Pintrest

Yes I have been part of the Pintrest craze (and brought others with me!) for about two years now. I can honestly say that through this addiction I have been able to look better, cook better, find better ideas and such through Pintrest that through a Google search!

My fav of all fav categories is the ‘Beauty’ section. I’ve learned to contour my face, see new techniques, learn how to do hair better, and so on. Let’s just say Pintrest changed my life lol.

Here is a link to my Pintrest board where you can follow me/links for the pictures below and some of my favorite pins. HAPPY PINNING!!!!

 

Toughest Weather City Championship

 Who knew my little town would win a nation award. Now given, there are plenty of places that get extreme weather however for the past 3 years it has been nuts!

Weather Channel did a little competition between all the cities in the U.S. for locals to vote on their own city having the most extreme weather.

Well when Lubbock made it to the final four I though that was as far as we would go concidering the other three cities:

Fargo, ND

Fairbanks, AK

Caribou, ME

These cities get feet of snow, hurricanes, extreme heat and so on. So to think that Lubbock would then make it to the final two I was excited!

Toughest Weather City Championship Result

Fairbanks, Alaska                                 vs.                   Lubbock, Texas 

- Extreme cold, snowy, mild summer                             - Wind, snow, F5 tornado in 1970
- 114 days of subzero cold                                            - Drought-prone, dust storms
- 65" of snow                                                                  - 8.1" snow, 7 days w/ snow
- 90+ heat once every two years                                  - 85 days of 90+ heat

(courtesy of weatherchannel.com)

After a ton of voting, the poles closed and results were given:

Whose weather is toughest?

Fairbanks, Alaska 34.15%  (4,498 votes) 

Lubbock, Texas 65.85%  (8,672 votes) 

 There were a total of 13,170!

Here are a few pictures of the past three years of extreme weather here in good ol’ Lubbock, TX:

Haboob 2011

Dust Storm 2012

Golf Ball size Hail 2012

Damage From Hail Storm 2012

2012 Texas Drought

Lubbock Blizzard 2013

 

WEEEE'EERR HHEEEAAARRR!!!

YYYYEEEEAAAA!!!!!! So we made it her early Saturday evening with a storm front coming in behind us. The 12 hour drive wasn't bad but tedious. The girls did very good in the car watching movies. Sunday was cold with a high of 43 and raining and then yesterday was 50 or so, but today brought snow this morning and there is more to come!

Sorry the picture is bad.

Aaron and I have scheduled our assessments for what we are hoping is our new jobs tomorrow and Thursday so please pray that we are offered the position :)

The four of us are living in one room o but Aaron is doing a great job of making it our space and homey. We are enjoying the cool weather and taking it one day at a time. We have our goals and one by one we are going to achieve them. We did a little Christmas shopping today for Addi and have budgeted out for the gifts we need. ill be doing some shopping with my mom this weekend so that will be fun.

Please pray that this job we are going for is the one God wants us to be at and succeed for our family.

Texas here we come

So the house is empty, the trailer is packed, we have said our goodbyes. It is now time to leave our home and move on to other oppertunities. We are sad, heartbroken, and stress but also a little excited about what is in store for us in Lubbock.



I had an ultrasound Wednesday and we found out we are having a GIRL! Can you believe it? FIVE GIRLS!!! I just laugh thinking about it. I guess God likes how I make blonde hair blue eyed girls :) Kimber Bryce will be arriving sometime around May 1st which will make her my 3rd Texas baby. There were some concerns with some test we had done and I ended up getting a amnio the same day. We will find out the results Monday or Tuesday so we are keeping happy thoughts through the weekend.



Thanksgiving was great at Crystal's with the turkey to made being awesome. We all ate til we absolutly had to lay down. All the food came out great.



No Black Friday Shopping for me but then I dont do that any year. Aaron has been absolutly amazing with getting things packed, organized, and staying strong. My mother-in-law, Maria, has done a TON for us as well. So this is my last post in AZ. I will try to take pics during our move and post them when I have time.

This and That

I am currently working on a blog but I am waiting for a few things. So I will do a quick one. I am sitting here at 7:44am with the girls still asleep and trying to type as quiet as possible cause you know little kids have sonar ears when they want to get up in the morning but CAN'T hear a thing when you tell them to clean their room lol.

Aaron and I are praying work stays good since we are on a little shaky ground with Aaron's work. Nothing he did of course but with the economy now a days its bound to through some snags into the equation. He is working today which is always good every morning. I worked with Aaron on Tuesday up in Prescott and some of the houses we went to were gorgeous! Awesome views of the mountains, a lot of space, we always look at a house we like with one thing in mind, "How will it look at Christmas?" Thats our favorite time of year :)

I think I have slacked off a little since leaving for vacation. There is usually always dishes on the counter or a pile of laundry that needs to be done or folded. I need to know get back into a 'chores routine' so that the house is nice and neat (well as much as it can be with a 3 and 1 year old) for when Aaron comes home.

Girls are doing great with Sydnee now walking (very fast I might add) and annoying Addi sometimes. Too funny. We are also looking at all our option and thinking about maybe moving to Lubbock, Tx in the spring. Of course we have to make sure Aaron has a job and we have a place to live but its an option. Its just soo dang hot out that we can't go outside without a pool all some so that is one reason. Reason number 2 is my girls. I could have all for of them together every other weekend which I know Addison would love!

The girls should be getting up soon. Tata for now.