10 yr anniversary

“I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me; love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person, love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of, love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk into a room and smile at you.”

Last Thursday Jeff and I celebrated our 10 yr anniversary!  Sometimes life seems to be going by at a ridiculously fast rate, and other times, it seems to lag on.  I feel like we've been together forever, he always jokes that it's been 20 yrs.. not sure if that's a good thing or not!? In June it'll be 14 yrs that we went on our first date!  I woke up Thursday AM to our 2 wedding songs playing repeatedly on the PC.  We danced to John Michael Montgomery's "I love the way you love me", and we lit our unity candle to Shania Twains "Your still the One".  After work I came home to some gorgeous flowers, he had spelled out "Love is...You :-)" on the bed with silk rose petals.  Because Peytons birthday is the day after our anniversary its always hard to go out and celebrate alone, which I don't mind..  So, as a joint dinner, all of us went out to eat at On The Border!   

Looks like we made it

Look how far we've come my baby

We mighta took the long way

We knew we'd get there someday

They said, "I bet they'll never make it"

But just look at us holding on

We're still together still going strong

You're still the one I run to

The one that I belong to

You're the one I want for life

You're still the one that I love

The only one I dream of

You're still the one I kiss good night

Ain't nothin' better

We beat the odds together

I'm glad we didn't listen

Look at what we would be missin'

I'm so glad we made it

Look how far we've come my baby

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me and hubby...

Words can't express how I feel about my husband Jeff right now.  Some of you have been around for a long time, and know that our relationship has been anything but perfect!  Jeff and I went on our first day nearly 14 yrs ago!!  Can you believe it?? I was a kid! 19 yrs old.  and I had a kid!! Joey, he was 2.  Jeff was a newly divorced man, I think for about a year or so... and was living back at home with his parents.  I won't go into our life history right now.. 

When I moved to TX from MI 15 yrs ago, I never thought in my wildest dreams I would have met someone who takes such great care of me, and our kids.  He truely treats me like a princess, and I adore every minute of it!  And I count my blessings everyday.

2.5 yrs ago I was consulting divorce attorneys and researching apartments, ready to divorce him, over issues we were having.  I won't go into details on all that was going on, some of you know what was going on..

But today, nearly 2.5 yrs later.  I love this man more then I did nearly 10 yrs ago when we said "I do".. isn't that the way its supposed to be?? To love him more today then yesterday?  I believe that your attitude when you wake up sets the precedence for how your day will be.  If I woke up tomorrow and thought about the things this man does that drives me nuts, that is ALL I would focus on all day long, everything negative.  I'd forget about all of the great things he does for us.  I try my hardest to wake up everyday, and include him in my prayers, pray that I show this man how much I truley love him, and that I only do things that please HIM on a daily basis.  I pray that Jeff makes holy decisions in his actions everyday, that everything he does with me, and the kids, showcases his love for HIM.  Jeff and I can't fix things on our own.. we need HIS guidance to get through things...  Not only with my husband, but with my children.  I try not to think about what others think about the things I'm doing, as long as I know I'm doing the best I can for HIM, my hubby, and my children.  And I think between me and Jeff, we are doing a great job.  Ok, digressing a little huh!  :-)

It's easy to let LIFE get in the way.  Get up, go to work, come home, deal with kids, cook dinner, housework, never ending chores, sports, etc.. and we don't always fit time in there to be a married couple!  That's one thing I know me and Jeff need to work on.  Right now its hard though.  Hes gone back to retail which means working a lot of crazy hours, and weekends, and not knowing ahead of time what we have to work with.  Now that our kids are older, we really need to start just doing things together, last minute with each other.  The kids need to see how much we really care for each other, and love each other.  I want the kids to see that marriage is full of great rewards, but also has it's hard times.  Our kids see us disagree, but they see us loving each other later that day.  They know we don't always get along 100%, but I hope they see how much we love each other.

I love you honey, and thanks for all you do!





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Random Weekend pictures

A local sports radio station that my husband listens to does an event every year that he's always sure to be a part of.  They have several athletes come in and do autograph sessions.  There is always 1 big headliner, someone who has been retired for years etc, that everyone knows.  This year it was Barry Sanders.  My husband is a HUGE sports fan, and goes to as many autograph sessions a year as he can.  For this event he's always camping out early in the AM to be sure to get a good spot in line for a ticket to get the autograph.  This year he got there at 4AM, on one of the coldest nights!  We had our biggest snow fall in decades!  He put his chair in his spot, and sat.. for a bit, he went to the truck to sleep for a while as well.  The line started moving at 10:30!  They were told that they were handing out 300 tickets, they counted and Jeff was in the 250 range!  Yay for him!!  But, when he got through the door, they were told sorry but they are all gone!!  My honey stood outside in the freezing cold for nothing!  :-( 

The long line
of people waiting to go in..












I dropped Peyton off to him just a little before the line started moving, in hopes that Jeff would get 2 autographs..

Peyton with 3 hats on his head?

confused I guess....

Jeff and Peyton then stood in line to get tickets for another autograph session, which they were lucky enough to get!!  Then the 3 of us headed over to Chili's for the longest lunch ever!! Our waitress was SUUUPPPERR slow!!! 

Me and Peyton waiting on our food...

I dropped them back off after lunch so they could get this guys autograph!

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Few reasons why I love you...

Got this idea from a blog I follow.. and loved it..

http://www.cryptogram.com/hearts/

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Record Breaking Snow Amounts!!

Snow, Snow, and more snow!!!!  Some parts of TX ended up with nearly a foot of snow, with most of us averaging 7-9" I think I heard??  All I know was that it was A LOT of snow!! The kids didn't have school today so I stayed home with them.  We had fun making snowmen, having snowball fights, and just enjoying the beauty of it all, from inside the nice warm house!!  Aleena and Peyton were out there ALL day long, having so much fun.  Joey.. he didn't want any part of it, he's like his momma, wants the cold in small spurts!! 
Here are a few pictures of our day!!

I've also been SUPER busy working on my diaper cakes.. I REALLY enjoy making these, and would love for business to take off.  I'm trying to come up with incentives for people, that would make it worth while for them to share my business with friends and co-workers... any ideas??  Id love to find people that would highlight my business on there blog for a day? make a quick post? something?  :-D  Take a look at my link below, let me know what you think!!!  Let me know you were here...

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Snow..Again??

As most of you know, I'm originally from MI, but I REALLY think MI has moved to TX??  This is our 5th time getting snow?? And we have A LOT of it!!!!  I think we broke some records today, and it's supposed to all freeze over night.  Most schools in the area have already closed or issued delays, ours is closed.  The kids had a great time playing outside in it, building snowmen, having snowball fights etc.  And I made some snow cream.  (Ice Cream made out of snow)... Kids LOVED it!! Its the first time I've done it, and will have to make it a new tradition.  Peyton was eating his and said "Mom I can't wait to make this for my grandkids!!".. LOL... He's really pushing it huh..

The ingredients needed for snowcream.

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ~ DR. Seuss

Peyton LOVES to read, he'll go through 1-2 books a day sometimes, and still not be satisfied.  This is him next to the fireplace trying to warm up, with his book he got today.  That's Maisy relaxing in her new bed we got for her a few nights ago..

I've been busy all afternoon working on some new Diaper Cakes!  I hope to have these listed on Etsy this weekend.. Here's a sneak peek at what I have..

Please go to my blog listed below to see the others I've done.  I'd really appreciate any help on passing my blog along, I'd love to get new visitors to my site!

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some old pictures

A few weeks ago while digging through my drawers in my dresser, I ran across 15 rolls of film that I forgot I had.  I wasn't sure what I'd find on these, considering I've had a digital camera for years!!  I secretely hoped that I'd find some pictures of my Grandma on there from when we moved here.. no such luck.. or pictures of me and Jeff when we started dating.. again, no such luck!! But I did find some pictures that made me laugh, smile, and left me missing those days...

some funny faces from Peyton..

                                   Joey's last visit with his "dads" side of the family!  Below with his grandma, great grandma, and then his grandma and grandpa.

Aleena a little younger... always smiling..

Great family memories at the beach in my home town.

and some shots of a few of my favorite people in this world!! :-)

Che, Chelynn, Emma and Jeff

Amy and Austin..

And I couldn't leave you without sharing this picture..

cracked me up when I seen it!!