Feel Free Friday!

I feel free this friday. Free to be honest, Free to be clear, Free to be me.

I love my husband so much. He is such a great guy and makes me smile at the simplest of gestures. Just Wednesday night, my dad gave him a watch - just because and when we got home from work/church, he showed it to me and said "check out what dad gave me (he calls my dad, dad)" and I was said, "oh that's nice." Well we headed to bed and to get all comfy womfy - and he has the watch on. I asked him "uh, honey, don't you want to take the watch off for bed?" and he says "no, I want to break it in"

(similar to the watch dad gave the hubs)

I had to smile.. seriously. I think it wasn't about the "breaking it in" but more of the "dad gave this to me" as to why he wanted to wear it to bed. Like a kid in a candy store.

(the hubs with my mom and dad)

Something that bothers me to no end is my changing attitude. In the past year or so, my patience has grown wearily thin and I get frustrated VERY quickly :(. I never knew that I could just LOSE IT like that and to lose it in front of the most beautiful, PATIENT man is unbelievable but he never loses it with me. He never questions my irrational losing it-ness... He just holds me tighter and fixes whatever is frustrating me. I LOVE this man, more and more every day.

I have noticed in the past couple of months that we are going, going, going! We have this to do at the house or this to do for work or I have this to do for the bridal shower or this to do with the bride. We just need time to ourselves, to relax and really spend time with each other.

(the hubs and I on my 30th bday)

My husband and I haven't had a "date" since our courting life. Seriously. Though we do our fair share or going out to pick up dinner and bring it home - it's not really a date. Lately he has been sooo busy at work that the thought of going home dressing up and going out again is quite exhausting. Something else that has caused us to become so routine is that we don't have any money. (but wait, I just said that we pick up dinner and bring it home) HENCE the no money. We had started the whole Dave Ramsey debt snowball and all that - only to lose momentum VERY quickly with all of the events that have come this year - my 30th bday, my dad's 50th bday, my little brother graduating from high school, my little brother going to college, my younger sister having a baby, the 2-3 bdays a month!!! I could go on, but I won't. The momentum was also lost because well, making a budget is tough - it shows you how more money is going out than is coming in. So once again, we talk about the budget - about our future plans (no kids) and how we want to be able to pick up my dad and take him on vacay (our treat this time) and really go on dates and do things that we love to do (BINGO!!)

So starts my falling in love all over again. My falling in love with the man that is my future, my strong Godly man, my money savy man.

(my cheeseball at our favorite fast food place - Freebirds)

I love him more today than I did before.

Today, I feel free.

Hasta,
Adri

LOLS.... and LIFE!

LOL - I haven't updated this blog in MONTHS.... sheesh! Seriously... I think I read about 20 different blogs everyday and I get a little worried about those people when they haven't updated in a day or two! I guess if I knew that people were reading my blog, I would probably update a little more often. Sorry you two... I know you have been waiting!!!

Well then here is my two months update - all in one post.

1)I seriously rekindled an old friendship with LSoliz that has become really strong. So strong that I am a MOH in her wedding!

2)I have a neice!!! I have a sister in SanAntonio that had a little baby girl named Sadie Emilia (LOVE the name) and she is just precious. I have not made it out to see her, but I have seen pictures and I am absolutely in love!

3)I have fallen off the weightloss wagon.. what else is new... but I got back on and I am determined to lose some more weight prior to LSoliz wedding on 10/10/10!

4)The hubbs and I have left our church that we were members to for almost 3 yrs and are on the search to find a new church. We have been praying for guidance on where we should be. We knew that our season at the old church was up and that it was time to move, but we didn't know where. We have gone to a few different ones and are eagerly searching. We don't like being without a church home and are finding it quite exciting that we will soon have somewhere to call home.

5)We were going to buy a new car and made the executive decision to keep the green machine alive. The Green Machine is the hubs older (2001) Mitsubishi Galant that needs some work (mechanical and interior), but it's paid off and in order for us to stay in the mind set of debt reduction, we have got to make it with a paid off car!

6)The hubs and I LOVE BINGO! It's just fun to go and hang out - plus they have good food and we can bring our friends and just hang out!

7)I still toying with the idea of opening up a small little shop selling my flower pins?? who knows?

8) MOOSEKEY is going to college!!!! He got accepted to a college in Dallas and will be leaving on Aug 20th. I could not be more proud of my brother and my parents for pushing him to succeed!

9)I am seriously contemplating going back to school - for what I have NO idea.. but I am sooo into it!

10)I am planning yet another partay! Actually 2!!! My little brother's going away (to college) party and then LSoliz's bridal shower!

and with that.. I will elaborate on the ideas for LSoliz's bridal shower.

The theme is modern bride. So my colors are light blue and red! (actually I had asked her what her favorite colors where and she said "light blue and red" and I was like - WHAT THE HECK?!?!?!? and so I went on to vistaprint.com (my go to invite place) and looked for one that I could use. Well guess what? They were running a special on their postcards where I could get 100 for FREEEEEEEEE and I know I won't need 100, but gimme a break.. FREE? I'll take them!

So here is it:

and here are some idea I plan to incorporate:

wrapping the drinks in blue fabric with CUTE hearts and the bride/grooms initials
wrapping the napkins in white fabric with a red flower...

light blue, white and maybe red poms...

Since this will be a brunch.. we will have plenty of this:

(in the right colors of course!) - but we will have lemonade with straweberries (for the red) and then maybe a light blue drink of sorts.. not sure yet?

Plenty of YUMMY food!!!! delicious! :)

YUM!!

Of course there will be maybe one or two games to play.. YES, we are those bridal shower throwers - the kind that like to play games and give REAL gifts to the winner of the game... LOVE IT ALL!!!

anyway.. I hope to have many more updates soon on plenty of stuff... so stay tuned!!! (for real this time)

Hasta!

Adri