Child Birth = Cookie Cake

You know that expression "You want a cookie?". I used to use it all the time in reference to when someone did something that wasn't expressive, you ask them "you want a cookie?" because they're acting like they should get rewarded for some reason. Well my friends have taken it a step further and we have given our friends "cookies"- well cookie cakes when they done something either funny, dumb, or both.

Well, last night Sam and I planned to visit Mike, Ashley, and baby Brooklyn in the hospital, and I thought it would be a nice idea to bring them something so I suggested a cookie cake.  Originally, Sam didn't think child birth was "cookie cake worthy", but after a bit more discussion on the wording and cookie cake was bought...

Just in case you can't read it- it says "Congrats on the tiny human that just fell out of you!" Ashley was pretty amused, but she said " I wouldn't say "fell out" is quite right...".





Brooklyn is a prefect baby (so far at least), she didn't cry at all. We spent most of the evening visiting...

 

(Sam holding lil Slav)

holding the baby...

(Sam holding big Slav)

and having a little fun! It was a great night!

Baby Brooklyn!

It's Tuesday- so what would be better then picture of a cute baby! World meet Brooklyn. I'm excited to meet this little girl!

I totally took these picture from her auntie's Facebook because I don't have any of my own, yet. However, I'm hoping that will change in by the end of the night.

Even though I'm not blood family, I'm excited like I was. Our group of friends are very close, and so when our friends are have exciting things happening in their lives, I can't help be excited with them.

Congrats Mike and Ashley! You make pretty cute babies!

Weekend- Friends, Family, and Front Lawn

Hello everyone! Sorry about being MIA, but life has been crazy (in the too much work and no fun kind of way). And this weekend was no expectation. This weekend we had one big goal- to work on the landscaping in the front of our house. However, then in the middle of the week, Sam decided we need to have a party on Saturday, so we did both. Needless to say I want a weekend from my weekend. Here is some pictures!

Here are the pictures on our yards before we did any planting but after we cut down 7 rose bushes.





We didn't finish everything, so I'll wait to put up the "after" pictures once everything is final done.



As Sam was working on the yard stuff, I was cleaning the inside of the house for the party we had on Saturday night. As I was cleaning the bathroom I found this...

I guess my cat was really hungry and/ or really board and took it out on our towel paper. I was worried because that's a big chunk of toilet paper that is missing, but I've kept an eye on him and he's fine.

On top of just having our friends over on Saturday night, we also had Sam's family come over because it was Sam's dad's birthday!

We grilled ribs, corn on the cob, and had some side dishes. It was a prefect night to sit outside and enjoy some family time.



Speaking of birthdays- I have many important people in my life who are having birthdays this week. There is my grandma...

my dad...

 my friend Jen...

and the Mike and Ashley are having their baby.

She got induced this morning, so I'm just waiting to hear the news! I can't wait to meet the newest member of our little friends group.

Happy Monday Everyone!

Family Vacation Recap! (Better late than never!)

Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. I know I did! This weekend I went down to my old college stomping ground to visit some friends and go to a wedding shower. However, this post isn't about last weekend, it's about my trip to Seattle which was the weekend before last (4/24 - 4/28). The whole reason for the trip was to celebrate as my uncle's promotion in the Army.

Being that no one other than my uncle's family lives in Washington, we had a lot of family make it out for the celebration. Here's a group picture of all of us (minus my mom and sister- they came in the next day for the party).

The promotion ceremony only lasted about 15 minutes, but all the pictures took 3x times longer than the ceremony itself.

Saturday was party day, but I started it by going with one of my other uncle's to pick up my mom and sister from the airport. It was nice that my part of the family had finally made it.

Can you tell we're related? I think this is one of my favorite pictures of us!

The party had some really good food. I got my cooking on by making the ribs. They turned out pretty good. I just should have boiled them longer, but other things needed to get cooked, so I didn't want to hog the stove.

However, I think my favorite thing on the menu was....

The "Frogmore Stew" was all cooked together in a huge trashcan, and then dumped on a camping table for all to enjoy. The flavoring used was really tasty and it was just fun having a bunch of people around the table picking from the pile. The corn was my favorite part of the whole stew.

After dinner, the games were on! For some it was sitting inside watching the Red Wings game...

Can you tell my uncle is a huge Red Wing fan?

While some of us played cards games...

 

Cousins + Apples to Apples + Drinks = Many Laughs Had

My trip to Washington was short, but I think it was a great little gateway. I got I visit with family I don't see very often and we created new memories that will last a lifetime!

Year & a Half of Marriage

Yesterday marked our year and a half anniversary. Did we do anything to celebrate? Nope- we stayed home, I cooked dinner, and we watched some TV. Sometime it's just nice to just stay home and relax. However, I did get a little gift- not from Sam but from our wedding photographer. I got an email that stated that our wedding album has been posted on their website for anyone to view.

If you want to view the album- you can find it here! Have a great night!

Shamrock Check In - 6 Months

It's Monday, so I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I had a great time visiting with my family and I do plan on writing up a recap, but today marks the 6 month anniversary of Shamrock joining our little family. So I couldn't think of a better way to start of the week other then sharing pictures of my fur baby.

Shamrock has been a great addition to our family. And I don't regret choosing to adopt an older cat. Being that he's older, he is very chill.

However, if you are laying on the couch, you can bet your money you'll have his fuzzy butt sitting on your chest in no time. He's just attention whore.

Also he'll let you know what he wants. Like when he wants his belly rubbed- that's assuming you don't walk past him because he blends in with our wood floor.

Finally, I'm happy to report he hasn't had any seizure in a few months since he has been taking his meds on a regular basis. So even through he's a little more high maintenance then the other cats I've had in the past- he's totally worth it.

Happy Monday! Have a great week!

Hello from WA!

Hello from across the country!(Well it's across the country for me at least.) I hope you have a fun weekend planned. I was lucky enough to start my weekend early and got here on Wednesday night. I know I've been hearing about the delays at the airports but I was lucky to only have about a 20 minute delay because we were waiting on people from a connecting flight.

Being that I got in so late on Wednesday night, all I did was visit with family for about 30 minutes before going to bed.

Being that this is a short trip I'm really trying to make the most of it, and I started off my vacation right.. if I do say so myself.

This girl needed a little R &R, and what better way than a nice pedicure. It was fun because I went with the girls in family. For one of my aunts it was her first time ever getting a pedicure- now she knows what she's been missing out on.

After the spa, we went back to my uncle's house for some family time. Believe it or not, the weather has been super nice. I sat out on their deck for hours because it was in the 70's and sunny. Additionally, I decided to take in a bit of the beautiful nature that was all around me with a walk in the woods.

 

Other then the creepy homeless man set up we walked by and then promptly walked the other way from, it was a great adventure.

Once the sun went down the cousins (and one aunt & uncle) hit up the bowling lanes. It was the only place we could think of that we could drink and still be able to hang out with our cousin who isn't 21. It was a good time, and many laughs were had. 

Well- I better get going. I hope everyone has a great weekend!