Christmas Eve with the boys
Let's start with last night, got fucking DRUNK!!! Teddy picked Gabe up, and we proceeded to talk about EVEYRTHING while drunk. Trying to figure out whether or not Teddy was gay or bisexual, and just how many times gabe would hit me in the arm. Mandy went to bed, woke up had an hours worth of night terrors and finally fell asleep in our bed. When we woke up this morning, The duo were gone! no note, nothing... we had a blast though. I love those guys. YES TEDDY, that means you too, you're not at my beck and call, you're my friend, and i actually enjoy your company. if this is something that surprises you maybe you should think about just how long we have been friends.... kept you around for a reason right? right, i'm still thinking about what exactly that reason is, but in the meantime, you are one of my three best friends. Gabe, Pancake and Teddy. All three were at my wedding, and wouldn't have missed it for the world. this is why you guys mean so much to us. not only are you my best friends, but you are justin's best friends as well.
Today was LONG!!! My mother came and picked mandy up and took her back to her house while justin and i watched Braveheart, and then got ready to get his dad, wrapped some presents, and then picked the boys up and went to Oma and Opa's! Grandpa jim came too! The boy were fairly well behaved, thankfully they acted out when my family wasn't around, and they got an earful by justin. Overall they were really good boys. Boys will be boys, and they will be rambunctious, and loud, and abnoxious most of the time. thats just how they are. My aunt Betsy came over with Kyle and dropped a few presents off, and it was really nice ot catch up with Kyle. i brought him up to date and we are going to plan for new years, when i'm having my big party!!!! Can't wait! Ellwanger, got a few gifts, and jenn got a few as well, hell, everyone got presents, Jim just watched everyone, he didn't get any presents really. i feel bad about that, but we bought him a mailbox!!!! lol i mean come on! lol! anyways, Mandy sat next to Michael on th eway home. he really likes weave, and WANTED to sit next to her. she fell asleep next to him and it was really nice to see that this family is going from being ripped apart to coming together. I asked alex if he knew that i loved him and his brothers and he said yea.. so thats good. everyone fell asleep 20 mins into the car ride. itw as a fairly quiet ride home to drop them off. i think we were all pooped out! Justin is passed out on the couch now watching football, or should i say, WAS watching football, and i'm here, updating my life. Catching myself up with what has been goign on, so in a year from now when i come back to update it again, i'll be able to think, WOW! I HAVE GROWN UP ALOT SINCE THEN!!!!and i'll continue to tell this journal all about how everything has changed since the last time i updated, which i'm sure will be a few months inbetween.
Justin and i put a picture of us on his mother's Family Tree today. We deserved it. I wonder when anyone will notice. ALSO, i got both my original rings back. the aquamarine ring, with all three stones, then i had two of the stones taken out and put on the new ring that had Pam's mom's ginormous marquee rock on it. and after the fall out, i gave her everything, Justin had the aquamarine's put back in, and the ring that we had made for me, was set EXACTLY how it was before with the diamond and aqyamarines, xcept it has either saphires or topaz gems instead!!! IT's absolutly beautiful! Both rings need to be resized since i have gotten fatter since i had either of the rings fitted for me. Justin really surprised me with these beautiful rings, because i had no earthly idea that it was something he was doing. i know EVERYTHING that goes on with him, and it was just a nice feeling to know he was doing something for me behind my back. taking the extra step and going just a little bit more than what is expected from him. he is my rock. and i have a big rock on my finger again to prove it!!! i love this man more than anything.
Come midnight, i will be TECHNICALLY 23. omg. i don't feel 23. i feel 20. i feel like i did before i had mandy, is that wrong? i only feel slightly more responsible in the sense that i have raised a child for almost three years now, and apparently i'm doing a good job at it. It's scary to look back on where i was 3 years ago, let alone 5 years ago!!! holy shit i've come along way. This is my first christmas, married, in my own place, and independent. well for the most part. starting tuesday i work for the baby thrift store. and end of january i will be at USAA. I will be the working one in the family. and Justin will be the stay at home husband. He will make a good one too. even if we were to have another child, he'd still be right there, holding our family and house together! of course i will have to step in and do laundry correctly, or clean the bathroom, but for the most part i will be gone 10 hours a day, and have the weekends off to do FUN things with my family! i can't wait!
Tomorrow is going to be fun in the way that i know i'm growing up, but also that i'm not growing up as i should be in a weird way to try and explain it. its not bad growing up. noone ever says you have to GROW UP to have fun being an adult. and thats exactly what we're doing, having a SHIT LOAD of fun!!!!!!!!!! I know i have more responsibilities than i ever did before. i love being on our own.
I love me.
I'll update tomorrow with a full list of my holiday goodies! including my birthday goodies!!!!!!
love you guys, and have a happy Christmas holiday!
Stephanie
Today was LONG!!! My mother came and picked mandy up and took her back to her house while justin and i watched Braveheart, and then got ready to get his dad, wrapped some presents, and then picked the boys up and went to Oma and Opa's! Grandpa jim came too! The boy were fairly well behaved, thankfully they acted out when my family wasn't around, and they got an earful by justin. Overall they were really good boys. Boys will be boys, and they will be rambunctious, and loud, and abnoxious most of the time. thats just how they are. My aunt Betsy came over with Kyle and dropped a few presents off, and it was really nice ot catch up with Kyle. i brought him up to date and we are going to plan for new years, when i'm having my big party!!!! Can't wait! Ellwanger, got a few gifts, and jenn got a few as well, hell, everyone got presents, Jim just watched everyone, he didn't get any presents really. i feel bad about that, but we bought him a mailbox!!!! lol i mean come on! lol! anyways, Mandy sat next to Michael on th eway home. he really likes weave, and WANTED to sit next to her. she fell asleep next to him and it was really nice to see that this family is going from being ripped apart to coming together. I asked alex if he knew that i loved him and his brothers and he said yea.. so thats good. everyone fell asleep 20 mins into the car ride. itw as a fairly quiet ride home to drop them off. i think we were all pooped out! Justin is passed out on the couch now watching football, or should i say, WAS watching football, and i'm here, updating my life. Catching myself up with what has been goign on, so in a year from now when i come back to update it again, i'll be able to think, WOW! I HAVE GROWN UP ALOT SINCE THEN!!!!and i'll continue to tell this journal all about how everything has changed since the last time i updated, which i'm sure will be a few months inbetween.
Justin and i put a picture of us on his mother's Family Tree today. We deserved it. I wonder when anyone will notice. ALSO, i got both my original rings back. the aquamarine ring, with all three stones, then i had two of the stones taken out and put on the new ring that had Pam's mom's ginormous marquee rock on it. and after the fall out, i gave her everything, Justin had the aquamarine's put back in, and the ring that we had made for me, was set EXACTLY how it was before with the diamond and aqyamarines, xcept it has either saphires or topaz gems instead!!! IT's absolutly beautiful! Both rings need to be resized since i have gotten fatter since i had either of the rings fitted for me. Justin really surprised me with these beautiful rings, because i had no earthly idea that it was something he was doing. i know EVERYTHING that goes on with him, and it was just a nice feeling to know he was doing something for me behind my back. taking the extra step and going just a little bit more than what is expected from him. he is my rock. and i have a big rock on my finger again to prove it!!! i love this man more than anything.
Come midnight, i will be TECHNICALLY 23. omg. i don't feel 23. i feel 20. i feel like i did before i had mandy, is that wrong? i only feel slightly more responsible in the sense that i have raised a child for almost three years now, and apparently i'm doing a good job at it. It's scary to look back on where i was 3 years ago, let alone 5 years ago!!! holy shit i've come along way. This is my first christmas, married, in my own place, and independent. well for the most part. starting tuesday i work for the baby thrift store. and end of january i will be at USAA. I will be the working one in the family. and Justin will be the stay at home husband. He will make a good one too. even if we were to have another child, he'd still be right there, holding our family and house together! of course i will have to step in and do laundry correctly, or clean the bathroom, but for the most part i will be gone 10 hours a day, and have the weekends off to do FUN things with my family! i can't wait!
Tomorrow is going to be fun in the way that i know i'm growing up, but also that i'm not growing up as i should be in a weird way to try and explain it. its not bad growing up. noone ever says you have to GROW UP to have fun being an adult. and thats exactly what we're doing, having a SHIT LOAD of fun!!!!!!!!!! I know i have more responsibilities than i ever did before. i love being on our own.
I love me.
I'll update tomorrow with a full list of my holiday goodies! including my birthday goodies!!!!!!
love you guys, and have a happy Christmas holiday!
Stephanie