Now You're My Whole Life

Hair is very special to me because of my extreme struggle to maintain it when I was younger. I am surprised I had any friends with my unruly locks! Don't get me wrong, I am thankful that I have hair, but how was I allowed out of the house with my POOF as I was so lovingly called by peers at school? Now, I take pride in knowing I have special hair. I secretly (not anymore) love when I go to my amazing stylist and she says, "Geeze Dana, your hair is so thick"!! I have tried lots of styles, but here are my TOP 2 for Tuesday! I mean, seriously! This is my all-time favorite. Who hasn't brought this pic to your stylist! It is fabulous and dare I say classic? This is one that I have used time and time again at the hair salon! I go to get my hair DID on Friday and I am not sure what to do. Some days I want to grow it out, but love the ease of fixing my hair in the morning! Any ideas? Here's what it looks like NOW... My hair looked like this over the summer and I...

I have really gotten into blogging lately. I must admit it takes away from my FB addiction and it's nice to have an outlet to voice any concerns, passions, or life-happenings! My friend, Danielle @ The Holt's Hoopla gave me the Versatile Blogger award! I met Danielle my freshman year in college. What an amazing person. I will never forget her sharing with a group of girls special to my heart that her parents prayed for her future husband with her. What a precious thing to know. I am positive that my parents did the same, but that her parents shared that powerful prayer with her spoke volumes to me. She always listens to her friends and completely does what she says. Danielle is always positive and smiling and others are drawn to her spirit. What a special person, great wife, and terrific mother! I love following her blog and seeing what is going on in her life. Thank you for the award sweet girl! With this award I am supposed to mention seven things about myself that...

Happy Wednesday! I am LOVING that I did my presentation for one of my Ed. Specialist class this evening and did well! Glad that it's over, so I can put it in my back pocket and use my scheduling knowledge in an AP position in the future! I am LOVING that my gorgeous sis updated her blog ! She's a great writer, and I can hear her voice through her blog...AWESOME! I am LOVING this gorgeous spring weather that is keeping me on pace with my running/walking routine for March Madness! Although I could do without the pollen. I am LOVING the community of people c oming together to honor the officer killed in the line of duty. Thank you to Officer Christian for giving your service to protect others. Please say prayers that Officer Howard is healed quickly and the criminal is found. It sure is a scary day and age. What would we do without the hope and love of God? I am LOVING that this weekend is the first day of business for Just Sew! Studio ! "Like" it on Facebook...

Our group minus 2 couples. the men the ladies This weekend we traveled to the North Georgia Mountains This is how it all started...part of the ladies car! and stayed here... at Warren's Ridge in Mineral Bluff, GA. On the way up I made the comment that we were so high up the mountain I could touch the moon. Little did I know this weekend the Earth was the closest to the Moon than it was in 18 years! Guess you can say I am very observant! On Friday night we stopped for dinner, made ourselves at home in the cabin, and had an adventure getting groceries at Ingles. There is no such thing as a 24-hour grocery that we found in Mineral Bluff. When we arrived at the cabin at 10:30 that night without one bite of food, well unless you count Scott's Mike and Ike's candy! I don't think he wanted to share. At 10:40 we realized this minor detail and 4 girls ran to the grocery. Well, sped, fast, in a car, around the mountain. This pic below is prior to Ingles on our way up aski...

This morning our small group woke up to this...God is amazing!

I heard this on Pandora while I was getting ready for work.  What a great way to get pumped up about the day.  This truly helps me completely trust God and give any worries to Him!  Christ is risen from the dead.  We are super excited about this weekend and our fun times ahead! You know there will be a post soon! 

{one} scruffy or clean shaven? clean shaven with aftershave... :) {two} what’s your favorite sundae topping? HOT FUDGE FOR SURE! {three} do you own slippers? Yes, lots! I only wear two pairs regularly. {four} did you ever have a tree house? No, but something similar that my dad built on our cool swingset. It was a loft that had a rope, slide, and ladder going up or down it. {five} how you do relieve stress? run, write, cry, drive far away, pray, read my BIBLE! {six} what’s your favorite dr. seuss book? Oh, The Places You'll Go! I read it to my class every year at the beginning and end! {seven} have you ever taken dance classes? When I was little and recently Zumba & Jazzercise! {eight} which do you use more: the thesaurus or the dictionary? dictionary {nine} what’s your favorite form of exercise? favorite - hmmm! I like aerobic or balance the most! {ten} what’s the longest you’ve ever waited in line? hmmm...at the airport in Customs...ugh!

My heart has been hurting since I heard of the utter disaster that Japan has been dealing with. Prayers have been sent their way, and I mentioned to my small group that I would love to serve Japan. I spoke about a mission trip, so if anyone knows of one during the summer please send the info this way! Here is one way I can do this along with you guys RIGHT NOW! Please check out the site For Japan With Love. I found this info on my sorority sister's lovely blog, The Holt's Hoopla . Thanks girl! Invite your friends to get more info by reposting this info. Friday, March 18th will be a day of silence for me on the blog as I give support and prayers to Japan. Please join me.

I saw this quote over at The Empty Nest and it hit me like a ton of bricks. "OUR LIVES ARE THE ONLY BIBLE SOME PEOPLE WILL EVER READ!" John 15 The Vine and the Branches 1-3 "I am the Real Vine and my Father is the Farmer. He cuts off every branch of me that doesn't bear grapes. And every branch that is grape-bearing he prunes back so it will bear even more. You are already pruned back by the message I have spoken. 4 "Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can't bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can't bear fruit unless you are joined with me. 5-8 "I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you're joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can't produce a thing. Anyone who separates from me is deadwood, gathered up and thrown on the bonfire. But if you make yourselves at home with me and my wor...

This rainy Tuesday is a sick day for me. I am working on things at home feeling sick, but wanted to blog a bit. So, this T2T is harder because I share a lot with people to make my quirks seem not too crazy or out of the ordinary. 1. I used to be called beaver in elementary school. My teeth were are still larger, ok like horse teeth, and they stuck out a bit. I had no idea it bothered anyone else until peers teased me. This is a story I share with my 5th graders, so that they do not tease others for how the look - many times they can't help it. Great shot of my beautiful teeth pre-braces! Now, they fit a bit better in my mouth! Thanks Mom & Dad! 2. I split words up into even amounts. Ry says this is part of my OCD! This is really strange to some, but I have met a few people that do this. Here's how it works: I see the word "EXPERT" on a poster, paper, tv, etc...and if it's there long enough I start obsessing over the symmetry. So, to make the word work in ...

Link up and share why you are Wild About The Weekend! On Friday night after Sugarland, Miss K and Erin came over! We had a girl's night full of Toy Story 3, makeup, hair, books, and playing with Lyles! When K's mommy and daddy came to get her she didn't want to leave! Can you blame her with all of the fun we were having? **Yes, I have books for my unborn children. This is one thing I haven't procrastinated on!** I think she likes it! On Saturday we headed over to the Sewing Expo. Out of about 200 or more booths, we found 3 that we loved! Here is one of their links! Sew It Up Check out my Mom's review of the sewing expo, here! Yesterday Ry and I got massages. It was for his birthday present. Dana (my bros GF and licensed masseuse) did an awesome job, and we will be doing that again! The last time we got massages was on our honeymoon. Here's a pic of us before the massages in MX! Next, I cooked my favorite meal, London Broil with baked brown rice! YUM! Lo...