Loving Life with my Sweet Little Cupcake
I've had this blog for over a year now. It's time I shared with you the summer that changed my life. (And I'm SO excited to do so!) In 2006, I walked across the country. One year ago - May 17, 2006 - I joined the other "Roaders" (12 of us in all) in Seattle, WA. The group is called Crossroads and they get men and women (primarily college students, but anyone 18+) to walk every year across the United States and Canada to stand up for Life & peacefully stand up (and walk) against … [Read more...]
I believe that Melanie over at Keeping up with the Cantelmos had a great idea when she wrote this post. I believe that we have the power to be happy. And that God wants us to be happy. We can make a choice to focus on the positives. I believe in the bright side. Attitude is key. Yes we all have bad days, but why concentrate on negatives especially when we have no control over the situation? Let's try to turn it around instead! I believe that if I can dream it, I can do … [Read more...]
Hi Make Yourself Monday-ers! I want to sincerely thank you so much for coming each week and playing along. This is the 35th Make Yourself Monday and it seems to be fizzling out. I'm not sure I'm ready to give up on my [mostly] crafty blog hot but I'm thinking of warping it to encompass a bigger theme. Here are some ideas I've been mulling over: I <3 my Blog - link up your favorite post from this past week / Faithful Bloggers - link up posts about your faith or just a post you really … [Read more...]
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the mommys out there! I hope you all have a wonderful day. I love celebrating Mother's Day as a Mommy. Though, it is still a little crazy to realize that I am a mother. Today I'm going to Mass and passing out "Thanks Mom, for the Gift of Life" roses afterwards. Then, I'm going out to breakfast with my whole family - including Cupcakes and Hobbs, my rents, bro & sis. I wish my inlaws lived closer so I could see them too... Here's a picture of my … [Read more...]
5.) Cupcakes was sitting on me on the couch and we were playing. Then she changed the game. All of a sudden, she closed her eyes really tight, then I closed mine tight, then her, then me and it repeated for quite some time. I don't know where this game came from but it was very funny! <3 4.) Funny key story!! One night after work, I was letting Cupcakes play with my keys and she was having a lot of fun with them going up and down the steps in our apartment. I forgot she had … [Read more...]
An InfoGraphic about Financial Aid & FAFSA College is so expensive <-- huge understatement! I chose to go to a private college <-- even MORE expensive! I did get a small academic scholarship, but I never would have been able to afford college at any school had I not applied for Financial Aid. *** Check out this site to find scholarships and grants to help pay for college! *** FAFSA is a huge pain in the bottom to do each year so it's important to be able to navigate what you … [Read more...]
- 1 - Happy Friday! Especially if you're a teacher (in honor of teacher appreciation week)! Source: flickr.com via Jamie on Pinterest I don't think anyone really understands how difficult teaching is unless they've actually taught. So way to go teachers - kudos to you! - 2 - Gift for Teachers In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, I'd like to offer you a gift of a Tattle Monster. If you're like me, tattling makes you want to bang your head against the wall. So in my … [Read more...]
"When I was Bap-a-tized, I turned into a Dragon!" - a 1st Grade Student in a Catechism class I once taught. <3 If these are really my memoirs, and since I already told you the embarrassing story of how my lif ebegan, I have to include the beginning of my spiritual life... I was born on July 5th, 1985 <-- a birth date which I happen to think is pretty sweet. And a few months later, my parents had me baptized. Baptism, for Catholics, is a sacrament in which children are … [Read more...]
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