nothing...

Not too much going on in the Mason household.

I'm still on the job search - lots of interviews - but nothing permanent yet...

Mark is busy busy running around the hospital playing doctor :) ...

Gunner is my best buddy these days and is enjoying getting to be inside so much...

So excited for our friends Brad and Heidi and their precious baby boy, Jack...

My newest hobby is sewing.... placemats, cushions for the bar stools, curtains, baby onesies

(these are the curtains in our dining room that Mark's mom and grandma helped me make - the rod needs to be raised but we just haven't gotten around to that yet)

(these are the onesies I made for Lindsay's baby, Avery)

Made this yummy yummy Lemonade Tea from Southern Living... you should try it!

I even put it in a big fun cookie jar too :)

So, that's about all for now. Happy Monday.

dance

confession: I am and always have been obsessed with So You Think You Can Dance!! I tivo the shows so I can go back and watch the dances numerous times. I definitely spend way too much time on you tube watching dances from the previous seasons! I want to dance in a Tyce Diorio number. Wade, Mia, Tabitha and Napoleon are all geniuses. I think Cat Deely is awkward and Mary's hot tamale train is way too loud.... but other than that it's my favorite show on tv by far! I think everyone on the show is extremely talented (even though many of them are pretty weird!) Just thought I should share ....

here are some of my fav dances from this season:

in love.

On 7.7.07 Mark and I got married! I cannot believe how fast the time gone and what all has happened since that wonderful day in July two years ago.

We have so many fantastic memories from our first two years of marriage and I can't wait to see what else the Lord has in store for us. I truly grow more in love with my dear hubby every day and couldn't be more thankful for what an incredible man and husband he is. He is always there to support, laugh, encourage, challenge and love me. I don't know what I'd do without him.

Here we are at a fun, romantic dinner on 7.7.09:

Sweet Quote:

"Duty can pack an adequate sack lunch, but love may decide to enclose a little love note inside.... Obligation sends the children to bed on time, but love tucks the covers in around their necks and passes out kisses and hugs (even to teenagers!) .... Duty gets offended quickly if it isn't appreciated, but love learns to laugh a lot and to work for the sheer joy of doing it. Obligation can pour a glass of milk, but quite often, love adds a little chocolate."

(from 'Love Adds a Little Chocolate' quoted in 'Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World')

my happy place

We spent the week of July 4th in Perdido Key, Florida with my family hanging out at the beach - my favorite place in the whole world. It was the most wonderful week ever! The weather was perfect and the water was crystal clear most of the time. We had a blast laying out, laughing, working on puzzles, playing in the waves on the sand bar in the ocean, eating awesome food, shopping and just being together. I am so thankful for such an incredible family and for the time we get to spend together!

Kaitlyn (my brother's girlfriend) and my cousins Anna and Aimee:

all the cousins:

We all drove from Perdido Key to the Hallums (my cousins') house in Baton Rouge on the 4th and my aunt and uncle hosted a big shrimp boil! It was amazing!

They surprised Mark and I with a cake to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary! So sweet!

It was a great getaway.... especially since the day we got back Mark started his third year of med school in Amarillo and it has been a whirlwind ever since. I feel like I have hardly seen him all week :( He is enjoying it but he has to work 12 hour days at the hospital and is just exhausted. I've heard this week was the worst though... so we'll see. I hope it gets better! I miss my hubby but couldn't be more proud of him.

beachtime!

We're off.... as soon as Mark finishes his test today we'll be footloose and fancy free in Perdido Key for a whole week!! Can't wait to be with my fam and all the cousins! It's my all time favorite time of year. See you tomorrow beach :)

pray with me.

My dear hubby has been studying day and night for six weeks for his STEP 1 board exam and it's here! He takes it from 8-5 (all stinkin' day long!) this Friday. No matter how the test goes, I really couldn't be more proud of him! Please join me in praying for his knowledge, understanding, strength, determination, confidence, endurance and peace as he prepares these next few days and then as he goes in to take it on Friday!! I know he would appreciate it!

Here's what I've been praying for him today:

"For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul." Proverbs 2:6-10

325 Sunset

Finally finished... home sweet home.