Yesterday I bought a couple of polkadot onsies and an adorable pair of pink tennis shoes for Emma- today she is being dedicated at church. I decided she would be wearing a hip new outfit and not a dress like everyone else. She has a fashionable reputation to uphold.
So today I’m around a friend of mine, and he said, “So do you have the perfect dress for her to wear tonight?” And I froze. I said I saw one I liked but it cost too much- which was true and the reason for her to wear a hip/cheaper outfit. Now typically, I am an opinionated person who declares my beliefs with a sturdy foundation. Example: I hate commercials on the radio. I listen to the radio for music-period. If I wanted a company’s opinion on why I should buy their product I would ask. I do not depend on commercials to get my money to stretch till the next pay check. Commercials are stupid and I hate them.
But you are also reading about a person who transferred money into her account, sorry Travis, and bought a dress for tonight. I… uh I mean she better get a lot of compliments tonight!
Dramatic Comedy
Do you ever feel like you relate to a TV character? Sure every girl, and lets face it- all women, relate to princesses. And all men relate to…He-man. 🙂 But today I felt like I was the sister of Dwight from The Office. Paranoid, up tight and acting like the whole world is out to get me.
Story time:
Our air conditioning broke yesterday, and just in time for the hot weather coming. Travis tried problem solving but to no avail. So we called our land lord and he sent a company to come and fix it. Sounds totally normal. Well, it was until I opened the door and I was face to face with a creepy version of Napoleon Dynamite. An uncanny look alike. I welcomed him in and while he went to his van to get his ‘tools’ I went to the kitchen and took a knife where it has stayed by my side. Lol, the funny thing is, is that he is still here and to my left hand is the serrated knife.
But you know what? I have watched enough news broadcasts and seen many people hurt, mugged or worse in their home! Well, I have a baby to protect and there is no way some guy is going to harm me or my little Emma. Lol. A little dramatic you say? That’s OK with me, it’s what my husband and friends like about me. 🙂 And believe me, there’s never a dull moment with a Mielonen around- promise.
Jenise will kill me if I don’t write this…
OK, so I am happy and a little surprised to realize that some of you regularly check my blog. One such person is Janise. This post is going out to you 🙂
I love to read. Period. Boring history books are interesting and I even don’t mind text books- I know, my husband has prayed over me. But for a fun mindless dreamy book my life will temporally pause. I have forgotten to go potty, eat and other regular daily functions. Well, today God has been kind and He guided me towards a book that a neighbors kids have. And there you have it- I absolutely love kid stories. And you know at first I used to be embarrassed at the level of writing…and how I prefer that to an adult book. But hey, I bet C. S. Lewis read children’s books…so there.
OK, so this book I just finished. I believe it’s technically a Pre-teen book and the title is; Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
Such a fun read! Even though I was able to guess the end and who the thief really is, I still found myself laughing out loud and getting excited for the main character- a sixth grader who has to save the world from the gods. It’s one of four I believe and I am going to the library tomorrow to get the second. (please God let it be in stock!)
I couldn’t help read this plot and think, ‘I wish I was the daughter of God…’
But then I was like, ‘What the crap- I am!’ As easy of a plot this book was, it allowed me to see myself in another light. I am the daughter of a God who does not war with other gods or has the characteristics of humans. Rather the opposite- we have all of His characteristics. This helps because of the ‘quest’ He has called me to- move to Poland with my family. And as scary as that sounds/feels I know that there is no going back. It will be these books that will show me that with absolute trust in my God and Lord- nothing can stand in my way.
I will need a collection of these when we move…I should start buying now.- eBay anyone?
Random Wednesday Post
Two friends of mine completely surprised me a couple days ago. Robyn and Ferry, they’re from Holland and it’s been far too long since we’ve last seen each other. So I saw them getting out of their car from our bedroom window and screamed! I said something I can’t remember and then I ran downstairs screaming and totally freaking Travis out. He later told me he thought something was wrong with Emma.
So we had a chance to hang out and she even held Emma- and Kerstin, Robyn hopes you’re jealous 😉
We have another couple that are speaking tonight at our church from Turkey, well actually they’re from Oregon but they’re Turkish missionaries. We are all going to hang out after church tonight and have dessert. Yum!
On more good news, the weather has stayed overcast and around 70 degrees F. I love this weather – guess I’m not made for Italy. I need to go check on Emma and see if she’s woken up from her nap.
Papa! (bye bye in Polish)
Frustration on the Floor
Update: Feeling much better. You know when you get a migraine and then the room starts spinning, you feel like you want to throw up and the best medicine is a dark room? Well, add on top of that a screaming baby who is frustrated and wants you to do things ‘her way’. Justy like her mommy, hehehe. Yeah, that’s my Emma.
She has such a personality. If I were to put her on her stomach to strengthen her neck- she will cry bloody murder. And it’s not a hurt cry, or even a pay attention to me cry. It’s a ‘I’m frustrated I’m on my back and you need to move me’ cry. Lol. I actually am happy to have this personality trait.
I remembering praying for her to have an independent personality…and I believe He heard my prayer. Right now she’s in bed and I’m about to join her.
Here’s a picture of her yawning when she was a couple weeks old. Enjoy 🙂
An Ode to Polkadots
Oh Polka dot how I love thee,your circles ever so perfect.
Does my love leave with the fade of color?
No! Your uniform shape I will love forever.
Big, medium and small; you outrank them all.
I ignore stripes, plaid and all other prints
for the hope of just one glimpse.
A glimpse for me to see you stand
on a sales hanger waiting for just my hand.
Oh Polka dot how I love thee,
your circles ever so perfect.
On a dress for my sweet baby girl,
lucky for you she’s not a frill kinda girl.
or lace and such is not her style,
It is you polka dot, who always makes her smile.
Let’s make a deal now before you get worn.
Start this adventure of wear, wash, dry…
And you promise me you will never tye dye.
For you are the best, the top, the most,
and I’ll promise you I’ll never delete this post.
Oh Polka dot how I love thee,
Your circles ever so…is that a snag?
sorry
i must first apologise for the length at which its taken for me to pick this up again. The inspiration is my friend Kerstin who is in South Africa now and although it’s been too long since we’ve seen each other, she has made me excited about staying in contact with friends all around the world. So instead of saying that ‘I’m going to write on here everyday!’ I will say that I will write as often as I can and give you a glimpse into the mind of Alexis…dum, dum, dum, dum DUM!
oh and I have also since had my beautiful Emma Elieen. I believe she is the most perfect baby who is independent and easy going- if that’s possible.
Little Emma or Elijah
This is a beautiful picture of our baby. I am posting two, although we wre given 5. These really show the baby kicking and I pray that he/she has the same fire for God that Travis and I have. Amen!
Europe/Baby
A lot has happened since my last post. My husband (Travis) and I went to Europe again- this time to France and Poland. France was nice, but it’s hard to compare Poland to another country. However, we had a great time in Paris and Lyon. We also went to Walt Disneyland in Paris. This was the first time Travis had ever been to anything Disney so it was wonderful.
On the way back we had a LONG lay-over in Chicago where I filled 2 throw up bags on the plane! And the plane wasn’t even moving. Because this is weird for me, I went to the doctor a couple days later to find out that we’re pregnant! I immediately thought of all the signs on the roller coasters that said, ‘If you are pregnant DO NOT RIDE for safety of your baby’. Crap I thought, but the doctor reassured me it was for women further along in their pregnancy than I was. So anyways, we have our 2nd ultra sound tomorrow to actually find out how far along I am. Pray for safety for the baby and for fear to leave me. Thanks.
Time Zones
I have a friend. Unfortunately she lives far away- across the world actually, and we have decided to read the Bible together. The book of Romans is our goal and at first the fact that she is 10 hours ahead, seemed a bit of a challenge. However, the more I thought, the more I decided that we should not let a measly time difference stand between us and ‘sharpening our swords’.
So, she will read at 8am and I will read at 10pm. We will be then writing to each other what God spoke to us. I’m excited and see this being a future encouragement for others.
In the future, I see a group of people (women in my eyes) who read the Bible and eat up what they can and then we would all go to a community blog and we would then wrote what God spoke to them. They would be all reading the same passages, they would be all around the world, and they would be communing with other missionaries around the world. I am so excited to see this. I’m smiling now even thinking about it.
However, I know that I’m jumping way into the future and it will be a while before that happens. For now, I am happy reading through Romans and then talking about it to a girlfriend who sees it through completely different eyes.
Yes!