8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Took my car to the dealership/shop
2. Class at 8-10am
3. Class at 10:20-12:25am
4. Went to the rec center and did the elliptical!
5. Showered in the locker room... always interesting
6. Class at 3-5pm
7. Class at 5:30-9:40pm
8. Sacked out on the couch...
8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
1. Lay out at the pool or beach with a good book.
2. Go on a vacation with just Josh
3. Decorate my house without a budget.... particularly to re-do the bathrooms.
4. Lose my weight... and fast. haha.
5. Travel a lot
6. Write in calligraphy well
7. Not be so hard on myself
8. Get Josh his dream job.
8 Shows I Watch (just 8?)
1. Law and Order
2. Law and Order SVU
3. Law and Order Criminal Intent
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. Private Practice
6. The Closer
7. Real Housewives of NYC (and sometimes NJ)
8. Brothers and Sisters
8 Favorite Foods
1. Chips and Salsa
2. Icecream
3. Cheeseburger grilled at home by Josh
4. Sushi
5. Omelets with feta and asparagus
6. Mashed Potatoes
7. Pasta
8. Chips and cheese (queso)
8 Places I Have Traveled
1. St. Thomas
2. Santorini, Greece
3. Mykonos, Greece
4. Isthanbul, Turkey
5. Paris, France
6. Venice, Italy
7. Jamaica
8. Barbados
8 Places I Would Like to Travel
1. More Italy
2. Australia
3. More Greece
4. Ireland
5. Key West, FL
6. Tahiti
7. Hawaii
8. St. Bart's
Friday, June 19, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Love muffin...
I haven't posted a picture of my darling "nephew" Wyatt in a while, so I thought I'd share this one that I (lucked out and) caught on Saturday at his 1st b'day party with his mommy's camera.Isn't he a doll?????
Sunday, June 7, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAMA!!!
Today is my precious mama's birthday! For those of you that did not already know, I have the most wonderful Mom ever. I am so grateful for her and all that she does for me. She is a wonderful friend to us/others and sets such a great example for her 3 girls by the way that she lives her life..... through leading small group at church, volunteering at the church, leading a bible study at her house, faithfully sending people cards when they are going through hard times, staying in Greensboro, AL for weeks to be with a dying friend, being a devoted and loving wife to my daddy almost 29 years (!!!!), showing love and generosity to others as she ma
kes them meals in their times of need, having our big old family over for holiday celebrations so we can all be together, throwing numerous wedding showers to celebrate her friends and their children, driving my aunt to doctor appointments and to get chemotherapy, opening her home to family friends as they evacuate their homes for hurricanes, and muuuuch MORE!Those are just things she does for other people. She is an incredi
ble and selfless mother...especially with her time. I cannot begin to tell you the hours she has put into us girls and our lives... softball games, traveling all over the U.S. to watch Grace play volleyball, staying up to the wee hours of the morning helping all of us study, college and vet school applications (big hours there!), watching me cheer, taking us to church and teaching us to be good God-loving ladies, watching Paige dance, teaching us that family is our priority, making life fun---decorating your cast to celebrate Easter 2006, baking/decorating Christmas cookies to leave for Santa, dyeing Easter eggs, carving pumpkins, making gingerbread houses, etc.; planning my wedding with me for a year... in HER (and my dad's) garden, no less!... which required she put off adding their new master bedroom on to the first floor because it would have messed up the yard for our wedding site, helping Josh and me move into and decorate our first home (and borrow a lot of her old furniture!), hours spent shopping for wedding dresses and then celebrating together in the parking lot when we finally bought one, planning and taking family vacations to make sure that we got quality family time toget
her and to broaden our horizons, helping Paige get everything figured out when she transferred schools, countless hours spent shopping for, buying, and decorating the new house in Auburn where Grace will spend the next four years becoming Grace Brannon, DVM; .... I could go on for hours. People say there are angels everywhere... and we have our very own in my mama.
Mama, Thank you for everything that you do for daddy, josh, us girls, and others. Thank you for your joy for the Lord that you share with all of us and the excellent example of Christ's love that you emulate daily. I love you so much. You are my heart.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
1 week down... 9 to go
Well, I'm finished with my first week of June-August summer classes. I'm SO glad that I took that one class during the mini-may session instead of the summer. Between my 5 classes, I am completely overwhelmed by the amount of schoolwork in my near future... but know that I'm a smart gal who likes to make good grades, so I'll get it finished....exhausting as it may be.
I am so excited that my BFF Joy is coming to town tomorrow afternoon. She was originally supposed to be staying with us for a week while her hubby, Luke, was doing a youth retreat in town, but she was recruited to be a leader, so we'll just have her all to ourselves for Friday and Saturday morning.... but I'll take whatever I can get!!! While she's in town, we'll probably hit Magic City Brewfest down at Sloss Furnaces with Joshy G and my sister, Grace. We'll be going as their "DDs." FYI: If you come with a ticket carrying person as their DD, you can get in for free, get free unlimited non-alcoholic bevs, free food, and enjoy the live music. Neither of us care about drinking beer that night, so it's the perfect set up! Hope to see some of you down there!
This weekend is my "nephew" Wyatt's first b'day party! Here is the PRECIOUS invitation! BFF Eden is doing BBQ for food (YUM!) and instead of a cake, she ordered a bunch of cupcakes in the colors from the invitation (so cute!). Some of the cupcakes are going to be decorated as blue owls like the ones on the invitations! Eden has wonderful taste, so I know everything is going to be precious!
Wyatt asked his Aunt Taylor and Uncle Josh for a Praise Baby cd for his b'day and his Nana got him this INCREDIBLE piece of art from Pottery Barn Kids for his room, which will also look fantastic in the big boy room his mommy is planning for him in California!
Sunday is my mama's b'day. Can't post anything about that yet, b/c she might read about what we girls (and daddy and joshy g) are giving her for her b'day and I don't want to spoil the surprise :o) Joshy G. and I are baking her b'day cake... we've been brainstorming on how to make it totally amazing for my sweet mama!
That's about all that's going on with us for now... I'll keep y'all posted!
I am so excited that my BFF Joy is coming to town tomorrow afternoon. She was originally supposed to be staying with us for a week while her hubby, Luke, was doing a youth retreat in town, but she was recruited to be a leader, so we'll just have her all to ourselves for Friday and Saturday morning.... but I'll take whatever I can get!!! While she's in town, we'll probably hit Magic City Brewfest down at Sloss Furnaces with Joshy G and my sister, Grace. We'll be going as their "DDs." FYI: If you come with a ticket carrying person as their DD, you can get in for free, get free unlimited non-alcoholic bevs, free food, and enjoy the live music. Neither of us care about drinking beer that night, so it's the perfect set up! Hope to see some of you down there!
This weekend is my "nephew" Wyatt's first b'day party! Here is the PRECIOUS invitation! BFF Eden is doing BBQ for food (YUM!) and instead of a cake, she ordered a bunch of cupcakes in the colors from the invitation (so cute!). Some of the cupcakes are going to be decorated as blue owls like the ones on the invitations! Eden has wonderful taste, so I know everything is going to be precious!
Wyatt asked his Aunt Taylor and Uncle Josh for a Praise Baby cd for his b'day and his Nana got him this INCREDIBLE piece of art from Pottery Barn Kids for his room, which will also look fantastic in the big boy room his mommy is planning for him in California!
Sunday is my mama's b'day. Can't post anything about that yet, b/c she might read about what we girls (and daddy and joshy g) are giving her for her b'day and I don't want to spoil the surprise :o) Joshy G. and I are baking her b'day cake... we've been brainstorming on how to make it totally amazing for my sweet mama!That's about all that's going on with us for now... I'll keep y'all posted!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
New!
Clearly, I changed my background/picture/font color.... Thought it would be a nice change and feels more Summery. I like it and hope you do, too! :o)
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Big 100!
This is my 100th post, Y'all!!! ... Thank you to all of you who actually take the time to read my blog! I hope you haven't been disappointed! :o)
Let's see... over the past few weeks, I finished finals for Spring semester... got grades back (3 A's and a B yay!)... started a new Maymester class...found out Eden is pregnant again!... went to Do Dah Day with my sister Grace and her puppy Bailey.... celebrated our 2 year anniversary at The Melting Pot!... celebrated Miley's 1st b'day... and went to the lake for Memorial Day weekend.
So far, it is looking like we're in for a relaxing summer. Josh, Miley, and I plan to spend a lot of it at my parents' lake house on Lake Martin or here in Birmingham. We are also fantasizing about a possible vacation (first since our honeymoon!--first one alone, at least) in August after Summer school and before Fall semester starts. I think we're both leaning toward a cruise because we loooove going on cruises and feel like it's a great trip for our money, especially compared to some other options. One major bonus is that we have (or will by the time we need them) accumulated enough points for our plane tickets, which would've made the trip a good bit more expensive. We have yet to pull the trigger on the trip, but after a big budget talk last week, it is looking very hopeful, which is encouraging. We'll see... maybe we'll just do a week at the beach or something that might save us some money.
Speaking of "budget" or money.... please keep Josh/us in your prayers because he has a few job opportunities on the rise. Hopefully one of them will work out and will get us on our way to our dream of him being the sole bread-winner for the Gamble home so I can hopefully stay home with babies, or at least until they are old enough for Kindergarten. Thank you in advance for your faithful prayers :o)
Maymester is going well. I have been going non-stop 8-11 Mon-Fri for three weeks now and my last day of class is this Friday. It's been great to get a class finished so quickly, but also a bit tiring because I've essentially had an exam about every other day, and it's burning me out a bit. That said, hopefully I will get a 2nd wind because I start a brand new batch of classes on Monday, June 1st. Needless to say, I'm hoping this weekend will be nice and relaxing to get recharged!
Oh, as I mentioned in my preview... My BFF Eden is pregnant with #2!!! They want their kids close in age, and Wyatt will be about 17 months old when K2 is born. We are so happy for them. They are wonderful, loving, and laid back parents to Wyatt, and will love welcoming K2 to their precious family this December. She is due on Christmas Day! Babies are such wonderful blessings!!! I am so excited to watch their beautiful babies grow up :o)
Last week, Josh (aka: best friend and love of my life) and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary with dinner at The Melting Pot, just like last year. It has become a fun tradition for special occasions... not only is it out of our
typical dinner budget, but getting dressed up and driving across town makes it more of a special event. It was wonderful just spending a nice evening together, chatting, fondue-ing, and we even made a list of our goals for our 3rd year of marriage. :o) I'll keep you posted.
2 days after our anniversary, our sweet puppy Miley turned 1 year old! She has been such a huge blessing in our lives through her unconditional love for us, being someone we can love together, hours of laughter, and priceless lessons in responsibility. She is SUCH a sweet girl... loves kids and babies... being chased.... playing with other dogs... retrieving the tennis ball-especially with dad... swimming at the lake... snuggling with mom and dad.... snoozing on the couch... biting at bugs in the air.... eating the water coming out of the hose... and more. She warms my heart and it swells with love for her.
Last weekend was Memorial Day weekend at the lake with my parents and sister, Paige. We had a fun time relaxing... watching tv... eating some great food (i loooove my mama's spaghetti!!!) and visiting with each other. We did not, however, enjoy all of the rain...but were all very happy to see the sun on Monday. Apparently making up for the sun-less weekend, I went all out tanning and ended up getting burned. I'm still pretty tender, but hopefully it'll give me a good base for the Summer so it won't happen again. Something else that will help prevent it this Summer: suntan lotion. I'm just sayin'. ;o)
I included these pictures b/c they were of one of the funniest things ever. Josh was lighting the grill using a few pages from the old Yellow Pages and Miley took off with the whole book in her mouth!!! This is her new favorite thing... grabbing stuff from the house and running into the backyard where she has the greatest advantage... she loves being chased! She proceeded to tear pages from it out in the yard as Josh chased her. It was hiiiiilarious.
Last, but not least, here she is waiting for Josh to come home. It is even more precious to be on the receiving end of this greeting. Her sweet little face just fits in that window so she can see you walking up. I just love her.
Let's see... over the past few weeks, I finished finals for Spring semester... got grades back (3 A's and a B yay!)... started a new Maymester class...found out Eden is pregnant again!... went to Do Dah Day with my sister Grace and her puppy Bailey.... celebrated our 2 year anniversary at The Melting Pot!... celebrated Miley's 1st b'day... and went to the lake for Memorial Day weekend.
So far, it is looking like we're in for a relaxing summer. Josh, Miley, and I plan to spend a lot of it at my parents' lake house on Lake Martin or here in Birmingham. We are also fantasizing about a possible vacation (first since our honeymoon!--first one alone, at least) in August after Summer school and before Fall semester starts. I think we're both leaning toward a cruise because we loooove going on cruises and feel like it's a great trip for our money, especially compared to some other options. One major bonus is that we have (or will by the time we need them) accumulated enough points for our plane tickets, which would've made the trip a good bit more expensive. We have yet to pull the trigger on the trip, but after a big budget talk last week, it is looking very hopeful, which is encouraging. We'll see... maybe we'll just do a week at the beach or something that might save us some money.Speaking of "budget" or money.... please keep Josh/us in your prayers because he has a few job opportunities on the rise. Hopefully one of them will work out and will get us on our way to our dream of him being the sole bread-winner for the Gamble home so I can hopefully stay home with babies, or at least until they are old enough for Kindergarten. Thank you in advance for your faithful prayers :o)
Maymester is going well. I have been going non-stop 8-11 Mon-Fri for three weeks now and my last day of class is this Friday. It's been great to get a class finished so quickly, but also a bit tiring because I've essentially had an exam about every other day, and it's burning me out a bit. That said, hopefully I will get a 2nd wind because I start a brand new batch of classes on Monday, June 1st. Needless to say, I'm hoping this weekend will be nice and relaxing to get recharged!
Oh, as I mentioned in my preview... My BFF Eden is pregnant with #2!!! They want their kids close in age, and Wyatt will be about 17 months old when K2 is born. We are so happy for them. They are wonderful, loving, and laid back parents to Wyatt, and will love welcoming K2 to their precious family this December. She is due on Christmas Day! Babies are such wonderful blessings!!! I am so excited to watch their beautiful babies grow up :o)
Last week, Josh (aka: best friend and love of my life) and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary with dinner at The Melting Pot, just like last year. It has become a fun tradition for special occasions... not only is it out of our
typical dinner budget, but getting dressed up and driving across town makes it more of a special event. It was wonderful just spending a nice evening together, chatting, fondue-ing, and we even made a list of our goals for our 3rd year of marriage. :o) I'll keep you posted.2 days after our anniversary, our sweet puppy Miley turned 1 year old! She has been such a huge blessing in our lives through her unconditional love for us, being someone we can love together, hours of laughter, and priceless lessons in responsibility. She is SUCH a sweet girl... loves kids and babies... being chased.... playing with other dogs... retrieving the tennis ball-especially with dad... swimming at the lake... snuggling with mom and dad.... snoozing on the couch... biting at bugs in the air.... eating the water coming out of the hose... and more. She warms my heart and it swells with love for her.
Last weekend was Memorial Day weekend at the lake with my parents and sister, Paige. We had a fun time relaxing... watching tv... eating some great food (i loooove my mama's spaghetti!!!) and visiting with each other. We did not, however, enjoy all of the rain...but were all very happy to see the sun on Monday. Apparently making up for the sun-less weekend, I went all out tanning and ended up getting burned. I'm still pretty tender, but hopefully it'll give me a good base for the Summer so it won't happen again. Something else that will help prevent it this Summer: suntan lotion. I'm just sayin'. ;o)
I included these pictures b/c they were of one of the funniest things ever. Josh was lighting the grill using a few pages from the old Yellow Pages and Miley took off with the whole book in her mouth!!! This is her new favorite thing... grabbing stuff from the house and running into the backyard where she has the greatest advantage... she loves being chased! She proceeded to tear pages from it out in the yard as Josh chased her. It was hiiiiilarious.
Last, but not least, here she is waiting for Josh to come home. It is even more precious to be on the receiving end of this greeting. Her sweet little face just fits in that window so she can see you walking up. I just love her.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
In a few weeks....
SOOOO I totally forgot to post about my b'day that was a few weeks ago! Well, it was a lovely day full of relaxation (between exam days) and running errands because I just wanted to do so. That evening, my parents, sister, aunt/uncle, Godparents, and our friend Britney met us at Cocina Superior for dinner. While we were waiting for a table (it took foooorever b/c the lady told josh they didnt take reservations, which is untrue, we found out) i got to open presents from my parents. They gave me 2 incredible and thoughtful gifts:1. a card organizer--i am a words person, so i love getting and sending cards. my mama bought me lots of cute cards to get me started!
2. DRUM ROOOOLLL...........................................
A DNA KIT TO TEST MILEY'S BREED!!!!!
Not even kidding!!! It is what I consider to be the perfect present: something that I really want, but won't spend the money on it. We swabbed Miley's cheek last week, so it should be a few weeks before we find out what makes up our lovemuffin, Miley. I know... try contain your excitement...it's really hard b/c this is so huge!!!! I'll keep everyone posted!
Delicious b'day cake!
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