Ode to Brandon

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUSBAND!

I sure am glad he was born and I'm so glad he's a part of my life forever.

& appropriately, as we saw on that girls shirt at Lagoon.....

never forget...

OWL LOVE YOU!
(it took me a few times saying it out loud before I got it!)

I May or May Not Be A Dinosaur

Just a little random fact sharing about some inner workings of my life (don't expect deep insights at this point....be patient....wait for it...)

Have you ever lifted too much weight at the gym before your body was able to really handle it? I was a victim of a very intimidating and almost scary instructor at my gym in a weight lifting class. I haven't been to the gym in several months, (ok, maybe 6, or maybe 8) and I just started getting back into it this month. So I went to this class, and didn't think I killed myself....but the past 3 days have told me other wise.

Basically, right now, I feel like a Tyrannosaurus Rex. My biceps have ripped so much that it is literally painful to straighten my arms. I walk around with them bent in front of me. It takes a slow and painful process to stretch and straighten them out. I've never been more grateful for the ability to extend my arms in my entire life. Needless to say, I think I bit out too big of a chunk than my body could handle. And those instructors....they sure are good at what they do. I didn't want to let her down, I didn't want to appear weak....and I didn't want her to keep looking at me like that when I cheated....so I pushed myself, I "worked it".....and I am now paying for it.

Lesson Learned: Don't expect to be able to handle the same level of strength and exertion you could 6 months ago. And don't give in to the peer pressure of perfectly toned and intimidating Gym instructors. I can't wait until I can walk normal and swing my arms at my side again like the average Homosapien. I think there is also a hidden lesson of gratitude thrown in there. I feel a new sense of sympathy for the poor T-Rex's that have such little use of their arms. It reminds me of scene from meet the Robinsons.

Now I know. I guess sometimes you have to learn a lesson the hard way.

I've had a few requests for an update, and some honeymoon pictures. I'll start with the latter.

Brandon and I went to Sarasota, FL for our Honeymoon. We stayed in a beautiful 3 story condo (friend of my dad's)...had an absolute blast....and unfortunately, didn't take too many pictures....but here are a few.

(possibly a result of listening recently to Nelly Furtado's,
"I'm like a bird"....that or it's just hard to resist the
urge not to run into a flock of birds!)

(A sunset stroll)





(enjoying our favorite game....beach side)


(how could you not be in love with a sunset like that?!)

As for an update. Being married these last almost 2 months (can you believe it's been 2 months?) has been so fun! It is a whole new world to be aware of someone else besides yourself for 24 hours a day. (that makes me sound really selfish....and it's kinda true.) We have had a lot of fun learning about how to be married! It is an inevitable crash course and you can either laugh the whole way, or get all worked up about it. Brandon has a few adorable quirks that I never really knew to expect when living with a man. I don't know how he would feel about me posting this to the world, (or at least the 6 of you that ever read this!) but I'm pretty sure he never reads my blog, so we should be ok! They're totally adorable though....and maybe a lot of men do this. No idea! I've only ever lived with one.

Quirk #1- He likes to take off his shirt when he brushes his teeth.....to check himself out and flex for a good solid 2 or 3 minutes!

Quirk #2- He likes to hang the pants he's wearing tomorrow on the door.

Quirk #3- He talks in his sleep all the time! He is actually a very animated sleeper.....he twitches, and shakes hands, and has a very expressive face when he's dreaming....and has even gotten in a few fights. He threw a right hook one night, and unfortunately, as it came down from the invisible face he just knocked out in his dream.....I was the recipient of the end of that punch.

Not really my favorite way to be woken up in the middle of the night.

So now, the rule is....cuddle for a little bit, and once he dozes off.....I scoot over as far away from him as I can!

Quirk #4- He gets about 1 or 2 lines of a song stuck in his head, and he sings those 1 or 2 lines over and over and over and over again.

I think that is all I can and should share! It is a blast being married to this man. We are still figuring out schedules, routines, and roles....but that's all part of the fun. I have also just recently re-surfaced from married never-never land....and have made contact with other earthlings and friends that I have neglected (with all the love in my heart) for the last 2 months. I'm grateful for their patience as I put all my time and energy into this new husband of mine for a little bit.

Also, it's Fall....and that could not make me any happier. Life is pretty dang dong darn good!