Sunday, July 29, 2012
Sunday Confession
I don't want to have a 1st birthday party for Coen... His birthday is a few months away and...I don't think i'm going to do anything big. He's 1 for goodness sakes! He is already pretty weird around large groups of people and he's not going to know the difference.Who's the party really for at 1? Everyone says i'm crazy but I don't need anymore toys for him, our space is already pretty limited. I don't want to make a cake or cupcakes or buy a bunch of crap. I'm thinking we might just have a quiet lil birthday party with just us 3 and have a smash cake for him and take pictures and call it good. No need for a big fuss. I want to buy him the "my baby can read" dvd's and that's pretty much it. Maybe when he's 2...even 3...we'll start thinking parties but right now...he's too young for something all fancy shmancy.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Wedding Bells from Hell
So far in my family I am the only married one. I know, it's a shock to me also. My little brother vowed to never have children and we weren't sure if he'd ever leave his room to find a girlfriend. But, he's got a girl now and his mind has changed...still not married though. My sister had a boyfriend for 8 years and they never got married. Her and her current boyfriend/fiancee have been together just a little longer than Mike and I and they have 2 daughters together and he's helping raise her oldest daughter Taeh. They have had a tumultuous relationship to say the least but regardless of all that and how anybody feels about it, they've managed to stay together and have decided to make it official.
They have been going back and forth with plans and so I wasn't sure if this thing was going to really happen but as of a few weeks ago my sister made a big announcement about it...before having anything done! Yikes! Of course when she comes to me for help...I'm going to help. But man...I've forgotten how stressful planning a wedding can be.
Mike and I got engaged on Aug 5, 2010 and were Married October 2, 2010. Talk about quick planning. I always say, "Glad I don't have to do that ever again." Wrong! Here it is July and my sis is getting married September 8th. I've been frantically running around trying to find DIY decor and favors and making checklists for her. Mike says I seem more stressed than they do...probably because I'm doing so much of it. I'm trying not to care so much but it's my sister. My family....and I come from a family of procrastinators. If I don't get the ball rolling on this thing...it will be September and there will no food, no decor, no dress, no venue.
Sad to say...I'm doing a lot more for her than she did for me at my wedding. In fact, the day before my wedding she called me with some BS about my niece wearing a dress in my wedding saying, "I'm uncomfortable with Taeh wearing that dress in your wedding because she was supposed to wear it in my wedding to this other that guy I haven't been with in 2 years (and I now am dating someone else and have kids with him)." Obviously not verbatim, but that was one of the days I had a breakdown and suggested that none of my family show up to my wedding. I tell ya...my family showed their true colors come wedding time. My aunt faked some kind of panic attack and my mom had to take her to the hospital just hours before the wedding, my grandma was supposed to make her dress and didn't like how it came out, so I had to search for one for her THE DAY BEFORE, my sis and that dress crap, the flower girls showed up the day of the wedding with no hair done, no dresses on. I had to do their hair and put their clothes on, My grandma showed up with an afro which I wasn't sure what to do with, my dad was trying to wear a black print shirt under a white button up, my mom wasn't dressed at 3 pm (an hour passed the time I was supposed to be there)...I was almost 2 hours late to my own wedding...and I was the only one ready to go at 1 pm. Ridiculousness. Just thinking about it, I feel my blood boiling! Ugh!
But I...can't do that to people. I can't say..."Too bad!! Everyone showed their ass at my wedding so i'm never helping anybody." Nope. I treat people the way I'd want to be treated and I'm bending over backwards to make sure things are done. Mike just shakes his head at me LOL.
I love my sister and I'd do anything for her. The same for my brother. I don't just talk about it, I am about it. And although I don't always get the favor returned... I don't care. Because they can never say I wasn't there for them.
Pics coming soon:
Yarn Ball lanterns
Bouquets
Taffy Centerpieces
Yarn Ball lanterns
Bouquets
Taffy Centerpieces
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Brittany Miller
Today I went on facebook and found out that a friend of mine passed away that I met in Arizona. I can hardly believe it, seeing as I just "talked" to her a few days before. I had just emailed her the 50 shades of Gray book and we started sharing music via Spotify and books via GoodReads.com. I'm in shock and at a total loss.
She passed away on Friday Morning and her 32nd birthday would be tomorrow. So sudden and so...unexpected. She was such a strong person. She had a baby boy , Kayden(right before I moved back to Utah) and he had many struggles and several different disabilities. Such a beautiful happy boy though and she loved him to pieces. He's 3 now. She eventually found out that her husband also had Crohn's disease and was struggling to help him overcome seizures and mis-diagnoses. She truly was the "Rock" of her family. She had a lot on her shoulders and somehow she still managed to stay strong. She stayed true to herself and her family even when others turned their back on her during her greatest struggle. I loved that girl. I'm waiting to find out what happened.
Sad Sad day....
You've got to tell people how much you love them and how much they mean to you EVERY day! You do not know when they will be taken from you. Don't wait.
My dearest Brittany, all day today I've been fighting tears and have lingered on your page every few minutes searching and waiting for an answer. Hoping and praying that this is some sort of mistake. You were such a kind, beautiful person. It seems like we got closer once I moved back to Utah. We got to share books and music and I loved following your blog; seeing you overcome any obstacles that life has handed you with sincerity and that big beautiful smile. You were the epitome of strength and no matter what you always stayed true to yourself. Something I will always admire. You will be greatly missed my friend. Happy Birthday tomorrow. I hope that Chris and Kayden-Bug can find some strength in each others arms and pray for better days ahead for both of them and your family. Love you girly!....
She passed away on Friday Morning and her 32nd birthday would be tomorrow. So sudden and so...unexpected. She was such a strong person. She had a baby boy , Kayden(right before I moved back to Utah) and he had many struggles and several different disabilities. Such a beautiful happy boy though and she loved him to pieces. He's 3 now. She eventually found out that her husband also had Crohn's disease and was struggling to help him overcome seizures and mis-diagnoses. She truly was the "Rock" of her family. She had a lot on her shoulders and somehow she still managed to stay strong. She stayed true to herself and her family even when others turned their back on her during her greatest struggle. I loved that girl. I'm waiting to find out what happened.
Sad Sad day....
You've got to tell people how much you love them and how much they mean to you EVERY day! You do not know when they will be taken from you. Don't wait.
My dearest Brittany, all day today I've been fighting tears and have lingered on your page every few minutes searching and waiting for an answer. Hoping and praying that this is some sort of mistake. You were such a kind, beautiful person. It seems like we got closer once I moved back to Utah. We got to share books and music and I loved following your blog; seeing you overcome any obstacles that life has handed you with sincerity and that big beautiful smile. You were the epitome of strength and no matter what you always stayed true to yourself. Something I will always admire. You will be greatly missed my friend. Happy Birthday tomorrow. I hope that Chris and Kayden-Bug can find some strength in each others arms and pray for better days ahead for both of them and your family. Love you girly!....
RIP Brittany
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
9 Months
My lil boogie is 9 months old today. 3 months from a year! Geez! I'm feeling old! My lil burrito is standing up on EVERYthing! He pulls himself up on the fridge, the cabinets, the ottoman, on other babies, on us. He still falls quite a bit but he's starting to catch himself now. I was holding him the other day and realized how long he's getting. He's not a scrunched up little newborn anymore. He's getting to be a big boy. He's trying more and more to "talk"to us. He screams when he's playing and grunts and kind of sings. He's starting to mimic things that we do. He's understanding "no" now. I say it about 9,000 times a day, so I'd hope it's starting to set in. He's still a chill kid for the most part and obviously very happy. I can't get enough of that toothless grin. No signs of teeth yet, much to our relief. I'm sure that is going to be hell. He's slowly self-weening from the booby and eating solids about 3 times a day with puffs or mum-mums to snack on in-between. Man, if I blink this kid is going to be walking! Hopefully we have some time before that happens! What a whirlwind month it's been. The faster this kid grows, that faster time seems to go by!
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Semi-Anniversary
Mike and I celebrate our unofficial anniversary before our wedding anniversary every year. We usually just go out to dinner. We think of our wedding as something that kind of happened in the middle of our relationship...which originally started July 14, 2009 when I moved back to Utah. We met up again in June but it was officially "on" when I moved back. There is no way I could even remember the actual day we met when we were kids...which was probably June or July 1999.
This year, for our 3rd "anniversary" we went out to eat BBQ at this new spot I heard of called Soul and Bones BBQ in my hometown Ogden. Nice dim lighting, art on the brick walls and live music. The food was sooooo good. I felt like I wasn't even in Utah anymore. We had Turtle Soup to start (Yes, actual Turtle, and yes I ate that shit up!) and OMG...it was the bomb.com. Then we had fish called Hake served over greens and black beans. So, so good. It was pretty damn expensive. ($71 bucks!) But, it was worth it. We had a nice little evening. Coen even sat in a little booster chair all by himself like a big boy. Afterwards we took a walk. It was a gray but warm night. Perfect for a little walk. I love our little traditions.
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3rd Anniversary...
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