high 5 for insta-friday

im linking up with lauren, jeanette and rachel to share the little things from this past week that makes my heart smile.

ONE:

being at the beach!!!

TWO:

celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary ...

and still being smitten by my handsome guy :)

THREE:

being able to spend our anniversary at the same place we were married.

FOUR: 

just being with husband ...

laughing about the past and dreaming about our future.

FIVE:

iced coffee and a perfect morning

EXTRA CREDIT:

my brother had the opportunity to go alligator hunting/fishing.  

they pulled up this 10 plus ft, 400 lbs gator into his little fishing boat. 

crazy right?  

i cannot wait to hear the story of how it all went down and try some gator bites.

have a great weekend!!!

32 weeks pregnancy update

update:

• 32 weeks = 8 months
• my babybump app reminds me this morning that i only have 50 more days until my due date
• mister is about 16.5 inches long and 3.75 lbs.  
• his movement:  quite a lot.  i am much more aware of how much space he is taking up in there.  i feel hiccups way low and i feel him pushing out (im guessing with his feet) way up towards my ribs.  
• my movement:  slow and steady!  lots of breathing and grunting to get myself off the floor or flipping over in bed. 
• sleep:  there have only been a few nights this week that i woke up more than once or twice (each not for very long) ... nothing i cant handle. 
• energy level:  i have my ups and downs.  last week i was super tired all week and then went into this crazy energetic cleaning mode on thursday night.  i am hoping to get that mode back this thursday night as well. 
• nursery:  not too much to share for this week.  i am cleaning up and organizing some of the things we received from the shower.
• belly button:  still in
• stretch marks:  none yet

currently crushing on ...

these merona boots from target!!!

wise wednesday

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5 years

on saturday, husband and i celebrated our 5 year anniversary.

we checked into the same motel we did 5 years ago and walked down the same pathway to the beach that was there 5 years ago.

taken 9/15/12

we always enjoy our time at carolina beach but this weekend was special.  

we really spent some time relaxing and enjoying each others company.  

it was fun to think back at how much we have grown individually as well as a couple and to laugh at those things we never thought we would be able to laugh at.  

taken 9/15/07

{wedding photos were taken by christine hall}

high 5 for insta-friday

today, i am linking up with lauren, jeanette, rachel and lindsey to acknowledge all the little things from this past week that makes my heart smile. 

ONE

i had the best day on saturday hanging out with my sister, mom and my mother-in-law. 

they were very helpful when i was trying to pick out fabric to recover the cushions for the old rocker thats going in mister's room.  i was having a really hard time making a decision and sticking with it and they were very patient with me :)

TWO

while we were out shopping on saturday, husband switched out the guest room and our room.  it was one of the most time consuming things on our to do list.  this created more space for an actual bed in the guest bedroom, an office/bill paying corner and space for my crafting/sewing.  the bedroom set came with a dresser and mirror perfect height for belly pics.   

THREE

on sunday we had an amazing worship team.  
it was a great way to kick off a new series about finding your own mission.  

FOUR

i cant think of a better way to spend an afternoon then being surrounded by some of  my favorite people and favorite foods.  that pretty much sums up the baby shower the church ladies threw me on sunday.  

these tables look like something right off of pinterest

look at these figs. yummy!

FIVE

my stache ... of diapers

cynthia raffled off a free photo shoot for people that brought in diapers.  

 thanks again cynthia!!!

extra credit:

this weeks giveaway is awesome! 

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