June 25

Today, five short years ago, I married the best thing that ever happened to me.  I know everyone says that they are marrying their best friend and blah blah blah, but I really think that Jess and I have a relationship that is different than a lot of marriages I see going on around me.  We really do have an equal partnership, that was made stronger when we added Jacob into the mix.

We have been lucky, we started dating when we were in high school and we never thought then that we would end up here.  Ten years ago, when this whole thing started I thought I was just having a good time, I knew I would be going off to college and I figured it would end there, but it didn't.  The distance made us stronger, we really were able to grow up together.  I completely get how rare this is, and I feel completely blessed by it.

My husband has always been amazing, but he keeps getting better!  I never question his love for me, his faithfulness, his obsession with his little man, or that fact that he is all in when it comes to our relationship.  Sometimes I think he really does know me better than I know myself and I am completely flabbergasted at his ability to anticipate my concerns/fears and always tries to alleviate them before I even realize I have anything to be worried about.

When Jess and I said our I do's in front of our friends and family 5 years ago I did not really consider what our life would be like now, but I know that I could never have imagined how wonderful it would be.  He really is the yin to my yang, the peanut butter to my jelly and the moon to my stars.  I am so lucky to have found my soul mate in high school, and I'm even more blessed that he chose me too.

I love you Jess.  You are my perfect partner and an amazing Dad.  I would be lost if it weren't for you.

June 24

Ladies you should all be jealous of me...  I have an AMAZING husband.

A-MAZ-ING!

He listened to me, he looked for something to get me for our anniversary that he knew I needed and wanted and got me a spectacular gift.

I have been complaining about needing a place to store my craft stuff, so Jess got me a huge box full of new craft stuff and then made an beautiful top for it with pictures of Jake and the family all over it!

I can't even describe how sweet and amazing this gift was!

June 23

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE my G1?!   Well, it isn't my G1, but it is the G1 that my wonderful friends are letting me borrow (indefinitely).

I have recently discovered many wonderful apps, I'm not sure how I lived my life before the world of APPLICATIONS on my PHONE! 

The best part is, I managed to break Jake of the cell phone habit!  YAY!  Well, at least he doesn't beg for MY phone anymore.  

June 22

Cleaning...  it is a never ending cycle! 

Luckily, Jess does a LOT of the toy tornado pick up at night after Jake goes to bed, so most of the time we get to start our day with a tidy house.  However, it doesn't stay that way for long with a busy toddler around.  

Poor Jess, he comes home almost every day to a mess!  He never complains though - god love him!

June 21

This weekend I managed to accomplish something that I have been wanted to do for SO long...

I FINALLY put up pictures of Jake! 

I'm not loving the placement, but hopefully someday my interior design minded cousin will pay me a visit and help with all of that!

Don't you love the "Family" frame on the bottom?  My hubby's Grandparents gave that to us for Christmas!

Update

So you MAY have noticed that I have not posted in a couple of weeks, sorry about that.  I don't have a great excuse, things have been busy and I just haven't been able to get it together!  Luckily, I have actually been writing blogs, but not posting them because they aren't done or I need to add a picture to them or something.

Not to worry - I'm going to get caught up!

No promises on how long it will take me, but I promise I will!

June 20

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Wow...  I am SO lucky.  I have the most amazing men in my life to wish a happy day to.

First, to my Father.  He gets first billing because he's been around the longest.  He also has had to put up with me in all of those very unflattering and ill-behaved teenage moments, and I had a LOT of those.  My Dad is not just the guy I go to when I need help, he's also one of the best friends.  I call him when I'm happy or sad, or when I have nothing to say at all.  He's one of those Dad's the everyone I know is jealous of, the kind who was never controlling, but also never too easy on me.

If you are a regular reader or if you know me personally, you know this year has been a tough one on my family.  I am forever grateful for my Dad in all of that, for a man who has EVERY RIGHT to completely fall apart, he has been inspiring.  The sadness does not rule him and that strength has flowed downhill to all of our family.

Dad, I love you more than you know, but I also have the utmost respect for you and the way you see life.  You inspire me.  Thanks for always just being there, even when I'm crazy!  Most importantly, thanks for being such a wonderful Grandpa to Jake, he is so lucky.


















Jess, thanks for being the most amazing "Da" to our little boy.  I knew when we got married that you were going to be a great Dad, but every single day you do something that is just spectacular, from your ability to put the BIGGEST smile on Jacob's face to the way that you care for him when he is hurt or sad.  I know that being a Dad has made you whole, we never knew that Jake was missing, until he came into our lives and changed them forever.

I appreciate that neither of us has to go at this parenting thing alone, we are true partners, which is funny since most of our parenting is done in opposite shifts.  I love how much you adore Jake, and how you never forget to adore me in the midst of our crazy lives!

Being that our 5 year wedding anniversary is just around the corner I am going to save the rest of my gushing for that blog!












Oh and stay tuned for the father's day gifts I made for Jess and my Dad, I can't show you them yet because Dad reads this blog and I haven't seen him to give it to him!