I am CRAZY!

I think I have officially gone off the deep end...

Last week my co-worker came into work saying her friend found some puppies the night before. Well since I am such a animal person I was jumping at the opportunity to foster a puppy. Then I saw pictures of them. I have always wanted a weim and Travis always wanted a blue (grey) pitt. I saw a little grey puppy in the picture staring at me asking to come to our house :)

So we got him, with every idea to find him a great home by the end of the weekend...ughhh that didn't happen and hasn't happened as of now.

We have named him Zeus.... we "think" he might be pittbull mix but no one really knows at this point. He is just like any other puppy, very sweet and cuddly but he is going to be a bit feisty.

Like I said I think I have gone mad, but Travis and the kids have all gotten so attached...myself included. How could you not? 

New Adventures!

I feel like I have gotten an answer to a bunch of prayers!

This may sound silly to some, but I have been praying and asking for something for me to do as a stress relief and so I can have some Brittany-time. Yes I love being a mom but everyone needs a break.

We had a patient come into work last week and the lady up front asked her how she hurt herself, her response I picked up a hay ring and my shoulder popped. WHAT? Those things can be heavy. Well she went on to say she has horses and all. I immediately asked her who is helping her and she answered no one. I said I will come help you. She started crying. I was so shocked. She went on to tell me she is starting a horse rescue and needs help. AHHHH the lord is good! I am so excited.

So tomorrow is my first day to go help her. I am like a kid on Christmas eve. I am so excited. I told my husband that I need to go find my tack trunk just in case I get a chance to ride. I am not expecting to. I am just fine with scooping feed and poop!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Lets talk about me!

I got this idea last night to talk about myself...like I don't do that enough already but I am going to write some fun facts about myself... We could call it get it know Brittany..

- I am the baby and only girl of my family
- I have wild curly hair, and we have a love hate relationship. I love it, it hates me!
- I am a dreamer
- I really don't care what people think about me anymore, if you don't like it then don't hang out with me.
- I would rather text than call someone, unless I am driving of course!
- I believe that everything happens for a reason, even if at that moment we have no idea what that reason         might be.
- I am 5'7....my husband is 6'5. I think our children are gonna be tall!
- If you don't already know horses are my passion and my stress- relief.
-I am only 24.
-I wouldn't trade my life as a wife and a mommy for anything. I can't imagine anything different.
- My husband and I both are usually in bed by 9pm every night...we act like 90 year olds.
-I look forward to going back to school to finish my degree as soon as I can.
-I love the smell of gas and fresh cut grass....ya I'm strange.
-My favorite color is blue, but if you ask my daughter it is pink.
-I am so proud of my husband for where he is today. He is trying such an great dad and husband!
-I need to learn to let go of my stress and stop taking it out on Travis.
- I am a neat freak...you couldn't tell walking into my house, but don't touch my fridge or beware if you don't put something back exactly where it came from :)

So that is pretty lame, but I can't think of anything else right now. I am going to try ( again) to blog more.

In shock

I have struggled with writing a post for a while, and this one is really hard for me, but I feel like I need to do it.

Last Sunday June 5th, I got a phone call saying one of the girls who I used to hang out with in my youth group in high school had been shot. That is all they knew. I soon found out this awful story was true and it hits me way to close to home. She was only 25 and had 2 small children (ages 3 and 1) and it was her ex-boyfriend the father of the children that shot her. My heart it still breaking and I believe it will continue for a long time for these kids. The worst part it they were in the car when he did it. Shannon was the type of person to love everyone and not pass judgement on anyone or anything! I remember her saying right after Emma was born that she loved being a mom, it was the best thing ever.

So all this week I have been in a very strange mood, every time something happens at home or Kelsey/ Hayden upset me I have to stop myself from yelling and think what if that happened to me? This is how they would remember me yelling at them. I know we aren't supposed to think about the what ifs but that is a very hard thing to do. I have also been taught not to ask God why...but I have asked him that a LOT this week. Why Shannon? Why now? I have gotten my some of my answers and what I can say is she was meant for bigger things that she could do here on Earth.

The visitation is tonight and her funeral is tomorrow, so the next 2 days will be emotion filled for me, my family, her family, and so many friends. I know I wasn't close friends with her, but close enough for this to shake me. Our youth group wasn't just a group of high school kids, it was a family. We have all moved on and gone our ways getting married and starting families. I just hate that a funeral is bringing all of us together again.

So there is my sad blog post. I know Shannon wouldn't want people to dwell on what happened, her dad put on facebook that he knows Shannon was forgiving him as he shot her because that is how she was. Hopefully this will start some kind of change doing things about domestic violence.

Here is one of the many news stories if you want more information. There is also a facebook memorial for her.
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/14846529/hockey-player-a?clienttype=printable

Here is her obituary, I just read it...wow!
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=shannon-lawrence&pid=151684474&fhid=5430

I know my blog title is live,laugh,love so this poem goes with it, but I think this is how we should live our lives everyday!
Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like no body's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

Cowboy Cookout!

Hayden man is 1! I can't believe it! Travis asked me how it was possible the other night, he said where has this year gone?

For his party we ended up doing a cowboy cookout at our house. We tried to keep it as simple as possible to save money and just make it easy for us. The pictures pretty much tell everything so I will just overload you now.



Kelsey and my nephew Koltyn swinging



Kelsey on her horse swing





What do i do?



Love this picture!



My serious boy



Playing sticks with his friend Carson

Riding his 4-wheeler!



This is the cake and cupcakes my friend and I made. I have to say I am pretty proud !



Picture overload!

We had a wonderful weekend :) The weather was beautiful so we spent a lot of time outside, which means of course we had to take some pictures...

Kelsey and Koltyn riding bikes

Hayden crawling around the grass



This is my nephew (Koltyn) with Travis and the baby chicks



11 months!

In 1 month my little boy will be celebrating his 1st birthday!!

He had his first ear infection this week....so at the doctor when he was weighed it said 23.09....omg he is so big!

-He has started clapping and saying yay to everything. He is such a happy boy!
-He is also waving to everyone also.
-He is crawling like a pro and has been trying to stand up on his own a little harder everyday.

11 month old picture:

That face just makes me smile!