Sushi

Tonight I went to dinner with my good friend Shannon. We went to Takosushi for the first time. Now, when we go to a sushi restaurant I normally get chicken & vegetable fried rice and normally try someone's sushi. Tonight, I decided to get the Japanese Bagel. It is a smoked salmon, cream cheese, and scallions wrapped of course in seaweed and rice.  I gotta say, I was pretty excited that I was able to eat it! Some parts of it were a little hard to get down, though. Out of 8 pieces, I ate 6 of them!! Oh, I tried using chopsticks but I was unable to so they gave me the modified chopsticks! :) 

This is a rather goofy picture that Shannon took of me. I honestly thought her camera wasn't working, that's why I look like that! 

Prayer and Thanksgiving

"Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving." Colossians 4:2

First of all, wow! Second of all, Amen! Prayer is such a powerful thing! It's not just something we should do to feel good. It's not something we should do only when we want something from God. It's not just something we do three times a day before each meal. That is not what I consider, "devoted to prayer." Prayer is much deeper than that. 

We are also supposed to keep "an attitude of thanksgiving." That can be difficult at times, depending on what you're going through. The only thing about that is, it doesn't say, "when you are having a good day, keep an attitude of thanksgiving." If you are devoting yourselves to prayer (on a daily basis) then every time you pray, you should be keeping an attitude of thanksgiving. 

Are you devoting yourself to prayer? Are you doing it with an attitude of thanksgiving?

Catching up!

So, I've been just a tad bit slack in posting during the month of June. It's been a pretty busy month to say the least. It has been the month for new adventures, which of course have all been great! The first week of June was my last week at American Services, Inc. I enjoyed my time there, but at the same time, I was excited to try something fresh and exciting that didn't require a desk, computer, or business casual dress! :) Now, I get to wear T-shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes daily! There are way more things going on in my life that I wish I could share, but for right now I will keep you guessing! 

I have only been a full-time nanny for 7 days total. I have loved every minute of it! I will say, it's hard staying awake sometimes because for the most part it is relaxing. I watch TV, rock babies (usually one at a time), listen to a sound machine, change diapers, and feed them. So, needless to say, it's hard to keep from dozing off! Other than being sleepy, it's the perfect job...for me! At this point, I don't think I want to do anything else! In just 7 days I have become attached the twins...and the whole family. It helps that I work for two of the greatest people ever, though. They truly are a blessing and they know how to treat an "employee" (I put that in quotations because I feel like a part of the family). Here are pictures of the twins. 

         

Oh yeah...I also can mark something off my list. I bought a couch!!! Woohoo! 

What a day!!

I am worn out! Wow! It's been a great weekend! Today I was blessed with the opportunity to go with my favorite family to GA. We went to Browns Bridge Community Church, went to eat at Chipotle and Panda Express (we all wanted something different), then we went to see their new house. That was fun! I hung out with the coolest 6 year old and was helping her choose her room and figure out how she would set it up. We took lots of measurements, notes, and pictures. :) It really was a lot of fun! I am so excited for Casey and Julie, but I realized today how much I was going to miss them. I am glad that it's just Cumming, GA and not Chicago or something crazy like that!! 

Well, I am going to bed! I'm beat!!