Project 365 {2013} - Day 178

There is something you should know about me...I hate crying. The only thing worse than crying is crying in front of other people. So imagine my excitement on Tuesday when in a moment of feeling completely overwhelmed by work and just life in general, I just started crying. I couldn't hold it back and was so embarrassed I had broken down in front of everyone. Today when I came into work, my co-worker Randi had left this on my desk (in addition to a much loved bag of peanut butter filled pretzels from Trader Joes! But needless to say those didn't take too long to get torn into!) Her words in the card and beautiful flowers brightened my day and gave me courage to keep my chin up. I am grateful beyond words that I have the opportunity to work with such a great group of people who love and support each other. Each and every one of them have extended love or encouragement to me at one time or another. I am so blessed and hope I can be the bright spot to them in some way that they all are to me.

Project 365 {2013} - Day 177

Within minutes of me picking up Devyn and Lauryn from my friend Kathleen's house today Devy was OUT!! I think this is the sign of one very fun and successful day!

Project 365 {2013} - Day 176

Fourteen years ago today Justin put this ring on my finger and promised to be my partner in crime for all time and eternity. It has been a wild ride and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that there is not another person on Earth that I would rather share my life with. I am simply crazy about him.

Project 365 {2013} - Day 175

I was at Publix (shopping while hungry, mistake #1) and had one of those moments where you feel like Chris Farley in the skit where he is dressed like a girl, scarfing his friends' fries and growls, "Lay off me I am starving!!" At that moment there were sushi and Little Debbie's in eyesight...so I grabbed the sushi and raced to the register before I... a.) got violent from hunger or b.) set a world record for downing a box of Oatmeal Cream Pies in record time. (Thankfully now that these are in my belly I am feeling much nicer!)

Project 365 {2013} - Day 174

Justin has been really busy with work lately and has been driving all over the state to cover games. He took this picture today at one of the arenas he was at and it made me happy. The simplicity, the order, the uniformity. In a life that feels cuckoo crazy, I loved the stillness here.

Project 365 {2013} - Day 173

Justin was gone again today. I have been feeling stressed by the sheer responsibility of life lately. I knew if I trapped myself in the house with four girls, piles of laundry and never-ending to-do's I was going to get grouchy. Saturday is MY day. The one and only day I get where I can clear my plate and just relax. So I ditched to-do's, I shirked responsibility and I loaded the Little Women in the van and we took off to hike up the Vickery Creek Trail at the Roswell Mill. It was a slice of heaven I so needed. The girls had a blast and it did my soul good to be under a canopy of leaves with dirt under my feet and fresh air in my lungs.

Project 365 {2013} - Day 172

I tell you what, Fridays wipe me out. I was ready to fall asleep (at like 9:30...on a Friday night. I am SO exciting folks). Dozing between that nagging voice in the back of my head saying "Go wash your face and brush your teeth!" but feeling like the Sandman had me in chokehold of slumber. Suddenly I jolted up at the realization that I hadn't taken a picture of the day yet. (That is commitment people!) So I grabbed my phone and took a picture of the first thing I saw. Devyn's toy caterpillar she had left on my nightstand.