welcome to the world little one {{Avery Faith}}

please join me in welcoming to the world my newest baby niece!!!!

Avery Faith Surface
Born: Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Time: 9:53 a.m.
Weight: 7 pounds, 13 ounces
Length: 19 1/2 inches

Mommy [Karen], Daddy [Deane], & big sister Dakota couldn't be more excited that she is here!! oh little miss Avery i wish i could be there to hold you, and see your cute little self in person!!i wish for you the best things in life, and you have a family here in minnesota to give you lots of hugs & kisses when you finally come our way!!! two little precious babies have joined our family in the past two months! God has truly blessed us!!

xoxo....gossip girl

oh mondays!!! i am sitting here at work thinking about the highlights of this evening, and one of them is that gossip girl is on tonight!!! with that thought, i began to think about why i love that show so much. not only is the storyline AMAZING, but one of the things i love most is the fashion!! every time i watch it, it makes me want to live in the upper east side of manhanttan!!! one of the things that i love most about the fashion on the show is one of the main characters, blair [played by leighton messter] has the most AMAZING headbands that i have ever seen in my life and i want to own ALL of them!!

my love for headbands can be attributed back to the days of laguna beach, where lauren conrad [known as LC at the time] always seemed to have them on. i adored her headbands, and ever since then my affections for them have only grown, and becoming a gossip girl fan has only left me wanting to expand my collection even more! blair has a headband for every outfit, every season, and they always look amazing!! i love the bright colors, bold patterns, and BIG bows they have! if i could steal anyone's wardrobe it would definitely be hers!!

anyways, here are some of my favorites from the show!!!










which one do you LOVE??!!!

one missed call

I am wondering, when you had a missed call from a phone number that you don’t recognize, do you call them back? Or do you forget about it because if it was someone you knew, or something important, they would have left you a message? Personally, I am the latter of the two choices. If I see I have a missed call from a number that my phone doesn’t recognize, and there is no voicemail, I delete it from my call list and move on with my day. I mostly assume that it is someone trying to sell me something, or usually just a misdialed number.

I assumed most people were the same as me…until I started working as a receptionist. I would probably say that 5-10 calls I get at work each day are from people who received a missed called from the company, and it usually goes something like this.

Kimmy: “Thank you for calling Lube Tech, how can I direct your call?”
Caller: “[long pause]……Who is this!?”
Kimmy: “This is Lube Tech, how can I direct your call?”
Caller: “Um….i just got a missed call from here so I just called back, I didn’t get a voicemail or anything, do you know who called me?”
Kimmy: [after rolling my eyes] “Sorry I don’t know who would have called you if they didn’t leave you a message”
Caller: “[pause] …Who is this again?”
Kimmy; “This is Lube Tech”
Caller: “…What do you do?”
Kimmy: “Um, we sell lubrication products & fuel.”
Caller: “….Hmm and you don’t know who called me?”
Kimmy: “Sorry I don’t know unless they left you a voicemail.”
Caller: “........”
Kimmy: “Ok, well have a good day.”
Caller: “…yah”

SERIOUSLY, this happens DAILY!! The wording doesn’t always play out that way, but on 9 out of 10 times that will be pretty dead on. I really don’t think that people get the concept that business phones will display only one number when an outbound call is placed, and not that person’s direct extension. Some days it is funny, but other times I really get frustrated at the stupidity of people. Sometime I want to respond, “No, I don’t know who called you, we have like 250 employees, would you like to take a stab at it?” I really thought that most people didn’t call if they didn’t know the number, but apparently human curiosity is too overpowering, either that or they REALLY enjoy frustrating a receptionist!!

So I want to know, do you call a missed unknown number, or do you let it go??

all i want for christmas...

Shaynah's post about her Christmas list inspired me, so I am going to share my top 5 Christmas wants with you!!

1. Juicy Couture Ring Bling Daydreamer Tote

...so GORGEOUS i can't even handle it. it calls my name from the purse department in Macy's everytime I go shopping!


2. PUPPY!! [with a matching Louis Vuitton pet carrier of course! :)]



...either an adorable yorkie, or i would take a sweet boston terrier too [since that is what Scott wants!]


3. PAINT, PAINT, & more PAINT!!!

..i am tired of looking at my white walls & it's about that time where i need some color wonder in my life!!!


4. New Chandeliers!!!

...ugh, i am tired of looking at my golden light fixtures! gimme something with some spice!


and last but not least, the best/dreamiest of all..............

5. 2009 Lexus Rx 330 [in black onyx]

..oh how a girl can dream!!!!


what is on YOUR list this Christmas??

our responsibility now...

the Lord put this on my heart tonight. PRAY for our country! PRAY for the next 4 years! Lord, we need your mercy & grace now more then ever!!

2 Chronicles 7:14-15 (Amplified Bible)

"If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land"

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

it's cool to be...

...an American over the age of 18.




i got to exercise my right to vote in this wonderful country for the very first time today. it isn't anything glamourous to vote, i mean they are these small crowded places, but it was a cool thing to voice my opinions in the city, state, & country and know that my convictions matter. i love this nation & i pray that the integrity of it will be upheld for the next 4 years. i have been praying a lot for this election & i am excited to see the hand of God play out in it.

coolest thing of all, i get to wear my awesome I VOTED sticker at work all day!

it's time to take off the blinders

here is a great video that a girl i knew from tulsa made about the upcoming election. it's time to WAKE UP & see what is REALLY happening and take our place in prayer for this upcoming election. during the next 24 hours we need to step up and take our place in prayer for this nation. we are in a CRUTICAL place right now, and we need to be praying for eyes to be opened & for hearts to be turned to the right place and choose what is best to protect the values of this country. if you like what this is all about, then keep it going to get the word around! you never know who or how this will effect someone.