Day 5

A place I have visited

Ohh the places you'll go....

Living in Italy gave us the opportunity to travel and while all the places we went were pretty much amazing, theone that stands out the most is visitng the Nueschwinstein Castle with Josh and Jacob on Josh's r&r.

Perhaps it was because it was the first time since Jacob as 2 weeks old that he and Josh got to spend together. The trip was amazing and Josh still talks about that castle almsot each day.

HABBITS

Day 4~ A Habbit I wish I didnt have

Habbit- Habits are routines of behavior that are repeated regularly and tend to occur subconsciously, without one being conscious about them...

I am a toucher, twirler, picker, plucker. I cant seem to stop touching my face, arms, back and hair. Good grief how do you stop it, well I have at some points in my life I have managed to NOT do it, at other times its non stop, or so I have been told:) It is by far the most comforting thing I do, most times I do not realize i am doing it.

BOO to habbits, my new one is Coffee, YUM YUM I cant seem to beign my day without having it or knowing I am going someplace that will have it, I dont go overborad limiting myself to one thermos/cup:) I dont wish this one away however because I enjoy it!

Day 3- Pictures of me and friends

OHHH the wonderful world of friendships~~As a military wife we travel almost every 3 years, old friends are left behind, and sometimes forgotten, and new friends are ahead of me. After 3 duty stations I have come to have faith in God that he puts friends in my life that may just be friends for that time and place in my life, sometimes amazing friendships occur even against the odds but sometimes there wither and I am left with amazing memories.

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

Josh and I, we are above all best friends, after 10 years we know eahc other through and through, we have grown up together and now raise our family, he is my BEST Friend and rock!!
I'll love you till the end...
Ashley and me, we go WAAAAAAY back, she is my brothers wife and has been with him as just as long as Josh and i have been together, we were friends and high school and continue to chat everyday, sometimes about important things others time about nothing:)

Me, with Annie my sister in law who has become by far my best friend in the entire world, she would go against the odds to help me and my family in in way shape or form. Laine is with us here because we have adopted her as a Garner. Laine and I met at our first duty station Fort belvoir and we have been friends ever since, even after being room mates we have managed to become closer with each passing year.Maggie, Me and Tiana. Waiting at the Baltimore airport, ready to move our entire lives to Italy, Josh and I are having paper work issues, near by sits two women on their way back to Italy. Tiana was one of them, Shari M. as the other lady and both would become vital in our move overseas. we begin to chat, I find out she is also an Army wife but stationed at an Air Force Base, Gods hands at work just two months after our arrival in Italy we find ourselves living just 15 mins away from Tiana and her family. Tiana has been my rock, from single parenting adventures to both our husbands returns, we have laughed cried and celebrated many milestones in each others lives. Tiana was there for Jacob's birth and then took him overnight for Caleb's birth. Kennedy, Tiana's daughter and Jacob were pretty much siblings for 3 years. We are separated now on each side of the country but i find my thoughts wondering back to my life with her at some point each day.

Maggie came into my life through playgroup for Jacob, she Had Isaac her son, just 3 months older then J. one day while she was on the phone she mentioned she lived in GIAIS, I was dumbfounded, it was such a small town and we lived just a 5 min walk (well 3 minutes after it became a regular stop). From there our friendship grew, her and her husband adopted Jacob and I immediately, cooking us meals and such while Josh was deployed, she attended PWOC with me and soon had a whole circle of friends, While in Italy she also had her daughter Ryann, who i had the pleasure of meeting right after birth, while Mags was still feeling loopey:) We continued to keep celebrating birthdays, holidays and births, Isaac and Jacob were best buds:)
TISK TISK this seems to be one of the few photos i have of my friend Crystal, on our waterfall excursions over the summer, there wasn't much time for photography between 4 BOYS from ages 1-5yrs. Crystal and I first met in Virginia, at the time we were baby free but she had Devin, we celebrated his first birthday with them but my memories are rare with them. Wouldn't God have it down the road our paths would meet again. We literally owe our home to Crystal. Once Josh made the decision to become a prison guard we contact Crystal and her husband, since this is what he does as well. With orders to Washington our relationship become non-stop and still continues that way. Planning dinners and activated for the boys keeps us inseparable and i wouldn't have it any other day. I look forward to spending many years to come with her and her family.This is me and Megan, I refer to our friendship as a teaser, we had such a short amount of time together before we moved to Washington but our families got very close, God must have a future plan for us because the time we had together was not enough.

LOVE TO ALL MY FRIENDS!!!!!!

Day 2- Blogspot name

The meaning behind Garner x3....

Well upon moving to Italy we found out we were expecting our first child, after having thta beautiful boy, I decided to keep family and friends updated on all our craziness as a new FAMILY of 3, Garner x 3 :)

I have'nt yet looked to see if I can change the name of the blog... since we are now Garner x4:)

The title is of course The Garner Family, thats who we are, a family:) our subtitle proverbs 22:6 is a verse Josh and I believe whole heartedly. We are aiming each day to encourage and build Caleb and Jacob's passions and skills, so that one day they can arise on their own in a relationship with the Lord.

~~I pray that God will fill your heart with dreams, and that faith give you the corauge to dare to do great things, I'm here for you whatever this life brings, so le tmy love give you roots and help you to find your wings!!!!~~

30 days of ME!!!!

30 Days of Me blog... the boys will be mentioned of course!!!

Day 1- 15 interesting facts about me

15- I was a gymnast from age 8to 7th grade

14- I have a an Older brother and younger sister

13- I have had 2 major surgical procedures~ wisdom teeth removed and also a Lymph Node removal.

12- I have lived in the phillipeans (where I was born)

11- I am an Air force child and have lived in Germany, Texas, Arizona, and Pennsylvania

10- I then becam and army wife and have lived in Virginia, Italy and Washington

9- I still have my two high school best friends (Rachel Cooper and Amanda Powell)

8- I used to have my belly button pierced :)

7- I met Josh is High school Biology

6- Was Due with Jacob on May 22, Josh's birthday

5- I love decorating for the boys with turtles

4- I love to cook and bake

3- I want to continune baking each one of the boy's birthday cakes to match whatever the theme maybe

2- I am the princess of my house and have 3 princes to love and guard me

1- I am married to my best friend.