Day Twenty-Six: A Picture of My Family

Since I'm a married lady, I had to post a few pics of my family and "new" family!



Here is my mom's side, the Whites. We're missing my cousins Myles and Tyler. They are both in the Services, and we're so proud!!!

Here is my dad's side, the Chapmans and Harts. This family is a HOT mess, but I love 'em!

And this is my new family, the Houchins! Such a wonderful family. I'm so blessed to be a part of it. :)

Day Twenty-Five: iPod Shuffle

Soooo... I am putting my iPhone on shuffle and telling you the first ten songs that show up! BTW, I have a very RANDOM taste in music.
Here goes nothing!

1. Lonestar - "Not a Day Goes By"
2. Foo Fighters - "Best of You (Live)" ---ONE OF MY FAVES!!
3. OneRepublic - "Sucker Punch"
4. Young Jeezy - "Then What" --- Haha
5. Howie Day - "Ghost" --- LOVE LOVE LOVE
6. Falling Up - "Escalates" --- Good little rock Christian band
7. DC Talk - "What if I Stumble" --- YES please
8. Breaking Benjamin - "Believe"
9. Diamond Rio - "In a Week or Two"
10. Dave Matthews Band - "Spaceman"

Day Twenty-Four: Something I've Learned

WOW.
Well instead of spending 30 minutes typing about the millions of lessons I've learned, I will say this.
"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find YOU GET WHAT YOU NEED." Thank you Rolling Stones.

I do feel like all the lessons I've learned have been based around the idea that you really can't get everything you want, but you do get what you need. Bottom line, sometimes it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but patience will show you that what's meant to happen will. It always does.

Day Twenty-Three: My Favorite Vacation

I would say the post below sums up my favorite vacation.

Adding to Myrtle Beach, though, my honeymoon ties with it. Curacao is one of the coolest places I've EVER been to!!! You can read about it here.

HAPPY FRIDAY! My family is in town and I'm super happy. The holidays are upon us. :)

Day Twenty-Two: My Favorite City

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.























When I was in High School, my parents took us to Myrtle Beach for the first time. I'm not sure it was because it was our very first beach trip, but we all fell in love with the place. My dad and brother golfed and my mom and I shopped and laid out at the beach. I always remember the people in Myrtle Beach being the nicest ever.
We went back two more times and I have been dying to visit again. I think the reason I love it so much is because we were able to spend time as a family and everyone was always so happy. It's so nice to remember times like that growing up. :)

Day Twenty-One: A Picture of ME!

Day Twenty: My Nicknames

Ally
Al
Sissy
Blondie
Mickey-Doo
Ally-Bear
Ally-Cat
Bear-Pie
Ally-Bug
Ally-Bean
Als

Day Nineteen: Something I Miss

Lauren Ashley Norris-Green -- my bff that lives TOO far away

:(

Day Eighteen: Something I Regret

Let's call it "Some things I regret:"

-Waiting til 8th grade to wax my eyebrows
-Jncos
-Not taking piano lessons
-Being too dependent in my college years
-Letting my mom die my hair
-Being too impressionable
-Doing the cleansing diet a few years ago
-Acting like a fool in 2005 and again in 2007
-Not wearing my retainer
-Taking life too seriously
-Rushing through college
-Promise ringS!
-Not going to see the Grinch Musical this weekend

Day Seventeen: Something I'm Looking Forward To!!!

Day Sixteen: My Dream House

I am not sure what it would look like on the outside. But the inside would be a little something like this:

Kitchen

Day Fifteen: A Bible Verse

My two favorite Bible verses are:

Psalm 27:14
"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."

2 Corinthians 12:9-10
But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore, I will boast all the more glady about my weaknesses so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Day Fourteen: A Picture I Love

Day Thirteen: My Goals

To love more than anything.

To finish my Masters degree (I'm 24 hrs away)!

To be a momma and to raise my children to be honest, independent and loving.
To be the best wife, mom, daughter, and sister that I can be.

To touch lives as an educator.
To better my relationship with the Lord.

Day Twelve: I Believe

I know that this should say all the things I believe, but I found a quote on a Starbucks cup (silly, I know) that I truly think sums up how I feel.

"I have faith. Faith in our wondrous capacity for hope and good, love and trust, healing and forgiveness. Faith in the blessing of our infinite ability to wonder, question, pray, feel, think, and learn. I have faith. Faith in the infinite possibilities of the human spirit."

Pretty insightful for a Starbucks cup, isn't it? And so true!! I am a teacher who believes that every child can learn if they have someone who believes in them. I am a lover who believes that trust is the center of all relationships. I am a child of God who believes that forgiveness is necessary in order to be like Christ. I am an optimist who believes that are people are essentially good, and I choose to look for it within everyone.
I believe that life is good and that we are blessed to just be living it.
I believe.

Day Eleven: My Favorite TV Shows

Thanks to our DVR, I am able to watch a lot more tv than I used to.
My favorite shows are: (in no particular order)

Gilmore Girls- I think I have seen them all! I want to be friends with the Gilmores
Lie to Me- Stinkin' love Cal. He's full disclosure all the time.
Top Chef- Love love love. Wish I knew how to cook like these folks.
Castle- Castle is hilarious. Still waiting on him and Detective Beckett to get together!!
Guiliana and Bill- So funny and so cute.
Two and a Half Men- HILARIOUS!! That's all.
The Unit- Awesome.
General Hospital- I know what you're thinking, but I have been watching it for years. I'm flat addicted.
Army Wives- SO good. It's like the Unit but from the ladies' points of view.
Rules of Engagement- The guy that plays Jeff could be the funniest man alive. I'm just saying.
Keeping Up With the Kardashians- HOT. MESS.
Private Practice- I have recently become addicted. It's intense, but great.
Parenthood- This is my newest fave... Hey, it's got Loralai Gilmore in it so it has to be GOOD!

Okay, I guess that's all. I promise that I do more than watch tv! Haha. Happy Saturday!

Day Ten: Something I Fear

FAILURE.

I am one high strung chica with high expectations... And who do I hold to the highest standards? Myself.

It's a struggle. I know I am not perfect, but I try to be pretty damn close, and that is what makes me hard on myself. I am working on it.

But bottom line, I'm scared as hell to fail.
Hey, that rhymed. :)

Day Nine: A Picture of My Friends

Day Eight: A Place I've Traveled To

SINCE Matt and I were just able to go to on a FABULOUS honeymoon, I figure that I should tell you a little about the place we went, Curacao. It was BE-A-UTIFUL! We were able to relax relax relax, snorkel (I had never snorkeled before), go to a deserted island, and eat our weight in delicious food. Plus, we met two other honeymooning couples that we LOVED, so it was quite an experience!
It is a little island right north of Venezuela, South America and it was magnificent. Why doesn't the US have any beaches quite like this??

Here are a few pictures from our wonderful time there!

Welp, now that I've looked back through these pictures, I'm really wishing we were back there!! Oh well, maybe for our anniversary?! :)