MARCH FOR BABIES

A few weeks ago we (Teale and I) participated in the March for Babies. We had been raising money for about two months prior to. Our team goal was $500 and we raised $135. I wish I could've done more fundraising, but I was so busy planning her birthday parties and working. I definitely am going to start earlier next year!



My Niece and Nephew also came and enjoyed being pulled around in Teale's wagon during the walk.



My friend, Jesse, also came with her Daughter Miss H and walked with us.



At the end of the walk we enjoyed visiting with other preemie parents that I met while in the NICU.



I had entered Teale's info to be in the Garden of Hope at the end of the walk. It was a small area where all the activities were and had a few of the preemie babies info on little signs.





By the end of the walk tears were starting to well up in my eyes. I knew I was going to cry, I did by the end of it. It was so overwhelming. The emotions were. I can't describe all the emotions I was feeling. I felt proud of my Daughter, so proud. I felt strong. I felt happy. I felt blessed, blessed that God chose me to be such a special little girls Mama.

MAKES MY HEART HAPPY

Day 14: Ten things that make you really happy

one) Teale. Snuggles with Teale, actually. They make my heart full.

two) When Mr. H hugs me. It's the best feeling, ever.

three) When I get my daily pictures or videos from my Niece, via my Sister of course. On lucky days I'll get a voicemail. It makes my heart smile.

four) Buying new junk. Better yet, finding new junk for free. Then fixing it up and keeping it for our house or sale it.

five) Getting new jewelry, especially necklaces.

six) Lazy days. Mainly lazy days on the couch in my pajamas. They've very rare, but I am a happy lady at the end of the day.

seven) The friendships I've made from blogging.

eight) Margaritas. Ice cream. Wine. Mexican food. Bubble baths.

nine) Dancing.

ten) Summertime. Summertime in Texas.


Cinco De Mayo 2011

TEALES SPECIAL DAY

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What is Texas Tuesday?
A chance for you to show off the awesomeness that is TEXAS!! You can blog about anything; restaurants, vacation spots, venues, concerts, your hometown, shops, fashion, sports, etc. The linkup is not limited to Texans, we just ask that the post is about Texas.

We don't make following any of the hosts a requirement, but we do ask that you include our button and at least post about a Texas related topic. Any links that are not related to the link up will be deleted. (button code is in grab box below the image above)

Today's co-host is Lauren from Enjoying the Journey. She is such a sweet woman. She is very good friends with Crystal and I can't wait to get to know her better. Go by and visit her blog!

Yesterday we celebrated Teale's "Special Day", the day we finally brought her home from the NICU last year after 7 long weeks. We decided to celebrate it yearly and eventually letting her decide what her special day has in store, but this year since she's only 13 months old we chose to go to the Science Spectrum in Lubbock for the day. A friend from a play group happened to have a few extra tickets so she gave them to us. Regular admission is $8 I believe. They also have a Omni theater there and a butterfly sanctuary.


(source)

They had so much stuff there for all age groups. They had a whole floor of wild life, aquariums, and other exhibits about the area that we live in. The middle floor was my favorite because they had a toddler section that was filled with fun things that Teale could actually do.





















The top floor was all about motion; trains, planes, automobiles, how stuff works, how things move. They had a section on sports with all kinds of displays and activities. They had a music section too that we really enjoyed! They had all kinds of mirrors that we played in. One was strange, it made you look like a little person in the bottom, and if you looked in the top you were really tall and stretched out looking. I made Mr. H come with me to take a pic in it and we laughed and laughed at ourselves for awhile.


Our heads were still in the stretched out section I guess? Oops!









After we left there we went to eat at Chuys Mexican food restaurant and then went to the mall and looked around for awhile. When we finally got back home around 8pm Miss Teale passed out immediately in my lap. Love that little belly poking out!



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EMBARASSING

Day 10: Most embarrassing moment (s):

There are a few that come to mind, actually.

1) When I was a sophomore in high school my friend and I went to Walmart with my Dad. First mistake. While at Walmart we were in the makeup section getting nail polish and my Dad comes up with a huge box of adult diapers and a huge box of super tampons yelling "Hey Amanda, I didn't know if you needed diapers or these tampoons!" Yes, tampoons, that's how he said it. We started to walk fastly away from us and he kept following us, finally sliding a huge box of daily diapers down a food aisle we were on at us, which the manager saw and asked us to leave the store.

2) If anyone knows me, they know I do not burp or "fart" in front of people. Okay, maybe in front of my Sister, I'll burp. Ugh, I hate the word fart. Anyway, when I was pregnant with Teale I really had to release some gas and Mr. H was tickling me and I ended up "farting" in front of him. I cried, I was so embarrassed. I just see that as very unladylike behavior and I choose not to do it in front of others. He doesn't do it in front of me either.

PS: If you don't follow me on Instagram you should.

MOST AFRAID OF

Day 7: The thing(s) you're most afraid of

I'm afraid of many things, some are probably crazy things to fear in the eyes of others, and some are common fears.

As a Mother I fear leaving my baby on this earth one day. I can't stand being away from her for more than a few days, I can't imagine being without her one day. I also fear that I will fail. That I will let her down. I want her to be proud of me.

As a Nurse I fear that the rumor will become true and that you will have to have your bachelors degree to be a Nurse in the years to come. I do not have mine for many reasons, but the main one being that I couldn't afford to put myself through another 2 years of school at the time. I have been seeing a lot of job postings for BSN, even for a floor Nurse position. I am working on getting into a bachelors program, but it will take at least 18 months to finish from the time I get accepted.

I am afraid of loosing my Grandparents. They basically raised me and are my parent figures. I can't imagine not having them to go to for advice and to tell them all the exciting things going on with Teale. They are the most caring, giving, genuine people ever. I am blessed to have them as my Grandparents.


(My Grandparents)

I'm afraid of loosing my Husband. We've only been together for three years, but I can't imagine what it would feel like to loose someone who you've been in love with and who has been by your side for 50+ years.

A few others things I am afraid of are: snakes, the dark, scary looking clowns, and elevators.

What are you afraid of?

TEXAS RANGERS

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What is Texas Tuesday?
A chance for you to show off the awesomeness that is TEXAS!! You can blog about anything; restaurants, vacation spots, venues, concerts, your hometown, shops, fashion, sports, etc. The linkup is not limited to Texans, we just ask that the post is about Texas.

We don't make following any of the hosts a requirement, but we do ask that you include our button and at least post about a Texas related topic. Any links that are not related to the link up will be deleted. (button code is in grab box below the image above)

We've invited Texas bloggers to co host with us weekly. If you're interested in being a co host for our link up please email me at princessofthepanhandle(at)gmail(dot)com and I will get you on the calendar.

Our co-host today is Jessica from Wnder What's Next and she wrote the cutest post called That's What I Like About Texas which is a common saying here in Texas. I love her post, because its got all the things I love about Texas in it. Whataburger, Dr Pepper, Texas Tech, and Josh Abbott band.

Today I'm sharing my favorite Texas Ranger baseball inspired wreaths I found on Pinterest. I'm not sure if I just want to buy one or try to make one myself?

Source: facebook.com via Roxanna on Pinterest

Source: etsy.com via Joy on Pinterest

Source: Uploaded by user via Kayla on Pinterest

Source: etsy.com via Natalie on Pinterest

Source: via Jodi on Pinterest

Which wreath is your favorite? Link up your posts below.

PROFESS YOUR LOVE

Day 5, Sunday: Publicly profess your love and devotion for one of your blogger friends. What makes them great? Why do you love them?

I don't remember how I started talking to Crystal, but I am so thankful that I did. I think it was mainly twitter and a few blog comments.. Then we were Facebook friends and then we were texting. Next thing I know I'm meeting her at the DFW Blogger meet up last September.



It didn't feel awkward at all! We hugged immediately and it felt as if I was hugging an old friend. We had so much fun that night!

She's so fun, outgoing, open, and down to earth .. like me. We just get each other. We're both very laid back, "country girls", who love a lot of the same things. Turquoise, old junk, baseball, bling, blogging, and our babies. We sometimes finish each others sentences and I"ll write her a text about something and sometimes she'll reply "I just emailed you the same thing!" And I'll look, there it is in my inbox. It's crazy!

We host a link up together, Texas Tuesday, which is about something we both love, Texas. Join us sometime!

She just came to my Daughters birthday party a few weeks ago. I love getting to see her when I can.


(Heather on the left, was also there with her sweet Daughter)

UNCOMFORTABLE

Day 3, Friday: Things that make you uncomfortable:

Oh this could get interesting. I have lots of things that make me uncomfortable. Let's see..

Wearing a bra. I absolutely hate wearing a bra. I would be boob-less without one though. Thank you Victoria's Secret.

Taking selfies. I don't enjoy taking pictures of myself, actually I keep them to a minimum.

Running in public. Wait? Where else would I run? I always feel like my ass is jiggling everywhere and my thighs probably don't look too hot either. What do you do with your arms?

Drinking out of glasses at restaurants. I will ask for a straw real quick. I feel so uncomfortable and dirty drinking from the glass. No idea why. My drink is in the glass and is going to touch the glass, but putting my lips to the glass is just too uncomfortable for my liking.

Saying goodbye to people. Do you hug them? Kiss them on the cheek? How long is too long for a hug? Ugh, its just weird.

Snakes. They're gross. They make the hair on my arms stand up. They make me want to cry. They're just uncomfortable.

Watching sex on tv. Like if a sex scene comes on, I'm probably going to 1) pick up my phone and start Facebooking 2) turn the channel 3) get up and walk away. It's just uncomfortable.

When people are arguing. I don't like to argue, I don't like confrontation. It's just awkward and uncomfortable.

Going to a public restroom. Even just to pee, it's just weird. I avoid it at all costs.



Day 4, Saturday: Favorite quote (from a person, from a book, etc) and why you love it:

Source: makoodle.com via Amanda on Pinterest

I love this quote because it's basically the story of my life. I have had a very interesting, emotionally draining, rollercoaster of a life. My whole life. Things have just always been hard for me. Nothing has never came easy, EVER. Through it all though, I come out where I want to be. I am grateful, more grateful I think than others at times, because I had to work harder to get where/what I want. I really dislike people who have a negative outlook on life or who are always having a pitty party. Get up, quit moping around, and do something to change it.

250 WORDS OR LESS

I have been a little behind in blogging due to the move and getting settled in, plus work has been crazy. CRAZY. Anyway, I had a few of these posts scheduled, but due to having no internet at our new house yet, I couldn't post them. No worries, I remembered work has Wi-Fi so on my lunch breaks, when and if I get them, will be my blogging time until we get the internet up and running at home. I wanted to join this challenge and am going to try and be faithful to it for the full month. We'll see.



Day 1: The story of your life in 250 words or less

I made my big debut into the world on January 4th, 1988 at a whopping 3 pounds 11 ounces and 12 in. I was feisty from day one and I'm told I still am today. I grew up mainly with my Grandparents as my parent figures and I am thankful for that. I was always at a Girl Scout function or dance class, even through high school I remained on the drill team. After high school I moved to New York and that lasted for 2 months before I came back to Texas as fast as my little car would go. I am a Nurse, Mother, Wife, junk gypsy, lover of all things shiny, turquoise, and old. I could spend all year out on the lake and running around in flip flops. Mr. H is my Husband, yes he's a legit Cowboy. I met him through a mutual friend and fell head over heels, quickly. For the past 3 years we've lived on ranches in the middle of nowhere and absolutely love ranch life. Teale is my Daughter. (her name is pronounced like the color teal) She was also a tiny baby, born 10 weeks early, weighing 2 pounds 8 ounces. We're country people, simple people, and most importantly .. happy people. We live a very different lifestyle than many in this world, but we wouldn't change it for anything. I have been blessed with this life that God has given me.

PROUD TO BE A TEXAN

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What is Texas Tuesday?
A chance for you to show off the awesomeness that is TEXAS!! You can blog about anything; restaurants, vacation spots, venues, concerts, your hometown, shops, fashion, sports, etc. The linkup is not limited to Texans, we just ask that the post is about Texas.

We don't make following any of the hosts a requirement, but we do ask that you include our button and at least post about a Texas related topic. Any links that are not related to the link up will be deleted. (button code is in grab box below the image above)

We've invited Texas bloggers to co host with us weekly. If you're interested in being a co host for our link up please email me at princessofthepanhandle(at)gmail(dot)com and I will get you on the calendar.

This weeks co-host is Alesha from Glitz n Grits. I love her post today and love all her other Texas Tuesday posts, plus with a cute blog name like that.. how could you not want to go visit her?

This week I'm sharing a few of my favorite Texas Country songs that make me proud to be a Texan.







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