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Thursday, June 16, 2011

SSG Jeffry Yon -- My HERO

Jeff left for a year long deployment on June 4th... This was by far the hardest day of my life! It was all I could do to actually let go of him and watch him walk away. I know that what he is doing is for the good of our country and to better us as a couple and family... but geez, it is pretty rough, but I also know that he will be protected by the Lord and that this too shall pass.We can do it! I just want to publicly thank him for EVERYTHING he does for our baby girl and I. He is everything to me and I couldn't ask for a more brave, humble, loving, hardworking, perfect man to call my husband! He is truly my HERO!

June 4, 2011

My HERO.

Major Project #1

So I decided that since I would be living back with my parents while Jeff is gone that I needed a major "project" to work on to stay busy.... well the use of this project is two-fold. I needed something to do and I also needed a place to put the baby's clothes and some of our stuff.

This ugly thing was a FREE entertainment center before I began. I didn't get a picture before we tore it apart, but it had glass doors in the middle and ugly arches on the sides that my wonderful hubby and grandpa cut off. This was the beginning of priming...

then, I painted it "Apple Candy Green"

I painted the handles, knobs, and hinges with a textured charcoal metalic spray paint... LOVE it! One of our family friends made the top three doors which I painted and then GLAZED the whole thing to make all the details "pop" and tone down the green a bit. Note: I know it's an intense color but I wanted it to be able to go in a little girl or little boy room in the future! :)

Oh and one more little tidbit... I finally decided what to do with the jewelry box that Jeff made for me for Valentines day... I painted it Ivory and glazed it :) You like??

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The Bump

Jeff and I haven't been exactly perfect at taking my weekly baby bump pictures, but here are the ones we have taken so far.... and I made the little sign so that I could have something hanging up to remind me where I am in pregnancy. Super fun! :)

At seven weeks! I totally felt like I had a little buldge... but looking back, um yeah not so much! lol

Here I am at 13 weeks... and just for a record, I was just trying on my new maternity swim suit, I don't regularly parade around in this attire!

Week 16 :)

Week 18 :)

Yay! We are almost halfway done! I can't wait to meet our sweet baby girl!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Ladies and Gentlemen....

Just a quick announcement for all my blogger buddies... and a post because it has been FOREVER since I posted on here! (From here on out I will have a lot more to post about!) Jeff and I are going to be PARENTS! Yay! We are so excited for our sweet baby GIRL to arrive at the end of October! I seriously can't believe how much we love her already and just from watching her at the ultrasound, what a little personality she has! It is amazing!

We went a couple of days ago to find out our little munchkin's gender and it was so much fun! After about 30 minutes and having me lay in 10283717 different positions we finally got her to uncross her little legs and give us a good look. She was sooooo stubborn, or else very proper about letting us see between her little legs. I like to think proper, but we will see when she comes out! We may already have a stubborn little spitfire! Ha ha!

Next step... deciding on a name. This will be a challenge to say the least!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Happy Love Day!

Valentines Day this year was just fabulous! for those of you who don't know, Jeff is an AWESOME gift giver.. in fact we went to a seminar a few weeks ago and learned about eachothers "love languages"... big suprise gift giving is right up Jeff's alley. I try really, really hard but most of the time he can figure out what I got for him or what my plans are. Apparently I am not very sneaky. Big suprise! Jeff came home at lunch with a dozen red roses, chocolate (Yay!) and the sweetest card! As I was reading the card he zoomed downstairs and then came back up after a few minutes. hmmm, sneaky! I walked down to get a vase and saw EXACTLY what I have been wanting sitting on the table! He actually made me a jewlery box/shelf! I saw one online and he took the time to make me one... funny thing; he didn't finish the paint because he wasn't sure how I would want it painted and I didn't finish his quilt (I will post a pic when I finish tying and binding it) ... because I needed my grandma's help. We must be made for eachother. We both made a gift for eachother and both left them unfinished. It's LOVE!

V- Day dinner with the Hubby!

My AWESOME jewelry box and beautiful roses!

Monday, January 31, 2011

30 Day Blog Challenge

So, while meddling around in Blogland today I stumbled across a few blogs that have done (or are in the middle of doing) a 30 DAY BLOG CHALLENGE... I thought it sounded fun and gives me something to do during some of my boring days. For those of you who would like to participate, here is the list of what to post on each of the 30 days:

30 Day Blog Challenge:

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Day 2 – Tell us about your job.
Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date.
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 – Your dream wedding.
Day 8 – A song to match your mood.
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of your favorite place to eat.
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 – Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.
Day 23 – 15 facts about you.
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 – What’s in your purse?
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to.
Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then?
Day 28 – Your favorite movie.
Day 29 - Your biggest Pet Peeve
Day 30 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 31 – A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened to you today.

Friday, January 14, 2011

I Thee Wed...

December 11, 2010 was the best day of my life. I married my VERY BESTEST friend. It was magical, emotional, spiritual... and pretty much everything a girl could ask for. A day neither of us will ever forget. Thank you to everyone who came to the temple and everyone who made the trip to our reception. It was amazing! Here are some high lights... photos were done by the amazingly talented Kayla at PENN YOUR PICTURE. check out her work!