This and That

I can't sleep. I guess its a real good thing its Friday night and I don't have to get up for work tomorrow. Oh wait, I do have to get up early and get my oil changed, and transmission fluid replaced. I hate that I can't sleep. If you know me at all, then you know I can sleep anywhere, anytime....with the exception of being on steroids. Another side affect, horrible leg cramps. One night this week I woke up 8 times! Last night was so bad I came into the living room bawling my eyes out. I thought I was crippled. My hands do this funny thing too where they cramp up real bad and stop working all together. I need to eat more banana's. I go back for my next doctor visit in 2 weeks. Hopefully all will be well.

Work was very stressful this week. I've kept it to myself, and eaten lots of thin mints. I can honestly say that no matter how stressful my day is at work, the moment I get Jaxon nothing else matters. I forget about all my problems and enjoy my time with him.

I feel like my relationship with Jesus gets better and better everyday. I really do.

I jumped back on the twitter bandwagon. jaxonsmomma08 Follow me =)

Another bandwagon I'm considering jumping back on is Greys Anatomy. Once I had Jaxon I quit watching it because I just didn't have time. So for 2 years I have apparently missed out. I watched the season finale tonight on Hulu because ALL the facebook status's just had me so stinkin curious. Needless to say, it was the most intense television I have ever watched! I twittered all the way through it! LOL

Another show I thoroughly enjoy is Modern Family!

After reading a friends blog the other night I got a wild idea to see if my 4 bff's would want to get matching tattoo's. Crazy, I know...just thought it might be fun. I'm pretty sure it will never happen....but the thought was fun. Not sure what on earth we would all get??? Matching tree houses??

Well, I just thought I would updated the ol' blog since sleeping isn't in my immediate future. I updated my background and added a few new pics. Hope you enjoy.

sleep well everyone
zzzzz

NO, I AM NOT PREGNANT!

Since I have been out of the hospital and on steroids I have gained a little weight. The doctor informed me that I would get a little puffy, but I knew that...because, hello! they are steroids! I don't care about the weight gain so much as I just want to be healthy. Well, a few weeks ago at my cousin's wedding someone approached me and asked if we were expecting another baby. I didn't really get terribly offended, as I just thought maybe she had noticed my slight weight gain since the last time she had seen me. Well the following Monday when I went to pick up my child from daycare one of the mothers of a child in Jaxon's class came up to me and said, "Aw I didn't know you guys were expecting again!" I nicely told her I was not, that it was my medication that has made me gain a few pounds, smiled and walked away. Of course I instantly called my husband crying when I got into my car. He made me feel slightly better, but those sort of comments you just don't forget. Especially being that they were 2 days within each other.

WELL TODAY (AND YES I AM TYPING IN CAPS BECAUSE I AM STILL SO UPSET!!) WHILE SHOPPING AT THE MALL WITH A COUPLE OF MY BFF'S, COURTNEY AND MARISSA, MY HUSBAND AND OF COURSE JAXON, THIS MAN WALKS UP TO ME AND HANDS ME A POSTCARD ADVERTISING HIS PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS AND TELLS ME TO CALL HIM WHEN MY BABY COMES. ARE YOU STINKING KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!?!?!!!! Well I instantly teared up. I mean, seriously, I don't get people! You should NEVER under any circumstances assume that a woman is pregnant unless you are 110% sure. I have always been relatively thin so I know that people are thinking, "Wow, Sarah sure has put on a few!" I'm on steroids people!!!! I am constantly hungry!! I know that once I get off of them (hopefully) I will get rid of some of this excess junk...but until then, I'm going to just focus on getting healthy.


Deal Lord,
Please continue to heal my body and help rid me of this disease. As for the next person that asks me if I am pregnant, please give me the strength NOT to want to punch them directly in the throat! In your name I pray,
Amen

No Title

I twittered at 3 am that I could update my blog. 3 am, you ask? Steroids DO NOT like for you to sleep! Steroids, you ask....okay, let's begin.


At the beginning of April I went into the hospital. (Back in January I was diagnosed with a chronic illness that I will need to monitor for the rest of my days. Not going to get into so many details, nor is it super alarming or scary, but it is what it is.) I was checked in on a Tuesday and got released on Saturday. Those were the longest days of my life!!! Being away from my family was so incredibly hard. I'm the MOM! I take care of things. Not cooking dinner, not laying out clothes, not giving baths or reading bedtime stories....hurt my heart! Well, my super-dad of a husband was FANTASTIC! He took care of EVERYTHING! I made him go to work, as, Really? What is there to do in a hospital room? He took care of Jaxon, coordinated with our wonderful friends and one of his brothers to watch Jaxon for a few hours each night so he could bring me dinner and visit. He brought Jaxon up a few times so I could see him. We had a wonderful McDonald's picnic right on my hospital bed. And of course, I got wonderful visits from my super great friends, phone calls, flowers, books, magazines, and cookies! My heart is still so full from all the love and support that was given to me. Our pastor and music leader came up to the hospital to visit and pray with me and I just thought that was so wonderful. I had alot of time to read, think, and pray while I was in there. My doctor felt that my issue flared up due to stress, and I had to agree. I was so overwhelmed with everything I had going on in April, and I was slightly stressed at work. I just couldn't say no to anything or anyone that asked me to do something or invited us to go somewhere. I try so hard to be super mom and I'm hear to tell ya, that is one hard job! Especially if a super mom has a full time job! Since leaving the hospital I can say that I do feel great! I'm a couple of different medications, one being steroids. Aside from them making my face super puffy, and keeping me up at night...I can't complain. You'd be surprised what all you could get done at 4 o'clock in the morning! LOL My doctor said I have a long road, as I'm not in the clear yet, but I am very hopeful and optimistic. As I was walking into work one morning shortly after my hospital stay, this sweet Christian man that works with me was walking in at the same time. When he turned around and saw me his eyes lit up and he said, "Sarah, I heard this song on the radio on my in this morning, and it was called, "It's Over." I don't what you are going through, but I thought about you when I heard that song, and God really laid it on my heart to tell you that whatever it is you are dealing with, its over." I smiled and said, "thank you." As I was going up the elevator I got a little teary. God works in mysterious ways, and I feel like HE uses his people to speak to us. HE has blessed me beyond belief and I thank HIM everyday for all that HE has provided.

Lets see, so much to say, yet I just can't seem to find a place to begin.

Our sweet Jaxon turned 2 on April 22nd. We had a wonderful birthday party for him at the park down by our house. It was supposed to rain all day, but thank God it didn't! It was a perfect day! I hired my favorite photographer, Deanna Masella, to come capture some memories of Jaxon's birthday party. She did a fantastic job of course! You can take a look at some of the pics on her blog...www.deannamasellaphotography.blogspot.com

My cousin got married the weekend of Jaxon's birthday. Jaxon was the ring bearer. I was so nervous about how he would do, but he was FANTASTIC!!! He looked sooo cute in his tux. I got teary eyed when he walked down the aisle. lol. He started off real good, got about half way down, tossed his pillow aside and ran to me! It was cute. He is such a big boy, and talking soooo good these days. He blows my mind. I am so thankful for him. Sometimes I feel like my heart could explode with the amount of love I have for him!

I love my bff's. I love them more than they will ever know. Deanna (my favorite photographer) got a wonderful photo of all of us at Jaxon's birthday party that I cannot wait to get in a frame. We have all been friends for so long and even though some of us don't get to see each other as often as we like, when we do get together we just pick up right where we left off. I thank God for them everyday and I absolutely can't imagine my life without them.

Have you ever heard of TOMS shoes? You know the commercial....where if you buy a pair, then they give a pair of shoes to a child in need. Well, I have been wanting some TOMS for awhile now. I think they are cute and I love a good cause! My husband thinks they are ugly, but he bought me a blue pair last weekend as part of my Mother's Day gift. They are soooo comfy!!! I love them sooo much! Last night I was on toms.com and saw the silver sparkly ones....if you know me then you know I love a good sparkly anything! I couldn't resist! I ordered them! I just love the fact that when you buy a pair of shoes, you are also giving a pair to a child in need. If you don't have some, get some! You won't regret it!

Today is the day before Mother's Day and we have just been hanging out at home. My house is clean, my yard is mowed, my trees are trimmed, we have played outside and Jaxon is now napping. We are taking my in laws out to dinner tonight for Mother's day and I am so looking forward to a wonderful evening with them. I hope all of you Mommies out there are as blessed and as in love as I am. May you each have a glorious day with your loved ones!

My Robot

For those of you that really KNOW Jason (my robot), then you will probably understand that what I am about to reveal in this tiny little blog made my night!

So as we were watching (me more so than him, lol) the cheesy Jason and Molly wedding (The Bachelor) I asked Jason for a hug, which I often do. As I was squeezing him I said, "AWWWW , Do you love me as much as you did the day you married me?" And expecting him to say something smart or sarcastic, he walked away and said, "No, I love you more." Of course I got all giddy and mushy, but I could tell as he was walking away he was smiling.

I love him.

My wonderful inlaws are coming in this weekend to babysit Jaxon so we can go out and celebrate Jason's 32nd birthday with good friends. I am very excited!!!

good night my dear friends.

This and That

I sure can't believe January went by so fast. Lots of fun things going on in the Miles house!

January 17th marked a special day for Jason and I. We have been together for 10 years! It blows my mind to think of us THEN and to see how far we have come NOW. Jason is my very best friend and I cannot imagine my life without him. I don't tell him often enough, but I am so very thankful for the father and husband that he is.

Jaxon is now 21 months old. It hurts my heart a little that my sweet baby boy is growing up. Jason asked me the other night when we were going to turn his crib into a toddler bed. With a deep sigh, I replied, "When he turns 2." It is such a bitter sweet time in his life. I miss my sweet baby, but I so much enjoy watching him grow and learn fun new things. For example, I came home last night from eating dinner with a couple of my girlfriends, and Daddy had taught him this: Daddy, "What does Mommy say?" Jaxon, "NO! NO! NO!" Daddy, "What does Daddy say?" Jaxon, "YES! YES! YES!" LOL It really is funny.

Two weekends ago my besties (Marissa, Courtney, and Traci) and myself took a little road trip to Oklahoma to visit Rhonda and Ava. Sweet Ava turned 4 in December and we drove up to give her some birthday gifts and hang out with Rhonda. Rhonda's husband Thomas watched Jaxon and Ava while us girls went to get mani's and pedi's. While we all agreed that they were fantastic pedicures, we might as well have let Ava and Jaxon do the painting! Ohhhh our paint jobs were awful! LOL None the less, we all got to hang out together and catch up, which is what it was all about anyway. I am so very blessed to have great friends and I hope they all know how much I love them.

While listening to KLTY on my way home from work one day I heard that Elmo and Friends were coming to Grand Prairie to the Nokia Theatre. I immediately told Jason and we got tickets for Feb. 27th. I really don't know who is more excited, me or Jaxon. Elmo is his favorite and we watch him all the time on T.V. I have heard great things about the show and cannot wait to see the look on Jaxon's face when he gets to see Elmo live!

My job is going really well. I really, really love all the people I work with. Last Tuesday night we had our team outing and we all went bowling in downtown Dallas. I really enjoyed myself, even though I suck at bowling! LOL I suppose the one and only thing I can complain about is the traffic. While typically it is really not that bad all, heaven forbid it be raining! Thursday Jason stayed home with Jaxon as he had a little bit of a cough. I called Jason crying my eyes out (again) at about 6:30pm because I still hadn't made it home yet. It was cold and rainy out and I35 was just a mess! I can say though, that I LOVE when school is out because I fly home! So come on summer time!!

I made just a couple Resolutions for 2010, being a better blogger for one, and $aving $aving $aving! I set aside a monthly goal that I would like to save each month (for our moving fund) and I am proud to say that I was able to make that wonderful transfer today! Jason and I know we will be in this house for the next year or two, but I want to start saving now so that we are able to make a healthy down payment on our next home.

I hope that you all are having a great start to a new year!

2010

Happy New Year Everyone!
Jason and I didn't do anything exciting to ring in the New Year. I let Jaxon sleep with us and about 3 minutes to midnight Jason woke me up to tell me the ball was dropping. We watched everyone celebrate on tv for a few minutes, kissed, and I fell back asleep.

A year ago today Jason got some terrible news that his boss had passed away. I won't ever forget that day and I still continue to pray for his family. Russell Kasper was a fantastic mentor, and friend and I know Jason misses him a lot.

Jason and I invited a few friends over today to cook a New Years Day lunch. After finally getting all the dishes clean, my kitchen back in order, and settled down, I have to say how fun it was! Jason and I spent 2 1/2 hours in the kitchen cooking together. He made a Spinach and artichoke dip from Rachel Ray along with his mothers famous cabbage, and grilled chicken and steak kabob's. I made his mothers potato salad, and broccoli rice casserole. I have to say that I am super proud of myself (I even called my mother-in-law to gloat a bit) because I finally mastered the broccoli rice casserole AND I made her potato salad to Jason's specifications! The whole time I was making it he kept looking over his shoulder telling me, "it has to taste JUST like moms!" I played nice for awhile and the last time he said something I told him he was going to make it himself if he didn't hush! LOL The food was amazing! Jason said it was the "fanciest" meal we had ever made together, lol. After we all ate we played a couple of games of Chicken Leg and then ate some yummy Junior's Cheesecake that Courtney brought over. It was nice to get to enjoy a good meal and spend time with good friends.

One of the gifts Jaxon got from his Nana and Papa was a tent with a connecting tunnel. After cleaning out and reorganizing my spare bedroom I set up Jaxon's tent and we played in it for a bit. I set the tunnel up in the hallway and thought I would take a try and crawling through it.......yep, I got stuck! That made for a good laugh!

All in all it has been a pretty productive day! Now, going to try and start a new book....Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult.

Ongoings

This is such a busy time of year, but I have put this off long enough, and it is not fair to the handful of you who actually subscribe to my blog. I really do enjoy blogging, but I am just so busy! One of my top New Year's Resolutions is to blog at least twice a month. It's a risky resolution, lol, but I think I can do it!

Let's see, what has been going on??

1.) I LOVE my new job. Going on 3 months with Schneider and I really, really like it! I love the people, and my manager. I love the way the sellers and the brokers are divided up...but yet still work very closely with one another. The one and only thing that sucks really bad is my commute. Commuting frustrations are like none other! I remember calling Jason on my home from work, I believe on my 3rd day, and crying because traffic was so horrible. For those that don't know, my office is in Dallas, almost 40 miles from my house! I leave for work at 5:45am and get home around 6pm.

2.) Which leads me to my next update. We are moving! Not today, or tomorrow, or 6 months from now. We want to go into 2010 on a strict financial diet and save all that we can so we can put a good down payment on our 2nd home. We are thinking either Richardson or Carrollton, not quite sure where, but just farther south. Jason works in Addison, so it would be best for both of us. There is no reason for us to stay in Corinth as neither of us have family here, so wherever God leads us is where we shall go!

3.)Elmo! Elmo! Elmo! Jaxon is an Elmo fanatic! He was Elmo for Halloween, he has Elmo pj's, Elmo books, Elmo toys, Elmo movies, an Elmo jacket, and a tickle-me-Elmo!(Which was supposed to be a Christmas gift from Santa, but Daddy had to go and give it to him early! lol) Needles to say, he is getting more Elmo stuff for Christmas. Whatever makes him happy! He is doing so well, and is such a joy to be around. I ask myself daily how I got so blessed with such a funny, sweet little guy. I love both of my boys (big and small, lol) very much, and wouldn't trade 'em for the world.

4.) November 22nd marked a very special day for me. No more Mr. Blackberry! I said hello to my new iphone!!! All of my friends have one and they just rant and rave about how wonderful they are, and how they will never have another phone, so I made the big switch. Can I just say that I AM SUCH A FAN!!! There is nothing my phone can't do! My sweet husband got me a gadget that plugs into the cigerette lighter in my car, it holds my phone and plays my music through my speakers, AND, if I get a phone call I can talk totally hands free and the sound comes out of my speakers as well! Perfect for driving in traffic! I use it everyday and I love it!

5.) I tend to get new car fever very easily. There is just something about a new set of wheels that is just so much fun! When Jason bought me my brand new Accord in 2006 I was in heaven! I had always wanted one, and I just think they are really good cars. I am very, very good about keeping it maintained. So much so that I only take it to the dealership to get the oil changed so they can sign my little maintenance book that came with my car. The past 2 months or so a salesman has been calling me about my Accord trying to get me to trade it in for a newer model. He insists that he wants to buy back my car at a really great price because they are desperate for used Accords. It has been so tempting. We had talked about trading in Jason's truck and getting an SUV (we love the GMC Acadia's) or trading in my car, but we smacked ourselves back into reality and we both realize there are so many other things we want to do (like move!) rather than start all over with a new payment. So, since I put almost 100 miles a day on my car I got new tires and new brakes, and I'm keeping 'ol Tilly until she falls apart! She just hit 60,000 miles and has plenty of pep in her step to go 60,000 more!

6.) I love my husband. As much as I try not to, I take him for granted sometimes. We both took today (Friday) off to go and get Jaxon his "Santa" presents. Neither of us had ever stepped foot in a Toys'r-us until today. We got Jaxon lots of goodies, and I can't wait to see his reaction on Christmas! We also finished up our other Christmas shopping, and had a nice lunch date together, just the two of us. We laughed a lot today, and just had a great time. Once you have children you have to really cherish those alone times, as they are few and far between.

Well...I'm sure if I sat here long enough I could come up with more, but I'm pooped after shopping all day, and we are headed to Corsicana tomorrow for Jason's cousins wedding.

Merry Christmas to you all and may God bless you and keep you safe.

My Apologies

I do intend to get back into a blogging routine of some sort. Super busy around here, and by the time I sit down to relax my brain is so fried I'm afraid of what my blogs might look like, lol. I do however, check in regularly and read your blogs and LOVE what is going on with everyone. I promise I have lots of fun things to blog about and will do so soon!

Happy Holidays to you all!

God's Plan

I'm not sure where to begin since I have so many wonderful things going on! First, I will start with the greatest news of all......We finally joined a church!!! Yep, we joined Crossridge Church in Little Elm. We love it! We are so happy and excited about what God is doing in our lives, and trust me, He is doing some pretty fantastic things!


Some of you may know that I lost my job at the beginning of September. What a trying time it has been. I am so grateful for my supportive husband, family, and friends. I have spent the last month looking for a job, going on interviews, and trying to network. There were actually 2 jobs in Denton (SallyBeauty and Titus Air Ride) that I felt I was VERY qualified for. I went on 2 interviews and thought they went really well. After weeks of waiting I found out that I didn't get either one. I was bummed. A few days later an old co-worker of mine emailed me and wanted me to send him my resume. He works for Schneider National in Dallas and told me that he would see what he could do as far as helping me out. I was very reluctant as I had NO desire to drive to downtown Dallas everyday. I sent him my resume praying that nothing would come of it. A couple days later I got a phone call from Schneider wanting to set up a phone interview. *Sigh* I really was not wanting this job....because of the commute. In the back of my mind I kept laughing at God saying, "There were 2 great jobs for me right here in Denton (and I wouldn't have to pull my child out of his fantastic daycare) why are you going to make me drive to Dallas knowing I don't want to?!?!?!??!!" I just knew in my heart that God was going to put me with Schneider. After my phone interview the lady told me that she would send my responses to the manager of the brokerage dept. and if they liked me they would call me for a personal interview. Yep, you guessed it, they called me the next day. I drove to Dallas (took me 45 min.) last Thursday and interviewed with 4 people. I left there knowing that the interview(s) went really well. Friday came and I got a call from Beth at Titus Air Ride (the first place that I interviewed at) telling me that she had an available position that she thought I would be interested in. I could not believe it....another opening in Denton!!! I got so excited while talking to her that I couldn't contain it. We talked about benefits, job details, and of course money. I told her that I wanted to be completely honest, and that just the day before I had interviewed with Schneider and I told her what they offered me. She was very kind, and after talking and negotiating she came very close to the salary that Schneider had offered me. I gave her deal a lot of thought, considering I wouldn't have to commute. I told her that I would talk to my husband over the weekend and I would let her know by Monday. Thirty minutes after I hung up with her one of the guys that I interviewed with at Schneider called me to tell me that after deliberating they all decided that I would be a great addition to their team!! Holy cow!! I talked to him for a bit about the benefits, and job details, and I also talked to him about my commuting concerns, as I have never had to drive that far to work before. He was kind and very flexible! He told me that the hours would not be a deal breaker and we would work it out. I also talked with him about the salary that I had previously discussed with the lady that I had the phone interview with, and he told me that he was going to offer me more! I just couldn't believe it. Everything just fell into place so nicely....I accepted the job.

I have shed lots of tears (poor Jason, lol) regarding the commute, the job in general (if I had made the right decision or not), and the fact that I have had to pull Jaxon from his daycare. (Jaxon's daycare has been like a second family and they love Jaxon just as much as he loves them. Those ladies will never know how much they mean to me or how grateful I am for them. I will miss them tremendously.) Through all of this the constant verse I kept hearing in the back of my mind was this, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 I wanted that Sally Beauty job so bad I tasted it. However, God had different plans. I am so thankful and very excited about this new opportunity and pray that I kick some butt!

We love Lucy

I can very clearly remember the day we got Lucy. After a couple of weeks of searching the local paper for a miniature Schnauzer we came across a breeder in Decatur TX who had puppies for sale. After making an appointment to go and see the puppies we both agreed that we were just going to "look", and we weren't going to buy one. We purposely left our money at home so we would not be tempted. I remember the long drive out there and discussing with Jason how fun a puppy would be! The breeders were a very nice older couple who only bread Schnauzers. We drove down a little dirt road, and set back away from the busy highway was their sweet little home, and a separate house behind it that housed the puppies. I had never seen a kennel so clean and nice before! When we got out of the car they greeted us immediately and started to walk us back to their kennel. They had us wait in the little fenced in area and said they would go get the puppies and would be right back. Moments later the lady opened the door and out ran the sweetest, most precious little puppies you ever saw. I will never forget for as long as I live, Jason looked up at me and said, "Sarah, we need to go back home and get the check book." If my memory serves me correctly we hadn't even picked out a puppy yet, but we got back in the car and made the long drive back home to get our check book to turn back around and go pick out a puppy! Jason and I both agreed on the sweet, all black little girl. The breeders thanked us and gave us all kinds of information on taking care of a new puppy and sent us on our way. On the long ride home I remember holding this precious, tiny little puppy, and the excitement between Jason and I. Since I had a pretty decent I Love Lucy collection at the time Jason suggested that we name her Lucy. I loved it, and it fit her perfectly. Lucy was our pride and joy. We took her everywhere. She slept with us. We took her to the dog park. When Jason and I went on our honeymoon for 7 days we left her with his parents and when we got back she was so mad at us for leaving her she wouldn't even look at us! There are so many memories we have of our sweet dog that I believe we will cherish forever.

I must admit that after the birth of Jaxon, Lucy has slowly faded from being anywhere near the center of our attention. After bringing Jaxon home from the hospital we have ignored Lucy's emotional needs. We feed her, we let her outside in the back yard, and frequently give her a pat on the head, but its not the same. She used to be our whole world, and now she has been replaced.

I recently was laid off from my job. Dealing with the stress that comes along with that, and amongst other things this has definitely not been a good week. While I was home yesterday Lucy got sick. Throughout the day I believe she threw up in the house 6-7 times. She hadn't eaten anything and had barely had any water. I wasn't super concerned as I thought maybe she had eaten some table scraps that Jaxon had thrown at her, and they didn't agree with her stomach. Late last night, around midnight, Jason woke up to her going to the bathroom in our bedroom. It was all blood. By 7am the next morning she was still having bloody stools. After Jason went to work I watched her for a bit and then called the Vet. She was just not acting like her usual hyper active self. The Vet of course wanted me to bring her in immediately. I called Jason and he left work to come meet me. After filling out the paperwork I waited for the nurse to come in. She asked me all kinds of questions about Lucy's history and her diet. She asked if there had been any kinds of changes to her diet. I told her that prior to Jaxon coming along she was a dog food only girl! NO table scraps! If you have a toddler then you know that more food ends up on the floor than in their mouth! LOL Slowly but surely Lucy started eating all kinds of table food. The nurse took her temp. and examined her, and she gave us some ideas of what she thought might be wrong with Lucy. She asked us to wait just a minute and the Dr. would come in and see her. While we were waiting Lucy laid on the table and looked so miserable. I gave her lots of kisses and kept petting her and telling her everything was going to be okay. After the Dr. came in she told us that Lucy was dehydrated and they would need to draw her blood to see if they could find out what the problem was. If that didn't work then they would need to do some x rays. Jason was very upfront with the Dr. and told her that we did not have thousands of dollars that we could spend, especially now, if it were to be something serious, we would have to put her down. I tried so hard not to cry....I lost it. I know that a dog is just a dog, but in that little room I was reminded of the saddest movie in all of history, Marley and Me. Lucy had been through so much with us, we could not just give up on her. We were told that she needed to stay overnight so they could keep her hydrated, and they would give her some medicine to calm her stomach. I felt so bad for her. I felt so guilty for all the months of not loving her like I used to. She has been far more loyal to us than we have been to her. Its been pretty lonely tonight without her here and I've been thinking about her a lot. I miss her and I hope she gets better soon.

Lucy,

Even though you can't read this I want you to know that we miss you. We are sorry for putting you on the back burner. We love you with all of our hearts and we are ready for you to come home!

Random Thoughts From Labor Day Weekend.

1.) Watching my husband crawl through the McDonald's playground makes me laugh hysterically.

2.) Airports are my favorite place to people watch. Northpark Mall is my second favorite.(There are some very interesting people that shop there.)

3.) I LOVE Crossridge Church, and so does my husband, which makes me super happy.

4.) Trying to change myself, and my child in the locker room of the YMCA and the lights going out is NOT a good time!

5.) It makes me happy when Jason goes grocery shopping with me. It makes me happier when he slips a People magazine in the cart at the check out line because he knows it will make me smile.

6.) The show Hoarders on A&E is unreal!! It's my new Monday night show.

My socks have been blessed off!

What a week! I have lost count of all the things that have literally blessed my socks off this week. Tuesday, I got a sweet postcard from Angela, the lady who works in the children's ministry at Crossridge Church. (Jaxon's first Sunday did not go well, but the past two Sunday's have been great!) Wednesday, I got to have a fantastic dinner at the Olive Garden (my favorite) with a few of my BFF's, Marissa, Courtney, and Traci. Thursday, we got a letter from Pastor Marc thanking us for coming to church and telling us how good it was to see us.(I understand that these are small tokens of appreciation that they share with us, but I still thought it was nice none-the-less.) Then came Friday. Aside from it being a payday Friday, it was a great day. All week long I had contemplated about what our plans were going to be as far as our family was concerned. I had actually RSVP'd to a "meetup" family event at Chuck E Cheese's in Grapevine, but after my dinner with the girls on Wed. night I thought it might be fun to maybe have them over and just hang out at the house. So on Thursday morning I had just decided that I would cancel the Chuck E Cheese thing and just have the girls over. Well, Thursday at 5pm my cell phone rang. What is really strange is that whenever there is a number that I don't recognize I ALWAYS hit "ignore," and I figure if it is important enough they will leave a message. This time I didn't do that. I answered my phone and it was Kim Farnell, Pastor Marc's wife. I stepped out into the lobby at my office and chatted with her for a bit. We talked about my family, and she was saying how good it was to see us the previous week at church. Mainly, she called to invite me to the Women's Ministry Kick Off dinner that was to be held Friday night @ 7pm. Even though in the back of my mind I knew that I had already made plans I told her that I would try to be there. She said that she totally understood if I could not make it, but wanted to extend the offer. We hung up and I packed up my stuff and was walking out to my truck and I called my husband. (Prior to Kim's call another big event occurred, but I won't be able to discuss that until later on this week.) Needless to say, I was giddy, and full of excitement and I needed to share it with him right away. I told him about my phone call with Kim, and about how she had invited me to the Women's dinner and I told him that I really wanted to go, but childcare wasn't going to be provided. I wanted to make sure he would be able to be home in time to watch Jaxon so I could go. Of course, he had no issues with that and told me I should definitely go.
Friday could not have been over fast enough! We were busy due to the end of the month, and Friday late afternoon I was informed that I would have to work Saturday morning. (Please don't misunderstand my complaining for ungratefulness. I am very thankful for my job.) Anyway, knowing I had to work Saturday put a damper on my mood for the rest of the afternoon. Once 5 o'clock hit I hurried to go pick up Jaxon, hurried to the bank, and got home by 6pm. I played with Jaxon for a few minutes, freshened up and hurried out the door. (It takes me roughly 20 minutes to get to the church from my house since the new toll bridge has recently opened up). I didn't get nervous until I pulled up to the church. Typically, I don't have a problem going to functions like this by myself, but for whatever reason I was a little bit anxious. I walked in and paid my money (for the dinner, which was Italian, my favorite!) and I was given a name tag with my name and table # on it. I stuck my name tag on, and walked down the hall, and (thankfully) ran into Kim. She gave me a hug and told me she was glad I made it, and walked me into the room where the dinner was going to be held. She noticed that I had the #3 on my name tag and she began searching for the lady who she had made hostess to my chosen table. (Each assigned table had an assigned hostess.) Kim spotted a lady and waved her over to us and introduced me to her. Her name was Tami and she was super sweet! I knew right away that I would like her. She was very bubbley and had a very friendly smile. We chatted for a minute, and she told me she was a new Christian and that her and her husband loved it at Crossridge. She was the mother to two older boys, and she also told me that she was an avid Harley rider! I told her that my husband and I lived in Corinth, and she told me that they frequented the Harley store there, lol. After I got something to drink I sat down at our table and was only by myself for just a second when more people started to join us. Once everyone got settled Tami got out a sheet of paper that had a list of questions on it. Kim had given each table these questions to help sort of break the ice and help the ladies get to know each other. (I thought this was a great idea!) Kim got up on stage and gave a short introduction about the evenings plans and then asked a new member, Vanessa, to come bless the food. Vanessa gave a short testimony of how her and her family came to Crossridge, which I thought was so good, and then she blessed the food. One by one the different tables got up to go and get their food. While our table was waiting our turn Tami started to ask the questions. We started with Janet who was sitting to my right. She was an older lady, married for 34 years, and her husband serves on the parking team. Then of course there was me, and to my left was another older lady named Cecelia who works for Bank Of America and is a very proud Grandmother. Next to her was....gosh....I really want to say her name was Wendy....this was the only name that I could not remember. Anyway, she was a loving mother of 4, and also a newcomer to the church. Next to her was Nicki. Nicki was the funny one at our table, or atleast I thought so. She, like myself, said that Olive Garden was her favorite place to eat, and after exchanging emails she gave me the recipe to my favorite soup there! Then there was Debby, who got married the same year as Janet, to her high school sweet heart. She enjoyed rodeos and had actually gone to the Denton fair 4 times so far this year! Next to her was Robin who was the mother of one son who was in the 6th grade and played football. She was happily married and just loved hanging out at home with her boys. (Like me!) Finally, there was Tami, our sweet hostess. About 2 years ago she married the love of her life. She has been a nurse for the past 20 years, and I sort of got the impression that she was a survivor of some sort of cancer. Some of her answers to the questions were very touching and she said that she was just thankful to be alive. The last questioned that was asked before I got up to get my dessert was, "What is something that you are grateful for tonight?" My answer was simple. I told them that I was thankful that my husband was able to watch our son, and I was thankful that Kim had invited me. I was glad that I had went, and I was glad I got the chance to meet those ladies. Kim was right, God had picked out a specific chair at a specific table just for me which led me to meet that fantastic group of women who blessed my socks right off!

Crossridge Church of Little Elm TX.

My favorite memories of high school were not the football games, the teachers, or even the drill team which I was a member of. The best part of my high school career was being a part of the youth group at FBC Corinth. Marc Farnell was the youth minister there along with his wife Kim. I didn't realize how good we had it of course until I was older. Marc and Kim are about the nicest most genuine people I have ever met. The four years I served in the youth group we went on mission trips, we were locked in bowling allies with unlimited amounts of pizza, and we even went on ski trips. Looking back I have no idea if Marc really knew what he was getting himself into when he took a group of 50+ teenagers out in public, let alone out of the state! I made so many wonderful friends and I am still blessed by some of the relationships I have with them to this day. Needless to say as time went on after graduation I drifted from FBC Corinth. In 2003 I joined Crosstimbers Community Church in Argyle. Mainly, I joined because that is where my Mom, Dad, and brother were going. Jason and I actually got married at that church and I was thrilled when Marc (who was now pastoring is own church, FBC Little Elm!) agreed to marry us. Jason and I did the premarital marriage course with Marc prior to getting married and I was excited for Marc to get to know Jason, as he had been such a big part of my life. (I wanted to make sure I had Marc's approval, LOL) After my family made the big move to Charlotte NC. Jason and I periodically attended Crosstimbers, but deep down I knew we were not going to continue going there. I had taken Jason back to my old stomping grounds at FBC Corinth a few times hoping to rekindle some old relationships, and even in the back of my mind thinking we might rejoin that church. Well, I thought wrong.

Fast forward to two Sundays ago we decided go and visit Marc's new church. We had heard about them building a new facility (with a new name, Crossridge Church) so we thought that since the new toll bridge had opened up near our house it wouldn't take us long to get there. My friend Courtney (who was in Youth with me) lives in McKinney and said she would meet us up at the church since she loves Marc and Kim as much as I do, and she lives so close. Our first visit was great. Despite the fact that Marc and Kim were on vacation in Florida and weren't even there, LOL. We were greeted ecstatically by sweet Marion and her huge smile (she was once a member of FBC Corinth as well). I was nervous about how Jaxon was going to do in the nursery as it was a new place and lots of new faces. Marion led us back to the children's wing and we got Jaxon all signed in and dropped off (we sort of snuck out) and headed to the sanctuary to get our seats. We were told when we dropped Jaxon off that if they had any problems they would show "J. Miles" on the screens in the front of the church and we could step out and go get him. Jason, Courtney and I joked before the service started that it wouldn't be long and we would see giant red letters with arrows flashing saying, "Jason and Sarah Miles come get your child!!" LOL. Well, always remember to be careful what you say! Two songs into the service, clear as day, "J. Miles" popped up on the screens (just small tiny black letters though!) I stepped out and was met by the same lady who had helped us sign Jaxon in, Angela, I believe was her name. She said that he was crying hysterically and they didn't know what to do. I knew he would be scared, poor guy. (Jaxon goes to daycare 5 days a week so I knew the issue was just getting familiar with all the new faces.) She took me back to his room and sure enough he was crying his eyes out. I took him into the "cry room" and sat with him for awhile until he calmed down, and then I took him back into the room he had been in and sat in the floor and played with him and the other sweet babies for the rest of the sermon. After we left I knew I wanted to return the following week, one, to actually hear the the sermon, and two, I wanted to get to see Marc and Kim. We did go again this past Sunday and Jaxon did wonderful, and the service was GREAT!! It was so evident that Marc was on fire for God. I enjoyed getting to visit with them for a few minutes and getting to see some more familiar faces. Mainly I was just glad that Jason seemed to enjoy himself. I want more than anything to join a church and I would love to serve wherever God sees fit. I am looking forward to going back next Sunday as Marc is preaching on Spiritual Warfare and he says that "it is the most important sermon he has ever preached." I am very excited about what the future holds for our family as far as finding a church home is concerned. As long as we have a place to learn, serve, and call "home", I will be happy.

Books and Music

I got two new Cd's for my birthday, Brad Paisley's American Saturday Night, and Darius Rucker's Learn to Live. They are both excellent!! I do not buy Cd's unless there are 3 or more songs on the album that I like. The Brad Paisley CD was a gift from my wonderful in laws, and if you like country music you should own this CD. I have always LOVED Brad and his music, and I feel that this CD is totally worth owning. I purchased the Darius Rucker CD with some birthday money from my Grandparents. "Don't think I don't think about it," "Alright," and "It won't be like this for long," are three songs that I constantly hear on the radio and I love them! "It won't be like this for long," makes me tear up every single time I hear it. I think the CD is wonderful, and I think that Darius has a very unique sound. Also, in case you didn't know Darius Rucker was/is the lead singer for Hootie and the Blowfish.....whom I also like =)

As far as my reading goes, I did finish The Shack, as previously stated in one of my recent blogs. I feel that everyone should read this book. Its a quick, easy read and totally worth it! My husband even read it, and he said he liked it. I am currently more than half way done with the second Harry Potter, "The Chamber of Secrets." I hope to finish it by this weekend so I can move right on into the third one. Jason joked last night and told me I had, "millions more pages to go!" (He has already read them all.) I am very proud of myself so far and am looking forward to completing them so that I can move on down my list of other books I want to read.....like, The Travelers Wife and The Pact by Jodi Picoult. She wrote My Sisters Keeper and that was FABULOUS!!

Always looking for new suggestions as far as books go, so please share if you have read something wonderful!

My 28th Birthday

Last Thursday (July 30th) was my 28th birthday. I didn't expect it to be as eventful as it was as I had to work and we all know that is never how you want to spend your special day! First, while checking my twitter I was surprised by my friend Courtney who asked Blake Shelton (a country music singer) to wish me a Happy Birthday! He did, more like Happy F@#&!$* Birthday, but still fun none the less! I thought for lunch I would treat myself to some yummy Wendy's (my favorite of the fast food chains close to my work) and get a Frosty for dessert and sit back at my desk and read my book. Turns out, I had some wonderful friends text message me asking what my lunch plans were and asking about meeting for lunch at Fudruckers. So along with friends, and Erich and Miles (my co workers) I had a wonderful, not- so -lonely lunch. I had every intention of cooking dinner that night just like normal, but my sweet husband took me and Jaxon to my very favorite place, Olive Garden, instead! I only get to go there with friends, which isn't very often because Jason is not a fan of the Olive Garden. (I know, crazy huh!?!?!?!)
Jason had special dinner plans for Friday night and the only thing I was told was to dress nice. Jason's parents drove in from Corsicana after they got off work and were at our house by 6pm to watch Jaxon so that we could make our 7pm reservation. I was very excited as I had no idea where we were going! We got in the car and headed toward Dallas and ended up at Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse. (http://www.delfriscos.com/) I cannot even begin to describe how good it was. The service was excellent. For every bread crumb I dropped they were right there to clean it up. Our drink glasses never got even close to being empty, and when I returned from using the ladies room my napkin was folded nicely and placed back on the table. I had the filet mignon, and Jason had one of their specials which was a trio of 4 oz steaks each topped with a different sauce. We each ordered two sides to go with our steaks which they served family style. I picked the creamed corn, and Jason chose the spinach supreme. I don't even like spinach, but whatever it was that they did to theirs was wonderful!! After we ate we considered dessert but we were so full, we declined. When we left we couldn't stop talking about how good it was, and Jason could not figure out how someone could cook a steak so incredibly tender. Heading home I checked out some local movie times for Harry Potter since I had really been wanting to see it. Neither one of us realized how long it was going to be and felt bad when we got home at midnight as Jason's parents still had to drive back home. They were very nice about it though and said they didn't mind one bit. All in all it was a wonderful birthday. Oh! I almost forgot! I got to get my hair done too! That was what I had been wanting since it had been awhile and I was in desperate need!

The Shack

I finished The Shack by William P. Young last Friday. It was the best book I have ever read. I borrowed it from my friend Marissa, and I will be going to the store to buy it for my very own as I know I will be reading it again. I don't want to give anything away as I think everybody should read this book! It is completely life changing and makes me look and think about things a whole lot differently.

"Not only is this a compelling and provocative story, but it has a literary quality to it that distinguishes it as a special gift. It offers one of the most poignant views of God and how he relates to humanity that has been written in our time. It will not only encourage those who already know him but also engage those who have not yet recognized his work in their lives."

S.E + S.B = FRIENDS FOREVER

You never forget your very first best friend. I met mine in the 4th grade at McNair Elementary School. Stephanie Edwards. I thought she was the funniest person I had ever met. She was tall, like me, and she had brown hair which I remember to be curly. We hit it off instantly. Most Friday and Saturday nights were spent at the Lewisville skating rink. I can remember her Dad dropping us off in his red Porsche and I thought we were so cool! I also remember numerous sleep overs. We used to prank call people out of the phone book late at night. I remember calling one old man who thought I was his little Grandson. We chatted with him for a bit before finally telling him I needed to go to bed, lol. Sadly, I only got to spend 2 school years with Stephanie before she moved. We still talked on the phone, and occasionally saw each other, but over time we drifted apart.

I remember about 4 years ago, shortly after Jason and I bought our house, I was up one Saturday morning and I decided to search for Stephanie on myspace. I came across many matches and found one in particular that was in Lewisville TX. There was no picture so I could not identify her. I decided to send her a private message asking if this was the Stephanie that had attended McNair Elementary with me. Months later I finally got a response and it was her!! We exchanged emails and chatted via myspace. After seeing pictures of her she was just like I had remembered! She was GORGEOUS, and I was jealous!

Fast forward to today, just this past Friday night I enjoyed dinner with Stephanie at Johnny Carino's. (This has been our 3rd dinner date so far this year.) I cannot explain how cool it is to get to catch up after all these years. I remember our very first dinner at the Olive Garden, almost a year ago, and I was so anxious to get to see her after all this time. We chatted about our families and what we had been up to. She told me she had just graduated from nursing school and was working full time as a nurse in the Dallas area. (She had sold her race car to attend nursing school full time! how cool is that!) She told me about this guy she had met, named Grant, and she told me how she thought he might be "the one." Well low and behold not long after our first dinner together her and Grant were engaged! I was so happy for her. It was very obvious how much she loved him just by the way she talked about him to me. They had plan to marry in early June of '09 in Las Vegas, and I was so excited when she had sent us an invitation. Jason and I had talked forever about going to Vegas and this wedding was our chance!! Sadly, after the economic downturn, and the big lay off scare at my company, we decided that it was in our family's best interest to save that money just in case something bad were to happen. I had thought about Stephanie a lot on her wedding day and was so sad we were not there. Once she got back she posted a video of the ceremony and I watched it twice, and cried both times lol. It was beautiful and she was GORGEOUS!!! I was so thrilled for her. When she got back from her honeymoon we had made dinner plans to eat at the Olive Garden, this time she wanted me to bring Jaxon. I was very nervous about this as any mother of a toddler knows how dining in public can sometimes be VERY embarrassing. Of course I was right. Jaxon was a TERD!! (In his defense, it was way past his bed time!) I was bummed as I did not get to hear about all the fun wedding details that I had so desperately anticipated. I cried all the way home because I felt like our dinner was cut short. Thankfully 2 weeks later (this past Friday) we had a child-free dinner and we chatted for 3 hours!! It was wonderful.

I can't tell you how awesome I think it is to have been able to reconnect with Stephanie. Life gets so busy and hustled from time to time and it is nice to know that we can get together every couple of months or so and have dinner and just catch up. Unfortunately, I have not had the chance to meet Grant yet, but I can tell you that he is a lucky, lucky man.

Dinner with Diva's

About of month ago my cousin Crystal (who works at Affirmative with Jason), organized a social gathering which she appropriately named "Dining with Diva's." Like a girls only club, anyone is welcome to join for good food and good conversation. Once a month one of the girls is asked to host (I think we have our line up for the next 6 months! I get to host in Sept!), which means she provides her home and dinner. Last night was our first meeting. Marissa (who also works at Affirmative) was our very first hostess. She made us some delicious cheese sticks, ordered yummy pizza, and we ate some pretty cookies. We sat around the table and chatted about the on going's in every one's lives. We laughed. We talked about work frustrations and told stories about our kids. We watched some pre recorded episodes of ABC's "Wipe Out," which apparently all the girls are fans of. (me, not so much, but it was still fun.) Crystal took order and got out her handy notepad so that we could organize the future dinners. She collected our addresses and verified which month we would all like to host. I believe my favorite quote of the night came from Marissa. Kimberly (who also works at Affirmative) volunteered to host the dinner in December:
Crystal: "Okay, Kim is going to do December."
me: "yay!"
Marissa: "Can we dress up?" (And what she meant by that was dressing up in costumes.....not dressing up in fancy girly outfits! LOL)
me: *gives Marissa a weird look.
Kim: "Ummm, no."

I think it was one of those, "you had to be there moments," but it was super funny nonetheless. We laughed about that for a good while, and joked about dressing up as reindeer and elves, lol. So, our first dinner was a great success and so much fun. I really enjoyed hanging out with these ladies and I hope they had as much fun as I know I did!!!

Summer Reading

I forgot how much I enjoy reading. I'm either too busy or dog tired by the end of the day to even consider opening a book. About 6 months ago I tried to get back on the reading bandwagon and bought, "The Friday Night Knitting Club," by Kate Jacobs.....and I never finished it. I've done that twice now....not finished a book. I started the Harry Potter series when it came out and never finished them either. I know, I know, I look really bad for that! I can say that I DID finish the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. I actually read them all before the first movie came out. So, I pat myself on the back for that. I've decided to make a resolution. I will read ALL 7 of the Harry Potter books. Now, don't get overly excited. This is going to be a process. I'm jumping in slowly. By doing so, I've begun reading, "My Sister's Keeper," by Jodi Picoult. I know this has nothing to do with Potter, but this will help get me back into my reading routine. I've only read about 120 pages of my new book since my sweet husband brought it home last Sunday. I've tried to read a little everyday. It really is good so far and I am thoroughly enjoying it. A few of my friends have read this book and have read other books by Jodi Picoult. I was excited to know that she has several other books out, and have already considered my next read. So, I'm going to read 2-3 non-Potter books to get me in my groove. Potter is SUCH a commitment that I have to get into a good reading habit so that I can read them the way they are meant to be read!

Our Wonderful Anniversary Weekend.

This blog wasn't on my list either....but, I had such a WONDERFUL weekend that I thought I should share.


Let me first say how strange it was Friday to go directly home after work instead of going to the daycare to pick up Jaxon. It was also very strange coming home to no baby. Anyway, once I arrived home we went to Pappasito's for dinner and it was AMAZING!!!! I just LOVE their fajitas!!!! (this is the ONLY place I eat beef fajitas.) Jason and I shared a giant fajita platter stacked with beef, shrimp, and ribs!!! It was delicious! After dinner we went to The Grand and watched The Hangover, which was HILARIOUS!! Jason doesn't typically like comedies (I know, weird!) but he thought it was good. We went home after the movie and enjoyed the fantastic luxury of sleeping in the next day. We both kept waking up periodically Saturday morning because it was such an adjustment NOT having Jaxon in the house. After getting ready we went to the Nissan dealership to try our luck at winning a new car. You know how they send you those dumb keys and tell you to come test it to see if it unlocks the door to a brand new car? Well, Jason insisted that we go try it, even though I told him that they only send you those kind of things to get you in the door to look at their new cars. He said he knew that is why they did that, but he still wanted to go try it because on the brochure it said there was a "guaranteed winner." So, our key didn't work, but I did get a free Wal Mart gift card out of it so I guess I can't complain. After we politely declined to hang around and look at their other cars we headed to brunch. Jason hadn't told me where we were going to be having brunch until we got there. Sadly, his plans did not go as he had intended. He had planned to take me to Breadwinners, but after driving by we noticed that they had a VERY long line of people waiting to be seated. Our massages were scheduled for noon, and we didn't figure we would have enough time to wait for a table, eat, and get there on time. We parked the car in the parking garage and walked around the shops for a bit trying to see if there was some place to maybe get a small bite. We were not successful. Either the places weren't open, or it was something that neither of us was in the mood for. So, we settled on Starbucks! LOL We both got frapaccino's, and I got a tiny overpriced sandwich, and Jason got a cheese danish and a rice crispy treat. We sat at a tiny table and played on our phones and ate while we were waiting to go next door for our massages. (Can I just say that there are some VERY interesting people in Uptown Dallas!! I do enjoy people watching, and there was no better place to do it than at that particular Starbucks!)

After we finished our drinks we went to the bathroom (we were told this would be beneficial to do so before we went and had the massages) and headed over to the Spa Habitat. It was a very cute place, and once we told the lady that we had an appointment she took us back to a quiet little room and had us fill out a form. When we were done with that our therapists came out to introduce themselves and took us back to a cute little room with two massage tables side by side. The room was dimly lit and there was relaxing music playing. Once we were tucked under the blankets the therapists came back in and worked their magic. It was the most relaxing 80 minutes of my life! This was a first massage for both of us, and it was very nice to get to do it together. I must say that before going in I felt like 80 minutes might be a little long, but OH NO, it went by very fast! I was shocked it was over when it was. After our massages we did some shopping and walked around for awhile. We decided to head back to the house to shower as we were really greasy! They used organic oils for our massages and I had it in my hair....I was DYING to wash it out! After we showered, I ironed our clothes and packed for our one night at NYLO. Once we got checked in we went to our room and rested for a bit, and freshened up. We had dinner at Chaucer's and I ate sushi.....and I liked it!! I have tried sushi 3 times in an effort to enjoy it as ALL my friends do, and I have never liked it. Jason had ordered a Louisiana Roll and it was really good. He did make fun of me for having to cut it in half with my fork and knife though. I think that was my main problem with sushi. I just feel like it is such a mouthful! It always made me want to gag! Turns out, all I needed was silverware! ha!

Once dinner was over we went back to the hotel to get changed as we had a big group of friends coming to hang out with us. NYLO has a very pretty courtyard with wonderful outdoor furniture and a cute pool and fireplace, and they also have a very nice bar area. Once everyone got there we had an absolute blast! It was so nice to get to talk to everyone, hang loose, and have all my friends there. We stayed up until 2am! We knew that was okay as the check out time was at noon. Once we did check out we headed to get some lunch at Chili's and then headed to Corsicana to get Jaxon.

Even though I was a little skeptical about leaving Jaxon for 2 nights it was totally worth it. Jason and I talked about how much fun we had all the way to Corsicana. I felt rested, and rejuvenated after my weekend of not having to do chores, change diapers, cook, or worry about anything. It was a very nice, much needed break. I feel like we absolutely need to start doing it more often and make sure we take time out for each other. It was so nice getting to spend alone time with my best friend, and it was a great way to celebrate our 5 year anniversary. I most definitely fell in love all over again and am looking forward to the next 5 years!