30th Birthday Celebration!!!

My 30th Birthday is in July and I wanted to go on vacation and celebrate it in style. I started out wanting Vegas but then changed to Mexico but after all the drug cartel stuff going on we decided that we would be better off to stay in the US. After much deliberation we finally chose to go to the LAS VEGAS! We will be staying at the Luxor on the Strip for 3 nights. It is going to be so much fun and definitely a great way to bring in my 30th Birthday. I cant wait till July.

In the mean time I have to get busy working out and get my figure back. I can't bring in my 30th fat and frumpy. I want to be able to wear some cute dresses (and some hot swimsuits) while I'm there.

I'll update you on the party planning as it progresses.

Kendra's Pictures

So on Saturday I went and took Kendra's pictures. It started out to be slightly overcast and a lil cool outside but we made due. Before the day was over the sun came out and warmed up really nicely. The pictures turned out great. She did a great job. I hope to get to do more photos this weekend. You can see the photos on my flickr page which is a link on here.

Lick of Frost

So I finished reading the 6th book, Lick of Frost. I spent three hours sitting outside yesterday soaking up some of that BEAUTIFUL Texas sunshine. I Am suprised that Merry is finally pregnant she is having twins...but somehow they will have 4 fathers. So Im guessing she will have 3 kings since the 4th one was transformed into a horse at the end of the book. The author is very imaginative. They are crazy but lots of imagination. I have one more left that has been published so far so based on what I can tell there will be more books in the series....I'll let you know how the next book turns out.

To be princess or Not to be???

I have been reading the Merry Gentry book series by Laurell Hamilton. Its about a fairy princess who is living in LA and she is brought back to the fairie mound because the Queen, her aunt, wants to offer her the chance at becoming queen. In order to become queen she must become pregnant before her cousin, the queens son, can get someone pregnant. Merry is able to get Cel, her cousin, locked away for six months for trying to kill her. This allows her a head start on the getting pregnant...I have read six of these book now and 1800 pages later...she still IS NOT pregnant.

I bought these books on clearance at Waldenbooks cause they were going out of business so I bought the whole set but I didnt know that it was gonna turn into some craziness as this. The other series Laurell Hamilton writes is the Anita Blake Vampire series which some of you may have heard of...Its fifteen books long. I hope this one isn't going to be that long Im not sure I will read anymore after the seventh book. Don't get me wrong they are a pretty imaginative read for sure but she could get to the point a lot quicker...So if you have time I have the first seven books. Your welcome to borrow them...

Bare Escentuals Addict

So I have decided that I have an addiction to BE. I first bought this off of their infomercial several years ago because I was having some allergic reactions on my face and I thought it was the makeup I was using. (Later I found out I was allergic to fluoride) However, it worked out for the best because I love Bare Escentuals. I try not to look at their sites to often cause every time I do it costs me money. I do pretty well most of the time but I have spent $200 in the last couple weeks on it. However it is not as bad as a friend of mine who has spent closer to $600. She can't stop herself. We actually were joking about needing to go to BEA...since we obviously have issues. So today I googled it and there is an actual website entitled BE Addicts...They have a whole forum on different things relating to the makeup and even this really cool page that they have tips and tricks on all the collections. (http://www.beaddicts.com/BEOfficialTips.html)

Life Is Like A Bowl Of Cherries?

"LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES. DON'T MAKE IT SERIOUS. LIFE'S TOO MYSTERIOUS. THE SWEET THINGS IN LIFE TO YOU WERE JUST LOANED, SO HOW CAN YOU LOSE WHAT YOU'VE NEVER OWNED? LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES, SO LIVE AND LAUGH AT IT ALL"

I never did really get that analogy. I have heard many say, "Yeah life is like a bowl of cherries alright, it's the "pits." I have heard others say that the bowl of cherries represents pure happiness and bliss with no worries, and no cares. I don't know about your life, but mine has not been one without worries, cares, and difficulties. I do thank God for this life everyday and would never call this gift He has given me the pits.
This is the day the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it no matter what kind of pits this day may spit my way. After wasting a lot of years with much grief from worry, God has finally taught me that worry gets me no where fast. He has taught me to be content within my bowl of cherries, my circumstances, pits and all.
Another analogy of life, that I think best fits my life, is life is like a roller coaster. Ups and downs, ups and downs, with the downs coming so quickly and unexpectedly sometimes that you just grab on to something, hold on very tight to someone's hand that you love, and try very hard not to throw up. Sometimes on roller coasters you try to climb a hill that seems as high as a mountain. As you hear the gears grinding, you just close your eyes and pray that the belt doesn't break and you can actually make it to the top. As you climb, you know once you reach the top, it is almost certain that you will quickly descend once more. The thing is, it feels really great to reach the top and know you made it without falling backwards.
In the roller coaster world, believe me, falling forwards isn't half as bad as falling backwards. If you should go backwards, you never know who or what will be behind you that you have already conquered that you will have to go all back over again. There is no assurance that you are not going to crash, which won't be a pretty site. At least going forward there is a clear path in front of you.
Analogies of life are cheap, a dime a dozen, or usually free to the listening ear. Cherries are for eating, enjoying, and appreciating every bite that doesn't contain a pit. Roller Coasters are for climbing on without fear, holding on tight to someone's hand that you love, and praying that you make it to the top of the mountain without throwing up, without falling backwards on things you have already conquered, or without falling forwards flat on your face.
If we never take a chance and eat the cherries because we are fearful we might bite into a pit we will never know how delicious cherries can be. If we never climb on a roller coaster because we are fearful of falling we will never experience the thrill of the climb and the joy of reaching the top of the mountain.
Life is like a bowl of cherries. Life is like a roller coaster. Take a big bite. Take a chance. Life is a gift given by God. Today I pray we each go out and climb mountains that we think we can't climb. I pray we each reach the top without falling backwards. If we fall forward after we reach the top, may we each get back up, and have a clear path in front of us to conquer new territory for the Lord.

© 2006 by Judy Parker

http://deliverabledevotionals.com/

I found this today while I was changing my blogger background I wanted to look up the quote on Life is a bowl of Cherries and this is what I found. I thought it was a good idications of how we all need to be more positive in life and think about all the good things that we have and be thankful for them. I believe that we know that life has its up and downs and we will always overcome the "pits" in life. We should all be happy and make everyday the best day of our lives...

Photoshoot with Lauren

On Sunday, March 8th the sun was out (after recooperating from a long night out with my girl, Kelli) and I decided that it would be a perfect day to go take some pictures. Lauren and I went several places that day and spent more than 4 hours taking pictures. When we got done I had almost 350 pictures. After deleting the blurry ones and the ones with her eyes closed and such we had about 125 workable ones. I have picked thru them and started processing them I will post a few of them here for you to see but there will be more to come Im quiet sure. It will be Saturday or Sunday before I get to process anymore and hopefully by then I will have some new software downloaded.