Random Thoughts & Photos.....

Ok, so wow... I've really been slacking on this blog thing, lol! It is amazing that I haven't posted in over three months! Has it really been that long? This summer has just FLOWN by! Jarred was gone for six whole weeks and is back now. School starts back up in a little less than three weeks. Can't believe that my boy is going to be in 4th grade!! I'll be starting my junior year in college working on my BA in Project Management. Glad that I'm still trucking along in this whole education thing, but I'll sure be even happier when I have it all behind me, lol! Sometimes it seems like I'll NEVER finish school. That's OK though. It really is such a blessing to have the ability & desire to be educated.

All in all this has been a great summer. I have seen the Lord work continuously in both me and those around me.

Here are some random photos from this week along with snippets of a few of my favorite things!!

Saying goodbye to friends is hard :( I'll miss you Carrie!!!



Gotta love girl time! The three of us went to have pedicures :)



Jarred's best bud came along to the airport to surprise him. His BF is moving to Spain next week, so they are spending the WHOLE weekend together :)


So my Mom basically rocks!!! She is such a Proverbs 31-type woman!! She knitted me these gorgeous socks as a graduation gift! They even won a blue ribbon at the fair!! Thanks Mom :)


A closer shot of the detail work..... again, she is just amazing.


Salt.... ok, so this is very random... But my Mom knows I love this salt and the only place I know of to get it is from a Menonite grocery in Wisconsin. She is always thoughtful enough to send some this way... Thanks again Mom!!


So, you may think this picture is the strangest thing yet, lol. But these two are TRULY two of my favorite things, lol. Fresh bacon and Brats from my parents farm.... I think that this pig was just slaughtered like two weeks ago..... yummm...


These are trinkets that belonged to my Great-Grandmother. I inherited them and finally have a place to put them..... They were on her dresser when I was a child and I spent literally hours playing with these things, lol. So proud to have them in my own home....


Ok, so this is NOT one of my favorite things, lol! Jarred's BF found this little guy (it is a toy, thankfully!) at the airport yesterday, and he has been showing up in the strangest places.... I'm gonna get them for trying to scare me......


Last but not least (by any means) is my new backpack....(ok, so I am so not Vera Bradley obsessed...... but I just had to have this!) Got it for a really good deal and it is my present to myself for graduating with my AA.... Won't I be too cute toting this thing around campus?



Alright, well that's it for now. I know that I've said this before, lol, but I'll try to be better about posting. Maybe I can at least post weekly from here on out. Getting back into the routine should help some!!