her down for nap #1.  Hubs took a shower while I picked up the living room. 

After his shower, Hubs started to pack because he went to the field for the week.  While he did that, I made a birthday sign for one of his army buddies whose birthday is today.  Who, by the way, is turning 23.  Yes, he is just a wee babe ;-)  He has a little flat screen in his bedroom and he told me and Hubs that he had it since High School.  Ummmm, flat screens didn't even exist when I was in High School! 

At 11:30 I woke up Baby Girl and fed her some lunch (cereal, squash, and some turkey sticks) and another bottle.  Then Hubs and I went over to army buddy's place to hang up birthday sign and drop off a chocolate cake I made last night.  He wasn't at home so we had to get creative.   Well, if you can call leaving it on the porch creative :)

Dropped Hubs off at work at 1pm and headed back home.  Flitted around the computer a bit while Baby Girl played in the floor.  At 2, I put her down for nap #2.  Then, I folded some laundry, watched some Friends that my mom sent me, and flitted around on the computer some more. 

Woke Baby Girl up at 4:15pm (that kid loves to sleep!).  She got a bottle and then played on the floor some more.  I played with her and also read a little bit.  Fed her dinner at 5 (cheese, apple puffs, banana).  Fixed myself some dinner while she was eating (chicken on the George and couscous).  Gave Baby Girl a bath and then went downstaits to watch some more Friends.  Gave Baby Girl her fourth and final bottle.

At 7, got a text from Hubby asking if I could come get him.  Bundled up Baby Girl and went and picked him up (which I was really excited about because I thought it meant he was spending the night at home.  Nope.  I was wrong).  He just had to run home and get something and then he took the car back. 

Nursed Baby Girl and put her to bed and now I'm doing this!  After this I will probably watch some more Friends, read some more and go to sleep.  :)

Ah, the life of a rock star.