Our November

The month of November seemed to fly right by. On the 5th we celebrated my birthday with my parents, Jake's parents and my brother.

That weekend my cousin and her boyfriend came to stay with us and spend a little time with baby Cash.

Someone started sitting up all by himself and is quite proud!

And crawling? No dice. His pediatrician actually said he may be one of those babies who doesn't roll or crawl much because he hates being on his belly that much.

Cash went on his first plane ride to Colorado. He was so good on the plane, smiling at every stranger. He was so excited to travel that he was up for 14 hours straight that day! (minus two 10 minute naps).

He got to spend some time with his Auntie and Uncle:)

We stayed with our friends (who are more like family) and it was so nice to bond and spend time with these women. Even if 5 of us did get the 24 hour stomach bug!

Headed home to see Daddy. A week away from Chunk just about killed him....

And who wouldn't miss this face? 

Best. Picture. Ever.

The Island & An Anniversary

As the official end of summer we spent Labor Day weekend on Mackinaw Island. The whether was gorgeous and every time I'm there (it's probably been 10 years) I'm amazed at the perfect scenery. We planned to go, along with my mom and dad to attend a wedding for two of my mom's friends from Jr. High. They reunited after almost 40 years and got married in a beautiful, quaint little white church. I was honored to sing two songs during the ceremony.

And on the 5th Jake and I celebrated three years as husband and wife. Here's to 30 more!

Florida Vaca 2012

We ventured to St. Augustine, Florida a couple of weeks ago. Jake was in a friend's wedding, so we made a vacation out of it! We visited two different forts in the oldest city in the U.S., went on a Ghost and Graveyards tour with the wedding party, spent a lot of time in the sun drinking fruity drinks, attended a beautiful beach wedding, and spent our last day at Universal Studios.

We had a great time, made some friends, but I did butt heads with one of our lovely condo-mates about using MY bathroom (he was a messy male who consumed far too many cocktails on the trip). All in all it was a great trip with lots of bonding experience:)

Life lately & I went to Florida

I have not posted in a while. Sickness and a little travel have kept me away. First there was a sinus infection (Jake), then a viral infection (me), then a deadly tooth infection (Jake), and last but not least, the stomach flu (me). Now that we are healthy over here--hopefully for good-- I am back in action.

A little over a week ago I was in sunny Florida. It was about 75 degrees everyday and the only catch is that I was there for work. But there was still plenty of fun to be had. We stayed at the Orlando World Center Marriott where I enjoyed the late night hottub, fluffy pillows, and mini bar. (Tip: Do not ever eat or drink from a hotel minibar, even if it's just a Figi water.)

(The bosses, and my co-worker/roomie)

(view from our room on the 19th floor)

(The night we met "A-mele and not a snack".)

(sneaking in some sun time between meetings)

(one of the many pieces of jewelry I swooned over)

(jewelry buying room)

(downtown disney)