My sister thought that she was too little to go, but I knew she would have fun anyway..so Dan & I got her a costume and took her :) She had a blast!
all ready to go!
after the first house!
She even said "trick-or-treat"
My little Garden Gnome
Monday, October 31, 2011
Thoughts on Halloween
I grew up with a much different version of Halloween. In Poland, and in many other countries...November 1st is actually 'a day of the dead' families visit cemeteries to light candles and pay respects to their deceased loved ones..cemeteries all over are filled with lights...such a respectable & beautiful thing to do. I remember going to my Grandfathers grave when I was a kid and I wish I still could every year. As my father says " Halloween in American is an idiotic, stupid thing" When I see grown women use this holiday as an excuse to dress like hookers, I can say that I fully agree with that statement.
So yes, though I much rather be in Poland at this time...I do live elsewhere now and have to accept the difference in culture, I wont be a debby donwer for all the kiddos in my neighborhood who will be knocking on my door later. Hubby & I will be spending our evening giving out candy for the first time in our own home.
Random thought : I'm gonna have a 7 month old this time next year!
I cant say that I haven't already looked at costumes for her to wear next year : P
it gets me every time...
Please tell me I'm not the only one who gets teary eyed during this commercial
maybe its just my pregnancy hormones but the part when they're on skype with the baby really tugs on my heart strings!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
yep, hands down best week of my life!!
The wedding was exactly what I have envisioned it to be, the resort surpassed everyone's expectations, scenery was amazing, food was great, drinks...well couldn't tell ya about that one..but everyone else really enjoyed them!
One thing I learned is that I could NEVER live anywhere where there is humidity...I forgot how disgusting it is....the temperature was in the 80s, and my poor groom sweat through his suit at one point. 80s in Arizona is perfect, so I forgot that the same temperature can feel so drastically different somewhere else...that is my one and only complaint about the whole wedding.
Since we got back, we have been chasing our tails...My parents and sister flew back with us then a few days later my aunt from Chicago flew in...So I had my hands full, but it was so nice to have a full house, almost the whole family in one place...this never happens.
We dont have our professional pictures & video yet, turns out the photographers wife went into labor on the day of our wedding...some luck huh? So hes taking a while to get back to us with it all, which I understand but Im also getting very impatient...So till then here is a little recap/photo overload of the photos we do have
My insanely handsome groom :)
yep, I cried walking up to that smile
With our dear Moms
Im pretty certain that we picked the most beautiful place to get married :)
Uncle 'Dan Dan' with our sweet flower girl
Love these ladies!
Multiple photographers = everyone looking in different directions
We took a sunset dinner cruise with all of our friends & family the night before the wedding
It was one of my favorite parts of the wedding! everyone had a blast.
Lovers beach behind us...pictures don't do justice!
We started dinner right as the sun was setting...
the little things that I loved
Danny had his fun...
...and I had mine
Life from a sunset point of view...
I'm leaning, day by day....that there are going to be storms - horrible storms. Roads may be washed away, causing me to find other routes, and the lighting will most definitely frighten me. However, those storms will pass...and no matter how hard it may be at the time to see, that beautiful sunset will show itself to me and for that moment, I will look around and know that the storm was what made the beautiful sunset so
worthwhile.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
a little preview of our yard :)
Today is the first Saturday that we are actually home all day, not running around doing errands and shopping for the house...and that's only because we are getting all of our windows replaced...kind of an annoying, hefty, but needed expense...The old windows were not energy efficient, outdated and single pane. We needed ones that were easier to child proof. These guys have been here since 7AM this morning, it is now almost 4...but at least it gives me a chance to catch up on my blog...once they're done there will be a lottttttttt of cleaning to do, there is dust everywhere...even on the keyboard I am typing with now... I'm sneezing up a storm here.
Danny is catching up on some more yard-work in the mean time..mowing the lawn, planting some more fruit trees...which I must add is not an easy task...there are already about 8 trees out there so digging is a horror because of all the roots he hits...but its coming along... slowly but surely.
we finally hung it today!
new baby lemons
a sweet little reminder of Hawaii
The hard work is paying off! I need to take a before and after picture, the whole yard was covered in rocks when we first moved it - it was awful!
I'm new at this - don't laugh : p
red grapefruit tree - planted 10/29/11
Apple tree - planted 10/29/11
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