Merry Christmas everyone!

Oh boy. Christmas with 2 families is a pain. There is no time for Dan and I to be with each other because we are too busy running between 2 families. Christmas eve we had dinner with my mom and dad, then went to service with Dan's family. After service we went to his parents to have cookies and eggnog and play booby trap. We got home and played with Lily for a long time, then finally went to bed.

Christmas day we opened our presents together. I got Dan a motorcycle tire, a toy helicopter and a bunch of little stuff. He got me a GPS and a jewelry box. As soon as we were done, we packed up presents and Lily and made our way to my parents house. We opened our gifts from them and bolted out of there in order to make it on time to Dan's side. We had brunch and then opened more gifts. After opening gifts we had pizza snackers and went back home to unwind before leaving and going back to my parents for dinner. We both fell asleep for 2 hours because we were zonked. We had dinner then played Mario Party 8 with Jenny and Jason, then came back home to bed. It didnt feel like christmas because we spent so much of our time running around. Plus it rained hard all day instead of snowing. Maybe next year we will have Christmas at our house!

Lily

Dan and I have been looking for a dog ever since we got married. We went to the pet expo in Novi and found an amazing dog. It was a mix, very friendly and very cute. We had to fill out this intense paperwork, and then had an interview with the lady in charge of adoptions. She didn't like us and kept telling us we needed certain things in order to adopt the dog. She told us that someone would call us to schdeual a home visit in a couple of weeks. Well no one called us, even after I called and emailed the company. So we knew it was time to look for another dog.

We went to Petsmart's adoptions day a couple of weeks ago and Dan was not comfortable adopting any of the dogs there. So Saturday we decided we would try Petsmart again, and if they didn't have any dogs we liked, we were going to go to the Human Society. We were looking at the dogs and the adoptive lady came over and asked us what type of dog we wanted and hooked us up with Lily right away. This was Lily's first showing, and she was very nervous and shakey. We took her home that day and she was so comfortable in our house that she climbed right up on the couch.

Lily loves to be petted. She will come sit with you on the couch and weasle her way into your lap to make sure you can pet her. She is still skittish, and loud noises scare her, but she is getting better. Dan loves her. He was so excited to get a dog! Plus her name is Lily and that was one of the names I wanted for my future child!

Wow, its been a while. I have just been so busy with being used to married life, and my new job. I got it right after Thanksgiving. I work 35-40 hours a week, which is amazing. I really like it there, much better than my old place. We even get a week off from Christmas eve to January 4th. How awesome is that? We just had our company Christmas party on Monday. All we did was eat food and talk. It was nice. Today we have the Christmas party for the kids. Santa is coming and they are singing songs for him, getting a present and eating. Speaking of Christmas, all my shopping is done. I hope no one expects big gifts. We are poor. I haven't gotten a pay check in over a month because of the way things worked out when I switched jobs, so that's hurting us. I get payed on Friday so lets hope its a big check.

Its been snowing here like crazy. Everyday we get a couple of inches, then it rains and freezes and makes everything icy. The good about the snow is that it makes it feel like Christmas even more. I love Christmas. Its a great time to spend with family and not worry about anything for a day.

Still haven't gotten my wedding pictures. I contacted my photographer and she said they were having problems loading all the pictures on the internet. I cant wait to see them. They better be good!

I am a married women

Wow, finally all that craziness is done with. The wedding was great. I didnt get nervous til 30 seconds before I walked in and only cried a couple of times. I spent most of my time laughing so I wouldn't cry. Ceremony was nice and short, but beautifully done. Then the receiveing line, where it finally hit me and I couldn't stop crying. Then pictures, my parents to get my dress fixed, the off to Crystal Gardens to have more pictures and the reception. We had a photobooth and it was a hit. Everyone wanted to have their picture taken, and told me what a great idea it was. Went to Frankenmuth for our honeymoon and had lots of fun relaxing, and spending lots of money. Came home to eat cake and open presents. Next we spent some of our gift money buying more things for the house. hopefully we will be done spending soon. I love being married. I love spending all my time with Dan and living my life. We are both so happy!

One week to Go!!!!!

My wedding is coming faster than I realized. Next week at this time I will be married and on my honeymoon. I am not nervous, just finding it hard to believe. Everything is done and I stressed out for no reason. Plus I was sick with the flu and strep. I hope I dont get sick from now til Saturday. I have most of my stuff moved to the house. I really dont need to worry about getting everything, because I will be living 15 minutes away, but I want to get moved and not have to worry about it. I will soon be able to start my life with Dan!

I have an interview this Wednesday at Childtime. The lady who left the message said it looks really good. I hope I get it because I have no money now. Dan and I have been busy buying things for our house (spent $200 at Ikea) and now I have nothing left. I hope they offer me more hours and more pay.

Netflix

Dan and I decided to get netflix. We tend to buy movies that we want to see, but dont have any idea how good they are, so we are trying Netflix. That way we can watch the movies, then buy them if we like them. I am excited. I just spent an hour picking out movies, and rating the ones we have already seen, so they can get a better match. I will be sure to tell you how it is.

Our New Home

Here are some pictures of our house!


Front of house

Back of house




Living room





Kitchen

We are still trying to empty the house. My cousins stuff was everywhere. Once its all moved out, we will do a mega cleaning. It was so gross in there. Once our cleaning is done, we can finally starting unloading all of our stuff. So much work. I dont ever want to move again.

Problems at work

I am really starting to hate going into work now. We have this new boy with severe A.D.D. and he is very hard to control. He will not listen to a word I say and even resorted to barging and threatening me so he could do something. Needless to say, I turned it around on him and he never did what he promised. Work does not help the situation. They let him do what he wants even though all the rest of the children have to do it. ex: he didnt bring a coat so we got one for him to borrow and he didnt want to, so instead of missing recess, he got to play without a coat. Meanwhile all the rest of the kids wanted to take their coats off. Then he wanted to have lunch and wanted to go into the lunch room and eat without a teacher there to look after him. I had to tell him to stay with me til a teacher came because I had to watch 11 others and I could not stay with him. He threw a fit, and I had to hold him in my arms. No other teachers were offering help. Its hard to hold one kid while trying to keep 11 others in line. I think I will talk to my boss and tell her that I am uncomfortable working with this boy. I get nervous every time I have to be in class with him.
Pictures of our new house coming soon!

Moving Day

My weekend had its ups and downs. We moved Dan in on Saturday and when we got there, the house was a mess. No of my cousins stuff was moved out except for in the master bedroom. So I called my mom and she called my aunt to tell the boys to get packing. So when we came back from doing a second load, they were busy packing things up, but now they are pissed off. OH WELL. We gave them 2 extra months, then a weeks advanced notice and none of their stuff was gone. Dan and I couldn't set anything up and that was the part I was looking forward to the most. My cousins said they would be moved out by Wednesday, so I hope next weekend we can start putting our stuff away. It was nice though to help Dan move and be there for him. Plus we have a house of our own!

Couples Counseling

Yester-night, Dan and I went to couples counseling at the church. (we have to do it in order to be married there). Pastor wanted to go over our couples test to see how compatible we are. We did really well on the family aspect. We both agreed family was important and had a lot of influence in our lives. We sucked on hobbies. We both put how we like to be with each other, and sometimes hang out with other people. Pastor did not like that. He said that if we are too close it will ruin our relationship. He said that we both need to hang out with friends and couples more. I disagree. I only get to see Dan 2-3 times a week and i dont want to waste it. We totally failed the expections part of it. I really didnt get it but it was okay to fail. Next time, I know we will be talking about spiritual, and its not going to go well. i never say the right things and Pastor never asks Dan questions because Dan knows it all. So pick on me, great. Moving Dan in tomorrow. So excited!!! We have so much to do. Still waiting on a couple more RSVPs, if all else falls I can call, or make Dan do it :)

First entry

Hello all,
I am starting this blog because my future sister told me too. Plus I like to vent! Starting to get worried about my wedding. We are moving Dan into the house this weekend and its so confusing. Right now my cousin lives there and is not leaving until the house he is going to live in is squared away. He has no idea when that is. I dont know if he plans on living with Dan or if he is going to get an apartment. I would really like for him to be out so we can set up our living room, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, ect. Kind of making me upset. Oh well. Not going to be mean about it and we will see what happens.