Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Happy birthday to my in-laws!

Tuesday (4/20) was David's father's birthday. Next Tuesday (4/27) is David's mother's birthday.


To celebrate, I'm making dinner for the family on Friday! I'm really excited! It's the first time I've hosted a meal for all of David's family, and it's the first time his brother, Andrew, will see our house!

Here's the meal:
Strawberry spinach salad
Marinated sirloin steaks
Twice-baked potatoes
Stuffed portobello mushrooms
Biscuits

And David's mom wanted to bring the cake, so dessert is taken care of.

I'm super excited about Friday! I've got the day off, so that will give me plenty of time to get prepared and not get stressed! :)

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Incredibly blessed

I know I still have one more post to do on the reception from the wedding, but seeing as how it's been 5.5 months, I wonder if it's too late and would look odd.

Regardless, the past 24 hours have shown me just how truly blessed I am.

Last night, we had a bit of a health scare, and it reminded me just how much I love and adore my husband. (Everything's fine, by the way, before I continue.) I cannot express in words just how much he means to me.

It was a combination of last night and reliving our wedding at work today with some co-workers that has me just all sentimental, I guess. One of the YC employees from Triangle Town Center just renewed her vows a few weekends ago. She knew that I had recently gotten married, so she told me to bring in my photos the next time she covered a shift for us at our store.

So I took the photos in today and looked through them all again with the woman from Triangle and Val, who was actually at my wedding. I also showed them to one of the new associates that wasn't working at our store when I got married. We were all getting teary eyed looked at them, and it was so awesome being able to share those wonderful memories with these ladies. Talking about the best day of my life brought tears to my eyes.

It's amazing how reliving such wonderful memories really just makes you appreciate your loved ones. My husband is such a blessing to me, and I cannot imagine my life without him. He is truly the love of my life, and I wish it was possible to show him just how much I love and appreciate him!