Christmas 2010

This Christmas was a lot of fun for us. I think it was mainly because it was Lindy's first Christmas. I thought she'd be far more interested in the wrapping and tissue paper than her own gifts but that wasn't the case. She loved her gifts. It was so fun to watch her play with them. Santa brought her a full lenth mirror for her room. There's one at my parents' house that she loves and always goes straight for so she needed one for her own room. She also got a monster bowling set from us. I figured she can play with the textures for now and when she gets older she can actually bowl with it. She also got new binkies, puffs to eat and some Hot Wheels cars. She really enjoys pushing them around the kitchen. She was happy all day. It was great!

I think this was my best Christmas ever because not only did I get to celebrate Lindy's first Christmas but got the best gift in the entire world! Allan got me a piano. A real piano! It's beautiful! I've wanted one for so long. I would've loved to have forgone a bed for a piano when we got married but Allan wouldn't have it. I cried when I saw it. I also cried everytime I thought about it and tried to tell people what Allan got me. I'm now past the tears so I can blog about it. Apparently Allan's cousins bought a new grand and so they gave this one to us. How nice is that?! I'm so excited to get it moved to my house (it's currently in my parents' garage) so I can play.

Some Much Needed Sleep

A couple of weeks ago I got an infection and it has steadily gotten worse. This infection causes excruciating pain and so I haven't been sleeping much the last few days. I think I'm averaging about 4-5 hours a night. Last night, after falling asleep on the couch, Allan got me up and sent me to bed. He took my books and phone away from me (and put my phone on silent even - in the other room!) so I wouldn't be distracted by anything. He then stayed up late with Lindy so that I could sleep. I felt bad because he had to get up early and I didn't, but he wouldn't hear it. He insisted I get sleep (at his expense). Although I felt bad, it felt so good to sleep! And to top it off, Lindy ended up sleeping all day long. It was nice to finally catch up.

Because of the medication I'm on, I was feeling pretty loopy today so after Allan got home from work, he went to town cleaning up our place. He did the dishes, cleaned up the kitchen, folded laundry & even bathed Lindy. I got to just chill & take it easy. I have the most wonderful husband in the whole world! He really takes good care of me. :)

Date Night

Tonight my wonderful cousin, Felicia, watched Lindy and Allan and I got to have date night. It wasn't anything extravagant, but we had a good time. We went to Nickel Mania. It definitely isn't my favorite place, but I owed Allan a trip there. He recently figured out how to make going back to school possible after hitting several roadblocks. I was so proud of him for his persistence that I agreed.

Allan really likes the arcade video type games. I like the ones where you waste your nickels away quickly trying to get tickets. Needless to say, I went through all of my nickels and Allan still had about 3/4 of his so I graciously helped him use the rest of his. It definitely wouldn't be my first choice for a date, but I had a great time just being with Allan and was happy to do something that he really wanted to. I'm happy that he loves me enough to want me to join him in what he loves doing. Date nights are great.

A Harsh Reminder

Yesterday I had an awakening of just how good I've got it. I knocked on a lady's door and she wanted pest control so she started filling out the form. The whole time we had to whisper because her husband doesn't like his TV shows being interrupted. I thought he must be a jerk just because of that. But then, he called her inside and proceeded to rip her up one side and then down the other. I could hear him yelling at her from outside the closed door! I was LIVID! I couldn't believe he was treating his wife that way. After a few minutes of this, she came outside and apologized for it. I felt so awful! I told her I was sorry if I got her in trouble. She then said that it didn't matter. She's the one who pays all the bills so if she wants bug spray, she's going to buy bug spray. I was amazed at how strong she was, but was still so angry about her being treated that way. Especially when she's the one working to pay the bills so that her husband can sit on his butt watching TV and screaming at her. 

I realized that I am so incredibly lucky to have such a good husband. He has NEVER yelled at me. Not only that, but he helps me out with the dishes and laundry all the time. I know that I can ask him to help with anything and he'll do it. Once again, I'm so lucky. It was a harsh reminder to not take the good people in my life for granted.

Valentines Surprise

Since Allan & I were going to be driving on Valentine's day this year, Allan decided to celebrate a day early. Friday at 4:30 in the afternoon, the receptionist at my office asked if I could come downstairs because someone was there to see me. I about lost it. It had been a very long week & I was going crazy. Then, somebody has the nerve to come in at 4:30 on Friday afternoon. I really had to work hard to not blow a fuse. Needless to say, I wasn't happy with this person.

However, when I got downstairs and opened the door, there was Allan with a huge bouquet of flowers. They were beautiful! And I was so relieved that I didn't have to deal with a client. Allan was much, much better. 

Below are the pictures of my beautiful bouquet. Yes, they are in a pitcher because I don't have a vase. Hey, it works. The top picture is the bouquet about a week after I got it, all bloomed. Lillies are some of my favorite flowers & in that picture, I can see why.

Disney On Ice

Last Thursday Allan took me to Disney On Ice. When I got the announcement for discounted tickets from work, I emailed it to him and said something like, "Can we please, please, please, please, please, please go?" About 15 minutes later I called him to ask if he got my message and he responded by telling me he already bought the tickets. Talk about a giddy 21-year-old!

As if I wasn't excited enough, when we got there, I found our seats were on the first row! AH! I was like a 5-year-old little girl. I was so excited! Allan was pretty excited too. I think he really enjoyed himself. It was the best date night we've had...probably ever.

We saw Mickey & Minnie, Donald & Daisy, Goofy, Chip & Dale, Aladdin & Jasmine, Genie & Abu,  Beauty & The Beast, Lumiere & Cogsworth & tons of other castle characters. We also saw Ariel & Prince Eric, Cinderella & Her Prince & tons of other princes & princesses in addition to characters from Finding Nemo, Pinocchio, The Lion King & the It's A Small World ride from Disneyland and many more. 

It truly was one of the best nights of my life. The detail Disney puts into things is fantastic. Allan and I decided that we are definitely going to go again next year. I tried to convince him to get me some cool Mickey ears or an Ariel doll & some other cool memorabilia, but he wouldn't oblige. I'm hoping I can convince him next year. Until then, I have my princess t-shirt to remember the night. 

Halloween Costumes

I finally got my pictures from Halloween! Here is Little Bo Peep and her sheep. It turned out wonderfully. Mine was cute alone, but Allan totally completed it and made it a huge hit! 

Allan's costume ended up taking about 7 hours and a couple thousand cotton balls. Mine was several yards of fabric and one intense pattern. I started it at 9 p.m. the night before Halloween. Luckily, my mom was willing to help me. She stayed up until 3 a.m. to help me and I was up til 5. But look how cute it is! 

The first picture is the two of us at my office. When people saw my costume, they told me it was really cute and asked where my sheep was. I told them he'd be in later. They were all shocked and couldn't believe my husband would actually dress up as a sheep. They said it was only because we're newlyweds. I don't think so, however. I think it's because he's so chill & willing to do anything to make me happy. Isn't he wonderful?

The second picture is a close up of Allan's head. The ears are my absolute favorite so I had to take a better picture. The ears are felt that's glued on. He's so cute!! 

This third picture is the trophy we got for winning the costume contest at the Halloween dance at The Golden Skillet. It cracks me up. It's a soccer trophy with masking tape over it (my favorite part) that they got at DI for $1. HA HA!

Over all, it was a great Halloween. I'm not sure what to do to top it next year, but at least I have a whole year to think about it. I'm definitely going to get started a LOT earlier. If anyone has any great ideas, please share.