Michael

I know there are a lot of times in our marriage I have taken my husband for granted. I love him more than he will ever know. He works really hard to support us and is always there for me in prayer. Sometimes, he is not very vocal on us not having had a child yet but the other day he said something that really just hurt me. He said " I have never in my life failed at something so miserably." I really thought right then and there I was going to just start crying!!!

This weekend I spent Thursday and most of the day Friday scrapbooking with some friends from church and then there friends. I had a blast getting to know each of them better and just learning a lot from them. I LOVE to scrapbook and I have been behind the times for awhile now. Well, Wal-Mart had a great deal on the Cricut so my wonderful husband let me splurge and get one. I LOVE it!!! It took me a little over an hour but I have officially made my first sticker! I am so proud of myself and I cannot wait to see many more creations. I have almost completed all the beach pages from our trip last year. Then, I am going to start on the wedding album. It has been two years now so I figure it is time!!! If you cannot find me or do not hear from me for awhile I can assure you that I am using my new scrapbooking tools!!! Thanks ladies for all the good ideas. Thanks a million Honey for letting me get the stuff!!!

Oh, also when I can home last night. Michael had cleaned out the cat box, freezer, fridge, and picked up the living room. I am so lucky to be married to such a wonderful man!!!

Blessings,
Courtney

Random Tidbits

1. My mom, my friend Kat, and her mom all went and saw "The Proposal" the other night. I LOVED it. Probably, one of my favorite chick-flicks. I will be buying it on dvd when it comes out.

2. Piper now has her casts off!!! It is taking her some getting used to walking on her flat feet. She, told me yesterday that her feet feel funny. The surgery was a HUGE success though because no more tippy toes.

3. Kat is a nanny also and we took the kids to see a Puppet Show the other day and it is a puppet show really geared towards pre-school aged children. Well, half way through the show one of the puppets said "dumbest." I mean seriously was that totally necessary???

4. I scrapbooked last night with some awesome ladies from the church and various other places and it was a lot of fun. I have LOTS I can learn from them. My scrapbooks are so boring in comparison to there's.

5. I am SO ready for the beach!!! September cannot come soon enough.

Hope everyone has a very blessed 4th of July.

Iphone

I do not remember life without my iphone!!! I LOVE it!!! I am still learning a lot about it but for the most part really enjoy it. I thought I would share a few of my favorite apps. and others could add there favorites.

1. Facebook- This was the first app. I put on my phone and I LOVE it!!! It is easy to keep up with happenings on facebook through out the day.

2. The Weather Channel- So, easy to get the weather and be able to make outside plans without having to get on the computer.

3. MLB- I enjoy baseball and like being able to get scores to all the games.

4. Yahoo- Easy way to get news tidbits

5. Around Me - Is AWESOME!!! It gives you addresses and phone numbers to just about anything around you. From, banks, restaurants, parks, shops, etc.. I use this app a lot.

6. Shazam - You can "tag" a song on the radio and it will give the name of song and artist and save to a purchase list for itunes.

7. Directv- If I happen to be out and about and forget to record something I can set it up from my phone.

8. Flixster- Gives move times for theaters in your area.

9. QuickTip- Put in bill total and gives tip amount based on what percent you tip.

10. Restaurants- Gives food nutrition for various restaurants

11. Snaptell- If you are out and about to buy something but and to compare a price. You take a picture of it and will give you a price of that item at different stores or websites.

12. People- I like my celebrity gossip and this one keeps it all up to date.

So, these are just a few of my favorite apps. What are some of yours??

About Me

I guess it is time for me to introduce myself a little. I read various blogs and have always commented but never really blogged. I just feel boring in comparison to the blogs I read. So, figured I would just start blogging so those that are interested in knowing a little more about me could read.

So, a little about me. My name is Courtney and I married the most wonderful man Michael in April 2007. I could not imagine my life without him. He is an amazing man who I am so thankful that God placed in my life. God always amazes me because I have always said I would never date anyone younger than me and then I married someone 3yrs younger than me!! I say that he keeps me young!!! Michael and I met in a sociology class in college.

I did not really like college at all. I did really well in most of my classes but was not enjoying it in the least bit. I had a drive to work!!! I have been a nanny since I was about 21ish. Gosh, I have done it so long it is hard to remember!!! I started out part-time nanny and still going to school. Then, I when I decided I didn't want to do the college thing anymore I started doing it full-time.

I currently watch a beautiful 4yr old little girl named Piper. She, is a miracle from God. I will have to tell her story sometime. I have been with Piper full-time since August 2006. My time with them will run up in August of this year. I am so sad to be leaving her. She, will be going to an all day pre-K 4yr old class in the fall. She, says some of the funniest things and always melts my heart.

My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for 20months now. As, each month passes it does not get any easier. I know that God has great plans for us. I long to be a mother and have a child of my own to call me Mommy. It is something that we along with our families and friends are praying for with us. I know that God's timing is the best. I will share more on things we have tired and stuff as the blog goes on.

Michael and I are both Christians and are really involved in our church. We, love our church family so much. Our minister will be leaving to serve at another church in a few weeks. We, have been really sadden by this news but know that God has great plans for our church.

So, that is a little bit about me. I hope this helps in getting to know me a little more than just the comments that I leave.

Hope everyone has a blessed weekend!!!