Sleep Over

So last night, Lydia and Josiah had the pleasure of spending the night with me. And as you can see they are pretty cute. As we were getting ready for bed, Lydia told us a "bedtime story" and I was lucky enough to get it on video. . .

Chicago

Thank you for praying for our trip to the Chicago French Consulate! The Stoner's got their visas with no problems! However, my visa application is on hold. Rachael called 4 weeks ago to see what kind I needed, when we got there and presented my documents, they said I needed a different visa than what they said before. I was able to complete the Consulate visit, but needs to obtain more paperwork and mail it in before my visa is complete. We praise the Lord that I don't have to go back to Chicago, and that we have nearly 3 full months to complete this added paperwork which normally takes 1-2 months! Pray that we get it all figured out quickly!

Best. Commercial. Ever.

This commercial makes me smile every time. It is so funny. I love it :) Hope it makes you smile on your Monday!

March Newsletter

"Nounou"

. . . this French word translates into NANNY.  And yes, that is what I am going to be: the Stoner's nanny while they go to language school for eighteen months in Albertville, France.  Here are the top three questions I have been asked recently:

How did you get involved with the Stoner's? 

  Do you have to raise support?

How is it going so far?

I love having this great opportunity to serve with the Stoners and help them on their way to Togo! But before I tell you how I got involved, I will start by telling you a little about myself.

I accepted Christ as my Savior in second grade.  My faith has grown a lot since then, and I fully understand that Christ died for my sins.  I want to serve Christ using the gifts he has given me, especially my love of working with children. 

After high school I knew I wanted to take a break from school for a while so I looked into a couple of short term mission opportunities.  They all ended up not working out for different reasons.  So,  I thought that was God's way of telling me I needed to stay at the Y.M.C.A. a little longer.  While working at the Y.M.C.A. I got involved in the kids program and signed up for online classes  through Liberty University to get my Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education.  At that time, Beth Fuller told me about the Stoners and how they were looking for a nanny for their soon-to-be four kids while they lived in France.  I prayed about it, e-mailed the Stoners, and met  with them a few times.  And...they approved of me as their nanny!

         

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It Feels like Summer!

I knew my day was going to be good when I got in my car this morning at 5:25 and "American Boy" was playing on the radio. Love that song. Followed by a somewhat non-drama day at work, which doesn't seem to happen much these days. 

Started my afternoon off with a three mile run. Dang, did it feel good on this beautiful sunny and 70* day. Followed by a afternoon of tanning with Andrea and Sarah. Later which we went to clean out Andrea car and busted out our moves with Rachel during Tyler's hip hop class. 

And it was a good day even though it wasn't near any beach :)

CPAC 2012

Have I mentioned how busy life is but from some (nagging) I mean motivation from Andrea. I have decided to post and try to catch you guys up on my life. Now I do realize CPAC happened like two weeks ago but I have have to catch you guys up on a lot. . 

Rachel, Herman Cain, and me. 

My outfit : Gray Dress with Black Belt: Marshall's, Black cardigan: Kohl's, Black Booties: Target

CPAC was surprisely lots of fun. Sister bonding, meeting celebrities (sorta. If you consider the Duggar's, Herman Cain, and Rick Santorum celebrities.) , and just being able to see our nation's capital. It was so much fun and it was the first time I have ever been to D.C. It was a great experience riding the metro and everything. 

On our way to check out the Congress building.. 

I feel a need to tell you guys about the squirrel that about attack me and Rachel over a bag of chocolate filled crosseants. And no we are not losing our minds because two guys walking down the road realized it to. Probably the most scary part of the trip. We thought we were actually gonna have to use our Pepper Stray on that freaky creature. 

My outfit: Button-up shirt: Forever21, Cardigan: forever21,  Skirt: forever21, Boots: Target

Rachel's outfit: Stripes Shirt: from Andrea, Skirt: From a friend, High Heels: Target

Rick Santorum and me. 

 Rick Santorum for President!

Lincoln Memorial

We got to site see on one of the coldest days so I have to show you guys how I was rocking my super high leg warmer's to try to stay warm. We got to see the Lincoln memorial (On Lincoln's birthday, so cool right?) and the Smithsonian's. I now know a little more about politics :) Hope you have a great weekend. 

Hockey Games and Life

So I do have a good excuse for not blogging in like forever. I have just been busy with life. Now that I have started my online classes and new responsibilities at work since certain co-workers are going off and getting married and finding better life's other then working at the Y.M.C.A. (I know its kinda hard to believe.) I have been super busy. The only real reason I had time to blog today and because I took the day off of work. Don't taddle on me, I just needed a break to focus on school and rest up some.  But through my busy schedule I have found time to have fun also. About two weeks ago Rachel, Mya, and I all went out to our first hockey game to our local hockey team, the Oilers. It was so much fun. We didn't end up staying very long but it was a fun experience :)

Rachel and I also took a trip down to Washington D.C. this past week. So I will try to get those pictures up soon because I do have some mighty fine outfit pictures. hehe. Hope your all have a great week and its not to stressful. 

p.s. Happy Late Valentine's