Hot, Hot, Hot!

It has been hot, hot, hot around here lately.  The only way to be comfortable is to be inside with a good AC or in the water.  We have an outside dog, and we knew she was miserable.  Kevin went to Wal-Mart and bought her a small swimming pool to play relax in.  She absolutely loved it!

Kevin was off on Friday so we got to leave early for the river.  We stopped in Jackson at Olive Garden to have a late anniversary celebration since we weren't able earlier in the week.  We enjoyed their special of 2 for $25.  It was so much to eat that we had to take some with us.

We enjoyed a nice but hot weekend at the river.  We didn't spare anytime getting on the water each day.

The Captain

It is just so nice and relaxing on the water when there aren't a lot of boats.  

Just what the doctor wife ordered!

We even got to celebrate the 4th of July early with some great friends and awesome fireworks on the banks of the water Saturday night.  I enjoyed sitting on the golf cart with some of my favorite kiddos.

(Please excuse the picture and our appearance. :)  

I am still getting use to my camera, and we had been on the water all day.)

I can't believe it's July already.  I can't wait to see what God has in store for July.  I'm sure there will be lots of memories made. 

Falling in Love of Water?

In January, I read the book Made to Crave by Lysa Turkeurst.  Oh what a life changing moment that was for me! 

Right before I began to read the book, I had decided that I was going to take out all caffeine drinks and sweet tea from my everyday routine.  I have done this many times before, but I always had a criteria for it.  (Ex. - I'll drink whatever I want at a meal but only drink water any other time.  I'll drink water throughout the week and whatever I want on the weekends.  And the list goes on.)  My life revolved around going to Sonic at Happy Hour and getting a Large Sweet Tea to drink or walking during my planning time to the break room to get a Dr. Pepper out of the coke machine.  I knew this was not good for my health, and I wanted to do better.  Therefore, I decided at the beginning of January to only drink water.  I knew I would still have to leave in milk and orange juice for the mornings, but otherwise I wanted to only drink water.  I mean I could do this right?  I could always put Crystal Light in my water if the taste got old.  Oh, how I wish it was that easy!  Thank goodness that I began reading this book right after I decided to do all this.

Now everytime I crave a sweet tea to drink, I am able to take a moment to thank God for all he has done and reflect on my relationship with him.  It has not been easy, but with God's help and my loving husband I have been able to go over 3 months with water! 

My students have even gotten in on it and have become my accountability partners at school.  My new water bottle keeps up with how much I drink a day, and they are constantly coming to see what number it is on and pushing me to drink more.  I'm so glad that I am able to be a good example for them.

I'm not stopping at 3 months so check back to see how long I last!  I encourage you to read Made to Crave.  It is a great book that will change you!