Our Special Day

The day Gordon and I said "I do" was the happiest day of my life.  William's birth is a close second.  This may seem weird to some but it's the truth.  Our marriage is the foundation for everything.  If it wasn't for our love and trust in each other we wouldn't have this precious thing that we call our life.  When I walked down that aisle four years ago I knew we had a million happy times ahead of us.  I tried my hardest to take all the sweet moments of that weekend in....because I also knew there would be hard times. 
Two weeks after the miscarriage we celebrated our 4 year anniversary.  With every day that passes, with every year that comes and goes, I fall a little more in love with Gordon.  He is my rock.  He keeps me positive, he gives me perspective, he makes this life of mine happy.
We had a fabulous night out on our 4th anniversary.  I was still having some anxiety/sadness about everything that'd happen over the previous 2 weeks....but, the night out really helped.  Things get better everyday!  Gordon even agrees that 6 weeks later I'm back to my "old self".  Maybe one day I'll post more about some of the unexpected emotions that I experienced after the miscarriage. 
We had the best dinner at Ouisie's Table (where my bridal lunch was held).  My sweet in-laws even had my favorite bottle of wine delivered to our table!  (I'm still not sure how I got so lucky....great husband, baby, parents and in-laws)  While we were out on the town, William got to hang out with his buddy, Teddy, and Ms. Melissa.  We all had a fun night.  :) 

I pray that the next year is as fabulous as the last four have been!!!  xoxo

3 Year Anniversary

This past Wednesday Gordon and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary!  It's still hard to believe.  I've known Gordon for 13 years, we started dating nearly 7 years ago and now we have a 17 month old.  It's amazing how things change. 
My parents flew into town the night before and babysat W while we had a date night.  I had a work conference in Kentucky this past week so we celebrated a day early!  We had a yummy dinner at Hotel ZaZa (where we stayed on our wedding night).  It's always nice to have a night out with my hunny. 

Here's a little collage of us over the last several years on September 18th!

I've made a lot of bad decisions in my life time.  Marrying Gordon was the best decision I've ever made.  I don't know how I got so lucky.  God was really looking out for me in the husband category.  :)

 

Outfit: Sheinside Earrings: Kendra Scott Kyla Earrings

The best gift of all from G is this sweet little man.  My two guys make me a happy happy lady.  My heart is beyond content.  I can only pray the next 36 months are as fabulous as the last 36. 

Rodeo Weekend



This past weekend we made our yearly trip to Reliant for the Houston Rodeo!  Since our nanny is out of commission right now we decided to just bring baby W along with us.  We went grocery shopping Friday night so we wouldn't feel so rushed on Saturday.  William was definitely ready for some rodeo fun.  He had his outfit on and to really get into Rodeo mode we played with his barnyard friends from his nana before heading out (the pig is his favorite).  I can't wait to put him in cowboy boots next year!   

 

I know I've said it a million times.....I'll say it again....William really is the best baby.  He did so good at the rodeo.  Everyone sitting around us was amazed.  They kept asking if he was always so good.  He just sat in our lap and watched all the action.  We even caught him clapping his hands along with everyone else!  He was mesmerized by the fireworks before the concert started.  It got pretty loud once the concert started (and we'd been there for over 2 hours already) so we walked around the concession area and did a little dancing.  We left a little early so we could beat the traffic and we wanted to grab some dinner before heading home.  We had some yummy mexican food at Spanish Village and then went home to put baby boy to bed. 
Rodeo this year was definitely different than years past but Gordon and I both agreed we had so much fun.  It was so fun watching William!  You could tell he was amazed by it all.  The next day I swear he "talked" about it the entire day.  On Thursday he started saying dadadadbabbaba!  And, it is non stop.  When he woke up Sunday morning he was in constant babble. 

Sunday was our 6 year "anniversary" so our rodeo weekend was the perfect way to celebrate.  It really does seem like just yesterday that Gordon came back into my life.  The past 6 years have been jam packed with happy and fun times.  I can't even imagine how great the next 6 years will be!  
We went to church on Sunday, had a burger at the park and went on a walk at Memorial.  I'm so happy to have more sun time at the end of the day!!!! 
I'm so glad we went to church on Sunday because the sermon was great and made me think of my family.  I'll be honest....I don't have the most functional extended family (which makes me appreciate Gordon's calm, easy going nature even more).  Father Walsh, who married us, talked about forgiveness and resolution.  Both of my parents come from big families.  With so many people you have many different personalities and opinions.  Life is too short to hold a grudge, to not get over something and move on with your life.  I wish everyone could understand the way I do.  Right now I know two children, under the age of 6, that will die too young.  They will be taken from their parents much too soon because of cancer.  Therefore, I will never understand not forgiving.  I will never understand wasting a single day on silly things that stand in the way of happiness.  We are all different.  We all have different opinions and some of us are more sensitive and emotional than others.  It doesn't make one person right, wrong, better or worse.  Just different.  I may be young but I've been cheated on, picked on and made fun of.  And, ALL of those things have made me stronger.  I've forgiven those that cheated and lied.  To me, holding onto bad feelings means leaving less room for happiness and love in your heart.  And let's be honest, if I hadn't been cheated on would I have Gordon and William in my life?  I don't know.  I am grateful for every single good and bad thing that's happened over the course of my life because it's led me to where I am now.  So, I choose to surround myself with positive people that love me.  I pray that we can all forgive each other because nobody is perfect.  I pray that we can trust in God and not live life worried or sad.  God has a plan for all of us.  Sometimes it's not what we had planned but in the end we will see why He's chosen that path for us.  So, this week forgive someone!  Find resolution and make peace in your life because it's too short to be anything but happy, happy, happy!

He was happy after church too!

"And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."  - Mark 11:25

Has It Really Been Two Years?!?!

Two years ago, September 18, 2010, I married my best friend.  I can hardly believe two years have already flown by.  It really seems like just yesterday.  So much has happened in the last year!!!  Our relationship has changed so much.  I think we are stronger after everything we went through with William .  We love our baby boy to pieces and have cherished everyday we've had with him!!!  I told Gordon the other day that years ago I knew I could marry him because not only was he my best friend but I felt like we'd always be able to get through tough times.  I didn't go into marriage thinking it would all be easy or happy.  I knew we'd have our ups and downs BUT no matter what we'd work it out.  I couldn't ask for a more loyal, honest, trustworthy, responsible, kind and loving father and husband!!  ....and he makes me laugh :) 

Adriana (our nanny) watched William tonight while Gordon and I went out for a nice anniversary dinner.  I couldn't believe he was still awake when we got home at 9....guess he wanted to be in the picture and say goodnight to mom and dad!!  Life is good. 



With my blue eyed boys

One Year Anniversay

The hubby and I celebrated our one year anniversary this past September in Napa Valley.  We both agreed it was one of our favorite trips!  The weather was amazing, the country side was beautiful, and of course the wine was fabulous.  Our trip started off with our bags not making it to San Francisco.  BOO!  Luckily, we were able to pick them up early the next morning and get our vacation started with a bike ride across the Golden Gate Bridge.  We stopped in the cutest little town, Sausalito, for lunch and window shopping before taking the ferry back to San Fran.  I highly recommend eating lunch on the water at Horizons.  Yummy fish tacos! 

That evening we headed for Napa.  The next day we started off bright and early at my favorite, Cakebread.  We then headed to V. Sattui for more wine tasting where we had a picnic lunch outside.  From there we visited Plumpjack and then our hotel pool.  We ended our day with a delicious dinner at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone.

 
Day 3 we headed for Healdsburg to visit the Gooding's family friends winery, Arista. First, we made a pit stop at a petrified forest museum.  It was pretty weird to see trees that are more than 3 million years old that have turned into rock.  I'm pretty sure this was a childhood dream of Gordon's.  His mom still has a box of rocks he collected when he was a kid.  Haha.  Before going to Arista we stopped in town for lunch and had a wine tasting at La Crema (another fav).  We had so much fun at Arista and learned a little bit about the business.  Gordon even got a lesson in grafting during our private tour.  Our last stop before heading back to Napa was Ferrari-Carano's.  They not only had great wine but beautiful gardens.  I got a few lessons from my own personal landscape architect as we walked through the grounds. :)  That night we had our one year anniversary dinner at Cuvee where I gave Mr. G his new bow and arrow.  Needless to say, he loved it!  We had such a relaxing weekend in Napa.  It's always nice to have a weekend away from the housework!  We both look forward to the day we get to visit Napa again. 

Since we were out of town on our actual one year anniversary we didn't get to eat the top of our wedding cake. 

I got the cake out on October 5, 2011 for another important celebration!!

That's right!!!!  We are having a BABY!  The positive pregnancy test was little bit of a shock since I'd taken two other tests over the weeks before that both were negative.  I found out during my lunch break at work....I can't tell you how hard it was to not immediately call Gordon.  So, after work I ran home and got this last minute "wedding cake" dinner together.  It was a Wednesday night so Gordon was a little surprised by the fancy dishes and candles.  He was even more confused when I gave him the "gift" to open since we'd already done anniversary presents in Napa.  The first words out of his mouth when he opened the box were "Really?" (with a big smile on of course).  It was such a happy day....maybe a little scary because of all the unknowns.  While walking the dog that night Gordon decided we had to call and tell his parents.  We were going to Midland that weekend for a Texas Tech football game so we decided to tell my parents in person then.  Needless to say both grandparents are ecstatic and so are we!  2012 is going to be a great year.