The challenge of joy!

Last Saturday I threw (along with 5 other fabulous hostesses) a fabulous baby shower for my sister. It is the 2nd shower I have given her. The first was for her wedding. Once the baby arrives I will have been to 10 showers for her. Also, on Saturday I received 2 more baby shower invitations. Wow, I love the girls who the showers are for; I will love the babies they have after these gifting opportunities; however there is still a struggle for me. The struggle is joy verses the easier option - bitterness. I love all my friends and the families they are creating but, after all the parties and time you spend celebrating their decisions there is always the side of me that says "what about me?" Oh well, I guess that is enough feeling sorry for myself. I must be thankful that I am not half as desperate as those girls on the Bachelor tonight! - Good TV! Also, I am going to try to be better at including pictures - Enjoy!

The food...my spinach artichoke dip was quite a hit!

Man that is a lot of Pink!!

We hung baby Lily's underwear as a shout out to Katy's Batchlorette Party where we hung hers!

My cousin Susan had a St. Louis Cardinal Jersy Mongramed for Lily Belle!

Girl Music!

I am currently listening to the Weepies - great music. It says what I think, better than I can same with many whiny girl groups/artists. Alanis, Jewel (old Jewel - not weird sexy Jewel), Tori Amos, I could go on but I think my point is made. I don't think there is a boy equivalent, because even when Boys go all emo I still can connect and relate. It isn't something they get to own very unlike the ridiculousness that I relate to with my girls.

Good Dinner

It is so fun how you have people in your life for a short time but they have a great impact. That is my friend Laurie. She is fun and bubbly and on a facebook quiz we ended up as twins. So of course that means we are the same. Tonight we had dinner at La Hacienda de los Barios - We both had the guacamole puffy tacos and fruity margaritas!!! Yummy. But beyond the food it was so fun to talk to her, find out what she been up to. She has an entrepreneurial spirit (she wants to have a cupcake business) she loves to laugh and she can make me laugh, and we are equally goofy around boys (she has more skill in getting to the ring stage than me but whatever!). I thought it was worth recording - goodnight.

Fancy

Yep, that is the aunt name I picked for myself! Lets see if Lily goes for it!

good music!!!

Again I bought a full cd so it is of note! Gomez 2006 album How we operate. So good, kind of like a peppy David Gray.

really rachel?

I really like spider solitare...lame.

Prayer Schedule

Like many things in my life, my pray time lacks discipline. I just wrote out a schedule.
SUN - Youth Group
MON - Family
TUES - Friends
WED - America
THURS - Community Group/Church
FRI - The World
SAT - Store
It seems such a small place to start from since we are to pray without ceasing. But, I will see if it helps. Another thing I will point out is that I am giving the huge world with all of its problems a day and my little store a day. I know it seems crazy but all ministries that I am to do, start where I am, or a least that is how I see it.