Welcome to my life.....

"Hello! Is there anybody out there?"

That seems to be the common phrase around this ole blog of mine. There really isn't really an excuse as to WHY I have been gone for so long. But what's new? I just post whenever I get a little nudge in my head that says, "Hey!! Remember that blog of yours?" or whenever there is a wee bit of downtime from the every day life. Around these parts, a ton has been happening and yet nothing has been happening at the same time. It's like little waves of "happenings" happen and then its just--nothing. But isn't life like that anyways? Let's go back a few weeks....

The Friday before Easter, my husband had a rematch. For those of you who don't know or are new, my husband is an amateur boxer (a license to fight during shows, but not get paid.) as a hobby. A few weeks prior to that, he had a match with the same guy who he lost to. The Easter fight was the rematch to that guy. However he "technically" lost that one. During round 2 of the match (3 rounds total) he stepped back to avoid a punch and slipped. The slip caused a dislocation of his right knee which landed him on a ride via the ambulance to the ER. During his little stint at the hospital we learned that he tore 3 out of 4 ligaments on that knee. Bad. All bad. He had an operation to fix one of the 3 ligaments but still needs 2 more surgeries to fix the other two and tons of physical therapy. So for the past 3 weeks, I've been running around like a chicken with its' head cut off. Everywhere. Which also meant that my son has a new schedule for the mornings. But wanna know what the silver lining is---I'm not working anymore. I haven't since New Years. That's another story for another post. But that was our silver lining this year--my being a stay at home mom/chauffeur t o my husband.

As for our little boy who no longer is a little boy if you ask him, he's doing great. He just turned 5 a week ago and it's such an amazing yet bittersweet feeling. I love that he's getting so big yet miss his being so small. He's still in pre-k and will be "graduating" to Kindergarten next year. Michael isn't quite ready to transition to General Ed Class yet and we are so hoping ABT (Applied Behavior Therapy for his Autism) will help with his Social and Sensory issues. He's so smart and I know with a little more help he will get there. This kid will be making changes in this world, just watch.

The day my husband played barber.

Last weekend was a whirlwind. We had Mother's Day fiestas and a birth. We also had a birthday party that we were going to go to but there were last minute changes to our schedule. During the midst of our plans I had to squeeze in a hair cut for Michael. He was long over due. Hubby decided that he knew what he was doing and that he would do it. I sensed a bad idea. He has brought up the subject before, and each and every time I declined his offer to play Barber to Michael. Somehow this weekend he won. He sat Michael down in his Sesame Street Booster chair and played a video--you know, like they do at the kiddie salon to get the kid's mind off of the buzzer.

This is what the result of said hair cut:

This was the result of my son tossing and thrashing around not liking the idea of a hair cut. My husband gave up as to not cause further damage--and he had to go to work. Obviously I wasn't going to let it stay that way. Off to drop my husband off at work and then to the kiddie salon.

Obviously it was the little red fire engine and bell
that was missing from my husband's plan.

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and the end result?

Much, much, Mucho Better! Don't you think?

Moral of the story:

Don't ever let your spouse try to play Barber if the only head he has ever shaved is his.

Wordless Wednesday: Yard work and second birthdays.

The top picture is what my husband looks like when he does yard work. Allergies are terrible this year! The bottom is of Michael celebrating his second birthday (a separate post on that later.)

Today…

To my dear Husband,

 

Today is your birthday. You have crossed over and have joined the Thirty Somethings like your wife. Welcome! This morning I asked you how does it feel to be thirty, you said, “Everything hurts.” Again, welcome!

Today I am reminded once again how wonderful it is to be blessed to have you for another year. Another beautiful year with you. This weekend has been a celebration for your life, and so far, the celebrations have not stopped. I am eagerly awaiting to take you out to lunch during your lunch break. Whoo!

 

Today, once again, I will thank your mother for raising such an intelligent,  talented, charming, and funny man who is now my husband. She raised you and your 9 other siblings on her own. That in itself deserves a medal, and look how you guys turned out! Crazy, but oh so wonderful.

 

Today, we celebrate! Today is a great day!

 

We love you.

 

Groupons + Roller Skating + Stitches = Coolest Date Ever!

Ever see a movie and love it? Ever have a favorite scene and want to recreate it? Well that favorite movie is “Rocky.” And that favorite scene is the one where Rocky Balboa take Adrienne out on a date to an ice skating rink. Since my husband is a huge boxing fan, Rocky is one of his favorite love stories (yep, it’s a love story.) Plus he also wanted to recreate that infamous date scene, but since we are in the middle of summer, ice rinks don’t exist around here. The alternative? Roller Skating!!

 

Stevan had received a Groupon deal for roller skating for two with sodas and pizza. Perfect! Right? So he buys the offer and pins it on our board (we have a board where we write notes to each other.) I see the offer the next day and think “Awe! What a sweetie!” Plans are set for this past Sunday and he also took time to find a sitter! Husband of the year!! So off we go to a roller skating date…

 

Let’s go back a few years (like two decades or so. Ha!) and let me point out that I used to rollerblade when rollerblading was AWESOME DUDE! I loved it! I even rollerbladed a bit in my teen years in the mid-late 90’s. So I guess it’s safe to say, I’m ready for the roller derbies. Ha ha! Now that I pointed that out, let’s get back to our date….

 

Stevan was scared of letting go of the wall for fear of falling. I gave him some confidence by telling him to just do a little at a time. Before you know it, he was letting go. Now, twenty minutes into our date and a disco set later, I bit it. I hit the floor bad! After falling flat on my face (yes my face!) I got up and began skating again. Stevan headed back towards me (he was ahead of me) and by that time, I discovered blood gushing down from my chin. Surely I had scraped myself. I headed to the bathroom to clean up and that’s when I found I had split open my chin. Bone was peaking through. Off to Urgent Care we went and three stitches later—Coolest Date ever!

 

PS. If you want to see what laid underneath the bandage and what it looks like now, click the above picture.

He’s not here.

At about 1:30pm (PST), my husband left me. Well, he left me to go to Vegas with his brother and two friends. The guys had decided that it was time for my husband to see a real life boxing match in Vegas. Nice, right? All expenses paid for Stevan. Even better. I’ll be “husbandless” for the next 3-4 days until his return. This is so weird to me since for about the first time in our 7 years that we have been married, I’ll be sleeping and living  my life without his physical presence. The only time it ever came close to that was when I gave birth to Michael where I spent a week at my parents while I learned a few ropes and got much needed help and rest post-pardum. However, Steve still came and visited after work but we saw each other. This time, it’s not like that.

 

I miss the heck out of him. I give Military spouses “props” for doing this for months at a time. I don’t know how you guys do this. It’s hard. I think the hardest part was seeing Michael crying hysterically when his dad climbed into the car. That, and seeing him fight his way through his toys, after bringing him, to get to the door calling out “Daddy!!” That tore my heart. After about 5 minutes, I calmed him down. I know this is only a small teeny weeny fragment of what it’s like for Military families, but my goodness…..I couldn’t do it. So I thank you all for what you do and sacrifice.

 

I’m really hoping Stevan enjoys his weekend out with the boys. As much as I miss him, I am also extremely excited for him to see a real live fight in Vegas. I hope he enjoys it because it will be a long time before he does this

He said | She said. The Newlywed Game

I had been reading my blog list the other day and I ran into Brunch with Amber's post. It's a newly wed game. Obviously we are no longer newly weds. We aren't pros either, so we are just "a married couple," ha ha! So I decided to play along and ask Steve the questions. I answered them too. It was fun.

1) What do you think my best quality is?

He said: Funny. I love that!

I said: Strength (mind you he thought I meant physically. lol) I know you are strong physically, but emotionally, you hold me together.

 

2) What would your ideal date with me be?

He said: A picnic at a park. We’ve only done that once.

I said:  Dinner at home (take out or homemade), pillows and blankets on the floor, and us watching a movie.

 

3) What was your first impression of me?

He said: Hyper. You were all over the place!

I said: Tall. I knew you were tall, but wow! You are really tall!

 

 

4) What is your favorite memory of us?

He said: Our wedding. That day will always be my favorite.

I said: The day we went kite-flying. We had not taken our allergy pills and the grass was knee high. A bad combo. Although it was terrible that day, it’s a nice laugh now.

 

5) What do you see for us in the future?

He said: A big family in our own home.

I said: A big family in our own home.

 

 

I love this man!

A new year, a new start.

Michael and I were each others dates last night. Hubby had to work late night and so it was just Michael and I. We hung out, watched "Junior" (that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito movie), then off to bed. Steve came home around 3:30am and then by 7:30am, let me sleep in. After only a few hours of sleep he should have been the one to sleep in, but I was given that gift! I love my husband :) Later on we ran some errands, had some Wingstop for dinner and now are at home being lazy. What a wonderful day and a nice way to start off the year :)

Dating after baby.

It seems like it has been forever and a day since my husband and I have had some time alone. Obviously we aren't complaining much about it and are enjoying every moment with Michael. However, after reading The Idea's Room "Keep the Sparks Flying" it made me realize that my dear husband and I haven't set some time alone. This is indeed not a good thing. I will say this, we are in no way in imminent danger of having a failing marriage. We are far from that, but that still doesn't mean that we should neglect what has brought us together.

Here are a few of Heather's ideas for conversation starters for you. Hopefully it will help you as well to keep conversation going in your relationship as well.


WHILE YOU EAT YOUR APPETIZER
1. Name three countries you would like to visit.
2. Which celebrity annoys you the most?
3. How would you spend 10,000,000 dollars? (My husband loves this question.)
4. If you could try out any occupation for a year, what would it be?
5. On a scale of 1 to 10 how cool are you?
OVER THE MAIN COURSE
1. If you could rewind to any point in your past, what would you want to relive?
2. If you could take lessons to become an expert at anything, what would it be?
3. How would you spend a perfect day alone?
4. What would you want us to do together for the next ten years if you knew they were our last?
5. What’s the most honest thing you have ever done?
6. How would you like people to describe you at your funeral?

WHILE SHARING DESSERT, or eating your very own
1. Hollywood called, they want to make a movie about your life, who would play you?
2. Name something you love that no one seems to like. (Or name something that everyone seems to love except for you.)
3. What’s the one item you own that you know you should get rid of but never will?
4. Name one thing you miss about our dating years? (Then talk about how you can make it a part of your dating again.)
5. Last one, make it good! What’s something positive about me that you don’t say often enough? (Then decide to say it more.) 




Credit: The Idea Room

happy father's day

Happy Father's Day!

Parties! Parties! Parties! Baby?

Tomorrow we are having some friends over: Country Fried Steak Night! They have been waiting for this for quite some time. Ha! I think it's about time that I make it for them. Don't want to make it too often or I'd spoil my friends. This sort of "dinner party" will be one of the last one's before baby boy makes his appearance, and that's fine. Before you know it, we will having more of these once again. I love having my friends over and just hanging out. I know life will change after he is here, I just hope it doesn't change too much. That's my biggest fear--losing my friends because we wanted to move forward. I hope that isn't the case for us.

Friday will be husband's birthday, and we are gathering at his mom's house for something simple. With everything going on and preparing for baby's arrival, I have completely forgotten to actually prepare for hubby's birthday. He said he would be glad to just have cake and his family all in one, so I'm going to try and do that--but with beer! So I'm hoping he has a great time on Friday.

Last "Hoorah" before baby get's here once again is next week on Saturday. "The World is Not Ready for Another Steve!" party is next Saturday and this is sort of like a Dad's shower. I feel horrible that I have been getting all of the attention, so he's getting something similar yet masculine with a bunch of his friends. He also claims it's somewhat of his "Dad/Birthday combo party", which is fine. It's his party, he can call it what he wants. I just hope he has loads of fun. That's all that matters.