Three years ago today I was wearing a viking hat and having dinner with about 40 people. My bridesmaid and I spilled blue fingernail polish on my mom's very nice carpet and I got a terrible nights sleep.
All of that happened because 3 years ago tomorrow I married my best friend.
I don't like weddings. See I wanted to get married in the courthouse. Or maybe at the beach. Maybe even in a church with nobody else there. But...Jared wanted a wedding. Sigh. So we had a wedding. A giant fancy wedding with the big poofy white dress(I actually really liked that part) and a large cake that I did not eat and a dance. Had it been left up to me, we may very well have had a bonfire on the beach of Lake Mac whilst wearing our swimsuits and splashing in the waves. But we didn't. And Jared loved it. So I did too.
I think it made my Mom happy too.
And now that we are married, I can't imagine it being any different. I love our pictures. I love the memories. I love the fact that my grandparents got to see me get married. I am so happy that we were married by my pastor before he moved(Jared calls him Colonel Sanders).
Most of all, I am happy I married my husband. In three years we have experienced a lot. Jared lost his job, then we found out we were pregnant and had a beautiful baby girl all before our first anniversary. Now, two daughters and many rough times later we are still just as happy as we were on that day. (Well in my case more because I don't have to decorate any silly tables or pretend to care about flower arrangements).
We live a boring simple life and we love it. We are blessed.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
If I could, I would hug every single one of the heroes of 9/11. And I am not a hugger. Shame on the organizers of the memorial service for not inviting the EMT's, FDNY and NYPD who responded to that terrible tragedy. They knew they were walking into danger. They lost friends. They lost loved ones. They deserved to be honored. They are heroes!
Mayor Bloomberg also banned any prayer from the Memorial service. As a disclaimer I will say that I didn't see the service and I have no idea whether a prayer was actually incorporated. That being said, I am LIVID that not only was prayer "banned" there was no public outrage at this obvious snub of our rights and freedoms as Americans.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
If congress does not have the right to say that we cannot pray when and where we wish then Mayor Bloomberg CERTAINLY does not!
I am praying for Mayor Bloomberg tonight. I pray that God will show him the error of his ways and that he will be humbled before the Almighty.
But first and foremost, I am praying for our country and her people. I pray that as we reflect on the senselessness of 9/11 we as a people will turn our hearts to God and place our hope in Him. For if God is for us, who can be against us?
Mayor Bloomberg also banned any prayer from the Memorial service. As a disclaimer I will say that I didn't see the service and I have no idea whether a prayer was actually incorporated. That being said, I am LIVID that not only was prayer "banned" there was no public outrage at this obvious snub of our rights and freedoms as Americans.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
If congress does not have the right to say that we cannot pray when and where we wish then Mayor Bloomberg CERTAINLY does not!
I am praying for Mayor Bloomberg tonight. I pray that God will show him the error of his ways and that he will be humbled before the Almighty.
But first and foremost, I am praying for our country and her people. I pray that as we reflect on the senselessness of 9/11 we as a people will turn our hearts to God and place our hope in Him. For if God is for us, who can be against us?
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
I noticed today on my Facebook page that I write ALOT! Way too much to put as status. The problem is that I want everybody to know how adorably wonderful my girls are. Solution-blogging of course! I haven't blogged in a really long time and I miss it. So there is a ton to catch up on, but where to start?
This summer we added to our family...
Emily Diane-5 pounds 8 ounces, 35 week gestational age.
She was so tiny, and so sick.
My body doesn't seem to want to cooperate when it comes to making babies. Both of my girls were born at 35 weeks and 3 days gestation. They both had to stay in the hospital 8 and 9 days consecutively.
She is home now. Yay!
Big sister loves her baby and she has been very helpful.
I am constantly amazed at how quickly children grow and I am determined to enjoy each moment more this time around. Maybe that's why I don't feel as exhausted as I did with Molly even though I am only getting about 5 hours of sleep a night, 4 of which are co-sleeping hours.
Molly turned 2 last month. I have mixed feelings about that. I am so excited when she learns something new! But...2 is the age when everything changes. She isn't a baby anymore. She doesn't even need me when she falls anymore. Now she just say's "Ouch!" and moves on. It's a good thing I have a baby who needs me because if I didn't I would be in a serious state of depression!
She is loving life though, and I am grateful for that.
Okay, perhaps that's enough for now...gotta save some adorable pictures for my next post ;)
This summer we added to our family...
Emily Diane-5 pounds 8 ounces, 35 week gestational age.
She was so tiny, and so sick.
My body doesn't seem to want to cooperate when it comes to making babies. Both of my girls were born at 35 weeks and 3 days gestation. They both had to stay in the hospital 8 and 9 days consecutively.
She is home now. Yay!
Big sister loves her baby and she has been very helpful.
I am constantly amazed at how quickly children grow and I am determined to enjoy each moment more this time around. Maybe that's why I don't feel as exhausted as I did with Molly even though I am only getting about 5 hours of sleep a night, 4 of which are co-sleeping hours.
Molly turned 2 last month. I have mixed feelings about that. I am so excited when she learns something new! But...2 is the age when everything changes. She isn't a baby anymore. She doesn't even need me when she falls anymore. Now she just say's "Ouch!" and moves on. It's a good thing I have a baby who needs me because if I didn't I would be in a serious state of depression!
She is loving life though, and I am grateful for that.
Okay, perhaps that's enough for now...gotta save some adorable pictures for my next post ;)
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Welcome back!
Boy I think I should get on here more often, eh?
As an update, we are all doing really well. Jared is working as a deliveryman for Cash-Wa Candy and I am staying at home. Our baby girl Molly is almost 10 months old and she is beautiful and brilliant!
Some thoughts for today are:
What did people use before wet wipes were invented?
I love grapes! I used to hate them but now I love them. Weird, huh?
I think time moves too fast.
My brother is amazing!
I miss my friends. Stupid people moved away!
And now I will attempt posting pictures!
As an update, we are all doing really well. Jared is working as a deliveryman for Cash-Wa Candy and I am staying at home. Our baby girl Molly is almost 10 months old and she is beautiful and brilliant!
Some thoughts for today are:
What did people use before wet wipes were invented?
I love grapes! I used to hate them but now I love them. Weird, huh?
I think time moves too fast.
My brother is amazing!
I miss my friends. Stupid people moved away!
And now I will attempt posting pictures!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
A much needed update!
It has been awhile since I posted. I really need to make more time to do this!
We have been quite busy these last couple of months! We have almost finished renovating the nursery but we still need to paint the monkeys on the walls. We are going with a sock monkey jungle theme and my two best friends are coming to my house in August to do the artwork. I am 31 weeks along and the baby is moving all of the time. We have had a very easy pregnancy healthwise although it has been a bit stressful!
Jared is still mowing lawns and will continue doing so for a few more weeks. We are really praying he finds a good job and fast! I don't really want to have to work after the baby is born but it looks like I will be for now. At least the baby will have a daddy at home to take care of her so we won't have to get a daycare provider and I am thankful for that. I don't like the idea of a stranger raising my baby.
We have another new addition to our family. My aunt and uncle adopted a baby boy named JT last month so there will be 2 babies at family get-togethers now. We were all very excited to meet him and his arrival was a huge surprise to all! His big sister, who is 7, is the most excited of all!
Alot of my friends have become mom's in the last few months as well so it seems as though we are surrounded by babies. It has been awhile since we were home in Ogallala to visit so my brother and I are headed out there soon while my husband Jared is on a bachelor fishing trip with his best friend. Then soon after we have a baby shower and a wedding and then hopefully we will be settling down for a little while before the baby is born!
We are very ready to meet our baby girl! Jared says that he want's to be able to hold her because I have been hogging her for the last 7 months. I told him that if I could share this job I totally would!!! But even though we are excited to meet her it is wierd to think that I am old enough to be a mom. I still don't feel like I am old enough to be married! It is amazing how quickly time flies! I remember when we got engaged and I thought it was going to be forever before we were finally married! Now I kind of wish time would slow down and even though I want this baby out and in my arms I am kind of hoping that we are able to stop and enjoy the time that we have left as just a newlywed couple.
We have been quite busy these last couple of months! We have almost finished renovating the nursery but we still need to paint the monkeys on the walls. We are going with a sock monkey jungle theme and my two best friends are coming to my house in August to do the artwork. I am 31 weeks along and the baby is moving all of the time. We have had a very easy pregnancy healthwise although it has been a bit stressful!
Jared is still mowing lawns and will continue doing so for a few more weeks. We are really praying he finds a good job and fast! I don't really want to have to work after the baby is born but it looks like I will be for now. At least the baby will have a daddy at home to take care of her so we won't have to get a daycare provider and I am thankful for that. I don't like the idea of a stranger raising my baby.
We have another new addition to our family. My aunt and uncle adopted a baby boy named JT last month so there will be 2 babies at family get-togethers now. We were all very excited to meet him and his arrival was a huge surprise to all! His big sister, who is 7, is the most excited of all!
Alot of my friends have become mom's in the last few months as well so it seems as though we are surrounded by babies. It has been awhile since we were home in Ogallala to visit so my brother and I are headed out there soon while my husband Jared is on a bachelor fishing trip with his best friend. Then soon after we have a baby shower and a wedding and then hopefully we will be settling down for a little while before the baby is born!
We are very ready to meet our baby girl! Jared says that he want's to be able to hold her because I have been hogging her for the last 7 months. I told him that if I could share this job I totally would!!! But even though we are excited to meet her it is wierd to think that I am old enough to be a mom. I still don't feel like I am old enough to be married! It is amazing how quickly time flies! I remember when we got engaged and I thought it was going to be forever before we were finally married! Now I kind of wish time would slow down and even though I want this baby out and in my arms I am kind of hoping that we are able to stop and enjoy the time that we have left as just a newlywed couple.
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