Our day off, thanks to MLK.

We had a Monday off thanks to the great MLK. I'm grateful, because I do think he's awesome, and I really needed that extra day of rest. (Even though there is never really any resting.) 

I've been coming down with a cold, which sucks because I'm pregnant and can't really take OTC medicines. I think there are a few I could take, but only if I get desperate enough. I don't like to pump my body full of things if I can hold out. 

I decided to make a blog post about our day and what they usually (without work or school) look like and how they go. Not very exciting, but I tried to take a picture an hour...then toward the end I stopped. Oh well. 

I'm going to miss these days of just her and I. Soaking them all in before we have a little newborn baby girl screaming at us. :) I'm also really really really trying my damnest to nest. I'm just so achey and can't really move a lot of things. There's another post coming with all that fun jazz. 

8:00 am wake up to go potty alarm. We were all still sleeping too. -_-

I spy an empty bed.

Her favorite cereal (and mine) is Life with a little bit of honey drizzled on top. 

SO GOOD.

After breakfast tv sesh while I fold laundry. Always laundry.

 

Naked & shopkins all the time.

 

More please. 

 

Coffee, shopkins & my favorite air plant I got on clearance for $1! Container and all!
 

Mid-morning play-doh chaos. 

SO MANY TINY PIECES ALL OVER MY FLOOR.

 

Seriously, she does it all day.

How I look when I'm home. 

Robe & belly poking out.

Lazy dog never helps with anything except getting dog hair everywhere.

 

12:30 Lunch date to Taco Villa to meet dad and sisters.

Free food always wins.

 

3:00 pm dentist appt. 

(and 11 year old moccasins)

I go pee to find different scenarios like this in my bathroom sink.

 

We've been getting baby things ready! Big baby is always a help.

 

Little artist cutting out hearts for everyone while daddy cooks spaghetti and meatballs.

 

*Not pictured: DINNER and a thousand dishes*

A very tired daddy.

 

And lastly, besides bedtime routine is bed. They're so perfect. 

xoxo

Park love.

Hi. I love my little family and the sweet moments we get once in a while to just relax and be cute. I promise that I'll write a post that actually has meaning soon, until then, enjoy.

xoxo

Our first year of marriage!

Yay! It's a success! Although we've been together almost 4 years, our first official year of marriage was yesterday (September 4th) and it was lovely!
I'm so lucky to be married to my best friend who is such a wonderful husband and amazing daddy. I am oh so grateful for you, "my moon, my man."
Re-cap:

(September 4th, 2010)

(September 4th, 2010)

(2009)

(Valentines Day, 2010)

(Valentines Day, 2010)

(Austin, 2010)

(Stomping in the creek, Austin, 2010)

(2008)

(2008)

(2009)

I have over a million more pictures, but it's getting late, Dovie is in bed, and I'm oh so sleepy.
I love you to the moon Chef Babe, forever and always.
xoxo.

Battling "Stay at home mom loneliness."

For those of you who read my blog (not many) and for those who stay at home with their children know how lonely it gets at times. Lately I've been really battling the loneliness.

My two best friends, Brandon and Lilly are my entire life. Too bad Brandon works pretty close to 3 jobs, all day and night all the time. We rarely have days together, and evenings are spent sitting at home with the baby watching terrible tv. (By terrible tv, i mean, we don't even have cable.) I love spending my days and nights with Lilly, she does something new everyday, makes faces at me, laughs, almost sits up without help, rolls all around. She's perfect in the baby way. But I have no adult conversation. AT ALL. My cats ignore me, my dog ignores me, and sometimes I wanna say that Lillian ignores me (already.)

I've reached out on other mom's blogs that stay at home, and I'm starting to look into play groups or something along the lines in my area. And sometimes I miss my old life, before baby, when I didn't have a care in the world. I could go to the store without packing an entire suitcase- "because you know you'll have to change an explosion diaper at the grocery store." I honestly wouldn't trade it for the world though.
But sometimes I wish that people would come over, drink some coffee with me and gossip about the latest "Teen Mom." I'd like someone to go to the park with Lillian and I, blah blah, you get the jist of it all. I guess I'm just really saying that I miss adult interaction, and that I will hopefully find that soon because I sure do miss eating dinner with my hubby, watching our shows and just laying on the couch talking and giggling.

I guess it's really not so bad though, Lillian and I eat dinner, (kind of) and we put my shows on (I miss most of them through the screaming and trying to keep her happy) and we giggle and talk on the couch while she proceeds to spit-up on my face. It's pretty much the same, or actually probably a little better. :)

 "God gave me you for the ups and downs God gave me you for the days of doubt For when I think I’ve lost my way There are no words here left to say, it’s true God gave me you."

Does anyone else every get the "stay at home mom" blues?
xo.

A love story.

I've never really written the story of how Brandon and I became inseparable, so I figured I'd attempt to without boring everyone.

Dating:
It all started in 2008, it was a new year, we had both gotten away from bad, toxic relationships when we both started running into each other at parties. I know, how terrible that we met at a party, but oh well.
I had met Brandon a long time ago through sadly, my ex and some other friends at the mall. We'd run into each other, say hello and that was about it. Never in a million years did I think he would be my husband...never.

So, at these parties where we started running into each other, there was a bon fire. There was nowhere to sit and I was tired of standing, so I asked Brandon if he would pull me up a log to sit on, and he did of course, but wouldn't sit next to me. (I thought it was weird, but it turned out he was super shy and had a crush on me.) Too cute. So, after a couple more parties an awkward encounters, I randomly texted him one day to hang out.
Of course he said yes, and we 'dated' a whole two weeks before saying, "i love you" and making it official, which was March 4th, 2008. <3 After that day we drove around and listened to Brand New, New Found Glory and Regina Spektor on repeat and spent everyday together.





Engagement:
We moved in together after six months of dating, and after a year or so, he popped the million dollar question.
On my 21st birthday! Well, at my party. I had no clue, which is surprising since I hate surprises and always figure them out... Everyone was over at a friends house, dressed up in Halloween costumes.
I was a black cat, and Brandon dressed as a giant penguin. (I had thought that was a weird choice of a costume for him, but he had it all planned out because penguins look like they are wearing tuxedos..)
And so, as I blew out my cupcake candles, my little fancy penguin got down on one knee in front of friends and family and asked me to marry him.
I immediately busted into tears and sobs. Grabbed the ring, and put it on my own finger. I didn't even give him a chance to do that for me. I finally stood up and hugged him so tight, and he had to whisper, "so will you marry me?" ...I had been such a mess I didn't realize I forgot to say yes. So, I said yes and everyone cheered. Probably the best birthday I'll ever have. We were officially engaged on October 24th, 2009.



Also, if you can view it, this is a video of the proposal that a friend took.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1526022868015

Wedding:
Our wedding day was stressful and a little hurried due to some complications...it wasn't perfect by any means, but it was the most beautiful wedding to us, with mostly only family there and some close friends, we tied the knot in a little bitty church and had a small little reception at my parents house. Simple and small. Just how I wanted it.
I married the love of my life on September 4th, 2010.