City Girl ~ Country Heart

Eliana Enjoying Her Pool!

I'm baaaack! :o)

Well, we have been anxously awaiting the birth of our second child, (Eli Daniel).  I'm due June 8th, but have been having so many hard/painful Braxton Hicks contractions for the past 3 weeks...I thought for sure by now he'd be here.  I'm trying to be patient and enjoy the last few days I have alone with my little Eliana, it's just hard with all of the discomforts this late in pregnancy, I'm sure most everyone has been there. 

On Sunday we decided to go and get Eliana a blow-up pool from WMart.  She loved it, above is a picture of her enjoying our $5 'investment'.  Now just to figure out how to get her out of it without a tantrum.  She's a very obedient girl for the most part, just not sure how to train her in this area....any suggestions?  We follow To Train Up a Child (fyi) and she's wonderful, keeps me on my toes though.

Yesterday we had some friends over for BBQ.  It was so nice, kept my mind off of NOT having the baby .  We use to have friends over quite often but for some reason or another, just stopped.  The men handled the grill while the women watched the kids and prepared the food inside.  I made the baked beans from Crystal Miller's website, they were soo good!!!  I love her recipes!  For dessert we had S'Mores, those were a hit as well, and I didn't even have to bake anything - .  Normally, I love to bake, but my hubby and I are trying to cut back on the sweets so this was perfect - or was it?  I had 3 S'Mores....at least no leftover goodies to tempt me today.

So today I'm working on laundry.  Eliana and I will be going out to the pool when she wakes up from her nap.  (Funny, it sounds all luxurious ).  I haven't decided what we'll have for dinner yet, I'll probably make something to go with the BBQ'd chicken we have left over.  My freezer is so stocked full of bread, I'm going to restrain myself and not bake anymore until we eat a few loaves.  It is a very lazy day here at my home....thanks for stopping by!

Giving This a Try

Well, I decided to give this blogging a try.  I've been so encouraged, inspired, and motivated from some of the other blogs I've read on this sight.  I guess this is my creative outlet....or so we shall see.

A little about myself...

I'm 28 years old, married to my best friend Mark.  We have a little girl Eliana who is 17 months old.  We also have a little boy yet to enter this world....he is 37 weeks old tomorrow!  We are so excited to hold our little Eli in our arms.  Mark chose Eli's name, I chose Eliana's name.  Eliana means "God answered my prayer" or "Answered Prayer."  You see we had prayed for Eliana for quite some time, (well not really, but when you miscarry and there is such a strong desire to have a child - it sure feels like a long time :o) ).

City Girl Country Heart....hmmmmm.....I grew up on a farm, well until I was 12.  I LOVED it!  We had sheep, chickens, & cows.  I have so many great memories of farm life.  My dad had a lot of crops so that was our main source of income.  When I left it at 12 years old, (due to divorce) I was relieved - we worked hard.  Now I look back and treasure working my tailend off on the farm.  Haying, picking rocks, feeding the livestock...it was a great life.

My husband loves the city, everytime I mention moving to the country he wrinkles his nose up.  This is where the Lord has us so I rejoice....I have just tried to recreate as much of the homeyness that I experienced on the farm that I can.  Challenging while living in a major U.S. city!

So that's a little about myself and why on earth I would choose to have a blog on a homestead sight when I live in a city.  Hopefully more to follow.....

Blessings!

Julie