Layers

More about Moi! Sorry! :-)

LAYER ONE:
Name: April
Birth date: Feb 20
Birthplace: Long Beach, CA
Current Location: Colleyville, Tx
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: dirty blonde
Height: 5′7
Righty or Lefty: Righty
Zodiac Sign: Pisces (I can never spell that right!)

LAYER TWO:
Your heritage: German, Welsh, French, Cherokee Indian in there somewhere I think...
The shoes you wore today: Black Converse
Your weakness:Ethnic foods...Indian, Japanese, Thai.....
Your fears: 3 years ago it was losing someone I love, well that happened. Now I'll go with 'Failure'.
Your perfect pizza: Pepperoni, Extra Cheese,
Goal you’d like to achieve: lead the life God has intended for me to.

LAYER THREE:
Your most overused phrase on AIM: LOL
Your first waking thoughts: if I go pee, Baby will stop kicking!
Your best physical feature: smile
What you miss the most: MY MOM. everyday. doesnt ever get easier.

LAYER FOUR:
Pepsi or Coke: neither!
McDonald’s or Burger King: McD's
Adidas or Nike: Nike
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton
Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla all the way!
Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino!

LAYER FIVE:
Smoke: nope
Cuss: No.
Sing: I can't!
Take a shower everyday: not always, but try to!
Do you think you’ve been in love: YES!
Want to go to college: done that.
Liked high school: Yes
Want to get married: love being married! Especially to who I married :-)
Believe in yourself: Yes I do. My mom was always my biggest fan and she gave me the confidence I'd need to succeed.
Get motion sickness: Unfortunately got that from my mom too :-(
Think you’re attractive: Maybe when I'm not pregnant and the size of a tent!
Think you’re a health freak: funny question. I'm big about my health and preventing illnesses and diseases, but I wouldn't call myself a health food freak. Although we do eat alot of all natural and organic things.
Get along with your parent(s): Yes
Like thunderstorms: Yes as long as I'm in bed!
Play an instrument: Yes I can play the flute! Played for 8 years and still have it although its been at least 3 years since I picked it up!

LAYER SIX:
In the past month…
Drank Alcohol: nope
Smoked: nope
Done a drug: does Tylenol count?
Made out: yup
Gone on a date: Yes! Last monday! Can I have another?
Gone to the mall: yup
Eaten an entire box of Oreos: nope
Eaten sushi: Yes, can I have another?
Been on stage: no.
Been dumped: no
Gone skating: No!
Made homemade cookies: more like attempted!
Gone skinny dipping: no
Dyed your hair: no.
Stolen anything: if its Gavin's last dr pepper then YES :-)

LAYER SEVEN:
Ever…
Played a game that required removal of clothing: Nope
If so, was it mixed company: see above.
Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: did high school happen? LOL
Been caught “doing something”: yep. Mom caught me holding a cigarette in high school. downtown bangkok of all places. HOW does that happen???
Been called a tease: Probably so...
Gotten beaten up: Nope. wait does my sister count? well she didn't really beat me up. maybe scratched me up once or twice. But she got what she deserved too ;-)
Shoplifted: no
Changed who you were to fit in: no.

LAYER EIGHT:
Age you hope to be married: got married at 23
Numbers and Names of Children: 1 and a 1/2 on the way ;-) Mason (2 next week!) and will 99% sure be Maddox for the one on the way.
Describe your Dream Wedding: Well we had an evening, lots of candle light, all family and friends were there. If we could do it again we'd be married outside and maybe on a beach!!
How do you want to die: preferrably not in pain. and nothing embarassing. nothing that would make the darwin awards. After a long life of love would be nice. :-)
Where you want to go to college: went to North Texas
What do you want to be when you grow up: Fulfill God's plan for my life and prep my family for what theirs might be.
What country would you most like to visit: Easter Island (Chile)

LAYER NINE:
Number of people I could trust with my life: 8
Number of CDs that I own: crap, no clue. alot. do you want to buy them? I want to get rid of them!
Number of piercing: 2 - one in each ear!
Number of tattoos: none, but I'm ready for my 1!
Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: who knows!
Number of scars on my body: too many! haha!
Number of things in my past that I regret: ZERO.

Trekkies Unite!

Just saw a new movie trailer on tv for the new Star Trek movie for this coming summer. I can just bet all the trekkies will be in line for that one.
And you can bet that I WON'T be there.

Gavin loves Star Trek. Sorry for the disappointment, but I can't stand it! Sometimes late in the afternoon I'll catch him with the tv on and what is he watching? Star Trek (rolls eyes) ugh, that's one way to get me to fall asleep QUICK! I'm just not a Sci Fi kinda girl.....but I do love CSI Las Vegas. (that is Sci Fi right? maybe not.) I guess that's just ONE of the many aspect that makes Gavin and I so opposite!
So all you trekkies...Unite! Or better yet, Don't! :-p

Some funnies

At Deedee & Papaw's house- Mason has a baseball mit that he plays with. He has a full basket full of balls here at our house which can generally be found in about every room of our house. After coming home last night from Papaw's house he reached in the drawer that keeps all of our oven mits and found my red Caphalon (hard plastic) oven mitten and has now claimed it as his new baseball mit! Guess its easier to use than the regular mit since his fingers can easily slip into it. Crazy kid. I guess I have to say he's pretty imaginative!!


I'm now counting down the days until January 21st. Yes I am really looking forward to Christmas Eve & Christmas Day with my family, HOWEVER The LOST Season premiere starts 1/21/09 and I almost cannot contain myself! it does not help to see the Lost commercials that gets me so pumped up! Mason was watching his playhouse disney this morning & after it went off "the Santa Claus 2" came on and guess who's one of the main characters? Juliet! great....just what I need to feed my hunger for the LOST season premiere!!!!
ONLY 52 days until 1/21!!!!

Christmas in November

How is it that any christmas music played before Thanksgiving is so very very wrong. Yet, Thanksgiving makes it magically okay to play Christmas music? I kind of feel the same way about getting into the christmas spirit- I just can't do it until Thanksgiving has come and gone. We've been doing lots of fun Christmas-y stuff too!
No lights or decor out at our house just yet, but we have had to make several trips across the street to Mr. Ed's house who has some fantastic Christmas displays which Mason just loves to talk about. Yesterday Mason went on a trip with Deedee and Papaw to the North Pole Express (or is it Polar Express?- cant remember we watched the movie last night too!) train ride in Grapevine. It was a quick 1 hour train ride and they had christmas carolers, a visit from Santa, pony rides and more. It was a pretty cool set up and Mason seemed to really enjoy himself along with getting to hang out with Granma & Granpa for awhile! (hopefully we'll see some pictures soon!)
This morning we got up early to go see Santa at the mall. Mason's been hearing ALL about Santa lately. He even got to see him on Barney yesterday, also at the train station yesterday and we point out Santa in cartoons or in decorations, so he's been getting the idea of who he is. We made a big deal of going to see Santa this morning, I think he was pretty excited. We went and had a special breakfast at McD's before heading to the mall. Mason was so well behaved this morning, we didn't take his stroller in, he wanted to walk with us and hold hands the whole time. He REALLY enjoyed seeing all the decorations, getting to ride the escalators and even flirted with quite a few sales girls. We got to the short line for Santa and I pointed to him and he was just jaw dropped and wide eyed. Curious to see his reaction? it was pretty darn good! :-)

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Don't worry, he was better 5 seconds later when I gave him his promised Lollipop!

I can't wait til NEXT year when we have 2 screaming kids to sit on Santa's lap!!! :-D I sure hope Santa gets paid good for what he does...he must, I don't think he works for the rest of the year! LOL

What I'm Thankful for this year!

Getting into the holiday spirit, makes me think about what I'm Thankful for....

- A Loving and Giving God who provides for us and never ceases to amaze me with his wonderous works
- our country that gives us freedoms and opportunities (thanks to all those who've served our country in any shape or form!)
- My wonderfully supportive family and having a sister as a good friend
-My friends, not sure how far you can get in life without amazing friends!
- a healthy child (I can't say enough about the blessing of having a healthy child- last year we were not so lucky, but since Mason was diagnosed this year with food allergies, what a turn around his immune system has done!)
- a healthy pregnancy that lets me keep up with an active toddler!
- a house over our heads and the sweet pets we have
- my talents and creativity
and one of the most important: Gavin! the help with the house and Mason, his love, support and friendship too, how did I get so lucky! :-)

Marriage Survey!

How long have you been married?
4 years, 5 months

Is this your first marriage?
First and only for both!

Is it how you imagined it would be?
Its different than what I ever imagined, but better in so many ways!

What would you change?
I'd love more date nights, but that would require more money too!

Are you married to your soulmate?
I don't really believe in soulmates, i believe God brought us together and meant for us to be together!

What do you argue about the most?
chores

What do you see eye to eye on the most?
parenting and family time.

Where did you meet your spouse?
Southlake, Texas. haha to be more exact- Bicentennial Park...was there with some friends..Gavin says he remembers meeting me at Denny's just before that, but I don't remember!

Where was your first date?
Curtain Club in Deep Ellum to see the Toadies (november 3, 1999)

Where were you when you became engaged?
parents house- valentines 2003

What was your wedding song?
My Life- by the Beatles

Who was in your wedding party?
My sister (matron of honor)
Annie (BFF from HK) maid of honor
Cathy (childhood bff- practically sister)
Heather (cathy's sister- my other practically sister)
Holly
Katy (long time friend)
Kat & Kiera (flower girls) gavin's cousins
Alina (flower girl) Heather's lilttle girl

David M (Gavin's bff for 27 years)
David C
Josh (my brother)
Chris (Gavins brother)
Rob
Justin (high school friend)
Jayden (ring bearer- justin's son)

Do you get along with the in-laws?
Yes I do!

Whats your view on children?
Can't wait for #2. or maybe I can! haha! I couldn't imagine not having kids. Really i can barely remember what it was like pre-Mason!

Does your spouse feel the same way?
Usually

Are you a 2 peas in a pod or opposites attract couple?
both, we see the same on alot of things, however we're very different on many things too!

Do you go out without your spouse?
Occasionally for a girls night. used to ALOT before Mason, but now we see how little time we do get date nights so we'd rather be together!

How long are you away from your spouse before you start to miss him/her?
not long!

Have you ever compared your spouse to someone you have dated in the past?
sadly yes, but thank God Gavin is who he is! That's why I married him!!

Do you trust your Spouse?
Completely.

Does your Spouse trust you?
I'm sure he does, i've never done anything to question it!

How well does your spouse know your favorites?
He knows me way too well. Just consider him my personal chef and shopper ;-p

Do you get along with your spouses friends?
Yes.

Does your spouse get along with your friends?
Yes.

Did you go on a honeymoon?
Yes, Playa del Carmen in Mexico!

Do you watch the same TV shows?
Yes and no. we watch some the same, some we cant stand each others shows!

Can you agree on Pizza toppings?
Easily! pepperoni. and if i'm pg- add pineapple and jalapenos!

Who takes out the trash?
He does unless I'm feeling especially sweet.

Who does laundry??
We both do.

Who cooks dinner?
We both do.

Do you have any traditions?
yes, too many to list. actually i'm just hungry now and trying to hurry through this now!

Do you know your spouses passwords/pins?
Yes

Does your spouse know your social security number?
if he thought about it, yes

Do you ever nag your spouse?
i wouldn't call it nagging...call me a MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER!

Do you admit wrong doing?
yes but we all know that I'm RARELY wrong. ;-p

Does your spouse?
rarely. ;-D

Date night!

Monday night Gavin and I had date night! Its been a while sadly since we've had a date night (probably 2 months at least!) Every monday night we have our couple's bible study/Life Group, so we take that as our date night. We did have a date night a few weeks back as a group to go see "Fireproof" but as far as a solo date with just Gavin & I-its been a while!
Monday night we had a nice dinner at Hooters (i craved their boneless wings when pg with Mason too). There's so few decent movies out right now, we couldn't really agree on a movie. I'm not a Bond type girl, and Gavin wouldn't go see a chick flick, so we settled on Twilight- little does Gavin know its geared towards hormonal teenage girls. hee hee hee- but it was good, much better than the Harry Potter movies (which Gavin loves)!
I love playing the name game (as we call it) I tend to drive Gavin crazy when in the movies and I constantly ask "oooh....what else is that guy from!" I was pretty good that night, the movie was full of tv actors (not that tv actors & movie actors cant cross over )but everyone that I pointed out was from tv.....90210, 24, Grey's Anatomy, Swingtown....i had to do very little imdb'ing last night when I got home :-)

On another note of the Name Game...different name game i guess! I think Gavin is pretty set on "Maddox" for #2. I really really like it, but not 100% sure, I'm still throwing names out there (and Gavin keeps crossing them off!)
So our top runner right now is:
Maddox Lee (Lee was my mom's middle name)

my other back up names are:
Evan Anthony (gavin doesnt like Evan at all, but I do! Anthony is Gavin's & his dad's first names)
Kellan Christopher (Christopher is gavin's brother)
Thankfully we've got time to decide, right? Just over 3 months left..................................
...........crap.....................
............double crap.........!!

thats coming QUICK!

little things

lots of little things going on this weekend, but its those little things that make life fun :-)

-Friday night a couple from our lifegroup got married and our group threw them a dinner, i think we surprised them, we decorated and even went in as a group to get them a nice hotel room for the night and made an awesome dinner for everyone. We had a good time and always love our group's company.

-Saturday morning we had a garage sale- WOW this went over 10X better than I thought it would. I hate garage sales, however can't avoid them when I have lots to purge! We had quite a bit to purge too, our old tv, some old furniture pieces that just take up room, clothes, appliances, etc. So much to purge we made $1200 and also a nice donation receipt to GoodWill as well! WOohoo!

-Since we had such a crazy friday night and early saturday morning, Mason stayed over at Deedee's (his name for Grandma now) and Papaw's house friday night and they brought him home just before we wrapped up the garage sale. Boy did he think we were having a party in the front yard! He hung out with us for the last hour and just had a blast socializing with everyone and running around. He had so much fun he went down for a very late nap and slept for over 3 hours which resulted in a late night for him!

-Yesterday evening we hung out with Papa and did all the grocery shopping for Turkey Day. In the process of doing so, I managed to finally find a pancake mix for Mason that is mommy approved! Not easy to find muffin, pancake and cookie mixes that are premixed, taste good, are healthy and that are free of all allergens (corn, wheat, soy......) for him. I COULD purchase all the different flours, sugars, starches, baking powders and mix them myself, however gluten free, corn free and soy free ingredients such as those are not the cheapest, so I haven't gone that route yet. Breakfast tends to be our 'weakest' meal of the day, not always the easiest to feed Mason. He can get tired of the different muffins I make him, fruit, his 2 cereals he can have and yogurt (he does seem to prefer those as afternoon snacks now though!) so yes there are some mornings he'll snack on his veggie chips or lunch meat for breakfast! I have to say, this morning was a great morning when I got to make him pancakes (i know sounds silly, but when you dont get to do things like this for your child its a fun thing!) and it totally made my day when he climbed up to the table and saw what I made him, he took one bite of his pancake and squealed with delight! Little things like that just make my day :-)

A week of no work

well not really a week of no work, just alot less work this week! So I've noticed...whether there's lots or little of work, my life still seems crazy! WIll it be crazier or just as crazy when #2 is here? Maybe I just like to add to the chaos, maybe that's how I function best...if its a slow week, just add chaos!
I think we've had something going on every night this week, along with Sara, Kristin & Jenny threw us a fun shower on Sunday afternoon, computer work to keep up with, finish off the 4 artsy fartsy orders this week, the regular things such as life group (bible study), prayer group, help plan, cook 2 dishes and decorate a small wedding dinner for tomorrow for some friends (can't wait for that!) and on top of that we figured it'd be the best weekend (and only weekend because there's no weddings) to have a massive garage sale with Kristin! Maybe I just need to finally comes to terms that CRAZY is my life! Its been a nice week though, crazy or not, its unusual to not be working constantly towards the end of the week! I sure wish I had a day to do laundry though (what's new!)
Here's some randomness for the week!
-Mason's learned to open the fridge this week, so that's been fun!
-I canned up a dozen jars of my jalapeno cranberry relish tonight, so feel special if you get one :-)
-Mason wanted to try the relish tonight, he ended up LOVING it, so i put some over vanilla yogurt and he absolutely went nuts over it!
-My cravings this week- Bruschetta and sushi. Finally got my bruschetta tonight (and it was better than I thought it would be!), hopefully sushi for lunch tomorrow!
-This morning Mason woke up crying at 6 am and cried for a whole 5 seconds before going back to sleep and of course woke me up in the process, so I laid awake trying to go back to sleep, then #2 wakes up and proceeds to kick (and boy were these big kicks!) for a good 15 minutes, not easy to go back to sleep with that!
-Last week Sabai (our male cat) peed in our bedroom TWICE. Stupid cat. There's nothing more disgusting than the smell of cat urine. He peed on a throw pillow that was on the floor and of course it was Gavin's side of the room (cat has behavioral issues- Gavin does nothing wrong to him, just a male thing i guess!) SO I decided all pets were to be banned from our bedroom. PERIOD. no more sleeping in our bed, no more STEPPING in our room. Shelby slept at the door for 2 nights, Sabai screamed at Gavin one night constantly because he wouldn't let him in the room while I was already asleep in there and Sanuk (the siamese) only woke me up one night at 4 am crying trying to get in the room. Besides THAT, man have I slept better! Kicking them out of the room is almost worst than when we went thru sleep training with Mason!

Family Pictures!

I've finally stayed awake last night long enough to upload all of our family photos we took 2 weeks ago with Cesar. (and of course Mason decided to wake up at 6:15 this morning. ouch that hurt.) Enjoy!

WIsh I got my haircut BEFORE the shoot. oh well. coulda, woulda, shoulda. or however that goes.

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We love Converse. We're a converse family. That was Mason's first pair of shoes we bought for him before he was born. Gavin counted down the days until he could wear them and he dresses him in them as often as possible!

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Sorry dude, that's a little too heavy for you

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By the Choo-Choo

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Pictures in the alley by Willhoit's. This is an ironic photo. If you don't know why, don't ask. okay if it bugs you enough, email me.

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Mommy's Bribe #1

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Love this shot. Except for the cleavage. Remind me to thank Gavin for that- he was my personal shopper that day while I was at work. That's what he came home with. Love the shot besides that!

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Mommy's Bribe #2

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Mason loved my bribes

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WOW a picture of just US?

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