Sentimental Saturdays

Every time I hear the word "sentimental" I think of Doris Day. Yeah, Doris again. It's the first song on the CD I recently bought so I definitely hear that song more often than any other.



What is sentimental?
sen·ti·men·tal           adj.

1.   a. Characterized or swayed by sentiment.

      b. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional.

2. Resulting from or colored by emotion rather than reason or realism.

3. Appealing to the sentiments, especially to romantic feelings: sentimental music.

According to www.thefreedictionary.com

Would you link up to Sentimental Saturdays if I started it as a weekly link up? Emotions are important and things that trigger happiness and contentment need to be held on to and documented. You never know when you might be having a bad day and looking back through the Sentimental Saturday post(s) may make things a little bit easier. 

Our worship pastor's last time with us was last night at Chi Alpha's homecoming concert. Jeff Askew, not only led us in worship but taught us what true worship really is. He was a pivotal part of my growing from a hurt, angry teenager. He is a dear family friend. And he married me to my best friend. I love Jeff and his family and will miss them so much but I know God has great things in store for them in Virginia. 

I will be honest, our church does not seem to know where it will be going worship wise and I am trusting that if it changes that God will help us become content with the new or lead us to a new church home. 

Chi Alpha is back from New Orleans

It has been a VERY busy, exhausting and rewarding week. Please take the time to view the videos. The videos show much more and reveal so much emotion that my words could never capture. Our videographer did a great job.


Day 1


Day 2


Day 3


Day 4

So I stink at Blogging consistently

I am pretty sure the few of you who are actually reading this won't hold it against me.

What have I been up to lately?
- packing, packing and, yep, you got it, PACKING. Ha
- taking care of T. I will be taking him to the doctor's office as soon as they open at 8am. His mom thinks that he has shingles in his eye. Poor sweetheart is absolutely miserable!
- working
- getting ready for choir tour. One week from now we will be leaving on tour... and I hate to admit it but the kids are no where near ready
- Writing out Galatians. My mom started us out writing Genesis in the first grade to learn the Bible and also improve our handwriting. I have recently taken it up again and I really enjoy it.
- Trying to keep my head above water

What does our weekend consist of?
SATURDAY:
       * 8:00am - Take T to the DR.
       * 9:00am - practice at the church for vocals on Sunday
       *  10-2 - Poppa, Josh, T(depending on what the doctor says) and I will move as much of our furniture as possible
       *2:00pm - Pick up Josie for the weekend
       *8:00pm - go to sleep. And no, I am not even kidding. I am currently pulling an all nighter so I will be beyond ready for sleep tonight. ;)
SUNDAY:
       * 7:00am - call time at the church. Chi Alpha is singing in all 3 services
       *  1:00pm - lunch with the family
       * 3:30pm - Our final practice before tour

Next week, I will try to post more than once. ;) And while we are on tour, I would like to post daily as a record of what we did. We shall see if I can actually do it.

Making It Through Monday

Today has been a great Monday. My sister, Winnie, spent the night last night and helped me pack for a few hours. It was mostly going through old "treasure boxes" and throwing away or donating things that I have lost some of my attachment to. It wasn't much but it was a start and I felt very accomplished. Plus we had a good time giggling and sniffing scratch and sniff stickers from my sticker book from kindergarten. Yes, they still worked. ;)

I slept in this morning, which was wonderful. After I showered and got ready, I took Winnie home and then went to eat lunch with too sweet ladies. I came home and spent some time with T before he had to go back to work. He got home at 8am from a 12 hour shift and had to be back to work 4p-midnight. What a day! I am so thankful for my sweetheart and all that he does. I decided to go to the pool to relax for a little while before hitting the to do list. Nothing sounded good for dinner so I ordered pizza from a pizza store, Hungry Howie's, within walking distance and walked to pick it up. I got the Howie Maui with cajun crust... oh my word. Delicious!

Things on my to do list for tonight...
- Pack up all DVDs.
- Pack up all books.
- Pack up all closets.
- Spend time with lady and coach
- Work out
- Wash 3 loads of laundry: Jeans, darks and reds

This may not sound like a whole lot but considering how many DVDs we have and how many books I have, it is a rather large portion of our possessions. Our Disney DVD collection has grown significantly in the last few months and I will be doing an update on that soon, so be looking for it! One day I will own all Disney movies. ;) Ok, maybe not. But a girl can dream. We have actually been Netflixing the movies we have not seen and marked several off the list of ones to buy some day. Who knew that there would be a Disney movie I wouldn't like. Ha.


What is helping you make it through Monday? Anything significant on your to do lists?

Friday Fails - Chickfila and I DON'T get along

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Wednesday at work, the henny penny and I got in a fight. And the henny penny won! A henny penny, you ask? Oh, you know, the big industrial sized pressure fryers. Our baskets at Chickfila have detachable handles. Honestly, they are NOT very well designed. The baskets slip loose from the handles and fall into the grease at least once a day.

I was just Wednesday's victim.

Yes, friends. That is a lovely 2nd(ish) degree burn. Thankfully, mom has a prescription for the serious burn creme. It looks much better today but it is rather uncomfortable. :(
And in case you were wondering, it is in my "elbow pit"... which is probably why it is so uncomfortable. ;o)

P.S. I graduate tomorrow. And the huge bandage that wraps around my arm is going to look so darn cute with my cap and gown. Now to get a "big girl" job...  Needless to say, I need a job that does not deal with grease or the possibility of getting burned.  But God is still working on that. And I am being patient.

Wordless Wednesday - here's your HUGE hint

Can you take a guess as to what the part time job is? ;)

Image from Pixie Vacations

I mailed back my contract to become An Authorized Disney Vacation Planner with Pixie Vacations!

Making It Through Monday

Do you ever feel that you are barely "making it through" the day? Yeah, that is pretty much every Monday for me. There are some new and exciting things going on in the Spence household, and those of you on facebook already know some of it. Hint: It has to do with a job. One that is a part-time work from home position for extra money and I am BEYOND excited about it. :)

I have also been offered a full-time position but I am still kind of on the fence about it. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to meet with them and that will solve some of the problems. My main concern is that I am only guaranteed 90 days with the possibility of becoming permanent. But at the same time, it is experience in my field of study. Please pray for guidance. Hopefully I will be able to do posts soon with the big announcements and share the joy with you all.

By the way, the part time job means some changes are coming to Spoonfuls of Sugar. =)

What helps you Make It Through Monday?