A touching moment...

A few weeks ago I received an email from my husbands best childhood friend. It was titled, "An essay about my bestfriend Jim." We had dinner with him a couple of nights before and I was drilling him with questions about what my husband was like when he was younger. You see Jim and his bestfriend have always been somewhat of opposites. When they get together it's like no time has ever passed and they are quick to start reciting movie lines from the 80's. Being that Jim and I are 12 years apart, I never understand what they are talking about, but I have always appreciated how this friend can bring the little boy out of my husband.

As I read the email, I cried. He really was expressing his appreciation over the years for my husband. I already know all these things about Jim but I really loved hearing it from someone else. I knew this was not an easy email to write, sometimes we don't like to seem vulnerable and express how we really feel about someone but what Jim's bestfriend taught me that day was life is too short to not tell the people you love, that you love them!

To my family and friends, I love you guys so much. I appreciate you all everyday and I am blessed to have you in my life!

Wallpaper Galore!

I have been searching for the perfect grey and white wallpaper for only, hmmmm, a couple of months now! I finally decided on a style that I would like. So, today we went and ordered our wallpaper. I was so excited to see that it was 30% and free shipping! I am currently obsessed with grey and white. I think it's so relaxing and can be romantic! Paired with a sparkly chandelier and I'm in Heaven! It's going to go on an accent wall in our formal living room, above some weinscoating. It's actually a formal dining room but we would like to have another living space. We don't really have a need for a formal dining room at this time but we do have the option of moving our dining room table in there if we have a big dinner. Our table I think can hold up to 10-12 so it may take up the whole room! But we have a big family so I am sure at some time it will come in handy.

This is not (I couldn't find the picture) but this is very similar to what we chose.

I can't wait to post pictures of our new house and how we have chose to decorate. Just like many, we are on a major budget so I am looking for ways to make a BIG BANG for a little buck. We are hoping to have a home that our family will enjoy coming over to visit!

Tuesday.

We have been busy busy busy getting ready to rent our condo out. So much that lastnight I couldn't even walk, my tailbone hurt so bad! Good news is, I put the ad out yesterday and we've already received many calls and are showing it tonight! I am praying for the perfect tenant!

On a side note, I want this light fixture but I know deep down it doesn't really go with the rest of my decor but it's so cute!!! We receive the keys to our new house one week from Sunday and I can hardly wait! Unfortunately, we are having all new floors put in so I won't be able to move in until around the first week in March. We are having wood floors put in the entry way, kitchen and breakfast nook and then carpet in the rest of the house. It should be really beautiful!!!! Pictures to come!

The chandelier is from Modern Chic Home

www.modernchichome.com

2 years ago!

Dear Riley,

Two years ago today I was sitting at home wondering if what I was feeling was contractions! I was nervous and really excited. At 2am tomorrow your daddy drove me to the hospital. I was only 3cm and to be honest, my contractions had stopped. I hadn't slept in a really long time so the midwife advised me to take Tylenol PM and snooze a little. Daddy and I laid in our hospital room wondering if it was really time. At 5am my contractions started again, I would fall asleep in between contractions, which were every 4 minutes. Finally at 8am, our midwife came in to check me and I was 6cm. She said, "Go ahead and let your family know, the baby is on her way!" We were in shock! After a couple of phone calls the family started arriving. We all hung out in our room, watching my favorite movies, Oceans 11 and Oceans 12. Daddy and I walked alot, up and down the parking lot and all around the hospital. I sat on the big blue bouncy call alot and tried to picture myself pushing you out. Fast forward to around 6pm, the midwife broke my water and it was on! You were coming full speed and I was nervous. I just remember saying in my head, "Lord, help me" You see, I knew I was in labor this whole time but once I was fully dilated reality hit that I would need to push. you. out! Daddy did not leave my side through one single contraction. If he had to go to the bathroom, he would run in real fast, go and get back to me as soon as he could.

After I pushed for over an hour, the midwife said, "Go ahead and pull your baby out." I reached down and it was the first time I touched you.

I have always known how much God loves me but I never could quite get it. I still don't but what I do know is this, He loved me enough to bless me with you. You helped me grow up. You loved me from the moment you came out. You have helped me be a better person, be more compassionate, more forgiving. You brought my mom and I back together. You amaze me everyday. You are brilliant, beautiful and smart. You love your daddy so much. You love your big brother so much! I cannot imagine ONE DAY without you in my life. When I am away from you for 10 minutes, I miss seeing your face and hearing your voice.I find myself looking at pictures of you all the time and reminiscing about all the fun things we have done since you have come into our life. I pray that daddy and I can give you the life that I never had and I am not talking monetary possessions, I am talking about a home where God is the center.

I can't wait for many more birthdays with you little one. I love you so much, Love Mommy

Please?!?!

Can I please have this room? Just a mommy getaway. One where I can sew without a 2 year old grabbing my legs and wanting to touch all the needles and bobbins? Can I please have this room so I can read my bible and actually hear myself think? Can I please have this room so I can shut the door when the kids are driving me crazy? My husband says I will have my space someday but for now, I enjoy being bugged every five minutes by my kids! ;)

My little Monkey

I have been a little MIA lately in the blogging world. My days have been filled with organizing the house, getting ready for the move, running after my almost 2 year old and an occasional shower. I am 20 weeks along and finding it hard to keep up with Riley.

We decided not to do a party this year because lets get real here, I am exhausted! And we are moving soon and lets just say, my house is a little scary at times. I had the idea of taking her to the zoo to celebrate her birthday. So we made the hour and a half trip to the zoo and I have to say, this was the best idea ever! We went on superbowl Sunday and there was nobody there! We could let her run around and not have to worry about her getting lost in the crowds. It was great! I had been asking her for weeks what animal she wanted to see the most, she would always say "kangaroo." But something came over her and when we got there, all she could think about was snakes! Luckily they had a red-tailed boa snake on display and she was allowed to pet it as much as she wanted. We practically had to rip her away from this huge snake. Jim was such a proud daddy that his little lady loved touching a snake. He said that was the highlight of his day!

We are hosting a family pizza party tonight for her birthday. I really wanted to make a fun cake so I found that you can get fondant at Michaels. Can I say, it tastes yucky but it looks great! Pictures to come later.

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I have to admit I was slightly disappointed when I finished her birthday outfit. But she said to me, "Mommy, I love my birthday outfit!"
The pictures actually don't do justice to how cute the outfit is. I am hoping to get some outside so I can share it all with you! I can't believe my baby is going to be 2 soon. The past two years have been the best of my entire life, these are the years I have been waiting for!