We came back to from the beach to what I call the House of Death. While we were out gallivanting in Water Sound our plants were here dying a horrific, sun scorched death. Most of them I have been able to bring back to life but some of them were just not recoverable. Maybe I should be a doctor. Riiiiiight. Anywho, amany of you may not know, but I am married to the King of Ebay. I had never used it before we got married but just recently he has bought things for so much cheaper than they are in retail stores. So one day before the beach I looked at Ebay until my eyes were crossed. Kenny had gone to bed and in a moment of delirium I ordered these Chinese lanterns for $5. No, I wasn't really looking for these but I figured for my first bid I would do it on something cheap and if I won and we hated it I could just throw it away. (It's genetics, I get it from my mom. If there is a piece of paper on the counter and yeah, sure, it's important, we just toss it. I can't explain it. Not just paper. Clothes, shoes, kitchen appliances, small weenie dogs when they aren't acting right, literally nothing is safe.) All that to say, It was my first bid placed and I won. It. was. awesome. Freaking love Ebay. When we got home they were here, I had forgot I ordered them so I hung them in our room. The problem was is we got 6, so I hung all six, and it was a little too much. So now I have three hanging and three in pending doom of heading to the trash.
Being in Virginia, just being a wife and loving life and my puppies and summertime I have a lot of 'me' time. I wake up and Kenny is already at work so really the day is just me. It has been weird not having an action packed wedding to do list or a paper to write so I have had to find things that I like and I have learned a lot about myself. I've learned I like to go to bed early and wake up early. I have learned I am so bad at returning calls and keeping in touch. OK, fine. I already knew that about myself. I like baking things with way too many cups of sugar and I like being outside and gardening and cutting the grass and sweating.
Mary Margaret, what thirteen year old girl's phone have you stolen? Right? That is what you are thinking, I am sure of it. Relax my friends. This is something else I have learned about myself. I stinking love all that glitters. And sparkles. And I am not afraid to admit it. So, thanks to Ebay and some sweat shop over in China, I ordered this guy for a whopping $4 and love it. Random, sure. But pause and do a little soul searching and try to admit to yourself you are a sparkle fan too.
One more thing I have learned about myself. I absolutely love being a wife. Love is a word I use a lot. Love to say I love things and people and places. So maybe love isn't a strong enough word. I was made to be a wife. Not just any wife, but Kenny's wife. It's the most wonderful thing in the whole world. I always thought that I wanted to be a mom to five kids. And maybe someday I will have a change of heart, or let's be honest, my plan is never the Lord's plan! But as of now I do not want anything distracting me from Kenny and my marriage. I love playing with him and laughing with him and will be perfectly content to grow old with him and make memories just the two of us. Marriage is beyond the best blessing the Lord chose to give me. Well yeah, beside the whole sacrifice of His perfect son to cover my sins and allow me to be in relationship with the Creator of the Universe. But Kenny is a sweet reminder of just how much the Lord really, truly loves me.
Anyhooters, I could talk about marriage for a while but I have two extremely rambunctious animals begging for a walk by nipping at my ankles. They sure have me trained!
Hope all of you are having an awesome week!
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