Alright ladies, since you all know a lot about me, I've decided to follow along with some other blog ladies and let you ask my wonderful hubby anything your little hearts desire!
Whether it be about speaker making, home improvement projects, motorcycles, cars, his ridiculously good looking wife, or what his favorite color is, ask away! Hubby's already agreed to do this for me, so I cannot wait. Stump him ladies, make him think long and hard! Make me proud :-)
Now, I'm gonna feel really stupid if nobody asks anything, so please come up with something! haha
If you're really feeling like you NEED to ask me something, why don't you jot those questions as well. Heck, we'll make it an ask US anything.
We will be posting the answers on Jan 29th! So, ask away until Jan 27th! :-)
Showing posts with label husband. Show all posts
Showing posts with label husband. Show all posts
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
We Cheated....
Well, I'm horrible with surprises and I'm horrible at keeping surprises.... Only because I can.not.wait. to figure the surprise out, only to be disappointed because I never really wanted to ruin it in the first place. I also hate buying Christmas gifts early because I want to give them way before Christmas......
With that said, Hubby & I cheated on Christmas this year.
We opened our gifts to and from each other on the 13th! Yes, the 13th! We don't get to wake up on Christmas day just the two of us so we always do it early, but neverweeks this early! Anyway, he did an excellent job!!
I don't have pictures yet, but I'll put them up later...
Anyway, we set a limit for Christmas gifts because we have so many other people to buy for and it just gets too expensive. We agreed on our limit and I went over by about $10, so what did Hubby do? go over by about $15! :-) O, I do love him :-)
I've been telling him how much I want to pick up running again, but that the cold-25 freezing my butt off weather is really putting a camp in my style. I hate spending tons of money on really nice workout clothes, so what did he do...? He went out and spent enough money to put our future child through college what he thought was a good amount on some decent running clothes!
He got me a pair of under-armor cold-weather black pants with an Iowa Hawkeyes logo on them! Along with a matching running jacket with the Hawks logo again. They are SUPER warm and I love them!!! I also got a really warm Hawks headband that is fleece.
Hubby did an awesome job because I never would have expected that he would buy these gifts for me.
I got him somelame awesome tools that he's been wanting along with the obligatory jeans & underwear that he gets every year!
So, that's that! We are done with presents for each other. I hated doing it early, but at the same time I knew hubby would love his gift so I couldn't wait any longer! AND he was dying to give my gifts to me! So it all worked out! Next year we are waiting until at leastDecember 16th Christmas Eve to do gifts! {Grin}
With that said, Hubby & I cheated on Christmas this year.
We opened our gifts to and from each other on the 13th! Yes, the 13th! We don't get to wake up on Christmas day just the two of us so we always do it early, but never
I don't have pictures yet, but I'll put them up later...
Anyway, we set a limit for Christmas gifts because we have so many other people to buy for and it just gets too expensive. We agreed on our limit and I went over by about $10, so what did Hubby do? go over by about $15! :-) O, I do love him :-)
I've been telling him how much I want to pick up running again, but that the cold
He got me a pair of under-armor cold-weather black pants with an Iowa Hawkeyes logo on them! Along with a matching running jacket with the Hawks logo again. They are SUPER warm and I love them!!! I also got a really warm Hawks headband that is fleece.
Hubby did an awesome job because I never would have expected that he would buy these gifts for me.
I got him some
So, that's that! We are done with presents for each other. I hated doing it early, but at the same time I knew hubby would love his gift so I couldn't wait any longer! AND he was dying to give my gifts to me! So it all worked out! Next year we are waiting until at least
Friday, October 9, 2009
Our children
I sometimes wonder how people live their lives without animals. I've had at least one animal for my entire life. They are apart of who I am and I cannot imagine not having them around. Josie and Bear, left, have been together for over 2.5 years. They are apart of my family!According to Forbes: Ten ways to live longer "Animal lovers will be happy to know that having a pet can add years to your life, as well. One of the first studies in this arena, which appeared in "Public Health Reports" in 1980, showed that the survival rates of heart attack victims who had a pet were 28 percent higher than those of patients who didn't have an animal companion. "The health effects seem to be very real and by no means mystical," says Alan Beck, director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at Purdue University. "Contact with companion animals triggers a relaxation response," he says." "
There is a reason that so many "old ladies" have a lot of cats! haha, I'm just joking, though maybe it is true.
Anyway, I've never not had a pet and I would never go without having one. Though their life spans are very short in comparison to human life spans, they are still so important.
Josie loves to get into my baskets when I'm trying to fold clothes!
And Allie loves to get into everything, don't mind the mess that is my entry way....
I guess I'm just lucky that I found a man that loves animals maybe more just as much as I do!
This was Allie's favorite spot as a Kitten, and she still is a Daddy's girl at the ripe age of 1.5 :-). Every morning she gets up with him, follows him to the shower, patiently waits for him to finish getting ready and then leaps from the ground to his shoulders to lay down so that he can pet her.
With that said, I think animals do help relieve stress and I think every child should get to know the joy of having a pet to call their own. It ws so important to me and taught me a lot of great things as a child. I learned about ownership, patients, caring, responsibility, life and death. It's definatly a great addition to my life and I will forever be an animal-lover.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Our Anniversary Weekend
This weekend was perfect! It gave us time to relax and just enjoy each others company without any distractions! Before I tell you more about our weekend, let me catch you up to speed.
It was my husbands job to plan parts of this weekend because I planned most of our wedding. Let's just say that he didn't disappoint. I cannot believe that we have been married for over a year now! It just seems so odd. Does that mean we are no longer newlyweds? How long are you newlyweds?? Anyway, without further-a due, let me tell you about our Anniversary Weekend!
Hubby playing an intense game at Cracker Barrel!
Our drawing and my beautiful flowers. If you look closely, hubby put our rings in the picture too! :-)
It was my husbands job to plan parts of this weekend because I planned most of our wedding. Let's just say that he didn't disappoint. I cannot believe that we have been married for over a year now! It just seems so odd. Does that mean we are no longer newlyweds? How long are you newlyweds?? Anyway, without further-a due, let me tell you about our Anniversary Weekend!
Friday:
We both took off today so that we could use this as a travel day. We headed to my hometown to drop off our puppy at my parents, then went out for Mexican food with my mom. Then we were on our way to Wisconsin to spend the night with my in-laws. We went out for dinner that night with my in-laws, my brother in-law and his girlfriend. It was so nice for everyone to get together for a change. It doesn't happen very often. After talking for about an hour after dinner, we called it a night.
Saturday:
We got to sleep in, which was amazing! We woke up to spend some more time with my in-laws and had breakfast, which was delicious! After breakfast, we spent a few more hours just hanging out before we decided to get on the road. We arrived in Gurnee, IL around 2:30ish. Jesse took me shopping at Gurnee Mills, which if you haven't been there before is a HUGE mall. It took us about 4 hours to walk one direction in the mall and we only stopped at about 10 stores. After shopping till we dropped, we headed back to our hotel to check in and get settled. Jesse booked us a 2 night stay at Key Lime Cove Waterpark resort. It was so fun! Our hotel had it's own whirlpool and when we walked into the room, there was a dozen red roses waiting for me! :-) Yes, mr engineer himself got me the most impractical gift for our anniversary because he knew that I would enjoy it so much! I loved my flowers! We then got ready for dinner and headed to a Japanese Steakhouse (sorry no pics). Apparently, when its the slow season for 6 Flags, everything else is slow because we were the only ones at the restaurant! It was delicious though and our cook was hilarious. We went back to the hotel room to enjoy our whirlpool and a bottle of wine. It was fabulous!
Sunday:
We slept in, went to Cracker Barrel for a delicious breakfast and then back to our hotel room to hang out. We then ventured to the water park at our hotel, which was not as fun as we thought, but very cool for younger kids. We then went to our hotel room to get some more use out of our relaxing Jacuzzi. After relaxing, we got ready and went to The Rainforest Cafe for a light lunch before heading to 6 Flags Great America's Fright Fest. We had so much fun going on all of the rides. The best part was, the longest we waited in line was about 5 minuets! We got to go on every ride we wanted to, went through a haunted forest and just spent some quality time together. We also got a caricature done which was pretty fun.
Monday:
We headed back home today. What a wonderful weekend. I couldn't have imagined it better myself. My husband did a great job with the surprises and we were just able to relax and spend some quality time together. Thanks Jesse, for making this 1st Anniversary amazing!!! I love you! :-)
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Happy Anniversary!!
Today is our 1st Anniversary! I cannot explain how quickly this last year has flown by! It's incredible.
I once heard the quote: " I hope the day you get married is the day you love each other the least". I thought this was very powerful and o so true! Your wedding day is and should be the most important day of your lives (obviously until children come, maybe or maybe not.).
Each and every day when my husband comes home from a long day at work and he kisses me hello, it reminds me just how lucky I am to have found the true love of my life, my best friend, my companion, my soul mate, my partner in crime, my wonderfully, lovable, generous, forgiving, honest, hardworking, amazing husband!
I've decided to make a list of things of 10 things that my husband does that I love:
1) He never leaves the house in the morning without coming back into our bedroom to kiss me goodbye.
2) He always comes home happy (no matter what kind of day he had)
3) He always kisses me hello and goodbye everytime he comes home or leaves.
4) He always wants my opinion on everything he does, whether he thinks I understand it or not (engineers!)
5) He would rather show me anyday how much he loves me than speak the words. He once told me that actions speak louder than words and why shouldn't it apply to love?
6) He knows how much it means everytime he says those three little words to me, so he does say them
7) He knows I usually cal, e-mail or text him once during the day while we are at work. If I don't, he finds it odd and calls, e-mails or texts me.
8) He would rather stay at home with me and cuddle up to a movie than go out, any day.
9) He is goofy and will do anything to get me to laugh.
10) He loves me regardless of my flaws.
I once heard the quote: " I hope the day you get married is the day you love each other the least". I thought this was very powerful and o so true! Your wedding day is and should be the most important day of your lives (obviously until children come, maybe or maybe not.).
Each and every day when my husband comes home from a long day at work and he kisses me hello, it reminds me just how lucky I am to have found the true love of my life, my best friend, my companion, my soul mate, my partner in crime, my wonderfully, lovable, generous, forgiving, honest, hardworking, amazing husband!
I've decided to make a list of things of 10 things that my husband does that I love:
1) He never leaves the house in the morning without coming back into our bedroom to kiss me goodbye.
2) He always comes home happy (no matter what kind of day he had)
3) He always kisses me hello and goodbye everytime he comes home or leaves.
4) He always wants my opinion on everything he does, whether he thinks I understand it or not (engineers!)
5) He would rather show me anyday how much he loves me than speak the words. He once told me that actions speak louder than words and why shouldn't it apply to love?
6) He knows how much it means everytime he says those three little words to me, so he does say them
7) He knows I usually cal, e-mail or text him once during the day while we are at work. If I don't, he finds it odd and calls, e-mails or texts me.
8) He would rather stay at home with me and cuddle up to a movie than go out, any day.
9) He is goofy and will do anything to get me to laugh.
10) He loves me regardless of my flaws.
With that being said, here are a few wedding pictures none of you have seen:
Jesse~ Thank you for all that you do. Marriage takes work, compromise, and love, none of which are lacking from our relationship. I never knew I would be so lucky as to have found you and to have fallen in love with you. My life would not be complete without you and I am so thankful that you are in my life. I cannot wait to celebrate many more years with you by my side as my one and only, my husband. I love you more than the day we got married and tomorrow, I will love you even more. XOXO
Friday, October 2, 2009
What day is it?
It's Friday!
Today I am thinking about all sorts of things (I'll share those at a later date)...
Mostly about this weekend! You all know, I am not actually posting this today, but I have scheduled it to post in my absense. I wanted to give you a sneak peak of where we will be spending our first anniversary! We will be staying here, in a whirlpool suite! I'm not sure of many more details yet, as my hubby has planned those. I'm sure I will not be disappointed!
I do know that we will also be checking this out, because after all, one of our first dates was to a haunted house, just 3 years ago!! (If you click on the link, beware that it does look kind of creepy!)
I will be back to post next week about our fun-filled anniversary weekend!! :-) Have a great weekend everyone!
Today I am thinking about all sorts of things (I'll share those at a later date)...
Mostly about this weekend! You all know, I am not actually posting this today, but I have scheduled it to post in my absense. I wanted to give you a sneak peak of where we will be spending our first anniversary! We will be staying here, in a whirlpool suite! I'm not sure of many more details yet, as my hubby has planned those. I'm sure I will not be disappointed!
I do know that we will also be checking this out, because after all, one of our first dates was to a haunted house, just 3 years ago!! (If you click on the link, beware that it does look kind of creepy!)
I will be back to post next week about our fun-filled anniversary weekend!! :-) Have a great weekend everyone!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
The one with the "first wife"
Laying in bed with my husband this morning, we had the following conversation:
Quick side note: We will be having our one year anniversary on October 4th, 2009.
Me: It's been such a great year
Hubby: Yes it has
Me: You know, they say the first year and the seventh year are usually the hardest on a marriage....
Me: This has been a great first year of marriage, don't you think?
Hubby: Yes, you've been a great First wife...
Me: uh...... what??
Hubby: (with a huge grin on his face), you know... They say the new models come with everything, probably about time to trade you in for a new one.
Me: Not Funny Hubby.
MEN! He references a lot of things to cars, so this actually wasn't a huge surprise.
O, and for those of you getting worried for me, don't worry... He's only kidding, he loves to make jokes, but he knows that he could never replace me :-) Newer model, or not! :-)
Happy Sunday!
Quick side note: We will be having our one year anniversary on October 4th, 2009.
Me: It's been such a great year
Hubby: Yes it has
Me: You know, they say the first year and the seventh year are usually the hardest on a marriage....
Me: This has been a great first year of marriage, don't you think?
Hubby: Yes, you've been a great First wife...
Me: uh...... what??
Hubby: (with a huge grin on his face), you know... They say the new models come with everything, probably about time to trade you in for a new one.
Me: Not Funny Hubby.
MEN! He references a lot of things to cars, so this actually wasn't a huge surprise.
O, and for those of you getting worried for me, don't worry... He's only kidding, he loves to make jokes, but he knows that he could never replace me :-) Newer model, or not! :-)
Happy Sunday!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Bring on the weekend!
So, you all know that I love to post about my upcoming weekends! I'm very excited about this one, why you might ask?? Well because it's a 3 day weekend! AND my boss decided to close our office at 1:00 instead of the usual 4:30! So that's an extra plus side to an already amazing 3 day weekend!
Here it is my friends, the weekly Friday post of the weekend plans! Come on, you know you're excited!
Here it is my friends, the weekly Friday post of the weekend plans! Come on, you know you're excited!
Friday:
Off work at 1:00! (sorry, I had to rub it in just once more)
Doing a bit of shopping & a few errands
Cooking on the grill with Hubby
Saturday:
Waking up early in the am to drive 3 hours to look at a car
My husband is a car guy and if you're married to a car guy, you know what I mean when I say that it's never easy for us to find a car. He does so much research before we can even go look at it! (Honey, if you're reading this, I love you! even if you are a bit crazy)
Then we'll head back home, 3 hours, with or without a car.
We get to spend yet another night home which is amazing!
Sunday:
Sleeping in, FINALLY!
Leaving around noon to head back home to my parents house to help my mom celebrate her 50th birthday!
I don't know about you, but I think she looks much younger than 50!
We will be going out for dinner and then bowling. She requested NO huge party whatsoever, she only wants the 6 of us there.
Monday:
Oh, how I love when Monday's are considered part of the weekend!
We will be sleeping in and probably going to breakfast with my family.
Then we'll head back home and gear up for another work week.
I dont' know about all of you, but I started my grad class last week and it drains the life out of me! Please help me and pray that I make it through the semester. It's going to be a long one with this dreaded research class.....
What do you have planned? I will be MIA from blogging until Monday, but I can't wait to catch up on my google reader! Have a wonderful LONG weekend!! :-)
Saturday, August 29, 2009
All About Us!
I got this from Miss Honey Dew
♥ What are your middle names?
Kayla Jo
Jesse Adam
♥ How long have you been together?
2 years 11 months
♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating?
a week or so
♥ Who asked whom out?
It was both of us, he wasn't really good at talking to women (about dating) so I had to step it up, but he actually officially asked me on a date first
♥ How old are each of you?
me- 24
him- 27
♥ Whose siblings do/did you see the most?
Mine, because my brother is closer, but we try to see his brother as often as possible
♥ Do you have any children together?
Not yet!
♥ What about pets?
Bear(dog)- He'll be 6 in September and he is the biggest baby! Josie & Allie are our cats and they complete our little family for now. Our life would be so boring with out pets, I don't know how people do it!
♥ Did you go to the same school?
Nope. I went to Loras College, J went to The University of Wisconsin Platteville
♥ Who is the smartest?
When it comes to technical things, cars, how things work, etc... It's him, but we are both common sense smart :)
♥ Who is more sensitive?
O, me for sure!
♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple?
We like to change it up ever now and then. We love Chinese though!
♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Mexico for our honeymoon
♥ Who has the craziest exes?
hmmmm that's probably a toss up
♥ Who has the worst temper?
Him, for sure. Though I can crack every once in awhile
♥ Who does the cooking?
Me. He cooks every now and then and he does all of our grilling
♥ Who is more social?
Probably me. But we both like to stay home quite often.
♥ Who is the neat-freak?
probably more so me.
♥ Who is more stubborn?
Him. Though, once again, I can be pretty stubborn.
♥ Who hogs the bed?
Me. I usually wake up with Bear on the right side of me in the middle of the bed and J is almost falling off.
♥ Who wakes up earlier?
Him. He wakes up about 30 minutes earlier than I do on most days. Except for the weekends, we always get up together.
♥ Where was your first date?
On a motorcycle ride. yes, I know... What.was.I.Thinking.... haha
♥ Who has the bigger family?
Immediate family, we have the same size family. Extended family, mine is huge compared to his.
♥ Do you get flowers often?
No. I get them on very very very rare occasions. (I'm talking, almost two years ago was the last time I got flowers) but, being the engineer that he is, he feels that they are not practical because they die so quickly.
♥ How do you spend the holidays?
Hitting every place possible. His parents life 4 hours from us and mine live 1.5 hours away. we always try to spend time with both sides of our families because it's what we feel we should do. (And we want to do it too)
♥ Who is more jealous?
I'd say neither. Maybe me a bit more.
♥ How long did it take to get serious?
For me it was almost immediately, but for him it took a couple months. being burned in a past relationship made him leery, but I sure proved him wrong and I even told him I would :-)
♥ Who eats more?
Him. But I can eat my fair share.
♥ Who does/did the laundry?
Me. If I ask for help folding, he will pitch in, but I'm stuck doing 98% of it.
♥ Who’s better with the computer?
Him. He has more patients with the computer than I do.
♥ Who drives when you are together?
Him. Ever since we started dating he's been the driver. I'm not a huge fan of driving, and he loves it.
You can tell we're actually not traveling this weekend because I have time to post! I hope you are all enjoying your weekend!
♥ What are your middle names?
Kayla Jo
Jesse Adam
♥ How long have you been together?
2 years 11 months
♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating?
a week or so
♥ Who asked whom out?
It was both of us, he wasn't really good at talking to women (about dating) so I had to step it up, but he actually officially asked me on a date first
♥ How old are each of you?
me- 24
him- 27
♥ Whose siblings do/did you see the most?
Mine, because my brother is closer, but we try to see his brother as often as possible
♥ Do you have any children together?
Not yet!
♥ What about pets?
Bear(dog)- He'll be 6 in September and he is the biggest baby! Josie & Allie are our cats and they complete our little family for now. Our life would be so boring with out pets, I don't know how people do it!
♥ Did you go to the same school?
Nope. I went to Loras College, J went to The University of Wisconsin Platteville
♥ Who is the smartest?
When it comes to technical things, cars, how things work, etc... It's him, but we are both common sense smart :)
♥ Who is more sensitive?
O, me for sure!
♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple?
We like to change it up ever now and then. We love Chinese though!
♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Mexico for our honeymoon
♥ Who has the craziest exes?
hmmmm that's probably a toss up
♥ Who has the worst temper?
Him, for sure. Though I can crack every once in awhile
♥ Who does the cooking?
Me. He cooks every now and then and he does all of our grilling
♥ Who is more social?
Probably me. But we both like to stay home quite often.
♥ Who is the neat-freak?
probably more so me.
♥ Who is more stubborn?
Him. Though, once again, I can be pretty stubborn.
♥ Who hogs the bed?
Me. I usually wake up with Bear on the right side of me in the middle of the bed and J is almost falling off.
♥ Who wakes up earlier?
Him. He wakes up about 30 minutes earlier than I do on most days. Except for the weekends, we always get up together.
♥ Where was your first date?
On a motorcycle ride. yes, I know... What.was.I.Thinking.... haha
♥ Who has the bigger family?
Immediate family, we have the same size family. Extended family, mine is huge compared to his.
♥ Do you get flowers often?
No. I get them on very very very rare occasions. (I'm talking, almost two years ago was the last time I got flowers) but, being the engineer that he is, he feels that they are not practical because they die so quickly.
♥ How do you spend the holidays?
Hitting every place possible. His parents life 4 hours from us and mine live 1.5 hours away. we always try to spend time with both sides of our families because it's what we feel we should do. (And we want to do it too)
♥ Who is more jealous?
I'd say neither. Maybe me a bit more.
♥ How long did it take to get serious?
For me it was almost immediately, but for him it took a couple months. being burned in a past relationship made him leery, but I sure proved him wrong and I even told him I would :-)
♥ Who eats more?
Him. But I can eat my fair share.
♥ Who does/did the laundry?
Me. If I ask for help folding, he will pitch in, but I'm stuck doing 98% of it.
♥ Who’s better with the computer?
Him. He has more patients with the computer than I do.
♥ Who drives when you are together?
Him. Ever since we started dating he's been the driver. I'm not a huge fan of driving, and he loves it.
You can tell we're actually not traveling this weekend because I have time to post! I hope you are all enjoying your weekend!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Weekend recap
So, this weekend was a B-E-A-U-Tiful weekend! Friday we were able to stay home and not travel!
Friday:
We headed out for our friend James' 25th Birthday bash.
Being the "old" "married" couple that we are, we went out at 9:30 and were home by 11:30
Saturday:
We headed to my hometown to catch up with two old friends
Nick & Katie! I forgot my camera and wish I could have taken pictures
Katie is a little over 9 months prego and looking cute as ever!
I hope that when I carry a baby I look that good lol
Nick & I were friends first, back when I was 18 and first attending college. We attended the same college for the first semester and then both moved back home to attend a different college. We then worked at the same job for about 2-3 years where we met Katie. To make a long story short, Nick & Katie eventually got together and were married 2 years ago this November. They are the cutest couple and I hope we get to see more of them, especially when that little bundle of joy is born this week!! I'm hoping for a girl! I even bought them pink & purple socks because I'm so sure! haha
Afterwards, we headed to a family reunion on my mom's side of the family. All 6 of us were there and it was nice to see people whom I haven't seen in awhile or that I'd never met!
I once again, did not get any pictures! Shame on me, I know! Some of you terrific photographers are probably just cussing me out right now!
After that, we then headed to a corn boil. Yes, we do live in Iowa! Give me a break :-)
There were tons of delicious things to eat and we got our share, that's for sure! Then it was back to my parents house for a movie and some popcorn.
Sunday:
We woke up early to head to breakfast with my parents and then to a MOPAR car show that my hubby was dying to go to!
Here is my hunk of a husband standing in front of the car that he wants to purchase in 5 years :-) haha
And for some reason, this was one of my favorite cars! Isn't it cute? I just love it... I can totally picture an older couple going out for a Saturday night cruise in this thing!
Did you have a great weekend too?
I'm pumped for next weekend, we get to stay home the entire weekend and do absolutely nothing!!!! (Though I'm sure we'll find something to keep us busy!)
We headed out for our friend James' 25th Birthday bash.
Being the "old" "married" couple that we are, we went out at 9:30 and were home by 11:30
Saturday:
We headed to my hometown to catch up with two old friends
Nick & Katie! I forgot my camera and wish I could have taken pictures
Katie is a little over 9 months prego and looking cute as ever!
I hope that when I carry a baby I look that good lol
Nick & I were friends first, back when I was 18 and first attending college. We attended the same college for the first semester and then both moved back home to attend a different college. We then worked at the same job for about 2-3 years where we met Katie. To make a long story short, Nick & Katie eventually got together and were married 2 years ago this November. They are the cutest couple and I hope we get to see more of them, especially when that little bundle of joy is born this week!! I'm hoping for a girl! I even bought them pink & purple socks because I'm so sure! haha
Afterwards, we headed to a family reunion on my mom's side of the family. All 6 of us were there and it was nice to see people whom I haven't seen in awhile or that I'd never met!
I once again, did not get any pictures! Shame on me, I know! Some of you terrific photographers are probably just cussing me out right now!
After that, we then headed to a corn boil. Yes, we do live in Iowa! Give me a break :-)
There were tons of delicious things to eat and we got our share, that's for sure! Then it was back to my parents house for a movie and some popcorn.
Sunday:
We woke up early to head to breakfast with my parents and then to a MOPAR car show that my hubby was dying to go to!
Here is my hunk of a husband standing in front of the car that he wants to purchase in 5 years :-) haha
And for some reason, this was one of my favorite cars! Isn't it cute? I just love it... I can totally picture an older couple going out for a Saturday night cruise in this thing!
Did you have a great weekend too?I'm pumped for next weekend, we get to stay home the entire weekend and do absolutely nothing!!!! (Though I'm sure we'll find something to keep us busy!)
My husband saw another side of me...
So yesterday, we headed out to look at a car we've been thinking about buying. We want a car with more room and w/the ability to tow a small boat (in about 3 years).
Anyway, we found one at a local dealership (even though in the past we have always bought private party for a better deal), this was a pretty good deal and we figured we would take it for a spin. We love how it drove, except when we were breaking and the wheel would shimmy just a bit. There were a few scrapes and dents and I'm under the impression that if I'm going to spend X amount on a car, I want it to look nice. So they "said" they could fix all of that.
We were thinking of trading my husbands car in on the deal. We knew before going in that in all actuality his car is worth more than the one we were looking at, just slightly, within about $1000.
After all was said and they came up with a price, they wanted his car +$5000!!! I about fell off my chair.
Me: Yeah sorry you're nowhere close to where we want you to be
Hubby: Can you do better?
{new} Salesmen: Let me go see, what would you like to see different
Me: First of all take the trade out of the deal because that's a terrible price
{new} Salesmen: What did you want to see?
Me: Well, you need to drop the price of the car about $1500 and give us an extra $3000 on the trade
{new} Salesmen: Um, let me go talk to my manager
Hubby to me: You need to give them a chance to do better
Me: He's already wasted my whole Monday night and I would have walked out after the initial price if you would have let me
Hubby: You have to be nicer to them to get them to drop it
Me: I don't NEED to buy a car, they NEED to sell a car
{new} Salesmen: Well, lowest we can go is $250.00 lower on the car
Me: Well, thank you for your time, you're still nowhere close, sorry.
{new} Salesmen: Well we said we'd fix everything you wanted fixed
Me: BEFORE I sign on the dotted line so that it's up to my standards?
{new} Salesmen: We would do it just how you like it after you sign
Me: Of course you would
{new} Salesmen: Well would you like to drive this other particular car
Me: No, I wanted that car and I want to look for another one
{new} Salesmen: Well they would drive the same
Me: That is not the car I want
Hubby: Ok then, she's ready to go (as he continues to argue about the difference between the car we test drove and the car the salesman is trying to get us to drive)
{new} Salesmen's Boss: Well you said you wanted it close to X price....
Me: No, I said I wanted it under X price, sorry.
As Hubby and I left he said, wow you're not very nice in car dealerships, I've never seen that in you.
Me: Well, they wasted my time on a Monday night and treated me like I was stupid, not a good idea.
So needless to say, they did NOT sell the car and I will NEVER purchase from that dealership if I can help it.
Anyway, we found one at a local dealership (even though in the past we have always bought private party for a better deal), this was a pretty good deal and we figured we would take it for a spin. We love how it drove, except when we were breaking and the wheel would shimmy just a bit. There were a few scrapes and dents and I'm under the impression that if I'm going to spend X amount on a car, I want it to look nice. So they "said" they could fix all of that.
We were thinking of trading my husbands car in on the deal. We knew before going in that in all actuality his car is worth more than the one we were looking at, just slightly, within about $1000.
After all was said and they came up with a price, they wanted his car +$5000!!! I about fell off my chair.
Me: Yeah sorry you're nowhere close to where we want you to be
Hubby: Can you do better?
{new} Salesmen: Let me go see, what would you like to see different
Me: First of all take the trade out of the deal because that's a terrible price
{new} Salesmen: What did you want to see?
Me: Well, you need to drop the price of the car about $1500 and give us an extra $3000 on the trade
{new} Salesmen: Um, let me go talk to my manager
Hubby to me: You need to give them a chance to do better
Me: He's already wasted my whole Monday night and I would have walked out after the initial price if you would have let me
Hubby: You have to be nicer to them to get them to drop it
Me: I don't NEED to buy a car, they NEED to sell a car
{new} Salesmen: Well, lowest we can go is $250.00 lower on the car
Me: Well, thank you for your time, you're still nowhere close, sorry.
{new} Salesmen: Well we said we'd fix everything you wanted fixed
Me: BEFORE I sign on the dotted line so that it's up to my standards?
{new} Salesmen: We would do it just how you like it after you sign
Me: Of course you would
{new} Salesmen: Well would you like to drive this other particular car
Me: No, I wanted that car and I want to look for another one
{new} Salesmen: Well they would drive the same
Me: That is not the car I want
Hubby: Ok then, she's ready to go (as he continues to argue about the difference between the car we test drove and the car the salesman is trying to get us to drive)
{new} Salesmen's Boss: Well you said you wanted it close to X price....
Me: No, I said I wanted it under X price, sorry.
As Hubby and I left he said, wow you're not very nice in car dealerships, I've never seen that in you.
Me: Well, they wasted my time on a Monday night and treated me like I was stupid, not a good idea.
So needless to say, they did NOT sell the car and I will NEVER purchase from that dealership if I can help it.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Kitchen update
So, I told you awhile back that we got new countertops and a sink in our kitchen! They were defiantly needed.
This is after we removed the countertops and sink
(P.S. Please don't mind the red hearts on the cabinets below the sink,
those are being removed, it was a test to see if I liked the red color or not... and
I just realized how horrible it probably looks! haha)
This is the new sink and countertops, still kind of hard to see, but I love them!!
We had to install the sink all by ourselves, which was a challenge. It was the first time we'd ever done a major plumbing job and by WE I mean that hubby did all the work, but I was the runner. I had to go and make about 4-5 different trips to get pipes, hoses, etc...
I'm glad we did it though, the kitchen looks much better... And as you might be able to see in the above picture we painted the walls a light butter cream yellow and put up red valances. I am loving the new look!
This was before we did anything to the kitchen.
Don't mind the mess, we had just moved in.
The walls were a light tan, no valances on the windows and
it's a bit hard to see, but the sink is very small and the countertops
are a light cream color.
Don't mind the mess, we had just moved in.
The walls were a light tan, no valances on the windows and
it's a bit hard to see, but the sink is very small and the countertops
are a light cream color.
This is after we removed the countertops and sink
(P.S. Please don't mind the red hearts on the cabinets below the sink,
those are being removed, it was a test to see if I liked the red color or not... and
I just realized how horrible it probably looks! haha)
This is the new sink and countertops, still kind of hard to see, but I love them!!
And just for good measure, here's hubby doing a great job as usual!
We had to install the sink all by ourselves, which was a challenge. It was the first time we'd ever done a major plumbing job and by WE I mean that hubby did all the work, but I was the runner. I had to go and make about 4-5 different trips to get pipes, hoses, etc... I'm glad we did it though, the kitchen looks much better... And as you might be able to see in the above picture we painted the walls a light butter cream yellow and put up red valances. I am loving the new look!
Monday, July 27, 2009
The Bix
So, as I said here my goal for The Bix was 1:10:00..... Well I am sorry to say that I failed on that one. I did however run "most" of the entire race, with the exception of two short walks up these two gigantic hills! I mean these babies were enormous! I was not prepared for the hills and those are what kicked my butt.
Warning: This next paragraph might be too much information for some of you, I'm warning you if you read on, I will talk about how I got sick during the race... Proceed with caution!
Before I tell you my real time, I must first tell you why I did not accomplish close to what my goal was.... I did great the first 1/2 of the race (at mile 3.5) I was at 36:06. If I would have kept the same pace throughout the second 1/2, I would have ended with a 1:12:12 which would have been A-OK with me! That would have been great.... However; because I was up at 5:00 am, I was not able to eat anything (I feel sick to my stomach when I wake up that early, weird huh? haha) so, around mile 4-5 I started feeling this "stuff" in my throat.... Well, I kept running and I kept grabbing cups of water as they were offered at about every mile marker.... (Bad Idea Kayla).... An empty stomach, running 7 miles, drowning yourself in water.... Not a good combination. You can see where this is going! So, here I am, I see the sign for the final mile!! I've almost made it I said to myself! I told myself I was not going to walk any of the last mile because I've almost finished and I can do this. Well, I see the sign: 1/8th mile to go! I can't believe I'm almost made it!! Then the "stuff" mentioned above started to continue upwards..... I thought to myself: "This is not happening to me, I'm almost finished! I can make it and finish at 1:12:00! I can do it".... FAIL! I had about 1/16th of a mile to go to the finish line and I had to make a B-line to the curb where I continued to throw up all of the water that was drank the previous 6 miles.... I spent a good 4-5 minutes getting sick, but I got back up and finished the race, that's the proud moment I had! haha I finished sprinting, because I felt so good after getting sick that I had all of this energy left!
So, I finished with an official time of 1:17:30 (or something along those seconds). Not too shabby and I feel that if I wouldn't have gotten sick, I really would have been close to 1:12:00 and I would have been proud of that. Especially since I was not prepared for this race and could not run for the last 3-4 weeks.
All in all it was a great race and I am "fairly" proud of finishing it. We've decided not to do the 1/2 marathon in October, because neither my hubby nor I have the desire to run 13.1 miles ever... 7 was good enough for the both of us. We are going to try and stay on track for the 1/2 marathon just to stay in shape and keep running, but we decided 3 hours post race that neither of us really wanted to do it... :-)
So, my goal for next year's Bix is to be under a 1:10:00 and I know I can do it this time! I will be prepared!
Thanks for all of the well wishes and good luck's! I know it helped, especially on that first 1/2 of the race! :-)
Warning: This next paragraph might be too much information for some of you, I'm warning you if you read on, I will talk about how I got sick during the race... Proceed with caution!
Before I tell you my real time, I must first tell you why I did not accomplish close to what my goal was.... I did great the first 1/2 of the race (at mile 3.5) I was at 36:06. If I would have kept the same pace throughout the second 1/2, I would have ended with a 1:12:12 which would have been A-OK with me! That would have been great.... However; because I was up at 5:00 am, I was not able to eat anything (I feel sick to my stomach when I wake up that early, weird huh? haha) so, around mile 4-5 I started feeling this "stuff" in my throat.... Well, I kept running and I kept grabbing cups of water as they were offered at about every mile marker.... (Bad Idea Kayla).... An empty stomach, running 7 miles, drowning yourself in water.... Not a good combination. You can see where this is going! So, here I am, I see the sign for the final mile!! I've almost made it I said to myself! I told myself I was not going to walk any of the last mile because I've almost finished and I can do this. Well, I see the sign: 1/8th mile to go! I can't believe I'm almost made it!! Then the "stuff" mentioned above started to continue upwards..... I thought to myself: "This is not happening to me, I'm almost finished! I can make it and finish at 1:12:00! I can do it".... FAIL! I had about 1/16th of a mile to go to the finish line and I had to make a B-line to the curb where I continued to throw up all of the water that was drank the previous 6 miles.... I spent a good 4-5 minutes getting sick, but I got back up and finished the race, that's the proud moment I had! haha I finished sprinting, because I felt so good after getting sick that I had all of this energy left!
So, I finished with an official time of 1:17:30 (or something along those seconds). Not too shabby and I feel that if I wouldn't have gotten sick, I really would have been close to 1:12:00 and I would have been proud of that. Especially since I was not prepared for this race and could not run for the last 3-4 weeks.
All in all it was a great race and I am "fairly" proud of finishing it. We've decided not to do the 1/2 marathon in October, because neither my hubby nor I have the desire to run 13.1 miles ever... 7 was good enough for the both of us. We are going to try and stay on track for the 1/2 marathon just to stay in shape and keep running, but we decided 3 hours post race that neither of us really wanted to do it... :-)
So, my goal for next year's Bix is to be under a 1:10:00 and I know I can do it this time! I will be prepared!
Thanks for all of the well wishes and good luck's! I know it helped, especially on that first 1/2 of the race! :-)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The Confession
Here is how the conversation about the mower went:
Me: (as hubby returns home after volleyball, standing outside to greet him)... Uh I have something to tell you
Hubby: What?
Me: It's not good
Hubby: Did you knock over my motorcycle?
Me: Well No! Actually I didn't (With a big grin)
Hubby: Then what happened
Me: I sort of broke our brandnew lawnmower
Hubby: O, o well we'll get it fixed...
Me: Really!?!? You're not mad?
Hubby: No, not a big deal I'll see if I can fix it.
Me: Thinking to myself: I can't believe he isn't livid with me! We just spent X$$ on this lawnmower and he's ok with me breaking it? Note to self: NEVER EVER touch his motorcycle!
Me: (as hubby returns home after volleyball, standing outside to greet him)... Uh I have something to tell you
Hubby: What?
Me: It's not good
Hubby: Did you knock over my motorcycle?
Me: Well No! Actually I didn't (With a big grin)
Hubby: Then what happened
Me: I sort of broke our brandnew lawnmower
Hubby: O, o well we'll get it fixed...
Me: Really!?!? You're not mad?
Hubby: No, not a big deal I'll see if I can fix it.
Me: Thinking to myself: I can't believe he isn't livid with me! We just spent X$$ on this lawnmower and he's ok with me breaking it? Note to self: NEVER EVER touch his motorcycle!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Random
So, this is going to be somewhat of a random post....
I'm feeling crappy today, well lately. I'm trying to workout and eat healthier, but it's so hard! I feel like I've gained 100 lbs since college, though I know this is not true. I'm probably 10 lbs heaver than I would like to be (and by taking off 10 lbs, that would put me back to my senior year of high school weight). I've gotten my husband excited about running and working out again, but I can't seem to find the motivation in myself. When he's there and we workout together, I do pretty well, but when I'm alone and I have to get myself up off the couch, it's much harder. I'm only 5'0" tall, so gaining weight is much more noticeable on me than it would be to someone much taller. I'm not heavy by any means, so don't get me wrong, I know I could look much worse. I just want to be healthier, it's not even about the lbs, it's about the satisfaction of knowing that I can do anything and that I am doing my best to stay healthy.
I just bought groceries and spent $100..... I feel like I got nothing because I tried buying more healthy choices. Does anyone have any suggestions for healthy, good tasting, cheap meals to make at home (or do they not exist?)? I know there's tons of recipes out there, I just have a hard time finding ones that I like and that my husband likes. He's very picky, so its difficult to find things to make that are healthy.
Anyway, that's my rant, sorry... I'm just wondering how the rest of you do it! Some of you have kids and are still able to find time to workout and eat healthy! I want to start now, so that when we do have kids, I am in some sort of pattern.
With that said, I'm drinking my Crystal Light and thinking about having a salad for lunch :-)
On another note, any suggestions for running shoes, shorts and tanks? We're running the Bix this weekend and I'm thinking of treating myself to a new pair of shorts and a tank to run in... I know switching shoes 4 days before a race probably isn't the smartest idea! By the way, the Bix is 7 miles people!! I said 7 miles! My goal is to finish running, run the whole time and get a better time than 1:10:00. That is my goal, it's not actually a difficult goal to achieve, because I know I have it in me to do it. So, I'll update you next week as to how I did.
I'm feeling crappy today, well lately. I'm trying to workout and eat healthier, but it's so hard! I feel like I've gained 100 lbs since college, though I know this is not true. I'm probably 10 lbs heaver than I would like to be (and by taking off 10 lbs, that would put me back to my senior year of high school weight). I've gotten my husband excited about running and working out again, but I can't seem to find the motivation in myself. When he's there and we workout together, I do pretty well, but when I'm alone and I have to get myself up off the couch, it's much harder. I'm only 5'0" tall, so gaining weight is much more noticeable on me than it would be to someone much taller. I'm not heavy by any means, so don't get me wrong, I know I could look much worse. I just want to be healthier, it's not even about the lbs, it's about the satisfaction of knowing that I can do anything and that I am doing my best to stay healthy.
I just bought groceries and spent $100..... I feel like I got nothing because I tried buying more healthy choices. Does anyone have any suggestions for healthy, good tasting, cheap meals to make at home (or do they not exist?)? I know there's tons of recipes out there, I just have a hard time finding ones that I like and that my husband likes. He's very picky, so its difficult to find things to make that are healthy.
Anyway, that's my rant, sorry... I'm just wondering how the rest of you do it! Some of you have kids and are still able to find time to workout and eat healthy! I want to start now, so that when we do have kids, I am in some sort of pattern.
With that said, I'm drinking my Crystal Light and thinking about having a salad for lunch :-)
On another note, any suggestions for running shoes, shorts and tanks? We're running the Bix this weekend and I'm thinking of treating myself to a new pair of shorts and a tank to run in... I know switching shoes 4 days before a race probably isn't the smartest idea! By the way, the Bix is 7 miles people!! I said 7 miles! My goal is to finish running, run the whole time and get a better time than 1:10:00. That is my goal, it's not actually a difficult goal to achieve, because I know I have it in me to do it. So, I'll update you next week as to how I did.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Babies Babies Babies!!!
Help! I think I have baby fever and it's just not in the cards right now. I got to hold a co-workers baby the other day and she was soooooo beautiful and tiny and perfect! I want my own! lol :-) Head on over to Angie's Blog to see baby Emma in all her glory! :-)
I sent a text to my husband with me holding the baby and said "I want one"..... He said "Oh boy" haha, he knows I can't wait to be a mom and he said it'll happen soon, don't worry. So that was nice of him, I think he'll be more excited once it actually happens, but he's not too into the idea of having one NOW.
We're hoping to have a baby sometime in the next 1-2 years..... I guess when the time is right and God decides we're ready, it'll happen.
Until then, I'll gush over everyone else's little ones!
I sent a text to my husband with me holding the baby and said "I want one"..... He said "Oh boy" haha, he knows I can't wait to be a mom and he said it'll happen soon, don't worry. So that was nice of him, I think he'll be more excited once it actually happens, but he's not too into the idea of having one NOW.
We're hoping to have a baby sometime in the next 1-2 years..... I guess when the time is right and God decides we're ready, it'll happen.
Until then, I'll gush over everyone else's little ones!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Q&A
So, I know I'm not that interesting, but 2 people actually decided they wanted to know more about me from this post! Yippy!! So, it's their lucky day!
Where are you from? What is your favorite color? Do you like sushi? Where did you go to school? How did you and your husband meet? What's your favorite book? :)
Well I am from Iowa, the great state! I've been very few places in the world, so I don't have a lot to compare it to, but I actually love it. I think I mostly love it because my family lives pretty close, only about 90 miles. (I'm hoping to move back to my hometown in the next 2-3 years depending on the economy situation)
I have a very strong HATE dislike for all things seafood. I'm not sure why, but I'm a huge texture person, so things such as shrimp makes my skin crawl.....
I went to college at Loras College and graduated with a BA in Criminal Justice. I am now going to school for my Masters in School Counseling at Buena Vista University.
My husband and I both worked at Best Buy. I started the week he quit, so we never officially met at Best Buy. His roommate also worked at Best Buy and we had planned to meet out for a few drinks after work one weekend night, so I brought a friend and he brought a friend (My now husband!!). Needless to say, neither I nor the guy I worked with didn't have a clue as to the plan that God had! I, however, am very very excited about how it worked out. It worked out just how it was suppose to! It's not the most exciting story, but there's more to it than that. This is the short version I suppose..... After we met, we didn't hang out for awhile, but once he finally got his courage to ask me on a date is when the real sparks started to fly. :-)
Gosh, my favorite book.... This one's a toughy..... I think I would have to say Of Mice and Men from my earlier days of reading or The Five Love Languages . If you haven't read it, you need to!
What are you most afraid of? I am most afraid of bugs (the more legs, the more it scares me!) and losing someone close to me. It terrifies me that I know I will have to live my parents someday, I just hope it's a long time off!
If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Gosh, thats a toss up between Chinese and Mexican.... though I'd probably have to say Mexican because I only really love Chinese from this place in Dubuque, IA, so if you are ever there stop by House of China!
What is your biggest pet peeve? I have so many! haha but my biggest pet peeve is probably.... when people don't apprechiate the things others do for them and when people hang up without saying goodbye
Where is your favorite place in the world? In your house? In the word, my favorite place would have to be back in my hometown surrounded by family. In my house, probably the basement theater room because it's where my husband and I spend most of our time cuddled up watching movies...
So there you have it, you now know a little more about me... Whether you like it or not! :-) Thanks ladies for asking and if you ever want to know anything else, feel free to ask!
Where are you from? What is your favorite color? Do you like sushi? Where did you go to school? How did you and your husband meet? What's your favorite book? :)
Well I am from Iowa, the great state! I've been very few places in the world, so I don't have a lot to compare it to, but I actually love it. I think I mostly love it because my family lives pretty close, only about 90 miles. (I'm hoping to move back to my hometown in the next 2-3 years depending on the economy situation)
I have a very strong
I went to college at Loras College and graduated with a BA in Criminal Justice. I am now going to school for my Masters in School Counseling at Buena Vista University.
My husband and I both worked at Best Buy. I started the week he quit, so we never officially met at Best Buy. His roommate also worked at Best Buy and we had planned to meet out for a few drinks after work one weekend night, so I brought a friend and he brought a friend (My now husband!!). Needless to say, neither I nor the guy I worked with didn't have a clue as to the plan that God had! I, however, am very very excited about how it worked out. It worked out just how it was suppose to! It's not the most exciting story, but there's more to it than that. This is the short version I suppose..... After we met, we didn't hang out for awhile, but once he finally got his courage to ask me on a date is when the real sparks started to fly. :-)
Gosh, my favorite book.... This one's a toughy..... I think I would have to say Of Mice and Men from my earlier days of reading or The Five Love Languages . If you haven't read it, you need to!
What are you most afraid of? I am most afraid of bugs (the more legs, the more it scares me!) and losing someone close to me. It terrifies me that I know I will have to live my parents someday, I just hope it's a long time off!
If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Gosh, thats a toss up between Chinese and Mexican.... though I'd probably have to say Mexican because I only really love Chinese from this place in Dubuque, IA, so if you are ever there stop by House of China!
What is your biggest pet peeve? I have so many! haha but my biggest pet peeve is probably.... when people don't apprechiate the things others do for them and when people hang up without saying goodbye
Where is your favorite place in the world? In your house? In the word, my favorite place would have to be back in my hometown surrounded by family. In my house, probably the basement theater room because it's where my husband and I spend most of our time cuddled up watching movies...
So there you have it, you now know a little more about me... Whether you like it or not! :-) Thanks ladies for asking and if you ever want to know anything else, feel free to ask!
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