thankful thursday

[confession]

i've been having quite a few mini-meltdowns lately.

nothing major of course.

[i'm a tad dramatic]

just whiney moments here and there.

 i'm afraid it's becoming a trend.

{i'm not a big fan of these kinds of trends.}

i think it's because i miss my family.

yup. i'm gonna blame them for this one.

i'm super excited for the chance to use

[thankful thursday]

to think about the good things and snap out of my whiney funk.

[1]  i'm so thankful for iced, non-fat, hazelnut lattes from starbucks.

yes i know. they are overpriced and full of empty calories.

and i fully enjoy every tasty, caffeinated, calorie-filled gulp sip.

[2]  i'm so thankful for the shane & shane "everything is different" cd.

i think i listened to this CD a bazillion times last year, over and over and over again.

it's jam packed full of truth and promise and encouragement.

all of their cds are amazing,

but listening to these songs reminds me of all of the ways God provided for me last year,

and i never want to forget those wonderful blessings.

[3]  i'm so thankful for sweet friends who indulge me enough to listen to overdramatized, silly, immature stories.

on those days you feel like punching a wall,

you gotta have a lady in your life that will have your back.

 watch out world,

we're fiesty.

my first astros loss

houston very rarely experiences cool breezes, low humidity, and 70 degree temperatures,

so when a beautiful day decides to make an appearance, 

you've gotta take full advantage of it.

 

bryce and i spent our beautiful evening at the astros game.

even though it was kind of a bummer being down 5-0 in the first 15 minutes of the game,

i enjoyed every minute of it.

[i love me some sunshine]

yup. 

those are life-size, dancing hot sauce packets.

{we keep it classy here in h-town.}


{embrace the camera ya'll!}

the cure for a monday

this morning i woke up with that monday feeling,

the one where you wake up and [whine, groan] say "mannnnnn....".

that was me for most of the rainy, dreary morning.

then when i got to work,

i opened a box with a super fun surprise in it:

yup. that's a stress ball with paperclip hair.

it's pretty hard to whine and groan when your stress ball has paperclip hair.

it was a lovely monday after all.

snook, tx

each april, the town of snook, texas hosts chilifest.

this year, we decided to join in on the fun experience.

i love people watching, and this was a perfect place to get my observation on.

oooooo boy.

 luckily, we snapped a few photos before the wind started blowing the dirt and grass around.

 ben and angela braved the day with us.

survival of the fittest.

everyone had dirt everywhere,

it took three showers to get back to my normal skin color.

my white shirt was completely ruined and in now in the trash,

bryce's sunburn is more red than a tomato.

it was definitely an experience.

isn't that what life's all about?

man i love adventures.