Major Milestone.. 1st Wedding Anniversary

This past Sunday, (October 25) I celebrated my first wedding anniversary with my husband. One year.. Man, how time flies. I had planned to post this on our actual anniversary, but we were travelling to Las Vegas for the first of many annual anniversary trips. We had a such a great time-This was my husbands first trip to Vegas, and the West Coast.. (He lives in an Empire State of Mind-New Yorker at heart) This is the first time since the week before our wedding that we have spent more than 3 days together with out having to work or just do anything- It was great! After having some much fun, I promptly told my husband that we need to go that more often.

As if I haven't said it a million times already- Happy 1st Anniversary Eric, This ride has been amazing, and I can't wait to see where it takes us next.

Check us out.. Shots from our Vegas Trip:

Good Morning

This morning I had to the chance to witness something beautiful.-A sunrise...I caught this shot with my iphone camera. Check it out!

Monday Motivation

There are times when to speak is to violate the moment.. when silence represents the highest respect. The word for such times is reverence. The prayer for such times is "Hallowed be thy name."
-Max Lucado, A love worth giving.

Emotional Roller Coaster

Up, down, up, down.. and back again. Emotional roller coaster= The story of my freaking life!
I found out yesterday that I didn't receive enough financial aid( Federal Student loans) to cover my tuition this year. I didn't qualify for ANYTHING grant or scholarship related. I'm about $10,000 short to go full time, about $9,100 short to go 3/4 time, and about $500 to go part time. So.... It doesn't look like I will be starting school this quarter or the next. I was looking into getting a private student loan, but something about that has me worried- 1. The interest rates suck. 2. I won't be able to start paying it back along with my other student loans 6 months after I graduate. 3. The thought of taking out another loan just to go back to school as me unsettled.
Right now, I'm in a dark and twisty place (Grey's Anatomy quote) I'm trying to shake it, but I can't right now.
Disappointed is not even the word for how I feel. More like defeated. I was finally ready to go back to school, and now this.. I know that God has a plan for each person but, I really wish he would tell me MY plan, or give me hint... Something, cause this is not how I saw my life at 25.
The old adage-"Hindsight is always 20/20"- It sure is. Too bad, I can't go back in time.

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Wendesday Wisdom

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

2 Timothy 1: 7 KJV

Music Monday

Please let this video bless you... It's once of my favorite singers in the ENTIRE world. Anaysha Figueroa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjw-yjEkH6g

I'm going back.. back, back, to school

I'm going back to school.. I completed my FASFA today, and I'm in the process of applying to schools. I'm scared, nervous, and excited all at the same time.
I've finally got off my butt and decided that 1) What I do now is not what's hot to me anymore. I once loved the company I work for and the people in my department.. that as ALL changed. 2) The stress, the fact I loathe getting out of bed in the morning, the fact that I sleep late, and don't care is all a sign that I need to make some changes. 3) I need to finish school and get my degree if I want to succeed at making those changes.. so I'm headed back to school.
Currently, I'm looking at Photography and Graphic Design.

That is all.
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Wednesday Wisdsom

Haven't you had enough change in your life? Relationships change. Health changes. The weather changes. But the God who ruled the earth last night is the same God who rules it today. Same convictions. Same plan. Same mood. Same love. He never changes.
-A love worth giving, Max Lucado

New Obession: iPhone Photography

Good Morning!

I wanted to get this post in before my Sunday got filled with football. Hi, my name is Candace, and I'm addicted to iPhone photography. Yes. I said it, addicted!

iPhone photography is more than just pulling our your camera phone and snapping shots, this camera makes my ordinary shots look magazine worthy.. ok, maybe mot magazine worthy, but good enough to print out and hang up somewhere. This camera does AWESOME things.

I LOVE the camera on my iPhone, so much so that I'm taking pictures of pretty much any and everything. I've also fallen in love with the cool photo editing apps that I was able to find in the iTunes app store.

Here a few shots I've captured.. Enjoy!

Praise Report

TGIF Folks!!
This week was draining.. Straight -up awful! But, (ya'll know there will be a but) I've got a praise report that makes all that other mess go away.
I had a follow-up with my Endocrinologist about new a medication, I have been placed on, to see how its working and to do my quarterly A1c test. Well..... Things are looking good. Why you ask?1. I lost 2 pounds.. THANK YOU JESUS! In my world, even the small victories are loved. 2. I lowered my A1C (an average of my blood glucose over the last 3 months) 4 points. Normal A1C glucose readings are between 6.5-7, when I was diagnosed in June was was dangerously high at 11.5. Finally, My doctor let me know that he could tell, I was working my hardest to get healthy. He also stated that my lifestyle and diet changes, have played the biggest role in me staying on track with kicking Diabetes in the butt.

What a great start to my weekend!
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