The Armstrongs

I only post once a year:)

2011-07-20T01:12:00.000-04:00

These are my loves... and lucky me they love eachother:)

Elleigh Gracyn is here... and has been for about 6 months now. She rocks my socks and Colton loves her more than anything in the whole wide world. We have been keeping ourselves busy. Shawn started school in the Winter and is working towards his degree in Criminal Justice... Luckily for us he already has the job this just helps if he wants to move up in the world... which of course he does. So we are working on that and I'll be so glad when he is done... He is such a hard worker and the incentive of a motorcycle when he finishes his Bachelor's is a real motivation:)
As for me, I am good. I am loving being the Mommy to these wonderful kids and I am so thankful to have a husband who helps me be the best Mom I can be and supports me wholeheartedly with the many things that I find important.
Like...
Losing weight... My body is the strangest... I lose lots of weight when I am pregnant and still end up having 8 lb babies:) But while nursing I gain alot of it back so... I started Weight Watchers online and I am really excited and really committed to this... I think that I am just so tired of being the fat kid in class:) So I am really ready to make the change. I also am ready for the negative self-talk to be out my mind and with this I feel like I am on the right track to make that happen. After I gave birth to Elleigh...(which was an incredible birth story that I need to document) I had an incredible sense of self and such respect the body Heavenly Father has given me... and I am ready to feel that way again.

Colton is SOOO Big... He is going to be 2 in a couple of weeks and I can't believe that my baby is gonna be 2! When did that happen? Why does it go by so fast? He is a ball of energy and keeps me on my toes. I love him to bits and pieces and could not imagine my life without him. He gave me purpose again and I love him for that. He loves to listen to music and when we are at church he will conduct the music with the music director... So he got something from me but otherwise, he is a Daddy's boy through and through. His Daddy is his world and I really wouldn't have it any other way. Luckily for me, Elleigh is a Mommy's girl and thank goodness because I don't think that there is enough Daddy to go around.

Well here are a few pics to update our life:)

Us at Disney... Yes we braved it with 2 children under the age of 2 :) So much fun!

Shades:)

Colton's Birthday (FL)

2010-09-09T23:39:00.001-04:00

Surfs Up Birthday Party at the Cabin:)

Food Spread

Conner (My sister) made the cake SO TALENTED!!!

Ashley and her Dad...( I never get pics with him so I had to post it)

What is this?

This is the best ever... You've been holding out on me

I'm gonna stuff my face til it's gone:)

What are these, Mama?

I got lots of PRESENTS!!!!!

It was such a great day and we had so much fun... I hope that Colton knows it has been the best year EVER!!!!

Colton's ONE!!!!

2010-09-09T23:30:00.000-04:00

We went to Florida for Colton's 1st Birthday and I can't believe that a year has gone by... Look and see

I was 8 months in this pic...and swollen don't judge me:)

I'm brand spankin' new

Month 1...

Month 2

Month 3

Month 4

Month 5

Month 6

Month 7

Month 8

Month 9

Month 10

Month 11

ONE!!!!

Here is what's been going on at our house:)

2010-09-09T23:03:00.000-04:00

We went to Florida for my Mom's spring break and spent a week with my family.... While we were there Colton learned to crawl and had a blast with his Gigi and his Uncles.

Can anyone believe that my Bros are this big???? I can't!!!

I have spent my time just hanging around with my boy having the time of my life with him and my sweet hubby. Here are some pics of just us being us:)

I love me some Spaghetti:)

Colton smiling because he is as full as can be:)

Colton saying "Mommy I'll fold the clothes":)

Can you make a pig face? :)

Mommy and her boy!!!!

Colton at Georgia Aquarium posing with the Japanese Lobsters:)

Colton when we went to Lake Lanier Island Resort and hung out in the kiddie area:) He had a blast!

Burger King with Daddy... Here let me finish that for you:)

Momma loves her little guy:)

Life with Colton has been a blast this past year and I am just so glad he is mine...

NO SUGAR...

2010-03-03T01:15:00.000-05:00

So Breanne and Tucker came for a visit and it was GLORIOUS... I loved having them here. We had fun and I learned so many things... Like how to make pizza dough from scratch... and how to use my sewing machine! Ha I am ridiculous but I now owe her a trip to UTAH!!! We are thinking this summer will be when we go... just gotta convince the husband that a trip to Utah would be better than going to Disney World... I don't know if he will go for that but a girl can try.

Breanne suggested me giving up sugar(post baby weight with nursing has been hard) and said she would do it with me... SO tomorrow is Day one and I am going to blog some more about it! Words of encouragement are welcome in the comments section.... so no Soda.... Oreos... ice cream... juice.... candy... not even sugar free...

Note: Breanne we did not get one picture together while you were here... I am so mad!!!

This is Love...

2009-12-13T03:04:00.005-05:00

Colton is 4 months old and he does all of these amazing things...

-Reaches for toys
-Smiles and Coos at everyone but especially his Mommy
-Can lift his head at a 90 degree angle when doing tummy time
-Loves when we sing to him especially Jingle Bells
-Loves to swing in his swing and play with Tigger(his lovie)
-Has recently found his thumb and likes to half suck and gnaw on it
-Goes to bed for 9-10 hrs each night usually with no problem
AND
-HATES the carseat... no matter what I do-

This child makes my life so much fun... we talk and sing and I don't know if there is anyone in this world who lights up my life like he does. Don't be jealous Shawn... You know I love you. I am so blessed... I have a wonderful husband who makes it possible everyday to stay at home and see every sweet moment in Colton's life and he does it so willingly. I am grateful for and in love with my family... they make everything better.

Should have named Colton Chewbacca:)

2009-12-09T20:26:00.003-05:00

So right now Colton is in his swing talking away... and it cracks me up because he sounds like he walked out of a Star Wars movie. Apparently Shawn has some Chewbacca genes that I had no idea about!!

This Christmas season has been so much fun for me... I have never been more in the holiday spirit as I have this year and that is exciting. Who knew that Christmas was more fun when you have kids... Santa is-a-comin' this year to my house and I have never been more excited... SO.... Merry Christmas everybody:) Hope that the holidays are treating you well so far:)

When the Saints go Marching In....

2009-11-18T22:31:00.005-05:00

I was watching Colton and Carter and had them laying next to each other and this is what I saw... So of course I had to record it. For those of you who don't know... Carter is John(Shawn's twin brother) and Cheryl's son who is only 6 weeks younger than Colton. They had me cracking up! You'll also have to forgive my crummy singing... I was trying not to laugh while filming this.

Enjoy the cuteness!!!

Hands.

2009-11-18T21:59:00.000-05:00

I am blessed. I am the oldest of four children and was the first grandchild on both sides of my family. I am also the first great-grandchild on both sides of the family. I was fortunate to have Colton while two of my great-grandparents are alive. My Nana(Wanetta) is still living at the age of 95 and while I was in Florida we took the opportunity to take a Five Generation picture of our hands. From the top left going counter clockwise is my Nana(95), Grandmother(63), Mom(44), Me(24), and Colton(3 mo).

It's amazing to think what hands do and between the 5 of us what things have been accomplished and what will be accomplished.

BOP-tees-mm (Baptism)

2009-11-16T18:23:00.000-05:00

Nick got Baptized on November 1st. I still can't believe he has turned eight years old. My Nick. Shawn was able to baptize him and the normally 6 hr trip that turned into 11 hrs due to a crying baby was totally worth it to watch that experience. I was able to give the talk on the Holy ghost and it was wonderful to be able to come down to FL and do that. Shawn doesn't get much time off with work so we got very lucky to get his days changed so we could be in FL for at least 4 days. While we were in Jax we got to see lots of friends, Charlotte, The Moody's, The Trunk's, and lots of my family. We went to Nick's little birthday party and he had a blast. It was nice to be with so many people we love.

Grandpa and Grandson:)

We can't wait to go back when we can go to the beach:)

Will update soon!!!

2009-11-07T00:21:00.000-05:00

Im in Jax until tomorrow and I have a lot to tell... Halloween, Nicks Birthday party, Nick's Baptism, driving with my son in the car on a trip that normally lasts 6 hrs but turned into 11 hrs, and all of the other fun wonderful things... Updating very soon!

Pics

2009-10-24T21:22:00.000-04:00

Family Pic... where the 6 week old was not cooperative.

Sweet face

So tired.

Trunk or Treat

2009-10-24T21:13:00.000-04:00

Boo Aren't I scary:)

Daddy and Me

Tonight was our Church's Fall Festival and we got the great opportunity to show off our little Boo. He did great and was so dang cute... we love his little Halloween outfit and can't wait to go to Jax for Halloween with my family. So look out I might just knock on your door.

Daddy the Pig

2009-10-22T20:01:00.000-04:00

Shawn getting ready for work... So grateful for this job and what it means for our family.

Found a Smile

2009-10-22T01:52:00.000-04:00

I'm in love with this boy.

I heart Mommyhood

2009-10-22T01:48:00.000-04:00

I heart Mommyhood. It is the most amazing thing I have done in my whole life. I can't imagine my life without him. I know without a doubt this is the best thing that I have ever done. I am just so grateful that this is my life. I have a sweet, good-lookin' hubby who makes it possible to stay home and enjoy raising our sweet little man and the sweetest little baby boy who makes me want to be the best I can possibly be. So again I emphasize, I heart Mommyhood.

Leaving on a Jet Plane

2009-10-22T01:37:00.000-04:00

What a trooper:)

In September my grandmother passed away and we had to take a plane to St. Louis for her funeral. My mom came up and we flew from Atlanta to St. Louis with a 4 week old... I had an internal struggle putting my boy on a plane with germy people but I had to be there for that funeral and an hour flight was more appealing than a nine hour drive needing to breast feed. So airplane it was...

What a little guy...

Gigi loves her little guy!

He was so good... the only disaster was that I couldn't handle a baby, diaper bag, a infant carrier, a purse, and a full drink. The drink fell into my brand new purse within the first five minutes of sitting on the plane. It was just a testament to me that I cant do it all and that I need to ask for help when I need it:) It's a good thing that my mom was with me cuz the hormones were a-raging and I was a sobbing mess but she made it better and got me a new drink... Moms are great that way:)

P.S. Sorry these posts are random and really dont make sense but I'm trying... hoping to find a voice in my random stories.

Colton's first bath

2009-10-22T01:22:00.000-04:00

This picture is worth a thousand words:)

He loves baths now but that first one was a shock.

Colton Baby

2009-10-17T12:50:00.004-04:00

This is Colton and I a week after he was born... The position in the picture is how he was positioned in my belly. I find it insane that my body held this precious little boy for 9 months. The human body is an incredible thing.

Hes a week old in this picture... what a beautiful boy:)

Colton James Armstrong

2009-10-17T12:06:00.012-04:00

Colton James Armstrong was born on August 10, 2009 at 11:17am (My Sister Conner's Birthday) He was 7lbs 3.7oz and 20 1/2 inches long. Colton was breech and I had found that out the Thursday before his birth I was really trying for a natural birth so I was willing to do whatever it took in order for that to happen. I spoke with my OB about an external version which is where they try to flip the baby in the correct position from outside the body. I was qualified to have it done because my amniotic fluid levels were still good. The procedure was scheduled for Tuesday the 11th and over the weekend I looked up every possible way to get a breech baby to flip. I did handstands in pools, pelvic tilts, even put frozen peas at the top of my belly in order for him to move away from it... Well none of it worked. The Sunday night before his birth I had back labor all night... I knew I had my ultrasound appt on Monday morning to make sure that the amniotic fluid was fine so that I could have my procedure on Tuesday but when the technician did the US my fluid was way too low so I had to have a C-Section immediately. Our appt at the OB was at 9 it was finished at 9:20am I checked into the hospital at 9:35 am. Everything happened really fast after that. The anesthesiologist came in at 10am for my epidural and I was on the OR table by 10:40am... Colton was born at 11:17am and when I heard him cry it was by far the most incredible thing that I have ever heard. When I was on the OR table it was really quiet so I asked them if they could turn on some music... so Colton was born during Leona Lewis' "Bleedin Love" I was singing the whole time they were performing the surgery it calmed me down for sure. So I went in for an Ultrasound and 2 hours later got my boy.

This is Shawn and I right before the epidural... our last moments of just the two of us.

Baby boy is almost here...

Gettin' Cozy

Mommy's first time seeing her boy

Proud Daddy

The New Armstrong Family.

Im Back ready to post

2009-10-17T12:01:00.002-04:00

For those of you who actually followed my blog sorry that it has been almost a year since I posted... things got crazy and I never felt like I had anything to post... But now I do.... Shawn and I had our son Colton on August 10 2009 and it was the best day ever. He is the sweetest little guy and I am truly behind on the blogosphere so I am going to do all of my posts from his birth on... so I am still behind but I really want to catch up so that I have it all documented. So if you all are interested the Birth story it will come shortly....

Found a Peanut...

2009-01-21T23:00:00.005-05:00

On Tuesday I had my first appointment with my new OB/GYN practice and was a bit frustrated because if I had stayed with my previous practice... I would have seen by baby already... but alas I had to switch... the hospital I would have had to deliver at is way to far away and this hospital is literally 5-15 minutes depending on traffic... but everything depends on traffic I live in Atlanta... Anyway back to the story... I went in to this new practice for the first appointment knowing that I would talk to the Doctor learn more about the practice etc. etc. This first appt. was a typical exam, urine test, blood test, and all the lovely things that happen at a GYN appointment. BUT... while talking to the doctor I told her how I was so anxious to hear my baby's heartbeat... that I understood that the Ultrasound would have to be scheduled for later but that if there was any way possible on God's green earth to let me hear that whooshing sound... that I would be forever grateful. Well lo and behold... The doctor comes in with a portable Ultrasound machine... and said well I don't know if we will be able to see anything but SHE FOUND A PEANUT.... well really she found my little baby and in the middle of the little peanut was the little flicker.... OH JOY for that little flicker... really now I am so happy... I couldn't really get excited about being pregnant because I wasn't positively sure because I am a big fat worrier and the anxiety 'bout killed me... But OH BABY... I saw my baby.
The other wonderful thing is that my sweet doctor did not charge me... because right now we are paying Out of pocket and I had to work a whole day to pay for that Exam but OH BABY... I saw my baby.

I need books...

2009-01-17T17:21:00.004-05:00

I need suggestions on what books to read about pregnancy and what I should be doing and help deciding what is the best birthing plan and all that jazz... Anyone... I have What to Expect when You're Expecting and I really dislike it... it doesn't address any of my worries... aargh... I just want to sleep and not have to pee every five seconds and more than that I just want to hear the heartbeat of this child... I had a difficult time adjusting to the idea of being pregnant and some of you know that I was upset... but now I am doing better... I am happy just trying to have faith that everything will work out and now I just want peace that everything will be fine...

Shawn and I call this baby Gummi Bear right now and I look forward to knowing it's gender so I can call it by it's name. It's weird that you can love something so much that you haven't met or anything... I think of Heavenly Father though... I haven't "met" him but I feel that spirit and in turn feel his love... it is really neat how this is kind of full circle... but that's the plan right... ok well I am tired... even though I slept 9 hours last night.... bring on the 2nd trimester I say.

Baby Mine.

2009-01-03T11:13:00.003-05:00

So the New Year has started off with a bang... Maybe that's not the appropriate term to use but we'll use it to be funny anyway... The Sunday before Christmas, Shawn and I found out that we are to be proud parents in August. YAY... The news is both extremely frightening and wonderful all at the same time. We were able to tell our parents and family and I have my ultrasound next week so we will get to see the little gummi bear soon. I can't wait to see it. I have been feeling really nauseous and have to wear sea bands and all in order to keep my food down but Shawn has been a good sport... He knows that eggs, popcorn, and breakfast sausage are to be far from me.

The best thing so far though has been the support of our family... Heavenly Father must have really wanted this baby here because we aren't ready at all:) but we will be and as each day passes I feel more and more love for this little one and know that this is what life is all about. So heads up... Baby Armstrong is gonna be here for the next new year:)

Happy New Year:)

2009-01-01T12:38:00.002-05:00

In one more day... I will spill all, but for now... I am gonna watch UGA beat Michigan.

Our Christmas...

2008-12-28T21:28:00.003-05:00

Christmas this year has been great... Santa was great to us this year. Shawn got everything he wanted.. Tools for work, a cordless saw, a cordless drill, 11-1 screwdriver, linesman pliers, wirestrippers, and a Garmin. Santa was good to him. Christmas eve we spent with our friends Amy and Dean and had dinner with them, helped them wrap their presents and then went on our Merry way. Shawn bought me a sewing machine and so I was stoked that I can now do the little sewing projects that I have wanted to do now I have to learn how to sew in a straight line... I think I need some lessons. Maybe I can get lessons from Relief Society Enrichment... Well the most exciting thing that happened on Christmas day is that we were able to give my little brothers a trip to DISNEY WORLD. It was the last gift that they opened and Zach said, " I'm so happy I could explode with happiness." It was sweet, they were absolutely speechless. So the plans are to stay at a resort there and do all 4 parks in a day... We are going to be exhausted but it will be great. I can't wait. We went to Shawn's sisters house and were with all of Shawn's family and played Bingo for our gifts. It was almost a down and out brawl for the gift I wanted. We all were asked to bring $10 gifts for each person and well we had a blast. I was able to get Bath and Body Works soap and Shawn got Phase 10 and a movie.... Well Anyway Christmas was wonderful and I am so grateful that I get to spend it with my wonderful hubby and family.

Dont want to wake up tomorrow...

2008-11-04T19:49:00.002-05:00

I voted today... did you? I just don't want to watch the election coverage.... and see what the answer will be tomorrow.

My journey now.

2008-10-09T22:57:00.005-04:00

Currently I am working as a Nanny... I know I am a regular Mary Poppins pulling all sorts of things out of my bag. I just wanted to update everyone who had been asking. I really appreciate the thoughts and prayers. I am loving the flexibility it is offering us and well the money is nice too. I decided that I didn't want to go back into banking right now even though the opportunity has presented itself. So I am taking care of a wonderful boy named Kale he is 9 months old about to be 10 months and well its really nice because I get to cuddle, feed, put down for nap, play, and love on this baby then I get to hand him to his mom when it is time for me to leave. Although, I really think that being a Mom will be the most amazing thing I ever do with my life but I appreciate the freedom that I have right now. So YaY for the job and well I am so grateful that it is working out so well.

On a different note I was talking to my VT companion(who has become a motherlike-figure for me here in good ole Snelltown) and we were talking about the past couple of months and the difficulties that have happened for Shawn and I and she really put things in perspective for me. She said that marriage the first year is difficult in an ideal situation but then you add job loss and moving from your family and that those are difficult trials for people who have been married for 20 years. When she said that it just made me grateful. I am grateful that I haven't fallen apart in spite of the accusations that flew concerning my old job and that I just gave what was to happen to the Lord. It just makes me grateful to know that I have a loving Heavenly Father and Savior who care about me... Grateful for this Gospel that just lifts people up and gives hope for what is to come and for the constant support and sustaining you can receive just by prayer and scriptures. Grateful for my husband who I can lean on and who can make me see the humor in all situations and that he just works so hard for us and our future and that I can be with him for eternity. I look forward to raising children with him. I am so blessed and its nice to be able to see it because I don't always see it because I choose to cry, "Woe is me". We had conference last weekend and I am grateful that President Monson told us to look at what is important and enjoy the journey now... and I plan to.

The moon's gonna follow me home.

2008-09-24T17:18:00.011-04:00

I went home last week because wonderful friends were going to Savannah and so my wonderful mom decided to drive up and pick us up halfway... with me losing my job it has been hard to figure out when we would ever be able to go back down to Jacksonville. We took some fun pictures in the car with the sweet kids we traveled with here are some of the great ones.

above is Avalee in all her sweetness

and here is sweet Emma

And Piglet Ty

We(I) was super excited about seeing my brothers and sister and my parents it hasn't been terribly long since I have seen them but it has definitely been an adjustment not being able to just drive over and sit on my parents bed and just talk with them so when we got there on a Friday night my mom and I were up until 4 am. I know we are crazy but in staying up I got to see my dad and my brother Zach get ready to go out for the first day of hunting season and Zach's first trip hunting with dad.

It is incredible how big he has gotten and that he is now in the third grade. I remember holding him and just rocking him to sleep. Oh man I love him to pieces. Nickity was especially excited to see us and well they both love Shawn to bits and so it was good to be with them. The most difficult part for me was waking up at 7:15 after going to bed at 4 am but we really needed and wanted to go and see Shawn's parents so we went and had breakfast bright and shiny in the morning and then went back to my parent's house and hung out with my Mom, sister Con and Nickity Nick. We decided to go to Sushi for lunch which isn't necessarily Shawn's favorite food but it was fun to figure out how to use the chopsticks.
Shawn what a cutie eating his Yakatori

Above is my main man Nickity Nick and how about he is the coolest almost 7 year old that I know. I know this is really long post and that I wanted to show our trip so I took pictures and that would be fun for our blog but then I wait forever to post it... Anyway back to Jax and the trip there I was really very fortunate to be able to visit my grandparents and see my great-grandmother who is in her mid-nineties. She is amazing and was and still is a woman who has such tenacity and well spit-fire. She is now suffering from dementia... there are a few things that she remembers but if you walk out of the room after you have just introduced yourself she will be so excited when you walk back in like you just arrived. When she met Shawn for the first time she asked my mom if he was her husband and my Mom said, "No Nana he is a little young for me." We all got a good laugh! She put on her show for my husband telling him how she used to tame horses and ride them and how she would work on her farm. My mom told me that she gave her spiel that she does when she meets a new man and well it just made me laugh but I do miss her and although she is still Nana I miss her recognizing me but I don't mind giving her hug after hug because she forgot the first one.
She has an amazing talent in that she can hear a song and be able to play it. She cannot read a lick of music but you sing her a song and she can play it.
I have videos of Nana playing the piano and maybe I can get it up on here but it is taking a long time to upload. So hopefully I can get it to work so you all can see Nana's mad piano skills.
I was really grateful to go home for our quick little trip and it buoyed me immensely. I really hope that another trip can happen soon. I love my family and I am so grateful for them and well I love my husband so much and I am so grateful that he made some sacrifices for us to be able to go and spend a whole weekend with my family because I needed it so badly.

I need help.

2008-09-18T12:36:00.003-04:00

My blog site is boring... I am lacking a real color scheme and I can't find anything really cool to talk about... Oh well... maybe someone can send me some info on how they made their blogs so cute(Tiffer...Kate... anyone).

So plans for today are to shower... clean house... clean kitchen... dirty the kitchen by cooking... feed the 4 missionaries, one husband, one brother-in-law, one sister-in-law, and myself. That is one jumbo meal by the way... 4 missionaries these are big boys y'all! Anyway it gives me an excuse to make my favorite dish EVER. Stuffed Shells whoo hoo... I haven't had them since my mom made them forever ago... I'm super stoked about supper. And I am going home for the weekend thanks to some wonderful people that I love who live here in the ATL area... yay for them and their generosity. So anyway that is all for now and I would post the stuffed shell recipe but if you buy the jumbo shells box it is on the back of the MUELLER's pasta box!!! I am going to start posting seriously on a regular basis real soon... I just have to re-upload(not a word but it will do for now) all of my pictures... and that will take oh a good afternoon. Hope all is well in the blogging world.

-Ash
P.S. KATE I LOVE YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!!!!

Trials and Tribulation

2008-08-19T16:39:00.002-04:00

Well things have certainly been interesting the past couple of weeks... I was at work and was balancing my drawer and was Two thousand dollars short and well that is just not a good thing at all... I really thought that it would be an error in my work and that Proof would find the error and they haven't. I was in the drive thru by myself and because of that fact I was super careful in counting my money... and handing it out... THERE IS NO WAY THAT I GAVE SOMEONE 2000 DOLLARS without realizing it... so right now I am suspended just waiting for my termination review... When it rains it pours... I know that I didnt take the money nor did I hand it out so I am not sure what is next... but I am just praying that they find the money... So I am in the process of deciding to go back to school and finding a new job... I just hope that there is a really good reason for all of this... I sure am looking for it. So... if anyone reads this if you could just pray for Shawn and I... I am just grateful that I know that Heavenly Father loves me... and I know he will answer our prayers.

Fun things...

2008-07-27T19:00:00.009-04:00

I haven't posted in a week or two and thought that I would add some things that Shawn and I have been able to do in the past couple of weeks. We have had some time to enjoy each others company and I wanted to post some things that we have done and taken some pics of... I love being married and right now I love that things are carefree and we don't have a bajillion things that ties us down to one spot... we can kind of pick up and leave when we want to. Its wonderful. We have gone to a Braves game with our niece and nephew and we went to Stone Mountain to watch the laser show while Shawn was working and it was way fun.

The Braves game we were blessed to get amazing tickets for free and then while walking around a family of four had gotten tuckered out and we were given even better seats behind the dugout about 10 rows back... we had a blast.

We enjoyed going to the game and had so much fun with T and Britney.

This was our location after the family of four gave us their high priced tickets and the kids finally could really see the players which made the game much more interesting for them.

This is one of the pics from going to Stone Mountain Park... If you have ever seen Stomp the Yard there is a seen with the Generals in the Mountain... the date on the pic was wrong and I couldnt figure out how to change it so I promise it was this year.

Anyway we are keeping busy and are going to go to Stone Mountain Park tomorrow with some friends from church and I am definitely taking more pictures soon. We are having fun... and I love my little married life.

I am going to be posting some pics of the changes that we are making at the house... I got a little wallpaper pulling happy and started tearing it down... slowly but surely we will be getting things done... I cant wait for this house to start looking better and fixed up. We try to get it all done one room at a time.

Bum Back

2008-07-15T14:51:00.002-04:00

So I was in bed waking up late on Saturday... and all of sudden I had this back spasm, like a charlie horse in the center of my back. Anyway...so Sunday it happened again and I just thought that I was weird... then I woke up on Monday and once again I was having these spasms except they were 600 times worse and more frequent. So I then called out of work to schedule an apointment with the doctor and she said that i cant go back to work until thursday... so its been me at home with no tv that works watching redbox movies on really powerful drugs. really powerful drugs. so if you want to give me call it would be really funny for you. home til thursday

Journal

2008-07-01T22:07:00.005-04:00

I know that a blog is like a public journal for everybody. One that everyone can click and meander around and read in order to find out what is going on in your life... I have been an avid journaler since I was oh goodness 10 years old... I dont know where they all are. They might be in a box or in my old room or packed away in Utah in my storage space that I still have there... yes I know it has been almost 2 years since I left... but I know what is in there so it isnt a waste of money... anyway back to journals... I wish that my mom and my grandparents had one or five... I wish I could read their thoughts on married life and what its like to have kids... I have had some serious life changes and even though I have the journals that talk about my dating life in high school and my I hate life days... I started one off for my kids... or my grandkids... I decided that I want them to know what I have learned so far in my measly twenty-three years on this earth. I want them to know how I met Shawn and the feelings and impressions I felt along that path... the most incredible thing about it is that I didnt want to stop writing... I want to tell this story as it happens while it is fresh... I want to go to my Grandmothers and my Grandfathers and find out their stories about love while they all are here... and write down the way they felt... I wrote in my journal to say the things that I couldnt say out loud and now well I am fine saying them because whenever I hear others stories they warm my heart and I just wish that I could just pick them up at anytime so I can feel that way over and over again... Maybe I am being corny but its just the way I feel. So if you call me and I don't pick up... I am probably busy with this new old hobby I have... you should try it.

It's the little things

2008-06-28T18:57:00.003-04:00

I don't mind cleaning... not even a little bit... but I do hate how it seems to never end... one minute you have done all of you dirty clothes to only a few days later to have to do the chore over again... And when you get married you have to do more laundry faster... but I guess it all evens out. Sometimes I even manage to get Shawn to do it... without even having to ask. That makes me happy. Its the little things...
Do you other married people have moments where its like I LOVE MY HUSBAND/WIFE because they did stuff like put an extra coke in the fridge so its cold when you are running out the door to go to work? Or putting gas in your tank and then you get in the car so you have 5 extra minutes to do your makeup in the car cuz you dont have to stop at the gas station....Oh man I love it... its the little things and I find that I say that phrase a lot. I love it... making someone else happy is great:) What are some things that you have noticed?

Two Peas in a Pod

2008-06-24T21:45:00.001-04:00

We're hitched!!! And it's really great thus far... We have been adjusting to married life by getting settled in the house and starting our jobs. We had no hiccups or anything on our wedding day... it really was just a beautiful and spirit filled day... I wish it could have lasted forever. We went on an amazing cruise to Cozumel Mexico and the Cayman Islands... and for my first cruise experience it was fantastic... the food was amazing... the scenery was amazing... it was amazing.
It took us a while to get situated into the house... so far we have dealt with no AC for about a week and I think that if it weren't for the fact that we are Newlyweds we could have had serious problems( Just kidding honey):) Shawn is working construction and becoming the tannest person I know. I am still white as snow. Shawn will also be working at Stone Mountain Park as a Ranger part-time... I am still working at the bank and like my new branch... everything is so different... its fun... We have some projects at the house that we are looking forward to doing... PAINTING... yay... I cant wait... but the house is coming along little by little... We are two peas in a pod happy to be together... yay for weddings and marriage and all that fun stuff.
Look forward to keeping everyone updated on our new little blog.