Saturday, December 5, 2009

I said it first here and I'll say it again: I LOVE YOU!

3 years ago he had just started dating
he told me he loved me after 10 days
and I was crazy about him,
but it took me a bit longer to say it
when christmas break came
he said he couldn't wait another week to see me
and flew me out to see him and his family for New Years
The whole plane ride I couldn't stop thinking about how much I loved him
that night, in DC, I told him I loved him
that trip was amazing
I think it was when I started to really understand that he is my soul mate

Last week for Thanksgiving we got to go back
and relive one of the dates we had back then (thank you Keith and Jeanene for watching Hazel!!)
all of the memories came back
how full of life he is, and how alive he makes me feel
I love him more today than yesterday
and am Thankful everyday for being blessed with a better husband than I ever imagined

Back then I can remember seeing him with his nieces and nephews and
thinking he would be a great dad someday
now I get to see him with Hazel
and I see more and more what a perfect match we are
and how good he is to me
I feel so lucky and so blessed!








Friday, December 4, 2009

Maine: Vacationland

We went to Maine for a weekend and played a bit on the beach. Too bad it was crazy cold. I hear the surf that weekend was fabulous though. I'm not sure there is a warm enough wet suit in the world to convince me to get in that water.

Hazel is getting so big! She thinks she can walk, but knows she can crawl with amazing amounts of speed.

Here are a few pictures of one of our weekend adventures.




Sunday, November 1, 2009

HaPpy HaLloWeEn!!!






hazel's first halloween!
our little hazel bug turned into a lady bug for the night
she looked adorable
and mom and i dressed as bugs to match
a bumble bee and a butterfly
brandon's work trip ended up lasting closer to halloween
so he missed the church trunk-or-treat
and on the night of halloween
we took it a bit easier

mom is in town for the week
so we have been having a great time
playing, shopping, and doing little projects
thank goodness for cheap southwest flights
a round trip, coast to coast for under $200
hooray!

brandon is now back though
thank goodness
i didn't know i could miss him that much
i'm so lucky to have him
what a great match
love, love, love him!!

Monday, August 24, 2009

has it really only been 2 years?

brandon and I celebrated our two year anniversary last tuesday
it's funny how it all has become this time warp
it feels like it wasn't that long ago
but at the same time, i don't remember life without him
he makes every day so much better
just because i get to be with him
i couldn't ask for a better, more thoughtful husband
and he is such a good daddy to hazel

on tuesday i woke up to a bouquet of flowers perched sneakily on the shelf
i took him to work and met him later for lunch
he had no idea at the time, but i spent the morning trying to recreate one of the flavors of cheesecake from our wedding
i made the lemon raspberry one
then made a few things for a picnic lunch and met him at work
we found a little picnic table and had a delicious lunch full of his favorite things
guacamole, homemade salsa, and hummus with foccacia sticks and simply lemon, lemonade
it was perfect
that evening we got ready and dropped hazel off at a friends house
brandon had done some research
and found this little seafood place called Surf in downtown Nashua
everything we ate was fantastic!
we had calamari with this great dipping sauce for an appitizer
then he ordered cod, but this wasn't just any cod, it was crusted and laid on a bed of chowder with this pesto sauce around it...it's hard to describe, but it was very tasty
i got a virgin pina colada,
and what i thought would be a simple salad
with shrimp, tomatoes, proscuitto, some delicious cheese, and dressing
somehow they turned this normal sounding $10 salad into this perfect blend of flavors
brandon and i traded bites, and loved every minute of it
the restaurant has a great ambiance too
it's right on main street with these pretty round paper lanterns hanging
and wonderful service

then while we waited for dinner, brandon presented me with four options for weekend getaways
he had done a bunch of research, but wanted my input on what we should really do
the options were NYC, the coast of Maine, Cape Cod, and 6 Flags
(i've been wanting to go to an amusement park since I was prego and couldn't)
we decided that we would do a short day or two trip with camping to Cape Cod last weekend, then a trip to the coast of Maine in the next few weeks
We'll go see NYC sometime when it is all lit for the Christmas season
too bad hurricane bill threatened Cape Cod, but we ended up having such an amazing time at the beach on Thursday and Burlington and Sharon, Vermont on Saturday that our anniversary week ended better than i could have ever imagined!

sorry i forgot to take pics on the day of

downtown Burlington, VT


what a fun city!!
after we went to Sharon
we came here
the whole downtown is blocked off to cars
so we just wandered and looked in shops
they had some fun little boutiques and i got the most amazing mustard yellow rain jacket!!!
brandon convinced me that i needed it
i can't wait for cool weather so i can wear it!
Burlington is right off Lake Champlain
so we walked to the waterfront too
we ate at a little pub and had their fresh made root beer and ginger ale
it was delicious
brandon said the ginger ale reminded him of what you would find in England


Sharon Vermont

this is where Joseph Smith was born
it's only about 1.5 hours from us
so we went for a little drive on Saturday
it was beautiful
just pretty through provoking
to think where he started out
in a humble 20ft by 20ft little house
there was music on the grounds
and we just wandered and appreciated the beauty
i didn't realize before what a beautiful little monument and visitors center there is
i would highly recommend it to anyone in the area!



hazel has teeth!!!


can you see the two little stubs coming through
i think this is the first pic where you can really see them
she seems a lot happier now that they have come through