Happy Birthday!

Today is Jasper's 2nd birthday! He slept downstairs last night, but I brought him up early this morning to snuggle and I sang "Happy Birthday" to him :-) I am going to give him a new toy and a water bottle. He is the best dog ever! Your mom and dad love you, Jasp!!!! I can't believe you are TWO!!!

Realization and Tea

So I had a realization this morning - God made me the way I am for a reason. I may not know what that reason is, but there's a reason I am the way I am. And so even thogh I don't always know what He was thinking or what He has planned, it's reassuring to know that He did it on purpose. It's also nice to know that I'm not the first person to realize this... "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139:14

Also, I got a new tea to try last night, and I wasn't sure how much I would like it, but I tried it this morning and I think I really like it! It is Stash Tea Lemon and Ginger, and when I sweeten it with honey, it tastes like Trix cereal! I think it would taste less like that without the honey, but since I like Trix and I like sweetened tea, it's kind of a win-win! :-D

Hawaii!

Hawaii was great. Adam and I both prefer Kauai, but Oahu was fun, especially the beach (of course) and Waikiki. I got an AWESOME swimsuit there, it fits perfectly and is so cute! We went to Pearl Harbor, the Dole pineapple plantation, a bunch of beaches (including Sandy Beach, which has the highest number of broken backs and necks in the nation... I pretty much stayed on the shore there!), and the world-famous shave ice place on the North Shore (in Haliewa). We had such a great time, and it was really relaxing. Really good to see Rob and Jenni, too :-)

I will try to get pictures on here soon...