Domestic Diva...

I love to cook... and to clean... and to garden... and to farm (no seriously)... and to spend time in the Word... and to enjoy the people I care about... well today, had to be one of the best days ever! Of course, part of that is because after tomorrow I am on vacation until next Tuesday (I've never actually really taken a vacation without having to work while I was there - isn't that odd???). 

The following two posts are about what I cooked and why ;) but I wanted to give a shout out to Natalie and Rebecca and tell you both that I picked this apron (and wore it while cooking tonight):

I LOVE it - don't you? I also replaced the knobs on my night stands from plain ones to these:

I'm packed (shorts- which I didn't own until this weekend, swimsuits, books, sunscreen, and a "don't hit on me" stare), my toes are painted - probably the most critical task to accomplish before embarking on ANY beach vacation:

and I am ready to go!!! 

I am about to spend some time in the Word (yay!) and then hit the hay. I got to talk to some of my FAVORITE people today: Natalie, Emily, Brad, Cort, Clay, my new friend who wrote me a sweet email and talked to me after work for a long time today (she and I have had a long road to friendship, but I'm so glad it has finally happened!), and of course CC (I need a more inventive nickname for him - I'll work on that... I'm disappointed in my lack of creativity now). I had dinner with Mary at my favorite place (before I did all the insane cooking). 

For those of you who have never seen Band of Brothers - you are really missing something. I've always loved that series, but because Mary watched it recently and we talked about it a lot I decided to watch it again. I finished the last one last night - INCREDIBLE! There is a quote that really means a lot to me, I'll share it and say goodnight everyone!! 

"That night, I took time to thank God for seeing me through that Day of Days . . . and prayed that I would make it through D plus one.  And if somehow, I managed to get home again, I promised God and myself, that I would find a quiet piece of land someplace and spend the rest of my life in peace."  

–Major Richard Winters

I promise you, that in no uncertain terms, if I heard a man say that I would marry him, no questions asked - haha! After all, it would fulfill the requirements: loves the Lord, works hard, intelligent, likes the country, and has an attitude of gratitude!