Pray for this girl...

Please pray for this person, Sarah Chidgey. She'll be with Jesus soon and very soon. Want to be moved, inspired, humbled and in awe of God's love... read her blog:

http://www.sarahchidgey.blogspot.com/

Be grateful for today and "Shine Bright Fire Fly, Shine Bright!"

A Northern Southerner.

So it iced and snowed this week. Way too much. I have no intention on ever living somewhere that ices and snows a lot, and this week I felt like a southerner stuck in the north. And STUCK we were! Cabin fever was brewing as I spent days indoors this week; however, lots of sewing and cleaning was had and it was great. Here's some pictures from Friday when we got to go out and play...

This is what Texas wear in the snow. Cowboys boots that get soaking WET!

Jonathan's Giant Snow Ball!!

The view of downtown Dallas.

Showers for Tricia

This weekend, Tricia had 2 showers! One of which I helped host, along with some mom's from Bishop Lynch High School. We had about 50 ppl show up despite the nasty weather. Below are a few pics from that shower. Haven't loaded the pics from the other shower yet, but image a house with lots of people in it and baby gifts. I made this cute and adorable baby diaper cake below. I plan to do a post about "how to make a diaper cake" soon! My nephew's name is Cameron Georg (no "e" - it's Swedish) Roos.

Not a bad start.

January is almost over, wow. Time flies when you're having fun/cramming events into your life. So far, so good though. God's been teaching us little lessons here and there. Our marriage is cruising into our 2 year mark and I have to say that things just get better with time. It is sanctifying and satisfying to be in a marriage that strives toward Christ. Here's a few pictures from January....
At the Mavs Game

Our friends, Dawn and her son Chandler came with us.

To the Baylor/Kansas game on a MONDAY night. Whoa, we were tired. And they lost. Poor Baylor basketball is not turning out to be what we thought it would be.

In Little Rock, AR, at our friend's Stacy & Clay's Wedding. Biggest wedding ever!!
Congratulations to the Cunninghams!

Me and Kimbo at the wedding. We estimated that this is Kim's 25th time to be a bridesmaid. Seriously.

January has flown by. We've been busy! Jonathan started training for a triathlon that he is going to race in April. He's done great so far with his swimming, biking, and running.

I have continued to pile up my dresses for Uganda, along with studying for my NCIDQ (this is my interior design licensing test) that I'm taking April 1st/2nd. It's been difficult to maintain the study habits, but I've managed to stay on track. I'm going to also take a study course that starts in a few weeks.

My sister is almost 2 months away from bringing my nephew into this world! His name is Cameron Georg Roos. I CANNOT WAIT to meet him. I am helping them with the nursery. Their colors are aqua, orange, brown, and white. Sometime soon, I'll post pictures of the bedding that I'm making them.

The Cotton Bowl

On January 7th, we were blessed with some AMAZING tickets from Jonathan's parents to The Cotton Bowl. We were in the "founder's club," with buffets of food and free drinks that came in "fancy" cups that we got to keep. I decided to dress in purple and yellow and pose as an LSU fan.

It's a NEW Year!!

For New Year's Eve, we went to our friend Taylor's house for a little celebrating. Most of the people there are in our home group from church with a few friends of friends that showed up. Pics are below! Happy 2011!!

Christmas Time!!!

Here are a few pics from Christmas!

Jonathan and I, Christmas morning

Mom, Tricia, and Me - Christmas Day

Jonas, Tricia, baby Roos, and Giraffe

Tricia, Jonas, JoAnn, Dad, Me, Jonathan

Our favorite Christmas gifts:
April - awesome Camera, Harry Potter scarf!!, Massage gift card, new iron
Jonathan - Rain jacket, Toms shoes, iHome

I love Christmas more and more each year. Despite the traveling and lots of eating we are forced into, it is Jesus' birth that is of most importance. I can't imagine a world without our Savior. We would still be longing for a Savior, like Israel did. We'd be hopeful in our sinfulness and still living according to the law. Thank you, Lord, for coming for us. Now we long for His return and pray for Him to come for us again.