Happy Easter!

Happy Easter my friends! What a busy week it has been. As I mentioned in my last post, I made the decision to become Catholic and entered into the church yesterday. This was a decision that took me a while to come to, but one I do not regret making. When K and I got married we both stayed with the religions we were raised with. And, both being determined to make something work, went to both of our churches on most weekends. This became a lot of work and I began feeling that I felt more connected with the Catholic church we attended. This past fall, I inquired about becoming Catholic and have been taking classes since September.

What an interesting journey! I learned some things about myself and, most importantly, have felt closer to God during the journey. Yesterday was our Easter Vigil which is the time when new members are welcomed in the church. The ceremony was like nothing I had seen before and lasted for quite a long time! It was good though. This morning, K and I hosted a Easter Brunch to celebrate both Easter and my coming into the church.

Mom and Dad came to visit and yesterday Momma and I spent pretty much the whole day cooking! We made homemade blueberry muffins, fruit salad, brunch enchiladas, and egg and Hungarian sausage. It was my first time making the enchilada and, thankfully, everyone said they tasted yummy. Whew! I have found that I really like finding new recipes (All Recipes.com is my friend) and trying them...but it's tricky b/c there's typically only K and I eating! Thankfully all 14 of us this morning ate well and had a good time with each other's company.

Right now I'm staring at my Easter basket and watching The 10 Commandments...what lovely things to do on Easter! Easter isn't quite Easter without seeing either The 10 Commandments or The Sound of Music. Both of these movies were always on every Easter growing up and now it doesn't quite seem like right if I don't see one! (This is why I've kept The 10 Commandments on our DVR for, oh... a year now ;) )

Happy Easter!

Random Post, But Hey! It's a post!

April showers bring May flowers...or one can only hope! It's been raining here on and off for like the entire month of April. And the forecast? More rain. It's awesome, my phone gives me the option to look up the weather. Along with the actual forecast it gives little pictures of what the day is supposed to be like. The pictures for the next 4 days? Rain. Cars in the rain. Storm clouds and rain. Rain, rain, and more rain. I'm going to embrace it though because all that rain? Means I don't have to water the plants! Woot.

April has been a super busy month for me. For the past two weeks at school we had been working towards getting the school ready to celebrate the 50th anniversary. And last weekend one of my bestest friends had her bridal shower so K and I traveled home for that. And this weekend is an awesome combination of Easter and writing conference reports (that wasn't meant to sound sarcastic!).

Easter has a bit of a different meaning for me this year since, for the past 8 months, I have been taking classes to become a Catholic. This Holy Week marks the time when I will finally enter the church. The week is filled with preparations and visits to church and tomorrow at Easter Vigil is the culminating event. Mom and Dad are coming down to celebrate and on Easter Sunday K and I are hosting a brunch at our house.

So, I'm not real sure if there's a 'theme' to this post other than small random updates about life right now. I guess I felt it was better to get some thoughts out there than none at all!

Coming out of hibernation

Hi y'all! Long time no type! I've got no real excuse for the long hiatus except perhaps that I wasn't inspired to write? Anyway, inspiration struck a few minutes ago when I was reading over the newsletter the school passes out to parents. What could be so interesting that I needed to blog about in a school newsletter? You're asking this to yourself, I just know it. Well my friends, let me tell you a little about said newsletter. It has a section from the director, handouts and such for parents to fill out and return, and a page with the current songs for the month. It's the song page that I'm taking an interest in at the present time. Lovely songs were selected for the current delightful month of April, such as "Goin' on a Picnic," "Spring is Here," and "Golden Crocus." However! "You are my sunshine" was thrown into the mix. Quite frankly, this song has brought the sting of tears to my eyes whenever we sing it with the kiddos. Except, until tonight, I couldn't pinpoint why. And then I read the second verse to myself in the comfort of my living room. And had to throw the paper across the room because I finally realized why I had such a hard time with the song. Buckle up my dears because I'm going to type out the second verse. Ready? The other night dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my arms, When I awoke dear, I was mistaken, So I hung my head and I cried. Umm hmmm, great song. Please note the sarcasm because when this is your reality month after month, year after year it really tends to hit home. Please excuse the long paragraph, blogger seems to have blended my thoughts all together.