One year down, one gazillion and infinity to go

Nate and I celebrated our first anniversary on Sunday the 27th. It has been one great year together as a married couple and I just wanted to make a little list of the the great things I've come to love about Nate even more in this past year.

-He is not disgusted by the frightening loss of my hair: i.e. hair and hairballs everywhere. If you have ever been around me for a few days or lived with me, you know that I cannot be anywhere without leaving a trail of evidence of long black hair everywhere in really gross amounts. Thankfully my sweet husband still isn't annoyed or grossed out by this.
-He lets me sleep with two comforters. Nate prepares my side of the bed with two comforters even if it means he will eventually be hotly smothered in the tangled up mess of comforters that end up on him in the middle of the night. This is a big demonstration of his love for me because he gets super hot really easily and hates waking up sweaty in the middle of the night.
-He does the dishes on all of the right days. It's almost like he magically or intuitively knows when my burned out points have been reached, and he takes the initiative to clean up while i'm not looking.
-He's such a hard worker. I know every job has it's negatives but have you ever been 6'7 having to work on the ceiling of a 5'6 space in a mildewy, humid, 100 degree cat pee basement with your neck cocked to the side for 3 hours only to repeat an extremely tedious process 3 more times in a day for 5 more days? An he's excited to go out and do it again this upcoming year.
-He loves any meal or food I make for him. I am so happy this man loves to eat as much as I do, but I am even luckier that he praises the heck out of every simple to complicated thing I whip up, even like a grilled cheese or something. The amazing thing is that he actually really appreciates it and loves it, he's not just doing it to make me feel good.
-He never makes me feel stupid or weird for enjoying watching basketball as much as he does. He has never made one condescending comment in response to my input on games or players even though I have never played the sport nor fully understand the game.
-He continues to open my car door wherever we go even if it is pouring rain and it is completely illogical. I know we've only been married a year so we'll see if this is still going on in like 20 years, but I still think it's so sweet and so indicative of his personality.
-He has a great desire to make special days into special occasions and an impeccable memory. He knows and remembers all 500 of his family members birthdays, as well as friends and in laws. He loves Christmas and holidays and really making a special day into a memorable one for his loved ones. I love this about him because if it were up to me all these holidays and special occasions could pass me by just like any other day. But thanks to Nate, I really see the value in making memories with loved ones and making them feel special. Also, I have a horrible memory and would be constantly double booking myself if it weren't for him.

I could keep going but these were just a few I had on my mind. I love having Nate by my side every day and I really do thank God that he is such a caring, sincere, loving, selfless, loyal person by nature. He hates to see people suffer and loves to make people happy and I couldn't ask for more in a companion and best friend. Happy Anniversary Nathan Glen.

It's a boy!

Checked out the package today and his little profile. He looks pretty cute already.

Thanksgiving was good but the after party was 20x better

Nate and I had been planning a San Diego Thanksgiving since May because my grandparents were having a big wedding reception sized party for their 50th wedding anniversary.

It was the Saturday after Thanksgiving and I had been working on stuff for it months prior. My uncles were taking care of some big ticket things like food, alcohol, music(i.e. the same mariachis and taco caterers from my wedding plus an awesome DJ) and I was to take on invitations and making the whole event look nice.

Granted I'm no Heather Balliet, but I wanted my grandparents to be pleasantly surprised by how capable I am at suiting the taste of the occasion instead of my own taste. ( I'm pretty sure my family thought I was nuts when they saw the bridesmaids outfits I planned out for my wedding.)

The day of the party Nate and I had spent over 7 hrs setting up for the event, 4 1/2 hours enjoying the event, and 40 min cleaning up with family after the event, and every minute was well well worth it. I have never seen my grandPARENTS, yes BOTH of them, so happy before.

My grandpa had been very against the party and tryed really hard to play his role as the stick in the mud, but he finally gave in and had admitted to having a fun time and "really enjoying himself." Anyone who knows my grandpa knows that he rarely admits to enjoying himself.

The decor wasn't perfect the way I wanted it to be, lots of projects fell through and weren't completed, but I left San Diego satisfied knowing how happy my grandparents were with the whole event.


These are the perfect invitations, created by Mrs. Alison Faulkner-Robertson




These are the envelope liners i made featuring my grandparents circa 1955



Here is where the main chunk of 7 hrs went to. Nate sweetly slaving away on a ladder while I annoyingly gave direction



and the real night version



The centepieces




Hotty Lupe (Age 89) on the left before she tore it up on the dance floor. She's into younger men, any takers? Pinna on the right (Age 90)



Grandpa trying to socialize with everyone one on one and trying to stay far away from the dance floor and out of reach from being the center of attention. He was really hard to find all night, this is the only picture I got of him. This is Ronnie & Jackie before they danced danced to every song that came out between the years 1950-1985



My uncle and aunt, Dennis and Lyn, and my cousin Gabe just bartending the night away in that balloon corner



My mom in a sexy red number trying to dance salsa for every song and screaming "Ayayaya" when the mariachis were playing. Mmhmm



I really blew it at not getting a picture of my grandparents together, and I REALLY REALLY blew it not getting a picture of my grandma pleading nate to stop body rolling and freaking her because she was laughing so hard she thought she was going to pee her pants.

But we did get one moment that captured the night and summed up how happy my grandma was dancing the night away to nearly every song played that night. Here she is with awesome uncle Larry. The best is when she pauses while she is completely bent over draping her arms down.