Finish This...Week X

Linking up with Nicole at Three 31, Jen at The Arizona Russums, Lisa at COASTLINED, and Becky at The Java Mama....

On Saturday morning, I usually-try to sleep in as late as possible or at least lay around in bed as long as possible, and then cook a big breakfast in my pajamas before getting ready to start our day. 


I feel beautiful whenever- I'm around Bruce. He is super affectionate and open with his thoughts about this, and he always makes me feel attractive and beautiful. It's one of the twenty gazillion reasons why I love him so much.

I wake up every morning-wishing I didn't have to get out of bed. Granted, I don't actually have to get out of bed on a workday until at least 6:30, and I can push it back to 7 if I don't really want to style my hair. I just really dislike mornings. I really want to like them; I want to be able to get up and do about a half hour of cardio on my elliptical before getting ready and have some quite time to read my Bible and to eat breakfast and not always be saying, "Allie baby, please hurry" as we're getting ready. I'm really going to work on this...

A happy home-is one of the most important goals in my life; something that I want to work hard to create for my husband and my daughter. It is filled with Jesus and love and laughter and fun and people who are adaptable and flexible and forgiving and who also share in my goal of creating a happy home. 

Roasting marshmallows over our fire pit Saturday night

Allie wore cat ears to the nursing home Sunday to visit
 her great-great-grandmother

When I have down time, I-Down time is a bit of a foreign concept in my life right now; and when I do have it, I want to try and cram about a million things into the couple hours free time I have. Yesterday when I got off work, Bruce was at work and Allie was with her dad, so I had about 4 free hours to myself, for the first time in forever. I ran in Aldi and Walmart for a few quick things we needed (I didn't dare let Allie come home without having milk and the Hershey's chocolate powder-and it must be the powder, she's picky), I went to an hour long spin class at the gym (oh the soreness in my lower body today...), I fixed a huge pot of white chicken chili for supper and for Bruce to eat on today, and I sat on my couch and read a book I've had my eye on forever. I'd always rather have Bruce and Allie with me, but even so, it was a pretty awesome night.