4 Years Later and Still Going Strong

Last Wednesday was Bryant and I's 4th anniversary.

Where did the last 4 years go? It doesn't feel that long. Although, we have technically been "together" for 5 years, and friends for 6. Saying that makes it seem longer.

And I am more in love with him today than I was the day I married him. And I will be more in love with him tomorrow than I am today. (Sounds so sappy, but It's true!)

Bryant had to work most of the day, and I was thinking we would just do a quick dinner out somewhere like Texas Roadhouse or Olive Garden (thats about as fancy as we get around here these days because they are still pretty kid-friendly...) 

But Bryant surprised me by getting off work a little earlier than I was expecting him, and he told me to "Dress fancy. Not 'prom' fancy, but fancy casual" (his words, not mine). Since I only have one maternity shirt that is short-sleeved and still fits, I had to go with pink stripes and khaki pants. A little too casual for a fancy dinner, but it's the best I could do.

We took Savannah to my parents house and took off. Bryant told me that the place we were going was about 40 minutes away, so I was thinking we were headed to somewhere in Salt Lake, but he headed south towards Provo. As soon as he turned up the canyon, I knew where he was taking me.

The Tree Room at Sundance! 

Ahhhh! 

I've lived in Utah my entire life and have never been to Sundance. Is that crazy or what?!? I've done half the Alpine loop several times, but never made it down the backside into Sundance, but I have heard a LOT of good things about the Tree Room.

The whole restaurant is so cozy. I felt like I was just having dinner in a really nice cabin with Southwestern decorations. The only thing I found weird, is that they sat us at a table, which had a couch to sit on, on one side, and nothing on the other. So Bryant and I sat next to each other, and had a beautiful view of the trees out the large window, which was really romantic, except that we were both in front of all the other tables and guests. Bryant told me he felt like we were at the head of a table or something. I wondered if people thought it was weird that we were essentially watching all of them eat.

The food was amazing! I always feel so awkward when I go somewhere really nice to eat, like I'm really out of place. When they asked what I wanted to drink, I asked for just a water. Then the waitress said "We have water, bottled water, sparkling water, bottled sparkling water, which do you prefer?" and I just, very dumbly responded, "um, just ice water" and she replied "so just tap water?! Ok..." 

They first brought out these weird spoon things with a tiny dollop of a pea puree, a single slice of a strawberry, a mint leaf and an almond slice. Like, the whole concoction was slightly bigger than a dime. Bryant and I looked at each other and I said "how the heck are we supposed to eat this? Do I use a fork, or do I just lick it off?" I ended up just licking it off all awkwardly. Bryant then said "Honey, we are not very good at being fancy..." No, we are not. After that weird little bite of food, they brought out a mango sorbet. Yum! I ended up ordering the peppered steak with what I think was an apricot sauce, mashed potatoes and spinach. Bryant got the buffalo with a semi-spicy blackberry sauce. We unashamedly reached over and ate off each others plates. I tell ya, we are classy...

They offered us the dessert menu to look over, but we both decided that we didn't want to pay nearly 20 bucks for a dessert and declined. They ended up bringing us 2 little chocolate tarts with a raspberry on them anyways. 

After dinner, we kind of snuck around the restaurant and the lounge next to it just to check it all out. I MIGHT have also been snooping around to see if I would bump into Robert Redford... but no luck there.

We then headed outside and walked around for a bit. There were a ton of people riding the ski lifts up the mountain and then biking back down, and we had fun watching them for a bit.

Afterwords, we debated going home and picking Savannah up. Most of the time when we go on dates, we do dinner OR a movie, so that we are not forcing whoever is babysitting to deal with our crazy, high-energy child for more than a couple of hours. But I told Bryant that we should just do the whole date enchilada and go see a movie too. So we headed back down the canyon to the theaters where we saw the new Star Trek movie! We got lucky because the theater sold out minutes after we got our tickets. Who knew Wednesdays were such a popular day to go see a movie?

The whole night was perfect! Bryant always spoils me on our anniversary. And now that we have a daughter, dates in general are far and few between, so something like this is extra special and extra romantic!

I'm so happy to be married to my best friend. I know the term "soul mates" is a little cheesy and sappy, but I truly think of ourselves that way. If you think about it, so many factors and details of our lives had to work out just perfectly for us to even meet, let alone fall in love and get married. Not to mention that I do believe that we are sealed for time and all eternity. It's not just "till death do we part" for us. We will be together forever. We are a team, and we work together in everything we do. Marriage is hard work guys, but it's so worth it if you put the effort into it. I am a very lucky woman to have married someone who sees my potential, who pushes me to accomplish my goals, who walks beside me in all my decisions. When I told Bryant I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, he fully supported me and did what he had to do to make sure I could stay home with Savannah. And I know that if I went to him and told him I wanted to be a working mom, that he would fully support me in that too. It's a beautiful thing to have someone who loves you unconditionally, and who wants to make you happy, and I was so lucky to find Bryant, who loves me as much as he does. 

Happy 4 years baby, and here's to many, many more anniversaries!

My Valentines

This is Savannah.

She has rosy cheeks, dark hair and brown eyes, all of which she gets from her dad.

Her favorite food at the moment is tacos, rice and fries.

Her favorite toys are stuffed animals, and magnets.

She likes being in charge, and has an attitude.

She loves to dance and run.

In fact, she never just walks anywhere, she has to run.

She loves to color, especially on the walls.

She brushes her teeth about 5 times a day.

She cries when it's time to get out of the bath.

She doesn't like to be messy, ever.

She's got the personality of a firecracker.

And I love her.

This is Bryant

He has freckles, dark hazel eyes, and dark hair.

He likes to sing.

He loves to read and can read an entire series in a matter of a couple of days.

He's a people person, and makes friends easily.

He loves sports, and he plays, refs, and coaches them nearly every night of the week.

He's a Star Wars nerd.

His favorite food is anything with meat in it, and he likes to cook.

He thinks I'm cute with my glasses.

He's a very hard worker, and is always reaching for new goals in life, and obtains them.

He owns 6 of the exact same shirt.

And I love him.

Our Valentines Day kind of went down the toilet. I've had a medical issue that requierd some antibiotics, and on Thursday, I woke up in a lot of pain. Bryant origionally planned on going into work early in order to get off early, and then we were going to take Savannah out to dinner and a movie. But instead, he took the morning off and drove me to the urgent care, where we waited for over 2 hours, just to get a change in the antibiotic prescription. When we made it home, I took a 3 hour nap while he kept Savannah busy so she wouldn't come wake me up. Later that night, he had to go into work to make up for his morning off. 

I'm happy to say I'm feeling a bit better. Valentines wasn't a complete bust though, last night we went and got a couples massage while Bryant's brother babysat for us. I wish massages weren't so expensive, because they really make me feel amazing. She worked on my sciatic nerve a lot, which was super painful, but worth it, it feels so much better today! 

I don't need a day set aside for Bryant to shower me with gifts or love and affection, because he does that for me every day. I'm so blessed to have him in my life. Our marriage grows stronger every single day because we work at it. We work really hard at it. We communicate, we offer thanks and praise to each other, and we never forget that we promised each other that we would be together forever, no matter what challenges came our way. We are not quitters. We are hard workers who are in love with each other, and in love with the little family we have created.

I love you Bryant, Savannah, and Baby #2.

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Birthday Bryant!

Tuesday was Bryant's 26th birthday!

We tried to celebrate all weekend long, since school started Monday and he's a busy kid going to school full time and working full time. Saturday, his Sister Chantel came to visit from Idaho (where she's going to school). It was so fun having her here (and not to mention, a HUGE help! I got a lot of stuff done with her here to watch Savy.) Sunday, we went to church, came home and had homemade lasagna (which, I made. Go me!) and chocolate and peanut butter ice cream cake, which Bryant requested weeks ago. That evening we went for a walk and watched a lightning storm that was hovering over Provo, and made it home in time to play some games while it hovered over our house.

Monday was hectic, and we didn't get to do much. I spent the day standing in lines at the DMV and UVU and running to BYU and a couple of banks and stores... you name it, I was there. And Bryant was at school, then work, then school again. 

That evening, we spent our time indoors watching movies and hanging out.

Tuesday, Bryant had an hour and a half break so Bryant, Chantel, and Bryant's Brother Tyler and I all met at Tucanos for lunch. I love Tucanos, but I always come out overly stuffed! After Bryant went back to school, Chantel, Savannah and I went to the mall to go birthday shopping for Bryant (and maybe a quick stop at the Disney store for Savannah...) And that evening, my mom had bought ice cream, made brownies,and I decorated her kitchen. After brownies and ice cream, we played games, opened presents, and watched more movies together.

I think Bryant really enjoyed his birthday. I always wish I could do something really fun and outgoing for his birthday, but unfortunately, it falls on the wrong day and it's always during the first few days of school. Maybe next year we will have to plan something huge and do it a couple of weeks early.

I love Bryant more than anything. He's the best husband a girl could ask for, and an amazing dad. Savannah and I are so lucky to have him in our lives!

(I had the entire weekend and I didn't take ONE picture of Bryant! Geeze, I feel like a terrible wife haha! So instead, you get this picture from our thanksgiving trip to Mt. Shasta when we were dating. I think he was about 23 in this pic.)

Sleepy Heads

I'm sorry I've been lacking in blog posts. 

I feel so behind in whats been going on, that by the time I sit down to write, I feel like this:

 

So cute, right?

I was feeling light headed (probably just a little dehydrated was all) So I passed Savy off to Bryant and headed for the bed for 20 minutes. At first, I could hear him in the nursery singing Beatles songs to a fussy baby, but eventually, it grew quiet and so did Savy. After I felt better, I got up to go check on him and I found this adorable scene.

My life is perfect.

Baby shower!

Boy am I exhausted! Today has been one awesome and crazy day! My Mom put together and hosted my baby shower this afternoon and it was so much fun that I've tuckered myself out!

Can I just start by saying how grateful I am for baby showers? I have been stressing out the last couple of weeks trying to figure out how I was going to get everything this baby girl needs and what I will need and when I'll be able to get it, but I decided that I should wait to really buy anything until after this baby shower. I never realized how much stuff is required to create comfortable living standards for a baby! This shower and everyone who attended made me feel so blessed and so special! Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who were able to come!


My cousins little girl had fun helping me open all the gifts and if there were clothes in there, she would take them out and give them to her mom! So cute!
I'm not sure what it is about living in Utah, but it seems like handmade items are the way to go here and I LOVE it! My grandma made this blessing blanket for her and I should probably get a closer photo of it because it's so detailed and beautiful! There were several handmade things and I love them all so so much!
Speaking of blessings, my Mom and I had tons of fun going through her cedar chest last night going through some of my old baby stuff (and my mom's high school prom dress!) and we found my blessing dress! If my baby girl will fit into it, I'd like to use it for her blessing.

The whole party was so much fun and I loved everything! My Mom did a Disney theme so we had princess and fairy plates and napkins for the food and I wore the minnie mouse shirt Bryant bought me that says "I love my curves!" My Mom really went above and beyond for this so Thank you mom! You're the best!

We wore ourselves out (even though I didn't do much in the way of cleaning or getting things set up, but Sage zonked as everyone left)

I also got a call from my sweet mother-in-law today who said she is sending us a play yard, which will be so nice for when we are traveling and visiting grandparents! So thank you Robyn! We can't wait to see you guys next month!

I can't wait until Bryant comes home to see all of this. He's been in San Diego all weekend with his two brothers, my sister-in-law and niece, and my Father-in-law to watch the BYU vs SDSU game. Bryant tried to convince me to come but I really didn't think I could sit in a car for 11 hours. Heck, I can't even sit on the couch for more than an hour without needing to get up and get my hips moving.

I really miss him though. I realized I missed him badly when I sat down and ate dinner by myself, watched our late-night shows by myself and crawled into bed and wasn't being pestered or cuddled. I'm glad it's a short trip and he will be home tomorrow.


He's kept in touch though and seems to be having tons of fun! I'm glad he was able to go do this before we buckle down and become parents.

(the San Diego Temple!)

I have to say that I am pretty jealous that he spent the afternoon at the beach though... But this sweet little note made up for me not being there.

Well, I'd call today a great day! I'm glad that I've got almost everything I need for this baby! Now I just need to finish her room, get a few more little essentials and it's smooth sailing here on out! (hopefully!)

(don't mind my Shrek-sized face here. It's water weight I tell you!)

Because here I sit at 35 weeks which means she will be here in just over a month! And that's if she comes on time! You never know, all my Mom's babies were early. But then again, this baby could be stubborn and late (but lets keep our fingers crossed she won't be late... for my hips and back's sake..)

I probably should listen to my husband more...

Bryant's a smart guy.
I'm a stubborn girl.
Sometimes, my stubbornness makes me really stupid.

So, if you know anyone who is pregnant, go ahead and ask them what the biggest annoyance is.
Go ahead. Ask.

One of the biggest annoyances to me is not the weight gain, not the moodiness or the desire to eat anything in your path. Not the morning sickness or the aching hips at the end of the day.
Nope.

It's having to wake up 2-3 times a night to pee.

I hate having my sleep interrupted. I hate everything about it. I hate getting up, seeing that I've only been asleep for an hour. I hate turning on the computer room light, then the washroom light, then the bathroom light. I hate turning them all off and when I get to my bedroom I can't see a thing as I stumble to my side of the bed while tripping over my books that line the floor.

The other night as I was coming back to bed after a 3:30 am bathroom run, I banged my knee against the end of my bed frame. It woke up Bryant and he suggested that we switch sides until I have the baby. For safety reasons. His side is a straight shot from the bedroom door so It would be easy for me to find the bed in the dark, rather than feeling around to my side.

I was pretty mad at injuring myself and I grumpily told him that I was just fine and that I didn't need him to switch sides with me.

Over the next couple of nights, he repeatedly asked me to switch sides. He was worried that I was really going to hurt myself or the baby one of these nights. That just made me more mad that he thought I couldn't be careful enough.

Well, like I said, my stubbornness makes me stupid.

Early this morning around 5:00am I had to make a dash to the bathroom. On my way back I knew that I had a few books and a half full glass of water somewhere on the floor on my side of the bed. I decided the best course of action so I didn't knock over my glass of water and destroy the book (which isn't mine, It's borrowed from work) would be for me to crawl up the middle of the bed to my pillow. I felt around till I could feel Bryant's feet, so I figured a couple inches over and I wouldn't crawl over him and wake him up. I got up to the pillow and rolled onto my right side to settle in when suddenly, I was crashing flat on my back to the ground with my head banging the corner of my bookcase and my elbow taking the brunt of my falling body weight.

Before I was even able to realize what had just happened, Bryant had pulled me back up onto the bed and cradled me as I began to sob. I was so mad that I had miscalculated how far over I was on the bed and my head, back and elbow were in some serious pain.

"We are switching sides" Bryant said.

I wasn't going to argue. I know I should have listened to him in the first place.

My head still hurts where the corner met it along with a terrible headache, and my elbow is pretty bruised and scraped (thanks to the tile floor). All because I didn't listen to my husbands good advice.

Mom's are the best

It doesn't matter how old I get, or the fact that I'm about to become a mom myself, but my mom always makes sure that I'm healthy and happy.

She's the best!

I've been sick for a couple of days.
Mostly just horrible migraines and dizziness.
I even called in sick today at work, which I never like doing.

I'm also super anemic. Which means I don't have enough iron in my system and my body has a hard time reproducing it's blood supply.

In fact, when I was hospitalized with pneumonia, there was a serious debate weather or not to give me a blood transfusion.

Ever since, the doctors have told me to take iron supplements, never pass up green beans or red meat (but who would pass those up anyways?) and I get a finger prick test every now and then.

My mom was worried when she saw me yesterday, she said I looked too pale and was worried my anemia was getting worse, which is known to happen to pregnant women, and would explain the dizziness.

So today, she brought me what she called the "baby smoothie"


It had bananas, blueberries, flax seed, fish oil, spinach, and a fiber supplement in it.
It started out purple, and tasting like bananas. It ended black and tasting like spinach.
It really didn't taste too bad at all. It was just a little chunky, which made it tough to swallow. It's like beans, they taste fine, I just don't like the texture of them.

I dared my sister to take a sip in exchange for helping her do her homework. She got a weird face and just said "interesting".
(my mom)

This wasn't my first rodeo with a healthy smoothie my mom has made. For after school snacks she used to make smoothies with tofu in them. And really yummy sandwiches with spinach and apple slices.

I'm so grateful for my mom. She always makes sure I'm feeling ok. When I was living down in Provo, she had this "mom sense" that would let her know when I needed a visit from her and she would bring groceries or flowers.

When I was sick as a kid she would run out and buy me a sprite and make toast.

And let's not forget my dad here, he used to grab me cough medicine in the middle of the night or let me drink his coke.
(my dad and I)

Needless to say, I am feeling much much better tonight. My headache is gone and with it my dizziness. My mom said she's going to make me the smoothie again tomorrow (with less chunks) and I'll take it if it has made me feel this much better this soon.

I love you mom and dad. You guys are the best and thanks for always looking out for me (and you too Bryant, who always buys me Reeces peanut butter cups when I'm sick and doesn't make me watch football, I love you too!)

football season and baby update

Football season is in full swing.
Now, I never much cared for football.
I liked going to watch my brother play in high school, and I can't wait to go watch him play college football next fall but lets face it, I'm not a huge fan of watching people line up, run and hit a few people for 10 seconds, then line up again.

Sorry Bryant, baseball is just better...

But I knew that I would have to learn to like it when I married Bryant.
He was, as I like to call him, a "football nerd" in High school, and he even played at his Junior college.

He's a sports guy all around.
I swore i'd never marry a "jock", he swore he's never marry a "Utah girl".
Funny how things like that end up getting flip-flopped.

But, it's growing on me.
I DO have fun going to live games, it's when it's on TV that I get distracted and bored.

I also really LOVE watching Bryant play.

He is playing on an intramural flag football team with his brother Tyler, and yesterday was their 2nd game. Of course I went along to be their cheerleader.
He's actually really really good at it. I had fun watching, even if I only knew what was going on half the time.

If I was Bryant's girlfriend in high school, I would have gone to every one of his games.
You bet your buttons.

After his game, we decided to go watch the game at my old high school. My family was all going and my youngest brother's FFA group was working the concessions to raise some money.
I even wore my lettermans jacket (thats right, I lettered in high school!)

I thought about wearing Bryant's old lettermans jacket, you know, like in those classic brat pack movies where the girl wear their sweethearts jackets and class rings? But I figured I'd show some school spirit.

It was a lot of fun and if I don't work, I plan on going to the homecoming game too.

Also, this week I am 13 weeks along. My last week of my first trimester! Can I get a woo woo!?
From what everyone tells me, the 2nd trimester is the best. It's when your morning sickness starts to go away, and your not big enough to get too uncomfortable.

I've felt a teeny bit better, It really depends on the day and what I have or haven't eaten. I lost my breakfast this morning just before work (dang you milk!) but I'm hoping that my morning sickness decides to take a hike soon. Two new annoyances have cropped up though: heartburn and leg craps. Jeeze louise!

So this was me last week at 12 weeks...


And this is me today at 13

I probably shouldn't have worn stripes for the picture because they tend to make you look wider than you really are...
As for achievement this week:
the little peach is now 3 inches long
can suck it's thumb
its intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to the abdomen
and it's vocal cords a continuing to grow.

Awesome huh?

I also just realized that in about 7-ish weeks we will be able to find out what it is! And i'll be halfway through my pregnancy. Just in time for Thanksgiving! (which by the way, I can't WAIT for! I made myself mashed potatoes, corn, and stuffing the other day, and I got a kneaders turkey sandwich today, just so I could pick out the turkey...)

23 years

Well, here I am! 23 and kickin'!

I know this sounds a little selfish, but I love my birthday. Like I told Bryant today, it's my little kick-off to the holiday season. My birthday this month, Halloween next month, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas, then New Years! Woo!

I am the luckiest girl alive.
My husband always makes my birthday so special.
When we were dating, he threw me a surprise party with some of my friends.
Last year, we went to a nice dinner and authorpalooza at my work.
This year, he just flat out spoiled me.

You know that scene in Breakfast at Tiffany's where she decides to spend the day doing things she enjoys and then doing things he enjoys?
My day was like that.
And it was perfect!

First, I slept in all morning long (a luxury now that i'm getting to that point in my pregnancy where I no longer have to get up 3 times a night to use the bathroom, and thanks to the meds my doc gave me, morning sickness is on its way out the door!)

Bryant finally had to force me out of bed so I wouldn't spend the whole day sleeping.
I then ate my favorite breakfast in the whole world: Cream of Wheat with toast dipped in it!
yum yum yum!

Then I got ready and we headed out for the day!

Our first stop was the sister store to where my husband works to pick me out a better pair of shoes for work (I'll be needing them with the increased hours during the holiday season and the increased size of my belly too!) They are super comfortable and the best part was they were free!!! AND, one of the girls who works theirs husband came in to visit her and brought their adorable beagle/spaniel mix puppy that I got to play with!

Next it was off to the mall where I was on the hunt for some jewelery. Normally I would want clothes but I'm in a weird limbo stage where I don't fit in my normal pants and I won't quite fit into maternity cloths just yet. Also, my inlaws gave me a giftcard to the maternity store! I can't wait to use it!

I didn't find any jewelery I liked, but I did find the She and Him CD's I've been dying for and Bryant bought BOTH of them for me! What a sweetheart!

(did I mention that this whole time, he was missing the BYU game? He was sacrificing his favorite thing to watch just to do whatever I wanted to do)

After the mall, we met up with his parents who are in town for the weekend to go play some mini golf at Trafalga.


Me

Bryant keeping score

My darling mother-in-law Robyn (I got so lucky with my in-laws, I love them!)

Needless to say, I won the game...
Even though Bryant got 3 hole-in-ones...
But, not to brag or anything...

After golf, we headed over to a pizza place for lunch. Once again, my in-laws spoiled me and got me (in addition to the gift card) an adorable elephant baby toy, A picture frame to put monthly photos of your baby for their first year and a super cute shirt!!!

Ed, Robyn, You guys really are the best in-laws anyone could ever ask for.

After a quick stop at best buy to get the new Halo game for Bryant, we headed home and watched one of my favorite movies ever: Love Actually. Which of course, I cried at the end like I always do, while I ate half a bag of Reeses Peanut butter cups (another thing I love about Halloween: candy in bulk!)

I've decided since Bryant has been so awesome and amazing today and really spoiling me, I told him to go ahead and play his new Halo game while I typed up this post.


He's really excited if you cant tell.
(also, don't mind my off-center picture there, we just moved the TV into this room and I haven't balanced everything yet.

Tomorrow, we are meeting my family up at one of my favorite cafes for breakfast before we have to teach the worlds worst 7 year olds.

I really have the best husband, the best family and the best friends in the whole world!

And dad, if your reading this, I do wear shoes... I just bought a pair today in fact haha!

Bryant's Birthday bash

Bryant's birthday was on Monday.
Unfortunately, he had to work and it was also his first day of school.

Bummer.

And, me being the procrastinator that I am, didn't get around to buying him a present until only a couple hours before he came home.

But what I did get him was awesome!

So that evening, after a block party BBQ at my neighbors house, we came home and unceremoniously unwrapped his presents in my parents living room while eating some homemade cheesecake. I got him a BYU hat, seeing as he lost his old one while river rafting (after I told him not to wear his nice hat, of course...).

And...

These:

San Francisco 49ers baby onsies!
Ok, ok so I know the gift wasn't really for him, but I liked them so much and he's such a sports nut that I just had to get them!


And yes, they are kind of boyish and I don't find out what my baby is for a few more weeks. But I figured, boy or girl, if this baby is anything like Bryant, he/she will have to deal with Sunday night football.

I even got them in sizes for 6-8 months, just so that the baby can wear them during football season. Clever me.

My parents probably gave him his favorite present. They gave him Ace last year, which was also his favorite present, geeze, way to one up me mom and dad (just kidding! Love you!).

They got him these passes from Trafalga (a mini golf place near here) that include things like free mini golf, free batting cages, free go carts, free Owlz games (thats what I'm most excited about!!!) free 7 peaks passes (a water park) and a gazillion other things for 12 months!
They got one for me too! They said they figured we would be broke next summer what will having a baby and all and that we wouldn't get to spend that much on fun things and entertainment.

What was really funny was that just that weekend we had gone mini golfing with Bryant's brother and sister and saw those passes and Bryant was seconds away from buying them. Good thing he didnt cause we got them for FREEEEEEEE!

Thanks mom and dad!

Probably Bryant's biggest gift (I'm counting it as a gift, even though he bought it) is our new Mac! Woo Woo!

We needed a new computer so stinkin' badly and we finally got our grant money back, pulled out our savings, plus 200$ in gift cards and a chunk of money his parents gave him to finally purchase one. My favorite thing about it so far? The photobooth!

I can do fun things like infrared camera



Give myself two heads!


And go scuba diving!


Overall, even though I didn't go all-out like I wanted to for Bryant, I think he still enjoyed his birthday. He's the best husband in the whole entire world and I can't wait for the many many birthdays to come (and Christmases, and Father's days!)

I love you Bryant! Thanks for being the best!!!

Sick, sick, sick...

Bryant and I got home last night from a wonderful family reunion!
I was going to write a post on it but I realized that most of my photos from the week are on Bryant's iphone...

And he is at work.

So instead, I'm going to tell you all how awesome my husband is. All week I have been so sick to my stomach. No, I haven't ralphed... yet... but I feel like I am on the verge of losing everything I have eaten over the last week. Including the few dozen saltine crackers I've been nibbling on since yesterday.
(Isn't Bryant so handsome? I got really lucky!)

The 5 hour car drive home didn't help either, seeing as I get carsick anyways.

My poor husband is such a sweetheart. I felt bad because he was so worried. He kept asking "what can I do? do you need more sprite? Can I make you some soup? Want another blanket? Is the TV too loud?"

I told you, he's the best husband in the whole world!

Thanks to Bryant's loving care and 12 hours of sleep, I was feeling a LOT better this morning.

Until I tried to eat breakfast...

Oatmeal+Bryant at work= me feeling like crap.
I want Bryant home. I need him to give me a back scratch and a good cuddle. I think I'm going to call him and have him bring home a movie and another large sprite.

I also need him to make me laugh. Like he did when I hung out with him for the first time ever. He was wearing this Ace-Ventura outfit (it was Halloween)

This was when I realized that I really liked him. He was so funny and out-going.

I'm feeling better already just thinking about him.

Only 5 more hours till he come home...

Perfect days

Some days are just perfect.
Monday was one of those days.

We had what we thought was going to be our last softball game of the season, but it turns out, we won for the first time!!! We played the team from 2 weeks before who we lost too on a bad call and I was talking to one guy from their team and he said they had never won a game until they played us, so I thought it was a fair trade.

We had to play a game directly after against one of the first teams we ever played and it was not a good game at all. First, we were so tired, and it was at least 95 degrees out (I went through 4 water bottles) and the other team were all jerks. If you forfeit, the league requires you to pay the other team 30 dollars (stupid rule) and the last time we played we were losing really badly and they kept saying "you guys should give us the 30 bucks cause you suck so bad so we can go get some beers"

Jerks

Needless to say, we lost that game, but we were all still feeling really good about our win earlier. Our last game will be next Monday unless we win again. Woo!

That night we drove to the Quarry, which is an indoor rock climbing place for Bryant's work party.
I love rock climbing but I didn't this time because I have been feeling sick off and on for about 2 weeks now and I didn't want to be 30 feet in the air and have to puke or something. Also, I was still exhausted from 2 softball games in a row.Bryant learning how to do the right knots for his harness and rope.He's a fast learner.

Tuesday was a perfect day too.
First, Bryant and I took our adorable Ace for an afternoon walk.

He was having some serious attention span issues.


I love that Ace's two favorite places to drink water are the hose and the faucet in the bathtub. I think he just has fun more than he is thirsty.

We got new neighbors this week and their little girls started venturing into our backyard (it's just what happens when you are the only one with a swing set on the whole block) they were really cute and they ALL loved Ace, who just lied there, happy as a clam with his bone and Bryant, who was showing off his new iphone to them.
There was something really funny on it cause they all giggled for a good 10 minutes. (And don't you just love that youngest girls stripped dress!?)

It was nice just sitting out on the lawn during the summer sunset with my hubby, mom, sister, dog and new neighbors. I was glad Ace did so well with them, he's usually nervous when people he doesn't know pet him, especially kids who just want to tackle him, but he just sat there and watched them.

When their dad came over to tell them it was time to come home, Ace got up and growled at them. At first I was mad at him for growling, but then I realized that he had put himself in front of the girls. It's nice to know that my little wimp of a puppy is willing to protect kids. It will make me feel good to have him around when I have my own family. And he stopped growling once I told him to stop.

Last night was another perfect day but I have to go get ready for work.

Tune in next time to find out what made a normal Thursday perfect!