Happy Birthday To Me!

Birthday Week! I never imagined that I would turn 26 years old.. and have all that I have been blessed with... an amazing job, family, support system, husband, living in Florida, owning a house, owning a car!!! Hey... its the small things.. at 20 I was just living with my parents, partying and working... to party. I never lived a crazy life.. just a life that tend to get out of focused. Today I am truly BLESSED and feeling old.. although I know its just the start of all the amazing things God has in store for me and my family. We started off the week with dinner with friends and a parade for our local pirate festival. I came home to amazing flowers and melted chocolates from my in laws (YES I ATE THE MELTED CHOCOLATES). The next day my co-workers showered me with gifts and lunch. I was all smiles... May 31st was the last day of work for me.. Maternity Leave here I come.. I was proud to say that I worked as far as I did.. working with kids and being overly prego.. makes things harder and days longer... but it was all worth it that Mayana and I made it! :) That night dinner plans by Mike at Fridays and I came home to a card that made me cry.. and a foot bath. Amen for that foot bath. We finished my Birthday Week on Saturday as we geared up for a Mexican Fiesta hosted by my friends Lucy and John. All the ladies made the treats and they provided the TACOS!!! The men played poker and us ladies played Loteria! Having friends that become your family help you as your away from your family on days like your birthday!

Walk It OUT!!!

I truly have never done a Relay for Life event.. so this was my first! 

I was signed up on my Roller Derby Team and My Early Childhood Team.

Walking was an option but at a very slow pace. After a long day of work I headed home, changed, picked up Mike and we got ready to WALK IT OUT with Lucy. 

Lucy's dad is a Cancer Survivor and I am as well so we walked proud and with meaning!!! Until we saw FOOD and Cups with BLING! ;)

Hammond Wedding!

Ms. Holly and I have known one another for a little over 2 years now! I have come to see her grow in those two years into an amazing teacher, professional and friend. Over the course of those years we celebrated so many accomplishments together. Last year she asked me to be one of her Maid of Honors in her up and coming wedding! I gladly said "YES" and than realized that I would be a big eight and a half month prego at this wedding! It truly did not change my outlook but moving became slow and swelling became an issue a week before the wedding. Not to mention the dress was a big issue as well.. zippers did not go up more down.. pray for me and HER..

The ladies we work with.. we drive one another crazy.. but that is what happens when you are family!
 ALL OF THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY C-SHELZ PHOTOGRAPHY

Mr. Ryan!
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Bestie Kisses!
ALL OF THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY C-SHELZ PHOTOGRAPHY 

ALL OF THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY C-SHELZ PHOTOGRAPHY

Melt My Heart! Look at the LOVE!!! :)
 ALL OF THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY C-SHELZ PHOTOGRAPHY

Our relaxing shirts!

After a long night of dancing, smile and a sonic pit stop.. I came home to this all put up as a surprise! It was purchased by our aunt on vacation and Mike finally had time to put it in her ROOM!

Crafty-Ness for the Bride! Her bridal First Aid Kit! It held all the last min. things a bride would need JUST IN CASE!

None the less.. her wedding day was amazing. Ryan and Holly are on a journey to MILITARY LIFE as Mr. & Mrs. Which I am sure the calling will never end because.... we who are military know that .. life is not always pretty on the Military End! I wish them the best of LUCK in all they do TOGETHER..

My Advice For A Happy Military Marriage!

-Smile, Laugh, Love

-Communicate

-Always remember it's not his fault when he walks out that door on duty!

-Patience

We Are Having A BABY Part ONE!

This is a bit late because I am late at posting EVERYTHING due to life but here is the story..

Oct. 14th 2012..

Right out of Derby and HURT sooo BAD! I had just been kicked around .. and after practice took a trip to CVS.. it was there that it dawned on me... I should be taking pregnancy test ...with all the falling I had been doing!

Time had passed and getting pregnant was not happening.. Mike and I were truly in the laid back state of mind.. if it happens it happens. Well back in the day drinking was always an option because kids were not in the picture.. and I always managed to sneak a preg. test in JUST IN CASE.. and they always were NEGATIVE.. nothing was truly working.

Until the night of the 14th!

Mike was TDY and out of the state and well I was just here doing the same old .. working out.. work.. homework.. and that night I took a test.. than another test... than made a phone call to HOLLY! Calling Mike was not an option because if none of it was true .. I did not want him HAPPY than LET DOWN...

Holly is one of my best friends here in FLORIDA.. she is young , wise and well reminds me of a younger version of me.. independent and responsible.. I called her in a panic because the lines were faded and I was a bit confused.. sent her a text and she said "DRINK A TON OF WATER AND GO BUY THE EXPENSIVE ONES". 

So I did.. and the results were the same..

I sat for hours and cried.. I told no one but my HOLLY.. and it was the next morning that I played the emergency card and tried to keep quite but with Mike out of town Cristy (MY BOSS) NEEDED TO KNOW.. and than headed onto base for an OFFICIAL BLOOD TEST!

Three days later they scheduled my first appointment at 9 weeks PREGNANT!

Now back to Mike who was TDY....HE NEEDED TO BE THE NEXT ONE TO KNOW!!! Because two people in my life had known.. so I SKYPED him holding one of the very first little onesies.. we bought when we decided to start trying for a baby back in the day..

He did not understand what was taking place and I SAID "WERE HAVING A BABY!!!" the look on his face was priceless as he began to cry!

P.S .. The non digital were so hard to read!!! The picture I sent HOLLY!