Happy Schlappi's

I flew back into town on Saturday morning and was greeted by a few visitors. Nick's parents, Dan and Sandy Schlappi, came for a visit and also brought our niece, Annabel - possibly the cutest 6-year-old that lives in the world today. Sorry about the speckly picture...I thought the flash would get rid of the speckles, but things don't always turn out the way we thought they would. A word to the wise.Here we are at Colonial Boringsburg. I think this was an actual conversation about knitting in circles as they did in 18th century Williamsburg to make socks.
I asked Nick to act like he likes me, but he tends to smoosh me. Here I am trying not to get smooshed.
The princess....a girl after my own heart.
Lots of souveneirs to be had if you are an 18th century soldier.

Annabel and Papa. She wanted to ride the horse but we convinced her that carriage rides are lame. We also got her to eat a packet of butter for $2. Kids....

The last night they were here, we told Annabel good-bye and she started crying into a pillow. She is seriously the sweetest little cupcake ever. This is her brave-despite-her-broken-heart smile. Love her!!

Goodbye, Schlappi's! Thanks for driving 9 hours to see us. Or, if you're Dan and get lost for an hour trying to find a Long John Silver's, 10 hours (that was for the block of wood I got as a Christmas present that was supposed to be some clever joke about the speeding ticket I got). See you at Thanksgiving!!

Edits....

I have some editing to do. Ok, first, Jody was actually on vacation with us. I totally forgot to post pictures of her so please forgive me. It was SOOOO much more fun with her there. (Nice touch with the hair-sun-glisten, Jody)
Thumbs up for cruise ships!
Such a show-off. Good thing she's hot.
She randomly decided to cut her hair off mid-trip. And get some man-hands.
Second, I was so excited about December and the birth of Baby Borich that I couldn't even put it into words last night. I needed a day to let it sink in. So, here goes..... OHMYGOSHI'MSOEXCITEDABOUTBABYBORICHARRIVINGINDECEMBER!!! Now I feel better. Have I mentioned that Sarah is the skinniest pregnant girl of all time? Jealous.

I gotta pocket, gotta pocket full o' sunshine...

Ok, here's what's coming up (my life in the fab lane):

1. Going to Hot-lanta this week with my Hot-mama for the launch of her new business! We are so proud of our lil mom.

2. The Schlappi's are coming to town this weekend with my niece Annabel. I have some frantic cleaning to do, so I must keep this short. Who am I kidding, I'm going to bed and putting off the cleaning until the very last possible moment. Can't wait to see them and kiss Annabel's cute face!

3. The next weekend: Nick's birthday/Halloween! I am still arguing with him over whether or not I can throw him a costume birthday party. There is nothing about any of those three words that he likes, so this has been a challenge thus far. I'm thinking....surprise costume birthday party, what do you think?

4. The weekend after that, Jodi is coming to visit! There is much, much fun that will happen that weekend including, but not limited to, laughing until our sides explode and shopping til our legs fall off.

5. Soon after, Thanksgiving here first with my family, then back in Hot-lanta with Nick's family....Shopping at 5am anyone??

6. Supposedly we are going skiing in Denver with Matt & Mel, but I'm still skeptical......

7. December. Jesus' birthday. Dad and Jer's birthdays. Family time with, well, the family. Pale, winter pictures. Eating and more eating. Presents because I'm still 6 and love getting presents. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Ok, that's all I got. I'm going to bed. Yes, it's only 8:45....that's how I roll. Jody said that blogs were boring without pictures, so this one's for you Jody!

One year ago today...

Nervous and excited parents-to-be:
Mama meeting her baby girl:
Tired but beautiful mama:Proud daddy:
Isabella Mae, fresh from the womb:

Grandma Miller (sorry, no pictures of Grandpa Miller in my files):

Grandma Blosser:

Grandpa Blosser:

Stand-in uncle, Uncle Nick:

The girls, happy to add another girl!

One year ago today, Bella joined the human race....and we are glad she did. Happy birthday, Bellaboo!

5 years and counting.....

It has been 5 years today since we decided to wed,

Though we've said at times "where was my head"
But over all, we are so glad we did
Because of each other, we could never rid.

He puts up with a lot of my self-made drama
And I put up with being compared to his mama.
He laughs at me when I do something funny,
And I laugh as I go to the mall with his money.

We don't have any children except in my heart
But I'm not gonna lie, they will surely be smart.
They will have my charm and his personality
And also, with my luck, his football mentality.

We plan to grow old together, like it or not
That's fine with me because he will still be hot.
Me, on the other hand, might not have such luck,
But that is ok since he will pay for my tuck.

All in all, we make a fantastic pair
As lifetime couples are becoming rare.
Five years and counting, what could be better
Ten years is possible, since we are go-getters.

Real Housewife of Chesapeake County

Things you might not know or want to know about me:

• I don’t usually have my own blog post ideas. I read other blogs and say to myself, that would be a good post to write. My mom did this same list last week.
• My bedroom is always messy. Always has been, always will be. Ask my parents, my college roommates, and my husband – they will all tell you the same thing.
• I like sleep more than I like most anything, including people. If I’m upset or bored, I feel better after I sleep.
• I thought animal lovers were really weird until I got a dog. I still think cats are kind of creepy though. Sorry, creepy cat-lovers.
• Some churches and most hypocrites give me the shakes and start me on the path to a panic attack. Might have something to do with the fact that some of them tried to ruin my family’s life ten years ago. Who knows.
• I have a lot of blogs that I do not post because I’m not sure they even make sense – they are just my thoughts in word form.
• I listened to rock music in high school even though I wasn’t allowed. Rarely did I ever forget to set the station back to 92.9 Light FM before I got out of the car. I still love all kinds of music, and my dad is adjusting to this rebellion. One day at a time, Dad.
• One of my favorite things is driving alone on a summer night with the windows down and the music blaring while singing at the top of my lungs. If I could do that during a huge thunderstorm without ruining the interior of my car or my hair while eating an M&M McFlurry, my life would be perfect at that moment.
• I love my husband, my family, and my friends an unhealthy amount. I wish I could love everyone that much.
• I’m a pretty secure person, but mention my double chin and I’m an instant puddle of uncertainty.
• I’m one of those skinny girls who occasionally complains about being fat. This is funny because people who are like that annoy me.
• I hate everything about a kitchen. Grocery shopping, cooking, and cleaning. I would order take-out every night if Nick would let me.
• My biggest fear is letting God down. My second biggest fear is disappointing the people I love.
• I love eating a huge bowl of Lucky Charms before bed, and I have weird dreams when I do. Seriously. Weird.
• My one dying wish would be that eating a ton of junk food is the only way to lose weight.
• I am excited to be a mom one day. I will make sure my kids are very normal. Normal is underrated until you observe that which isn't normal.
• I have a long ways to go before I will feel at all mature. Secretly, I hope that day never comes.
• If I could change a physical feature, I would be shorter so that I could wear taller shoes. I love shoes. But size 9’s + no heels = not a lot of cute options. Please, no comments about skis.
• I like to be challenged – mentally, physically, emotionally. I want to know that I can be strong if I need to be.
• There are foods that I hate that I have never even tried - like oysters, clams, and mussels.
• I have real discussions with people about The Hills. There aren’t many shows I watch that I don’t get emotionally involved with.
• My favorite movie is The Notebook and I still cry all the way through it.
• I have to make an effort to know anything about politics. It frustrates me, and that which frustrates me, I usually ignore.
• My favorite author is C.S. Lewis. I love his honest thoughts about God and life. I am mentally drained after I finish one of his books, and for me that makes a good book.
• My favorite things about people are their honesty and their sense of humor.
• My favorite color is blue (of the aqua nature). It brings out my eyes.
• I love black eye liner almost as much as I love lip gloss. And I love the lip gloss that they make for girls half my age. You know what I'm talking about, if it's called "Angel Food Cake", it actually tastes like angel food cake.
• I am a shopping addict. I am also good at staying within a budget, so I don’t feel that bad about it.
• I always like to have something to look forward to. For example, I am looking forward to Jodi coming to visit in .74 months when we set the town on fire with red paint (or however that saying goes).
• I like to travel, but I don’t like to go back to the same place twice. I always want to see something new. New York City is the exception. In my dreams, I live in a penthouse with walls made of windows that overlooks the city. And in that dream, I am rich. And I mean filthy rich.
• I am very good at sports. I would say I’m one of the top 20 best players in the church volleyball league.
• Sometimes I like to say completely absurd things to people just for shock value. It makes people completely uncomfortable, but I just laugh that much more.
• Sometimes I don't put my seatbelt on right away because it makes me feel dangerous.
• I do not "unsubscribe" to junk emails because I do not like opening my email with no new messages. Junk email fills that void for me.
• I hate long blog posts. Unless they are in bullet format.

The Garden of Eden (IF it ever existed)

I will spare you my comments so that you can just enjoy the pictures :)