Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Pat's 31st
Off to the lake this weekend for Pat’s 31st birthday (our annual North Lake visit). It is hard to believe that he will be over 30 this year. It has been 15 years since our first kiss, 14 years since our Junior high prom, 10 years since we found each other again, 5 ½ years since we bought our home and 1 year since we had our baby boy.Certainly we have had our ups and downs over time, like all couples do, but look how far we have come and what we now have together...a love that has endured time & change, a beautiful home that couldn’t suit us better, an adorable happy little boy, careers that make us happy and family all around.
Happy Birthday Honey. I couldn’t imagine myself doing this with anyone else but you.
xo
Friday, June 17, 2011
Happy Father's Day 2011.
"He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it." ~Clarence Budington Kelland
I have a feeling that this quote will sum up how Jack feels about his daddy in a few years. Happy Father's Day to a great daddy!
Bruins Baby!
It has been a day or two...Life took over this week and before I knew it here I am already half way through my Friday.
A few random updates from our family….
Jack has his first molar. It just poked through this week. Thank heavens! Now that I can see the tips of it shining through his gums I am back to getting a full night’s sleep. It has been rough in the sleep department for both of us for over a month now. Makes getting up for work in the morning very difficult.
GG has made it home from her successful surgery in Halifax. We are all so happy to have her back and on the mend. My Aunt Karen came from Ontario to be with Gram for a couple of weeks so it has been really nice to visit with her. We are all enjoying having her around.
Not only is it Father’s Day this weekend but it is Tractor Pull weekend!! We always look forward to the party and the crowd the tractor pull brings to our little town each year. Mommy and daddy are getting a night out alone. Should be a good time. We are really in need of getting our social life back. It has been a struggle to say the least but it is coming day by day.
Pat has started working his summer hours as his company can have very seasonal type hours/work. Summer keeps him busy, thin and very tanned. Hahahaha. I swear he loses at least 20 lbs every summer from working long hours in the heat every day. I have no clue how he does it????
As for mama – I have lost 20 pounds since Christmas! I am so happy that I am finally feeling back to normal and comfortable in my own skin (and clothing) again. For those of you out there struggling to lose the ‘baby weight’ my only advice is be patient, keep active…it will come. On the work side of life: Although being a working mom is tough I am loving being back at it. It is strange how much appreciation this past year off has given me for my job. It really made me realize how much I love what I do and who I do it with.
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And finally...the Bruins won the Stanley Cup!!! Our father has dressed us in Bruins wear since we were born and of course he has done the same for Jack. We were all Bruins babies. After waiting all of my life thus far, I finally get to hear Dad brag about his team (our family’s team now) and not curse them! It is great.
A few random updates from our family….
Jack has his first molar. It just poked through this week. Thank heavens! Now that I can see the tips of it shining through his gums I am back to getting a full night’s sleep. It has been rough in the sleep department for both of us for over a month now. Makes getting up for work in the morning very difficult.
GG has made it home from her successful surgery in Halifax. We are all so happy to have her back and on the mend. My Aunt Karen came from Ontario to be with Gram for a couple of weeks so it has been really nice to visit with her. We are all enjoying having her around.
Not only is it Father’s Day this weekend but it is Tractor Pull weekend!! We always look forward to the party and the crowd the tractor pull brings to our little town each year. Mommy and daddy are getting a night out alone. Should be a good time. We are really in need of getting our social life back. It has been a struggle to say the least but it is coming day by day.
Pat has started working his summer hours as his company can have very seasonal type hours/work. Summer keeps him busy, thin and very tanned. Hahahaha. I swear he loses at least 20 lbs every summer from working long hours in the heat every day. I have no clue how he does it????
As for mama – I have lost 20 pounds since Christmas! I am so happy that I am finally feeling back to normal and comfortable in my own skin (and clothing) again. For those of you out there struggling to lose the ‘baby weight’ my only advice is be patient, keep active…it will come. On the work side of life: Although being a working mom is tough I am loving being back at it. It is strange how much appreciation this past year off has given me for my job. It really made me realize how much I love what I do and who I do it with.
And finally...the Bruins won the Stanley Cup!!! Our father has dressed us in Bruins wear since we were born and of course he has done the same for Jack. We were all Bruins babies. After waiting all of my life thus far, I finally get to hear Dad brag about his team (our family’s team now) and not curse them! It is great.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Spring Gardens.
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| Favourite little tree in our front yard |
Flower boxes and two vegetable gardens planted! Not only a beautiful weekend but a productive one. I love this time of year! Saturday we made a family trip to our favourite little greenhouse (Van Dyke's In Woodstock, N.B.) and stocked up on petunias, marigolds, dahlias, geraniums, ivy, tomato and green pepper plants. All other vegetables we plant by seed. Carrots, beans, beets, zucchini, peas, onions, cucumbers, dill , radish and turnip...I think that is all.
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| Perennial Rock Garden 2011 - Late Spring |
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| Veggie Garden 2011 |
Sort of on the same note...
I am attempting to become much more 'Green' then I have been in the past and have been looking for easy ways to start making a better contribution to our environment. I appreciate any tips you want to send my way. To start I found this link for 20 Green Mom-Approved Summer Tips. I think I need to ease my way into it as being 'Green' seems to be harder than it appears to be....but I will try my best as I want to raise an environmentally conscious child. I appreciate what we have around us more and more every day and I finally get the need in sustaining it. Why has it taken me so long to realise this???? I have no idea but the important part is that I have!
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| No longer scared of the grass! |
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| Finally got to use our patio this weekend - It is about time! |
Friday, June 3, 2011
Jack in the Box.
Pat, the cutest dad in the world, came in the other night at 11p.m. from his shop with the box that our new BBQ was delivered in. He had transformed into a playhouse for Jack. This is one of the many things I love about him. Even though the man works from sun up til sun down he still finds time to do the simple things for his family.
Jack discovered the house when he woke up the next morning and we have had a difficult time to get him out of it since. He opens the door, crawls in, closes the door and waves at us as he peeps out through the little window. It is priceless and just plain good ol fashion fun!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Bye Bye Baby Days, Hello Bumps and Bruises.
'Just wait til he is walking' - a comment that I have heard a fair bit over the last year. I am happy to report the day has come! Another huge milestone in a little life.
Although Jack did take his first steps some time ago he had yet to venture out on his own. Yesterday he mustered up the courage he has been looking for for weeks to take those first slow, unsteady and cautious steps alone...without a hand, a couch, a table or chair, the walker, mommy, daddy or Marjorie. He got halfway across the room, fell and bumped his head...but he did it and he is PROUD!
I have been asking myself the following question for weeks. "When will that moment come when I no longer see a little baby when I look at him? " It came - last night. He is a big boy now. Of course he will ALWAYS be my baby but he has moved into the little boy category. Look out world another Simonson boy is on the move!
Time for another? Nah, not just yet....
Although Jack did take his first steps some time ago he had yet to venture out on his own. Yesterday he mustered up the courage he has been looking for for weeks to take those first slow, unsteady and cautious steps alone...without a hand, a couch, a table or chair, the walker, mommy, daddy or Marjorie. He got halfway across the room, fell and bumped his head...but he did it and he is PROUD!
I have been asking myself the following question for weeks. "When will that moment come when I no longer see a little baby when I look at him? " It came - last night. He is a big boy now. Of course he will ALWAYS be my baby but he has moved into the little boy category. Look out world another Simonson boy is on the move!
Time for another? Nah, not just yet....
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Graduation, Dreams, Priorities, Life
A HUGE congrats to my sister Dani who just graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. We are happy to have her home this summer but will be very excited for her when she takes off in the fall for Vancouver to follow a dream. Set your sights high because you deserve the world! You make us so proud! Hugs and Love: PB&J <3
Of course all of this graduation talk had me feeling very nostalgic which got me thinking 'back'. It feels as though it has been an eternity since I was graduating from University with so many hopes and dreams. A 7 year eternity to be exact. 7 years ago did I ever dream I would be where I am now? NO! Crazy how fast time flies and the many changes that happen along the way.
THEN: If you asked me then if I would be living in Centreville I probably would have laughed. I doubt I would have guessed that I would be working as an HR Specialist and I certainly would not have told you that I would be a mommy. Funny how dreams change. How time and experience allows you to appreciate some things/places/people . How you see life in a different light. How priorities shift.
NOW: Today I am a mom living with my junior high sweetheart in a small country town and life really couldn’t be better. I love the advantages the country life has to offer (peace, nature, the relaxed pace, friendly neighbours, etc.). I love being close to my family and I love my job! I have discovered that I just love the simple life and all HOME has to offer. Home is where my heart is.
The simple life = the quality life.
Go dream your dreams, live your life but don't be ashamed to admit that dreams change and always remember it is ok to go home. Sometimes that is the best place for a person to 'be'.
Of course all of this graduation talk had me feeling very nostalgic which got me thinking 'back'. It feels as though it has been an eternity since I was graduating from University with so many hopes and dreams. A 7 year eternity to be exact. 7 years ago did I ever dream I would be where I am now? NO! Crazy how fast time flies and the many changes that happen along the way.
THEN: If you asked me then if I would be living in Centreville I probably would have laughed. I doubt I would have guessed that I would be working as an HR Specialist and I certainly would not have told you that I would be a mommy. Funny how dreams change. How time and experience allows you to appreciate some things/places/people . How you see life in a different light. How priorities shift.
NOW: Today I am a mom living with my junior high sweetheart in a small country town and life really couldn’t be better. I love the advantages the country life has to offer (peace, nature, the relaxed pace, friendly neighbours, etc.). I love being close to my family and I love my job! I have discovered that I just love the simple life and all HOME has to offer. Home is where my heart is.
The simple life = the quality life.
Go dream your dreams, live your life but don't be ashamed to admit that dreams change and always remember it is ok to go home. Sometimes that is the best place for a person to 'be'.
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