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.....I guess you can blame it on the vacation and the fact that the boyfriend has been home for most of July. They always say time flies when you are having fun and I guess that’s true.

during the past 31 days of July I have.......

enjoyed my job and the stress free environment within the 40 hours I spend there every week. 

had a blast using my passport for the very first time!! 

created some wonderful memories in St. Martin with people I love very much. 

gained a few more followers which put me over the 30 mark… talk about exciting, that totally made me smile!!

I love writing and sharing with all of you out there and to see that my followers are growing makes me feel all kinds of happy. So I sincerely thank you!! I hope everyone had a wonderful July… can’t believe we are in August already but I will gladly take it because you know what that means!?!?!

Fall leaves, cool weather, scarves, boots, sweaters, my best friends wedding & football is on the way!!!

Mark Sanchez AND Tim Tebow on the same team which also happens to be my favorite  team… 

oh geeez, be still my heart!

Yea, this gal is beyond ready for Fall!!!!

But for right now I am trying finish the last minute packing and running errands before we leave for NJ tonight! 

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I'll be back on Tuesday! 

.....with pictures of course! ;) 

Attitude of Gratitude

via pinterest

Sometimes I just need to document the little things that make me happy…. So I am.

• buying my new saucy shoes on sale at Nine West and then finding out that they were even cheaper at the register.
• dinner with great friends and their sweet babies over the weekend.
• the feeling I get when I think about the future. it’s an overwhelming excitement and complete happiness.
• going into work on a Monday morning and not hating it. I know this is a true blessing.
• enjoying my favorite cup of soup even in this hot as you know where weather.
• the celebration that’s going to go down this weekend with boyfriend and his family.
• my faith and the way I feel when I read Lamentations 3:22-23

“God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, His merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning.” MSG

Anything in particular that’s making you happy…? 

Care to share!?! Please do, I'd love to hear! 

Have a happy day friends!!! 

xo

see you later...

I always prefer to say "see you later" instead of "goodbye" when someone is moving away... 

it just seems much less permanent. On Friday night I enjoyed some girl time with two of my favorite 

women that are sadly moving away from Greenville. 

Laura is moving to Anderson which isn't too far thank goodness... 

but Anne is moving all the way to Columbia!! 

Life is full of changes and adventures and I'm happy she is off to find some of her own 

but of course we will miss her! To celebrate the "see you later" we went out for some beer and pizza and I chose 

Magic Hat #9 and a Pimento Cheese Pizza which of course made me all happy inside!!!! 

It was a hot but beautiful night and of course the fab6 had a fabulous night like always!

Anne, have a safe trip to the State Capital, good luck and I will see you later! 

Top of the World

While I was on the plane flying to St. Martin I decided to listen to some Bethany Dillon (Barnard). I sat there; eyes closed and spent some time worshiping my Jesus and thanking Him for the week long vacation. I set all her songs on random because it’s my favorite thing to do… listening to each song and waiting to for the next, not sure of what it will be. Then “Top of the World” started which was pretty darn fitting if you ask me…

“I’m on top of the world. Seeing for the first time, how beautiful You are. 

Here on top of the world.” 

At that moment I opened my eyes and turned to the window and saw the view from the picture above.

He is so beautiful. His clouds, His sky, all the blue colors He painted that day… everything was His and I felt like I was on top of the world in many ways. His love is such a high.

As I’m writing this I can’t help but think about the title of my blog; Living on Cloud 9.

Living in His love and relying on that everyday is truly what cloud nine is all about in my life.

The bible verse I have placed up there is spot on.......

“I will thank You, Lord, among all the people. I will sing Your praises among the nations. For Your unfailing love is as high as the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.” Psalm 57:9-10

He is faithful and I’m so glad that I got to experience that moment.

“You Could Be the One” also came on during that flight but that’s a completely different post for another day. ;)

The top of the world is a pretty nice place to find yourself and when you realize who put you there, well… 

that makes me thankful & I can't help but lovingly sing His praises!

you knew it was coming....

I’m back and let me tell you, it was wonderful!!!

I’m going to try and not extend days of posts about all the fun adventures over the past week but its going to be hard! Just one or two and I’ll be finished…. I promise!

St. Maarten is such a beautiful place and with the gorgeous water and perfect mountains framing every picture I completely fell in love. Every shot looked like a postcard that didn’t completely do the view justice. With the low poverty areas and the super friendly people I couldn’t help but feel more blessed every single day. 

I’m also extremely thankful to not only have a wonderful best friend and boyfriend but in addition have friendships within his family. I had such a great time creating memories and growing closer to such important people!

The Lord is such a gracious Father and I could constantly feel His love throughout this trip. He made Himself known in the small and big things, which is one of my most favorite parts about His love.

I can't believe it's Wednesday already! This week is flying by and I'm pretty excited about a weekend at home. After all, one of the best perks of a vacation is how thankful you are when you are home sweet home! I guess I will end with the good news.... I have tan lines and I'm pretty darn proud of them. Just sayin'.