Chari Tree Chat

I have been a rather absent blogger, I know. Really... things were supposed to slow down after Christmas!! What you are about to read is a pretty random catch-up post. Hold on for the ride! :)

Of course, we are super excited about officially starting the adoption process! It will be a few weeks before we are able to go to the next step - a meeting when we learn more about the process and the agency we have chosen. I know that everything will happen in God's perfect timing. and He has just the right little one for our family! :)

The past few weeks have been a time of transition for me, as well as for my coworkers. As many of you know, I work at a wonderful church bookstore/library. We have had several people recently (including manager and assistant manager!) who have made the decision to move on to different stages of their lives. (whether to another job or to be a full time wife.) It is so hard to say goodbye - even though they will still be close by! We aren't just coworkers, but friends as well! But change, though hard (especially for me!) isn't always bad, and I am excited about getting to know our new manager! I think she has some exciting ideas! :)

I've been wanting to share a few pictures of Mark's birthday party. Unfortunately, I didn't get very many on my camera, so I've been waiting to upload Angie's pictures... she did get a few more than me! :) I think the bit of decorating I did turned out rather fun! :)

The most popular of the goodies, especially to bottle on the right! Angie figured we had to have "Nerds" at Mark's party... and the bottle was so easy to grab and pass around! :)

Love this picture! Isn't Angie a good photographer? :)

I just realized I had this picture of Mark with his parents! I have wonderful in-laws! :)

Ok, I had to include this picture, although it is a bit fuzzy! I just love the expressions! :)
That's Mark's "baby" brother, Dustin, on the left. Then Angie, Andrew and Mark.

 

This is long overdue, but thank you to my bloggy friends for the "Stylish Blogger Award!" Karen, Pamela, and Jennifer!

I'm supposed to share seven things about myself, but I'm not sure what to share that I haven't shared before! And I'm supposed to pass the award to other bloggers, so I'm passing it on to YOU! :)  I have so many favorites! :) I think YOU deserve the award! :)

Another random bit: I want to do my hair like this:

I don't think it's going to happen... I tried. Maybe if I had an entourage to fix my hair, it could look this cute... oh. well. :)  The screen shot is snagged from the new BBC version of Emma - very beautifully done! :)

So there you have it! One of my longest posts in "recent history!" Very random and it's getting late so I hope it at least makes sense! :)  I hope everyone has had a great week!!