Just a Thought..

Have you ever been in church and in the middle of a worship song you realize you have no idea what you are even singing about?? Well, that happened to me this morning. Here was the particular verse that got my brain starting to question how much I really do (or don't) know when it comes to hymns. The title of the hymn is The Holy Trinity by Reginald Heber who lived from 1783 to 1826. (Which might explain a little bit..c'mon Reginald, get with the program!) ;)


Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee,

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea.

Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,

Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

I get the gist of the verse, but I just thought it would be funny to note that how sometimes song lyrics can get in the way of worshiping God. At least they do for me, because then I get all distracted and wonder what Cherubim and Seraphim are. Maybe that has a really simple answer, but I am going to have to go look that up. (Blogger's spell check doesn't even recognize the word Seraphim!)

I don't why that got to me so much today...oh well. Happy Sunday! It's gorgeous out. :)

New and Improved

During this past weekend and week, Ted and our friend CJ painted our dining room a new, fresh, Sierra Red. It is soooooo GREAT! For those of you who have never seen our dining room before it was painted...well, just picture beige, bland, blah! It was really getting to us that it was so boring. It didn't even feel like a place to eat. The people who lived at our house before used it as an office. It had metal shelving screwed into the walls, and for some reason lots and lots of pin pricks from little tacks. (I don't think they owned a bulletin board!)

So, while I was out of the house all weekend working, Ted and CJ bought stuff to fix the holes in the walls and then got to painting. They also painted the stairwell to our basement the same color. The stairwell used to have green ivy sponge paint accents on it...but not anymore. I don't have pics of that, because it still needs a second coat. But, the dining room is AMAZING! I can't wait to use it now. We are going to get some art for the walls and an area rug for the floor to "hide" the fact that it is carpeted...until we can afford to replace the flooring someday. :) Curtains are on the way as well, courtesy of Mom Polleys!

So..here it is...TA DA!

Oh, and here's another cute pic that I couldn't pass on posting. :) Ted and I were trying out our new baby carrier we got. And, since Eloise isn't actually here yet, we had to find a substitute.

After trying out this new baby carrier, Ted flat out denied that he would ever wear it in public, even though the packaging shows guys wearing it too. We will see. Carrying a real baby will be more manly than carrying a Pooh Bear.

Happy Birthday Izabella!

This girl turned three yesterday!

I almost forgot to post about how yesterday was Izabella's 3rd birthday! She is getting so big and sooooooo cute! Ted and I couldn't be there, but Sam and Bill took Izabella and Olivia to the zoo and then had cake. I wish I could have been there. :(

Sam sent me some pics of the festivities. These are some of my favorite girls in the whole world! (Izabella is the monkey, and Liv is the frog.)

Izabella loves, and I mean LOVES Spiderman. One of her gifts was that Spiderman backpack she is sporting at the zoo. And, her mom even made her a Spiderman cake! How cute!

A Happy (yet Slightly Moody) Anniversary

Well, as I said in my last post, Ted and I celebrate our anniversary whenever Memorial Day weekend happens to fall (for now). So, in anticipation of our 2 year anniversary, Ted gave me his present early!!! How could he not, when it came in the mail just dying to be opened??

This year, Ted got me something so cute, perfect and unique...and the best part is that it was made by Gussy herself! For those of you that don't know Maggie, you should click on that link and see all the amazing things she makes.

Here are some pics of my new purse and wallet (a.k.a. Ruffle Gus). These pics are from Maggie's Picasa website, where you can see all of her work. Very talented.

Thanks Ted!! Thanks Maggie!!

So, you would think that then it would be my turn to give my gift to Ted...well, you see, I had such a hard time deciding what to get him, that now it is going to be here late. Boo. :(

But, it's okay, because he knows what it is anyways, because we are both horrible at keeping secrets and we love to play guessing games. He is soooo excited to get this present. This is from Simple. Ted LOVES Simple stuff, he's already got some shoes from there, as do I. :)

Isn't it funny that we both got each other bags?? (Well, a purse and a satchel.) We are so alike sometimes...I guess two years will do that to you. :)

Our official anniversary isn't until May 27th, but we have a Baccalaureate Service to attend that night, so I believe we are going to go out for dinner and such on the 28th...we have to be flexible. :) Who knows when we will go, it doesn't matter to me what day it falls on, just as long as we get a chance to celebrate what we have.

Oh, and in case you were wondering about the 'slightly moody' part of this post's title...Let me just explain that the pregnancy is getting to me and once in a while (okay probably more like at least once a day) I take it out on Ted somehow. Even though, it is definitely not his fault that I am uncomfortable, tired, sad, hungry, uncomfortable some more, or just plain unsatisfied with whatever is going on around me. It's crazy what hormones do to me, I would want to steer clear of me, too. :)

So, a big, huge, fat, sorry goes out to Ted along with all my love on our anniversary.

Eloise will be here soon enough. :)

Kickoff to Summer

Memorial Day Weekend is when I feel like I can offically say that summer is beginning! I ab-so-lute-ly LOVE summer! Here are all the little signs I have come to know and love:

Ted and I celebrate our marriage, even if the 27th doesn't exactly fall on the weekend. 2 years this year!!!

The people of Charlevoix get together and plant over 1200 flats of petunias along the city limits of US-31. Where else can you drive down the road and get scents of flowers all the way through town?

Road workers sweep the streets and then paint fresh white and yellow lines, which makes the streets seem like new. ...Only a person who likes things super neat and clean would take the time to acknowledge this! haha

You can be 90% sure that you have seen the last frost so you can begin planting flowers in your garden. Me, I planted some petunias around our little porch and then bought some baskets of flowers. We aren't doing much this year, because 1) Eloise, and 2) Ted's aunt, Mary Fox, is coming in late June to help me plan out what I even want/need. Let's just say I am not really a gardener....yet.

The lawn is mowed for the first time. And, this year, it was mowed with our brand new moterless lawn mower. You know, the old fashioned kind, that wheels around and makes almost no noise and doesn't contribute any pollution! yay! It was a great buy. :)

Kilwin's, an ice cream shop, is actually open past 4pm, so you can get some yummy ice cream after dinner.

People fill up our town and the population practically triples. I love the busyness and hustle and bustle...Ted, not so much. But, with the people come all the festivals (and boats, and golf carts on city streets, and lots of traffic, especially when the bridge goes up). But, I wouldn't want it any other way.

Summer is what makes it worth it to live in Northern Michigan!

Sneak Peeks

This is a post where the name of our Blog, Pocket-Sized Peeks, is completely appropriate. Today I was organizing/nesting/obsessing.. whatever you like to call it...in Eloise's room, and I couldn't help but share some of my favorite things. I think her room is perfect, and I can't wait until Eloise gets here so we can take full advantage of it!!

Enjoy!

And...get EXCITED...she is on her way!

Just some Pictures...

Here are some pics from a recent day where the weather was actually warmer than 45 degrees...A walk in the woods and a little guitar. :)

One of my favorite nieces at the baby shower, along with one of my favorite friends, Maggie.

...and the gorgeous quilt that Mom Polleys made for Eloise!

Baby Pool

This is a great idea! Tami took a poll of when everyone in our family thinks little Eloise will be born, as well as her weight and length. Whoever has the closest guess gets a gift card to Meijer.

(And, if Ted and I don't win, I assume that whoever wins will donate the card to us! Haha...kidding...kind of) :)

Click on this link to see the bets!

Baby Pool

Baby Showers!

So far, I have been to two baby showers and they both have been so much fun! The first baby shower was a couple weeks ago and women from the church staff threw it for me. There were only four of us there, but it didn't matter. There was lots of good food and conversation. :)

The next shower was on May 2nd, and it took place at the Polleys' Parents house. A lot of my friends from high school/college were there, along with my sisters, my dad's girlfriend, some nieces and family friends. Ted and I are so blessed to have such great family and friends. :) We got so many useful and gorgeous things for Eloise.

Here are some of the pictures from the latest shower: (I have more to post, but my camera is not with me as of now...these are from Tami's camera) :)

My Sis, Sam, and I (and Jamie!)

Sam, busy being a Mom :)

Me...Big and Pregs (the blue chair in the background makes my belly seem even bigger!)

A GORGEOUS quilt Mom Polleys made for Eloise!

More pics tomorrow...and Maggie! I have that one pic of us, I promise I will send it to you tomorrow! :)