Hello friends! {I speak that word by faith because I am really hoping we will become friends!} My name is Jamie. I am worshiper of Jesus, wife to Jake, and mommy to Jack. {I know that is a lot of J’s but my entire family is mostly made of J’s – things get confusing and I apologize in advance for that!} I am a dreamer, celebrator, optimistic, list maker, recovering procrastinator, crafty, and completely random kind of gal. Oh, and I am so excited you came over to my little piece of blogger land. I hope you stick around. Here is a bit of randomness to help you get a glimpse of what I am all about..
I am addicted to laughter {the kind that makes your sides hurt and causes you to worry if you will make it to the nearest restroom}, country music, party planning, sunshine, dance parties, iced coffee, warm chocolate chip cookies, online shopping, fountain diet Dr. Pepper with vanilla {with extra ice}, girl time, good food, and snuggling on the couch with my boys.
Obviously with a name like The Celebrating Momma I love to celebrate. I celebrate anything and everything really. A few of those things include a good hair day, my first salted caramel white chocolate mocha of the season, a successful DIY project, making new friends, a good deal, birthdays {including half birthdays}, almost all holidays {I don’t get too excited about St. Patrick’s Day}, the start of a new season, and a whole lot more.
I have become kind of a concert junkie and I have been this close to Luke Bryan. Well he actually touched my hand but I didn’t have time to take a picture! hehe!
I am 27 years old and I come from a big family in small town Oklahoma. {BOOMER SOONER!} My parents have been married for 28 years, I am the oldest {and most favorite} of their children. My mom taught me to love others…even when it is hard. My daddy taught me the importance of family and making memories {and how to properly dip my Oreo in milk!} Obviously they have taught me a lot more and you can read about some of that here and here.
I am scared of the dark, I am not a good dancer {even though I love dance parties}, and I absolutely hate laundry {and I will CELEBRATE if you chose to come do it for me! ;)} I love planning vacations just as much as I love going on them, I do not like snow, and I am not perfect but I am covered in God’s grace {and that is good enough for me!}
You will see a lot of these two around here….
I mean seriously…my heart is melting.
Earlier when I said I was wife to Jake I probably should have said “wife to Mr. Perfect…or close to it!” He is the man of my dreams. Other than the fact that he insists we must fall asleep with the TV on…which means he falls asleep with the TV on while I consider knocking him out so I can finally turn the TV off and go to sleep. No harsh feelings though. Anyways… He is a general sales manager at car dealership and the hardest worker I know. No one..other than his clone also known as our son..can make me laugh as hard as he does. He is the best dressed, old soul, biggest encourager, grill master, shopping partner, sexy beast of a husband there is. {You are still stuck on shopping partner aren’t you? Yes he shops with me and for me. It is wonderful!} I mean what’s not to love? Plus, he is one of the reasons Jack has red hair. {The other reason is because my Nanie prayed he would have red hair and have a lot of it! Thank the Lord for praying grandmas!}
Well this is Jack. He is the most silly, caring, crazy, red-headed boy around. He is a lover of all things music, sports, sunshine, things he can drive, pirates, candy, cartoons, and guns. He has recently jumped into a cowboy phase where he lassos constantly. He hates loud noises but loves to make people smile. His best friend is Fredbird {the mascot for the St. Louis Cardinals} and he has never met a stranger. {He greets EVERYONE in Walmart saying “Hi, I’m Jack! This is my friend, Mommy! What is your name?” or “Hi, how is your day? What are you doing here?”} He thinks we must watch the same movie every night for at least a week. If you want to have a heart melting experience just ask him to pray for you or be sitting there when he grabs your hand and tells you that you are beautiful. He refers to himself as daddy’s boy and mommy’s favorite and that he is.
We are an extremely blessed family and we love living life together.
My favorite bible verse is Romans 8:28 “We know that God works ALL things together for the good of those who love him…”
How awesome is that?! God works ALL things together for good… that alone is worth celebrating!
I hope you stick around and start celebrating life with me. I look forward to our new friendship! Here is how you can contact me! {I LOVE getting emails and messages!}