A dream bedroom for my baby girl...

I can dream right?

New Moon Craziness

I love this picture. I want one of me and Ben like this.

Anyway....

Yes I love Twilight. Yes I'm 28. Yes I am seriously counting down the days till New Moon arrives in theaters. Yes I have an unhealthy obsession with the series and search the web almost daily for new info. This is what I found today.
Oh and this 15 second crap clip of the trailer that we all get to see on SUNDAY!!!

http://www.busybeeblogger.com/2009/05/29/twilight-new-moon-trailer-sneak-peek/

1st Year Vow Renewal

Ben and I said at our wedding that we were going to renew our vows every year. Not a big public thing just something private and held just for us. We are going to alternate who plans it, I apparently have the odd years and he has the evens. This year for our first wedding anniversary we are going to New York City. I have already contacted a celebrant that will oversee our vow renewal and present us a certificate from the city of New York stating our re-commitment to each other and our marriage. I am so excited and happy that Ben is going to give New York City a try :)

Here is what I have planned so far;
Our hotel is the Best Western President Hotel, 234 W 48th Street in the theatre district of course. They just redid their rooms to be more mod and I LOVE THEM!
We haven't decided on where exactly to do the vow renewal yet, I am still researching places that would work for November in the cold but I am seriously considering Top of the Rock. "Top Of The Rock is an experience in history and scenery that culminates with unparalleled views of New York City from the newly renovated Observation Deck on the 70th floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, in the heart of midtown Manhattan at Rockefeller Center." We did decided we want to be true to the dorks that we are and we are going to go to Medieval Times for dinner and bottomless wine and beer on one of the nights lol. That's all for now. I AM SO EXCITED!!!

Art-tastic

So lately I have noticed that my walls are starting to really fill up with some amazing art. I am starting to have an addiction to my mother-in-laws super talent as an artist. As I start to put together rooms in our new home I just started to realize just how much of her art I own. I thought I would post the art I have in case anyone likes her work and is interested in purchasing some. Here is her website http://artbymukkekawoman.com and her art is also featured at the Village Artisans Studio in North Attleboro, MA.

The painting with the little boy and the dog flying a kite was a special piece she painted for my son. The little boy is my three year old and the dog is her dog Theo, they are best buds. :)

The Kitchen

Finished the kitchen today. So relieved to have one room done...Although I still need ONE more curtain for over the sink. Still all the oven mits, glasses, silverware, kitchen towels, curtains, curtain rods, place mats, napkin holders, dish rack, and household cleaning supplies (I store under the sink) have been replaced plus one new kitchen chair (I need to get the other three replaced eventually too). Total investment for new kitchen; $102. Here are some pictures of our before aka old apartment kitchen and our after aka new apartment kitchen.


We were super congested and cluttered in our old kitchen, there wasn't enough room to move in there and the kitchen table had to go in the open space when you first walked into our apartment...which ended up being a "catch all" for all kinds of junk.




Our new place is much more spacious, bright and airy I LOVE IT! These pictures do not do it justice!!!

Then

Every time I hear this song I think of my husband.
I am so loved and so very lucky to have him in my life.

Then by Brad Paisley

I remember, trying not to stare the night that I first met you
You had me memorized
And three weeks later, in the front porch light
taking forty-five minutes to kiss goodnight
I hadn't told you yet
but I thought I loved you then

Chorus:
And now you're my whole life
now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
Like a river meets the sea,
stronger than it's ever been.
We've come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then

And I remember, taking you back to
right where I first met you,
You were so surprised
There were people around, but I didn't care
Got down on one knee right there once again,
I thought I loved you then

Chorus:
And now you're my whole life
now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
Like a river meets the sea,
stronger than it's ever been.
We've come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then

I could just see you, with a baby on the way
And I could just see you, when your hair is turning gray
What I can't see is how I'm ever gonna love you more
But I've said that before

And now you're my whole life
now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
We'll look back someday, at this moment that we're in
And I'll look at you and say
And I thought I loved you then
And I thought I loved you then

In other news...

We finally moved out of that shit hole in Warren and into our new beautiful and amazing apartment in Cumberland. With the help of Colleen, Mark II, Mark, Denise, Jennise, Gram, Grampa, My Dad and Mom, Mum and Dad Norman, Sarah, Donnie and Jay. It is just amazing how quiet and peaceful it is here. I feel like I am part of a neighborhood it is so nice.

Mable, our 92, year old neighbor hangs out on her porch all day and although she can't hear a single thing she waves and smiles when she sees us. Holly our neighbor downstairs has a six year old boy for Aidan to play with, so far we haven't had any interaction with her since the move really but the day we came to visit the apartment she was very nice so we'll see now that we're here. Kim, David and their six year old daughter Lily live down the street and she rides her bike by almost daily from what I can see from my kitchen and she said hi to Aidan yesterday which totally made his day. The internet, phone and cable were hooked up today and the gas will be all set on Friday. Which feels like forever away since I can't cook or take a hot shower but we're surviving.

The Cake Biz is really up and running now booking two more jobs this week, one for my best friend Megan's step daughter's birthday party and one for a 25 year anniversary party in June. Speaking of parties Mum and Gram told me today that my shower is going to be July 25th!!!! (So that Dad Norman can make it. He doesn't have racing that day). I already emailed the family members that I think it will be toughest to schedule, including my mom, step dad, Kris, and Colleen but I think there is enough notice that it should be OK. I was also informed today that apparently I get no say in my shower, they are planning it and that is the end of it. Oh well, I will pick my battles and as long as I can make my cake I don't care.

Finally got to try The Melting Pot in Providence last Saturday and oh my I could live off their dessert platter I can't wait to bring Megan there for dessert! It was a really fun night out with my husband and Curt and Kristen. I will never forget the marshmallow episode or the "show me angry. BE ANGRY" laugh as we tried to get Curtis to stop eating cheesecake so that the waitress would understand our issue with our dessert (which I won't mention here but the four of us know what happened). Other than that school is killing me the course work is getting harder and much more demanding as I assumed it would be, just not yet. Speaking of which I should go study.