Member of the Dirty Thirty Club

I turned 30 July 31st. I was depressed. My sisters hosted a dinner (true blood theme!!!!), that helped. But it still hasn't gotten better! This year wasn't a great one at all. I am just thankful for my little family who put a smile of my face everyday!!!! I can't wait to make our little family of three to four then maybe one day five!

I love the West Coast

My summer vaca was spent in Pasadena. Ww went there for our honeymoon three years ago and hubby was going for a couple days for work so I tagged along. That was the week the DC area got hit with an earthquake & hurricance!!! So our flight got delayed and our 5 day turned into a 7 day trip and I think I want to move there!!! I am ready to go!

 View from the Westin Pasadena

 Santa Monica Beach - about 30 min drive from Pasadena

 Santa Monica pt. 2

 Cutest Restaurant ever!

Summer is Basically Over :(

We have had a really hot summer in the DC area this summer and all of a sudden today was in the 60's and you saw sweaters all around. Oh well, all good things must come to an end but I'll have this pic to keep me warm :)

Sorry for my absence the month of August, I needed to dedicate some time to my family but I'm back and energized! :)

 

July Giveway: IHeart Organizing Printables

We have one more giveaway to this month and I am excited about this one! I have been following the IHeart Organizing blog for a year now and being a new mom & wife, I get a lot of inspiration from this blog!!!

Jen makes is easy for her readers to tackle her projects in their own homes!  Seriously, Jen's before & afters' just motivate me to get off my lazy ass and get my home in order!

But my favorite is her Household Binder, I Love it! It's just a great way to manage your home and I am going to make one myself!

Jen is participating in this month's giveaway and one lucky reader will get two printables from her shop:

1. The customized laminated meal planning calendar &
2. The grocery inventory printable

These will definitely help get your household management binder started!

All you have to do is comment in the box below, be sure to leave your email address.
For additional entries:

Follow this blog & the IHeart Organizing blog (you will need to comment for each additional entry).

This giveaway ends on August 1, 2011 at midnight (EST). Winner will be chosen using random.org  

Good Luck!

It's LOVE!

We did nothing but spend time together and with family - it was a great weekend. We listened to some Jill Scott as we drove from here to there and enjoyed each other's company! I love her!!

They all sit and wonder why this feelin I can not hide

It ain't a question of pride, ooh

It's love, ooh it's love

loves to pick up sticks now

trying to feed him while the wiggles is on tv = impossible!

The little gym!! he loved it!

<3 thank you for coming to 19&M!

How do you calm a toddler?! YOUTUBE.COM - Don't judge me!

Firt carousel ride - he was concerned!

his & her's

Love Motherhood

Even though I don't need anything other than my son to tell me how to love motherhood, this is a nice quote! I love pinterest!

Source: ohmyhandmade.com via Ann on Pinterest

Media Mondays: Media & our Walk with God

I decided to participate in Women Living Well's series on how Media is affecting our lives. I love this blog; a lot of the posts that Courtney writes about really challenge me and are a great inspiration. When I saw this series I had to participate because this is something that I feel can be a struggle in many areas of my life.

The first topic is Media & Our Walk with GOD.

One area of my life that needs to be worked on is my dependency on God. While the media (TV, Internet, android phone, ipad, etc...) isn't to blame for why I am not Dependent on God, is one thing that is distracting me from setting time away from the everyday tasks and talk with God.

But it's not only my walk with God that is affected, other areas of my life as well such as work & home. I find that if I am having a slow day at the office, I tend to wander to social media outlets, I go to blogs & Facebook to pass time instead of being productive & maybe finding a new project to work on. It also takes away from time with my family when I am home - but that is something I'll go more in depths to later. The same is my walk with God.

• Instead of praying and reading the word I check my emails and Google.
• Instead of asking God for direction, I look for solutions online.
• Instead of asking God for inspiration, I turn to Google.

But I am now conscience of this! I intend to change this! I intend to not let today's technology take away my dependence from God. I found a verse in John 15:5:

"apart from me you can do nothing."

What do I intend to do about it?

1. I am going to make a point to pray & read the bible every morning before checking my emails.
2. After I had aaron, I purchased the New Mom's Prayer Bible, I plan to read through it's devotionals.
3. I also plan to participate more in the bible study group I belong to: Women of the Word.

I intend to post my progress so I can be accountable.

Click here to see Courtney’s & other women’s posts on this topic.

 Psst: Don't forget to enter this giveway!!!