ITS HERE

Tomorrow we make our way up the coast 2 hours! I will be spending the night there THEN wake up early Saturday morning and Walk Walk Walk!!! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO SUPER EXCITED! Its gonna be a great experience, it will be fun to see all the different people, of all ages and all different stages in life! Also to meet new people! This will be an adventure and Im not stressing about it at all, I know to take it one step at a time and to just enjoy every moment of it! The weather is supposed to be AMAZING, though I just checked and its supposed to be warmer than when I originally looked :o/.


Prayer request!!! : Right now I have a bug, every time I eat, that food just flows straight out of me! I really REALLY want to walk! But if this continues, I can get dehydrated, and I do not want that, and I cant walk!

SO PRAY! Thanks guys! Im excited!

What happens when your Bored

and on a budget!!


You Cut all your hair off!!!

Before Front

Before Back!!!

After Front! ( I LOVE IT)

After Back

You should see my Trash can! Its FILLED with Hair! I had a lot of fun doing this and miss my hair being short! Now to color it!

What color do you think I should go? I wanna have fun and am leaning toward Blonder than blond!

Happy Mothers Day!

I LOVED this layout, then saw it said Happy Mothers Day, hmmmm well as a mommy, Mothers day is everyday! I get such a joy out of my daughters, as well as lots of frustration as terrible twos have kicked in!! Its all part of it though, part of being a mommy!

Its my job to try to guide them and nurture them into God fearing adults! Im so working on it! Its a tough tough, did I say TOUGH job, and I love every moment!

Im sitting her 20 till midnight waiting for my youngest to wake up and NEED ME! Not daddy ME! I LOVE the one on one time I get with her! Such a joy, especially knowing she is our last, Im cherishing these moments!

Posts are far and in between with me, so a quick update, I have surpassed my goal for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer!!!! I have been training for the walk, not hard, nor as much as I would like but Im walking last week I think it was about 13 miles of walking, which is good, BUT the walk is in 40 days! I need to get my butt into gear! Which is tough with 2 little ones!

SOO Whats going on!

Ive been working on the Silent Auction! Less than 2 weeks! YIKES and YIPEE! I have about $700 to go to meet my required goal! I super excited! We have some AMAZING things being Auctioned off, you do not want to miss it!
What to expect:
a raffle- Tickets will be sold at a price that is yet to be determined. (Cash)
             things being raffled off are:
                  $50 Macys Gift Card
                   Sensaria Products
                   A Sephora gift card
                   A $100 GLEN IVY GIFT CARD!!! (YOU might win this! YOU)
             And a few other items

The Silent Auction portion will include: (This you can pay with cash, check or Credit/Debit card)
                  A SUPER SUPER cute Basket of little boy items ( did I mention SUPER CUTE)
                  A Basket with amazing decorative plates and a decor pillow, I so wish it matched my home, I
                      would keep it! HEHE
                  A movie basket! Candies and tickets and wonderful items
                  A handmade quilt!
                  A handmade purse!
                  A handmade bag with these SUPER cool handmade to go place mats for kids that hold a plate
                      and utensils!
                  A brand new exersaucer
                 Scrapbooking items for girls, Pink and Brown
                 AND MORE!.....

We will also be selling a lunch which will include a hot dog soda/water and a bag of chips! (Cash)
There will be yummy baked goods (Cash)

One LAST thing, is we will have a couple of juice jugs set out for you to put your change! Bring Pennies, Nickles, Quarter, Hey Dollars if you want!!! HAHA Lets fill these jars up!

Did you get all that! YIKES I just through it all out there, and its all gibberish!

IF you cant make it Consider donating to me online, please go to: http://www.avonwalk.org/goto/TessBenson

If you want more information on the Silent Auction PLEASE comment and ask! We would be happy to have you!

Purple FlowERRRRRRR!!

Anberlyn LOVES purple flowers! If we are driving down the road and she sees them its a big ordeal! She yells
"PURPLE FLOW...WERRRRRRR!!!"

Its super cute and fun.

Unless Em is sleeping... Then not so fun!

So there has been flower buds for a few days just outside our door, I kept telling her that there are purple flowers in there and they will bloom soon.

Today we noticed them!!! She was so excited, here she is giving them a sniff! She ended up with pollen all over her face!

Was it worth the wait.......?

Not long ago a friend asked me the question "was it worth the wait?" I honestly didnt know what she was talking about. In further discussion I asked her, then continued to explain "YES, yes it was worth the wait!!"

I had many of opportunity to kiss guys, I had 3 guys (2 of which were pretty attractive) who felt it was their duty to to take that kiss away from me!

Lets back up a few years(15 to be exact). I went to a purity conference, during it there was this speaker, She was gorgeous inside and out. I sat there ears perked up heart in tune. She saved her first kiss for her wedding day! WOW! I decided on that day I would do the same. I would save my kiss for my husband to be! I was in the 6th grade. I dont regret it, I never will.

I had someone say, "Well what if he is a bad kisser?" Well really how would I know, I would have nothing to compare it to. Im sure if he was a bad kisser I would just know, but I lucked out, hes great. hehe

My wedding day was AMAZING!! I not on became the wife of an amazing man! I was able to give him ALL of me, my heart and my body as a whole!

I say Yes YEs YES It was worth the wait!!! It was worth every moment!

I have a few things I would tell youth,
1. When your out making out, sleeping with, fondling and anything else, chances are, your doing this with someone elses future husband or wife.
2. Your taking and giving away pieces of your heart, What will be left to give your future spouse?
3. Nick has said, " If I knew I was gonna marry you, I would have waited for you!"

Do I think you will burn in hell if you dont save your first kiss for your hubby, or wife, NO!

But I know where a kiss goes. I know it leads to more, it leaves you wanting more and going further. I know hands wonder, I know thoughts wonder further.

YEEEHAW

I know 2 posts in one day, well kinda.

SO I just found out.... PEOPLE READ THIS! WOW! I kinda sorta thought I might be talking to myself, but NO! How fun! HI GUYS!

Can you tell Im tired? Its 12:47am everyone in my household is sound asleep and here I am wide awake, and yet so very very tired! Maybe I feel I need a bit to myself, to just listen to the nothingness of my thoughts and my fingers hitting the keyboard. It is kinda nice.

I do have something to write, a question was asked to me the other day and its kinda pressing on me. I think I will write about it tomorrow when Im a bit more aware of my oh so tired thoughts.

Can I type some randomness about me...

*I LOVE Hair, Im getting so so bored with mine, but I said I would grow it out. For me ITS LONG! I will have hubby take a photo.
*Im a licensed cosmetologist, I spent many hours working for it, never went into the salon but LOVE cutting hair and do so from my home (or yours!)
*I love make-up
*I absolutely love and adore my daughters, they are both so amazing
* My husband is the greatest, I married well.
*Im walking almost 40 miles over 2 days in September.
*Im really tired right now!
*Knowing my God loves me is truly really cool!!
*As much as I want to loose weight, I dont mind being overweight, I think thats my problem!
*Coke-a-Cola makes me very happy!
*I so want to be creative, and it never works.
*Birds make me smile. Watching hawks soar is the coolest. Seeing Turkey Vulture flying above me both creeps me out and is so rad!
*My favorite animal at one time was a cow, because of their big brown eyes (and they are yummy) now its the jelly fish. They are so beautiful and relaxing to watch.
*Im learning to be a better wife.

ok I really need to get to bed. I will stop boring you with nonsense!