One Week...

One week left with my husband... Then he'll be gone for 5 months (yeah, somehow it went from 16 weeks, to 18+ weeks...)

We are cramming a lot of stuff together in...
-a little vacation to the Hyatt, Huntington Beach
-dinner with the Remierez & Buoniconti Family for birthdays
-Miniature Golf & Lunch with the Buoniconti & Knizley family
- And PARTY TIME!

7 days...

Thoughts... From The Grocery Store

As i was wondering SPROUTS today, (which by the ways is amazing & is an amazing substitute for Henry's) i was thinking... thinking about a lot of things...

-Wow! A Dozen Eggs, 2 for $3! That's amazing... I wonder if Chickens knew they lay eggs all day, every day for 10 cents each. That sucks...

-I wonder if i will see my little friend tomorrow at Blind Children's Learning Center tomorrow when i pick up B Man... Yeah, He probably hates me after that field trip to Rogers Garden when i was telling him to look at the pretty flowers, since he's blind. hmmm....

-Who names a place "Tel Dan" and what the heck does it mean?!

-I can't believe people eat snacks out of the candy bins at the store... that's so disturbing...

-I really need a vacation & to stop talking to myself so much =(

it's not all i thought it was #2...

...it's not all i thought it was going to be.
but this is where i'm supposed to be right now.
so i'm embracing the person i didn't decide to become, but am...

this has been a really big struggle for me lately.
i didn't set out to be who i am today.
but as i read that statement i ask myself, "what 'am i' today?"
what is it i feel that defines me so, that i feel ashamed of who i am?

i have to reply to myself,

• i am deanna mae buoniconti
  
• bond servant to my God, a sinner saved by Grace.
  
• wife, daughter, sister and friend.
• a nanny
• ...

but what else? And this is where it all begins. i feel inadequate. i grapple with what the world says about me. what others think. i planned my life, i set high goals, i pushed hard. but what i found at the other end, was not what i wanted. at least not what i thought i wanted.

i planned to graduate, go to graduate school. i thought i would find fulfillment in a job. a job that people would be impressed with, and pat me on the back and say, 'she's done alright for herself!'

i feel discouraged that instead, 4 years later, i find myself here. where is that? married, an army wife. dependent on God for my every need. a nanny to a little boy. i drive the same car, live at home, and my dreams have not been realized. or so i think.


but even as i say that, i know that is not the case. while i was busy planning every turn and month of my life, until i felt accomplished, God has had other plans for me. i'm not sure why it's so hard to except them. why do i measure myself to anyone else, but who it is God desires me to be?

this isn't where i expected to be four some odd years ago. but this is where God has lead me, and molded me to be. while some may say i threw my life away to be so young and married? i am thankful for the husband God has blessed me with. i am glad He has broken me, to make me fully dependent on Him for my needs and desires. i may not have the job i once aspired to be. and while this is the hardest thing for me to surrender, i will praise Him for what He has provide. He has proved more than once that where i am, is where He wants me. and why should i be concerned about the monetary things of this world? status and wealth aren't everything.

why is THIS the hardest lesson to learn?

The Family left of Israel on Thursday! Miss you guys... Be Safe!

See you when you come home!!

So Do Something!

I have received a couple e-mails about things that i can do to petitioning our government on issues that concern our nation!

There is something we can do to make a difference. Sometimes the hardest part is figuring out what to do and feeling defeat of standing alone. But stand with me and others who are taking up these issues. The American people (maybe not you or me!) voted these people, President Obama, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein and others, into the offices in which they now serve. But they serve us. They are OUR voice. So lets make our voice heard. Maybe the President and Law Makers will not change their views and policies now, but they will know what is right. And we will have done our part. 

1. The Red Envelope Project:

President Obama continues to support and openly speak for pro-choice and abortion. Because this babies do not have a voice of their own, we must stand up for them. Send an empty red envelope to the president and write on the back: This envelope represents one child who died in abortion. It is empty because that life was unable to offer anything to the world. Responsibility begins with conception.

Please send your red envelope to the following address:
President Barack Obama

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500

Send them on March 31, 2009 to speak for unborn babies.  For more information please go to http://www.redenvelopeproject.org

2. Taxes & Reckless Spending:

You may think you are just one voice and what you think won't make a difference.  If you are disgusted and angry with the way Washington is handling our taxes; if you are fearful of the fallout from the reckless spending of BILLIONS to bailout and ‘stimulate’ without accountability and responsibility, then we need to become ONE, loud voice that can be heard from every city, town, suburb and home in America.  There is a growing protest to demand that Congress, the President and his cabinet LISTEN to us, the American citizens.  

What is being done in Washington is NOT the way to handle the economic free fall.

So, here's the plan ....on April 1, 2009, all Americans are asked to send a TEABAG to Washington ,  D.C.  You do not have to enclose a note or any other information unless you wish to do so ... Just a teabag.  I would encourage everyone to go ahead and get the envelope ready to mail … then just drop it in the mail on April 1. We want to increase the impact by flooding the administration with hundreds of thousands of teabags and swamp the White House postal department.  Have your envelope ready.  What will this cost you?  A little time and a 42‑cent stamp.  Why, April 1?  We want the envelopes to be sure to reach Washington by April 15 … Income Tax Deadline day.

Send it to:

            President Obama

             1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
            Washington , D.C.  20500

I plan to also send a teabag to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and to both of my senators and to my representative.

 

For House Speaker:

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
United States House of Representatives

235=2 0Cannon House Office Building

Washington , D.C. 20515-0508

 

For Senate Majority Leader:

The Honorable Harry Reid

522 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

 

(Senators For Californians):

The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
United States Senate
331Hart Senate Office Building

Washington , D.C. 20510-050

The Honorable Barbara Boxer

United States Senate

112 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington , D.C. 20510-0505

Visits

I'm catching up on all my pictures!

This past week Brock's parents & sister Venessa, Aaron, Aloria & Justus all came for a visit from Yuma, Az.

Sadly, i only got a few pictures because my borther had my photo card... =( But we did get some cute shots.

Justus

Aloria

The Buoniconti Family

John (Grandad), Justus, Sabrina (Nani # Dos) Aloria

Aaron & Veness, Brock & Deanna

Playing at Nani's House

Drew's Birthday Party!

March 17th is my godson, Drew's, birthday! Today was his party! We spend last week getting ready, and all day yesterday. It was a lot of fun!

I have enjoyed seeing Drew grow from a little baby who would sleep in my arms 6 years ago, to a fun, energetic, loving little guy. It melts my heart every time I hear him pray at a meal or bed time! He just got his blue belt in Karate this week as well! I'm so glad i get to be a part of his life as he grows up to be the Godly man i know he will be =)


I love you with my whole heart Andrew! -xoxo Auntie Dee Dee

The boys being... BOYS...

Brock Cory & Dan


Trying if figure out if the 3 of them can jump without hitting a weight limit?

It's not all i thought it was...

i'm learning to take it as it comes. trust my husband even when it's not easy to. living for His glory, not my own.

...so it's not all i thought it was going to be. but this is where i'm supposed to be right now. so i'm embracing the person i didn't decide to become, but am. living for Him as He leads me, to wherever it is i'm going.