In the words of my husband: "Artistic, yet functional!"
Didn't realize I had so many earrings!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Snow Day
Scraping Snow off your car in heels … Poor judgment call when getting dressed this morning.
Realizing you’re not in 4wheel drive after almost running off the road … Not use to having 4wheel drive.
Trying to figure out why PennDot doesn’t have plows on the road yet … Thank you PennDot.
Taking the back way home when you know the roads haven’t been touched … Blond moment!
Almost getting slammed, head on, by an out-of-control SUV … Probable someone else that doesn’t realized they aren’t in 4 while drive
Screaming kid in the back seat making the “cracker, more, please, and milk” signs … A confused little boy.
Falling on my butt in the snow because of those heels … Again, poor dressing judgment.
Trying to find Jayden’s mittens to go play in the snow… Gives up, daddy’s socks will do.
Spending 20 minutes looking for a shovel to shovel the walk … Still can’t find the dang shovel
Seeing Jayden’s face while he plays in the snow… priceless!
Realizing you’re not in 4wheel drive after almost running off the road … Not use to having 4wheel drive.
Trying to figure out why PennDot doesn’t have plows on the road yet … Thank you PennDot.
Taking the back way home when you know the roads haven’t been touched … Blond moment!
Almost getting slammed, head on, by an out-of-control SUV … Probable someone else that doesn’t realized they aren’t in 4 while drive
Screaming kid in the back seat making the “cracker, more, please, and milk” signs … A confused little boy.
Falling on my butt in the snow because of those heels … Again, poor dressing judgment.
Trying to find Jayden’s mittens to go play in the snow… Gives up, daddy’s socks will do.
Spending 20 minutes looking for a shovel to shovel the walk … Still can’t find the dang shovel
Seeing Jayden’s face while he plays in the snow… priceless!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Love and Respect – Chapter One
Our young married couple group has just started this fascinating book called Love and Respect by Dr. Emerson; his concept in so simple, but yet so genius. I was so blown away by just reading the introduction that I couldn’t wait to start the first chapter. You can’t help when reading, but to wonder why it took this book to help you finally FIGURE it out.
Emerson’s theory is called “The Crazy Cycle.” Without love, she reacts - without respect, he reacts; and thus the “cycle” continues! Now, I don’t want to ruin the book for you, because I would highly recommend this book to any married couple; but it was like a light bulb went off in my head. Is that all it takes, just a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T? Is that all he needs to show me he loves me and thinks I’m special? Can it really be that easy?
We have only read the first chapter, but that concept alone can change a marriage. It has already made me aware of the way I talk to Jesse. It makes you really examine how you treat your husband and how it makes him feel when you don’t respect him. God calls wives to respect their husband as God commands husbands to love their wives; but when a wife does not feel loved she reacts in disrespect to her husband and vise-versa. What Emerson is asking us to do is stop that cycle and watch how the love and respect comes back into your marriage. Like I said… genius!
I would probable have to say that I am one of the biggest offenders when it comes to this crazy cycle. I can’t even count all the times I have disrespected Jesse and at times I didn’t even know I was doing it. Wow, just a little self control and some help from my loving God, I think this book might help us finally come out of this “crazy cycle.”
Though the book was very enlightening, there were thing I did not totally agree with, or at least for the time being “respect.” The book talks about an unconditional respect. For me, this is where the book really made me think and was especially tough. Right now, I just can’t understand that. My mind was suddenly flooded with so many questions about unconditional respect and in the workbook; I think I changed my answers like six times. Maybe a year ago I would have said yes, and I know in my heart that it is what God calls us as wives to do, but then how? I guess those answers will come with a little healing, growing together as we read this book as a couple and learning to love and respect one another.
Needless to say, after reading just one chapter I desperately want to go to the conference in March!
Emerson’s theory is called “The Crazy Cycle.” Without love, she reacts - without respect, he reacts; and thus the “cycle” continues! Now, I don’t want to ruin the book for you, because I would highly recommend this book to any married couple; but it was like a light bulb went off in my head. Is that all it takes, just a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T? Is that all he needs to show me he loves me and thinks I’m special? Can it really be that easy?
We have only read the first chapter, but that concept alone can change a marriage. It has already made me aware of the way I talk to Jesse. It makes you really examine how you treat your husband and how it makes him feel when you don’t respect him. God calls wives to respect their husband as God commands husbands to love their wives; but when a wife does not feel loved she reacts in disrespect to her husband and vise-versa. What Emerson is asking us to do is stop that cycle and watch how the love and respect comes back into your marriage. Like I said… genius!
I would probable have to say that I am one of the biggest offenders when it comes to this crazy cycle. I can’t even count all the times I have disrespected Jesse and at times I didn’t even know I was doing it. Wow, just a little self control and some help from my loving God, I think this book might help us finally come out of this “crazy cycle.”
Though the book was very enlightening, there were thing I did not totally agree with, or at least for the time being “respect.” The book talks about an unconditional respect. For me, this is where the book really made me think and was especially tough. Right now, I just can’t understand that. My mind was suddenly flooded with so many questions about unconditional respect and in the workbook; I think I changed my answers like six times. Maybe a year ago I would have said yes, and I know in my heart that it is what God calls us as wives to do, but then how? I guess those answers will come with a little healing, growing together as we read this book as a couple and learning to love and respect one another.
Needless to say, after reading just one chapter I desperately want to go to the conference in March!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Christmas Rundown
***CHRISTMAS EVE***
Christmas Eve with the Balla clan is one night of the year I look forward to more than anything. It’s special; a night so important to me that no one can really understand and sometimes thinks I’m crazy for being so traditional about it. Christmas Eve is my favorite night of the year and is when I feel Christmas the most. Christmas Day doesn’t even come close
to how special Christmas Eve night is, and I don’t want that to ever change.
Our night starts off with a variety of amazing Hungarian foods made by my fabulous Hungarian father. There is lots of laughing and talking loud like all of us Balla’s do best! You would think that beca
use we see each other every Wednesday we wouldn’t have so much to say, but we all come up with more to talk about each time! Then it’s off to church to see Leigha in the Christmas Eve service. I think I’m going to just leave it at that because I was quite embarrassed and was extremely happy when the whole thing was over.
As tradition has it, all of us kids get into our Pj’s or sweats and get cozy on the couch in front of the tree. And just like clock work my mom brings out her camera and tells us to get out stocking to take yet another years Christmas picture in front of the tree. This year I brought my camera and thought to take the pictures myself also I did them before church so we wouldn’t look all 
scruffy!
***CHRISTMAS MORNING***
Christmas morning was a little different… Jesse had to go into work, but was home by 9. I made breakfast and watched “A Christmas Story” while I waited for him to arrive. When he got home we let Jayden open his gifts. We only bought Jayden two things, but the two things he got, he loved. I have a few picture of Christmas morning below. Jesse made me a cup that had our wedding date on it. It was sweet and he made it, so he got points for that one.
Then we headed to the Yacoes for Christmas dinner. It was nice, better than I thought it would be. It was nice to just sit around the table and talk. Jayden made out good with gifts, thanks to aunt rozzie! She went a little crazy this year, but he is the only nephew she has.
In all honesty this Christmas was a pretty nice one. I didn’t have high hopes for that but it was. I need to keep reminding myself I’m blessed and that 2009 is going to be different. I just need to start looking at it in a positive way instead of living in the past; the only person I’m hurting is myself, by living that way.
God, help me walk out 2009 with a new look on life and my eyes on you!
Christmas Eve with the Balla clan is one night of the year I look forward to more than anything. It’s special; a night so important to me that no one can really understand and sometimes thinks I’m crazy for being so traditional about it. Christmas Eve is my favorite night of the year and is when I feel Christmas the most. Christmas Day doesn’t even come close
Our night starts off with a variety of amazing Hungarian foods made by my fabulous Hungarian father. There is lots of laughing and talking loud like all of us Balla’s do best! You would think that beca
use we see each other every Wednesday we wouldn’t have so much to say, but we all come up with more to talk about each time! Then it’s off to church to see Leigha in the Christmas Eve service. I think I’m going to just leave it at that because I was quite embarrassed and was extremely happy when the whole thing was over.
scruffy!
***CHRISTMAS MORNING***
Christmas morning was a little different… Jesse had to go into work, but was home by 9. I made breakfast and watched “A Christmas Story” while I waited for him to arrive. When he got home we let Jayden open his gifts. We only bought Jayden two things, but the two things he got, he loved. I have a few picture of Christmas morning below. Jesse made me a cup that had our wedding date on it. It was sweet and he made it, so he got points for that one.In all honesty this Christmas was a pretty nice one. I didn’t have high hopes for that but it was. I need to keep reminding myself I’m blessed and that 2009 is going to be different. I just need to start looking at it in a positive way instead of living in the past; the only person I’m hurting is myself, by living that way.
God, help me walk out 2009 with a new look on life and my eyes on you!
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