My amazingness!!

Well Life sure is going by fast. Jeff and I are so lucky to have our amazing daughter in our lives. Sometimes it seems so surreal that i could have married a man who had a daughter. I often used to ask myself if I was cut out for this. If i could be the "mom" she needed. As time went on i realized she is the most important thing in my life. I love her with all my heart and soul. Funny how i see a lot of me in her. ( or maybe its that we are only 10yrs apart and YES I am just that cool)

I love that we tell each other everything, which brings me to this next Sentence.... BRACE YOURSELF.... I'm going to be a granny, or as Laura puts it OL' Granny. I cant believe my baby is having a baby!! She asked me to throw her a baby shower. Which I did! We all know I cant have any kids and have never been through ANY of this so I tried my hardest! Jeff  was a huge help and very excited to be a part of the day. He is always looking at stuff that Riley "NEEDS" whenever we are out an about.  Baby Riley Grace Arnold will be here on Dec 17th. We are all so very excited. This little girl is going to have so much love!!

32 weeks

We are very proud of Laura, she will be an amazing mom!

"A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bank balance smaller, home happier, clothes dirty, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for."

Laura and Riley, Papa and Ol Granny love you  more than life. Our girls will always have a special place in our hearts!!

Mom's Week

Happy Birthday MOM'S!!

This week is a bitter sweet week for Jeff and I. Tuesday is my moms birthday! She is truly amazing to me. As a teenage girl I would get so angry at her and tell myself I would never be like my mom. As I have become a mother, wife, daughter, I could only hope to be half the woman my mom is to this day. Even though we are so far apart mileage wise I feel like no matter what i do on a day to day basis I can here her voice helping me along the way.

My Mommy and Daddy

Mom I love you so much for all you have given me in life and am beyond grateful to say I am your daughter!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Here's the Bittersweet part, Happy Birthday Mom, Jeff's Moms birthday is March 25th. I hope they have yummy cake in Heaven Mom. I swear not one day goes by that I  don't think of you about 20 million times. Never in my life have I met someone who took in every single child that came across her path. Even though she is Jeff's mommy she is mine too. She hired me for my first job. Ive known this family since I was a little girl (Advantage of growing up in a small town) When I married into the family I remember her saying " now you really are my daughter" We miss you so much mom!



Jeffs Mom and I



Jeff always says I have a combination of both our moms. I can only hope I live up to that. Happy Birthday to the most Amazing women in our lives! We love you

Look in those eyes... Listen to that dear voice... Notice the feeling of even a single touch that is bestowed upon you by that gentle hand ! Make much of it while yet you have that most precious of all gifts. Read the unfathomable love of those eyes; the anxiety of that tone and look, however slight is your pain. In after life you may have friends, fonds, dears, but never you will have again the inexpressible love & gentleness lavished upon you which none but a mother bestows.
- Macaulay

A little of everything

You are my sunshine

So I'm not sure if this blog is for venting, our life, us, love or what. But what i do know is i sit here an know i should be laying in my bed resting. I'm tired and worn out. i feel so nauseated lately and just flat out tired, overwhelmed, scared and just worried. Resting is over rated anyways right, i mean i know i need to relax and rest but when I'm laying in bed and i watch the hours turn into days and feel like this is the longest journey we have been through. i feel a little bit of anxiety when i really think about it. All i know is i have the most amazing husband, family and friends that help me stay grounded. Sometimes we take for granted whats right in front of us. With everything we have gone through this year, i don't want a day to go by where  i don't let the ones know who matter how much they are loved and needed in this life. Even the simplest things can make you smile.

The bug!!

With everyone so sick latley I have caught some type of bug!! GRRRRR So all I have been wanting to have to have is soup! So I thought I would share with everyone one of our Favorite soups! Its Chili's Enchilada Soup! Hope you like it!!  Bon Appetit

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 lb. of chicken breast fillets (approx. 3 fillets)
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 clove garlic, pressed
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup masa harina (flour found in baking section of stores)
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup enchilada sauce
• 16 ounces Velveeta
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin

Garnish

• shredded cheddar cheese
• crumbled corn tortilla chips
• pico de gallo

A few of my favs..for now

"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." -Marilyn Monroe


“Maybe I could have loved you better. Maybe you should have loved me more. Maybe our hearts were just next in line. Maybe everything breaks sometime.”-Jewel quotes

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." -Marilyn Monroe

A woman would run through fire and water for such a kind heart.-William Shakespeare

Being part of the natural world reminds me that innocence isn't ever lost completely; we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it. -Jewel

 

Bout us...

Well lets see how this thing becomes. We wanted to jump on the Blog bandwagon craze. Jeff and I decided to go ahead and start one (well I did) Lets see how things go. REMEMBER its under construction right now so just be patient with me as I learn all this crazy cool new stuff =)

Back home the main field and stream
in Descanso Cali

OK so we are from a small town in California called Descanso.  

We moved here to AZ about 6 years ago and have moved into a neighborhood that people dream of (well we did anyways) We are all friends, the kiddos all play outside, we get together for holidays, bday party's and just cause its Fri and sat night!! We feel so lucky to be around everyone and with everything we wall go through its nice to have each other. Don't know what we would do without everyone. We love it here and we love our neighbors!! BUT.... time always moves on and there is always new adventures so we will see what happens next!!