I'm going to be...

.....Someone's Auntie!!
  
David and Mandy (my Brother and Sister in Law) are expecting their second child  June 12th, 2011 to join Madeline Grace 10 months (pictured above)  Pat and I are SUPER excited for them!!  I can't wait to welcome our new little niece or nephew into the family!!

On another note...2011 is going to be the year of the babies.  2009 was the year of the weddings (mine was number 9 of 10 that year we attended!)  I have 4 real close friends/family pregnant right now... the first one is due in March, 2 babies are due in May and 1 in early June. I also have a friend who has gotten the go ahead to start trying again and I am feeling positive that it will only be a matter of time till she is pregnant also :)   I am also aware through FB "stalking" or announcements of another probably 1/2 dozen friends from high school or close aquaintances all due in 2011!  (And these are just the ones that have announced it.)

 I'm sure that as the months go on,  more friends will be announcing new baby news.  After all,  many of my friends are at that age/next stage in life where babies are the next step in creating a new family and life together.  Hopefully sometime late next year I will have some exciting news of my own to share!

1 Year Wedding Anniversary

I can't believe that my husband and I have officially reached our 1 year Wedding Anniversary! 



1 Year ago 11.07.09  I got to wear this




 




 

1 year ago I met him for the first time.









1 year ago 2 became 1 ...a couple instead of a pair!



 

 







We ate some of this! (And it was delicious!)



And we lived Happily Ever After...

                                                                              

And so 1 year later 11.07.10 We celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary.  My husband surprised me with a dozen multi color roses and the fresh top layer of our cake that was ordered and ready for us to enjoy on our first wedding anniversary! (the bakery believes in fresh and not frozen!)



Roses and Cherry Almond Wedding Cake



Us at midnight 11.7.10 ready to share our first piece together! (Excuse the dress/look I just woke from a night nap and my husband had just gotten home from work and went comfy!)  :)



Digging in!



Celebrating at Revolving Restaurant Skies Downtown KC, MO

SKIES FUN FACTS

-It takes approximately an hour and

a half for one revolution

-There are 72 windows in the

restaurant providing

a complete view of the city

-Skies is approximately 500 feet off

the ground

-Look to the North to see The Power

& Light District, Sprint Center,

Bartle Hall, H&R Block.

-Liberty Memorial and Crown Center

can be located to the West.

-The Country Club Plaza can be

located to the South

-To the East you will catch a glimpse

of Arrowhead and Kaufmann stadiums, home to our Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.

A little self portrait :)

Skies is the round restaurant above the building!

A view of the inside of the restaurant

My camera's view of downtown :(

Kansas City's Power and Light District



My Filet Mignon... Cabernet Sauce, Smoked Mashed Potatoes, Glazed Pearl Onions



Pat's Prime Rib with Yukon Gold potatoes

Extra Lobster tail we ordered



And to top it off Anniversary dessert was on the house! :)





A fabulous day to top off a wonderful first year!  Here's to a lifetime of happiness... Forever and Ever!







Currently...

Currently...




Loving... Staying busy on Monday's at work with my new schedule change...(with Tuesday's and Wednesday's off), Quiet me time, fall weather with the ocassional warm day.


Excited for... Thanksgiving time in MN with family, scrapping and chatting with friends, Sunday 11/7 for our 1 year wedding anniversary, our fresh top layer of cake to be picked up Saturday, a car that runs by Friday maybe Saturday.



Worried... Starting to find a house to meet my expectations at a lower price point after realizing we shouldn't blow all our money on a monthly mortgage.


Creating.... More of an organizing.  Paperwork that has been accumulatng and trying to get everything into a place/organized so I know where to find it if I need something.


Hating... Spending money on a car that I am starting to highly dislike after problems arise every 4 months or so! Ughhh...Frusturating!!! But I guess a need to go more the 30mph without removing your foot from the gas to switch gears or going in reverse are kinda necessary!


Wondering... Why everything happens all at once and my limits are being challenged!


Craving... Home cooked meals after a long day.  I have been living on many quick foods as the weather gets cold and I get lazy.


Hoping... Things will get a little easier, I have been seriously tested this week...and have cried many tears of frusturation.


Watching.... Jackass 3D in the theatre, The Joneses, Solitary Man, Date Night, McGruber all from Netflix, with Toy Story 3 to arrive tomorrow :)  My Big Friggin Wedding on Vh1, Kendra to start on Sunday on E!, The Nate Berkus Show, House Hunters, Teen Mom, Bret Michaels: Life as I Know It, What's Eating You, Police Women of Dallas.


Listening... Absolute Silence!


Looking forward to... 1st Anniversary, Cherry Almond wedding cake on Sunday, Thanksgiving in MN!!