words of wisdom

Do you ever wish you had the magic words to say to cheer someone up?  Just the right touch of wisdom to heal a friend?  Words that will answer all of the unknown in someone's life?

I always wish that I had just the right words to say. This past week I've realized that there are some very powerful women in my life that always seem to say these words.  We will begin talking about one thing and by the time our conversation ends I feel encouraged, rejuvenated, inspired, and uplifted. 

My mother-in-law is a spiritual blessing.  She continually encourages me to strive for more and never give up.   Her wisdom stuns and awes me.  She has this magic gift of knowing exactly what I'm going through and saying the right words to get me through it all.  

This little lady is definitely another power woman who always knows just what to say.  She always knows me far too well.  I'll call her crying over one thing, and she boils it all down to what the heart of the matter is.  Sometimes the truth hurts.  She definitely knows this, and always helps me see the truth, accept it, push through it, and move on.  Kylee's anthem for my life is "Stress Less!!!".  Today is today.  There is no use worrying about tomorrow, next week, or next year.  I control today.  

And then there's the mom.  Do I really need to say anything more?  

She's my rock, the one phone call I can't miss in a day.  It amazes me how much she does.  If she's not working she's volunteering at a pregnancy care clinic, a woman's group, going to bible study, etc.  (Now do you know where I get it from?!?!)  She also has this magical touch with her words.  When I'm feeling down she always has a way to make me smile.  When I'm overwhelmed she breaks apart life so I see clearly.  When I just need a good vent session, we pull out the wine and let it out.  

I'm so thankful these women were blessed with words of wisdom, and they continually are a gift to me each and every day!

stir crazy

On the weekends I can get a little stir crazy.  The husband works all day, and if I don't have plans I end up inside cleaning, lesson planning, or spending too much time on the computer.  Needless to say, by the time he gets home I'm just too excited to finally have some social interaction!  He thinks I'm a tad bit crazy.  Sometimes I jump up and say "Let's go play on the swings"!  (Referring to the playground in our neighborhood).

Since we're not eating out this month, we took our dinner out.  After making some chicken stir fry, I packaged it up into tupperware, grabbed our jackets, and headed to the beach.  Sadly, it was already dark but that meant we got to star gaze while eating dinner.  

This man is the funniest!  We most definitely balance each other out, I'd be a stressed-out crazy mess without him!

I'm definitely very grateful for this handsome man!

To end the night on a sweet note we had to partake in some delicious fro yo!!!

I have a huge weakness for fro yo!!!  

My fro yo included:

latte & cake batter fro yo with yogurt chunks, chocolate covered sunflowers, chocolate sprinkles, and just a tad bit of Reeses.  

What do you like on your fro yo????

a little bit of random

Things are about to be very random.  I feel as though there has been an extra spring in my step and I'm noticing all of the random things I am loving these past couple days.  

Brace yourselves, it's pretty random.

1. I bought a couple peaches at the farmer's market last Saturday and was a mix of feelings about them.  I have been dying for a juicy, sweet peach all summer long.  Each batch I bought at the store never satisfied that.  I'm also not the best at picking out fruit.  I was starving the other night while making dinner so I decided to cut it up and give it a shot.  

Delicious.  Sweet.  Amazing.  Indescribable.  It just goes to show how amazing fresh food tastes.  I'm so sad now that I only bought 2!

2. Thursday night I was able to finally get a run in.  When I put my shoes on, it was like my feet were saying "Thank You! We're tried of wearing heals and uncomfortable flats!!!"  As soon as I put them on, I got moving!  It reminded me why I love wearing work out clothes while running errands.  I move so much faster.

My body was so excited to get moving, too!  The air was crisp, the sky was filled with clouds, the sun was setting.  Conditions were perfect were running.  Plus, I had a lot to "unpack" on my run.  Boy, did I run!  It felt amazing!

It was a little shorter than I wanted, but the sun said "goodbye" sooner than I thought it would.  And, do you see that pace????  7:45?!?!  Well, the first mile was 9:01, the second was 8:51, and the last 1.25 miles was 7:45!  When I got home I just kept going....made dinner, cleaned the kitchen, started laundry, and then crashed!

3. The one thing that I can't keep craving during my spending freeze is a pumpkin spiced latte.  Come on, is it almost October so that I can finally go buy one????  Well, I found a recipe for an at-home version that I'm dying to get my hands on:

gotta love Pinterest!

Look for my attempts later this weekend!

And some other super random things about me currently:

-favorite Pandora station = Priscilla Ahn

-most beautiful thing I saw this week = the MOON!  It was spectacular!

-favorite Netflix obsession = Brothers & Sisters

-what I ate for breakfast this morning = a TJ wheat free waffle with almond butter and banana

-have my hopes about = "Up All Night", I fell in love with the pilot

-what I'm dreading = writing papers all weekend long :( and laundry...