This weekend Josh and I went to visit my best friend Ashley and her husband Chris. Awww, this was the best weekend and totally what I needed. I adore my kids, but it was refreshing to just be with Josh.
And hanging with Ashley and Chris all weekend was just the icing on the cake. Ashley has been my very best friend for almost 13 years and she is simply the B.E.S.T.
She is the peanut butter to my jelly, the bacon to my eggs, the steak to my potatoes. She totally rocks my friendship world. I am still trying to convince Ashley and Chris to move to Tennessee and live on our street…heck, right next door would be perfect.
We had the absolute best time (to say the least), but I have to admit, Ashley stepped up her friendship game when she put Ikea on the weekend itinerary. This was my FIRST TIME to go to Ikea…and now that I have gone — I think I may have a problem — I may be an Ikea addict.
OH MY…I could have easily stayed all day long. The furniture, the prices, the food…It’s as if Sams Club married Aldis and had a totally stylish baby…It was just amazing.
So I thank my dearest and oldest friend Ashley was ruining me…I am a complete Ikea junkie now. Just blogging about it makes me want to hop in my car and drive way too far to get my Ikea fix. We did do other things, other than Ikea this weekend, and I was having such a great time that I forgot I was suppose to purchase a 15th paper for our 2 Month Waiting art giveaway. Chris was super sweet to drive me around to 5 different gas stations on Saturday night trying to find a paper, but turns out, 5th times a charm. Thanks Chris.
Today we arrived back home and I have been working on our 2 Month Waiting art piece. I just finished it up, so check it out.
This canvas is a 11×14 and I used an excerpt from the Robert Frost poem The Road Not Taken. “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”
There are several ways to enter to win:
-Leave a comment about something you are anticipating
-Blog about the giveaway
-Facebook about the giveaway
–Tweet about the giveaway
–Become a fan on Facebook HERE
Please leave a separate comment for each entry.
Giveaway will end Wednesday, January 19th at midnight and the winner will be announced on Thursday. I can’t wait to see who wins this piece and we are super excited to have another month behind us on the wait list and another step closer to our little boy. CANNOT wait to see his sweet face! Happy Sunday.
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Love IKEA! LOVE this piece of art! I’m redoing my hallway and that piece would be perfect in the middle of our pics of Guatemala and Ethiopia where my sons were born.
For once in my life, I’m not anticipating anything right now and it’s a great feeling! My boys are here. We’re happy. I’m content. 🙂
I follow you on FB. 🙂
I shared your link on FB. 🙂
i am anticipating family vacation in june. it’s one of the very rare times my whole family is in one place and i cannot wait.
I am anticipating two things.. first a surgery for my husband next month and then next, a week’s vacation for just the two of us 🙂
You must take the bad, then enjoy the good!
I follow you on facebook as well.
I am anticipating the birth of a niece or nephew…of course…it’s not till August but I am SOOOO super excited!
I’m your fan on fb 😉 Oh and I love your giveaways because I Heart your stuff!
i follow you on twitter 😉
i am anticipating family vacation in june. it’s one of the very rare times my whole family is in one place and i cannot wait.
I twittered about your giveaway! I am SOO trying to win this 😉
I am a FB fan!
I follow on twitter
Hi!
Well, I am anticipating a lot of things… my adoption from Rwanda, as well as a possible upcoming domestic adoption. I am looking forward to a Disney vacation soon too {very exciting}, but most of all I am looking forward to being content when my family is finally all together. After all this waiting and heartbreak, that day will be a blessed day when it arrives.
🙂
Erin 🙂
I am also a follower on FB:)
I am anticipating a very exciting phone call. My little sister was adopted 6.5 yrs ago from Haiti. When the EQ hit we had no idea if her birth mom and brother were alive. Last week on the 1 yr aniversary of the EQ we got word that she and her son are alive and well and she sent her phone numbers with a volunteer who was just at the Orphanage who offered to translate for us. So for the first time in 7 years we will get to talk live to her. So very exciting!!
FB ‘ed about it!! and I just have to say, I totally love this piece..I love all your work, but this is one of my favorite quotes, and it describes my life so much.
I am anticipating a joy amd love filled week! Your artwork is amazing!
I LOVE Ikea!!!!!!!
I am looking forward to a vacation with a special friend!
Thanks!
I am a facebook fan!
I am anticipating my first mission trip to Ethiopia in 30 days. So excited to see what God has planned.
And just shared the link on Facebook 🙂
I can’t wait till May it is mine and my Husband’s 25th anniversary. We are taking a week long trip to the Keys. I will miss our kids but I’m excitied to spend a week along with my husband . After 25 years I think we deserve it !!!!
I follow you on FaceBook!
Anticipating winning this! ;). Love all your work! This is one of my fave quotes.
Love your artwork! Facebook fan & sharing 🙂
Can’t wait until we get our referral! Woulc love to win1
I can’t wait to experience the new first’s with our first daughter
FB follower
Twitter follower
Anticipating, worried, excited, happy, sad that my first born, only baby girl, will be ready for kindergarten in August, time. goes. too. fast.
I am a facebook fan!
I posted about your give away on my facebook page.
I am anticipating teaching10 weeks without a break.(unless it snows) We are even making up snow days on some Saturdays…meaning some six day weeks.
We are waiting for our daughter(s) from Ethiopia!
I am looking forward to a trip to Kalahari
I am anticipating my birthday tomorrow, my daughter’s birthday Wednesday, and then my other daughter’s birthday Friday, and a weekend getaway to celebrate them all 🙂
Passed it along on Facebook…
Tweeted the giveaway 🙂
Liked you on FB
Following your tweets…
I am anticipating the day we get to travel to Bulgaria!!! We have been waiting for a referral for 19 months
I’m anticapating my 7th aniversary in a few weeks when I get to go away with my amazing hubby!
I follow you on facebook too!
I am anticipating seeing my daughter’s face in Ethiopia!
I’m a fan on Facebook!
Shared on Facebook.
We are anticipating our adoption…the “waiting” is the hardest part!
And I follow you on FB
And I am posting a link to this on my blog!
And linking the blog to FB 🙂
I am anticipating an extended weekend trip away with my husband soon!
I am also a friend of yours on Facebook!
I am anticipating the phone call to let us know that we finally have a referral for a son from Ethiopia! Patience is not easy for me and I’ve had to learn it through this adoption process! Beautiful artwork. 🙂
I follow you on Facebook.
I am anticipating spring. winter is not my favorite season at all. Love to see all the new sprouts and the warmer weather. aburkman@hotmail.com
I am anticipating the end of the month, to see if there was an escapee after my husband vasectomy. I’m praying yes!
I am anticipating news that VN adoptions have opened back up! It would be absolutely wonderful if they did!
I follow on FacebooK!
I blogged about this great piece at http://www.live-with-laughter.blogspot.com
I have also facebooked it!!! <3
Follow through FB. We are finalizing our paperwork for Haiti adoption! Can’t wait to see which siblings will be ours!
I follow you on facebook!
I shared about you and your giveaway on my facebook page.
I love this piece. . . and I posted a link on fb.
And tell your friend, Andrea, that YES, there can be an escapee! She should meet my little Max. 🙂
Oh, and I “like” and follow you on fb too!
Right now I anticipating reunion with my husband who was injured in Iraq. I am also anticipating my son finally getting to know who his daddy is. (Hubby left for Iraq the day our son was born)
I’m anticipating weight loss. I’m in 2 challenges that start today and last 12 weeks! Thanks for the giveaway!
I “like” and follow you on fb!
follow you on twitter!
Tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/meltnw/status/27010733690585088
I shared on fb! Here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/NurseMAC/posts/193785820635493
I am anticipating the created to care retreat in a few weeks. I am so excited about attending. Also, I love this piece.
I follow you on facebook.
I am anxiously awaiting lunch with mom and Big Daddy!! It’s the small things that matter to me!!!
I also facebooked about this giveaway!!
Oh I love the canvas!! We are anticipating traveling to Ethiopia on Feb. 5th to meet our Ethiopian darlings for the first time and attend court. We are so excited!!!
I’m also a fan on facebook!!!
I also posted it on my wall on Facebook
I am anticipating meeting our baby for the first time also!
Now that I read this I am anticipating my next trip to Ikea!!! Love that place
I’m anticipating receiving news from the adoption agency on the birthmother’s current health and how she reacted when they told her about us (we have a possible match for a domestic adoption).
I am anticipating going back to school and seeing how a new degree can be used in some sort of ministry. I LOVE this piece!
Just posted on FB about the giveaway!
I sent the an Africa shirt you made (highlighting Lesotho) to my sister who is a missionary in Lesotho. She, too, has traveled your adoption journey, adopting three little girls; one from India and two from Haiti. Thank you for helping me bless her.
Oh man…here you go again! 🙂 We are anticipating the court date for our beautiful little girl in Ghana, West Africa. She was left on the side of the road to die, but God rescued her off of the streets by a woman walking by. We can’t wait to have Julianna join our family.
Just adorable! We are eagerly anticipating meeting our baby girl from Ethiopia! 7 months waiting now!
I follow on Twitter.
I’m a fan on facebook!
I’m anticipating winning this great picture and also meeting my new great-nephew. Can’t wait!
I shared this give away on facebook!
I tweeted about his give away!
one of these days, i am going to win something. at least i hope i do and i would love for it to be this. by the way, we finally got our court date, march 14!!
i am also a fan on facebook
I shared your link on FB
Love this picture! You are oh so talented 🙂 I am eagerly anticipating our referral and seeing our little Ethiopian princess’ sweet face! Counting the days alongside you guys 🙂
I am a fan on facebook
I anticipate the kids going to school this week 🙂 love your work
You were in my backyard!!!! I totally think I should win – our blog is called The Road Less Travelled – I love this poem and the paper was purchased in the state we live! Yes. I think so. 🙂
I’m a facebook fan, facebooked about it, and I’ll be blogging later today. 🙂
I blogged about this give away! fun!
I am anticipating the new Beth Moore bible study I will be started this week. Love to learn about Gods word!
I became a fan on facebook!!
Good Luck with Baby Boy II may he come quickly… Glad you guys had a nice get away….Blessings.
I became a fan on Twitter : )
I Facebooked about this giveaway
I tweeted about this giveaway !http://twitter.com/#!/jaaclark3/status/27053059259506690
I love that saying!!! I am anticipating my 4 month home family anniversary with my son. He came home from Ethiopia in September and has amazed me with how far he has come in this short time.
Teri
now following on twitter!
I’m anticipating my husband finding a job, please God! Love this piece!
i’m a fan on facebook!
were anticipating getting our license to foster very soon!
I’m anticipating … SPRING!!!!!!!!!!!
… and YES ikea is LIFE CHANGING! HA!
I’m waiting to hear back from grad schools and it’s killing me!
Also, your description of IKEA is perfect! I LOVE that place!
I’m a fan on facebook.
love this! we are anticipating a referral of a baby boy like you!
love this piece!!!! Too sweet.
I love this! It reminds me of my childhood. When I was in 8th grade, my 8th grade teacher made me memorize this poem and recite it in front of the class because I was talking too much during class. I can still recite it. Thank you Mrs. Pintar!
Follower on Facebook.
I am anticipating………….nothing??!!
We are waiting for the arrival of our first child. Patiently waiting on God’s perfect timing to go get him or her in Ethiopia!
i am anticipating adopting from ethiopia someday!
i also follow an fb.
I am anticipating my “second family”‘s airport homecoming celebration with their new Ethiopian son! It is coming up…hopefully sooner rather than later!
Already a fan on facebook.
Follow on twitter.
I LOVE ikea too! We used to live 10 minutes from one but have moved to Oregon so now we are 3 hrs away from the nearest one. 🙁 I am anticipating my next trip there! 😉 Love your artwork so much and would LOVE to win one!
I love this poem. We are also anticipating the completion of our adoption–waiting on a little girl from Rwanda.
love, love, love the piece.
IKEA is fun …..
I am anticipating the coming of SUMMER! Today is a warm one in S.Cali (85) & it makes me sooooo excited for summer!
BEAUTIFUL! If I don’t win, will you be making any more of these to sell??? My fave poem!
I am anticipating the start of my husband’s new job – the beginning of a brand new adventure for our family.
I shared on FB!!!!
I follow on FB.
I am anticipating getting settled in our new city, our new house, and a new church home.
Ok, I am a fan of your site on FB!!! 🙂
I advertised about your giveaway on FB! 😀
My husband and I are excitedly anticipating being able to look into the face(s) of our little one(s) of whom God has chosen to join our family! We are adopting one or two kiddos from Ethiopia, and we are in our 6th month of waiting! Praying for a referral SOOON!!!!! 😀 😀
I posted about your giveaway on my bog!
I am anticipating a referral call this semester for a beautiful baby boy from Ethiopia!
Just signed up to follow on FB
Just advertised the giveaway on my FB wall.
I’m a fan on facebook!! 🙂
I am anticipating our referral of our two babies from Ethiopia!!
I gave you a shout out on Facebook.
I blogged about you here http://teamchase4andcounting.blogspot.com/2011/01/adoption-auction-teaser-3.html.
I also featured your shirt you are donating for my adoption auction…two shout-outs for the price of one! 😉 I really, really hope I win!! Praying for a quick referral for you guys!
I facebooked about the give-away!
i am anticipating my wedding day on may 21, 2011. i can’t wait!
i’m following you on twitter! 🙂
i’m a fan on facebook! 🙂
i tweeted about the give-away! i absolutely love this quote and would love to win this! 🙂
hmmmm… i’m anticpating summer. for the warm weather but especially to be back at home with my two precious, rowdy little boys! by the way BEAUTIFUL piece!
IKEA is awesome. We really need to have an IKEA junkie annonymous. Id live there if we had one close enough to us as well. :0)
What am I anticipating? God moving mountains so we can bring home 2 little blue-eyed angels. I know He’s moving them and his timing will be perfect when we are able to bring them home! Just having to wait patiently.
Liked pitter-patter on fb
Fb’d about the giveaway!
I am anticipating graduation from undergrad in May!
I am a facebook fan 🙂
I am a follower on twitter 🙂
I just facebooked about it
Wow… what a great piece! Congrats on completing this lovely work! I simply love it.
I forgot to mention I shared on FaceBook 🙂
I’m anticipating my youngest child’s first birthday….and sad to think she is our “last”.
ps- that last post was from me…the one from “cgpastors” but i was apparently logged in under my husband! sorry –
I am a fan on FB too!
ok nevermind – guess I lost the post…I was referring to. I feel like a blog idiot 🙂
Anyway, my first post said that I am anticipating my youngest child’s first birthday…which makes me sad …as she is our “last”
I am anticipating ….. winning this piece!!!!!
just put this on facebook!
i already follow on facebook!
put a link on twitter!
i also follow you on twitter!
I am totally anticipating my last big “hoorah” trip with my husband before we start trying to have a baby 🙂
I am also anticipating adoption! My husband are getting close to being on our agencies waitlist for 3 months on Jan 27th. Love this canvas!
I have not been to IKEA but can’t wait to go for the first time! There is a desk I have my eye on from the website. I will share your link on Twitter too! Thanks – I totally love your artwork!
Just tweeted (I am also following your tweets) and also put it on my Linkedin acct)……what was the website where lots of families are selling artwork/t-shirts, etc with the goal of raising money for adoption? I was going to keep that in my favorites and I can’t remember it.
I am looking forward to winning one of your beautiful pieces one day!
anticipating a referral!
i became a fan on fb!
tweeted
I am anticipating the graduation of my oldest son. He will be graduating high school and the local community college with his AS degree.
I am anticipating my moms move from FL to TN in March. Will be so wonderful to have grandma close by. 🙂
I follow you on twitter!
What am I anticipating? Hmmm. Just trying to find a home for as many Reece’s Rainbow babies as possible. All of them have special needs and they’re all international. Breaks my heart how bad the conditions are!
facebook
I tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/TalysaM
I follow on Twitter
Liked on FB
posted on facebook
IKEA is defintely super neat! I went to one in Cincy last summer and I had to make myself leave. Congrats on waiting two months! Waiting is absolutely the hardest part – we waited 8 months for a referral and 5 more until we brought my son home.
I am anticipating the arrivale of our sweet baby in August.
I wrote about the giveaway on my blog robinsontales.blogspot.com
I wrote about the giveaway on facebook
I am a fan on facebook.
Thanking God that we took the road less traveled and adopted our sweet girl from Ethiopia. Please tell me you had an IKEA cinnamon roll.
I love this! Robert Frost is one of my favorites. I learned this poem in eighth grade, and I still remember most of it!
Love, love, LOVE this.. one of my favorites.
Anticipating the Hearts at Home National conference in March!!!
I’m anticipating my husband finishing grad school – he’s over 5 years in…but maybe only a year from finishing!
Now thanks to your blogging I am anticipating my first trip to Ikea! I have never been before, but love looking at their website! Now I will have to FIND one!
Anticipating my little guys third birthday! I cannot even believe he is going to be three…sniff sniff
I am anticipating an email from our adoption agency telling us when in February we have an embassy date and can bring our son home!
We are anticipating our official home study this week! Looking forward to getting things moving and excited to be waiting for our referral.
I’m a follower on FB, too.
I am anticipating a trip to Disney World in 10 days!
I am anticipating taking my three kids on a trip to visit my great Grandmother, 2000 miles away! We have two adopted children and one biological, so adoption is very close to our hearts!
I’m a fan on facebook!
I “facebooked” your giveaway!
I “liked” you on FB!
I am anticipating my little girl taking her first step by herself. She’s so close that I hold my breath each time she stands up and lets go.
Love your work!
I’m following you on Twitter now!
I’m anticipating a very happy wife when she wins this piece of artwork.
Just re-tweeted your giveaway on Twitter. Btw, we did an Ikea trip this weekend, too! $300 later, we have organized our play room and life is so much easier!!
I follow on facebook! I LOVE this…I had this poem posted in my classroom when I was teaching!:)
Follow on twitter
I cannot wait for the arrival of my baby girl Miley Gayle who will be joining us in March. I’ve had a very rough pregnancy but she has remained strong and healthy. You artwork is absolutely beautiful!
My husband and I are in the midst of a BRUTAL waiting period. Of course, we are trying to use it to improve our character 😉 We submitted a referral for our little girl in July and are still waiting on a court date to travel to Ethiopia to meet her. She was 3 months old when we chose her and she turned 9 months old this month. So, we know a little something about anticipation. 🙂
Also, I follow you on Facebook and on your blog 🙂
Thanks!
Melissa
Oh and I facebooked about the giveaway!
:)Melissa
I love this and is perfect as we wait to bring our son Fisher home from Ethiopia. Just waiting for embassy confirmation.
Fan on facebook
I am anticipating a big change for our family. It is kind of scary. It will be a challenge. But it will be good!
Love it! You are an amazing artist. I don’t have a FB account (anymore)and I don’t do Twitter – gosh, I’m only 37 but I now feel so old… I would love to be in the giveaway! Thanks, Michele Lindholm
I am anticipating putting our dossier together so our little one can come home from Ethiopia next year!!
I am anticipating the Lord to bring healing in my heart.
Just discovered you today and became a fan on FB. Love your ideas! You do beautiful work!
I posted your 2 month giveaway link on FB as well.
We are anticipating our first trip to Ethiopia to meet our daughter in less than a week!!
wow..i so want that painting…awesome..love it, kristi johnson
I am anticipating the adoption of a haitian little girl!
I am anticipating my husband coming home today! With him working two jobs we rarely see each other. I LOVE your work.
I am a fan on facebook.
We are anticipating our baby from Ethiopia! So much to look forward to! Love this piece of artwork and I KNOW I could find the perfect spot for it 😉
We are anticipating a new grand-daughter from Ethiopia… we still have much waiting to do but that is ok…my daughter has four children already and I am all for letting the one year old get a little older before the addition comes along.
I shared this on facebook too.
I am a fan on fb!
I am anticipating meeting my best friend’s newly adopted baby girl from Ethiopia! I can’t wait for her to be home where she belongs…
I’m anticipating seeing the finished product of my December Daily.
Totally anticipating our Rwanda adoption! We’re waiting, waiting, waiting. Would love the beautiful piece of art.
entry #1.
comment/ we are GREATLY anticipating officially beginning our adoption from Ethiopia to bring our baby boy home : )
entry #2.
we have posted today about this Giveaway on our adoption blog !
#3.
just posted about this on my second blog which is our catblog @ http://whatloknows.blogspot.com !
#4 entry : )
also posted about your giveaway via our fundraising blog @ http://hometarts.blogspot.com !
We are eagerly anticipating the closing of our first house! (Selling, closing that is) We loved our time in it, but are so excited about our new journey. CAN.NOT.WAIT!
Became a fan on facebook!
posted your link to my facebook page !!!!!!!!!
AND I blogged about it:
clarissadoss.blogspot.com
I am waiting for our little boy or girl! (domestic adoption)
I follow you on Twitter.
I follow you on Facebook.
I posted your giveaway on Facebook.
I love IKEA. We have one about an hr away. Probably a good thing it’s not closer….wouldn’t be good for my budget! I’m anticipating getting my App #1 completed and sent in to get the ball officially rolling on our adoption from Ethiopia. Love your art…you’re so talented!
Oh my goodness, I love the poem, “The Road Not Taken.” It is such a beautiful metaphor for life. We have our 8th graders memorize it every year. I am anticipating Spring Break (is it too early:), but I am also excited to see what God has in store this year.
I posted about your giveaway on facebook. 🙂
I am a fan of Pitter Patter Art on facebook. I think I’m starting to sound like a stalker 🙂
Love this!!! Thank you!
Thank you!
i follow on facebook!
I follow on Twitter!!!
I am anticipating a GREAT 2011…i just know it and I am hoping/praying BIG for a BIG year! 🙂
Anticipating what God is going to do with us next!
I am anticipating a return to calm times. It has been turbulent with our son, 3, adopted in March 2010 from Thailand.
We are anticipating going to pick up Jonah Tyler in Ethiopia!!! Cannot wait to have him home!!!!
Oh yes, you have to love IKEA! #1 entry
I facebooked it #2 entry
I twittered it! #3 entry (=
I facebooked it #2 entry
I retweeted..
Oh, I love this! (especially because The Road Less Traveled is my husband’s blog name)
And we are anticipating our move to Texas in June to help plant a new church.
We are totally anticipating my husband getting a job. Living with my parents is a blessing, but we are so ready to be on our own!
I follow on Twitter.
I like you on FB!
now this is just gorgeous. i can not wait for things to unfold as the year goes on. some big stuff will be happening in my life and i am pumped!
oh and i’m a fan on facebook.
I am anticipating the weekend.
I’m so thrilled that I won this piece!
Where can I email you my information?