Keepin up with the Kopecki's

June in a Nutshell

2011-06-30T14:53:00.000-05:00

Well I disappeared again! But this disappearing was for working on the well being of me and my husband. June has been all about getting answers and working on healing.

Since my last post I began seeing a Reproductive Endocrinologist. Before going to see a specialist was admitting defeat on our part. Or so it felt. When we would discuss how long would we try before getting help we never wanted to do it because we were impatient. I knew the risk of taking drugs for fertility and I was not ready for those risk.

However something I was not considering was that there was something wrong with me. Something that explained 98% of my problems with my whole body. For many years I have asked doctors about different problems and been told everything from it is nothing to there is nothing that can be done or that it was in my head. I hated doctors! It was all about insurance and claims and you are just a number on a paycheck.

When I made the appointment I was at a all time low. I just knew I needed some sort of answers and if the RE told me there was nothing wrong or it was in my head he could have seriously been hurt by my wrath that day.

P knew at this point for the most part how bad things had been for me so he told off work and came with me. The RE had my medical file and pretty much had a diagnose for me when we walked in. He asked how I was emotionally and said yes there is most likely something wrong with me. PCOS. Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome. Which I had self diagnosed when my cholesterol came back high and being diabetic and my GP told me just to lost weight and exercise and come back in 6 months.

After spending an hour in the RE office we had a for sure diagnose with 3 out of 3 diagnose options all coming back positive- irregular cycles, cyst in ovaries that looks like a pearl necklace, and blood work. I also had 18 out of 20 side effects that normally get misdiagnosed. Finally some answers!! I happen to be there early enough in a cycle to begin the full testing process. That day I had 15 vials of blood draw, an ultrasound (over 40 cyst between my two ovaries) began clomid for a resistance test with instructions to come back in 6 days for and HSG, 2 hour glucose test and another ultrasound and more blood work.

In the last month I have had some highs and lows. I lash out at my husband and co-workers more than I mean to. I am an emotional ball of hormones and am taking even more hormones to regulate out my body. I have also had to change the way I eat: no white bread, pasta, white rice, potatoes, or corn, little dairy or refined sugars. PCOS makes to much testosterone and basically causes an insulin resistance. When I eat "unhealthy for me" things it causes cyst and weight gain and mood swings from my blood sugars. I can eat low calories and low fat all I want but there are certain things my body can not handle.

Is all of this hard? YES! But if this means I am healthier and get to have a take home baby I will make the changes. It does not mean it will be easy or that I will not have my bad days. One thing I did not realize, the not having any answers to my infertility did, was cause alot of depression and self doubt in everything I do. The littlest things can set me off to have a bad day. I am learning to control it more but the hormones can come from outta left field some days.

So all in all we have a plan and are moving on with fertility treatments. I know many women have done it with success but there are still that many women that are still waiting for their take home baby. My doctors feel confident that with one treatment or the other I will be able to get pregnant.

Answers and some Truths

2011-05-27T14:55:00.000-05:00

Well hello to anyone that is still here with me!

I know I have been a horrible blogger and thou there is not excuse I swear I have a good one.

We are going to have to go back a bit for you to understand. There is going to be some TMI and this is your disclosure on that. This also is going to be a very long post with no pictures, so thank you in advance if you make it to the end.

I started this blog as a way to document going from a newly married couple to the joys of owning a home and starting a family.

On October 28th, 2010 I found out I was pregnant.

As like most couples we had not discuss our plans of having children with anyone because they are that OUR plans. We did not want people asking how it was going giving "encouraging pep talks". This was something private in our lives we had been dealing with since our wedding. We knew we wanted to have children ASAP as we have both been married and not getting any younger. There was many things we had to get straighten out with insurance and relocating to Austin and New Braunfels but we took the "well we will just see what God gives us".

By July of 2010 (a year after being married and no bebe) I began charting and told P that I was wanting to see if we can make sure I am ovulating and all that good stuff. He was on board so then began the morning temperatures, ovulation predictor strips and reading up on things to help encourage pregnancy. August I charted all month and saw a clear ovulation and that there could be some issues because I Oed really late and have a short Lunar Phase. For those that do not know what a LP is, it is the time from Ovulation till your period begins again. "Normal" LP is 12-14 days, mine was 8 days. Why this is bad is that you do not implant a pregnancy till somewhere between 7-10DPO (days past ovulation). By this point my uterus was already shedding. I called my OB/GYN and they basically told me don't worry. With some research I found out that B6 has been proven to lengthen LP. So I began taking it.

September I charted everything went along smoothly and in October I got the ask on a pee stick most women want "Pregnant". I had a due date of July 4th, 2012 (yes had) I called and made an appt of Nov 18th which I would be just past 8 weeks and we would be able to see the heartbeat and know everything was fine. I told my closest friend and youngest sister. I knew I would need some support. My friend has been thru it all and my youngest sister does not know enough about fertility problems to say the wrong thing.

I knew for months that I wanted to surprise P with a willow tree figurine of a man holding a baby, because he refuses to hold babies till he has his own. I went to the florist and got one came home from work and wrapped it before he got home and waited.

After much prodding he finally opened it. I didn't get the response I expected cause he was in shock. He went into planner mode. I was a week out from my sister’s wedding that I had many duties and roles and we knew I was not going to be able to do everything that I normally would be able. We planned to tell my parents prior to the wedding just to give a heads up. But before telling my parents P wanted to tell his first because they have been waiting for 15 years to hear of them getting a grandchild. Thou I did not really want to tell anyone til 12 weeks it got out there fast. The next day P told his work because July is a busy time of year and he would need off for the birth. He told his parent that weekend, an old HS friend also pregnant at church, people at a Halloween party, etc.

I began to get over this fear I had had for years of telling too soon. I had a miss M/C years and years before and never been pregnant since. I was not like many of friend to have a accident from not being safe. Prior to getting pregnant this time I had told P my wishes to not tell cause I know there are high odds of MC early on. The more people that found out once my initial “why did you tell them freak out” was over the more ok I became with people knowing.

So the following week we loaded up and drove to Houston for my sister’s wedding. P, my mom and myself ran errands and in Sam's Club my mom saw many cute baby things and said she needed grandchildren to spoil cause the stuff was too cute not to buy. P and I exchanged knowing glances of that we were telling her and my dad that night.

We had dinner at a great seafood restaurant and I order a steak salad and my mother thought I was crazy for not getting fresh seafood like everyone else. Minutes later I gave them gifts that had oneies with cute gramma & grampa sayings and it was on! They were very excited and my dad does not get excited about much! My mother was ready to call everyone. I had a twinge to tell her no don't tell everyone but I let it go. By 9 am the next day everyone in my family knew. It was not my intent to over shadow my sister's wedding but that of I cannot lift the 50 lbs tubs of stuff and I was in the tired stage.

The next day was the wedding day and very hectic and I could tell I was over doing it. Help my sister swore would be there to set up showed up an hour late. They messed up the groom cake in transport and I had to fix it. I was the wedding planner, decorator, makeup artist, hair stylist and bridesmaid. It was a looooong day.

The day after the wedding we headed home cause P had tickets for the Nascar race in Fort Worth and would be leaving in the middle of the night to go. I spent Sunday getting the house cleaned up, grocery shopping and running errands. The whole day I felt off. I felt like something was wrong. I called my OB/GYN and was told don't worry it is normal for first time mothers to think everything is wrong. Just to get some rest.

Monday things got worst and I was still told just to rest. Tuesday was a little better.

Weds. there was no denying I need immediate medical assistance. My OB/GYN office was closed. I had to call another office to see me and the fit me in 30 mins later. At this point I just knew I had lost the baby. We got the office and they had me that a pregnancy test and it was still positive. The doctor saw me and said my cervix was still closed so everything was still inside me. A few mins. later we saw what was supposed to be the sac was not nice and egg like with something in the middle and blank space around it but a deflated sac for lack of better description. My body was trying to expel it. I had not miscarried yet but I would in the next 24-48 hours. There was nothing I can do to stop it or that I could have done to prevent it.

Going home to sit and face a death sentence is horrible. Normally I am the one to fix the situation when people are broken but I could not put my pieces back together. All I could think of was I have to go take our white bedding off the bed, put dark sheets on and just stay there till the end of time. But I spend Weds feeling sorry for myself and I worked Thursday without any pain thinking maybe the doc was wrong. Friday morning everything happened while I was by myself at 6:30 am. Blood work two hours later proved I was no longer pregnant. P was at work and I text him to which he replied "Oh well we can try again". I know he meant well but it did not sit well with me.

My mother had her own "encouraging " words of well at least you know you can get pregnant, It just was not meant to be this time, I know so and so and they M/C too. I know she meant well also but again not helping. My friends that knew did not understand it cause they have never dealt with it. They all took home their babies.

I told P and my mother that they had to untell every since person that was told. I was not going to have this open for discussion and give answers for things that I would never get answers to. What was supposed to be my 8 wk appt turned into a consult that left me with no answers of the way I was feeling and to wait 3 months.

So I told you I would give you some answers as to why I have not Blogged since Dec. Obviously that has been since the M/C. Well to be brutally honest I have had severe depression since. I threw myself into planning the perfect X-mas and entertaining everyone for the holidays and trying to BE NORMAL when I was feeling far from it. The more I pushed and acted normal the less I felt like me.

For those still with me you get a cookie. As well as a cliff hanger. I have made some changes but I still have a long way to go. I am still not pregnant. I have dealt with horrible physicians that gave me no answers and am still on the best place. But I am moving forward. I have admired may a bloggers that have shared their stories and be too afraid to tell me dark secrets of what I am dealing with. Next I will tell you what is going on with us now.

Crafty Wreaths

2010-12-06T15:38:00.000-06:00

Hi Ya'll! So I took a week hiatus cause I was busy finishing all our Decorations of the house for Christmas. Starting this week we get in to madness of house guest and holiday parties so I wanted to be ready. I have been working on our wreaths and am very excited cause I have made 3 for this year! I know I am nuts with all the decorations but I just love decorating for this time of year.

So this one I actually made after Christmas last year. It is the ornament wreath you have seen everywhere that you just string ornaments on a wire hanger. I would suggest using shatterproof ornaments which I did not. This hangs on a wall since I did not want it to break on the front door with the wind.

This year I made a Coffee filter wreath like every other blogger out there. I lurve it and I made mine a little different cause I used a different wreath form for it.

I took pearl head push pin and took 5-10 folded filters and made a fan with them. They are really fluffy and will cover alot of area this way.

See instead of a foam wreath form my dollar store sells these wooden type ones. The wood is soft enough that the pearl head needle will go thru it.

After I filled the wreath I added some bling. All the little crystals were used in my bridal bouquet.

Some extra white and silver swirls I stole of the tree....

A couple picks with red in the for some pop...

Dollar store ribbon

Rolled over itself as much as it can go...

Stabbed with a tack in the middle....

And the loops pulled out back and forth till it was how I liked it.

TADA!!!! On the front door. I just use one of those Command hooks stuck to the glass.

A close up. I think she looks pretty good!!

Then I needed a wreath for my kitchen. My Kitchen tree has candy, and gingerbread cookies, and cookie cutter type ornaments and so I wanted something to go with it. I saw this wreath on Be Different, Act Normal and there was not credit to how originally made it. But it was a CUTE mashmellow and candy wreath.

So I winged it.

3 bags of marshmellows

2 boxes of Dots

Again a dollar store wreath form

Dollar store ribbon

Low temp Glue Gun and LOTS of glue sticks

Just start gluing the marshmellows on. At first I tried lining them all up and having them be facing just so, but as I got going I stopped ripping the marshmellows apart and started gluing them how they were stuck to one and other and I really liked how that looked.

After I covered the form with marshmellows I just started filling in little cervices with Dots. You can use any candy you want this was just what I found at the dollar store. After you finish you can spray it with clear coat so it will "keep" and you can use it again.

But here she is on my pantry door. I really like it and it adds what I needed to that side of the kitchen.

Each wreath I spend less that $5 on by getting everything on sale or at the dollar store!

Thanks for stopping by I will be posting more decorations this week!

Christmas Cards Preview

2010-12-05T18:37:00.001-06:00

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Fragile'

2010-11-27T15:40:00.003-06:00

Ok I promised a tutorial for my leg lamp. I have wanted one of these lamps since I very first saw "A Christmas Story" . I loved it.

"It's a major award!"

Well looking around for ones of these they are expensive, IE 200-300 bucks! Too rich for my blood for a lamp I will put up for a month. So I got to looking I could make one. First stop Ebay, I found a "stocking leg" that was 28" tall for $9.99 with shipping it was $18.99. After a week I was the proud owner of a leg. Next was time to do some shopping.

First I stopped at Hobby Lobby for a base and black fringe. For the base I got an unfinished wood piece from the area near the build your own clocks. Regular price it was $2.99 but was 40% off. The fringe they sell by the yard and I got 2 yards and used all but about 6 inches. Also on sale for 30% off off $3.99 a yard.

I got the heels at goodwill for 99 cents. Just an FYI the leg wears a 6-6 1/2 and needs a 4 inch heel. Please do not make my mistake and get a 5 1/2 and have to nail the shoe on while acting like she is Cinderella's ugly sister cramming her foot in the heel.

Next was Wal-mart for a 3/4 inch dowel, a pair of thigh highs, a light kit and a lampshade. You may be about to get the lamp shade at Goodwill or other thrift stores for cheaper but mine did not have one and I was in a hurry to get her made.

You will also need heavy gauge wire and paint or stain. Tools you will need a 4 inch screw and a drill with bits and a saw.

Supplies in hand I begin. First I took the base out to the garage and stained it. You can paint it also but I had stain already.

Next I came back in to hot glue the fringe on the lampshade.

Next I failed to take pictures of but I took the leg to the garage and I cut the "sole" of her foot out. This is so you can thread the lamp kit thru the leg.

Next you will need to drill a quarter inch hole thru the bottom of the heel for the lamp cord to come out. It is easier to do this now and thread the cord thru before attached to the light.

After giving enough room for you to be able to plug the lamp in you run the lamp cord thru the leg and put the lamp kit together per the instructions. It is very easy to do.

Now the next thing I did was drill a small hole through the now stained base for a 4 inch screw to go through.

Based on the size of the screw you are using you will need to drill through the high heel at the "sole" close to the arch of shoe. You also will need to drill a pilot hole thru one end of the dowel for the screw to come into.

Once you have all your holes drilled now you can begin to assemble.

When you put the stocking on the leg you will have extra at the foot. I just tacked mine to the "arch" area of the foot so it was out of the way.

I glued my stocking around the "sole" cut out and then cut a hole in the stocking so I was not tearing it up with screw.

Now I placed the dowel in the leg with the pilot hole side down. You will screw thru the base, the shoe and the leg to the dowel till the screw will not tighten anymore. at this point it should be about to stand on its own.

All you have left is to drill 4 small holes for the heavy gauge wire to go thru the top of the leg

Now I know this does not look pretty but it does the job and it is all covered by the lamp shade. If you have a better way go ahead I just wanted to be done and put it up! This is what it looks like from the inside.

Now all that is left is attach the lamp shade and stand back and admire!!!!

All in all it cost me around $45 to make and that was only that high cause I could not fine a cheap lampshade at the thrift store. I think that is a pretty good knock off and way better than spending $250 on it don'tcha think?

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Christmas Decorations

2010-11-26T11:45:00.000-06:00

Ok so I may have mentioned that Hubs and I like us some Christmas decorations. OK we love to decorate for Christmas. We began out outside decorations last weekend. I know you should not turn your lights on till after Thanksgiving and we did not cause we finally finished the day before. It took us 6 days to get everything out, countless hours painting all the yard cutouts. Hello I started painting them in September! Ok so here is a picture over load...

I give you the Kopecki's version of Grizwald-ification=

Here is what is on the left side of the driveway. Hermie, a elf and Sam the Snowman telling a story

In the middle of the yard is Cornelius putting the lights on the tree, a stack of elfs putting the ornaments on, Bumbie putting the star while the head elf directs.

I peek of the window and the lights in the back.

Santa is talking to Rudolph and his girlfriend Clarice as Rudolph's nose glows.

Yes even the backs of them are painted!

Our flower bed

Just a little lamp that is in our front window. ;)

All LIT up!

I had to slow the shutter speed down so it was not a blur.

All the Misfit toys that line our drive way and side walk.

Plus not shown is my front door wreath cause it is not done just yet and let my happy fall ya'll wreath get few more days use before it gets packed up.

So that is our outside! What do you think are we nuts? Next up with be the inside and a tutorial to make this.....

P.S. Sorry the pics are so big but I am too lazy to change the size and post the new codes for all the pics. True story

Ten on Tuesday

2010-11-23T11:47:00.001-06:00

Chelsea and Roots and Rings is still as her Ten on Tuesdays and todays edition asks about the holidays.

1. What are your plans for the holidays? Do you travel at Thanksgiving? If you celebrate Christmas, do you travel then, too?

Normally there is alot of traveling for us at the holidays but this year everyone is coming to us. We are hosting the IL's on thanksgiving, the IL's Christmas dinner the Sunday before Christmas and my family is coming to stay for Christmas and my MIL and FIL will come for dinner.

2. How do you make the plans for the holiday? If you have a significant other, how do you decide which family to visit?

I am lucky that my husband and his family are easy going. His mother does not expect much for Thanksgiving get togethers and years ago decided that instead of having her sons drive all over the world on Christmas to do their Christmas early.

3. Do you have your Thanksgiving meal at lunch or later in the day?

Normally @ 2 so that you can graze all day on food. Appetizers come out @ 12 and the bird around 2.

4. Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving tradition?
Eating is my favorite Thanksgiving tradition. <----I agree Chelsea!

5. After a big meal do you lounge around or get up and take a walk?
I circle the food table numerous times. Does that count as a walk?

6. Do you shop on “Black Friday” or do you avoid it?
Yes I normally get 90% of my shopping do this day. I have gotten great deals on big things to like my washer and dryer last year and a plasma TV 6 years ago.

7. When do you usually finish your Christmas shopping?
Early -Mid December. I like to see everything wrapped under the tree for a bit before it all goes out.

8. Do you and your significant other exchange gifts? Is there a budget?
To a degree, we tell each other was we want and I like to wrap stuff but Hubs like to give it right away even if it is in the beginning of November. This year we are not doing much for each other cause it has been the year of giving with a new house, all new furniture, etc.

9. When do you decorate for the holidays?
We started last weekend only cause we are nuts and have alot of stuff to put up.

10. Do you go “all out” with the decor or do you keep it simple?
All out. When we built the house we had plugs put in the soffets with a light switch at the front door, and extra amps just for Christmas lights. Yes we are those people. We have over 6000 light outside, 21 characters from Rudolph the red nose reindeer cut out and painted front and back from wood we made, 5 Christmas trees outside, 5 inside, 3 wreaths, and countless other thing I have put out. I also am waiting on a "fra-gile" shipment to finish out our decor. This is our favorite time of the year.

Christmas Cards

2010-11-19T13:00:00.000-06:00

Let's talk Christmas cards. There is a lot of ways to do them. You can buy a box at and sign and mail them. You can order some from a kiosk at that has a couple of options and minimal customization to them and be done with it.

I however am a control freak. Enter Shutterfly. First off they are offering bloggers 50 FREE cards for blogging about them so that was a no brainer on my part. They have so many options for Christmas cards it is not even funny! I have used Shutterfly for a long time now. I created my wedding sign in book from my engagement photos with one of these. I also made a poster collage that now hangs in my hall way to my bedroom.

These are so far my favorite and it is going to be tough to decide on just one or even two to use!

Red Revamped

Peppermint Dots

Sweet and Merry

Swirling Ornaments

Hehe Naughty or Nice

In case you did not notice I am a traditionalist and like the red and green and it must say Merry Christmas. I am all for the holiday season but I do not say Happy Holidays on my cards! You can check out your favorites here. There are hundreds of them to choose from and plenty of different colors and sayings.

I am also loving the Wall Canvases they offer. I have been wanting one of these for a while so now is time to go thru all my wedding photos from last year and find my favorite.

Sign up with Shutterfly and they will also send you great deals for printing pictures too! (normally it is a few free ones to start you out)

Here is how you can blog and get 50 Free cards too!

Ketchup

2010-11-19T10:55:00.003-06:00

My goodness I have once again been a bad blogger. But that is about to change cause it is getting to my favorite season and Hubs and I have done WAY too many projects and crafts for our first x-mas in our new house to not blog and share everything with you. I have been playing a game on facebook book with my statuses of things I may or may not have been doing to get ready for Christmas_

I May or May Not have:

Already decorated 3 of the 5 trees I am putting up in our house

Planned every meal's menu for the time my family will be in town for Christmas

Purchased a mannequin leg off ebay to use in my Decorations

Painted 21 yard cut out

Spent 3 hours purchasing lights to Griswald-ize our house

Plan to have all decorations up and done this weekend.

So needless to say I will have to share some pictures of all this. Now for the Ketchup part of the post. We have been so busy since my last post. Hubs dear friend got married at Inks Lake at the Circle H Lodge and it was Gorgeous! I did not take many pics but here is few:

Then the next weekend I hosted my sister Wedding shower at my Aunt and Uncles house outside of Houston. It was an Alice and wonderland themed tea party. Everything was sooo cute!

Then we had National Night out with our neighbors and stayed up way to late on a school night.

Next up was The Halloween Block party. Again up way too late!

Finally my sister wedding in Galveston and let me tell you that was a LOOONG weekend even if we were home on Saturday. Here are a couple pictures from it that I have gotten back from the photographer AKA one of my besties Pretty Girl Photography .

Let me tell you it is hard to be the wedding planner, venue decorator, cake decorator, groom cake fixer, bridal party hairstylist and makeup artist and bridesmaid all in one day!

I will be back with my post and review of Shutterfly.com for X-mas cards which I am sure you have seen 500 times in the blog world this year but hey for 50 free cards I am game!

Show us your Life

2010-09-26T20:48:00.002-05:00

So Kelly is hosting her Show us your life again of homes this week is master bedrooms. Thou I still have some work with accessorizing and need to put some pictures on the walk.

I swear our room is a good size but with my camera I could not get a wide angle. We got new furniture when we moved in, however the headboard post on the bed were on backorder till last weekend! So this what our room has looked like for a week now!

From our bedroom door

We have a massive bed but I love it

Looking from my side of the bed across the room.

From our bathroom door

I sure did jump on the drop cloth curtain band wagon. 2 6'x9' panels for $9.99 at home depot, SOLD!

My dresser, Hubs gets the drawers in the media chest, but right now all that is in his is our cats toys that we do not want to play with at 2 in the morning.

And my view from bed.

Thanks for stopping by!

Day 23

2010-09-08T18:39:00.000-05:00

A youtube video

I do not get sucked into youtube to much but this is my favorite.

Out of the mouths of babes......

Day 22

2010-09-07T18:24:00.000-05:00

A website

Well I do not just go to one website a day so here is a list of some of my favorites

Google/reader- I love it, I did not know about it till a few months ago when where I worked had just about everything blocked. So instead of working harder I could load all my blogs onto the reader and go to that one page.

www.thepioneerwoman.com - I got to meet her at her Houston book signing and would love to live in the pantry of the ranch!

www.kellyskornerblog.com - She has a very cute little girl that is about to be a big sister! Kelly is truly inspirational for those dealing with infertility. She is a very neat lady and so down to earth.

Facebook- Geesh this is my crack. I wish it was not but I am hooked!

I look at all of these sites every day and there are so many more but they are now linked thru Reader.

Day 21

2010-09-06T18:01:00.002-05:00

A recipe

Mexican Cornbread Casserole

ground beef

Taco Seasoning

can corn

Can of Rotel

1/3 block of Velveeta

Jiffy Cornbread

1 egg

water

Brown ground beef and drain. Mix in taco seasoning per directions. In a Pyrex dish open and drain can of corn and rotel undrained. Cut Velveeta into cubes and spread out in dish. Layer hamburger meat. Mix up cornbread mix and egg with water as directed. Spread mix on top of everything in the dish. Bake according to directions on Jiffy box.

This is something easy and we love it when we want something Mexican and I don't feel like making enchiladas.

Day 20

2010-09-06T17:20:00.002-05:00

A Hobby of mine

With everything going on the last few months I have not gotten to do too many hobbies. However I do love to paint and craft. It kinda goes with my "talent" I don't have pictures on my camera or computer of some of the crafts I have done for friends and showers.

I also love to read. If I get on a reading kick I can read 3 books in a week. I read the Potluck Club and Match me if you can in the pass week since I went to the library.

Day 19

2010-09-04T13:01:00.000-05:00

A talent of mine.

Geesh I am not sure you would call it a talent I just enjoy it. I like making things and decorating things. I love making handmade gift that doing look handmade. I like turning cheap thing into something that look alot more expensive. If I could figure out a way to make things and stay home I would.

Day 18

2010-09-03T12:37:00.003-05:00

Your Wedding

So both me and Hubs have been married before and we are not the big fancy shin-dig kinda people. Before we got engaged (thou hub had the ring) I dreamed we got married on the Fourth Of July. So it was done, if I dreamed it it was for a reason so that is when we were to get married.

I had a built in color scheme and food was simple to plan- BBQ. I wanted to get married somewhere that I could enjoy it and have those that are closest to us involved. Well thou it was a very chaotic weekend we rented a house on the river and decorated it and had a weekend celebration.

My dad draggin me down the stairs cause my heel got stuck!

Fourth of July in Texas- Hubs was sweatin bullets ;)

Day 17

2010-09-02T19:40:00.002-05:00

So day 17 is -An Art piece

So if you know anything about me you know I my favorite Disney movie. I am not a big Disney fan that believes in all the fairy tales and happily ever after. I LURVE Peter Pan. I love the idea of a magical place that you never have to grow up. I have a Tinkerbell tattoo on my shoulder that I knew I wanted it for 3 years before I got it. I do not regret it to this day. In fact I want to get to ole girl a "facelift" after 12 years of having it.

On my Honeymoon Hubs and I got several Thomas Kinkade prints. He had begun his Disney Dozen and we were interested to see if he would do a Peter Pan one. Imagine our delight when once back from our honeymoon we stopped in a Kinkade boutique and there was Tinkerbell and Peter Pan takes Flight to Neverland

Source

Shut. the. front. door.

Every character is depicted and has so many details.

Here is some "scoop" on the picture:

Interesting Facts:
1. Tinker Bell and Peter Pan Fly to Neverland is the third release in Thomas Kinkade’s Disney Dreams Collection.

2. Thom has placed a total of 25 N’s in Tinker Bell and Peter Pan Fly to Neverland as tribute to his love for his wife Nanette, as well as in celebration for his 25 years as a published artist.

3. The clock tells the time of 8:02 — in the movie when Peter and the Darlings land on Big Ben, it is 8:04 — but Thom took artistic liberty and changed it in celebration of the year he and Nanette married: 1982.

4. Thom has incorporated many hidden Mickeys in Tinker Bell and Peter Pan Fly to Neverland, including a Mickey balloon seller in the city. Can you find them all?

5. Take a look at the upper left of Tinker Bell and Peter Pan Fly to Neverland and you will see Neverland, complete with an Indian encampment, Captain Hook’s pirate ship, the Mermaid lagoon and more!

6. Thom has created another Disney Dreams Collection narrative panorama — going beyond a single scene and telling the whole story through his inspiration from the original Disney sketches that the 1953 movie was based on.

7. The sailboat on the horizon is a tribute to Walt Disney himself. Walt loved being on boats – and Thom imagines that Walt is on this ship, sailing off on new adventures beyond Neverland!

8. The clouds represent the transition from the clearly detailed city of London below to the gossamer world of childhood dreams and fantasy — and Neverland — above. Where “time is never planned!”

9. Remember in the story that as the children return to London they look back to find the sailing ship “disappearing” in the clouds? What and who else are hiding in the clouds in Tinker Bell and Peter Pan Fly to Neverland? Can you find Captain Hook, Smee, and the Lost Boys? Do you hear the Crocodile ticking?

10. There’s also a tribute to the two previous Disney Dreams Collection “stars”! Can you find Snow White and Pinocchio?

I absolutely love it and we got a print for a GREAT deal a couple weeks ago and I can not wait to get it framed and hung outside of the "nursery room" in our house.

I suck

2010-09-02T15:42:00.004-05:00

So I planned to do my day 11- a recent picture of yourself, With one of the new babes my besties have had when we visited this weekend. But I failed at taking pictures or remembering to post so here is day 11-16...

Day 11 a photo of you recently

At my besties baby shower trying to rub some baby magic out. ( I Heard it worked for the other girl that did ;)

Day 12 -Something you are OCD about-
Planning and decorating. If I have a plan I may not be able to verbalize what it is that I want put I have a picture in my mind of what will happen so don't try to change my mind. I know some people are trying to help with suggestions but really I don't want them when I am in "that mode".

Day 13-A fictional Book
I just went and got me a library card for our library here in New Braunfels. I have to say I have not been to a public library in quite some time but our library is NICE. I just got done reading The Potluck Club by Linda Shepherd and Eva Everson.

Cute book that is a series that plan to check out more of.

Day 14-A nonfiction Book
The Bible. I am excited that we are finally getting settled into our house and will begin looking for a church home to "grow up" in with our family.

Day 15- Your Dream House
I do have to say I got very lucky in getting to plan a lot in the building in our house. Thou who would not want a mansion. I love houses that have big porches and large kitchens.

Theses are some inspiration pictures I want to do in our house-

Like the dark wood and the light bedding and walls for the master

This is my nursery inspiration, I will have a Peter Pan mural on the walls

Day 16- A song that makes you cry
Ok this one I cry every single time I hear it. It reminds me of my relationship with my father. It is not that he is not loving it is just that he is very reserve with his feelings. I remember when my grandfather died and there was someone that knew his when he was younger and knew what his position in the military was and my mom was studded that what she knew was not the truth My dad had known for years and just never said anything. My Granddad was the same way that we almost learned more about him in death than in life. I hate it but that is the way it has gone. So this Reba McEntire song "speaks" to me about my dad and I tear up everytime I hear it cause I think of our relationship.

I will have Day 17 up later which I am excited about because we recently purchased it ;)

Day 10

2010-08-27T15:14:00.004-05:00

A picture of me from 10+ ago

This is the only one I can find of me at this time.This was from my freshman year drama banquet at Magic Island. I was 14 at the time... Gosh I was so young!

Me, Kelly Billings, April Odom, Yasmine Z, Rachel Pixelsy

If only I knew then what I know now!

Day 9

2010-08-26T10:55:00.001-05:00

A photo I took- These are some pictures of our new furniture. Not the best quality but it works.

Day 8

2010-08-25T10:52:00.000-05:00

A picture that make me sad

Mrs Brenda Duvall Rocha, Anthony Rocha, Me and My Gramma. This was at my first wedding. My gramma passed away in 2008 from cancer.

Day 7

2010-08-24T10:31:00.000-05:00

A picture that makes me happy

From our engagement pictures

Floating the lazy river at Atlantis in the Bahamas on our honeymoon.

Day 6

2010-08-23T09:56:00.000-05:00

20 of my favorite things

1.My hubs- he can make me laugh and knows when you let me stew.

2. Christmas- I am ready to decorate now!

3. Our new house. I have so much room to decorate

4. Getting a manicure and pedicure

5. Friends- I love my girls even if I do not see them as much since I moved.

6. Our Town- I have wanted to live in New Braunfels for a long time and did not thing I would till I retired.

7. Going to see bands play. I am much more a local venue than going to a stadium with 100,000+ people.

8.Mexican food, and there must be both red and green sauce for me.

9. Cooking- I love to cook and Hubs loves to eat so we work well together!

10. Reading

11. Fresh cut grass smell

12. New baby smell, Both my best friends had babies in the last month and this weekend I get to see both of them!

13. Sunshine,thou I can live without the 100+ weather we have had the last several weeks

14. Facebook AKA my crack, I am obsessed

15. Tropical vacations- we did a cruise to the Bahamas, virgin islands and st. marteen for our honeymoon and I hope we decide to do the one in January we are talking about.

16. Our kitty, Tiggy, she cracks me up in being so vocal to talk to us.

17. My mustang, I had always wanted a convertible and I finally got one a couple years ago.

18. My netbook, hubs wanted to buy me a full side laptop for xmas last year and I really wanted a small one. This is perfect.

19. Wine

20. Sweet tea

Day 5

2010-08-22T09:49:00.000-05:00

Favorite quotes

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
— Oscar Wilde

"I am not young enough to know everything."
— Oscar Wilde

I love most of Oscar Wilde's quotes.

There is a book out called Sh!t my dad said, and both myself and my sister wish we would have thought of it cause my father is not a big speaker but when he does talk you remember. My favorite quote of my fathers-

"I did not raise a dumbass I am not calling you a dumbass, but you caught a case of it from hanging out with your dumbass friends, so either knock it off or I will for you."

-Layne Byrns

Day 4

2010-08-21T09:39:00.002-05:00

Day 4 is favorite book

I love all Candace Bushnell books,

Emily Griffin,

and Dan Brown when I wanna think.

Day 1-3

2010-08-21T09:17:00.003-05:00

Day 1- Favorite Song

We love Texas country Music and Wade Bowen is someone I have followed for years and the hubbs love him to. This was our wedding song. I remember on a road trip early in dating, I was playing this song and hubs asked me to repeat it and he decided it was our song that he felt exactly like the song. So here is an acoustic version. The man sitting to his left on the screen is Kevin Fowler who also has some great music. I don't always like traditional country music now but there is very few songs in Texas Country/Red Dirt music I dislike.

Day 2- Favorite movie

I like so many movies but hands down everytime all time favorite

Steel Magnolias! I know every line every quote. I only wish I could have had Julia Roberts hair on my wedding day.

Day 3- Favorite TV Show

I know this is a cheesy show but I grew up with it and I still like it so sue me ;)

Plus they are saying it will be back this fall, but only this fall.....

30 days of blogging

2010-08-21T09:12:00.003-05:00

Ok to get me out of my bad blogging habits I am going to participate in the 30 days of blogging with For the love of stilettos, Whom is a very cool chick with a bun in the oven and late to the 30 day bloggin bus like myself. Heck I am even late to this one so that is why my next post will be days 1-3 just to "catch up" to her.

Here is the list for the next 30 days:

Day 1-your favorite song
Day 2-your favorite movie
Day 3-your favorite television program
Day 4- your favorite book
Day 5-your favorite quote
Day 6- 20 of my favorite things
Day 7-a photo that makes you happy
Day 8-a photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 9-a photo you took
Day 10-a photo taken over 10 years ago of you
Day 11-a photo of you recently
Day 12-something you are OCD about
Day 13-a fictional book
Day 14-a non-fictional book
Day 15-your dream house
Day 16-a song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17-an art piece (drawing,sculpture, painting, etc)
Day 18-my wedding/future wedding/past wedding
Day 19-a talent of yours
Day 20-a hobby of yours
Day 21-a recipe
Day 22-a website
Day 23-a youtube video
Day 24-where I live
Day 25-your day, in great detail
Day 26-your week in great detail
Day 27-my worst habit
Day 28-whats in my handbag/purse
Day 29-hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30-a dream for the future

So I will stick with this and have a few home post mixed in. At least this way I will have something to hold me accountable!

Whoa Momma

2010-08-19T21:06:00.004-05:00

So alot has happened since I last post. We were staying with my in-laws for 6 weeks while our house was being built because I did to good of a job subletting our apartment in Austin and we had to move within 28 hours from me putting it up for lease. Now out in the country where my in-laws live there is no Wi-fi, so we had limited internet.

But on July 29th I turned 30 and was in a bit of a funk. We were living in my husbands childhood room and I worked and just nothing was in place that I thought should be at 30.

Our closing on our house got pushed back 3 weeks. But after all was said and done we closed and got all moved in. And here is a few pictures from the day before we closed.

Welcome home

Our breakfast

We changed out the fridge for a big stainless one

Love all the cabinets

This is the front bedroom

I have many more but we are in the process of painting, changing all the light fixtures and plumbing and knobs so I will do some before and afters. We love it and have so much room but we have not idea how we have filled 4 bedrooms after living in one bedroom apartments for the last several years.

So that is the Reader's Digest of the last almost 2 months. I have some plans to be a better blogger I promise!

Happy Fourth of July

2010-07-04T11:22:00.000-05:00

To many this is what the Fourth of July means to you.

But to me this is what it means to me.....

Happy One Year Anniversary Hubby!

Clearing the Air

2010-06-16T20:46:00.002-05:00

Apparently I need to vent every so often out loud! After this weeks post, I got a call back on the phone interview for a second interview onsite, Very excited over this. I may get to transfer within my current company and should find something out tomorrow. I sold our dining room table and chairs on craigslist, and have someone coming by tomorrow to look at our apartment to sublet.

Only hiccup would be if he really does want to move in Friday-Saturday would be me having to take off work the next 2 days to make it happen since Hubs is up to his ears in ice cream. Plus with him really being the breadwinner in the household it would be so dumb for him to take off. So my check list could end up looking like this tomorrow and Friday:

Show apartment

Have people fill out app & turn into office

Find a storage unit close to new house

Call movers for Friday

Call housekeeper for Friday

Pack everything

Sleep

Go to interview Friday morning

Switch car and truck with Hubs

Meet movers

Move everything to storage

Move stuff for a month to stay with inlaws

Meet housekeeper

Meet renter to give over keys

Yeesh. I am tired already! But please pray that it works out this way cause we will save SOOO much money if we can get out of the apartment now.

Oh and pray that I can sell our couch on craigslist tomorrow too!

Big changes here people!

But moving to happy! =)

Happy

2010-06-14T20:44:00.003-05:00

Happy is some thing that I should be with all the good things happening to us right now.

We are a month from our house being done and it is so exciting to see all the selections we have made taking effect.

I got to see all my girls this past weekend as one of the besties baby shower.

We got to float the river and will be doing it alot this summer.

But all this going on and I am not happy cause of work. I took a job back in March and it has turned into a nightmare. The pay is nothing like what we discussed, IE peanuts! I like the company just not my department. I have talked to higher up about a transfer and hopefully will hear if I am granted it.

If not I will continue the job hunt. I did have a phone interview for a job that is back in my old industry for a national company. It would be closer to home and more money. Hopefully I will hear if I can got in for a face to face interview.

I am just tired of job hunting and a not finding anything or settling like I have and then being miserable.

Ok enough of a rant I just wanted to say hi and sorry for the rant but this is why I have be in hiding.

Guess what we did?!?!

2010-04-17T11:03:00.003-05:00

Well we did it.

We took the plunge.

We put our chips on the line.

We pulled the plug.

Yep we are officially in the process of building a house!!!

This is what our floorplan looks like basically. We are adding a couple walls to the dining room and making the study a four bedroom. We have visited the deco center which is a story in itself!! So this was the Hubs big b-day present(ha we signed the contract on his 30th bday!)

I promise I have several stories and pictures to share but I am pooped with the new job and all the house stuff!

Ten on Tuesday

2010-04-13T23:57:00.002-05:00

I promise I am alive! Between the new job and going out of town for Hubs 30th tomorrow I am beat!

1. What book, movie or song has made you want to travel to a particular place? (eg. I went to Prince Edward Island because I was such a Anne of Green Gables fan)
Hmmm, probly some more Caribbean islands after reading Jimmy Buffett

2. Aside from your significant other, who would you want to take with you on a dream trip?
Depends on where shopping in New York Dre, and girls weekend in Vegas Christa

3. Where would said dream trip be to?
Somewhere without children running me over like on our honeymoon

4. If you were hosting guests or providing tips, what three things would you show visitors to your hometown? (be it where you live now or where you grew up)
1. Oasis at Lake Travis for sunset

2. Casino El Camino on 6th for verde chili cheese fries

3. South Congress to see the neat shops and up to the capital

5. If you had a long weekend ahead of you, where you head – beach, city or country/mountains?
Toob the river with a live show thrown in the mix

6. Do you have a passport? If so, did you get it for a particular trip or just to have, in case?
I do, I just mailed it back to get it changed to my married name

7. Are there any travel souvenirs you collect? If not, is there something else you collect?
Christmas ornaments

8. If you could name a paint colour, what colour would it be and what would you call it?
Ummm..paint

9. If you were heading away for a weekend citybreak solo, where would you go? (forget about practicality here and flight times, assume you can get to any city in the world for the weekend)
New York

10. Is there a song or a smell or something that you strongly associate with a particular holiday/place/time, such that it always takes you back?
Not really

ABC's of Blogging

2010-04-05T13:07:00.000-05:00

A, B, C, D, E, F, G....

A. AREA CODE : 512 but my cell is still 832
B. BED SIZE: Queen til we move and then it will be a king again!
C. CHORE YOU HATE: Sweeping
D. DOG'S NAME: No pups but crazy cat name Tiggy
E. ESSENTIAL "START THE DAY!" ITEM: Brush teeth
F. FAVORITE COLOR: Blue
G. GOLD OR SILVER: Silver
H. HEIGHT: 5'6"
I. INSTRUMENTS YOU PLAY: In Jr High I played Trombone
J. JOB: As of Monday a Marketing Coordinator
K. KIDS: none yet
L. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: in an apartment til Sept or Oct when our house is done!
M. MOM'S NAME: Melody
N. NICKNAME: D, Nise, Nisey
O. OVERNIGHT HOSPITAL STAY: none
P. PET PEEVE: rude people
Q. QUOTE FROM A MOVIE: "Looks like two pigs fightin under a blanket" "Sounds like someone got caught with their tinsel down around their knees" Steel Magnolias both
R. RIGHTY OR LEFTY?: Righty
S. SIBLINGS: 2 sisters Jess and Dani both younger 1 BIL Morgan
T. TIME YOU WAKE UP: It has been 9 but is now 6:30
U. UNDERWEAR: Yes, please
V. VEGGIE YOU DISLIKE: beets
W. WAYS/REASONS YOU ARE LATE: just not getting my act in gear
X. XRAYS YOU'VE HAD: knee, elbow, wrist, ankle, head- I was clumsy!
Y. YUMMY FOOD YOU MAKE: chicken Cesar salad
Z. ZOO ANIMALS YOU LIKE: giraffes

Blog Hop Swap

2010-04-03T11:57:00.003-05:00

So I have mentioned a few times that I participated in a Easter basket swap Here.

Well my package came in and I was soo excited!! I swapped with Sonya .

She actually "got" her package before me just cause I checked the mail late and our office was closed before I could get my package. Sonya emailed me saying she loved her basket and we thought alot alike.....HMMMMM So what is in my basket?

Well This morning I got it and I was not disappointed! Sonya did SOOOO good!!

WARNING-Picture overload!!!

My package

My super cute card, that I sent her the same one!!!

A super cute bag, Which was fun cause I put all her goodies in a reusable bag to since I was not sure how to mail a basket!

Lots of goodies-

Yes cookie cutters! I almost kept the ones I sent Sonya!

This was too funny to me, I told Sonya I HATE peeps! I just don't get them, I will decorate with them but don't eat them! But this lipsmackers is too cute!

Notecards and a spring notepad, both things I put in her bag

My favorite easter candies!! Starburst Jelly Beans and Mini Eggs! Plus I love La Madelaine so how can you go wrong with chocolates from there?!? If you have never tried mini eggs go run to the store now at get a bag!! You will not be disappointed!!

A pretty good haul if I do say so myself! I had so much fun with this and thing I had a perfect partner since we both thought on the same page!!

Well I am off to ice my carrot cake cuppie cakes for tomorrow!

Have a Great day!!

I'ma bad blogger

2010-04-02T12:01:00.004-05:00

Hi friends, Sorry I have been MIA this week. Lots of things going on around here and I have started several post that somehow did not get completed, whoops!

So since we talked we found a house we absolutely love. I mean I have already looked at furniture online for the whole house and have every room decorated! A much better floor plan than the two story house was kinda liked. It is in a neighborhood closer to Hubs work, but it is still all new construction which is good and bad cause the area is growing and they will be out there working for the next several years. At the end of the month we will be putting earnest money down and starting the building process.

We are going on a mini vaca for the Hubs 30th bday in 2 weeks. We are going to go camp for a few days to go fishing and hang out the two of us and then his bro will join us to go offshore fishing in Port A. It will be nice to do something fun and relax for a few days.

Big news is I have been offered and I accepted a new grown up job! I will be working for Wyndham Vacation Resorts as a Marketing Coordinator. I start training for a week next Monday. I am excited and nervous about this job. It is one of those jobs I will either love or hate so I am just trying to go in with an open mind.

I spent some time today reconnecting with an old friend. This was some one that thru my previous marriage I was very close to but I had to "give up" in the divorce. They live here in Austin so I meet with them today and spent the day at their house and we caught all up and it was good to have someone that knew me then and where I came from and where I am going.

Also my Bunny Hop Swap Buddy Sonya got her basket from me today. Mine came in to but I got home to late to get it from the office so I will share my goodies with you all tomorrow!

I hope everyone has a great Easter weekend! Stay safe and blessed all!

Moving right along

2010-03-24T18:28:00.002-05:00

So today we met with our loan officer and we qualify for more than we are looking at spending on a house. Always good news. We discuss my working and the difficulty I have had in finding a job. I really am to a point that just any job at any pay I would take. Our LO is very well connected and is president of several network groups and offered to make some introductions to people that she knows. All and all a great meeting today.

While we where there I got a call for a temp job with a builder for Thursday and Friday. I then got a call back from the LO and she told me not to settle on a job. She had a idea that she would like me to commit 3 months to and would like to further discuss it with me and introduce me to a couple people that could work with us.

You see our LO is my ex sister in law. I have stayed close to her over the years and after my divorce from her bother. She and use to work together in Houston and she knew me in my "prime" of my real estate career. She hates hearing me want to settle for a receptionist job and knows I am better than that. After meeting with us her brain was going a million miles an hour and she wants to meet me again to discuss a business proposition. So next week I will hear her master plan. I am excited and it does feel good having someone who knows me for so long to have faith in me.

So that is the next puzzle in our picture. Now just to twist it and see how it fits in.

Something I hate

2010-03-23T18:21:00.000-05:00

I went to Wally World to pick up some things yesterday and I forgot to bring my reuseable bags in. For 29 items they where bagged in no less than 18 bags!! Double bags, 2 items in one bags, etc. Just a terrible waste! Plus I live on the second floor so it is a pain to have that many bags cause lets me honest I don't like making numerous trips. But at least now I have trash can liners for a while for the bathroom!

Weighing In

2010-03-20T20:38:00.004-05:00

So since hubs and I have been married and just before we have gained some weight. What can I say we love to eat! It started as too much ice cream (what can I say the hubs works for Blue Bell) to eating out to much, to stress eating thru moving, etc. Yeah I have some excuses.

So now is time to get it off! But I am not sure what I want to do. I know eat right and exercise, but I have never been a big exerciser. What is your favorite form of exercise? I am uncoordinated and will duck at any balls coming at me, and I never learned how to work any machine in a gym but the treadmill. Plus I get so bored in the gym. Anyone know any good videos?

I also am thinking of joined weight watchers. I know several people that have had great success with it and it is nice to have someone to hold you accountable. Cause lets be honest the hubs is not a good person cause I can talk him into anything! Before he meet me he was in the gym 3 days a week and had lost 25 pounds. Since we have been together he has gained 50!!! I am a baaaaadddd influence!

So what to do? I plan to start something starting monday even if it is salads, grilled chicken and hard boiled eggs.

Happy Pattys Day

2010-03-17T18:04:00.004-05:00

">Today has been a quiet day we had brunch here at magnolia cafe. It has been on Diners Drive ins and Dives which is my favorite Food Network show. I also had Casino EL Camino this week that was also on their show. I love being able to go to these places.

We drove around some and talked to our loan officer and set an appointment to meet with her next week to get the house buying process underway! I am very excited and kinda nervous. Thou I sold houses for several years it is different now. I just hope we are really being realistic with the price range we are looking in with me not having been employed by a day job in the last couple years. We shall see how it all goes.

I am very excited that I am participating in this:

I "met" my swap buddy Sonya at A day in the life . She and her hubs are teachers and live in central IL and have a corn field in their back yard! After properly "stalking" her post I am getting several ideas for her basket and ready to shop!

Ten on Tues Take 4

2010-03-16T11:07:00.002-05:00

This one had some different questions than norm but fun none the less!

1. Quick! Zombies are coming!! What do you do? I just watched Zombieland so I now know all the rules, I need a gun and a hummer!

2. Whew, that was a close one. …I think your phone is ringing. Oh, it’s your best friend! She thinks she’s been bitten by a zombie. What advice do you give her? Stay away from me so I don't have to shoot you ;)

3. You realize it’s time to leave your current location because it’s clearly not safe anymore. Are you going to move at night or day? Defend your reasoning. Day so I can see the bloodsuckers coming

4. During your relocation, you come across a weapon superstore. My, that’s convenient. What kind of weaponry do you choose? All please never know when you will need more ammo, and that is why I now have a HUmvee

5. As you leave, an old lady on the side of the street begs you to help her. Do you? Why or why not? Is she speaking english (or any true language) then yes but if she is babbling sorry grammy, you too just became target practice.

6. Good choice, you’re clearly a good person to have around in a zombie apocalypse. Oh hey, there’s a wifi signal here! You can’t stay long but this is your chance to gather some intel on the current situation. What’s the first website you check? Facebook, if you can update your status you are not deadlike!

7. SHH! What was that noise?! Rats, and roaches they live thru anything!

8. I think it’s time to get out of here. I hope you have a plan. Where are you going now? Disneyland, why not? NO line!

9. Wait a minute, that looks like a bite mark on your arm… You may be infected too! Will you tell other people? No cause I have no one as a solo warrior.

10. How does this story end? It is a cliffhanger to be continued.....BUt I am a good guy so you know I will be in the sequel :0)

Ten on Tuesday take 3

2010-03-09T10:00:00.000-06:00

This ten on Tues had me thinking.

1. Of your current hobbies, which would you choose to spend more time, money, and effort on? Why? Sadly all hobbies have slipped by the way side with crazy work schedules and the move. I would like to travel more and for the hubs have some of those travel plan include some fishing for him. More live music shows that we both enjoy.

2. List the two other hobbies/habitual activies (not chores) besides the one listed above that you regularly do now and didn’t choose in question one. Geesh, umm probly decorating and cooking. Have not really been doing much of that lately.

3. Why are you spending time on the above two hobbies/habitual activies at all if you really wanted to spend your time on the first one you chose? …or to put it another way, what are these two hobbies/habitual activities fullfilling that the first one doesn’t if you don’t want to put all your effort into the first hobby? Because we have to eat and I like to have a pretty home that I am in all the time. And by cooking I mean trying new things not just the routine dinners.

4. Ready John 3:16 in the bible… In what way does this passage affect you? What are your feelings towards these words, positively or negatively? "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."- My thoughts are that God gave selflessly to our world and our race. With your believe in God one will grow and thrive.

5. M&M’s: nuts, no nuts, or peanut butter? No nuts

6. Putting away the feeling of pride being a bad thing; what secretly/openly are you proud about yourself? Being able to make changes. I was very afraid of big changes but I know I can do it.

7. Given one room in the house to do with what you want, not changing the actual size of the room and with all the money you would need, what would you do, and be specific? (this can range from bouncy floor,walls & ceilings; to hard wood floor with wood paneling and purple ceiling with a chair; to nothing)- I want new master bedroom furniture, something that is my and the hubs and is not anything we had from before. I have to wait til we get a new house thou..

8. What’s the next movie you’re going to see? Not what you’d LIKE to GO see, but the next movie you realistically are going to watch. Probly something on the redbox, Thou I want to go see Valentines day and Alice in wonderland

9. Use the keyboard only and make your best smiley/funny/cool face –> like this! 8^)- this is mine--;0P

10. What makes you cry? What makes you pray? What makes you laugh? Bad dreams like the one I had last night, I pray to do the right thing and for guidance from god, and My hubs makes me laugh all the time.

Tuesdays List

2010-03-08T23:19:00.003-06:00

Jessica and love from Texs does a tuesday list and I decided to play today.

My Wish List:

A new Coach purse- I have a 30th Bday coming up....

Also

I picked out my engagement ring and thou I like it I picked it out way to fast and regretted it. I got it and immediatly was trying to figure out how to tell hubs the ring I picked out was wrong. Fast forward a year and having to go to the jeweler several time to get the rings cleaned and checked out and I have showed hubs this one I lurve. Everytime we walk in. I did plenty of research this time. I should never have had him buy something that big without looking before and making sure. I do more research for shoes than I did on my ring. Sigh.

The biggest thing I have on my wish list thou is....

Yes a new job. That would make asking for all the things on my wish list so much easier!

Job Blues

2010-03-08T11:22:00.000-06:00

So part of the big move was the stress over jobs. Hubs got a transfered (FINALLY) but I was not so lucky. Since I when back to school last year I was bartending and had a very sweet schedule of Mon-weds day bar. So I was home by 8 pm. I was S.P.O.I.L.E.D. I knew this then, since I have bartended off and on over the years, and worked many late nights for the money I made.

When we planned to move here I was very amibious about my field. I have a history in Real estate, am a Notary Republic, and just went to school and got my paralegal certification. I knew the pay in Houston and felt I could get something similar in Austin.In the capital of Texas finding a job in the legal field should be no problem right? Wrong. There is also a law school here that students will do "paralegal" work for nothing. As an internship for free or pennies. Great.

Well the real estate side kicked in. Surely I am qualified to work at a title company since I know contracts, and have worked with them for some years and am a Notary so I can handle closing. The problem is the economy we are in the title companies are running at bare bones and the one company I was calling into and did all the interviewing process has to wait 90 days before they hire anyone.

So ok I can bartend. Not my first choice but will pay the bills and hopefully meet new people. Well after looking at 1 million (ok alot of places) I settled on waiting tables. Thou it is at a restaurant we like and is alway busy....I HATE it. I do not use hate lightly and rarely hate anything but this I do. The hours are so long, it is alot less that what I made bartending, and I am older and is several ways more mature than the people I work with. It is not my goal to work to sit up there drinking Plus I never see the hubs. I get Weds. off to be with him but we are both so exhausted that we are whiny and semi mean to one and other. I don't like it at all.

I have resorted to applying to very low paying jobs that I am over qualified for just cause that would be more money than I am making and I could be on a better schedule with the hubs. All I know is something has to change cause at this rate I am going to go crazy and drag my hubs with me.

Any suggestions?

Movies

2010-03-05T16:41:00.001-06:00

I am so behind in movie watching but I just watched Amelia and Time Travlers Wife

I did not follow Amelia as much as I thought I would but TTW I boo hooed! Such a story of love!! Now I want to read the book.

Ten on Tuesday take 2

2010-03-01T13:13:00.000-06:00

1. If you were given an hour to use a $200 Amazon gift card, what would you buy? Oh either makeup or a Coach purse

2. Are there any fairly common foods that you’ve never had? I eat everything but there are some veggies I have never had, like butternut squash or acorn squash

3. What was your favorite way to use your imagination as a kid? Barbies, I never was a big play house kid but boy oh boy I played some barbies!

4. What’s your favorite state? Why?Texas, I have visited a few others and there is something so great about coming home to Texas

5. If it was our culture to have our parents choose our spouses, do you think yours would make a good choice?Um depends. I know they would not pick my ex husband but not sure they would pick P either. lets just be glad I got to pick ;)

6. What’s your favorite herb?Garlic, is garlic and herb per see? I love it, it goes in EVERYTHING!

7. If you could have dinner with one celebrity, who would you choose?Jessica Simpson, I am sorry I have a she crush and I really think she is not the dumb blonde most think.

8. What’s your favorite Disney movie?Peter Pan hands down, hello I have a tinkerbell tattoo on my shoulder.

9. If you had to listen to the same song over and over for 24 hours, what song would you choose? It would probly have to be a TX country song, maybe who I am by wade bowen or something by Reckless Kelly

10. How do you order your steak?Rare, I would like to put a bandaid on it and send it back to the pasture

Trust and Faith

2010-02-24T14:53:00.000-06:00

This is the first time I am linking up to Leah and Marital-bless. She is a cool blogger,mommy to issac, photgrapher, and strong christian woman. Check her out!

My post is about having faith in your marriage. In December last year hubbs and I moved from Houston where I have lived my whole life to Austin where we have wanted to relocate for almost as long as we have been together. By January the commuting to and from had wore on me. You see we made the move without jobs in Austin so we drove back to Houston to work and stayed a few nights a week with friends then drove back. He had some promise with several companies of a job once the new year started but weeks were going by with no new news. I had just finished school jobs were scarce for my industry. Thou hubbs handles the finances I knew we where spending money left and right with 3 trips a week back and forth between gas, and eating out, and just junk cause we neither lived in Austin or Houston fulltime. Add to it our washer and dryer that we ordered in November was on backstock til Feb and I was having to spend my precious Sunday evening in the laundrymat.

It was on one such Sunday laundry days that I was there with my laptop and talkign to a friend on chat and I was throwing a big ole pity party for myself and really upset that hubs did not get a transfer or any of the new jobs we believed he would have. We were not seeing each other but on Saturday afternoon and Sundays and a couple hours monday night. I was stressed and upset and thou it was not hubs fault that night I took it out on him. Unfairly. He felt horrible and I did to for throwing in his face that blaming him. That night I prayed for a long time and had read a blog by kellyskorner about having faith in God and not trying to rush things. God has a greater plan than we know.

I felt some relieve and slept better that night than I had in weeks. The next day hubs called me wanted me to join him in a little dance....He got a call for an interview for a transfer with his company. It was out of the blue somewhat since he had originally put in the request 15 months to that branch prior. After a week of interviewing he was called and told he got the postion and started the following monday. No more driving back and forth to Houston.

I do believe this move has made our marriage stronger because we have depended on one and other and learned to truly trust each to take care of one and other.

Ten on Tuesday

2010-02-23T11:40:00.000-06:00

So at am attempt to be a better blogger I am participating in Ten on Tuesdays at Roots and Rings.

Ten on Tuesday – Topics and Archives «: "Questions for Tuesday, February 23, 2010!
This is a husband wife combo. I bet you can guess which ones the husband asked…

1. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? I love Blue Bell's strawberry and mexican praline I love Dryer's Samoa with is the girl scout cookie Carmel delight

2. What is your earliest memory? I remember when I was @ 3 I would sing a goodnight daddy or mommy song every night to my parents. I think it was a stall to go to bed!

3. What is your earliest memory of a dessert? My birthday cake when I was 4 was a raggedy anne cake

4. Do you have any recurring dreams? Yes thou I have not had one in a long time

5. Have you ever dreamed about dessert? Ha you would think being married to an Ice cream man but no

6. What is one thing (aside from a cell phone or computer) that you cannot go the entire day without? softlips (the chapstick stuff)

7. What is one dessert you could go your entire life without ever having again? flan, I don't get it I love Carmel but not a fan of flan At.All.

8. If you could go on vacation tomorrow, where would you go? I would go to here. I tried to convince a friend to get married here just so we had an excuse to go. Maybe a anniversary/30bday/babymoon?

9. If you could have any dessert tomorrow, what would you have? Walden Yacht Club cherries Jubliee made tableside, or Banana's foster

10. What was your first impression of your significant other? If you’re single, what was your first impression of your best friend? Tall, horrible dresser (sorry honey) handsome.

11. What is your first impression of dessert pizza? Funny you should ask because I make a fruit pizza dessert that I won many cookoffs dessert challenges with. But the "pizza dough" is sugar cookie and the sauce is cream cheese and strawberry glaze. Not your average pizza!

This was fun!

Moving

2010-02-03T03:14:00.000-06:00

So I moved. Why you may ask? I started my old blog under an old email and could not transfer it so it made it hard to read my blog and blog in general. Plus we are in a different place now. Married and moved to Austin and learning how to be good to each other. So welcome back y'all!