Day 10: Something You're Afraid of

I know, I know.  This blog was supposed to have been done yesterday, but what can I say?  I guess I'm a slacker.  I was busy yesterday making a birthday cake for a friend's daughter, going to an OB appointment with a friend who's hubby is deployed, delivering and enjoying some of said cake from earlier, and having dinner with a friend.  I was super worn out when I got home.  So here I am, yet again blogging for 2 days in 1.

Hmm...something I'm afraid of.  There are quite a few things I'm afraid of, I suppose some would call me a wuss, lol.  There's spiders, snakes, bugs in general, fear of getting into a car wreck (not sure why but this really is a huge fear of mine, I say a prayer every time I get in the car to drive), losing a loved one (which is silly because I know its going to happen at some point, instead of being scared I should just enjoy the time we have), heights, someone breaking into our house, our house catching on fire (this is a result of a fire in our apartments when we lived in TX, of course Matt was away at training and I had to get me and the animals out and sit on the curb for what seemed like forever in the middle of the night while the firemen did their jobs), and the list could go on and on I'm sure.

I think one of my biggest fears is.....

Open water.

Open water freaks me out big time.  I recently got over my fear a little bit and went out on the lake in a boat with the hubby and my family but you can bet that I had a life jacket right beside me the entire time.  I'm not the best swimmer which I'm sure is part of the issue, but there's also the fact that you really have no idea what is in that water.

I also had a traumatic (at least it was to me) event happen when I was younger.  We used to live in Arkansas and my family would go swimming at a pool that had a huge razorback painted on the bottom of the pool.  I have an older brother, which if you have one of those yourself you know that they can cause you some scars both physically and mentally/emotionally.  My lovely older brother used to tell me that the razorback on the bottom of the pool was going to come eat me if I went too far into the pool.  Mind you, at this point I was only about 5 or 6.  My dad, who is my ultimate hero in life, for some reason didn't tell me that this wasn't true, he just laughed and kinda went along with the whole thing.  I'm pretty sure this is where my fear of open water started.

So there you have it...my biggest fear is open water...freaks me out.

Day 9: A Favorite Picture of Your Best Friend

My husband, Matt, is my best friend.  This hasn't always been the case but things have happened in the past couple years that have brought us closer than ever.  I'm so blessed to have him in my life and couldn't imagine my life without him.  I love this picture of him because it was the first picture he sent me after he left for his first deployment.  The deployment was rough and it was great just to see his face.  Every time I see this picture I think about where we were in our relationship at that point and how much we've grown since.

Day 8: A Place You've Traveled To

In high school I went on a few mission trips with my church, the most exciting place we went was Alberta Canada.  We did a VBS with a local church there, sang at the Calgary Stampede, and also visited Banff National Park.  Banff is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen, such a great example of God's majesty! 

The trip was amazing until I took a little trip of a different kind while there, lol.  While at Banff National Park (which happened to be the first part of the week we were there), I tripped on a broken stair and hurt my foot/ankle.  I told the chaperons but they figured I just sprained my ankle so I hobbled around all week, using my friends as crutches.  I knew something else was wrong and that it wasn't just a sprained ankle but they wouldn't take me to the doctor.  As soon as our plane landed back in TX my mom took me to the emergency room.  Turned out I had broken my foot.  I ended up having to have surgery on it and lots of rehab...not fun.  Here is a pic of some of the stairs at the National Park, there are literally thousands of them probably.

Overall the trip was still fun, but would have been a lot more fun if I hadn't been in horrible pain the whole time.  It was a great experience though and like I said at the start of this post, Banff National Park was a great reminder of just how amazing God is.

Too tired

I'm going to cheat and do 2 days worth of blogging tomorrow, I'm worn out and ready to head to bed!

Day 7: Favorite Movies

My all time favorite movie is by far "Sixteen Candles," I could watch it over and over again without ever getting tired of it.  Who doesn't love Jake Ryan!?

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is another favorite of mine, it just always seems to put me in a good mood.  Matt and I watched this movie on our first date, maybe that's why it always cheers me up, it holds some good memories!

Day 6: A Picture of Something That Makes You Happy

Finding out Matt and I are expecting our first child has made me so unbelievably happy.  I can't even put into words how excited we both are to finally be growing our family.  Seeing the ultrasounds and feeling the baby move is a feeling you can't even imagine!

Day 5: A Song to Match Your Mood

Seeing as it was about 101 degrees outside today (according to my car) some friends and I decided to go swimming.  The water felt sooooo good and for about an hour we totally forgot it was scorching hot out.  So in honor of that, the song that matches my mood today is "Water" by Brad Paisley.  Seems pretty darn fitting to me!

Inflatable pool full of dad's hot air
I was three years old splashin' everywhere
And so began my love affair with water

On a river bank with all my friends
A big old rope tied to a limb
And you're a big old wuss if you don't jump in the water

And when that summer sun starts to beatin' down
And you don't know what to do
Grab your swimming trunks, ice up that old Igloo
And drive until the map turns blue

Daytona Beach on spring break
Eighteen girls up on stage
White t-shirts about to be sprayed with water

Let her go boys

And when that summer sun starts to beatin' down
And you don't know what to do
Just go and grab someone you wanna see in a bathing suit
And drive until the map turns blue

You can stay right there when the daylight's gone
Play truth or dare, and it won't take long
'Fore you and her got nothin' on but water

All you really need this time of year
Is a pair of shades and ice cold beer
And a place to sit somewhere near water

This weekend I'll be heading to the lake for a birthday party and I can't wait, should be a great summer day!