Adventures of Emily and Jenny

my bf em, has our date nite chronicled on her blog. to see some funny stuff go to this link...
http://www.jonnieandemily.blogspot.com/

let me just tell you a little bit our friendship...
it all started when i was probably about 12 years old. i played church basketball at leawood and emily played for her church, bartlett baptist. as i came onto the ball court in my dorky jersey, retarded, bumpy ponytail with a horrible scrunchy, nasty, stretched out slouch socks and my fake, kmart brand "asics" tennis shoes, i saw her. there she was. in all her glory. with her perfectly tucked in jersey, her beautiful, long, blonde, shiny, flowing hair tied up in the most perfect pony tail you can imagine. it swayed and flowed like the hair in a shampoo commercial with every step and bounce of that basketball that she dribbled with her perfectly manicured nails. her makeup was also perfectly applied. her mascara framed her beautiful blue eyes and her pink lips shined freshly with every timeout and new quarter of the game. it was her... basketball barbie. this went on thru all of my jr high years. every basketball season i had to face her again. even more perfect than the year before. basketball barbie.
years passed and in 2003 i moved back to memphis and started going to highpoint. after a few weeks of attending i was talking with a friend after the morning service. can you imagine my surprise when i looked up and saw her. her gorgeous blonde hair still swoooshed with every step. it was her! basketball barbie went to highpoint! it was destiny. we were meant to be friends....i HAD to be her friemd!!
it wasn't long after that sunday that we met thru mutual friends. and not much longer after that, we got into the same small group. the rest is history.
everyone needs an emily in their life! not only is she absolutely gorgeous, she's hilarious, smart, fun, encouraging, kind and is seriously just as pretty on the inside as the outside (maybe even prettier, if that's possible). she loves people and is one of the most real people i know. out of all of my friends (and i have a lot) she was one of the few (and i mean 1 or 2) that was so unbelievable after my mom died. when other people don't know what to say or feel awkward or just act like everything is ok emily would call me, even weeks and months after she died and ask how i was, what i was feeling and just let me cry or talk and get it all out. i will forever be indebted to her for that. i'm so proud to call emily a friend. how sweet it was for God to bring basketball barbie back into my life...and this time we're on the same team. LOVE YOU EM!!

YES...we know what causes it!

we went on a little family vacation to florida the week before last. kelley, me and our 3 little bambino's piled into our honda pilot. nice and snug with all our luggage, baby beds, double stroller, beach bags and golf clubs. we hadn't forgotten a thing! and if we had...there was no room left in the trunk! we left on saturday morning and by wednesday i was expecting my little monthly friend...and she was late. when she was still a "no show" by thursday evening i decided to do one of the things i dread most...the test!

needless to say...it was positive (as always) and it was positive again on friday...and again on saturday evening...and again last weekend. VERY positive! believe it or not, we were VERY shocked. this one (as always) was very unexpected. it's really become kind of comical just how fertile we are. without going into a lot of details, we DO take measures to avoid this. it's become very obvious that we are not always in control of our lives. our best laid plans will not always work out exactly the way we hoped or wanted. but don't bless my heart. it may take a little adjusting, but i LOVE it!!

so, we are still in quite a bit of shock, but (at least i have) moved into excitement too! kelley, my faithful, hardworking provider is definitely on the stressed side of shock. but, like i told him, as shocked, surprised, caught off guard as we are, God is not, at all! He knows our wants, needs, income, square footage and vehicle situation. none of this has caught Him off guard at all. i'm not in the least bit worried. He is faithful to provide, and as far as i'm concerned the more impossible it seems, the bigger work He can do!

so, it's looking like hendrix baby #4 will be due on may 5, 2010. i go to the dr. at the end of the month. so far, i'm feeling pretty good. i've had a few fleeting moments of nausea, but i'm only 6 weeks today, so we'll see if that lasts or gets worse. i'll keep the pregnancy updates and all the other craziness coming. this should be interesting!:)