Getting a little dusty

A few months ago Ryan and I found a great china hutch at goodwill for $25.  It was a steal! There were several people in the store asking about it after we had already purchased it.  We felt pretty good about it and were super excited about it!  We figured a little sanding, a little touch up and maybe some stain or new paint and it would be good to go!  We were WRONG!! This has been the never ending project.  We worked on it a few weekends ago for hours and it felt like we had not done anything!

Mrs Pace sent over a few photos from our work day...

Since the process is moving so slooooow, I figured I would bring a few pieces home with me to work on to hopefully speed up the process.  With this new beauty,

I got to work for a little while this afternoon and I thought I would share what Miles thought of the process.

 

It took me about 45 minutes, but I think I made a lot of progress, plus a huge mess.



Things I'm Loving...

There are a few things recently that I found that I just love, so I thought I would share!

First off, I love that my in laws are giving us fresh fruit and veggies every week.  I have had a fresh tomato on my sandwich every day for a week!  So yummy!

And since I have been cutting up so many tomatoes, I love my Pampered Chef tomato knife!

Yesterday I did a little shopping before our Bachelorette "party" and was able to save 48%!  I love that!  I think I actually made out a little better than that too because I got a few things for free!  One of the things I picked up on a whim, I love!  Someone is going to have to take them away from me!

On our trip to Amelia Island over Fourth of July weekend, we stopped in St. Simons on the way back.  We went to visit a coffee shop our friends, The Preston's knew about.  While there we were able to taste and purchase some of the Free Trade coffee.  We bought the coffee in whole beans, so I had to order a new coffee grinder and it finally came last night.  This morning I had a wonderful cup of Peruvian coffee.  So delicious!  Which is why it is placed on my list of things I love.

Another fun thing I'm loving right now,

I have always loved Hobby Lobby for their inexpensive home goods and the amount of crafting items, but when we moved, that meant we moved away from the Hobby Lobby.  I have been desperate to get to one so I can start of some fun projects!  I finally made the trek to the closest one last week and spent an hour and a half in there!  It was wonderful, the only thing that would have made it better was a glass of iced coffee!

I also love the Harry Potter comes out on Friday!  I will probably wait a few days for the rush to die down and then go see it.  I am a little sad that this is the last movie, but still excited! 

Happy Hump Day!  Looking forward to the weekend!

What are you passionate about?

This is a really hard question to answer. I’ve been reading the book “If You Want to Walk on Water, You Have to get Out of the Boat” by John Ortberg. I began reading this book because I feel like I’m missing my calling. I feel like my talents aren’t always used to glorify God. Part of the problem also lies in the fact that I can’t clearly identify my talents. Some people it’s so easy. My sister, a very bright individual, knew very early on that she wanted to be a physical therapist and she is a great at it. Some people it’s obvious what their talent is, they are a gifted vocalist, a talented dancer, an engaging public speaker. Some people are teachers, some are pharmacists, some are ministers. And it doesn’t always mean it’s an easy road, but at least it’s a little clearer. For me, I’ve really been struggling to determine what my talents are, where my passion lies. I know there are a few things that I’m passionate about, but it’s hard to decipher those “passions” from what is truly important.

So, my prayer for today is that I can learn to listen, learn to decipher my wants and needs from what God wants and needs of me.

Healthy Kick and Iced Coffee

So yesterday I received a text from my husband asking me to go running with him. I said sure because normally we come home and it doesn’t happen. Well, yesterday was different. I think he is trying to kill me. It’s hot, I don’t like to exercise and we ran a long way, with hills. Normally, when I run, it's mostly walking, not with him, he pushes and yells at me to run! How is this fun?  He seems to be very motivated. So motivated that he is willing to change his diet and run every day. Now, I’m all about changing the way we eat, I’ve been trying to do this for some time now, but exercising every day!? I am LAZY. I don’t like to run! Again, it's hot outside!  This could take some getting used to. He says I’ll thank him when I like the way I look, what is that supposed to mean anyway!


Along with the running, we made some other adjustments last night too. We went to Publix to grab something quick for dinner. Normally he gets a full Italian sub, full of roast beef, ham, cheese and salami, healthy, right? Not so much. I suggested that he eat a turkey sub without oil, vinegar, mayo and some of the more fattening toppings. So we split a turkey sub with light mustard, no cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles and green peppers. He did not like it! The next big obstacle was what to drink. No more coke! Ryan loves coke and Schwepps and sweet tea. We went to Target to get water bottles to tote around all day...they filter the water for us!

I read on Yahoo today that if you take 10,000 steps a day it will cut 500 calories a day.  So we picked up a Step Counter too.  Both of us are pretty competitive, so a little healthy competition might get us moving.

Now, for the good part.  I was on a blog yesterday and came across a recipe for iced coffee.  I LOVE iced coffee.  I crave it every morning but I try not to buy it from my favorite, McDonald's, because it's loaded with sugar, and you know, bad for me!  But I could not help trying the recipe and I could not be more excited.  It is DELICIOUS!!  The iced coffee recipe can be found here.  I am so excited to have iced coffee every morning right from my very own fridge!  It's the little things people! 

So glad it is Friday! I'm excited to celebrate my mom and my brother in law's birthday this weekend.  We will also officially become members at our church!  Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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