A Just Because Update on the Cosby's

Well if you are my friend on Facebook you have seen the AMAZING progress they are making on Cape Cosby...I get chill bumps just thinking about it!!!  I cannot wait until I can move in to our new wonderful house and enjoy all of the hard work that has gone into making our house a home....and of course there will be GATHERINGS upon GATHERINGS for anyone and everyone who wants to relish in the fact that our dream home became a reality!!! 

Now onto bigger and better and slightly hilarious things....this morning I was put in charge of taking the group photo at my work (vonGAL Corporation.)  The ONLY reason I was put in charge of this is because I know how to use the camera at work and it is almost identical to the one I have at home....I set the camera up on a small tripod on the back of a truck to get ready for the group photograph....I then set up the timer....I then waited on everyone to place themselves accordingly out in front of vonGAL....and then GET READY HERE COMES.....

For anyone that knows how delightfully clumsy I am...they put me in charge of a picture that had to be taken from the back of a truck.....KNOWING I WOULD HAVE TO JUMP OUT OF THE BED AND RUN OVER TO THE GROUP......well.......remember when I face-planted just walking down the stairs at work???? They now want me to jump.  out of a truck.  and run.  without FALLING.  GEEZ!!!!!!!!  Well thankfully I did not faceplant....but that doesn't mean that I didn't ALMOST face-plant....there were lots of oooh's and aahhh's and laughter when I jumped and ran....and then sighs of relief as I slid into my spot just in time for the click of the shutter...I am almost 100 % positive my face looked like THIS!!!! 

(Image from http://www.mojodojo.co.za) 

With that being said....I have to say that I am very pleased with how well the photo turned out...considering I was careening towards my death just moments before...

Now....I have been discussing some issues with my friends about personal problems....personal opinions...personal quizzical wonderings....and just personal curiosity....with that being said I happened across a very insightful Facebook status update today....(I know Facebook isn't very insightful, but give this one a chance....)

Top 5 things I have learned in the past two years: #1. You never know how much someone is making an impact on your life, until that impact is gone. #2. You cannot undo what has already been done. Apologize or accept an apology if you need to, learn from whatever mistake was made, and LEARN TO LET GO OF IT. There is no use holding onto things that just keep negatively affecting you. It's taken a little longer than 2 years to learn that lesson, but just like I learned I couldn't control my sobriety, I can't control anyone else's actions or feelings. I've prayed for them and forgiven them. What happens next is in their hands and god's hands. #3. Look around you. See all that stuff? Lesson: It's just stuff. It's the people, the places, the memories that you take with you through life that matter. And all that stuff? It's just comforting and pretty. #4. Cherish what you have in your life RIGHT NOW. It may not be there tomorrow and that's a harsh reality to face. #5. I've grown up thinking that your family and your friends will always be there no matter what. Unfortunately, that's not true. People change. People hurt eachother. People draw their own conclusions. Second chances are not always going to be an option. Everyone has an opinion and they are entitled to that. That opinion doesn't have to mean anything to you personally, though. Do what makes YOU happy with the people that YOU love and the people that love YOU. Life's too short to waste time on anyone who can't accept you for the person you are, even if you have 20 pieces of baggage coming with you. God gave you that baggage for a reason. Use it. :) Luv you, Daddy! P.S. A little dirt has never hurt anyone, right? 

I enjoyed reading this status...I also knew immediately why I saw this post because some of the items in this post are some of the issues I have been fighting with lately....God always knows what we NEED to see...and just when we NEED to see it....

Happy Tuesday Y'all!!! 

SO MUCH in so little time!!!!

Hey there!!! It has been awhile since my last post, and BOY has there been so much that has happened in that short period of time! I never noticed how much stuff can get jam packed into the time frame of about 4 weeks or so....add kids to the equation and the events DOUBLE...TRIPLE...HECK....even QUADRUPLE!!!!! It's mind boggling really :) I have no idea what event came first so if some of this stuff double's back I apologize....try to stay aware Ha Ha!!! 

Ok I will start with the fact that the boys are leaving the public school system of Prattville (PHS) and starting at Autauga Academy this next school year. Philly and I are hoping they will have a better academic experience as well as less distractions. I went to Autauga Academy all of my 13 years and I have to say I LOVED IT!!! Hopefully the boys will have the same wonderful experience that I did!!!

(Image from www.autaugaacademy.com)

Next, I will move on to the fact that FINALLY....YES FINALLY....Cape Cosby is no longer a dirt mound and there is plumbing and foundation!!!! Now if this torrential downpour that is going on outside right now would stop I would be a much happier woman....because frankly I know we need the rain.....but I am going to be selfish and say I WANT MY HOUSE!!! 

Most of you already know that my precious, little Lily Bell went missing the Thursday before Mother's Day....I miss her dearly....and I was absolutely devastated when it happened....but we have recently replaced Lily Bell with sweet, amazing, fiesty Lucy Girl. She is a full-blooded Boxer that is now 11 weeks old as of yesterday :) I will say that she is a lot more difficult to sleep with than little Lily Bell is since she thinks she is a HUMAN and must take up the ENTIRE BED!!! She has already grown so much in the short time we have had her.....LOOK for yourself below :)

Now, did everyone have a good Memorial Day weekend??? I know it was like three weeks ago, but I haven't blogged since then. We had a great weekend....we joked about it being Old Folks Spring Break lol...we spent just about every day on the water except for Sunday when we had a WONDERFUL BBQ with all of our closest FRIENDS and FAMILY!!! Friday, however was the bearer of bad news when I, Heather the klutz decided I was going to try and jump the wake on the wakeboard and definitely crashed and burned.....2.5 hours and 7 stitches later my gash was taken care of....the picture below is somewhat gruesome.....If you have a weak stomach I advise to scroll quickly :)

It is now all better thanks to the wonderful care of the physicians at PriMed and the careful yet crafty handiwork of my hubby removing the stitches this past Monday....All's well that end's well right????

I finished the Spring semester at AUM keeping the 4.0 intact and I am already half way through the Summer semester.  After this semester I will only be 3 classes and one internship left from having my MASTERS DEGREE IN TEACHING!!!! SO EXCITED!!!!! 

(Image from www.certificationmap.com)

We leave for the beach on Thursday...it will be our FIRST vacation with the WHOLE COSBY CLAN!!!! I am so pumped and I can't wait!!! We are going to Orange Beach, Alabama....I will be sure to take lots of photos so you can see just how much FUN we are going to have!!! 

(Image from www.gulfshores.com)

Don't forget this weekend is Father's Day...get that special Daddy in your life something WONDERFUL!!! 

I hope I have managed to catch you up on all of the wonderful BLESSINGS we are being SHOWERED with...

As always, thanks for stopping by....

Ideas for Cape Cosby...

I have been looking all over for ideas of what I want our new home to look like....sometimes I want comfy, country, homey, and other times I want modern, clean cut, and stylish....Philly wants more of a homey look so I think that is what we are going to go with...he said if it were up to him our house would be full of whites, taupes, and khakis.....BORING!!!!! I want color, but I have already been shot down with some of my ideas....I mean who doesn't want an orange kitchen and a yellow bathroom???? Can we say citrus theme???  Most of the time I am just joking with him about my color choices just to see if I can get a rise out of him...maybe that isn't the way to go about keeping the peace ;)  Anyway....I have put a few ideas on here about what I might want in our new home....let me know if you think Cape Cosby will look FABBO with these ideas or HORRENDOUS!!!!  The excitement is starting to build, the anticipation is heavy on my heart, and the wonderful amazement of what God is doing in our lives is constantly in the front of my normally crazy, hectic, over-excited mind....either way....Cape Cosby is on the way, and the Cosby Clan is blessed beyond BELIEF!!!! 

Orange Kitchen Idea....Just for fun and to aggravate Philly ;) 

(Image from www.kitschykitchens.blogspot.com)

Is this too dark? I like the contrast of the light cabinets with the dark walls and darkish counter tops...

(Image from www.cofclax.com)

Dining Room Idea....Maybe too formal for the Cosby Clan...Yeah too formal...although I like the color scheme...

(Image from http://access.decorati.com/2011/06/red-for-walls-hues-and-strategies/)

I do like this pop of color against the white....

(Image from www.decorpad.com)

Love this black and white bathroom....Philly will not go for this...but....maybe I can twist his arm ;) 

(Image from www.roomzaar.com)

Laundry might not seem so bad in this beautiful place...NAH it's still laundry :)

(Image from http://blog.light-innovations.com/the-right-lighting/green-your-workroom-lighting/)

Well as you can see we still have a lot of decisions to make....It will be fun....Right????? 

Happy Birthday Eve To Me!!!

So another year has come and gone....and I have to say WOW!!! My life is on a totally different track than I had originally planned....hello??? Hence the title of my blog...I'm a SMIT!!!!





Now let's rewind a little bit....





When I was about 12 years old....maybe 14...I had a plan for my adult life.....I was the planningest little kid wasn't I?  Remember the baby plan????


I had it mapped out that when I was a senior in high school I was going to meet my husband...yep that's right!!! Meet my husband!!!! For those of you that live in Prattville, you know how well that can or cannot work out!!! I mean really...in this day and age; who meets their husband in high school anymore??? No offense to all of the teenie boppers out there dating the man or woman of "their dreams"  I am just saying it hardly ever works out, because we as humans grow at different rates, and once you get to college you are like Dream Boy Who???? 


Ok so back to the plan....


I had "Planned" that I would meet my husband in high school, we would date my Freshman and Sophomore year of college, he would propose my sophomore year of college, and then we would get married our Senior Year of college....

Um.......Yeah Right!!!! 

By the time I was a senior in college I had fallen in and out of love so many times I couldn't even fathom the idea of being married by the time I graduated!!! 

So much for the 5 year plan huh???

Ok so now that we have established that I had a 5 year plan...a somewhat unrealistic, warped, crazy 5 year plan, but I still had a 5 year plan....yeah right....whatever!!!!

Well in the years to follow my graduation; I fell in love several other times...

Got my heart broke...

Broke other people's hearts...



Lost my Mama :( ...



Got lost myself...




Got even more lost....






And ended up being engaged a wopping total of 3 times (Including the time to Phil)...



Before I decided that I had actually found the man of "My Dreams." 

 

Planning doesn't really matter when it comes to your life....you can plan all you want to, but that doesn't mean that.....



or....



or...



Won't get in the way!!!

The point of my post is this....

Remember my opening statement???

My life is on a totally different track than I had originally planned....

Now did I say I wasn't happy or that it was the wrong track??? No!  I just said that it was a totally different track than I had planned...and you can plan and plan and plan....



But, if your plan and HIS PLAN...yeah!!! HIS PLAN....the man upstairs!!!



If your plan and HIS PLAN aren't the same...then your plan....well.....
It's never gonna happen!!!


In my crazy, anxious, weird, silly, hilarious, wonderful, amazing life I have learned that just because I reached speed bumps, stop signs, took wrong turns, found dead ends, and got several flat tires; it didn't matter because that was THE PLAN all along...NO, NOT MY PLAN....but THE PLAN!!! HIS PLAN!!!! And I know that there were times that I ventured off my path and did things HE didn't want me to do, and said things HE didn't want me to say, but through it all I ended up RIGHT where I needed to be!!! God made me a SMIT for a reason, some of the reasons are very clear every day, and some of the reasons are somewhat fuzzy and hard to see, but it doesn't matter because when I curl up on the couch surrounded by all of my step-babies, my fuzzy, furry babies, and I am being loved on by the man that I love the most in this world....my 5 year plan DOES NOT MATTER!!!


I am going to leave you with this....you can plan and plan and plan, and if there are some days where your plans just don't work out right; think about it like this....God wanted you on a different road, headed in a different direction....and in using that thought I am going to run full speed ahead into my 26th year of being on this planet!!!  I will not get upset when a plan does not work out, because I was on the wrong path anyway!!!  Happy Birthday Eve to me!!!!