It's "Fomma's" Day, Ya'll!

This has been my first official Mother's Day with a baby in the house. Since I am fostering, and my mom decided I should be called "Fomma" (foster+momma), this holiday is officially called Fomma's Day at La Casa de Kacie!

Since today is the day to talk about how awesome your mom is, or how thankful you are to be a mom, I feel that I should follow suit.

For starters, my mom is the best. Yes, she is better than yours, or at least I think so. ;) She has been through so much, put up with so much, yet she has always tried her hardest to keep a smile on her face and a loving, supportive word for her kids. I cannot even imagine what my life would be like without her. I am so very much just like my mother. We are loud and tend to be outspoken. We love hard and fight hard for those we do love. We act alike, look alike and honestly, I can't think of anyone else that I would want to favor so strongly.

As for being a new "Fomma"...wow. I know I've said before that there are no words to explain it, but there really are not! I know this situation that I find myself in with this sweet baby boy could be only temporary, and I am preparing myself for that, but while I have Little Man I am going to act each day as if he were my own. In his almost 10 weeks of life, Little Man has experienced more love from myself, my friends and family, than most people do in a  lifetime. He has truly changed my life and I am so thankful to have the opportunity to "mother" him right now. I just simply cannot get enough of his preciousness!

My sweet parents took my cousin and I (with all of the kiddos) to and Arkansas Travelers game for a fun Mother's Day weekend trip! We had a blast!

My first babies!! Couldn't love them any more if I would have had them myself!

Love my Momma!

You can see my crazy Daddy hiding in the back, he doesn't do pictures! :/

Baby Boy's first baseball game!!

today i am THANKFUL

Thankful.

That is all I can say right now. 

It has just been one of those days that I literally just want to jump up and down and do my happy dance. My job has not been so great lately, but the last week has been fabulous. On top of that I get to spend the next three days with some of my co-workers that are more like family.

AND even better than all of that, I finally feel like doors are opening for certain things in my life. I have been praying and researching a couple of different things that could really change my future and today I had my first meeting that is leading me in, what I feel, is the right direction. Luckily, my mom also has great connections so that helps a lot too. :)

I know we are called to praise God even on our bad days, and I truly try my best, but days like today make it SO easy. I am so thankful and so excited to see where things go!! It is amazing where God leads you when you simply give turn things over to Him!

Thankful Today

I had the most fabulous Thanksgiving "vacation" filled with tons of family, friends, food, shopping and a quick trip to Nashville for a Predators hockey game!

I did miss posting my week of "thankful's" because of all of our crazy activities SO I will play catch up now (before I start with full blown Christmas craziness!)

This year I am so extremely thankful for...
*my family...we don't always agree on things (not even half of the time) but we love each other and always have each other's backs!
*my friends...the ones I see/talk/text every week and the ones I see MAYBE once a year...I love you all and I have no idea where I'd be without each of you (not that you'll ever see this bc I won't tell you the address! :) )
*my church family...they have seen my family and I through so many good and bad times and have loved me through them all! (And they've even witnessed my ugly cry!)
*my home...I know I am constantly complaining because I haven't had the time or money to completely redo everything I would like to but I am enjoying my little house with its 70's flair while it is a work in progress!
*my fur babies...while I still do not consider myself a cat person, my little strays that have taken over my house are growing on me. And of course, I am completely obsessed with my sweet old man chocolate lab!
*vacations...whether it be cruising to Mexico, the Bahamas, Jamaica or the Cayman Islands, or taking a quick weekend trip to Branson or Nashville, I so enjoy this time. I know that I will not always be in a place that I can just up and go so I want to have as many wonderful vaca experiences as possible!!
*fall/winter...sweaters, flannel, leggings, boots, Christmas movies and decorations...this list could go on and on...this is totes my favorite time of the year!
*the simple things in life...Pinterest nights with the besties, dinner with old friends, a walk through the woods with my baby brother, Sunday lunch with the family, night drives to nowhere...

There are so many things that I am forever thankful for but I am most thankful for my Savior, Jesus Christ, and having the opportunity to be raised around so many wonderful Christian examples.

Ain't Nothin' Wrong With the Same 'Ole Same!

Well, it has been a minute. A lot has happened. A lot has changed. A lot has stayed exactly the same, and for that I am so thankful.

I have been thinking a lot lately about all of the crazy things that happen in this life, and while I am all about change and mixing things up, I will forever be grateful for the things that simply stay the same. There is nothing like a morning wake up call from my daddy, or a "Gnly" (Good night, love you) text before bed from my momma. "Lovins" from my sweet baby cousin, bye kisses from my grandma and great grandma and head rubs for my papa. Even the 2 a.m. phone calls from my baby brother (who just turned 21!!!) to come and unlock the door are always welcomed.

These are things that I take for granted. These things will not always be here, but right now, while they are, I will enjoy them. I will kiss on my baby cousins. I will spend a little extra time with my pup even if it means I'm a little late for work. I will rub my old man buddy's head when I walk behind him at church every Sunday. I will laugh out loud when I get a stupid meme texted to me by a friend. I will then do my best to reenact whatever the meme says to then laugh at myself. And yes, I may spend a little too much money on road trips with my girls.

I want to live for me, do what makes me happy and learn to be truly happy with the constants in my life. Today that means loving on my family and friends, doing the best I can to keep my work people happy, planning a vacation or two, growing in my Jesus, and simply doing "me", whatever that may be.