dear life,

Nov 05

Praying for our fellow military families at Fort Hood, when some of us hurt we all hurt. Relieved to know that our friends there are safe. Please pray for all of the families affected by this terrible tragedy.

Happy Two Year Wedding Anniversary to you my dear. I can’t believe we have been married for two whole years. It’s seems like we have been married for years at times, and yet it’s still fresh enough to feel unbelievable and take my breath away. You are an amazing man, and I love you with all of my heart. Thank you for being my best friend, my strength, and everything in between. You were made for me, as I was for you. I will always be yours. Until Forever.

Happy Anniversary my love.

Nov 04

I have extra garlic cloves that I need to use soon, so while looking online for a recipe to use with garlic I came across roasted garlic. I was just curious.. has anyone had roasted garlic before? I do like garlic, but I’m not sure how this will actually taste. Any roasted garlic fans out there?

holleewoodworld:

Hannah Montana has officially left the building.

Oddly enough, wish I could go to one of her concerts. Screaming seven year olds and all.

Via, holleewoodworld

dearbaby:

We’ve almost finished packing our bags this morning. Brent and I are headed to North Carolina for one last trip to visit friends and family before our darling girl arrives.

On the docket for the next few days: lunch & dinner plans with old friends, my dad is getting remarried to a lovely lady, my grandparent’s celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary (how amazing is that?), a baby shower for Evie, an early thanksgiving celebration cooked by Brent’s grandmother DotDot and plans to eat as much NC BBQ, Bojangles, Chic-fil-a and sweet tea that we can hold!

I’m hoping to blog when I can, but it’ll be a little quiet this week. Please send positive, comfy thoughts my way today as I am cramming this big, round body of mine into an airplane seat for 6+ hours. Sounds like fun doesn’t it? Fortunately, I’ve got Brent along for the ride and he doesn’t know it yet, but I’m totally planning to crouch on some of his seat space too. (And based on that scenario, he could probably use some positive, comfy thoughts too.)

See you guys soon!

Love,

M

Looks like you do the same thing my husband and I do everytime we go home to North Carolina… eat all the BBQ, Chick-fil-A and Bojangles that we can! Can’t wait until Christmas so we can do the same!

Via, dearbaby

Nov 03

21 things you probably didn’t know about the human body

shaynell:

haleyworldeater:

1. Scientists say the higher your I.Q. the more you dream.

2. The largest cell in the human body is the female egg.

3. The smallest is the male sperm.

4. You use 200 muscles to take one step.

5. The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man.

6. Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three.

7. A pair of human feet contains 250,000 sweat glands.

8. A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.

9. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.

10. The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica.

11. It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.

12. The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds.

13. Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.

14. At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a single cell.

15. There is about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

16. Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to a boil.

17. The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.

18. Your teeth start developing (in your gums) 6 months before you are born.

19. When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.

20. Blonds have more hair than dark-haired people.

21. Your thumb is the same length as your nose.

Via, shaynell

mikhailovna:

This past Friday morning we headed out to a park close to our house. It is the same park where a little over two years ago we took our engagement pictures. Same place, same time of year, new family.

Two years ago we were just starting to plan our wedding. Everything and everyone was consumed with wedding talk. Colors, flowers, dresses, and stationary. Two years ago we were both still in school. Two years ago I still went to sleep in my parents house every night and would silently wish my brother a good night through the wall. Two years ago my darling baby Belle was just a dream. Two years ago we were just babies and were excited and nervous about starting this next chapter of our lives.

And today this is us. The three of us. We’re a little older. We’re out of school. The wedding came and went and its gorgeous memories grace our minds and photo albums. So much has changed. Belle is a reality. The next chapter started and is going full force. Sometimes it’s scary, sometimes it’s funny, sometimes it’s sad, and yet it’s always lovely. Lovely because it’s ours. This little life is all ours.

We love with every fiber of our being. We might not have much. Our house might be smaller than my parents living room. The car dashboard may be permanently lit up like a Christmas tree. We may put off checking the mail so as to avoid bills. I may have to make homemade pizza way more often than I would like in lieu of going out. We may not afford lavish gifts this Christmas. But in all of this we love.

You learn to laugh when you can hear the tv in every room of the house.

You learn to fix what you need in the car and hope for the best.

You learn to suck it up and open that damn mail box and then rip open the envelopes.

You learn to get creative with the pizza and before you know it it’s a classic!

You learn to make gifts memorable and special not necessarily expensive.

And you learn that through it all the most important thing is that kiss good night and sleepy “I love you.”

You have a beautiful family and a beautiful story!

Via, mikhailovna