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Kyle and I hear this a lot “You guys are soo busy”. Which is a true statement with Kyle working three jobs, coaching 5th and 6th graders in community league basketball, YL, going through paramedic school which includes tons of hours of hospital and squad time. My schedule was more full with working and going to school but now I am just working full time since I now have my Bachelors :) Kyle and I may be busy but we always make time for each other and others. Kyle’s next few months of school with be hard and stressful but even though he may have lots of stuff going I know that we will have time together with just me and my husband and maybe our pup too. There are times when I am stressed out with not being able to see Kyle or many nights {usually at least three} where he will not be at home because he is working. Kyle does make sure that we have K & J time! Recently we went out to dinner and got dressed up for me being done with school. I love that Kyle wanted to get dressed up and that our time alone may not come as often as I would like but it is always special! I am reminded of this passage when I think of our time. I pray that even though Kyle and I we may be “busy” that we would cherish this time in our life with the Lord and help it to build a great foundation for our marriage.

Happy 7 months babe!

Highlighter time

This is Kyle's favorite time of year...March Madness is starting on Sunday {Selection Sunday}. For the next few weeks we will be watching lots of basketball games with hopes that our brackets will be successful!

I am looking forward to buzzer shots, Cinderella stories, big upsets, funny announcer analogies {like some Strawberry Shortcake from Dickie V}, the works.

We are excited for March Madness!

O Mandy

These friends

Are going here

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At the wee hour of 4 am I ventured to take them here


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 Kyles "trusty" GPS {Mandy} told me to take this

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Now Mandy lets be serious, a ferry is never open at 4 am.

Do you have a funny story with your GPS?


To be honest I'm not impressed, sorry Mandy {kyle still likes you}

Happy Friday!!

I WONT miss

{when I graduated from Cincy State two years ago}

Working full time and taking three/four nights classes a semester has been one of the hardest things I have done. College no longer became "fun" for me anymore when I had to balance work, school, YL, family time, cheerleading, etc. I am EXTREMELY happy I stuck with it but there were many times when I thought this day would never come. Now that it is here I am excited to spend my free time doing what I want to do and I WONT miss....

1. Paying for tuition/books
2. Going straight from work to school and not getting home til at least 10 PM
3. Homework on the weekends. I have missed out on lots of fun events due to homework
4. Teachers who make you write long papers just because they can
5. Classes that I will never use in my life
6. Stress of school.
7. Summer School. I will actually be able to enjoy the summer {for the past 3 years I have taken summer classes}

I am officially DONE.WITH.SCHOOL.FOREVER!! {insert hallelujah chorus}

Dear Lord

Thanks for getting me through a long, tiresome road of getting my Bachelor degree. In all honesty, I probably did always show your love, patience, goodness with my teacher all the timeat school like you showed to me these last two years. I KNOW that you are what got me through this time. There were many times when I hated missing out on fun events due to school or I got really stressed out and the thought of quitting crossed my mind. You gave me the support of a great husband, family, and friends to help me get to the finish line! Thank you for creating me to be determined and to never give up on myself.

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It is hard to believe it's been half a year, time really has flown by! Since today is Valentine's Day I thougth I would share a little bit about love. I knew being married would change the way I think about love and the selflessness that comes along with being married to someone. I find myself still getting caught up in what is going on in my own world and not letting Kyle be part of it. Another thing that I have been learning about my love towards my husband is that it can sometimes be conditional and when I am like this I realize how much the Lords love is for me when he can love me unconditionally through whatever I am going through. I want to love Kyle unconditionally but my selfishness gets in the way of me wanting to love him for who he is. I have also been learning that loving Kyle means that we need to be on the same team. I find myself wanting to get mad at him because he is mad at me but instead I should want us to be on the same team and not against each other. These are just a few of the things I have been learning. My prayer is that when Kyle feels loved that he would know that it is coming from the Lord. The only person who can truly love him unconditionally for the man he is!

Happy six months my Valentine!

Thanks for being my best friend, supporter, back-bone, comedian, and love of my life

A girls dream

My cousin facebooked me and asked if I would be interested in helping one of her friends start up her photography portfolio. She was looking for newly wed brides to take pictures in their dress

A chance to wear my BEAUTIFUL wedding dress again +

Get my photo taken for free and get the rights to the photos =

I'M IN

Buying my dress I knew I would only be wearing it one time but it is such a TREAT that I get to wear it again! Not sure if I really want a bunch of pictures of me in my dress and it's not my wedding day, but I won't complain about free :) 

Have a great weekend!

I am Dreaming....

That in three weeks I will be done with school FOREVER and have lots of time to work on these different projects

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Happy Friday!