Happy Valentine's Day Poll!

I got this off of Bella's blog. I think it is cute.

♥ How long have you been together? 7 years ago tomorrow we first started dating.
♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating? A few days
♥ Who asked who out? After a heavy night of drinking and flirting I pulled him outside the bar and asked him if he would be my boyfriend. Just like a 12 year old and he said yes.
♥ How old are each of you? We both are currently 28 but not for long.
♥ Whose siblings do/ did you see the most? Probably about equal.
♥ Do you have any children together? Miss Eve and soon to be Milo.
♥ What about pets? Not anymore.
♥ Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? Not getting enough time to spend together.
♥ Did you go to the same school? No.
♥ Are you from the same home town? Not really. I don't really have a "hometown" since we moved so much. I am mostly from the Milwaukee area and Adam is from the Chicago burbs and then later Lake Geneva, WI.
♥ Who is the smartest? me
♥ Who is the most sensitive? Me!
♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple? The last 2 times we went out to eat it was at Brio but we get take out from everywhere a lot more than we should.
♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? From where we currently live Florida.
♥ Who has the craziest exes? He does.
♥ Who has the worst temper? Me.
♥ Who does the cooking? Mostly him
♥ Who is more social? Him
♥ Who is the neat-freak? Neither of us.
♥ Who is the more stubborn? Me.
♥ Who hogs the bed? Me.
♥ Who wakes up earlier? On the weekdays him and on the weekends me.
♥ Where was your first date? The Cactus Club (a bar)
♥ Who has the bigger family? immediate family-him, extended family-me.
♥ Do you get flowers often? Not really but I am not big into flowers so it is ok.
♥ How do you spend the holidays? Together and then it depends on what we do about our families.
♥ Who is more jealous? Neither of us.
♥ How long did it take to get serious? A day? We both fell pretty hard for each other.
♥ Who eats more? He does but I look like it.
♥ Who does/ did the laundry? Both of us.
♥ Who’s better with the computer? Me.
♥ Who drives when you are together? Him.

Sweetest Day!

So Adam and I were running errands today and my dad was with us. I reminded my dad it was sweetest day and he should get my mom flowers because it would mean a lot to her. We stopped at the flower shop while we were out and Adam and I stayed in the car. Adam turned to me and said, "Sorry honey I didn't know it was Sweetest Day. Do I need to go get you flowers or are we good?" This is what I love about this man. I totally didn't want anything I just wanted my dad to get on my mom's good side. I said we were cool and I didn't get you anything either. He said I only like to get you flowers when you aren't expecting them. That is when I like them best anyway. He knows me so well. I love surprises and romantic gestures that aren't expected. So yeah our sweetest day involved no gifts but I have thoroughly enjoyed the day with him.

Why I love Adam!

When we first started dating Adam would do absolutely anything for me. He would be chilling on the couch with me and I would ask him to go get my chapstick and without so much as a sigh he would go get it for me immediately. As soon as he got back and settled in I would ask for lotion. (I didn't do this on purpose) and once again he would get up and get it. It was one of the first things that made me fall in love with him. I am extremely lazy and someone that was willing to bend over backwards to impress and spoil me was awesome in my book. He has always been so respectful of me and taken such good care of me. When we were dating for 1 month I knew we would spend the rest of our lives together. By 6 months my mom told us to get over ourselves and get married already because she could see how in love we were. We got engaged at a year and my parents response was "it's about time." They couldn't have asked for a better son in law and let him know that all the time. He is like a second son to them and he bends overr backwards for them as well. I really am a lucky girl. My husband is the hardest worker who would bend over backwards for everyone yet will stand up for what he believes in. Adam never ceases to amaze me everyday with his positive attitude, gracious heart, and commitment. Honestly he is the better half of this marriage and I am so thankful that God led me to him. He treats me like the center of his universe and still after almost 7 years still waits on me hand and foot. Don't get me wrong he is not some weak man who lets people push him around but he sets such a good example of what a man should be that I can rest assure that my daughter will always have a positive role model of how a man should treat her. He makes me laugh everyday a million times and lets me totally be my irrational, obnoxious, weirdest self possible. So why am I writing this random love profession about my husband? Honestly because it is all of the little things he does to make me happy. On Saturday (his day to sleep in) he woke up early to go get me puffy cheetos and wild cherry pepsi because I was craving it. Tonight he made me crescent rolls while he ate the leftovers because they were the only thing I could stomach. Yesterday after he got out of Jury duty he ran around running my errands so that I could come home after work and relax. He never complains when I ask him to do something so I don't have to feel guilty for asking for help. I love him and his dedication to my laziness. He really is a great husband. I totally adore him. On top of him being a total sweetheart he is also really really hot. I am not sure how I got so lucky!

This Weekend.

This weekend has been really blah and I wish I could have one more day off.
Yesterday Eve went to Disneyland with my parents. I miss her but honestly it is nice to have a break from her. She was being a stinker this morning I guess and wouldn't do anything that my parents wanted.
We went to see DMB last night. It was an ok concert but I would have liked if they had play a few more popular songs. I knew 3 songs all night and 1 of those was Burning Down the House which isn't even by them. I think the concert would have been 110% better if it was at an indoor stadium. We were supposed to have great seats but they ended up being way off to the side and they only had a video on the main part of the stage and we couldn't see it. I am not sure why they didn't project their videos onto the 2 side screens which would have made it better. I was surrounded by giants. My DH is 6'1" and everyone around us was even taller than him. I am 5'2" and I couldn't see over anyone. It was still 100 degrees when we got in the car to go home. I seriously have never been so hot in my entire life. I felt hungover today even though I didn't drink last night and had about 10 bottles of water. I will never go to another concert there again unless I can sit in the middle and it is during winter time. The best part was getting felt up as you walked through the gates. They pat down everyone totally cops style. They have a separate line for girls and boys and they make you empty your pockets and then caress your whole body. It was great.

Today Adam and I had to take our cats to the humane society. It was really sad. We have been trying for 6 months to find someone else to take them and every time we get someone lined up it fell through. We are out of options. They seriously are the sweetest cats and I hope they get adopted. I am trying to not think about what else could happen to them but it is hard. They can't live with us because my mom is allergic to them. If you are reading this please don't judge me because I feel terrible but it was our only option. I will never get another pet because I don't ever want to have to make a choice like that again. I feel like a total douche.

On a good note Adam and I made a fabulous dinner. I love spending time with just him. It was something I totally took for granted before we had Eve.

I am not alone.

So Adam was telling me how today at work there was a guy at work whose wife just had a baby and they came in and showed the baby off to everyone and it made him really sad. This is the first time he has said something made him upset about it. I am glad that he let me know it made him sad because I know that there are still times when I totally think I am ok and then something happens that makes me sad and I am glad I am not the only one who feels this way. It really has me choked up right now thinking about him being disappointed but at the same time I know that when we have our next child it will make it that much more sweet. God has his reasons and I trust that God will bless us with another child when it is our time.

Our Anniversary

Our 5th anniversary was on 8.8.08. We went to Sedona for the weekend. It was so beautiful and relaxing. When we arrived it was sunny out and by the time we checked in it was pouring rain. The same thing happened the day we got married and were checking in to the hotel. Most of the pictures are from our balcony. There was the most beautiful full rainbow and in one spot there was a double rainbow. We could see both ends of the rainbow from our room. These pictures don't nearly do justice to how beautiful it is in Sedona.

Positive.

I think I have been so negative lately and that isn't the direction I want my life to be right now. I have been praying for God to help me see the positive in everything from here forward and to help me let go of the negativity in my life.

It is amazing how God listens. I was giving Adam a hard time today about stupid stuff I wanted him to do put he didn't want to. I was just joking with him and then he was telling me how he was going to have to work 2-3hrs overtime per day for a while. Although I miss him terribly while he is at work I know it is a good thing because it means extra money for us which I like. He is such a good man that takes on so much responsibility. I was reminding him that I don't mind if he works overtime but he needs to get off at a decent time on 8.8.08 because it is our anniversary and we are going to go out of town to celebrate. He said he already discussed it with his coworker. He said told his coworker, "My wife and I have been together for 6.5 years and are coming up on our 5 year wedding anniversary. It really has been the best 6.5 years and I hope we have 50 more together." How sweet is Adam to say that. I love him more everyday and am so thankful that I get to be his wife. His co-worker agreed to pick up the slack that day so we could get out of town at a decent time. It just amazes me what a great man I married. I am the luckiest girl in the whole world. Not only do I have the best husband in the whole world I also have one fabulous daughter too. So when I start complaining about everything in the world around me I am going to just think back to this so I can remember I have a lot to be happy and thankful for.

Something Special.

We are coming up to our 5 year wedding anniversary on 8.8.08. I want to do something special so I am trying to decide between going to San Diego or Sedona for a weekend getaway. Adam loves the water so San Diego would be great but Sedona is more romantic. I don't know yet. I think instead of picking and surprising him I am going to let him choose. We are going to do something fun and I am not going to let him be a spoil sport because it is going to cost money something he never seems to want to spend even though we have it to spend. I can't wait for our anniversary. It is the weekend before the students come back for the school year so it will be my final vacation for a while. I can't wait.

A New Adventure

When Adam and I decided to try for Eve it was a hard decision to make. Financially we weren't very well off. We were ok but there wasn't a ton of extra money. We both wanted to be parents so we decided to start trying. During that first month of trying Adam seemed like he was having second thoughts. Looking back I think he was really worried on how we would afford to have a child. I decided that if we didn't get pregnant that cycle I was going to put TTC on hold until Adam seemed more comfortable with the idea. Sometimes I think he just agrees with whatever I want because he wants to make me happy. Well I was pregnant that first cycle. We both seemed excited and Adam made every effort to be able to be at all of my appointments and be supportive. The problem with my pregnancy was we dealt with it in different ways. I wanted to be pampered and have a celebration over every aspect. Adam was scared so he never showed the level of excitement I expected and this made us both really cranky. We were both overjoyed with the outcome it was just the journey that was rough.

Last year we started talking about our timeline for number 2 and I convince him that we should start trying that cycle. He was ok but as the cycle wore on it began to look like the same emotions were overcoming Adam. I think part of it this time was he was in a job he really didn't like. I was hurt and we decided together to put TTC on hold for another year. In that year we have talked a lot about it. He told me he wants another kid but could deal without the pregnancy. He said he was always so worried about me and the baby. He also said he could live without the mood swings :O). I explained to him what I needed was someone who was excited and not crabby about every little detail. I think getting our needs out in the open really took a weight off of our shoulders about the TTC adventure we were about to enter again.

DH and I are excited to be trying for number 2 (currently waiting to O). I think he is truly ready for another child and it isn't him just doing it to make me happy. I am really happy that we waited. He has been saying encouraging things like he is really excited. Yesterday melted my heart a little. I was sitting in a chair and Adam came and sat on top of me and Eve came an sat on top of him. I said, "what is this the whole family sits on mom day?" Adam replied, "Hopefully next year there will be 4 on this chair instead of just 3." I almost started crying because that is what I was looking for. He has been talking more about TTC than me. I love my husband and can't wait to make another precious life with him.

Disneyland

Adam had a pretty craptastic birthday last week due to some drama within his family. I decided to do something special and totally unexpected for him because honestly he is the most awesome husband and father anyone could ask for. Anyway I planned a surprise trip to Disneyland. Adam and I have a long history with Disney (we were engaged at Disney World, had our honeymoon at Disneyland, and our first family vacation was to Disneyland.) so I thought this would be a fun trip. I decided to leave Eve with my parents since we would only be gone for the weekend. Adam works an hour away from where we live so my parents told Adam that we were going to meet him at work on Friday to take him out to dinner for his birthday. I showed up with the car packed and my dad ended up taking Adams car home. He was so shocked. We headed out that night and I actually drove the whole way there so he could relax. (Pretty impressive since I hate driving.) It was really nice to get so much time with just him. We had a great weekend overall we played all day at Disneyland and took a small break to go to Portillos for hotdogs and cheese fries. Portillos was worth the 6 hours drive from Phoenix. Adam and I really ended up missing Eve on the trip and kept saying we wished we had brought her along but then again we enjoyed have just us time. When she was little it was really easy to leave her but as she gets older she is able to express how much she misses us which makes us miss her. We both almost broke down in tears the first night as she cried uncontrollably at the thought of us not coming home. It took bribing her with "If you are a good girl we will bring you presents." to calm her down. She is extremely spoiled. She scored candy, 2 bracelets, a Tinkerbell baby doll, Disney ears, a Boo in costume baby doll, and a Monsters Inc play set. Eve loves Monsters, Inc. She insists we call her "Boo" and she calls Adam and I Kitty. She could watch that movie nonstop all day. So we had a great time just the two of us but really missed Boo all the while.