i am so-so-so-so excited to show y'all this awesome sweater that i bought yetserday. this is definitely one of my best thrift finds yet. when i was browsing through racks i practically screamed to my mom "chevron!!!" some innocent shoppers might have been really scared.... so, are ya'll ready to see this marvelous find?

 // my outfit \\

black shirt- target

amazingchevronsweater- thrifted

jeans-hand-me-down via delia's

socks- lands ind

owl necklace- gift from a friend

 owl and chevron.......

 love these babies!

 up close of my necklace

oh my goodness. today, we went to the consignment shop. i died and went to heaven. literally, it was majestic. a chevron sweater, knit skirt, and all kinds of chunky sweaters. i am so pumped. so, anyways, tomorrow i shall be wearing some of my wonderful beauties for my dear readers to see.

so until then, you can watch this completely legit gif that i made. or you can go on about your business. :)

ever since i was about six, i have been coming up with names for my children. they have varied from rather normal ones to original names.whenever, i hear or see a name i like, i write in down on a list i have. this list, i shall share with you. :)

girl names. many beautiful and unusual girls names can be found rather easily. some of my favorites are.. 

Tabitha (means gazelle, in acts 9)

Rhoda (means rose, in acts 12)

Paisley or Paislie (means church)

Chevron (a zig zag pattern, by the way, does this sound too much like the gas company? what do ya'll think?)

Calliope (means beautiful voice, the greek muse of poetry)

Waverly (means meadow)

Eden (means paradise, in genesis) 

Selah (means to pause or reflect, in the psalms)

boy names. these are much harder to find.

Harvey (means battle warrior)

Henry (means ruler of the home)

Alton (means old town)

Lawson (means son of Lawrence)

 oranges, small but beautiful. created by The Master, God.

 Delicious, juicy, heaven in one bite.

 i have never had such easy models.

number 4 of my 12 in 2012 is done:

Just thought I'd do a little post about my IPod touch that I bought last year..er 2 years ago.

100 followers. wow. is it really true that i have 100 people who care about reading my blog? now, don't get me wrong, blog isn't all about followers but it's just kinda heart warming that 100 people actually listen to your rambling. :) anyways, in honor of this great event, i am planning a giveaway! I will be giveaway at least 3 items but for every 1 follower OVER 200, I am going to giveaway one more thing! 

 (got this idea from here)

So, when is this little party going to happen? 

Sometime before 

yeah with the adoption, i know that i can not get it all together before then, so anyways...

 this is the outfit i wore to church today.

 strange garage picture?

 //my outfit\\

dress// crewcuts via consignment store

brown sweater// gap via oops

tights// target

boots// stein mart

owl necklace// made by me 

and on a side note...

we are adopting dima! we are going through the process now and it is oh-so-exciting! hopefully we will bring home our sweet boy some time between May and August. please please pray for us!

lately i've been inspired by mustaches...

there are certain words that when i see them i light up. the make me feel happy inside.

photoshoots

friday (the day, not the song) :P

design

sleepover


what are you happy words?

Today we took our sweet Dima to the airport and he is flying back to Ukraine as I type. I tried to stay strong while he was around but as soon as we left the airport I broke down in tears. Part of my heart boarded that plane to Ukraine and it hurts. Prayers regarding our next step would be appreciated. :)  

I saw this picture on pinterest the other day and though, "whoa! what a good idea!" So today, i tried with my sister and her friend.

this is my entry for Blythe's photography contest:

 every year i add another blessing.

 every time i write i can look back and see what i was doing exactly a year ago.

every time i do this, i can be reminded of the things, though they be small, God has given me.

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