I've been at my parents this week while working at Little Lambs! I have SO enjoyed being able to see all my friends and my precious little ones I have missed so much. Laurie and I have had so much fun making those tiny handprinted ornaments. The babies are the most precious as well as the most difficult. I am going to have to do one for Miss Daisy for MY tree. She wanted to do one SO bad. Kept giving me her hand to paint. Haha. :)

I have enjoyed being here with my parents this week, but am DEFINITELY ready to get back to the ole hubby. I am ready to have a week when I am HOME and not on the go. Ready for a relaxing weekend, but I don't see that any time soon. We are hoping to go to the beach with my family for Thanksgiving. (If we can find a house big enough for all of us!) I think that would be a nice relaxing time for us. Just hope we get to go! (HINT HINT, Big T! haha!)

I am really hoping we get to go to the beach so we can hit the outlets the day after Thanksgiving. Mom and I have had a tradition of going for AT LEAST 10 years now. JUST the 2 of us. No one else likes to shop like we do! :) Actually, I am ALMOST done with my Christmas shopping! I have tried to get a few things here, a few things there. :) One I am really excited about! Can't wait to give it! How will I ever wait 2 more months?!? I am the WORST at keeping surprises! And this one I am really excited about, so not sure it will be a secret much longer. Hahahaha!

The Halloween party is getting closer and I can't wait for it! I am glad that Alabama has a "bye" weekend this weekend and can actually enjoy the day! I have to give it to Bama for playing their HEARTS out. Last week was a bit scary, but Terrance Cody (aka MOUNT CODY!) saved the day for Bama! They've got some work to do against LSU, but I think Bama can win! Roll Tide Roll! :)

Well, I guess that's it for now! I am trying to blog more often..

Blessings and Peace,

Wow, its been a while!!

I have been a complete and total slacker on my blog lately. haha. My mom had dinner with Mrs.Konie and she told me that I was in trouble for not blogging. SO, Mrs.Konie, here we go....

Jon and I have been doing wonderful. We are SO enjoying Madison! And couldn't be happier to be where we are. And to make matters EVEN better we have found a church that we are in awe of, Asbury Methodist. A couple of Sundays ago it was JUST Praise and Worship. I had chills the entire service. The service was one of the MOST moving services I have ever been to. If NOT, the best. I left with my cup overflowing. I can't even begin to tell you how amazing it was. Jon and I both left and looked at each other and said "THIS IS WHERE WERE SUPPOSE TO BE!" Jon and I have been totally blessed with finding amazing Churches. :)

Mom came and spent the week with Jon and I this week. We had a BLAST. I even tried to convince her to move into our spare bedroom. HA. I know Jon was probably ready for us to get out of his hair. Poor thing, he is now SICK as a dog! I feel so bad for him. He was suppose to go on a "MAN WEEKEND" this weekend, but he is feeling so bad, he's not going. Which, I know Jon MUST be sick to miss it. I feel bad that I am not there to take care of him. (I am in Hoover because I am working at Little Lambs on a project next week! I can't wait to see all my girls and all those adorable babies that I have missed so much!)

Jon and I are having our "First Annual Cullen Halloween Party" on Halloween night. Mom helped me decorate the house and get it ready for the party. We have found our costumes and I must say they are so cute. I will definitely make some pictures and post them when the party is over! :)

Wiggles is still just the CUTEST thing ever. I think he is beginning to have more clothes than I do! He looks SO cute in his clothes and ALWAYS has on a shirt! He is getting to be a big little boy. At the last vet appointment he weighed 5 lbs 10 oz. I laugh because he was only suppose to be 3 lbs full grown. NOT that I care. (No, mom, I wouldn't trade him for anything..) We took him to the Petsmart Halloween Costume Parade and had his picture taken! LOTS of cute Halloween costumes! This year Wiggles was Mickey Mouse. He was a darn cute Mickey Mouse, too! :) Too bad his costume was just a bit to small. (I guess its all the dog bones he's been eating! LOL!)

The next few weeks are going to be BUSY, BUSY! Halloween Party, and then...KNICK NATS at Christmas Village! I couldn't be more happy/proud of Natalie for all she is doing with her earrings! :) Way to go, Nat! :) I know Christmas Village is going to be AWESOME! I can't wait!

Well, I guess that's it for now. Jon and I are kinda boring these days..LOL!

Blessings and Peace,

1 Year Ago..

Yesterday was mine and Jons 1 year Wedding Anniversary! I can't believe it has been a year! AND, what a year it has been at that. I'm not to sure there are a lot of couples who can say they've been through what we have in our first year. Saying that, we as a couple had to learn to fully and totally trust that God had His hand in every moment of our marriage. There were many times that we were uncertain and scared about our future. I am SO incredibly blessed to have my Mom and Dad who totally supported (financially as well as morally) 110%. They were there when I cried my eyes out and just hugged me and told me it we were going to be okay. Jons Dad and Step- Mom have been amazing as well. Jon and I are so blessed. :)

And as weird as it sounds, we are better off today than we were 1 year ago! We are at a better place in our lives. We have become stronger in our walk with Christ, more mature, and I fall in love with Jon more and more every day. I am SO blessed to have such an amazing man to call my husband.

There was some drama that occurred before, during and after our wedding. One in particular that Jon and I are having a hard time getting over. It's one of those things, that I just can't seem to get passed. And, just when I think I want to start working on making them better, I am QUICKLY reminded why we are in the situation we are already.

I have prayed and prayed about the "SITUATION" but just don't know what to do anymore. I have shed way to many tears over it and am tired of crying over it. But I am simply at a loss for what to do. I would have thought a year would have been plenty of time for things to be resolved, but I guess I was totally wrong.

I am going to totally "LET GO AND LET GOD!" Because, I don't think there is another way to go.

My prayer for Jon and I is that our 2nd year will be a little less eventful than the last. And that we will continue to fully trust our AWESOME, AMAZING God in everything that WE do as a couple.

I can't wait to see what else God has in store for us!

Blessings and Peace,

Introducing...........

Well, here is my secret that I've been working on for the past few weeks. (No, Im not preggers!) But, I do have a new shop on etsy called.......

K9 Barkery! I make homemade dog biscuits!! Please check out my shop!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=8043361

"My dog biscuits will leave your pooch drooling for more!"

More to come later!