The 1st Birthday Party

I'm FINALLY posting pictures from Sadie's birthday and birthday party. We didn't have a huge party, it was mainly family and a few friends, but it was still a great time! We actually had three celebrations for her, one at church so our church friends could celebrate, one on her actual birthday and then her party. Enjoy the pictures!!

Breakfast on her actual birthday

 A few pictures I took on her birthday

Cake pops with edible glitter

The Smash Cake

The other cake

The toy she picked out for her bday

Our Weekend

We had a pretty fun weekend and was nice to have some family time since the hubby works all week, getting up early and home late.

Friday night I made some yummy chicken and broccoli pasta and waited for Corey to get home.

Saturday morning, Corey was in a good mood and got up early, went to the store and made Cheez whiz burritos for us!! They are one of his specialties and so yummy!! During breakfast making, our microwave decided to "blow up". It started making this weird noise and there were pops and fizzles and then BAM it was a goner. So while we were trying to take care of the microwave, open the doors and windows so it wouldn't stink in the house and so the fire alarm wouldn't go off, our bacon got a little burned and the fire alarm ended up going off. Oh well!! And luckily we had another microwave!!

A little while after breakfast we headed out to the outdoor mall for a little shopping and family time. It wasn't raining when we left but as soon as we pulled into the parking lot it was like a downpour so I ran into the store with Sadie while Corey got the stroller out of the car. We shopped around in the store for a little while and then decided to grab some lunch. We decided on Johnny Rockets, which was like across the outdoor mall and yes it was still pouring. Corey carried Sadie while I pushed the cart. We finally made it and Corey looked like he had just had a shower. Lunch was delicious!!

After lunch we needed to head over to Best Buy and yes it was still pouring!! So we decided to lay Sadie down in her stroller and put the cover on. It would have worked except that Sadie decided to sit up in her stroller and we didn't notice until we had made it most of the way to the car. Poor baby girl was pretty wet!! 

After the quick trip to Best Buy we were headed to the hockey game. It was a church event and we were some of the first people there so we made our way to our seats. We were sitting kinda high up and I was a little nervous sitting up that high with Sadie but we quickly adjusted. Sadie had a great time and was all smiles and happiness even though she had only one nap that day. The Ontario Reign one and it was tons of fun!! After the game we stopped at In N Out with some friends to end the night.

Sunday was church and it was still raining. It was a great day in the Lord's house. Corey brought a great lesson about where and when the Church started. The main scripture was found in Matthew 5. 

All in all we had a great family weekend!!

What's been happening around here?

-I've been working on Corey's Valentines present and it's going good so far!! Today I even wrote a rap....but more about that later!

-Last night I made these delicious fajitas with an even more delicious marinade and they were a huge hit!!

Tonight's dinner is chicken and broccoli pasta with Philadelphia Cooking Creme, the savory garlic flavor.

-Sadie has another tooth poking through, which brings her total up to 8!!

-Little Miss has also been pretty clingy these last few days and her naps have been all over the place!!

-She also got these new shoes as a gift and they are pretty cool. They are called Skidders (anyone else heard of them?) and they are non slip and let babies foot grow and move as if they are not wearing shoes.

-Speaking of her birthday, I'm working on getting the pictures up soon but have just been a little busy!!

-This weekend should be fun, we are headed to an Ontario Reign hockey game with our church. These games are usually a lot of fun cause they have a ton of audience participation!! And it will be Sadie's first hockey game. Corey is a little disappointed that her first game is not an Anaheim Ducks game but it will be ok.

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

Short Story link-up

Today I am linking up with Adventures of Newlyweds for the short story link up....go check it out Adventures of Newlyweds.





It was one of those days when everything seemed to go wrong................
The thick, dense fog spread like a blanket through the tree-lined woods. The girl with the red hood walked solemnly through it, on a narrow pathway, as she kicked the rocks with her feet. The man in the plaid shirt had been following her for awhile now but she didn't sense any danger. Actually, a calm and serene peace seemed to engulf her. 
"This is wierd," she said aloud, taken aback by how loud her voice sounded among the quiet nature."This part of the woods hasn't seen fog since who knows when."
As she walked along, her mind went back to the conversation she had at the little coffee shop in town. The coffee shop was miles away now. The conversation was heartwrenching. She remembered the look on his face when he told her that he had to leave. It was his duty so he had to go. She can still see his outstrecthed hand layng across the table, waiting for her to put her hand in his. But most of all, she can still feel his eyes burning into her back as she stormed out of the shop, nearly knocking over the sheriff as she flew out the doors.
She can't remember though how she made it to this path and it boggles her mind why it's so foggy. She can hear the leaves crackling behind her as the man in the plaid shirt tries quietly to keep a good distance behind. 
Who is he? and what does he want?, she ponders.
All of a sudden she stops dead in her tracks and thrusts her head upwards.
"Why God? Why does he have to go? Can't someone else go?" she screams at the sky. "Me and him had a plan. It was gonna be me and him, finally!"
She lowered her head and watched as a tear fell from her face and landed with a splash on the ground. She fell to her knees and let all the emotion that was inside of her come rushing out. The tears flowed out of her sad, green eyes like a river and she hit the rocky ground with her fists as hard as possible. She was too busy wrapped up in her own emotions to care about the fast approaching sounds of the man in plaids feet. All she felt was two familiar arms wrap themselves around her. 
"I'm here", he said.
She turned and let herself fall into him. She loved the way she fit into him and how he smelled. The smell that she would never forget, ever.
"I know you have to go," she sobbed, "but please, don't be gone forever."
"I won't," he whispered, "I won't....."

What's your love story?

Today I am linking up with FromMrstoMama to share my love story. It is actually the perfect day as 3 years ago today, my hubby and I went on our first date, also known as Seven day to us, but more about that later. Hope you enjoy our love story and head on over to www.frommrstomama.com and link up!!

1. How long have you and your significant other been together?

    We have been together 3 years today!

2. How did you meet? {What's your "love" story?}

    We actually first met at a church function while I was there with another guy. I sat across from Corey and the first thing he said to me was, "I'm working on my preacher's belly'. Later on that day we all headed to the beach and I guess Corey had told someone that he was gonna marry me one day. I, on the other hand, was not interested in him at all. We didn't see each other again until December, when he came to preach for my church (we lived three and a half hours from each other). My sister was actually wanting to meet him so after church I took her over to say hi. Let's just say that he was less than interested in my sis. The next day, I received a Myspace message from him asking if we could be friends and for my number. I didn't want to give it to him and ended up not responding back to him. A couple days after that I was on facebook when he messaged me and asked if I got his message on Myspace. I said yes but just hadn't responded back yet. I ended up giving him my number so we could "keep in touch" for church functions. Well that turned into us texting and talking pretty much all day and night. I guess you could say that we dated and fell in love over the phone.

On February 7, 2009, I was in my house doing laundry when Corey called me. He told me to come outside but I kept insisting that I had laundry to finish. I finally kinda caught on that he might me outside so I went outside. He came out from behind the bushes and gave me a hug. Corey had drove 3 hours just to surprise me!! It was so sweet!! He had a day planned with a movie, in which I eventually let him hold my hand, and then dinner. When we had got back from dinner we sat outside on the bed of my truck. He had brought me his blanket to keep because I was only complaining that my house was so cold. He also brought me a couple other things which added up to seven things (hence the name Seven day). Corey gave me a card explaining all Seven of the things and at the bottom he asked me to be his Valentine and I could say yes with a kiss. Yup he got a kiss out of me that night!! 

The next few months were spent with three hour drives on the weekends to visit each other and lots of talking on the phone!!

3. If married, how long have you been married? If not, is this the guy you hope to marry? {do tell}

    We will be married for 2 years on May 1st!

4. If you are married, where did you get married at? Big or small wedding?  If not, where would you like to get married? And will it be big or small?

   We got married at our church and had our reception at a local rec center. My grandpa officiated the wedding, which was very important to me. It was a medium size wedding I would say, with about 150 guests.

5. Do you have any nick-names that you call one another? Do share!

    We have a couple. Honey, Baby, Babycakes, Sexy bear, I usually call him by his first and middle names.

6. Name 3 things you love most about your honey.

    I love that he is a man of God. I love that he can be super romantic and I love his heart and love that he has for me and Sadie.

7. Tell us how he proposed? Or your ideal proposal?

    His first proposal was actually in church. He had wrote on my arm with his finger, "Will you marry me?" I didn't really think he was serious at first but then I reminded he said that he would only ask me if he was serious. I kinda shook my head yes but didn't really give an answer. Later at lunch he said that he was serious and wanted an answer. I couldn't eat my lunch after that cause I was so nervous. I finally gave my answer as yes and later on that day we looked for rings online. I picked one out and we ordered it. I had to drive back home that night which was horrible.

The ring came that Friday and I made Corey drive up to my house so I could have it. We hadn't told anyone that we were engaged except for my sister. He showed up at my house and we went for walk. He kept telling me that I wasn't gonna get the ring that day and so on. When we finally made it back to my house there were rose petals all over the ground and signs saying this way and kneel here. There was blanket with rose petals and a yellow rose with the ring on it. Corey got down on one knee and said the most sweetest things and then asked me to be his wife. The rest is history!!

8. Is he a flowers and teddy bear kind of guy for v-day, or strawberries, champagne, and rose petals?

   Umm well he is more of a unique gift giver but he gives me my share of flowers and chocolates.

9. Are you a sunset dinner on the beach kind of girl, or pop a movie in and relax on the couch?

    It depends on the day. I love the beach and sunset but we have spent many times just relaxing and cuddling on the couch, watching a movie.

10. Tell us one thing you'd like to do with your significant one day. If you could do anything? Go anywhere?

    We would definitely love to travel to a different country, I want to go with him to Australia. We have also always talked about going bungee jumping but I don't know if I would actually go through with it.

11. Tell us what you plan on doing on this Valentine's Day.

      We don't have any plans right now. I'll probably make him dinner since he will be at work all day.

12. Are you asking for anything this Valentine's day?

     I asked that he would be the spontaneous gift giver that he used to be!

13. Give us one piece of advice of keeping a relationship strong and full of love.

     Communication is huge and willing to do things for each other even when you don't really want to do them.

14.  Show us a picture of what love means to you.

Not so motivated Monday!

After such a busy weekend of preparing for Sadie's party, having her party, church and going to a Superbowl party last night, Sadie and I are having a not-so-motivated Monday. We slept in and have decided to lounge around, hang out, nap and play, which is just what we needed after such a busy weekend. Poor Sadie bug was so exhausted after this weekend but is definitely getting her sleep in today. Her party went great and little miss made out in gifts, mostly in the clothes and shoes department. Pictures will be up soon!!

I'll leave you with a pic from last night:

Her shirt says: Shhh...I'm watching the game with Dad!