o God, i have tasted thy goodness, and it has both satisfied 

me and made me thirsty for more. i am painfully conscious of

my need of further grace. i am ashamed of my lack of desire. 

o God, the triune God, i want to want thee; i long to be filled with longing; 

i thirst to be made more thirsty still. 

show me thy glory, i pray thee, that so i may know thee indeed. 

begin in mercy a new work of love within me. 

say to my soul, "rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away." 

then give me grace to rise and follow thee up from this misty lowland 

where i have wandered so long.

in jesus' name.

amen.

a.w. tozer

look what i bought the other day!

so excited about this purchase from anthropologie

it's not as crinkly in real life

but it is just as long (almost to my belly button!) and so so pretty

and i love it

jonathan was skeptical when i held it up to him, but when i tried it on he thought it was pretty fabulous (of course he didn't say fabulous haha) 

and he encouraged me to get it with some of my bday money to anthro

so i did

i can't wait to wear it!

many sappy reasons why i love my husband

... because he always makes me laugh, even when it's not particularly funny

... because he will take me shopping when i've had a bad day at work

... because he loves my cat (his cat too now) 

... because he always picks the perfect cupcake liner for whatever type of cupcake i'm baking (seriously though, he always picks the ones i would!)

... because he tells me i look best with crazy hair and no makeup on

... because he always asks me how work went when i come home in the morning, 

even though he's half asleep

... because he always loves to cook for me

... because he is perfectly content staying home watching movies or playing video games

... because he's my number one fan

... because he's my best friend

you are what you eat

since getting married last august i have gained 15 pounds. yup that's right. 15! thankfully, all of my clothes still fit (if a little tightly). now, i should have prefaced this entry with saying that's it's not about weight or if i look fat or whatever, it's about being and feeling healthy. and that's really what i have been lacking since i have gained all this weight. i'm tired all the time and lack energy and just feel blah. and so i have had a change of heart and of mind. and i am starting to look at food in a very different way.

jonathan and i have really gotten on the organic food kick, with lots of fresh fruits and veggies in our diet and whole grains and food that is natural and not processed. i love looking at food and looking at the list of ingredients and seeing two or three ingredients and knowing exactly what they are. i've also stopped drinking diet coke (except for work nights because i need the caffeine.. i need to develop a taste for black coffee asap!) because i don't want the disgusting thing known as aspartame in my body. basically, i am so wanting to be conscious of the food i put in to my body. there are so many illnesses and diseases out there in the world, some that are genetic and cannot be prevented, and others that are directly linked to poor eating and bad food choices. so why would i choose to put nasty, processed, harmful things in my body if i can do otherwise?

for dinner tonight we are making a quinoa salad with cucumbers and herbs and avocado and i am excited to try quinoa for the first time. wish me luck on my healthy endeavor!

busy busy busy

this picture was taken on the drive down to southern california.

the hubby and i went to southern california over easter weekend.

part birthday celebration (me) and part seeing best friends and part going to an old friend's wedding.

it was so good to see everyone.

one of my best friends is in the process of buying a house, and i have to admit that i am super jealous. jonathan and i both lament the lack of space in our apartment, cute as it is. so, we are starting to save up to be able to buy a house in southern california when the time comes to move home, which will be a couple of years yet.

let's see what else is new. last week my best friend jenna and her awesome hubby paul came up for their anniversary celebration and stayed for a couple of days at our apartment. it was so fun to see them and hang out with them for a few days. i can't wait till we move there so we can see them all the time! we made great food and had lots of laughs.

then, our friend christy and her hubby john and sweet baby ava came up for a day from santa cruz and hung out with us for a couple of hours. she seriously has the best little baby. all smiles unless something is really wrong, or really hurts (but even then she smiles easily).

i've just been working and hanging out and relaxing.

gone on a few bike rides. the weather has been rainy the past couple of days so i'm waiting for it to get sunny to really break in my new bike. i need to think of a good name for it! 

i've made all natural homemade cleaning supplies and skin care, and i seriously love it! i got the idea from my friend steph, and just had to buy the book and try it out for myself. i'll blog about that separately. it deserves it's own post! :)

i recently bought on amazon the encyclopedia of crafts and encyclopedia of sewing by martha stewart and i am itching to get them so i can craft and sew it up. i have been without my sewing machine since getting married but i recently got it from home and i can't wait to break in to it again!

jonathan and i are on a big kick of healthy and natural eating. i have been reading up and researching and i am just at the point in my life where i don't want to put crap in my body. i could write so much about this, so it will have to be a different post i think haha.

anyways, i am actually at work right now. can you believe that?! so wrong. but it's time to attend to some prego's and help out around here.

good night world!

long absence

so much for me starting a new blog and trying to blog a lot huh?
these past two weeks or so have been really busy.
but i promise to blog tomorrow, after resting from my work night tonight.
there are lots of stuff to catch up on!

until then, i hope you have a beautiful saturday.

one of the many reasons why i love my husband...

... because he sends me awesome texts like this one :)