The Awkward Pastor's Wife

    This one is for all of my gal friends, even the ones who hate to shop!  (If you're looking for one of my awkward posts, I should have one up in just a few days.)      I stumbled onto some information about a company in California called Stitch Fix. After reading blog after blog about this company and what they do, I decided to give it a go and write a review of my own. :)     What is Stitch Fix ?      Stitch Fix is a personal styling company. After you sign up and fill out an online style profile, you can select a date to receive a box from your very own personal stylist.     So!!! I ordered my first box and received it today. (A day early!) I just have to add that I don't think I've ever ran to the door that fast. The Fed Ex man looked at me like I was crazy, and honestly, I think he literally ran back to his truck looking back twice. Behold my Box!     Eac...

      Nathanael had a little cough, so we took him to the doctor. The visit went really well and the doctor prescribed him with an antibiotic for a little ear infection. After our doctor visit, JD dropped Nathanael and I off at the hair salon and JD went to the pharmacy to wait on little man's prescription. There was a bit of a wait for us as well. While sitting in the salon waiting area, I tried to read a magazine article while watching Nathanael inch closer and closer to the shampoo display. He knew not to touch it, so he would hold his hands as close to the bottles as possible and glance back at me, as if he was saying,"Im not touching it! I'm still not touching it!" At this point, you choose your battles. I ignored the fact that he was being a little booger and continued reading the article. After a while of waiting, a gentleman walked into the salon. The door bells jingled and Nathanael, who had his back to the door, whispered,"Daddy?" Nathanael turned...

     Happy New Year!! I know it's been a while since I've posted and I do apologize. I love to blog about random "happenings" and "goings on" but the fall and winter are always very busy times. Since my last post, we've added a laundry room to the house, traveled down home twice, held a number of church events and enjoyed the holidays with family. Wow!      During this busy time I tried to make myself as useful as possible but I did have an occasional attack of awkwardness here and there. What else would you expect?       Our church was hosting a community event this past October. My husband worked so hard the months leading up to this event and it was a great success. I must take a moment to brag on my husband and church family.  We had overwhelming participation and support from our members and I am just so encouraged by their love and outreach. We host what is known as "Neewollah" (Halloween backwards). We offer free ...

     I tend to be a very forgiving person. It comes quite naturally for me seeing as how easily I forget things. For the most part I've always been the first and fastest to say I'm sorry. That's never been difficult for me but something happened somewhere between my wedding day and a year of marriage that made it so difficult to say "I'm sorry".         I found the love of my life, we married, and when the honey moon was over, we settled into our, less than normal, lives. It had been a long and taxing week for us both and our nerves were a little worn. I was fixing dinner, he was unwinding in front of the television, and my mind was racing over all the things that needed attention.  I poked my head around the corner and saw him cozy in his recliner, watching a ball game. The steam from boiling noodles whacked me in the face and then for some reason I felt inspired to mention a little "Honey do" list. First I informed him th...

     There comes a time when we all must go out into the world and get a job. I landed quite a nice job as a "Child Care Professional" and for any of you who have been in this field, you know how hard it is to find help.      At this particular job I had been without a teacher's aid for quite some time and it was the first day for my new aide, Mary. I was so excited to meet my new co-worker. I hurried into work early and got everything in order. I organized forms, wiped down the tables, and reviewed my lesson plan. I wanted everything to be perfect.      My boss came to the room and introduced Mary and I. Our day took off with maximum speed, children rolling through the doors and hanging up their coats.        Mary was a quick learner with a pleasant personality and plenty of work ethic. I really wanted this lady to stay, so I was as pleasant as I could be and tried my best not to scare her off with my awkwardn...

     As a child I knew I wasn't like the other kids. Crazy things always happened to me, mostly due to my awkward nature.       One of the most memorable situations of my life occurred in grade school. Many of us remember those horribly awkward years. Grade school can be a cruel and unusual time for some.       This was like any other day. I scrambled around the house, getting ready for school. I grabbed a pair of pants and a shirt from the laundry basket, quickly got dressed, and headed out the door.       It was a pretty good day for the most part. I went to lunch, then headed back to class where we were doing small group reading. I sat on the floor with five of my classmates. We did our reading, answered the question sheet, and then our teacher rang the little bell on her desk, telling us to head back to our seats. I stood up with everyone else and that's when it happened. I looked at the floor and...

    Those of you who are pet people may understand the joys of owning a "fur baby". As a newly wed couple we followed the rule: plants, pets, people. If you own a plant and it doesn't die, you're good to own a pet. If the pet doesn't die, you're good to start having people (babies). I'm not very good with house plants but we thought we'd take a chance on the whole pet thing, in hopes that it would survive and we could move on to people,  AKA babies.     We got an adorable little beagle/dachshund mix, a Beanie weanie, if I may. We named him Hokie, seeing as how we are big Virginia Tech fans.      Trying to train a dog isn't the easiest thing in the world but we did our best. In an effort to house break our little dude, we went out on a limb and gave him the freedom he so deserved. It was going to be a long day and we just couldn't bear the thought of caging him for so many hours, so we let him roam free in the house.    ...