Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving this year was perfect. Even though it was at my house I didn't feel all stressed out like I normally do (thanks to my wonderful MAaaaaa who took over a lot for me!). My Mom came over with my Grama Imo who traveled from AZ to spend the holiday with us. We sat around all day and cooked and Internet surfed! haha My Mom wanted my Grama to start up a Facebook page so she could keep up to date with the family more (since we all forgot what a telephone was right??) So Jake and I took her under our wing and got her going. hehehe Now she's a Facebooking maniac!!

All of us zoning out after dinner. It was too funny seeing everyone with a laptop up, I couldn't resist taking the pic. And even with all the Internet surfing going on we were STILL joking and laughing and catching up with eachother. It was great.

Shannon came over after she escaped from Albertsons and joined in for some yummy leftovers. And of course to show off her beautiful honkin' diamond. Good job Jason! All in all my Thanksgiving was pretty awesome. Can't wait for next year though when we'll have a little Jilly in the way trying to pull tablecloths down and crawling under our feet in the kitchen. I -- Can't -- WAIT!

Just some things I'm especially thankful for this year:

**The little miracle that Jake and I created and who's thriving more then ever right now, just waiting to make her little appearance.

**My wonderful Husband who gives his all and then some to make me happy.

**My Mom - who I think is sometimes more excited about Jilly then I am!! haha nah, not possible. And who's been here for me every step of the way during my new transition into motherhood.

**Haley, for being Haley. What would I EVER do without you? I think Jake would have strangled me by now if you weren't around.

**Shannon for being the extremely overly excited Auntie that I need.

**Jessica for planning a baby shower for me even though she's planning her own wedding in the mix and juggling a lot of life right now.

**All my friends and family who have been there for me this year and listened to me bitch about ANYTHING (oh we know I can do LOTS of that!!)

I've been extremely blessed this year more then any. Jake and I are happy, healthy and expecting our first baby in February. We've both been able to keep our jobs in this tough economy and keep the roof over our heads and food on the table. Heck, we even splurge more then we should, and yes we have the bills to prove it, and we're fortunate enough that we CAN do it. I'm not normally a very religious person but during the holiday season it's hard not to stop and think about all that God's blessed us with. I'm ashamed to admit that I don't think about this very often but when I do it's just a peaceful feeling knowing I'm being taken care of.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

My little sister is engaged!!!! Today, while I was at work, Shannon called to tell me that Jason had proposed to her!! We all knew it was coming but even though I knew that it was still a huge surprise to me! I mean, she IS my baby sister and now she's growing up and going to be someones wife?? What!? No way. Weird. Exciting!!

Shannon asked me today how I felt that she was marrying one of Jake's best friends, and especially one that just 3 short years ago I was trying my darnest to make sure they WEREN'T going to date. And all I could say was I knew it was going to happen! From the moment Jason and Shannon started dating I knew she'd be glued to him forever. And now I have to admit defeat. haha I was wrong, Jason and Shannon are perfect together and I was dumb to ever step in the way!

Jason & Shannon,

You guys are some of mine and Jake's very best friends and we're SO extremely happy for you guys to be "taking the plunge" together. I'm so excited to be getting a brother and I think it's so neat that Jake gets to call Jason, his childhood kindergarten friend, his brother now too! And sister, I'm so honored to be your Matron of Honor and will do whatever I can to make your day goes as smooth as silk. We love you guys so much!

Moving on up!

Last Wednesday Jake got a call he'd been waiting on for about a year! A company called Rampage offered him a job!!! Now to back track a little bit. Jake's always kept his eye's peeled for a new job opportunity that would bring in more money but still be in the field of business, off-road ANYTHING, to keep him happy. Well about a year ago he called a friend at Rampage and asked if they were hiring. For a week or two it seemed like maybe they were but then things were still turning for the worst with the economy and they decided not to hire him at that time. About a month ago Jake got a call out of the blue from the same guy at Rampage and he asked Jake if he was still interested in the job! Jake of course jumped on the opportunity, and after a couple weeks of talking to the big guns they were able to offer Jake a position. Yay! The company is located in Corona so Jake will have to commute to work but like everyone's already pointed out to us, at least he's against traffic and it won't be TOO bad for him. He starts work a week from Monday, after the Thanksgiving holiday. I'm really proud of Jake for being so confident and keeping his hopes high especially in this economy. He was miserable at his old shop and he wanted to find somewhere else to bring in more money and come home a happy guy at the end of the day so his girls would be happy too! I think he finally hit his little pot of gold. Good job babes! We love you!

More Pics!!

So I've heard from people here and there on how they think I get too many ultrasounds... well oh well. I got ANOTHER ONE today. haha And just so everyone doesn't worry and freak out Jilly and I are 100%, even 101%, healthy. Ultrasound #1 was at 8 weeks pregnant and my doctor knew how anxious we were to see our little bean so she snuck in a free ultrasound to show us the little miracle we made. Ultrasound #2 was at 11 weeks-ish and that was for the 1st Trimester Screening where they check the baby's health, completely normal. Ultrasound #3 was at 15 weeks and Jake and I went out and found an ultrasound facility so we could find out if Jilly was a she or a he! I couldn't wait any longer! Ultrasound #4 was at 20 weeks and that was our 2nd Trimester Screening where they check development of organs and all those good things AND determine the sex, again. Ultrasound #5 was at 28 weeks where we saw Jilly in 3D! And now...Ultrasound #6 was today at 29 weeks. Today the doctor was just checking the positioning of the baby and honestly she told me she wanted to do one so that I could see that our little girl was perfectly healthy and all that flipping she was doing was just an indication that she's a rambunctious little one. I love my doctor. She knows I stress WAY too much and she does whatever she can to help me feel at ease.

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The 3D ultrasound we did just 4 DAYS ago showed Jillian folded in half grabbing her toes with her butt on the left hand side and her head on my right. Well not today! Today she was in the head down position with her little butt all the way up on my upper right hand side and her feet dangling over to my left hand side. She's a mover! I really do feel like I have a little alien in there!

Beautiful Profile ShotWhen the ultrasound tech handed me this pic I immediately thought of the one below. haha I am women, hear me roar! Her little footsie (toes to the right)

Jilly in 3D!!

Yesterday was amazing. Seriously I had the BEST DAY EVER. Jake and I scheduled our 3D/4D ultrasound for after we were 28 weeks because this was the time recommended to us so Jilly wouldn't be TOO squished in there and we could probably still get a great picture of her. Now, back when we first got pregnant I was hesitant on wanting to do this kind of ultrasound because to be honest I think they're creepy! A lot of babies look like little aliens growing inside you and I was freaked out that Jilly was gonna look weird and it would upset me! Jake, on the other hand, thought they were simply amazing and convinced me that everything would look great and that we should definitely do it. I'm SO happy he did because it was simply amazing. We invited Aunties and Grandma Debi to come along with us so they could see Jilly in live action as well since they've all been so involved in my pregnancy I thought they should get to see too! I made sure to gulp down a Starbucks Frappuccino to get Jilly jumping but boy this girl doesn't care at all. She works on her own time, that's for sure. As much as I was getting the jitters from the caffeine high she was just sleeping away and holding onto her toes most of the time just hiding away from us and only showing us half of her beautiful sleeping face. The technician would ask me to cough or move onto my side to see if she would move around and she did for a little bit but always ended up in the same folded in half position - again, still sleeping. haha

If anyone knows my Mom well enough you know that she's famous (or would it be INfamous) for her shirts. My Mom loves to make anything into a shirt. So we were still trying to get a good shot of Jilly and then my Mom blurts out that she can't wait to make a shirt with one of the good pictures and Jilly gets this great big smile on her face! It brought big tears to my eyes, it was priceless, we all laughed and Jilly just thought that was the cutest comment ever.

Our sweet smiling girlPeek!Peacefully SleepingSucking on her leg - that's her upside down foot right there on her forehead. She's completely folded in half

After leaving the ultrasound Jake and I were just on Cloud 9. It's so exciting to put a real face to our little girl while she's still baking! haha

Jilly, Mommy and Daddy are SO anxious to hold you in our arms and get our hands on your little chunky cheeks! We love you Soooo very much it's breathtaking. Here's to another impatient two and a half months. (80 days today!)

PartyLite Success!!

So I'm very happy to report that my PartyLite Business is starting off great! I'd like to thank all the ladies who have had shows with me already, Nik, Shannon, Rosemary & Haley! All of you ladies have helped me reach my first couple of bonus levels already!!

The one thing I'm still struggling with is booking parties within parties. The goal with PartyLite is to have a show and then while doing your show you're supposed to book another show (or two) with other ladies attending that current show. While some ladies seem interested in booking parties, none have actually followed through. Hmmm. So I need to get better with my techniques on booking these parties or else this business will die down and fizzle! And we don't want that now do we?? So here's to studying my PartyLite material and learning new techniques to keep my business thriving!

Another cool opportunity PartyLite has given me is helping me set up a personal website through them. My website address is: www.partylite.biz/sarahscandlestore What's cool about having a website is anyone can place personal orders on here without hosting a party or having to track down a local consultant to place an order with. While hosting your own party will definitely give you more opportunities for free PartyLite product, this is a simple and easy way to get in those quick candle orders you need for gifts or just to refill your candle supply! So my friends, shop away!

Thank you to everyone who's supported my endeavors so far. And thank you especially to Jake for putting up with the million and one PartyLite boxes taking over our house and putting up with cheese quesadillas for dinner on the nights that I have parties or meetings to attend. I love you!

Softball Fun!

Last Friday (yea, yea I'm behind on these) Mike asked Jake to be a sub on his softball team as he was down a couple players and would need to forfeit if they couldn't get people to play. Jake's been wanting to join a softball team for a while now so he jumped at the opportunity to get to play.

My guy in his uniform - OMG Softball Team (pretty in pink!)

The team was actually down a girl too so that meant that Nikki got to play too! She was a little less enthused then Jake but was a good sport and played anyways! I would have jumped on in there had I not been almost 7 months preggers! Maybe next season guys.

Brother & SisterJake up to bat!

Overall it was a pretty close game until the very last inning and then the other team just demolished them. Ooops. It was fun to be a team wife for a night and cheer on the hubby!! Can't wait to do it again soon. Jake will hopefully be joining a league after Jilly's here cuz he enjoyed it so much! Go team!

Disneyland in Fall!

Last night Jake came home from work and announced that we were going to Disneyland for the night so I could finally check out the Nightmare Before Christmas decorations they do every year in the Haunted Mansion! Jake and I got annual passes to Disneyland this summer but haven't used them as much as we had hoped so I was excited that we were making a spur of the moment trip!

We got to the park a little after 6 and soon discovered the park closed at 8 last night. Bummer!! Oh well, we knew it'd be enough time to get some grub and at least make it on the Haunted Mansion before the park closed!

Jake opted for the turkey legWhile I ran for the Vegetarian Gumbo in a Sourdough Bread Bowl in New Orleans Square - yum one of my favs!

We didn't waste much time eating 'cuz we were worried about long lines at the Haunted Mansion. We soon discovered why Disneyland passes were such a great buy! Tuesday night in the middle of November equals hardly anybody in the park! We waited a total of MAYBE 15 minutes in line at the Haunted Mansion, which is nothing at Disneyland!

Waiting in line w/ Jack the Pumpkin King!

The ride was pretty awesome. I think I was like a 4 year old in a candy store. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Nightmare Before Christmas and especially love all the music. Jilly and I rock out to it on a weekly basis! They did a great job with all the decorations and the new gingerbread house in the dining room area of the Mansion was pretty cool too.

As we were leaving the ride we realized we had time for another ride so we headed over to Pirates since Jake had that song stuck in his head ALL DAY LONG we figured what's hearing it one more time gonna do?? That line was less then 3 minutes long because that's how long it took us to walk through all the chains they had up but we literally just jumped right on the ride when we walked in. Awesome!

Disneyland on a Tuesday Night = so much fun! Thanks babes for taking me!

:::This is Halloween, This is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween, Halloween:::

Ok so Halloween's officially over but I haven't had all my pics to post yet so I'm writing this a little belated.

Halloween was so calm this year. With SO much going on in everyone's lives and the baby on the way, we really weren't into partying it up like we normally would. It was actually kinda nice just having a relaxing holiday and not having to worry about who's the DD! Haha A couple days before Halloween Jake and I went over to the Jackson's to carve pumpkins because we have these super spiffy electric pumpkin carving knives that they wanted to try out. Now I've never been super artistic but Jake is so it's SO much fun for him to get as intricate a picture as he can find that he can carve into his pumpkin. I'm always so jealous of his pumpkins and usually make him clean up mine to look just as good as his!! haha This year wasn't any different!

The finished product!! My Kitty Cat and Jake's WerewolfGrace and Mommy getting their hands all slimy!Us!So happy that Sam is letting her dig and get ALLLL messyTwo pumpkins! The Headlee's and the Jackson's <3

On Halloween morning the Jacksons and Jake and I packed up my car and headed up to Lake Arrowhead for breakfast. Yes, breakfast. We're pretty spontaneous like that. Nah, Haley's been talking about this awesome waffle place they had eaten at before and they were dying to go back and then while Jake and I were up there for our anniversary weekend we happened to walk past this place and I could just SMELL how delicious it was so I was pretty eager to get this breakfast in Arrowhead planned ASAP! I offered to drive this time around because during our anniversary trip I was having a super hard time dealing with the windy roads so I didn't want to feel gross before going to breakfast. On our way up Haley and I were talking about how we wondered if Grace would take after her Mommy (another car sick candidate) or her Daddy (a windy road champ). Well only a short period of time passed before Grace put in her two cents and got car sick all over herself. Poor thing!! Thankfully we were less then 5 seconds from a turn off point and I immediately pulled over and we all went to work! I felt so horrible that it was my fault she was sick!! She looked so pitiful, she didn't even know what had happened!! We got her all cleaned up and after much hesitation, we got back in the car. Lake Arrowhead was only another 5ish miles up the road so we made the second part of the trip with no accidents. When we got out of the car you would have never guessed that Grace was sick just 15 minutes before. She was her happy normal self and stayed that way for the rest of the day! The waffle place was even better then how it smelled when I walked past it 3 weeks before and everyone ordered one item off the menu that sounded scrumptious to them while I ordered 3 things. haha HEY! I wanted to try everything! Breakfast was wonderful and we spent the rest of the morning playing on a local playground with Grace and some other kids she befriended. Our trip down the mountain was a lot less adventurous (thank goodness) and we made it home in time to take a quick breather and then it was time to head to Haley's parents house for Beef Stew and trick or treating! I'm pretty sure we stalked the Jackson's this weekend. They couldn't get rid of us even if they wanted!

Jake and I all cozied upBreakfast in Arrowhead Sliding down the big slide! We didn't go as fast as the little kids did though. :(Haley, Grace and Eddie

I haven't been trick or treating in about 5 years so it was so much fun to get back out and see all the kids dressed up and especially fun to have two babies trick or treating with us because that meant I could pick out whatever I wanted from their buckets! I can't wait to take Jilly out next year, even though some people think babies shouldn't be allowed to trick or treat because they're not even eating the candy, I'm going to ignore those comments and dress our little girl up and knock on everyone's doors!

Haley, Gracie the Ladybug and EddieMom and DadMatt (punkin' head) and me!Taking Grace Trick or Treating She loves her Sam

I'm sad Halloween's over because it's one of my favorite holidays but it's bittersweet because that just means I'm THAT much closer to meeting our little girl. Only about 3 months to go!

100 Days!!

And the number's just keep getting smaller and smaller. Today I'm officially 25 weeks 5 days preggers and we've reached day 100 in our countdown to Jilly's due date; February 4th. I'm sure everyone's getting sick of hearing this but I can't believe how fast this is going. I can't believe how fast it takes to bake this little one inside me and in only 100 short days she'll either have made her appearance or she'll be thinking real hard about making one soon! It's beyond words and completely baffles me still. Jake and I have fallen more and more and more in love with this little girl and just can't wait to hold her in our arms.

Last night we had our hospital tour at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital. This is where we're delivering Jilly. Well, this is where we HOPE to deliver Jilly. haha I was born at Fountain Valley 25 years ago and because I still live in this same area I always knew I wanted to deliver at the same hospital that I was born at. I thought it'd be neat to share that with my kids. Touring the hospital last night made it feel like this is all gonna happen tomorrow. It was a little exciting and nerve-wrecking for me to walk into a labor and delivery room and see all the equipment they'll be using and the bed that I'LL be in. It was so weird. The hospital's going through some renovations and if you've never been there it could be a little difficult to find where I'll be but hopefully they'll be done before February (they say they'll be done in November!). And at least Jake and I know where we're going!! One other rule they're implementing, starting November 1st, is a new visitors policy. This is to help with patient care/safety but also to help with the wide spread H1N1 (SWINE FLU!) epidemic still happening in our community. #1 rule is there are no children under the age of 15 allowed at any time. Not during delivery and not during recovery. Not even little siblings are allowed in to visit. They say this rule is being implemented in every hospital in our community to keep everyone safe from the flu. Another big rule is I'm only allowed 2 visitors MAX at one time. Jake is counted as a visitor. So during labor and after the baby's born only 1 (or two if I have Jake step out of the room) visitor is allowed to come in and see me and Jilly. This kinda bummed me out because I know I have so many friends and family that'll want to come and see us so I just hope that everyone knows how to be patient because I want to see everyone!! I know a lot of hospitals have "strict" visitation policies but I've always been able to squirm my way around them so hopefully by February they'll look the other way and let more people come in at a time. We'll just have to wait and see!

So here's to another happy and healthy 100 days!

Happy Early Halloween!

On Saturday night I went with Haley to her cousin's Halloween/Birthday party. While it was fun getting out of the house and going somewhere I think we had our most fun just getting ready for the darn thing!! Haley did my make-up which we've been talking about doing for SO long now. I just wanted her to play around and use me as her canvas because I don't know what the heck I'm doing and I wanted to look cute that night! I was a black kitty like I was back in 2006 but boy do I look different. Back in 2006 all I wore was some fish net stockings and a black leotard. Ummm yea. Well I put that on again this year and although Jake and Haley said I looked just fine, I didn't feel just fine, so I ended up in a cute long black dress that covered up some of my "troublesome zones". haha

2006!

2009!

Glenda the Good Witch and Sable the Evil Kitty!!

After the party we came back to Haley's house, first stopping at 7-11 for some Slurpees of course, and watched Hocus Pocus. One of our all time favorite movies! I love Halloween and am sad that the Jackson's aren't having their annual Halloween Bash this year but I'm holding them to the promise that they're having one next year! I'm ready to get my groove back on, stripper pole and all!! haha Can't wait!

I'm looking forward to going trick or treating this Saturday for the actual Halloween Holiday. I haven't been in SO many years and I need to re-learn the tradition with our little one on the way. Tootsie Rolls and Dots here I come!

Tummy Time!

Over the last several weeks my waist line has grown significantly. After weeks and weeks of waiting this little girl finally popped my belly out so people can finally see a nice round belly sticking out! I don't think anyone has enjoyed this more then Jake. He's too cute when it comes to my expanding belly. Every night when he gets home and usually while I'm cooking dinner he declares it's Tummy Time! He comes up behind me and wraps his arms around me so his hands are resting on my belly and scratches or rubs my belly. Just the other day it dawned on me why Moose loves his belly scratched so much. It feels good!! hahaha After carrying around some extra weight all day long it's nice to have Tummy Time to relieve some tension that's built up and it gives Daddy some bonding time with his little Jilly. I absolutely love that Jilly's kicking and moving around more so that Jake can actually feel and see her. It makes him feel so much more comfortable that he's talking to his little girl and not just my stomach. haha!

25 weeks!

Ms. PartyLite Consultant

Well as I started talking about in my previous post I had a PartyLite party at my house Saturday night. But this wasn't just any old party it was actually my Starter Show because I'm now officially a PartyLite Consultant!

With the economy plummeting the way it is I decided to spread my wings and try to do something that can help Jake and I bring in some extra money on the side to help us raise our little one on the way. I've always been a die hard PartyLite customer so I knew this business would be great for me since I love their products so much!

My starter show went VERY well and I got my kit for free and also got some extra credit and am now able to do a little side shopping in our catalog to build up my kit. One rule with starting in the business is I have to have 6 parties within my first month of business so I want to thank Nikki, Sheila, Haley, Christy, Shannon and Amy for agreeing to host a party for me and I can't wait to come to all of your houses and show you all the neat products we have!

To anyone else out there, if you're interested in PartyLite and would like to have a little get together at your house with all your friends please feel free to contact me at sheadlee08@yahoo.com and we'll get you on the calendar! When you host a party for me you get all kinds of free PartyLite products (depending on the amount of your sales) and great opportunities for half price items too! And to top it all off you're definitely helping me out by getting my business going! And for all the others who just can't have a gathering right now I'll soon have my website up where you can order directly from me online and order as little or as much PartyLite product as you wish! With all the holidays coming up fast this is a super fast and convenient way to get some quick shopping done. I'll post the website address when I get it after my training session tomorrow evening.

Thanks ahead of time for everyones support in this new endeavor of mine. It's nerve-wrecking and exciting at the same time!

Your favorite PartyLite Consultant,

Sarah Headlee

Weekend w/ the Rugrats

This weekend Nikki and Mike took a much needed weekend away and asked us to watch Jolene and Orion. I knew it'd be interesting taking them both at the same time 'cuz Jolene's so laid back and easy while Orion's definitely the 5 year old little boy you'd expect that needs constant attention!! But we love our neice and nephew and knew they'd be perfect little angels allll weekend. hahahaha

Friday night Nik dropped off the kids after dinner and we just hung around all evening watching Jake hook up our new surround sound (anniversary gift to eachother!). After he was done we watched a little bit of TV but then it was time to call it a night.

On Saturday Jake and I spent most of the morning cleaning the house for my PartyLite party (more on that in the next post). The kids were great and entertained themselves for the most part but soon it was time to get out of the house since we were all getting cabin fever. We headed over to our local Farmers Market to go pumpkin shopping! Since I asked Jake to do something with the kids while I hosted my PartyLite party I figured carving pumpkins out in the garage would be a good and cheap past time for them. When we got back home it was time for me to get showered and dressed for the party and then soon Jake headed out with the kids while I did my thing. They went and ran a couple errands, then walked around a hobby store for a bit and then ended up at Carl's Jr. for a small snack before coming back to the house to carve pumpkins. I really appreciated Jake taking them out so it gave me time to get the ladies all settled at the house and my party going.

Jake, Joee and O after carving their pumpkins!
I love Halloween!

Of course I had to bake the pumpkin seeds!

Then on Sunday we took Orion to his baseball game where he hit an AWESOME home run!! We're so proud of you O! And by the time the game was over Nikki was there to pick them up as they came home just a little bit early (cuz they missed the kids of course! hehehe).

All in all the weekend went great and it was nice to get some extra bonding time with Jo and Orion. We love you guys!

And It Just Keeps Getting Better and Better!!

On Sunday, October 11th, Jake and I celebrated our ONE YEAR wedding anniversary. Wowie. One year already! It's true that the older you get the faster time flies because there's no way it's been a year already. Our first year was definitely a wonderful honeymoon period. Now I'm not saying there wasn't a quarrel or two in between all the lovin' but over all Jake and I grew even closer together and completely embraced the title of man and wife. After all the wedding chaos we gladly slipped back into our normal routine again.

For years Jake and I had talked about when we'd like to try and start a family. Whether it'd be right after the wedding, a year later or two years later! Well before the wedding these talks got more and more serious and we had sort of unofficially decided we'd wait until our one year anniversary to try for a baby. But for anyone who knows us (meaning ME) well enough you know how impatient we are and don't really like waiting around for something we want. So after a couple months of honeymoon bliss we decided now's a better time then any to start growing our family. The first month we tried is the same month we conceived little miss Jillian Carey. Now celebrating our one year wedding anniversary and 6 months pregnant with our first little bundle of joy we couldn't be any happier!

For a nice anniversary weekend get-a-way we headed up to Big Bear Lake for some much needed and doctor ordered peace and quiet! 2 years ago for Valentine's Day, Jake surprised me (well he tried to surprise me) with renting us a quaint little cabin up in Sugarloaf just a couple miles off Big Bear's main strip. The place is called Barter's Re-Leaf and it's just about perfect, for a midget no taller then 4'2" that is. This place is SOOO tiny. It's funny to watch Jake clamour up the stairs into the attic space they called a bedroom. But something about this place is so cute that we loved it and promised we'd come back soon. Soon meaning 2 years later. Oh well, we made it anyways! We packed up the car with all our supplies, groceries and Moose and headed out there Saturday morning. The drive was long and very windy and yeah I got a little green but once we finally got there our weekend of solitude started! No kidding, the second we turned off the main street both our cell phones lost service completely. What?! No Facebooking or Mafia Wars? What were we going to do all weekend? We did a lot of lazing around, talking, checking out the shops and eating. It was a great weekend (except for my psychotic scared of the dark Sunday night episode but we don't need to go into details, let's just say I'm a BIG baby and Jake's going to be giving me a can of Monster Spray before the Jilly arrives!).

Jake in the teeny tiny kitchen

Moose and I enjoying are first fire of the weekend!Our re-leafOne of my new favorite pics of Jake. He's so handsome! Relaxin' in the sun on our excursion to Lake Arrowhead for the day10/11/2008Our wedding night set up - we relived it once again but actually got to EAT cake this time. It was SO good!Jake lighting his cigar w/ fireplace matches. Goof.

Happy Anniversary Chicka Chick - I love you more this year then I did the last and I didn't even know that was possible. You make me happy and crazy at the same time and that's why we're perfect for each other. And now that you're going to be a Daddy in just 4 short months it's made me see a different side of you that I haven't gotten to know yet, but it's amazing. Jillian and I are two of the luckiest women in this world.

I love you, Smac