Spooooky

Sean says we have the scariest house EVER!

Happiness Project, out the door.

It's day 2 of our vacation cruise to paradise.  We have had nonstop pouring rain since the second we boarded the bus to leave for the ship. Black clouds and heavy rain. We have now docked in Key West where we have a fun day of walking and bar hoping scheduled in tank tops, shorts and flip flops. But instead I'm wearing a fleece. No sun in sight. And they expect this to last til at least Wednesday. AWESOME!!!!  half our trip. I am NOT happy. I am trying so hard to not let it ruin our time.... but this is what we came for... laying out on the serenity deck enjoying the sun. And we haven't been able to do that for even 1 minute. We'll be lucky if we steer clear of this turning into a hurricane. I'm so upset. 5 YEARS and we're stuck in soaking wet, misery. You can't even see the beauty of where we are, its so dark and gray.  Please Lord, open up the skies and bring us sunshine.

One hell of a lucky girl

Yesterday was Saturday. I was at work, and Sean asked Daddy to drive him to my work so he could deliver a gift to me. To my surprise, he showed up with this beautiful green ring. He handed it to me, batted his eyes and said "I have a present for you... is it beautiful mommy?". "Oh my goodness, It is Sean, thank you."

Today, I was at work again. Sean and Daddy were getting donuts and were going to bring some by for me and my co-workers. So they pulled up outside, I walked out to the parking lot and the back window rolled down, Sean reached deep in his pocket and pulled out this beautiful white beaded ring... "I have a present for you... is it beautiful mommy?"... " it sure is beautiful Sean, I love it! Thank you so much." I have the most loving and thoughtful son. And a fabulous husband for driving him down to work to give it to me. Thank you.

The big count down. 7 days

Steve and I will set sail for our first real vacation since our honeymoon. We've made such a big deal about just going on vacation that we've completely forgotten that this is actually our 5th year ANNIVERSARY. It's so wonderful. I can't believe that it's been 5 years since we spent that beautiful day in Spreckles park with our family and friends. I'll never forget the excitement I felt, knowing that Steve had chosen me to spend his life with. How lucky I felt that I found someone that made my life feel so complete and balanced. I feel that way even more so today. Even as we sat and ate dinner last night, I looked across at Steve and said, "I love our life". It's not full of riches or abundance. But it's a good life. I love our small family. I love that our parents and my sister stay so involved in our lives and want to be involved with us and Sean as much as possible. We have wonderful friends, we live in a fantastic neighborhood. I couldn't ask for more. I love you Steve. I can't wait for our trip.

I AM HAPPY.

Fall Family Fest/ Block Party

The Allans and the Hakes put together a mini block party! Big success!  We all had so much fun.