From Flashy to Flushy...

Annnnnnnnnd the roller-coaster ride continues...

Fourth of July weekend. I can't tell you how excited I was about the 3 day weekend. Work for both B and I has been a bit of a beating lately and therefore a huge understatement to say we were ecstatic and oh so ready for the extra day off. The weekend started off on a high note with a movie date night and anticipation for the bar-b-q's, pool time, friends and family and relaxation to come the rest of the weekend. We had our normal Saturday of errands and chores and then the big shocker came on Saturday night when Brandon popped the question. YAY!!!!! Yes, yes...we're getting married!

It was simple and sweet and perfect! We were both shaking and were so excited to finally tell our friends and all of our family. I say finally because we've been keeping a little secret...him more successfully then myself. We've actually been planning a wedding for a little over a month now. I've been too excited so I'm sure a few of you already had a clue of what was to come, but now the secret is out. Brandon spoke to my parents a few months ago and asked for their blessing and we began talking about making the next step and with that came talk of when we'd want to get married and with that the talk of how all of both of our families are out of state. With that being the case we wanted a holiday weekend that allowed for the travelers to have a little extra time from work and what-not, so we decided on Memorial day weekend 2012 and have had our venue booked for about a month now. So - the anxiety was killing me of when he'd actually get the ring and make things official. I was shocked and was not expecting it that night at all! It took a little while to set in and after calling our parents and letting our friends know I began to tear up with the reality of it all! It was late and we hadn't really eaten all day, so we decided we'd go grab a late dinner (something I usually veto).  When we got home we walked the kiddos and I mentioned that m y tummy was hurting a little....

Friends, family, random readers...this is where we go from flashy to flushy. You want these moments in your life to be glamourous and to be able to tell the fairytale story. Well, B and I don't swing that way. We like to keep things interesting and humorous. And what's more humorous then getting proposed to and being hit with a severe (I'm so not exaggerating) case of food poisoning. I wanted to spend the next day getting a mani and pedi to go with the bling so I could show off to all my friends and family at the bbq's and firework shows. Noooooope. TMI alert: I spent the time between 1am and approximately 6pm the next evening, what do they say, calling Ralph on the big white phone? You get what I mean. I was violently ill. Finally woke B up around 4am and he was truly there for me. I don't get sick much and especially in such an unglamorous way and I was so happy the ring was already on my finger, otherwise he may have never done it after seeing me such a mess! He really was great though and I know more than ever just how much he loves me!

I called into work sick today as after not eating for over 48 hours I don't have any energy at all and I still feel kinda "ew". So, at 4 am this morning I heard B um..."calling Ralph". :( My poor boy. So today we both spent miserable, at home feeling a little more like zombies than humans.

We did manage to make it to my parents house for a bit to let the dogs run around and get worn out and we were also able to catch a glimpse of fireworks from our front yard. It's the small things in life and all in all, I'd say that it was still an amazing weekend and probably one of the most memorable. So many big things happening now. I'll be sure to blog more with pictures and plans, but for now I think we're going to sit on our separate couches, sip on some pedialite and ginger ale and watch some more movies until we're up and running again. Wish us luck!

Hope that you all had a safe, wonderful and stomach virus-free holiday weekend!

Why they call life a rollercoaster....

Up, down and all around is where we've been lately!

Father's Day: Went to A-town to hang out at the pool with the family. I have to give kudos to my daddy-o! He was a champ and let us ALL bring our dogs. So it was his 2, plus my uncle's dog, plus Amanda's sometimes dog and then our 2. With 6 pups running around, fighting, barking and swimming there was not a dull moment! It was a great day!

Dad with a dog toy in his mouth...classic...

Timmy trying to climb onto the float

Yes, Chloe is wearing my dad's hat!

Father's day card from all 6 doggies!

Pedicure for B

This old bird can't hang like she used to.

Last Weekend: We watched my sister's doggy. Well - it's the doggy that she watches when her friend is at drum corp every summer. He's really ugly but it makes him kinda cute. He's also super smart and I think once he's trained he'd be an awesome dog. Lesson learned though - until we have tons of land...we are a 2 dog max. family! Whew...they were a lot of work! Timmy and Bart were non-stop all weekend. I get worn out just thinking of them!

Next Weekend: Fun and Fireworks! I'm pretty excited about the 4th of July! We're thinking about going to a Rough Riders game again this year. But we'll definitely catch a couple of fireworks shows and we'll head over to the 'rents for some bbq-ing!

So, busy and fun filled weekends as usual. During the week I think we're both just trying to stay positive right now as far as work goes. Neither one of us are in an ideal situation and I just keep hoping and praying that we figure out what is the best for us and our fur-babies. Who knows...we've even discussed giving Arkansas a go! ;)

I'm sure they'll be lots to update on next week at the long weekend. Have a great rest of the week and a safe and happy holiday!!!

shopping, golfing and a little red, white and blue

First and foremost...thank you to all the men and women serving in our military. Love or hate war and the reasons/politics involved, they are all dedicated to freedom and it's a dedication that I admire!

I was also thankful for the 3-day weekend. It's always nice to have a little breather. It was a bit of a busier weekend then I had anticipated, but it was good none-the-less.

How do I know I'm getting older? I was tickled silly to babysit my Godson. No movies, dancing, socializing for me this Friday night. Just some cooing and baby talking to my sweet little Landon. He's 7 months now and it's crazy how fast they grow up. Amanda and I get together at least once a month so that I can see him and so that her and I can catch up, but it's just not enough. Their anniversary was last week so I insisted upon letting them have a date night and on her letting B and me babysit! Now - this was the most interesting part, bring Brandon along. He's always resisted any opportunity for baby holding when it comes to hanging out with my friends and the babies they all keep having, so I was very interested to see how he would be once it was just us and the baby. Well...a picture is worth a thousand words they say, so without further ado...

Boys...

In da faaaaaace.

Needless to say - they bonded!

I was really happy to see how great Brandon was with Landon. It was pretty cute. It's hard not to have fun with Landon though...I mean...he's seriously the happiest baby I've ever met. He's gonna be a heartbreaker too. Mommas of baby girls ages 0-1yr beware...he'll get 'em with these eyes...

I got to hang out with him some too though! :) 

Successful Friday night if I do say so myself!

Saturday, I left B to fend for himself and I headed to A-town to do a little shopping with momma and spend time with the fam. Dad and I went to see Fast Five. We've seen every Fast and Furious movie together (just like we see every Transformers and Batman movies together too) and as Becca put it - I'm a great son! ha. Sunday was a pretty relaxing day. We took Chloe to the dog park, relaxed around the house some and then went to Top Golf with friends. I'll have those pics later. Today we went back to A-town to hang out with the fam again - both of us this time and we had a delish dinner complete with red, white and blue cake, thanks to Becca. It was yum!

So now another week lays before us. Fortunately only 4 days of it. Lots to get done in this next week though! Need to start prepping for my nursing entrance exam, get my class schedule for next semester lined up, get some shopping and cleaning done and hopefully squeeze in some social time. It always feels as if there's something to do, but hey...better then always being bored. And we can sleep when we're dead. :)