War Eagle

I was so blessed to be able to take a quick girls weekend away this past weekend with some of my favorite ladies! :) On Thursday we all loaded up together about 6:00p.m. to drive to AR for the HUGE craft shows, going on all weekend long!! We ate a nice leisurely dinner in Joplin at Cheddar s (my FAV:)) and enjoyed some wonderfully girly chatter all the way to our beautiful hotel! One of the girls that I went with is a MAJORLY awesome coupon-er and was able to get our room for $29 for the first night and $39 for the second night for the four of us!! Whoo-hoo!! We woke up on Friday morning and had a leisurely breakfast, and had Starbubks before we took off for the day!!! For all of you who know me well, KNOW that I L-O-V-E being crafty!! :) Well this weekend friends, was THE weekend of crafts!!

On Friday, we went to 3 HUGE, craft fairs! Tent after tent after tent of handmade... ANYTHING, you could ever possibly want! :):) We bought bows and cute dresses for our girls and clothes for us and Christmas ornaments and decor for our homes...the possibilities were endless!! (Ok, so not ALL of the tents had handmade items in them...but at War Eagle that is a requirement!:)) The girls that I went with have been going to these craft shows for years and had our days all planned out!! It was SO much fun to know the in's and out's of each craft fair!!! We topped Friday night off with dinner at "On the Border" and a shopping trip to Target (where I got an adorable new outfit for $20!!:):) After some chatting and a LOT of laughing...by 1:00 a.m. we were ready for bed!!

On Saturday morning we got up EARLY, had a quick breakfast, got our Starbucks and headed out for War Eagle!! I had NEVER seen ANYTHING like it before!! :) All of the white tents took my breath away!! We had to drive for a while to get there but it was SO worth it!!! There is an awesome running Mill there that I could have stared out for hours! It was beautiful!!(Wyatt and I plan to take our kiddos back there this spring!! It was SO cool!!:)) Then... we shopped!! They had everything, I was in heaven!! It is SO cool to see what everyone's passions were!! Everyone was interested in something different, and it was exciting to see the excitement in their eyes!! We had a BALL and I came home with so many treasures!! :) We have already put the dates on our calendar for next year!! This will definitely be one of my favorite new fall traditions!!

Life these days!!

WHEW!! Life in our household these days is so totally busy!! We are for sure staying on our toes!! But, I am so thankful for the quiet days that the kiddos and I have here and there!! I used to plan up almost every single day, but now we try not to plan up our Monday's and Friday's, although those are our only two days to have play dates! Today has been wonderful!! No BIG planned out plans, just fun, relaxing spontaneous plans!! It has been wonderful!!

Today, we enjoyed a much needed morning at home! Maddie helped me make muffins and we enjoyed talking over preparing for breakfast!! She is my sweet little helper!! She wants to be right where I am, whenever I am doing something that she thinks she can help with!! I LOVE her compassionate, loving heart!!! After breakfast we snuggled on the couch for a while! Then we were off to meet Tre-Tre and Maddux for an early playdate!!! We enjoyed our time with them so much!! The kiddos played and I got to chat with my sweet sister for awhile!! It was so nice and relaxing!! This afternoon I was so productive, it was wonderful!!! I made dinner and cleaned our house! I made phone calls and responded to e-mails!! Ah, it was BLISS!!!

I get so caught up in being busy sometimes, that I just forget to ENJOY life!!! Isn't that sad!?! I have the two most beautiful children and an AMAZING husband, yet I forget to live life with them!!! I am SO THANKFUL for all that God has blessed us with...a job for Wyatt, Premier for me, school for all of us, precious family, the dearest friends...I just need to slow down sometimes and remember!!!

"The Lord has done GREAT things for us, and we are FILLED with JOY!!!!" Psalm 126:3

Ahhhhh!! :)

I have my ring back!! It has never been so beautiful!! It just sparkles and it is gorgeous!! :):) I am so thankful for my husband and for his unconditional love for me!! :) My Maddie has now confiscated the ring "she" gave me!! Into her jewelry box it went, in my beautiful leather Justice Jewelers ring box!! I an't hardly wait to see when she will bring it back out!! I love my girly girl!! :):)

My new ring! :)

Wyatt had to take my diamond engagement ring and wedding band to the "doctor" today at Justice Jewelers!! Yesterday I noticed that one of my diamond baguette's was missing!! I was totally bummed!! I LOVE my wedding set!!! It isn't big or fancy, but it was what my amazing husband chose, just for me!!! Every time I look at it, I think of the sacrifices he had to make in order to buy the best he could afford for his bride!!! {LOVE!!} So, today Maddie and I were talking about my ring and how beautiful she thinks it is (I absolutely LOVE this stage with my daughter!! She thinks that everything that I do, and say and have are absolutely the COOLEST things ever!!!! I am so thankful for the relationship we have and I hope it never changes! Oh, I know it will take on different faces at times, but one of my biggest prayers is that we will always be close!!:))

Anyhoo, we were talking about my ring and how much I love it and she asked me if I was sad to not have it!! I explained to her that I was sad, but that I knew it would be back on my finger in 10-12 business days!! :):) SOOOO, tonight after I got home from my jewelry show, she and Wyatt gave me a *new* "diamond" ring to wear until my special ring gets fixed!! It is HUGER and totally gaudy, but I wouldn't trade it for the world!! AND, I plan to totally wear it until I get mine back! Wyatt later told me, that Maddie knew I was sad without my diamonds so she wanted to help me feel better!! So... off to the Jewelry and Galore store they went to pick out the perfect ring for mommy!!! I LOVE her beautiful, compassionate heart!! She is so special to me!!

{BLESSED!!!!!}