The Good and the Bad of 2007

Lets start with the bad.

I lost a friend. Sadly my friends Danielle Wilson past away last February. She is truly missed by all who knew her.

I had a really big falling out with most of my close family. I wish things could have been different. Sometimes words can cause a lot of pain. I hope that time really does heal all wounds.

We had to watch one of my friends send her husband off to Kuwait for a year. I know it has been hard for her but she has been able to stay pretty strong.

Also another friend of mine had to send her sister off to Kuwait for a year. She has not only had to be supportive of her sister leaving but also she has had to take care of her mother who is having a really hard time with the deployment.

We also have missed Leila who is serving in Iraq. She is missed by her husband and two kids. Her family and friends can hardly wait for her return.

Tim was out of the country for over 2 months. It was really hard having him be gone that long. I really missed him this summer.

Back in October Tim and I dealt with having an early miscarriage. That was never anything I thought I would have to go through. It took a much bigger toll on Tim and I then we could have imagined.

OK and now for the Good.

My friend Shannon was blessed with a baby girl in February named Kendall. She has added so much to our life that I can only wonder how great it has been for Shannon.

Tim was able to hang up his uniform and join the civilian work force. Although he had to change jobs 3 times I think he has found one that he is happy with. He also will not have to do any more traveling.

My sister-in-law Shannon graduated from College in May and made a big move by coming to Va.

While Tim was over in England I got the opportunity to visit him and we took a trip to Paris. It was like having a second honeymoon.

Shannon (sister-in-law) was offered two wonderful positions and was able to except one and is enjoying her new career.

Tim and I made the decision that we wanted to start working on having a family.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving that we were able to share with Paula who came for a visit.

Danielle turned 18 and is looking forward to her first child in April.

Nikki had had a wonderful year in school and counties to do well.

So yes we have had some big down this year but we have also had some great high lights. I hope that everyone has a wonderful New Year.

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas

From Craigslist

Dear Man who flashed me on I-90. I was in the passenger side of my friends car, on a quiet saturday driving home from crossgates mall. I am usually driving, so i was taking this time as a passenger to take in the beauty that is I-90. As i am innocently gazing out my window, i notice a large blue chevy i belive pick up truck 2 lanes over. Normally i would of not looked twice but something caught my eye. You sir were waving wildly at me, thinking i might know you, i took my sunglasses off to get a better look at you. Some movement again caught my eye, you were no longer waving at me, but fiddaling with your pants. This should of been a sign to turn away, but i was confused. Thats when it happend. You some how managed to keep one foot on the gas, along with your right hand on the steering wheel. and in a matter of seconds were able to stand up with your whole front body facing me (which im still baffled how you managed to do this ans drive) you then started pelvic thrusting your 'cash and prizes' in my direction, while laughing hysterically, like i just opend a can of peanuts, but a snake made out of springs popped out. This action looked much like any movie where you see a male stripper pelvic thrusting, but unlike its done in the movies usually with the saftey of boxer shorts, or tight black pants like the Chippendales wear. Not you sir, no no. You had the pants, and the boxers pulled down, and your t shirt pulled up a little. I even saw belly button. This act lasted around 5, or 6 seconds, then you cowardly took the next exit to escape my face full of horror. Im sure scareing me for life is hilarious. and im not exactly sure what the thrill was of flashing me on I-90. Im sure it wasnt to impress a friend, because you were alone. And you were not an old guy, im sure you could of had a girlfriend, or a wife, so flashing a random 21 year old girl on the highway is a little baffaling to me. But this letter flasher guy, is not to express my anger twords you. Its to let you know, my friend that was driving is upset she missed this horrifying/hilarious act, and would like you to drive by us again, but this time on the driver side. Thanks buddy.

Me Vs Tim

1. Who eats more?
Tim

2. Who said "I love you" first?
He did

3. Who weighs more?
He does, but sometimes I feel like I do

4. Who sings better?
I would have to say Tim

5. Who’s older?
Tim is way older then me haha

6. Who’s smarter?
I feel like Tim is smarter

7. Who’s temper is worse?
mine...he is pretty laid back

8. Who does the laundry?
That would be Tim but sometimes I help

9. Who does the dishes?
There again that would be Tim but I do most of the cooking

10. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
The dose

11. Who makes the bed?
Most of the time he does

12. Who’s hair is longer?
Mine

13. Who’s better with the computer?
I would have to say Tim again

14. Do you have pets?
yes

15. Who pays the bills?
Well it all comes out of the same account but I do the paying

16. Who cooks dinner?
Me

17. Who drives when you are together?
Tim

18. Who pays when you go out to dinner?
Tim (with our money)

19. Who is the most stubborn?
I would say that is me

20. Who is the first one to admit when they’re wrong?
That would be Tim

21. Who’s parents do you see more?
Well his sister lives with us so we see her everyday but other then that we see my family more

22. Who named your pet?
We did

23. Who kissed who first?
He kissed me

24. Who asked who out?
Well we really didn't ask each other out we met at a club in DC... Tim said that he picked me up but really Jenn and I saw him and his friend first haha

26. Who’s more sensitive?
This is a hard one, we are both sensitive just in different ways

27. Who’s taller?
Tim lol he would have to be pretty short for me to be taller

28. Who has more friends?
I think that we both have lots of friends I just get to see mine more

29. Who has more siblings?
I do

30. Who wears the pants in the relationship?
I don't know I would say that both of us

31.Who is more sexy?
We are both sexy haha

Merry Christmas Shannon

This weekend Shannon (sister-in-law) became a new mommy to a 3 1/2 month old Basset Hound that she named Pearl. Shannon fell in love with her the moment she set eyes on her. She is adjusting well to our family. Tina and Bristol are showing there new cousin the ropes. LOL.

Thanksgiving Holiday

Wonderful Thanksgiving. My holiday started on Wednesday, I got to sleep into until 8 or so and that was great. Paula and I went to Shannon M.'s going away party. Shannon changed jobs so now we will not be working together but she has moved on to a job that she finds more fulfilling. Anyway so we went to a Mexican restaurant and had a nice lunch with lots of the people I work with. It was really fun and I think that Paula enjoyed herself. After lunch Paula, Shannon and my self went for pedicures. That is always a good time. When we were done we ran over to the mall to meet with Shannon's in-laws so that Paula could see sweet baby Kendall. I am pretty sure Paula fell in love with her, but then who doesn't? When we were done there we went to Erin's to pick up the things we ordered from her Pampered Chef party. It was nice to visit with them for a few moments. Erin was slaving away in the kitchen and the kids were running around. It was a nice visit. So after running the roads all day with Paula we headed home for a night of cooking. We were so tired from our running around that we ordered pizza haha, It was good. Also I have to send a thanks out to Paula, while I was at work on Tuesday and she was stuck at our house all day she did all kinds of cleaning to include our laundry. I don't think Paula understands the meaning of relaxing. We are going to have to help her work on that. : ) So Wednesday night Shannon H and I made our pies and Paula made the jello. I also made twice backed Sweet potatoes. That was not easy, but it turned out to be really good.

Thursday was wonderful, can you guys believe that weather it was out of this world. We had the windows and doors open all day. The cooking went well Shannon, Paula and my self pulled it off with out any issues. We work well together as a team. We ended the night with a game. That was a lot of fun.

Friday morning is where the real fun began. Paula, Shannon and myself were all up at 3:30 am and out the door by 4:15. But little did we know we were late. The parking lot was full when we got to the mall at 4:45 and there was a line out the door. But we did get there early enough to receive the gift bags they were giving away. I would say over all the Shopping went smoothly and we did get some great deals. After about 5 hours of shop Paula the Shannon's (Shannon H and Shannon M) and my self hit the dinner in Central Park for some Brunch. I think a good time was had by all.

Things I learned from Black Friday this year.

1. Get up earlier, next year we are going to have to up our time by about 30 minutes.

2. Doesn't matter how warm it was the day before wear a jacket.

3. Don't dress alike. We didn't dress alike but there was a group of women in line in front of us that did. I think there was like 7 or 8 of them.

4. Don't listen to the rumors in the waiting line. We heard all kinds of rumors about how all the stores had to be open and who had what and what the sales were. Most of them were not true.

5. Don't even think about going to Cracker Barrel for Brunch on this day.....

I had a great time and I hope that everyone else did as well. I do hope to see some more of you out next year. If you start training now I know you will be ready haha.

Happy Turkey Day!

Copy Cat

copied from Erin who copied from Katherine who copied from Adrienne:

1. To whom did you last give the finger? I am not 100% sure but I think it would have been someone that cut me off on 95 .

2. If you had 1,000 dollars what would you buy? I would pay a bill.

3.What was the last beverage you spilled on yourself? Water

4. Are you different now than you were 6 months ago? Yes, I have changed my mind about having kids.

5. Have you been anywhere exciting in the last three days? I wouldn't say exciting but fun?

6. What was the last photograph you took? I am sure it was a picture of Kendall

7. Where were you last night around 9:30? Sleeping in my bed

8. What do you think of guys that wear eyeliner? I am not really into it.

9. How many hours did you last sleep? 8-9

10. Who was the last person to whom you spoke on the phone? Shannon M.

11. 50 Cent shows up at your door, what do you do? Did I win something???

12. How was the last egg you ate prepared? It was good I guess

13. Where did you last wear sunglasses? Maybe in the car I don't wear them that often.

14. Ever worn your underwear backwards? I am sure I have

15. Who was the last person to smoke a cigarette in your presence? Someone at work.

16. Does it bother you when people put && before every sentence and after? I have no idea what you are talking about.

17. What animal did you last pet or hold? My little man Bristol

18. What was the last law you broke? Speeding on the way to work this morning

19. What are you wearing?Wouldn't you like to know.

20. What did you think of your last kiss? Sweet

21. What was the last newspaper you read or skimmed? I have no idea

22. What was the last word written on your hand? Something about work

23. What was the last hair product you used? shampoo and conditioner

24. What was the last text message you received? I love you from Tim

26. Who was the last person to make you really laugh? Shannon M.

27. To what song did you last sing along? Your not gonna break my stride (think that is the name)

28. What was the last musical instrument played in your presence? I have no idea

29. What was the last superstitious thing you did? Made two wishes at 11:11

My Favorite Day!!!!

This weekend went pretty good. Tim did catch some fish on his trip but he didn't take any pictures. I do have some pictures of baby Kendall that I will have to put up when I get some time. Tim and I came home early yesterday we had much to do to get ready for our guest. Paula my mother-in-law is going to be with us for Thanksgiving. This is the second annual Hanson Thanksgiving haha. I don't know if it will be any annual thing but I really do enjoy doing it. I did all of my grocery shopping with Shannon (may sis) yesterday and the store was crazy but we got through it. She also treated me to a manicure. So thank you Shannon for that. I also am working on my game plan for Friday. Anyone who knows me knows this is my all time favorite day of the year. I love shopping on this day. Last year was the first year Shannon (my sis) and Paula had ever gone shopping on Black Friday. Shannon M. (baby Kendall's mom) and I get up about 5 and meet with coffee at the mall around 5:45 and wait in line for the doors to open. Then we hit the stores hard until about 10 or 11 by they we have done most of our shopping for the upcoming Christmas and we grab a bit to eat and call it a day. So I have to start working on my shopping list. There are a few guidelines I like to use.

1. Have a list with items and estimated price.

2. Always buy something for your self first. (this is really important.)

3. Partner up with someone who shares the same passion.

4. Map of the mall always helps. (unless you are like me and already know where everything is.)

5. Have coffee.

6. Make trips to the car to unload bags and much as needed. (you are at a big disadvantage if you have a ton of heavy bags to carry.

7. Over all have fun.

8. Take long nap when you are done.

If anyone would like some personal training in this feel free to give me a call. LOL! Or if anyone would like to join us this Friday let me know, and I will share our plans with you.

Going out of Town for the Weekend

Tim and I will be out of town this weekend. Tim is going to be in a fishing tournament with Shannon M.'s dad who name is also Tim. LOL! Tim has been looking forward to this for the past 3 months. I think Tim B. said that they came in second last year. So they are hopping to come in first this year. I will have to have Tim take pictures of the fish they catch so I can put them up on the blog when we get back. Well I hope that everyone has a great weekend, I know we will.

I love Pie

I made this Cherry Pie last night.

Thank You

I just wanted to take a minute and say Thank You to everyone who sent Tim and I a card and left supportive comments. It has really made a difference .


THANK YOU

And the week comes to and end.

Well Monday Tim and I went back to the gym after not even thinking about working out for the past 3 weeks. Really I think it went pretty good. I only gained 1 pound and Tim was down .5 pound. Tuesday I went and had a massage, it was amazing. Thank you Olivia!!! It was one of the best hours ever, and I mean that I am not just saying that. Wednesday Tim and I had to meet with our financial adviser. It went pretty well, we have a good start one our savings but we will have to be a bit more aggressive if we want to meet our goals when we retire. It sounds like it is so far off but I look at it as a life time goal. In 35 years this is where I want to be. So yeah it is a long way off but I will always have something to work towards. I am lucky b/c Tim shares the same dream and is willing to work on this goal with me. Then on Thursday it was Shannon's (my sister-in-law) birthday. Shannon I hope that you had a wonderful day. I also stayed home from work I was having a CRAPPY day if you know what I mean (I had the craps haha). So yeah I stayed home. I didn't really do to much other then watch TV and hang out with Tina and Bristol. I cooked a pretty good dinner for Shannon's birthday, I think she liked it. And then we had cake not just any kind of cake it was the best cake ever. It was from Cold Stone. It was like eating chocolate and peanut butter heaven haha. Thank you Tim for bringing that home. Tonight Tim and I will be taking Shannon out to eat for her birthday. I really wish I could do more for her. I know it has to be hard to be away from all of her friends and most of her family. I hope to have a few guess with us for Dinner. Like Jenn, Shannon M w/ baby Kendall, Cindy and maybe her boyfriend Aaron. I think that would be a nice time. Oh after dinner Tim and I (maybe Shannon H if she is up for it) will go play a game or 2 of pool with Jenn and her date. That should be fun. Also I am really looking forward to Saturday night. Tim, Shannon H., maybe Shannon M w/baby Kendall and maybe Jenn will be going to E&J's Pampered Chef's party. I love that stuff and so does Tim and he as never been to one. So that is what is going on with me. I hope that everyone has a great weekend. I know I plan to. : )

A weekend to remember

First I would like to say Congratulations to Tim, he started a new job on Thursday. I am really happy for him and I hope that he enjoys it. To celebrate Tim's new job I took him down to Richmond for dinner. The restaurant that we were going to is located in Stony Point Fashion Park. Before we went to dinner Tim took me to the Coach store, I know I am totally spoiled. Here are some pictures of my new bag. I love it... Thank you Tim.

So after a little shopping trip we went to this great Italian restaurant. The mood was great the company was wonderful and our meal was out of this world. It was a very nice date night, something Tim and I haven't done in a while. We really enjoyed our self's.

Saturday we got up early to meet up with some of our friends and go on a hike. It was the perfect day. The weather was cool and refreshing. I do believe a good time was had by all. But I have to tell you I am feeling the hike now. My legs are killing me haha. But I guess there is no gain with out pain. I also want to thank J- for the planing of the hike. Thank you so much!!!.

I am still alive

I had to take a bit of a break from blogging. Tim and I have had a rough few weeks but things are getting back to normal. I have been thinking about what I was going to write in the post for a few days now, b/c there has been so much going on and I wasn't sure if I wanted to share it with everyone. But I feel like I should that way I can talk openly about my feelings. I mean this is my blog so I should be able to write about anything I want right?

I know that I posted a few months ago that Tim and were not going to be trying to have a baby but that we were not going to be preventing it either. Well back on Oct 11Th Tim and I found out that I was pregnant. I had very mixed emotions about it b/c just the day before we learned that my sister was going to be having a baby in April. I was a bit upset when I found out that my sister was going to have a baby b/c she is so young but I also feel like it is really important to try and support her through this. So yeah I was a bit mixed about how I felt about being pregnant. Tim was over joyed with the news, he has been on the baby kick for a while now. We had a doctors appointment on the 18Th and it went well the doctor seemed to think that everything was fine even though I had some light spotting. That weekend Tim and I had the girls ( my two sisters) at the house and we had told then about me being pregnant. They both were pretty happy for me and I was starting to really come around to the idea my self. However on Sunday the 21st I started bleeding really bad and had to go to the ER. They took blood test and did an ultrasound. They didn't see anything and my HGC levels came back really low. They told me I was having a natural miscarriage and there wasn't anything they could do for me. They sent me home and a few hours later I passed a really large blood clot, I was only about 5 weeks a long. (I am sure this is TMI) After that I started feeling much better but Tim and I were every upset. But at the same time we are glad that we didn't share our pregnancy with a lot of people because it was pretty hard to tell the people we had told that we had loss the pregnancy. I know in my heart that everything happens for a reason and when it is met to be for Tim and I we will be and if anything we will be more grateful. I have been lucky to find a board that I can post on with other women that have had unsuccessful pregnancies and that has really helped. I also would like to thank the few people that knew what Tim and I were going through and supported us. I am sure that we would have had support from all of our family and friends, but we just were not ready to share the news. I hope all of you who we didn't tell will understand.

Wonderful Weekend.

Tim and I had a great weekend, we spent the weekend at E&J's. They went out of town for a wedding, Tim and I got to watch S&J. They were great. We really didn't have any tears all weekend. We also had Bristol with us. I think Bristol enjoyed the kids just as much as they enjoyed him. Over all it was a wonderful weekend.

Too Cute

Just when I didn't think she could get any cuter!!!!

Just a note

Sorry I haven't had much to write about, other then working my butt off at the gym only to turn about and find my butt still hanging on lol. Tim is home this week and I really enjoy having him around. Tim is thinking about changing jobs here pretty soon. He would be working like 10 minutes from where I work so we could car pool. I really hope he does take the job I think that he will be much happier there and it will be nice to not have him on the road all the time. Although I am not really sure if we will get sick of each other after a few weeks lol j/k. It will just be so nice to know that we can make plans and not have to worry weather or not Tim will be in town. Also he will not have to miss any more meeting with the trainer. We have one tonight. Yesterday I got up and felt good, you know I wasn't too sore. We went swimming last night for our cardio and when I got up this morning I could really feel it. So now I am really sore but I will be going back tonight. Oh and let me tell you I so need a new bathing suit. I was super glad that there wasn't to many people in the pool area when Tim and I were there because my bathing suit was way to small and it was old so it was really stretched out. By the time I would swim from one end to the other it looked like I was wearing a thong lol. I had Tim get out of the pool before me and bring my towel over to no one would see me when I got out of the pool. So I think I will have to get a new swimsuit before I plan on going back to the pool.

Super Cool

I have to tell you I picked up Martha Steward's Holiday magazine and I just loved some of the ideas. I so wish Tim and I were able to have a Halloween party this year. Here are some of my favorite things I saw. (you can find all of these things on her web site)

Cool Pumpkins






I love these









My grandma, mom and me have all made these before they are nice and lots of fun to make but I always end up getting glitter everywhere.







I have just got to have a pumpkin like this. I love it!!!
























My mom made cookies like these last year for my Halloween party and there were really good.





If anyone is going to have a Halloween party I will be glad to help.

Working Out and Feeling Good

Ok I know that I am only a few days into my new work out program. But I feel great, a bit sore but great. I had kind of a hard day yesterday and I went to the gym and afterwards I felt much better. I have been eating better and I think that it will start paying off soon. Poor Tim is not having such a good time. He had to miss our first two sessions with the trainer because he is still in NY. Also he had to move to a new hotel and this one doesn't have a kitchen or even a small refrigerator. It is so hard to eat healthy when you have to eat every signal meal out. But he has been working out on his own and trying to make good choices. I think things will be easier for him when he gets back. Which we hope will be this weekend, but we don't know for sure. I guess they will tell him tomorrow or Friday if he will have to stay up there for another week. Oh I have to put pictures up of Tina and Bristol, when I was in NY last weekend I found some really cute pet Halloween costumes. So they are now ready for Halloween.

Back in Town

Tim, Bristol and I had a wonderful weekend. We really didn't do much other then drive around the small town that Tim was staying in. The weather was beautiful and it was nice to just take it easy and relax. We did go see the movie Super Bad. It was pretty funny but I think Tim and I were the oldest people in the theater. I did bring Bristol home with me and he is a great traveler. It only took about 6 hours to get home on Sunday. I think Tina was glad to have Bristol back. Well I hope that everyone had as good of a weekend as we did.

Going Out of Town for the Weekend

That's right, I am going to be out of town this weekend. Tim called today and said that he has to work another week in NY so I am going to take tomorrow off, drive up and spend the weekend. I am really looking forward to this short trip. Tim said the weather is wonderful and there is a small town a lot like Bowling Green. Also I will get to see Bristol. So I hope that everyone has a great weekend.

Up date on my little man

This is a picture that Tim sent me of Bristol just hanging out in his hotel room. Next I am expecting a picture of them sitting around a poker table. lol! I really miss Bristol and Tim of course. But it looks like he is having a good time.

I miss my little man

Well Tim has to spend the week in New York for work and he thought it would be nice to take Bristol with him. So my little man is on his way to New York with his daddy lol. I know he is just a dog but he is like the love of my life. I miss him already just knowing that he is not going to be there when I get home today. But Tina will and she and I can have some nice girl time. She might like having the house to her self for few days. Anyway here are some pictures Tim has sent me to day of Bristol in the car on his first road long road trip.

Look... you can tell that he misses me already lol

GREAT Birthday weekend!!!!

I had a wonderful wonderful weekend. Saturday the weather was beautiful and I got to spend the day with Shannon, Jenn and baby Kendall. One of the best parts was when Shannon and Kendall came over and Kendall got some time to play with Tina. Who I really think is in love with Kendall. Tina was really well behaved and I think that Kendall really enjoyed Tina as well, here are some cute pictures of the girls.


Look at that sweet face!


What a ray of sunshine


How about a kiss Tina (haha this is one of my favorite pictures, I was afraid that at any moment Tina was going to lick Kendall's face off haha)


Our friendship has grown from 3 to 4, here are the best friends a girl could have.

Saturday after I got back from my busy day of shopping with Jenn and Shannon, Tim and I took out kids for a nice walk around the neighborhood. It had been awhile since the kids had been out and again the weather was just so nice. That night Tim cool a very nice dinner for Shannon H. and I.

Sunday was a wonderful day! Tim gave me my birthday gift first thing Sunday morning. He got me the matching Tiffany's bracelet to the necklace I got when I was in England and I love it. I am so lucky! My sister-in-law Shannon got 3 Cobblestone Muffins, so we had a tasty breakfast. Thanks Shannon! And I spent most of the really afternoon sitting on my back deck in the sun reading a book and just enjoying the weather. Also the dogs joyed me on the deck they too loved being outside on Sunday.


The Queen and prince of the house Tina and Bristol.


They were just keeping mom company.

Later that afternoon the race came on and watching it is something that Tim and I enjoy doing together. But while we were watching it I was able to talk Tim into painting my toe nails, he is going to kill me for putting these pictures up lol.









Really I think that he did a pretty good job.

Then we got all dressed up and headed out for a very nice dinner at the Old Original Bookbinders in Richmond. It was amazing. The food was great and the company was even better. Tim treated me like a Queen all weekend and I am very great full. Thanks Tim, love you. Also I want to thank everyone for the cards you sent and the phone calls I received. I hope all of my birthdays will be a wonderful as this one.

Here are some pictures of Tim and getting ready to go out to dinner.
(photos were taken by Shannon H.)

Personal Trainer

OK well last night Tim and I met with our new personal trainer, not that we had an old one, we have never had one. Things went well we talked about our goals and what we were doing, what we need to do and what we want out of this experience. She was really nice and seem to think that our goals were do able. She said we could lose up to 2 pounds a week. That seem like a lot to me but hey I am all for it. We will be meeting with her two times a week for 16 weeks. She thinks by the first of the year we could be at or really close to our goals. It is going to cost us a pretty penny, but I hope that it is worth it. We start on Sept 26 I think. So wish us luck!!!!

FUN!!!

I am so excited, my friends Shannon and Jenn and baby Kendall are going to take me to the Williamburg Outlets on Saturday. And the weather should be in the 70's. Here is a list of all the stores....I may never come back!




Ann Taylor Factory Stores
Anne Klein Factory Store
Calvin Klein
Claire's Accessories
COACH
Coldwater Creek Outlet Stores
Converse
Dooney & Bourke
Ecco
Fossil
Gap Outlet
L.L.Bean Factory Store
Liz Claiborne Outlet
Michael Kors
Movado Company Store
Oakley
Samsonite Company
Saucony
SEIKO The Company Store
Sunglass Hut /Watch Station International
totes ISOTONER Sunglass World
Ultra Diamonds
Wilsons Leather Outlet
Zales, Fine Jewelry Outlet
Big Dog Sportswear
Carter's
Children's Place Outlet,
GUESS
Gymboree Outlet
Jockey
Little Me
Nautica
Nike Factory Store
OshKosh
Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store
Strasburg Children
Under Armour Factory House
Wilsons Leather Outlet
Bass Outlet
Big Dog Sportswear
Brooks Brothers Factory Store
Geoffrey Beene
IZOD
J. Crew
Reebok Outlet Store
Van Heusen
Vans
Ben & Jerry's
Harry and David
Le Gourmet Chef
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Cosmetics Company Store
Crabtree & Evelyn
Bombay Outlet
Kirkland's
Corningware Corelle Revere Factory Stores
Kitchen Collection
Le Creuset
Mikasa Factory Store
Villeroy & Boch
Waterford Wedgwood Outlet
Leggs Hanes Bali Playtex Express
Maidenform
Michael Kors
Samsonite Company Stores
Aeropostale, Inc.
Banana Republic Factory Store
Brooks Brothers Factory Store
Eddie Bauer Outlet
Haggar Clothing Co.
Johnston & Murphy
Timberland Outlet Store
Tommy Hilfiger
Under Armour Factory House
BCBGMAXAZRIA Factory Store
Brown Shoe Closet
Clarks Bostonian
Cole Haan
Easy Spirit Outlet
Rockford Footwear
Rockport Outlet Store
Bose Factory Store
KB Toy Outlet
L'Occitane en Provence
Movado Company Store
Ultra Diamonds
Jones New York
Kasper Outlet
Motherhood Maternity

Responsibilities of Being a Wife

You know I love being Tim's wife he is a great husband, sure like anyone we have some disagreements but I would say over all we really enjoy each other. But one of the things I didn't really know about was that new responsibilities I would be taking on was a wife. I an in no way complaining, I look at is more as a observation. Really when I think about it, it is kind of amusing. So here is a list of some of the things I have observed.

1. I am now responsible for buying birthday cards and gifts for people I don't really know. I don't mind doing this but it is funny like the other day I wasn't feeling good and Tim's aunt is getting ready to have a birthday and he was stopping at the store on the way home so I asked him if he could pick up a birthday card and was was like "I guess I can." I mean I like his aunt but really I have only met her like 3 times. Why would I be able to pick out a better card for her the him, he has known her his whole life. I just think it is funny.

2. I am always responsible for deciding what we are having for dinner. There again I am really ok with this most of the time but some times it get hard to come up with new ideas for dinner and I don't want to have the same 5 things every week.

3. Responsible for appearances at all family functions. This goes for both sides, in my case my in-laws don't live close so we don't see them a lot but one of my friend has in-laws that live right down the street so she is responsible for getting the family to all the family functions and some times her husband doesn't want to go to some of his family get-together's but if then don't come do think anyone is going to say something to her husband? No it will be her fault that they didn't come.

I couldn't one think of a few, if anyone else can come up with some please let me know.

But on the other side there are lots of things I don't have to do anymore because I have a husband like:

Take out the trash ( I mean when Tim is out of town I do take it out but if he is home is does it)
Take the car for an oil change.
Cut the grass (not that I ever did that before but I don't have to worry about it now)
Order take out
Fix anything in the house
Also in my case Tim does about 85% of the cleaning in the house.

I know grils I am one lucky lady!!!

Rainy Day

I am so glad that today is a rainy day it actually puts a smile on my face. It has just been such a long hot summer. It will be nice to watch the leaves change and the cooler air will be welcomed. Also Halloween is coming! Tim and I had a lot of fun last year when we had a costume party and we have been talking about having one this year but we are not sure. I just had so much fun with all of the food and there were some really great costumes. I will have to see if I can find some pictures from the party and post them. So anyway I really and enjoying today's rain.

My Birthday Wish

I Love, Love, Love this handbag!!!

I know that there is not way I will be getting it for my up coming birthday but a girl can dream right.

It's been 6 years and it seems like only yesterday

(* I found this picture on http://ruthdent.blogspot.com/)

Things I love # 6

This is a Cobblestone Muffin from Panera Bread.
I love it and I recommend everyone to try it some time.

Scattergories

I found this on Erin's blog and I too love this game Scattergories, here it is!Use the first letter of your name to answer these categories:


1. Famous Singer/Band: Rod Steward ( I know how lame I couldn't come up with some one cooler)
2. Four letter word: Roll
3. Street: Rosewood
4. Color: Red
5. Gifts/Presents: Ruby
6. Vehicle: Rodeo
7. Things in a Souvenir Shop: Rings
8. Boy Name: Rylan
9. Girl Name: Rose
10. Movie Title: Red October
11. Drink: Rum Runner (2pts)
12. Occupation: race car driver
13. Celebrity: Rachael Ray (2pts)
14. Magazine: Rolling Stone
15. U.S. City: Rochester
16. Pro Sports Teams: Ravens
17. Fruit: Raspberry
18. Reason for Being Late for Work: robbed
19. Something You Throw Away: rotten food
20. Things You Shout: Right ON
21. Cartoon Character: Roadrunner

New Pitcures of the Kids

Well Tim and I didn't do a whole lot this weekend witch is really my fault I just have felt like crap all weekend. I really only left the house once this weekend. But we did take some pictures of Bristol and Tina so I thought I would share them with everyone.







This is Tina enjoying the sun on your back deck.







Tim and Bristol strike a pose.







Tina is ready for her close-up.









Here is Bristol with his close-up.








Tina is letting the neighbors know that there is no walking in front of our yard.







Some one is ready for their nap.








There is nothing like a good bone to help pass the day.








I think this is Bristol waking up from his nap.





Here are some of the interesting ways Tina likes to sleep in her bed.














I hope you have enjoyed this brief look into the lives of our very busy kids lol.