Food Poisoning?

So, the House Warming Party at Melissa & Mitch's place was a lot of fun. The house looked beautiful, their backyard was adorable, new grass and all. Nathan and Mitch were wearing the same shirt, they looked so sweet. ♥ We stayed about 4 hours, and I had a couple drinks... It had been a while since I had drank, it felt really good to let loose and socialize with all my high school gfs and husband. We picked up our girls from my parents and headed home...

At about 4:30am I woke up with crazy leg cramps and my whold body felt super sore. I didn't know what it was, and actually I still don't really know. By 7am, when Sophia woke up, I felt awful. My stomach felt like 200 needles were stabbing it off and on; I was in so much pain. I took Sophia downstairs, put on her Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show and layed on the couch. I made coffee for Nate and I and took him up a cup around 9am. By that point I was just feeling really yucky! Nathan came downstairs and took over "girl" duty and I just layed there... Nathan's Aunt Barbara came to visit (planned for 2 weeks) around 1pm and I managed to eat some lunch and started feeling a little better. By 3pm I started having chills and got a fever of 101.6 but ironically enough, I was freezing. I had two blankets covering me and I was all snuggled up w/ Zoe on the couch. His Aunt left around 4pm, oblivious to me, I was passed out on the couch. By 5pm I was on the toilet, for more than one reason. I won't go into details, but it wasn't pretty. Thankfully Nathan is a wonderful husband and took over 100% all I had to do was breast feed Zoe. My parents came over around 8pm and picked up Sophia for the night so that I could just rest all day Monday. Thankfully it worked, it's 1:30pm on Monday afternoon and I'm starting to feel normal again. (sigh)

I miss Sophia like crazy, Nathan is picking her up on his way home from work... Only four more hours. ♥ Holler.

House Warming Party

Tonight is Melissa and Mitch's house warming party. Melis is one of my oldest friends; we've known each other since the summer before high school began. We are only 3 days apart, we'll be 25 this November. That seems so hard to believe that it's been that long. So, in honor of the "house party" I made a giant chocolate chip cookie, in the shape of a house and my husband, oblivious to the unique shape, took a giant chunk out of the roof. Needless to say, we are going to have to stop and pick something up on our way...

Another little thing that is irritating me today, well actually this is a huge problem in my world, my camera is broken. I just got the new Nikon CoolPix touch screen for Christmas, and it's already done working. Ugh. I kept it in it's case at all times, never let Sophia play with it and still, it only lasted 6.5 months. So annoying since I am one of those people that always has my camera with me, trying to capture every moment. Especially fun nights like a House Warming Party of one of my best friends. I want to stop at Best Buy on our way and pick up a new one, but I don't want to waste my money on something that will only last another 6 months. I'd rather save up and buy a high-end digital camera. It makes me sad that I won't be able to take pictures tonight, since we don't all get together very often. Well, I have to get my girls ready to go to my parents, so I guess I'll call it a night. Holler.

Daughters

These are my two baby girls. I love that I can buy them matching outfits and they are too young to know it's cheesy! I figure I have about four more years before Sophia starts complaining. Although with the attitude she's been giving me lately, maybe I have a lot less time that I think! I'm not sure what it is, "terrible twos" I guess, but everything she does seems as though it's an intentional slap in the face. She's an angel for her Grandpa Clyde, and the second I show up, she's throwing herself around and fussing. I know it probably has to do with the fact that the new addition takes up some of "her" time, but come on little lady, you're killin' me! I am really looking forward to the age where my daughters can play together! That's probably another year and a half away, but I'm thinkin' it'll make my life all the better. That's most likely around the time when I'll have to start physically going to school. Joy. Well, I'd better get some house cleaning done while the girls are sleeping. Holler.

My Very First Blog

I guess I'll begin with a little background history. I grew up in a very strict Christian home and have since ventured out on my own. I still believe in God, although am no longer tied down by the confining and ridiculous demands the "church" makes. I am a very confident and happy woman and love the life I have made for myself.

I traveled a lot as a teenager/young adult; I made it to Germany, England, Belgium, The Netherlands, France and Austria by the age of 21. I lived in Germany for two years as a nanny and am now pretty fluent in the language. I also speak Spanish, but in California, it would be crazy not to! I would say I am conservative, politically, but generally open-minded and always willing to learn.

I met the man of my dreams when I was 21 years old, we fell in love fast, had our first daughter Sophia about a year after we met. We got married the day before Valentine's Day the following year and now have our second (and last) bundle of joy to complete our family. He is the hardest working man that I know and the most dedicated as well. He works so hard for our little family and I have the privilege of staying home and raising our daughters. I am currently going to school (online) to become an elementary school teacher. At times I get frustrated that I didn't go to school straight out of high school, but at the same time, I am grateful for all the experiences I went through on my travels. I am surrounded by amazing people; my daughter's are very loved and very fortunate.

My daughters. I love the sound of that. They are truly my purpose in life. Sophia, my 23 month old is the most adorable and quick-witted child I know. She is very intelligent and I'm not sure if that means we're doing something right (as far as parenting goes) or we just got lucky. She is not quite two yet, but already knows her colors, shapes and the numbers 1-10. She is a handful to say the least, but very sweet at the same time. My youngest daughter, Zoe, is 2 months old. She is the easiest baby ever created. She eats (breastfed) like a champ, sleeps through the night, and hardly fusses. She has the biggest and brightest smile and when she coos at me, it melts my heart.

This blog is going to be about the ups and downs of my life. As a mother, wife, friend, sister, daughter... all of the above. The main reason I am keeping this blog is for my own sanity. I find writing very therapeutic and if there are those out there that care enough to read my blog and go through my daily struggles and accomplishments with me, holler!