Wedding Pictures

My wedding pictures were posted today online. I have not been able to stop looking at them for many reasons.

For starters I have not felt overly attractive since gaining weight but I felt like a knock out on our wedding day and looking at the pictures I still think I look like a knock out. And it feels good.

Also, the day was perfect for me. We had a small ceremony and a nice reception at my dad's house. It was laid back and that is who we are- it was just perfect.

I never thought I would get married. I used to get asked often how someone like me wasn't married yet- not sure how you are supposed to take that but regardless I got asked often. I had no desire to wed, I hardly would date. If I got asked out I would rather go out with friends then go on a date.

When I met Zach I was smitten from the beginning- there was just something about him I was drawn to. I enjoyed being around him but we didn't start dating until a little over 2 years after we met.

I can still perfectly remember our first kiss- I remember my stomach being tied in knots and not wanting the kiss to end. I remember the first morning I woke up next to him and how great it felt- how natural it felt.

I remember when he proposed and how I knew he wasn't someone I could just live with, he was someone I just couldn't live without.

I remember his face when I told him I was pregnant, how sweet he was while I was pregnant and how understanding he was when I would cry over nothing.

And I can remember seeing him for the first time down the aisle from me.

He is an amazing man and I am so happy to look back on our wedding day because it was not about the day but about the marriage and our promise to have each others back. To fight for our relationship. To stand up for each other. To raise our children as a united front. To respect each others needs, desires and interests.

It is very easy in a marriage to get a little complacent and forget to say "I love you.' Forget to say thank you and you look nice today....and those are very important words.

I adore Zach and I am blessed he is my husband.

Halloween

We had a great Halloween here. I had to work, but still made the best of it. First we took the kids to a Halloween Party that Zach's work had set up- I was so excited to go. They were going to have face painting, hay rides, a corn maze, and a BBQ. The night of it was storming SO bad out- we decided though to go though and see what the deal was. Luckily when we got there they had an indoor place all set up so we could at least go in and eat. Briana was able to have her face painted as well. Sucked that it was raining but at least we were able to eat some good BBQ! 

Since our first Pumpkin Patch was rained out, we went again. At first we were just gonna do our family. But my sister was involved in a rather bad car accident before we were able to go. She spent some time in the ICU and her car was destroyed. My niece and nephews were with her (Alyssa-3, Xavier-2, Isiah-10 months) I am so thankful they are all ok now. So, back to my stroy- since she was in that accident my mom came into town from Ohio so she could stay with her since Catherine's ankle is broken and she is not allowed to lift anything over 5lbs- we invited my mom and the kids to go with us. We had a good time, it was pretty warm out but it was windy. 

So now on the day itself, since I had to work Briana went over to Catherine's house to go trick or treating with them. She had a really good time and liked being with her grandma. I dressed her and Jameson up and took pictures before I took Briana over to Catherine's house.

My kids are so stinking cute. And it has been decided that next year Zach and I are also gonna dress up!

Some updates

I have been so bad about coming here to update any information. But, I promise I will get better! 

First things I have decided to not only make this a blog about us but one about being a mom, a woman, a friend, a wife, and a person as well. I want to share my thoughts, what I am doing, what my kids are doing, and post our travels as well. One thing I love a lot is traveling and we are making it a bigger priority in life moving forward. Next year we are headed to Vegas and then to Myrtle Beach- I can't wait. We have these trips on our plate as well: Germany, Japan, Disney World/Land, and Alaska.....just have to work on getting them set up. 

So keep coming by and I promise I will make this much more exciting to visit!

Welcome to our life!

I thought it would be best to start telling everyone a little bit about us. I'll start with Zach and I. 

Zach and I met while we both worked at Qwest. We were both smokers at the time, and knew some of the same people. When we first starting seeing each other out there, Zach thought I was about the biggest bitch he had ever laid eyes on. It's quite humorous to look back on. I didn't ever really talk to people I didn't know, so he thought I was rude. Since he never talked to me either, I thought he was a jerk! lol

At some point we started talking to each more and we were both very attracted to other. The timing wasn't right though, so we were just friends for about 2-1/2 years. We had started some flirting over IM but then whenever we would see each other, we would get shy and stop the flirting. Ah, it used to make my stomach have butterflies every time. 

At some point, our IM flirtings got much deeper, and we had plans to all go out to the bar with a bunch of mutual friends. Zach went downstairs to the basement of the bar to go the bathroom and I followed him. We were both rather drunk and when Zach came out of the bathroom, I ran at him (seriously I ran) and we shared our first kiss. 

We started spending a lot of time together and decided in January 2007 that we wanted to get married. Zach official proposed on 07/07/07 with a ring he designed and made himself. 

We planned to get married in Ohio on October 11th, 2008. But, in August 2007 we found out that we were expecting a baby. We couldn't be happier but I didn't want to get married big pregnant. So, we postponed the wedding for a while. 

The next blog will be about our kids!