Whether you agree with their politics or not, you’ve got to admit The Obama’s make a darn cute couple. Here are two of the First Lady’s refreshingly honest, not so secret “secrets” on being with POTUS. On marriage: “You have to really really like and respect the person you’re married too. It’s a hard road. Don’t expect it to be easy. Melding two lives together and trying to raise others and doing it forever is a recipe for disaster. There are highs and lows, but in the end if you can look him in the eye and say I like you, that’s the key. I stopped believing in love at…
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Mother’s Day {2011}
Besides this present We also got to spend time with all the great mom’s in our lives. We spent Saturday visiting J’s side of the family. Lucky for me, maybe unlucky for him, J’s grandma busted out all his baby pictures. That hair! We also got to see our sweet niece who is getting so big. Ben was pretending to sleep and J’s aunt would rock him. It was precious. Sunday was the day. We told all our family and friends except for my parents who we were eating lunch with that afternoon. When we got to the restaurant I blatantly begin pointing to things on the menu and it…
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I Said Yes!
5 years ago I met a man who would forever change my life and this weekend I said Yes to forever. We couldn’t be more excited!
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Zoo Day
Ben’s school was closed on Monday and I decided to take a much needed vacation day. I had promised Ben the whole week before that I would take him to the zoo and of course as the day arrived, it was rainy and cold. But not wanting to disappoint a two year and his love for animals, we braved the cold, bundled up, and headed out. Ben did so great on the 2 hour car ride. I told him the zoo was far away and occasionally he would look up from watching Stewart Little to see if he could see the zoo. By the time we arrived the rain had…
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Weekend Recap
This weekend was pretty relaxing and filled with much needed family time. I participated in the first Mid-MO Walk for Autism organized by Ella’s Hope. It was a great walk with tons of activities for kids to participate in. We also celebrated my dad’s birthday and Ben helped with blowing out the candles. I tried out a new recipe, Mississippi Mud Brownies which you can expect to see on the blog soon.