>Wow, I am so not my usual blogging self this week. Honestly, I am a little bored with writing decent, read-worthy material that I could not subject you, Internet, to such blah substance. So here is just a small update, if you wish.
1) On Wednesday, B and I went to a local Catholic church to partake in Ash Wednesday. He is Catholic and I am not, but I enjoy doing things with him like this, as he does the same with me at my church. I gave up alcohol for 40 days and 40 nights. So far, I keep forgeting, but not in the way of actually having a drink. I think about it, or someone mentions it, and then I suddenly remember that no, I will not be having any alcohol this month.
2) I worked all day Thursday and then came home and played more Zelda. Seriously, that game is adicting! I love it.
3) Today, I babysat, got the 5 month old to sleep for 2 hours in his crib, put his sick brother to bed, and enjoyed quiet time with sister. It was nice.
Tomorrow I will be working some more and then I am off to Denver!! Ash will be in town with her brother, hubs, and son. I have not seen them since the wedding and I can't wait!! Also, I will be spending the night with MIL and that is ALWAYS fun. We like wine, but remember, I am not going to be drinking any. Huh, this is a little harder than I thought it would be.
Have a great weekend!!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
>recipe!
>Sorry!! I totally meant to link the recipes but forgot. So, check the post again and they are linked. Have fun and let me know if you try it out!!
Love,
S.
>Happiness
>Good morning!
What a beautiful week! As you can tell by the lack of posting these few days I have been pretty busy. Here is a little recap.
Monday was a special day. B and I were celebrating our second anniversary of being together. I know, you might think that is corny, but my parents do it and I have always thought that was a special, random day to mark on the calendar and do something special for one another.
We spent the morning playing Zelda because that game rocks. B worked over lunch time and I had a friend ask me to help him with some car issues and because I did, he took me out to lunch. Then I went shopping for some food we were in need of for the evening. My MIL and parents were coming over to help us celebrate this day.
We had gone all out for Valentine's Day and wanted to keep it simple and fun with people we love. I looked up some recipes on Food Network. I made a cream cheese and basil stuffed chicken with veggies that my dad raved over. For dessert, I made Brownie Pudding and it is to die for!! Are you a chocolate lover? This is death by chocolate over and over again.
Does that not look amazing!! We are almost done with what was left over and I SERIOUSLY need to hit the gym! And don't you love my heart-shaped baking dishes?? My momma gave those to us for my bridal shower and the red dish was a gift from a very special family friend. I had to adjust the baking temp because our oven cooks so fast and not all the way through and I did not want to end up with burnt chocolate. My adjustments were right on and I served it with some French Vanilla Ice Cream. MMMM...are you drooling yet? LOL!
We all visited and called it an early night. I worked all day yesterday and was pretty good for the most part. I have today off and plan to call one of the places we looked at and see about putting a deposit down soon. We are not going to go with the super fancy place, as we would be paying more for a one bedroom than we would with the place we are going to talk to today that is less for a two bedroom. It was not too hard to decide, but we did let that day sink in before seriously talking about it last night. We are both very happy with our decision and can't wait to get out of the ground!! Three more months...
I hope everyone is having a great week so far! God Bless!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
>Firsts.
>Being a wife has brought me so much joy and happiness that I don't even know where to start. Even though neither of us are happy with the place where we live, we are still happy with each other. Where all that happiness happens does not really matter, as long as we are together.
The other night I went out to dinner with a dear friend from college. I had not seen her since our friend's wedding a year and a half ago. Talking with her was so easy and the time we had spent apart went away. We talked about everything and it was wonderful. One of those "wonders" is that she has a new boyfriend that, for her, is a big deal and I could not be happier for her. She was talking about how this past Valentine's Day was the first one she had ever spent with a serious boyfriend. Last year was my first VD with a serious boyfriend too (even though we were already engaged at that point...we started dating the week AFTER VD...). We both shared how fun all those "firsts" are and then, I was beside myself.
B and I have had A LOT of firsts together. To me, there are two different kinds of "firsts". For example, your VERY first kiss EVER and your first kiss with your husband or boyfriend. See what I'm saying?
*First kiss with B was at ESPN Zone in Denver. PERFECT!
*First time we cuddled on the couch we watched The Departed.
*First time he met my parents was at 5am in the morning.
*First time we danced together was at a country bar in Greeley.
*I gave B his FIRST pink eye ever.
*First verbal "I love you" on St. Patty's Day in a hot tub.
*First time we talked about marriage B freaked out.
*First time we went to see a movie together in the movie theater was 300.
*First time ever proposed to.
*First time holidays with family members.
*First road trip to MI and OH Summer 2007.
*First wedding together was the friend's I mentioned above.
*First VD together.
*First YEAR together without any real fight.
*Saying I DO for the FIRST and LAST time ever.
*Signing our first lease.
*Moving in together for the first time.
...see how many moments there are of firsts, even after getting married?? We don't even have a family yet!
Well, one of two things happened this weekend : Apartment shopping. Last year, I did all the dirty work and the first place we saw was the one we moved into. Secondly, after that conversation with my friend, I realized that there are a TON more firsts to come. Like two things at once: flying together for the first time and going out of the country together for the first time. I am just so glad that we can still have those "Oh Wow!" moments the first time something like that happens. I think that is why we are so in love. We appreciate the big and small things in our lives and I kinda miss those first moments of butterflies in my tummy the 2.5 seconds before he would kiss me in the very beginning. Don't worry, I still get butterflies sometimes! But it is different. I am so glad that we are blessed to have this time and many more moments and memories to come with each other.
The other night I went out to dinner with a dear friend from college. I had not seen her since our friend's wedding a year and a half ago. Talking with her was so easy and the time we had spent apart went away. We talked about everything and it was wonderful. One of those "wonders" is that she has a new boyfriend that, for her, is a big deal and I could not be happier for her. She was talking about how this past Valentine's Day was the first one she had ever spent with a serious boyfriend. Last year was my first VD with a serious boyfriend too (even though we were already engaged at that point...we started dating the week AFTER VD...). We both shared how fun all those "firsts" are and then, I was beside myself.
B and I have had A LOT of firsts together. To me, there are two different kinds of "firsts". For example, your VERY first kiss EVER and your first kiss with your husband or boyfriend. See what I'm saying?
*First kiss with B was at ESPN Zone in Denver. PERFECT!
*First time we cuddled on the couch we watched The Departed.
*First time he met my parents was at 5am in the morning.
*First time we danced together was at a country bar in Greeley.
*I gave B his FIRST pink eye ever.
*First verbal "I love you" on St. Patty's Day in a hot tub.
*First time we talked about marriage B freaked out.
*First time we went to see a movie together in the movie theater was 300.
*First time ever proposed to.
*First time holidays with family members.
*First road trip to MI and OH Summer 2007.
*First wedding together was the friend's I mentioned above.
*First VD together.
*First YEAR together without any real fight.
*Saying I DO for the FIRST and LAST time ever.
*Signing our first lease.
*Moving in together for the first time.
...see how many moments there are of firsts, even after getting married?? We don't even have a family yet!
Well, one of two things happened this weekend : Apartment shopping. Last year, I did all the dirty work and the first place we saw was the one we moved into. Secondly, after that conversation with my friend, I realized that there are a TON more firsts to come. Like two things at once: flying together for the first time and going out of the country together for the first time. I am just so glad that we can still have those "Oh Wow!" moments the first time something like that happens. I think that is why we are so in love. We appreciate the big and small things in our lives and I kinda miss those first moments of butterflies in my tummy the 2.5 seconds before he would kiss me in the very beginning. Don't worry, I still get butterflies sometimes! But it is different. I am so glad that we are blessed to have this time and many more moments and memories to come with each other.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
>"I got 99 problems but a b*tch ain't one of 'em"
>This is my 99th post, ladies and gents!! How great is that? I have had so much fun blogging here and getting to meet new friends from doing so. Everyone has such awesome stories and life experiences that I am so totally absorbed in now! I feel for all you that read my blog and I thank you from the bottom of my heart! This has been a great way for me to talk about things that have been hard and fun since being married without the fear of offending anyone or embarrassing myself. It's kind of like talking to God. I feel safe here.
Now, on to the present.
We went apartment shopping today and we totally found the perfect place to live!! Here are our deal breakers:
* Washer/dryer in unit without paying extra rent
* Low pet rent (which we discovered something great about, due to my history with anxiety.)
* Some place we would feel comfortable inviting others to and a place we could see ourselves in for a few years.
...among others...
We fell in love with a place here in town that is in an nice area and closer to our jobs! Speaking of jobs, B got a new job!! I know this is major news for some of you that have been praying for us so I am sorry to be slow with the news. It was final as of yesterday so that is why I waited. Anyway, he will be working for a great insurance company and it is going to do wonders for us!! Thank you for your prayers! This place we found is beautiful and roomy and has great sunlight and space for our dogs. It is perfect!
I have been so happy lately and I am so grateful for all the joys in my life! I hope you are all doing great and OMG, February is almost over!! Can you believe it?? Have a great rest of the weekend! Love you all!!
Friday, February 20, 2009
>Maybe baby? No...
>
(me and my friend's daughter)
You all know how much I want a baby, right? And if you don't, then I'm sorry. Now you know. I want a baby. This is not a new development since getting married. No way. I have wanted to be a mother for as long as I can remember. When I was a little girl, I would play house with the neighbor boy down the street (Heidi, do you remember Matthew??) and I would shove my baby dolls up my shirt, sit around for 9 minutes (my version of 9 months) and out popped our child. This was never ending and my love for children and becoming a mother grew when my cousins were born. There is a HUGE age gap between me and a bunch of my cousins. Most of them were born after I had turned nine until I was about fifteen. On my dad's side, my brother is the youngest of the "older" cousins with a seven year age gap between him and the next cousin born. I am only giving you this boring info so that you can see that babies and children have been apart of my life forever.
(me and my friend's daughter)You all know how much I want a baby, right? And if you don't, then I'm sorry. Now you know. I want a baby. This is not a new development since getting married. No way. I have wanted to be a mother for as long as I can remember. When I was a little girl, I would play house with the neighbor boy down the street (Heidi, do you remember Matthew??) and I would shove my baby dolls up my shirt, sit around for 9 minutes (my version of 9 months) and out popped our child. This was never ending and my love for children and becoming a mother grew when my cousins were born. There is a HUGE age gap between me and a bunch of my cousins. Most of them were born after I had turned nine until I was about fifteen. On my dad's side, my brother is the youngest of the "older" cousins with a seven year age gap between him and the next cousin born. I am only giving you this boring info so that you can see that babies and children have been apart of my life forever.
One of the first things that B and I talked about when we were dating was how much we both wanted to be parents. We love kids. B is so good with kids it makes me cry! We never really talked about a timeline for having our own children, other than before we were 30. I would be happy if now was the time, but it's not. Over the last few weeks, B started asking me to go back on birth control. I have been off it since the wedding and just been using other modes of protection. We would prefer to be less careful is there was more protection in place. Don't get me wrong: if we got pregnant now, it would be great and we would both be super happy. But neither of us think that we live in an environment we want to bring a baby into and B wants to have a consistent job with consistent pay. Which I totally agree with!
So I called my doctor yesterday and she called in a prescription and come two weeks from now, we will officially NOT be getting preggers any time soon. I told him that if I am going back on BC that I wanted to wait another year because of how screwy the pill makes my body, both when starting and stopping. I am okay with this. I know that I will be a mother someday and I know that God knows the right timing for that. Now, is not the best timing. So that is that.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
>Music Whore
>Have you heard of the Airborne Toxic Event?? No? Well, they are fabulous!! The song on most rock radio stations right now is Sometime Around Midnight and I just found out they will be in Denver on Friday and I can't go. Sad face :( BUT they will be back. Denver LOVES new fresh music and we often pop out new music like rabbits. We are turning into the next Austin. FoCo is even going to do a SXSW type thingy where you can buy a two day pass and go listen to all this amazing local music! I can't wait. So you're not from CO? Well here are a few of the bands that we have bred. ENJOY!
Roe
...just to name a few.
My Hidel LOVES 3OH!3. They rock, in a rapping sort of way without being real Rap. It's true.
I NEED to go to a show soon. If I don't, I might start bleeding from my ears and that is never good. My friend's band is going back in the studio soon so that will be fun. Studio time=more shows=new music. Always a great combo.
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