Happy Easter!

I pray you all have a wonderful Easter celebrating our risen Lord!

The sun is shining, the air is cool and it is time for a nap! :)

That's Sick

A day after I told my friend Nicki I hate throwing up, I woke up extremely nauseous and proceeded to throw up everything in my body. Go figure. A doctor's visit, 2 shots and one very patient husband later, I am feeling better but still really weak. I hate stomach viruses! Yuck! Thankfully, Adam is not sick, and my fever has broken. There's some nasty stuff floating around out there, so keep washing your hands, friends! I'm off to drink some more Gatorade...

Valentine's Week

So I have to admit, I am crazy about Valentine's Day. Our first date was February 14, 2001, so the date holds a really special memory for us. I had given up on Adam ever pursuing me--we had been friends for almost a year, and although I knew I was crazy about him, I was determined to never let him know my feelings. I figured if he wanted me, he could come get me without any persuasion! After months of praying, he asked me for our first date, which ended up being Valentine's Day. An RA at the time, I was on duty that night in the dorm, so Adam brought me dinner from Waco--a roast (that his mom had made, hilarious!), rice and green beans. We reheated it in my dorm room microwave, ate dinner, watched Ed (anyone remember that show?) and he held my hand for the first time. Ahhhhh, heaven on earth!

I will never forget walking down my dorm room hallway to let him in the dorm. The Adam I knew had long hair (to his chin, shaved underneath, and interesting style for my punk rocker). That night, he had cut his hair just for our date! It was adorable (I admit, I squealed when I saw him...so much for not letting on...but hey, he had already asked me out, right?) Anyways, he stood there holding a box of chocolates and three red roses. I was tickled he got me anything on our first date, but I wondered, why three red roses? Why not one, or a dozen? Three? Later that evening he gave me a card that I will cherish forever...in it he said I might be wondering why he chose three roses...he said they symbolized the three of us in this new relationship--him, me and the Father. I remember my knees weakened when I read his sweet message. Seriously? Is he really this amazing? I was in a happy state of awe and shock.

10 months later on December 14th, Adam asked me to be his wife. Because the 3 roses had been special to us, Adam designed my ring to reflect that first night. My engagement ring was a solitaire, symbolizing God. When we got married, my wedding band placed a diamond on each side, standing for each of us, with God at the center of our marriage.

We were married the following June, and I have loved every minute! Our tradition on Valentine's is to eat a dinner at home together, just like we did that first night. Sometimes I will cook a roast, although this year, Adam wanted to give me a break from cooking so we picked up BBQ. Sweet man. Add a mattress weekend to the mix and I call that a great Valentine's.  We stretched it out and celebrated all week long, ending with a date night out last night.  Love you, honey!  Thanks for a great week. 

Please Pray for Harper...

A dear blog friend had her precious baby girl Harper today.  After trying for two years to get pregnant, Harper was truly a miracle and gift from God.  She is now in critical condition, and as you can imagine, Kelly and Scott (the parents) are in the midst of a terrifying trial.  Would you lift them up tonight and tomorrow?  You can read Kelly's story at her blog: www.kellyskornerblog.com.  Thank you for praying for this sweet family...

Thanks-mas

Cleary this post is a bit delayed...after Thanks-mas (Thanksgiving/Christmas with the Watson clan in Nashville--Adam coined the term this year) our schedule got a bit crazy as we prepared for our Christmas production and Christmas Eve service.  I have resigned myself to focusing on only my man and our sanity during our Christmas rush at church; e-mailing and blogging sadly go way down on my list!  Anyway, we had a blast with our precious nephews over Thanksgiving...Lindsay and I enjoyed cooking in her beautiful new kitchen and we all made new memories in their new home.  Some pics from the week...

Enjoying a yummy dinner at The Melting Pot

Eating at Krispy Kreme (one of Uncle Adam's favorite parts of the trip!)  Aren't their smiles precious?  LOVE those boys!

Yay!  The meal is made--time to eat!

Riding bikes outside; Uncle Adam rode Sam's bike with Gabe.  Hilarious!

Adam's Little Helper...

Adam had a little buddy help him set up our Christmas tree this year...

Our New Little Friend

Introducing sweet Caroline.  Product of God's goodness+Eric and Kim Moore.  She is such a sweet little baby!  The last couple of months we have had the joy of spending time with little Caroline.  Adam and I babysat one evening and our time with her just flew by.  We had a blast watching her precious smiles and listening to her joyful squeals!  What a doll.  

Lunching at Lupes...can you see that sweet little grin?  Complete with dimples.  

Be still my heart!

Yummm...Lupes with our dear friends the Moores.  Can't get much better than that!

Snuggled in Adam's arms the night we babysat.

We love you little Caroline, and your parents aren't so bad either!  :)  Seriously though, we love you guys!  Thanks so much for sharing your sweet girl with us!