The Suits Sisters

A friendly reminder that when my life gets overwhelming, I make lists in my head.  3 Foods I’d Give My Right Arm to Eat 1. Mayonnaise Lately it's been tomato sandwiches using white bread and extra mayo C'MON 2. Bacon My love for bacon has grown at a rapid pace over the last couple of years  3. Ripe fruit  My recent fruit purchases have left me disappointed. I'm picturing a juicy peach, perfect watermelon, etc.  3 Male Singers that Grab My Attention (*For their voices winkyface )   1. Josh Groban I can pick out his voice from miles away (Say, at Christmas time) This dates back to high school  2. Keith Urban Also from my high school years, he pays homage to my introduction to country music. Also the early years of pining for a boy named Kent 3. James Taylor Hard to explain this one, but it probably starts with my first memory of good ol' James here 3  {Expensive} Things I’d buy 1.  Letterboard I hav...

This week we have five big events 1. Caris is attending Vacation Bible School  This is the first time we've ever dropped her off somewhere and driven away from the premises. Deep breaths. She is having a great time and although it's abnormally quiet without her around, we're enjoying our one on one time with Liza. (And I can see why moms sing the praise of Preschool. It cuts your day in half!) 2. Liza is using big potties  We have yet to take the plunge into panties, but she's rocking potty training (It's all about the candy reward and Kent's help) Also included:: she gets to say phrases that her big sister uses like, "I need pri-ba-cy. Don't look a me." And so there I stand, pregnant and huddled in the corner of the library bathroom stall staring at the wall. 3. Kent and I celebrated thirteen years I realized that this week is The Edge Summer Conference , thus making it the week that we met back in 2004. And by "celebrated" ...

Baby #3 is a GIRL! 

Making: Progress with packing  Cooking: Things from our freezer and pantry. Operation Empty Out has begun.  Drinking: A Diet Sunkist soda yesterday  Reading: Princess Cora and the Crocodile . We wish it was part of a series!  Wanting: I still wouldn't turn down a Chipotle burrito  Looking: For stuff to donate. Leaving no corner unturned  Eating: Cereal with strawberries for lunch  Wishing: I had a Nifty Nabber  to help with cleaning  Enjoying: Running errands alone  Thinking: About sleeping and packing and sitting down    Celebrating: Having completed my glucose test this morning   Loving: The sound of the lawn mower outside- Kent hard at work    Hoping: Kent secures a job in the next couple of months (or tomorrow winkyface)   Needing: Deep and wide boxes for random shaped objects   Listening: To both daughters call my name during NAP&QUIET time  Feeling: Hungry...

This was the first year we had someone unable to attend beach week (Wes) but we had one new addition, Karyn, Ben's fiancee.  We had an average walk to the beach, but it was a mosquito death trap. Turns out it's hard to run with small children and beach chairs strapped to your back.   Cousins!   We spent quality time with each other winkyface  Enjoyed books by Pops  and ice cream with Uncle Ben   We kept it classy with an indoor hair cut  A day and a half of rain threatened to break our vacationing spirits, but we forged ahead with the help of Finding Nemo. All in all, a fun week, woot! 

 We spent a week at the beach with the Parker side!  Kent pulled Caris so fast on the boogey board and she loved it. I waited for the tumble and tears (that never came!)  Ages 2 & 4:: great ages for the beach  Leave it to my girls to care for a random caterpillar found on the beach   We drank orange juice from fancy glasses 

Here are some deets, based on FAQ we get. We hope to stay in our house until September 1. Our former church has graciously given us a severance package that will enable this to happen. The main reason for staying is my beloved, old, wise, Puerto Rican doctor. He set me up to have my dream delivery in 2015 (although he didn't actually deliver Liza) and I'm hoping to have a similar experience this time. People are cute when they ask "Are you moving back to South Carolina?!" because Kent is ordained and looking in a certain denomination as well as looking for a specific position (assistant pastor) so it's not quite as easy as pinpointing a state and finding a job there. Although we'd love to be closer to family, we're casting a wide net throughout the South East. Having a husband that enjoys his job is more important to me than being near family. WHO AM I?? I never would've said that 3 1/2 years ago  (and actually meant it).  My kids are running in...

 Traffic+rain+large crowd. Nothing was going to stop us