Happiness Is Not Always Where You Think It Should Be

We think so many things in this world will make us happy. Enough money in the bank, movie night, that new car or maybe good grades. But it wasn't until my Husband and I started gradually moving our furniture to storage that I've felt really, really happy. We eat on stacks of blankets at the hope chest instead of the kitchen table. We aren't even high enough up to see into serving bowls that rest on the hope chest. I thought that would irritate me, but it really is fun. It's a surprise every time you dip back into the bowl, never knowing what you may come out with. Or coming up with new ways to sit so that you get a little bit taller. We have only two pieces of furniture in our entire living room right now, which makes it look so lonely in the day time. But what people don't know is: with all this empty, open space, it's perfect for nighttime pillow fights. We can be so serious at times, we forget how to let loose. How to let it all go and relax. Be ourselves! Act childish! Having fun doesn't have to be mature all the time. It's the little things indeed. The little things that make us smile the most, the little things that we never realize we need so much. They contribute so much to our long days, our busy lives and our hectic lifestyles. We need those little things so much! And I'm very glad I get a good chance to have them.

5 Signs You Know You're Married to an Engineer!

There are some things about my hubby that is different from any other kind of man! He has a personality that is shaped very uniquely. And I believe it's because of his engineer/science background. So I have thought up some of the things he does "differently", compared to other guys, and made them into a list. You may enjoy this if you, too, are married to an engineer!

1. He Thinks About Every Decision He Makes For a Long Time

          You ask a simple question, maybe expecting a quick reply, but you may as well forget that! Engineers analyse everything they do-big or small- and they won't give you a true answer until they have thought up every pro and con there is to the situation.

2. You Can Get as Emotional as You Want But He'll Still Remain Logical

         "What are the problems you are facing right now?" "How could a different choice have affected your current feelings?" "What could we do differently in the future?" These are all things your husband might come out and ask you when you have the blues, or are angry about something. Logic is their specialty. No need to get emotional when you can solve the problem with math!

3. The Computer is Part of Your Budget

         I had never even heard of a graphics card before we got married. Not until one broke and not having a new one was not an option. If only I would have known that a new tablet or an upgraded computer would take so much attention! ;) I never did like video games a whole lot, but I think I may need to start learning..

4. He Can and Will Make Tons of Things Himself

        Need a front airdam(??) on the car? How about some black garden edging! Feeling too warm at work? How about a makeshift "air director" on your fan! I never knew the possibilities were so endless! But he always did. Not to mention, never is he ever embarrassed about his homemade inventions... even when the garden edging scrapes any driveway you ever back off of.

5. You May Feel that His Introvert Mindset is Slowly Becoming More Appealing than Being Extroverted

       At times I have to remind myself that being outgoing and social really is more fun to me than sitting alone and not talking to anyone. But this point can go two ways. If you are talented enough, you may find your engineer love being more and more outgoing just because you are! Also, even when two really good friends, who are both engineers, get together they don't even need to talk! Most of the time they get together just to play video games anyway!

There are definitely things I have not covered here, but who has time for an extensive list? If you still don't understand the cute habits of our dear engineers, I would recommend this video. Even if you aren't looking for dating tips, he names a lot of the quirky habits of the men with the calculators!-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mUFXFe765I

Time to Get a Move on!

On May 23rd, 2014 I married my awesome hubby! On May 30th, we moved to Texas. On August 16th, we moved again. Now, on May 16th, 2015 we are moving for the third time in less than one year of marriage. Yikes! This was definitely something I definitely did not think would happen when I agreed to marry a man still in college. But it is something that I'm getting sort of used to! Since our first move to Texas was only for one summer (to a fully furnished apartment), it really was an easy move and we didn't have to take too much. It was more of a long honeymoon than a move. But our move from Texas to the city where the university was... well, let's just say that was a bit more stressful. ALL of our things from before we were married were now finally coming together as one. We had two cars, a conversion van without seats and a moving truck filled with stuff. Who knew we had so much junk just starting out?? With this move came all the problems. Since we were several states away, we only could rely pictures of apartments near the university, and word of mouth. Once we picked an apartment, we couldn't see it in person! It was really challenging. With this being said, came our first problem. When we got to the apartment, every placement of furniture I had thought up suddenly went out the window. The rooms were not as big as I thought, and the spot where we thought the desk would fit perfectly was cut in half by a water heater! I sulked and whined for days about the desk being in the living room. I had no desire to keep it there (I was being totally unreasonable). Finally, that's just where it had to stay. There was no other spot in our tiny, one bedroom apartment. The other problems came as the move started to turn more into "settling in". I realized that my loving husband packed his dishes dirty! (his claim is that he washed them in the dishwasher and they didn't get cleaned, but by my standards they would still be dirty!) And there was also a lot of things at his Momma's house that he hadn't brought down yet. He complained about me having too many clothes, I complained about him having too many tools! It was a merry-go-round. That move was so stressful, I thought I never wanted to move again until he was done with school! Well.. here we are 9 months later, with another move! Back to our home town for a summer internship. However, this move, I have determined, will be smoother! I have made a list of every box, and its contents. And we have been gradually moving boxes to our new summer abode. Now, we are 2 weeks from moving day and I am thrilled! But also a little nervous. Will it be less stressful? What will the move back in the Fall be like? Will we ever stop moving?? Time will tell. All I can say is, at least I have someone with me who will make a house, apartment, mansion or shack a home wherever we go! :)

Why I Decide Not to Show off My Body

Why shouldn't we 'flaunt what we got', and let the men turn their eyes away? Is it our fault if, when we show a little cleavage, a guy is staring? Shouldn't they be responsible for looking away and let us dress how we please?
Every female wants to look cute, attractive, and wear clothes that flatter her body. But what is too much skin, and where do you draw the line for "modest" clothing? Is there even a need to be "modest"?

1 Timothy 2:9-10 says: In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
This verse clearly states that we are to have some form of modesty. And by the context of the rest of the verse, it is easy to see that here Paul is talking about outward modesty. The only problem is... there is nothing in the Bible that says "Don't wear leggings that show off your figure." or "3 inches above the knee is okay." It isn't that easy to tell what's modest!
We do have a good reference on how much skin is okay and not okay from Genesis 3:21. It says: 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. This verse here says the LORD Himself clothed Adam and Eve, right? So by implication, obviously, these coats He made for them were modest, because He is the LORD. The Hebrew word here for coats is KUTTONETH which means 'meaning to cover; a shirt, coat, garment or robe' this Hebrew word is also translated as KATHEPH which means to clothe; the shoulder (proper, that is, upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively side piece or lateral projection or anything: - arm, corner, shoulder (-piece), side, undersetter. From this passage I would say it is safe to assume that we should be wearing something that will cover our bodies as much as up to our shoulder.
It is not made perfectly clear in the scriptures how long our shorts and skirts are to be but if we look at the word "shamefacedness" in 1 Timothy 2:9 is also translated as 'bashfulness'. If you were to replace the word shamefacedness with bashfulness in that scripture it would make it more understandable as saying "Don't be so bold when you dress" in other words, keep yourself hidden. How much are we to keep hidden? In Exodus 28:42 Aaron and his sons were to cover their thighs to be pleasing to the LORD. While there is nothing said about women covering their thighs, I believe the passage here is a good reference point. Why should we show off the parts of our legs that are the most appealing to men? The idea here is that we shouldn't look for what the minimum amount of clothing is that we need to wear, it's that we need to make sure that we are always dressing in bashfulness when we get dressed, and pick out our wardrobes.
Hebrews 13:4 says "Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge." We should never lead anyone to think sexually inappropriate thoughts by the way we dress. We should never assume it is the mans "job" to turn his eyes away, or control his thoughts and actions. We should WANT to help them not have that trouble. "And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." Mark 12:31. We should always act in love by dressing in a manner that will not cause our brothers to stumble.
When the Bible says that the Devil is a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour, do we automatically think of ways that we can get as close to that lion as possible, without being devoured? In other words, do we push the envelope? We must make sure that we are always clothing ourselves with Christ (Romans 13:13-14) and showing that we care about our bodies and are acting with love towards our brethren.
Our adorable wardrobe isn't going to matter on judgement day, but it will matter how we dressed ourselves with that wardrobe.

10 Random Phrases of North America

Why the weird phrases?
Have you ever noticed that we use the weirdest phrases? "He's just the spitting image of you!" What? What does that even mean? How did someone actually come up with that phrase? It's almost like an inside joke that spread. Inside jokes are hilarious to the people that are actually in on them, but then they spread and everyone else thinks those jokes are nuts because they don't understand them. Here are some of the weirdest phrases that I came up with that are common in the United States. They may or may not make sense!

1. Spitting image
Seriously, how does this make sense?
2. Jumping the gun
If I was hearing this for the first time I would think it was referencing someone getting out of a sticky situation.
3. Bee's Knees
No Bee has any knees.
4. Costs an arm and a leg
How much IS that?..
5. On cloud nine
Personally, I prefer cloud 10
6. Piece of cake
Yum!
7. B-line
I think I don't know where that goes..
8.  The whole kit and caboodle
I've always wanted a caboodle.
9. Coin a phrase
Huh.. Ironic...
10. Happy as a clam
So, how happy is a clam?