A Day I Will Always Remember

So I'm sure this won't be as exciting to most of you as it was to me at the time. My husband, the man who can barely make toast, made us dinner on Saturday night. It was amazing. He put steaks on the grill, cooked couscous and garlic toast. Now, it's not exactly the most complex meal on Earth, but it's the only meal he has ever made for me from start to finish. I didn't supervise, help, nag or anything! Since we started dating in 2006, every meal that has been prepared for us has been by me. That's pretty much every Monday thru Thursday, and most Saturdays since August 2006 people! He brought me a glass of wine, I sat on the couch and watched Sweet Home Alabama (one of my top 5 favs), and he even brought dinner in to me. Now if it were Valentine's Day or my Birthday I would still be pretty impressed, but this was just another ordinary Saturday night. And what he doesn't know....now I know he has it in him! I know he won't starve if I don't do it for him. At this point in life the only other significant life experience I can equate this to is driving off in your car for the first time. (And we all know how I felt about my beautiful, blue, PIA BMW)! I almost cried. It was the most magnificent thing I had ever seen.

I can't imagine a better Saturday night than steaks on the grill, Sweet Home Alabama on TV, and my hanging out with my hubby! I really am one lucky girl. 

On a side note, I had to add this picture because he was harrassing me for taking it this morning.

Neither of us said anything to each other while waking up this morning. Jay walked downstairs to make lunch after he showered, I slept in because my company was buying me lunch today and it's inventory day, hence the hat! I walked downstairs and it looked like it was Auburn Gameday. I had my blue sweater, orange scarf, vintage Aubie hat. Jay was wearing his orange polo and blue sweater vest. Isn't that cute? HAHA...he's going to kill me for putting that there, but I think you can tell how perfectly married we are to each from this very simple weekend. Great minds think alike!

Alot on my mind...and just a little behind

It's been a while since my last update. I would love to tell you that Jay and I have been tied up doing magnificently fabulous things, but we've been busy working on the house and hanging out with family and friends. Last weekend was pretty busy. Beth and Gary came into town on Thursday, we had dinner with them and his Uncle Mark and June that night. My friend Reana also flew into Atlanta on Thursday for work, so we met her in Buckhead on Friday for dinner. Jay's friends picked him up in Buckhead and they headed to Savannah for a weekend of bachelor debauchery. Reana came up to Roswell on Saturday afternoon, and we headed to the lake to see my Paige, Bill, my aunt Jennifer and her boyfriend Tom, as well as my parents. I'm winded just talking about it, you can imagine how I felt on Sunday afternoon!! But don't worry, I found plenty of time to watch Property Ladder, head to the mall, and paint my nails! Who knew how much you can accomplish when left to your own devices all weekend.

It was the first time I spent the night by myself in our house. It was kind of strange. Haley, of course, slept in our king bed with me, and almost pushed me out of bed. I will never understand how a 25 lb dog can take up so much room!

I was so excited for Reana to see our house for the first time as well. With us living worlds apart from each other its pretty difficult to spend a whole lot of quality time together. I was very fortunate to have her be a part of my wedding, and even luckier that she was working in Atlanta last week. It's very rare in life to find a friend at a very young age that you stay close to for so long, even while living so far apart. Reana is recently engaged, so I'm hoping her wedding will be an excuse for me to show Jay where I grew up in California. I am so genuinely excited for her. I think she started dating Eric when we turned 11...just kidding, but it has been awhile. So excited for them both!

I always have fun seeing Paige and Bill. They drove down from school for the afternoon to have dinner with the family, which was a nice treat. Paige, well what can I say about Paige? She's gearing up for her trip to South Africa this summer. (If you just read that twice, you weren't mistaken. I did say South Africa). She is going to study abroad, and give back to the community there. She has been showing me loads of videos from the kids who went last year. She has already picked out a couple of kids that she's planning on bringing home. I am a little nervous for her here. It's not a goldfish, she can't just bring one home, but the thought of her trying to help those less fortunate is amazing to see. She truly is better than I am when it comes to this. She is an eternal optimist. Where I, like my dad in a lot of ways, am a realist. I hope she never changes!

It was also great seeing my Aunt Jen, who brought her boyfriend Tom with her. I can only remember one other boyfriend that Jen has had, and he will never compare to Tom. He is genuinely sweet, real, and great for her. I'm so glad to see her so happy with someone!

I think Jay and I are probably the luckiest people alive. We are surrounded by amazing friends, and amazing family. I think I probably take this for granted alot of times, because I'm just so used to be around all of this love. Both of our parents go above and beyond to continue to support us in so many ways. I just hope we can pay this forward one day. I think with our family's continued support and prayer we will be able to do that.

A Present for Paige

I got to spend last weekend with my little sister, Paige, in Athens. I went up on Saturday, we got pedis, had lunch, went to a Gym Dogs meet, and ended up at dinner and a bar that night. We really had a blast. I can honestly say that going back to college is nowhere in my near future. Apparently I'm old now. I do enjoy the schedule, the sleeping in, but the late nights are about more than I can do. I just don't bounce back like I used to. I guess with age comes responsibility, and the inability to down as many well drinks at the Hangover!

Since my precious sister was letting me crash her apartment and her weekend plans, I wanted to make her something she could use in the apartment. Now I know college students don't typically host the same kind of parties that newly-marrieds do, but I still thought it was a cute idea.

I found some red platters, and a couple of white ones too, at Target right after Christmas. I think they were part of their Christmas collection, and I was able to snag a couple at a discounted price. This is why I love to wander Target and see what's on sale that no one knows about. After finding the plate, I borrowed my mom's Cricut and went to town. I think it ended up pretty cute, and hope that she enjoys it. I have been contemplating adding bow/s to make it something she can  set up on a plate stand. 

Love ya sis, and I had a blast in Athens! BTW, she is one of two people I would create anything UGA related for!