All you ever wanted to know about me...

Sara did this on her blog and I thought it would be fun so here it is and now you know!

1. I had an amazing childhood and my mom and dad made the most amazing memories for me.
2. People say I am just like my mother, that used to really bother me, but now I secretly strive to be just like her.
3. My mother and my little brother are the very best friends I have.
4. I only knew my husband for 2 weeks before he asked me to marry him and I moved in with him.
5. I have been married for 6 years and I am still madly in love with my husband.
6. My biggest fear growing up was that I would never have children.
7. When I got pregnant with Grant it was a huge surprise and I didn't realise I was pregnant until I was 3 months along.
8. Grant is my entire world, my universe revolves around him and it probably always will.
9. I am 99% positive that I can never have another child and I have accepted that.
10. That doesn't mean that I don't WANT another child.
11. I dont have many close friends.
12. I have Social Anxiety Disorder.
13. I was an only child for almost 8 years.
14. I only have one little brother and he is very very special to me.
15. My favorite color is black.
16. My favorite food is Mexican.
17. Nothing could ever beat my mom's cooking though.
18. My favorite place is anywhere with my family.
19. My all time favorite movie is Pretty Woman.
20. My favorite band is Caroline's Spine.
21. I have never broken a bone.
22. I have had stitches once.
23. I LOVE taking pictures of my little Grant.
24. If I could go anywhere in the world I would go to AFRICA.
25. My favorite animal is an elephant.
26. Last year was the first time I have ever been out of the country, we went to the Bahamas.
27. My family has always had a hot tub in the backyard since I can remember.
28. I hate to cook.
29. I hardly ever allow my son to eat sugar.
30. I love to learn about the human mind and how it works.
31. When I first got married I had a boxer puppy.
32. I hope to have a boxer puppy again.
33. Stupid people and racist people are a big pet peeve of mine.
34. I was reading when I was 3 years old.
35. I still enjoy reading.
36. I am an avid scrapbooker.
37. I worked at a scrapbook store and I loved it.
38. I was a nanny in St. Louis when I was 16
39. I absolutely adore children.
40. I love to play games.
41. I love milk.
42. I love to go camping and spend time outdoors.
43. 4th of July is my favorite holiday.
44. I have a love/hate relationship with Dr. Pepper.
45. I am excited to go to Cozumel, Mexico.
46. I have a love of horseback riding, although I have only done it a couple times.
47. I like to write, poetry, journaling, etc.
48. I am a very sentimental person.
49. I am NOT a girlie girl.
50. I love my little boy more than anything!!!

Contrary to popular belief

So I mentioned in my last little update that my father in law, Craig, is getting married in April. And I also mentioned that we were all a little shocked... Well that's not to say that we aren't happy for him. When I say WE I mean Jared and I. The rest of Craig's kids and family have their own opinions, some good and some not so good. We were just shocked because a lot of us thought that Craig might never get married again. It has been (I think) 17 or so years since he was divorced from Jared's mom. And the other reason we were a bit shocked is that he hasn't known her long and we had never even met her.
So we met her at Christmas time and have seen her a couple of other times since and I got a good feeling about her. Last week she called Jared and invited us over to her place for dinner. I was cautiously anticipating it, not really knowing what to expect. And I must say we had a GREAT time. We went over last night and all day yesterday Grant was so excited he kept asking me, "Is it time to go to Christine's yet?" She is a great cook and a wonderful hostess. We were lucky enough to meet her 18 year old son Chris and I really like him. Grant even asked if he could call him Uncle Chris. So CUTE! While us adults sat around the table talking and laughing, Chris took Grant in the living room and watched the X games with him. Grant got a kick out of it and they sat there yelling at the TV together.
I know that some people in the family have some reservations about the whole idea of Craig and Christine getting married, and I do think that some of those reservations are very valid, but I feel that Jared and I are ready to welcome Christine into the family with open arms!

I'm just not that into it...

Just wanted to share a recent photo of my little love bug!

Lately everytime I sit down to blog I find that I dont really have anything nice to say or I am just not in the mood, so... here is a quick update on us.

Jared's dad anounced that he is getting married in April. We were all a little shocked.

Grant is still love love loving school. He has been a really good boy lately(he always has been) He has been very sweet and very sensitive. And he has been having a lot of problems at night (night terrors, etc, etc...)

Jared hates his job and wants to quit. (what's new) I am hoping this too shall pass...

My sister in law is pregnant. This is NOT a happy occassion for anyone involved, for many reasons.

And me? I am just counting down the days till we board that plane to Florida and sail off to the Caribbean. It is a much needed family time break and it is deffinitely not going to be long enough.

So there you have it.

How stinking cute

How stinking cute are these kids? This cute little girl is Jared's cousins daughter. Her name is Jayden and she is two months older than Grant. It's too bad they are Second Cousins cause they tend to really like eachother. LOLThese pictures are at the Phillips family Christmas party in 2005The pictures below are from Fathers Day 2006I love this one! (above)And these are from the Phillips family Christmas party 2008

I had to throw this one in Britt. You guys are so cute!

We were fortunate enough to go on an amazing cruise last year. It was an Eastern Caribbean cruise. We visited Nassau in the Bahamas and we also went to a beautiful private island called Coco Cay. Just Jared and I went and we had so much fun together, just the two of us. After 5 years of marriage it was the first time we had taken a vacation together ALONE. We really enjoyed eachothers company and all our great alone time, but we did miss Grant emensely. This is a picture I took of our awesome ship!

And here is my cute husband on Coco Cay. I am so excited that we are going to have the oppurtunity to go on another cruise this year and we are all very excited that Grant is going with us (especially me) We leave on Feb. 5 and this year we will be going to the Western Caribbean, Key West and Cozumel. This year we know a little bit more about what we are doing and we have planned some land excursions. We are going to visit a beach called Mr. Sancho's on Cozumel and go horseback riding on the beach and enjoy some of the authentic Mexican food for dinner. On Key West we are going to take a trolley tour around to all the shops, restraunts, and attractions. I am excited to go shopping in both places and to just have fun with my boys.