Top Five Values

Last year, I was handed a deck of cards with different words on it. The words would represent my main values. The task was to narrow the cards down to my top five values. Initially, I was confident that I knew my what they would be...Piece of cake. As I started to shuffling through my cards and noticed that there were words that had meaning to me but in the process of elimination, I couldn't keep them. Only five. Just five? Ugh. Ok. I can do this. So after shuffling through the cards again and trying my hardest to not over-think this exercise, it was complete. Alas, my top values are:

Love - By His love I have life and I'm surrounded by love through family and friends. For all the love I've been given, I'm grateful. 

Responsibility - With great power, comes great responsibility. When you're given a gift, no matter what it is, be responsible with how you share that with the world and when you mess up, be responsible. 

Wisdom - When you have wisdom, you have the ability to make the best choices and to know it is the best. 

Friendship - Almost all (minus one) of my friends I am in touch today...Whether I met them at four years old or 30 something, I have a way to keep in touch with them.

Integrity - It's the little voice that has guided me time and time again away from doing something or saying something that was outside of who I am and want to be. 

What are your top five values? 

Kickin' Off 2011

Play date with Cy's Besties

EPCOT with two of my nearest and dearest college friends

Dinner with some old friends and for Baby Girl, making a new one.

M-I-C-K-E-Y!

Monkey Bar

Magic Game!

Puppet Show at the library with friends

Holiday celebration with our chosen family

Mastering the Playground

Football Party next door. Baby girl was in charge of the beads.

Date night!

She loves her friend/pony! Yeehaw!

She conquered the happy harbor ropes course right out of the gate.

Thanks to the Super Shah's!

Family Photo at SeaWorld

ToJo and Baby Girl dancin' at PR's

Bridal Shower for Glenna (&Chris). Tying the knot on 3/19!

Bon voyage to two of the best and brightest!

Trouble times three - LOL

Baby girl and all her babies

Happy FIFTH Birthday to my wonderful nephew!

Make You Feel My Love by Adele

When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love

When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one there to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love

I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But i would never do you wrong
I've known it from the moment that we met
No doubt in my mind where you belong

I'd go hungry i'd go black and blue
I'd go crawling down the avenue
No there's nothing that i wouldn't do
To make you feel my love

The storms are raging on the rolling sea
And on the highway of regret
Though winds of change are blowing wild and free
You ain't seen nothing like me yet

I could make you happy make your dreams come true
Nothing that i wouldn't do
Go to the ends of the earth for you
To make you feel my love

To make you feel my love

SeaWorld on Black Friday

Baby girl loves SeaWorld...I think family time is far better than a day shopping at the mall for things that people don't really need. There's not a sale that could be more valuable than a day with the people I love. It's so true.

Love my nephew M!

All the J's at the Shark Restaurant...The name escapes me right now.

Shark Grill? (Can't believe I am forgetting.)

Trying to get a family pic before they head to football practice.

YiaYia, Papou and Baby Girl after Shamu Show

Fabulous Fall Celebration for Tanya & Justin

the fairly new mrs. v with her beautiful fall corsage

the happy couple with friends, giovanni and laura

family shot with aunts, uncle and cousins

tanya and i by the fire pit. after party pic.

by the fire pit after everyone else went home

love it when...

love when i get some time in the afternoon to read and write in my journal.

love when i have a chance to talk with my brother and find out what's happening in his life.

love it when there's a breeze in orlando with lots of clouds and sunshine.

love it when the baby girl sings the abc song.

love it when mr. wonderful calls me out on something.

love it how i multitask so much i forget i'm doing it.

love it when i get to celebrate with friends for whatever is bringing them happiness in their life...a birthday, a wedding, a baby, a new couch.

Happy Chinese New Year!

us on 2/14/10

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wow...I love love this post. Hope you all had a day full of love no matter your marital status or situation. A husband wrote the top 10 things he loves about his wife here. Lovely post that reminds me of the reasons I love Mr. Wonderful. Future post maybe...

Strong Love Lasts Forever

"Strong Love Lasts Forever" from Northland Media Design on Vimeo.

In my ear today

THERE IS A REASON
Allison Krauss (Voice of an Angel)

I've seen hard times and I've been told
There isn't any wonder that I fall
Why do we suffer, crossing off the years
There must be a reason for it all

I've trusted in You, Jesus, to save me from my sin
Heaven is the place I call my home
But I keep on getting caught up in this world I'm living in
And Your voice it sometimes fades before I know

Hurtin' brings my heart to You, crying with my need
Depending on Your love to carry me
The love that shed His blood for all the world to see
This must be the reason for it all

Hurtin' brings my heart to You, a fortress in the storm
When what I wrap my heart around is gone
I give my heart so easily to the ruler of this world
When the one who loves me most will give me all

In all the things that cause me pain
You give me eyes to see
I do believe but help my unbelief

I've seen hard times and I've been told
There is a reason for it all

What about LOVE?

LR is in love...

She's holding a pic of the boy she hearts and everything

about this picture makes me so darn happy for her.