diligence overload.

diligence: noun

1- constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken: persistent exertion of body or mind.

this has been my reality for the past few days and will continue for a few more weeks. well, you see i try my hardest to always have some sort pep in my step ever since i became a wife but this time i think i over booked myself. let me just spell it out for you......we are moving. now im positive that i am in a better predicament than wives who are also mothers. may i give you all gold stars on your foreheads and a round of applause. i do not know how you all accomplish such things and still have time to look fabulous. as i was saying, i overbooked my weekend and im a little nervous about it. lets see, how about if i break down my days to come.

wednesday: take bella to summer school, work 9 am to 6 pm, pack up the car and go to new apartment, clean said new apartment and unload car, go home and pack some more, sleep.

thursday: work 9 am to 6 pm, take kenny to practice at the church, make dinner for one, more packing, more cleaning and washing my dirty dirty hair.

friday: take bella to summer school, be at church 9 am for set up for the kelly wedding which is where i will be for a good solid 12 hours, go home and crash.

saturday: pack up food and last minute things, moving party, unpack the necessities, go to church, hang out, crash.

sunday: wakey wakey eggs and bakey at 7 am, go set up shannons baby shower, shower at 11 am, clean up at 3:30 pm, take kenny to practice at the church, go to new apartment and unpack allll night looooong.

now that i look at this, im sure i just wrote all of this down for my own sanity. i apologize for the random tangent of posting my schedule smack dab in the middle of this blog.

i think i will end this by saying that this weekend, above all, i am in need of gods patience. as well as to remain meek, joyful and well rested in his arms.

"we also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need."

colossians 1:11

well than,

i wonder what one writes in a blog? especially a blog with no purpose other than writing just to write. you see, day jobs can be quite boring and well writing was once something that i held dear to my heart. perhaps the match will strike and our love will be united once again. until then i ask for your patience and hope you enjoy what your eyes can see. 

earlier today i read a quote from a mr. henry james that i came across on the internet some time ago and for no reason at all it came alive to me in a whole new way at that moment. the quote is simply this, 

"there are few things in life more agreeable

 than the ceremony of afternoon tea."

- henry james.

is that fabulous or what. you see a few years ago when i moved to salt lake a friend took me to the beehive tea house and immediately i fell in love with this darling 20's themed tea house. this is where i discovered afternoon tea and it was oh so magical. now afternoon tea is a tradition that originated in britain in 1662. it was founded when king charles II married a portuguese princess named catharine and as part of her dowry she brought with her a small chest of tea which she would serve to her friends at court. however it was not until the early 1700's that the term "afternoon tea" came to be when anna the 7th duchess of bedford experienced what she called a "sinking feeling" around 4 or 5 in the afternoon. she asked her maid to bring her a small pot of tea, bread and butter and some cake to her room. she then found thiarrangement so agreeable that she began asking her friends to join her. i would thank anna if i could.  

now im not sure about you but i personally find the olden days so fascinating. women back then were always dressed immaculately from head to toe, day by day. im sure that not every day back then was peachy but i admire their mannerisms and mostly their slowness of life. i say those ladies knew how to have a good time. i need to find the time to just hang out with my ladies and slow life down because just like our mr. henry james would say, its hard to find things more agreeable than afternoon tea.