My Cup Overflows

I feel so grateful for so many people in my life, and one of those people is definitely Meryl.

From the moment I was told Meryl was to be my freshman college roommate and we began emailing back and forth about a color scheme for our dorm room, I have been excited about being her friend. She is thoughtful, creative, honest, and one of the best friends a girl could ask for.

The first time I saw Meryl, she was standing by the door of Suite 12. I remember walking towards the door, wondering if that was her... would this girl be the my college roommate? Come to find out, she was! From that moment, our friendship has been steady and sure, and for that I am grateful. There has never been any drama in our relationship; she is faithful, dependable, and selfless.

We've had great memories - killing cockroaches, decorating suite 12 for christmas, carving pumpkins (and cleaning them up too!), being RA's together, dance parties with marc broussard, tuesday night dinners with nunes, a progressive dinner, a liza scrapbook, and numerous road trips and parties.

I met Meryl this morning for breakfast at Panera. We met at 9:00 and before we knew it, it was 11:30! I love that I can talk with my sweet friend for 2.5 hours and have no idea that time has passed. I love that we can share our hearts, ideas, fears, and hopes. I'm grateful that when I tell her I want to make a quilt, she shares my enthusiasm, that she will stalk buby and bleu with me loving their ideas, and tell me her honest opinion about things. I love seeing her heart open up to serving special needs childrens and Muslims, her excitement and joy written all over her face.

I am truly blessed to have such a friendship with this woman.

I love Khalil Gibran's thoughts on friendship. He says:
"And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit."

My friendship with Meryl has most definitely deepened my spirit, and I am grateful.

No Good Thing....

Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

( WHY? )

For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
the LORD bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold
from those whose walk is blameless.

Psalm 84: 10-11

The Toothbrush Song

On weekends that I am in town, David usually spends Saturday night at my parent's house... so he will be closer to church in the morning.
This Sunday morning, my parents and bro were already on their way to church, and my sweets and I were going for the late service. I was putting my make up on in my room, and noticed David was in the bathroom brushing his teeth. All of a sudden I realized I hadn't brushed my teeth yet! So, I joined David at the sink to brush my teeth too...

The radio was on and this new song by Band Perry *whom I love so far* came on the radio.

It's fun and upbeat and David and I danced like crazy in front of the mirror jamming to this new song, all while brushing our sparkly whites. Silly, I know, but oh, so fun! I will never forget this fun memory.

We now affectionately call the song 'the toothbrush song.' Go listen to it!

Question of the Day

Last year on October 29, David and I started our "question of the day" messages. Each day, for a year (of course we've missed some days here and there) we've taken turns asking a question of the day. Our questions have been completely random, like:
'what is your favorite meal?'
'if you could meet a famous person, who would it be?' and
'what is your favorite childhood memory?'

of course there have been some really crazy ones too, like: 'if you were a zombie, which body part what would you eat first? (bet you can guess which one of us came up with that one...)

It's been a great experience and I have loved getting to know random and crazy things about David that I might not have otherwise known.

So, yay, for the one year anniversary of question of day!!!

David

Growing up there were several men that I really admired - friends of the family, men in my church, or wherever. Now, I know this might sound weird, but it is true that I was blessed with great men in my life. One thing I love about David is how he is a mixture of all of these great men and great qualities.

He has my daddy's ability to wrap me up in a big bear hug and make me feel safe.
He has Terry Hugo's sense of humor.
He has Jerome's dependence on guidance from the Spirit.
He has my grandaddy's patience.
He has Wes' gentle and quiet nature.
He has Jamie's love of Hebrew.

I am a very blessed woman.

LOST

So LOST is starting back up in January; I am so excited!!!

Sad news is that we will get a few episodes in January and then have to wait to March for the rest.... because of the Winter Olympics.

Check it out here!

Yummy!!!

I found this recipe in my Real Simple magazine awhile ago and have been dying to make them!!!

So last week when I was at home, I set to it!
It is a great recipe and SO delicious!

For the recipe, go here:
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/pumpkin-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-frosting-00000000021359/