Day 6

A picture of a person you'd like to trade places with for a day

I've known Tara Makarechi, affectionally known by all of her friends as "T", for almost 11 years. I met her the summer before my senior year in high school when I went to Georgia Tech for an unofficial college visit. I quickly fell in love with her infectious personality and even though she "dirty rushed" me all weekend long, I knew I had to be a part of her life. She was my freshmen orientation leader (where I met Jordan and giggled with her about the cute "blue shirt boy"), my AXO Big Big Sister, and a dear friend.

Tara is by FAR the coolest person I know! Her style is a mix of J. Crew and Anthropologie and her wrist is always full of bracelets. She loves white queso and Georgia Tech basketball. She has choreographed (and danced) at the Dove Awards and plans birthday parties for Truett Cathy. She digs wells in Guatemala and guaranteed knew about Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest before anyone else. She probably invented it.

Her awesomeness aside, she loves the Lord deeply and passionately pursues His glory in everything that she does. Whether she is connecting dots or caring for her sister, she is serving her King. I don't get to see her as much as I would like, but when I do I am always encouraged. She lives out I Corinthians 10:31 better than anyone I know and I think it would be pretty awesome to trade places with her for a day (maybe a week)!

I love you T!

Day 5

A picture of your favorite memory

Jordan and I got married on Decemebr 4, 2004. It was the event of the year. We had 800 guests (EIGHT HUNDRED...this is not a typo) and all the fanfare that one would expect from a Rogers' party. Strip it all away and it was just a boy marrying a girl...a promise to stay with it no matter what...to Love the Lord with all our might...to love and respect one another. Six and a half years later (to the day), and we are still holding fast to the promise to love and cherish 'til death us do part. Here's a video by the very talented Four Seasons Films that captures the memory of that day.

Day 4

A picture of your night

After dinner out with a few friends from church, it was bath time for Charlie Bear (something we try to get to every other night). For the past few months we have placed his little bath tub on the bathroom counter so we didn't have to bend down to bathe him. A few nights ago the splish'n and splash'n got out of control and it looked like we had just hosed down the entire bathroom. Somebody LOVES bath time! So last night we made the move to the bathtub and Charlie didn't mind the switch one bit and my back is still intact.

My favorite part of bath time is how yummy Charlie smells after thanks to Noodle & Boo. I highly recommend it for your own little one or for a baby gift.

After bath time we took a quick trip to Buy Buy Baby, a stop at Yogurtland (yum) and then back home. Is it bad that I schedule errands and mini-dates based off of nap time? I figure he would fall asleep in the car and I would be able to get a few things done. Mission accomplished. A late night snack for the little guy and bed time and it was time for me and Jordan to watch a movie. We haven't had a movie night on the couch since before Charlie was born. We watched The Fighter and I can see why Christian Bale and Melissa Leo won so many awards for their performance. It's not Steel Magnolias, but I enjoyed it.

Day 3

A picture of the cast of your favorite show

Last week I pinned a beautiful sign that I found on Pinterest that I absolutely LOVE! If you haven't heard of Pinterest then you are missing out! My dear friend Rachel turned me on to this new obsession and my life of ideas will be forever changed.

The sign reads:

In this house....

We do second chances

We do grace

We do real

We do mistakes

We do I'm sorry

We do loud really well

We do hugs

We do family

We do love

It reminds me of the family I grew up in and is a reminder of what I want our home to look like. This sign definitely sums up the family of my favorite TV show, Parenthood . Each week I find myself engrossed in the lives of the perfectly imperfect family, the Bravermans. I fall in love with the characters (my favorite is Max, a tween boy with Asperger's Syndrome) and their stories. If you haven't seen it you MUST go and buy season 1.

Other favorites in the Crews' household include: Modern Family, The Office, American Idol, & Family Feud (which you can find on at anytime of day).

Day 2

A picture of you and the person you have been closest to the longest

Besides family, Beth (Treado) Simms has been my nearest and dearest friend since 2nd grade. Even though it's only day 2 of the challenge, I'm going to cheat and reference one of my previous posts about my friendship with Beth and her awesome wedding last January.

In other news, Charlie got his first tooth yesterday! Only 19 more teeth to go!

Day 1

A picture of yourself and 10 facts

That's me circa 1983. Seriously Mom. What is on my head? You should have been locked up for this fashion disaster!

Sadly though, the most recent picture I could find of myself was even worse than this one. Since I'm finally back into my old jeans (who knew it would take 5 months...guess I should have said no to a few of those pregnancy cravings), I guess a new picture or two is in order. I'll put that on my to-do list.

Time for some facts.


1. I still press the space bar twice after ending a sentence. Jordan thinks this is weird. Anyone else out there still holding on?

2. I can swallow horse pills but cough syrup makes me gag. No NyQuil for this girl.

3. I saw Food, Inc. and it's scarier than Saw.

4. The older I get the shorter my "don't do" list becomes. I used to "not do" the color purple (the actual color, not the movie), real Coke, or mayo. Now I own a purple shirt that I really like, I will sip on a Coke slushy, and even like Bang Bang Shrimp which has mayo in it. Go me!

5. I shower at night 90% of the time. I don't know why more people don't do this. Who wants to go to bed dirty? Ewww!

6. I took piano lessons from 1st grade until 11th grade. I can still play "Mary had a Little Lamb" on demand. I'm pretty talented.

7. I'm terrible with punctuation. Sometimes, I, go, a, little, overboard, on, the, commas, or just put a lot of periods in a row........just for fun.

8. I had natural childbirth and would do it again in a heartbeat.

9. If given the choice of a personal trainer, chef, or maid, I'd choose the maid!

10. Even though I live in Dallas, TX, I still call Georgia "home".

30 Day Challenge

I'm ready to try this one more time. But I'm no fool. I know I need a plan. Boundaries. A deadline.

So here's the challenge. 30 days of blogging (let's be honest and make it 30 posts in 40 days). And since words alone are boring, there will be PICTURES! Everyone knows that's why you "read" blogs anyway.

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts

Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest

Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show

Day 04 - A picture of your night

Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory

Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day

Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate

Day 12 - A picture of something you love

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist

Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without

Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die

Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you

Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently

Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity

Day 19 - A picture and a letter

Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel

Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget

Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at

Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book

Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change

Day 25 - A picture of your day

Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you

Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member

Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of

Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile

Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss

And in an attempt to make it more interesting, I will not allow myself to use the default answer of Jordan or Charlie for everything. Okay. Go.