More than a Great Grandma!

Heads Up, Lot of Pictures!

I am sad to say that I'm barely getting around to posting about my Grandma Witt's funeral. It was sad and wonderful at the same time! To have the family all together was wonderful. I'm so glad I was able to see everyone who came. We went to my moms cabin a couple days before and just headed to Venice the morning of the funeral. Thank to my moms friend Corrine who let shower at her place! We put the girls hair up in curlers the night before. Which was pretty funny.





I had never done that to Jorja and she couldn't sleep with them in. She would rest for only ten minutes than sit up and rip out a curler before crashing back down. We put them back in and her hair turned out super cute.

It was very much a sign that the only dress Jorja fit into was my old red dress. She was super cute running around in that dress.




It's a pretty famous dress on that side of the family. My amazing cousin Andra and I had matching dresses that our mothers had made for us. My great grandpa and grandma Witt gave us the red fabric. We have this super cute picture of the two of us... the crazy thing is EVERYONE has that pictures. Family I hardly know... always remember Andra and I because of the red dresses. I have had comments about it my whole life. I have that picture of us on my fridge. I am very grateful that my girls have also been able to wear that dress! It means a lot to me that Jorja wore it to Grandma's Funeral. Full Circle.

Grandma's funeral was perfect. Having the family all together was wonderful. Everyone captured the amazing person that Grandma is. She had a beautiful purple coffin with her family close, her chicken and quilts surrounding her, it was beautiful. My Dad said a very short and poignant prayer before closing the casket. It was perfect. I thank everyone who got up and spoke and participated in the services. It was beautiful and wonderful to remember the amazing woman that she is. She leaves behind an amazing legacy. She was an angel and always so happy to see you! She loved people and showered her joy on everyone around her. I'm very lucky to have known my Great Grandma and I will miss her dearly.


Olivia started getting sick in the middle of the graveside service. It was so hot out there and she just got over heated. Once she got some water and cooled down she was good to go. We had a lovely lunch back at the church and it was fun to sit and visit with everyone.



My Mom and Aunt Pam... Pam was my moms Maid of Honor at my mom and dad's wedding. She married my grandpa's little brother my great uncle Von. Mom really enjoyed catching up with her old friend.

My aunt Karen and her newest Grandbaby. So cute miss Kiya is!

Blake, Lindz and Jaye visiting.

Uncle Doug and my Daddy

We migrated over to Grandma and Grandpa Marshall's house to visit for a bit. I love The Ranch. It is such an amazing place. The feel of it there is so calming and peaceful. I have lots of happy memories there. I could so live there! Grandma took Liv and Jorja over to see the bunnies before we left. Jorja refused to take a nap and was running around like a chicken with her head cut off. She was out cold before we hit the main road once in her car seat. It was great fun to catch up with the family. We just don't all get together like that much anymore.


Grandma Marshall and her newest grandbaby... he is technically my cousin.

The girls playing poly pocket.


Dad and Sherry (She brought her youngest daughter and I actually got to meet one of her kids. Yeah... it's about time!)


Me, Mom and Andra

Me, Marci and Andra... would have been perfect if Shanna would have been able to make it. The four of us are really close in age and grew up having loads of fun together!

Jeneece, Andra, Me and Marci hanging out. Gotta love my cousins! They are wonderful and so dang cute! Don't mind my bright WHITE legs. They don't see the sun much.

Blake and Andra

Liv and Jorja being goofy.



My Aunt Amanda and her sister-in- law Angie.


Some nice pictures in front of the old ranch house.





Four Generations. Grandma and Grandpa Marshall, My Daddy, Me, Olivia and Jorja.


The bunnies were SO cute!



Grandpa Marshall, Uncle Kevin and his cute wife and my Daddy just hanging out in front of Grandma and Grandpas house.

Jorja and I being goofy. Oh What A Happy day it was to be with my family!

I hope to make a visit down to see Grandma and Grandpa Marshall again soon. It had been way too long since we made it there. I look forward to sharing that trip with Josh. He didn't make it to the funeral with us. He stayed home to take his class that had already been paid for. It was a rough time for us but I really wish he could have been there to share it with us.

Mom and I eventually made it back to the cabin and stayed the rest of the weekend. It was nice to not rush home and have lots to worry about. The cabin was very healing.

Paper Bag

My cousins son came home from his first day of school with a great assignment. Pick eight things that represent you and put them in a paper bag. He picked some great things... and then my cousin Neecer shared what she would put in her paper bad.

Here is my list.

1. Wedding Ring. Because all that it represents. Finding my other half and the commitment we made to each other for always. For the love we share.

2. A picture of my family. My girls are my world and my life revolves around my family. I Love them endlessly.

3. A book... my favorite book Loosing Julia by Jonathan Hull. I love its life story and what it represents. I love to read. I love to get lost in a good story.

4. My family cookbook. I love to cook and I love to have my family around to share good food with. It's a wonderful time to think and slow down a bit when making a good dish. Plus, it connects me to my family. I learned/learn to cook from the amazing people in my life.

5. My pillow. (I will make it fit into my bag!) I love good sleep! I love to be in my bed hanging out all cozy under the blankets.

6. A copy of my favorite painting by Van Gogh. To inspire and humble me. I never want to leave the love of art behind. In any form.

7. My Camera. I never want to miss a thing! I want to always have a way to capture the moment and be able to come back and see that picture to re-live it again. I love pictures and I want to remember all the amazing moments in my life. I'm very sentimental.

8. My flip flops. I love to be comfortable and I hate confining shoes. I must be comfortable along this journey through life. Plus, I think feet are amazing. They are our foundation and still move us through this adventure. So, be nicer to your feet!


So I put it to you...what are the 8 things in your bag????

About Time!

I finally uploaded my pictures off the camera and onto my computer. Yeah! Some fun stuff to post!

The last couple weeks have been pretty busy. Josh's brother was in town from Montucky with his cute family. We had a good week spending all our free time with them. The girls had so much fun playing together. Olivia is having some withdrawals I think from all the excitement.


One of our big adventures was a day at Lagoon. I had not actually been to Lagoon since my Junior year in high school. Lots has changed but some things are still very much the same. We started out the day at Lagoon-a-beach. We will just go ahead and skip that next time and spend more time with the rides.

Jorja took a nap after swimming and I spent some time with Olivia and cousins on the little kid rides.

Josh gave into peer pressure and went on Wicked without me... I had made him promise to not do so without me. The lucky butt got to go on it twice. It is by far the best ride at Lagoon. We had a great day eating carnie food and enjoying the family. My little bro and Jaye even made it over for a couple hours and I was able to ride some rides with Blake(aka... Lagoon addict!). It was a fun but LONG day and my feet were killing me be the time we got home. Thanks to Ginger Mom for spoiling us all rotten. She got the best deal in town and treated us all to the day of fun!


Jorja totally freaked out on Puff! I wish I had gotten her face... I hate to say, it was pretty funny. She did better by the third time around.
Olivia couldn't get enough. She had lots of fun riding rides with her cousins.





On Wednesday while Josh and I were both working. Ginger Mom took Liv, Jorja and Uncle Sean to the Davis County Fair. They had a great time! Dinner and farm animals... what more could you ask for? Jorja rode her first horse and I am sad that I missed out on all the fun. I'm so glad they took pictures for us!

Family Update

We have had an interesting couple weeks here. I know people have been wondering about how things are going. So... here is the update.

Last week I made up my mind. I decided to fight for my marriage. For better or worse, in sickness and health as we promised to eachother. Josh has been sick. I love Josh and if I didn't want a divorce then I would have to give him the benefit of the doubt and truly deal with our issues and put them in our past.
Josh has pretty much moved back home. Last weekend we had a very powerful/emotional day and have since been on the same page. We have always had a pretty intense connection and I was fighting it because of my hurt and anger. We are better together. I am not trusting him much to be home alone with the girls while I am at work. That is his witching hour... after the girls go to bed and he is home alone the beer comes out. I will not tolerate that when it comes to our girls. I feel like Josh is being honest with himself for the first time ever and with me. He still has many things to deal with and many hard conversations with people he loves in his future. But, I feel like we have the same goals and can work through this together. He has choices and he always did. Josh is an alcoholic and he is finally being honest with himself about that. He knows that he can never drink again or he will be in that same low spot again. He has been very dishonest about how much he has been drinking in the past and that is no more. Our goals are the same now and I pray that we can accomplish them together. A lot of relationships have been damaged in his wake and we are trying to deal with that one day at at time. For the most part we are doing OK. We have had lots of hard conversations. We are going to be seeking outside help. Along with the self help tools we have been using. It's time to start working together and communicating better. We have a lot to deal with still but there is hope that we can be better together through all of this.

Thank you for everyone's endless support. Especially my Mommy and Mommy-in-law for helping us with the girls so we can have time together to heal, for their undying support and love. Thank you.

I have tons to blog about, but really haven't had the time or motivation to do it. I haven't even taken the pictures off the camera from before my grandma's funeral. It's going to be a busy week for us. I work the next three nights and will hardly be home. Then we have family coming in for the weekend. Olivia is very excited to play with her cousins. We are planning a Lagoon day next Monday. I am not very excited to take Jorja. I haven't been to Lagoon since I was in high school. Should be interesting non the less. I hope that everyone is enjoying their summer. I can't believe how fast it is going by! Will do my best to get some pictures up here.
Love you all!