Baby Fever

I have it like no other. Like all I think about is babies. Morning, noon and night. When I'm at a store, the first place I want to go is the baby section. If I see a baby out somewhere its like there is some force pushing me closer to the baby. I can't help it.

And the fact that I can just imagine how great of a daddy Justin is going to be, it just makes me think about it that much more.

On Sunday, Justin and I were at lunch with my parents and some friends of their's who have two little girls. I've know these little girls since they were babies. Out of the blue, M we'll call her, asks me "When are you going to have babies?" I immediately turned to Justin and he said "When the time is right". Ughhh I feel like its taking forever and that I am the MOST impatient person ever :(

Not to mention that Justin's brother and SIL are expecting. Maybe I can cure my baby fever with "Aunt Allie" for a little while?

On a different note: BRITNEY SPEARS IN CONCERT TOMORROW!!! :)

YAY!!!



Doesn't she just make you melt! :)

Making Memories :)

So this weekend Justin and I headed to my Momma and Daddy's house to celebrate my Momma's birthday. We got there around lunchtime on Saturday and watched a few home movies. Justin learned out that I was quite the character when I was younger ;) We headed to dinner. My momma wanted to German food and while I understand that its "normal" food, I was so nervous! We got to the restaurant and it was packed. Apparently you need to make a reservation? I was so relieved! Sad for my mom, but happy that we could eat something normal! We ended up going to Sammios, an italian restaurant. After dinner we came back to Momma and Daddy's to have cake and play some games.

It was an early night because this morning we had church. Justin is Catholic. Well he went to a Catholic high school and his family was Catholic, but he isn't practicing. I've gone to the same Southern Baptist church since I was a week old. Of course the Sunday we picked was full of stuff to do, and ended up lasting almost 2 hours!

After church we went to Micasita's for lunch, came home and hung out for a bit and then came home. We decided to eat at Dickey's for dinner. Dickey's is a restaurant that has like 7 different kinds of meats (pulled pork, beef brisket, chicken, turkey, ham etc.) and you can make your own plate with two sides. It was delicious, but brand new to our area so it was super packed! Plus full of annoying customers. I mean is it really necessary for you to ask 1,000 questions all before you pay?

We finished up the night with Big Brother and some laundry. Now for some pictures:

 {my sweet momma and I}

 {me and my daddy}

{momma's yummy cake from Walmart}

 

 {she is so pretty}

 {blowing out the candles}

{dinner at Dickey's}

There are NO pictures of me and the boy because he was just not in a smiling mood this weekend!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Monday!

Happy Birthday Sweet Boy

Yesterday was Jackson's second birthday. My boss has four of the cutest and sweetest kids you'll ever meet. There is Maddie who will be eight next month, Braden who will be seven in February, Carter who will be three in January and Jackson who we were celebrating yesterday! I had a mini panic attack when my boss told me they were moving to Minnesota last March, and I cried like a baby when I had to say goodbye in July. However, they are back and life is good :)

After work yesterday I was supposed to watch the kiddos while their momma went to an event at Maddie & Braden's school. Randy was out of town. They are having a birthday party for Jack on Saturday and I'll be out of town for my own sweet momma's birthday so I wanted to do something for him tonight. I picked up a cake, a BIG red ball and the cutest Cars folding chair and headed over.

I have never seen a more excited kid than I did yesterday when he saw me walk in with that big red ball! We had dinner and cake, played with the ball and gave baths. All in all it was a wonderful night, but great birth control :)

Don't take that as them being awful kids, or me not wanting children because I do. But 2 will end up being my magic number! I have the worst baby fever possible...I even manage to stop and look at the baby section at every store, even though I'm not pregnant...and not married.

Now for a few pictures.

{happy birthday jackson}

 {my sweet babies}

 {carter trying out jackson's new chair, such a cutie}

 {he was done waiting on me to get him some cake!}

{his words were, "take a picture of me eating allie"}

Now I'm off to clean up around the house, grab some lunch and pack for tomorrow. J and I are haded to my parents house to celebrate my momma's birthday. I promise to take pictures :)

Happy Friday Y'all

I'm feeling a little lazy...

SO - I found this little survey over here and I'm gonna do it instead of having to come up with something entertaining or even interesting to say the least...

 

Of course it's going to be about me and my lover, J :)

 

Where are we in life?

Well - we have been together for 14 months, living together for 8 months. We found a place together to rent (not just one where either of us lived and the other moved their stuff in) and things are going wonderful, not too fast, not too slow - just at the right speed. Although, and I've told J and of course my closest girlfriends that while I'm not ready to plan a wedding, I wouldn't mind wearing something sparkly on my left hand... just sayin ;)

How old are we?

We are 23 and 30...yep I like them old enough to be mature, but not old enough to be my daddy!

what are our occupations?

J sells insurance for First Citizens and he is damn good at it. I am the office manager for Jostens, providing class rings and graduation products to high school juniors and seniors.

Where do we live?

We live in Wendell, NC. It's a small town about 15 minutes outside of Raleigh in a 3 bedroom, 2 bath renter.

what do we drive?

J drives a 2009 Chevy Impala

I drive a 2009 Ford Focus

how many children do we have?

Zero, not married yet people :)

 

how many children do we want?

2 or 3

 

what do we enjoy on friday nights?

We usually go to dinner, go have dinner with his grandparents, or just lounge around the house, maybe rent a movie from On Demand

what's the last movie we watched?

The last movie we watched was from On Demand. It was called Take Me Home Tonight with Topher Grace & Anna Farris. It was set in 1988 (the year I was born lol)

what are our new favorite songs?

I love jamming to Party Rock by LMAFO, Till the World Ends by Britney Spears (6 days until the concert) and The Show Goes On by Lupe Fiasco - the all just have good beats :)

As for J - I have noooo idea

what are we looking forward to?

I am looking forward to spending some time with J at my parents house this weekend for my sweet Momma's 49th birthday.

For the long term, probably just what the future brings - I'm up for anything.

 

J is looking forward to College Football. I have been reminded oh 3 or 4 times A DAY that it starts on September 3rd

what are our current most prized possessions?

Hmm...I'm not sure about J, but I know mine is my fairly new iPhone and of course my Coach purse and wallet :)

what are our "bad habits"?

My bad habit is shopping...way too much. I mean we aren't dying for money or anything, but I'm trying to pay off some credit cards and will never be able to do so if I keep shopping. Target is my Kryptonite. I can spend $50 or more EVERY time I go in there. Good thing to know that, its not just me...Target seriously is heaven...

J's bad habits are taking his close off and leaving them in piles, not shutting cabinet doors or drawers and not washing the dishes off when he gets done using them. I don't even ask him to put them in the dishwasher, just to rinse them off - I sure do love him though <3

Happy Thursday, well Friday in my case since I'm off tomorrow :) Carrie and I are going to FINALLY watch Something Borrowed as I bought it the other night at Target - I know surprise, surprise. Now to leave ya'll with a little happiness for the day!

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Twitter vs. Facebook?

I jumped on the Twitter bandwagon, and I have to say I am obsessed. I tweet all day long, and check out what others have tweeted as often as possible too. My phone was acting up earlier and my new tweets wouldn't load...I went into semi-panic mode...

On the other hand, I've kind of neglected Facebook. I still <3 Facebook and always will. But unfortunately, when Facebook took over, I dropped Myspace like a bad habit...However, not everyone and their momma's are on Twitter yet, soooo I'll at least keep the old Facebook for awhile...

Anyways, this was not meant to be ALL about social networking. On the other hand though, my week has been boring and I've been super busy at work getting ready for the new year. I haven't even had time to think about posting..just know I'm alive and I promise to update soon :)



Weekend Recap and Things to Look Forward To :)

I hope everyone had as great a weekend as I did. It was exactly what I needed :)

Friday morning on my way to work, my dad called and asked if I would come to the beach this weekend with him and my mom to visit the rest of the family. I had originally planned on not going for two reasons: I didn't have the extra money for gas and I was tired and wanted a relaxing weekend to rest and work on our office. I quickly realized that life isn't about an unorganized wallet, or not having enough money for a trip to the beach. Its about family and I'm so glad I went.

I got off at one, raced home, packed faster than I ever have before and drove to my parents house. This is all after I had a minor meltdown about the fact that payday was Friday and I had a bill due by 5PM that day and my boss did not leave my check at the office and wasn't going to be back by the time I left. However, he was able to put my check in the bank, by 2PM (so it counted for Friday) and included a nice bonus for the end of the fiscal year - he's great I know!

We hopped back in the car, along with my fourteen year old cousin Jayme and headed to the beach. We met my uncle, aunt and cousins Forrest (yes just like Run Forest Run) and Lawson who happen to be Jayme's immediate family for dinner at McDonalds. My aunt, uncle and cousins were staying in the super old house built by my grandpa's dad, yes you read that correctly in this tiny town called Atlantic - no stop lights people, plus hardly anything else. Jayme was staying with us at my aunt's house so we headed that way.

First we were supposed to stop in New Bern to see my cousin Elizabeth's new house and have cake for her husband Matt's birthday. They were running late for dinner, so we stopped at the New Bern Mall. Bath and Body Works had a sale on all their signature collection items, Buy three, get two free :) I bought the scent "Carried Away" - its amazing. I got the body wash, lotion, body spray, and two sparkle body sprays (one for Jayme) and one of their AMAZING candles that last forever in Island Margarita for a whopping $53.11!

Once we got to Elizabeth's house, I had a hard time not stealing ALL of her decorations. It was absolutely goregous and I'm not kidding :)

We got back to Aunt Cheryl's and hung out till bed. Jayme and I slept in my cousin Kelley's bed. Kelley is a phlebotimist and works nights on the weekends. So when she got home at 6AM we were woken up and started our day that early. Night of only 5 hours of sleep, take one (yes it happens again)

My aunt made chocolate and biscuits for breakfast. It's delicious, I can't even begin to describe to you the greatness of it. She then proceeded to put a body wave in my hair. I am so thankful that I don't have to look like a hot mess everyday now, but that it only takes me 30 minutes to get ready now!

Afterwards, we headed down to Atlantic and spent the day there. The weather was wonderful. It was probably in the 70s all day and there was a wonderful breeze that lasted all day and into the night. Atlantic is the last town on Hwy 70 before you hit the Atlantic Ocean: hence the name. But its great that the house is right on the water. The days festivites included a major water fight led by my cousin Forrest and my mom and uncle, my brother fishing (well, trying), school pizza (it looked just like pizza you get in school, but tasted 10 times worse) and a game of Trivial Pursuit.

Morning two, was started by my brother finding it necessary to wake me up at 6:45AM, by telling me it was 8AM. NOT FUNNY, AT ALL! We headed back down to Atlantic for church with my grandpa, as it would have also been my grandma's 68th birthday and the reason behind this mini family reunion. After church we had lunch, and went to the cemetary to put some flowers on grandma's grave.

We all then said goodbye and headed our seperate ways. I stayed at mom and dad's last night and am now back at work.

It was a relaxing weekend, but I definitely had to come home to get some rest. I wouldn't be surprised if I am in bed by 9 tonight.

Also, I joined the tweeting world this weekend - follow me: tarrantam88

This upcoming week/weekend has a lot going on. Justin and I are headed to my parent's house this weekend to spend it with my mom for her birthday. I'm hoping I can talk her into Miyabi's (a Japanese steakhouse) for her birthday dinner :)

Hope everyone has a wonderful week, and a happy Monday. Sorry there aren't any pictures. I took a few, but all from my phone and they were kind of blurry.

What I'm Loving Wednesday :)

I haven't done one of these in a few weeks, and I have A LOT to love lately, so I figured I'd share them :)

• That my boyfriend is everything I'm not. When I get frustrated because the potatoes are burning, he is patient enough to come take over. When I can't seem to plunge the kitchen sink because something has clogged it, he takes care of it. And lastly, that when I'm having a bad day, he comes up behind me, grabs me and kisses my neck and all those butterflies that swarmed my stomach the first time we met, come fluttering back :) I'm so blessed!

• I am so happy that my boss and his family are back in the Raleigh area, and for good! I not only missed having such an awesome boss, but I missed his kids too! I've been lucky enough to watch them for a few hours here and there, and some during the work day (I mean who wouldn't wanna watch kids instead of answer the phone to get yelled out?) Here are a few pictures from the past few days, I don't have any of their oldest Maddie, she's been out doing her thing:

{Jackson - 2 years old} 

{he practically chews on it, instead of sucking on it}

 {Carter - 3 years old}

{such a ham!}

 {Braden-6, Carter, and Jackson playing Wii}

 {how could you ever be upset with this face?}

{the things that entertain them}

• the slight cool down this weekend - although 90's to high 80's hardly sounds like a cool down!
• finally getting the cleaning bug! I'm so ready for my house to look like a home, and not just a pig sty
• learning to cook, although its been difficult, i feel like such a little wifey when I make dinner
• my iPhone - its so amazing! I could never imagine going to something different
• the Britney Spears concert - in 2 weeks!!!
• and finally, the fact that my cousins, my brother and I can come up with over $600 to pay for our mom and aunt to go on a train trip all the way to Maine! The trip costs $500, so they both will have some spending money as well. Their dad was in the army, and they have been to 40 something of the 50 US States and both have a goal to get to all 50 before they turn 50. They are going to knockout all of the northern states! :)

Happy Hump Day Ya'll - We're almost there :)