Time to Play!

As it is the day after Christmas...it is time to play with all of our awesome gifts! I had a great time last night shredding paper with my new paper shredder with my new slippers on! Thanks honey for giving me all the gifts I asked for on the Post-it note!

But, tonight Brandon started to see what the new Pentax Digital Camera I bough him would do. How awesome are these pictures...plus you can see the new lights in my kitchen and our little tree. I really have enjoyed our little tree. Any ways, I hope everyone is enjoying the gifts they received.

Panoramic View of the New Kitchen Lights! I can see!!!!



Panoramic View of the living room



Our little tree and Santa! Thanks mom for the decorations!

A Blessed Christmas Tide

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 (King James Version)

What a blessed Christmas it has been. After being sick Thursday, Friday and finally feeling better on Saturday, I was so glad that I started all my Christmas preparations early. With the way that Christmas fell this year I had three solid days of church. Sunday was church in the morning, for the 4th Sunday in Advent service. The final day of preparation for the coming of our Lord and Savior. After church I came home to do all my house chores and sitting in my living room were a ton of boxes. I thought Bran had unloaded his work truck to keep some things safe, but NO...he bought me new light for my kitchen and the back yard!!! Oh what an awesome Christmas present and so unexpected!!! SO we hung lights and then went over to Mom and Dad's for a little BBQ.

Monday was Christmas Eve. Brandon spent the morning at my Dad's shop helping with with some electrical issues, oh and he took the dog, so I decided to clean my nasty house! After installing the lights in the kitchen it really needed to be cleaned and moped! so I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned. It felt so great to get my house in order after being so sick! Brandon and I both got ready and headed back to my parents house for Christmas Eve dinner...thank you Papa Murphy's! Neither my mom nor myself felt like cook and we had such a big dinner planned for Christmas Day. But after dinner the whole family went to church. Both mom and I sing in the choir, so it was just wonderful to have Dad and Bran there as well. It was a beautiful candlelight service and it helped to remind me once again the true meaning of the season. After service, our The Roche Family came over for a little pie and fun! And then off to bed so that Santa could come!

Christmas Day....well it is still Christmas Day. It has just been the most wonderful first Christmas EVER for Brandon and I! I was up early and back to church to sing in the choir. It was wonderful to have our old Pastor take part in conduction the service this morning. I ADORE our new Pastor, but there is nothing like the old and the familiar! After church I came home and my wonderful husband had cleaned the house after the whirlwind of two little ones over here the night before! We then packed up Ralf and headed to Mom and Dad's to see what Santa had brought us! We had a wonderful day. SO many blessing all in one day. We made Monkey Bread, ate, opened gifts, cooked ate and opened gifts between my brother and Monica and the family. They gave us a Home Depot card...so actually they gave Brandon a Home Depot card so that he can finish moving the water heater so my washing machine can leave the kitchen and move to the garage!! Then to cleaning up the mess of the day and then to load the car and come home and put away all the great stuff we got. I can't even begin to explain how spoiled we are, but thanks to my mom and dad...you spoil us to no end!

So as my day draws to a close, my husband and puppy are sound asleep, I bid you all a Merry, Merry Christmas. May the Birth of Christ light your coming year.

Thankfulness

I am so thankful for so many things in my life, but I am really thankful for my husband. I have been rather sick for the last two days. I have been fighting a sinus infection since I got back from Las Vegas in November, but decided that I need some meds so I went to see my Dr. yesterday.

So I was down for the count yesterday afternoon and then had a fever last night. Brandon made breakfast for dinner cause it sounded really good and the he did all the dishes and put clean sheets on the bed for me! I adore my husband. This morning I was still not doing too go, but I was a tad bit better...but the coffee didn't sit well on my stomach! I went running to the kitchen sink to puke so he wouldn't have to clean up after me. I made it and then all the warning signs on the antibiotics started to kick in. I guess there really is a reason for all those little yellow stickers! I was dizzy and they made me sleepy so lets see it is 5:52 and I am still on the couch and still in my pj's. It is nice when there is someone to take care of you!

But I think the best part of the day has been watching my husband put all new light switches in our house!!! My grandparents build this house in 1949 and well lets just say it needs a little updating! Brandon found melted wires and a wire that looked like it could just catch on fire. Thank goodness I have a handy man that has fixed all of the issue in one room and gave me lighted switches in the hallway!

To all of you as the Holidays approach; Merry Christmas and may the birth of Jesus Christ be the center of you celebration this year!

Best Friends Birthdays and broken water pipes, NO!

Today is by Best Friends Birthday. Actually I consider her my sister more the a BFF!!! But, A and I got to start celebrating her birthday last night. He husband had dibs on her actual birthday night...how dare he :-)! Anyways, we went to one of our favorite Mexican food places for dinner and I think we were so full that we rolled out of there and then went to Target for a little shopping which turned out to be very productive! Then back to A's so she could open her birthday present from me! I figured she needed a little pampering so I got her a new set of makeup brushes, a bottle of Grace perfume and a gift card to go and have fun at Sephora! What a great night we had....until I called home to let my husband now that I was on the freeway home.

When I went to dial the number I saw that I had missed a few calls from him..oops! I always pick up for him and I guess I just didn't hear the phone ring! So I called in a panic and well ..........the main water line that is under our house and feeding our entire home with water BROKE!!!! I love our home, but something is always broken around here since my grandparents build the house in 1949 and never really did any upgrades. So I stopped by my parents house to use the restroom on the way home, so I could get through the night and now I am heading back to my parents to shower and get ready for my day. My husband is under the house fixing everything and I hope to have water back this afternoon. But, I must admit...it is so sexy to have my husband fixing all of these things!

So to broken water pipes...oh well, BUT...Happy Birthday to my Sis! God Bless!!

The Big Night

The perfect end to a perfect weekend...my husband being taken hostage by a 5 year old...God bless Maggie! I was the Co-Director of the Children's Christmas Service at church with my girlfriend Tammy. What a blessing she is and the Service was wonderful and the children were so well behaved! But after the program is the world renowned Lutheran Church of Our Savior Christmas Potluck! I would say there were about 200 for the potluck and Maggie had to sit by "her Brandon"...oh wait but aren't I married to him??? Anyway....Maggie always asked to see Brandon's muscles, but to no real avail! But non the less...I have competition! God Bless the little Children!

Married Life...

I just have to say I totally understand why people call this the honeymoon stage. Life just seems great. I was wondering for the first few months of our marriage, why did I do this. My husband is always gone and I don't even get to move into our house until he gots back, but then he came home and we are in wedded bliss. I totally understand why A loves to be married and with her husband.

Yesterday was on of those perfect days. I was up early and was cleaning house, putting dinner in the Crock Pot and then was off for my day of work. It was a great day. I came home to the most loveable Ralf at about 4:45 and then had a great chat with A, what would I do without her! I made cornbread to go with my Crock Pot chili...one of the cheapest and most yummy dinners ever....and then my husband arrived home for work. We had a great evening of talking and giggling and playing with the dog. Yesterday was a day where I felt like God had answered all my prayers and gave me a perfect day. He even gave me a great night sleep without any dreams of pregnancy!

My prayer today, another wonderful blessed day!

Dreams...what do they mean

I had a weird dream last night....a dream that has had me asking questions to myself all day and then I got asked the question 3 times today...."Are you having children soon?" I am not pregnant and we aren't trying as I am finally getting to enjoy time with my husband after the longest business trip EVER, but why am I dreaming about it and why did I get asked the question 3 times today????

I have made it back online!

Sorry everyone that I have been horrible with updates, but life has been crazy and I have been taking advantage of the fact my husband if finally home for good. I love being a newlywed!!

I came down with a horrible cold which turned into a sinus infection about a week and a half before Thanksgiving and ended up at the local clinic on a Sunday because I just couldn't take it any more....that was a 4 hour long trip! But after a few days in bed and lots of great meds I was feeling pretty good by Thanksgiving. Brandon arrived home for good on the Sunday before Thanksgiving...the dreaded 4 hour day for me at the Dr. He was so wonderful. He came to my parents where I was staying, picked up the dog and told me to stay there so I could sleep in peace. I did sleep in peace that night....18 hours of sleep! The week of Thanksgiving flew by and we enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving meal at Pasadera with my parents, brother and his girlfriend. Brandon and I finally were able to eat our wedding day dinner! It was so yummy! The next day we decided that the house needed cleaning so 8 hours later...clean house and windows and bad news that Brandon's Grandmother was in the ICU in San Jose with a virus that they couldn't identify and phenomena. We headed that way Saturday and Sunday and ended up having a great time getting to see cousins and go out for a great dinner! Grandma is doing much better and is expected home from the rehab center any day! Our prayers have been answered!

The Monday after Thanksgiving I flew to Las Vegas for the International Fairs and Expositions Conference. The girls from the fair and I were there for 4 days and had a great time and won 9 awards and the Best of Show Award as well. So for those of you who are saying....what's the big deal...this is like an Emmy or an Oscar to us Fair people! I was glad to come home after the trip and see my husband. He had a busy time while I was gone starting the re-plumbing project at our house.

So since coming home I have become the Co-Director of the Children's Christmas Service at church...God Bless Tammy for helping me and am almost done with Christmas Shopping. The house is decorated, I will post pictures once I find the camera and just need to start wrapping.

I love this time of year and feel so blessed to be married, have a home, food on the table, great family and friends and all those wonderful things.

So until next time, God bless each and everyone of you during this special time of year!