Vintage Beauty

After my Granny passed away in 2005, I was able to choose a couple of pieces of her jewelry.
I really loved this ring, but only wore it a few times on my pinky since it didn't fit on any other finger. It didn't really look right on that finger, so I didn't wear it often.
Since losing the weight, my wedding set and right hand band I have are too big. I've had a couple of close calls in wearing them recently where they have slipped off my finger without me noticing. Thankfully, I noticed it was gone shortly after and recovered it. (It had come off my finger when I was taking off my gloves in lab at school. It was with my gloves in the trash can. Scary.)
I remembered this ring, and absolutely love it.
My Granny was always proud of me, but I know she would be extremely proud of me now and love the fact that her ring looks so good on my finger!
And it's vintage!

Easter Silliness

Dan said (jokingly) that we should do this.
We held him to it.
It was his idea, you know.
He gets all the credit!

Bullets!

*Fine Arts is two weeks away! Oh my! It's crunch time, but it's coming together...so exciting!

*Kristen's wedding is three weeks away! YIPPEEEE!!!! I am so ready to see all my peeps!!!

*Finals are right smack in between.....(wohmp, wohmp, wohmp...Debbie Downer...I won't think about that right now.)

*Dan had an MRI on his hand after the wreck, and it wasn't broken after all! YAY! It was severely bruised inside and swollen. He has just in the last week been able to use it regularly, although limited. It is still swollen and glass is still working it's way out.

*It's amazing how you become more sensitive to crazy drivers on the road after you've been in an accident. It's a wonder how some people managed to get a license.

*I've officially lost a whole person. I've made it to 120 pounds of weight loss! Only 55 more pounds to go until my goal is reached!

*My niece is old enough to go to prom. Exciting time for her, but the fact I can't overlook is that..........I'm old.

*On that note, we are planning our 20 year class reunion. Geesh....hahaha. It's been fun getting in touch with a lot of my "old" friends, and I'm looking forward to seeing them all again!

*Easter is this weekend! I can't wait to celebrate the resurrection of my Savior with my church family! Afterward, we are meeting at my aunt and uncle's house to have a lunch celebration with our family that lives locally.

So.......there is a lot going on, and I love it! God is so good!

This is the coolest stuff!

It's a nail polish called Shatter by OPI.
You do a base coat of any bright color and let it dry.

Then brush the Shatter polish over it. When it dries, it crackles.
That's too cool!
It's probably been out forever and I'm just now catching on.
Oh, well! ;)

The Year of Blessing

That is what I felt the Lord whispering to me at the beginning of the year.

I have a whole new perspective on that since last Tuesday.

Dan and I were headed home around 10:30 pm, after I had been to our church's ladies' meeting and then had coffee with some friends with Dan at Starbuck's. We live off of a two lane road, and we were just about a quarter of a mile from our turn off when we had an accident.

A young lady was traveling toward us, and for some reason, began to veer off her side of the road. Dan saw this happen, and not sure how she was going to react, he let off of the accelerator. All I heard him say was, "Oh, gosh," in a somber tone. I had my head down, looking at my phone, and when I looked up, all I saw was headlights coming straight at us.

Thankfully, God gave Dan the presence of mind to turn the wheel to the left as much as he could without sending us into a spin. She still hit the front of our vehicle, but not straight on. The front right side was hit. Our car stopped still, and she spun, going into the ditch and ending up facing the same direction we were facing.

Although Dan and I allowed the ambulance to take us to get checked out, when it was all said and done, all three of us walked away from that accident. Dan fractured his right hand and had to have glass dug out of it. Apparently, his hand made contact with the windshield on impact.

Both cars are totaled. Looking at the picture of our car, it doesn't look as bad as I remember it being. Still, all I see is head lights coming at us.

I've said this to a few friends, but I feel so strongly about it...
We all have those times in our lives when we feel like we are just beating a dead horse...questioning if what we are doing matters...if it's doing any good...God, did you really call me to do this?...was I just making it up in my head, the vision I thought was from You?

Then, something happens where the opportunity was ripe for your life to come to an end...and you LIVE!

All of the "what if's" and "it could have been's" DIDN'T happen, and God spared the lives of you, your husband, and a total stranger!

NO! You're not beating a dead horse!
YES! What you do matters!
YES! There is good coming from it, though you may not be able to see it right this very minute!
YES! The call of God is as real today as it was the day He first prompted you!
NO! It was not bad sushi, the vision that God gave to you! It is unique to you and the talents he gave solely to you!
HE IS NOT FINISHED WITH YOU YET!

And, thank you, Lord, for not being finished with my Dan and me, either.

Oh, SO Neglected!

"Mom, all I want is to snuggle with you in your lap, but this computer is in the way of that. I'm being as patient as I can, but I'm going to stand here on your legs until you pick me up and put me under your throw blanket. I'm cold and lonely, and all you want to do is play that stupid game. Please, Mom, please?!?"

Hot tea, anyone?

When I was growing up, I thought that hot tea was just another name for sweet tea that was poured over ice just before Sunday lunch after church.

The ice crackled as the tea was poured into the glass.

The first sip was a mingling of cold and warm, as the ice had not had time to cool off the whole glass yet.

Wait, what?
You mean there are people who don't drink iced tea?
They drink their tea HOT?!
That's weird.

...or so I thought.

I can say now that I have grown accustomed to a nice cup of hot tea every now and again. I wouldn't say it's something that I want on a daily basis, but it sounds good to me once or twice a week.

It's funny how things aren't so "weird" when you give them a try.