the *S* word

I's that time of the year again....to start thinking about that dreaded word...

swimsuits.

Probably my least favorite clothing ever.

It is so hard to find something that fits all of the criteria: stylish, flattering, just the right colors and material...all the while attempting to find something modest!

A while back, my best friend sent me to this website:

It is a website devoted to cute, yet modest swimsuits! 

I am super excited about it...and probably going to order one soon!

I am thinking maybe...

or 

but these are really cute too....

They even have 1 pieces and mix and match tops and bottoms (so you can get diff. styles, sizes and colors!)

Spring Catchup

A few weeks ago, we ventured out to the FW Main St Arts Fest. with some friends! 

The weather was great, and the food was delicious! But the company was even better!

Around that same time,my dad and his girlfriend were so sweet to come and visit us! Not alot of people come and visit our apartment, so it is fun to be able to show it off! (Mark's parents came the next weekend, so we got a double decker there!)

Dad & Lianna

While they were here, we went to our all time favorite BBQ restaurant. I always get this baked potato...it is HUGE!

This spring has been such a blast! I don't even have pictures of most of it! We have done lots of shopping and cooking with friends and family, lots of relaxing, and lots of laughing and memory making! I am excited to see what the summer holds!

Another Little Project

I recently saw some wall art here that I loved. So much so in fact that I decided to hunt down the exact material (50% off!) and figure out how to make it for my new bedroom makeover (more on that coming soon!)

The hubs helped me build a frame out of some 1x1 1/2s or something like that (I am not a genius when it comes to those type things!) I just  know it is light and easy to hang! 

 All I had to do then was stretch the material over the frame, pull it tight, and staple! And voila! New wall art!

 Total cost: $30!

Cover your ears, Paula!

Well, the verdict is in....

This past Monday I went to a GI, and got some answers! First, he had me do the strangest thing ever. I mean ever. He had me cover my ears and close my eyes and march in place. Here's the problem--when I opened my eyes, I was on the other side of the room. Yep-I didn't really stay in place. He said that most people don't really move at all...

Turns out I have balance issues in my inner ear that are causing some major stomach issues-who knew!

Of course, because I am not one to do things simply, there was also something else going on. We got some medicine going for it, and hopefully that will get taken care of soon.

Here is where Paula Deen will be covering up her ears...I have to go on a low fat diet to help with my GI issues. AHH!


I don't think that DQ fits in that diet...so I had better pull out the cookbooks!

Do you have any favorite low fat recipes? Feel free to share!

Easter

Here is a "better late than never" peak at our fun Easter weekend! Mark and I got our first experience with coloring eggs with small children--and lets just say "experience" is a great word! It was messy-but a still a blast! Our weekend also included alot of traveling back and forth to church for our Easter Musical. I got the chance to be in it, and it was a wonderful production.

We have been crazy busy lately, enjoying much needed family and friend time-and I am so excited to have lots of pictures everything we have done on my new camera!

Verse 4

Here is my verse for the first part of May! I am borrowing it from my friend Jenna and her verse from last month!

These verses speak alot on some things the Lord is speaking to me about right now.

I am excited about another book I have on the way--Radical, by David Platt. The books website says the following: "Do you believe Jesus is worth abandoning everything for? Do you believe Him enough to obey Him and to follow Him wherever He leads, even when the crowds in our culture-maybe even our churches-turn the other way?"

Crafty Crosses

This past weekend my roommate and her husband came to stay with us. The guys headed out to golf while us girls hit up First Monday @ Canton!  

While there we kept seeing these crosses that we loved! The only problem was that they were an avg of $40!

We decided to buy the supplies to make them ourselves, and here is how they turned out--

 Tonya's

Allison's

Crosses-$1.50

Kitchen Cabinet (For Backing)- $3
Paint- $1
Paper- $1

Total=$6.50

Total Savings= $35!!!
plus we had a ton of fun making them!