Today Husband and I celebrated ourtwo year anniversary.
Since we've been traveling all weekend for a wedding,
we decided to have a low-key day.
We drove down the road and spent the afternoon in adorable Bell Buckle, TN!
Now, time for pizza and a scary movie.
We are so romantic.
Dear Handsome,
Thank you so much for everything. I wish I could list out the ways you make my life better, but I know it would take way too long and nobody else would even understand. So, I strive to show you every day how much you mean to me. We made big decisions this past year and I'm so excited to start anew here in Tennessee. It finally feels like home, a place to grow roots. I can't wait to see what this next year brings.
I love you, today, more than ever, and tomorrow, more than that.
I woke up this morning entirely earlier than I ever like to.
So, I channeled my inner super wife and vacuumed the house,
started the laundry,
cleaned the bathroom,
washed the dishes,
and trimmed the furbabies.
I still have to clean the guest room,
paint my nails,
shower,
and pack...
but for now,
I'm channeling my inner 16 year old.
Bringn' it back old school.
The MySpace way...
A. Age: 23 years old. I've waited my whole life for 23. I love it.
B. Bed size: Too small. Seriously. Husband and I have only been married a year and you'd think I'd be used to sharing a bed by now. You're wrong. I'm not used to it. I love him to pieces, but I'm also okay when he falls asleep in the living room playing Xbox. Sorry, I'm not sorry.
C. Chore that you hate: Dishes. Too bad they haven't invented a machine to wash them for you...
D. Dogs: are better than cats. Yes. I have 2 furbabies. Bailee, a 2 year old Maltese-Pomeranian, and Olive, a 1 year old Miniature Schnauzer. We're smitten.
E. Essential start to your day: I don't get out of bed until I've prayed. It's an automatic response. *alarm* "Dear God..."
F. Favorite color: Yellow, Mustard Yellow, and Red.
G. Gold or Silver: White Gold. Either really.
H. Height: 5'short"
I. Instruments you play: Very little piano and guitar.
J. Job title: K4 Teacher.
K. Kids: Not yet, but I've got the names ready. All 4 of them. We want a big family, and to adopt.
L. Live: in Florida-wish-it-were-in-the-moutains.
M. Mother’s name: Dr. Wegmann. She's legit.
N. Nicknames: Beautiful, Mrs. Meaness, Larn.
O. Overnight hospital stays: Thankfully, I don't think there has been overnight stays. I've had to go to a hospital in the middle of the night...that may count.
P. Pet peeves: When I'm being misunderstood, but not given a chance to clear things up.
Q. Quote from a movie: It's totally cliche, but I don't care. I still melt when I watch "The Notebook"and this line (this scene!) is so perfect: "So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What's it look like? If it's with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again. If I thought that's what you really wanted. But don't you take the easy way out."
R. Right or left handed: Right.
S. Siblings: One Brother aka built-in best friend. Since being married, I've gained 2 brother-in-loves and a sister-in-love.
U. Underwear: ...I'm not sure what kind of creepers read my blog...
V. Vegetable you hate: Brocolli. Hands down. Sick.
W. What makes you run late: My Husband.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: Lungs, legs, head, etc. I'm awesome.
Y. Yummy food that you make: Uhm, does Mac-n-Cheese count?!
Z. Zoo animal: Giraffe. Duh. What kind of question is that?!
Well, that was slightly fun/I second guessed even posting this.
...I get to spend every day for the rest of my life with this guy...
Tomorrow evening, Husband and I will be starting our Anniversary Weekend Getaway.
I can't believe it's been a year already.
I have no idea where we going or what we will be doing.
Which makes it hard to pack.
Especially when boys don't understand our need to know what to wear.
"Just wear shorts and a shirt."
Seriously?
Not cute.
Oh, well.
I'll overpack.
But it'll be worth the surprise.
I can't wait to come back and share all the fun times.
In the mean time, here's a totallycoolawesome video of Husband.
Before I begin, I would like to thank all my sweet encouragers out there! The sweet words you all left made things so much easier to deal with! As soon as I get to a computer (I'm on my phone now) and figure out how, you can bet I'll be turning off the option for "Anonymous" to comment. What's funny is they aren't truly anonymous, I know who they are. Anyways, thank you and let's move on, shall we?
It's funny to think of doing my "joys" when I'm going on day 3 of a nasty stomach bug, but I'm still alive and that's enough for me!
1reading through my documentary book of The 101 Greatest Broadway Musicals.2finding nasea medicine that taste 500% better than Pepto Bismal 3Tim Hawkins in concert tonight (if my health permits!) 4painting nails 5puppy hiccups 6All things Calvin and Hobbes 7surprise Anniversary weekend getaways (next week!) 8babies! Congrats to all my blog friends who just had/are having/will have new additions to their families! So exciting! 9vanilla scented candles 10Sweeney Todd, White Christmas, Beauty and the Beast, and 27 Dresses. My feel good, sick day movie playlist. Random?
Hope you have great weekends!
P.S. This is the first time I've tried to publish a post from my phone, so excuse the format! I added a picture, but I'm not sure where it will go! Let's see if this works!
My job is awesome for many reasons. For one, I spend all day in pajamas (they prefer to call them scrubs, more professionally sounding. But, let's be real. They're pajamas.) I spend many hours a week coloring, eating imaginary food, pretending to fall asleep and snore, dancing, singing, etc. Basically, I'm paid to act like a fool and my kids think it's the coolest thing ever. Now, I'd be lying if I said it's all fun and games. As with any job (especially those working with little ones) there are challenges. I'd say there's at least 10-15 breakdowns (I admit, 25% come from me, the teacher), 100 diaper changes, many days that I feel like I'm a broken record- repeating myself until I lose my voice, and I'm always placing my hands in some unknown sticky/wet substance. But, when I sit with those kids and they can tell me shapes, colors, numbers, letters, animals (all by the age of 2, mind you!) I am reminded why I love what I do. All the while, I get to love on these kids and share with them the eternal love of Christ. A bad day can't ruin my career choice.
How about our first wedding anniversary is in 2 weeks?! I can't believe it's been a year. Goodness, what a year it has been. Husband has a surprise getaway planned the weekend of our anniversary. Sadly, I can't get off work. So on the 11th (the actual date), I'll be celebrating with 7 toddlers. Yay. But, that's okay. I'm ready to see what Husband has planned!
I have successfully lost 4 pounds. WooHoo! How? I have no clue. Working? Running around, chasing kids? Eating quick tunafish and cracker meals? Who cares? I feel great!
Husband bought me Lion King on DVD and we had the best time watching it. I haven't seen it in years and seriously, you'd think it was the first time I ever saw it with all my laughing (and crying!) Such a good one!
Oh man, I have never been so excited about our future. I feel like we finally got all the junk out of our lives and now we can see the outcome of following Christ through everything. These next few months could reveal a lot of new roads and I'm so ready!
Happy 3 day weekend! Remember why we celebrate, as you celebrate!
"I will walk through the valley, if You want me to."
There's a reason God has my husband and I going through this junk.
He is always in control and things will not always be this hard!
Amen.
Now, I ramble.
These are the things on my mind.
I spend 87% of my time thinking about such topics.
The other % (I've never been good at math) just pop into my head and flee before I can really think on them.
First and foremost, I must say that I miss Michael Scott. I have been an avid "Office" watcher, and I feel incomplete without him. I truly wish I had a real-life Michael Scott friend. How stinkin' amazing would that be?! Oh man, the things we could get away with. P.S. I still watch and still laugh. It's just not the same.
Shaving- I hate it. It takes so much time and so much remembering. Like, I don't remember that I haven't shaved in 2 weeks until I put on a dress 5 minutes before leaving. Ugh. Plus, I really only grow hairs below my knee, at least that's the darker, more noticable hairs. So annoying. Sorry Husband.
I really, really want to be able to rock a middle part. I don't know if it's my side-swept bangs, or the shape of my head, but it doesn NOT look cute. I'm slowy parting my side part towards the center of my head. Maybe I can trick myself.
I can't get enough of flowy clothes. Boho-style all the way. So much so, I get uncomfortable if my clothes cling even the smallest amount to my body. Which could also be due to the fact that I'm unhappy with my weight and flowy shirts/dresses camoflouge that for me.Yeah...
Speaking of bodies. I hate mine. There, I said it. First part is admitting, right? Well, I have gained 20plus pounds since being married. There, I said that too. It's mortifying really. Husband is super sweet and claims it's unnoticiable, but I know he's totally lying. Have I done much to change? Truthfully, no. Which, I also hate. But finding a workout routine that fits in my random schedule is near impossible. The school I work at has a gym. But do I know what the heck I'm doing in there?! Yeah, right. Don't even get me started on food. It seems impossible to purchase healthy food we can afford. Cheap food=fat food. But, when that's all you can afford... I hate this cycle. Which is why posting it on this blog should (let's pray) motivate me to keep on riding bikes and try to eat healthier!
I don't want permanent makeup, unless it's permanent mascara. Is that even possible? I am a full fledged mascaraholic. I spent 25% of my getting ready routine on my eyelashes.
Trying to stick to my 24 before 24, I have been keeping my nails looking decent and polished. This week, I asked Husband to pick out a color for me. He chose neon orange. I feel like I have traffic cones on my fingers. Yes, I bought this color...but that was years ago. I'm glad it's chipping. Time for a less Lisa Frank color.
Sad, sad, sad news. My mini-shnauzer, Olive, broke herself yesterday. Here's the story: We have two little ones, Bailee (a Malti-Pom) and Olive. Olive eats non-stop (if we'd let her) and she is kind of slow in the brain processing. Well, everyday we fight with her about eating Bailee's food after gulfing hers down in 2 minutes flat. Last night, Olive started to eat Bailee's and Husband popped her (P.S. Yes, we discipline and we will spank when we have children!) When Husband popped Olive, she lost balance and hit her front left paw on the door. Now, I was laying in bed in the other room when I heard her "scream." I thought nothing of it because she is a d-r-a-m-a q-u-e-e-n!!! She wails before you even touch her! But, last night she kept screaming and when Husband was saying "Olive, it's okay. You're okay. Shhhh, babygirl." I knew something was wrong. I flew out of bed, into the room, and immediately tears came to my eyes. Babygirl had her paw as close to her body as she could hold it, just whimpering! We felt around the leg, compared it to the other one, and came to the conclusion that she was okay, just scared. She is still silly, happy, Olive and "runs" as much as she can. We think it's sprained because she still favors it and won't put all her pressure on it. We wrapped it to keep it straight, and man does it break this mama's heart! I get sick just re-thinking about it and seeing her hobble. I don't know what's gonna happen when we have for real children and they get hurt! Oh, man.
How in the world can you eat a Snickers without chocolate flakes and caramel getting everywhere?
I wish I had 10 striped shirts and cardigans. All colors. All combos.
New favorite go-to hairstyle: Braid hair and flat iron over the braids. Let cool. Spray a little hairspray. Undo. Awesome-ness. I have super-duper-notevencool thick hair, so I have to do 2 braids. Also, the tighter the braid, the kinkier the "wave." I do loose braids and I love the messy beach hair look it makes.
Husband and I will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary this June and I've had fun planning "dream" vacays. I say dream, because in all honesty, we can't afford a super big trip. BUT, I would love *hinthintHusband* a few days at Disney World *hinthintfriendsthatcangetusinforfree*. And, I keep saying Honeymoon instead of anniversary, which I'm okay with. I like having Honeymoons once a year.
Ladies and (maybe) Gentlemen,
I need a job. Desperately. I work at the college I graduated from as the Staff Writer, but it is NOT, I repeat, NOT making ends meet. Plus, as of May 10, I'm off for summer. I have applied for close to, if not over 50-75 places. With no sucess. Not very promising.
I like this song. I love this version. I actually like any version but the original. Whoops.
