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I'm writing this from our official nursery!  We finished all of the painting on Saturday, got the rest of the furniture moved out, and today the crib and changing table came to accompany our rocker.  (PS: Don't mind the "I desperately need a shower, it's crazy hot, and I'm cleaning the house" look)

                                           

I'm on cloud nine from our date night this weekend.  We had tickets to the Padres game and finally got to a game before the season ended.  I think they knew we needed a good night because they won, which-if you're from San Diego, know doesn't happen very often.  My highlight was seeing the sweetest boy with downs start jumping up and down when their closing pitcher came out, he was getting the whole crowd into his enthusiasm, and it made my cheeks hurt with how big I was smiling.  

I'm currently 6 months pregnant!!! We hit 24 weeks last Wednesday, and trust me-a pregnancy post is on its way.  All I can say is thank goodness I finally went maternity clothes shopping, but wish this heat would finally go away so I can wear everything! 

I'm swooning over this shirt for our little man...

Tiny Natives

I'm desperate for some pumpkin in my life.  It was all I could do to not buy a can of pumpkin when I went grocery shopping, but I refuse when it is still 100 degrees outside.  In the meantime, I will try to get in the apple spirit and dream of making these skinny minnie chocolate chip muffins. 

I'm watching Drop Dead Diva like it's going out of style.  We don't have cable so we use Netflix and Hulu Plus to entertain ourselves.  Since the fall season hasn't started for all of our shows I've been on the lookout for something to keep me occupied.  Can I just say that I love this show?!?  

 

I'm just overwhelmed with God's goodness through the latest She Reads Truth devotional on Daniel.  My heart is feeling all sorts of emotions, and I don't ever want this feeling to go away.  

My crafting itch is starting to creep up, and once I find time the first priority is to make a set of these

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I'm blown away by how amazing my class is.  Our first week was superb.  And rarely do you hear a teacher say that!  They are the cutest bunch, and I'm shocked at how I haven't feel as overwhelmed as I usually do at the beginning of the year.  I'm truly excited for this school year and love these little guys so much already!

our largest purchase yet

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Have you ever been in a season where you had no idea how on earth things would go?  This summer was a tumultuous season for us as we were thrown into house-hunting head first.  We weren't necessarily ready to buy a house, and so it made us scared, fearful, but we knew the only thing we could do was pray.  

My mom owns the quant condo we have lived in for the last four years.  It's perfect for us.  Two bedrooms, two baths...we've made it our own.  When my mom decided that she wanted to sell this summer we knew it would be coming, but we just weren't quite ready.  And let me tell you, houses in San Diego are ridiculous!  In our price range, the houses were tiny, old, and desperately in need of lots of love-which we knew just wasn't what we were ready to do.  

So we started looking in Temecula, a town about 45 minutes north of us.  And we decided we were ready to take the plunge, move farther away, and trust that God would provide us jobs, friends, and community up there.  The more we looked, the more we really thought we were going to buy a house.  And then things started crumbling.  Between houses being bought faster than you could blink, neighborhood disagreements, and the realization that our commute until we find jobs up there would be miserable.  Plus, we are having a baby in just a few months and are blessed to live so close to family.  Why would we move away from that?  

God opened a door, and we decided to purchase our current condo from my mom!  We wouldn't have to move.  We would be able to establish ourselves here, in this house, and invest in it.  We could build a community in our town, which we love with all of our heart.  And as soon as the thought came to our minds, and we started discussing all of the positive points, it was as if the black glooomy clouds that had been following us all summer long had lifted.  

What I struggled with was that we said we wanted to be open to where God wanted us, meaning God take us away, we're okay with that, and we will trust you in faith.  And now that we don't have to move, I feared that we weren't trusting God, going out on a limb for Him, living boldly.  And then I realized that sometimes God wants you right where you are.  He has other plans for us, and has blessed us abundantly with our family close by.  Plus, He also knows how much we can handle, and I'm pretty sure God saw me unraveling under the stress and anxiety of finding a house, moving right when work started back up, and be pregnant all the while.  

And so with that we began the crazy amount of paperwork that is involved, we started planning out what we will do to our lovely abode to fix it up a bit and make it ours, and we started melting into one another as we realized we are buying or first house.  It may not be a huge house, but I'm embracing living small and living simply.  And this condo is perfect for us right now.  

We are officially in escrow and would truly appreciate your prayers that everything continues to go smoothly! 

on the last day of summer

Yesterday was the first day of school and summer has officially ended for us.  And as much as I was dreading this day, I'm pretty glad that life is moving on and love the memories we made this summer.  On the last day of summer I was begging for some fun.  It just seemed like all weekend long we had work to do...house work, classroom projects, sewing projects, the list goes on.  So on Monday he could definitely tell that I needed to get out of the house. 

We started off the day with a walk to the Coffee Bean.  This has become a Saturday morning tradition for us, and since we didn't make it on Saturday we decided Monday was perfect.  I absolutely love this time!  While we were out and about we walked to the grocery store to pick up a last minute dinner item and swung by the hardware store.  Can I just say that I love the shopping center by our house, and the fact that we walked everywhere (and were sweating like mad the whole way home).  

Afterwards, my amazing husband labored on with the nursery.  He painted the ceiling while I cleaned the house top to bottom.  And then we power-showered and went to the movies to see We're The Millers.  (Side note: incredibly hilarious!)  At the movies we realized that we were amongst quite an older crowd, which made us feel slightly uncomfortable given the speech in the movie.  

That evening our sweet friends came over for dinner with their adorable little Sophia.  And my heart melted into a puddle all over the floor when I looked over and Daniel was making Sophia giggle and smile, and the smile on his face matched hers.  I don't know how I'll manage once our little guy is here, I'm sure I will continually fall in love with this man all over again.  

And at the end of the day, my heart was happy knowing that we were productive, that we spent quality time together, invested in our marriage, and spent time with wonderful friends.  I was able to seal off summer and dive head-first into my 5th year of teaching!