Are you perplexed yet as to the title of this post? What could that number possibly mean? No it is not the number of hairs on my head, or how many chocolate bars I have eaten this year. It's official. I've been married for 1095 days! (Don't worry, I wasn't really keeping track, I just did a simple calculation of 365 x 3 ;) Mike and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary yesterday. I woke up to flowers by my bedside and a cute little gift bag with Harry Connick Jr's new CD (old love songs, a couple of books and a sweet little card. I was about to proceed upstairs to cook up Mike a mean breakfast before he headed off to work, but apparently Jack wanted to be fed before his Daddy. Jack's timing really does amaze me. It is impeccable. It's almost like he has a sixth sense and can tell when I'm about to take my first bite of dinner, or hop in the shower. Amazing! He truly is gifted. ha ha. After feeding him I luckily had enough time make him a lil' sumthin' sumthin'. When Mike got home from work he surprised me by taking me to this amazing restaurant in Hamtilton (approx 20 mins away) called the Old Mill. It was gorgeous and definitely more pricier than we're used to but hey, it's nice to splurge once a year! ;) We had a fantastic day and set some new goals for us for the upcoming year. I find anniversaries are the perfect time to reflect on my marriage and discuss things that we need to improve on and work harder at. I definitely believe that marriage is something that needs to be worked at. I'm finding, especially after having Jack, that you really do need to make sure you set aside time for just the two of you because it's so easy to get caught up in the daily grind and for routine to set in.
We both really couldn't believe that is has been three years already and reflected back on the time we have been able to share together. Like our wedding day for instance...oh the memories! As a little girl, I had always envisioned it as a picture perfect day but let me tell you...ours was the complete opposite. Here's just a glimpse of all of the things that went wrong:
1. I was almost late for the ceremony. The temple is two hours away from where I was living at the time so it made it a little tricky.
2. Threw up all over my wedding dress
3. Bailed on my rear end in my dress due to a patch of ice. ( I guess that is what I get for having a wedding in Dec)
4. Wedding planner was STILL decorating the room as guests were arriving
5. The table cloths were FAR from the colour I had ordered
6. Chicken entree more like chicken mashed potatoes than chicken. Everyone at the reception was perplexed as to what they were really eating. Darn Caterer!
7. Forgot about the flowers in the car up until the reception. Now that was a waste of money!
8. Wedding planner and crew didn't end up cleaning the room and we got a phone call at 8 a.m the next day saying we needed to figure it out.
Oh, just to name a few! But honestly, our ceremony, which was the most important part, was flawless and was able to be given by Mike's grandpa. All of the other things really are just small details and are now able to be the family joke! ;) Move over Aunt Chris! but oh...If i could do it all over again. I'd ELOPE! hee hee
I love you Mite and thank you for three amazing, wonderful, fun three years. You truly are my bestest friend and I couldn't ask for a more perfect husband. Love you Sugar Booger.
Here was an engagement video that my sis had put together when we had our engagement pics taken.
December 3, 2009
1095
December 1, 2009
24 Days till Christmas!
Can you believe that it is already December 1st? Where did this year go? Honestly! It really is amazing to me that as you get older time really does fly by. Before I know it I'll be sending Jack off to school...ok, maybe I'm getting a wee bit ahead of myself.
So a very sad thing happened yesterday and I'm not quite sure if it was more traumatizing for Jack or for me. Jack has learned how to roll. It is so funny to see how much these little milestones in his life get me so excited. Anywho, we have a brown ottoman in front of our couch which has turned into the changing station. It's just so much more convenient than his changing table. Not exactly sure why we even bought one in the first place because I think I can count on one hand the number of times we've used it. Well yesterday after cleaning a doozy of a diaper, I got up to walk not even 5 steps away to throw it out and just as I was turning around I see Jack tumbling over the side of the ottoman. Luckily the floor is carpeted and pretty cushy but he was sooooo upset. He even made a little smacking sound as he hit the ground. I quickly rushed over to him, cradled him in my arms and commenced trying to soothe and calm my very hysterical baby. I then searched his little body for any signs of bumps or bruises but none were to be found. I apologized profusely in the hopes that he would forgive his reckless mother. You can tell were new parents because when Mike came home he thought maybe we should take him to the doctor just to be sure he's ok. Grammmy Ryan assured us that he was just fine.
Later on that evening as Mike was changing Jack into his jammies he was zipping up his sleeper and caught a little bit of his skin in the zipper. Well thus commenced the second traumatizing event of the day. Poor little Jack. Mike felt so awful and tried to console him but he just wouldn't stop crying. I asked him if I could try and he refused saying he wanted to console him. Well he continued crying and it didn't seem like it was letting up anytime son so I asked again if I could have him and Mike unwillingly handed him over. As soon as I held him he stopped crying. It about melted my heart right there on the spot. Could just knowing he is in his mothers arms be enough to calm him? I was sad that he was hurt, but so happy that yet again, I could console my little baby. I have come to realize that it is one of the simple blessings of being a mother. The ability we have to nurture and soothe our little ones. I can't wait for the day when he is upset and calls out for me by name because all he wants his Mommy.
Well here's keeping my fingers crossed that nothing tragic happens today. Wish me luck! and Happy December.
Here is another little video of Jack talking. I just can't get over how funny it is when he talks to me. He has started to move his little lips as you'll see and it's like he is trying to get the words out but all that comes out is babble.
Also, I chopped my hair last week. I just took a quick pic with my web cam. it's not a very good shot but you can at least tell how short it is.
