Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Best Concert Ever!

Yesterday I went to the Carrie Underwood Concert here in Richmond with my friend Kayla. Here are a few pictures! It was AMAZING!







Saturday, April 24, 2010

My 3 year old Princess

Today we had our birthday party at my Mawmaw's house for Mya. It was "Princess" themed and was very fun! Mya & I have wonderful friends and family in our lives :) Thanks to everyone who came! We love you!







And... us singing "Happy Birthday" to Mya :)

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Psalms 138:3

"As soon as I pray, you answer me. You encourage me by giving me strength."
For some reason lately, I have had a lot of "what if" thoughts. Things like "What if something happened to Mya and she gets hurt?" or "What if I lose my job?" and every time I do I get a feeling of hopelessness. I feel like if certain things ever happened to me that I just couldn't handle it. Needless to say, I don't need to worry myself over things like this and I'm not really worried about what could happen as much as I worry about how I would be able to deal with it. But it just reassures me that my relationship with God is SO important. The feeling of having no purpose or hope is such a scary place and I don't ever want to be there. I want to know that God has so much planned for me and that anything that happens to me is not too big for Him


Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Transformed


Playing around with my computer... fun times!

Had a great Wednesday night class tonight! I am so blessed with an amazing church :) Isn't it funny how bad days can make you appreciate the good ones SO much more? It's been an awesome day... thank you Jesus!

Monday, April 19, 2010

So much!

I think I have something on the calendar for every weekend until the end of May!

This weekend- Mya's birthday party with the family & Church Picnic
Next week- Carrie Underwood Concert with friend, Kayla!!
Next weekend- Mya's birthday then Matoaca Prom with church friends & another birthday party for Mya
Weekend after- Just Jewelry Grand-Opening & Mother's Day
Weekend after that- Girls Gymboree for church (Mya is old enough to go!!)
Weekend after THAT- Hosting a Just Jewelry party for work friend. :)

Whew! But at least its all exciting stuff :) I will have lots of updates! So stay posted...


Sunday, April 18, 2010

Transparency.

I have a confession to make... I suck at relationships. Here lately, I have really been beating myself up about this. I'm a quiet, shy, person who gets nervous and embarrassed easier than anyone I know. I have a handful of wonderful friends but rarely do I go out of that comfort zone, and talk to other people. Even when someone tries to have a conversation with me, normally I am very to the point and I don't give much input. I'm not sure if its a trust issue I have or if I am just extremely independent. Maybe its even something different? I'm really not sure. I don't mean to seem stuck-up. And I know that even in my own family and to my closest friends sometimes I can seem like maybe I don't care. I do care a lot about people, especially them, I guess I just have a hard time showing it.

Another thing is I am very much a "follower." I unknowingly run away from responsibility. I have been working with a friend of mine in our church doing our youth adult class on Wednesday night, and it has been quite an eye-opener for me. I am being taken miles out of my comfort zone. But I need it, I need this to show me and teach me how to become a leader and accept where God has placed me. I should be stoked that He trusts me with a class, but I'm a nervous wreck every Wednesday. All I know to do is pray about it, so thats exactly what I'm doing!

Thanks for hearing my confessions. May this be the first step in conquering :)

Saturday, April 17, 2010

3 year pics

Can you believe Mya will be 3 at the end of the month? It just blows my mind! It's so sad how fast they grow up. Everyone used to tell me that when I first had Mya but now I really understand. Feels like just yesterday we had her "Terrible Twos & Fancy Shoes" birthday party. So to start... here are a few of her pictures for her birthday. More to come after the parties...







Thursday, April 15, 2010

Growing up too fast!

Every time I talked to Mya, I can't believe how fast she has grown... I feel like I am talking to a grown person! She will be 3 on the 30th and I'm not too excited about it :( I don't want her to grow up! More worries and bigger problems come along with that! I know that's being a little negative, but I have had a heavy heart for her these past few days. I worry about bad influences and her making bad choices or who she will be or if I am being the best mom I can and how I am influencing her and if I am doing the right things, etc. It's a lot being a mommy! Whew! But with all that said, I am going to show a little bit of the memories I miss...











But I'm sure in a few years I will look back and wish for these years so I need to enjoy the youth will I have it :)
Ain't she cute??




Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Even more official now :)

And now! I have my "Just Jewelry" e-mail address. :) This is so great!

It issss....

acunningham@itsjustjewelry.com

Feel free to e-mail me with interests or questions!

Monday, April 12, 2010

It's Official!

I got my Consultant sign-on to the "Just Jewelry" website and I'm all set up!! I'm stoked :) I added a little widget on the side of my blog to my facebook page where I will keep updates and such. Check it out!

Here are a few examples of what its all about:






AHHH! Pray this goes well :)


New Endeavor

Recently I have had some trouble with my finances. Our health insurance went up quite a bit and I am supposed to be putting Mya in daycare part-time. I still have the little extras (internet, gym membership, etc.) so it hasn't been extreme, but I am watching every penny, and living paycheck to paycheck.

So needless to say, I'm trying something to increase our extra money so I can get Mya some nice clothes and save up a little more. It's called "Just Jewelry." Is a Christian-based, direct sell business where I buy jewelry at a little bit less price and sell it to others. It's really cute jewelry too! And it's not too expensive to begin with. I just sent my Consultant form in 2 days ago and have been waiting to become "official." Once I do, I will update with my e-mail address and facebook page so if you would like to order form me or host a party, I would greatly appreciate it! In the meantime, click here for their website. And here for their catalog. Enjoy!! :)


Friday, April 9, 2010

Been a long time!

Since I had Mya almost 3 years ago, I feel like I barely get any rest! Even if I get a night without her, I still feel like I have other things to catch up on and honestly, I keep myself busy in order to avoid that guilty feeling of wasting a night. But tonight, I decided to say "no" to friends and stayed at home. Mya has been gone for about 3 days with her great-grandma to the river and as MUCH as I have missed having her around, its been nice to breath and get our closet clean (which has been much needed!) Tonight, I watched a movie by myself and got some work done... washed some clothes, spent time with God and warmed up some left-overs. I'm very proud of myself and I feel much better. I get Mya back tomorrow and I'm so ready! Rest is good for mommies!!