Parasol Swap GOODIES!

Hey, Shannon-- wondering what all of these wrapped pretties are??

Well, I finally finished up my package for my lovely Swap pal Shannon of Paint Mine Pink! This poor gal has been waiting forever for me to send her stuff. So Shannon here is a sneak peek of all the "wrapped" goodies coming all the way to Australia to you! My package from Shannon should be arriving any day now... I am soooo excited!!

Hugs~

Noelle

He's Famous...

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Look Gavin's on the cover of a magazine!!! Just kidding! I actually put him there! This is something cute that you can do for your myspace pages, or even your blogs. You just upload a pic, then choose the magazine cover that you'd want to use.

He should be a model though, he's so darn handsome!


~Noelle :-)

HOT! HOT! HOT!

Maybe I can get him to serenade me! (LOL)
I'd probably have a heart attack!

IS IT HOT IN HERE OR IS IT JUST HIM!!!

On August 9th, my friend Valerie and I are traveling to Indy to go see my "man" Chris Daughtry at the Indiana State Fair!! I am so looking forward to seeing this hunk; I have been drooling over him since the season of American Idol that he should have WON! UGH:( But, at least he is making great music on his own terms now.

I have been so stressed and overwhelmed lately with the boys, life, finances... etc. I can't wait for out little get-a-way! Even thought its only ONE day that we will be gone for the concert- it will be ONE day of no baths, bedtime, whining, cleaning, cooking, etc... I CANNOT WAIT!

Say YES to the DRESS...

Here's the dress I thought I'd love but...

my I fell in LOVE with another!

Today was the first time I went and tried on Bridal Gowns; it ended up being a GREAT experience. I think I may have found "THE ONE". It was the second dress I tried on out of I think, 7. It just snugged me in the right places and it actually was NOT one that I thought would look good on me, nor would I like. My "bridal consultant", Tracy told me that when you find "THE ONE" you will know, you'll have butterflies in your stomach. I wasn't feeling the butterflies when I first tried it on but after putting in on the 2nd time and adding a unique "touch" to it; I was giddy with excitement!! We also found a tiara and a veil to coordinate with the special "touch". And well, "I think I'm in love with the dress!".

Of course, I need to think about it and take my momma with me to show it to her. I actually and surprisingly think she will love it as much as I do. It's "my style" and its all the things I wanted in a dress. Now, I just need to get this flabby arms of mine in shape!! (LOL)

So now, I just need to start saving the $$ for the dress! But I think I finally have the motivation to exercise and save my money for something that I really want!!

The above picture is the dress I "thought" I would love on myself; but it turned out to not be what I liked at all. Isn't it funny how you surprise yourself sometimes? I still think its pretty, its just not meant to be mine:)

Why do I feel this way?

Lately, I have been finding myself very "jealous" of the things/lifestyles that others around my "age" have. I wonder why we are having such a tough time financially? Why can't Brian find a good job/career? I honestly feel like our home (in which we have lived 7 years) is just BAD LUCK! I know we all create our own situations in life but wonder why, if we are trying to make a better life for ourselves; can't we "catch a break"? I just feel so depressed with not having any money to do little things like go the Dollar Store or take the boys for ice cream! This has been the worst summer so far, for so many reasons- and I wanted it to be the BEST summer! UGH! I have been job-hunting too, which makes me even more sad. I want to still work my wonderful part-time job 6 months of the year and be home with lil sweet Gage and be involved with Gavin's school. But it just isn't going to work for us financially. I get so sad thinking about having to go back to work full-time; I haven't done it in years and Gage is our last child, so I want to enjoy him growing up like I did with Gavin.

All of the financial burdens are on Brian, which in turn is making him grumpy and moody. He is tired of handling it all. I have bills that need to be paid but don't have the money right now and I feel bad asking him for any money for anything! We are getting married in November of '09 and I really wanted to start looking for a wedding dress soon, but its just not happening anytime soon. So that makes me feel more depressed, so I eat junk which helps me feel a little better temporarily but then I complain about feeling/being fat! I don't want to look this way for my wedding day, but I am so down in the dumps that I have no motivation to start exercising, or eating better.

Well, sorry to vent- maybe someone can offer me some insight on how to deal with this better? I used to believe so much in this little saying "This too shall pass" but "this" is taking waaaaaaaaayyy too long to pass for us!

~Noelle

The WAIT is over...

OMG!! My boy is a STUD MUFFIN and he knows it!!

Here is my hunka, hunka burning love again posing for the camera!
WHAT A HAM!

Here is Gavin the Ring Bearer and Jill the Flower Girl!

I would have never thought to do a collage like this!

Gavin was so excited to ride in the limo!

I wasn't too thrilled about the Miller Lite bottles...

THE HAPPY COUPLE: AMIE AND DAN!

So, my future sister and brother in law got married on June 7th and I have been dying to see some of the collages that their photographer put together. This woman is AMAZING! She (Robin) is so creative when she shoots! My oldest son Gavin was the ring bearer in their wedding and I watched when Robin was shooting him alone and I knew she was going to come up with something GOOD! So here are some long-awaited shots that Robin combined into her famous "collage" style 8x10's that she creates.

The exciting part... Brian and I booked her as our photographer for our 11/14/09 wedding! Can I just say that I CANNOT WAIT!!

Graduation time...

PROUD Parents with their Precious Son

(yep, thats me and daddy)

~Gavin with his Kindergarten Teachers~

Gavin the Graduate-- 2008

My sweetie Gavin graduated from Kindergarten this past Wednesday!! I cannot believe how fast his first year of elementary school has gone by; not to mention that he will be turning 7 in July! I remember being single w/o kids thinking how the year couldn't go by fast enough- I was bored with life and didn't know what to do with myself! When Gavin was born, it seemed like I blinked one day and then he was 1 year old! Time FLIES by when you have children; you are so busy tending to their every need and juggling work, home life and all of that other not so fun stuff.

I am so proud of Gavin! He is such a kind-hearted, intelligent and funny little boy. He loves his momma so much and is the BESt big brother is the world! When Gavin comes home from school, he and Gage are inseperable. That little guy sure misses his big bro when he is at school. I look forward to our trips to the zoo, pool, fair and much more this summer!