Thank you mom and dad.

See that rocking horse up there...My dad made that and it rocks my socks. Since becoming pregnant and knowing I have a child on the way that I will be responsible for, I have a new appreciation for my parents. I have always known they were awesome, but seriously I am so lucky. Olivia is lucky to have such great grandparents too. My mom made her some handmade tutu's, outfits, blankets, bows, booties...the list goes on. They already love her unconditionally.

I only hope that I can be as good a parent as they are.

Five years ago today...

Wedding Day, originally uploaded by hairgeek.

I married the man who I am still crazy about. We were married in St. Augustine, Florida at 5:00 in the evening. The weather was perfect and everything went the way we had planned.
We dated for two years before getting married. I remember before I met him thinking that there would never be anyone for me. I didnt know what true love was, in the romantic sense, atleast.

We met in November of 2002 on a blind date that his sister setup. She always said we were perfect for each other. In the first week of meeting we went out several times and then after a couple of weeks of dating, Justin asked me if we could be exclusive.

That Christmas he surprised me with a beautiful diamond ring, that was inside of a huge box. I knew it wasnt an engagement ring, but it was still very special and I was a little taken back that he cared that much about me. I knew he loved me, and I loved him.

For our first Valentine's Day he surprised me by placing a rose on my car in the morning before I went to work. Half way through my work day my friend told me to go look at my car, which was parked on the curb downtown, I immediately thought someone had hit it or broke a window. I walked outside and found it covered in two dozen long stemmed roses. He knew how to charm me, thats for sure! Later that evening, he gave me a big pink rose painting that I had been looking at buying for a while.

All of the things he did made me feel so special, and sometimes I cant believe that someone did that for me. I got to marry him, I get to spend my life with him and start a family with him. I feel so blessed.

Heres to another five years!

Week 30 at Disney World...

Last trip of the year. Very bittersweet. My little dumpling will be here soon though, so I need to stay close to home and not travel anymore until she gets here. Honestly, going when you are due in 10 weeks is not nearly as fun as when your are not pregnant. Who would have thought?! Kidding. I knew what I was doing when I planned to go. My body always senses when vacations are near and it goes into some sort of shock. This year has been rough. Every vacation was filled with some kind of ailment or sickness. Starting with our February trip when I discovered I had a kidney stone. After having surgery, I returned to Disney and suffered a little more with a stent in my kidney. I just love pain. I plan on next year being much better.

Obviously Olivia will be taking her first trip to Disney World, so it has to be awesome. We have decided to take her to the Not So Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom during the fall next year. She will be around 10 months old by then and we can dress her up like a cute little Tinker Bell. :) Our trips will now be planned from now on.

This is where we stayed this time. At the Contemporary Resort, right next to Magic Kingdom. It was SO easy staying here. Hop right onto the monorail, which runs through the resort, and then in a couple of stops you're there! This resort will spoil you and cause you to be extremely lazy. When you're pregnant, this is okay though. If you are planning a trip to Disney, I definetely recommend this resort. The Polynesian and Grand Floridian also connect to the monorail and those are really nice.

Cant wait to go back next year! With my little Olivia in my arms!