Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Instagram Obsession
I have developed an obsession with an app for my phone called "Instagram". For those who don't know, it is an app that allows you to take pictures with your phone's camera and do some minor editing and then post them directly to Facebook and other social media. The one complaint I have had about my "old school" (a.k.a. First generation) iPhone has been that it takes awful pictures. This app has changed my whole opinion on the need for an upgrade! I have taken some super cute pictures with it recently, so I'll share them here and you, too, can become obsessed. Enjoy!
Monday, March 26, 2012
Inspiration
As you can see, it has been over a year since my last post. Life gets in the way sometimes and boy, have we been busy! But, I was "inspired" to start my blog up again by my friend Kelsey, who let me in on a little secret. There's an app for that! Turns out, I can blog from my iPhone. Who knew? I'm hoping this little revelation will kick me into gear and that my blog posts will become more frequent (given my track record, this shouldn't be terribly hard to do). So, I'm back!
Here's the VERY short version of what's happened in our lives this past year. We moved to Florida in August, Abbey is now in Kindergarten, but is in the gifted program at a private school (which is also our church) and actually goes to the first grade class for math and reading every day. She is a fluent reader and is learning at an astounding rate. She earned the Principal's Honor Roll for getting straight A's (well, the kinder equivalent anyway) in all of her subjects, even the advanced classes. We're so proud of her!
Aiden got glasses, which I was sad about at first, but he is so stinkin' cute in them that we can't go anywhere without people gushing over him. Oh, and he can actually SEE now, which is a plus. ;-). He is in pre-K in the three year old class 3 days per week. His teachers love him and he is having lots of fun in his class.
The reason we moved to Florida was because Steve got a new job. It is going pretty well. He is no longer in IT, but is doing more of a business process improvement role. It has been challenging and it seems every company in America these days is filled with workaholics, but as much as I miss my friends in TX, I'm happy we made the move and Steve is getting some great experience in a new role. He has always had a passion for learning new things and I think he appreciates that opportunity with this new job.
As for me, well, I'm a mom first and foremost, so I dove right in trying to find a group of friends with young kids. I joined a MOPS group (which stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. Talk about a gold mine of mommies!) and joined the steering team not long after. We found a great church and we have a women's bible study on Friday mornings that I just LOVE! These ladies are transparent, open and honest. It has been so easy to fit in! While I miss my friends and church family in TX, this church has been a God send because it has felt like home from the beginning. I also joined the praise team, which took awhile, but I'll be singing for the first time this Sunday. I'm excited and thankful for the opportunity to worship and use my God given talent for His glory.
The other thing I've been up to is sewing. In my last post a year ago, I mentioned that I had hoped to practice and get better over the next year. Well, I have found a true passion in creating things. I am even in the process of starting a small business. Herein lies the other reason this post is titled "Inspiration". My sewing teacher had a small business doing sewing and embroidery and also taught others to sew. I'm so grateful that she did! She passed away a few months ago from breast cancer. It is so devastating for me to lose a friend to this awful disease. She was diagnosed while I was taking lessons with her (and finishing my own chemo treatments) and I truly believe that God put us together during that time to be of some comfort to each other. It almost seems now like she was "passing the torch" of her knowledge and passion for the art of creating fun designs. I also have an embroidery machine and I'm working on building an inventory so that I can start selling some things online and at craft shows in the area. I'm excited to say that I have already filled my first order for "Above the Barr Designs" and have a couple more in the works! I have always wanted to do something that I love and am passionate about, but I can tell you that I never thought this would be it! Stay tuned for more info on that.
Wow, this post got really long! I'll try to post some pictures soon. The kids are adorable (a completely unbiased observation...haha!) and my hair has finally grown out and looks like my own again. Thanks for catching up and I hope to be better about posting now that I can do it on the go!
Here's the VERY short version of what's happened in our lives this past year. We moved to Florida in August, Abbey is now in Kindergarten, but is in the gifted program at a private school (which is also our church) and actually goes to the first grade class for math and reading every day. She is a fluent reader and is learning at an astounding rate. She earned the Principal's Honor Roll for getting straight A's (well, the kinder equivalent anyway) in all of her subjects, even the advanced classes. We're so proud of her!
Aiden got glasses, which I was sad about at first, but he is so stinkin' cute in them that we can't go anywhere without people gushing over him. Oh, and he can actually SEE now, which is a plus. ;-). He is in pre-K in the three year old class 3 days per week. His teachers love him and he is having lots of fun in his class.
The reason we moved to Florida was because Steve got a new job. It is going pretty well. He is no longer in IT, but is doing more of a business process improvement role. It has been challenging and it seems every company in America these days is filled with workaholics, but as much as I miss my friends in TX, I'm happy we made the move and Steve is getting some great experience in a new role. He has always had a passion for learning new things and I think he appreciates that opportunity with this new job.
As for me, well, I'm a mom first and foremost, so I dove right in trying to find a group of friends with young kids. I joined a MOPS group (which stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. Talk about a gold mine of mommies!) and joined the steering team not long after. We found a great church and we have a women's bible study on Friday mornings that I just LOVE! These ladies are transparent, open and honest. It has been so easy to fit in! While I miss my friends and church family in TX, this church has been a God send because it has felt like home from the beginning. I also joined the praise team, which took awhile, but I'll be singing for the first time this Sunday. I'm excited and thankful for the opportunity to worship and use my God given talent for His glory.
The other thing I've been up to is sewing. In my last post a year ago, I mentioned that I had hoped to practice and get better over the next year. Well, I have found a true passion in creating things. I am even in the process of starting a small business. Herein lies the other reason this post is titled "Inspiration". My sewing teacher had a small business doing sewing and embroidery and also taught others to sew. I'm so grateful that she did! She passed away a few months ago from breast cancer. It is so devastating for me to lose a friend to this awful disease. She was diagnosed while I was taking lessons with her (and finishing my own chemo treatments) and I truly believe that God put us together during that time to be of some comfort to each other. It almost seems now like she was "passing the torch" of her knowledge and passion for the art of creating fun designs. I also have an embroidery machine and I'm working on building an inventory so that I can start selling some things online and at craft shows in the area. I'm excited to say that I have already filled my first order for "Above the Barr Designs" and have a couple more in the works! I have always wanted to do something that I love and am passionate about, but I can tell you that I never thought this would be it! Stay tuned for more info on that.
Wow, this post got really long! I'll try to post some pictures soon. The kids are adorable (a completely unbiased observation...haha!) and my hair has finally grown out and looks like my own again. Thanks for catching up and I hope to be better about posting now that I can do it on the go!
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