20-75% off everything!!!!

Everything in Soel is 20-75% off!!! You guys really need to come in and see all the cute things we have.  Baby items are 25% off and we have tons of jeans all 50% off.  Seriously I better see some of you in here or else!!!

Shabby Apple

A little over a month ago I did a photo shoot for Shabby Apple. Here are some photos from the shoot. You can check out all the dresses and more pics at http://www.shabbyapple.com/!

Examples...

There is a woman I work with who embodies who I hope to become one day. She is amazing. Dedicated mother, supportive wife, honest, loyal, optimistic, and joyous are just some of her qualities. I'll admit that lately I have not quite liked myself. I have noticed that I have maybe fallen a little below the woman I used to be. I truly have been blessed to be working with her. She has motivated me to be a better person, a better member of the church, a better wife, a better example to those around me. I have a stronger desire to make a difference, to serve others. She truly is a wonderful person. I want her to know, if she ever happens to read this, that I appreciate her in my life. Thank you for being an example to me. Thank you for all you do and don't ever think you go unnoticed. You are appreciated.

Rain rain don't go away...

I know that's not the way the rhyme goes but can I just say how happy I am that it is finally raining? I always think it's quite sad that I live in a place where the news tells you to stay inside because the air pollution is in the "red zone". Yeah and they don't make it sound like it's that big of a deal! Hello people...our pollution is so bad that you are telling us it's unhealthy to breath the air outside. So I guess I just have to say I'm grateful it's raining today, tomorrow, and Saturday!

The never ending wallpaper!

Every room in our house has wallpaper, or should I say had wallpaper. I have truly come to believe that if I were ever to go to hell(which i really am sure would never happen)Satan would have me remove wallpaper all day and night long. And this would not be the easy wallpaper, but the really difficult kind to remove. The kind that I had to take down in our master bedroom. The entire room was covered in this paper that would come off in about 2 or 3 inch pieces. I spent almost all night taking it down. I hope I never go to hell, even just to visit.

Updates

So here's what's going on with Mike and me...we signed the papers today for our house which is now ours. (Sigh) what a relief. That was the longest ordeal. So now we are going to get to work and renovate ASAP! I'm sure there will be lots of fighting over the whole design aspect of it but lets be real I know a lot more about than he does. I mean, I am addicted to HG TV! So I'm positive I'll be winning most of those fights. On top of that we will surely be working some late hours, but all for a good cause. Again, I will post before and after pics as they come. We are also trying for a baby. Yippee!!! Mike finally came to his senses. However...I'm feeling a little discouraged. We've been trying for 3 months now and nothing yet. I know some of you are thinking, that's not long at all, but those of you who had to wait too probably felt the same way, like something is wrong with you or you are broken or something. That's the feeling right now. As many of you know I've had some problems with that whole area the past couple of years. Good news is, my Dr. said that after trying for 3 months and if no baby he's going to put me on clomid, so that's the next step. I'll be going in February to star that whole process. Man I just had to be the one in my family to get all the medical problems. Ha ha. Wish us good luck. We love you all and thank you for keeping us in your prayers.

We are officially home owners...well almost!

So after more than 4 months of trying to get this house it is finally ours. All we have to do next is sign the papers, which will probably happen on Tuesday. Now let me just warn you all that our house needs serious TLC. So don't judge the pictures because we know it's ugly, but we are ready to tackle all the problems. So details...it's about 2,800 sq. ft. and has 5 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, a mother-in-law entrance, and a nice big yard for our little girl, Raven. I'll be sure to post before and afters as they come. We probably won't be moving in until the end of January so we'll be plenty busy fixing up the place until then.

Raven Ruined Christmas!

So I know Christmas isn't all about the presents but hey when you spent a lot of time and effort to get a great present then it really is disappointing when something happens to those presents. Once again we tried to leave Raven out of her kennel while we were at work. Well, yesterday when I came home from work I discovered a little surprise. Raven had ripped open all of our presents for Christmas and chewed up Mike's books I bought him. They are still able to be read but who wants a funny looking chewed up book right? I yelled at Raven and locked her in her kennel, sat on the floor to clean up her mess, and cried. I was so sad that Christmas was ruined. I knew what Mike got me and there was no way to wrap up what I got for Mike. On the good side, we both liked what we got for Christmas but that Raven will never ever be let out of her kennel when we are gone. Never again. She has some serious issues. So now we are just going to have stockings on Christmas to open. Not too sad but the surprise is all ruined.

Nashelle Charm Necklaces!

So cute necklace! You can even personalize it with whatever letters you want and charms you want. Great Christmas gift from Soel. Call me to order one! Oh ya they come in gold or silver.

Our newest family photo..

I wish there was a cute little baby in that picture!