Little Miss T!!

On Wednesday, August 11 we welcomed my Tennessee into the world!   I got to experience witnessing her birth - it was AMAZING!   Only God could create such an amazing little human being and such an amazing thing as the gift of life! 

This by far was the most Amazing thing I have ever experienced!!  She is absolutely adorable - I am biased, but see if you agree!

It's been awhile...

I have been neglecting my blog lately... 

I have been wanting to re-design it - did a little bit of that tonight.

So, you might wonder why I chose to rename my blog - Go-Go on the Go-Go.   Well, I am aunt to two amazing nieces and 1 darling nephew.  John is almost 2 and can't say my name so, some time ago he started calling me Go-Go.  I must admit that out of all my nick names Go-Go is my absolute favorite!  I am often on the go running to and fro and always have a lot of projects going on - so hence the name Go-Go on the Go-Go. 

So, the last time I blogged I only had 1 niece....two weeks ago I became a proud aunt.  I got to witness the birth of baby T!   We love her so much and you will meet her soon - be waiting for pics!

In the mean time, since I have last blogged, I have taken on a number of craft projects.  I made wooden letters for my neices and nephew to hang in their rooms, made magnets, and purchased lots of materials for many more projects.  I also picked up some yarn and some crochet hooks - I think I am going to learn to crochet - we'll see if my mom has the patience to work with me.   I have tried on several other occasions - maybe I am mature enough to handle it now.  :) 

Margo

God's Blessings

God has blessed me in so many ways.  It can be so easy to only focus on the things that I don't have that I forget to stop and be thankful for the things he has given me. 

 I may not have the husband, the kids, and the house that I have dreamed, but I have great friends, a nephew, and niece and one on its way and a roof over my head.

I have been down for a while now about the friendships that I felt like I lost and maybe I truly have lost those friends.  But that just means they weren't meant to last.

Tonight I was reminded to be thankful for the friendships that I do have.  The best friends are those that you can truly be yourself around, be completely honest with and talk about anything.  They are the friends that push you do be a better version of yourself and will encourage you and stand behind you.  I have these types of friends in my life and I am going to be better at focusing on those rather than those that have come and gone.  Thanks, Carrie for reminding me that I have a good friend in you!

Blast from the past

Life was simpler then ....much simpler - no work, no drama just kidding - I am sure there was drama - drama about who did what, who got more than the other person, who got more candy etc...

There weren't cell phones, no technology distractions - we had to create a lot of our own fun!  My aunt and uncle had some old junk cars that we could decorate, plan in/on and just not care about what happened to them.  We often played games like cops and robbers, hide and seek and tag.  We had homemade boat races in the ditch out in front of their house.  And we ALWAYS ate ice cream - HOMEMADE ICE CREAM!!  My uncles worked hard - very hard - cranking away at the mixers because back then we couldn't just plug them in!   Oh those were the days - I miss my fun times with my cousins.  We are all grown up now and most are married with children and it is hard for all of us to get together, but when we do - look out - it is going to be a good time! 

The Best Week of My Life

This was back in 2005....pretty sad that the best week of my life happened 5 years ago! 

Two of my friends got married here in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico....it was so beautiful!   The water was so clear and the beaches were gorgeous...except for the men in speedos and the topless women - I had to edit one out of the picture above! 

This was an amazing vacation - we all flew in together and then spent the next several days trying to find the best place for them to get married and going to the market to find flowers for the bride's bouquet and for our hair!  It was so much fun exploring. 

Then came the wedding day - it was so beautiful  - they had planned to get married on the beach, but it was crowded so, we found a beautiful garden instead.

Then we spent the rest of the week exploring Mexico, visiting the city, taking the ferry to Cozumel and exploring hte Myan ruins.   When we weren't doing that we were sitting on the beach, or at the swim up bar or in the water.  It was amazing and I want to go back there soon - real soon!

Make New Friends, But Keep The Old

This is just a good song to summarize the week.

I spent my Monday night watching The Bachelorette with one of my newest friends.

Then on Tuesday I had the privilege of spending the evening with friends from college.  We've know each other for over 15 years now and even though we rarely get to see each other due to distances between us, it was as if no time had passed.  These are truly the "golden" friendships in life. 

Wednesday and Thursday evenings were spent with friends from church and Friday I spent the evening celebrating a birthday with another good friend.

It was a week of friends which we all need sometimes.  I hope you have been as blessed by your friendships as I have!

POOL TIME!!!

I had the day off and what better way to spend a
sunny, but in the pool with my sister and her kids!
We have had so many cloudy rainy days lately
that it was so nice to have a sunny day to enjoy!

Korrine absolutely loved jumping off of the

diving board - she wouldn't do it during

swimming lessons with a life jacket on,

but she couldn't get enough of it today!

John loved visiting with the dogs - don't have any

idea what he is telling Snuggles!