February 18, 2014

The Day of Love

 

Valentines Day this year was on a Friday.  The kids had their parties at school that day & here's a little quick peek of their Valentines.  I made Wyatt's & loved every second of putting them together.  Skylar didn't want store bought ones this year, so she created her own & printed them at home & then glued them to construction paper.  They say "You are one in a Minion!!"  Very, Very cute!  Skylar also got her very first Valentines gift from her boyfriend, a necklace with her initial!    

 

 

 

 

Sky's Valentine Nails, Penguin & all...

 

 

The kids had early release at school because of the incoming Snow Storm & by 5:00 the roads had gotten kind of bad.  Creag was planning on cooking a nice meal at home, so I stopped off at the store & picked up a few things to make for dessert & picked up the usual small box of candy that I give the kids every year.  I promise I'll still do this when they're grown! 

 

 

 

We got home & Creag gave us girls all our own bouquet of flowers & he also gave me Amos Lee Concert tickets & Ghirardelli Chocolates!!  He cooked Garlic Chicken, Spaghetti Squash, Potatos & Garlic Bread for dinner & it turned out very good.  I had just had a Tonsillectomy about a week prior, so unfortunately I didn't get to finish much of it.  I ended up over doing it & started hurting a little so I had to take a time out & relax a little before we started dessert.

 

 

 

 

More on the rest of the weekend & this gigantic slice of pizza coming soon!

 



 

February 15, 2013

Well, we survived our 4th Valentine's Day together!!

I came home from work last night to a cooked meal ready at the table with 4 kids already sitting down to eat.  Talk about nice.  After we had finished eating, Creag went outside to get our goodies out of  his truck.  Let me just say that he really knows how to spoil us all...

He walked back into the house from the garage with two bouquets of the prettiest flowers for the girls & their faces lit up when they saw them!  They were the prettiest purple, pink & white flowers.  Absolutely perfect!  Things like this make my heart the happiest.  It is so important for girls to get this kind of love from their father.  These little gestures are going to teach them what kind of man that they want for a husband some day.  Women should always be treated very special on days like these & it starts young from their Dad, Step Dad or even their Grandpa.  Whoever their main male figure is in their life & I'm so grateful that Creag takes the time to do things like this for the girls.  They are very lucky!

 

He also had a bright lilac orchid in his arm for me along with a small box.  I've been wanting an orchid for so long & was so excited to finally get one!  I can only hope that it survives my care.  When it comes to house plants, I don't have the finest green thumb so we will see in a few months how it's doing.  In the small box was a gift card to DSW.  I've been holding out on getting a new  pair of riding boots all winter because I do not want to pay full price.  The ones I wear all of the time have almost seen their last days so he told me that I can now get the boots that I WANT.  I capitalized want, because I won't ever buy what I really want, I'll usually just get something similar that's a better price.  I'm pretty cheap when it comes to shopping for myself.  It's got to be either on clearance or on sale or I will not buy it!

 

 

After us girls were spoiled, the boys looked a little bummed that they didn't have anything so I gave them the chocolate hearts that I had bought them.  That seemed to cheer them up right up!  They honestly did not need any other candy because they all came home with tons of it, but what's one more piece?

 

 

Wyatt's shirt said "Mr. Right"

 

After all of that, which was more than enough Creag opened a box that he had gotten from Emerson's Bakery & inside were chocolate cake shaped like hearts w/ Bavarian cream & heart shaped sugar cookies which were for breakfast the next morning (today).  They were delicious! 

 

 

I wish we could've stayed at home and just enjoyed a quiet evening after all of that but let's be serious, that never happens!:)  We cleaned up what we could, & quickly I must add then Creag & I changed into our workout clothes & I headed to Silverlake on my own for my Jamz class and he was leaving right behind me with all of the kids.  He checked them into Kids Quest while we both worked out & then afterwards he took the boys up to his shop to practice in the batting cages.  Hank did  a little better this week.  If he gets a little better every week before Baseball Season starts he will for sure be more than ready come April!  After my class, I checked the girls out of Kids Quest for their last gymnastics class of the session.  They're also getting better every week but we're debating on whether or not to re-enroll them for the next session since Spring Soccer is starting in about a month.  I guess we'll have to make that decision very soon. 

 

 

Today was pajama day for Hank so he was excited to wear his pj's & robe to school.  He's also had good behavior all week at school & if he's still on green today he's allowed to buy a pretzel from Silverlake tonight.  He is constantly asking for one & I'm constantly telling him no, so I hope he gets gets his green.  It's all on him though.  He doesn't get in trouble for anything major at school, it's always small things like not sitting right on the carpet, or talking out of turn so these are just small things that he needs to work on.  With something to work for, like a pretzel, it may help him.  Skylar is riding the bus home w/ Evie & sleeping over so she was excited for that.  Tonight, I'm taking Sammie to parent/child Zumba.  I'll pat myself on the back for 4 days straight of working out when we're finished:)  And Creag is going to take the boys with him to Jungle Jim's to get seafood for our seafood boil tomorrow, which everyone is looking forward to!  My Dad's birthday was also the 13th, so we're going to celebrate that tomorrow as well.  I'm hoping for a fun/relaxing weekend!!

 

 





 





February 14, 2013

Happy Valentines Day!

Today has been a good day.  We sent the kids to school this morning ready & excited for their Valentine's Day Parties.  I didn't go all out this year & buy treats for them to take in.  We've been so busy lately that I really just was not up for spending the money or taking the time to make something.  I'm lacking energy lately & that's OK every once in awhile. 

I do have to add pictures of the Valentine's Day boxes that the kids made.  Hank's is definitely the winner this year.  Creag came up with the clever idea to use his name last night & we both laughed & laughed when it was written on the box.

The box says..."Dill you be my Valentine?  Hank you very much!!"  I thought it was absolutely hysterical & fitting.  The best idea from Creag!  I also wrote on the side of the box "I mustache you a question, will you be my Valentine?"  I read it out loud, & then Hank looked at me with a nervous voice & said "will you be my Valentine?"  My heart melted!!  Look at those dimples, can you blame me for saying yes?

I got this text this morning while at work & it was a nice surprise....

 

I'm very grateful for lunch dates.  I usually work through my lunch so it's so nice to get out of the office for a bit, especially with the hubby!  We had a nice lunch at a place I had not been before, J. Gumbos.  It's Cajun & made us both want to head right back to New Orleans.  I stuck with a safe choice, Jambalaya & Creag ordered a Po Boy.  I forget what it was called but it was very good.  A little to spicy for me, but still a better choice then what I ordered. 

I had his gift at the office so I decided to give it to him here before we left for lunch.  I'm pretty sure he loved it!  Crazy that our wedding was almost a year ago.  It was actually last Valentine's Day that he proposed!!  Hard to believe how quickly time passes. 

I got him a UK frame & put a picture from our wedding night.  I also found a card that was absolutely perfect.

Sometimes life gets me all wrapped up,

and before I know it, it's been a while since I've given you a sweet sexy kiss.

A while since I've told you how handsome you are,

or said thanks for the million things you do to make our life so good.

But you should know, your are what matters to me.

And though I'm not always great at showing it,

I'm always feeling it.

Gratitude, happiness, and an intense love for you & only you.

It's important to me to show you everyday,

every chance I get,

what a difference you make in my world.

Because YOU are what is important and good,

and oh so right in my life.

And I love you, everyday.

In every way imaginable.



We have a busy night tonight, so I'm glad we met for lunch & I was able to give him his gift.  Tonight, I have a class at the gym, Creag has to run, the girls have gymnastics & Creag is taking the boys to the batting cages to get Hank ready for baseball season.  We're going to sneak in a little treat for the kids after dinner which is something that we always try to do on special occasions.  I think it's so important to give them small gifts to let them know we're thinking of them & they are important to us on Valentine's Day & every day.

Sweet thing #2,014

Hey there! 

I thought I'd share this cute picture of 2 of my favorite boys!!

I just love it. 

They look like they're having so much fun, don't they?!

This was taken at Hank's Kindergarten Valentine's Day party at school.

I started a new job recently & wasn't able to go to the party, so Creag volunteered to go for me.

 

And to answer your question no, I'm not really keeping track of all the sweet things he does.

I lost track a long time ago!

Valentines Day Dinner

This will be the 3rd Valentine's Day that Creag has made me a delicious dinner at home.  This year, Valentines Day fell on a Tuesday & we would have the kids on Tuesday so we decided to celebrate on the Friday before since it would be just the two of us.

He kept it as simple as he knew how because let's face it, he's pretty much a badass & goes all out for everything.  I've already admitted that he spoils me rotten! 

I had told him earlier in the day that I wanted a salad for dinner with a glass of wine.  It had been a long week & I was ready to just chill & eat something semi healthy.  He took into consideration what I had said earlier & came up with a Blackened Steak Salad, with some pretty tasty italian style bread, 2 bottles of red wine, & a dessert.

We had great conversation in the kitchen over a few glasses of wine while he cooked dinner.  I was also browsing Pinterest, because he wouldn't let me help out in with dinner.  He's a very take control kind of guy in the kitchen.  It was about 8:30 by the time we ate, so we were starving. 

This.Was.Delicious.

Followed by this deliciousness:

The dinner was excellent & it was a great night spent at home with just the two of us.  We had lots of laughs & spent some time reflecting on the past Valentine's Days that we've spent together. 

After dinner, we straightened up the kitchen & did something that we haven't done in awhile...we played VIDEO GAMES!!  It was awesome.  We finished off the night with a candle-lit bubble bath.

All in all it was a great pre Valentines Day date.  I couldn't ask for a more perfect Valentine & I'm looking forward to spending several more with him.

He asked me WHAT???!!!!!!!!!!

So last night, was just one of our typical nights. So I thought!

Let me just tell you that Tuesday nights for us are Ca-razy!!  Creag & I both work till 5, which is no different than any other night of the week.  But, on Tuesdays, the girls both have gymnastics (at two different times) fininshing at 8PM.  They do this at a rec center, so the boys wanna swim, play basketball, play in kids quest-yadda yadda. On top of all of this madness, we have to throw dinner in the mix somewhere and Creag and I like to work out. 

See, we're members at a Family Recreation Center, which is nice & allows us to do all of this in one place.   We're actually very lucky, because If we didn't have this, we'd have to seperate to keep the boys entertained, while the girls did their gymnastics. Typical Tuesdays don't always go smoothly, but we do what we gotta do!   By the end of the night, after getting the kids showers at the rec center (if they've swam), rushing to get out of there to get home to do homework & get to bed at a decent time, we're ready to pull our hair out to say the least.

Last night I was at this point.

See, on top of our crazy Tuesday it was also Valentines Day. This was our 3rd Valentines Day together as a couple.  I'm not gonna act like I'm not a hopeless romantic, so these days are important to me.  Each V-Day that we've spent together has been special in it's own way. (homeade dinners that Creag's prepared for me & flowers at work - to almost setting the house on fire last year). They've all been amazing & unforgettable!  Yesterday though, was a little different.  I don't like to admit that I'm spoiled, but it all honesty my amazing boyfriend spoils the bejeezus out of me.  I like to think that I deserve it:)  & will be the first to admit that I'm a very lucky lady! 

So, like I've said, the past two years he's sent flowers to my work. I think the first year it was a dozen, & the second was two-dozen.  Both times, beautiful-red roses.   Well yesterday, I didn't get any!  Say wha?  This kind of threw me off, but I was COMPLETELY fine with it.  I had just started a new job, maybe he was unsure of sending them there?  But another thing that was strange to me was no lunch invite, no texting throughout the day....nothing.  By the time I met him at the Rec Center, for gymnastics I was getting pretty bummed.  Why was he treating this like just a normal day?  IT'S VALENTINES DAY!!  He knows this right?!  So I'm trying not to give him the cold shoulder, but he's totally getting it.  We're working out together, I'm ignoring him. He asks me why I'm grumpy, I shrug it off & act like I'm not.  It pretty much just got worse until we got home.

After we were home, I had all of the kids in bed, & walked downstairs to start cleaning up the kitchen which was a mess!  Keep in mind this is about 10PM.  I was doing my thing, cleaning, eating candy, cleaning some more.  All of the sudden all 4 kids (two of which I already had in bed) came marching down the stairs, with Creag behind them. 

They're all grinning ear to ear.  I'm thinking ok, he didn't forget.  He has a card that he gave them to give to me?  That's cute!  Well I notice Creag is white as a ghost & has this very weird grin/deer in the headlights look on his face. What is going on?!  Voice trembling, he asks me "Are you ready for this?" & I notice this white box in his hand.  At this point I'm in complete shock. I'm thinking to myself, is he going to do what I think he's going to do?!! 

At this point, my eyes are locked w/ his. My hand is covering my mouth w/ complete anticipation of what's to come. Then, all of the sudden what I've been dreaming of, for the last year happens! 

That handsome man of mine gets down on one knee & says...

(with his voice trembling, & the kids jumping up & down with excitement)

"Will you marry me?" 

OMG!!!!!!!!!! 

I think I just looked at him for what seemed like forever & said "YES"!!!!!  I hugged him & kissed him & he was sooooo clammy & sooooo nervous I had to ask him if he was gonna be ok?!  The kids were screaming in the background at this point & so happy & it's exactly what they deserve, what we all deserve. We are in every way a family. This will just make our little-I mean big-family complete.

I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with him. He is in every way the love of my life & my best friend. This is by far the best Valentines Day EVER & one of the best days of my life. Thanks baby, for making it so special. 

I love you!!