First of all a HUGH THANK YOU has to go out to Jenny and Tina for throwing a most wonderful baby shower! I had such a great time and I was glad Nathan was able to be a part of it! I think he enjoyed himself, especially since he won the baby game. I was glad he got to meet some of my friends from college so now he'll be able to put a face to a name when I talk about them. The shower was held at this really nice restaurant where Jake (Jenny's husband) works. It was so beautiful inside that it reminded me of being on a cruise. It was the perfect location I would have to say and the things she and Tina had planned worked out perfectly there. When I arrived (a little later than I would have wanted) the girls were ready to get the evening started. Soon behind my arrival were Erica and Carolina. We all sat down and introduced ourselves and then chit-chatted for a little bit before ordering our dinner. I got a cheeseburger (which so freaking delicious), Nathan got this steak and french fry thing, and mom got mountain trout. Everybody was very pleased with their dinner and it was most delicious! Soon after our food arrived Jasmyn popped in to say hey for a little bit and drop a gift. She wasn't able to stay very long, but I was glad she took the time to pop in and say hello. It had been quite awhile since I had seen her last. Throughout the night we played various games. They were quite fun and entertaining. One of the games lasted the entire party where you weren't allowed to say the word "baby" and if you did, you would have to give you diaper pin to whomever caught you for saying it. Of course I lost mine almost right away, but twice through out the night I got some back. It didn't last long though, b/c I would forget I now had a pin and slip up and say baby and get caught causing me to give up my pin. Nathan was the overall winner of this game, but that's only because he didn't say much at dinner, I think he was afraid of slipping up and losing his pins so he just stayed quite and had everybody else's by the end of the night! :)
One of the other games we played was where you had to write down songs that either had the word baby in the title or in the lyrics somewhere in the song. I was off to a good start, but once I started thinking about it my head couldn't recall any more songs, it was quite the challenge! I think my favorite game was the one we played where we took the letters in "Jayden Taylor Bradley" and had to arrange them and form words. I had 54 by the time the night was over, and I thought this was pretty good, mom and Nathan had more than me, but it was still a fun game to play! :) The most amusing game I think we did was where everybody had to draw a picture of what they thought Jayden was going to look like when he was born. Sounds easy right? Not so much. The catch was, you had to draw the picture with your eyes closed! So that made it even more amusing, some of the babies were like stick figures, other were missing their heads, and one even had 3 eyes! It was too funny to watch everybody do! :) After dinner and finishing up the games, we ate the most delicious cake ever! It was a lemon pound cake with butter cream frosting and it was super cute! It had the letters A B C D around the sides to look like blocks and written on top was Welcome Baby Bradley. It was a beautiful and delicious cake! I almost didn't want to eat it! After cake we took some time to open the gifts and they were great gifts! I loved everything we received and thought it was especially neat that Jen and Tina took the time to build their own diaper cake! It was really well crafted and had the coolest things attached to it! Carolina got us the BIGGEST box of diaper wipes ever! It had over 500 in it! I think that should last us quite awhile, that's for sure! Jasmyn got us lots of green things and even picked out an orange onesie that said "born to be wild" on it! It was really neat and I thought it was great that it was orange since that's Nathan's favorite color. Erica got us some refils for our diaper pail which will be great because, from what I hear, babies need to be changed about 10 times a day! After that we took pictures and said our goodbyes. It was a lovely night and I couldn't have had more fun! I'm so greatful for my friends and I'm glad they are all so supportive of us and our soon to be baby boy! :)
~Sarah & Jayden
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
So Excited!
Excited for what, you may ask? Well Jenny and Tina are throwing me a baby shower in Greensboro on Friday and I can't wait for it! I'm excited to see what they have been planning all along. I wish more of my friends were confirmed RSVPs but 10 will be a good turn out as well. I'm hoping everybody who said yes is in fact able to make it, so that Jen and Tina don't feel disappointed that more people weren't there. Even it ends up being a small gathering of us, I have no doubt it will be a lot fun. BONUS: Nathan has the day off so he will able to come with me and meet some of my friends from school! :) I'm looking forward to that b/c now when I talk about them he will be able to put a name to a face. I also am glad he's able to come b/c I like that he's able to share the experience with me. It's nice to have him around as much as possible so I don't feel like he's being left out.
On that note: We have been looking at apartments again and I think we might have found a couple that seem okay. We decided, at first, that it's probably better to start off in an apartment vs. a house right away. It will be cheaper, and just seems more practical right now. We have been looking in the Rock Hill area b/c that's a heck of a lot closer to Nathan's work and he wouldn't have to drive as far to get there. We found a couple online that look promising, so maybe sometime in the future we will go down and look at them and see what the deal is. I wouldn't mind relocating down that way, so long as it's to a safe area, which I'm sure it will be, b/c I don't think Nathan would want to live any place sketchy, so I'm not worried about it. I know when the timing is right and we will be able to make the move without drowning we most certainly will jump on the chance. Ideally we would love to be settled in before Jayden arrives, but if we aren't able to we will make it work to the best of our abilities. :) If there is one thing I'm good at, it's compromise. I've always been able to find a way to make things work.
Oh man! So I have become more and more forgetful every day. I have constant reminders going off on my phone to make sure I don't forget to buy this, don't forget to email back (insert name here), or don't forget to bring this with you, I swear some days I feel like a walking post-it note, haha! But no really, without all my constant reminders and little side messages to myself about various things, I'm pretty sure I would forget to get dressed in the morning. LOL! I should invest in a mini notebook and carry it with me whenever I go somewhere, that way when I think about something I need to do, or have an idea hit me, I can write it down and then I will know where to go to find it later. :) (better write that down so I remember to do it..hahaha!)
Aside from being scatterbrained these days, life is going well. Things with Nathan and I are great as always, and I'm finding things to do to cure my boredom, so all has been going well. My mom works tonight so she put me in charge of my brother and his friend Caleb, who's spending the night. When she told my brother she said "Sarah's in charge and you have to do whatever she says." My immediate thought was "How can use this power I have just been granted to my advantage?!" lol! But I think I don't have anything to worry about. Afterall my brother is 15 and can pretty much take care of himself. At some point I'll have to make them food, but otherwise I don't have to worry about them to much. :)
Tomorrow Nathan is coming over and I'm looking forward to that. It's been awhile since he's come up to visit and I decided that since he was going to drive up I would make a delicious dinner. I was thinking about cooking meatloaf, since I believe he said he liked it at one point, and my mom has a delicious recipe for it, so I thought I would try it out and see what he thinks. *fingers crossed* It'll be a success and maybe he won't think I'm such a horrible cook after all! LOL! :) I'm not really that bad when it comes to cooking, I just need a recipe and to plan ahead and then all usually goes well! So tomorrow I will look up the recipe and head over the new earth fare and pick up the ingredients we will be needing to make the meatloaf! :) I assume when he arrives (since he's coming from work) he won't feel like doing a whole lot, so we will probably watch all the recorded episodes of trueblood I have been saving...or maybe he will want to do something and we will come up with some other great idea! :) Maybe if the weather is nice and he feels up to it, we could go play mini golf after dinner, I still have a free game coupon to cash in. This could be my comeback from when we played glo-golf and he beat me by 2 points!
Well, I think that's about it for now...until later, peace out peeps!
~Sarah & Jayden
On that note: We have been looking at apartments again and I think we might have found a couple that seem okay. We decided, at first, that it's probably better to start off in an apartment vs. a house right away. It will be cheaper, and just seems more practical right now. We have been looking in the Rock Hill area b/c that's a heck of a lot closer to Nathan's work and he wouldn't have to drive as far to get there. We found a couple online that look promising, so maybe sometime in the future we will go down and look at them and see what the deal is. I wouldn't mind relocating down that way, so long as it's to a safe area, which I'm sure it will be, b/c I don't think Nathan would want to live any place sketchy, so I'm not worried about it. I know when the timing is right and we will be able to make the move without drowning we most certainly will jump on the chance. Ideally we would love to be settled in before Jayden arrives, but if we aren't able to we will make it work to the best of our abilities. :) If there is one thing I'm good at, it's compromise. I've always been able to find a way to make things work.
Oh man! So I have become more and more forgetful every day. I have constant reminders going off on my phone to make sure I don't forget to buy this, don't forget to email back (insert name here), or don't forget to bring this with you, I swear some days I feel like a walking post-it note, haha! But no really, without all my constant reminders and little side messages to myself about various things, I'm pretty sure I would forget to get dressed in the morning. LOL! I should invest in a mini notebook and carry it with me whenever I go somewhere, that way when I think about something I need to do, or have an idea hit me, I can write it down and then I will know where to go to find it later. :) (better write that down so I remember to do it..hahaha!)
Aside from being scatterbrained these days, life is going well. Things with Nathan and I are great as always, and I'm finding things to do to cure my boredom, so all has been going well. My mom works tonight so she put me in charge of my brother and his friend Caleb, who's spending the night. When she told my brother she said "Sarah's in charge and you have to do whatever she says." My immediate thought was "How can use this power I have just been granted to my advantage?!" lol! But I think I don't have anything to worry about. Afterall my brother is 15 and can pretty much take care of himself. At some point I'll have to make them food, but otherwise I don't have to worry about them to much. :)
Tomorrow Nathan is coming over and I'm looking forward to that. It's been awhile since he's come up to visit and I decided that since he was going to drive up I would make a delicious dinner. I was thinking about cooking meatloaf, since I believe he said he liked it at one point, and my mom has a delicious recipe for it, so I thought I would try it out and see what he thinks. *fingers crossed* It'll be a success and maybe he won't think I'm such a horrible cook after all! LOL! :) I'm not really that bad when it comes to cooking, I just need a recipe and to plan ahead and then all usually goes well! So tomorrow I will look up the recipe and head over the new earth fare and pick up the ingredients we will be needing to make the meatloaf! :) I assume when he arrives (since he's coming from work) he won't feel like doing a whole lot, so we will probably watch all the recorded episodes of trueblood I have been saving...or maybe he will want to do something and we will come up with some other great idea! :) Maybe if the weather is nice and he feels up to it, we could go play mini golf after dinner, I still have a free game coupon to cash in. This could be my comeback from when we played glo-golf and he beat me by 2 points!
Well, I think that's about it for now...until later, peace out peeps!
~Sarah & Jayden
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Pure Romance
Where to start with this one?! Let's see, I guess I will start from the beginning. A few weeks ago I was invited to Ashley's (Nathan's sister's) pure romance party. I wasn't really sure what I'd be walking into since I've never been to one before but I also thought it would be a lot of fun, so I told her I would go. I looked online at their website ahead of time so I would have sort of idea as to what I would be walking into. When her invite came in the mailbox it said where we were having it, that the theme was luau, and that we could bring friends with us if we wanted to. When I read that I immediately thought about inviting Lacy to come. I knew she would have fun and would get a kick out of it. When I asked her she said she had the day off and would certainly come. We planned to wear lei's as part of luau theme and I went and picked her up after work. The party was being held in Gaffney, SC about an hour from where we are, so as soon as I got Lacy we hit the road and started driving down there. When we got to exit 8 (Kings Mountain area) we stopped to grab some mcdonalds b/c I was hungry and so was she. Soon after we got back on the road my phone started ringing. I answered it and it was Ashley. She was telling me that they didn't have a spot to meet anymore because her co-host's husband was freaking out and said they couldn't hold it at their house. She also said they had pretty much called off the party, but they were still hoping to try and find a location and felt bad that we had driven all the way down there. After passing the message along to Lacy I asked what she wanted to do, and Lacy told me she was okay to go down and hang out for a little with her since we had come this far (we were just in SC when she called). Well when we had arrived, they had found a location to meet so the party was still on. I was glad because I was looking forward to it and knew it would be a lot of fun. We met in the Olive Garden parking lot and talked for about 5 minutes and then headed over to Bronco's (a mexican restaurant) where we would be having the party in a back room. When we arrived the consultant started getting everything set up while we munched on some chips and things to drink. Once she was set up she started with her presentation of the various items. She had everything from body spray to toys and everything you'd need in between, lube, cleaner, etc etc.. She explained how various ones worked and which she would recommend. At the end of her discussion she set up in a table and if you had questions or wanted to place an order you could see her there. While she was getting her table set up Ashley came over and asked what I was getting. She kind of paused for a second and then was like "maybe I don't want to know since it's my brother and all." I just laughed, and didn't mind, it's not like I was going to be giving her a play by play or anything..lol! I told her I was going to get the kiss & tell flavored lip gloss for sure because Nathan doesn't the like the taste of my chapstick or other lip gloss, and was still contemplating a few other things. Before I made my final decision as to which lip gloss flavor I wanted I sent Nathan a text with a list of the various flavors they had and told him to pick one. His pick was strawberry so I decided to go with that one. I thought maybe if he liked the taste I would be able to wear it more frequently around him. After that I also picked up another product that was supposed to be good for razor burn and help prevent it from happening, and as an added bonus, it can be used as conditioner, so I thought I would try that out. I originally went with the original scent, but then after hearing it smelled like baby powder I decided to switch it to mandarin, which had a sweeter fruitier smell and I thought my allergies could handle that one better. After I made my purchases and Lacy got hers, we said our goodbyes and thanked her for inviting us to come. It was overall a really fun night and I think at some point Lacy and I might have to host our own party up here! We both had a great time and ended the night on a good note. It was sooo much fun, and I can't wait for the next one!
~Sarah and Jayden~
~Sarah and Jayden~
Monday, August 8, 2011
My Update...As Requested! :p
Well, I haven't been on here in a few days to update b/c I've been so busy! I've been spending a lot of time with Nathan the past week and we've been having a lot fun. The first time I went over there we cleaned up his room a little bit. I dusted until I couldn't stand it b/c my allergies were going crazy and then I vacuumed his room. It was much needed (lol) but I enjoyed it. The whole time I kept thinking how I couldn't wait until we had our own place and I could clean and cook dinner for him. I kept picturing myself running around doing laundry, cleaning, cooking, etc. and it made so excited for when we would find a place and call it our own. That being said we have started looking into places again. This time we are considering renting apartments/houses as well as buying, though I think it might be smarter to rent for a year and then buy. I think it will make the transition process easier especially with a little one. We wouldn't have to worry about yard work and fixing something if it broke. The problem we are finding now, is that every place that seems decent location wise and space wise is SUPER expensive and it sucks b/c I feel bad that I'm not able to contribute anything towards the cost of it. :/ I'm sure in due time we will work out the best option for us. Weather it be to wait a little bit longer, or find a place soon and start to get settled in before Jayden arrives. I'm not opposed to either of the options we have thought of but I do want to make sure were in a good location, safe neighborhood/community, and it has a enough space in it so we don't feel like we are living on top of one another. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before we find the perfect place for us! :)
On another note: Nathan and I went and played glow golf, which was really cool. We both glowed in the dark b/c we were wearing white. It was a close game, 58-60, but he won. I think if we had played the other side I totally would have won that one. It was interesting to play with him because he plays a little differently then I do. In his version you hit the ball until you've sunk it in the hole. When I play I always alternate turns and whoever is further away from the hole hits their ball next and so on until you've both sunk it in the hole. It was fun to play a different way, but maybe next time if we go we will switch up playing styles. :) After glow golf we went to see the new planet of the apes movie and it was really good. I liked the story and was pulling for the apes the entire time. Though I will say seeing Malfoy in that movie as somebody other than Malfoy was a little weird. I couldn't help but see him as a wizard the entire time. And go figure, he was typecast as the bad guy again...big shocker there. We bought a puzzle with a bunch of beer on it and I think the next time I'm down there we will probably work on building that one, once we finish the Halo ship we started way back when. We would have finished it the last time I was down there however my smart (or not so smart) self forgot to steal the piece were missing from bee so we were unable to finish it. :/ Next time I will remember to bring that, the tacs, and curtains I said I would bring down there. :) I hope Nathan likes coca-cola. lol. I think if nothing else, he will enjoy their light blocking capabilities they have. I used to have them in my room and it'd be pitch dark at noon if the curtains were closed. The only thing he'll have to get is a curtain rod and something to hang it up with...which I'm sure he could find at work. :p lol!
On Saturday I went with Nathan to Brandon and Amber's and hung out at their house in the morning with Kenzie while Amber was working and the boys took off to hike up the mountain. Nathan took a lot of pictures and it seemed like they had a good time climbing up the difficult trail. I watched glee and waited for Kenzie to wake up which didn't happen until about the same time the boys got back. Well when she got up we hung out there for a bit talking and hanging out with Kenzie. Amber showed up soon after the boys and we went over and had breakfast with kenzie's nana. Oh man, it's so funny when Amber says walk like nana and kenzie crouches over and walks really slow..it's so funny. Breakfast was delicious. It was bacon, toast, gravy, and eggs. I thought it was quite a delicious meal. We hung out afterwords at their house for a little bit, and then headed back home. When we got home we watched "30 Rock" an eventually passed out.
I'm running out of things to talk about, or rather my head is getting tired of thinking so I'm going to hop off of here but I will return soon and update some more. :)
Love from Sarah and Jayden!
On another note: Nathan and I went and played glow golf, which was really cool. We both glowed in the dark b/c we were wearing white. It was a close game, 58-60, but he won. I think if we had played the other side I totally would have won that one. It was interesting to play with him because he plays a little differently then I do. In his version you hit the ball until you've sunk it in the hole. When I play I always alternate turns and whoever is further away from the hole hits their ball next and so on until you've both sunk it in the hole. It was fun to play a different way, but maybe next time if we go we will switch up playing styles. :) After glow golf we went to see the new planet of the apes movie and it was really good. I liked the story and was pulling for the apes the entire time. Though I will say seeing Malfoy in that movie as somebody other than Malfoy was a little weird. I couldn't help but see him as a wizard the entire time. And go figure, he was typecast as the bad guy again...big shocker there. We bought a puzzle with a bunch of beer on it and I think the next time I'm down there we will probably work on building that one, once we finish the Halo ship we started way back when. We would have finished it the last time I was down there however my smart (or not so smart) self forgot to steal the piece were missing from bee so we were unable to finish it. :/ Next time I will remember to bring that, the tacs, and curtains I said I would bring down there. :) I hope Nathan likes coca-cola. lol. I think if nothing else, he will enjoy their light blocking capabilities they have. I used to have them in my room and it'd be pitch dark at noon if the curtains were closed. The only thing he'll have to get is a curtain rod and something to hang it up with...which I'm sure he could find at work. :p lol!
On Saturday I went with Nathan to Brandon and Amber's and hung out at their house in the morning with Kenzie while Amber was working and the boys took off to hike up the mountain. Nathan took a lot of pictures and it seemed like they had a good time climbing up the difficult trail. I watched glee and waited for Kenzie to wake up which didn't happen until about the same time the boys got back. Well when she got up we hung out there for a bit talking and hanging out with Kenzie. Amber showed up soon after the boys and we went over and had breakfast with kenzie's nana. Oh man, it's so funny when Amber says walk like nana and kenzie crouches over and walks really slow..it's so funny. Breakfast was delicious. It was bacon, toast, gravy, and eggs. I thought it was quite a delicious meal. We hung out afterwords at their house for a little bit, and then headed back home. When we got home we watched "30 Rock" an eventually passed out.
I'm running out of things to talk about, or rather my head is getting tired of thinking so I'm going to hop off of here but I will return soon and update some more. :)
Love from Sarah and Jayden!
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