Happy Birthday to my husband!

Happy birthday to my husband!

Every day I am more thankful that we get to spend our lives together.

A great doggy- dad,

 brother/brother-in-law,

 son/son-in-law,

friend,

and most of all, husband

Love you babe!  Hope you have a fantastic birthday!

Happy Birthday Miss Maya!

It's hard to believe that she's 4 already!

The first day we brought her home, she weighed a whopping 12.5lbs, hid behind a table, bit everything and loved sticking her head out the car window.

She hid from the vacuum and was an 80's rock-star for a few days.

She's a puppy school graduate (2x)!

Now she crawls into bed when we let her,

looks out the window whenever possible,

curls up in the weirdest spots ever,

(I tried telling her to be more lady like but she didn't listen!)

likes riding in the car,

 and still cocks her head to the side when we're talking to her.

I can't believe that she's 4 already!!  Happy Birthday 'baby girl'!

The big 2-7!

Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me-e-e…..HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Whoa! The big 2-7!

In my mind, I am now officially in my late 20's.  I've got mixed emotions, today it is excitement.  There are lots of new things ahead of me this year.  I've only lived just over a quarter of a century, and cannot wait to live a few more quarter centuries! 

So, here's 27 things about me to celebrate!

1. I was 9.0lbs when I was born, my dad used to call me the sausage roll when I was little.
2. I got to name the dog we had as a kid and named her Rudy after my favorite show at the time, 'The Cosby Show'.
3. Sometimes during the summer in middle-school, I'd read at least one Baby Sitters Club book a weekend (and repeat them!)
4. I was a band geek and started playing the flute in 4th grade and all the way through High School, even summer marching band.
5. I participated on the High School Whiz Kid team, and I don't think I answered more than 1 question right in our competitions.  Thought we were so cool on TV in our button-down jean shirts.
6. I won the Superlative for 'Most Athletic' in High School, playing Soccer, Basketball and Softball, every season from 7th grade to 12th.
7. I hate it when people call me by my last name (maiden or married).
8. I set the alarm at least 20 minutes early so I can hit the snooze button twice
9. I absolutely love ice cream, I would eat it every day if I could.
10. If I lived alone, I would probably eat plain pasta or a salad and baked potato for dinner every night.  
11. When KC goes away for the weekend sometimes I spend my Sunday afternoons watching movies on TBS (or Lifetime) and eating Air-Pop Popcorn
12. I don't have a favorite color, I like shades of purple, blue and teal.
13. I don't like pink, mostly pastel-y pink.  I can deal with a darker pink, but if I ever have a baby girl, her room will not be pink.
14. I fractured my hand last year (2008-2009) on NYE playing dizzy bats (Yes, drinking was involved, enough said).
15. I always thought I would grow up to be a teacher (I used to think it was because I have neat hand-writing), sometimes I think about going back to school to be a teacher now.
16. I am very particular about the type of pen I like.  Pentel RSVP Fine Tip please!
17. My friends say I have OCD because I like things to be cleaned and picked up.
18. I make To-Do lists just so I can cross things off the list.
19. I would love to open my own business (I have no idea of what) but I'm too afraid of failure/risk (my husband is the risk taker).
20. I used to drink regular Pepsi, until I gave it up for Lent, then I stopped drinking Pepsi and switched to Diet Coke, but I don't like regular Coke or Diet Pepsi.
21. I love strawberries and if it has mushrooms in it you can count me in!
22. I like cake (preferably funfetti) but would rather have it without the frosting.
23. I love white-chocolate, like milk-chocolate and don't like dark-chocolate
24. I love a nice hot glass of hot cocoa on a cold morning, but not from Starbucks, yuck!
25. I never read blogs until I started planning my wedding and was too chicken to start one until after.
26. I've been a New York Yankee lover for as long as I can remember!  
27. I'm a country music girl!

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Wish we could be there to celebrate!

Dad and I last year at my wedding during the Father/Daughter dance.  (Taken By)