"Fall down 7 times, Get up 8"

I know this is the time of year to give “thanks” for everything we have and I am very thankful for so many things, but right now I am just having a hard time being truly thankful and I know I should be. This is such a hard thing for me to admit, but I feel like I am not doing everything I can to be a good wife and life partner to my husband.

My husband is working full time and going to school full time and I am not giving him enough credit for his hard work. He broke down to me and told me that he feels like I am always checking up on him and nagging him to make sure he is getting everything finished for school and at home. It is so hard for me to admit when I am wrong for something, but I find myself pushing him more and more and the man is burned out.

I found it hard to sleep last night thinking about all the things I am doing wrong as a wife and a best friend. I found myself crying uncontrollably at the thought of not understanding my husbands feeling. I found myself lost in thought wondering what I can do to help make this easier for him and I found that I am the only one who can control my actions to make our relationship stronger.

Our baby will arrive in 5 short months and I want us to be prepared as best we can for the upcoming joys and trials of being parents and still managing to be a strong couple who can take on anything.

We have been through so much in the last couple of years and it has been far from easy….I hope that one day we will look back and think about how much love we had for one another to get through all of this “stuff” in our lives and how much we have grown from everything we have been through.

I hope and pray that I can be a better wife, best friend, partner, and mother.

I know I will fall, get up, fall again…but I hope in the end I always get up.

Snow Bunnies

This weekend was like absolutely-totally- CRAZY! (valley girl was the only way to go with this)

Why you ask? We had SNOW!!!! It was October…hello?!? So not cool. And it just wasn’t a little dusting…we had over 5 inches of snow and it caused so many problems.

Tree’s were down, roads were closed, electric was out, everything was closed around us because of the electric…it was just crazy. This is PA not upstate New York mother nature..k?? thanks!

Despite all this crazy weather…our snow bunny friends decided to still visit us and we had a blast with them.

Andrew’s best friend from the Marine Corps and his wife were making their rounds while he was on leave and could not miss seeing us…so they drove from New Jersey to Southern PA on Saturday and we still managed to find a restaurant opened and made the night perfectly sweet.

They are just the cutest things since new Fall Coach—they brought us our first baby gifts and we just adore them.

Here are some lovely-bright pictures of us during our brave outing in the cold.

What happened to fall? I sure hope this isn’t the end for us because this is my favorite time of year.

XOXO

Fall Days

Fall is by far my favorite season and for so many reasons:

1. Weather is gorgeous (not too hot, not too cold)
2. Trees are beautiful
3. Football games and sweatshirts
4. Pumpkin Spice latte's
5. Apple Cinnamon
6. Picking apples and pumpkins
7. Baked goods
8. Everything burnt orange, brown, and yellow.
9. Cute boots and clothes
10. My wedding was a gorgeous fall day in October (3 years ago)

This weekend we decided to enjoy one of the many fall activities and pick apples and pumpkins...I was a little exhausted because we moved on Saturday and I already wasn't feeling well (like everyday for the last 3 months), but getting outside in the cool weather was just what I needed....at least for the time being.

We had fun and picked the cutest/ugliest pumpkin ever (pics to come when we carve it)


Here are some pics from apple picking:

I will be so sad for fall to end...I am so not fond of the next season :)

XOXO

Love Bug

Bentley is by far the best gift I ever received….I just absolutely adore that little fur baby of mine.

Lately, my spoiled little guy just sits by the closet where we keep his food and treats and stares at it until it is opened. It cracks me up (in pieces and halves).

We had my family over last weekend and in the middle of all the laughter and fun he is over by the closet just sitting. My mom asked me if he did something wrong and we told him to sit in the corner…it actually looks pathetic and sad.

I had to take a picture of this. Of course we never feed him so he sits and waits for his monthly meal.

After he ate dinner and I was cleaning up I looked in my living room and in the middle of all my pillows on the floor was my little love bug peaking out….he is totally saying please do not make me move…this is so comfy!

I just can’t get enough of him and his cutie little bootie ways :)

XOXO

GOOD THINGS COME IN small PACKAGES!

Hey Hey!

Feels like forever and a day since I blogged last….things have been pretty crazy lately. Life just seems to keep getting more and more intense and with every set back there is something that seems to bring us joy and happiness. I feel like it is a sign from God letting us know that he loves us and answers our prayers when he feels we need them most.

My husband has been out of work for a year and a half and it is been so stressful for us. He is currently in school studying his little butt off trying to make a better future for us and our family, but his unemployment runs out in less then a month and we are not financially able to live on one income. He is a veteran so we receive so much help from the VA and we are lucky his tuition is 100% covered….but unfortunately he is going to have to work and go to school.

In the middle of all this stress and uncertainty we were given the best news we could have received…we are having a baby!!!! I know most people would probably scream at this point considering the financial burden I have already discussed, but I know we can make it through anything and I am putting all my faith in God to lead us in the right direction….he is truly amazing and I know my prayers will be answered…just not in the order I had thought :)  But who am I to understand or try to fix his plan? He is the master mind behind all of this…I am just the pawn.

We are beyond elated for our news of joy and excitement and also a little scared and nervous for what the future holds.

So here is my first ultrasound picture (I tried to scan this in and it didn't come out the best)…I am 10 weeks pregnant and my due date is May 2^nd!

God is so Good!!!!

XOXO

Friday Favorites

I think this quote needs no explanation...I think just about every girl just adores this movie and the amazing love of two people.

I cry everytime I watch this and maybe it is just the sappy romantic in me, but part of me just feels like this kind of love is beautiful and I hope that over time the love I have for my husband will grow and grow like it did for Allie and Noah.

XOXO

Fair Days

So every year we have a town fair….it lasts for 10 days and it’s pretty much a big deal for everyone in town. I was never much of a fair girl because I was way too cool for anything that involved live stock, fried food, and pie judging. The last 2 years my husband begged me to go so I have been going with him and I actually had an ok time.

Here are my pros and cons of the fair to state my case.

Some advantages of the fair from my point of view:

1. You get to see the strangest people I have ever seen all in one place.
2. You can buy really cute dog treats for my fur baby.
3. You always know someone and enjoy catching up.
4. You can get amazing ice cream.
5. You can see baby pigs (they are so stinkin’ cute)
6. You can buy just about any cheesy thing you want and need.

Ok so now my disadvantages of the fair from my point of view:

1.      All the strange people you have ever seen all in one place can be a little scary.

2.      Weight Watchers nightmare…fried food heaven

3.      Carnival workers that stare you up and down like you’re a piece of meat.

4.      Animals in one small location=very very stinky

5.      You have the chance to run into all the people you were hoping never to see again.

6.      Peoples clothing choices or lack there of (What Not to Wear could have a field day for sure)

7.      Money---it is so expensive to go to the fair (food, games, parking, admission, rides, merchandise (the list can go on and on, but be prepared to break the bank)

So anyways this year we decided to go to the circus at the fair and I was actually pleasantly surprised…I only took 2 pictures because I was on the edge of my seat, but it was actually pretty good…I felt like a little kid again :)

Prepping to be shot from the cannon

This guy is crazy and I  was beyond scared for him and the pop was so loud!

I know my husband loves the food and fun so I am pretty much suckered in to going every year for him so I am making the best of it and attempting to enjoy the craziness of the fair. I also set a $50 limit for us and we actually came home with $10 so I am pretty happy.

We all do things for our loves that we may not always enjoy to the fullest and it is such a good feeling to know that something so small like going to the fair can make someone else so happy.

XOXO