On the Road

I knew that my trip to Missouri was going to be long, exhausting, but it is a road trip with one mymy best friends so I knew memories would be created... I had no idea how many...
The trip started with us leaving at 10:30pm instead of the next morning. We were to excited to sleep anyways so why not drive right??? Well, the reason you should not act on the urge to leave at night is YOU DON'T GET TO SLEEP!!! That's ok though right??? Well...
On our grand adventure I had one energy drink, two coffees, a pop, and water... Maria had an energy drink, red bull, and water... This is when the crazy begins. Maria starts a sentence with "there's understandables" I think the mountain we are driving by looks just like a cow. Maria agrees. In fact we think it looks so much like a cow we talk about it the whole way up the hill, and I point out the ear...oh wait it is a tree... We see a shooting star and almost crap ourselves thinking the sky is falling. Once we realize it is a star we talk about how beautiful it is. We decide cheeito's is the only snack after 2am. We eat a whole bag. At about 5am we hit Boise and things start getting sleepy. We switch drivers four times in a hour.... SO SLEEPY!!! Our brilliant plan...napping...in Wendell Idaho... we start giggling due to lack of sleep and can no long control the word vomit from coming out... everything we say is funny... Finally hit Salt Lake... we smell bad, we have not had a meal in a very long time, and we are on a mission to see Mormon Stuff. We see it, and leave. I am pretty sure they wanted to convert us... Day One Ends with... nap time, dinner, showers, back to bed.

Hot Weather

As a lifetime oregonian hot weather has never been a regular part of life. I love vacationing in hot places and I love summer activity, but after this week I HATE 100+ oregon heat. It is just to hot. Most houses have no AC (including mine) which means you go from being hot outside to being even hotter inside. It is just not good. I am just saying. There for I have come to this conclusion, if I ever move to a hot area in the counrty AC is required.

Moments

There are moments in your life when you know, with out a doubt, that God is not only real, but apart of your life. In the last few weeks I have been challenged to seek God for my future. I am 26 so the future is often in the front of my mind. I question whether or not I will truly know God's will when it really counts. I have grown up knowing to pray for everything from what job to take, to where your long lost keys might be, yet I still struggle with knowing He hears me. At least I used. In the last two weeks God has been so faithful to speak to me that it has left no room for doubt. It seems that every time I have opened my bible God has reminded me of His faithfulness to guide me and keep me on the right path.
This morning I had a few verses stand out to me. PS 37:5 says, "Commit your ways to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass." Keep reading to verse 12 "the wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth. 13 The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming." verse 23 "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And he delights in His ways."
Basically no matter what the enemy has plotted against you when you commit your life to the Lord, He will lead you and not case your foot to stumble... We no longer have to fear the future, just trust that God has already worked out our future... LOVE IT!!

Whats Next

Since January I have been planning on going to Missouri in September. It has seemed so far away for so long and now it is knocking on my door. Things have changed so much since I first decided to go. When I decided to go I was in a place of total loss and I was broken inside. I felt fully alone and all I wanted was to be gone. Today I am on the up swing. Experiencing total restoration of friendships, and building new friendships that will last a life time. I could honestly say I am loving being home.
Even in the light or things changing for the better, I know that going away for three months to focus on God is still the right thing. I am totally confident that God has something for me, but I am afraid. I am afraid of being to shy, of not having the money, and of missing home. In moments like these I am really glad that my life is not my own. I might worry about the "what if's" but God has already worked them all out. I may be totally panicked about the how, but God has already provided. Yep, in this moment and in this season I am glad God in the one in control. He truly is awesome.

Baking Gone Wrong

Yesterday I was with my sister and I wanted to bake brownies. I love to bake, especially when it is for other people. On this occasion I was baking for my brother in laws birthday. I knew that I would not have money to get him something so I thought what better than to bake his favorite treat. So after a very long and trying day I went to my sister's to unwind and bake. At least I thought that is what I was going to do. I melted the chocolate, mixed the ingredients, spread it in the pan and put it in the oven... Nothing weird. Well, in the middle of watching Jon and Kate Plus 8, I decide to go check and see how things are going. I open the oven expecting to see my beautiful brownies made for scratch... NOPE! It was a brownie explosion of doom! They were dripping out of the pan and it was so nasty. After the nasty looking things came out of the oven, Jenn and I decided we should clean... Bad plan... We turned on the self cleaning oven on and the house filled with smoke. I am serious here! It was horrible. I am not baking brownies ever again... or at least not until the next birthday.

SPA

A few days ago I went to the Spa with my pal Chrissy. You see she is getting married in 8 days and I am her maid of honor so this was the gift she gave me. I loved it!! I am not one to pamper myself, but after going to the spa I could be. We went to this thing called a hydro room, which is basically a glorified shower. Here is how it works they give you a skin treatment, wrap you like a burrito, and than turn the room on and it hoses you down. It is way cooler than I am making it sound and it is very relaxing. I heart being a pampered girl. It confirms that I better marry rich.

My Job

It is me the worlds worst blogger here to tell you about my awesome life. I am a professional diaper changing, nose wiping', nap given, nanny. You may think "I've seen super nanny that must be hard work" Well I hate to burst your bubble, but that show is a load of poop. Nanny's do not come in and change how a family is run, we simply follow instructions. Sometimes, that means going to movies, those are the good days. No matter what I am told to do my job is always interesting. And rarely hard.
Here is a story from last week:
I was at work giving the baby a bottle when all of the sudden the cat FREAKS OUT!! First of all you must know I am terrified of cats, because at a nanny job a few years ago, the cat was satan or something and chased me and tried to claw my face off. That being said I look over at the cat and see feathers flying. "Oh crap a bird is in the house" I thought. Well, about 5 seconds later this nasty bird comes flying by my head. I did what every grown woman would do and ran outside with the baby. I mean I am not about to touch bird, especially with a cat after it. What if the cat thinks I am stealing its meal and ninjas me??? Not going to happen. I was not about to be scratched to death or pecked to death by getting in the middle of this war. After little thought I went to the neighbor, whom I did not know, and asked him to get the bird. He did!! The beauty of being a girl I suppose. With the bird out of the house it was time to get back to "nannying".
And that is my job.