Wow, I can't believe I have a 1-year-old! Like I said in this post, her first birthday party was more for me than her. I did survive 9 months straight without sleeping through the night and kept all three of us alive, so a celebration was in order. We decided to do a sunshine first birthday theme because Raylee is "our little sunshine." Look at the name of my blog, how could I not use this theme? We had around 25 people come to celebrate with us, and it was a blast! I was afraid Raylee might be shy or fussy with so many people filling our house, but she was actually happy and smiley. I Continue Reading
Seeing Sunshine on the Sunshine
I told you my husband and I were going "unplugged" for a week on my Facebook page. We unplugged because we were going to be out in the middle of the ocean. And we'd be too busy snorkeling, kissing dolphins, eating lobster tail and drinking coconut milk straight from the coconut. We went on a Western Caribbean cruise on-board the Carnival Sunshine. And it was awesome. And it was awesome that the ship just happened to be called Sunshine. Believe me, I was seeing all the sunshine during this vacation! The ship was huge, as I knew it would be. We stayed on Deck 8 in an inside cabin, Continue Reading
Winter Encouragement
Winter can be rough. Cold. Wind. Snow. Ice. Dreary days. Cloudy days. Days without any sunshine. The weather alone can be discouraging. It's much easier to become negative during the winter months. Any of you feeling that way? I know I get down sometimes during these bitterly cold months. To offset that :( feeling, I've created this post with several uplifting photos to remind you that winter ends. Sunshine is on its way! I hope you are uplifted and encouraged through these photos. Scroll away my friends. Winter Encouragement Through Photos I will be Continue Reading
Sunshine Part 4
I have seen sunshine a ton lately. And that makes me really happy. Here are some of those ways: Eating salmon -- I love salmon because not only does it taste good, but it is really good for you! The biggest piece of chocolate cake ever!! I ate it over a period of three days. A day full of shopping, laughing, good food, talking and ice cream with my mom. It was so fun!! Getting to spend almost four whole days with Travis, thanks to Veterans Day. New boots! New socks long enough to go under my boots! Buying greeting cards for special people in my life. Making French toast on a Continue Reading
Mind-Blowin’ Love
Now that I'm in a relationship, I promise not to post a million blogs about being in said relationship. However, this one is going to be about that a little bit. What can I say -- I'm in love. Having Travis back in my life is weird. Not a bad weird. But an I-can't-believe-this-is-real weird. Sometimes, while driving or laying in bed or getting ready for work I start to think about how crazy it is that Travis loves me. Sometimes it feels mind-blowing to know how much he loves me and cares about me. And I think about all the things I don't even like about myself — my pointy ears, my Continue Reading
Sunshine Part 3
My sunshine series is a way for me to share my joys with you and make myself see sunshine no matter how dreary the week has been. Here are the ways I've seen sunshine lately: Going to my college homecoming. I saw lots of old friends, got to walk around campus reminiscing, took lots of silly/fun photos with my best friend, ate lunch at a delicious breakfast place we always loved, and enjoyed conversations with close friends. I love my alma mater and cherish all the memories from those four years. I love this picture, except for my red eye :( Spending time with my brother -- shopping and Continue Reading
Sunshine Part 2
My plan was to keep up with the Sunshine Series every week. It's not a good sign if I've gotten behind already! Oh well, here's a list of all the ways I've seen sunshine since the last time I posted: One night I went over to my cousins house and the three of us laid on top of the roof -- star gazing, drinking hot chocolate, chatting and laughing a lot. It was such a great night. We even saw six shooting stars. Even though it was night, I saw more sunshine during this moment than I have all month — definitely an unforgettable memory. I had a date night with my mom one evening. We went to Continue Reading
Sunshine Part 1
I'm going to start a series called "Sunshine," where I just share with you the joys of my recent life. It will help me look for sunshine, whether it be something small like eating ice cream or something big like a miracle from God Himself. I also want to share more pictures with you guys, so this will be a great way to do that. Here's how I've seen sunshine in the past couple weeks: Playing with my beloved boys Cayden and Reed at a family get-together. Let me tell ya, trying to get a (good) photo with these two rascals is quite the task. Here's try #2 Here's try #4: It was Continue Reading
Starting Fresh
Welcome to Seeing Sunshine! This is my first post on this website. I've had another blog for over a year through Wordpress. However, I feel it's time to step up to the plate and create my own site. Something with a real name, with a real purpose. So I decided to do it. I bought my own domain, and then realized how much harder building a website can be than I thought, even with help from a web host and other bloggers. At one point, I thought "What have I gotten myself into?" I thought maybe I had jumped the gun without really looking into it - something I feel I often do. I realized how much Continue Reading