Thanksgiving Day 3

Today I am thankful for my health. As I sit on the couch and type this post, my legs are sore and feet are aching from the Combat class I did tonight. I am thankful for the ability to walk, run, and exercise. I am thankful for 2 arms, hands, legs, and feet---Which make exercising easier and are things a lot of us take for granted. Sometimes the hardest part is getting out the door, but I always feel better once I go. I have gotten back in the habit of "gyming" and have been going for about a month now. The body is an amazing thing and how far I am able to push myself sometimes amazes me. I am no body builder, that's for sure, but I do enjoy exercising (well, the way it makes me feel). I am thankful for the body and health to be able to exercise.

What are you thankful for?
Until my next post....

Thanksgiving Day 2

Today I will share another thing I am thankful for: my sweet, sweet husband. Where should I even start? I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to have such a thoughtful, caring, generous man who loves me and puts up with me (those of you who know me at all know that can sometimes be difficult)! Sometimes I think about how completely opposite we are and how grateful I am for that. He teaches me to be more generous and loving. He shows me that it's okay to joke around and not be so serious all the time. I am thankful that he is a hard worker and provides for us. I am thankful that he washes and irons his own clothes :) I am thankful that he cleans the house (sometimes more than me). I am thankful that he is a good ole country boy who can fix/do pretty much anything! I am thankful that he is just a generally happy person, who is always trying to make people laugh, which as you know-if you know me, is not something that comes naturally for me. I am more quiet, reserved, and keep to myself. I can't just carry on a conversation with a random person, but Adam never meets a stranger! He doesn't get angry easily and he is very patient (especially with me)! I am thankful that he is amazing with kids and can't wait to have some of his own one day (some guys can't stand kids and don't want any of their own). I see how he is with Maddi, Micah, Gage, Brayden, and Madison and I know one day he will be a great daddy! I could go on and on about all of the reasons why I am thankful for him, but theres no telling how long I would be here :) Of course we all have our faults and he is human but I am very thankful that the Lord brought us together and that He gave me such an amazing guy! I love you boo :)
What are you thankful for? We all have plenty of things that we could list.
Until my next post...

30 Days of Thankfulness

I was inspired today to take a "challenge". Every day in the month of November, I am going to list one thing I am thankful for. Rather than just posting it on Facebook, I decided to give myself a "blog challenge". Since I have not been doing very well posting, I have challenged myself to post [at least] once each day about the things I am thankful for. So, since today is November 1st, I will go ahead and post the first thing I am thankful for! Here we go.....

Day 1: I am thankful for God's grace, mercy, and love

I figured I would think of the most general thing I am thankful for, and this is what I came up with. I am thankful for God's grace in my life because He is sufficient; He is enough for me, no matter my circumstances. I am thankful for God's mercy, in that, He sent His son for ME [and the world] knowing I am a sinner, knowing I would have a rebellious heart and knowing that I would need a Savior. He has forgiven me for all that I have done and will do and I can live freely because of that. I am thankful for His love because He gives it to me freely. His love isn't based on conditions or my actions. He doesn't love me more or less than He does any of His other children. He loves me more than I can imagine. He loves me so much that he formed me in my Mama's tummy and He knows how many [gray] hairs are on my head.
For all of these things I am thankful! Don't expect for each day of thankfulness to be serious, deep, or lengthy--some days may be light hearted, shallow, and short! Maybe you will be inspired to start thinking about some things you are thankful for--we all have way more than 30 things we could think of! :)

Until my next post...

Ahh Saturday

For the first time in a LONNNNG time, I got to sleep in (until about 9:45)! And it felt so good! I definitely love my sleep- 8-9+ hours and I'm good! Today I plan on doing absolutely nothing, which will also be great. We will be watching the game tonight with family (obviously), but other than that I plan to lay on the couch and relax :) I'm actually watching College GameDay as I blog!
As for Labor Day, I will be running my FIRST 10k and crossing another thing off of my Life List! I'm so excited and hope that I finish well..... well I just hope I can finish! I will definitely be posting on Monday and letting you all know how it went. Have a great and safe weekend and Labor Day!

Until my next post...

Funny Friday

In Kindergarten I hear many funny things! Kids (for the most part) are so innocent and you can't help but laugh at some of the things they say. So, I decided to deem Fridays "Funny Friday" where I will share with you some of the funniest things I've heard all week. Ready?! Here we go:

Me: "Can anyone tell me something that is made out of cotton?"
Student: "Cotton candy!"

After learning about compound words-- "Mrs. Schulze, I know two restaurants that are compound words.... Pickel Bar-row and Cracker Bar-row!"

"Mrs. Schulze, I didn't get any hand-tizer/hannatizer." I've heard all forms of the words 'hand sanitizer'!

"You know you can only get jelly from jellyfish."

"Mrs. Shorts"

A kid, not it my class "Do you like Justin Bieber? I'm gonna take you to the show. I got tickets.... Will you be my friend?"

It's that time of year again

It's a certain smell in the air...
It's a certain feeling you get when you walk outside...
It's long rides to a small town...
It's KFC chicken strips and tater logs (for me at least!)...
It's grills and tvs...
It's dominos, uno, and card games...
It's lawn chairs in the parking lot...

It's shopping at the bookstore and watching the Dawg walk...
It's the energy of the crowd...
It's Saturdays...
It's a tradition...
It's RED and BLACK...
It's UGA football!

It's that time of year again and I'm soooo excited! Since I was about 9, my brother age 6, we have gone to almost every game in Athens to watch the Dawgs play. Our Nana and Papa have had season tickets since we were about that age and we were lucky enough to be able to go to almost every home game.

I remember Will always aggravating me to death until I would get up and throw the football with him.
I remember playing on the railroad tracks and anticipating game time.
As I got older, I remember taking friends along with me.
I remember playing games to help the time pass.
I remember knowing every one of David Greene's stats!
I remember Will always wanting to go into the stadium 45 minutes early to watch the teams warm up and stretch!
I remember the feeling when the team runs out onto the field!
I remember the sound of the victory bell being rung!
I remember the time we blacked out the stadium when we played Auburn, and we BEAT them!
I remember the energy and excitement of the fans- walking to the stadium and being inside.
And now, my little brother is officially a little bulldog himself-a student at UGA! The first game is in Atlanta and he thought he might be going, but he's not-he will be home (I'm secretly very happy about that!) And even though we don't have season tickets this year,
the air will still feel and smell like football...
we will still tailgate...
we will still play games...
we will still grill out...
we will still eat lots and lots of food...

we will still yell at the tv (rather than in the stadium at the players)...
we will still wear red and black...
and we will still carry on with the tradition of UGA football!

Fallen off of the face of the Earth???? Basically.

Last post: July 27th. Wow. I am so..... ashamed! How can I go from avid blogger to not posting for nearly a month? One word, three letters. J-o-b. School has started and I believe, if my brain is working correctly, we are in our third full week! Kindergarten is AMAZING! I love my kids! They definitely keep me laughing--more to come on this. I will devote a whole post to their crazy quotes! It's crazy how different life is with a job. For the past two years or so, college has been my job, but now-as a sub-I am finally doing what I love. But it has come at a price--gone are the days of blogging all day and watching tv-keeping up with my soaps!!! Thank goodness for DVR. I am like 10 episodes behind! Now, when I get home I am drained and want to go straight to bed. It's not as bad now as it was in the beginning. I am starting to get into a routine. While it is tiring--kindergarten is SO tiring--I wouldn't want to be doing anything else. I am going to try my best to get back into posting and catch you guys up with what's been going on with this Blissful Bride :)

Until my next post... (which will hopefully be tomorrow)