New Adventure...

I've never done anything like this before and I'm nervous about it (kinda)... but also excited about it!! I am now a Scentsy Consultant. I am by no means a sales person... but I LOVE this product and it basically sells itself!



If you've never heard about it, I encourage you to go to my website and check it out! It's a wickless candle! It is safe and smells AMAZING! There are LOTS of scents you can chose from and it's a GREAT price!

Here are a few reasons you will love it:
#1 they are safe! They are lamps so you can leave them on all day long (or night- which we do because it provides light for Briley and Landry during the night) and you don't have to worry about it being a fire hazard or anything! And while it's on, it's leaving your house smelling AWESOME!
#2 Once you buy a warmer (or two... or three... or five) then all you need to do is buy the refills of the wax! You can change the scents for each season or whatever without having to buy new candles each time!
#3 When you want to try a new scent, you can pour the scent you're using back into the container and try out a new one! (note- it will eventually evaporate if you leave the lamp on all the time... but it does take a while)
#4 They are kid friendly! Again- no flames! Also, you can touch the wax when it's "hot" and it won't burn like wax from a candle! I've personally tried it and can attest that this is true!
#5 They are decorative! It's not just a glass jar of some sort!
#6 It can be used as a night light (as mentioned above for Briley and Landry)

Okay, I won't go into more details! If you'd like to host a home or basket party, contact me by commenting on here or go to my website and click on "Host a Scentsy Party" and then "Host a Party". Fill the info out and I will be in touch with you! It's an easy and great way to earn free merchandise. For example, if you were to host a "basket party" and sell just five of a full-size system (a full-size warmer with three scents- see my website), you'd earn 10% of your sales in free merchandise PLUS one item at 50% off.

I would love to hear from you! If you are new to the "blogging" world and would like to leave a comment... here's how you do it:
* Click below where it says "0 Comments" (or 1 or however many comments)
* Type in your comment- let me know your email or phone # so I can contact you if you want to buy something or host a party of some sort. Be sure to put your name somewhere in the comment so I know who you are!
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My hubby!

Today is Steve's 34th birthday! In honor of him being 34, I am going to list 34 things I love about him... (in no particular order)
1. He is a Christian- loves and serves Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior!
2. He's HANDSOME
3. He's got a GREAT laugh
4. He loves me... no matter how selfish, moody, emotional, or even how chubby I am... he loves me!
5. He is a provider
6. I feel safe and secure with him and because of him
7. He encourages me
8. He's disciplined
9. He's got a great sense of humor... and sarcasm that fits right in with me and my family!
10. He enjoys spending time with me
11. He is considerate of everyone!
12. He's VERY unselfish- he always wants to please someone else or "not do" something if it's going to make someone else uncomfortable.
13. He puts effort into our marriage to make it a wonderful marriage!
14. He helps with keeping the house clean- including laundry, dishes, dusting, vacuuming, cleaning tubs/showers, cleaning toilets, taking out the trash, maintains the yard and garden, and SO MUCH MORE
15. He doesn't mind that I'm not a good cook- or even enjoy cooking!
16. He enjoys spending time with our families
17. He always looks nice... he looks good even in a hat, t-shirt and shorts!
18. He strives to be the best at whatever he does... work, volleyball, being a wonderful husband... everything... he gives 100%
19. He's not a complainer (unlike myself... I can give many a "pity parties" for myself!)
20. He's very humble
21. He's the most honest person I know
22. He prays for me and for our marriage
23. He is shy when you first meet him... and so amazing once you get to know him
24. He brings out the best in me and in everyone he's around
25. He's peaceful
26. He likes to help people "anonymously"
27. He doesn't like to be in the spotlight- even if it's well deserved
28. He is tall (and that's not meant to sound superficial or anything... but I love that he's tall because I feel so safe and secure around him! And I can wear 3 inch heals and he's still taller than me!
29. He kisses me every day! (I cannot name ONE day that I haven't had a kiss from him in the 7 years we've been married!)- not counting any time that he may or may have been out of town- which is maybe 1 or 2 times in our marriage!
30. He tells me he loves me... EVERY DAY!
31. He compliments me and tells me I look beautiful
32. He works to speak my "love language" even if I'm not doing good at speaking his
33. He's still patient... hasn't lost an ounce of it in the 13 years that I've known him!
34. He chose me to be his bride just over 7 years ago and I'm so blessed!

Happy Birthday Steve! I love you more and more each day! I can't wait to spend the rest of your birthdays with you... eating at Pappadauex each year! I love you!

Now some pics from the birthday celebration with his family!

Ted, Sherry, and Meemaw got to come down. Steph and the kids came over for the "party". We all had lunch (including Ed) at Texas Roadhouse and then back to the house for cake, ice cream and Wii!





Hi mom made his favorite cake!

Galveston 2010

We took a family vacation with my family for the first time since we've (my brothers and I) all been married (not to each other... GROSS... but to our spouses... just to clear that up for you sickos!)!

Anyhoo... we found a vacation home in Galveston (4 br, 4 bath) so it was nice for all of us to have our own spaces. We had SUCH a GREAT time! We were there for 7 days and it was perfect! I wasn't quite ready to leave... or not even nearly ready to leave! But, duty calls and we've gotta make a living and go back to work.

So, here are a BUNCH (as usual)

Here's the beach house we stayed at that was at a resort.


The view from the back upper deck


Living Room view


Kitchen


The Beach Club (where one of the pools was... and ping pong, beach, and a lot of other stuff that we didn't really do)


At the bottom of the MANY stairs to the beach club


Day 1 at the beach





Johnathan and Julia the day they got there... before heading to the beach


Steve napping out on the deck


It was sad to see some of the damage that is still there from Hurricane Ike. Here are a few pics...
This was a pier that was destroyed in Hurricane Ike


The driveway that was the access to get to the Flagship Hotel


The Flagship


Our first full day there (technically the morning of day 2) we went grocery shopping for the week! We cooked all the meals and ate out twice. We had 3 buggies full of groceries! It was some Gooooood Eatin'!


One of the nights we went to Salsa's for dinner. It was very good! Here we are there...




After Salsa's we all went on the ferry. We saw dolphins a few times, but I didn't get any pics of it.



This was taken as we were driving 50mph down the road! I thought it turned out great!


One evening we went to the beach club to swim and play some ping pong.



Cousin love! (Malory and Julia)


When you ask Morgan to show you "The Face"... this is what you get:


Mallory showing "The Face" too:


We went to Murdocks to buy some gifts/junk... here are the kids looking at the hermit crabs with Brad and Jason


I tried to get a pic of the kiddos on the seawall... but the wind was INSANE, so all the pics have the girls hair in their faces!


We went to the strand one day so here are several shots from being there...



Feeding the horse



Showing how high the water line was from Hurricane Ike


Having lunch at Gaido's one day


Julia wrote my name & B-Mom's name


Lastly, we took family pics while we were there... here are just a few...






Welp... that's it! I'm ready for our next vacation!!!