What days off are made of

Scrambled eggs, potatoes, chicken apple sausage, strawberries, and freshly squeezed OJ after a FUN FUN FUN step class at the Y.

Alcove with Caiti & Carls.

Beautiful LA sunsets and house admiring in Los Feliz.

& baking yummy Cheesecake-marbled brownies.

Not a bad two days off, is it?

Oh, and I think I am due for another shopping hiatus.

I have been spending far tooooooo much money on little things.

I need to make a list of what I can and cannot buy during this hiatus, i.e. Mother's day gifts!

After I do the dishes and clean my house a bit, some tea & brownies while reading a good book sounds like the perfect way to end my "weekend."

Enjoy your weekend!

Caiti G

Happy 23rd Birthday to one of the most beautiful people I know!!!

Thank you for always providing me a with a hand to hold,

a hug when I need it the most,

a story to make me laugh,

for being someone I can count on for good music,

and for making me talk to Mrs. Hattendorf all those years ago.

I love you, sunshine.

The world is blessed by your presence.

Sometimes...

... I forget to put God first. and I hate that. I utterly hate that part of me. I wish and pray , with every fiber of my being, that one day I will be able to put Him first in every part of my life. I don't want to have to remember to put Him first, I just want to automatically do it. I want it to be an unconscious action. But perhaps, I do need that reminder? Perhaps, I need to take a minute before I make decisions and ask myself if this is what I should be doing. Or, I guess what I need to be asking myself is if that is what God would want me to do..

... I forget to trust Him. And for as much as I love Him, I don't think I trust Him nearly as much as I should. I suppose it all comes down to my trust issues...

... I forget to love people like He loves them. I forget that people are human and make mistakes. I forget that I have no idea what people have gone through. I forget that love unites us. I forget that we show people Jesus when we love them.

And though I consistently forget these things, and many more, He has never once forgotten me.

My, what a wonderful God we serve.

I found this a few days ago on quotebook and lovedddd it.

It's just a wonderful little reminder of how we should live.

I've been incredibly intrigued with love lately.

I am so fascinated by the way it transforms people.

For some it transforms them into a better person,

and for some... it leaves them heartbroken.

Really, I am just SO intrigued with the subject of love.

I'm just started The Five Love Languages and am so excited about it.

I've been away from the blogging world for quite a while! I am just now revisiting my favorite blogs and have a bunch of things I am looking forward to cooking.

I want to post pictures of Lauryn's & I's new house soon! However, I want to wait until we are done making our house a home. We're getting there...

I am still on a search for the perfect table lamp.