UGH!

I have been fighting a bad cold the last couple days & have had no blogging energy! I feel like my head is full of rocks and my ears hurt sooo bad! My throat is so swollen that attempts to eat anything but food with the consistency of mashed potatoes is quite the feat, and every muscle feels like it was attacked by a SWAT team!

UGGHHH!!
And of course I'm babysitting, so I don't get a nap time and all i want to do is just cuddle up in my bed with a jumbo cup of apple juice & watch a movie!
WAAA!
Ok, I'm done whining now!
Talk to you soon!

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Happy Anniversary!

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Markus:
Looking back, I'm so amazed at how far we've come. You have challenged me to be more than I thought I was. You've pushed me to not settle for anything less than God's very best for my life. I am still in awe of the man you are & the man I know you'll be! You are the greatest man I've ever known! You bring me me the life of Jesus in the word & in living like Him every day. Thanks for being gentle, strong, courageous, loyal, passionate & transparent as you have served Christ & me. You're example has spoken volumes to me.
I don't think I will get over the feeling of being un-worthy of such an incredible man. God really means it when He said that He is able to do abundantly more than we could ever think or imagine!

Mark, I love you more than I ever thought possible. Thanks for marrying me, for loving me, for being my best friend & my greatest fan! I'm forever grateful!

Is it only me?

This is totally random, but I thought I would share this weird phenomenom that happens to me first thing in the morning! Mark calls it 'angelina lips' cause it quite resembles her lips, except hers looks good in contrast to the rest of her features, where as mine? Its like I got punched in the face! They are huge and puffy! Does this happen to anyone else?

Morning Lips

Angelina's Lips

My Regular Lips

Whoa!!

Sunday was a great day! Church was awesome. After, a bunch of people went out to the lake! It was fantastic! Mark took this picture of me & Livvie! Its now in my Top 10 favorites!!

Well, the GTT (Geographical Training Time) is swiftly approaching & I've been trying to get the music done. I'm excited, nervous (like usuall) & anticipating great things. I'm very excited to have Rigby from South Africa & Mike from Nanaimo coming!! Here is the link to their churches:

www.oceansidechurch.ca
www.commongroundchurch.co.za



I've also been writing some songs which I hope to post soon (if I get enough courage). Leah & I will be doing a set at the Hope for the Children Coffee House in September:

www.hopeforthechildren.wordpress.com

Its also our 7 year anniversary on Monday, the 25th! I can't believe its been that long! We will be celebrating it in September or October when we have a bit more money!

So that's my life in a nutshell lately! Busy & Beautiful, Leaning on the very capable arm of the Father, learning to trust Him alone!

1st Gold for Canada!!

The first gold of the '08 Olympics was won by
Carol Huynh,
wrestler from Hazelton, B.C.
Its so cool that Northwest B.C. could be the ones to give us our first medal!

Nicknames....well not really...

This is from Christy's tag...
#-Girls
*-Boys

The names we both like

The names I like
The names Mark likes



Adelaide Aislynn Ariel Avery
Bryce Beau Baxter Beatrix Bowie
Cadence
Dannyn
Eleanor Evie
Finley Faith
Henry Hannah Hope
Kate
Maddox Mercy Maggie Maverick Meg
Nasya
Paige
Rhys Ryan
Skylar
Theodore
Willow
Xavier
Zoe Zazi We (Way)

The Always Exciting Bathroom ;)

We like the simple, calm, natural, spa-feel bathroom.

Stone, Natural wood, lots of natural light.

Mmmmm...so relaxing!

Our Living Room...

Hey, all...i started a new blog ...

www.ruthssong.blogspot.com

Check it out!

Well, our living room is very important! Entertaining, fellowship, comfort, inviting...all this is really important to us! We love simple, retro-ish (not full blown, but pieces of it). Picture #2 is both Mark & my favorite one! We love the flooring, the dark painted beams,vaulted ceiling, big windows, shag rug..all of it! We aren't too picky about the colors, though I'd rather have neutrals and accent with colors. I'm so in love with the furniture in Pic #1, but in a different color! It just looks soooo inviting!!

Tag you're it!

okay...
10 random things about me...

1. I can't stand gum...i can chew it if I have to, but I can't look at chewed gum or see it in peoples mouth, its a full blown phobia!!
2. I love horse jumping on tv
3. When I die, I want my heart thrown over Victoria Falls in Africa
4. I once wanted teal, grey & white as my wedding colors
5. I once was obsessed with Mickey Mouse & had the bedroom border!!
6. My best friend had the same boyfriend, faked playing the same instrument in school & is pretty much me in another body!
7. I love indie-chick music!
8. I once swam in the mediterranean sea with a bleeding leg in the same spot there were great white sharks 1 day prior!
9. The most embarassing moment of my life was when I peed on stage during a performance at Vanier Hall in front of 300+ people! And the crazy thing was no one knew!!!!
10. I love love love being part of a church family, not a congregation, but a family. I have never felt community or love like that anywhere & I'm really grateful for it!

I tag:
Steph (because her posts crack me up)
Tamara (she will put something creepy)

for tagging rules : http://www.plastiquedolly.blogspot.com/

My Art/Photgraphy/Music Room

I love storage, so this room will have lots of it. I would love to have it divided into sections, like one corner: Painting. Another: Music. And Another: Photography. I love the idea of having a attic/loft style. I like simple decoration like a jar of branches or a piece of art. There would be no color scheme & probably have only one wall of color or a wall of art like in pic #2. I like that the decoration will be art & photos. I want a huge table in the center of the room for art/craft get togethers!! The last 3 pictures are just great art storage ideas.

Our 'Someday' Baby Room...

*Sigh* The baby room! This is obviously the one I put a lot of thought into. Though I love giraffe's, I don't want a safari or animal print bedroom, though I really like zebra print rugs, throw pillows etc...picture 7. I have an ever growing collection of giraffes that will be displayed on a shelf somewhere I'm sure. I love very modern, funky & eclectic for the baby room. I'm leaning toward a very bold, bright green, at least on one wall. I love green & brown with small bits of brighter colors like the bright aqua-ish color in pictures 1 & 3. If you have seen the movie, 'Nanny McFee', the green of Mr. Brown's office with the distress treatment...I love!!! Also, the 4th picture down, The wood wall..i am liking a whole lot! I also really like round, oval & corner cribs, especially the one that divides in two for twins or quadruplets even(*wink*) like in pics 8 & 9, 12 & 13, each quarter comes off and you can arrrange it in a corner or on opposite walls!!!

These are 2 of the websites where I got a lot of the pictures:

http://www.dwellstudio.com/
http://www.serenaandlily.com/