Random Wednesday

jacket: target (similar)  boots: dsw (similar)  dress: forever 21 (similar)

1.  All I want to do is wear these boots everyday.

So be prepared to see them multiple times a week. 

I actually wouldn't mind wearing these boots every day too.

Adding them to my wish list. 

online shoe store

2. Racquetball 

I should really dedicate a whole post to this, because this has to be one of the most fun sports there is. 

We played a few times while we were gone last weekend and laughed so much during it. 

But by far the best was when Chris just started cracking up because he thinks he has a "funny bone" in his knee.  We're talking hunched over, uncontrollable laughter.  Then for about an hour after we played, it happened many times.  In his words "it's like a ghost tickling my knee."  He'd grab his knee and just couldn't stop laughing.  

If only I had it recorded.  

3.  While we were gone this weekend I made Chris take some outfit pictures for me.

I'm not quite sure why asking my husband to take pictures is embarrassing when I post them on the internet for hundreds of people to see.  

Hope you are all having a good week!  

Leaving a Legacy

dress: kohls  boots: dsw  sweater: ?

It has been almost a year since my grandpa passed away.  

Two years ago in October my grandpa was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.  Soon after he was diagnosed my family flew down to Texas to say goodbye, as we weren't sure how long he would have left.
Thankfully, God allowed him to live another year which was such a blessing. 

It was such a blessing to be able to have a year that we didn't think we would have. 

To have a year to make it a point to call him and talk to him more often. 

To have a year to write him a letter telling him how much I loved him and how lucky I was to have him as a grandpa.  

My grandpa was an amazing man.  One of the greatest things that I admire about him was that he was a man of prayer.  My dad spend a lot of time with him during his last year and was able to spend many nights with him. 

I learned that each night my grandpa would spend time praying for every member of his family. 

And not just listing names, but praying for our specific needs and struggles we were going through. 

He knew what we were going through and knew that one of the best ways to love us was to lift us up in prayer. 

About a year and a half ago, Chris and I started praying together every night.  We too lift up our families, friends and our own needs and struggles.  We have yet to miss a night of praying together.

Part of me is sad that my grandpa isn't here for me to tell him when I do get pregnant, as I know that he prayed that for us every night.  But I know one of his prayers is being answered, that Chris and I continue to grow in our marriage and grow closer to God.  

I think of my grandpa all the time and am so thankful for the example and legacy that he left. 

And I'm so thankful for that extra year we had with him so I could tell him that.
I'm so thankful that I have no doubts that right now he talking to God face to face.  

I know he would be so proud of Chris and the man of prayer that he has become.  

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Teen Drama

dress: francesca's   boots: dsw  necklace: kohls

Lately my taste in tv shows aligns with an eighth grade girl.
This summer I watched
90210
Gossip Girl
and
Pretty Little Liars.

I felt overly sad when I finished them and thankfully recently found One Tree Hill.
I am already halfway through the second season.

And I'm looking forward to new episodes of 90210 and Gossip Girl to start.
Can anyone else relate to my teen drama love?

Want to know something that is probably more exciting than teen dramas?

Then check out these two fabulous blogs. 

First up is Katie.

Besides sharing a name, we also share a love for colored jeans, maxi dresses, good deals and finding new ways to wear clothes.  Although Katie is way better at refashioning her clothes and shares how she remixes her outfits weekly.  She can also relate to some compliment fails from her significant other.   And she can rock a top bun that makes me jealous.

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And secondly we have Julee and Kim.

Kim and Julee make me wish I lived in Louisville because they started the D.I.Y. Lousiville group where ladies can get together to work on different projects.  Food, crafts, girls? Sounds like something I want to be a part of!  These ladies are pretty much professional DIYers and blog about projects they do, parties they plan and weekly fashion posts.

Luckily I can multitask and read these sweet blogs and watch my teen dramas at the same time.

steppin' out