Day 16: Another picture of yourself.

Yup....you guessed it. This little cutie is me! Can you see Addie in this picture?? I totally do! This was on Halloween 1987, my 1st birthday.

Survey for the married folks!

1. When did you get married?
~June 17th, 2006.

2. What day of the week was it?
~Saturday.

3. Was this your first marriage?
~Yes.

4. How many guests were invited to your wedding?
~We invited 200 people.

5. How long were you and your significant other together before getting married?
~5 years.

6. How did you meet your significant other?
~Church!

7. How did your engagement happen?
~He proposed to me at Disneyland in front of the castle as the fireworks started!

8. How long was the engagement?
~A year and a half.

9. Did he ask the parents?
~Yes, he did. My Dad would have flipped if he wouldn't have!

10. Was the ring a surprise?
~Yes, he picked it out himself!

11. Where was your wedding ceremony and/or reception?
~Waddell, Arizona.

12. What were your wedding colors?
~Violet, silver and white.

13. Did your father walk you down the aisle?
~He did. He also married us.

14. What was the weather like on your big day?
~HOT! It was 117 degrees outside.

15. Where did you go for pictures?
The Church and reception hall.

16. Did either of you get drunk?
~There was no alcohol at our reception.

17. What type of wedding gown/tux did you two wear?
~ I wore a white gown and he wore a black tux with silver vest.

18. What was your wedding song?
~ Amazed by Lonestar.

19. What was your wedding favor/gift?
~ Heart shaped cookie cutters with our names and wedding date, wedding cake shaped candles and chocolate covered almonds in purple tulle bags.

20. Did you smash the cake in the face?
~ I didn't smash him but he got me good!

21. Wedding night?
~We felt more comfortable spending the night at our own home.

22. Favorite part of your wedding day?
~Seeing him for the first time as I was walking down the aisle.

23. Least favorite part?
~ Ugly flowers, the cake melting and the air conditioner breaking in the reception hall.

24. Would you do it all again?
~Yes I would!!!

25. Where did you go on your honeymoon?
~We spent a week in San Diego.

26. How long have you been married?
~ Five years this June!

Day 15: Put your Ipod on shuffle and post the first 10 songs.

1. I will follow you into the dark - Death Cab for Cutie

2. Jonathan Low - Vampire Weekend

3. Don't Speak - No Doubt

4. Absolution - Muse

5. Makes me wonder - Maroon 5

6. The Violet Hour - Sea Wolf

7. All these things that I have done - The Killers

8. Wonderful maker - Jeremy Camp

9. Chasing Pavements - Adele

10. Flightless bird, american mouth - Iron and Wine

Day 14: A picture of your family.

Andrew, Addie and Me - December 2010

Day 13: A letter to someone.

I'll never refuse an excuse to write a letter to someone I love...especially not my sweet little daughter =)


Dear Adeline,

Being your Mommy for these last 28 months has been the best moments of my life. Watching you grow has been a wonderful blessing that God has bestowed on me. It's amazing to know that He - God - trusts me with one of His most precious gifts; you. Jesus says children are the heritage of the Lord and I really do see God's face every time you smile your sweet little smile.

I take my job as your Mama very seriously and everything I do is out of love for you.

When you say I love you; make sure you mean it because to say it and not mean it is truly the most painful of all lies. I love you. My love for you is bigger than the moon and stars and strawberry milk and anything else of worth in the world.

If you make a mistake have the courage to admit it, it doesn't matter if you are forgiven or not, what matters most is that you took responsibility. Always remember that no matter how bad of a mistake you may make, no matter how
much pain and regret it may cause, the people who truly love you will see past it because you matter to them more than you may fully realize. I know I will not be a perfect Mother but I am willing to admit when I make mistakes, apologize and do my best to correct them.

I love your Daddy. He is my best friend, my love, my soul mate and everything else in between. It is from that love that you were created. You are the apple of his eye. I know he loves you more than me and I am fully OK with that.

You are my greatest accomplishment. You have opened every corner of my heart and filled it so much that it's bursting with love and joy.

I loved you yesterday, I love you still...I always have, I always will.

Love,
Mom

Things that Addie inherited from her Mama (ME!)

So I know I have yet to write my "30 Days" post yet but I will be working on that later....


- Super light/fair skin....but we were pale before Twilight made it cool =)

- Baby blue eyes! Our eye color is exactly the same!

- Her hair color....Unbelievable, I know! Underneath my layers of artificial dark hair is a light reddish brown/dark blonde.

- Her rosy cheeks. Okay, well that's from me and her Daddy but still.

- The ability to get a sun burn standing in front of a bright lamp, lol.

- A love for all aquatic animals...whales, fish, dolphins, starfish - anything that lives under the sea!

- A serious love for strawberry milk and tortilla chips. =)

-Wonderful taste in music! Some of her faves being Vampire Weekend, Hawk Nelson, Death Cab for Cutie, POD and Skillet!

- A love for babies and children in general.

- She loves to read! Whether I am reading to her or she is "reading" to me she loves it!

- She LOVES going to Church. I can remember being a young child and being so excited every week to go to Church. As soon as we turn off of the freeway Addie starts yelling and clapping about going to Church and seeing her friends!

- A love of art. She loves to paint, draw, color and create!

There are soooo many more but these are things I have noticed in the past couple months!

Day 12: How you found out about blogger and why you have one.

One of my old childhood friends had a blog to keep up to date with family and friends on how they are doing. I thought it was a fantastic idea and decided to start one for our family who live out of state or we don't see very often! I am not always on top of it but I do love it!