Kansas City and Food

This past weekend me and all the girls went to see Sarah in Kansas City! It was so much fun! We pretty much had a girls sleepover like we would when we were 10. We drank margharitas, went shopping, ate some great food, and caught up on life! We went to Francesca's which is definitely my favorite store! I love shopping there and it is great that it is pretty much everywhere! We ate Gelato at this really cute place downtown. There is nothing better than hanging out with the girls! Here is a pic of us:

Jonathan and I decided it would be smarter to make dinner one night that would last several days so it saves money! Today we decided to make beef stew. It was cheap and makes a lot of food. The best part is that it is healty for you! Here are some pics of our stew:

Yum O! Now we can eat some and freeze some!

P.S. I am feeling really sad for Jessica Simpson right now :(

Learning to be content and just trust

It seems lately a lot things have been happening in a not so good way. First my computer gets a virus and then who knows what has happened to my car. This has caused a lot of stress in my life because both could be big expenses to fix and with both of us being in grad school we don't have a lot of money. Luckily Jonathan fixed my computer. After my car messed up I was like I don't even care about my computer I can get it fixed later. We aren't sure what is wrong with my car but two Honda places and Jonathan's dad have all said the same thing and if they are right it would cost probably no less than $2,000 to fix. My car isn't even worth much more than that! I have never in my life had a problem with my car. I always get my oil changed when needed. I have taken very good care of my car so I don't know why this all of a sudden happened. We are taking it to Honda World tomorrow to see what the problem is. Hopefully it isn't as bad as it sounds. If it is then we have to make the decision to get it fixed or to get a new car. I would love to get a different car, but I was wanting that to happen after I graduate. We do have money in savings and that's why we save just in case things like this happen. It is just hard to let it go.

Anyways through all of this I have learned once again to trust in God and be content with what happens because he is there for me and he will provide. My birthday is coming up and this will probably be my present. In my mind I am thinking woo hoo. I know that is selfish but I just always think of bdays as being a day where you get stuff you have been wanting and you normally wouldn't buy for yourself. oh well as long as I get my car fixed and I have my hubbie and dog I will just fine. Trying to be content here. My job is so amazing! After working with these kids I have learned that I really do have it good. I always knew that, but when you see it first hand it really makes you stop and think. So what if I don't get a bday present, those kids probably rarely get to celebrate their birthdays. If we do end up having to get a different car, we will have to cut things out like eating out. It will be hard but I know we can manage. The weather is getting nice and it will be fun to grill and eat outside on our swing!

I was reading through some scripture today and here are a couple of verses that stuck out to me:

Phillipans 4: 11-13: I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

Psalms 112:7 He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.

I just can't worry about things and it is so hard not to. In the end though, I know God and Jonathan are always on my side.

Pretty Day

I am so excited that the weather is so pretty! I wish it was a little cooler but it will get there! I am about to go run on the bike trail again once my ipod gets charged. Running is so relaxing. Except when I went the other day. I was supposed to run 8 miles, the weather was perfect and I was really excited. As soon as I got there my GPS watch died so I couldn't keep track of my distance and pace. I was like oh well I know how far to go so I will just go for it. And then my ipod died so no more music. And then I was like oh well it is pretty so I will keep going. But then, the most creepy old guy on a bike was on the trail. You could definitely tell he was not there to ride bikes. I felt like he was following me so I got off the trail and started riding on a pretty busy road. Well I turn around and there he is! So now I am definitely freaked out and turn back around and haul butt back to the trail and once again there he is. Then I heard him whistle at another woman so I just left and went to the HPER to run on the treadmill. I was so disappointed. Is it necessary for people to be creepy? I mean I probably could have taken him if I needed to, but I didn't want to try :) Anyways I know today's run will be much better! 

Tonight is the first night of worship! I am really excited because 5 different churches are coming together to do one worship. I anxious to see what all goes on! I really hope this turns out great and some people come to know the Lord!! 

Lots Going on!

I think my stone age computer has finally died. I logged into Twitter for the first time in months and all of these random trashy ppl were following me. I think somehow I got a virus through twitter. I swear I will never use Twitter again. It really sucks not having a computer and having to rely on my hubbies. I can't decide if I want to get a new one or try to get mine fixed. I really want a MAC but I am not sure if I want to fork out the money just yet. Anyways, I was really excited about uploading vacation pictures and now I can't! We had a great time in FL....the weather was perfect and the food was amazing! My favorite place to eat was this hole in the wall cheapo place. It was our last night and I was so tired of dressing up. I wore a tee shirt and shorts with NO makeup. It was the best night! My parents took us parasailing...it was so much fun! There were so many jelly fish I seriously thought I was going to die. It was like all the jelly fish on Finding Nemo....luckily they were father down than I thought! I had a great time running in FL! It sucked because I didn't sleep in once but it was worth it. If I ran past 7:00 AM it was too hot! And the tiny fitness center (if thats what you call it) was even worse. There was no air circulation and you couldn't see the beach. 

I have now officially started my new job! I am really enjoying it! I get to work on my own time and I work with kids. I love kids! I met with a little boy today and he made me smile the whole time! It makes me really excited about teaching! 

I am really excited about running now too! Not that I have never been, but starting out is so hard and once you get good at it is so much more enjoyable. I am now up to 12 miles! Almost halfway to my goal! Tomorrow I run 8...it makes me really excited that 8 miles is now my training days and not my long distance days! I am planning on running in the Conway half in October. Hopefully I will kick butt since I can already run that far....now I will just work on speed! 

I am so over summer! I cant wait for Fall! I already have my Halloween party planned and my decorations ready to go up! I have already started buying stuff for my party so it doesn't all come at once. I figured that was pretty smart! I made this super cute wreath about a month ago! I can't wait to hang it up. I have so many holiday decorating ideas going through my head! I can't wait for the holiday's to get here and the cool weather! I especially can't wait to run in the cool weather!!

So it has been a long time since writing last! Well I have a new job now at AR Counseling so I am no longer jobless! Woo hoo! I started today and so far so good! I really think I will enjoy it! This is my last week of summer school....I am almost finished with my first semester in grad school! I am really excited about going to Destin this Sat! Jonathan and I have been working out hard to get ready for the beach. I have completed 4 weeks of my marathon training program and am now up to 8 miles! Only 12 more weeks to go! Hopefully I will still be able to run while in FL....running on the beach will be fun! 8 miles used to be nothing to me....but I had to start all over which sucks but I am finally at that point where I am like how many more miles can go?! I love running....it makes me feel so good when I am finished! This past Saturday it was raining so I had to run 8 miles on the treadmill which is torture. I got so bored but when I was finished I felt so much better!

Saturday Jonathan, Rachel, Brandy and I tried winning Keith Urban tickets...I am really pissed at KSSN 96 and Verizon. We drove all the way to LR to register to win back stage passes to see Keith Urban and when we showed up they said we had to buy a phone or start a new plan to event register!!!! I was like are you kidding me??? I will never buy a phone from Verizon. I am bitter because they didn't say anthing about that on the radio so we drove all that way for nothing. It would be cheaper to buy tickets than to buy a phone! Oh well made a good story and we had some bonding time!

Life without a job and my tiny closet

I have definitely enjoyed my time off lately! I have gotten so much done these past two days that I would have never gotten done before! I don't think I could live like this for long though. I have to have a routine! I started my marathon training Monday and so far so good. It is a 16 week training program so I still have a LONG way to go. But now that I have the time I have no excuses! I started class last night. It is my first education class and my first class in over a year so I was a little nervous! I think I will like this class. I will have to get used to doing homework again. It was nice while working to come home and not have to worry about anything. Yesterday I finally got around to cleaning out my closet! I have been wanting to clean it for a while. I swear I have the world's smallest closet! We live in an older house so I guess that's how they had closets back in the day. I am getting orid f everything I don't wear. When I get in these moods I throw out everything! And then a few months later I will think where is that shirt...oh yeah I got rid of it. We are hoping to have a garage sale and make some money before we go to Destin! We are leaving a month from today! Woo hoo! Here is a before and after pic of my closet

Still doesn't look just great but it is the best I could do! At least I know where everything is now! All my dresses are together, skirts are together, etc. It was awful while working I couldn't find any of my work clothes. My shoes of course have their own closet! I had to use the closet in the living room for them! Next I need to go through them and get rid of the ones I don't wear. I still have a lot of work to do in my extra bedroom. I just hate walking in there. I don't want to unpack it but I need to. Guess I will go get started.

Not much to talk about

Well it has now been over a week since I last posted anything. Nothing much happened since then! Last week was my last week of work :( I will miss everyone. I start school tomorrow and I still can't remember what classes I am taking. And for some reason I can't login to my account to check that! I know I am putting in the correct username and password but it's not working and it's really making me mad! I have to know what I am taking! I will get it figured out. This weekend Jonthan and I spent the 4th at my parents house in Bentonville. I really like it up there. Lots of great shopping! We ate dinner with the neighbors and then shot fireworks with the kids that night. I have never seen so many people shoot fireworks like I did in that neighborhood. I felt like we were in Iraq or something! And I definitely didn't know you could buy some of the big pretty fireworks like some of them had. I thought you could only buy bottle rockets! It was a lot of fun hanging out with the family. My parents gave us their china cabinet so we brought that home and I finally got to unpack some more boxes! I still have a ways to go on the house but I figured I will have more time now that I will not be working. I start my marathon trainging tomorrow! I am really excited that I get to use the HPER again too! Gotta go finish laundry woo hoo!