The Lacys

 best friend/college roommate Casey

 this weekend always makes me reflect a little on college.
i loved every minute of it.

 but, i also thought the world revolved around me 

and thought way too much of myself.

i was rude and found my security in others 

and what they thought of me.

i definitely didn't live with an eternal perspective 

or for His glory.

This past Friday, we headed to Possum Kingdom Lake 

to spend the weekend with three of my very best friends and our husbands.

me+jake - betsy+jason

di+kyler - sus+andrew

 spike ball ** one of our favorite games. 

i honestly can barely walk today due to soreness.

{i'm hoping this embarrassing fact will force me to work out today}

 the deer were beautiful & so friendly

we ate a LOT, played games, enjoyed the fabulous weather & ate some more.

that's what i call a perfect weekend..

something has happend to me that i never imagined.

i love to read.  

like, love it so much i want to start a book club.

and jake's new nickname for me is Book Worm.

over the summer i read The Help.  It was the first time
(yes, first time in 28 years) 

that I understood what it meant to get lost in a book. 

 I read it in 2 days and when it ended, 

I cried and cried...

so sad to say goodbye to those characters that I grew to love so much.

It took me a few months to pick my next book 

because I didn't think I could love another one like The Help.  

But, I just read The Hunger Games 

(again in 2 days which I'm bragging about because I've never read books so fast in my life) 

and i'm obsessed. 

 I can't wait to grab the next one in the series.

this about sums up our weekend.  

naps. football. afternoon movie. baseball. 

naps. date night. a new church. dinner in the crock pot. football.

it was awesome. 

God is good to give us sweet memories. 

 this one swept me away today.  

so grateful jake chose me. 

i have been down in the dumps lately.  

i shared a little with my sister this weekend 

and before i left to come home, 

she handed me a stack of verses.

  As i read through them, i was reminded of how God uses people in our lives as vessels of His love. 

My sister is and has always been a tangible example of how God loves me.

He used her again this weekend to speak into my life, to move in my heart.

how easily i forget the power of my heavenly father's words. 

They are life-giving. 

I am clinging to this verse today.  

Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail.  They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. I will say to myself, "the Lord is my portion, therefore I will wait for Him! The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him."

Lamentations 3:22-25

we changed into our 80's best once we arrived

this is the only picture of the decor that i took.

we had all of jake's favorite desserts, drinks and 80's music.  

it was such a fun night and

 {most importantly}  i think jake felt so "totally" loved! 

a glimpse into my little brother's wedding

when we made the decision to rent our house instead of sell it,

we also decided that it made the most sense

to rent an apartment for the first year we are in houston.

3 bedroom house to a ONE bedroom apartment

the challenge made me excited

this is our year to save

but i also wanted to make some changes to our decor

so, i'm doing a few things on a budget

- our bedroom -

the week we were moving, we made a last minute decision to sell our

NASTY BIG couch on craigslist. i put it on the website, and it sold that night.

with that money, i bought our new quilt and shams.

and i splurged, because i've been wanting them forever.

the painting is a piece by the outrageously talented Casey Wiegand,

who happens to by one of my very best friends.

check her very awesome blog out here

we sanded them down and painted them a pretty blue.