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Everyone says all you have to do is make it past the first trimester and everything gets better from there. Luckily for me, that was true, even if there were several occasions where I didn’t think I could go on. But I am getting ahead of myself, the beginning of the story starts with a positive pregnancy test, well…kind of! When I got what I … Continue reading My Pregnancy Journey: Pregnancy Test Through My First Trimester
Every now and then, in the rarest of occasions, you will be invited to one of your spouses work events. And not just any work event, but a work dinner. There are some of you that are completely fine in these situations, and for those of you who are, I applaud you, but for those of you who are like me, you don’t know how … Continue reading 5 Tips for Your Spouses Work Dinner
Hey Everyone! First off, I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! So something I totally forgot to tell you all is recently Dylan and I were recently featured on Inspire Your Marriage. Essentially, it is a site full of stories from everyday couples and their marriages and the struggles they go through. It is great for anyone who is newly married and going through … Continue reading Our Feature Story on Inspire Your Marriage
A couple weeks ago, Dylan’s sister has called him and said that she wanted to get the whole family together for his parents. You see they have been all spread out for a while and the last time the entire family was together was at Dylan and I’s wedding which was over 2 years ago! You can imagine his parents really wanted everyone together, but … Continue reading Our Christmas Miracles
We are a week away from Christmas and it’s crunch time! If you are one of the super planners, got it all together and are just cruising until Christmas, GO YOU! If you procrastinated and are short on ideas for gift ideas, I am here for YOU! This year, I am pretty sure I ruined Christmas…story time! I usually am more of the super planner … Continue reading In Case You Ruined Christmas, Here Are Some Last Minute Gift Ideas
One of my favorite things about going to a Christmas party is getting to play all the silly games (second to the food of course). Games are a way to bring everyone together in a relaxed and comfortable setting as well as a way to make friends. Back when I lived at home with my parents, I was in charge of coming up with the … Continue reading Christmas Party Games
This weekend I have binged watched so many Christmas movies to help get into the Christmas cheer! When it is sunny, I feel this need to go outside and do stuff and during Christmas, I just want to stay inside, enjoy the warmth and bright Christmas tree, cookies, hot chocolate, and all the cheery stuff. Living here in Vegas though, people typically think it is … Continue reading Movies to Bring Christmas Cheer
Last week, we went to a pumpkin patch and picked out 2 perfect pumpkins! The patch itself is a cute family place with a mini carnival perfect for those with kids. We wandered about and enjoyed the crisper fall weather and the kids dressed up in costumes riding and playing all the games. We also enjoyed some concessions, Dylan got a Philly cheese steak and … Continue reading Pumpkin Carving
Something that I have seen a lot of relationships struggle with (both romantic and platonic) is showing interest in the others likes and dislikes. Something that helped Dylan and I’s relationship dramatically was doing exactly this. Now let me clear something up, showing interest and liking are two very different things. I am not saying you need to like what your friend or spouse likes, … Continue reading Learn How To Show Interest
Every family does their own thing depending on their needs. Right now as a family of 2 we have our own little traditions & routines that we have that make our family, our family. Here are a couple of big ones we always do: This is one of my favorite weekly traditions. Dylan knows just how much I love carne asada, and that’s how this … Continue reading Creating Family Traditions
Field of Emeralds 