anxious for canada

Well tomorrow we leave for Canada... I am sooo excited!  One of Garrett's very good friends is getting married and we are also close friends with his fiance.  We could not be happier for Andre and Lauren!  They are two of the sweetest people and make an absolutely wonderful pair.  Well, long story short, we've been pretty busy and didn't have time to cook dinner tonight.  So, we decided to pick up something quick on the way home (which we don't do very often) and Cambrie sure did notice...  I'll tell you what, that little nose of hers doesn't miss a beat.

"Mom can I please have some??"

After eating dinner, I signed on here to get my last minute blog in before we finish getting ready for our trip and are off for the weekend.  While on the computer, Cambrie likes to just stand under the table or chair and wait for me to finish... I think she feels like it's her little safe zone or something.  Then she will follow either myself or Garrett around until it is time for bed.  She's adorable!

Hanging out under my chair

Anyways, like I said, we will be away until very late Sunday evening and then it's back to the grind bright and early Monday morning for work.  It will be a lovely and fun trip that we are very much looking forward to!  Please pray for our safe travels to and from, as well as for the families and friends of the bride and groom also traveling for the wedding.

Finally, Here is a picture of Cambrie from last night.  She was eating corn and the sunset happened to be right behind where she was standing, so I decided to capture a quick picture.  Hope to have more pictures from this weekend in the coming week (once we get settled back at home).  You all have a blessed rest of your week and weekend!

Cambrie eating in front of the sunset last night

Ms. Thing

Yes, doesn't she think she is just the coolest thing around... okay, maybe she is.

Cambrie's playtime; outside after work today

Everyone keeps saying that this little girl is preparing us for kids and I'd certainly like to think so... she acts like she runs the place, but she is getting much better at listening.  Although, like a kid, she loves to try our patience sometimes.  We wouldn't trade her for the world though.  How could anyone not love this cute little face??  She's the best!!

what i love about sundays

Today was just one lovely day if I do say so myself.  For starters, It was so nice to be back in our church this Sunday with some wonderful friends after being out of town last weekend, at my home church the weekend before that, and at a competition before that... man has it been a busy month and next month will be no different.  A verse caught my attention yesterday while I was reading (Proverbs 18:24).

I've learned that it is better to have few good friends than many "companions" in life, especially as I get older.  I have found that it is your friends that will be there through thick and thin and that are there for you through good times and bad.  Often times people come and go in our lives.  I do believe they were placed in our lives for a purpose though, whether it be to help us or for us to help them in one way or another.  So, I live each day and just know that sometimes people may come and go, but my real friends will be here to stay and I plan to be there for them always.  With that said, It's so nice to have made some good solid friends at our church here.  They are all great!

After church, Garrett and I took a nice walk through downtown Mount Dora, ate at a grille downtown that we hadn't tried before (it was DELICIOUS!), and then stopped into a few of the quaint little shops down there.  I really enjoyed it and we plan to take full advantage of the area much more since it is only a 5 minute drive if that.  Then we came home; Garrett mowed while I sat on the hammock and watched Cambrie outside.  It was such a nice day, especially in the shade (I even fell asleep, which was nice).  Now, we're both inside relaxing.  After this blog it'll probably be a nice dinner and movie kind of night :)  Hope you are all having a blessed Sunday and making the most out of every minute of it.

Here are a few pictures from today and yesterday that I have taken... hope you enjoy them :)

love our cambrie

they love each other

beautiful sunset last night when garrett went out to feed the boys;
had to try and somewhat capture it anyway
(looks better if you click it and enlarge it)

spider web with dust from the mower stuck on it
(thought it was pretty neat looking)

Howard's #1 fan

Well, I can't believe NBA is on a lockout, but believe me when I say the Myers' are fully prepared when the season does kick off :)  It's all about the Magic and Cambrie's been gearing up in her favorite Dwight Howard shirt.  Here she is practicing some of her off-court skills & working out.

nikon

So there's this friend of mine Torie; if you don't know her or even if you do, you should definitely check her Life with Rylie blog out.  It's great!  Anyways, she's an awesome photographer, mother, wife, and all around amazing woman.  I have known Torie for about 15 years.  Well, she came over this last Wednesday with her little one, Rylie.

Rylie chasing Foghorn Leghorn and the hen

It was so great to see her and Rylie!  I'm glad that they were able to stay for dinner and we were able to catch up and just hang out.  We also enjoyed watching Rylie be Rylie... she is too cute!  While Torie was here, she sold me her old Nikon camera, which I love by the way!!

First day with the new camera

Anyways, I have been wanting to get more into photography and it just so happened she wanted to upgrade her camera; so it worked out nicely for me to buy hers off her and she was also kind enough to give me a little "how-to" lesson with the camera because I've never had one like it and I'm completely new to this.  Here are a few pictures that I have taken just yesterday with the new camera.

Cambrie all tuckered out

Always getting mud on her nose after a nice playtime outside

Cambrie goes for a swim

rays

Well, the last few days have been pretty busy so I'll begin with Tuesday and will talk about yesterday in tomorrow's blog :)  Tuesday, Garrett and I drove down to St. Petersburg after work to meet Sara and Bryan for the Devil Rays game.  They came into town for a few days before leaving on a cruise, so it was awesome to get to spend some time with them while here for that little bit.  Sara and Bryan moved up to North Carolina maybe a year ago and we've missed them since, but fortunately have gotten to see them a few times since then.  Well, good news... they may be moving slightly closer, which would be WONDERFUL because then we could see them even more.  Bryan and Garrett are best friends and have known each other quite a while.  They were college roommates and cowboys wing-men for each other (guess it worked out since they both met us ladies at cowboys, lol).  Bryan was one of Garrett's groomsmen and Garrett will have the honor of being one of Bryan's groomsmen next year when Sara and Bryan get married.  Anyways, long story short, we love getting to spend time with the two of them any chance we get and always have a wonderful time!  Tuesday was no exception; we had a great time at the Rays game with them.  Oh and the Rays beat the Yankees; can't beat that.

Here are a few pictures from the evening... the first is of Jackie (aka Koppel), Sara, and I.  Koppel and Sara have been friends for a long while and she lives down in that area, so it was great to see her again as well.  The second is the many faces of Garrett and Bryan, mostly Bryan, haha.

Koppel, Sara, and I 

Garrett and Bryan

Proverbs

Today has been a nice day... work was good, good drive home, relaxing evening at the house, etc.  I decided when I got home to sit out by the pool and watch Cambrie while I got some reading done.  I read a few chapters of Proverbs and it was pretty insightful (as expected of course).  Much of what I read was regarding "wisdom".  One key verse was 13:20; "He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm."  Wisdom combines understanding with discipline and also adds in some common sense.  However, common sense isn't really common.  We are not wise by nature, but all have wisdom freely available to us if we will just stop talking and start paying attention... paying attention to God and to His word, as well as to parents and wise teachers in our life (whether it be colleagues, friends, neighbors, etc).  Therefore, anybody can become wise, but it does take discipline to study and actively, as well as humbly, seek wisdom at every opportunity.

Another verse that I found was very appropriate was Proverbs 11:27, which states "He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it."  One of the reasons I decided to blog was to get off of facebook more and get away from some of the "drama" per say.  I just don't enjoy hearing negativity or whining; not that it always is about that, but many times I see statuses that display a "woe is me" attitude.  Some of the people that I see with these status updates, I just don't understand because a lot of times, I don't believe they realize how good they have it.  I've had and still have several friends going through some tough stuff that they did not bring on themselves, yet they maintain some of the most positive attitudes of anyone I know.  I give them all the credit in the world for staying strong.  Ironically (or not so ironically); these positive people also happen to be some of the most faithful, God-fearing, people I know.  I believe those with the most "drama" really do bring it on themselves and often times enjoy it; where as those seeking good find the good, even in the hard times.

I believe that many times people look for influence in the worst of places.  I don't know if this is because they do not know where to search, or if it is out of an earning to fit in, or what it is really.  But, I myself have learned that I need to go to God and the bible more, as well as continue to learn from and respect those older and wiser than myself.  I will never stop learning and hope to always have questions, while always seeking answers.

On a side note, just to throw a picture in; here is our sweet Cambrie all tuckered out.  I love coming home to this precious girl.