Tuesday, June 18, 2013

New church home and Father's Day 2013

With the fire department schedule, sometimes Cody is off certain holidays and sometimes he is on shift. This Father's Day he was on shift but that doesn't stop us from celebrating :) We've been lucky these last two years he's been on with MFD because he's been off Christmas and Thanksgiving.
The day started off with Hud and I joining some friends at church. I have to admit that we have been awful at attending church. Our church home of 2 years has just gotten "too big" and we just really slacked off on attending. I hated that feeling, sometimes making excuses for not going that Sunday over & over. When Gram was still here she urged us to get back in church and let Hudson learn about Jesus. I would tell her, "I know, I know." I would pray that God lead us to a church he wanted us in, I would just never follow through on my end. Our close friends were in the same boat and decided that they wanted to "try out" different churches. Every few Sundays or so, she would tell us the church they attended and the pros and cons. She finally had found a wonderful church after seriously, going to 5 different ones. She has a newborn and childcare was a priority on her list. We had a BBQ one night and she told us all about this new church. Since Cody has been on shift every Sunday since the last week in May and most of June we weren't able to go together. I finally decided that I'd take Hudson one Sunday and check it out. It's small and intimate and everyone knows everyone. It felt very welcoming. I walked Hudson to the children's area and he immediately wanted to go play. There were about 5 kids in his class as opposed to 10 or 15 at the other church. They were working on Father's Day crafts. I filled out a form with all his and my information and gave him a kiss and told him to behave and see ya later. When the band began to sing, I had an immediate presence of Gram. I was just overcome with all these emotions. I fought back tears!! They have a mission trip planned soon to Africa and the pastor asked that all of those going, come to the front so that the church can pray over them. We said a quick prayer and as they stood there, I cried for them for being so selfless. I did not know these people at all but I commended them for being so selfless and doing the work God has called them to do. This church is where I am supposed to be. I felt that as soon as I walked in the door. That whole, ask and you shall receive...I believe it's Pray and God will work wonders! Cody actually is off this Sunday and gets to attend. We are going to start the married Sunday school class as well. I know Gram is smiling down, so proud that we found a church home.

I didn't take a picture on Father's Day :( but this was the weekend before at the Rockhounds game. Rescue 4 from NYFD was one of the first responders on 9/11. Cody's Dad, Hudson and Cody. 3 generations <3 br="">

After church we stopped at HEB and picked up Cody's favorite, turtle pie! We gave him his presents on Saturday. When we were in Luckenbach he really wanted a white and blue Luckenbach sign for his shop "man cave" but didn't want to spend the money on it. So I ordered it online and got him his favorite cologne from Chanel :) We hung out for a little while at the station. When we got home I got a wild hair to take Hud to the water park in Big Spring. We had been once before and I knew he wanted to be outside. So what better way to spend our Sunday??? We had a such a great time........until someone POOPED in the water! Luckily we had been there a couple hours already and we were ready to leave after they had cleared everyone from the pool. Whew.
Fun at the water park! What a handsome little guy. I think this is where we'll be having his 4th birthday party :)

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

VACATION!!!

I looove going out of town. I have been traveling since I was 5 months old. I was one of those kids that racked up frequent flyer miles on Southwest with those huge buttons with all my information on it in case I got lost. Perks of divorced parents I guess. I was constantly on the go visiting my dad. He lived in Houston for a while, Austin next and then California. I am so glad he ended up somewhere warm and with beaches and fun things to do, I LOVE CALIFORNIA!! Having my dad in Cali has been so wonderful. I remember visiting and going to the beach, the zoo, seeing places I had seen on tv, and just being in awe of all the palm trees. When I was about 11 or 12 I remember renting a house on the beach and staying for a few days. Living 24/7 on the sandy white beach, playing in the Pacific, never wanting to go inside and sleep! We get to experience that with Hudson soon too! My dad has rented a beach house in Newport Beach, CA and we are all going in July. Usually when we visit in the summer, we get a day or two at the beach because my dad lives in the dessert of Cali and it's a 45 min drive. This time, we will be falling asleep on the beach and waking up on the beach. Have I mentioned, I LOVE THE BEACH.

Newport Beach

July is a busy month. I am taking Hudson to my friends lake house on LBJ for the July 4th holiday. I get a super long weekend so we are going to celebrate at the lake. Poor Cody has to work 2 of the 4 days we'll be there :( So it's just me a little man and we may be camping under the stars :)

The following week, Cody's Aunt, Uncle, Cousin, his wife, their two kids, Cody, myself, my MIL and Hud will all be going to Sea World and the river walk. It's a mid week trip and we'll only be there for 2 days but I think we'll all have a great time. When Cody was younger, he and his cousin Scottie would go on fun trips (they are 2 years a part, so they were very close growing up) and his aunt and uncle wanted to do the same for Hudson and his cousins. Aaron is 11 and Ryan is 9 and they are seriously Huds favorite people!! They are so great with him too.

Then it's our Cali trip!! Can't wait. What fun things are you doing this summer??? While planning these fun getaways, I am also trying to plan a 4 year birthday party for Hud!!!!!!! I can't believe it. Where has time gone?

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Dr.

I think I've been to the dr. more times in the last year than I have been my whole life. Whew. I have a consult with Dr. Traxel today. He's an ENT (ear nose and throat) Dr. Hopefully he can give me some answers and we can see if my thyroid is going to be removed. I've been on Methiamolze for almost 9 months and just recently had to change my dosage two times in 6 weeks. My thyroid is just not cooperating. I have talked to so many people who have had theirs removed, some have had a struggle getting their synthyroid meds just right, some have had no issue and they've said it's the best thing they have done. So.......prayers would be greatly appreciated :))

I follow a group on FB called Graves Disease & Thyroid Foundation and they post so many great articles and information. https://www.facebook.com/GDATF?fref=ts
Yesterday, not even 10 min after I scheduled my appointment with Traxel, they posted "Thyroidectomy and vocal cords" I read the article and really shouldn't have but need to know what ALL that can happen during and after surgery. Basically, if the Dr. isn't careful, I could lose my vocal cords and VOICE! He's the best in town and has done 2 surgeries of people I know and everything has been just fine. Eeeeeeeeeekkkk
I am so a "what if" person! 

More to come...