tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49500117483028674862024-02-18T22:39:20.296-08:00Unexpected SurprisesBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.comBlogger628125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-27931345501042572132014-09-29T13:09:00.001-07:002014-09-29T13:09:57.284-07:00well, hey there.. fancy bumping into you after all these years! <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Getting back into the groove of things. Life is settling
down, and for the first time in a long time I feel like I can breathe again.
When you find yourself running through a shit storm of events, its sometimes
hard to reflect on the little things in life, and it is completely unrealistic
to think you can blog about them! </div>
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Never the less.. here I am. Alive and kicking, and ready to
start recording our lives again. </div>
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For some of you, the events I will share in my upcoming
posts will be repeats of what you see via facebook or Instagram.. for others,
who I have missed and not stayed in touch with, get ready.. You are in for some
real stories! I wish we could grab a cup of Jo and a dessert and gab together
in a cozy booth, but for now sit back, relax and enjoy my life for the past two
years!</div>
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This is old news to those of you who are personal friends or facebook followers.. but since its been ages since I've posted, it may be news to some of you! :) </div>
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We are all beyond thrilled for her to finally be here! </div>
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I am just about about 36 weeks, and so we are down to the money! 4 weeks and counting! :))) </div>
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Aidyn and I have had so much fun preparing for her! </div>
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Sadly, I still do not have her nursery set up! Although everything is purchased. We moved over memorial day weekend, so were still trying to get unpacked! Moving in your last month of pregnancy, isn't as easy as it sounds! :) </div>
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When I was pregnant with Aidyn I made sure I was all set up and ready to go MONTHS in advance, but I feel much calmer with this baby! I have everything I need, I just need to get it all put together! Hoping that will happen in the next week or so! (If I don't get too distracted playing with all her adorable clothes! :)))) )</div>
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I was really nervous about switching hospitals so late in my pregnancy, but I am SO glad we did! I love our new doctor! He has fantastic bedside manner and at our first appointment he spent so much time answering all my questions and getting to know me! I feel so comfortable! It is exactly where WE are supposed to be! </div>
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Tony (BD) was sentenced in July. (I'll update on that next) He will not be able to be present at our daughters birth. Just typing that sentence makes me want to throw up. It is so hard going through all of this alone, but I am getting through it. In fact, this pregnancy has flown by. With everything going on, I feel like the last nine months have been a whirl wind. I'd give anything to have gone through it WITH Tony.. but he has been as supportive as he can be, where he is. I know that when he is released he will be a fantastic father.... and so now we just wait.</div>
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I can't wait to hold my princess in my arms! To feel her warmness, smell her baby smell, kiss her little cheeks, and just watch her grow! I am so madly deeply in love with her! Being a Mom is my favorite thing in the world, and I know it will just grow in abundance with our new addition!!! </div>
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There are more changes then can fit in one blog post, so I figured I'd break them down into several posts. :) First and foremost, I will start with my little mister! </div>
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I left you all hanging after the bad news we got a few months ago! Sorry about that! Luckily I have good news to report! (at least so far!) </div>
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As a refresher, Aidyn was seen at the clinic this past winter with stomach pains. When x-rayed they noticed that Aidyn had a small mass in his liver. Doctors at our small town clinic prepared us for the worst, and gave us several ideas of what it could be. Leaning more towards liver cancer. <br />
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I was DEVASTATED! How could this be!? We got on the phone, and called several different hospitals. Originally we had wanted to go with the Mayo in Rochester, Minnesota, but when we talked to them it would be several months before we could get him in. So we turned to the University of Iowa Children's Hospital. They got us in right away, and were very helpful. </div>
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They did see the mass in his liver, but after several different scans and an ultra sound, they have decided to leave it be. It isn't causing him anymore pain, and its not disturbing anything in his body. He will however need to have regular ultrasounds (about every 6 months) to make sure it doesn't grow. From what I gather it could cause more pain then its worth to remove it, so for now they just plan to monitor it. </div>
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Thank you Jesus!!!! :) </div>
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I am so blessed to have a happy and healthy little boy! He is the light of my life, and honestly what gets me through all the challenges I have been facing! I am so proud of him, and so excited for everything he is going to do in this great big world! No matter what the future holds, at least I know we'll be facing it together! :) </div>
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Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-45809937577393652692012-04-19T17:31:00.001-07:002012-04-19T17:31:08.639-07:00I thought my life had hit rock bottom with the arrest and incarceration of my boyfriend and sons father... I was wrong. A few weeks after he was arrested I found out I am pregnant with our second child due this fall. After several months of throwing up, dehydration, and ER visits, things had started to get better. My entire family is looking forward to our arrival of this little pea pod inside of me.
Wish the drama and excitement could end there! I promise I have enough on my plate... But it doesn't!
A month and a half ago my son started complaining of abdominal pain. I brought him in and they did an X-ray. Turned oUt to be nothing more then constipation and a build up of gas... But they noticed an odd mass in his stomach. They figured it was a calcification, but wanted to check and make sure. A week ago Aidyn had an ultra sound that showed that the mass was in aidyns liver. They still couldn't tell what it was so we set up an ct scan for this morning. I was expecting the same results... A calcification... No big deal!
But that's not the case.
They are still unsure of what it is. The radiologist said it looks like a lesion babies get, but it goes away by around 18 months... Aidyn is 5...
So it doesn't seem to be the case...
The other two things it looks like are cancer
Cancer...
Liver cancer..
My healthy beautiful blue eyed boy can.not. Have cancer!
I simply refuse to believe it.
And so we pray... And pray... And pray.
Next week we hope to get into the mayo clinic. They are going over his labs and scans tonight and will call tomorrow to make an appointment! I pray we find nothing.
I hope all of you will too.
That's why I write this.
Because my God and the power of prayer are bigger then the "c" word... They are bigger then anything harming my son! So pray for him, for the doctors, for me, for my boyfriend and for this baby growing inside me! My whole family needs them!
Thank you....Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-37534847756115344672012-02-06T10:00:00.000-08:002012-02-06T10:07:18.449-08:00answers..The last post was a little depressing.<br /><br />I just wanted to update you, but I feel like this blog isn't where I want to do that.<br /><br />I think I need to keep this blog as my journal for my son, for me, for happy stuff.<br /><br />I am going to start journaling as well as keeping in touch with other women in my similar situation.<br /><br />If you would like to start reading about a new (not so much fun...) journey that I am on you may check it out at <a href="http://lifeontheeotherside.blogspot.com/">My Life on the Other Side</a>..<br /><br />I also hope to start blogging some of the stuff I have missed recently. I really miss the support and friendship I had through all of you! Hope to stop by and say hi again, real soon!Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-20842846667924977912011-12-08T08:23:00.000-08:002011-12-08T08:30:37.636-08:00the wreckage.How perfect life seemed just over a month ago.<br /><br />Now things are different.<br /><br />Every things different.<br /><br />I wish I could blog about what is happening in my life, but I have been forbidden.<br /><br />Forbidden to release all the secrets and pain in my heart.<br /><br />I am not even able to call and tell my own mother.<br /><br />My heart aches to release everything.<br /><br />My mind goes millions of miles an hour before finally giving out and allowing me to pass out at night.<br /><br />I sometimes wonder if life will ever be normal again.<br /><br />If I'll ever be able to forget those images.<br /><br />That panic that rose in my chest.<br /><br />The tears that streamed down my face.<br /><br />The scream that pulled at my lips.<br /><br />Life goes on.<br /><br />This I know is true.<br /><br />I have managed for the past 24 years, and I will manage again.<br /><br />I am strong.<br /><br />Mostly because I have to be.<br /><br />Today I try to ease myself into a normal routine.<br /><br />Pretend to go about my life.<br /><br />Pretend that at any moment the ball may drop.<br /><br />That my act will be over.<br /><br />That everyone will know.<br /><br />And so I pray.<br /><br />I sit here, with my fingers tapping on the keys, and pray.<br /><br />Pray that God can heal all that has happened.<br /><br />That once again I can forgive.<br /><br />That my family will be okay.<br /><br />But mostly I pray that God has brought us to our knees.<br /><br />That he changes my family.<br /><br />That he becomes the center.<br /><br />That the pieces of my life fall where they may,<br /><br />and that God creates beauty in the wake of my disaster.<br /><br />That this wreckage isn't in vain.<br /><br />This I pray.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-37082980163263321022011-10-06T16:17:00.000-07:002011-10-06T16:32:04.855-07:00This is why I love fall..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL1HS_O16n78hRfsuvRd_hQgB9ugIwfzT5B7-IOaROtZBquNUzteAn-Yirynn_gxUWlHlWAIELArsWYjcNYpuSxdXbxf7LeEx4CFn3MrWU3ubyUbBtIg6URiXfKtUzX245o37v3KafqY/s1600/IMG_2689.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEEpEwpAqgC83-54mACJmiW8tWbeRCzD40IUPTqR_8wHkyaln3NOFoNFa8O_d7TKBOh04pybXAwls-AhzWZhQeSOeLcYvt6eUwytTbcXoF3pBw3VEiHtvWz03vKFacCcVVyvzyMOe2Lo/s400/IMG_2686.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660524119516663186" /></a>:) The colors, the weather, the fun! <div><br /></div><div>Happy Fall Ya'll! </div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-46856347906897445882011-10-06T15:09:00.000-07:002011-10-06T15:33:11.310-07:00My little Diva<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>My son is very special.<div><br /></div><div>He isn't like other boys.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well he does like some things that other boys like.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>He likes to get dirty.</div><div><br /></div><div>He likes to catch bugs.</div><div><br /></div><div>He likes to wrestle.</div><div><br /></div><div>He likes hunting. </div><div><br /></div><div>but..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>He also loves his care bears.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjls3EuRfQSSv5pAVy7kqXS5UFoLa3OD5GUsbOq94nEMogAB3odBTs8wg3rgdD8TFH4uNlIYuwzsn972R6uHR4AwFVTLteaSDC5KXorkDTECCOrLOA0xBJb4Fvca8g0gVE7YblPbJ6KQL0/s400/CIMG0353.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660510041217129970" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>He loves to sing.</div><div><br /></div><div>He loves to dance.</div><div><br /></div><div>He likes to play "daddy". </div><div><br /></div><div>He LOVES Taylor Swift.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>He would LOVE to be in a pageant! </div><div><br /></div><div>and Yes, he did tell his stylist today that his favorite colors are pink and yellow.</div><div><br /></div><div>And yes, he pops his hip when he gets his picture taken.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IeNtOd0ViBfU_6-XezzIv-BqiLLyegW-1-iKoQ3BIuYIoYR8sezY2CIhhJ7QZHvGOu6H0gT-6p2nXEKjqO50GCpO9stoFqkm5eTwDN0ShlyAGk819imC0zAa7fG1v-vKgrlbVKL9JnM/s400/IMG_2406.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660510048166262178" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>and Yes, he will refuse to wear a pair of jeans because they don't look good... </div><div><br /></div><div>or he'll change his clothes five times until he looks "cute".</div><div><br /></div><div>And Yes, today he did pick out a Barbie coloring book.</div><div><br /></div><div>But you want to know what? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I love him just the way he is. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not going to put him in a box.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am not going to stunt his creativity.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not going to "label" him. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm going to allow him to like what he wants. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not going to convince him to like "blue".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I'm not going to force him to buy the power rangers coloring book. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not going to make him play with GI Joe's.</div><div><br /></div><div>He is an amazing little boy, and I am so proud of everything about him.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I think he is the amazing little boy that he is, because no one forces him to be something he isn't! </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1_gNfWbWil_lPTmu83tdjgb9Uld1Rv7-g7XPIOg4WAbTRIFebsBT6fel08Yk5Z1wNqw2ha7wRb1UD_OHOgTTe1BLtKAu_TDMBIEckpDDaPtsqv4dzoxprP6xcncNFrkX1UYo54N92HA/s400/IMG_2042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660510049589499026" /></div><div>So to my son.. "Aidyn, you do your thing little man! You pop that hip, you flash that smile, and you just keep being the fabulous diva, I know you are!" </div><div><br /></div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-73404259362507252252011-09-28T14:05:00.001-07:002011-09-28T14:59:39.614-07:00Dear BD<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Dear Tony, </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">How all "this" came to be shocks me. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Sometimes I feel like I need to pinch myself.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I musts be dreaming. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Except this is better then any dream or hope I could ever have made up in my mind. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">This isn't anything like the first time.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">It is 110% better. </p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRI0nFmOUMMpY9CkxEZ5MmO66yGc9M-UJp-7ooj9f5crszboHHJYEG3EX7acXVA8vOi8P4dYivxs1WBzhJyNUJmBeJdB7WHIiG8gSLtBpMu4iXlpSK1-ZNLzwzNDNnkrxxuYNtnNrs3A/s400/IMG_2504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657530140900035250" /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Sometimes when you look at me..</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I get these amazing little butterflies. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">My stomach does flip flops, and my smile can't seem to fit on my face. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Nt4rn6w20eUo-7DGwgIkPshiiyTn7WsTfSU-yGc2Vz5B-ZodhfgxTs30i6qu4jS3v8xX0BXyXJyJBUbWl1Fv02b1T96-2unZZULRXNH2YNUDN8zzb5SoOhA5GEnd7k9aMV7aWVDwg00/s400/IMG_2511.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657531121199689330" /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Then there is the way that you wrap your arms around me when I'm standing at the sink. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">The same way I'd seen in old fashioned movies. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">You nuzzle your head ever so close to my ear.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">You whisper something sweet, and kiss me softly, until I giggle and tip my head to meet yours. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">In those moments, I couldn't imagine being anywhere else. </p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdRucUgo0LfA9c1I6gnpwqX72B4zesu9uxeuzTdIt30jrUecmnKOz3-tvk0kA9Pr3Gbn-hyFgkgXmxVnGampWGHip-63LYlvylYB7HvmUZAdDEW99N3ud41g0TCw-a4ehn8XVLIO75vE/s400/IMG_2509.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657531114720961250" /><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; ">Have I mentioned that I find you VERY amusing. </p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; ">You are quirky, and silly, and funny. </p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; ">I love that we "get" each other, </p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; ">and that we both laugh with each other..</p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; ">and maybe at times, at each other EVERY DAY! </p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvclyjgCU46-Q1-nP_zgXjSmKljUGPRiYjOlChaBhlfzyPaOUO_mBsRnt7H6axFNY_Fod0oBjeU5hlNKdhMhvSjuJ38GVluPPybw4q0q90U4YSPE8pI0V-iLRbfyjQtywp72mAhROkNU/s1600/IMG_2508.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvclyjgCU46-Q1-nP_zgXjSmKljUGPRiYjOlChaBhlfzyPaOUO_mBsRnt7H6axFNY_Fod0oBjeU5hlNKdhMhvSjuJ38GVluPPybw4q0q90U4YSPE8pI0V-iLRbfyjQtywp72mAhROkNU/s400/IMG_2508.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657530149726666802" /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Then of course there is the "daddy" part of you..</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Sometimes when I watch you and Aidyn, I feel like the luckiest Mom in the world. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I love when you wrestle with him. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I love when he sits at your side, his little legs curled up beside him, and his head leaning against you. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">The way your arms seems to fit perfectly around him, amazes me, since it seems to fit perfectly around me too! </p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gYPTFwlGTjnKLx3H8Yb0THmoHr-jPcrRCpsDfTBe1HqHXKGIhX3KZs58ewrMTFQviQ1JEZ_NmTR-TJ9hyphenhyphen0Nd56J3aPgSvOVJjiXT0a-TtrWLW4P4T14czIGYYdTHwT0TsEKoosH_9aY/s1600/IMG_2518.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gYPTFwlGTjnKLx3H8Yb0THmoHr-jPcrRCpsDfTBe1HqHXKGIhX3KZs58ewrMTFQviQ1JEZ_NmTR-TJ9hyphenhyphen0Nd56J3aPgSvOVJjiXT0a-TtrWLW4P4T14czIGYYdTHwT0TsEKoosH_9aY/s400/IMG_2518.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657526357203402290" /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">You are pretty amazing in that way. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Then there is the funny voices you use when you tell him stories. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I think I find them more funny then Aidyn does. </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2A2h2XsM24vapC8weornYfSX0_K4ZKNDrMA-4oP2z3q-jfilqCS4VNmH3ynokO1mk0P4DvA_Q4HVQGT9w8o65M79CG_atQ_50C1HPe_e6rI5gMrrXCSL9CDhSzufNci2K0aOy4sDf7k/s1600/IMG_2494.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2A2h2XsM24vapC8weornYfSX0_K4ZKNDrMA-4oP2z3q-jfilqCS4VNmH3ynokO1mk0P4DvA_Q4HVQGT9w8o65M79CG_atQ_50C1HPe_e6rI5gMrrXCSL9CDhSzufNci2K0aOy4sDf7k/s400/IMG_2494.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657526346769096674" /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Most importantly I love that I can count on you. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">You are beyond hardworking, and you help to take care of us in every aspect. </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigq7YYxVZGF4H0ERIlkJVWVtZRxopq7yXxHMO8Y05S54lifdsdNmfSsCKIaP3iDgXvZO7n-6ZGBqjwLRiDNN1k4Ru7EoWrr63SgMeoFb-2DBh3wU9_iz6BrM7cPJnFya_Ugg1p8ywT21A/s1600/IMG_2467.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigq7YYxVZGF4H0ERIlkJVWVtZRxopq7yXxHMO8Y05S54lifdsdNmfSsCKIaP3iDgXvZO7n-6ZGBqjwLRiDNN1k4Ru7EoWrr63SgMeoFb-2DBh3wU9_iz6BrM7cPJnFya_Ugg1p8ywT21A/s400/IMG_2467.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657523561679955170" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; ">You are the kind of man that I have waited for. </p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; ">I waited four years for you…</p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; ">and even though I'm glad I didn't have to…</p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; ">I would have waited for ever. </p></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi390pKzM-RERAMTkbuh0cpBTWvZiXjRxa0owFiOCkDvMenAhRNaAFzAciqkOuqvSIdos0gTQGA3QYGerLrE9sJmA3DIltWcgp2QOZoEltI6YY69EdcfQrmcjUK8KDs-f8rZse69nXZkl4/s1600/IMG_2459.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi390pKzM-RERAMTkbuh0cpBTWvZiXjRxa0owFiOCkDvMenAhRNaAFzAciqkOuqvSIdos0gTQGA3QYGerLrE9sJmA3DIltWcgp2QOZoEltI6YY69EdcfQrmcjUK8KDs-f8rZse69nXZkl4/s400/IMG_2459.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657523543910584722" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">You are my soul mate. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">You are my best friend. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Thank you for everything you do. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Thank you for being my family! </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I love you baby,</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Brittany</p>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-60704841616381819692011-09-16T11:27:00.001-07:002011-09-16T11:46:55.018-07:00Aidyn update<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"> You're looking at one of the newest pre-schoolers in town! </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIETF1i6zyU7gfm-QBP6mIQAvH-qPV_LGEHa99FRnvSgbXG_y3vPXPgXvEnJBvcjfYwQ80pozlU7uV7jy2ln-2rDjxO0i63MvFIJokbqyYVAmgOtUotjNH0j8uUydv6ryNcN11UHKpO2g/s400/IMG_2164.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653026694221799890" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8GG2CiSO4lI7H-aoViLVc5D_WYfjLGy0vfMEx57SuO9YGbiUtwD30QF3JGm83ekzZLD3irOqKDHk4NRDCkanoQhqh0XcsDBp7xjxjN74hWk-QFM4slIRR-RUDGzbbhbu9JYd3tg10PM/s400/IMG_2171.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653026698195787858" /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">A full blown smartie pants! </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Who draws and paints the coolest pictures! </p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb2WjOiBofOBUWyQpQEeNk_mInEyk8WbSu9BvPIAN2dhR1Pf1g7IUTaqDFYdU5jAhjs6hudZi6m7TCyNbFlk5ukmDxM6s3vJ-hNkTP4eCkiPbl1x4Ky2QcK6FE6G75nwusTz9ckcPatU/s400/IMG_2175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653026704427236370" /> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Who can write his own name! </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Can spell tons of words, most recently, the word IOWA! </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Who loves to dance, pose, sing, and be a total diva! </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_l2wdf-3uYnAvvwxj94QzejfHGy6DUE0S4SJx75lQx4AXbFPcE75hmZ9rCqWouDYmya593NsoRCZzSTpv0HVDq8wlxSAtR1YrnCjXNWYWhwS0qqlns0EeWSCDrTLtd0-ncTEqMwZMNg/s400/IMG_2406.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653026699918207026" /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Who loves to jump on the trampoline, and do karate moves! </p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Who loves to spend time with his daddy! (esp. when they are wrestling or playing tag!) </p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHzklTAGNJ1H7WYPg75idwfS3hpAn6GZZN7qCBIZX5nmslscrwDmjigAqRj57gop2iriGbtvCBbHY4p0MUiAIRov26m-RSC_YRyrZ12tz6GE_2FAIhfbbX7FPqtPXBshHSE4hdt5OuL0/s400/IMG_2055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653027895337778818" /> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Who gives the best kisses in the world, and who is still a complete mama's boy! </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFoX8cOou1ipw_4gsjnBYLf5rv2_mtdeKjc3Wocrg7RrMaXs28Yh-o17hpuG2UBJwMav1DPOSdNUKplBsnBRZoS0OKZz0CWzLNXNuR1WF2P7MngkNPkZfXL0-A1waBTANsTLDqMK9qro/s400/IMG_2418.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653027889121695362" /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Who is still the best little boy around! </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Aidyn is doing FANTASTIC! </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I was worried about how the move would affect him, but it doesn't even seem to phase him! </p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">He is so resilient! </p><div><br /></div>and brave..<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzctkAiqbyofzZZ7Ov6h7yk1uboIVQAuFVt-io0JfLloln6pLChj1PhauAcYXwZYk1eoZ0g25dthyDVta0ncJFMOPj42vxZ3OEWkHHLVvxHwArw8t4COcDVPQeBQXCGjnOFk8Y70rUt-g/s400/IMG_1859.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653027886822762866" /><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">He does miss everyone in Minnesota, but it doesn't seem to be hindering him in any way! </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNetwsO1l78ElcmZuHN4Y3r_V2pjcVAIleoZFmhXfVcHkCk_xF-QhGwpgnhORXeb5T0zLNqjyaUbqPy-XGPJRtCBcwmdZLQMVyKFYii5K30t1WH04Cbmo33buKJ3HMriWIuE70phpwdk/s400/IMG_1701.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653027876115561682" /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">He is just all around a good kid.</p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Keep in mind that he is still four.. so some days.....</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">but for the most part, we have no problems, and we really just enjoy our life together! </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">He is VERY excited about BD and I being together! </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">He is positive that we will get married, and is already planning on being the ring bearer! </p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Lets just say I am one lucky mama! </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I have one amazing kid, who just keeps getting better with time! </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAc5hXgttGD89nESLzXjBmGLhMXZevIj1priyfnTTyiPW5_2mZsaiTaeaCPLDAnHKFSj6DZ5jt5WRQuMiiF1yLPkbh74IkVurdZDzk6W9_d88W4YDyvW31MNMk3dEM577DbFvMWYZ3Sg/s400/IMG_2408.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653026708873767090" /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">*by the way.. he says HELLO! :)</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-82112654457956493942011-09-16T10:25:00.000-07:002011-09-16T11:19:06.753-07:00Relationship updates..<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> The real news you want to be updated on.. right? </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Well obviously you know that </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">BD</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> and I are back together.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">***</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">EEEK</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">***</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Things are AMAZING you guys! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">It feels so right.. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">It was a long time coming, but I always knew in my heart that the two of us would be together..</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">but sometimes it was really really hard to hold out hope.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">The thing is, that everything is in Gods timing. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I know that my heart wasn't prepared until now.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I know that I hadn't truly found out who I was until now.. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">(and maybe I still don't know..) </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">but I grew.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I grew up, and became a women.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I became a mother.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I took care of myself.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Loved myself.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">And guess what..? </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">When I did that, </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">BD</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> started loving me too! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">He realized how strong I was.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">He realized how beautiful I was.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">He fell in love with me as a mother.. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">as a women...</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">and as a friend. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">We started talking. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">LOTS of talking.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">We shared our dreams..</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">our goals..</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">our passions..</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">and realized slowly, that we were on the same path. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">That we were assets to each other.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">It started slowly..</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I worked with him outside...</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I helped him clean..</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">He helped me..</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Slowly through these physical acts of kindness, and </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">hard work</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">..</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">we fell in love again. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Were still falling in love.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">It would be a lie if I told you everything was perfect.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">We still have the past four years to work through.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">We've both said and done very horrible things to each other..</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">but we have chosen to forgive each other.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I can say without a doubt that I hold no anger or animosity towards him.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I let it go..</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">and so did he! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">There is NO way we could have a fresh start without it! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Forgiveness is a beautiful and refreshing thing.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">The difference this go around, is that we have chosen to handle things differently. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">We talk, not yell. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">We listen. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">We take space. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">BD</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> and I have chosen to live separately this go around. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I don't know for how long (at least a year..). </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">We still spend several nights together a week, but it is nice to have some time apart. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">At first we didn't want to do that.. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">but we both realize that its beneficial in the long run. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I can honestly say I have more fun with this man then ever before! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">He makes me smile. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">He makes me laugh! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">He gives amazing back rubs...</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">The BEST kisses...</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">and he is one rocking daddy! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">If you have followed my blog the last four years, then you know just how far this journey has come! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">This was my dream..</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">and I'm living it…</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">and i've never been happier! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Thanks for being a part of this journey! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">So many of you have encouraged me over the last couple years, and I am so very grateful for that! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">So now in this moment of happiness, I hope you're rejoice with me as well! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I am so incredibly excited to see just where this goes! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">I hope you'll all stick with me, to find out as well! ;) </span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoL0EEtVGafcI6wHm8FInESfkCF1Yx0cjgj2FJu_-6GKGoFbhdqL9ONdH7MuNzVY3UuM94RK29xO6ZPhFA1LjFObFll2d3F4OUvjRazAKZ4ona8BtezK8Ze5WvB0JhE-w95qQh2e_oMvU/s1600/IMG_1904.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9zUy14fJVN2Qjipr1fHShGHwrbnvnBiqsFZJfZbhCJZBWQ2-GrfGViVADkP_IZHXkWAoD_OeUF7e0L-5TVc38dkZ-g9DaNXVdJkFoRWWXqxDAL0qspM57FT-xlKlA11L_4eCaE5w3b0/s400/IMG_1721.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653019172932777490" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>*Insert happy sigh, and smile here!<br /><div><br /></div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-40447217774082572602011-09-16T09:30:00.001-07:002011-09-16T10:23:46.798-07:00The Move<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;">I got the job offer in Iowa and two weeks later I was on my way to my new home.</span></div> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">It happened <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">incredibly</span> fast.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">A flurry of goodbyes, and packing.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I tried to enjoy it, but for the most part my heart was already in Iowa.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Although <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">BD</span> and I were keeping it "hush-hush" for the time being, we were already "together".</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I had waited four years to be with him, and I was so ready to start my life.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">He was so helpful during that time.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Always answering my questions, taking all my phone calls, and calming me down when I'd go into a panic.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I bought some new things for my home, and packed everything I owned.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">It was real.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">It was here.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">The day before the move, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">BD</span> and I had plans to meet a half hour from my home, to pick up a couch and bunk bed set.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">BD</span> had a four hour drive, and so when he got close enough, I headed with my Mom, niece, and nephew towards them.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">The clouds were dark, and soon hail started flying at the van.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">We pulled over at least a half a dozen times.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">By the time we made it to the mall, it was a full blown storm.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">The sky was so green it almost looked teal.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Moments later while I was filling my cart at Target I got a call from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">BD</span> saying they had made it.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">sirens</span> were going of, and he told me to come meet him.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I left my entire cart (Amazing.. I know..) and headed towards them.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">The malls doors weren't locked, but the security guards were strongly advising people to stay in the mall.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">BD</span> found the safest structural wall (he's smart like that) and gave me directions to find him.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">As I walked towards him and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Aidyn</span>, even in the midst of all that craziness, I knew I was walking towards my home.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">After an hour and a half, and a few subway <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">sandwiches</span> later, we <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">wer</span>e packing up the furniture and heading to get the rest of the stuff.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">The next morning we packed almost all I had in an enclosed trailer, and the back of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">BD's</span> parents massive van.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Then we were off (minus <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Aidyn</span> who stayed home to spend time with my family).</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I had never even seen my new house!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">NEVER!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Not even a picture!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">BD</span> had found it, and although there were almost a dozen other people interested, I got it!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">It <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">didn't</span> hurt that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">BD</span> was able to put the deposit and the first <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">coupl</span>e months rent down in cash!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">The whole way to Iowa, I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">bombarded</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">BD</span> with questions...</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">What color are the walls?</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">How big is the kitchen?</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Is it clean?</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Is there a bath tub!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">He tried the best he could with his "male" mind.. to remember ever little detail.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I could tell he was nervous about whether I'd like it, but he tried to pretend he <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">wasnt</span>.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">When we pulled up, I was bouncing off the seats.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">It was small.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">With a front porch that needed some paint...</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">but it was PERFECT!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">The landlord was there, and we started talking about signing the lease..</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Then halfway through he realized I'd never even been inside the house.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">He walked me through and I fell in LOVE!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">The kitchen has sunny yellow walls, with adorable curtains.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">The dinning room and living room, are a perfect gray with beautiful white molding!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Arched <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">entries</span>!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">A built in nook that is PERFECT for my camera display!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Two bedrooms, the perfect size!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">Plenty of closet space!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">A basement WITH a WASHER and DRYER!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">A back yard!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">and A clothes line!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">dont</span> know what it was about the clothes line, that made me feel at home..</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">but it did!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">speechless</span> and happy!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I signed the lease with the landlord, and realized that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">BD</span> and his friend were already hauling things in!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I guess they could tell I loved it by the smile on my face!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">By the end of the next day I was unpacked, and happily starting my life with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">BD</span>!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">A few weeks later <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Aidyn</span> joined us and my house officially became a home!</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia">I love it..</p><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OLXOep87zIJikfcOZ6XeyMM4KnArTuMRG7pPIGK7Yeml8h-qzBG1eDZG5hNXBLCcYZ8g4FwcAMHI0U4mrjbWYb7ufCLUQbqxu_hhzRXZIBcG42NuovWFcQYQ-LT7DO1dgTvbJkRNtp8/s400/IMG_0618.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653001124932458130" />the front of the house! My porch, and my flowers! I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">haven't</span> even killed them! <img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13r36JIgaJG7pG0bIgHL4pnBjy4BkuaKVEmhvt1ppV3fxncqL2R0rvCclBJiRt0lRPl5_SEjU4o-lX2G1IMeEYkVEQtvxvHWVeChZyXvzFrYnDAee8PGTCUPLvZV9Zg5CRVCmjGHkFKA/s400/IMG_0635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653003350726548866" />The kitchen! I thought I had one that wasn't so blurry! But you get the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">jist</span>! <img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9Mxz56GbVH_k-oJ3g-QxIFV9t_wcyL60lDXJ6xcxYSdaUkr_5JOcTc2L8l8CbVCodMMaYxlqCP3QWT7VLceRm6WcCZiAnbBa_GC5A-wDCprTDRWeo1K7eYkiqng11cvFKGKkxfCwSUM/s400/IMG_0633.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653003346371511618" />The bathroom! This actually has one of those <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">permanent</span> shower doors, but I hate those, and I love my shower curtain from Target, so I bought a shower rod to put up in front of the other one! :) I love it! <img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsx43fyXXIHy_abGp8QA9si6Ymh_E7H_tUL5z6uDvdJRxtAsUEBW7UYuPVPbXogNH0LeukDKb03ZTavoO99uXFRCKUqOi1J50UCAVoGNAgQyjg8mZg8A7v2TILQQG0T9vmz8ex33UGFFk/s400/IMG_0628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653001148325055954" /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Aidyns</span> room! He has several vinyl wall <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">letterings</span> from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">etsy</span>, and these are his fantastic bunk beds! Aren't they cute?! He LOVES his room! <img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuyCneQtrsJn3XADYgB9ZmQ29kO8_W2E9krmoU1QA8wsXkJBvlXmjoT2Kk7-A5Hw_HvpXpEBvVVqlxW5HYuDMbZ9uUAnF8HrivM5GGFNJf2eL-ImjThzD6gOM0A7-S5XjIYp-Jjx2Q0s/s400/IMG_0624.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653001134497197538" />My room! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">BD's</span> parents bought me that vanity and a head board.. but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">BD</span> surprised me with a new bed, and bed set! Its an antique bed, and its gorgeous! (ill post pictures of that later!) <img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuwFPPS1m9KkW8lfuTcrnyRMAHSxAdpmcGnzb9x_kqh49ZerUbfsRriqbiNku7aVHw-4qIjThPJGNyas61h-YN7aBTz2FKvlU8_igSsT3GwadWeWsvhw3kDDPJpk0leplLc1TJ_vv4XY/s400/IMG_0625.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653001137778187762" />Looking at the living room from the dinning room.. and my front door! <img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-gd5m6VS2xUsaRQka8yTZr1T6-cKH2NDkzmG5q0n-BbvCNLfOYEv0oTXiipsqLoz3KjG_zL4ukP4szl6GUVFRZZ8k5Hl7AXYFc-4rTrDy4l0CH4ak1e02H2B2h-zEnpElnlNr4cz3BA/s400/IMG_0620.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653001131283427554" /><div style="text-align: center;">and from the door.. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">cute right? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I should take some updated pictures now that things have had time to be decorated, and my front porch HAS gotten painted..! I promise I will soon! </div><div><br /></div><div>We are growing fonder of our home every day! It is only temporary.. but for now, it is perfect, and I feel incredibly blessed in it! ;) </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-31807864560974051412011-09-16T09:26:00.000-07:002011-09-16T09:30:12.657-07:00:) Here goes nothing!I just realized there is SOOO many things you guys have missed out on! Since I have an unexpected day off (due to Aidyn having a sick day). I decided to get caught up with your blogs, and catch you up on the life of Aidyn and me :) There is so very much to catch you up on. So I'll start at the beginning, and post my way through. If you are still here reading any of this. You are a saint! If not.. well then this is just for my own safe keeping. <div><br /></div><div>So here goes nothing... </div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you enjoy! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-2867660524434468372011-09-11T12:52:00.000-07:002011-09-11T13:41:06.499-07:00:)<div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't be happier... </div><div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBVTITObWXw9kI81RxKmOJ8DW39_5HcHyrK1F7OZsrGUPMjqcaMJCdZ-mCsRIAAPyHx23YerdGGPSQCDAZ7BxffxcUg72xJaDoTb4rrjCorJXW-PwPf-ZhLceD_-0VFXflylwiziH7VQ/s400/IMG_0351.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651199438760098002" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; ">then when I am with these boys. </span></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-21007872764146950502011-06-27T08:27:00.000-07:002011-06-27T09:10:01.072-07:00The big day..is soon arriving!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I officially recieved an offer for the job I applied for! In fact it was better then I could have expected! When I applied they only had part time positions, and the time slot that I prefered had no openings. Yet, it was in the field of work that I loved, so I applied anyways. </div><br /><br /><div>Last week I recieved the phone call I'd been waiting for! They offered me a full time position in my desired time slot! 7 A.M to 3 P.M! I was thrilled! It is ideal for when Aidyn starts pre-school in the fall!<br /></div><br /><div>I felt like it was God validating that this move is exactly what I am supposed to do! </div><br /><br /><div>We also found a pre-school we loved for Aidyn, and a daycare that will drop off and pick him up from school! :) </div><br /><br /><div>I don't have a house yet, but BD has plenty of room for us until I find a home that is perfect! (Hopefuly soon) I can't wait! </div><br /><br /><div>My last day at my current job will be this coming Thursday! I can't believe I'll be done. I am so attatched to my consumers. Especially my in-homes. I know I haven't blogged much lately, but if I had, I would have raved about how amazing my current job is. In fact I get paid two days a week to work out! I get to bring one of my favorite guys to the gym, and get paid for it! Its fantastic! His family is amazing, and I've become quite close with one of his nieces and nephew! It'll be hard to say goodbye, but I am relieved that they will still let me stay in contact! :) </div><br /><br /><div>Thursday evening and Friday morning were hosting a HUGE garage sale! It'll be nice to get rid of some of our stuff, (So I don't have to move it..) but I am dreading the task! Friday night I am having a girls night/going away party with my friend from high school.. and then Saturday I am heading to BD's for the week. Aidyn will come back (from his dads) and spend the week with my mom. I am looking forward to having some time with BD alone. Its been so nice that we've been able to work on our relationship and really grow! I 100% believe that things will work out! We are better then ever and taking our time to grow into the relationship that I believe we were always meant to have. So the week together will really be nice. </div><br /><br /><div>I start orientation the 5th and 6th. Then I'll have the rest of the week to help BD with household and yard work as well as look for an apartment/home. I also want to check into a "moms" group. I am moving there knowing no one except for BD's family and one or two of his friends. So it'll be a big change from my home now, where I have MANY friends. All of which are very sad that I am moving! </div><br /><br /><div>The thing is, that I really-really enjoy meeting new people and making new friends! I am up for the challange! Plus I know I'll still be back to visit on a regular basis. </div><br /><br /><div>BD is thrilled with my move! I love the excited way he grins and hugs me when we talk about it! I know that the best thing for "us" as a family is to make this move. I am excited for it for a million reasons. I just can't wait for it to begin. </div><br /><br /><div>So this last week I am enjoying my amazing family. Soaking up my time with them, and trying to pace myself between family time and getting stuff ready for my move! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I hope to blog through out this process now! I am sure I'll have plenty more time, now that my schedual will be more regular. (and I wont have as many friends distracting me :) lol) So I look forward to peeking in on your lives, and sharing with you all of my new adventures.<br />Many of these things are unexpected surprises.. and I am so very thankful for them.<br /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622930778838052386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmqBHjjTiSTQrp_b7T307vuepQRocN2FEcTjZeeGkz-a6-XCTwcibI1goq2k7vdrhz3Qrqj0zrI9C2KB3otx8b0MrfyJHGYtoXU80T70tFhfxjo5MSFIj_f3-H84YtVlVla9HOMATBQQ/s400/Tintes+Family+Pub+Crawl+128.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622930796321291218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87bMjnSUgi5qquQHKqxrNW-CkZFY6zxZnORp7XSrPrVQVQi1JjfzDai-lXnE46BMA-D81LWIoefNXyvrWpeR4eKkuJgY1zS08qOcE78DyOfrlrvkHWJBQgsdzY7KF4Uw5DS9ZSnVPPPQ/s400/Tintes+Family+Pub+Crawl+154.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622930767370992946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gqFXOq-qizJY9jNNYnXeMZLUE60KQt98EEpEH-PhedDU3bNp_X6J4EZRrRPb5C5EufJsfRZqcFcPYsRxkJdmtpCR6frR10kPy3_OURYKEzxrrh6gy7N6DrJn-1zcx3s5u1GyRFymIg0/s400/Tintes+Family+Pub+Crawl+051.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622929969517442450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hAdashO2e5MIVCq-Hfj-r1i4Y6hfCw8tQjPc9TX8Vfe9Q9bE7KjZmTW19HxkFvtCPQoms3Pj05qwJZBRKe_68xOLlpr-h_KVWNRXiYiTPhijc7VnztBCuY_epPAfu53puXDgB2Dv9nM/s400/Tintes+Family+Pub+Crawl+098.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622929953605662898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-iJAxFkT6fUqHBtnLSPJHBXT5jLdiqEQQ2SAtGcALoKcDYToUD8DME42O1sbbSRlPR4eQ2pbcQFuzRYhoS5rsjH-V9fCrif1U_-oTH6Vhbff6i0Jh0ag-HQVHql8fjX8aOEaYQ3m6fI/s400/Tintes+Family+Pub+Crawl+148.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622929923979904114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8C-oYRURsvJncHxcukzn2AMVsJ1awejON0tTwv30ZJXPgMfaqkE3guFS3mMdUrpnAubFKaHg03skzMs19q0SWQu-MOJ-LBFRvXJcTeGYDc4MRR2vNDnniHfhdtToG9uFqmRArZmJJpiU/s400/Tintes+Family+Pub+Crawl+036.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />p.s. these picture have NOTHING to do with this post.. except to show you how happy I am :) and how much I love spending time with my family :) ha ha!Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-88191073024566808922011-06-26T21:05:00.000-07:002011-06-26T21:17:46.453-07:00:)So remember that <a href="http://brittanyjohnson87.blogspot.com/2011/01/mine.html">New Years Resolution </a>?<br /><br />Well.... I'm failing miserably.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622746689441347618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTpykHpAJA4rijrCchtDwCWZMvTMcA8ZADePN4UeNUgHE-0XYOHQrg8meH-OS3RVPzHpISwJhhGJ-UJaB_0JzBgi1z1hl-UAf_OwH78xHh4Vse-RMcWxvk0Q4xSUAq9rlASENCw15UTE/s400/Tintes+Family+Pub+Crawl+098.JPG" /><br /><br />and I couldn't be happier about it! </p><br /><br /><p><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622746692008490738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElf4V8zKqmflY2FiG55AKxEUDfialYUhj0FLQA-zf-nogukpUzkylBPWhwmoeEQ7zH7Mcul8tWpE-iGnDcvGl-aJIXAmQz5RMiD8zThlb_N9PrZWOaPwl0CtT_jrHvblVdGbVyfxRCUM/s400/Tintes+Family+Pub+Crawl+145.JPG" /><br />Dreams really do come true!<br /><br /></p>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-69292353044332687182011-05-16T15:29:00.000-07:002011-05-16T15:34:49.811-07:00:)I am DYING to tell all of you some very-very exciting news....<br /><br /><br />but I can't yet...<br /><br /><br />ahhh...<br /><br /><br />its KILLING me!<br /><br /><br />but soon..<br /><br /><br />very soon :) !!<br /><br /><br />Meanwhile you can all just see the excitement and smiles on our faces:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607445805855994386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7R1S7aW8LGAkQXJfjoh5wce83qCSq0uLY73uxUixhvmzptyAJ_CYL-7RjR1j-rxOW3gtTpdybR8WrHty9bk2rQwbETIcjFtASiB8vWGGDAszq3aZOrXC-tmoSM9Ec733qNbMiD77a4E/s400/aidynmom.JPG" /><br /><br />Don't we look happy?<br /><br />Its because we are! :)<br /><br />p.s. NO Aidyn is NOT that chunky! lol He just likes to make those ridiculous faces in pictures! Darn Four year olds :)<br /><br /><br /><br />Hope ya'll are having a great Monday!!!Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-60028110579194962462011-05-11T09:11:00.001-07:002011-05-11T10:21:21.448-07:00CH-CH-CHAAAANNGGGEEESSSS...<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ahhh</span> my blogger family!<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I am in fact ALIVE! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>I have had several comments/emails from those of you who are not my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">facebook</span> friends (who should be!) asking if I was still among the living.. </div><br /><br /><br /><div>I am! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>I promise! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Life is good! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Really good! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Between <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hard work</span> and getting money back from my taxes, I should be (almost) debt free! (minus one student loan!) I am beyond thrilled! It'll be so nice not having that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">pressure</span> on my shoulders! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Due to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hard work</span> and some MAJOR self control, I am down almost 35 pounds! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">WOOHOO</span>! My brother and I even won the gym's team <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">challenge</span>!!! Earning ourselves a free month membership! In six weeks I lost 20.2 lbs and my brother lost 17 lbs! We started two weeks after the other teams, and we still pulled through and won it! :) </div><br /><br /><br /><div>I've started running! I used to literally DREAM about running at night while I slept! Flying over the pavement! Leaping logs! Feeling the wind in my hair! Well I'm not leaping, and I'm not flying.. but I am jogging! I'm getting better and better on my mile time! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>I am thrilled with my progress! I just feel myself getting stronger and healthier every day! </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605502541644186466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnC8oe7M6Ho30ue9Vz56JjGmPpwETpXtXvXgYJ4OkcexQ3xgjXGlkbCY2AhPEQdvo9m0kQPe9BY2jn4YcPf4fplrHB1HyUwSgDq5oymaO0laUglXJLy0W_cePrMAj9JScK_MlhRrx1qM/s400/Picture0136.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Now for the BIGGEST news! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I'm moving! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Aidyn</span> and I are moving in August to Iowa! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>We are moving closer to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Aidyn's</span> father!</div><br /><br /><br /><div>Things are going REALLY well with his dad, and we are really looking forward to be closer and not having such a large distance between us! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>This weekend I am going down to interview preschools, check out apartments, and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hopefully</span> I will have an interview as well! (fingers crossed!) </div><br /><br /><br /><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Aidyn</span> is nervous about the move! He is very sad about leaving his cousins, but I think once he is in his own room, near his dad, and living in the country he will be one VERY VERY happy boy! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Between all that, work, planning a pub crawl, a wedding shower, being in a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">wedding</span>, having a garage sale, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">bachelorette</span> party, running in a 5k, etc... I am keeping myself quite busy! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>I hope all of you are too! The one thing I have learned in my months away, is that life is BEAUTIFUL! That sometimes you just have to take control over it and do what you always wanted to do! That nothing is out of your reach! That you just have to dive in! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Life is coming together for me! I am no longer just a an observer, I am a participant in my life! :) </div><br /><br /><br /><div>I know I may not be around, and I DO miss you all VERY much, but I am not sorry! I am happy with how my life is right now! I'll stop periodically to say hi, but like always, you can find me on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">FACEBOOK</span>! :) </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Really hoping you are all doing well, and wishing you the fullest life! :) </div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-71092180222958986042011-03-31T11:31:00.001-07:002011-03-31T11:38:32.203-07:00Guess who's almost four....<div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590314217632356322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS8w14wIidOm11X6EPjnlzkicZnPFAkmbt0mT7eBTo03PObbaEVe50x8agylUYFGFOF8Gzqv8A5xeUcL8n3Gz1GL9wzvyQvgcpqb8Fx85zqLnPytvBjxJlWUwXhn_oJ-0lCYOnIGrFQ4/s400/IMG_6647.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590314222835321202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKvIVwRuMX-wjDQ3PklpDola6flP5WcpBp2UvMq-JCcFCwAgnqaoDnVcrt5PONr3tUIy8VGUZlC3-TwalOD-XUq5i30Dr_FWNKJG6A5HqG-gkg09ELbClmNRFLtFdcb3_JBtz5ZuGquY/s400/IMG_6794.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 186px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590314224163360802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NQ7IlNvx5kQu4JzR3Ujcx7cE7JvF4TGGh3-zHWz9k7-8579t4iNpFFfJHeRUYb6CY1vibt2CKyu7HtZsdpJUMEJmHxYxozpMbHPfyd3d5pGtsY0KbD9nMIsYj2HreNEV045cy41fWB4/s400/IMG_7784.png" /> <br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEElaABG4u36arUYVaBOLTcyLACYsV7719CXYV6OlPn7h_Rwa1IUN3nZNSHsiMhHzkRbdKGGmCLTfYrkSv4OkY-MowFgki1Wxv6lvF9oZ8guPHb2IC02HIU8_9Is7HgO2lIWUKylYTl0/s1600/IMG_4324.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590314213535787634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEElaABG4u36arUYVaBOLTcyLACYsV7719CXYV6OlPn7h_Rwa1IUN3nZNSHsiMhHzkRbdKGGmCLTfYrkSv4OkY-MowFgki1Wxv6lvF9oZ8guPHb2IC02HIU8_9Is7HgO2lIWUKylYTl0/s400/IMG_4324.png" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaeceoObBTCJFJ1ttL-T2aCGXywyTKKGuVVaXScOiGk1tQLBYZYKXGR4i7NDqMuFrpXgFTTXEA1i4IcASErm5a-IPzdOerliBImXlywas0obTExk33mk5unKubVccShdFcxbWiMCC64Y/s1600/IMG_1131.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590314209359865058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaeceoObBTCJFJ1ttL-T2aCGXywyTKKGuVVaXScOiGk1tQLBYZYKXGR4i7NDqMuFrpXgFTTXEA1i4IcASErm5a-IPzdOerliBImXlywas0obTExk33mk5unKubVccShdFcxbWiMCC64Y/s400/IMG_1131.png" /></a> YUP! This little hunk is turning FOUR on Sunday!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Wow! The time flies by! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Thanks again to everyone who voted for him, and helped him win Marrissa's photography contest! She did a fabulous job! You can see all these photos (bigger) plus more <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=191108650931024&set=a.184766041565285.34650.174810385894184&theater">here! </a>She did a fabulous job! We are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">SOOO</span> grateful! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-31074294643965809742011-03-26T07:35:00.001-07:002011-03-26T07:46:17.013-07:00life changes!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'm fairly certain my fans/friends/followers are dropping like flies. <div><br /></div><div>Understandable. </div><div><br /></div><div>But for those of you who are still around...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Here is an update :) </div><div><br /></div><div>For starters, we are still very much alive :)</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mK2qWEHV-0fY3ru9ucwGlmbek8FYa4rAOGVaftvKsmIoaPXkEz6YzuxMvCLpNyFtc6IXQwnlI3F3WJn4Tq0sg6fKhWIug_ZLDNNKFfx4EuEzYFMy4c4J_Fc1sWPD6BXyDZahOnJdFH4/s400/184214_759433327968_60704815_39039048_6945435_n.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588399149103457634" /><div><br /></div><div>In fact I am VERY certain that I am finally living my life. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm learning to love myself.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm learning to take care of myself. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm learning to trust myself. </div><div><br /></div><div>Most important I am getting to know myself. </div><div><br /></div><div>Not just as a mother. </div><div><br /></div><div>Not just as a friend...</div><div><br /></div><div>but as a woman. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've learned that when I start to love myself, the rest of my life will fall into place. </div><div><br /></div><div>(with hardwork of course) </div><div><br /></div><div>I started to realize that when I care about myself, I care about what I put into my body. </div><div><br /></div><div>When I love myself I WANT to go to the gym. </div><div><br /></div><div>In fact I CRAVE the gym!</div><div><br /></div><div>When I did the 30 day shred, I dreaded it. Now my hour and a half at the gym is almost a retreat! </div><div><br /></div><div>I've learned that when I really got to know myself, I didn't need to spend money on things to make myself happy! </div><div><br /></div><div>I started to pay off my debt. I got my spending in order!</div><div><br /></div><div>My life is slowly becoming what I've wanted it to be.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am not there yet... </div><div><br /></div><div>but I am getting there.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've lost 15 pounds (in a month) .</div><div><br /></div><div>I've paid off a credit card, and a student loan.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've worked more. </div><div><br /></div><div>Gone to the gym almost every day (Minus last weekend, when I was away from home!) </div><div><br /></div><div>These baby steps are getting me closer and closer to my goals. </div><div><br /></div><div>I think the biggest thing is that I am PROUD of myself!</div><div><br /></div><div>I am able to celebrate my accomplishments, and not down play them! </div><div><br /></div><div> Because when you work hard, you deserve it. </div><div><br /></div><div>And by golly, I'm working hard! :)) </div><div><br /></div><div>So if you have been wondering why you haven't seen me..</div><div><br /></div><div>Well now you know :) </div><div><br /></div><div>Because changing your life is A LOT of work!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Just remember... I LOVE you all!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >p.s. the picture was taken the day before I started working out... :) I plan to get pictures taken when I meet my goal weight :) </span></div><div><br /></div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-78200748200386370882011-02-17T09:54:00.000-08:002011-02-17T10:00:12.608-08:00pu-pu-please!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjk8c0I_YNXf6kffl1DqwT1990e1zd646-ChCXU71yoVnSwBcYjYmASu-QvcemC0YA2occAT1RhjADyAHIJooULjEAbM5w75x4Y_OvtMUKSIBLcC5-qiJM3doXgYrytOjJNkMzp5P91wc/s1600/aidyn3.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjk8c0I_YNXf6kffl1DqwT1990e1zd646-ChCXU71yoVnSwBcYjYmASu-QvcemC0YA2occAT1RhjADyAHIJooULjEAbM5w75x4Y_OvtMUKSIBLcC5-qiJM3doXgYrytOjJNkMzp5P91wc/s400/aidyn3.bmp" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574719316353038370" /></a><br />I know I have no right to ask for favors right now..<div><br /></div><div>Since I am fairly pathetic, and havent been by to say hi.. </div><div><br /></div><div>but... </div><div><br /></div><div>for the "old" Brittany sake, </div><div><br /></div><div>Could you maybe... </div><div><br /></div><div>pretty please with sugar on top... </div><div><br /></div><div>vote for Aidyn's picture on facebook!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>If he wins he gets a free 1/2 hour session! </div><div><br /></div><div>His birthday is coming up in April, and I would LOVE for him to get his four year old pictures taken! </div><div><br /></div><div>If you're down all you do is follow t<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marissa-Rolin-Photography/174810385894184">his link </a>.... </div><div><br /></div><div>"like" the photographer and then "like" Aidyn's picture! </div><div><br /></div><div>Simple as that!! </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll be your bestest friends forever! :) </div><div><br /></div><div>p.s. I miss and love you guys!!!</div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-60736413132355290492011-01-31T13:04:00.001-08:002011-01-31T13:09:29.323-08:00How about bribery...?So I know all of you miss me.<br /><br />I get it.<br /><br />I would miss me too :) Obvs!<br /><br />So what if I bribed you?!<br /><br />What if I said you could meet little old me in PERSON?!<br /><br />I know!<br /><br />You could meet ME in PERSON!<br /><br />Don't faint!<br /><br />I know several of you live in Minnesota, and I would LOVE -LOVE - LOVE it if you could help me out!<br /><br />I am doing another 30 day challange for Mary Kay and I need FACES!<br /><br />I've used a lot of resources around here, but now I need more for my next challange!<br /><br />If you are interested in meeting me and getting a free facial then email me at brittdjohnson87@yahoo.com!<br /><br />To sweeten the deal I am offering a 15% discount on any product you purchase during your facial!<br /><br />Let me know if you're interested!<br /><br />I'll seriously love you forever :)<br /><br />I mean it!<br /><br />FOR<br /><br />EV<br /><br />ERRRRR!<br /><br />I might even love you this much: <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h2YccxH-zBtw0F2D8KTm1Kjpb247W_CcbY7pzburp91AstUplseGI6NVumN_Be7hMTnNLNIqMhOdJ9WZhX6z3MecEVSXbdRKQGpkHRR326ajdYoX4LldDghRVWniKCdORA9rB8BnepA/s1600/165151_541143688331_178000510_31625471_4322087_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h2YccxH-zBtw0F2D8KTm1Kjpb247W_CcbY7pzburp91AstUplseGI6NVumN_Be7hMTnNLNIqMhOdJ9WZhX6z3MecEVSXbdRKQGpkHRR326ajdYoX4LldDghRVWniKCdORA9rB8BnepA/s400/165151_541143688331_178000510_31625471_4322087_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568459808212035378" border="0" /></a>okay wait, that may be a little TOO much..<br /><br />but you know what I mean :)))<br /><br />p.s. Hope you are all doing well! I really do miss you guys!!!Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-42683969599408560832011-01-28T10:59:00.000-08:002011-01-28T11:16:41.150-08:00hello darling....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiulc2G8drAV3S8UN0lpks58KSHVijcZ2eEhsSPdiDyVWOSmfNzfGEgWcmdXRvoWOdhUk7JPRL4C_9-re293KgtYROujrMexlYmBjnSW7bwFMKrI9KsRmxz9K9QsuYux13Bxal140GNuk/s1600/180814_750500828768_60704815_38888735_1880405_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiulc2G8drAV3S8UN0lpks58KSHVijcZ2eEhsSPdiDyVWOSmfNzfGEgWcmdXRvoWOdhUk7JPRL4C_9-re293KgtYROujrMexlYmBjnSW7bwFMKrI9KsRmxz9K9QsuYux13Bxal140GNuk/s400/180814_750500828768_60704815_38888735_1880405_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567315111338871906" border="0" /></a><br />I know I look like a straight "G"..<br /><br />but I'm not.<br /><br />I'm a big fat LOOOOOSSSSSERRRRRR!<br /><br />I don't think I can even call myself a blogger anymore....<br /><br />I won't even pretend that I will be by any time soon.<br /><br />I really-really don't have time.<br /><br />For instance, this is my schedule for the weekend:<br /><br />Friday:<br /> Work 8:30 A.M to 12:00 P.M.<br />Laundry/clean room 12:15-1:15<br />Work 1:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M<br />Pack<br />Supper with My cousin at 8:00 PM<br />Sleepover at my cousins<br /><br />Saturday:<br />Wake up at 5:00 A.M and get ready<br />Leave for conference at 6:00 A.M<br />Conference at 8:15 A.M<br />Meet best friend at 3:30 P.M<br />HAWAIIAN NIGHT<br /><br />Sunday:<br />9:00 A.M leave for Mary Kay debut party with my friend Randy<br />1:30 P.M Set up for debut party<br />2:30 P.M Debut party<br />6:30 P.M to 10:30 P.M work<br /><br />and Monday I work the overnight<br /><br />I know that doesn't sound that crazy, but I swear.. I have NOOOOO down time!<br /><br />So I love you all<br />I miss you all..<br />I'm still alive...<br />and I hope one day I can be as awesome at blogging as I use to be!<br /><br />p.s. if you add me on facebook (see right side bar) I promise I will "like" or comment on your wall/status! :)))) Plus you can see pictures of all my adventures!Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-7042769173110795262011-01-18T09:48:00.000-08:002011-01-18T10:12:16.079-08:00I wear purple again today...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF1WqjmzKYpxQUcIgd3PkVTtD9VPXAW2xamnzHGYEwe9G0-dUfegSruDtzC-jsAq3n3EtwoBq_61A-VjpDfvY8cbKG8EPxzslc0GCi7xf_F0_skgi-suTM9EB-E8j5lHpm6Wj2Jts7Tk/s1600/Lance-Lundsten-300x399.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF1WqjmzKYpxQUcIgd3PkVTtD9VPXAW2xamnzHGYEwe9G0-dUfegSruDtzC-jsAq3n3EtwoBq_61A-VjpDfvY8cbKG8EPxzslc0GCi7xf_F0_skgi-suTM9EB-E8j5lHpm6Wj2Jts7Tk/s400/Lance-Lundsten-300x399.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563585819544633074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I wear purple again today.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The headlines splashed across the news.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This time it hits too close to home.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A neighboring community.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Ignorance at its finest.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hearts broken.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Tears shed.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A young life ended too soon.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">When will it end?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">When will we see..</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">that words DO hurt.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">That a blind eye and a silent voice is just as bad.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">That this NEVER had to happen.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">So I wear purple again today.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">To support this young life</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and all those that share his pain!</span><br /><br />Lace Lundsten committed suicide in a neighboring community this past weekend. I did not have the privellage of knowing this young man, but I know the community well. Lance was a openly gay teenager and in a community such as mine, I don't doubt that this caused him to be a target for bullying and abuse. My thoughs and prayers are with the community, friends and family of Lance Lundsten as they cope with the loss of this brave young man. I pray that Gods grace and love surround them as they cope with the loss of this beautiful young man. May we use this tragedy to become a better community and to realize how our actions and lack of action effects others.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-51247896225128105152011-01-10T10:04:00.000-08:002011-01-10T10:12:25.139-08:00Aidyn-mommy photo-montage!<div>Just because I know you've missed us :) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4pbBg9JAE5zaoCpRsB_roPL-VI7wH2pALRchIAz6gROehOIlx9JufOwqHDR2kYeU6rYrzO1GFOM1QF6AC00ijz_l7K8LhwH1pZvsbpwG9Q5g3H2jHyywj3wrUWXIUiEEefnQM3XUCJ4/s1600/Picture0089.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560621392923284146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4pbBg9JAE5zaoCpRsB_roPL-VI7wH2pALRchIAz6gROehOIlx9JufOwqHDR2kYeU6rYrzO1GFOM1QF6AC00ijz_l7K8LhwH1pZvsbpwG9Q5g3H2jHyywj3wrUWXIUiEEefnQM3XUCJ4/s400/Picture0089.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560620362045526466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPeCQQX5vT7gTATFTh1K3PHx3OYEU0fHJ7X5TWn-5Y8k7-zP8A29UPKRE8ycmGAPI0rkIpdhNZUhb4vCKTGji8bDaxs6A9PXAVOsH2vLgAhGB0DdBZ0hxknxyvE94taMBLH74kmK9byY/s400/Picture0083.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560620356966400434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QnnSafpAFDHatVkJ5rY2-GYoXLwK0vBO59GbU5h-LbeoT39sKVBb1nb0sT2TtMHRUowobA_AdqDrUEVcyrGzH6MdvCu8oOjjh-R0OwxaFKuIaQf3J39p3kuMMunt_qvB2tWA3Eu9S9U/s400/Picture0081.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560620349790263298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1hZFQFGx5vqcDGYlKymMuwCv_qtKHiSOYwzXLim5HF3xkIMZ4wyNgbLSa4adcyfkMGqT44wTN8J2qeLiOB4e7mxB-kwQL2QD-o23tOOL5IcwN0Jh7PQxTTsLXBetb0A4XU0IC6aUgXM/s400/Picture0079.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560620347883261618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlJb94k5rHQufh7N6TVNsOqiEJJKgn1tZwwVsRzSggIHT84j3Lf0Xc0Zh-mcD9uMx_3eYuAxqF7yYVbEjFwNNLbv4DipVH9WSNG1odibHVuwJaIwBWLggVfetKlJUb89z8tNGPFBMmQw/s400/Picture0077.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560620343084512370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWQ79sv3OjY8Qc-pP4Beofb_PxA9v8MmUeQ05e8SMay_rU2ZE1rRqUisqDrIE0a5jpQ_a25hOTlp64NqfFv94w7lQpDvpzuZFwY7bT-TP5hprLNnlKx7comb_CP8r5Gx_LP96tgQmU2I/s400/Picture0075.JPG" /><br /><div><br /><div>:))) </div></div></div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.com15