"A Wink and a Smile"

I had so much JOY knowing that my husband was coming into The CATHOLIC CHURCH .  It really is an amazing feeling to be married to someone who believes what you believe.  I know that there was a time in my life that I just thought love was enough.  Of course it does mean a lot, but the connectedness (is that even a word?) is so, SO much greater when there is a common faith joining two lovers together. Skipping to this morning ... I heard a song on the radio (XM- THE PULSE) and the singers/songwriters of this song were talking about the meaning of this song ... how it really is about FAITH.   It made me think that we're all lost without HIM.  I'm so glad that my husband knows that.

*Updated to show "THE BAG" ... this model looks much cuter ; ) I ran into BELK to see if I could get a different short white/shrug sweater for my daughter's confirmation dress.  The dress is lovely and actually comes with a little shrug, but it also allows for a little peek and we don't need the BISHOP seeing any of that. I looked ... I couldn't find one that buttoned all the way up. ((((SIGH)))) But suddenly I was faced with the purse section. AHHHHHHH ...  I could really use a new one.  The ugly brown/orange (fake Vera Bradley) purse that was gifted to me by my MIL had a big hole in the inside pocket.  Hmmmm ... maybe that's where my chapstick went?????? ANYWHOOOOOOOO, I spent a good 30 minutes looking around (this of course would not be possible if I had any children with me).  I started in the cheap section and found a few knock off Vera Bradley bags.  While I do find some of the prints on those bags cute,  these prints ... not so cute.   Then I ventured i...

JUST BUSY ... not much sleep cleaning up pee and poop fending off a chewing/biting puppy doing extra laundry (((((SIGH))))) ... this is harder than a new baby HOPEFULLY much shorter in duration.