One hundred and twenty one months

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Candy

It was only a month ago that we were standing on the 15th story of the Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida watching the fireworks over the Magic Kingdom. It was our 10th anniversary and was probably the most romantic and awesome date/night I’ve had in a long time! I’ll never forget it because it was such a great night.

I distinctly remember feeling chills throughout my body while I stood next to my husband and felt his arms around me. I was thinking of the day we very first met when I was merely 16 years old and he was 15. How I had so much fun during that one single day that it only made sense that I would be standing there on my honeymoon in Disneyworld with this man that I just married.

The first place we ever went was to the mall. Mom dropped us both off and we walked around the mall. We crossed a field and went to a Target nearby. On our way back we raced up a grassy hill where I then fell face first into the grass and smashed my styrefoam cup full of soda underneath me. It was horrifying!

The first movie we ever saw was Rush Hour and besides how hilarious it is, maybe that is why I hold such sentimental value to that movie. We ate eggrolls before the movie with Gene’s cousin and her boyfriend and then walked to the theatre and watched the movie.

From these two events on, we were inseparable. Every single weekend we hung out, sometimes on Saturday AND Sunday if we were lucky enough to get a ride. He started coming to my family events (Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc.) immediately and everyone in my family happily welcomed him in.

We’ve grown together through the last 10 years. We’ve celebrated our Monthiversary every month for the last 121 months. Even if we don’t go anywhere fancy or have a huge celebration, we make it a point to acknowledge one more month of togetherness. We’ve been through our teenage years in high school, to Gene moving out on his own to college while his family moved out of state, to getting our first apartment, to getting our first puppy, to buying our first home and now being married and hopefully starting a family in the near future.

And most of all I am so thankful for having Gene in my life. I respect and admire him more than anyone I’ve ever met in my entire life. He is an exceptional human being and a fantastic husband. We both have our crazy quirks and I think between the two of us we really tend to balance out. He has been my absolute number one best friend since I first met him when we were youngsters.

List: Things I Love About Summer Edition

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Candy

I’m trying to coax myself into liking Summer. I mean, I do like it. I just don’t like the part where the temperatures reach 100° and keep rising. I prefer the Summer that only sees around a high of 80° or 85° at most. I know this sounds like I’m being picky here but c’mon, who really enjoys sweltering temperatures? Nobody! That’s who.

Cold watermelon and sticky fingers
The smell of fresh cut grass
Sunshine
Homemade lemonade with lots of ice!
Sweet sun tea with lots of ice!
Shorts and tanktops
Popsicles and ice cream
Early dawn and late dusk
Flowers blooming and full trees
The snow cone stands are open! Mmm.. Tigers Blood!

List: Things That Make Me Tired Edition

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Candy

Waking up in the morning with that feeling that you just laid down 10 minutes ago
Not getting very much sleep at night or getting too much sleep at night
Waking up a hundred bajillion times to use the bathroom in the night
A dark, quiet house
Headaches
Watching movies really late at night with all of the lights out *big fat snore*
Watching anything with subtitles too late into the evening
A busy, exhausting day at work
Spending too long out in 90° or higher temperatures
My doggies. Sometimes they just plain ol’ make me tired!
Stress

I realize that is quite a lame thing to write a list about. But I’m really feeling tired right now and that is the only thing I can bring to mind. I don’t know if I mentioned here or not but I’ve stopped drinking caffeine. Now, I do sneak in a glass of iced tea here and there but I did stop drinking regular diet sodas. I’m only drinking caffeine free ones now and it sucks because NO ONE carries a caffeine free variety. I’m sure before I turned into a caffeine snob I would have thought it was ridiculous for McDonald’s to carry a caffeine free diet coke. But now? Oh how I wish they had that option!

I stopped drinking caffeine for two reasons. First of all, caffeine does nothing for me. So luckily I haven’t experienced any obvious caffeine withdrawal symptoms. So what is the point of drinking all of this caffeine that is bad for me, if it really has no effect? The second reason I stopped is because I really want to have a baby and I’ve read so many negative things about caffeine regarding fertility and also pregnancy. So why not get a head start? It seems as though when I am at my tiredest and I really want to go get a pop, all I have to do is grab a caffeine free Diet Coke or Diet Dr. Pepper and it does the trick. I think my body wakes up from that ice cold, bubbly feeling that I get when I sip on a soda. I think the caffeine has just had no effect on me, at all.

So.. here I am on my second cycle since I stopped taking birth control. I’d absolutely love to be pregnant right now but at the same time, it wouldn’t be the end of the world if I wasn’t. I worry alot about getting pregnant. After reading through so many blogs of women who had fertility problems over the last 5 or more years, I’ve become quit the Paranoia Queen. You never know you have a problem until you start trying. And I’m twenty six years old! I realize that is still young but in my head I feel like I am getting older. I don’t want to be popping out babies in my late thirties. I wanna be done by then! So we’ll see..

Whatever you do, send me lots of fertility vibes. I’ll need them :) Now… time to go attempt to make babies.. That’s the best part, right? The trying? Hee hee.

The Greatest WordPress Theme Ever

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Candy

I love this WordPress theme. I think it might be the greatest one I’ve ever seen.

And I upgraded my WordPress. Yes, I did it within’ only weeks of the new version coming out. I am that awesome! I mean, I usually wait a good month or two before it’s released. Deactivating all of your plug-ins and backing up your data base is probably one of the most daunting tasks known to man. So can you really blame me for being such a slacker?

Well, the hubby is outside taking pictures with MY new camera. Yes, it is mine. I’m reverting back to my 6 year old non-sharing mentality here. But it is mine. Because I wanted it first!

The List: Happy Things Edition

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Candy

I need to post a list like this, desperately. Today is a Craptastic Tuesday and I’m ready for it to be over with already!

Nikon D80 – of course!
My doggies: Astro & Emma. They are such sweet, loving doggies.
The husband. It’s hard to remember that we are going to run across these bumps in the road as we run through life. It’s just a part of growing up and living. I’m fortunate to have such a great person by my side as we search for a balance between treading water and sailing away too quickly.
The sunshine. Because if it was cloudy on this very Craptastic Tuesday, I’m not sure what I would do.
Water & Food. Sometimes I forget food is such a simple thing. Nourishment is such a very simple thing. Sometimes I get so caught up in the day to day grind that I end up feeling bitter because I just want a freakin’ taco already! And I want CHEESE ON IT. But I can’t because I need to lose weight. And darnit, that just stinks! But food and nourishment come from really simple, small sources. Eating a sandwich, a piece of fruit and some raw vegetables can fill my tummy up just as much as a taco WITH CHEESE! would.
Nice customers. The kind who call back to THANK YOU personally for helping them out. These are the kind of customer’s that make this job totally worth it!
Family. My Mom and Dad do so much for us that I can’t even begin to start to list it all. They are always there to help us or answer any questions I might have. I often feel like I wouldn’t be able to make it through this becoming an adult thing without them. They are my rock and I love them to pieces.
The miracle of life! A few of my friends are recently pregnant and I am overjoyed for them. I think the whole process from sperm to egg to uterus to growing baby to giving birth is an absolute amazing process and really it is quite a miracle. I have hope that Gene and I can some day have this experience.
We will always have each other. Money may be tight and there is always a time when it seems like everything is breaking at once. But at the end of the day when we lie down at night, we have each other. We have our love, our hearts, our souls. Even if we were living in a little shack and struggling beyond measure, we would still have each other.

There.. I think I feel a bit better now.

My hands are frozen

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Candy

I stole this from Miss Zoot because that is how I roll.

A year ago I was starting the count down to our Big Day. I was worrying about where we would get married and how much it would cost. I was excited about a big road trip to Northern Illinois to see family in October. We were still using birth control but I was secretly wishing we could start adding to our family. Just started a new position at my job and was nervous about whether I could handle it or not. We were just one month into homeownership and really enjoying our new home.

Today I am trying desperately to learn the ins and outs of my new Nikon D80. I’m still a newlywed (April) and had the greatest Honeymoon ever (Disney World). I stopped taking birth control and keeping our fingers crossed. Still working in the same position I started a year ago and realize it isn’t near as bad as I thought it would be.

A year from now I hope to have finally mastered my Nikon D80 and hope to be taking some really great photos. I hope that our efforts to expand our family are successful and either have a baby or have one on the way. Hopefully I will still have my job and helping to bring home the bacon. Both my doggies will still be in good health and we will have completed some minor projects around the house (new fence, major cleaning, hanging up photos and stuff like that).

The Husband List

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Candy

His captivating eyes
That genuine smile of his
His two different laughs. The That’s Pretty Funny one and the Dying Laughing one.
His arms. Oh man, those arms.
His generosity
He always has good intentions
His sense of humor is right up my alley
His anal retentiveness & perfectionism
How we balance each other out with our craziness
Admirable in every sense of the word

I love my husband. My love and admiration for him stretches far beyond words. He is a wonderful person. He loves and he cares with all of his heart and soul. He puts a hundred percent into every thing he does. If you ask him for something, whether it be tangible or not, you will not end up with something less than perfect. He does whatever possible, within’ reason, to help in an honest way. He is just a beautiful person, inside and out.

I’m honored and sometimes feel lucky that he loves me and picked me to be his wife. There is a huge sea of fish out there and I was the lucky one. I never take him or our relationship for granted, not even for one second. Even when I am upset and we aren’t agreeing or on the same page, I never once take it for granted.

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