Welcome home Drew!!!!

After 7 months in Afganistan, Drew Clothier is finally back home with his beautiful wife and son! I am so happy they are all reunited and for all the wonderful family time they have ahead of them! Chris and I really wish we could have been there to welcome you home and can't wait for the first Simmons/Clothier reunion! We miss and love y'all!

Please take a moment to pray for all those still overseas separated from their families and for their safe return.

Welcome home drew!!!!

Always remember to..



Always remember to be kind :)

So true.

Court's heading back to El Paso!

One of my best friends will soon be reunited with her Hubby and Father of their ADORABLE son in a few short days :)

Courtney Clothier has started her trek back to El Paso from Memphis! The 1,001 mile drive is never easy, and luckily her mom and dad are both able to accompany her, carson, and uhaul full of belongings. Drew has been deployed in Afganistan for the past 7 months. I can only imagine how excited he must be to get to see his beautiful wife and precious boy after such a long tim. I sure know court and carson are praying for these next few days to FLY by!

Everyone please pray the courtney, carson, and her parents have a safe drive back and also that Drew has a safe flight home!

Bye Bye Memphis

Courtneys motivation during the long, flat, boring drive!

Sweet Carson is so excited Daddy is coming home soon!

Love yall. xo.

Crafts

So recently I was inspired by Pintrest and Sydni O'brein to get out my craft box and start letting the creative juices flow. Now while Sydni has tackled some large scale DIY projects which you can check out at http://birminghambelleblog.wordpress.com/, I decided to start small with just some picture frames!

The first I found on pintrest, http://pinterest.com/pin/49117452156655292/.
 I started buy purchasing just plain wood plaques. The small ones were only $2.33 ea and the large $2.99

Simply paint with 2 coats of whatever color your heart desires and let dry

Once dry, center a photo on the plaque and simply cover with mod podge. It will dry clear.

Once they are finished you can either stand them up with a stand or screw a picture hanger to the back and hang!

I'm still waiting on a few more pictures to come in to finish. Once I get them up on the wall i will post the finished product. All in all each cost me about $4.  It would make a great and unique thank you gift!

As I was getting ready to check out, i saw this basic wood frame for $3. I instantly added it to my bag and headed to find things to spiff it up.

I started with coat of purple paint

I found an S near the sticker section for $1

I simply painted the S and hot glued it to the frame.

Super simple, very inexpensive and so much to do!

Hope you enjoyed. Love yall. xo.



SYTYCD

One of my favorite reality TV shows is back on... SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE! One of the things I love the most about this show is the ability of the dancers and choreographers to really bring the story behind the dance to life. There are so many times you can really feel all the emotion behind a certain piece.

Last night was the first live show of the competition and there was one dance in particular that had me in tears. It was the story between Jack and Rose in the ever famous scene of him drawing her in the movie Titanic. You could feel the love and energy between these two as they danced to Unchained Melody. It even earned a standing ovation from the judges! Heres the video. Tell me what you think!

Love yall. xo.