18 month check up!

Yesterday I went to Kenzies 18 month check up. My child never crys when she gets shots and its always the same guy who does them. This time (it just worked out I was there by myself) as soon as Kenz saw the MA she flipped out...literally he stepped into the waiting room called her name and she started screaming and grabbing onto me. At first it was funny because it was so not normal for her and I figured she would chill once she realized I was going back with her. NO I was wrong she screamed until he walked out of the room and when he walked back in it started all over again. Anyways he did her height, weight, and head measurment and left. Doctor B came in and asked me about her eating. My child NEVER eats like ever. So when she was born she was in the 50% for weight then she dropped to 25% then to 15% then to 10% and now as of yesterday she is in the 10%. Not good! She has not lost any weight but she is not gaining at all. Dr. B told me to start giving her whole milk any time she is thirsty and pediasure once a day and she has to take this special multi-vitamin to make her hungry. CRAZY i know! Kenzie is only 20.8 pounds at 18 months old thats still 12 month clothing sizes :( anyways Jake and I will do our best with helping her pack on the pounds! BUTTER here we come!

Christmas 09

This Christmas all three of us got so spoiled. I just want to start by saying just how much I love my family and extended family. Sometimes I complain about them and the things they say or do that I probably take the wrong way BUT they are so awesome and I am so lucky for every single one of them. I am so glad I married somebody whose family has accepted me for me and welcomed me with open arms into their family. Also I am so thankful for my parents who get the brunt of my bad attitude/lack of sleep for not holding it against me.

Ok so to the fun stuff...last years Christmas Jake and I were so so so broke! I'm not kidding I have never been that broke even when I was in college and spending every spare penny on clothes instead of food. This Christmas was the extreme opposite. Like I have said before Jake has a very awesome job that gets even better when the economy is bad. We are so so blessed that this is how it has worked out for us. Anyways last year we spent like 5 dollars on Kenzie so this year Jake really let me go overboard to make up for last year. We decided Kenzie's big santa present would be a kitchen set. I had been looking for months and months at hundreds of different ones and I finally found one that I fell in love with. Its wooden and painted in pastel pink, greens, and yellows! Its is so pretty! Jake and my dad set it up the night before so when Kenzie woke up the next morning it would be all ready for her. She LOVED it...a little too much. She would not open any presents because she wanted to play. She also got lots of webkinz (they are little stuffed animals that are the perfect size for her) tons of clothes, food for her kitchen, bath toys, shoes and books. From her Mimi and James (Jakes mom and her boyfriend) she got a little vaccumm, doll house, clothes, and some cute shoes. From my parents she got clothes, extra rooms for the doll house, a farm set, more bath toys, blocks, and a water baby. From Papa and Grammy (Jakes dad and step mom) she got this awesome table just her size with four chairs to go with it, some building blocks, and more things to go with her kitchen. Also Jakes grandparents each got her a riding toy. She was spoiled rotten this christmas. I love it cause we play all day with her toys together and it is so much fun.

Jake and I did each others stocking he got a bunch of tools in his and I got jewelry and headbands in mine. Headbands are my new obsession! I also got two nicole lee purses and a few pairs of shoes from my parents and in laws! We also got a garmin YAY! Jake got tons and tons of tools and a tool box for his truck!

The best part of the whole Christmas 2009 experience was the dinners. It is so fun to just sit around a table and talk to everybody. Jake and I are so busy we hardly ever get around to seeing the great-grandparents and his cousins so I really enjoy being able to hang out with them. Also when there is tons of good food you know everybody is gonna be in a good mood which means there is gonna be tons of laughing.

I really enjoyed Christmas but I'm glad its over and its back to our normal routine. Today Kenzie and I spent the day just playing and laughing. She says so many words now its crazy. If you ask her if she wants to take a nap she will look at me and say noooo! Its cute I love that child to death! I hope everybody had a good Christmas and hope you all have a safe New Year!

Christmas party...Kenzie loved this Santa...he gave her a doll

Christmas Eve morning at Jake's moms house!
Brodeur kids minus Mike before Christmas Eve dinner
Japanese Dinner! AMAZING
LOVERS!
Kitchen Love
TUNNEL

My amazing little family!

Santa

This is what happens when you have a 1 1/2 year old who is very attached to her mother! The big man in red is a little scary. What you don't see in these pictures is me having to hide behind a tree so Kenzie would not see me and start screaming! HAHA lets hope next week's Santa pictures are a little better. Maybe she won't be so shocked when mommy hands her to the jolly old guy!

Ms. Scrooge!

This is not a happy post...its full of anger and self-pitty so if your not in the mood for an angry read I suggest you stop reading now!

I am so SICK and TIRED of being told what to do and when to do it. I am an adult now with a husband and a daughter. I take care of my own family and NEVER ask for help so when it comes to my familys decisions about Christmas its nobody place but MY OWN to make those decisions. I am so tired of having to give up what I want to do to make everybody else happy. For heavens sakes I just want to be excited about this for Kenzie. All I want to is to see her get excited and I feel like its always gonna be taken away from me. I am at a point where I want to move as far away as possible because I feel like thats the only way to get my way. There are some people in our lives who are amazing to us and tell Jake and I "Do what you need to do you won't hurt our feelings" and I am so thankful for that but right now all I want to do is cry because once again I feel like the whole Christmas spirit and excitment is being taken away from me. I have decided to become scrooge and bow out of all the Christmas activities. I feel like the only way to not get hurt is to just not care so all I am going to be involved in is buying Kenzies presents and watching her open them on Christmas morning.

High School

So last night Jake's good friend Rob came home for a short visit. Rob decided that a bonfire with the old "group" would be the best plan for a get together. When Jake told me this I was less than thrilled....its really cold outside and we were gonna be out past our bedtime. I sucked it up because I know how much seeing Rob was to Jake so I went with a bad attitude. We picked up Chris and Nicole which put me in a better mood and went to Robs from there. I was still a little annoyed at the whole bonfire aspect of things I mean come on were we still in high school? I went and had a great time. It was so much fun to see how happy Jake was with the whole gang back together. I heard all these CRAZY stories about all the stupid things they did. I also met lots of parents that knew Jake when he was growing up and it made me so proud when they told me how amazing he was. Of course I already know how amazing he is because I married him! Anyways I thought it was going to be a horrible night but before I knew it, it was 11:00 and I never yawned once. This made me think about my high school days and how much fun they were. I have moved around my whole life so I never really had a strong group of friends that grew up together but my two best friends who are from different states are still a huge huge part of my life and I am so thankful for them. I would not be who I am today without you two and I love you both so so much!

Crazy Thanksgiving!

I was so excited for Thanksgiving because my seester was coming into town. Its so funny how growing up we HATED each other and now not a day goes by where we don't talk on the phone for at least 10 minutes. Also my brother and Marilyn were coming down as well as my Aunt Sharon and Ed, Matthew and Grandma and Grandpa. Everybody got in Wednesday and we all stayed under one roof. Thats right 15 people all in my parents house. As soon as Sharon and Ed got here, they took away my child and would not let me come near her for a few hours so they could have alont time with her. I was in need of a break so I glady let them take the reins! Thanksgiving was a lot of fun. Started out by watching the parade and then of course the dog show and then ate at my partents. As soon as we were done eating Jake Kenzie and I went to his Memaw and Pawpas house for more dinner. It was so much fun to just hang out with everybody. Friday I was tempted to go to the mall but decided it would be way too busy for Kenzie. (I have watched one too many Lifetime movies)Everybody left on Saturday except for Mike, Marilyn, and Tricky. That night Mike Marilyn Jake and I went to the GA vs. TECH game and it was amazing. It was at GA TECH and 75% of the people there were GA fans. I don't really like football the only reason I am a dawgs fan is one who doesn't like a bulldog they are friggin cute! Two Red and black are colors that look good on anybody and Three Jake is a die hard GA fan so to keep the peace I have adopted them as my team. Anyways it was an awesome game and so much fun. 24 - 30 GO DAWGS!!!

On a different note, I have decided to go back to work. I will be working full time and going to school full time. I have been going back and forth with this decison for a while now but I know its what I need to do. I am just not a stay at home mom. For anybody who thinks that it is really easy to stay at home with your baby, you are SO wrong. It is the hardest but most amazing thing I have ever done. Your child is 100% dependent on you for everything and I think as time goes on some people just loose themselves in it. I am somebody who has lost my sense of self so I think it is best to go back to work and talking with people who can talk back. I am a worker...I got my first job the day I turned 16 I'm like my dad...its just in my blood. If I find out its too difficult to go to school and work I will of course put school first but I'm hoping it will work out. There is this amazing job at an OBGYN a few minutes away and it would be perfect for what I want to get into. I would learn so much and then when I graduate hopefully the doctors there can get me a job as a labor and delivery nurse. It would just be awesome if everything works out. I know Jake is still very on the fence about it. He wants me to stay with Kenzie and focus on school but he also realizes I need to be happy. Who knows maybe when it comes down to it I won't be able to leave her. Just looking at daycares online made me cry. I just need to find myself again.

Southern Girl

Ok here is a quick post! Kenzie is in her crib right now while im getting ready for the day (don't worry its only 3:30 pm) and she is saying over and over again BYE BYE in the thickest southern accent you can think of! SO CUTE! LOVE YOU BABY GIRL

YOUR CARD BAKERY!

A friend of mine has started a card business. She is a genious when it comes to anything creative and computer savvy! She made Kenzie's Thank You cards after her first birthday and I can not begin to explain how many people commented on how cute they were. Right now she and her business partner are doing this awesome Christmas Card Give Away so go check it out. Even if I don't win I will use one of her cards to send out to all of you because they are a lot cheaper than everybody else AND a lot cuter! Here is her link make sure to check it out!!

http://yourcardbakery.blogspot.com

Recessionista

Ok so I was minding my own business today and was reading the BEAUTIFUL Ashely's blog and saw she had this amazing purse as a picture so I clicked on it and read about this really cool blog called Recessionista I of course clicked her link and fell IN LOVE!!!! SHOES, PURSES, and ACCESSORIES and she is doing an AMAZING give away so EVERYBODY go check it out!!!

Heres the link!!

http://www.recessionistaparty.com/

SAD WEEK

Ok so this week really really needs to turn around QUICKLY or I literally am going to crawl in bed and not come out until Sunday! Ok so not really but this week has been really sad so far.

Our dog has been literally tearing himself apart for the last few days. Upon further looking I noticed a single FLEA on him...dogs never have just ONE flea they have thousands so of course I flip out (seriously who gets fleas when you animals NEVER go outside except to potty and the cat has never been outside her whole life) because fleas are so hard to get rid of. Anyways looked at my cat and she is covered in flea dirt so I put on their flea prevention which also kills fleas and stripped down our bed (yes they both sleep with us everynight....and sometimes under the covers) and washed it a few times. Anyways Kane kept scratching and biting and licking so I had to bring him to the vet on Monday....$205.38 dollars later I find out it wasn't fleas at all it was a bacterial infection on his skin that a round of antibiotics will wipe out! SAD...I love my dog but come on $200 for that! UGH

Yesterday I found out that a family friend was involved in a hit and run accident and she was the one who ran. She hit a biker killed him instantly and RAN! Who does that?!? I just don't understand at all. I have hit one squirrel my whole life and I pulled over to see if I had killed it because if it was still alive I would have taken it to the nearest vet. It of course was dead and I sat on the side of the road in my car balling. I could not imagine hitting a person and not caring enough to pull over. Oh and this lady has had her license revoked since 2003 and she just seemed to think she was above the law and could drive anyways. She has been driving missionaries to their transfers youth to activities AND taking my stacey to and from places!! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!? You would have never thought this about this lady because she is sweet as can be and a really really strong member of the church. I hope you get what you deserve and spend a long long time in prison to think about just how many lives you ruined!

Last but not least in my bad week probably the saddest part is....we had to pull out of the house race. Well it wasn't really a race because we were the only people trying to get this house. Jake works for himself doing property managment things so he gets a 1099 instead of what normal people get. Trying to get a loan right now with a 1099 in near impossible but we were making it work with the help of our wonderful mortgage lady. Then Jakes work car breaks down to the point of it will cost more to fix then its worth so we made an executive decison to hold off on the house til January so we can buy a new truck! :( I'm pretty heartbroken about it but I know he needs a vehicle more than we need a house right now and we are crossing our fingers it will still be there in January!

Even though this week has been stressful I am looking forward to tomorrow when I get to go to my school orientation YAY and on Friday when hubby and I get to have a nice date night. HELLO KIKU im gonna eat all your fried rice! Kenzie is spending the night with mimi so that means Jake and I get some much needed alone time! PLUS we get to sleep in!!!!!

Here is my cutie little pirate on Halloween! We had so much fun but as you can see she HATED HATED the hat!

Terrible Twos???

Kenzie turned 16 months on the 24 and I am literally about to pull my hair out. If the terrible two are any worse than this I promise I will be put into the crazy house shortly after!

Kenzie LOVES the taste of tylenol seriously its like her favorite thing in the world. Its not like I give it to her on a regular basis but when she is sick or teething (which has been my past few weeks) that stuff is my little miracle worker. Anyways so I keep all her meds, teething tablets, creams, lotions and brushes in a box on a shelf of her changing table. Today we were playing in her room and she realized thats where the beloved tylenol was hidden so she picks it up and brings it to me. I was laying on the floor on my stomach and my head was resting on my head so Kenzie took my hand and put her tylenol in it saying "more more". This was really funny to me so I laughed told her she didn't need it and put it away. She was not happy with my answer so she got it again and brought it to me this time screaming "MORE MORE" at me. I look at her and firmly said Kenzie NO your not in pain. Two seconds later my little angel child ran full force towards her CLOSED door and ran smack into it causing her fly backwards onto her butt. She then threw herself in a very dramatic fashion onto the floor screaming her little head off. This would have been very funny to me if I didn't have a splitting headache so I went upstairs handed her off to Grandpa and said "seriously do something with her I am about to loose it" I guess it was the icing on my cake today. I called Jake told him to come home from work because I was done with being a mom today.

It seems like all my child ever does anymore is throw these tantrums. Its not like Jake and I over spoil her (she is pretty spoiled but come on she is my first baby and the first grandchild for my parents with whom we live with) My friend keeps telling me that this age was the hardest age for her and that when Luke learned to talk everything got 50 time easier. I feel bad for her I know she is just trying to communicate but there is only so much I can take.

OK now everybody leave comments on how you get frustrated with your children too so I don't feel like I deserve the worst Mommy of the week award! HAHA

On a happier note....Jake and I are putting an offer on a house so everybody please please pray and cross your fingers that we get it. Its so perfect for us but im not gonna go into detail about it until its a for sure thing! Then there will be tons and picctures and details!!!

Birthday, Pumpkins, and the Fair

Picture OVERLOAD on this post! We have been very busy the last few weeks Babyland, Nathan's birthday, helping our friends move, looking at houses, Burts and the fair! Last night I went to bed at 8:00 and Kenzie went to bed at 7:00! We were worn out.

Babyland is the coolest place in the world for anybody who has a girly girl. Kenzie LOVES dolls. I can't go down the doll aisle in Target anymore without walking away with a doll. We walked in to the museum and she started screaming with she was so excited. I didn't get the best picture because she was too busy looking at all the dolls but we had a lot of fun. We went with MiMi (Jake's Mom) my Mom, Kenzie, Bonnie and myself. It was fun to have a girls day. And each girl got to pick out a cabbage patch doll to take home.

My little brother just turned 14...I feel like it was just yesterday Dad went to go pick up our pizza and Mom went into labor with all of us kids there. That was back when cell phones were not around so my sister and I were crying and Michael was trying to play doctor. Anyways we went to Ninja for dinner and had a really good time. Japanese is the ONLY restaurant we can take Kenzie to now because she is entertained the whole time. Expensive taste...I know she totally gets that from me! Nathan got a shirt from us and some xbox game (I think it is xbox who knows)
This picture is to prove my child does have a temper. Everytime I try to complain to somebody she about it they shut me up and tell me im lying!

Our good friends are moving literally two houses down from their old house so Jake and I went to help them move. We are also in the process of putting an offer down on a house in that neighborhood as well. I won't go into details because I don't want to jinx myself but everyone cross your fingers everything goes through.
This past Sunday we went to Burt's pumpkin farm with our family and the Burruss's. Its a tradition we have, Jake and I have been the last three years with Kenzie. I had just found out I was pregnant with Kenzie the first time we went and last year she was only 4 months old. We went on a hay ride (we found out Kenzie is allergic to hay...she got welts all over and her little eyes were really red and swollen) and then we picked out a few pumpkins! It was so much fun!
After Burt's we headed down the the Cumming Fair. It was the last day and some friends had given us free admission tickets a parking pass and free ride tickets. Kenzie could only ride on three rides but it was still really fun to walk around and watch Luke ride the rides. We only planned on being there for a few hours but next thing we knew 4 hours had passed. Even though everything was free we still spent a lot of money on food. A bag of cotton candy was 6 dollars. (totally worth it) By the time we got home Kenzie Jake and I were ready to call it a night. Its so crazy how being a parent changes your life so much. My friends without kids can still stay out til 2:00 in the morning. Its a late night for me if im not in bed by 10:00! This weekend was so much fun because we spent so much time together as just our little Corley family. Living with my parents is really nice but sometimes I need it to just be the three of us!

WEST END GIRLS

So I have been a lazy blogger recently...well I have always been a lazy blogger. Life gets in the way and I kinda forget to blog. Anyways so here is an update on our life as of recently....

A few weeks ago we (Mom, Dad, Nathan, Jake and I) went to a Pet Shop Boys concert in atlanta. I bet none of you know who the Pet Shop Boys are, don't feel bad I didn't know either. I have some step-cousins in England who are singer/actresses and they are the dancers and backup singers for the group. I had never met them so they gave us free tickets and off we went. It was a lot of fun...very different from my everyday music but still it was a lot of fun. The Pet Shop Boys have a very very large gay following so it was extremely funny when my hubs got hit on. We were walking up some stairs to get to the bathroom and some man stuck his tounge out at Jake and made a very obscene gesture to him. Next thing I know he ran up to me grabbed my hand and said DON'T LET GO!!! I about fell on the floor laughing. That night my father also got hit on. Anyways while we were there Jake ordered some shrimp and offered me $200.00 to buy a new outfit at buckle to eat one little piece of shrimp. I FAILED miserably I mean I literally had an anxiety attack when it came time to pick that nasty little thing up. I could not do it and sad to say even after begging my husband he would not give me the money out of the kindness of his heart. All in all it was a fun night with the family!

I ran my 5k a few weeks ago as well. I was not expecting to run it at all, I was planning on walking the whole time. I wasn't even gonna show up but I didn't want to waste the $25 fee I had to pay and I really wanted my shirt. I had the most horrible shin splints I have ever had in my whole life so two weeks before my race I did not run at all, I didn't even walk...to be honest I sat on the couch and watched Law and Order when I should have been training. Anyways I went to the race knowing I was going to be walking with the old ladies but as soon as that gun went off I started running. And I ran 95% of the time. I was so proud...I knocked 10 minutes off my time. After the race my shins killed me so I have been instructed to not run in my race this month which means no 1/2 marathon in November. Sad I know but im not giving up running...I just need to take care of my body better by streching and not taking on so much so quickly.

(I'm in the grey shirt...it was down pouring by this point!)

Kenzie is walking like CRAZY and she climbs up EVERYTHING...its so crazy to think this time last year she was so tiny. Now she is totally different her hair is blonde...she is into everything and she has the cutest little personality. She is my little dare devil nothing scares her.

I am offically starting school in January and I can't wait. For the past few days I have been studying math like crazy because I have to take a stupid placement test before I can enroll in a math class. I am horrible at math so I have been a little frustrated but I will say its a lot easier to understand it now then it was in high school. I think I will do well and im so excited to start all my classes. I am gonna get everything on a Tuesday/Thursday schedule so we only have to get a nanny for two days out of the week. Plus I really don't think I could be away from Kenz any longer than that.

Jake's nasty burn he got from falling down onto a lantern while fishing! I told him thats what he gets for trying to be a friggin red neck!

FROGS

I'm the biggest animal lover in the world but the only frog I like is Frogger and thats cause I was able to hit him with the cars on the computer. Tonight, Jake took Kane out to the bathroom and came back into the house laughing. I looked up from the floor (Mom, Dad, Jake and I were watching Three Rivers) and Jake was holding a frog and was running toward me. Of course I scream my head off and both Nolan and Kane came running over to protect me (they sure do love me) so Jake took a few steps back and the frog starting PEEING EVERYWHERE while Jake was still holding it. I thought Jake was gonna pee himself he was laughing so hard and I thought my Dad was gonna die because he was laughing so hard he could not breath. Meanwhile I'm sitting on the floor about to cry because I hate frogs. I love my hubs very much but that was not funny at all! Ok so yea maybe it was very funny!

10 THINGS

Sydney tagged me so I am going to write 10 things about myself that not a lot of people know!

10. I sleep with my eyes opened! CREEPER I know!

9. Kenzie's 2nd birthday is June 24th and I am already starting to plan it! Hello petting zoo and pony rides! YAY for Farm Themes!

8. Jake offered me $200.00 to spend at Buckle if I would eat a piece of shrimp. I had an anxiety attack and could not make myself do it. Sad I know but seafood is so gross

7. Jake and I decided when Kenzie was a baby that she would not ever sleep in bed with us...now even when I want her to take a nap with me she won't so I settle with taking a nap with the dog and cat and I LOVE IT! Something about Kane right up against my shoulder and Panda on my stomach makes me feel so safe. My pets are my other children!

6. I too (like Sydney) am obsessed with shoes well not so much shoes more like HEELS...I am lucky enough to have a husband who kinda understands my obsession and lets me splurge on myself when I really really start to get the "shoe itch"

5. I love listening to Kenzie on the baby moniter when she is in her crib talking to herself. I think her voice is the sweetest sound in the world.

4. I cry during any animal shelter commercial or publix commercial. (If you dont know what publix is google it on YouTube watch the chicken gumbo one and the valentines day one)

3. I really want to chop all my hair off but am WAY WAY WAY too scared to do it!

2. When it comes to actually starting the process of buying our house I freak out! I guess buying a house really makes you grown up!

1. I love my hubs more than anything in the world. Every night when he is asleep I kiss in between his shoulder blades three times (I LOVE YOU)

Ok so I am going to tag.... 1. Jessie
2. Jennifer
3. Robin
4. Whitney
5. Rachel

Kanye West

I love celebrity gossip....a little too much. I am addicted to http://www.theskinnywebsite.com/ and http://www.usmagazine.com/ I probably look at them at least 3 times a day. I also love my magazines...I guess I look at the gossip as my little escape from my world. Anyways last night was the VMA's...I only watch them to see what everybody is wearing and to see the drama that always goes down every year.

This year I was so sad when Kanye ruined Taylors moment. I know everybody is probably sick of hearing about it but she is such a sweet wonderful down to earth person and for Kanye to take her moment away was a DOUCHE BAG thing to do. I think its so cool how everybody is ralling around right now. I have always known Kanye was a jerk but I still have always said he is a very talented person now I think he is an A-Hole and I will never buy cd's or songs of his again! LOSER!

You Go Girl!

Back-Talking

How is it that Kenzie ,who is only 14 months old and has a vocabulary that consits of ma-ma, da-da, pa, kitty, doggie and tiki, can back talk me? Her usual lunch is made up of peanut butter sandwhich, gold fish, and some kind of fruit...this is her favorite and because she is so picky I don't ever change it up. She likes her tray clean at lunch time (not literally) Today I figured I would try to change it up and give her some left overs from last nights dinner because she loved it so much. I warmed it up cut it up and then gave it to her thinking she would be thrilled! WRONG all I got was a baby throwing food at me and when I sternly told her NO she started to back talk! I could not believe it...it was so hard not to laugh but she needs to learn that is not ok! I just can't believe at 14 months old I already have a mini me! What am I gonna do? :)

Personal Trainer

So today I went for my first personal training session! Jake has known this lady for a while because he basically lives at the gym. When he first told me his "lady" trainer friend wanted to train me I got really put off! There was no way I was gonna let a skinny pretty lady train my flab back into shape so for the past few weeks I have said NO WAY. I finally broke down and went for it...lets just say im not jealous in the least bit anymore. My trainer is a body builder...you know one of those women who is super built and very very spray tanned. HA she was so nice though she asked about goals and stuff and I told her I just wanted to look in the mirror and be happy again. After spending an hour with her she really knows her stuff and is going to make this really fun for me. She even made cutting sugar out of my diet sound fun (ok I wouldn't take it that far) I am excited to start getting back to my old self again and in the spring if I'm down to my goal weight....Jake and I decided that I deserved a HUGE present for myself so that is a very large motivation for me!

Birthday!

So this past weekend was my birthday. It was a lot of fun and kinda stressful. I got my main present like 2 weeks ago, see I HATE HATE HATE surprises and Jake kept rubbing it in my face that he was getting me a surprise so I was a brat and got my way and made him give it to me then. It was this super cute new Nikon camera that has a really cool touch screen. I was so excited since my other camera just broke and Jake's camera gives me a headache. I have loved taking picutres with it and playing around with all the cool options on it.

My actual birthday was on Friday but Jake had to work all day so we didn't do anything until Saturday. I woke up on saturday got ready and Mom and I went shopping. I had seen these shoes online at buckle and was going to get them no matter what. Whenever I go to the mall I usually skip over that store since it is so expensive but I needed those shoes. One thing lead to another and I bought an entire outfit from them. I walked out of that store feeling like a million bucks after spending a million bucks. They have this way of tricking you into not feeling guilty about spending a lot of money....I will say though I will start to shop there from now on I know its more pricey but they jean are magic! Every pair I tried on made me look 20 pounds skinner and that was amazing! After shopping I went home and got ready. My favorite food is Japanese from this little restaurant called Kiku. Jake and I went with our friends Chris and Nicole and had a really good time. After that we went to their house and next thing I knew it was 2:00 in the morning and panic hit! I looked at Jake and said OMG what if mom and dad didn't bring the baby moniter into their room and Kenzie is in the basement by herself screaming and nobody is helping her. That thought made us both jump up and run to the car and leave...I know we are pathetic.

The next day Jake let me sleep in until 11:30 and we just layed around til it was time to get ready to go out to my family dinner. We all met up at olive garden and had a great time.

All in all my birthday was a lot of fun and my husband is so sweet for spoiling me as much as he did! Thanks Baby!

Mommy Life, 5k/Work Outs & House Hunting

I stay at home with Kenzie while Jake goes to work. I would have never imagined myself doing this because I start to itch if I stay in one place for too long. For example I have moved a total of 11 times in my short 22 years on this earth. I love staying at home with Kenzie but I am starting to itch. I thought running would help and it does a little but I still get that jealous feeling that Jake goes to work while I stay at home all day. I feel like I need a part time job or something but as soon as I start to look I feel guilty because my pay check would pay for day care and thats about it. I would not be bringing in any money and if I'm not bringing in any money why would I go back to work. I am going back to school in January (I hope..thats the plan for now) but I still just itch all the time to do something. I think I'm going to get some books on baby sign language and try to teach Kenzie sign language.

My 5k is September 20th. Yay...I'm very excited about it. I have been running three miles and everyday I am improving a lot. I can feel my old habits slowly coming out again. My shins though are not too happy with me. This morning I got Kenzie out of bed and went to walk up the stairs to get her some breakfast....I just about died. So I took the day off but I will go back tomorrow no matter what. The best way to work out shin splints is rest a day and then work them out. UGH

House hunting sucks! I really thought we would look at a few houses and WHAM we would find one...WRONG . I have my own opinion of what would be best for us and Jakes is the opposite. The only thing we agree on is location. We both love Dawsonville but he wants a house with a lot of land and in the middle of nowhere but I want a house in a neighborhood. I grew up in this neighborhood where all the kids were best friends. Some of my favorite memories happened there. I want Kenzie to grow up with friends all around her. Jake agrees with that with the work he does he looks more at the business side of things. Land is worth more in the long run so therefore he wants the land to have a better turn around when the economy gets better. I keep telling him the economy is not gonna get better anytime soon so whatever we decide we will be there a while. Long story short...we can't even agree on houses to look at. Our goal is to be in a house before Christmas but we will see. As for now Mom and Dad's basement is nice and cozy!

I have been a slacker on pictures so here are a few.