Saturday, December 19, 2009

Life In Wisconsin


i'll start this post by saying that i didn't take this picture - but i have fallen madly in love with it and also with this little girl. her daddy and my mr. are besties - through and through - they've recently talked about getting their own place together like they had in college and letting me and her momma come and visit on the weekends. all kidding aside - they'd totally do it.

when we moved back to wisconsin - and to green bay non the less - her daddy couldn't have been more excited - mike and adam were the best men in eachothers weddings and understand each other better than any two men i have ever met - of course - when we were 19 - and adam and i just started our relationship (i know, spring chickens) it sometimes caused conflict - ok - a lot of times - mike was already in a relationship with this cute little girls momma - and well - we were young. when adam and i moved to bloomington, indiana - they came to visit - mike came to visit - twice - when not many people did - because he loved adam - and he was ok with me :) then we moved to texas - he was on the first flight out - even with a new baby at home - because he loved adam - and that's what friends do.

when this little princess was born - adam in are were in the hellish part of figuring out what was going on with our unable to have a baby momma drama - and to be honest - it was hard - really hard - to hear about the trials and tribulations that they were going through with a new baby - so i kind of pulled away - i called but it was hard to hear - then we moved again - to wisconsin.

her mom and i are back on track, better than ever - she has introduced me to the greatest group of ladies (mom's) who love an accept me with or without kids - without this little girls momma in my life - my new home would not be what it is today - this little sugar is only a few miles away and i love her so much!! she has amazing parents and the best facial expressions that i have ever seen in a little girl - for her birthday this year we got her a cabbage patch doll and she loves her baby bonita (the name she came with) and she loves to play silly games, have parades around the house and she loves her dolls! it's so nice to have a little girl around since i have three nephews.

this is just another reason, why, sooner than expected, God puts you right where you belong - even if you don't think it's the right time or the right city or the right place.

I am one lucky lady!

Monday, December 14, 2009

Logan


today i was suppose to head to my mom's house to finish working on some of my holiday projects - but the best of the wisconsin weather has me stuck at home again. tonight i am suppose to head over to my brothers house to go to school with my nephew logan tomorrow to make christmas cookies - or holiday - or whatever is the right thing to say in school these days - now i'm not sure i'm going to weather the storm either.

this picture was taken of logan when he was two years old - adam, my hubby, was pretending to sneeze and he thought it was the funniest thing ever! i bet we kept him laughing for a good 15 minutes - pretty good for a two year old!

my nephews are the single most important children in my life - two years ago - after months and months (ok years) of trying to have our own baby - we got some pretty devasting news from the doctor - adam can't have kids without the very devine intervention of IVF/ICSI - living in the lovely state of wisconsin - it's not covered by insurance.... so we're in the waiting game right now and we hope that the money tree comes to deliver us a nice chunk of change :)

regardless of our struggles - my brother and his wife have been amazing to me - they let me come in - play mom - and love their kids like they are my own. i would do anything for them - and they know it!

so even if i can't be with them today - i'm always thinking of those little guys and loving them with my whole heart....

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

snow day!





so it was a great day to start some of the projects that i have in my head - i have to say that the second i look at something - either if i've done it myself or if i see it somewhere - i always think that there is a better way - i'm not always right - but i like to think that i am.
so my sil (sister-in-law) is a huge huge fan of new york - she loves the place - and i can't blame her - and i love her - so much! she got these really cool prints for her house in new york for her place in milwaukee. they are pictures of new york and i thought that i'd add to her theme or addition of her house.
1 - tile from home depot, 1- picture that i took in new york while i was there visiting my dear friend maleeda, 1- printer in 3.92x3.92, 1- cutting tool, 1- glue stick - cover the heck out of it 1- package of cork rounds (purchased from the hd)- 1 - spray can of resign.... = a really cool coaster x that by four and you get - a sweet christmas present i think my sil is going to be nuts about - you should totally do it too - :)

14 1/2 inches and counting...


last night it continued to snow - and snow some more and some more and you get the idea - 14 1/2 inches and still counting - it's blowing and cold and typical wisconsin winter day. days like today sure make me miss texas - the day's when it would get down to 40 degrees and you thought it was freezing cold...

i was able to get a ton done around the house today which is always nice. we had a four day weekend in bloomington, indiana this past weekend so it felt nice to be able to catch up on laundry, cleaning and organizing. i finally got my holiday presents put together - i'm in the process of making a bunch of them and i'll be sure to post pictures of the wonderful little gifts...

we were suppose to go to the university of wisconsin vs university of green bay mens basketball game tonight and try to brave the cold and bad weather - but we decided that we've either wised up a bit in our older age or i realized that 50 madison alumni might not appreciate me wearing my indiana university gear in the alumni section :)

Tuesday, December 8, 2009


with each post i will also include some of my favorite photos that i have taken through the years. my husband worked for a hedge fund in texas and the fund had to do some major downsizing when the market crashed - both my friend carrie's mr. and my mr. were let go - it turned out to be the biggest blessing - but never without challenges. so carrie asked if i would take pictures of her little one - of course - i said for sure! this is one of my favorites - i love the lighting and her sweet little toes - and she's a really sweet little southern gal - just like her mommy!

here we go


i'm giving this blogging thing a shot - i find myself highly addicted to several other blogs and i'm know that i'll be sharing them with all of you in the near future.

so here's my deal - i'm a wisco girl, born and raised and swore - i'd never leave my comfort zone - all of that changed in 2005 when my husband decided that he wanted to get his MBA. it's been the very best thing that has ever happened to me in my life. while in bloomington, indiana - not only did i meet some of the most amazing people in my life - i also bought my very first SLR digital nikon camera - and i've never looked back. after two amazing years in bloomington i found myself in texas - i huge change for this midwestern girl - i also ended up having a love/hate relationship with texas. i love the weather, the friend i met and the great jobs that i had - however - i missed my family dearly - we planned to stay there until my mr. got laid off from his job - and he got another one - in green bay, wisconsin - i never thought in a million years that we would end up in green bay - but so far - so good - except for the fact that i just got back inside from shoveling our first official snow storm - and it's not over yet - ugh~

i plan to share with you the pictures that i take, the projects that i am working on and the thoughts in my head - and along the way - i hope you contact me if you have questions, would like me to take some pictures for you - or you just have something fantastic to say... i hope you are enjoying your journey of life as much as i am!