Philippians 4:13

i think i'm finally done messing with my blog. ehh, maybe not :]
do you love?

i didn't get off work unti about 4:00 today and i think it was one of the most tiring days i have had in a long time! as many of you know, my papa hasn't been doing well and he is STILL in the hospital. which is a total work out on my parents, so please continue to pray for them.

yesterday we started our healthy eating! my older sister, kelley, is getting married in august and i am a matron of honor.. so i MUST get in good shape! i am so proud of myself thus far, even though it has only been a day and a half.. you have to start somewhere though, right!? we went to the grocery store and didn't come back with one un-healthy thing. i'm super excited! and we've also decided to take full advantage of living right next to a beautiful park that we can walk around, which has been fun doing :) but when you're counting calories it's so hard to not completely starve yourself! yesterday i only took in 430 calories all day long, and by the time i eat dinner tonight i will have only taken in about 700-800 + walking. eeek! but i am going to keep y'all updated on how much i have lost every day.. and hopefully i have numbers everyday!

wish me luck, it's going to be tough!

i'll be back later tonight with results if i have any ;) btw, i'm totally pumped about my vera planner to come in :) i had to wait for my favorite design to come in since it was out of stock. yay!

"i can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." -phil. 4:13

xoxo

weekend

so i haven't blogged in a few days :( BUT i'm here now :)

and i'm going to continually remind myself that you're my blogger family and not my husbands annoying friends while i type this :) [at the moment they think its cute to send him 184 text messages. yes, 184.] and i am more than annoyed at his phone beeping 184 times over & over.

ANYWAYS.
we were pretty chill this weekend :]
saturday.. we went and got matching tattoos!

these weren't our first tattoos. this was my 5th and michaels 6th. their addicting! i got my first one when i was 18 and i just turned 20 in november and already have 5! sheesh. anyways, we wanted to get something meaningful so i came up with this idea, and he was all for it!

IX V MMIX

michael decided to get his on his right arm [forearm]

and i got mine on my left wrist

do you LOVE them!?

in case you're wondering what this stands for it's roman numerals for 9-5-2009 which is september 5, 2009.. our wedding day!

i have a mean headache and so does mikey, so off to lay down i go!
i hope you lovelies had a great weekend! it went by TOO fast, come on friday!

xoxo

grinded gears.

have you ever seen something, or someone and it just immediately piss you off? sorry if i'm making it sound like i just don't like someone for no reason, or like i just have something mean to say, because neither of those are true.

i'm talking about seeing someone, or something that you know something about and you just. don't. like them.

still don't get what i'm saying? let me throw out different scenarios of things i mean. these don't exactly mean these are all the emotions i'm having right now, but maybe things that other people go through also. these are just all things that grind my gears, whether i've had this emotion before, will eve have it, have it now, whatever.

these scenarios are seen through MY eyes and OTHER girls eyes. sorry friends, but some of you are too silly to see you're being used so i must put this in BOY & GIRL form.

scenario #1.
girl and boy date. boy breaks up with girl. girl is pissed at boy because he broke up with her. a few months later boy finds another girl. boy stays with that girl. girl #1 does everything she can to flirt with boy while girl #2 and him are still together.

scenario #2.
boy and boy are friends. girl comes along and boy gets pissed that his boy has a girl. boy and girl date and boy and boy are no longer friends. mean boy is mad because boy doesnt hang out with him anymore, and rude to girl.

scenario #3.
boy finds a girl but refuses to let go of past memories of him and other girls. [i hate seeing my friends go through this, turns messy!]

scenario #4.
boy has girl. boy breaks up with girl. boy finds new girl. new girl and boy are perfect. boy messes it up by not letting go of other girl.

scenario #5.
boy finds girl. boy and girl are perfect. girl finds out boy is not as innocent as she though he was. he was quiet the little player.

scenario #6.
boy doesn't realize the difference of having had mucho girl friends and have mucho girlfriends.

senario #7.
boy finds girl. boys girl "friend" gets jealous that he found girl. she hates girl and makes girl miserable. she even tells boy he shouldn't be with girl.

deep breath, whitney.

okay, so in case you still don't get it.. if i were to be in this situation [as are many people i know are, or have been] and i too have been in this spot before, it makes me so angry. i see girls and i'm like, why the heck are you with him!? and then sometimes i see people wh are breaking a good relationship apart. then i see people who have something amazing, but one of the two isn't who the other thought they were.

okay, i'm done ranting :)

xoxo

pretty weather

76 degree weather in alabama today!

as i write this, i am actually sitting outside with my sweet husband and precious puppies while he plays the guitar for us! :) it's so pretty!

as you can see, i finally got my blog to look right. what happend was, i had posted a picture i a recent post that was so wide that it bumped the stuff on my right side bar all the way to the bottom of my page! i was beginning to get frustrated in case you couldn't tell with my desperate "help me!" blog :)

BUT.
no need to fear, google search is always here :)

P.
my papa was doing TONS better today! he actually had a few sips of water & a half a can of chicken noodle soup :) and he was talking to the dr. which is SUCH a big turn around from not recognizing your own family, eating, speaking, etc. they've taken him on and off of oxygen a few times, but my mom left early today to go check on him because i think he was having trouble breathing again. so he is doing much better, but it IS possible that he get worse, just as fast as he got better. so PLEASE continue with your prayers, they ARE working! :)

Z.
zekey is very sore today. everytime i pick him up or move him, he does this squeaky crying thing, which is rather sad. but he seems to be doing okay :] he's eating grass with his sister as i type this. :) continue to pray for his little body to recover.

i'll be back later, this weather is too pretty!

xoxo

ATTN: HELP!

just a little late night post.

can someone PLEASE help me? my about me, pictures, and buttons have magically moved themselves to the bottom of my page! how? i have no idea and i'm getting frustrated! pleaseeee help. when i look under "layout" everything looks to be where it should be.

thanks babems.

xoxo

ZPLB

Z.
so this morning i woke up SUPER early [i tried to wake up at 5:30-6:00] but i woke up at 6:40 and out the door we went while it was still semi-dark outside [+ it was rainy outside] to take zeke to get "de-manned" bless his heart, he didn't even know what was coming :( BUT the doctor has already called me back and said he did great through his surgery and i get to pick him up at 3:30 this afternoon :]

such a cutie.

after i dropped him off i ran home and went back to sleep for about 30 minutes while michael was in the shower and i woke up around 8:20 or so. i swear, i don't know how i woke up in the mornings before michael was around, i can't hear my alarm if my life depended on it.

P.
so i woke up, got dressed and i was at work by 10:10. when i got here my mom wasn't here and it was just my dad & my sisters fiancé, jared. i knew something was wrong if my mom wasn't here, and my dad said my papa had a really bad night last night :( he was diagnosed with pneumonia & for 93 years old that's probably the last sickness you want to have. my dad said he is very incoherent and he doesn't know anyone, along with not eating and being grumpy. [hince why he called his nurse a heffer (sp?) yesterday, HA!] my mom ACTUALLY just walked in the door, and my aunt and uncle are going to stay with papa for the day :) pray for stability and good health!

he's always in his own world ;)

L.
i saw a tweet this morning from layla's mom that said her older sister claire, who is three told the dog to stop barking this morning because she was going to wake layla. i can't imagine how hard her heart broke in that very moment, knowing layla is playing with the angels now. please keep praying for the marsh family. jenna, layla's 9 year old sister isn't taking laylas passing well. i can't imagine. but thankfully, she is working with someone to express her sadness & anger. sweet, sweet marsh family- we LOVE you!

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B.
i know this has been kind of a dreary blog, so to lighten things up a bit-- me and brianna are going to see this cutie on march 18 at rocketown in nashville! in case you have no idea who this is, this is bryce avary from a rocket summer. i am so totally stoked about it too! it's a girl's trip & we plan to go there to see the show on thursday night, stay in nashville, and shop all day friday! :] i'm more than excited.

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*also, in case you haven't noticed my pictures & about me that all used to be on the right side of my blog has magically moved itself to the very bottom. any help? please!

that's all for now lovelies.
i'll be back later!

xoxo

RIP layla grace

layla grace went to be with Jesus today.

as many of you know i have been following a little girl named layla grace marsh in her walk with neuroblastoma. layla was a 22 month old precious baby girl who was diagnosed with stage 4 of neuroblastoma.
i followed her on twitter. i read her everyday blogs. i joined her group on facebook. i donated money to the layla fund. i feel like i know her. and my heart is so broken that she has passed away.

even though it hurts, i have to look at the fact that layla is pain free! cancer free! tumor free! she is n longer weak, hurting, or sad. she is in heaven dancing with the angels. layla did more work here on earth while she was here than many people have done in there entire adult lives.

Jesus has to have precious people looking over us, and i have to say he chose the most precious.
please keep laylas family and two sisters in your constant thoughts and prayers!

twitter: @laylagrace
facebook: praying for layla grace
website & donations: www.laylagrace.org

hug your little one extra tight today and give your hubby a few more kisses than usual :)
raise awareness about neuroblastoma so no one else has to go through this.

RIP sweet layla, i will miss hearing your precious name every day!<3>

xoxo