Baby Nava is here!!! Our friends Meishach & Chera Moore have finally welcomed to the world their newest addition: Nava Bethia Moore. She was born last night at 8:23pm, and weighs 7 lbs. 5 oz. She is beautiful!! They did a home birth so I spent the whole day yesterday and morning today with Judah (3) and Charis (2) They came over for a sleepover with "Beppy & Jodan" It was tiring but so much fun...Chera did a home birth so they needed some space and to get the kids out of the way for a while.

We're so excited she's finally here!! And so thankful that everything went well and Mommy & Baby are doing so well!

I've been absent, I know...sorry. Had a lot occupying my brain space lately from beginning to get geared up for Camp Courtney, to new things happening in our church with our worship arts' department, to lots going on with work and helping my sister with some wedding things-showers and tuxes and dance floors and such, and being "on call" so to speak for a friend who is due any day- her husband has been out of town these past few days so we've been on plan B in case baby Nava arrives a tad early. So, the Roe household has been busy and bustling, but today- today is a very special day.

Many amazing thing have happened on this day in history:
-in 1705, Queen Anne of England knighted Isaac Newton
-in 1724, the first Easter was observed
-in 1862, slavery was abolished in the District of Columbia
-in 1900, US Post Office issues the 1st book of stamps
-in 1940, 1st televised baseball game (Cubs vs.White Sox) That's for Dan!
-in 1962, Walter Kronkite begins anchoring the CBS Evening News
-in 1986, the song "Manic Monday" by the Bangles was at the top of the charts

...these are all well and good, but most importantly...

-in 2005, I married my unbelievable and amazing husband!!

It's been an absolutely wonderful three years. In some ways it's flown by and in others it seems like forever! But whatever the case I love it. He is absolutely perfect for me- I am more convinced every day of a Creator who knows us so deeply and intimately and designed one person to perfectly complete and compliment us. It's a beautiful thing. He makes me excited to get up every morning, and keeps me laughing and smiling throughout the day. We know this next year holds some big changes for us, and even though we don't know exactly what's on the horizon, I am looking forward to the adventure.

I love you so much, Jordan!

Absolutely amazing!! We didn't see it last night, but Jordan told me a while ago that on American Idol gives back, the remaining contestants sang, "Shout to the Lord," an incredibly POWERFUL worship song! God has a way of making His name known to ALL the world and it was awesome seeing Him exalted on a show like American Idol, that is all about giving glory to other people. If you haven't seen it, click on this and type in American Idol Shout to the Lord. I'll try to post the video soon, or go to Nathan's site to watch it.

In addition to Rebox, and the new Hillsong United album, here's another great thing I've learned from Trish! (I'm telling you- if you don't have a Trish in your life, you need to get one pronto)

It's Pandora, and it's the best internet radio. You enter in the artists you like and it plays those artists and others like them. You can give thumbs up or down for songs you like or don't like. I don't typically listen to much music while I'm working unless it's really low, but this is a great option and I am really enjoying it. Here's a list of some of the artists in my pandora box: (where else could you get this grouping together?)
- Alcia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Brooke Fraser, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion, Chicago, Colbie Caillat, Jonny Lang, Jordin Sparks, Joss Stone, KT Tunstall, Keith Urban, Lifehouse, One Republic, Rascal Flatts, & U2! Fantastic!

Just finished reading "Persuasion" by Jane Austen last night. It's been so long since I've read a novel or a fiction book. (Wait, I lied- I read "Prince Caspian" from Chronicles of Narnia on a Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago while Jordan was working on the garage. I wanted to brush up before the movie in May) But anyway.....I don't read them often.

We stumbled upon this amazing used book store in Tucson about 15 minutes before we had to leave for the airport. It was awesome! I found several books and determined to purchase "Persuasion," which I had never read. (I'm a BIG Jane Austen fan)

I finished the couple chapters left last night and of course I LOVED the book! It was amazing in true Austen style. If you've never gotten a chance to read Jane Austen- you should! It's well worth it.

Ten things I loved about our trip to Tucson:

1. Incredible gourmet breakfasts served on Spode china. (ex: fresh fruit with granola and yogurt & a dutch quiche with gouda cheese and spinach or pinapple bake & southwestern egg bake. mmm,mmm,mmmm)

2. Jamba Juice- all I need to say!

3. All sorts of Cacti- so cool! (these are the barrel and saguaro cacti)

4. Tombstone- the town and the movie!! "I'm your Huckleberry!"

5. Javelina's- they are too cool and don't be mistaken- they are NOT pigs :-)

6. Mountains, mountains and more mountains! I love 'em!

7. Lots of Mexican food.....alright for rice and beans! Yum, yum!

8. The Suncatcher Inn- the bed & breakfast we stayed at.

9. INCREDIBLE HIKES in the Saguaro National Park. These were seriously some of the major highlights of my trip!

10. Lots of great time with family and being thankful for Erin feeling better!

TUCSON PICS!

Tucson Update!!

We are having a great time in Tucson Arizona. It's a neat place- very deserty- very cool. Don't have time (well, not really true- just don't want to right now) to fully update so here are some pictures to enjoy, and I'll tell you about them later.

If you've never used Redbox to rent movies...you are missing out! First, check out www.redbox.com and find a location close to you, then use this coupon code and get a free rental. Enjoy!

Check out the song I updated on my "currently listening to" section to the right. If you've never listened to Phil Wickham, may I highly suggest this album. I absolutely love it!

I was tagged by Trish to post 6 weird things about myself, so here goes

1)I, like Trish, organize my closet according to color. I think maybe this is something a lot of people do, and I follow the roygbv "rainbow" color scheme: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet. I have found it is most pleasing to the eye. (I put pink in front of red, and brown, white and black at the end, respectively.)

2)I am serious about EVERYTHING being in it's place! I am constantly putting things away when I walk through the house. Every morning when I am finished reading I fold the blanket and drape it over the chair the exact same way. Books, shoes, magazines, etc....all has it's place and must be put back. I am always picking up after Jordan. I have a feeling this will be seriously challenged in me when we had kids. Oh well- for now, it is what it is!

3)I really like it when my email inbox is empty. I get a major sense of accomplishment knowing that I have dealt with that email and it can now be deleted. It is rarely, if ever, FULLY empty, but I can usually keep both (my work and personal) inboxes down to about 5-10 emails by the end of the day!

4)I have an obsession with tea! I love my loose leaf tea and love to try new flavors, and find new stores that sell it. I have my whole tea collection- 25 round tins, each labeled with information on the type of tea and brewing instructions. I have no less than 2 cups per day, but most days 3-4. (Don't worry, never more than 2 cups of caffeinated tea) :-)Most tea is very light in caffeine anyway.

5)I really don't like to paint my toenails. I know this is totally gross to some people, but for whatever reason, if I do- it chips really quickly and I just don't like the upkeep. (my husband would say it's b/c I'm always running into things) So, for most of the year, they go bare and unpainted. I will always do them for special occasions like weddings, but that's about it.

6)I love pickle juice! (my mouth is actually watering as I write this- weird, I know) Don't know why- always have. I love sipping it straight from the jar...dill, not bread and butter or sweet, but it just tastes so good to me. I'm sure I'm sipping 3 times my daily intake of sodium, but hey- no part gets wasted!

So there you have it!

This was certainly one of the most fun and eventful weekends we've had! It was incredible. The main reason this was such a special weekend is because on Friday morning, my beautiful precious sister, Ferris, and Robby GOT ENGAGED! It is SO exciting and amazing!



I cannot even being to describe how happy and excited I am. Jordan knew it was happening, as did my family, I think- but I had asked to know nothing...I wanted my sis to be able to surprise me when it happened and surprised I was! If you would like to read the whole story of how Robby proposed (it's pretty awesome) in Ferris's words, click here. It's a description complete with details and pictures. It really was a whole DAY of proposal, pretty amazing! Incredible, incredible....that's all I have to say!

Saturday morning we oversaw the rehearsal for a couple of special elements for Sunday's Easter service. I had a meeting and then we headed up to Cool Springs to run a few errands...we went to Costco, which is so much more fun with Jordan than by myself. My husband NEVER ceases to entertain me! Then Jordan and I parted ways- I had to drive ALL the way back down to 2nd avenue to pick up my phone which I had left at the Melting Pot. I made a detour to Teavana on the way, so it was worth it! :-) I spent the rest of Saturday grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, working on some church/ministry things, etc.

Sunday we had a wonderful church service. Kyle Kellums lead worship in Spring Hill and we had lots of visitors. It was exciting! After church we went to our next door neighbors' cookout and birthday party for their daughter Kaitlyn, who turned 6.
We had a great time hanging with our neighbors, jumping on Kaitlyn's new trampoline, and eating Josh's wonderful burgers. Jordan left to go hang in the park with Kyle Kellums and I stayed next door for a while longer. Ian came over a bit later and I took off to help Natalie Cressy and some other girls with some decorations for Mark & Natalie's upcoming wedding. (April 12th)


Ian was still over when I got home and we all had some chili and chatted about youth ministry and some things going on. Jordan and I ended the evening watching what I do believe I can declare is my favorite movie: Pride & Prejudice. SO GOOD!

What a great weekend!

I didn't get one of mom & dad- I know mom does so I'll post that later!

Last night was great! Robby had treated Ferris, me & Jordan AND Mom & Dad to the Michael Buble' show that was at the Sommet Center in Nashville. Michael Buble was a great entertainer and sounded as good live as he does on his CD. He was pretty crude though, which was surprising, and after I mentioned something to Jordan about it, he remarked, "he's just grown-up frat boy." But it certainly didn't ruin the night or anything- it was a WONDERFUL show!

We were VERY impressed with the Opening Act. They were a group called Naturally 7...seven guys who do all acapella stuff, but not only do they do traditional acapella vocal songs but they make all the instruments with their mouths. INCREDIBLE! It's hard to describe how amazing this was to watch. Check out their myspace page HERE for a listen!

It was a SUPER fun night and a fabulous memory. I'll post some pics of us soon!

THANKS ROBBY! WE LOVE YOU!

Melinda

Melinda Doolittle was and still is my favorite American Idol contestant- I checked up on her today to see if there's any news. She has put out a single which I am definitely going to get...her singing "My Funny Valentine" is one of the best things I've ever heard AND she apparently has signed with BHCC for her management. This is the company I worked for for a year and half. How cool! I'm going to email my old boss and try to get the scoop.

It is finally here for your viewing pleasure! A few weeks ago- Jordan decided to build a dance floor, so that he could have that as a way of staying in shape. I love the idea and I'm so pleased with how it has turned out. I am super excited that we'll be mounting a TV and DVD in the corner so I can do Pilates. Super cool!! So here ya go- he finished it last night- our very own mini-dance studio!!

(The blue are just pieces of tape that will be removed)

Can I just say- I am SO excited about our brand spankin' new SUPER Target being open. It "officially" opened yesterday for the Grand opening, but it's had a soft opening all week long and I have already been there 3 times. Jordan and I stopped in on Saturday and saw about 5 different families we knew- quite the place to be.

And it's currently the highest grossing Target in the nation. Not bad for little ol' Spring Hill, TN. Young families with little kids like their Target :-)

Well it's been quite an eventful Saturday already and it's only 11:00am. We woke up this morning to beautiful snow everywhere- probably the most we've gotten in this part of TN in a while!



Jordan and I had bought tickets to a pancake breakfast one of the Junior high girls softball teams was having at Applebee's this morning. We were planning on going with Al & Martha Pearson. Right as we're getting ready to go- I took a look at the tickets and noticed they said Columbia, TN, not Spring Hill, TN. We couldn't believe it- we had to drive 30 minutes down to Columbia....oh well. We picked up Al & Martha and had a great time with pancakes and coffee. After that- Jordan got an inckling to begin exploring in Columbia and we walked into the Columbia Mall- oh yes! Your classic old, small town mall. We got transfixed with the little coin game thingy...


Then we had some fun with the little booths stuck randomly in the side of the wall...


...and Al caught a little nap in an unconspicuous place.

We've had Uturn and our meetings cancelled today...so I'm about to do some cleaning and some prep for worship tomorrow morning. Have a happy Saturday!

New song uploaded- check it out!

Last night was fun...I really do love getting to go downtown- don't do it very often, but it is a treat. We had a couple high school guys with us- long time family friends of the Roe's who's son is considering Belmont. So, we met him and his friend in Hillsboro Village and took them to Calypso, drove them around Nashville briefly before getting coffee at Fido and heading back home. The pour guys must have thought we were taking them to Alabama driving down to Spring Hill- it always feels SO long for people who are visiting. :0) They spent the night and then I made whole wheat plain and banana walnut pancakes for everyone before starting work- then the boys took off for Belmont.

Jordan & I have a couple meetings after work and then a relaxing low-key night at home planned. Hopefully Jordan will finish his "project" tonight and I'll be able to post pics of what he's been up to! I'm sure the anticipation is killing you. Have a wonderful weekend!

currently drinking: lemon green tea

My favorite new thing is the Green Bag! I saw them first at Kroger about a month ago, and was very interested in them. Not only for the benefit they are to our environment (I use like 10 plastic bags every grocery trip) but really for the size- how much you can put in them, and they're so much easier & more comfortable to carry than those plastic bags. AND they really are affordable!

So, I have bought them at Target, Whole Foods and Kroger. And you can really use them at any store...they're great for dry cleaning or things you need to tote around. I need to start putting them in the car, I find they're more accessible that way.



Go getcha some! =)