Aspirations....

My mom and I have had a fantastic time the last few days hanging out, doing girly, fun stuff!! She's been trying to keep my mind off the disheartening news we got from the doctor on July 6th. It's been really hard, but we're having faith the the Lord's plan is perfect, so now we just wait. We're waiting to see positive changes in the baby's development. We did get to see the heartbeat which was amazing, and a good thing from the doctor's words!! Seeing the heartbeat is a really good sign. We're praying for our child and praying for its life.

So, today we went to this awesome little cafe, Pie in the Sky, and had a great lunch. Upon walking in, my heart jumped a little, as it totally looks like a place I used to dream of having, one day.

I absolutely love to bake, and would love to own my own restaurant or business, with an all in one, pastries, sandwiches, ice cream, coffee shop! Yeah, that's a lot, all in one cafe! I mentioned it once again to my mom, as I've done many times in the past. She said, "Why don't you?" So we began to brainstorm. Of course, who knows if the ultimate cafe would ever work out, but I would LOVE to at least have my own cake baking thing going on in my very own kitchen to sell cakes that I so love to bake! There really is a lot of love that goes into my baking. I would agree it's the final touch to the taste of the cake.

So, with that said, I'm going to take a class at Hobby Lobby to learn cake decorating. I know how to do the usual frosting and icing on cakes, but nothing cool! So I'm dedicated to learning these things, in hopes to eventually be able to bake cakes for others! Ahhh, it makes me so excited! So there you have it folks... aspirations in a nutshell... :)

8 weeks!

Yeah!! 2 months, 7 more to go :) Tomorrow is the big day! We get to have an ultrasound and my first actual appointment at 11:30!! Cannot wait to see what's going on inside! I've experience no nausea/sickness up to this point and feel absolutely fine other than the exaggerated tiredness, mild cramping, and my tummy feeling bigger.

We went to Babies-R-Us for the first time last weekend, just to get an idea of what's out there. We had a ton of fun. Nate is absolutely going to be the best daddy!! He loved looking at all the stuff..hehe...it was SO sweet to watch.

4th of July weekend was great!! We had fun with the whole family celebrating my mom's birthday Saturday night. We took her to Hyden's, which is this fantastic steak/seafood restaurant. I made a German chocolate cake (her favorite) and we came home to enjoy it after dinner. Last night we saw one of the most amazing firework shows put on...by our church!! We were astonished at how great it was, being a church funded show! It was 45 minutes long- well worth it! Our preacher also preached an amazing 2-part message. http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=74101129105 and http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=74102141295 if you want to listen. Great messages related to Christ's mission here on earth, fulfilling a prophesy in Isaiah, and the freedom He comes to bring. Our preacher is an expository preacher and is so richly gifted by his ability to teach the Bible. We're extremely blessed!

We'll update tomorrow after the appointment!!