PROUD DIRT OWNERS

YAY!

We are supposed to go close our loan at Escrow next Wednesday, June 2nd. Then on the following Saturday we will go to our lots and decorate signs and put them up on our lots, and there they will stay until our home is done! Then it's the excavation and foundation, which we do not do, that part is contracted out. But after that, we will get building!

We are building a 4 bedroom 2 bathroom : )

Home sweet Stanwood WA. Can't wait!!

: ( sad, but not sad, day

Today I attended a dear friends bridal shower. It was beautiful outside and inside. All in all the shower was amazing. BUT it did make me miss this time last year. This time last year I was finishing my own bridal shower. It was so much fun and the people who came were so special. Weddings are amazing and obviously once in life time. But I never knew how sad I would be to think back on it and miss that fun/crazy/stressful/magical time. I wish I could do it all over again. Why oh why did I not video tape every second of it... BOOOO. It was the most special time of my life and I miss it so much.
Lisa

For my sisters...

"SISTER"

Passing time with you in mind
It’s another quiet night
Feel the ground against my back
Counting stars against the black
Think about another day
Wishing I was far away
Wherever I dreamed I was
You were there with me

(Chorus)
Sister, I hear you laugh
My heart fills full up
Keep me please
Sister, when you cry
I feel your tears
Running down my face
Sister, sister, keep me

I hope you always know it’s true
I would never make it through
You could make the sun go DARK
Just by walking away
Playing like we used to play
Like it would never go away
I feel you beating in my chest
I’d be dead without

(Chorus)
Sister, I hear you laugh
My heart fills full up
Keep me please
Sister, when you cry
I feel your tears
Running down my face
Sister, sister, you keep me

I hope you always know it’s true
I would never make it through
You could make the heavens fall
Just by walking away

(Chorus)
Sister, I hear you laugh
My heart fills full upKeep me please
Sister, when you cry
I feel your tears
Running down my face
Sister, sister, you keep me

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

great quote

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”- Jimi Hendrix

A great quote by a great man...

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Personal Quotes...

"The best kind of love races the heart, explodes the mind, lightens the soul, and makes each day an epic adventure."

"When you find what you truely want and deserve, a little persistence and alot of nerve."

"Surround yourself with those who love you unconditionally. For your happiness and pain should both be cared for."

10 minutes later, I am 23?

Time has gone by so fast. Justin and I were only 13 when we started "dating" or whatever you would call it at that age. And now we are 23 (well he will be 23 in March). It is so interesting to reflect on the past. Mistakes that have been made, life altering decisions, people who you met and how you met them. Even to think about family members that have changed or grown up in ways you never expected. Time has gone by so fast. I don't feel like I am 23 years old. I don't feel like I should be married already. I feel like Justin and I should be getting ready for a high school football game, or a school dance. Don't get me wrong, I love my life and I love where I am at in it, but 23? I feel so old! Remember being 15 years old and thinking a 21 year old was OLD? Haha, I wonder how old those 15 years think I am now. But life is good. Another NON rainy day. What a beautiful February we have had...

LET OUR OWN LIGHT SHINE

"our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. it is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. your playing small does not serve the world. there is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people wont feel insecure around you. we were all meant to shine, as children do. its not just in some of us, its in everyone. and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. as we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.. " - Coach Carter version by Marianne Williamson