Feeling Under The Weather

I have horrible allergies, and it never fails that at least one time a year those allergies will be a cause of me getting some type of sickness…

My nose has been runny for the past couple days---yesterday I woke up and generally felt fine, however around 10:00 it hit me like a ton of bricks…my head started immediately feeling stuffy…my nose started burning…I had cold chills moving through my body, I was very dizzy and felt completely discombobulated (just plan out of it!)….

So I went home and went to bed quite early, I took some Cold and Sinus Theraflu…this morning however, I didn’t feel any better, if anything I felt 10 times worse… I went to work, and scheduled a Dr’s appt for as soon as I could get it…

Turns out I have one of the worst sinus infections I’ve ever had, thankfully it’s just a sinus infection and nothing serious—but they are sure not a fun thing to experience…but I will take sinuses over the flu that’s going around ANY DAY!! I also have ‘bubbles’ behind my eardrums, this is caused from me having an excessive amount of drainage (nice huh!?)….these little bubbles are the cause of my dizziness and me feeling confused, out of it and just plan ‘gooooofy’.

They gave me a cortisone shot in the office (which has already helped tremendously) and they also gave me two different nose sprays and some antibiotics….I am going to be ok, but I sure feel like I worn out rag doll!!! :)

Some of y’all saw my facebook and twitter status and have emailed me all day checking on me, THANK YOU…I appreciate y’alls concerns!

Hope you all have an amazing weekend!!!

Happiness

Happiness is being curled up in my new leopard print 'snuggie'.

Happiness is a nice back rub after a long days work....

Happiness is hot coco--with marshmallows on top!

Happiness is waking up in the middle of the night to your husband holding you...

Happiness is three puppies running around ecstatic to have you home...

Happiness is laying in bed quite in each others arms...

Happiness is laughing at each other!!

Happiness is friends, and getting to experience amazing moments with them!

Happiness is a form of courage!

Happiness is being able to dance in the rain, without an umbrella...

Happiness is when your mind is thinking through your heart...

Happiness comes only from appreciating what you have right now, and by appreciating your troubles because they are helping to build your character!

Happiness for me is knowing that my life has meaning and purpose, and knowing that every day my life touches others in a positive way...whether it's by making someone laugh or smile!!

What is Happiness to you?

The Unknown

The unknown can be extremely scary. No matter the situation it's regarding...Whether it's not knowing how you did on the big test at school, or your yearly review at work, or the economy...



Alot of journey's have an 'unknown' ending...unknown doesn't necessarily mean it's bad, it's just not known by us ...some cases the unknown can turn out to be quite beautiful; like a sunset on a night it's supposed to storm!

It's often we want God to reveal the future...I know in my journey to a baby, Zach and I have really wanted to 'know' the future...but like most other things, this future is unknown. Pain of going through these struggles can increase through the agony of not knowing when it will end and why God has allowed it. However, God has a glorious plan, there is NO unknown in His hands...He knows it ALL.

We want God to reveal the future--He wants us to reveal Him throughout our struggles. It's easy to ask God why things are happening....I am guilty as day!! However, Faith is the light that guides you through the darkness--you do not have to see the whole staircase to take the first step---Let God guide you through the rest, if you trust in him he will take you to a magnificent place!

Lord teach us to cling to You! Bless our waiting by revealing glimpses of Your love for us. Show us how powerful You are, above any circumstance or enemy that threatens us. As we wait for Your deliverance, help us to trust You for the exact date and time that our 'unknown' will be revealed. Help us to trust You with the quest of "why". Grant us the courage to embrace the chaos and confusion of our suffering, knowing that You remain in control and never out of reach.

Amen

(Thanks for listening to my rambling...sometimes my fingers just type and I wonder if what my mind is thinking even makes sense...)

Who are The Pifers…

Let me introduce The Pifer’s to you and tell you some things you may or may not know about them…

She is deathly afraid of spiders…deathly! Her husband thinks it’s quite funny, extremely funny to be exact!!!

She can’t stand it when people don’t use blinkers…her husband can be one of those people, it drives her nuts—She absolutely can’t stand to drive … She also has no sense of directions; he on the other hand is amazing with directions.

He loves old cars, she hates them…he has a 75’ Chevy impala…she begs him to sale it…he thinks the car is amazing…she things it’s ‘poop brown’ and the ugliest thing she’s ever seen; however He is willing to sale it to help save money for a baby---that’s love! :)

She loves flowers, he loves giving them to her…she used to like roses, he picks the unusual flowers like sunburst lilies…which are her new favorite now... He says those type of flowers brighten someone’s day and that’s why they are important to give to your loved ones, because they show them that you brighten their lives…if he wouldn’t be embarrassed she would send him tons of sunburst lilies so he would know how much he brightens her life.

He is a major goof ball; she is the serious one…he runs around the house chasing her…She hides. He likes to tickle her, she hates to be tickled…he thinks it’s funny and he laughs so hard, she in return laughs at his laugh…

She loves her dogs…she had to beg him for them until he finally gave in; he wanted a ‘huge manly’ dog…not these little petite dogs…now there ‘his’ babies…all of them. His friends make fun of him because he has ‘sissy’ dogs…he stands up for his ‘sissy’ dogs, and he loves them very much---mommy loves them so much too—and thinks it’s cute when he cuddles on the couch with his ‘sissy’ dogs!

She loves to cook, but she never gets to because he is ‘the’ cook. His father cooks a lot and that’s where his ‘knack’ for cooking from him. He is an amazing cook. She thinks it’s pretty darn cool that he likes to cook so much—gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘kiss the cook’… :)

He is very adventurous and lives on the edge, she is very laid back and has to plan ahead…he likes to be spontaneous…she is very calm…he doesn’t make a list, he just throws everything in his suitcase, she has to have a list made out and check off as she packs…he is carefree…she panics…he is forgetful…she doesn’t go a day without making a to-do list. She is very shy, he is very outgoing…

He loves shopping…she loves that they have that in common. However she is very indecisive in what she wants, he gets in and gets out. She tends to ‘walk in circles’…which drives him nuts!

He loves scary movies; she loves the suspense but covers her face when she watches them. She loves chick flicks…he isn’t too fond, but he watches them with her anyways. :)

He stops and helps strangers on the side of the road who are broke down, she thinks that is so sweet and kind of him, but she is to scared to stop and assist people, he sees the good in everyone, she is scared they will hurt her…he has a huge heart…she has a huge heart too, she is just a chicken!!!

We are complete opposites…but one thing we have in common that will never change is our love for each other. He is my everything, and I am his world…he is my sweetie and I am his honey…he picks on me and I give him a hard time, but all in the meaning of love. I would be lost without him—he is truly my soul mate! He is my rock…and he is the reason why I keep trucking down this journey with a smile on my face!!

I'm still here....

My blog might have sounded as though ‘I’ am disappearing to once a month post. ‘I’ am not going anywhere…promise!

The ‘Pifer Life Post’ , that I’ve been post once a week- giving weekly updates, will be moved to once a month—for the time being. I feel as though since I shove everything into that one post I am not able to write about anything throughout the week…so therefore I am going to move ‘Pifer Life’ to monthly so I can post throughout the week—if anything I will be posting ‘more’ :)

I am sorry if I gave y’all the impression that I was disappearing, not it at all…it’s just since my life is not interesting at this time, I have to break everything up so that I can post more…

To be honest, I love blogging…love writing…however it’s not interesting when you don’t have anything to ‘blog’ about. So by doing this I will be able to write and blog more!

So have no fear…I’m still here (how cliché---ha!)…

Pifer Life & Random Rambling

Pifer Life is going to move to ‘once’ a month, for the time being…my life seems quite boring now, and the little that goes on I seem to shove into one post a week, which in return leaves me nothing to post about throughout the week…so until something adventurous happens in our lives I think I will post Pifer Life monthly…

I feel as though we are stuck in a rut…not a bad rut, just a place that seems like nothing interesting is going on—I’ve been getting several questions lately regarding where we stand as far as trying to conceive. To be all honest—were just hanging out, taking it one day at a time. We are still actively trying—naturally that is. As far as the fertility clinic…we will not be going back till the end of next year…possibly later. Are motives are to save up—not to mention the flexibility I had with my career is completely gone, which that alone puts a huge damper on how and when things will go forth. So now we patiently pray that something miraculous happens in-between now and then…right now we are just enjoying the time alone with each other that God is blesses us with.

Pregnancy and babies surround us…every day it seems that another one of our friends is having there baby, going to OB appointments, or just found out they are pregnant…it’s almost apart of our normal life to expect these sort of things to happen. I went to a baby shower for the first time in about 2 years last weekend…and to be all honest, it wasn’t so bad…in fact it wasn’t bad at all. I don’t know if it’s a good thing I am immune to this, or if this is God’s way of blessing me with patience.

God has a plan for us…part of that plan right now is to sit patiently and ‘follow him’.

So although my life seems in a rut, I know it’s right where we are meant to be…

I want to thank y’all for continuing to read our boring blog…and thank you for the many of prayers you have given us. Y’all never seize to amaze me!!

46 Days!!!

Till what you ask?!

CHRISTMAS IN PENNSYLVANIA

That’s right folk's--The Pifers are headed North for Christmas.

Zach is so thrilled…I am thrilled to, although this will be my very first Christmas without my family...however he hasn't spent Christmas with his entire family in YEARS, and hasn't seen his immediate family for Christmas since they moved to PA a few years ago--so I do believe it is a much needed trip.

As my fellow Texans know, we do not see much if any snow here, in fact I wouldn't even call it snow, it's more like 'Mushy-ice'...so I am hoping and praying for a 'Winter wonderland snowy Christmas' :)