We didn't immediately tell K&A the big news about the engagement. It happened on a weekend that they are with their grandparent's on their dad's side so we chose to wait. We picked them up Sunday before church. We were planning on recording their reaction but once they got in the car, we were too anxious to start the recorder. I turned around in my seat and held out my hand and said "Look what Michael gave me." They both screamed and then Alex started talking about how it matched my dress and was so pretty....then she squealed so loud I am pretty sure people in Africa heard her and yelled "A ring?!?! You got a ring?! Y'all are getting married?!?!" #lots more screaming to follow from both
It was beyond hilarious. You see, I never wear much jewelry and I happen to have on a watch that Alex obviously didn't remember seeing me wear before. So she thought I was referring to the watch....then it slowly hit her. Kate was just screaming but she wasn't completely overwhelmed like Alex. You see, little girls dream of their wedding days......and Alex has been dreaming of MY wedding day. She was dying for me to get a ring so she was super excited!
As soon as we got back in the car after church, she said "Can we talk about the wedding? We need to start planning. I think we need a small wedding in Hawaii....." and she has yet to stop planning...........
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Oct 17, 2011
Oct 16, 2011
October 16, 2011
To say that October has been a big month for us is the understatement of the century!
Today, Kate decided to follow her sister's lead and make the big walk down the aisle at church. She asked Jesus into her heart several nights ago at bedtime prayer but she was sooooo nervous about walking down in front of everyone.
Everyone always asks how you can tell my girls apart. Well, in the looks department, I don't have much advice. They look nothing alike to me. But in the personality department, they are polar opposites. Alex is a leader. She could care less what anyone around her is doing, she's gonna do her thing no matter what. No one intimidates her and she's usually not embarrassed easily. Kate on the other hand, worries a lot about what people think. She's not quite as confident and needs lots of reassurance.
Kate was so nervous today but she knew what she wanted to do and she did it. There were many worried glances today but she made it! I couldn't be prouder. And of course, Alex pranced right up to the lady that she met last week and said "I'm back and I brought my sister!"
I feel so blessed that both of my girls will be baptized on the same day. It's only fitting that they were born together and now they are going to be born again together. We've joked about how our family and friends are going to fill up the whole church next Sunday just for the baptism.
Wonder what other blessings we will receive in this amazing month?!
I love you Kathryn Paige Steppe and I'm so proud to be your mom!
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Today, Kate decided to follow her sister's lead and make the big walk down the aisle at church. She asked Jesus into her heart several nights ago at bedtime prayer but she was sooooo nervous about walking down in front of everyone.
Everyone always asks how you can tell my girls apart. Well, in the looks department, I don't have much advice. They look nothing alike to me. But in the personality department, they are polar opposites. Alex is a leader. She could care less what anyone around her is doing, she's gonna do her thing no matter what. No one intimidates her and she's usually not embarrassed easily. Kate on the other hand, worries a lot about what people think. She's not quite as confident and needs lots of reassurance.
Kate was so nervous today but she knew what she wanted to do and she did it. There were many worried glances today but she made it! I couldn't be prouder. And of course, Alex pranced right up to the lady that she met last week and said "I'm back and I brought my sister!"
I feel so blessed that both of my girls will be baptized on the same day. It's only fitting that they were born together and now they are going to be born again together. We've joked about how our family and friends are going to fill up the whole church next Sunday just for the baptism.
Wonder what other blessings we will receive in this amazing month?!
I love you Kathryn Paige Steppe and I'm so proud to be your mom!
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Oct 15, 2011
I said Yes!!!
This is a day I'll never forget. I have a ring on my finger and my face hurts from smiling.
FH and I met in a wedding. I was a bridesmaid and he was a groomsman. Sounds romantic, right? Wrong, it wasn't. I had the biggest crush on him ever, and I'm not the quietest person so he knew all about it. He also didn't share the feelings......lol, we had fun hanging out with the rest of the wedding party, but that was about it. The wedding weekend ended with a "nice to meet you" goodbye hug instead of a "can I get your number?" see ya later like I would have preferred.
I've learned enough in life to know that even when I disagree, God has my best interests in mind. The timing was bad....I needed some time to be single me. Thank goodness the Big Guy always knows what he's doing because the year following that I had the most fun ever. I got so close to my girlfriends that they became my sisters. I made memories that I'll keep in my heart forever, but still something was missing.....
And where do you go to find someone that you kinda knew at one point......well facebook of course! I'm not scared to admit that I tracked that man down. There was just something about him......after we developed a solid facebook "relationship", I asked him out. Yep, you read that right. I asked him. Hey, it's the 2000s, I feel no need to sit around and wait on a man......the rest is history. He was dubbed FH within a week of our first date, my friend J still has the email to prove it. I knew that he was my soulmate so I just had to convince him that I was his.
We've spent hours upon hours of our time discussing our future together. We've know for awhile that we wanted to grow old together. (Notice I said "we", it's no longer one sided, he realized that God created me with him in mind and vice versa.) Today we decided to go look at rings. FH has been looking at them for awhile and he had a few, ahem, emails of rings I liked. We do everything together, he's my best friend, so we thought it would be fitting if we ring shopped together. Not to mention, he's awful (no offense-hi babe!) at keeping secrets from me so this is what we knew would work for us! We finally found "the ring" at about the third place we went to and we both just knew it was the one as soon as it was on my hand. So we got it, or rather, FH got it, obviously. I told him long long ago that I didn't care how he proposed to me, as long as he was down on one knee when he did it. When I walked into the living room, he grabbed my hands and got down on his knee. Let me just stop there and tell u that I was already in tears and he was tearing up too (although he may not admit that). I wish I had it recorded because I remember that he said the most beautiful words to me that I've ever heard, but I was so nervous that I couldn't concentrate. And I said yes, imagine that!!!
We were both such a hot mess and I even knew it was coming! I have never in my life been so happy. When I tell you that I've waited my entire life for a man like FH, I'm not exaggerating the tiniest bit. He's my soulmate, my best friend, my partner in life. My future, my right now, my absolute everything. He treats my kids as if they were his own and he would bend over backwards just to make us happy. Even if I thanked God every minute of every day for the rest of my life, I still couldn't show enough gratitude for the man that I've been given.
We don't have a date set, we don't even know what kind of wedding we want. All we know is we want to go through life hand in hand, for better or worse. what could be better?
Oh and by the way, he's so use to me (and all my friends) calling him FH, that he said we could keep calling him that...except now instead of Future Husband, he'll just be my Fantastic Husband. I think that sounds pretty much perfect.
Oh and just so you know, I made him a friendship bracelet just yesterday, so he got some new fancy jewelry too......even if there is no bling to it!
Love you FH!!
Today, our life truly begins.
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FH and I met in a wedding. I was a bridesmaid and he was a groomsman. Sounds romantic, right? Wrong, it wasn't. I had the biggest crush on him ever, and I'm not the quietest person so he knew all about it. He also didn't share the feelings......lol, we had fun hanging out with the rest of the wedding party, but that was about it. The wedding weekend ended with a "nice to meet you" goodbye hug instead of a "can I get your number?" see ya later like I would have preferred.
I've learned enough in life to know that even when I disagree, God has my best interests in mind. The timing was bad....I needed some time to be single me. Thank goodness the Big Guy always knows what he's doing because the year following that I had the most fun ever. I got so close to my girlfriends that they became my sisters. I made memories that I'll keep in my heart forever, but still something was missing.....
And where do you go to find someone that you kinda knew at one point......well facebook of course! I'm not scared to admit that I tracked that man down. There was just something about him......after we developed a solid facebook "relationship", I asked him out. Yep, you read that right. I asked him. Hey, it's the 2000s, I feel no need to sit around and wait on a man......the rest is history. He was dubbed FH within a week of our first date, my friend J still has the email to prove it. I knew that he was my soulmate so I just had to convince him that I was his.
We've spent hours upon hours of our time discussing our future together. We've know for awhile that we wanted to grow old together. (Notice I said "we", it's no longer one sided, he realized that God created me with him in mind and vice versa.) Today we decided to go look at rings. FH has been looking at them for awhile and he had a few, ahem, emails of rings I liked. We do everything together, he's my best friend, so we thought it would be fitting if we ring shopped together. Not to mention, he's awful (no offense-hi babe!) at keeping secrets from me so this is what we knew would work for us! We finally found "the ring" at about the third place we went to and we both just knew it was the one as soon as it was on my hand. So we got it, or rather, FH got it, obviously. I told him long long ago that I didn't care how he proposed to me, as long as he was down on one knee when he did it. When I walked into the living room, he grabbed my hands and got down on his knee. Let me just stop there and tell u that I was already in tears and he was tearing up too (although he may not admit that). I wish I had it recorded because I remember that he said the most beautiful words to me that I've ever heard, but I was so nervous that I couldn't concentrate. And I said yes, imagine that!!!
We were both such a hot mess and I even knew it was coming! I have never in my life been so happy. When I tell you that I've waited my entire life for a man like FH, I'm not exaggerating the tiniest bit. He's my soulmate, my best friend, my partner in life. My future, my right now, my absolute everything. He treats my kids as if they were his own and he would bend over backwards just to make us happy. Even if I thanked God every minute of every day for the rest of my life, I still couldn't show enough gratitude for the man that I've been given.
We don't have a date set, we don't even know what kind of wedding we want. All we know is we want to go through life hand in hand, for better or worse. what could be better?
Oh and by the way, he's so use to me (and all my friends) calling him FH, that he said we could keep calling him that...except now instead of Future Husband, he'll just be my Fantastic Husband. I think that sounds pretty much perfect.
Oh and just so you know, I made him a friendship bracelet just yesterday, so he got some new fancy jewelry too......even if there is no bling to it!
Love you FH!!
Today, our life truly begins.
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Oct 9, 2011
October 9, 2011
This is a day I'll never forget. Alex asked Jesus to come into her heart awhile ago but she's started talking about getting baptized recently. She's been too scared to walk down the aisle at church to tell them she's ready. Today, she decided she was ready. After many questions, and lots of reassurance, the two of us walked down the aisle and got it done. I introduced her and then I stepped back and let her do the talking. If you know me, you know that I have a hard time being on the sidelines. But this was the most important decision my child will ever make, so I wanted her to do it on her own. She was so brave and I'm so proud. She will be baptized on October 23, we had to schedule it for 2 weeks away so her daddy could be there. I'm already planning on purchasing waterproof mascara for the occasion.
It was a difficult day for Kate. She wanted to follow in her sister's footsteps, but I wanted to make sure she was aware of the decision, not just copying her sister. In the end, she decided to wait. I'm pretty sure she's ready to make the move as well, she says she will this coming Sunday. Oh what a blessing it would be to have both my daughters baptized on the same day!
Alex has spent the entire day telling us who all her new brothers and sisters (in Christ) are. She's so excited to be a part of a new family of believers and I could not be happier for her.
God is good....all the time.
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It was a difficult day for Kate. She wanted to follow in her sister's footsteps, but I wanted to make sure she was aware of the decision, not just copying her sister. In the end, she decided to wait. I'm pretty sure she's ready to make the move as well, she says she will this coming Sunday. Oh what a blessing it would be to have both my daughters baptized on the same day!
Alex has spent the entire day telling us who all her new brothers and sisters (in Christ) are. She's so excited to be a part of a new family of believers and I could not be happier for her.
God is good....all the time.
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Oct 7, 2011
Memories are Free
Thank God for that. We may not have a huge house or a huge yard to play in, but making memories is free. I realize this as I sit outside in the parking lot, as the sun goes down, watching Alex practice her cartwheel over and over and over again. The parking lot lines are taking the place of her balance beam. Practice makes perfect.
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Oct 3, 2011
Time flies
I woke up this morning and realized how old my kids are....
They went from this (October 2006):
To this (October 2011):
in what feels like a matter of minutes! Time please slow down because blogging about teenagers is not something I'm ready to do anytime soon!
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They went from this (October 2006):
To this (October 2011):
in what feels like a matter of minutes! Time please slow down because blogging about teenagers is not something I'm ready to do anytime soon!
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Sep 18, 2011
Go Tigers Go!!!
This weekend FH and I went to the Memphis game and we had a blast! And guess what?? We actually won!!! Miracles do happen.....
Let's hope we can do that again sometime.....win the game I mean! Go Tigers Go!!
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Let's hope we can do that again sometime.....win the game I mean! Go Tigers Go!!
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