Spending Sunday afternoon with my friends

On Sunday afternoon I was able to spend some time with my oldest and dearest friends, Kelly and Tara. :) It was so much fun! Kelly & Tara have many scrapbooking supplies and ideas so we did that when we met up on Sunday. It was so nice just to talk and catch up! :)

Tara is on the left and Kelly to the right. :)

We tried figuring out the timer on my camera so we could take a group pic, but just couldn't. Kelly took a few with her camera... I closed my eyes in each one of them.... I have that problem w/ lots of cameras! Augh!Here is a pic of me by myself showing the girls that I can take a pic without closing my eyes! Kelly and I working on some cards.

Overall, we had a blast. We are planning to do it again soon! :) Thanks girls! I was so happy to have a few hours to spend with my girlfriends to talk and laugh and eat and play! :)

More pics

Here are some pics that I took this weekend...

Ben and I stopped to put some gas in the car before we left SA and while he was pumping the gas, this bird stopped by to say "hello". It was so nice to see it being so comfortable so close to danger (the parking lot). :) It stayed for a bit and flew away. It was so nice and a sweet blessing from God to see that before the trip! :)

Hey, that's me! I took this when we were driving home from Austin on Sat. afternoon! :) Rachel was so excited to see us when we got to my parent's house on Saturday afternoon! :)
We got in on Sat. afternoon (like I mentioned earlier), but we were kinda tired to go to church at 5pm, so we stayed in and unpacked and actually took Rachel to our little Lake here at the apartment and had a nice quiet dinner at home. :) It was nice to just relax and be with each other.

SO....

Rachel and I woke up nice and refreshed on Sunday morning and got all "dolled up" so we could go to church! :) It was different b/c we went w/o Ben, but it was a nice adventure for me! (I totally rely on Ben to go with us places on the weekends so it's nice to venture out on our own.) He stayed to finish some work for school. :)

Here's Rachel with her Easter dress (putting some use into it before she grows out of it). My mom had bought that shawl a long time ago and she'd only worn it once before, so I put it on her again on Sunday. She looked adorable with it on! :)

Love and Respect

Here we are getting ready for our little road trip through the country. My good friend Angie was the one who told me about this conference and she also gave us a nice, scenic way to get to Austin. It was a BEAUTIFUL and CALMING way to get to Austin (which can usually be very hectic and rushed). Thanks Angie! We loved it! :)

ON Friday and Sat. morning, Ben and I went for a day trip to Austin for the Love and Respect Conference held at the Hill Country Bible Church. It was FABULOUS!!! So excited to be on our way to Austin for the evening! We look a little proccupied because we were almost there and trying not to take the wrong turn! :)
Trying to take a pic of Ben and I before going to bed Friday night.... he kept hiding his face behind my big head! We had a blast! :)

Overall, we learned so much from Dr. & Mrs. Eggerich at this conference! So many ideas were given on how to make a marriage work and get out of the "Crazy Cycle" that we get on at times. It's nice to know that we all have problems, but there's a way to fix it and learn to be mature and respect and love each other. I am so glad that God made this all fall into place and we were able to be blessed by these wonderful speakers. :) He's so good!! :)