ramblings.

my. mind. won't. stop. tonight.

train of thought...go: 

1. Some of our dearest friends just had their first baby girl!! I cannot WAIT to meet her and to talk to Christina about how everything was and how she's doing as a first time Mama. Ryan and Christina, we are so excited for you two and can't wait to share this next phase of life together, we love Carson already! Check out these 2 babes on their wedding day...those are some good genes right there. 

2. Ben's two best friends - Tyler and Stewart - really more like our best friends. Tyler lives in Raleigh and is going to grad school at NC State, but we rarely get to see him since our lives are so busy and on different schedules. SO our solution is what is keeping me up all night. We are starting a new tradition - 

Monday night Dinner and Downton. Tyler, our little Brit at heart, knows me too well and introduced me to this show last year and my life stopped for a good few weeks while I became obsessed. Can't wait until January and Maggie Smith, my girl! Until then, we'll just have to rewatch every episode :) 

Favorite pic of us 3 - engaged to the wrong man ;) 

Stewart, Stewpac, Stewbic...we're just missing you. Living in D.C. is not as cool as living in the same town as your best friends, ok? Stewart has an ok job in an ok city following his ok dreams....National Geographic and Washington D.C. or Raleigh?? Just kidding we're just sad, this past weekend was a tease because Stew was supposed to come visit but ended up not being able to so this is a shout out to you Pac! We love you! 

3. We got to spend the whole weekend with these two: 

Graham helped a pregnant sister and tired brother out by painting the nursery with Ben while Laney and I got to spend some good BFF quality time together which included pedicures, latte's, and catching up on our favorite TV shows. We also went on a double date to the early premiere of: 

Do yourself a favor and go. LOL's from all 4 of us...and that's not common for Ben at a movie at 10:30pm. 

4. I am 26 weeks pregnant. Everything is going great right now and I am so thankful for second trimester. Baby boy is extremely active...kicking, dancing, flipping, punching etc. all the time. I have my glucose test at the doctor tomorrow so we're praying for a healthy report! 

5. I finished this book about a month ago and I still can't stop thinking about it: 

Thank you Kate and Sally for knowing me and loving me so well and encouraging me to read this. I am still challenged by Jen's words and her heart every day (also still laughing at her sarcasm and feeling like we should be best friends with her). Not sure what it's all leading to, but I'm praying that the Lord would use the desires of my heart and the stirrings in my spirit for his glory. We shall see! 

Well, as I was sitting here finishing my thoughts, a cockroach just crawled literally up my entire body all the way to my face. I screamed bloody murder, jumped out of bed and threw the computer on the floor. It's still working, Ben is still sleeping, and the cockroach lives. I, however, will now be up all night...great.