I'm thankful for:
- my family and husband, they're always there for me
- our health
- our traveling this year
- my friends even though we don't get to see each other like we'd like to
- my doggies and their unconditional love
- my jobs
- my clean house
What are you thankful for?
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
SO Excited!!
I'm getting so excited for Europe. 1 month and 2 days! I already feel the whole wahhhhh I don't want to be at work, I just need a vacay!!! Well I do damn it, it's been such a long time since we've gone! Not to mention I've been working like crazy to pre-pray the trip for everything except for food, some attractions, and of course shopping (hunni, you didn't just read that, hehe)! I'm almost there, in the next 3 weeks max, I will have done it! I'm very proud of myself! Now if I could pack everything in a small carry on, that would be insane! These are the moments that I wish I was Mary Poppins! I've had my packing lists made for months now, so I just need to go through them, make sure I didn't forget anything and also do a run through of packing to see if I need anything still. It's crazy that I'm usually such a last minute packer and I want to start packing right now, haha. It's probably because I had a dream the other night that it was the night before we were leaving, I didn't have a packing list and I still needed to buy a bunch of things. It was horrible! I'm definitely not going to let that happen so I need to be prepared and start working on everything.
*sigh* dreaming of Belgium waffles and chocolate...
*sigh* dreaming of Belgium waffles and chocolate...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Wedding Blog Posts
I wanted to have a different post with just my wedding ones :)
6.18.11
6.18.11
Wedding Day!!!
i woke up, checked my email and hung out with my mom for a little bit. i called some family and they wished me good luck! i started to get ready, wearing my satin robe. the hair and make up lady came at 6:30 am. she started curling my hair and we all just hung out drinking a mimosa. i didn't really get to see my bridesmaids because they were getting ready in another room. my mom ended up getting her hair done as well. i ended up not liking my make up at all. it really wasn't like the pictures i showed her and the false eyelashes stopped 3/4's of the way out which was weird to me. my hair wasn't like the pictures either, but it still turned out well. it was still the beachy look i was looking for. we did a first look in the beach house before we left. it was really nice to see each other and get the nerves out right then. i still just couldn't believe i was getting married! it was just so crazy to think.
we ended up being 15 minutes late leaving! i rode with my family which was nice. derek rode with our friends. it was a little hot in my dress in the car, but not too bad. when we got there, everyone was just waiting for us. i felt so bad! we put my hair flowers in (which were one the wrong side, oops. in hawaii, if you're spoken for, the flowers should be on your left). i got my bouquet which i was disappointed in because it was not like the picture i sent in at all. the walk to the beach was pretty rough actually. but that's why it wasn't so populated. i walked with my mom and my bridesmaids while everyone went ahead. it was definitely a secret beach. it was weird to try to take in everything but still enjoy the moment as it is without thinking about taking it in. i was so anxious about having all eyes on me including the video that couldn't be changed that much. we walked over to the part of the beach where the circle of flowers were. it was so gorgeous!!! we waited in the shade for the ceremony to start. i really wish we had more direction at to what was supposed to happen because no one knew what was going on. the conch shells were blown which tells everyone the ceremony is starting. the wedding party all started walking in towards the circle flower. another conch shell was blown and then dad and i started walking in. it's so weird to have everyone staring at you and you know that you're being video taped the whole time. every single move was documented.
the ceremony was beautiful and i was so excited to become derek's wife. he looked so handsome and the background was awesome! i wouldn't have had it any other way! it was getting soooo hot. i feel bad because you can tell that i was sweating. at one point while i was saying my vows, derek wiped the side of his eye. i was like aw, that's cute...i'm going to laugh because to the video, it's going to look like he was crying. only i know that sweat dripped in his eye, hah!! taking the pictures were long and super hot. i was excited for them, i hope they turn out amazing!
we missed the reservation that i made for breakfast after the ceremony so we had no where to go to! someone found maui tacos, but when we went it, it wasn't big enough. then someone mentioned denny's which i was not about to have my wedding brunch at denny's!! there ended up being cafe o' lei near by. they made accommodations very fast! we got there last because i switched dresses in the car. i was wayyy too hot in my dress! there was a hawaiian ice on the way up, so we stopped and i got one. it was amazing to have something cold when i was so freaking hot! we got up into the restaurant and it was super cute. it ended up being delicious and everyone loved their food. it was also pretty affordable!
after being stuffed, we went back to the beach house to chill for a while. people took naps while derek and i laid on the lani together on a big chair. it was gorgeous to look at the ocean and just lay with my husband. then we packed up our stuff and drove up to lahaina with enoch. it was a good 50 minute drive from kihei. very pretty though and the ocean comes right up to the highway! when we got to the condo, we dropped our bags, changed, and then aunt mary and uncle mike came to pick us up and drive us to the old lahaina lu'au. when we got there, we saw our family and walked in together. we were greeted by a lady giving tuberose hair pieces out. then we walked in further to have lei's put on us and a grab a drink from the people walking around with them. everyone kept saying congrats to us, it was really cute! we sat down at our table and the view was just gorgeous. it was started to sunset and the pictures were awesome! there was some stuff to walk around and look at. we stopped at the jewelry and maggie bought me some earrings i loved. then there was a tiki place. i said we should get one for in our bedroom! we picked one out and they said they would carve our names with a heart in between and our wedding date under. we watched them do it there with a chisel and hammer. he also added maui underneath. such a cute touch and i can't wait to put it up in our new bedroom together! they also gave us a little turtle as a gift. we named him squirt. during this, they pulled out the pig that was roasting underground and the luau was starting!
we sat at two tables, one for the bigger adults and one for the smaller adults, haha. enoch and "neil" (maggie's fiance, which my mom called neil earlier in the day) were taking tons of pictures. it was time for us to go get our food. there was so much yummy food!! i definitely got two plates! the fried rice was probably my favorite as well as the kuala pig. the dessert came next and was brought to our table. i think my favorite was a chocolate piece with some vanilla mousse in it. the brownies were really good as well though!!
the show started and with a bang. the hula dancers were shaking their butts hardcore. derek said that's why there's so many children made from the hawaiians, haha!! it was a great show about how hawaii came to present day. aunt mary said it was the best luau she had been to on the islands! there was definitely nothing in the "drinks" they were serving. i think we all had about 6-7 drinks and didn't feel a thing. well, that's what happens at all you eat and drink places i guess!!
at the end of the show, we said goodbye to enoch because he had to go catch his flight back mainland. he was such a special part of the group being derek's best man and the only friend here for him. they were so cute together that most of the time i felt like the 3rd wheel out, hah! two peas in a pod for sure! we went home smiling and holding each other's hands as husband and wife.
we ended up being 15 minutes late leaving! i rode with my family which was nice. derek rode with our friends. it was a little hot in my dress in the car, but not too bad. when we got there, everyone was just waiting for us. i felt so bad! we put my hair flowers in (which were one the wrong side, oops. in hawaii, if you're spoken for, the flowers should be on your left). i got my bouquet which i was disappointed in because it was not like the picture i sent in at all. the walk to the beach was pretty rough actually. but that's why it wasn't so populated. i walked with my mom and my bridesmaids while everyone went ahead. it was definitely a secret beach. it was weird to try to take in everything but still enjoy the moment as it is without thinking about taking it in. i was so anxious about having all eyes on me including the video that couldn't be changed that much. we walked over to the part of the beach where the circle of flowers were. it was so gorgeous!!! we waited in the shade for the ceremony to start. i really wish we had more direction at to what was supposed to happen because no one knew what was going on. the conch shells were blown which tells everyone the ceremony is starting. the wedding party all started walking in towards the circle flower. another conch shell was blown and then dad and i started walking in. it's so weird to have everyone staring at you and you know that you're being video taped the whole time. every single move was documented.
the ceremony was beautiful and i was so excited to become derek's wife. he looked so handsome and the background was awesome! i wouldn't have had it any other way! it was getting soooo hot. i feel bad because you can tell that i was sweating. at one point while i was saying my vows, derek wiped the side of his eye. i was like aw, that's cute...i'm going to laugh because to the video, it's going to look like he was crying. only i know that sweat dripped in his eye, hah!! taking the pictures were long and super hot. i was excited for them, i hope they turn out amazing!
we missed the reservation that i made for breakfast after the ceremony so we had no where to go to! someone found maui tacos, but when we went it, it wasn't big enough. then someone mentioned denny's which i was not about to have my wedding brunch at denny's!! there ended up being cafe o' lei near by. they made accommodations very fast! we got there last because i switched dresses in the car. i was wayyy too hot in my dress! there was a hawaiian ice on the way up, so we stopped and i got one. it was amazing to have something cold when i was so freaking hot! we got up into the restaurant and it was super cute. it ended up being delicious and everyone loved their food. it was also pretty affordable!
after being stuffed, we went back to the beach house to chill for a while. people took naps while derek and i laid on the lani together on a big chair. it was gorgeous to look at the ocean and just lay with my husband. then we packed up our stuff and drove up to lahaina with enoch. it was a good 50 minute drive from kihei. very pretty though and the ocean comes right up to the highway! when we got to the condo, we dropped our bags, changed, and then aunt mary and uncle mike came to pick us up and drive us to the old lahaina lu'au. when we got there, we saw our family and walked in together. we were greeted by a lady giving tuberose hair pieces out. then we walked in further to have lei's put on us and a grab a drink from the people walking around with them. everyone kept saying congrats to us, it was really cute! we sat down at our table and the view was just gorgeous. it was started to sunset and the pictures were awesome! there was some stuff to walk around and look at. we stopped at the jewelry and maggie bought me some earrings i loved. then there was a tiki place. i said we should get one for in our bedroom! we picked one out and they said they would carve our names with a heart in between and our wedding date under. we watched them do it there with a chisel and hammer. he also added maui underneath. such a cute touch and i can't wait to put it up in our new bedroom together! they also gave us a little turtle as a gift. we named him squirt. during this, they pulled out the pig that was roasting underground and the luau was starting!
we sat at two tables, one for the bigger adults and one for the smaller adults, haha. enoch and "neil" (maggie's fiance, which my mom called neil earlier in the day) were taking tons of pictures. it was time for us to go get our food. there was so much yummy food!! i definitely got two plates! the fried rice was probably my favorite as well as the kuala pig. the dessert came next and was brought to our table. i think my favorite was a chocolate piece with some vanilla mousse in it. the brownies were really good as well though!!
the show started and with a bang. the hula dancers were shaking their butts hardcore. derek said that's why there's so many children made from the hawaiians, haha!! it was a great show about how hawaii came to present day. aunt mary said it was the best luau she had been to on the islands! there was definitely nothing in the "drinks" they were serving. i think we all had about 6-7 drinks and didn't feel a thing. well, that's what happens at all you eat and drink places i guess!!
at the end of the show, we said goodbye to enoch because he had to go catch his flight back mainland. he was such a special part of the group being derek's best man and the only friend here for him. they were so cute together that most of the time i felt like the 3rd wheel out, hah! two peas in a pod for sure! we went home smiling and holding each other's hands as husband and wife.
6.17.11
Day before the wedding
i started out the day with my mom coming into our room yelling, "gooooooood moringggggggggg". there was a little pow wow in our room and i gave mckenna and jackie their gifts. they loved them, which i was really excited about. we went to eat at the kihei caffe for breakfast. i had the loco moco which was awesome. it's a hawaiian dish. i had it with pork fried rice though. so it's the rice, then a beef patty on top with gravy all over it. we went to go get our marriage license after breakfast. it was a good feeling filling it our but kind of crazy and just not so real yet, but kind of real. it's hard to explain! i just can't believe that the wedding is tomorrow. we met with our DOC at kamole beach and went over the ceremony. our musician that we chose, can't make it to the wedding, so they scheduled our second choice. thank gosh he was available! it was nice to go over things and she gave us pointers such as how to put the ring and make sure to look at each other during the ceremony so we look connected on the video. also not to say random things because we'll be miked up the whole time. after that, we went to the house to grab beach stuff and drove down to makena so mckenna could enjoy being in the town with her name. we laid out and played in the ocean. it was a lot of fun to do this all together! we went back to the house to get ready for our welcome dinner. we had a lot of fun at the tiki lounge after we finally found the place. maggie and nate got there late because of their hotel, but they got upgraded which was fabulous! i was so happy to see everyone at the welcome dinner. their pizza is super good!!! of course, i got the hawaiian pizza! towards the end of the night, derek's mom and step dad gave me a diamond bracelet. it was so unexpected and a beautiful touch to the night! it was really nice for everyone to meet and get to know each other a bit before the ceremony the next day! we went home and hung out for a bit. i actually got a bug bite on my right ring finger. it was super puffy, so i took an advil pm since it has benadryl in it. i can't believe i'm getting married tomorrow!!
6.16.11
Everyone's coming in today!
we woke up and had breakfast at the 5 palms. it was sooo good! i had the hawaiian sweet bread french toast with bananas and white chocolate chips. derek and i both think it was the best french toast we've ever had! we checked into our beach house which was absolutely fabulous! it had 3 levels, 5 bedrooms, and 4 bathrooms. the master bathroom was like straight out of a magazine. we drove down towards makena and saw an amazing random beach that we found. took tons of pictures and it was full of lava rocks. afterwards, we turned in enoch's car, rode the shuttle service to the airport, then back to derek's and my car rental place to get ours. we got a charger, of course :) then we had to hit up the costco, where i got told by a man that i was way prettier than he was, haha. jackie was coming in about 2pm, so we were just waiting for her to come in. there was a cell phone parking lot near the airport that we waited in. it was hilarious because you would see people answer the phone, then start up their car. we called it the "booty call". after picking up jackie, we went to eat at marco's italian. they had super upright seats, it was pretty funny. i had a meatball sandwhich which was amazing. we dropped off the luggage and went to the beach. we got hit by a crazy sand storm! you could barely see the towels on the beach because sand was blown everywhere on them. jackie and i moved from the beach onto the grass to lay out and watch derek and enoch snorkel and play in the water. it was so cold, so we went back to the beach house to get ready for dinner. we ended up going to fred's mexican food with derek's mom and step dad. fabulous food and the skinny margs were really good! my parents and sister finally got in after dinner. i purposely put derek's and my luggage into the master room because i knew my mom would freak out because she was supposed to get it. and what do you know, she freaked out, haha! it was a fabulous touch to the night!
6.15.11
Coming into Maui
in phoenix, i got my hair braid patted down which was very interesting. we held up the line at the security because we had to get derek's dad's remained checked out. we had breakfast and i had a bloody mary :) usairways took my dress the first thing after stepping on the plane. the one guy even gave us a free box of m&m pretzels it was emotional coming into land in maui. i just couldn't believe that it was finally time to get married. after all the time of planning the past 10 months, everything was about to start unfolding. it was a gorgeous view outside of the airplane. stepping off the plane, we got a burst of sea air and humidity. it was also super windy as well. our best man, enoch, came to pick us up from the airport. it was hilarious trying to fit in 6 pieces of luggage into his convertible. after dropping off our luggage, we went to cheeseburger island style. it was really good, but on island time for sure! it was so surreal driving around the island finally seeing all of the places that i've been researching for months. we went to the beach afterwards. so amazing! i love it. it's so blue and clear. i didn't think i'd be this calm and collected 3 days prior to my wedding. derek and i are so happy that enoch is here with us and share a day with us before everyone gets here tomorrow. i bought new hi roxy shirts and derek bought a new pair of quicksilver board shorts. it's truly a dream come true to be getting married here. so far, its a lot more laid back than oahu was. the houses are also unbelievable. derek really fell in love with a house in kihei. i can't wait to bring our future kids here on a family vacation to show them where we were married.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Old Blog Posts
When I started going back through my other blog, I realized that I loved looking back and seeing my posts, so it's more inspiration to continue blogging a lot more now! I paid for my other site's domain but I'm not going to do so this year, which means all of my stuff will be lost. I'm going to repost my favorite blog posts here to keep them :) Most everything is list oriented, FYI! And it definitely won't hurt my feelings if you don't get through all of them, ha!
8.13.12
5.7.12
and here is the shingle pattern and color!
i love how the layered it. it gives it so much depth and the color is just fabulous! that's one of our new AC units in the background by the way!
what's next on our list? painting the exterior of the house. derek is totally hating the barbie pink now, haha! i think the gray roof makes it look nicer, but i have always wanted to paint it too. we need to get some quotes and save up, but hopefully we can get it done in the next few months! i'm thinking a light/medium gray with white trim and black shutters at the moment and keeping the doors red. what do you think?
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my single friends who like to "puke" or "gag" at derek and i...cover your eyes beezies, but i know you secretly love and wish you could be like us! some of you have even told me this when you're toasted. haha :)
to welcome him to my blog, today's list is 15 favorite (recent) texts from him that are saved in my phone at the moment. i have another list on going that i save on my computer of all his cute texts. if you don't know him, he's not one to write love letters, but he sends me the sweetest damn texts ever that make me smile and fall more in love with him.
1. you're always going to be sexy to me love. do what you want and makes you happy. then i'm happy
2. night beautiful sexy amazing bride of mine :)
3. life with you is amazing
4. i love you sarah. you make me a better man and you're everything in a woman i could ever dream of
5. i hate being away from you
6. muah! i can't wait to be your husband. i will be the luckiest man ever to be "game over" with you
7. i miss you! i can't wait to spend every night and waking moment with you for the rest of lives together! you complete me in every aspect and make me so happy inside and out! i can't wait till we are husband and wife.
8. you're my best friend
9. sweet dreams my fiancee
10. i love holding you tight and close to me
11. i love showing you off
12. morning my beautiful bride to be :)
13. you're my everything and my all. you complete me and make me the man i am sarah! i never want a day to go by without you there. i love you sarah (insert middle and last name) with all my heart!
14. you're amazing
15. (this one goes back the furthest) love you too beautiful! sleep tight sweet dreams and tomorrow will be your first whole day as my fiancee :)
instead of there's more to life than lists...today it's there's more to life when i'm with him. i love you forever.
4.27.11
8.13.12
my house is finally "ours"
i have officially purged and re-organized the WHOLE HOUSE!
we're talking the storage room, kitchen, pantry, laundry room, two utility closets, the bedrooms, the bathrooms, bathroom closet, family room, living room and five closets! we even went through our sheets and folded them properly, stacking them up per summer sheets and winter sheets.
the first thing that people say about my house omg, look at all this storage!!! well after living in it for 2.5 years with roommates and a year with my husband, i can say it too. holy heck, we have EMPTY cabinets! it's glorious knowing this and knowing everything has an official place in the house. it took us so long after d moving in with me because we never had time off together! lately, he's finally had a good schedule that works with mine and we got it all done together!
so now everything is in boxed up in the future "baby room" that we're selling so that it's ready for the yard sale we're having in october. it looks a lot nicer having everything in boxes instead of bags and such. the last things we have to go through before the yard sale are my 3 sheds and all of our clothes again.
it was a ton of work, but so rewarding!all i do is smile when i walk into my house :)
we're talking the storage room, kitchen, pantry, laundry room, two utility closets, the bedrooms, the bathrooms, bathroom closet, family room, living room and five closets! we even went through our sheets and folded them properly, stacking them up per summer sheets and winter sheets.
the first thing that people say about my house omg, look at all this storage!!! well after living in it for 2.5 years with roommates and a year with my husband, i can say it too. holy heck, we have EMPTY cabinets! it's glorious knowing this and knowing everything has an official place in the house. it took us so long after d moving in with me because we never had time off together! lately, he's finally had a good schedule that works with mine and we got it all done together!
so now everything is in boxed up in the future "baby room" that we're selling so that it's ready for the yard sale we're having in october. it looks a lot nicer having everything in boxes instead of bags and such. the last things we have to go through before the yard sale are my 3 sheds and all of our clothes again.
it was a ton of work, but so rewarding!all i do is smile when i walk into my house :)
5.7.12
the new roof!
so are you ready to see the new roof? i'm SO excited about it still and it's been 4 days since it was completed. i just love driving up and from my house to look at it :) here's the before and after shots:
what's next on our list? painting the exterior of the house. derek is totally hating the barbie pink now, haha! i think the gray roof makes it look nicer, but i have always wanted to paint it too. we need to get some quotes and save up, but hopefully we can get it done in the next few months! i'm thinking a light/medium gray with white trim and black shutters at the moment and keeping the doors red. what do you think?
4.30.12
Life/House Updates
it's been a while since i've wrote and so much has been going on! first, i feel like it was just february. where did march and april go? this whole year has gone by so fast already!
highlights:
-jan was spent working 6 days a week and on sundays, i was over at my parent's house spending family time and seeing my grama as much as possible.
-feb was spent the exact same way until the 25th when we lost my grama.
-march was crazy from dealing with the loss of my grama and then her brother died 6 days later. it was also one of my best friend's wedding month. i had something going on every single weekend! thank goodness i was only working 5 days a week this month. we had my grama's memorial on the 31st.
april - back to working 6 days a week! i've been just trying to catch up on everything! we got our new AC units installed! they are awesome and super quiet compared to the old ones. it started getting really hot and our electricity bill has only gone up 15 bucks so far! totally crazy, and i can't wait to see how much the bills are during the summer. my goal is no more than 300 since it's normally 400.
today we started getting our new roof installed. i'm so excited for it! it's going to be gray just like i've always wanted. next step is painting the outside of the house to match. i feel like the light pink we have going right now will look better with the gray though which is good until we can paint it.
i also made a list of home improvements to make in the next year. i don't think all of them will be able to get done, but it would be really nice for sure! stay tuned for all that in the next post!
highlights:
-jan was spent working 6 days a week and on sundays, i was over at my parent's house spending family time and seeing my grama as much as possible.
-feb was spent the exact same way until the 25th when we lost my grama.
-march was crazy from dealing with the loss of my grama and then her brother died 6 days later. it was also one of my best friend's wedding month. i had something going on every single weekend! thank goodness i was only working 5 days a week this month. we had my grama's memorial on the 31st.
april - back to working 6 days a week! i've been just trying to catch up on everything! we got our new AC units installed! they are awesome and super quiet compared to the old ones. it started getting really hot and our electricity bill has only gone up 15 bucks so far! totally crazy, and i can't wait to see how much the bills are during the summer. my goal is no more than 300 since it's normally 400.
today we started getting our new roof installed. i'm so excited for it! it's going to be gray just like i've always wanted. next step is painting the outside of the house to match. i feel like the light pink we have going right now will look better with the gray though which is good until we can paint it.
i also made a list of home improvements to make in the next year. i don't think all of them will be able to get done, but it would be really nice for sure! stay tuned for all that in the next post!
2.2.12
what i've realized
that i miss my lists! during the wedding, i always had my giant list going and mini weekly lists. i liked feeling really organized and i'm definitely missing that in life right now! i need to get back into my list making to feel better and feel like i have life organized! the lists that i need to make:
-house improvements
-things that need to be cleaned
-things that need to be re-organized and gone through
-things that i need to catch up on since life has been crazy lately
-things to sell from the wedding
-packing lists for my trips in the next year
-goals for myself in the next year
i've also realized that i have this amazing iphone and i prefer handwritten lists...it's something about legit crossing it off and throwing the list away when it's done with!
-house improvements
-things that need to be cleaned
-things that need to be re-organized and gone through
-things that i need to catch up on since life has been crazy lately
-things to sell from the wedding
-packing lists for my trips in the next year
-goals for myself in the next year
i've also realized that i have this amazing iphone and i prefer handwritten lists...it's something about legit crossing it off and throwing the list away when it's done with!
1.26.12
thankful thursday
since it's a new year, i really need to make a list of the things i'm am thankful for during the past year. 2011 was one of the most amazing years of my life and it will def be hard to beat!
i'm thankful for:
-planning a wedding and getting married to the love of my life and best friend
-having the opportunity to get married in hawaii. it's one of my favorite places to be and makes me happy
-feeling so beautiful during the wedding, it's so special
-having so many friends and family celebrate with us, best feeling ever!
-i have the best parents and sister i could have ever gotten, my rocks
-the health of my family, we had a rough year medically and i'm glad this year can bring good health
-moving in with derek. it's been so great living with him, just so easy! after chewy got used to the new house anyways :)
-being happy 95-99% of the time. that's what life is all about it.
-every single person who has touched my heart this past year
-my amazing support system of VIP girls
-the bad apples who made my life stronger after they disappeared
-having two jobs that let me keep living the life i love to live
-the best christmas i have had in years, it was perfect.
cheers to 2012 and over halfway to our 1 yr anniversary!
i'm thankful for:
-planning a wedding and getting married to the love of my life and best friend
-having the opportunity to get married in hawaii. it's one of my favorite places to be and makes me happy
-feeling so beautiful during the wedding, it's so special
-having so many friends and family celebrate with us, best feeling ever!
-i have the best parents and sister i could have ever gotten, my rocks
-the health of my family, we had a rough year medically and i'm glad this year can bring good health
-moving in with derek. it's been so great living with him, just so easy! after chewy got used to the new house anyways :)
-being happy 95-99% of the time. that's what life is all about it.
-every single person who has touched my heart this past year
-my amazing support system of VIP girls
-the bad apples who made my life stronger after they disappeared
-having two jobs that let me keep living the life i love to live
-the best christmas i have had in years, it was perfect.
cheers to 2012 and over halfway to our 1 yr anniversary!
8.25.11
Crazy week!
it's been a crazy week at work and my volleyball season started. so to vamp up the vball season, here are my top 3 reasons why i love being a referee.
1. it gives me a lot of rewards to help the kids learn and understand the game better. a lot of coaches think they know what they're doing but they have no idea on the rules!
2. it gives me a big variety in my day by seeing different schools, leaving at different times, and interacting with different teams.
3. the money. hah!
1. it gives me a lot of rewards to help the kids learn and understand the game better. a lot of coaches think they know what they're doing but they have no idea on the rules!
2. it gives me a big variety in my day by seeing different schools, leaving at different times, and interacting with different teams.
3. the money. hah!
8.22.11
House updates
we got what feels a bunch done in our house yesterday! my dad came over to help since we don't have a masonry drill and two of our bedroom walls are exterior. so i've been waiting and waiting to hang some stuff up! the list of things done:
1. the new toilet was finally installed! i'm so excited about it, especially since i bought it back in march! it's high efficiency, taller than the old one, and brighter. it makes the bathroom look nicer :) loveeeee.
2. hung up our surfboard above our bed! i was really excited to do this since all our guests signed the back of our surfboard at our reception. also hung up a couple more hawaiian things around the room
3. hung up some artwork in the bathroom. i really need to figure out how i want to decorate the bathroom. we also need to re-organize it because i'm taking over it, well rather, i never made actual room for derek. my goal is to utilize the counter space a bit more and organize the closet better to fit all of derek's things! i'm also going to re-decorate my perfume stand to match our hawaiian theme better. yay diy project!
4. measured out the door for a new one. we have to replace our side door in order to fit the sweet new automatic doggie door we bought a couple months ago. just never got around to getting the new door!
5. i vacuumed the whole house free of dog's hair. it probably didn't last more than a minute though!
the next thing i'm completely excited for is picking out which ocean pictures from our wedding trip that we want to blow up and frame for our bedroom artwork! enoch (derek's best man) took some amazing photos that we can't wait to use!
1. the new toilet was finally installed! i'm so excited about it, especially since i bought it back in march! it's high efficiency, taller than the old one, and brighter. it makes the bathroom look nicer :) loveeeee.
2. hung up our surfboard above our bed! i was really excited to do this since all our guests signed the back of our surfboard at our reception. also hung up a couple more hawaiian things around the room
3. hung up some artwork in the bathroom. i really need to figure out how i want to decorate the bathroom. we also need to re-organize it because i'm taking over it, well rather, i never made actual room for derek. my goal is to utilize the counter space a bit more and organize the closet better to fit all of derek's things! i'm also going to re-decorate my perfume stand to match our hawaiian theme better. yay diy project!
4. measured out the door for a new one. we have to replace our side door in order to fit the sweet new automatic doggie door we bought a couple months ago. just never got around to getting the new door!
5. i vacuumed the whole house free of dog's hair. it probably didn't last more than a minute though!
the next thing i'm completely excited for is picking out which ocean pictures from our wedding trip that we want to blow up and frame for our bedroom artwork! enoch (derek's best man) took some amazing photos that we can't wait to use!
8.18.11
Two months!
two months ago today, i married my hubby! one year ago today, he was on one knee asking me to marry him :) in honor of that, there are two things on my list for today. the first is re-living the moment that he proposed to me!
the second is naming 5 things that i'm completely missing about hawaii
1. the beach, they are just better than mainland!
2. the food. so amazing and i'm craving a loco moco so badly.
3. the culture. it's just a beautiful thing and i would love to fully embrace it
4. the weather. it's a gorgeous breezy day almost all the time.
5. the exercise. it's great to walk everywhere, swim in the ocean, do different activities, love it!
aloha!
"We were supposed to have a family dinner the night he proposed because my cousin was in town. When I got off work, Derek told me he talked to my family and they were just laying around, not sure what they were going to do for dinner. He said he was really hungry so we should just go to dinner. He picked me up and started driving me around Old Town Scottsdale. He said he wasn't sure exactly where he wanted to eat. We ended up pulling into Olive Garden. While we were parking, I saw my roommate's car who works there. I said I wonder if we'll get her tonight! When we went in, there was no one waiting to be seated. The man at the stand asked for our name and we would be seated shortly. Derek jumped in saying his name. I thought this was weird because I always give my name! We sit down, try to start a conversation and they called his name. We got sat in a booth in the corner. I saw another waitress in the secluded six table room so I figured we wouldn't get Emily, my roommate. All of a sudden, Emily walks up to us. I made a comment how it was weird she got us considering one waitress had the rest of the tables. She made an excuse saying she had random tables everywhere. All while Derek is being a little nervous and keeps putting his hand over his pocket :)
After dinner, Derek turns to me and started to profess his love to me! He was being really cute and getting close to my face, haha. He said he wanted to be with me forever and that he wanted our new chapter of our lives to start where the first chapter began. He then pulled out a ring box! He asked me to marry him and I said YES!!! I called my mom and then realized that my family was next door at the Red Lobster. We walked over to celebrate with them.
When we got to my house later on that night, he asked me on one knee to marry him again in my family room. It was just too crowded in the Olive Garden to get down on one knee! It was perfect though because I will always remember he proposed where our lives began together and again in the family room of our soon to be home together!"
After dinner, Derek turns to me and started to profess his love to me! He was being really cute and getting close to my face, haha. He said he wanted to be with me forever and that he wanted our new chapter of our lives to start where the first chapter began. He then pulled out a ring box! He asked me to marry him and I said YES!!! I called my mom and then realized that my family was next door at the Red Lobster. We walked over to celebrate with them.
When we got to my house later on that night, he asked me on one knee to marry him again in my family room. It was just too crowded in the Olive Garden to get down on one knee! It was perfect though because I will always remember he proposed where our lives began together and again in the family room of our soon to be home together!"
1. the beach, they are just better than mainland!
2. the food. so amazing and i'm craving a loco moco so badly.
3. the culture. it's just a beautiful thing and i would love to fully embrace it
4. the weather. it's a gorgeous breezy day almost all the time.
5. the exercise. it's great to walk everywhere, swim in the ocean, do different activities, love it!
aloha!
8.12.11
Long time no post!
i've been such a busy wifey that i haven't been posting! i still need to catch up on blogging the rest of our vacation, but here a list of things that have changed in my life since getting married.
1. i'm living with derek! that's huge. it's been fabulous so far and i love coming home to him/him coming home to me. it's been so much less stressful and we get to have the house the way we want it!
2. i'm living with a doggie now! derek has a 7 yr old akita. it was difficult to adjust to at first, but now we're buddies and he loves me.
3. we bought a new bedroom furniture set! i LOVE our new bedroom. i really wanted a new set to signify a new beginning to our relationship. we already have the homes, so it wasn't like we were moving into a new place together. this was one of the best things we've done. it's my little hawaiian oasis! we have all of our hawaiian stuff from our wedding/honeymoon out to show and we're going to continue the theme to it. derek's best man enoch took some seriously amazing pictures of the ocean while we were there. i plan on getting them blown up, signed and framed as our artwork!
4. i'm cooking! i have been learning new recipes and cooking a lot. the past week, we only went out to eat one time. that's like a record for us!
5. derek and i started working out and eating healthy again! it's been so nice to have derek on board working out and being fit. it really helps me and i hope i'm helping him too.
6. i got a smart phone! finally got rid of the dumb phone and it's been really nice! although i've had issues with the phone and i'm already on my 2nd, possibly almost 3rd since i'm having the same issues again already!
7. i stalk our pictures daily as well as thing about hawaii. i need to go back asap!!
8. i'm loving being a wife :)
1. i'm living with derek! that's huge. it's been fabulous so far and i love coming home to him/him coming home to me. it's been so much less stressful and we get to have the house the way we want it!
2. i'm living with a doggie now! derek has a 7 yr old akita. it was difficult to adjust to at first, but now we're buddies and he loves me.
3. we bought a new bedroom furniture set! i LOVE our new bedroom. i really wanted a new set to signify a new beginning to our relationship. we already have the homes, so it wasn't like we were moving into a new place together. this was one of the best things we've done. it's my little hawaiian oasis! we have all of our hawaiian stuff from our wedding/honeymoon out to show and we're going to continue the theme to it. derek's best man enoch took some seriously amazing pictures of the ocean while we were there. i plan on getting them blown up, signed and framed as our artwork!
4. i'm cooking! i have been learning new recipes and cooking a lot. the past week, we only went out to eat one time. that's like a record for us!
5. derek and i started working out and eating healthy again! it's been so nice to have derek on board working out and being fit. it really helps me and i hope i'm helping him too.
6. i got a smart phone! finally got rid of the dumb phone and it's been really nice! although i've had issues with the phone and i'm already on my 2nd, possibly almost 3rd since i'm having the same issues again already!
7. i stalk our pictures daily as well as thing about hawaii. i need to go back asap!!
8. i'm loving being a wife :)
5.22.11
I am finally feeling the last minute stress hit!
i am having such a hard time sleeping these days! i am constantly having mini check lists going through my head before bed and i even wake up to them in the mornings! i really need to sit down and get some stuff done so that i can sleep better. things i need to add on to the master list:
1. DIY stuff for shoes at michael's
2. get flip flops for BM's
3. get ribbon for my bridal charms
and that's all i can think of for right now...but sure that more will come to me tonight :)
1. DIY stuff for shoes at michael's
2. get flip flops for BM's
3. get ribbon for my bridal charms
and that's all i can think of for right now...but sure that more will come to me tonight :)
5.19.11
News flash:
OMG i can only think of being in hawaii today. i think like almost every minute of the day i had some type of thought!
*sigh* toes in the sand and the toasty sun kissing me...along with my at that time husband. ow, ow!
*sigh* toes in the sand and the toasty sun kissing me...along with my at that time husband. ow, ow!
5.17.11
I have the travel bug from thinking about vaca next month!
here's 5 places i would love to go:
1. the caribbean
2. australia
3. egypt
4. france
5. england
after the wedding, i'll be planning our 1 yr ann vaca! we're going to ireland and i would like to go to england during that time to knock a place off my list!
here's the ranking of how much i have loved the countries i've been to:
1. ireland (we're going back because derek has not been there before)
2. spain
3. italy
4. monaco
i was actually in ireland when the iceland volcano exploded. it was so crazy. we had no idea when we were going home, our flight got cancelled. we ended up being a stuck for an extra week there. at the time, it was just nerve racking not knowing when you're going home and all the news talking about the engines stopping mid flight. all of europe was in a stand still and people were really freaking out. they needed meds, money, shelter, and food. we were lucky because had all that and a pharmacy let us refill our scripts there or give us something similar for the time being. through this, we actually got to see more of ireland than we were going to. we went west coast and to northern ireland (i won't go back there, it's scary to me). i can't wait to go back and show derek his heritage and how lovey the country is!
ps. iceland was always on my list of places to visit....not anymore, haha.
1. the caribbean
2. australia
3. egypt
4. france
5. england
after the wedding, i'll be planning our 1 yr ann vaca! we're going to ireland and i would like to go to england during that time to knock a place off my list!
here's the ranking of how much i have loved the countries i've been to:
1. ireland (we're going back because derek has not been there before)
2. spain
3. italy
4. monaco
i was actually in ireland when the iceland volcano exploded. it was so crazy. we had no idea when we were going home, our flight got cancelled. we ended up being a stuck for an extra week there. at the time, it was just nerve racking not knowing when you're going home and all the news talking about the engines stopping mid flight. all of europe was in a stand still and people were really freaking out. they needed meds, money, shelter, and food. we were lucky because had all that and a pharmacy let us refill our scripts there or give us something similar for the time being. through this, we actually got to see more of ireland than we were going to. we went west coast and to northern ireland (i won't go back there, it's scary to me). i can't wait to go back and show derek his heritage and how lovey the country is!
ps. iceland was always on my list of places to visit....not anymore, haha.
5.11.11
Top reason why i need to be married already (at this moment)
1. i can't reach the middle of my upper back to put lotion on :) once derek and i live together after we're married...i won't have to ever worry about it again!
5.9.11
My mommy....
was on TV tonight! she was on the dr drew show. she was just so beautiful and honest. i'm so proud of her for it. she was so nervous because she has gained some weight back. the thing she doesn't realize is that she still has accomplished so much that even though she has gained a little bit back, she WAY better off than where she was. i hope seeing herself on TV tonight has given her the extra push to really be proud of herself. there's not that many people can say they've been on the dr drew show!!! it was really cool that allison sweeney was on it too and talking to mom as well! i know that meant a lot because mom watching the biggest loser and she has always loved allison. i'm so proud of her and i always will be :)
5.5.11
Why i've been slacking
1. i've been getting my tan on! my palm tree is really standing out! whoop whoop
2. i haven't even had time to sleep
3. which brings me to drinking 4 rockstars today
4. its 830pm on cinco day drinko and i'm in bed...i'm apparently old folks!
5. derek said today "whoa there, your arm pit hairs are getting long, love". um thanks, i haven't had time to shave during this week....i figured we could see if you're into me being a european or we can corn row that shit.
6. i've been online shopping instead. sorry cc.
7. i've been too busy listening to some chick say to me "damn that's a big diamond! are you engaged? if you are, i would have already married him because of that thing!" and...you're also 15 yrs old little girl.
8. it's hard to play with scotch tape and type at the same time
9. i've been eating too much...what the heck am i doing with my dress fitting in almost a week?!?
10. i've been having dreams of being ursala from the little mermaid and taking the voices of the two dogs next door to me that like to bark at every little thing. yes, neighbor, i wasn't joking when i said i didn't really enjoy my 6 am wake up calls.
2. i haven't even had time to sleep
3. which brings me to drinking 4 rockstars today
4. its 830pm on cinco day drinko and i'm in bed...i'm apparently old folks!
5. derek said today "whoa there, your arm pit hairs are getting long, love". um thanks, i haven't had time to shave during this week....i figured we could see if you're into me being a european or we can corn row that shit.
6. i've been online shopping instead. sorry cc.
7. i've been too busy listening to some chick say to me "damn that's a big diamond! are you engaged? if you are, i would have already married him because of that thing!" and...you're also 15 yrs old little girl.
8. it's hard to play with scotch tape and type at the same time
9. i've been eating too much...what the heck am i doing with my dress fitting in almost a week?!?
10. i've been having dreams of being ursala from the little mermaid and taking the voices of the two dogs next door to me that like to bark at every little thing. yes, neighbor, i wasn't joking when i said i didn't really enjoy my 6 am wake up calls.
4.30.11
You know you're working with a bad business when...
1. it takes multiple times for the phone to be answered including multiple hang ups
2. they hang up on you while you're on hold
3. they leave you on hold for ever 20 minutes...like i literally could have taken 2 showers while being on hold and they would have never known
4. they cannot give you an expected ship date or tell you where your package is
5. you tend to slam your phone down multiple times as if it were their heads after you speak to them
6. they take over 2 weeks to get to back to you about your broken merchandise (they still haven't fixed this with me yet)
7. they never call you back when they say you will
8. they say things such as "if it is your package, would you like us to call you?" um no, please don't let me know when my items are ready for pick up...i like guessing games.
9. "choke a bitch" sayings come into your head while you're thinking about them and in their shop
10. you can create a blog and read through your 10 reasons why they suck a few times before they get back to you when you're on hold
*sigh*
2. they hang up on you while you're on hold
3. they leave you on hold for ever 20 minutes...like i literally could have taken 2 showers while being on hold and they would have never known
4. they cannot give you an expected ship date or tell you where your package is
5. you tend to slam your phone down multiple times as if it were their heads after you speak to them
6. they take over 2 weeks to get to back to you about your broken merchandise (they still haven't fixed this with me yet)
7. they never call you back when they say you will
8. they say things such as "if it is your package, would you like us to call you?" um no, please don't let me know when my items are ready for pick up...i like guessing games.
9. "choke a bitch" sayings come into your head while you're thinking about them and in their shop
10. you can create a blog and read through your 10 reasons why they suck a few times before they get back to you when you're on hold
*sigh*
4.29.11
In 50 days, I'll be marrying him!!!
in 50 days, i will be his mrs! when we were at 100 days, i wrote him 100 reasons why i am marrying you in 100 days. to celebrate today, i wrote him 50 reasons why you are marrying me in 50 days! i won't bore you with posting them all, but i will give you a short list of 18 because we're getting married on the 18th!
1. i will be the best wifey everrrrr
2. i make you smile
3. we have incredible chemistry
4. i refill your beer without you asking
5. i will be a fabulous mother to your children
6. we can communicate and talk things out
7. you want to wear the ridiculously amazing wedding ring I bought you!!
8. i respect you
9. i see your faults as positives
10. i will sacrifice anything for you
11. i bought cook books to learn to cook for you
12. i will be faithful to you always and forever
13. i will always be proud to call you my husband
14. i try to make the little things count in life
15. i know you better than anyone else in this world
16. I always try to be pretty for you
17. I can out burp anyone
18. I fall in love with you more and more each day we are together
4.28.11
The love he shows me..
my fiance asked for my blog website this morning, so i know he's going to look at it today sometime. hi hunni!!!my single friends who like to "puke" or "gag" at derek and i...cover your eyes beezies, but i know you secretly love and wish you could be like us! some of you have even told me this when you're toasted. haha :)
to welcome him to my blog, today's list is 15 favorite (recent) texts from him that are saved in my phone at the moment. i have another list on going that i save on my computer of all his cute texts. if you don't know him, he's not one to write love letters, but he sends me the sweetest damn texts ever that make me smile and fall more in love with him.
1. you're always going to be sexy to me love. do what you want and makes you happy. then i'm happy
2. night beautiful sexy amazing bride of mine :)
3. life with you is amazing
4. i love you sarah. you make me a better man and you're everything in a woman i could ever dream of
5. i hate being away from you
6. muah! i can't wait to be your husband. i will be the luckiest man ever to be "game over" with you
7. i miss you! i can't wait to spend every night and waking moment with you for the rest of lives together! you complete me in every aspect and make me so happy inside and out! i can't wait till we are husband and wife.
8. you're my best friend
9. sweet dreams my fiancee
10. i love holding you tight and close to me
11. i love showing you off
12. morning my beautiful bride to be :)
13. you're my everything and my all. you complete me and make me the man i am sarah! i never want a day to go by without you there. i love you sarah (insert middle and last name) with all my heart!
14. you're amazing
15. (this one goes back the furthest) love you too beautiful! sleep tight sweet dreams and tomorrow will be your first whole day as my fiancee :)
instead of there's more to life than lists...today it's there's more to life when i'm with him. i love you forever.
4.27.11
10 reasons why ladies are mistaken for bridezillas
1. people don't listen to us
2. people look for reasons to make us out to be one
3. people consider passion mistaken for attitude
4. people help too much/don't help enough or at all
5. people assume they are invited/invite other people not on the list (dumb guest list issues)
6. people try to become close to again to get invited to your wedding
7. people mistakenly think you're at a different point in life and disappear instead of creating a spot in your new part of life
8. people make us stressed beyond belief
9. people act differently about money
10. horrible bridal shops make brides the worst bridezillas everrrrrr!
seriously, just give us our stuff when we're supposed to get it, make sure it's not broken/ripped, communicate with us, and we will gladly get out of your hair. if not, we will go where there is no coming back. we will walk around in your bridal shop in our sample gown for hours on end while whispering to other brides, "don't shop here, they have 10 children in the back hand sewing your dress which is why it somehow takes weeks longer to get your dress than expected. and watch out for the mysterious embroidery that says helppppp ussssss across your empire style waist". oh don't worry...we'll bring snacks, but only small snacks, because we ordered the dress at least one size smaller.
yup, all 10 of those reasons are why other people make us bridezillas...we don't make ourselves that way :)
2. people look for reasons to make us out to be one
3. people consider passion mistaken for attitude
4. people help too much/don't help enough or at all
5. people assume they are invited/invite other people not on the list (dumb guest list issues)
6. people try to become close to again to get invited to your wedding
7. people mistakenly think you're at a different point in life and disappear instead of creating a spot in your new part of life
8. people make us stressed beyond belief
9. people act differently about money
10. horrible bridal shops make brides the worst bridezillas everrrrrr!
seriously, just give us our stuff when we're supposed to get it, make sure it's not broken/ripped, communicate with us, and we will gladly get out of your hair. if not, we will go where there is no coming back. we will walk around in your bridal shop in our sample gown for hours on end while whispering to other brides, "don't shop here, they have 10 children in the back hand sewing your dress which is why it somehow takes weeks longer to get your dress than expected. and watch out for the mysterious embroidery that says helppppp ussssss across your empire style waist". oh don't worry...we'll bring snacks, but only small snacks, because we ordered the dress at least one size smaller.
yup, all 10 of those reasons are why other people make us bridezillas...we don't make ourselves that way :)
Friday, January 25, 2013
Heyyyyyyy :)
Welcome to my new blog!!! I hope this one will hold up longer than my last one, HA! I just felt like the last one didn't give me the freedom of writing everything...but then again, maybe it's just because I think I lead a boring life! Seriously, it's all working my two jobs, coming home to hang out with my husband on the couch while we eat and watch the DVD, then I fall asleep and he wakes my ass up to go take a shower and sleep....woohoo!!! I do it again and then hang out with my family every Sunday!
Except I have some exciting news, were spending 23 days in Europe soon. I have been holding off of vacays for so long for this! Working so hard all the time to prepay the whole trip except for food, some attractions and shopping (hubbi, you didn't see shopping there)!! My friend Pam wanted me to do my blog while I'm overseas so she could feel like she was on the adventure with me. So that's my goal!!!
Except I have some exciting news, were spending 23 days in Europe soon. I have been holding off of vacays for so long for this! Working so hard all the time to prepay the whole trip except for food, some attractions and shopping (hubbi, you didn't see shopping there)!! My friend Pam wanted me to do my blog while I'm overseas so she could feel like she was on the adventure with me. So that's my goal!!!
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