It wasn't me, I swear...

Actually it wasn't just him but doesn't he look so cute and guilty?
This damage was done by both dogs after I gave them a cardboard box to shred for fun. Unfortunately, Bailey kept going and shredded a bunch of their toys too.
Hey, at least its not the furniture!

Random babble.

It's Friday! Woooo hoooo! I don't have any plans for the weekend but at the same time I have so many little things that need to get done. I have been extremely lazy this week! I've made dinners and managed to keep up with dishes but that's about it. Our laundry in the closet is piled up the walls and the bedding really needs to be washed {thanks to the dogs who made themselves at home on the bed while I was on my trip} There are rooms to be vacuumed, toilets to be scrubbed, and groceries to be bought. I think I have been enjoying all of the Christmas shows on TV a little too much this week {the original cartoon Rudolph the Reindeer movie anyone?} Plus my house is so full of decorations and Christmas spirit that I just want to sit and drink hot chocolate... NOT do housework.

Another thing staring me in the face is Christmas shopping... I looked at the calendar this morning and realized its almost the 2nd week of December already! Time is flying! I got most of the family's gifts while I was in California but I am still working on part of Jake's present and didn't realize how little time I have to pull it all together. There is also lots of Christmas wrapping to be done before Jake gets a chance to find out where some of his presents are hidden :)

Also, I have realized that it's been awhile since I posted real updates on our life  
so I think I'll do that now...

Thankful Thoughts #10.

This week I have been constantly reminded of the blessings God has given me. I've had a couple of those moments where you just look around and realize everything is so wonderful. I am so thankful... I have a husband who still gives me butterflies. I have a family who truly cares. And I serve a God who loves me and blesses me constantly. A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I heard a powerful testimony at church. I was able to locate the video of that testimony and wanted to share it with you. Rachel goes to my church and is a fellow Air Force wife. She has experienced more grief than most people can even imagine and yet God has allowed her to still be optimistic and thankful.I hope you will be blessed by her testimony and be thankful today!

Christmas card failure.

I mentioned before that I was designing my own Christmas cards. I sent the order to the printer 2 weeks ago and while I was gone on my trip they arrived at our house. I was horrified when I saw that the printer had done an awful job! The quality of the paper (the specialized photo card paper that I paid extra for) was so bad. It was seriously like bad Walmart printer paper. The color was dull and pixelated and there was no excuse for that based on the type of file I sent them. I called them and thankfully I was able to get all my money back. I ordered new ones and decided this time to just go with a normal, pre-made, one-sided, one-picture, traditional Christmas card. No hassle, no worry. They are completely opposite from the cards I first made but they are simple and pretty and I like them :)

Since the original cards are no longer being sent, I thought I'd post the preview of them. Click here to see them. I do like them, but honestly I like the new ones even more! See, everything happens for a reason.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree.

After what seemed like waiting forever to put out our Christmas decorations, we finally got to decorate on Sunday. The house is quite the Christmas wonderland if I do say so myself!

The best part was getting our first Christmas tree! We found a big, full 7 foot tree and it is absolutely perfect. The decorations came out just as I had imagined and I am very excited about it {Please note that the pictures do no justice to the pretty decorations because the pictures were taken on my phone...new camera for Christmas maybe? *Hint Hint*}