Our first weekend apart...

I love this picture of us. It was at a Rangers game a while back on dollar hot dog night - those are Marky's favorite nights!

Well, this weekend marks our FIRST ever weekend away from each other. Marky is going camping with his friends in New Mexico. I am not looking forward to it because I will be here all alone. I am actually going home on Friday, so I won't be totally alone. I just need to worry about Thursday night and possibly Sunday night. I am just not looking forward to being alone and totally out of contact from him. I'm sure you all think I'm being dumb, but it is affecting me. :(

We went to Lubbock this weekend to visit Emily at the new Overton Hotel, and it looks so great inside. Its simply amazing!! I wish I could have fully enjoyed my weekend away, but I had some stuff following me at work that just caused my mind to be in a different place.

There is a motto up at work that says, "You may have to fight a battle several times to win it." I really feel like this is what I need to live by lately. I feel like I have had a rough year so far with the stuff that Mark and I have gone through, but I have to keep fighting and keeping TRYING. I feel like I have a lot of pressure on me at work and at home. I feel like I do a lot of great things, then one setback causes me to revert back to letting that pressure consume me. BUT, I just have to power through and realize that God is in control. He is allowing this to happen to me for a reason, and NOT trusting Him is like NOT believing that He is in total control.

I hope I can remember that in the coming days. This is going to continue to be a hard week, then at the end of it, I get to spend some time with my amazing mom, dad and brother. Not to mention, I get to cuddle with my puppy, Riley. I miss him so much! (Mark won't let me keep him so he lives with Mom and Dad since they have so much land.) My family keeps me going. My God sustains me.

Summer Lovin'

I am a terrible blogger... I apologize for all of my many faithful followers out there!

Let me start by saying, Mark and I each have an unhealthy body image for ourselves and for each other. Each of us is feeling really overly self-conscious, so we've started working out and DIETING. I can regretfully say that Mark is doing a much better job than me. However, he doesn't eat during the day, and I cannot for the life of me skip lunch.

We have been doing a whole lot of nothing lately at home. I get home around 6 every day, cook dinner, and relax and study until bedtime. The weekends have been full of going to Waco, having Mark's parents visit, and house sitting for my boss and his family.

This coming weekend, Adam is coming to town, so we will probably hang out with him and his girlfriend and possibly go to Lake Lewisville. Summer is going great for us! I am so ready to visit Lubbock on the weekend of the 24th... hopefully we're still coming. I may be going alone, but we'll see!!

Shout out to my lovely Emily Hess. I know you like to read what's up with me, and I know I have failed. I will try - promise!