day 4 of 30

day 4- a habit that you wish you didn’t have

hmm... i have many habits. which one would i not want to have?? i guess if i had to pick one i'd go with my habit of not taking the top lid of the pile when getting a soda. and i don't take the second one, i've got to go a ways down in the pile to get one. so if i didn't do this, perhaps id save some time. and all those seconds saved would turn into hours id have back. :] so there you have it!

xo

day 3 of 30

day 3- a picture of you and your friends

so today when i read the thing for today i knew it would take a minute. we have a few different circles of friends since we are from california and we now live in utah. so i couldn't just pick one, or even just a couple. so enjoy! and sorry if you didn't make it on here. send me a pic and ill edit the post and add you!
xo

{my best friend. my husband. taken in '09 when we found out we were expecting evelynn}

{my good friend veronica. this was a good time at the orange blossom festival in so cal in '05}

{nic from berlin. we have been friends for quite some time & he actually made it out to california a couple times. this was in '04}

{this is kerra. i miss her! this was in '06 when she moved to washington. read her blog here}

{my girls-minus sheila. this was in san francisco after sheila's wedding in '08}

{all of us at sheila's wedding in '08. vanessa [bottom] was my roomie in college. sheila & ashley were our neighbors. i miss them all so much!}

{these are the awesome youth kids we love! the kids from CC bullhead city are in there too. this is summer camp '08}

{the lovely girls of the youth group. we took a few hours at summer camp to do a girls lunch. this was summer camp 2010}

{the young adults group here in st george - veritas. this was at our annual Christmas sweater party in '08}

day 2 of 30

day 2- the meaning behind you blog name

as of now, my blog name is cupcake mama. i picked this because i have an obsession with cupcakes and i'm evelynn's mama. so i combined the two loves.

but the URL is LivesForGod[dot]blogspot... which i originally picked because we, as a family, live our lives for Jesus. this being an important part of our lives, that's what i went with at the time.

short and sweet.
have a good weekend! happy friday!!!!
xo

custom plug giveaway!

im so excited about this giveaway that the dainty squid is having! the giveaway is for a pair of custom plugs {check it out HERE}! not sure how many of you could actually benefit from this, but its worth checking out.

enjoy!
xo

day 1 of 30

last night i found this 30 day challenge and decided i was going to do it. so here it goes...

day 1- recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself

[during our summer in cali. in july we went to the LA farmers market twice. this was one of the trips; and all was well cause i had my phone and soda!]

one. i LOVE to use change
two. i'm addicted to purses [what girl isn't and it's nothing you guys didn't know already]
three. i constantly go about my day thinking of short sentences to sum up what i am doing at the moment (FB status & twitter)
four. i love kissing evelynn's feet...at least until they're stinky
five. i've started doing an art journal and i LOVE it. i'm not very artsy, but it lets me feel that way for a minute
six. i've never done a cartwheel
seven. i love the high school musical movies
eight. i usually don't capitalize anything but words pertaining to God: Jesus, Lord, etc.
nine. i love to spell out numbers
ten. i never take the top lid when i'm getting a drink
eleven. when getting gas, i MUST stop on a number ending on zero or five; and will keep clicking until it happens [and i think of you aimee ever time i do!]
twelve. i deal better with children with disabilities than i do with "normal" people
thirteen. i've had the same routine in the shower for years
fourteen. i HATE driving behind the trucks that transport cars
fifteen. i LOVE Jesus with my whole heart, mind, and soul!

thirty day challenge

again, another find on my blog adventure. i've seen people do these and never thought i could keep up with it. well...i've decided to do it. if i can't write a full on post, at least i can do a little something. i think this will be fun to do and look back on. i've only read through some of these and have decided to leave the rest as a surprise. if you'd like to join me, please do! leave a comment and let me know so i can follow along with you.

starting tomorrow i will begin this little journey. will you come along?
xo

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day 1- recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
day 2- the meaning behind you blog name
day 3- a picture of you and your friends
day 4- a habit that you wish you didn’t have
day 5- a picture of somewhere youve been to
day 6- favorite super hero and why
day 7- a picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
day 8- short term goals for this month and why
day 9- something youre proud of in the past few days
day 10- songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad
day 11- another picture of you and your friends
day 12- how you found out about blogger and why you have one
day 13- a letter to someone who has hurt you recently
day 14- a picture of you and your family
day 15- put you ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
day 16- another picture of yourself
day 17- someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
day 18- plans/dreams/goals you have
day 19- nicknames you have and why you have them
day 20- someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future
day 21- a picture of something that makes you happy
day 22- what makes you different from everyone else
day 23- something you crave for a lot
day 24- a letter to your parents
day 25- what I would find in your bag
day 26- what do you think about your friends
day 27- why are you doing this 30 day challenge
day 28- a picture of you from last year and now, how have you changed?
day 29- in this past month, what have you learned
day 30- you favorite song

a God-send!!

oh-em-gee!!!!
so I was following links through different blogs (yes, evelynn is asleep and steven isn't here; so i go to blog land) and i came upon this beauty! it was as if time stopped and i was...i was sooo excited! like a giddy schoolgirl! what am i excited about you ask...
a JUNK JOURNAL!!!!!

sounds weird i know, but this is what i have always wanted but never knew was possible. a place to put all those ticket stubs, pieces of paper, and random things that belong at the landfill but you don't have the heart to throw out. so now all these otherwise worthless things will have a pretty home besides a clear storage box in my closet! i'm so excited! i shall keep ya'll posted on its progress!

xo

now i'm off to find my original trail on this blog adventure!