Went to the Sugarloaf Vinyard, it was BEAUTIFUL. We had some very tasty wine! I was really surprised because the only white wine that I usually like is Pinots, and they had a delicious Chardonnay...I ended up buying a bottle!

(me and one of my bridesmaids, who is also engaged!)

Today is my son's 1st birthday! So I have to go make his wheat germ and applesauce cake

Months its been! Life has swept me away and I seemed to have lost track of the weeks...

I am still alive though, just so busy planning a wedding, 1st birthday, and everything else life has decided to throw my way.

james is so big now


i love LOVE love my family

sending love and good vibes to you all

Time for an update!!! A quick one, but an update none the less

Life at home: Great, wonderful, spectacular, stupendous. I LOVE living with my future in-laws they are amazing. His mom and I get along so well, we are almost always together. It's so great, I am a very lucky little lady. I do have a complaint, however, that my wee baby boy is growing up MUCH too fast! Is it crazy that I'm already ready for baby #2?! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't turn myself into a baby factory. I really only want 3 kids, so I have to not rush them. But really...he's growing up sooo fast. Already crawling, getting teeth, and getting independent! waaah.
new pictures that I took after his afternoon nap the other day:

Life at work: Fiance and I will nooo longer be working together (not that we actually work at the same time ever but still) because he's got a new job Which means finally, I can actually get back into my managing duties because I won't be compelled to tell him how to do his job anymore. Yay for no conflicts of interest

School: On break and going CRAZY! I hate taking time off of school. I know I kind of probably had to in order to settle into the new place, get into the new routine of having a middle aged baby, planning the wedding (which I am having some serious doubts about the location....) and all that other mumbo jumbo.


alright! Quick and easy Hope all is well and everyone is smiling...xxxooo

I leave you with my pictures from my most recent trip to Vegas that I took in September...

Tomorrow the Montgomery County Animal Shelter in Texas is closing. All of the animals who are left will be euthanized. Please, if you live anywhere near this area, and could find it in your heart to adopt a pet (even if its temporary until you can find it a permanent home!) take some time to venture over to the shelter. They are letting people adopt for free between 12-4 tomorrow, there are 30 cats and 80 dogs left. You can also help by reposting this message on Facebook, SG, Myspace, Twitter, whatever you use.

Help the babies!!!!!!!!

I've been really distant from the site lately, posting only a few pictures of the babe here and there with brief sentences reflecting my mood, or the picture below it. Most of the reasoning behind this is because having a baby, planning a wedding, going to school, and working makes for a ridiculously tight schedule and leaves little time for play on the internet. And the reason that I have been ignoring is that my fiance, Jared, really doesn't like my association with SG. To him it's a lot more of a reminder of how he almost lost me, the period of time that I was most active on the site is when he and I were separated. Trying my best to keep our relationship as less complicated as possible and avoiding fights when possible, I guess I began to associate this website with that too.

Anyways. Long story short (too late?), I wish I hadn't disassociated myself so. There are many things about this website that I truly do not find myself pleased with, but over all there is a wonderful community of people and I am sad to say that I've missed out on many of the smiles that they've created here over the past few months.
So!

A proper update, is in order then, I think...

Jamie is now almost 4 months old, so hard to believe. I can't believe how much he grows and changes every day, both mentally and physically. He's playing with toys, enjoying being read to before turn in, even watching television (he fancies Mickey's Clubhouse and Tigger and Pooh the most...). I've never felt so blessed then those little moments that I realize how much of an impact I have on this little miniature person who is a part of me. Ah, it is the greatest feeling in the world!!!

(above) Me mum, me and my little boy.

Here are a bunch of pictures from our family trip to Lake Michigan this month...

Aside from that! I've picked out my wedding dress just recently, and booked the date of the wedding. We are marrying in May of next year, I am so excited Lots of weddings coming up in my family over the next year or so, my brother is marrying this October...then Jared and myself, then my cousin (who was my best friend growing up) and her fiance are tying the knot in July. Lots of love in the air!

Well...my little one's awoken, I didn't get to write as much as I'd have liked but I hope that I'll be around a good bit more.

Cheers

i booked my wedding and honeymoon today

new picture of jamie:

he's all smiles...

Thank you so much for all of your sweet wishes and congrats I wish I had more time to get back to everyone on here but between trying to catch up with 2 1/2 missed weeks of school, getting ready for finals, and adjusting to a newborn's schedule my life is insaaaaaaaaane.

On top of it all I'm trying to plan a wedding to be taken place in 5 months...which I really don't see happening. So since we are honeymooning in Hawaii, I'm strongly considering eloping.

Anyone seen Forgetting Sarah Marshall? That's were we are planning on going for the honeymoon, they have a pretty nice wedding package. We are just about at our wits end with the madness of planning a wedding, and about 90% decided towards just eloping. Who wouldn't want a wedding in Hawaii anyways!??

I am excited for my first mothers day. I'm going to get James' foot prints tattooed somewhere on me. Where do you think I should do it? I'm thinking either on my foot, or underneath the peace sign on my neck. But I am still a bit undecided...


I love baby's pooping faces.

james joseph born 4/16 at 5:47 pm after about 9 hours of labor, 7 lbs 1 oz 19 inches
who knew life could be so perfectly sweet

my best friends and my belly at 37 weeks.

I'm 70% effaced and 1 cm dialated, baby James will be here any day now!! I can't wait...