a year ago today

A year ago today, Josh had a stroke.

CRAZY.

it was an odd feeling standing there helpless as he slowly lost the use of his legs...then arms...then he couldn't talk, or focus his eyes. i knew it was serious but there was nothing i could do to stop it or help him.  it was an odd feeling knowing that my mom and could not get him to the car ourselves to take him to the hospital so we had to call 911.  it was an odd feeling sitting there waiting for the ambulance.  i would tell him everything would be ok and he couldn't respond.  he would try and talk and nothing would come out.  i remember seeing the frustration and worry in his eyes as we waiting.

i don't know if any of you have ever ridden in an ambulance.  i always thought that meant you ride in the back with the person that is hurt.  that wasn't the case for me.  i road up front in the passenger seat, in the bouncy seat constantly turning back to look through the window and look at josh.  i wanted him to know i was there, he didn't.

we got the hospital and though josh was able to talk again, he still had trouble forming sentences and remembering information.  it was up to me to provide his date of birth, address, full name, etc.  Apparently the only thing he was able to tell the EMT in the ambulance was that he was going to marry me.  We'd been dating 5 months at this point.  That's not very long for most standards.  Though I knew a lot earlier than I ever admitted that I would marry this man, it was on this day, in the emergency room, praying that he would be ok that I knew I'd be with him forever.

After his family came and tests were run, finally...about 4 hours after the episode he was back to normal and could have conversation with full sentences and remember facts.  They never found an exact cause but all his tests came back normal.  hopefully it was a freak moment and he won't have one ever again!

here's to another year stroke free!

pico

meet pico.

He belongs to my friends Anna (MOH) and Noah.  He's adorable and I thought you should meet him.

Pico lives in Kansas where it's cold so he loves wearing jackets and pajamas.

while anna and noah were in town, they asked me to take a family picture for their HAPPY NEW YEAR card..here is the one they used and their cards turned out great!

new sharpie prdouct

so...I love shapries...given. Josh gave me a whole new set in my stocking for Christmas...he truly loves me!

a few days ago at Walgreens while I was getting my passport picture taken (RANT: I have to get a new passport b/c mine expires in the middle of our honeymoon and i'm terrified of getting stuck in mexico.  So I have to pay $110 to renew my passport to use ONE TIME because the next time I go somewhere my name will have change so I'll spend another $110 to renew it again. blergh.) I saw a new sharpie product:

that's right folks.  Sharpie makes a pencil.  You don't have to click the lead out each time...it's liquid so it has a rolling tip like a pen...I think.  I've used it for a few days.  I don't always love using pencils but this one isn't bad.  You have to hold it upright (like you do the Sharpie pen) or it will skip a little, but it erases perfectly!!!  AND you don't get smudge marks on the side of your hand!

I did make a "to do" list with it and stuck it in my purse.  by the end of the day it had all rubbed off...sad.  but this has been the only negative part.

baby cason

meet cason...

cason was born the week before Christmas...such a sweet little boy!

Josh and I went up to the hospital to meet him the day after he was born. 

I love how he's looking right at josh in this picture.

here's the new happy family of four!

this was the first time Cody had met his little brother, so it took some getting used to! 

congratulations friends!!! we are so excited about your new addition.

check back next week for some newborn pictures at their house.

picture frames

I read a lot of crafty blogs.  I'd seen the same concept on a few different sites so I decided to make my on own variation.  I turned a normal block of wood into, hopefully, a cute picture frame!

I took a block of wood...you could make it any size you want...I actually have no idea what size these are...  Anyway, I sanded down the edges.  Mod podged some paper on the top. Distressed edges.

I had some left over "glass" from old frames I was going to get rid of.  So I got some thumb tacks and hammered them in the wood to hold the glass in place.

I made some little fabric flowers to put on the sides by the glass...

just roll up fabric and hot glue it to some felt. super simple.

then I hot glued the flowers onto to the wood frame...

attach some ribbon to the back...and you're done!!!

the glass can slide out and you just add your picture behind it!

2010 picture review

here is my 2010 photo highlights

january

february

march

april

may

june

july

august

september

october

november

december

where i've been

hello blog readers, friends, and family!  sorry for the break in blogs.  I had the past two weeks off of work, so I tried to use as much of that time to be productive and get wedding stuff done.  and I think I've done a lot...

I got to pick up my wedding dress!

meet with the caterer!

ordered the dance floor!

assembled the first few invitations!

josh and I also took down Christmas and cleaned out the last few closets so there is some space for my stuff!  Now that Christmas is down, we have room to put up some fun presents we got this year.  Like these "D"s from anthro!

check back soon for some new crafts and new kitchen decor!